MECCANO by Erector, 4x4 Off-Road Truck 25 Model Building Set, 443 Pieces, STEM Engineering Education Toy for Ages 9 and up

Good product. Imie doing this with my 4 year old son. He can’t quite do it on his own, but almost and it’s a good father son time. Two things: 1. Put batteries in the battery box before installing the battery box in the truck. 2. Stripping gears under load? See the picture. At step 4, put a washer between the gear (non-tooth side) and the black spacer. This puts more pressure to keep the gear teeth in contact and not stripping. Also, I moved the front axle up a bit by moving the little angle brackets up a couple holes so there is less of an angle at the front u-joint.

The reviews about the age rating being too low are understandable. It look my 11-year-old son 6-8 hours to put it together, with almost no help, and he is inclined to these kinds of things. I liked that it took him that long, and he found it challenging but very doable. A comparable Lego set he would've had done in a couple of hours.

Grandson loves this. Got it for his birthday

Purchased for 10 year old daughter. She is very into mechanics and engineering. She did have a little help from dad, not that she needed it, I think he wanted to build it just as bad!

We were very disappointed with this product.I was super excited to build this with my boys. I thought it might be too easy for my 13 yr old because of his experience on the robotics team at school. Little did I know this would take us 2 entire Saturdays and some evenings to get mostly finished. After spending 20+ hours we are stuck on step # 51 out of 63 steps because there are 11 screws missing. I just contacted Spin Master to get the screws sent so we can finish building it.This product is made well and quite durable. I just feel like the age it's recommended for is WAY to young. There are LOTS and LOTS of VERY SMALL pieces and it is often near impossible to line them up to screw them together. I think this would be great for a group teenagers that enjoy being challenged. the fact that it can be assembled so many different ways is very supportive of creative thinking and problem solving. We will be sharing it with the robotics club and the talented and gifted class at school. I really can't wait to see what these groups are able to do with it!!We received this product free from Spin Master in exchange for sharing our honest opinion.

This building set is a little advanced for an 8 year old, but he's doing okay with some help! Very well designed and he loves it! The best part is the quality!

Great project and way to spend an afternoon. Meccano is a great company and makes really cool didactic things for kids and adults.

My 11 year old brother was easier entertained with this project. It is an open-ended material that kids can use for a variety of creations. GReat quality.