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Iano_128 · 29-08-2013 10:58AM #1

I know I'm in the wrong forum here but I was looking around and couldn't find anywhere else that made sense to put it, so this is the closest I could find.

I'm looking to know if any of you know where sells K'Nex in Dublin? Looking for a decent set as a birthday present but if I look in Smiths or Argos all they have is small cheap ones that the recipient wouldn't get much use out of, besides buying online I can't really find anywhere in Dublin I could buy this? Any Lego heads have any suggestions?

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Iano_128 · 29-08-2013 11:26AM

On second thoughts maybe Lego is the way forward... Pretty much I'm looking for a really good set of something (Meccano, Lego, K'Nex) that will challenge my little brother, he's 15 and absolutely loves Lego, he has a police station set and a house set and a couple of other small ones but he's a whizz with them, makes his own little projects from them all the time.

Are there any really challenging Lego sets out there?

PaddyFagan · 29-08-2013 01:35PM

Hey Ian -

challenging tends to equal big, which tends to imply expensive...

I'd suggest something Technic myself - these ones from Smyths have some discounts at the moment.....

LEGO Technic Excavator 42006 €49.99
http://www.toys.ie/LEGO-Technic-Excavator-42006-!126679-prd.aspx?qwSessionID=3296f67e-6554-4956-bb68-aa39950f20b7

LEGO Technic 4X4 Crawler 9398 €154.99
http://www.toys.ie/LEGO-Technic-4X4-Crawler-9398-!124296-prd.aspx?qwSessionID=3296f67e-6554-4956-bb68-aa39950f20b7

Paddy

Iano_128 · 29-08-2013 01:43PM

Oh brilliant Paddy thanks very much!! I wasn't aware Lego made anything like that.. That stuff is exactly what I was looking for. This is doubling as a Birthday present and Junior Cert results present so I don't mind spending a bit on it, especially when I know he'll get a tonne of use out of something like this. Thanks very much for that Paddy spot on for what I was looking for

Iano_128 · 29-08-2013 01:47PM

Sorry just one more question... As a general rule would the Technic stuff be hard to put together? Don't want to give him something he'll have finished in an hour

PaddyFagan · 29-08-2013 06:56PM

The build time for large technic sets tends to long enough. The reviews on the web (just google the model numbers) suggest 3-4 hours for the JCB and 5-7 hours for the 4x4.

Paddy

E.g.
4x4
http://www.technicbricks.com/2012/07/tbs-techreview-15-9398-4x4-crawler.html?m=1

JCB
http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78156

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