Sixteen brand-new high performance Lego contraptions to make which spin, stretch and speed into action. Includes over 100 Lego pieces in one handy storage box.
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85 of 85 people found the following review helpful
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This book has all you need and full instructions to make 16 exciting Lego models with the 100 pieces provided.
We acquired this book at Christmas, it has taken me a while to write about it as you can only build one model at a time, and each time we have built one, my children have been pretty reluctant to dismantle our creation. This is Lego, but with a twist. As the models come with gears and rubber bands, you can actually make things that work, and do something more interesting than the norm.
The first thing we built was the car that features on the front of the book. The book promised that it would travel over 50 feet "on a good run", and once built we were delighted to find out that once we wound up our creation it did indeed work as billed and lived up to its "Supercharged Speedster" name, and travelled at quite an impressive speed. There was something very satisfying about using all the gears and bands to make a working toy.
We have found that the instructions are quite easy to follow - we have tended to build these models together, but I am guessing that an 8 or 9 year old would manage to build the models by themselves. The drawings are not quite of the same quality as actual Lego instructions, in some cases it is a little tricky to work out which particular axle or connector you need, however a handy contents page at the start of the book means you can check that you are using a piece of the right length. There is also a trouble shooting page at the end of the book with handy tips for each model, you might, for example, have to adjust a band on a gear slightly or make sure all the bricks are pushed firmly together.... Read more ›
We acquired this book at Christmas, it has taken me a while to write about it as you can only build one model at a time, and each time we have built one, my children have been pretty reluctant to dismantle our creation. This is Lego, but with a twist. As the models come with gears and rubber bands, you can actually make things that work, and do something more interesting than the norm.
The first thing we built was the car that features on the front of the book. The book promised that it would travel over 50 feet "on a good run", and once built we were delighted to find out that once we wound up our creation it did indeed work as billed and lived up to its "Supercharged Speedster" name, and travelled at quite an impressive speed. There was something very satisfying about using all the gears and bands to make a working toy.
We have found that the instructions are quite easy to follow - we have tended to build these models together, but I am guessing that an 8 or 9 year old would manage to build the models by themselves. The drawings are not quite of the same quality as actual Lego instructions, in some cases it is a little tricky to work out which particular axle or connector you need, however a handy contents page at the start of the book means you can check that you are using a piece of the right length. There is also a trouble shooting page at the end of the book with handy tips for each model, you might, for example, have to adjust a band on a gear slightly or make sure all the bricks are pushed firmly together.... Read more ›
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Spiral-bound
In the tricky area of buying durable and fun toys for a 7 year old boy - this has come up trumps. I think that it would probably be a little too fiddly for any age younger than this (apart from the younger lego genius) but would certainly entertain any lego fan of all ages above 7. My son got this for his birthday and although did not tackle it with much enthusiasm when he first got it has now got the confidence to tackle all the wonderful extras in this book. Keeps him occupied for ages and as always klutz is brilliant - I just wish there was a follow on from this for the next pressie and also something for the girls.
However, back to this book - it comes with a number of pages of projects and some very interesting mechanical lego bits - I have had to allocate one of my kitchen tupperwares to house all the bits otherwise they end up all over the place and if lost in the big lego box will never be found again! My advice - make sure you open the book with him and give him the box straight away otherwise you will find the hoover making short work of some of the smaller pieces and then rendering the projects in the book useless.
Under strict instructions to keep this lot of lego separately, our 7 year old mechanic has found many hours of enjoyment from this and I can highly highly recommend it. Well worth the money and wont disappoint.
However, back to this book - it comes with a number of pages of projects and some very interesting mechanical lego bits - I have had to allocate one of my kitchen tupperwares to house all the bits otherwise they end up all over the place and if lost in the big lego box will never be found again! My advice - make sure you open the book with him and give him the box straight away otherwise you will find the hoover making short work of some of the smaller pieces and then rendering the projects in the book useless.
Under strict instructions to keep this lot of lego separately, our 7 year old mechanic has found many hours of enjoyment from this and I can highly highly recommend it. Well worth the money and wont disappoint.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By Mikolaj
Format:Hardcover-spiral
I bought this set of blocks and designs of various contraptions for my 5-year-old boy. I wasn't sure if he will be able to assemble most of those crazy constructions, but:
1) with minimum help and support kids will manage easily
2) some are easy, some are more demanding, so you'll always find something for yourself / your kid
3) the racer and the gondolas are my sons favourite
- the first is difficult but rewarding
- the second is extremely easy and allows limitless adjustments
4) we tried the blender and it blends!
