Comments on: Must have at a great price: Lego Racers Red Ace http://stephanieoppenheim.com/2008/10/must-have-at-a-great-price-lego-racers-red-ace/ Thoughts on Toys from the Co-Founder of the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:58:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: toyportfolio http://stephanieoppenheim.com/2008/10/must-have-at-a-great-price-lego-racers-red-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-450 toyportfolio Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:34:05 +0000 http://toyportfolio.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-450 Most fives will need help if they’re new to building. I like these small projects as a nice place to start but with a parent. Although I’m hearing back from lots of toy testers about their 6 and 7 year olds doing really advanced kits. Some kids really take to Legos–and following the directions…but don’t be alarmed if your five year old doesn’t have the fine motor skills for all those little pieces. The idea is to build their self confidence–so if it’s not right–go back to some of the sets marked 4 & up.

]]> By: Lori Wong http://stephanieoppenheim.com/2008/10/must-have-at-a-great-price-lego-racers-red-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-451 Lori Wong Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:30:31 +0000 http://toyportfolio.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-451 These new 2009 Power Racers (as well as the Red Ace from 2008) all have age ranges of 7-12. Do you think a younger child (5 years) would be able to handle the build alone, or would it be too difficult? Thanks!

]]> By: toyportfolio http://stephanieoppenheim.com/2008/10/must-have-at-a-great-price-lego-racers-red-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-453 toyportfolio Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:56:32 +0000 http://toyportfolio.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-453 From Lego….”That’s correct – the Red Ace was part of the 2008 Power Racers assortment. It has been replaced by 2 new 2009 Power Racers: 8164 Extreme Wheelie and 8165 Monster Jumper. Both are $12.99 and currently available in all major and specialty retailers, as well as online retailers.”

We’ve requested both for testing. We’ll keep you posted.

]]> By: toyportfolio http://stephanieoppenheim.com/2008/10/must-have-at-a-great-price-lego-racers-red-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-452 toyportfolio Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:39:29 +0000 http://toyportfolio.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-452 I’m checking with the folks at Lego. We’ve loved all the models that we’ve tested to date–but we have not seen every car in the line. They’re a great place to start with new builders–the number of pieces are not overwhelming–and then they have a great car to play with.

]]> By: Lori Wong http://stephanieoppenheim.com/2008/10/must-have-at-a-great-price-lego-racers-red-ace/comment-page-1/#comment-454 Lori Wong Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:33:26 +0000 http://toyportfolio.wordpress.com/?p=186#comment-454 It seems that the Red Ace is not sold anywhere in the US — not even lego.com! Are there any other Lego Racers that you particularly recommend? Or are ALL of the Racers recommended?

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