Reobrix Aircraft Engine Building Toy Sets with Motor, Mechanical Jet Engine Fan Model Kit for Adults, 33019 STEM Plane Engineering Hobby Model Construction Building Toys for 14+ (1813 PCS)

Very frustrating build experience, the clutch on the grey sections around the fan is very loose and will definitely fall off repeatedly while you’re building the surrounding sections, so look forward to that. Some of the stickers also span multiple bricks so won’t survive a rebuild. The two doors on the side absolutely will not sit flush when closed. That said, for the money it’s not a bad little model even if it doesn’t look even slightly authentic lol

Missing lots of parts

On the one hand, I very much enjoy nordic-brick-style modelling of engines. They tend to be fascinating lessons in how to represent complex structures with simpler components and this one has more moving parts than most.On the other hand, this one has several of the pitfalls of third party sets on full display. Many of the stickers cover multiple pieces and thus mean this is an assemble-once model if you ever use them. Some of the fitment is quite loose, and the construction isn't near as solid as the original brand tries for, meaning this is a shelf piece rather than one you'll want to handle with, lowers the play value a fair bit.I love the motorised movement, but the number of AA batteries required is rather excessive, I'd only recommend this one on sale, not at its full price.

This aviation engine is, in theory, a real talking point style display piece. In practice it is quite prone to falling apart if you look at it wrong. This means it is hard to have on display unless in a low traffic area, and what's the point of that?The build is separated in to 6 distinct sections and all the bricks you need for each section come in numbered, heat sealed bags - I did like that you get one huge bag with all the parts inside, the smaller pieces are kept separate in their own plastic bags inside this larger bag. Does make it much easier to find the necessary pieces for the section you are working on.Comes with a sticker sheet and I am still dithering about whether or not to use them on the housing part. This is because they go across multiple bricks which I really don't like. For now I have left it bare as I am not sure whether or not to break it back down as bits do keep falling off.The instruction booklet is clearly illustrated. There were one or two bits that I got slightly confused by as it doesn't always tell you when the item has been rotated.Definitely takes much longer than you would think to build. I worked on it over several weeks, some days only for an hour or so, others for longer periods. I did forget to log all my times down so don't have an actual build time but it was a long time in the building.The bricks themselves feel nice and I had no missing pieces. The clutch isn't great so it does need to be handled delicately when building it.Overall a challenging build that I generally enjoyed but not stable enough.