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If there's one constant in children's toys, it's construction sets. Kids just love to build things. To take advantage of this love affair, there is equipment galore out there, virtually enough to build an entire city.

Red hot is television's Bob the Builder and his crew of vehicles, which Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, R.I., has issued in a variety of forms to fit every youngster's desires. Bob and his friend and business partner Wendy come as 10-inch plush dolls ($9.99 each), ideal for cuddling. His buddies, Dizzy the cement mixer, Roley the steamroller, Lofty the crane, Muck the dump truck, and Scoop the steamshovel go for $9.99 apiece, and each speaks four phrases. For big-time work, the Electronic Talking Scoop ($29.99) utters 20 different lines from the show, including the signature punchline, "Can we fix it? Yes we can!," as he lifts his bucket aloft and does wheelies on his rear tires. Snap the accompanying Bob figure onto Scoop, and the two of them talk to each other. Bob's Electronic Building Yard ($29.99) teams Bob and Scoop again and sets them an assortment of repair tasks, such as patching the roof of Bob's office, fixing a rough section of road, and mending a broken pipe, while the house/office has plenty of doors, windows, and buttons that trigger all sorts of adventures, In short, it's more than enough to keep your little hard-hat busy for hours.

Playmobile USA Inc.. Dayton. N.J., unleashes an entire fleet of vehicles and crew members for its Building the Big Bridge collection, including a flatbed truck ($44.99) with a loading ramp for other construction equipment, a detachable cab, and flashing...