V-Express parní lokomotiva s tendrem

Bit disapponted - the rubber bands are hard to assemble as they get all bunched up and then unwieldy. Part #3 is weak, mine broke twice. Delays in getting replies maybe because of Xgiving holiday?

Totally disappointed!!. Thought it would be a good hobby for my husband. Wrong!!! The pieces are very fragile, as you say. So far he's had to glue 3 pieces. Now on page 17 the hanger board states 92, as the instructions state. The pieces show--2 have # 82--2 have #82 & #86--2 have #83 & #86. Nowhere in the instruction book does it show these pieces. He's frustrated with this as am I. Did I get a wrong hanger board with the wrong pieces. Let me know what to do. He's getting ready to throw the whole thing away.

The gentleman I bought this for is so delighted and has been working on it since I gave it to him. It is a beautiful piece and will bring great joy to the residents in the skilled nursing facility he and his wife are in.

I've made a number of UGears models and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
The V Express Train arrived in good order, was very well packaged and I was anxious to start. However I found the 16 elastic band part to very challenging! After 3 attempts I had the 14 of the elastics sort of in place but in putting the next band in place broke " part 3" As well I found a few of the illustrations hard to decipher. Have requested a replacement part.

I like it very much, but i have one question. Is the set compatible with "rails", wich is compatible with "steam locomotive with tender"

Most ugears models are nothing short of amazing, I had some issues with this one though. The part that bends around the front is really thin and fragile. I got cracks here and there, though I managed to fix them with super glue I don't see why it couldn't use the standard thickness, I know from other models that they bend that much without problems.

Also, rubber bands dry out. But I have yet to come across a model where they have taken changing them into account in the design, the kit came with a big load of extra rubber bands, but opening it up and changing them isn't really feasible.

That said, it works and I love ugears models! Running out of places to keep them. I kind of want to give this away or sell it, it takes up a lot of space. But who wants a finished model kit?

The engineering on this kit is mind blowing , spent many happy hours ( some a little frustrating ) on this build , so much so , I immediately went on line to see if there was any more and was amazed by the range , like a kid in a sweetshop , I think I`ll go for the steam engine and beer barrel trailer .

overall I love your models but not this one, The operation of the drive gearing assembly turned out to be very hit and miss. The problem lay with 1st assy on page 11. The actuating arm that activates the drive gears via the gear lever was inconsistent in operation, sometimes it engaged properly but other times not. I tried various tensioning on the elastic bands but again not consistent results. Once I thought I got cosistency (more by luck than judgement) I continued to finish the assembly. First trial after tensioning the gear lever would move neither forward or reverse. I dismantled all the work done, double checked all assemblies and fit, re assembled and tried again, same problem again. I now have a very dissapointing static model, looks good, but that was not the object of the build. I genuinely feel the design of gear engagement leaves a lot to be desired. Sorry, but that's how it was for me, very dissapointed to say the least.

Although it is really cool and building it up to the part where the rods connecting the engine power wheels was fun, the rods holding the main drive wheel to the other drive wheels of the locomotive are too flimsy to provide the proper force to turn the wheels. They should be made of metal (intact I will be reordering the sodden parts, but in the meantime try and construct metal ones myself) pretty disappointing as I got this for a gift and spend close to a year just getting the engine completed.

I got the model from my colleagues for Christmas and am thrilled. The assembly went largely without problems, although some parts already sit very tight and if then a small material defect comes in addition (wood is a natural product!) ... crack! With a little fast drying white glue no problem to repair. The gears and axles are amazingly smooth, the roller bearing on the rubber band motor ingenious. Careful sanding of the surfaces that rub against each other and waxing of the gears and bushings pays off. A great model with lots of building and playing fun!