“I bought this model for my son as a Christmas present, who is 13 years old and had built many market-bought Lego sets (& grew out of them as well). He absolutely loves this kind of model building! As a parent, here are the reasons why I strongly recommend this product:1). challenging but fun: this model is one of the most challenging ones to build (compared to other UGears models), but it is the adequate amount of challenge for a 13-year old if he/she likes to do things independently and loves the activities that need brainpower to do. Compared to his peers, my son has a strong skill of reading manuals on his own. The manual for this model is relatively difficult compared to Lego set models, but he could figure it out eventually. The pieces sometimes can be a bit hard to put together (needs waxing, right amount of force, precision, etc.), which actually generates a greater sense of achievement. So far he has worked on it for 8 hrs and finished about 3/4. AND more importantly, with gears, the model can move, which is much more fun than Lego sets. The kid learns how it works. Thus, it provides lots of benefits a parent looks for, including learning, working independently, and problem solving. It is a quite intriguing and engaging project to a child at this age. Parents could collaborate with the child, equally fun (I built an easier model together with my daughter, who is 9 years old, very rewarding and quality time together).2). the quality of the model: well cut, good quality, good design, the pieces could be thicker and firmer, but I guess that could cost elasticity/flexibility, which is important to put the pieces together without any glue or other tings.3). excellent customer service: our son broke few pieces when building this model. I wrote to the seller and hoped that they could replace these pieces and the rubber bands of the right size. They replied very quickly and, surprisingly, sent a complete new set to us. It was like a second Christmas for my son. So worry-free---how wonderful it is when you are experimenting with something!”
“je n'ai pas encore monté mes derniers achats , mais j'ai l'expérience du montage de la voiture U9 il faut juste se méfier des élastiques de la boite ; très intéressant pour les amateurs de précision , je l'ai un peu customisée”
“In the world of touch screens this kit offers unique opportunity to build a great-looking model with moving gears, rotating wheels, operating doors, and - a nice touch - small retractable ladder. All made from wood (!) and built without using tools or glue! It's amazing how seemed randomly shaped pieces are all coming together to form such realistically looking (and functioning) locomotive with a tender.If you have kids around, get them involved too! It will provide an unforgettable experience, even if they're still too young to help (watch for small parts, of course).Just as a hint getting smaller objects out of plywood - you can extract the first one and then use it as a template by aligning and then gently pressing it against of the identical object, to break that out (carefully)”
“I purchased this for Diwali 2018. The product has good finishing and wonderful details to everything. It took me 12 hours to build it.Everything was going perfect in the first half. Things got complicated in the second part where I had to couple the gears. I did a few mistakes while making it and it was tough to repair what I had done.If you buy this product, you have to be careful while building it. My recommendation is, buy smaller products of UGEARS before building this Locomotive. That way, you will have experience in building UGEARS products.For UGEARS, I recommend making the product more user friendly while building. Example, provide easier method of providing lubrication. Wax thing is not easy and varies from person to person while applying it. Also, provide a small cutter. In places, you have mentioned bigger rubber-band and smaller rubber-band. But, you have given only 1 size. If you provide rubber-bands of different sizes, use different colors to show the difference. For your pieces, try using 3-4 colors compared to only 1 light wood color. Overall, a great product if customers love puzzles!”
