UGears Steam Locomotive

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1. 3 years ago

   5

   Primary construction

   UGears Steam Locomotive |

   65 or older

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   When my grandson and I first began building with locomotive 470 it was something his father purchased retail and quickly found it was beyond his proficiency. I picked up the slack as grandfather and we had a ball over about 6 hours putting the kit together. I found that bee\'s wax worked better than the company\'s recommendation to use candle wax. I used end cutters to show my grandson how to nip the toothpicks. He was frustrated trying to push out some pieces so I went into my 1/4\" drive set and taught him how to punch out by tapping the pieces with a small socket and a small craft hammer while the board was suspended over another two sheets. I taught him how to make new pieces that either broke or that we somehow ruined with glue. We\'re on our 5th kit now and at 11 years he can now largely build them on his own.

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   Level of Difficulty

   4

   Value for Money

   4

   Build Time: 06 hrs

   Building Experience: Advanced UGears Builder
2. 4 years ago

   5

   My first UGEAR, a fantastic gift

   UGears Steam Locomotive |

   25-34

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   I love it. just love it. This was the first model I purchased, and I fell in love with UGEAR toys since then. They are well designed. Lots of fun to build and play with.BTW, highly recommended to use sand paper to smooth the moving parts.

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   Play Experience

   5

   Level of Difficulty

   3

   Value for Money

   5

   Build Time: 10 hrs

   Building Experience: Expert UGears Builder
3. 5 years ago

   5

   So much fun!

   UGears Steam Locomotive |

   35-44

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   I love assembling kits. This train was fascinating and it really works. I found this kit to be pretty easy.

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   4

   Level of Difficulty

   3

   Value for Money

   4

   Build Time: 03 hrs

   Building Experience: Intermediate UGears Builder
4. 5 years ago

   5

   UGears Steam Locomotive

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   My wonderful lady bought the Steam Locomotive for her uncle's 60th birthday. I fell in love with it! It was all I could do to not claim it for myself. So she bought one for me for Christmas. I had so much fun building it. It runs so well. I need more track. Ugears should also produce "curved" track. I had no problems with toothpicks, as reported by "Adam," but I did break some of them during assembly, (thanks for the extras). I had a delightful time building it. Thank you so much!

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5. 5 years ago

   5

   UGears Steam Locomotive

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   Turned out great! Most everyone that sees it asks about it. A fun winter holiday project when the weather is too cold to go outdoors. Take your time and follow the directions. Checking this site for this year holiday project now!

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6. 6 years ago

   5

   UGears Steam Locomotive

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   Great kit! This thing is amazingly detailed and I love all the articulated features. I can't get mine to actually run, but I just wanted it on display either way :-)Only flaw (pretty substantial, in my case) I can see is that it should include more substantial axels so I can stop stabbing myself with toothpicks repeatedly. It's INSANELY hard to get 3-5 toothpicks through 8 separate sandwiched layers of plywood without breaking them, even after waxing them up. Needlenose pliers just crush the toothpick and make them too weak, and trying to tap them in with a hammer often blunts the ends or breaks the toothpick. In some cases, you finish a gear assembly only to find the axels are now to short to sit in their receivers, and you need to pull it apart and start over. Would love to see some sort of different or larger hardwood used, or maybe just make the holes a little bigger to reduce the force required to assemble.Other than that, great! Would recommend!

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7. 7 years ago

   5

   Incredible set!

   UGears Steam Locomotive

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   We were fascinated by this modular toy kit! Great quality with really detailed parts, this wooden train kit is a great fun for kids and adults to work on and a nifty cool looking and fully functioning toy as end result. My husband and I spent nearly 10.5 hours straight helping our daughter with building this set on Christmas day eve.

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8. 7 years ago

   5

   Wonderful project and very charming!

   UGears Steam Locomotive

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   We got the wooden locomotive model for our son and we all love it! My husband and son worked on the assembly together (too advanced for an 8 year old to build alone - requires lots of attention to detail and patience). Works wonderfully and charming to see in action. Recommended!

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9. 7 years ago

   5

   Fine details, looks like real thing

   UGears Steam Locomotive

   I would recommend this to a friend!

   My 14-years old is obsessed with trains and now he is a huge fan of mechanics, thanks to UGEARS Locomotive! He received this set as a gift for Christmas and it spiked his interest right of the box. He spent hours putting this model together, and was able to complete it without any guidance. The fully assembled train is now proudly displayed on a bookshelf in his room. We definitely be looking for more models like this one!

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10. 7 years ago

    5

    Amazing modular toy!

    UGears Steam Locomotive

    I would recommend this to a friend!

    This company has really outdone all puzzle and modular toys makers with this product. The design is incredible, it looks and works like a real train and is so much fun! All the parts fit together perfectly and require no gluing or cutting. It is costly, but given the number of pieces, you’ll get a lot of time out of it putting the toy together and playing with it after all!

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11. 7 years ago

    5

    Can't wait to finish building

    UGears Steam Locomotive

    I would recommend this to a friend!

    Haven't even finished building it yet, but what a fantastic project! My little kids are really excited to help, maybe a little too excited.

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12. 7 years ago

    5

    Unique gift idea

    UGears Steam Locomotive

    I would recommend this to a friend!

    A bit pricey, but is worth every penny! Got this toy for my grandson who is turning 13 this year and he loved it.

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13. 8 years ago

    UGears Steam Locomotive

    I would recommend this to a friend!

    How much track does it come with

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    • 8 years ago

      UGears Steam Locomotive

      I would recommend this to a friend!

      UGears Steam Locomotive can run up to a distance of 16 feet. The distance and speed depend on the winding of the rubber band engine.

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    • 7 years ago

      UGears Steam Locomotive

      I would recommend this to a friend!

      Does it come with the 16 feet of track or that is sold separately

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      • 7 years ago

        UGears Steam Locomotive

        I would recommend this to a friend!

        UGears Steam Locomotive comes with 16 feet of track. Separately you can buy addition rails or Platform.

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    • 7 years ago

      UGears Steam Locomotive

      I would recommend this to a friend!

      It only comes with as much track as you can see in the photo. Only a little longer than the train itself, perfect for display.

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14. 8 years ago

    5

    Real Treasure

    UGears Steam Locomotive

    I would recommend this to a friend!

    This was the first time I hit a “home run” with my 12-years old son Anthony Jr. we spend nearly 4 hours working together on figuring this puzzle out and he couldn't wait for the next day to come soon enough to start working on it again. the first time in my experience, my son wasn't bored doing something other than playing video games!

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