Ambassadors - our junior tester puts Spin Master’s Tech Deck products through their paces

AMBASSADORS SPECIAL

Tiny tricks Our young tester put Spin Master’s Tech Deck products - SK8 Shop Bonus Pack, X-Connect Bowl Builder and X-Connect Vert Wall - through their paces

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 at some YouTube videos to get some tips on tricks and game play! I was delighted that Jayden seemed so excited by these toys. The colours are great and they seem really well made. The X-Connect Bowl Builder and X-Connect Vert Wall feel sturdy and designed to take impact and rough play. I love Jayden says: “I looked at YouTube videos to get some tips on tricks’’ About the products SK8 Shop Bonus Pack (styles vary) ■ Real skateboard graphics: includes six fingerboard decks with ‘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) but I do feel that younger sensible children could use them too (as X-Connect Bowl Builder (includes long as you were aware of the small nuts and other bits with them). exclusive Enjoi Tech Deck Fingerboard) Jayden loved the idea that someone who likes skateboarding and X-Connect Vert Wall (includes but has disabilities, such as the loss of use of their lower limbs, exclusive Danny Way Plan B Tech Deck would be able to use these with their hands/fingers and still be Fingerboard) 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. These really are fantastic toys and Jayden has loved ■ Combine multiple sets: with the reviewing them. He has already played with them for a X-Connect Park Creator series long time, and plans to show his other brother how to ramps, you can connect any X play with them too. He’s Connect set to build the ultimate eager to get more sets for his birthday Mum Amy says: facility for you to shred. to expand his collection!” “A lot of thought has gone into the design and structure Spin Master 01628 535000 - clearly done by people with www.spinmastertoys.co.uk a passion for skateboarding’’