5) when my son went to bed I set for two hours designing more advanced blender and finishing with a model of a gear box to explain the workings of this mechanism to my wife
6) when your kids are away, and you have friends at home, build the time killing machine - at the beginning everyone will think you're nuts, but after you start killing the time, there will be an endless roar of laughing people ;-)
Anyway, this is Lego, so kids will love it and always be able to build something.
You've got 16 different contraptions, so tons of ideas.
The book is extremely well prepared for children and rough handling - thick paper, plastic, spiral binding.
These are technics blocks, so the more you have (or will have) the more you'll be able to do.
The rules are simple, so once you learn them (and search the Net for more instructions if you will) you can build anything! For example a Lego launcher for paper planes ;-)
The only downside I found is the box itself which can be accidently opened by a child. Means a lot of searching for blocks under the table.
1) with minimum help and support kids will manage easily
2) some are easy, some are more demanding, so you'll always find something for yourself / your kid
3) the racer and the gondolas are my sons favourite
- the first is difficult but rewarding
- the second is extremely easy and allows limitless adjustments
4) we tried the blender and it blends!
5) when my son went to bed I set for two hours designing more advanced blender and finishing with a model of a gear box to explain the workings of this mechanism to my wife
6) when your kids are away, and you have friends at home, build the time killing machine - at the beginning everyone will think you're nuts, but after you start killing the time, there will be an endless roar of laughing people ;-)
Anyway, this is Lego, so kids will love it and always be able to build something.
You've got 16 different contraptions, so tons of ideas.
The book is extremely well prepared for children and rough handling - thick paper, plastic, spiral binding.
These are technics blocks, so the more you have (or will have) the more you'll be able to do.
The rules are simple, so once you learn them (and search the Net for more instructions if you will) you can build anything! For example a Lego launcher for paper planes ;-)
The only downside I found is the box itself which can be accidently opened by a child. Means a lot of searching for blocks under the table.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By N. J. Bailey
Format:Spiral-bound
brilliant - as are most klutz stuff - good for tricky to buy for young boys...
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By J. Ogden
Format:Hardcover-spiral
My son loved this. He is lego mad and although he is only 5 he has been building lego model since he was a baby. This pack was excellent value for money and ideal if you want to keep kids busy. We took it on holiday so he would have something to do in the evenings. Most of the models work very well but some are better than others.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Magnifasent !
I bought this for a Lego Fanatic, this item came complete with ideas and the necessary pieces, to say it was well received would be putting it mildly, its brilliant ! Read more
Published 8 days ago by Mr. H. E. Rooney
5.0 out of 5 stars
Utterly brilliant
Bought two of these as birthday presents one for a 6 year old the other for a 60 year old and both were a total hit.
Published 14 days ago by auntiefifi
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FIrst steps in Lego technic
My daughter (11) is a big Lego fan. I bought this for her birthday and she had great fun, especially building the zip wire which she modified to carry and then launch a mini... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Andrew Bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great fun!
My 7-year-old son and I spent hours of fun building these contraptions. The bricks don't come apart and the instructions were clearly shown.
Published 2 months ago by by Gen
5.0 out of 5 stars
young technology
good boys stuff and great deal of inventive fun and creative games
a good present for a young lively lad
a good present for a young lively lad
Published 2 months ago by dido
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for lego mad kids
This was a hit however you will need to provide a box/Tupperware for the child to keep all the pieces in between projects.
Published 2 months ago by J
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kids will fall in love with Lego more
My kids are very fond of Lego, but this one raised the bar of challenge and fun several notches up. Both great for my 7yr old and 11yr old.
Published 2 months ago by dixie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow, so many things to make
My son got this from Santa at Xmas, he is 7 and has enjoyed putting these contraptions together, and yes, they do work.
Published 3 months ago by Mississippi
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great gift
Great gift for a boy who has lots of lego but likes making things, be interested to see what he makes of it. Thought it looked good for the price.
Published 3 months ago by Archie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amusing lego
great item, son loves it & has spent ages making all the contraptions, he has also now made loads of his own
Published 3 months ago by P
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