Price : $19.99
Popular Playthings Magnetic Build-A-Car Reviews - With Popular Playthings Magnetic Build-A-Car, you'll feel like a junior mechanic as you mix and match eleven magnetic pieces to build a coupe, sedan, pickup, crew cab, sport SUV, or full sized SUV. Want to change something or to build a truck instead of a car? No problem, our hidden magnetic locking system allows you to snap pieces together and take them apart again and again. It's "Creativity on Wheels!"
Feature Popular Playthings Magnetic Build-A-Car
- Mix and match components to build 6 different cars and trucks
- SUV shape measures over 8" in actual length
- Put them together and take them apart again and again
- Hidden magnetic locking system makes assembly a snap
- Design your own car or truck
This review is from : Popular Playthings Magnetic Build-A-Car
A Marvelous Toy! . What a simple yet brilliant concept! With just 2 different front sections, 3 different rear sections, plus the single front door and rear door sections and 4 wheels, a total of 12 different vehicles can be assembled, though only one at a time. (The box lists only six but by interchanging the car and truck front sections you can produce 6 more, including the otherwise missing station wagon and hatchback coupe produced by putting a car front section on the SUV and sport SUV respectively.) The magnet couplings make switching sections around a breeze! While it is clearly aimed at younger children (3 & up), my 7-year-old car nut had more fun playing with it than his 5-year-old sister did, and she adored it!
About the only nit I can pick with it is the regular price; twenty bucks seems a bit steep for what you get. (I bought mine on clearance and consider it an absolute steal!) If you ever see one significantly less than regular price, grab it and stash it away until you need a gift for a child around this age.
Note: If they could do it for a reasonable price, IMHO there is a market for selling certain parts individually or in an expansion set: multiple rear door sections for building stretch limos, plus perhaps an additional front door section and a set of 4 (different style?) wheels so that 2 vehicles can be built simultaneously. Toss in a van front section and an extra axle section, neither yet created, and you've really multiplied the possibilities! I'm also going to be seeking out their similar Popular Playthings Magnetic Build-A-Boat, which allows you to build 5 different boats that both roll AND float,...
if I can find one at a reasonable price.
A Marvelous Toy! . What a simple yet brilliant concept! With just 2 different front sections, 3 different rear sections, plus the single front door and rear door sections and 4 wheels, a total of 12 different vehicles can be assembled, though only one at a time. (The box lists only six but by interchanging the car and truck front sections you can produce 6 more, including the otherwise missing station wagon and hatchback coupe produced by putting a car front section on the SUV and sport SUV respectively.) The magnet couplings make switching sections around a breeze! While it is clearly aimed at younger children (3 & up), my 7-year-old car nut had more fun playing with it than his 5-year-old sister did, and she adored it!
About the only nit I can pick with it is the regular price; twenty bucks seems a bit steep for what you get. (I bought mine on clearance and consider it an absolute steal!) If you ever see one significantly less than regular price, grab it and stash it away until you need a gift for a child around this age.
Note: If they could do it for a reasonable price, IMHO there is a market for selling certain parts individually or in an expansion set: multiple rear door sections for building stretch limos, plus perhaps an additional front door section and a set of 4 (different style?) wheels so that 2 vehicles can be built simultaneously. Toss in a van front section and an extra axle section, neither yet created, and you've really multiplied the possibilities! I'm also going to be seeking out their similar Popular Playthings Magnetic Build-A-Boat, which allows you to build 5 different boats that both roll AND float,...
if I can find one at a reasonable price.
Popular Playthings Magnetic Build-A-Car Reviews
2 seconds of fun . Thought this was a great toy when the boys opened it on xmas morning, and it was .. for about 2 seconds! Its well constructed & the concept is great, but there just aren't enough parts to keep the boys interested. It would have been nice if there were several sets of wheels so you could make various vehicles. Wouldn't buy this again.
2 seconds of fun . Thought this was a great toy when the boys opened it on xmas morning, and it was .. for about 2 seconds! Its well constructed & the concept is great, but there just aren't enough parts to keep the boys interested. It would have been nice if there were several sets of wheels so you could make various vehicles. Wouldn't buy this again.
Popular Playthings Magnetic Build-A-Car Opinions
Grandson loves this magnetic car. Wish there were more wheels and you could create more than one car at a time. . Great toy for children 7 and under. You can create at least 8 different cars if you use your imagination--only one at a time though. If there were another set of tires you could make more cars. My grandson loves to play with this. It is not complicated so it gives instant success in building.
Grandson loves this magnetic car. Wish there were more wheels and you could create more than one car at a time. . Great toy for children 7 and under. You can create at least 8 different cars if you use your imagination--only one at a time though. If there were another set of tires you could make more cars. My grandson loves to play with this. It is not complicated so it gives instant success in building.
