Lucky Doug STEM Building Projects Model Train Set Toys for Boys Kids 8 9 10 11 12 Years Old and Older - 340 PCS DIY Metal Building STEM Toys

Ah, the famous Flying Scotsman! It's a real piece of history and worthy of looking up, ... first locomotive to surpass 100 mph and such. This model is a very simplified example, sold as a STEM toy, but interesting to the adult modeler too, if you want to get more creative. As a toy, it's not a bad example of these bolt together metal kits ... especially for the price. Yes, some pieces won't fit quite right, the instructions will be vague in parts, and getting the bolts to line up with the nuts is a medium challenge ... so probably not for a child as their first metal kit. But for the more experienced kid or adult, it can be a fulfilling experience. I'm an older adult with previous modeling experience, mostly in wooden ships and planes. These erector-set type models are new to me, simple but fun. They almost beg to be modified with all those extra unbolted holes. So get goofy creative! I went with a "steampunk thing" using metal gears I bought and random brass and copper pieces I could find in junk drawers. The pointy brass in the front is from an old archery sight. There are two cut down shell casings, some plumbing connectors, brass picture hangers, etc. etc. I enjoyed the whole process. So as a simple metal toy or more ... thumbs up!

My 10 year old did this on his own and said he likes this more than Lego!

Challenging for an 8 year old if they have never built a kit like this. The pages of lines and schematics are a far cry from the detailed ones of Lego. Some of the schematics pictures are reversed of the final completed item which added to the difficulty. Fun kit, but 6+ might be a little inaccurate age range. I honestly won’t buy another kit like this. FINALLY is all I said when I completed it for my 8 year old. Happy holidays everyone AND a lot of patience!

My grandson loved it.

Our grandchild was very happy with his airplane. It will be his first one that he will put together.

I am 72 years old and can assemble just about anything, but this assembly kicked my butt. There are no written instructions, just diagrams. I finally got it assembled. I recommend patience!

Nice Christmas gift.

not my husbands favorite project. It was missing parts so there was a lot of improvising. No instructions, just pictures, which was like trying to build something from IKEA. It also has you bending parts into a circle but no instructions as to how to do it and some of the pictures so many pieces are scrunched together that its hard to tell what to part of it you are supposed to do. Would not really recommend unless the company makes changes and make sure that all parts are included