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Miniature Masonry
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Snap-together building blocks? Those are for cowards. We spit on those. Tough kids use Mini Bricks, monument kits that come with teensy faux-stone textured plastic blocks (1/4” cubes or 1/4” x 1/4” x 1/2", among others), mortar, a mixing tub and a very, very small trowel. The Statue of Liberty has 132 pieces, instructions, and a mounting base. (You don’t build Lady Liberty. She’s in faux-copper, 3” tall; you build the base.) Suitable for kids with small-motor skills and patience. Neatness counts.
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39672 MINI-LIBERTY |
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Ten-Model Erector® Set
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You get over (190) pieces, mostly steel, in this Erector® Multimodels set. Includes detailed instructions for building a derrick, fighter plane, helicopter and motorcycle, with another (6) model suggestions with full instructions on their website. Rated at a "two-wrench" level of difficulty, it includes plastic gears, wheels, pinions and pulleys. Whole lotta construction fun in a small package for ages 8 to 88. !WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
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94291 190-PIECE ERECTOR SET® |
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Mechanical Engineering In A Box
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From Engino®. You pick between their Screws & Worm Drives or Cams & Cranks construction sets. The first has plastic parts to build a revolving crane, lifting arm crane, vise or scissors lift. The latter lets you build working models of a fishing crane, pumpjack, sewing machine, a moving human figure or (oddly) a flying eagle. Both have 36-page full-color manuals plus a booklet of diagrams. Made in Cyprus, so the books are British English, but quite understandable, actually. All the parts mate with each other and any other Engino® model kit, so buy both and the possibilities are endless. For ages 6 to 14 and up.
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94118 CAMS & CRANKS | |
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94117 SCREWS & WORM DRIVES |
A Drive Train From Scratch
Build your own. This is a very nice kit from Tamiya, but not for beginners or the fumble-fingered, since it’s fairly complex and can take a couple hours to assemble. The Twin Gear Motor Kit has a pair of 2.3VDC motors that draw approx 60mA no load, stall at 130mA, and will run 60 to 212 rpm. Finished size is approx 3" long x 2" x 7/8" with dual 1-1/16" long x 1/8” dia hexagonal shafts.
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93998 TWIN GEAR MOTOR |
Robot Rover Kit
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We think of this as the intro-to-robotics kit. Along with a lavishly illustrated 32-page history of robots are the parts, instructions and "AAA" battery needed to assemble a working, lunaresque, cardboard robot (with plastic gears and axles). The completed rover is 10-1/2" x 7" x 3" with a 3-3/4" rotating mast. The robot, we admit, may be more fragile than agile, but this is intended to be a learning experience, luring "young and inquiring inventors" into the world of robotics - and AS&S.
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40623 ROBOT ROVER KIT |
Get Your Motor Running…
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
This construction kit from Engino® has (100) parts plus a reversible 3VDC motor with a gearbox for making motorized models. Create your own, or follow the included instructions for (10) clever projects (some motorized, some not) including a motorbike, robot, helicopter, windmill, sailboat, seaplane, giraffe, dragster and more. You add a pair of "AA" batteries. For ages 6-14.
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94119 MOTO MODEL KIT |
Gear Up And Go
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This nice 2 in 1 gear-box kit features (2) different gear ratios (1:60 and 1:280) with output speeds of approx. 200 and 42 rpm respectfully in (2) switchable modes, plus a 3VDC motor so you can use the finished product to drive pulleys, wheels, fans, science projects, or maybe a toy car. Requires only regular household tools to assemble it, and has (4) adjustable mounting brackets. Overall size when finished is 2-7/8" x 3-1/2" x 5-8" high.
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93460 GEAR BOX KIT |
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Movable Metasaur Model
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Born at the confluence of dinosaur puzzles and articulated models, Metasaurs are foam-board and plastic snap-together kits with movable joints and a transformerish/robotic aspect, but they still look like their dino-namesakes. The Stegotron has (142) pieces and will measure about 15” long x 10” tall x 7” when assembled. Directions are step-by-step photos, augmented by mostly-Korean text. For ages 7 and up
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40205 STEGOTRON |
iBotz® Hydrazoid Kit
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Why Hydrazoid? We dunno. The Greek Hydra had (9) heads while this guy has (4) feet and pair of antennae, but he's sound-sensitive and he's a definitely zoidal. Just go with it, OK? Think purple spider-like alien critter that walks when you talk. Or clap. (For 12-15 seconds, then he waits for more noise.) And you get to build him. Build it. Measures 7-3/4" x 6-1/8" x 5" on its legs. PC boards are pre-wired. You add a pair of "AA" batteries and a few basic hand tools for assembly. For ages 8 and up.
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94013 HYDRAZOID KIT |
Make Your Own Nervous Alligator
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Build this kit to make a fun motorized game called Nervous Alligator. The point, besides learning how a simple game is wired, is to put your finger in the plastic alligator's mouth, then try to move his tail-hook over an undulating wire without actually touching it, lest he bite down with a nice, gator-ish growl. (This is called a "continuity game" and tests your steady hand.) You get a 7-3/4" long 3-part gator, small electric motor, a base, wires and sundry hardware. Includes detailed wiring instructions. For ages 8 and up. You add (1) "AA" battery.
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40624 NERVOUS ALLIGATOR ELECTRIC GAME KIT |
Articulated Robotic Arm Kit
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
It doesn't get much cooler in the robotic-arm-kit game. The assembled arm is 15" tall x 9" long x approx 3-1/2" wide. It's 2-pronged hand opens to 1-3/4", lifts up to 3.5 oz, swings 120 degrees at the wrist, pivots 300 degrees at the elbow, and sits on a base that swings 180 degrees up and down and rotates 270 degrees, like, well, an arm. Controlled by (5) 2-axis joy-sticks and powered by (4) D-Cell batteries that you provide. Includes a hand-mounted light and over-torque and gear-breakage alarms, which is more than your arm has. Requires simple hand tools for assembly and is made for ages 13 and up.
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94014 ROBOT ARM KIT |
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