Coliseum (Young Architects Brick and Mortar)

by Educational Insights

Product Features

• Build and rebuild!
• Mortar dissolves in water!
• 945 Pieces Plus 8-page Guide

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• ASIN: B000FGJQCM
• Item model number: 3600
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #284,111 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Product Description

Build and rebuild! Create this spectacular roman architectural masterpiece from real kiln-fired bricks and mortar. Special mortar dissolves in water allowing you to build additional structures of your own design! Included in the 8-page guide are step to step instructions for mixing the special mortar and building this spectacular structure.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, February 13, 2009

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Tammi Rohman (St. Charles, MO) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Coliseum (Young Architects Brick and Mortar) (Toy)

I purchased this product for a school enrichment project on monuments. The kit did not work. the mortar never solidified so the bricks just slid around and the building collasped.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, May 19, 2009

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Saul Bermudez "Saul Bermudez" (Caracas Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Coliseum (Young Architects Brick and Mortar) (Toy)

This is not a "toy" but a very good challenge for any architec. I bought it for my 13 year old son and I had to do it by myself. I could only do 70% of it and looked as a real coliseum after an earthquake. The mortar is very rough when an extremely fine one is required because of the size mof the bricks. The instructions are precariuos and lacks of important details an explanations. This is an adult "toy" and you need a very long time to finish it.

1.0 out of 5 stars Far too complicated to build for the age range suggested, December 15, 2009

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5 exiles (greenwich, ct United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Coliseum (Young Architects Brick and Mortar) (Toy)

My son is a veteran lego builder since an early age. Meccano, Knex, Magneto, the kid can build anything - except this apparently! Way too complicated, fiddly and ultimately unsatisfying to put together. Waste of time, don't buy this.