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Toys for Boys | Home » » K'Nex Loopin' Lightning Coaster | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | 50025 Create motorized, spinning amusement park rides with one of our featured building sets from the K'Nex Thrill Ride Collection. Combine all eight models for a realistic and exciting amusement park! Color coded instructions are easy for children to learn and play. Features: -Lighting Roller Coaster Building Set. -Thrill Rides collection. -Motorized chain lift. -Build over 3 feet high. -615 colorful K'Nex pieces. -2 coaster cars, motor and track. -Both cars accelerate through 19 feet of twists, turns and loops. -Requires 2 'AA' batteries. -Ages 9 and up. | | | Features: | |
• Includes 615 pieces
• Builds over 3? high
• Motorized chain lift and 19+ feet of track
• Over 19? of track
• Color-coded instructions
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 32.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 36.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 21.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 6.61 pounds | | Package Length:
| 16.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 14.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 9 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Great toyFeb 12, 2010
My 7 year old just loves this he put it together the first night he received it and plays with it often.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Not quite what I expected.Jan 13, 2010
K'nex Loopin' Lightening Coaster. The assembly was quite a challenge as the directions were not real clear. Once assembled, the coaster took much adjustment in order to work properly and wouldn't remain in working order because the supports didn't hold the track in place for more than a few runs.
As far as being able to reuse the parts to build another coaster, I would say "not" because the support parts quickly lost their shape and didn't hold very well to begin with.
Even though the coaster looks pretty cool when assembled, that's about it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Coaster Fun!Jan 09, 2010
I always liked building toys as a kid and the loopin lighning doesn't dissapoint. It took my son about 4 hours to assemble and another couple to get working. You need to be very precise and lots of tinkerking to get the coaster to work but the education value is worth it.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 It is fun and hard and reusable.Jan 08, 2010
I got this for my son (7) for Christmas, on a whim, because he had noticed it on a sweep of the K'nex aisle in Target about a year ago. I am over electronic games right now, and this was an extra "guilt" gift to mask the totally analogue Christmas. He built it yesterday, and it was a wonderful, challenging experience, and a huge success. It looks really cool when it's just running.
Cautions:
-The instructions are all visual. My son is a Lego veteran, and so is fairly confident about interpreting these images (which are like gibberish to me).
-When they say 7+, they really mean 7+. Otherwise, plan for a joint venture.
-The bendy track is somewhat fragile! I could see where the bendy track weakened from being disconnected roughly. It is soft plastic.
-Counting the chain links...ugh. I did that part.
Praises:
-It is a challenge that pays off. My son tried shortcuts when he thought he could, and used trouble shooting to figure out sticking points or flaws. There's definitely an "I did this!" factor to it, when it is up and running.
-Gravity is still kind of awesome, you have to admit.
-It's reusable! There are plans for additional configurations on the K'Nex website, and of course it can just go into the giant K'nex bin under the bed for free building.
-The process itself is valuable. After admiring the finished roller coaster, he moved right into "what happens if I...[run both cars together, move track, simulate crashes, run it backwards, tape figures/people onto the cars, etc]." Obviously a precursor to destruction, but lots of exploration along the way.
In short, it is an inexpensive kit, a fun way to spend time with your kid, and it provides a sense of accomplishment for the builder.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Cars don't loop!Jan 06, 2010
I assembled this product in about 3 hours, and while it was fun putting it together, I was expecting to have a lot more fun watching it go around and around...
After assembly the cars wouldn't go around the loop-de-loop. After 10 minutes of fiddling, and propping up a part of this coaster, the cars barely cleared the loop, and at no point could I get them to attach to the chain for it to go back up... This isn't the first time I've been disappointed by roller coaster K'NEX...
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