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Technical Details
- Teaching Coordination, Construction & Imagination
- An Interactive Learning Experience
- Award winning product
- Develops Imagination and Coordinating Skills
- Provides hours of interactive learning fun
Product Specifications
Educational Objective(s)Thinking, cordination and problem solving
Model Number455654
Number of Game Players1 to 2
Number of Puzzle Pieces330
Assembly RequiredNo
Batteries Required?Yes
Batteries Included?No
Material Type(s)Synthetic
ColorRed/blue/green
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Product Description
Product Description
Techno Gears Marble Mania Extreme has over 330 pieces that can be used to create a marble run that will automaticaly take your marbles and move them through the run. The set includes multiple channels, 3D connectors and structures, a power lifter and much more - everything necessary to build and power up hundreds of marble run designs.
Product Description
Techno Gears Marble Mania Extreme has over 330 pieces that can be used to create a marble run that will automatically take your marbles and move them through the run. The set includes multiple channels, 3-D connectors and structures, a power lifter and much more B? everything necessary to build and B?Power UpB? hundreds of marble run designs. Requires one B?AAB? battery. Ages 8+ years. Measures 9.45"L x 24.02"W x 9.45"H.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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My grandson loved building this toy and the rest of the family had fun using it. It's a great educational toy as well, developing technical skills. Always a bonus when buying a present.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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It is made in USA. So if there is a problem with a wrong part - it's not easy to send for a replacement. Out of 330 parts included in the box we received one wrong one, which is not very surprising. We actualy manage without it alltogether, though it's quite a big part. I thought all the gears on the front are working parts, and bought it mainely for son who is interested in mechanics. I'm afraid to say they are decorative. There are only 3 working gears (out of about 15) at the bottom on the right - you can't see them on the picture. The little motor didn't work at the start, so I took the cover off and poked around a little. Amazingly it worked after that. And does need a battery which is not specified at all in the decription
I really would like to point out what a good company is Alsuna - they sold me this toy for Christmas 2011. I wasn't entirely happy with the product and wrote the above review. I never hoped f.or the missing piece to come. Once we bought an expencieve model from a model shop in Chester. It had a significant part missing (not like with this toy), we really couldn't make a model without it. It took 6 months for a British company to send it to us. Shop said that we have to contact the producer ourselves. So this time it was a very pleasant unexpected surprise when the seller themselves offered to send me the missing part. People say that you get a better service in small local shops. Well that's defienetly not true in this case. I'm afraid I can't say that the toy is better than 4 stars as my sons forgotten it already and it's still only January. But thanks for a bit of unexpected kindness and understanding in this sometimes harsh world. I was really touched.
I really would like to point out what a good company is Alsuna - they sold me this toy for Christmas 2011. I wasn't entirely happy with the product and wrote the above review. I never hoped f.or the missing piece to come. Once we bought an expencieve model from a model shop in Chester. It had a significant part missing (not like with this toy), we really couldn't make a model without it. It took 6 months for a British company to send it to us. Shop said that we have to contact the producer ourselves. So this time it was a very pleasant unexpected surprise when the seller themselves offered to send me the missing part. People say that you get a better service in small local shops. Well that's defienetly not true in this case. I'm afraid I can't say that the toy is better than 4 stars as my sons forgotten it already and it's still only January. But thanks for a bit of unexpected kindness and understanding in this sometimes harsh world. I was really touched.
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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
a little frustrating
25 Jun 2005
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The twin boys from next door loved Discovery Toys Marble Works, but it was starting to loose their interest. Thought I would "upgrade" to what looks like a very cool toy, adding gears and a "power lifter" to the "marble experience" and so i bought "Marble Mania"
It comes with about 25 different types of "parts" that all friction fit together. The manual is okay, but could really use a bigger format to make reading / reference easier. It took me about 5 very frustrating hours to assemble this monster. Hint: group the similar parts together and make sure you have the right piece...because if you don't you will have to take it all apart and start over. Also, the manual only illustrates the "pictured" construct...some alternatives that require different levels of understanding and demonstration of gear ratios and other "capabilities" would really enhance the learning "possibilities / fun".
