UGears Steam Locomotive with Tender Mechanical Model Kit

Description:

• Condition: 100% Brand New
• Brand: UGears
• Color: As picture show
• Difficulty level: Hard
• Number of components: 443
• Self assembly, No glue required
• Estimated time of assembly: 10-12 hours
• UGears 460 Locomotive with Tender is an original and welcome gift
• It is built to operate in the same way that the mechanical steam engine operates
• Made from wooden materials, the parts are pre-cut making it easy to assemble
• The model steam engine kit is a perfect activity for parents and teenagers to do together
• Kit moves along a track or can be displayed as a beautiful decorative item
• Approximate dimensions: 680mm x 132mm x 100 mm(L x W x H)

Features:

• Recommended for ages 14+ years
• The UGEARS 460 Locomotive with Tender combines all of the technical and artistic innovations that builders have come to appreciate in our other models and takes them a step beyond
• Richly detailed with an eye toward realism and romance, our version of this indelible symbol of 19th century technology and adventure captures the imagination of all who see it
• Our locomotive is driven by rubber bands and a gear array instead of superheated steam, but otherwise its main mechanism looks and operates very much like that of a real steam engine
• Up close you can see working asynchronous pistons and valves that transfer power to the locomotive’s drive wheels through a moving system of rods, linkages and cranks
• Small touches like a fully detailed engineer’s cab with retractable step ladder, art-deco boiler trim, and open-up Tender with coal doors complete this beautiful reminder of a bygone era
• The UGEARS 460 Locomotive with Tender is our largest, most complex model to date
• Thanks to our patented plywood joint design and rigorous engineering and quality control process, a hobbyist can complete this model in a single sitting
• Like all other UGEARS models, the Locomotive with Tender comes with step-by-step, full-color, truly easy to follow instructions
• It is well detailed by showing the process of how the valve and piston transfer power to the locomotive engine by the use of a rubber band and gear system
• It packs the not to be forgotten magical symbols of the 19th Century with its alluring tales of unending fantasy
• This kit is crafted with the same attention to detail that hobbyists have come to count on in our quality models and that made our Kickstarter campaign so successful
• Made of high-quality wooden parts that are precision machined to fit together in meticulous perfection, this kit will delight history buffs and amateur engineers alike
• A rubber band and gear system is used to represent the valves and pistons that drive real steam locomotives
• The unique UGears design allows you to get a close-up view of the locomotive’s drive wheels in action using a miniaturized linkage of rods and cranks
• The UGears 460 Locomotive with Tender is a creative challenge and makes an excellent gift for teens or adults, especially folks who love history, mechanical puzzles or steam-punk design
• The kits are a great way to study the history of railroads and bring tales of romance and adventure to life with this amazingly detailed model
• With their exposed gear systems and other moving parts, the models look like something out of a steam-punk world and can be a great way to study movement, physics and mechanical properties
• The locomotive is incredibly detailed with tiny special touches like ladders that move, hinged doors that open and art deco trim to bring back the feel of days gone by
• This is UGear’s most challenging model to date, but hobbyists can count on the quality of the engineering and the patented plywood construction process to create a model that fits together perfectly
• Despite being powered by a rubber-band motor, Steam Locomotive features an ingenious system of visibly functioning asynchronous pistons and valves connected to drive wheels through moving rods and linkages that creates a beautiful working example of a steam engine’s operations