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Trebuchet Kit has been reviewed 43 times with an average rating of 4.05
Very pleased
Posted 7/14/2008 by M. M. Herman
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This kit is well made and the directions were easy to follow. I actually had fun putting my trebuchet together and then more fun showing my nephew and niece how it operates. The neighbors may think we are kookie but the birds love the treats we fired across the lawn.
Wish you made a bigger kit - it would be fun to catapult leftovers into the bay for the critters.
thanks again
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A Wonderful Kit
Posted 10/23/2008
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I bought this as a model for a larger trebuchet for a school project. I was able to build the entire thing in under an hour. I did not glue everything, because it stays together pretty well without glue. I experimented with the sling length and counterweight, and after some trial and error, it is now able to throw the clay ball twenty feet every time. I did have a small problem while building it. Two pieces of wood split, but since I am experienced with wood, I was able to fix it with just a little bit of tape, and it did not effect the outcome. This model helped me build a six foot high working trebuchet that can hurl a two pound pumpkin over thirty meters.
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11 of 13 customers found this review helpful.
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Let the contest begin!
Posted 7/22/2008
- RELATIVE
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Setting: Home
We bought this kit for a logical, skilled, and dextrous seven-year-old, hot on the heels of the success and fun of the catapult kit, which was a big hit in "Show and Tell." Parental assistance was required, but the kit went together nicely and easily, and the finished "toy of destruction" operates as promised. A total hit!
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6 of 7 customers found this review helpful.
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So Much Fun!
Posted 3/6/2008 by Melissa McGlynn
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Setting: School
What a great model! My thirteen-year-old son built in about an hour with little difficulty. It is a fantastic working model. Be sure to use sand and not rocks as your weight. Great Product!!
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5 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
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Product review of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 1/16/2009 by cw
- FRIEND
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Setting: Home
We bought the trebuchet kit as a gift for a 13 year old boy- he was really excited about it. The assembly of the toy easily takes 2 hours, and we haven't had time to get it completely up and running. Well made toy- but definitely for older kids who have patience and interest in building things.
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4 of 5 customers found this review helpful.
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A rating of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 4/19/2006 by Robert Branch
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Easy to assemble. The clay that was attached with it did not work as well as glue.
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2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
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Trebuchet Model
Posted 4/6/2009 by Alex Wilson
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The trebuchet product i bought was satisfying and entertaining. It was easy to build and was fun in the process of building it took me and my father about 3 hours. I wished that on the box it says what its wieght limit is so i don't put to much in it but i'm causious. With the weight i put in it now it doesn't go as far i would have liked so i will slowly continue on to put a little more weight in each time. Overall i am very satisfied with my product.
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A fun kit
Posted 3/3/2009 by KG
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Setting: Home
I ordered this kit for my son's 12th birthday. He & a friend started it right after dinner & had a great time working on it.
It comes with a set of dowels they had to measure & cut themselves which personaly I thought could have been marked/cut/scored at the factory but it actually added another element of fun for the boys. I would just be prepared BEFOREHAND with the proper cutting tools as we had small piece of jagged dowel flying all over the kitchen! :)
Certainly a fun kit although I do wish it were a little less pricey!
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Very satisfied
Posted 1/25/2009 by Dirk Henrich
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Not assembled yet but the catapult kit was a blast.... :)
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Trebuchet Review
Posted 9/15/2009 by Jamie Looney
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It would have been nice if some of the pieces had been made to fit together without having to hold them in place while the glue was drying. Otherwise the miniature was fine. It worked great and was easy to use for demonstrations.
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Information about Trebuchet Kit
Posted 6/23/2009
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Nice project to put together.
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Fun But Not Of The Highest Quality
Posted 1/5/2008 by Lindsay Walker
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My husband and his buddies had a great time putting this together, but the holes were not all drilled very well and so they had a lot of troubles getting things to line up. They even resorted to the use of a staple gun! Surprisingly, the trebuchet worked perfectly once they managed to get it put together!
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Projectile Christmas
Posted 12/27/2007
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I got this as a Christmas present for my husband. He put it together Christmas day with my brother and cousin complete with a history lesson about siege warfare. It took about 30 minutes beginning to end. Then all three of them took turns experimenting with the weights to get just the right amount of range to hit the cooks in the kitchen with marshmallows. Funniest Christmas dinner prep I've ever seen.
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Easy To Assemble
Posted 12/26/2007
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Assembling the trebuchet was easy. The instructions are comprehensive and there are enough pictures and advise to avoid making obvious mistakes. Take your time and you'll have good results.
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Great Gift
Posted 12/26/2007 by Julia Lombardi
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I purchased this as a gift for my husband and he absolutely loved it. The gift is unique and comes with easy to follow instructions. It's a fun and educational gift for kids of all ages.
