Review of Thames & Kosmos Air + Water Power

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We bought this for our 5 yr old son knowing we would be doing a lot of the work of putting it together. DS loves to know how things work and was absolutely thrilled to receive this kit.

We have only owned it for a short time, but I feel like I should still comment.

Pros:

-The pieces and hoses fit together snugly, so it doesn't fall apart every 5 seconds

-Excellent teaching tool for learning about compressed air

-15 different models to build

-Ran 30-40 ft using water in "truck" mode on level driveway (3rd model)

Cons:

-The pictures in the instruction book are tiny (I copied them at 150% and it was much easier to work from)

-The gasket comes off of the smaller blue "wheel" constantly in "truck" mode (I'll probably super glue it)

The little red pieces were hard for my son to put in by himself. I do not say that negatively, as I know this is meant for older kids. This kit worked well as a family project and we look forward to building more models. Overall, I would purchase it again.

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I purchased this toy for my 7 year old nephew this past Christmas. He absolutely loved it! He wanted to start building one of the car designs right away. When we finished it, we took it outside and ran it. This thing can really move. The next day we build one of the stationary designs that uses more gears and plastic chains like a drive train. I found out a couple weeks later that he took the toy to school for show and tell, and the class went nuts over it. Apparently the school is now going to buy some of the toys to use in class as a teaching tool. I highly recommend this toy for any child who loves to build and tinker.

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Took my son a few hours to build. Unlike most toys, he returns to play with it all the time. I really works well, rolling 30 or 40 feet on a tile floor on one pump up. Lots of interesting seat of the pants expiriments about how much water vs how many pumps. Has a facinating chain drive sitting out for everyone to see, that can be adjusted by adding or taking out links.

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I ordered this Thames and Kosmos Air + Water Power kit for use in my third grade classroom. I received a grant to teach hands on science and I ordered this kit as a tester to have a select group of students put it together. The kids found the instructions well written and needed minimal assistance, they had a blast putting the items together, there is a variety of project to keep them entertained. HOWEVER, after building 3 different models (Cutting Machine, Antique car, and the truck) we have not had any luck and have ended up with a big wet mess in the classroom each time. I am not sure if one of the pieces is malfunctioning but there does not seem to be enough air pressure to run the cog to run the simple machines. I would love to order more of these sets, they are like educational legos, but I want to be sure that I can get this kit to work as promised. So for that I give this a 3 star review.

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I bought this for my 8 year old nephew. He loves creating projects and science. The Thames & Kosmos Air + Water Power couldn't have been more perfect. He has created all kinds of wonderful projects. He loves it. So do I.