Orbiting Solar System - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System Creation Kit - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System Creation Kit - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System Creation Kit - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System Creation Kit - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System - Thames and Kosmos 814743015685
Orbiting Solar System Creation Kit

Orbiting Solar System Creation Kit

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Set the planets in motion with a flick of your wrist!

Build a mechanical model of the solar system including the sun and eight planets (also known as an orrery), wind it up, and watch the planets revolve around the sun.

Assemble this complex machine using snap-together plastic parts to learn how the gears and wind-up mechanism work to spin the model. Detail each planet with colourful, realistic-looking printed planet graphics. Discover how a special type of gear called a planetary gear is used to simulate the mesmerizing motion of the solar system. Learn about the order of the planets, their relative sizes, their rates of revolution around the sun, their appearance, and other planetary facts.

Bonus: There’s a built-in expansion slot in case the mysterious Planet Nine is discovered! This kit includes full-colour step-by-step illustrated assembly instructions.

+ Build a colourful model of the solar system.

+ Wind-up engine sets your planets in motion around the sun – no batteries required

+ Learn about the planets’ celestial orbits.

+ Explore fundamental gear mechanics; planets travel at different speeds depending on the gear ratio.

Age 8+

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30/05/2024

Not what I expected

I have not yet given this present or opened it, but I am disappointed. It was not at all what I expected and cannot think a 6 year old even with help could appreciate it.

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14/12/2023
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Jennifer SVG verified by SHOP
United Kingdom United Kingdom
08/12/2023

Great present for my htsmfs

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Gaynor SVG verified by SHOP
United States United States
04/01/2023

Orbiting Solar System

Constructing it was fun, but that was it really.

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Anonymous
United Kingdom United Kingdom
31/08/2021

Solar System

Service was excellent. The product looks to be an exciting and informative project, but as yet we haven't commenced building it with our grandson, so we are unable to comment on the finished model.

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Anonymous
United Kingdom United Kingdom
12/08/2021

Orbiting solar system

A present for a grandchild, which I’m sure he will love building

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