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Technical Details
- OO gauge
- Space required 1575mm x 1143mm
- 1x loco,1x mail coach,1x brake coach
- Extended oval with TrakMat and Buzz & Woody figures
- Official Disney Toy Story licence
Product Specifications
| Model Number: | R1149 |
| Assembly Required: | No |
| Scale: | 1::76 |
| Track Width/Gauge: | OO |
| Batteries Required?: | No |
| Batteries Included?: | No |
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
Disney/Pixar elements ©Disney/Pixar
Product Description
Join Woody and Buzz on an exciting train adventure with the Toy Story 3 Electric Train Set from Hornby . Mr Potato Head and the evil Doctor Porkchop have robbed the train, and have escaped with their ill-gotten loot. Can Woody and Buzz get to the front of the train and stop it in time? Find out with this fantastic Hornby model railway set . Set out the railway mat , which shows a desert scene and a 'bridge' over a ravine, and lay out the Hornby railway tracks to create your desert railway. Then set up the Western-style train with its three carriages , one of which features Woody and Buzz running towards the engine, plug the track into the mains-powered transformer , and watch the engine go! When set up, the track and mat measures 115cm by 82cm . Suitable for ages 5 and up . Hornby Toy Story 3 Electric Train Set is a fantastic model train set for fans of Toy Story.
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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I remember having Hornby trains when I was young, so I bought a Thomas the Tank Engine set from Amazon a year ago for my oldest grandson and the train set was excellent. So, this year I decided to buy a Toy Story 3 train set for my youngest grandson and I could not believe how poor the quality of the train set was. It is obvious that Hornby have had to pay such a high price to Disney for the license to produce the product that Hornby have decided to reduce the quality of the product in order to keep the price in line with their other train sets.
When the train set was opened the front wheels of the engine had already fallen off as they are only held in place with a tiny amount of glue!! The couplings are of such poor quality and design that it is impossible for a young child to remove or add the rolling stock while it is on the line. The "forward and backward" switch on the transformer does not even work properly and "Woody" became detached too easily and could have been swallowed by a smaller child.
If the train set had not been bought as a Christmas box I would have returned it to Hornby and demanded my money back under the "Sale of Goods Act" as, in my opinion it is not of merchandisable quality.
This is in no way a fault of Amazon but Hornby really should be ashamed of themselves.
Frank Stephenson
When the train set was opened the front wheels of the engine had already fallen off as they are only held in place with a tiny amount of glue!! The couplings are of such poor quality and design that it is impossible for a young child to remove or add the rolling stock while it is on the line. The "forward and backward" switch on the transformer does not even work properly and "Woody" became detached too easily and could have been swallowed by a smaller child.
If the train set had not been bought as a Christmas box I would have returned it to Hornby and demanded my money back under the "Sale of Goods Act" as, in my opinion it is not of merchandisable quality.
This is in no way a fault of Amazon but Hornby really should be ashamed of themselves.
Frank Stephenson
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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I ordered this for my 3 year old son and decided to open it prior to his birthday to check contents. Glad I did!
The trackmat is paper and was ripped, even if it wasn't ripped it would soon be as the creases are very deep, I expected it to be plastic coated or atleast of laminate quality. When fixing the track together the power pack would not connect and had to be propped up to even work?! Have sent this back as highly disappointed in it.
The trackmat is paper and was ripped, even if it wasn't ripped it would soon be as the creases are very deep, I expected it to be plastic coated or atleast of laminate quality. When fixing the track together the power pack would not connect and had to be propped up to even work?! Have sent this back as highly disappointed in it.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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I'm writing this review based on a price of £50 which is the new discounted price everywhere for this set. So £50 for an electric train set which also features characters from Toy Story - you really cannot complain.
The oval of track is standard Hornby sectional track. It has a really good tight fit, and shouldn't work itself loose on a temporary table top layout as the train goes round. The engine and carriages look great, but they do hide a couple of cost-saving points - the bogies are fixed in place and the wheels are a loose fit in the axles allowing them to navigate the curves! But again, what can you expect. In practice, it works fine; no derailments even over points (I've tried on a different circuit). I'm not sure how it would behave on a really complex layout with lots of points and crossings, but that's not what this set is for.
The couplings are not standard, and are a little difficult to put together, requiring firm holding of the two items as you push them together (or pull apart). Having said that, again, they look really good when coupled. But on the downside, you wont be able to use any of these with anything else from the hornby range - but I guess this is missing much of the point of this themed set.
