OTONOPI Christmas Toy Train Set for Kids Classic Model Train with Steam Locomotive Passenger Coach Coal Car Cargo Car and Tracks with Lights Sounds and Smoke Gift for Birthday and Under Christmas Tree

At first I thought these would be hard for toddlers to connect on their own - I was wrong! It is surprisingly easy to do. However, the connector pieces are plastic and are prone to breaking pretty easily as well. The trains themselves are great quality and durable.

looks good. Kids loved the sound but no volume control. One of the trains was very sensitive and the sound came on very frequently. The pull back only allowed the trains to move inches.

The train itself is pretty sturdy, being made out of metal. My kid loved it. The only thing is, the couplings are made of plastic, and break very easily, so when it quickly did, my kid was devastated--as only four year olds can be--that they couldn't be played with anymore because they would no longer couple. To get around this, I used E6000 to glue magnets to both ends. While the E6000 glue fumes were strong to somewhat fog the plastic windows, and while it was rather a tricky maneuver, it ended up working out and my kid was super happy.

The little poles to connect the trains barely lasted a few hours, but the actual size and details are nice. I didn’t know they were the exact same train but in different colors same model number and all. But good if your little one isn’t fussy .

Trains looks good but are really cheap made and pull feature doesn't work at all, sound is annoying and no way to lower the volumen or deactivate the function. My best advise, your money can get a better deal. Good for 8 dlls but absolutely not for 25.00 one more piece of crap for my Amazon shopping in the past 2 years.