My boy got this excavator for Christmas and, admittedly, it is a beautiful toy to look at; very detailed,realistic and seemingly solid. However, it really is not very child-proof. The tracks keep falling off at every opportunity and also one broke very easily (had to purchase a very pricey replacement). The top part keeps detaching from the track all the time too which makes my little boy very frustrated. I think age recommendation should definitely be 5+.