Fun toy for my 3 year old . I'm glad I didn't heed the age recommendation on this toy. Recommended for age 5 and up? My 5 year old finds it fun, for about 5 minutes, but my 3 year old thinks it's a pretty neat toy! I think my son would have even liked this at age 2. I like that it only comes with 11 chunky pieces, instead of lots of parts and 20 screws. Ours broke after a little while of play, but it was an easy at home fix with some glue that doesn't affect the product at all. I think it's a neat idea, but wish there were a few different options for creating more cars. With just one more body piece and 4 more wheels, the kids could create two different cars. Overall, I'm glad we got it for my 3 year old, and he's happy!
Great simple fun! . We bought this toy for our almost-four-year old son last summer. It was a big hit immediately and he still plays with it all the time about 17 months later. True, you can only make one car at a time, but it's fine for one child with which to play. He only has two hands after all. Not everything has to scream to life with sounds, lights and a USB cable! I like this toy myself, too! It is great in the car or airplane. I have since bought two as gifts for other children. They are always a huge hit and the parents ask me where I bought them so that they may buy it for others, too. It's a chain reaction. : )
Great fun toy for younger kids . I have a 5- and 3-year old and they both have fun with this toy. I bought 2 kits so they didn't fight over the pieces, as you can really only build one car per kit. The magnetic pieces fit well together and building and taking it apart are very easy, so no assistance is needed for the kids. They have a lot of fun building all kinds of cars, from short to long ones. It would be nice if the kit came with additional wheels so that more cars could be built with one kit. It is a really great toy for younger kids that is very sturdy and easy to use.
Great diversion . My son is almost three and he seriously loves this toy. The pieces fit together smoothly using the magnets and there are no sharp corners -- overall, solid build quality. We're very happy with this toy and wish it was available in different colors.
Bleck...save your money! Buy Automoblox! . I've seen this at several museum stores and thought our son would love it. I cannot believe what a disappointment this toy is!! Seriously...save your money and invest in a better, longer-lasting, more creative car building toy like Automoblox.
This is a very boring toy. You can only combine the parts to make one car at a time, there's really VERY little "building" involved (you just put chunks of car bodies next to others and they snap together with magnets), and there aren't many options for building different cars. I had pictured adding in doors, mirrors, etc. NOPE! You just take a hunk of plastic "rear car" and hook it onto the "mid car" section. No imagination required. There are seven or so car chunks and four wheels in the box. What kind of building is that?
Another problem with this toy...it's so cheaply made! There's no way this car cost more than 50 cents to build. It's criminal that stores are charging this much for cheap plastic, weak magnets, bad painting, and wheels that hardly stay on well enough to roll the car.
Like I said...if you want a toy that really does entertain kids, is heirloom-quality, and can be combined to form new imaginary cars, try Automoblox. They're slightly more expensive, but they're endlessly more fun, more well-made, and more car-like.
This is a very boring toy. You can only combine the parts to make one car at a time, there's really VERY little "building" involved (you just put chunks of car bodies next to others and they snap together with magnets), and there aren't many options for building different cars. I had pictured adding in doors, mirrors, etc. NOPE! You just take a hunk of plastic "rear car" and hook it onto the "mid car" section. No imagination required. There are seven or so car chunks and four wheels in the box. What kind of building is that?
Another problem with this toy...it's so cheaply made! There's no way this car cost more than 50 cents to build. It's criminal that stores are charging this much for cheap plastic, weak magnets, bad painting, and wheels that hardly stay on well enough to roll the car.
Like I said...if you want a toy that really does entertain kids, is heirloom-quality, and can be combined to form new imaginary cars, try Automoblox. They're slightly more expensive, but they're endlessly more fun, more well-made, and more car-like.
Cons Review
Great for youngsters! . My nephew is obsessed with automobiles and this toy was right up his alley! He loved seeing and making his own creations.
Great Toy for young boys . I'd been looking for a toy like this for a while, so when I saw this, I snapped it up. It has lived up to my expectations. Yes, it would be better with more wheels, but you can buy a second set if you want. My boy is rough on his cars, as he loves to crash them over and over again with his monster trucks. With this toy, he can "crash it," then snap it back together. He likes making different types of cars. He is four years old, and I think has typical dexterity for his age. The car is not so difficult as to frustrate him, but it is very versatile - would be more so if you bought two. I looked at the box carefully, and saw it for what it was, and it has not disappointed me in any way.
Product Details
EAN : 0755828601013UPC : 755828601013
MPN : POPULAR60101
Brand : Popular Playthings
Weight : 2 pounds
Height : 5 inches
Length : 12 inches
Width : 9 inches
Binding : Toy
Manufacturer : Huntar Company Inc.
Manufacturer Minimum Age : 5 years
Model : 60101
Publisher : Huntar Company Inc.
Release Date : 2008-06-15
SKU : 205584
Studio : Huntar Company Inc.
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