Lionel Polar Express Elf Hand Car

• Powerful maintenance-free motor
• Traction tires
• Runs in one direction only
• RailLine: Polar Express
• Minimum Curve: O-27

Toy cart is cute, but too small and not enough weight to make it operate smoothly.Would need a magnifying glass to see the "elves".

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I am a long time Lionel user and buyer.I received the Polar Express Elf Car for Christmas and found it to be much less than expected.The car is much smaller than expected for such a high price.The elves hang on to the hand operator of the car but unfortunately, jam the motion because they swing too far.When they jam the motion, the car comes to a complete stop.One way to fix the car would be to glue the elves so they don't rotate.Not sure I want to do this.I have had this thing around the track twice and it is awful.

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The concept is great! However, when you try to use the car it doesn't like to work at slow speeds, and at medium the handles whip the elves into a frenzy and they get lodged between the handle and the side with the Polar Express logo.

We're going to go to a train shop to see if we just got a bad car, or if it's a design flaw. For the price I was very disappointed.

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We got this hand car along with the Polar Express train set.Like the others have said, the motion is jerky at best and the worst problem for me is that it travels at a different rate than the Polar Express engine.You can't run this on the same track as the Polar Express train because it will run into the back of that train.If you try to slow it down it won't move and the Polar Express train will hit it.I hope someone doesn't read all of these reviews and buys it from me off of Ebay!

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First, I did not purchase this from Amazon, though I wish I did since it would have been cheaper for me to do so instead of from my local Lionel shop.However, since I tend to purchase many items from Amazon, I wish I would have had this review prior to my purchase.In terms of the visual appeal for this Lionel, I feel it is well done and depicts the feature film as wisely as a small mass produced model can.However, I have given it only one star because beauty is not everything, yet sadly, that is the only thing this product has to offer.As mentioned in other comments, this toy has no functionality.The little elves jam continuously and the car stops dead each time (momentarily), until the inner components overpower the force and break it free, thus placing abnormal stress on the inner mechanisms.It is my opinion that when you buy something that is suppose to have a smooth functionality, it should work (especially for the price).However, my review on this product, along with what many replicable Lionel dealers will tell you (which I found out later), is this product is a pure shelf display piece, or at least it will be once it jams to a point where the inner mechanisms finally fail.I am disappointed at best with this product.If it wasn't that I am making a Polar Express themed layout, I would have returned it after the first dysfunctional circle around the track.That being said, if you wish to run this on your layout or give it to a child to run and captivate their imagination, there will be clever gluing involved on your part to maintain the elves' position without them jamming.However, for someone like me, I can place it in the town stationary and feel content with its representation.I hope this review helps.