"Blue Arrow" - railway (children's designer): equipment, prices, reviews

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Toy manufacturers come up with more and more modern dolls and transforming cars. But there is nothing better than a thing that has stood the test of time. Which boy hasn't been given a toy railroad? This wonderful play set has taken more than one kid into a world of bright emotions and exciting adventures.

The Blue Arrow Children's Railway is a special toy.

She does not leave anyone indifferent. Even moms and dads will put aside all their business and eagerly join the game. Parents will be able to tell the child a lot of fascinating and fabulous stories, or the kid will come up with a story himself. In this case, the railway is played much more interesting, and the child will develop imagination and imaginative thinking.

The Blue Arrow is a railway that won a special prize at the 2012 Children's Toy Fair. It is able to amaze the imagination of the baby with its complete set and scale.

Manufacturer

The release of the Blue Arrow kits is carried out by a company withby a similar name. Its products are somewhat similar to Lego and compatible with them, but have one indisputable advantage - the price, which is several times lower. A simple set will cost about 700 rubles. An “advanced” constructor with many details will cost 3.5 thousand rubles.

Besides the price, what other advantages does the Blue Arrow Railway game have?

• Large assortment of goods. Railways are produced in various types and themes. Sets differ in the number of elements and the length of the path.
• The details of the designer are strong and large. There are kits designed for the little ones, where the elements look like cartoons.
• Easy to assemble and disassemble, the segments are securely joined and attached to each other.
• The purchased set can be supplemented with new details and elements, as a result of which it will never bother children.
• Sound and lighting effects, and in some forms, the smoke from the chimney of a train gives the game a realistic character.

The Blue Arrow Railway is a toy building set for kids ages 3 and up as it contains small parts.

Package

Standard game consists of:

• locomotive;
• tender;
• two cars;
• path elements.

The Blue Arrow (railroad) is made in 1:48 scale. Sound and light effects give it a great resemblance to the real one. Railwayneeds batteries that are inserted directly into the engine. They are not included and must be purchased in advance.

The "on/off" switch turns on a small motor and sets off the trailers and the Blue Arrow engine.

The railway can be doubled if desired. Some parents purchase two sets of construction toys for their children at once.

Blue Arrow at the farm

Does your baby like animals? You can buy him not just a railroad, but a whole farm with pets, a field and flowers.

Constructor includes:

• segments from which the kid will assemble a train and trailer;
• segments from which you can assemble a farm;
• rail segments;
• crossroad and road segments;
• figures: little men, animals, flowers, chairs.

It is noteworthy that the railway can be assembled in the form of a ring, or complicate the structure by designing it as a "figure of eight". While driving, the engine makes sounds and lights flash.

Types of Blue Road constructors

The advantage of this game is that each time you can purchase different items, developing the story more and more. And you can buy one of the themed varieties of the railway, which the baby will like the most.

What are the types of the Blue Arrow Railway?

1. Railway with a track length of 282 cm. The constructor consists of:

• train;
• tender;
• platforms;
• path elements.

In this constructor, in addition to sound and light effects, the engine releases real smoke from the chimney.

2. Railway with a track length of 330 cm.

In addition to the items listed above, this set includes more road segments, a tree, a cistern and a boxcar.

3. "Funny slides". Blue Arrow Railroad with bridge, engine, trolley, windmill, traffic controller figure, railroad signs, buildings, trees and bushes. Batteries here will be needed not only for the train, but also for the windmill.

4. The High-Speed Train set is released in two trim levels and differs in the number of parts. If the kid wants to have a whole locomotive depot at home, you can buy both sets at once.

5. Blue Arrow Railroad: "The Beginning of a Long Journey". This set includes wagons with imitation of coal, bricks and wood. The constructor has arches, a bridge under which a locomotive moves, and switches. Train traffic will become even more interesting.

There are railways "Retro", "City Station", "Cargo Station", "Wild West", "Cowboy Ranch", "Military Echelon". The Classic set includes a control panel that controls the movement and speed of the train. Each species is individual and has special elements that distinguish it from others.

Learning counting

Parents who want to see a young talent in mathematics have the opportunity in a playful wayteach children arithmetic from an early age. This is facilitated by the railway "Journey to the World of Mathematics". The game includes colorful cards with arithmetic signs and numbers.

For greater interest of children when the train is moving, you can turn on the well-known song about the blue wagon.

For the little ones

The Blue Arrow company took care of the kids too. For them, special types of this game have been released, which are colorful, voluminous and simple in execution of details. These include:

• "Fun Journey" - consists of only 16 elements;
• As the Animals Say, set includes cow, dog and goat figurines.

Modern trains

It is impossible to ignore the multi-segment constructors from this series.

"Fast Express": the number of parts in it is 888 pieces. A long railway track, a station, a modern train - this road is interesting and exciting. The train does not require batteries to operate, as it is mechanically controlled

"Cargo station". There are 982 parts in this block constructor, from which, in addition to the train and the railway, platforms, cars, a crane, and a truck are assembled

Statistics show that the Blue Arrow railway is quite popular. Reviews, however, point to some shortcomings of the designer, namely:

• tight fastening of the railway track (although this can most likely be attributed to the merits of the designer);
• some kits have rather cumbersome path segments;
• lack of melodies in most sets;
• fragility of some details.

Despite this, 92% of users are satisfied with the purchase and recommended to purchase sets to their friends.