Children from different countries liked the heroes of the famous animated film "Chaggitgton's Steam Engines". The American brand Chuggington, which produces wonderful toys for children (the Chuggington Railway is one of them), is owned by Learning Curve Brands, Inc. It was founded in 1987.
The company specializes in the production and design of educational games for children. All Learning Curve toys are made from non-toxic, high-quality and durable materials, which guarantees the child complete safety.
Toy Railroad "Chuggington"
The specialists of the brand were inspired by the heroes of the famous English cartoon - friendly trains to create this wonderful toy, which is recommended for children from two to eight years old. They constantly fall into various incredible stories.
Mostly the Chuggington railway is produced in China, and from there the trains disperse to different continents and countries. Products are neatly packaged in bright and colorful blisters. Locomotives, cars and trailers have a simple and understandable for children (over five years old) fastening system, which allows you to reliably connect the various elements. Today, there are already about ten episodes of this exciting game. In our country, you can still not buy all types. In this article, we will try to describe "Chuggington." The railroad, the assembly instructions of which are attached to each type, will surely be a wonderful gift for your baby.
Game heroes
Chuggington is an amazing fairytale town inhabited by friendly trains. They are very curious, every day they learn something new for themselves, rejoice at their own discoveries and are very fond of adventure.
The center of the game is the depot where locomotives live. Three friends - trains Wilson, Brewster and Coco are still very small. They need experienced mentors to master the complex science of cargo delivery. They are terrible fidgets and love to fool around, but at the same time they never go off the rails, they carry out all tasks on a solid five, always help each other and all residents of the city.
And in this wonderful game, Pete takes part - an old, wise and respected steam engine, mentors Harrison and Dunbar, Emery's fast passenger train and always incredibly busy Chesworth. Depots help maintain Vee's computer, Morgan's boyfriend and his girlfriend Karen.
"Chuggington" - railway: instruction, types
Different series of this game differ in the color of their constituent elements, in the way they are mounted and assembled. We will talk more about this below. Moreover, sometimes users have a problem with the assembly.
How to assemble a track?
So you got Chuggington. The large railway is equipped with trains. The main problem is collecting the track. Despite the fact that the instruction says that the child can easily assemble it independently, many parents believe that for a very small child this is an impossible task. Adult help needed.
There are many spare parts in the box, the assembly is quite complicated, and the latches require certain skills and physical strength. In the package you will find:
- three types of rails (straight, bent, with a level difference);
- adapter;
- racks (large and small).
When connecting the racks, it is necessary to snap the protrusion leading the rectangular hole. Racks can be assembled together, or you can skip the rail between them (if you are building a multi-tiered track). In this case, one rail is put on the rack, then the second, and then the second rack is latched onto the structure.
The starting device for trains voiced. It runs on two batteries (a compartment for them you will find on its roof). It has a switch (yellow square), which, if desired, can turn off the sound.
By clicking on the red handle, you will raise the rail, and the train will roll along the inclined. This unit is equipped with the usual connections, like all other rails, and therefore can be mounted anywhere on the road, instead of a direct rail.
The spring turntable is fixed in different positions, equipped with a barrier that can be opened and closed. If suddenly, the train enters it at speed, the circle turns around 90 degrees. The Chuggington Railway can be assembled in several ways. It depends on the imagination of the child (and, of course, the parents). One of the options is shown on the box. It is undoubtedly interesting, and for a start you can use it. In the future, try to create your own original routes.
Die Cast (StackTrack)
The Chuggington Children's Railway of this series is a cast train made of metal. They are equipped with their own unique rails, which are not compatible with any others. Fisher Price (Take-n-play) trains can “run around” them. This is a mechanical version of the road. Kids roll their hands. Recommended for children from three years.
