Pathfinders Da Vinci Helicopter model craft kit 22.5 x 22.5 x 35cm

This is a well thought out and easy to put together model. The instruction booklet is very clear - giving not only directions on assembling the kit, but also hints for fine tuning the various stages of building. There are also historical notes on Da Vinci's original drawings, and comparisons with the workings of a modern helicopter. The only things needed to complete the model that were not included in the box were a ruler and scissors (and a little extra glue).The kit can be completed in around an hour and a half, and makes for an attractive conversation piece.

Excellent model, fun to build and a glimpse into history

Made this with my nine year old grandson. Needed a lot of care and patience but got 90% there. The final bit of glueing the material on the top was a bit beyond us , instructions were unclear.

The model was made to back up my sons school project on Helicopter Flight for a Science Fair. The presentation went well and many people commented on the model.

Good to keep you busy,glue ain't good at all,half of it was dry inside the bottle .ring part to stiff to manipulate so I have to shorten the sticks to complete

Well machined parts made construction easy but maybe a bit challenging for 9 year olds?

Cool gift lovely curiosity

the instructions are in german !!!! wtf

Etwas wenig Kleber dabei, und eine Bohrung war etwas schief. Super Modell

The media could not be loaded. This was my first time putting something like this together, and it was grand. All the pieces were there including 1 extra 4 cm gear dowel, and went together correctly and fairly easily. So the directions are pretty comprehensive. My only hiccup was the section on attaching the canopy.. If you want to be able to play with the amount of luff the canopy has more precisely between its horizontal supports and be more flush with them, for a generally better looking finished product. The best way it would seem to me, is to follow only half of the first step in the attaching the canopy section. Line the canopy up like it says, and instead of 2 put 1 dot of glue only on the inside of the top horizontal support. Then pin the canopy in place with one of the little clothes pins that came with it, where that other dot of glue would have gone on the outside edge of the top support. Then follow these same steps on every support, to the last support of the the first piece of canopy. Checking and adjusting the canopy as you work your way down each. Then go ahead and do step 3 of attaching the first piece of canopy, and then finally do the second step last. Allowing you to adjust the amount of luff and how flush the canopy is as you glue the outside edge to the downward spiral. Same idea for the the second piece and steps for the canopy. This method however will likely require trimming of the excess canopy cloth when finished like the note says. I'm letting any interested reader know all this because I missed the footnote that tells you the canopy may require trimming. Until after it was already glued, and the directions look as though they're telling you to line up and glue the edges of the canopy and the downward spiral as if the cloth was going to line up and fit just right the first time. No worries though, I made it look not so spottily luffed with some careful trimming on the inside egde, and creative adhesive work. No random foreign language problems, and the tube of glue could've used another ounce or two. Just coated mine with a 15 spf lemon oil which gave the whole thing a ton more character.

Produit acheté pour faire découvrir à ma fille de 10 ans le plaisir de réaliser une maquette en bois. Elle a adoré, et me demande quand est-ce qu'elle fera la prochaine !Heureusement que les schémas sont explicites, car la notice est en anglais, dommage...

debes añadir colas blanca para el montaje,

The media could not be loaded. Quel genio di Leonardo, precursore di tanti progetti realizzati grazie a lui. Artista, inventore, scienziato e genio. Per me, fino ad ora, è il più grande in assoluto di tutti i tempi. La vite aerea o elicottero è una delle immagini più iconiche di Leonardo ed illustra un modo in cui Leonardo pensò di come il volo sarebbe potuto essere possibile. Modellino non troppo complesso da montare (non sono un modellista e non ho esperienza in merito), a patto di seguire scrupolosamente le istruzioni della ditta inglese (circa 30 pezzi in legno e tela); gli inglesi, com'è noto, sono "precisini" e nelle istruzioni sono stati così dettagliati e spiritosi (classico humor inglese), che ad un certo punto, a metà del lavoro, hanno scritto e raffigurato una merenda, dicendo: "ora prenditi una pausa e mangia una merenda nutriente". Questa battuta mi ha fatto fare un sacco di risate e li ho perdonati per non aver scritto le istruzioni anche in lingua italiana. Consegna veloce il giorno dopo l'ordine. Amazon impeccabile come sempre. Consigliato per gli amanti del genere, ma anche a scopo educativo per bambini di più di 12 anni. 5 stelle meritate.