Looking For A Train Table.

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Does anyone know where I could possibly buy?order a train table for my son. Either a store that carries it or I can order and have it delivered. or if anone is selling thier used one i would love to buy it from you.

Thanks in advance.

S.
 
Hi Caribbean -- I assume you're talking about a train table for Thomas the train type engines? Unfortunately you're going to find trains just aren't as popular here -- they're already fairly expensive in the US/Canada unless you get Ikea or buy used, so here they are really not seen so much -- they engines are over 100 pesos a pop, and up to 200 for some of the engines! Anyone I know who has them has brought them in from outside the country. That being said you may have some luck finding tracks and generic trains from a jugueteria that sells juguetes de madera, but your best bet is to go to Mercado Libre, the Argentina equivalent of eBay, and find someone who is dealing in trains and maybe they can source a table.

http://listado.mercadolibre.com.ar/trenes-madera-thomas

The other hope is maybe an expat who is leaving and has one to sell -- check out buenos aires' craigslist. And lastly, post it as a question in the Buenos Aires Mummy's Group on Facebook, someone on there might have some more options for importing -- but I can tell you, importing one will cost you a pretty penny.

Or a cheaper route I saw on Etsy the other day when browsing through children's furniture: http://www.etsy.com/listing/111408628/childs-train-table?ref=sr_gallery_3&sref=sr_65b2d392bf7cdc9200dca60b167ccd433ac6292de198bcb7e916c79160e049e4_1373202580_14368775_table&ga_search_query=train+table&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_search_type=handmade

(I've attached pic in case that link doesn't work)

The Argentina version of the above would be: buy a children's table / chair set here (about 300pesos from any place that deals in pine wood furnishings), then at Easy I've seen children's rugs that have the little roads all over them, staple the rug to the table top, put out your tracks, and you have a full transport table.
 

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Our 3 yr old loves the trains. We used to take him all the time for rides on the Mitre line. With the state of affairs we've slowed down on riding the train for fun. Now we ride between Belgrano R and Saavedra... so to help the matter we went looking for train sets. The first one we bought in the toystore was around 400 pesos. One engine and a car and a few tracks. While I was breaking the tracks trying to connect them my son was breaking the engine. When we finally had something that was almost a comlete circle of track we put the train on it only to learn the wheels were not cast correctly. There are divets in the wheels so the train cannot make it around the track. Luckily three year old was just as happy to hear the noises from the engine... and roll it around the floor. Needless to say toys down here are truly garbage... We've been importing legos for years due to the problem with local blocks... When we do buy toys it is typically wooden. The wooden train we have is still going strong but it is self propelled. Not exactly an HO train set...
 
articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-462200175-urgente-vendo-por-mudanza-maqueta-escala-h0-290-x-150-mts-_J
Something like this?
 
Here is where the big train tables are- https://www.facebook.com/asociacion.ferromodelista.ba
 
PhillipDT...I tried to open the link but when it went to the website it wouldn't show the picture, bummer!!! If you see it could you paste it?


Thank all for your help and advice.
 
Have you tried
Imaginarium (http://www.itsimagical.com.ar/tiendas/nuestrasTiendas?metodoAction=mostrar) or
Giro Didáctico (http://www.girodidactico.com/locales.aspx)
 
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