Academy Da Vinci Flying Machine

This was so much fun to put together. And it's fascinating to think about how Leonardo's mind worked in conceiving these inventions. Great learning toy and despite being made of plastic I think it actually looks good enough for adults to keep on display. I had already bought the DaVinci clock which made me want to build the Flying Machine and neither one has disappointed.

Assembly is not easy, but is not overly difficult either. Some parts are a little fussy, but it does look and work okay when you are done. I wish it was a little bigger.

Purchased for my 10 year old daughter who began showing an interest in Da Vinci in 3rd grade. This kit was easy to build and came with illustrated instructions, much like Lego instructions. She needed some assistance in building it to be sure parts were in the correct direction, but other than that any child with some parental help could build it. It took about 15 - 20 minutes to unpack and build. The completed product looks great and actually moves! You lock a lever, turn a gear to tighten a spring, unlock the lever and it flies! Well, it's wings flap, but it's very cool! Good purchase!

The image of the item shows the language on packaging as English. The item delivered is in a different language. It's a birthday gift. How can the I give a gift that has instructions in a language we can't read?

Overall, not a bad toy, but certainly not giftable to an 8 or 9 year old who does not speak other languages. It does not come with instructions in English nor does it list (in a way I can read) where to find those instructions. Had to do a lot of online digging to get the correct information.

This is the third from this series of well-made, educational, and fun-to-build models. My 8 yr old grandson absolutely loves these models and he has no difficulty assembling them.

Easy to assemble and was here early

I thought when i bought the product it was like a paper wood material like product but they are solid plastic. Which is kinda disappointing. What the product compared to the picture on the box or what amazon is providing is not what the product looks like when you open the box. About 15 mins to assemble not long at all.