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Everyone here agrees, the train set is great! But the table...eh. The table is made of particle board and looks and feels cheap. Toward the end of putting it together, we realized that a board was chipped pretty badly. We looked in the box, and found the piece that had been chipped off.Best Deals for Metropolis Train Table & Set
I almost allowed the 1 star ratings to deter me from buying this table but in the end we decided to give it a try. We are THRILLED with this train table. I am wondering if it was improved since all the lower ratings were given? No cheap parts here, everything is sturdy. There IS a (small) lip around the entire table it isn't much but we have never had a problem with cars or trains rolling off. The trundle fits perfectly and is huge lots of space to store toys.The table is very well made and looks beautiful. It is also VERY big which is great for us lots of play space on top. One of the best compliments I received was "Oh wow did you buy a new coffee table?" (when we had it flipped to the plain brown tabletop side". Did not look like a train table. My son has used it every day (more like every hour) since we got it for Christmas 3 months ago and it doesn't have a single chip. He is 2, and it should be chipped by now with how he plays on it but it isn't.
I numbered the tracks underneath and now it only takes me about 10 minutes to set it all up. There is one small area of tracks that falls a lot but we are going to fix it with some velcro.
We have the train tracks up half of the time, and the other half of the time the large tabletop printed with the road/grass/water/dirt is perfect for him to play with his Little People, monster trucks, matchbox cars, mini skateboards, Legos and animal figures. He seriously spends most of his playtime using this table in one way or another.
Only thing I am not thrilled with is that the table top is divided into 2 parts so there is a seam down the middle. Not that big of a deal but kinda annoying-looking when you have it flipped to the plain espresso-finished side.
Definitely one of our best kid purchases ever!
UPDATE: 1 Year Later
We have now had this table for almost exactly a year and everything I said originally is still true! It has held up beautifully! Now 80% of the time my son uses the tabletop for something other than trains usually Legos, Jake & the Neverland Pirates, Army Guys, etc it is awesome with all the scenery on it especially the water (perfect for the Tic Toc Croc). The train and all parts have all held up perfectly as well. I did easily add tiny velcro strips to several of the curved track pieces and that works perfectly to keep the track in place. The top of the table has a good amount of dings and dents but it would have to be made of concrete not to with how he plays on it, and it really doesn't show because of the scenery printed on it. He uses this table for hours and hours each day it is where he plays most of the day. I still consider it our best kid purchase.
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my son loves this train table but after 28 days the sticker on the table is already peeling, the wood/ paint is all chipped up too. Also there is no way to get the train tracks to stay put they slide all over the place. i contacted kid kraft and there sending me a new top so their customer service is pretty good.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Metropolis Train Table & Set
I never write reviews but after readin the reviews for this train table, I feel it is getting a bad name. I bought this for my son's 2nd birthday and he absolutely loves it. It took us about 3 hours to put the whole thing together, includig the tracks, which we have never done before. We had bought a few Thomas trains for it, but honeslty, you don't need to buy anything. It came with several trains and cars for the road. My son plays with this everyday. There are so many little pieces for the table, that it gets a little overwhelming for him, so we put most of them in the drawer below. I know that he will use them more as he gets older. Speaking of the drawer, it is HUGE! There is so much space to store other small toys.Most of the complaints are about not having a lip. but, these people are also using it as a coffee table. Who has a lip on a coffee table? you can't have it both ways. No, there is no lip, but my 2 year old has yet to drop ot throw the tracks on the floor. We have told him since the beginning that he has to play gentle and he has. He does take the train pieces apart here and there but has learned to put them back on, so it's a game for him. He really only takes one piece apart at a time.
Another compaint people have is that it scuffs easily. I have to disagree with them. As I said, it gets played with everyday and doesn't have a single mark on it. But, when it does get marked up, I am not going to complain because it is a kids toy. People are using it as a coffee table and then complaining it gets marks. If you buy a regular wooden coffee table, I can almost guarantee it won't stay in perfeect condition. We have it set up in my son's playroom where he can walk all the way around it and nothin ever bumps into it.
So, all in all, I am so glad that we purchsed this train table. I think my son will play with this for years, especially since he has already shown interest in taking the tracks apart and putting them back. I think if you use the train table as a train table, leave the tracks on it and don't glue them down, it will be perfect for any kid that loves trains.
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