would this be good for a 9 year old who has built snap on models?
324580
Probably a little advanced, but for the price you can't beat it. I might recommend the revell spitfire or something with a few less little parts that will be more for. If he does well with that, by all means, this will be a next step. Be advised this kit will require glue and paint that are sold separately.
324581
No, this wouldn't be the best choice, it has lots of tricky gluing, and is kind of tricky painting. My suggestion would be the Revell P47 Thunderbolt, much better for a beginner.
324582
maybe so you just need patience, this model has a lot of parts some very very small an require tweezers to hold an will take a long time to build but if he/she wants a challenge this is it. An for the price you can't go wrong
1609377
I got it for my son at age 7 and he still uses it and he will be 9 this month. I think it's a great starter kit for kids to use for a few years before they get into double digits! I even have used some of the tools myself. Hope this helps.
1801536
If the child has built plastic models (cat 3 or 4) where they have to follow detailed instructions they should do well (withsupervision.) The builder needs very good spacial reasoning for this model as a lot of the parts are molded in clear. My 14 year old nephew had a hard time with the engine block and pistons because he could not understand how the parts described on paper related to the models parts in hand.
2087820
Depends on the kid probably- if he's the sort that likes to help you fix or build things, he probably would love it. There are instructions- though ours are long gone by now. 3 or 4 projects that I can remember but possibly more.
152508
This would work great for a nine-year old. It will even accommodate adults! Even though I bought one for my 3-year old grandson, my daughter can ride it. They are very heavy duty. I think your nine-year old will love it.
1801535
This is a complicated model. My son is fourteen and did it ok. I don't think kids too much younger could complete it.
1598841
I did it last year and I was thirteen. I think I did well with it, and did not think it was too hard. It helped to have built a few models before, so if your twelve year old has built a few models he should do fine. I would not recommend it if this is his first model.
416773
My son is 9 years old and has minimal soldering experience and is doing fine with it.
1970119
I wouldn't give this to a 9 year old. Perhaps I'm a bit old fashioned, but I think this is more for teenagers who are experimenting with the look they wish to achieve as a young adult. It would be suitable for a teenager's slumber party. When my daughter was 9 I purchased a much more "fun" pack (at least to her) for playing with in preparation for Halloween type makeup or other dress up. She was pretty imaginative and was more interested in being a lion, mouse, ghost, than a miniature adult. She was never into the "little princess thing." Hope this is helpful.
2126863
Probably. I bought one for my 10 year old and he I'd barreling around on it. Downside - it was a pain to put it together.
2062009
I do not think your 9 year old would be too old for this bow set. I bought 2 for my children ages 4 and 7. They use it often and enjoy it and I have to say I also have used it and enjoyed it too. I would think she would really enjoy it.
535210
If they are already into modelling kits this would be good for any age. Wouldn't be a good first kit for a kid under 12.....
144534
I would think a nine year old would be too old and probably too big/tall for this. It really is for littler kids.
1910927
My grandson is 7, and he is very interested on how things works and problem solves. I got the snap circuit 300 for him figuring it had a lot more options for him. Not sure what age your looking for.
643838
I got the workshop for my grandson for his 3rd birthday and he loves it. It might be a bit too unsophisticated for a 5 or 6 year old because of the size / height and type of tools. It's mostly for pretend, but the vise and work light are functional. My grandson has since received more realistic tools which he added to the ones that came with the workshop.
707662
wow, 10-- kids are so computer savvy... my 16-year old is doing pretty advanced 3D animation, so I think that it's possible for a 10year old to learn this if he has patience and the attention span. Someone may have to help him here and there, but you know best if he's a kid that can learn things on his own. I do find that you can Google almost any question and someone somewhere has an answer, so that's helpful. Also, we love Lynda.com, which has tutorials for almost any software for unlimited learning at $35. a month. I don't remember if they have this software but you can go on their site and see. At the very least, if he finds it too hard, he can put it away for a year or two and try it again later-- but if he does well at this at age 10 he's doing great and has a future in this area if he wants it. I do have a background in design and know Adobe suite, so I find this fairly simple to learn but it is time consuming. Hope this is helpful. I will say that it is well worth the price.
685221
This model takes a lot of patience and time. I don't think the age is too young. All kids are different. The instructions get a little "fuzzy" at times, but a little common sense prevails. Good luck and ENJOY.