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.
Latest comments (21)
dalipsinghno1
8 Nov 16#21
as quickly as I was exited I had a whammy
SackCity
8 Nov 16#20
Listing has ended
Fullspizz
8 Nov 16#19
If you have trouble with the pistons sticking on this when they move, then just put a little bit of cooking oil around them and they will work a lot easier.
I had to use a small modelling file to remove some of the burrs, but after that it went together quite well and the lubrication to the pistons kept the firing order in sync.
EveshamLad
8 Nov 16#18
Such a shame they have sold out.
But a good price des[pite them having none left.
Voted HOT, HOT, HOT! before someone goes and EXPIRES this deal
EazyDuz
8 Nov 16#17
nonsense, cold
thomasleep
8 Nov 16#16
Seriously, complaints about a £20 engine, if it worked great for that much cars would be £100 new :wink: surely everybody should get used to the idea from day 1 that engines always go wrong :wink:
flyingcartman
8 Nov 16#15
also available at TK Maxx for the same price
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)
twinkle
7 Nov 16#13
Works okay after a bit of remedial work.
IndyS
7 Nov 16#12
As others mentioned been half this price, but this is a decent buy for xmas and cheapest for nowww..
rdbradshaw
7 Nov 16#11
Open the one where James says your in for an evening of suck pump blow lol
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?
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:
Biggunspaul
7 Nov 16#5
The one we built had light up plugs and sound.
Maybe it was less than 2 years ago.
emribena
7 Nov 161#3
They have changed the design in the last 2 years - this one has illuminating spark plugs and ignition sounds
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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.
Latest comments (21)
I had to use a small modelling file to remove some of the burrs, but after that it went together quite well and the lubrication to the pistons kept the firing order in sync.
But a good price des[pite them having none left.
Voted HOT, HOT, HOT! before someone goes and EXPIRES this deal
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.