Meccano kits £1 halfords

claire21

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_816743_langId_-1_categoryId_165502
4 to collect
Hukd find
Good for boys party bags perhaps?

kimmy13

They say age 8+ but look too easy for that age.

zbubblehead

Thanks great deal

babblingbecky

Fab, reserved 3 at my local store. Good stocking filler or part of a birthday present. Looks ok for my 5 year old with help.

moromir

Thanks got one reserved

sillygoose

Cheap but rather simple kit, maybe ok for party bags, thanks for sharing anyway.

Talking of Halfords...

I can recommend this as a good deal for a larger gift, Rock Crawler radio control £19.99 off roader.

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_781801_langId_-1_categoryId_165502

Various design in store. Got my DS one for Christmas. Very tough and powerful 4 wheel drive means you don't have to find somewhere smooth to play it goes over grass, mud, bumps etc. Steers well too, a lot of cheap ones hardly turn but this is good. Not rechargeable but ours is still running on the first set of Poundland Kodak batteries fine so not too bad.

rowens101

thanks, just ordered 10 for party bags, and the rock crawler for ds b day

sillygoose

rowens101 wrote: »

thanks, just ordered 10 for party bags, and the rock crawler for ds b day

He will like it, its pretty big, and boys like bigger, a lot of RC toys are a let down because they have no ground clearance so you have to go somewhere smooth or indoors, this beasty will go off curbs over gravel, up ramps, over the cat!

Beetlemama

kimmy13 wrote: »

They say age 8+ but look too easy for that age.

I think it's because of small parts, those little nuts and bolts look like toddler food to me.

....mind you, my 9 year old still puts everything in his mouth, his cable TV remote is all chewed on one corner and the wire from his PS controller! He's had sets like this for years and he never swallowed a one - but he eats through pencils like sweets :cool:

Rich44_2

When our youngest was a toddler one day he screamed and screamed and screamed for about 40 mins was totally inconsolable, changed his nappy awhile later and saw something white in "it" it was a hard plastic white foiletti dove which had been on the tables at our wedding.

Poor little fella must have stung coming out that....

catch_me_if_you_can

sillygoose wrote: »

He will like it, its pretty big, and boys like bigger, a lot of RC toys are a let down because they have no ground clearance so you have to go somewhere smooth or indoors, this beasty will go off curbs over gravel, up ramps, over the cat!

:rotfl: that'll make the cat move!