Our Amazing Bridges

by Poof Slinky

Product Features

• Build and display 3 different types of bridges!
• Experience the science and art of bridge building!
• Ages 8 and Up

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 13.8 x 11.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000063TQP
• Item model number: 7400
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 - 14 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52,247 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #23 in Toys & Games > Hobbies > Model Building Kits > Buildings & Bridges
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Our Amazing Bridges

Product Description

Our Amazing Bridges Kit. Bring out the science and art of creating bridges with this activity kit. Create your own scale models of various bridge types! This package contains: 1 landscape, 1 painting guide, two plaster mixes, 1 voussior mold, 1 sandpaper, 1 nylon thread, 2 adhesive squares, three wooden sticks, 1 paint set, 1 paintbrush, 1 marker, 1 sheet roadbeds, 1 sheet towers and supports, two tower bases, 2 achorages, 1 scraper, four A-gussets, four B-gussets, four C-gussets, twenty-nine I-beams, and 1 manual. Recommended for children ages 8 and up. WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

74 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Useless Product -- would give it 0 stars but 1 is the lowest, March 9, 2005

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S. Warrier - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Amazing Bridges (Toy)

The description of this product is very enticing. But when you open the box the disappointment starts and spirals out of control. This is a very poorly made kit in all respects. The materials used, the quality of the pieces, the manner in which they fit together are all a huge disappointment. Do not waste your money. Save yourself seeing your child's crestfallen face. I wish I had taken the time to return it.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Real Junk, September 24, 2007

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yadler - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Our Amazing Bridges (Toy)

The Only good thing about this, is the book that comes along with the instructions. The suspension bridge, is made out of paper, the cement for the stone bridge does hold together properly.

What a waste of money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality isn't everything, April 28, 2008

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Toy Boy (Barrington, RI USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Our Amazing Bridges (Toy)

No, this isn't the highest quality toy on the market, but it is functional. Besides, I wasn't expecting much more than an afternoon's project with my construction/firetruck/tractor-loving 5yr-old son when I bought it for $10.

With that said, this probably is my son's favorite project. Even months after he completed the bridges (with my help), he still uses the sturdy truss bridge when he plays with his trucks, and gets wild-eyed stares when he brings the suspension bridge for show-and-tell (HINT: we flattened a long cardboard wrapping-paper tube and attached the suspension bridge to it to make it easily portable, and we used rubber bands to keep the suspension wires attached to the bridge). He also spent a lot of time playing with the plaster bricks for the arch bridge -- no, he didn't try to cement them, but had lots of fun balancing them in place which is non-trivial for a 5 yr old.

So for $10, I got a toy that sparked the imagination of my son and his friends -- what more could I ask for as his $50 V.Smile video game system gathers dust in the corner?