If you wend your way to their Oulton Broad location they let you wander around the warehouse, unescorted. Includes a Haynes Manual which features easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and a guide to the working principles of an internal combustion engine.

It’s fun for adults, as you can see from the timelapse we shot ourselves in the Haynes office, but they’re also great learning tools for kids. Some bits can be fiddley to assemble and require patience, but it is fun to put together and the screws used are all the same size so no putting the wrong one in the wrong place.The Machine Works Haynes V8 Model Engine Kit is a comprehensive but manageable kit of a simplified replica working engine. IF YOU have a son or daughter who is interested in tinkering with engines, don’t let them loose under the bonnet of your Ford Mondeo this Christmas.

The best that can be said for it is that my 9 yr-old grandson learned to tighten screws gently to avoid breakages, but even his grandmother (who has a PhD in Physics) found assembly frustrating. The Haynes Build Your Own 4 Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine Kit: With this awesome kit you can construct a fully motorised model of a 4 Cylinder Internal Combustion Engine. I was most impressed with the transparency which provides useful in explaining what things do what and all about the suckling squeeze bang and blow without having to visualise in ones mind which keeps little ones entertained whilst providing true world knowledge and useful experience. When I was a child growing up, I loved playing with construction and model building toys such as LEGO. Many small parts (screws and valve components in particular) so it needs to be put together on a tray.

Having said that, a little more patience with it probably would have paid off - re-reading after having worked it out it actually wasn't too bad. Aimed at children aged 10 or over, the kit is a simplified version of a real engine but is not based on the unit from a particular car. He built it over 2 days, fairly straightforward but a few fiddly bits especially the valves and springs. With this Haynes 4 Cylinder Engine construct a fully working model of a petrol car engine with ignition sound and illuminating spark plugs. The app also has a How It Works section explaining how different components work and what their functions are.