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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 Number109441
Number of Game Players1 to 2
Number of Puzzle Pieces425
Batteries Required?Yes
Batteries Included?Yes
Material Type(s)Synthetic
ColorRed/blue/green
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Product Description
Product Description
Kids will be over the moon for this new space-themed version of Techno Gears Marble Mania. An automatic launcher sends marbles flying into the tracks' twists and turns. Glow in the dark components, blinking lights and fun, spacelike sound effects add to the fun.
Product Description
More than 425 pieces combine to create numerous marble run designs that are our of this world! The elements of outer space mingle with glow in the dark features, sound effects, blinking lights, and an automatic marble launcher that sends marbles flying into the tracks' twists and turns. Colors may vary. Kids will be over the moon for this new space- themed version of Techno Gears Marble Mania!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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great fun to build for a 34 year old kid, a bit much for an 8 year old though, some fiddly building, took about 2 hours to build, instructions are clear and its easy enough to adjust the track if you go wrong.
im looking for a different one now!!
im looking for a different one now!!
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30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Several problems in building~~
5 Oct 2010
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The information says "Automatic marble launcher sends marbles flying into tracks, twists, and turns..." REALITY!
The first construction for building this toy took 5 to 6 hours following the book carefully. The weight of the structure causes some parts to sag. We dismantled it and again put it together gluing weight bearing parts together. Total construction time around 12 hours. The 2 section spiral does not fit over the blue pan, thus we had to add an extension. The marbles do not self feed into the auger; also, after the longer spiral when the marble drops out of the green pan the shoot underneath is too flat and the marble doesn't roll without assist.
The first construction for building this toy took 5 to 6 hours following the book carefully. The weight of the structure causes some parts to sag. We dismantled it and again put it together gluing weight bearing parts together. Total construction time around 12 hours. The 2 section spiral does not fit over the blue pan, thus we had to add an extension. The marbles do not self feed into the auger; also, after the longer spiral when the marble drops out of the green pan the shoot underneath is too flat and the marble doesn't roll without assist.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Well designed, takes some skill to assemble correctly
5 Dec 2010
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This toy is fantastically designed and engineered. While it's true the assembly is a little tricky to get just right, when done correctly I find that there are no "sagging parts" or problems having non-stop marble runs. As the instructions point out, you really must ensure all the connections are seated properly. This toy worked 100% without a hitch after the first assembly. That being said, I'd say it does take a bit of skill to assemble this correctly. There is no way an 8 year old would be able to do this well without adult help. In our case, I (the dad who likes to build stuff) assembled this myself, which took about 3+ hours.
I must say I am mesmerized by this toy. Watching all the marbles whizzing around the various track layouts is just great. All my 3 kids really do enjoy it; age range 2 - 6. The glow in the dark features are great - marbles, sections of track, and even highlights on the planet cut-outs all glow brightly after a good light-charging. If you happen to have a black light, it's a great effect!
As for un-supervised play, I would not recommend this for anyone under 6 or 7, which is in alignment with the manufacturer's suggested age of 8. Basically if the kid can control the urge to grab and yank at moving parts, then they're fine. I find this toy does require some occasional baby-sitting as parts do tend to fall out of alignment or require "tweaking" over time from getting accidentally bumped or pulled. So it's not exactly a toy you can just "set and forget".
The toy teaches fundamental science and physics principals, design/engineering skills, spacial creativity, and of course some astronomy as all 9 planets and sun are accurately rendered.
This was our first Techno Gears marble set and I already find myself researching other sets to buy and add-on to this one. All for the kids, of course ;)
I must say I am mesmerized by this toy. Watching all the marbles whizzing around the various track layouts is just great. All my 3 kids really do enjoy it; age range 2 - 6. The glow in the dark features are great - marbles, sections of track, and even highlights on the planet cut-outs all glow brightly after a good light-charging. If you happen to have a black light, it's a great effect!
As for un-supervised play, I would not recommend this for anyone under 6 or 7, which is in alignment with the manufacturer's suggested age of 8. Basically if the kid can control the urge to grab and yank at moving parts, then they're fine. I find this toy does require some occasional baby-sitting as parts do tend to fall out of alignment or require "tweaking" over time from getting accidentally bumped or pulled. So it's not exactly a toy you can just "set and forget".
The toy teaches fundamental science and physics principals, design/engineering skills, spacial creativity, and of course some astronomy as all 9 planets and sun are accurately rendered.
This was our first Techno Gears marble set and I already find myself researching other sets to buy and add-on to this one. All for the kids, of course ;)
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Most frustrating toy ever!
10 Nov 2010
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After 5 very long and frustrating hours the assembly was finished but it doesn't work! The marbles fall off here and there and never do a complete loop of the system. I do not recommend this toy for anyone at all. We will be returning it to the store tomorrow.
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