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My kids love K’nex, because they are so fun to build and use. They are toys that provide challenging models to build and play with, and many times the models are motorized, like the Raptor’s Revenge Roller Coaster I received to review recently.
This kit is a challenging one, with over 600 parts including rods, connectors and track. When it is finished it sends a green coaster car hurtling through over 19 feet of track. My 15 year old son took on the challenge of putting this together, and he insisted on doing it all himself. The instruction book is very detailed, with over 43 pages of diagrams!
We cleared off the kitchen table, and he spent about 2 hours working on it, spread out over the day. The roller coaster car travels up to the top by conveyor belt, and then zooms down the track very fast. Many times it needs a little push to get over the last loop, although it has gone over the loop on its own a few times (but never when I’ve had a camera on). Check out our video!
My son has been spent another hour or so tinkering with the model, trying to get it run more consistently. He has been modifying the supports, and trying this like adding extra weight to the car – which failed miserably. He has learned quite a bit from trying different things and having them not work!
There are also instructions online at knex.com to build another roller coaster, Brink of Extinct. I am sure my son will be building this one soon!
I also received a Titanfall IMC Atlas Titan which we haven’t had time to put together yet. My son plays Titanfall on the XBox, and he says this is his favorite Titan and includes the best weapon. The Titanfall and other video game spin off models K’nex has are a great way to get kids who love video games into more imaginative play.
Thanks to K’nex one of my readers will win a Raptor’s Revenge coaster of their own! This would make a wonderful Christmas present for kids ages 9 and up. And adults love it too, everyone who has been over to my house in the past few days has seen the roller coaster, which is now on the dining room table, and wanted to make it go. Enter to win in the Rafflecopter form below.
Rules: Open to ages 18 and up, US only. Giveaway ends 11/17/14. Winner will have 24 hours to respond to my email and claim the prize.
Thunderbolt strike looks like fun!
my son would like the vipers venom one just because of the name, he loves snakes!
I like the 6′ double ferris wheel also, so cool
Wow, the Hyperspeed Hangtime Roller Coaster Building Set looks amazing! Thanks for the chance to win!
I like the giant ferris wheel.
My nephew would love to make the viper’s venom!
I’d love to build the Thunderbolt Strike Rollercoaster Building Set with my grandson!
I like the Son of Serpent Coaster. I would build it with my granddaughter.
I would love to have the Raptor’s Revenge Roller Coaster Building Set
The Thunderbolt Strike Rollercoaster Building Set looks like a cool ride to build.
My eight year old son and I would have an absolute BLAST building the Crossfire Chaos set! Thank you for the opportunity to win. I LOVED K’nex as a kid – so cool to see that their sets are still around!
My son would love the Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set.
I think the Giant Ferris wheel would be cool for the grandchildren
I would love to do the 6 foot ferris wheel
I like the Supernova Blast Roller Coaster Building Set.
I am going to get this for my son for Christmas. He loves building stuff and is obsessed with roller coasters, so I was excited to find it. I think that he will love it.
I like Vipers Venom and I know my son would love it
I’d love to attempt the 6 fot ferris wheel
the 6 foot ferris wheel!!!
The Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster
I would like to build Supernova Blast Roller Coaster Building Set.
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I like the Son of Serpent Coaster
I’d like to build the Son of Serpent Coaster with my daughter. But they all look like a lot of fun.
My daughter would like to build the Viper’s Venom Roller Coaster
Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set
I like the Supernova Blast Roller Coaster Building Set.
I want to build the ferris wheel!
I would like to build the Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set.
We’d love to build the Supernova Blast Roller Coaster Building Set!
Wow would my husband & sons have fun building that 6′ ferris wheel!
I’m sure the kids here who this would be for, would choose “viper’s venom”.. probably because the name is so cool. But really any of them would be wonderful. This would keep them busy for hours
I LOVE the 6-foot Ferris Wheel! How awesome!
Crossfire Chaos for sure!!
Thunderbolt Strike Rollercoaster Building Set
I would like to build the 6 ft double ferris wheel.
I like the THUNDERBOLT one.
like Vipers Venom and I know my son would love it
We would love to build the Ferris Wheel!
I like the Sorcerers-eclipse-rollercoaster-building-set
I think the Viper Venom looks really cool and my grandsons and I would love it.
I like the Vipers Venom coaster
The six foot ferris wheel looks like it would be fun for the whole family.
Oh the 6-foot Double Ferris Wheel looks so fun too!
GIANT FERRIS WHEEL
I like the Raptor’s Revenge Roller Coaster Building Set.
I think the giant ferris wheel looks awesome! Knex are on the top of my son’s Christmas list – would love to win this for him!
my son would just love this
Viper’s Venom Roller coaster
I would probably build the vipers venom at first.
I would like to build, Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster.
My sons would love this , it looks like hours of fun.
I think my boys would love the viper venom on but it says currently unavailable after that they would love he thunderbolt one
The giant ferris wheel
I’d like to build the Viper’s Venom roller coaster.
crossfire chaos roller coaster
Hyperspeed Hangtime Roller Coaster looks good too
Crossfire Chaos looks challenging 🙂
I’d love to help my son build the 6′ Ferris Wheel
My 10 year old and I would love to build the 6 foot Ferris wheel.
I would most really like to build the Viper’s Venom Roller Coaster Building Set with my son.
The 6 foot ferris wheel for sure
My son would also love the Hyperspeed Hangtime Roller Coaster Building Set from KNex.
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I would love to get the Sorcerer’s Eclipse Rollercoaster Building Set! I mean that would be so much FUN to put together? It would be a great family time for my family!
The 6-Foot Ferris Wheel looks fun.
My son and I wo uld love love building this ride! supernova-blast-roller-coaster-building-set/
My daughter would love to build Thunderbolt!
I think i’d try to make the vipor venom.
I like the 6 foot Ferris Wheel.
I think my nephew would love the Viper’s Venom Roller Coaster
I would love to buy the 6-foot Double Ferris Wheel.
My nephew would like to build the Viper’s Venom Roller Coaster Building Set.
I think the Hyperspeed Hangtime Roller Coaster Building Set.
I’d like the Supernova Blast Roller Coaster Building Set. Thanks.
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The 6′ Ferris Wheel.
I would love to build the Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set
Viper’s Venom Roller Coaster Building Set looks cool.
I like the 6ft double ferris wheel.
I would like to build the Hyperspeed Hangtime Roller Coaster Building Set.
I like the Hyperspeed Hangtime Roller Coaster Building Set
thanks
Wow, The Son of Serpent Coaster looks amazing!
Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set
maybe the Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set
Want to build the Typhoon Frenzy Roller Coaster Building Set
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I really like the supernova blast
I like the Thunderbolt Strike Rollercoaster Building Set.
The 6-foot Double Ferris Wheel looks very fun!
Alysia think that she would like to build the Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set (looks pretty hard to me!)
I would like to build the Crossfire Chaos Roller Coaster Building Set