All the characters in this series are durable and very high quality. They are distinguished by an easy-to-child, but durable coupling of both trains and rails. In the game, all the elements are very convenient and reliable - in the children's pen they lie like a glove. The Chuggington Die Cast railway has many additions: a car repair block (with a sink), test sites, a super-train flight kit, a trainee’s house, tunnels, bridges, turns and arrows. For their storage, very convenient Wilson cases are provided. In this series, there are favorite heroes of two seasons of the famous cartoon and many wonderful wagons.
In the summer of 2012, the type of rails was updated by Die Cast. This applies not only to the appearance, but also to the method of attachment. It is directly impossible to combine the old Die Cast with the new. However, manufacturers began to include a special adapter in the new sets, which allows connecting both versions of tracks. Now the new kit is called StackTrack. The engines in the new version have not changed, except for the color of the coupling (it turned gray).
Now about fastening the rails. Connecting them has become easier. The instruction recommends using an adapter and tracks not changed in color, tracks of new and old sets, which are very organically combined. The StackTrack track has a lot of turns, it is more curved, there are few straight sections in it, so the Chuggington railway in a horizontal assembled form is quite cumbersome. Therefore, manufacturers recommend building a road in height.
Stacktrack motorized
Last year, motorized iron trains appeared. This series is a continuation of StackTrack, so these trains and their accessories are compatible with StackTrack and DieCast. This game was created for Chuggington fans who have long dreamed of self-propelled wagons. They have only two pairs of wheels, not four. In addition, they lack a front hitch.
Motorised Series - This is a railway for children (Chuggington) has plastic trains with sound. They can beep and four stroke variations. These are the only self-propelled devices among all releases that are officially delivered to our country. The quality of the game is good, but somewhat losing to the rest of the series. The rails are combined with tracks for interactive chaggers, the trains are the same in size. These motor raises are issued for the countries of Eastern Europe, in limited quantities. They suddenly disappeared from sale in 2011, but in October 2012, some of the game’s heroes began to appear in stores. Many parents note that if a child likes to carry trains with their handles more, then the self-propelled analogue does not cause him long-term interest.
Wooden Railway Series
Many people believe that this Chuggington railway (the photo you see in our article) is the best of the proposed options. This series is especially attractive with large wooden trains, which have a magnetic coupling and their own wooden road, which is compatible with wooden tracks of other companies, but are not included in non-native tunnels of the Chuggingon train in height.
This series is not officially delivered to Russia, but it can be purchased at foreign online stores or from private sellers.
Mega Bloks Series
At the very end of 2011, “Chuggington” (the game) was replenished with another funny release. It is made of designer. Sold in our country. Features include the opening mouth of trains (when you click on the beep).
Takara tomy plarail
A variant of the popular rail made in Japan. Very nice trains (self-propelled) do not have a remote control, work from a button. Since 2014, kits very rarely (and at a rather high price) began to appear among private sellers in Russia.
Car repair block
An important element of the game. It is assembled very easily, but it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the scanner, sink and repair unit click into each other. Otherwise, there will be no sound. The upper part of the block easily fits into a dead end at two polygons. At the exit, it fits well with the main road.
"Adventures with Chagger"
The set is quite interesting for its versatility - the “stone blockage” and the bridge can be used in different parts of the road, and the remaining elements can be given for training trains. If your child prefers to arrange everything himself, to dock something in a new way and improve the depot, then he will certainly appreciate such mobility.
The kit is provided with an exit for connecting to the main road. In addition, tell the child that it is easy to replace two straight rails with intersections of the same size, and one more with an arrow, which will make the set an interesting participant in the game. Any train is fixed in the flight gear, but such small ones as Hodge, Zefi and Callie will be able to fly only at high altitude so as not to collide with obstacles.
Chuggington Railway: reviews
According to customers, there are no complaints about trains (any series). They are bright, quality executed. As for the assembly, it raises complaints. Although the parts fit well, the physical effort of an adult is required. The child alone does not cope with the process. Many believe that the price is somewhat overpriced.