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Mum Amy says: “My nine-year-old son Jayden’s first impression was ‘wow, these are cool’. He particularly liked the colour and detail used on the boards, and recognised some of them from actual branded skateboards. Jayden really liked the fact that the Vert Wall came with a grind rail too, adding to the play features as more than one person can play and this also makes it more realistic according to him. Jayden enjoyed mixing the boards up and playing with all of the different ones, and loved that the X-Connect Bowl Builder and X-Connect Vert Wall included an additional skate board with them. He really liked that these are used with your fingers/hands and you can practise and learn skills. He also looked Jayden says: at some YouTube videos to get some tips on tricks and “I looked at game play! SK8 Shop Bonus Pack (styles vary) I was delighted that Jayden seemed so excited by these YouTube video s toys. The colours are great and they seem really well made. ■ Real skateboard graphics: to get some ti ps The X-Connect Bowl Builder and X-Connect Vert Wall feel includes six fingerboard decks with on tricks’’ sturdy and designed to take impact and rough play. I love ‘authentic graphics from the biggest the attention to detail too. The X-Connect Bowl Builder and brands in skateboarding’. X-Connect Vert Wall are brilliant: they are very realistic and look ■ Customisable boards: build and like ramps in a real skate park - just scaled down for the smaller customise three complete mini decks. And I like the variety offered by the fact that the decks can be switched skateboards any way you want around and the boards changed just by adding different wheels to them. with decks, wheels, stickers, a tool Jayden has been showing his younger brother Ronnie how to play with the and more. skateboards. I think they are targeted at the correct age group (six-plus) X-Connect Bowl Builder (includes but I do feel that younger sensible children could use them too (as exclusive Enjoi Tech Deck Fingerboard) long as you were aware of the small nuts and other bits with them). and X-Connect Vert Wall (includes Jayden loved the idea that someone who likes skateboarding exclusive Danny Way Plan B Tech Deck but has disabilities, such as the loss of use of their lower limbs, Fingerboard) would be able to use these with their hands/fingers and still be able to do tricks as if they were on a skateboard. ■ Customisable park: design and We were both pleased that the Bowl and Vert Wall were easy build a custom mini skateboard park to fit together. It’s great that they can be put together - and other with the Tech Deck Bowl Builder parts can be purchased to add on too - to create one huge X-Connect Park. skate park. They are very robust, with eye-catching designs, ■ Creator and Vert Wall ramp sets: and the attention to detail is brilliant: a lot of thought has set up different combinations using gone into the design and structure, and has clearly been the assorted ramp pieces. done by people with a passion for skateboarding. ■ Combine multiple sets: with the These really are fantastic toys and Jayden has loved X-Connect Park Creator series reviewing them. He has already played with them for a ramps, you can connect any X long time, and plans to show his other brother how to Connect set to build the ultimate play with them too. He’s facility for you to shred. eager to get more sets for his birthday to expand his “A lot of thought has gone Spin Master collection!” into the design and structure
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