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Great Gift
Posted 12/26/2007 by Gerald Priest
- OTHER
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Setting: Home
This was a gift for my Son-in-Law and it was received with much excitement. He hasn't assembled it yet, but is very much looking forward to the process. He's already making plans for the launching of various cat toys.
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Trebuchet Kit
Posted 11/19/2007 by Chris
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This kit was easy enough for my middle school aged child to assemble with little assistance. Great science fair project.
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My rating of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 11/15/2007 by Leland Teschler
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Only real problem here was that the holes in the mechanism for holding the weight were drilled slightly cockeyed. This didn't affect how the trebuchet worked, but it was visually unappealing. There was also no way to compensate for this unless you took the time to redrill the holes, something I didn't want to bother with. Other than that, the trebuchet lived up to its advance billing. Instructions were straightforward and clear.
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Just As Promised
Posted 8/15/2007
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I sent the trebuchet kit as a gift to a family friend and he loves it. It was easy to assemble and worked perfectly!
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Product review of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 5/10/2007 by Gregg Coder
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Setting: Homeschool
It was fine. The level broke after about a dozen uses. I wasn't there so it could have been an over-anxious son.
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Product review of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 3/28/2007 by Jim
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There was a part missing from the kit and a part was marked incorrectly so it was assembled wrong. I will have to help my son drill out the dowel and place in the correct spot.
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Trebuchet Kit
Posted 3/1/2007
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Fairly easy to assemble. It works well.
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Information about Trebuchet Kit
Posted 2/20/2007 by Jody Conners
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Setting: School
When my son informed me that he had to build a model Trebuchet for his 7th grade science project I started searching the internet for plans or kits. This kit was the best I found and was worth every cent as opposed to trying to purchase and cut all the pieces and parts separately. The kit had some minor flaws, (like we had to re-drill a lot of the holes to get the dowels through), but we had fun putting it together and it really does work! He'd better get an A.
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Review of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 1/24/2007 by Thomas Bayer
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Setting: Home
The kit was well organized with all parts clearly labeled and easy to follow assembly instructions. It is a lot of fun.
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Very Good
Posted 1/19/2007 by Pamela Hurst-Dellapietra
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Trebuchet is a great outdoor activity.
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A rating of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 12/24/2006 by Randall Daniels
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Product: Trebuchet Kit. Review: 4/5 stars. Kit was good quality with no warped pieces and all holes properly drilled. The instructions are adequate but are one of the weaker points of the kit. Also, the knot tying section was much too vague. I am a 22 year old student and built the kit for a co-worker. The kit took about 1.5 hours of construction time and is straightforward - until the end when one must contruct the actual sling for launching projectiles. Once completed, the kit functioned perfectly. It is impressive to behold in both scale and function. Bottom Line: A good kit, I would buy again and would recommend family/friends to buy if queried.
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Trebuchet
Posted 11/16/2006 by David Longoria
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Setting: School
My son and I really like the product. It looks like we will be using it as a science project.
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Review of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 8/30/2006
- RELATIVE
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Setting: Office
The recipient was my brother, a 42 yr old, attorney, who assembled it with his daughter and reports it was a breeze. Functionally, the trebuchet is reportedly "das schiznitt" (a German adjective we were afraid to translate) and it will most likely be relocated to the law office for more practical uses.
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Review for Trebuchet Kit
Posted 6/16/2006 by Dave Wright
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This kit was fun to assemble and all the parts were there!
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Product review of Trebuchet Kit
Posted 5/5/2006 by James Quashnock
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Setting: Home
The quality of parts is poor. Little effort was used to utilize quality wood. Major parts are warped. Drilled holes are rough. (Note from Fat Brain Toys: We contacted Mr. Quashnock. Any product which does not meet our customers' expectations may be returned for a full refund. We do appreciate this feedback as it helps us to determine which products to carry for our customers.)
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Review for Trebuchet Kit
Posted 3/29/2006 by Peter Williams
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Much easier to build that we had expected.
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Trebuchet Order
Posted 7/22/2009 by Chad Watson
- EDUCATOR
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Setting: Other
Product quality was good and the instructions were helpful. I had two teams of fifth graders assemble two of these and they actually got them together. We will fire them on Friday!!
Trebuchet
Posted 11/1/2007 by Kayla Unger
- RELATIVE
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Setting: School
The product was not even remotely close to what I was hoping it to be. There were holes that weren't supposed to be in certain places and missing holes where they should have been. This made it very difficult to build. (Note from Fat Brain Toys: Sounds like a "whole" lot of issues. We requested a replacement Trebuchet kit from the manufacturer for our customer.)
Information about Trebuchet Kit
Posted 6/3/2008 by Monica Willcutt
- HOMESCHOOL
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Setting: Home
My son and I put this together. He is 13. It would have been too difficult for him to do it alone. The product itself was flimsy. The accuracy was poor, the clay ball didn't come out of the pouch 9 out of 10 times. It is a very frustrating product for anyone, let alone a kid.
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2 of 7 customers found this review helpful.
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