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Title: Good idea, bad paint job.
Review: I bought this toy becase the idea is excellent for educational value and the child I got it for was excited to build the helecoptor and the crane shown in the instruction sheet included; BUT the toy is POORLY CONSTRUCTED!!! The paint is inside the threading of the nuts and prevents the bolts from screwing into them and damages the bolts. I had a previous version of the Melissa & Doug construction set which came with a box that folded out to a workbench stand and the nuts were not painted inside the threading and the bolts screwed in just fine. That version couldn't made three-dimentional objects. This version has blocks with holes in all sides to allow three-dimeintional building - that is great. The wooden bolts for my earlier version are fairly durable but the edges will chip easily. The two versions are not compatible. The makers just have to get the pain job right and the toy would be good.
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