fischertechnik Da Vinci Machines

I teach 4th and 5th grade and got this kit for my classroom to support exploration of da Vinci's ideas. When I first got the kit, I was a bit conscerned that it was too complex for kids to work with it independently - it looked like maybe it needed to be adult+kid. But I was wrong: some kids have tackled it on their own, most are working as twos or threes, but they are happily spending the hour or so it takes to figure things out and get them built. One recommendation: there are lots of little pieces, and the packaging doesn't offer support in organizing them. So I got a hardware organizing case to keep everything in - very useful in a busy classroom.

Pieces missing from the closed box. Expensive for the quality of the product, it looks much nicer in the picture I think then it actually is.We are trying to figure out how to get the missing piece as it is a larger and main piece, the product appears to come from Germany and we can't just call them, I'm going to try to email them, but I doubt that will work either. We may have to return it if possible, it was a present for Christmas for my son that loves Leonardo Da Vinci.

Exactly what I was looking for! I was a little stressed over the shipping games Amazon played though so I recommend ordering somewhere else but the actual you is great....my 12 year old loved it and can't get enough of it... he builds one of the designs and then makes his own design

Gave this to my son he loved it, I was impressed as the quality is amazing and it came in perfect condition, well worth it.

Purchased a Brand New item. Received a damaged box, missing half of the content, ripped manual.