Anyway, the base does not completely interlock and will only stay together if mounted on a tabletop or hard surface. This makes moving the toy very problematic. Hint: get a piece of wood plank and cut to size to provide a permanent base for the toy. This is not something you assemble, take apart and put away...just too complicated and time consuming to re-assemble.
The friction fit allows for quite a bit of "play" in the alignment of the various gears and slides and must be constantly adjusted to keep the gears and marbles running as planned. The unit only comes with 3 marbles...for $50, they could provide a bag full.
Still, the motorized "power lifter" is cool (if very slow) and the marble runs are pretty interesting, once you get the alignment of the supporting framework perfect. It held the boys interest for about 20 minutes...pretty long for these two. They are too little to experiment with alternative configurations which would probably be a lot of fun for a pre-teen.
I think this toy would be excellent if your child has the patience, skills and interest in creative problem solving required to assemble the structure. Children who could go beyond the pictured construct and build "experimental models" with these parts would have a lot of possibilities to explore.
Don't plan on a young child building this on their own or being able to use it unsupervised.
It comes with about 25 different types of "parts" that all friction fit together. The manual is okay, but could really use a bigger format to make reading / reference easier. It took me about 5 very frustrating hours to assemble this monster. Hint: group the similar parts together and make sure you have the right piece...because if you don't you will have to take it all apart and start over. Also, the manual only illustrates the "pictured" construct...some alternatives that require different levels of understanding and demonstration of gear ratios and other "capabilities" would really enhance the learning "possibilities / fun".
Anyway, the base does not completely interlock and will only stay together if mounted on a tabletop or hard surface. This makes moving the toy very problematic. Hint: get a piece of wood plank and cut to size to provide a permanent base for the toy. This is not something you assemble, take apart and put away...just too complicated and time consuming to re-assemble.
The friction fit allows for quite a bit of "play" in the alignment of the various gears and slides and must be constantly adjusted to keep the gears and marbles running as planned. The unit only comes with 3 marbles...for $50, they could provide a bag full.
Still, the motorized "power lifter" is cool (if very slow) and the marble runs are pretty interesting, once you get the alignment of the supporting framework perfect. It held the boys interest for about 20 minutes...pretty long for these two. They are too little to experiment with alternative configurations which would probably be a lot of fun for a pre-teen.
I think this toy would be excellent if your child has the patience, skills and interest in creative problem solving required to assemble the structure. Children who could go beyond the pictured construct and build "experimental models" with these parts would have a lot of possibilities to explore.
Don't plan on a young child building this on their own or being able to use it unsupervised.
28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Great for the mechanically inclined child
9 Oct 2007
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I bought this for my son when he was 4 years old because he absolutely loves marble runs (not just marbles), especially the complicated ones created at children's science centers. We chose to put together the display run and yes, it took quite a while to do as it used almost every part. (It took us 3 hours) You can just as easily construct a smaller run from the many pieces. We constructed it on a piece of wood so that we can move it around the house easily. My children ages 5 & 3 now, absolutely love this toy. The pieces move easily, however my son can now fix anything loose. Keep in mind, THE TOY IS RECOMMENDED FOR KIDS 6 AND OVER. If you don't want to help your kids with the toy, don't buy it until they are old enough to really work with it.
It is great for kids mechanically inclined because the kids can now take it apart and contstruct very simply to quite complicated marble runs. Think of it as a big box of Lego. If you need to use every piece, it will take a while to construct and be complicated. However, you can construct smaller runs and have endless possibilities.
It is great for kids mechanically inclined because the kids can now take it apart and contstruct very simply to quite complicated marble runs. Think of it as a big box of Lego. If you need to use every piece, it will take a while to construct and be complicated. However, you can construct smaller runs and have endless possibilities.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Poor quality-broke before we got it assembled.
25 Aug 2005
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I do not recommend this toy. Parts broke before we got the thing assembled-which by the way with children "helping" took two hours. Once assembled the kids had a great time until it started falling apart. Not a toy to put up and then store easily; more than likely you will put it up once and then never bring it out again.
I plan on returning it and trying again with another product.
I plan on returning it and trying again with another product.
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