Great little gadget for the kids and big kids alike. Build your own Haynes combustion engine with illuminating spark plugs and ignition sound.
You get a stand with it so when you've built it you can proudly display your work.
Needs 2 x aa batteries which you don't get with it but everything else is included in the box. Nice big box and easy to wrap!
£24 in Debenhams
£23.88 at Amazon
£34.99 at Argos
£34.97 at Asda
Top comments
furbars to Biggunspaul
7 Nov 1624#4
True replica of a British Leyland engine then :wink:
Biggunspaul
7 Nov 163#2
Built this with my son a couple of years back and was very disappointed on how poorly it went together,had to modify parts to make them fit/move freely,the end result was the engine didn't move as it should and the motor then failed.
Just hope they have improved the quality of the kit over the last couple of years.
All comments (21)
creek
7 Nov 16#1
Thanks. Purchased for Santa !
Biggunspaul
7 Nov 163#2
Built this with my son a couple of years back and was very disappointed on how poorly it went together,had to modify parts to make them fit/move freely,the end result was the engine didn't move as it should and the motor then failed.
Just hope they have improved the quality of the kit over the last couple of years.
furbars to Biggunspaul
7 Nov 1624#4
True replica of a British Leyland engine then :wink:
tighty to Biggunspaul
7 Nov 16#6
Very same thoughts, the quality is shocking.
jonesinamillion to Biggunspaul
7 Nov 16#14
Same here, it doesn't run freely enough to move in any kind of decent motion... And it's loud!
Quite interesting but a pain in the **** to get the LEDs "firing" at the correct moment.
Interesting enough for £20 but not worth the RRP. (Not voting either way)
emribena
7 Nov 161#3
They have changed the design in the last 2 years - this one has illuminating spark plugs and ignition sounds
Biggunspaul
7 Nov 16#5
The one we built had light up plugs and sound.
Maybe it was less than 2 years ago.
rheumatoid
7 Nov 16#7
I bought Jan 2013 for £9.99. It says lights and sound on box but never got round to opening it!
K1LLER HORNET to rheumatoid
7 Nov 161#8
Same here. I think it's still sitting in the loft :neutral_face:
rdbradshaw
7 Nov 16#9
Someone say the top gear gag
ludwig352 to rdbradshaw
7 Nov 16#10
Do you mean one of the racist ones?
rdbradshaw
7 Nov 16#11
Open the one where James says your in for an evening of suck pump blow lol
IndyS
7 Nov 16#12
As others mentioned been half this price, but this is a decent buy for xmas and cheapest for nowww..
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Opening post
You get a stand with it so when you've built it you can proudly display your work.
Needs 2 x aa batteries which you don't get with it but everything else is included in the box. Nice big box and easy to wrap!
£24 in Debenhams
£23.88 at Amazon
£34.99 at Argos
£34.97 at Asda
Top comments
Just hope they have improved the quality of the kit over the last couple of years.
All comments (21)
Just hope they have improved the quality of the kit over the last couple of years.
Quite interesting but a pain in the **** to get the LEDs "firing" at the correct moment.
Interesting enough for £20 but not worth the RRP. (Not voting either way)
Maybe it was less than 2 years ago.