Steam Engine D 5 Kit

Childhood flashback. I had one of these 50 yrs ago and it’s long gone. Ordered this one because I remember it as a cool model. This model comes from Germany, it took about 3 weeks to arrive. Assembled without any surprises. Ordered some of the solid fuel along with it. Runs great. I mounted it to a piece of plywood to keep it stable and less vibrations. I don’t remember there being a sight glass on the tank of my model I had as a kid. That’s a great improvement! Maybe I won’t blow the tank out of this one! I’ll keep it.

This is a great way to teach young people how steam engines work with simplicity.The engine arrived on time and all pieces were accounted for. (There are two items in the kit left over that I could not identify).The engine worked well after making a few adjustments to the piston rod to the flywheel. For boiler fire I used heat tablets (for small camp stoves) which worked perfectly. Probably best to mount the base on a piece of plywood as this thing runs vigorously with a full head of steam. The vibrations cause it to move around as it runs. I am throughly satisfied with my new steam engine. Thanks

I’ve always wanted one of these. The model is well built but more detaiLed instructions are needed in English, especially in the operation of the model. I also found it a bit difficult to assemble the model due to small size of the kit and it’s fasteners. If you have large hands like me you may want to buy the larger kit version. All and all it was a joy to build and run. A great kit.

My six year old son and I spent hours and hours over a period of three days and could not complete assembly. When I bought this, I had no idea of what I was signing up for. The screws are so tiny; if you have adult hands (and are not a jeweler with a special set of tools and an eyepiece) you will face many hours of frustration. The bolts are likewise miniscule. The instructions are written in a rough English translation from the original German. The washers vary in size without explanation, and this I think is a cause of some risk as hot steam leaks or not. I tried to explain to my disappointed son that , alas, we were giving up on this! I give this a very poor rating, despite the other reviews. Must be written by jewelers!

My son at age 13 loves old time things. He is still curious as to how motors work. This was perfect for him to learn the bare basics.The item arrived very timely . But I had not realized that the smokeless blocks were not included.It doesn't take very long for the water to heat up and steam to build. My son complains that the blocks for heat don't last long enough.Lena

Shipped with broken/missing parts. As this was a gift for my Dad, I was not impressed - he had to pay an extra ~$40 to get everything to where it should have been to begin with. Would not buy again.

Awesome big boy toy! I actually bought for my kids but, it has been a joy and taught me along the way!

Great Product for the beginner. Bought it for my grandsons birthday and he loves it. Him and I assembled it in about an hour. All the parts were there and it went together easily. He went through the first box of fuel cubes pretty quickly so I bought him more.