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LEGO Toy Story Western Train Chase (7597) | 
| Brand: Lego
Category: Toy
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $71.00
as of 9/6/2010 01:28 CDT details
You Save: $8.99 (11%)
New (43) from $71.00
Seller: HeatherMyes-Theworldgames
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 2707
Batteries Included: No
Age: 7 - 14 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 21.3 x 3.6 x 11.1
MPN: 7597
Model: 4568146
UPC: 673419130998
EAN: 0673419130998
ASIN: B003DTMQAW
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Includes Train, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie, Bullseye, Rex and Hamm as ?Evil Doctor Porkchops? figures | | • | New Toy Story 3 scene | | • | Rolling Western train features locomotive and three cars with opening doors, roofs and rooftop traps. | | • | Fully compatible with LEGO train tracks and LEGO power functions; noted in building instructions | | • | 584 LEGO pieces |
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Product Description
It's a Wild West train adventure with the Toy Story heroes! Time's running out, partners! The evil Dr. Porkchops has trapped Rex in a boxcar packed with dynamite aboard a runaway train, and it's up to his friends to save him! As Woody bravely battles Pork chops on top of the train, Jessie rides Bullseye in hot pursuit and Buzz flies in for a last second rescue! Rolling Western train features locomotive and three cars with opening doors, roofs and rooftop traps. Includes Buzz Lightyear, Woody, J
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| Customer Reviews:
 If you are a lego or Toy Story fan - you have to get this one! August 18, 2010
MO (CALIFORNIA)
Excellent! If you like Legos or are a fan of Toy Story, you must get this one. It will go great next to the tree - come Xmas! My daughter had a blast builing this and I enjoyed looking at it. Great job Lego! We now have all the Toy Story Legos - this is the best one.
 Not a playable toy! Lousy! August 7, 2010
Jason H. Bartlett (MA, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This train is not worth it. It can not be played with because it falls apart with just the slightest movement. Especially the Engine. Usually I like most of the Lego products, but this one, is just a poor design.
As a dad I've had to try to rebuilt it several times and it's just very frustrating. I have 4 and 7 year old boys who tried to play with it but every other minute it was "Dad! It fell apart again! Can you fix it!"
So unless you plan to build it once and then just put it up for decoration, I wouldn't recommend this product. Sorry Lego. I wonder what you were thinking with this one.
Lego Toy Story Western Train Chase August 4, 2010
VJ Dickens
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this for my son for his birthday. He had so much fun putting it together. It is very durable. Came with so many figures. A lot of parts for them to figure out. Great gift.
Easy Enough July 25, 2010
Online Buyer (SoCal)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been putting most of my sons legos together for a while now. I was expecting this set to be much harder to put together than most. It was very easy to assemble. I was thinking that there would be a ton of pieces because of the higher price tag, but that wasn't the case. So far so good with this one, it seems to take a little more abuse than some sets without falling apart.
Very fun for the kids -- Good starter train -- No motor or track May 1, 2010
R. Ferguson (Earth)
30 out of 31 found this review helpful
This is a five star train for kids in the 5 to 8 year old range. Older kids may be more interested in the City line trains (7938 and 7939) or the forthcoming Harry Potter Hogwart's Express train (4841). The City trains, incidentally, are the only ones that come as complete sets with track, motors and remote control devices.
Wow, this is a good looking train! I believe that the photos and box art for the set don't do justice to how it looks when it is built, and how much fun it is to play with. This is an Old West 4-4-0 steam engine, box car, passenger car, and caboose. I would describe the design as more cartoon-like than realistic, with the engine having exaggerated proportions and the cars a tad short. The set includes no track or motor. It is designed as a push train. The engine uses four new drivers (and comes with two extra un-flanged drivers) as well as a cattle-catcher (a new part). The train cars themselves are short but attractively designed. As with the other new trains for 2010, this set is largely brick-built (i.e., few specialized plastic moldings). The set includes Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Bullseye, Rex, and Evil Doctor Pork Chops mini-figures. The passenger car and the caboose are designed with lift-off tops to make it easier to place characters inside, and the box car has a trap door in the roof. The caboose and the passenger car also have doors at each end, but the caboose doors don't open all the way because of the railing. And I find that the engine is not as sturdy as I would like (e.g., the piston cylinders can pivot out of the proper orientation, the cattle catcher comes off when the kids hit objects -- as they are wont to do). The train is not a difficult build, but younger children will likely need some assistance.
Regarding adding a motor, it is possible to use Lego's Power Function (PF) accessories to add one. The easiest way is power the drivers with a motor, place an IR receiver (#8884) in the engine cab, and a battery in the box car. The best motor to use is one that is forthcoming (it is like 8866, but the extension is hard-wired to it -- I will update when it is available). There are two batteries available right now, an expensive rechargeable (which requires a separate wall wart) and an inexpensive AA battery box that does not quite fit in the box car. There will be a new battery box using AAA batteries on the market at some point (same size as the rechargeable); like the new motor, it is included in the new City line trains. And then you would need an IR control pad (#8879). If you are going to this much trouble, it makes sense to build a tender and put both the motor and battery box in it. This engine deserves a tender, and the tender's wheels are a more appropriate size for the motor (the engine's drivers are a tad large). Wheels, coupling magnets and bricks can be had, piece-by-piece, directly from Lego. Obviously, motorization is really a project for tinkerers, but isn't that what Lego is about?
Though train buffs will likely be put-off by the design, this set is going to be very, very popular among children. Grandparents, I think this makes a perfect birthday or holiday gift. I do recommend buying track; the engine's wheels are on two bogies, so the whole thing can get a little sideways without it. You need at least two sets of Lego 7896, though consider getting three sets of 7896 and one set of switches (7895). If you want to add additional old west structures, you can add 7594, Woody's Roundup (which is a scene in Toy Story 2, not 3).
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