Revell Visible V-8 Engine 1:4 Scale

by Revell

Product Features

• Hand crank moves pistons
• Rubber fan belt with vinyl ignition wires
• Includes display stand
• Includes screwdriver for construction
• Illustrated assembly instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 16.6 x 4.6 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00004YUXS
• Item model number: RMXS8883
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,023 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
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• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This 1:4 Scale Visible V-8 Engine Plastic Assembly Kit from Revell is the winner of the 2008 Parents Choice Award and Silver Honor - 1995 Doing and Learning Toys. What better way to see how an internal combustion engine works than to be able to see all of the parts move. As you turn the crank, each of the parts move, just like the real thing. The Visible V8 Engine features moving pistons and connecting rods. A hand crank operates the pistons, camshaft rocker arms and valves. The kit includes a rubber fan belt and vinyl ignition wires. A superb educational tool on the inner workings and construction of a V-8 engine.

Product Description

This 1:4 Scale Visible V-8 Engine Plastic Assembly Kit from Revell is the winner of the 2008 Parents Choice Award and Silver Honor - 1995 Doing & Learning Toys. What better way to see how an internal combustion engine works than to be able to see all of the parts move! As you turn the crank, each of the parts move, just like the real thing. The Visible V8 Engine features moving pistons and connecting rods. A hand crank operates the pistons, camshaft rocker arms and valves. The kit includes a rubber fan belt and vinyl ignition wires. Also included is a display stand and screwdriver for construction. A superb educational tool on the inner workings and construction of a V-8 engine! This is a skill level 3 model, recommended for ages 12 and up.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

104 of 105 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little engine, but there is a problem, January 28, 2010

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Newtron (Colorado) - 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: Revell Visible V-8 Engine 1:4 Scale (Toy)

This is an update to the early review of the Visible V8 kit. Revell has moved their manufacturing of this kit to, (surprise) China sometime during the past few years. The kits are now supplied with metric screws and nuts. The kit was designed here in America about 1960 using 2-56 screws and nuts. The metric nuts and screws are larger and will not fit into some of the pockets and holes correctly. This causes some of the holes not to line up correctly requiring some drilling and cutting of the plastic parts. A stupid cost cutting move at best.

Anyway, if you build one of these kits I would go to a hobby shop, buy the correct 34 2-56 nuts,14 2-56 1/4 inch screws,20 2-56 1/2 inch screws, not use the supplied metric nuts and screws. 2-56 Nuts and screws are usually available at hobby shops as most hardware stores don't carry screws that small. Mc Master Carr has 2-56 nuts and screws available on line, but you may have to buy a full box of them. Nylon screws and nuts will also work if needed, but they must not be over tightened. You might also find steel, brass, nylon 2-56 nuts and screws on E Bay from time to time. Steel, brass, and nylon screws can be cut to fit if needed, but stainless steel screws will be harder to cut.

Another reason to use the correct screws and nuts is that the nuts are held in place with epoxy and per instructions, placed in position first. Then when the screws are put in, many of the holes won't line up, but you have already epoxied the nuts in place. This can be a problem. Using the correct screws and nuts is a better way to go as some might fit, but some won't.
The kit will go together better and faster. These kits will fit together if you take your time to trim and pre fit the parts before using the exoxy and styrene glue. I use epoxy and plastic welder rather than the standard model airplane glue. They really do look good when finished.

Update: Dec 22 2010 Do NOT use vegetable oil as the instructions tell you to do to lubricate your Visible V8! Use labelle plastic safe oil or similar. Vegetable oil will trash out your engine after month or two.

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Epoxy cement is a mess. molded construction is very poor, December 30, 2009

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Benjamin Rumson "Abundently Curious" (Hell, Michigan) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Revell Visible V-8 Engine 1:4 Scale (Toy)

I remember the original with little lights to represent spark plug ignition. This is a cost-reduced copy of poor construction and badly fitting components that require a LOT of post-mold re-engineering. It's a great learning tool, but a very badly produced copy of the originaly excellent quality model. I would recommend it only in the sense that it it appears to be the only one available, but it is by no means the quality that Revell used to deliver. Over-all, I would not buy it again.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Buy This!, June 13, 2009

By 

M. Lee (NY United States) - 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 

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This review is from: Revell Visible V-8 Engine 1:4 Scale (Toy)

Despite some of the bad reviews, I purchased this to build with my son. From the first step, this was a disaster. The tiny nuts that were supposed to fit in to the base did not fit for the most part. They had to be filed and cut to accommodate the nuts. The rest of the steps were not any better. For a model that cost $50, this was a tremendous disappontment. I also noted that the people who gave positive reviews did not specify that they built this.