AcademyDa Vinci Flying Machine

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.

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.

Supposed to be a birthday gift for a kid. Now can't give it to him. Everything, including the safety notices and instructions, are in Korean.

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.

My son was studying Da Vinci. He wanted to make his own flying machine. I bought him this one and he lived it. It was simple to put together, even though the directions were not in English. They provide steps with numbers and pictures. My son took about 15 minutes. It works and looks great.

I got this item as a gift for my brother-in-law. The box and instructions were all in Korean (no English manual as mentioned in the description for the item). My brother-in-law said he could probably manage due to the instructions containing images, and he also managed to find a YouTube video for it. Depending on how it goes, I may change the rating of this review if my brother-in-law is able to put it together successfully on his own and using the YouTube video...

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!

Easy to assemble and was here early