HEXBUGNano Elevation Set Construct Habitat

My almost-7 year old son got this for Christmas. He had never owned any hexbugs before getting this, so he was unsure what to expect. I helped him assemble it, as it is a little difficult for someone his age. The assembly went pretty quickly, and I was impressed with how customizable it is. There would be infinite combinations if you added some pieces, but the set is very adequate as is. The little obstacles made it really fun to watch.

I purchased three sets of these for my sons 3rd birthday I got the 180 helix v2, infinity loop v2 and a v1 construction set. He is the boy who has everything so finding toys to buy is hard. These toys do have a couple of problems that people have reported but I found simple fixes for all the ones I've encountered. The construction sets have stop/go doors in the set. The 180 helix the bugs get stuck going straight up the tube to the black helix tube so I put a stop go door at the bottom so it would stop them going up the tube that way. I also found that the V2 bugs couldn't go up the Orange ramp on the construction set so I put a stop door at the bottom and put a grey up ramp and used the Orange as a down ramp. Yes from time to time the bugs wil get stuck I just tap the tube and they are on there way. They do sort themselves out usually if u leave them but can take them a while so you can just tap the tube. Sometimes they get stuck on there side so you have to flip them upright. The V1 bugs will not work on the V2 as they are not designed to go up the tubes. The bugs are about £1.50 so I don't see this as an issue really I just took the V1 bugs out and left the V2 in and it works fine. Great construction toy that adults will enjoy with there kids. The V1 track is a little flimsy my 3 yr old broke a piece straight away by yanking it and snapping the connector. It's not for a 3 year old to setup themselves but now it's all setup he likes playing with the bugs and even uses little play people and pretends giant bugs are chasing them. Will def be purchasing more sets to add. I have put a picture of how I combined the three sets and the doors to stop the bugs getting stuck. The people who say you have to take the tube apart to get the bugs moving are talking nonsense you just tap the tube or just move it up and down if it's really stuck and they will be on there way!

Love it. During Lockdown we made a family game.... 4 people, 4 bugs different colours and a closed track bar one end.... Race hex bugs, cheer and get excited as you see you bug win!!! We even put 10p bets on!!!

No idea what sheerness and thickness have to do with this. 6 year old liked it and the bugs. Best to take it apart every few days and let the imagination during construction start again.

Good value set of Hexbug track with quite a large number of parts compared to the starter sets. Thanks to Hexbugs we won't have to worry about having too many batteries now, I was losing sleep.

A good product. My grandson is very pleased with. Pity that it arrived severa; days later than promised by ven dor.