Wilesco D5 Steam Engine Model Kit - Reviews
(3.5)
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12.11.2020
As a recently retired person catching up on the things I couldn't afford when younger, I really enjoyed building this kit. The base and "superstructure" are made of lighter gauge metal than perhaps you would expect with 'Steam-Engine-engineering', but its adequate for the job. The instructions are not perfect or optimised/refined,so you have to think a bit.As others have said, parts of the build are quite fiddly, namely fitting the really small bolts - but once I'd worked out that the screwdriver provided was strongly magnetic, I found you could use it to pick and place the bolts into the not very accessible holes where your fingers let you down.The manufacturers quality control failed with one crucial part which had to be screwed on to the threaded end of the flywheel spindle - the part (
28.12.2017
Good for young and old alike , easy build on the kitchen table, but a bit fiddly, replaced some of the standard nuts for nylocks, as the vibrations were shaking things loose, overall impression is good quality and would recommend to others
14.2.2015
I bought this for my dad who is an engineer. Loved it. Works a treat and does exactly what it should.
14.11.2016
It is what it is - fantastic. I didn't realise it was in kit but that only increased the fun.
15.12.2015
It doesn't come with brass chimney as illustrated and the plastic one melts
8.10.2015
Good design and actually works a treat. Avery fun thing to build and use
11.10.2017
works well still
29.4.2016
Perfect, thanks
14.12.2015
fine