Like all electric trains, the engine does benefit from a gentle running-in. A few laps without rolling stock is recommended. With the 3 carriages connected, the engine can cope easily - an occasional slip of the wheels adds to the fun!
The trackmat looks great, and is a real must if you are running yours on a carpeted floor, to avoid dirt and fluff getting into the mechanism. Ours fits on the dining room table (1st radius curves) - much better for my old-man back.
I bought this originally as an investment, but there are so many lying around in the toy shops it's never going to have the collectable rarity value, so is being used instead (as intended by Hornby!) Next year, we are going to build a wooden curved base so this can run around the Xmas tree. And for £50, is far superior to the battery operated plastic tat that is usually sold for this purpose.
So to summarise, for what it is - an electric Toy Story train set which "looks" full of detail but is robust enough for tiny hands, this really is a good deal. Your kids / grandkids will love it!
The oval of track is standard Hornby sectional track. It has a really good tight fit, and shouldn't work itself loose on a temporary table top layout as the train goes round. The engine and carriages look great, but they do hide a couple of cost-saving points - the bogies are fixed in place and the wheels are a loose fit in the axles allowing them to navigate the curves! But again, what can you expect. In practice, it works fine; no derailments even over points (I've tried on a different circuit). I'm not sure how it would behave on a really complex layout with lots of points and crossings, but that's not what this set is for.
The couplings are not standard, and are a little difficult to put together, requiring firm holding of the two items as you push them together (or pull apart). Having said that, again, they look really good when coupled. But on the downside, you wont be able to use any of these with anything else from the hornby range - but I guess this is missing much of the point of this themed set.
Like all electric trains, the engine does benefit from a gentle running-in. A few laps without rolling stock is recommended. With the 3 carriages connected, the engine can cope easily - an occasional slip of the wheels adds to the fun!
The trackmat looks great, and is a real must if you are running yours on a carpeted floor, to avoid dirt and fluff getting into the mechanism. Ours fits on the dining room table (1st radius curves) - much better for my old-man back.
I bought this originally as an investment, but there are so many lying around in the toy shops it's never going to have the collectable rarity value, so is being used instead (as intended by Hornby!) Next year, we are going to build a wooden curved base so this can run around the Xmas tree. And for £50, is far superior to the battery operated plastic tat that is usually sold for this purpose.
So to summarise, for what it is - an electric Toy Story train set which "looks" full of detail but is robust enough for tiny hands, this really is a good deal. Your kids / grandkids will love it!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Hornby R1149 electric train
I wouldn't buy this if I knew how flimsy it was. After a couple of days it stopped working. I would suggest anyone thinking of buying this to think twice. Read more
Published 2 days ago by J
What a waste of money
This was bought for my 4 year old so I have probably spent more time trying to get it working than I normally would (it would probably be in the bin by now !). Read more
Published 1 month ago by T. Jones
Not a toy for small hands
I agree with Frank S. In my opinion this is a toy that has been designed and produced to look authentic, which it does. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. J. M. Jordan
Very dissatisfied, didn't work
Was very dissatisfied with this toy, I got it for my son for Christmas, opened it Christmas day to find out the train was broken and the track worked once and then the transformer... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Glr
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Not at all durable-have to keep placing the train back on the tracks and generally think the overall product is very poor. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jamiflon
Don't waste your money!
As a buyer of Hornby train products for some 30 years now, and a great admirer of their recent railway models, I can honestly say this was the worst Hornby item I've ever... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Joe kelly
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Started collecting Hornby for my son several years ago and he is now an older teenager. His collection covers quite an amount of floor covering and he keeps everything in... Read more
Published 4 months ago by lindylou2
Oh dear, Hornby ...!
Such a shame. Hornby used to be so good. Luckily only paid £30 for it so not too disappointed. Same problems as other reviewers, forward/reverse switch not working (easily fixed by... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Fred Bloggs
Toy Story 3 Train
Hornby R1149 Disney Toy Story 3 OO Gauge Electric Train SetGrandson liked and enjoyed playing with this on christmas day
Published 4 months ago by PJ
Too fiddly
Great looking toy but far too fiddly to work . . Wheels too sensitive and the train rarely moves. Also characters on the train too fragile. Overall 5/10
Published 5 months ago by Scooby
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