Helix Motorised Marble Run Kit

A mechanical marvel: an ingenious kit to make a plywood marble run with a motorised lift to keep the marbles in motion. Compelling to watch, the marbles roll through a 2m helical track before being lifted within the adjoining tower to begin the journey all over again. Recalling the soaring Victorian iron-work of gasometers: an engineering marvel that developed in the early 1800s with the development of gas technology, becoming iconic iron forms in the 19th and 20th-century industrial landscape. Created in laser-cut plywood the kit’s pieces cleverly slot together; add glue to make the model sturdy and link paper straws to create channels for the marbles. Fun to build, sit back and watch your contraption roll. A mechanical marvel: an ingenious kit to make a plywood marble run with a motorised lift to keep the marbles in motion. Compelling to watch, the marbles roll through a 2m helical track before being lifted within the adjoining tower to begin the journey all over again. Recalling the soaring Victorian iron-work of gasometers: an engineering marvel that developed in the early 1800s with the development of gas technology, becoming iconic iron forms in the 19th and 20th-century industrial landscape. Created in laser-cut plywood the kit’s pieces cleverly slot together; add glue to make the model sturdy and link paper straws to create channels for the marbles. Fun to build, sit back and watch your contraption roll.

Makes a model c.55 x 32.5 x 30.5cm
Includes 158 plywood pieces, dowels and paper straws
With an electric motor, gearbox and 25 glass marbles
Includes screwdriver, screws, glue and fully illustrated instructions
Plastic battery case with on/off switch
Requires 2 x AA batteries
38 x 24 x 5cm boxed
Age 10+ (7+ with adult supervision)
Component colours may vary