Da Vinci Paddleboat (Snap Kit)

With two large paddle wheels that are operated by a mechanical spring, the Da Vinci Paddleboat model kit is a remarkable example of the power of physics and mechanics. This Da Vinci model kit snaps together and is molded in a wood-like brown, so no paint or glue is necessary to assemble it. While building the Da Vinci Paddleboat, modelers will learn some basic mechanics and physics principles and see them used in advanced ways for transportation on water. Remarkable similarities to the much larger-scale, steam-powered paddleboats of the late 1800s, showing once again that Leonardo Da Vinci was an inventor way ahead of his time.

Even though the designs from Da Vinci’s notebooks show the paddleboat as man-powered, Academy models has taken the spring-propulsion concept from Da Vinci’s other models and incorporated it here. A metal axle holds the paddle wheels, and a positionable rudder is situated at the rear of the paddleboat model kit. Once assembled, power can be added to the spring by winding it, and once released, the completed paddleboat model kit will be controlled by the rudder. By transcribing the public records of Da Vinci’s amazingly detailed notebooks, Academy Models has packaged a kit that is not only fun to use, but the assembly process is easy to follow in the instruction manual. After removing all of the pieces from their sprues, they quickly snap together to display the genius behind Da Vinci and his paddleboat model kit.

The Da Vinci Paddleboat Plastic Model Kit from Academy has the Following Features:

• Skill Level 1
• Molded in Brown
• Functional Rudder
• 2 Large Paddle Wheels
• Spring Winding Unit with Flat Spring
• Incredibly Authentic Details
• Metal Axle
• Detailed Instruction Manual:
• Exploded Blueprint Illustrations
• Step by Step Instructions
• This Plastic Paddleboat Model Kit Requires:
• Assembly

Ages 14 and Up