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Melissa& Doug Construction Set in a Box | 
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| Brand: Melissa & Doug
Category: Toy
Buy New: $11.75 (On sale from $19.99)
You Save: $8.24 (41%)
New (12) from $11.75
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 23351
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 7 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.8
Dimensions (in): 2.3 x 2.3 x 12.3
Legal Disclaimer: no_warning_applicable
MPN: 490
Model: 490A
UPC: 000772004909
EAN: 0000772004909
ASIN: B000062SPE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 50 smooth, sanded wooden pieces for endless wooden models | | • | Illustrated ideas for exciting designs | | • | Ages 4 and up | | • | Box dimensions(in): 14.5 x 10 x 2 |
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Product Description
Kids can create hundreds of different wooden models. Comes with creative idea guide and 50+ smooth-sanded wooden pieces.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good idea, bad paint job. October 20, 2007
I bought this toy becase the idea is excellent for educational value and the child I got it for was excited to build the helecoptor and the crane shown in the instruction sheet included; BUT the toy is POORLY CONSTRUCTED!!! The paint is inside the threading of the nuts and prevents the bolts from screwing into them and damages the bolts. I had a previous version of the Melissa & Doug construction set which came with a box that folded out to a workbench stand and the nuts were not painted inside the threading and the bolts screwed in just fine. That version couldn't made three-dimentional objects. This version has blocks with holes in all sides to allow three-dimeintional building - that is great. The wooden bolts for my earlier version are fairly durable but the edges will chip easily. The two versions are not compatible. The makers just have to get the pain job right and the toy would be good.
 Fun and Endless Possibilities! We own 4 sets! July 29, 2007
We personally own 4 of these sets. I had not intended to purchase one per child but all 4 of my children enjoy this set in different ways. After fighting for the pieces from one set, I decided to stock up! My son has built and expanded upon the ideas provided on the idea card. My daughters use the pieces to make everything from pretend popsicles to slides and parks and doll furniture for their little dolls and pet shop pets. They also use the pieces in conjunction with buidling blocks for cool structures. The only problem we encountered was some of the screw head came off. We fixed this easily with wood glue and a slight tap. Lots of Fun!
 DON'T BUY - low quality, incompatible with other Melissa & Doug sets December 26, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
Poorly built and disappointing, a waste of money. The screws chip and erode very easily during use, due to the low quality of the wood. Some of the screw lengths are insufficeint for buiding the toys shown in the diagrams. The set is INCOMPATIBLE with other Melissa & Doug wooden constructino sets (e.g. the Wood Take-Alonmg 24 Piece Tool Kit). Worse yet, the set is a let-down for kids of any age: young ones (5+) won't touch it, older ones (9+) will try to use it, only to give up in frustration.
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