Customer Reviews

Erector Speed Play Motorized Helicopter, 280 Pieces

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1 star:		(4)

 

 

I bought this for my son for xmas and am going to return it. Putting the different things together was fun for him, but the whole point of taking the time to do it is that there is a reward at the end: a helicopter that he can operate, or a car or a funny alien thing. But the problem is that the pieces are ill-fitting. The car won't work, for example, because the screws holding the frame together are loose and cannot be tightened. Actually, that is the problem with all the models - the pieces are held together by a plastic brace through which you insert the screw which then expands the plastic to hold the things in place, only the plastic often doesn't expand enough to hold things in place.
I had an erector set as a kid and expected something similar with this kit. The quality is poor in comparison (lots of plastic) and, as I've said, it doesn't work.
Erector is a great idea for budding engineers like my son (I have no such inclination!). He really enjoyed making the models but was understandably frustrated when he couldn't get them to do what they are supposed to do.

It's hard for me to believe that this thing ever made it out the door. Did no one test this thing before they manufactured it? Granted, the concept is cool. My 9 year old son was giddy when he saw the box, purchased for his birthday. But then it was all down hill quick from there. The little black plugs are hard to get in and even harder to get out. The illustrations on the instructions are so poor, it is near impossible to tell which piece you are supposed to use. In the end, my 15 year old daughter had to pretty much build the whole thing for my 9 year old son, who can otherwise put together a complex Lego set in minutes. Even she had an extremely difficult time getting it together. Then the icing on the cake was when it was all finally assembled (she started with the car), it fell apart. The wheels, for instance are held on by friction. Who thought that was a good idea? I got the same results as all the other reviewers. My son was so disappointed, he asked me to take it back, which I promptly did. This is NOT the Erector quality I had experienced as a kid. Far, far from it. Just cheaply made, plastic junk that does not work. Avoid this thing like the plague, or risk disappointment.

While the Star Wars action figure was the initial hit at Xmas, this one will challenge his engineering mind. Erector still has the quality I remember from my childhood. Though I can't get over the fact that they have power tools instead of a wrench.

My son loves Erector sets and I got this one for him as a gift about 6 months ago. He loves it, the motorized tool can be used as a drill or the motor in the finished product, great idea. I think it could be a touch more powerful and to that get better battery life too. but overall this is great to add to a set you have, the sky is the limit when you build with erector! Great buy!

I don't get the other reviews. This thing went together well and works as advertised. As construction toys go, I've paid more for toys that promise more and deliver less. Granted, this thing is no babysitter - if you're considering it for a seven year old, you'll want to build it together. I bought it as a gift for my son on an impulse, and I almost returned it when I got home and read the reviews. Glad I didn't. If you have a kid that likes building and motors, and you enjoy building things together and then seeing a satisfying product at the end that actually does what you expect, then you'll think this is great.

My son received this as a gift for Christmas. The day after Christmas he wanted to assemble it. We found out that the tool (allen wrench) at the end of the power tool was assembled backwards making not usable to put together the toy. That was what he was most looking forward to using.... a power tool! We emailed the company with a complaint and request for a replacement part. There hasn't been a response from the company nor have we received the part yet. After reading the reviews, I'm about ready to return it instead but I feel bad for him. He was so excited. How can a company that has assembly toys, assemble the parts backwards??? hmmmm... not a well put together toy.

I realize this toy was only $30, but this is the biggest piece of junk I have ever seen. I put this together exactly like the instructions said and tighten everything good and snug, and the thing fell apart in my hands as I was putting it together. They use little rubber grommets instead of clips to hold shafts in place. These grommets fall off before you even get it together. The new quick screws are a joke, they don't hold together for anything.
I had an erector set when I was a child, and thought that it would be a great gift for my children to play with. But this toy is nothing like the one i had as a child. The poor quality of this product is absolutely disgusting and I would never buy another product from this company again. I would not recommend this toy or any other products from this company to anyone.

The system that this toy uses to hold on its parts could have been a lot better. I helped my 7-year old nephew to assemble the helicopter but the parts started to fall apart immediately after we finished assembling it. It was a very bad decision I made when I bought him this toy as his birthday gift.