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 Low quality garbage - gears came broken Jul 15, 2008
I used to have this as a kid. And I loved it. The quality of the product was MUCH MUCH better at that time. I still have most of the pieces of my old one back at my parents house. Now it is complete garbage. I'm so mad.
One of the most important gears came broken. The internal struts and bearings are loose and the gears disengage under even the slightest load rendering it useless.
The hexagonal connectors are so tight that you can't disconnect them without almost damaging the capsules.
The blue wheel axle threads are poorly made - one came stripped - hard to make anything cool when you're one wheel short.
One of the wire jacks fits so loosely in socket that any slight motion and it becomes intermittent.
This is just a classic example of a great toy gone bad as the pig manufacturer cut every corner possible to make as much money as possible. I really hate those swine businessmen who make garbage and sell it. I'm packing it back up and returning it.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Very low quality construction May 03, 2008
This is a well-thought out product that is very poorly made. I purchased it with high hopes. But the quality of the product is so low as to make it unusable. The more lengthy one-star review summarizes the problems very well. I have returned this, and have a very disappointed 8-year old boy, who asks "why do people sell things that don't work?"
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Fun Experimenting Jan 19, 2008
I purchased this product for my 9 year old son for Christmas. I really liked the hands on approach to putting these models together. For your information, my son has taken it to another level. He has gotten creative and built some pretty unique models. The product has done well with my son and I because it has sparked some creative imagination with using your hands to build something with. Max-Out (Capsela # 1000) The other thing is that it is so much fun to work with.
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 Good toy.. Still good? Dec 09, 2007
I had this toy as a child. One reviewer mentions certain problems with the toy. Some of these problems are pretty bad (I never remember any of the components within the capsules being loose... the motors and mechanical units seemed very solid). But I do remember that some of the octagonal connectors got stuck and could not be pried off, and you had to make sure everything was really well seated and stuck together before setting the creation loose. I remember the yellow pieces also kept popping off when they hit something because they angle out a bit. This did not diminish my enjoyment of Capsela...
Because I was a girl, I really wasn't interested in Capsela until I saw my brother making it swim in the bathtub or scoot across the floor (it can be propelled by wheels, propeller, treads, etc.). The color-coding made it easy to figure it out where to put the wires, and the pieces lived up to quite a bit of use and abuse. I can remember some of the cells falling apart, but I think we got them back together after finding the exact alignment. It is unfortunate that all of the pieces aren't as sturdy as they once were. But even in the "good ol days", I don't remember this toy being perfect. It was quirky, but better than a lot of the toys on the market that gave less range for creativity...
I think that this is a toy that requires a bit of patience. This is probably better for a kid with focused curiosity who likes to make things than for the kid who needs the goal-oriented structure and constant excitment of videogame-like entertainment. The excitement here is that something you made comes to life... but not all kids will probably find this entertaining enough to keep playing.
Science Educator pleased with this product Sep 21, 2007
I am teaching a class in robotics. This is a wonderful introduction to mechanics, gears, motion, electronics. The kids love it. They actually teach themselves as I just watch!
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