Tinkertoy Classic Construction Set: Junior Builder

by Hasbro

Product Features

• This TINKERTOY set features 66 easy-fitting, durable, real wood and plastic pieces for creating all kinds of great designs
• Build structures using the enclosed design guide or use your imagination to make lots of new and different creations
• Includes 25 rods, 2 couplings, 14 spools, 2 flags, 2 pulleys, 4 small tubes
• Also includes 4 large tubes, 2 pods, 1 pod coupling, 2 pod hangers, 8 rail holders and design guide
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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 11.2 x 11.2 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00004TFRP
• Item model number: 54811
• Our recommended age: 36 months - 7 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 36 months - 9 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,448 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #32 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Pre-Kindergarten Toys > Activity > Building Sets
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The construction toy that's been a favorite for generations! This TINKERTOY set features 66 easy-fitting, durable, real wood and plastic pieces for creating all kinds of great designs! Build structures using the enclosed design guide or use your imagination to make lots of new and different creations! Includes 25 rods, 2 couplings, 14 spools, 2 flags, 2 pulleys, 4 small tubes, 4 large tubes, 2 pods, 1 pod coupling, 2 pod hangers, 8 rail holders and design guide.

Product Description

Over the years, millions of children have created fanciful windmills, giant Ferris wheels, amazing animals and whimsical vehicles. The Tinkertoy Classic Junior builder set features easy fitting, durable, real wood pieces. Easily build and play with many different large-scale structures using the enclosed instructions. Or use your imagination to create lots of new structures. Over 60 pieces. Combine this set with other Tinkertoy sets to create even larger structures!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The real thing!, November 19, 2000

By 

ttomaz (Austin, Tx USA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tinkertoy Classic Construction Set: Junior Builder (Toy)

These are just like the ones I had when I was a kid! As much fun for me now as they were then. I really enjoy playing along with my kids when they bring out this toy. One child can build lots of things with this set, but a larger set would be better if you have two children trying to build at the same time.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic!, November 7, 2001

By 

M. Kinsey (Lancaster, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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= 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: Tinkertoy Classic Construction Set: Junior Builder (Toy)

My son got this for his fourth birthday, and he LOVES it. He builds very simple shapes, but there are enough pieces that we can build together and make fancy structures. (Actually, I thought at first that we'd want more Tinkertoys than come in this set, but now that we've got them spread all over the house, I'm grateful there aren't more.) We've had a slight problem with pieces breaking, but I've just glued them back together. It's really refreshing to have a toy that requires thought and imagination--so many toys these days seem to do all the work for the child (sound effects, dialog, motion, etc.). Tinkertoys are a classic for a reason!

97 of 111 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars discouraging, December 31, 2000

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tom lawrence (Fullerton, CA United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Tinkertoy Classic Construction Set: Junior Builder (Toy)

I bought my 4 1/2 year old this set for Christmas. I noticed that time after time he was getting very frustrated trying to build from the diagrams that came with the tinker toys (Junior set). He always came up a few parts short to build the Space Alien and just about all the rest of the examples. At first I thought he had managed to lose a part or two during the Christmas unwrapping, playing on Christmas day. I then took the canister and took an inventory of the parts shown on it and to my amazement all the parts were there. I then started counting the parts necessary to build each of the items on the example sheet and it became apparent that no one could build these examples (or at least most of them) as the examples were showing more parts than was provided by the Junior set. It has been a totally bad experience with this toy and I don't even try to get him to play with it anymore.

Oddz On and Hasbro should be ashamed of themselves for tricking these children into thinking they can build the examples. It is these two companies that are not playing with a full deck!