Im a homeschooling mama of 5, and This seemed like a cool product for a shop project when the kids didnt want to work in the real shop since its still so hot out. I had my older 2 boys start to put it together. They are 14 and 16 and love to work with real tools in a real shop. They thought it looked nerdy, but I thought it would be a great way for them to learn the inner workings of an engine. Besides the fact that its not a combustion engine(obviously, cause its plastic!) it seems to operate like a real engine.

Beautiful model

My 11 year old was so excited to open this set! He is about halfway through it and is enjoying every minute of it! I highly recommend this set for anyone with a child who loves to build. Instructions are easy to follow. We love hands on learning and this is a great project for my son!

We bought this for my 12 year old son to work on this summer and he really enjoyed putting it together. The instructions were easy to follow and it was easily constructed in a few days. He didn't need any adult help to complete the project. Afterward, the engine actually worked to show him the different parts. This toy is perfect for kids that like to build stuff!

My 12 and 10 year old were very excited when they received this toy. The directions were wonderful. They had step by step pictures similar to legos instructions. This toy has lots of tiny pieces so you want to make sure you designate a space you will work on the engine till it is complete. There are two screw sizes but the difference is so little that you have to look closely to make sure you have the correct screws. My boys didn't realize there were different sizes and couldn't figure why they weren't fitting correctly. I would recommend anyone with a child under 14, to supervise because there are a lot of steps and many pieces to put together. Less room for error with adult supervision. It took my boys around 6 hours to complete but we had some mishaps. Using the wrong screws and putting on pieces backwards, which is why I highly recommend adult supervision. Once we were done the engine looked and sounded really great. Will post pictures soon.