Knex Value Tub 400 pieces

by K'Nex

• Packed with 400 parts, including bricks, rods and connectors, for lots of open-ended building fun
• Includes ideas/instructions for 20+ models or use your own imagination
• Handy storage tub means you can take the fun with you and clean-up is easy
• For ages 7+

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 11 x 16.5 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: Made in USA or Imported
• ASIN: B000F1ST1Q
• Item model number: 12077B
• Our recommended age: 6 - 12 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,630 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (134 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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Loaded with 400 parts, including bricks, for lots of open-ended fun and endless building and play opportunities! Includes instructions and ideas for 20 models or use your imagination to dream up your own creations. The convenient storage tub means there is always a place to put your parts or take the fun with you wherever you go! Plus the parts and the tub are all made in the USA. For ages 7+.

K'NEX Value Tub - Loaded with 400 parts for lots of open-ended fun and endless building and play opportunities!

Includes instructions/ideas for 20 different models

Packed with 400 parts, including bricks, rods and connectors!
Imagine….Build….Play! Imagine the possibilities to choose from with this 400 Piece Value Tub from K’Nex. Build large, complex toys or create a whole collection of toys to play with! With connectors, rods, bricks and wheels the sky is the limit to what you can create. Utilize the instruction/ideas to create 20 different models. Or, dare yourself and your imagination to build your own design using as many of the parts as you can. It’s easy to snap together the rods, connectors, and bricks to make a new design, or add wheels to make a vehicle. Whatever you can imagine, you can build it and then have fun playing with it!

20 Building Ideas/Instructions!
The 400 Piece Value Tub includes instructions and building ideas for 20 different models that you can create and build. You can build everything from an airplane to a rocket ship, from a dragster to a truck, or a Ferris wheel. The easy to follow color coded instructions provide a step by step guide to each model, from beginning to end, with a picture of the finished model, so that you can have fun building and then playing. Just choose which one you want to build and get started. Or, design your own creation and build whatever you can imagine!

Easy clean up!
The convenient storage tub makes for easy clean up, just drop the parts into the tub when finished building and snap on the lid. It’s as easy as that! Or, bring the tub with you, wherever you go, for fun and building at any time.

What's In The Box?
400 rods, connectors, wheels and bricks. Instruction sheet and storage tub.

K'NEX building sets are loaded with parts and building ideas!

Product Description

Your little motor man will be very busy with this K'Nex model kit that lets him build his own trucks, motorcycles and aircraft. The cool kit includes 400 colorful building pieces, as well as a spring motor that powers the models. Step-by-step, color-coded instructions show how to make 32 different models in a variety of themes. A plastic storage tub keeps all the pieces in one place.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

86 of 90 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction to this construction toy January 23, 2007

By William Baker

My 7-year-old daughter loves this tub of K'nex, and has now foresworn her LEGOs. 400 pieces does not go as far as you might expect, however; you may find yourself shopping for an expansion set soon.

LEGO:

* you can build houses

* simple stacking approach

* upgrade to Technics for 3D building

* those adorable little LEGO people

* wider variety of pieces and sets

K'Nex:

* 3-dimensional construction

* more complicated trigonometric approach

* you can build bridges

* everything can rotate

And I saw a K'Nex set that lets you join LEGO and K'Nex ...

55 of 56 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Too many small pieces August 21, 2011

By Gabriel's Buddy

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

We had an old K'nex set and wanted to augment it with a larger set. We thought, with 400 pieces, this would be a great addition. However, upon receiving this, there were too many small parts; a size we've never seen before. Nowhere on the box or in the description is described that this is a mixed-sized set. Nor do they say on the website.

Looking at the K'nex sight, there are three sizes:
Standard: The original size, what we were hoping for.
Micro: These are tiny pieces, at least 1/2 the size of the standard.
Kids K'Nex: These are much larger pieces for very young kids.

These different sizes do not necessarily interconnect with the larger size (as Lego does with Duplo/Lego) and it is very frustrating that K'Nex doesn't say how much of each size one is getting in each set. The other sets (350/450) are similarly ambiguous.

Again, with Lego as the standard, I'd like them to list the number of each piece somewhere so one knows what they are getting. You can go to K'nex directly on their website and purchase parts directly instead of sets and it appears that this is the only way to get just the standard size.

We want the standard size becuase it is the right size for our children who like to make large creations but for whom the Kids size is too constraining.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars very small pieces July 28, 2011

By marcaron

Amazon Verified Purchase

Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

We have other K'nex sets and enjoy them very much. I purchased this for extra pieces unfortunately the bucket contains all tiny pieces and is not of use. I wish K'nex better labled what size pieces came with the tub.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Many hours of fun April 3, 2008

By breath4soul

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

I bought this set along with another set. I think it wouldn't be as much fun without more sets together. I bought them for my nephews to play with when they stay with me. My 8 year old nephew really loves them. He would spend all of his time building different contraptions if we let him. He loves to show them off and have us take a picture of him with it. My 11 year old nephew just wants to play video games. With a little encouragement, he did start to build "Cars" and want to take pictures. The hardest part is getting them to take them apart for next time. They always want to save them. There are a lot of different types of pieces and shapes, but often they want more of one type of piece that they used up. I also wouldn't get a set because of what the directions will help them build. My nephews just want to think it up themselves. I would get sets that have the most pieces. There is also a problem with small pieces rolling away and the dog getting a hold of them. I would only get this if you have a good place for them to play with a lot of small pieces that roll easily. They had a lot of fun when they discovered the small motor also.

40 of 47 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars These are MINI-k'nex.. June 9, 2009

By Gordon J. Cimoli

Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

Ok, so my son was all excited to get an Amazon.com gift card. He searched for what he wanted and found this 400 ct. box of K'nex. It came in the mail pretty quick but SUPRISE - these are mini-k'nex and won't work with the full size K'nex that he already has. There is nothing in the description that says this. Beware.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars These are not the original size March 15, 2012

By pac88dbz

Amazon Verified Purchase

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

Only about 15 knex pieces were the original size. All of the rest are really small. If you are looking for normal sized knex do not buy this set.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Crappy- don't buy it. November 15, 2010

By Scott B

Amazon Verified Purchase

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

When I was a kid K'nex were great. But this tub was a terrible purchase. For whatever reason they have two different sizes of K'nex pieces in this box that don't all fit together. I bought this for my nephews because they always had a blast playing with the k'nex sets that I had while I was growing up- but when they opened this box on their birthday and saw the small amount of pieces in the box and how they were different sizes I think they were pretty disappointed. I was embarrassed and disappointed too... Don't buy this set- it is totally crap and not worth the money at all! In fact, there are only like two different things that can be built from the pieces that are provided in this set- and definitely not enough total pieces to allow the kids to create their own things. This is a bad buy- stay away!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars A little pile of tiny pieces - Junk! Zero stars! January 5, 2012

By Al Snorgenburg

Amazon Verified Purchase

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

Santa brought a very disappointing toy this year.... These K'nex come in a tub almost 2 gallons in size, with two very small bags of little pieces inside (maybe a quart of pieces?). When dumped into the tub, the pieces don't even cover the bottom.... The pieces are very small, the sort of choss the gets lost everywhere, then swept up in the dustpan and tossed.... The pieces are too small for kids' hands, or really even adult hands. In addition, there are two different sizes of K'nex in the tub, which are not compatible with one another. My son said, "Daddy, I like the big K'nex better...."

Anyway, this product is an exceptional ripoff! This product is the 180 degree opposite of a quality toy like Snap Circuits, which are built to last and have the kid in mind.

To Amazon: Please stop distorting ratings -- Please offer a "zero star" option!