| Girder and Panel Hydrodynamic Deluxe Set |  | Brand: Girder and Panel
Category: Toy
List Price: $99.99
Buy New: $67.55
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Seller: MMP LLC
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 14866
Batteries Included: No
Age: 10 - 14 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.8
Dimensions (in): 18 x 14 x 18
MPN: 3030HYDRO306
Model: 3030HYDRO306
UPC: 689076240550
EAN: 0689076240550
ASIN: B000PVVQMU
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Includes an electric pump, siphon tank, large square tank, small and large round and cone bottom tanks, float valve and tilt scale | | • | Also includes ball flow meter, water wheel, spray head, and assorted valves, pipe holders and pipe | | • | The user learns the basic principles of fluid dynamics while constructing and playing with this toy | | • | Build a model of a manufacturing plant with working tanks, pipes, valves and pump with this unique construction toy | | • | With this set you can build a model of an ice cream factory, a water treatment plant, a distillation plant and many other structures | | • | Appropriate for advanced builders, this set is great for doing middle and high school level science fair projects | | • | Instruction book provides instructions and several examples of different structures you can build with the set | | • | Set contains approximately 300 pieces |
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Product Description
Build a model of a manufacturing plant with working tanks, pipes, valves and pump with this unique construction toy. A color instruction book provides building instructions and several examples of different structures you can build with the set. With the
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 8
 We've had it for 6 months, still going strong November 27, 2009
S. Towne (Windsor, MA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My 10 year old son recieved this deluxe kit at the beginning of the summer. He loves to build-legos, knex, marble run etc. He spent hours and hours for weeks playing with this kit. We put it on a short patio table in the bath tub in the spare bathroom. It stayed in there all summer with very little mess. At first adding food coloring was fun, but it got messy so I put a stop to it. He still played with it anyways, rebuilding and watching the water flow.
Yes, some of the tanks are hard to put together at first. After a month, it all wears in and it is easier to change the tank designs without parental help. One hint about putting the brand new, tight fitting tanks together is to attach the flatter pieces first, save the pointy ends for last. I had good luck using shag rug on the floor to support the pieces when I applied lots of pressure. I think we ran one piece under hot water to expand it and then tried to snap them together.
At the end of the summer we put it away, and a few weeks later he dragged it out again for another two week run. A great toy that stores easily when not in use. (Just make sure that everything is dry before you lock it air tight in the storage container.) This deluxe set is better than the picture that Amazon shows. "Google" it to see the difference between the deluxe and the standard model. Amazon has a great price on it too. I wish they made more toys like this. I would buy them.
A very fun and educational toy January 15, 2009
roof walker (Miami, FL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had one of these sets when I was a kid so I got it for my son. We set up one of the factories and he played with it for hours. Spraying water, mixing in colors and soap, and just experimenting with the flow of water really held his interest. He now experiments by creating his own designs and flow patterns. This is now one of his favorite toys.
Best Toy for my 8 year old son December 28, 2008
M. Ramlall (New York)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this toy for my son. He spends so much time manipulating it and discovering all that it is capable of. This is really his best toy ever. It is a bit difficult to assemble the tanks and green rings, but oveall I highly recommend this toy.Hydrodynamic Deluxe Building Set
Lots of wet fun! April 15, 2008
R. White (Ann Arbor, MI)
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
My 10 yr old son loves his Hydrodynamic set. He has to do a bit of planning as he builds his own creations. Once built, adjustment to the water flow rate and direction are usually needed. It helps him understand that everything is affected by something else in the system. We have the deluxe set and use most everything in the set when building. I went to the pet store to buy more tubing and items not supplied but helpful such as "T's" and a manifold usually used to supply air to different locations in a fish tank. I am wondering if the designers of this toy actually used the set. The large tanks require a fair amount of force to assemble as the green rings can be very difficult to press onto the tanks. In addition, being a teacher/engineer, the set could be made educational by explaining concepts of gravity, force, pressure, vacuum and flow. Overall, if your child likes building and water this is a fun one. I was thinking of adding one over my aquarium for fun. Enjoy!
Hydrodynamic Deluxe Building Set January 7, 2009
J. Strong (Ohio, USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Okay, so I was looking for an educational toy. Since my son is knob turner and button pusher who loves to make messes, I figured this was just the ticket. I was right. Once the "contraptions" AKA factories are built, the water flowing and widget spinning, dripping "mess" is not only fun to watch, but allows for troublshooting of water flow issues through opening and closing valves to change the flow dynamics. A lot of fun. The only downside is that the manual shows very few canned ideas on what to build, and the pictures are a little hard for the kids to follow. If you just "freestyle" the building, it is much more fun. Be sure to have a couple of towels handy as when things go wrong at the plant, it can get wet! Definitely recommend for the kids that love to tinker. And its not another VIDEO game.......
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