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Tinkertoy Classic Construction Set: Junior Builder

Tinkertoy Classic Construction Set: Junior Builder


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Brand: Hasbro

List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $16.99
You Save: $3.00 (15%)



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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 23 reviews
Sales Rank: 5330

Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 7 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6 x 11.2 x 11.2

MPN: 054811
Model: 54811
UPC: 076930548110
EAN: 0076930548110
ASIN: B00004TFRP

Release Date: September 6, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:
  • This TINKERTOY set features 66 easy-fitting, durable, real wood and plastic pieces for creating all kinds of great designs!
  • Build structures using the enclosed design guide or use your imagination to make lots of new and different creations!
  • Includes 25 rods, 2 couplings, 14 spools, 2 flags, 2 pulleys, 4 small tubes, 4 large tubes, 2 pods, 1 pod coupling, 2 pod hangers, 8 rail holders and design guide

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Over the years, millions of children have created fanciful windmills, giant Ferris wheels, amazing animals and whimsical vehicles. The Tinkertoy Classic Junior builder set features easy fitting, durable, real wood pieces. Easily build and play with many different large-scale structures using the enclosed instructions. Or use your imagination to create lots of new structures. Over 60 pieces. Combine this set with other Tinkertoy sets to create even larger structures!


Customer Reviews:   Read 18 more reviews...

2 out of 5 stars discouraging   December 31, 2000
tom lawrence (Fullerton, CA United States)
50 out of 61 found this review helpful

I bought my 4 1/2 year old this set for Christmas. I noticed that time after time he was getting very frustrated trying to build from the diagrams that came with the tinker toys (Junior set). He always came up a few parts short to build the Space Alien and just about all the rest of the examples. At first I thought he had managed to lose a part or two during the Christmas unwrapping, playing on Christmas day. I then took the canister and took an inventory of the parts shown on it and to my amazement all the parts were there. I then started counting the parts necessary to build each of the items on the example sheet and it became apparent that no one could build these examples (or at least most of them) as the examples were showing more parts than was provided by the Junior set. It has been a totally bad experience with this toy and I don't even try to get him to play with it anymore.

Oddz On and Hasbro should be ashamed of themselves for tricking these children into thinking they can build the examples. It is these two companies that are not playing with a full deck!


5 out of 5 stars The real thing!   November 19, 2000
ttomaz (Austin, Tx USA)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful

These are just like the ones I had when I was a kid! As much fun for me now as they were then. I really enjoy playing along with my kids when they bring out this toy. One child can build lots of things with this set, but a larger set would be better if you have two children trying to build at the same time.


5 out of 5 stars A classic!   November 8, 2001
M. Kinsey (Lancaster, PA USA)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful

My son got this for his fourth birthday, and he LOVES it. He builds very simple shapes, but there are enough pieces that we can build together and make fancy structures. (Actually, I thought at first that we'd want more Tinkertoys than come in this set, but now that we've got them spread all over the house, I'm grateful there aren't more.) We've had a slight problem with pieces breaking, but I've just glued them back together. It's really refreshing to have a toy that requires thought and imagination--so many toys these days seem to do all the work for the child (sound effects, dialog, motion, etc.). Tinkertoys are a classic for a reason!


5 out of 5 stars A Truly Educational Toy!   December 27, 2000
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

These are just like the ones you remember. My kids and I enjoy playing tinkertoys together and I feel like they are really learning something. I do recommend that you buy a larger set. A 66 piece set is fine for an introduction, but if your kids are older or you have more than one you will get frustrated at it's limitations. After all, you can never have too many Tinkertoys.


5 out of 5 stars Regarding Missing Parts   November 23, 2003
EQ Mom (Oklahoma)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I just read the review saying that the diagrams included with the set couldn't be created because the set did not include all parts. Just to set the record straight, I have personally constructed EVERY one of the diagrams (including the space alien), and ALL parts were indeed included.

My only complaint would be that it is often difficult to see from the pictures which parts to use in where, but that is certainly not a complaint with the toy itself.

Anyway, it's a great toy, and again, it has all the pieces necessary to complete all of the various creations shown for this set.




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