Nifeliz V8 Engine Building Set, Exclusive Advanced Collector's Engine Model, Physical Science Experiment Toy for Adults, Home or Office Décor (2725 PCS, NF10287)

This NifeliZ V8 Engine is one of the most fun and complicated builds I've done. I've built lots of trains, cars, buildings and Star Wars sets. This ranks up there with the best of them. I can't wait to use it to explain V8 Engines to my grandsons. Cranking it makes the pistons go up and down as well as the valves opening and closing. It's a very well engineered piece. It's also a very difficult build but the instructions are fantastic. You'll have a real sense of accomplishment when it's complete. Unlike most of my builds I only found one thing that didn't fit just right. The top cover didn't set just right so I made a minor correction - I reversed the blue pins in step 192 and in step 371, now the top sets squarely on the red and blue pins. (see pictures 1 & 2). One other thing I changed was the gray piece used in steps 608 thru 611. Ascetically I felt the pieces should be all black. (see picture 3) Hope this is helpful - enjoy your build. NifeliZ V8 Engine - NF 10287 followup: I bought this kit a few weeks ago and have had a fun time building and then tweaking it to make it my own version. Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with this kit, I just can’t stop myself from modifying things after I’ve built them. It’s just more fun. So what I want to share is some of the functional and cosmetic modification I made to my NifeliZ V8. I have already showed 2 things in my initial review. Here are a few more: 1) The top has a back cover that is only held on in three places. Sometimes when I would accidentally pull too hard it would slip off. So I added an additional attach point that makes it a little sturdier. See Picture (1 Engine Cover) 2) The Frame structure for the gears on the front of the engine seemed like it needed a little extra support so I looked for a way to add support as well as improve cosmetics. I decided modifying pipes and locations of what I think are the fuel filters would improve the structure. One mod was very easy - I just had to remove a small yellow disc. The left side required a complete redo. It was worth it now the frame is secured to the heads on both sides and the filters are in better alignment. See Picture (2 Fuel Filters) 3) The next few things I did are strictly cosmetic to satisfy my need for balance. There are a lot of pieces that stick out and look like they should connect to something. See Pictures (3 Engine Front 1 and 4 Engine Front 2). I decided to cap them off so they would look more finished to me. There was also an elbow that looked like it should go somewhere so I added a section that looks like a pipe. See Pictures (5 Cover Off 1 and 6 Cover Off 2) 4) I add a couple of cosmetic pieces to the rear of the engine also. See Picture (7 Engine Rear) Let me emphasize there is nothing wrong with this engine. I just love kits where I can have fun making simple changes that makes it seem better to me and gives me my own unique version. Find your own little tweaks and enjoy the fun.

Sooo good! This thing is so much fun. Great quality pieces, very clear instructions, and neatly organized into manageable sections. You get a lot of bang for your buck here compared to Legos, and these are just as good. There were a couple of parts that were difficult to snap together, but what do you expect. Totally worth it. Can’t wait to get another!

This V8 model engine was both complex and rewarding to build. It showed excellent engineering and attention to detail that resulted in an engine that reflected a realistic operation of an internal combustion engine. The building instructions were detailed and quite clear to follow. The parts were well made and none were missing. The hand crank worked to move the pistons within the cyclinders and to rotate the camshaft that allowed the intake and exhaust valves to open and close. I highly recommend this model over such brands as MouldKing whose engineering leaves much to be desired.

A challenging build took almost 3 weeks of working on it for a few hours a day. Directions are clear but no word (think IKEA assembly) Parts were organized by step in individual bags.

This engine is pure enjoyment, i was able to even hook it up with power.......awesome build!

Awesome build. Loved it. Nothing else to say…

Awesome kit great details

Looks like Legos. Feels like Legos. Model design is very cool. This is where my positivity ends. The "challenge" of this set is all about sorting out the confusion rather than building something intricate. This model has very few bricks. Instead you join everything together with connector pegs. These are common in Lego sets but I've not see one that use them on 95% of the instructions. Instruction conflicts: Instructions say "don't open all the bags at once". They even include little pictures to refer you to a specific bag #. Step 1 - includes pieces that are in bag ST-TY-3? That's right, the first step included pieces that were not in a #1 bag. Step 19 - also has a picture of the #1 bag. I already opened all of them. Are they reminding me that I'm still using #1 bags? Step 22 - I ran out of blue connector pegs so I had to go look for more and found them in bag ST-TY-2. Step 52 & 90 - wheel rim shape? Found it in bag ST-TY-5. Step 70 & 262 - flexible tube piece? Found it in bag ST-TY-6 None of these ST-TY-# bags are referenced anywhere in the instructions. Instructions show pieces being added to the back of the model: Step 58 - 2 black connector pegs had 3 possible positions with no clear view. Step 183 was similar. Step 212 was similar but 1 of the 2 add-ons was completely hidden in the instructions. I had to skip a few steps ahead to figure out where it went. Also steps 529 and 587. Instructions ask you to join pieces that have opposing connector pegs. Lining up the pegs isn't hard but forcing them together is. The first few create angles that make the rest harder. This is hard even if all the pegs are on the same side but they are not. 2 or 3 are OK but how about 8 or 10? I believe the most was 22. Then add in that many of the connector pegs are half round and half crossale so the crossale end spins making it difficult to line up to the female crossale. Welcome to Step 88 that combines all the problems I've mentioned so far. Step 117 is where the instructions demonstrate that gravity was not considered and it starts to work against you. Step 203 was worse than step 88. I had to get a screwdriver to help align the connector pegs. Step 295 was fun - it took me 30 seconds to realize that the instruction was asking me to merge steps 294 and 150 and dealing with gravity made this much, much worse than step 117. This is where you add the cylinder block and insert 4 pistons. I seriously considered stopping here but I managed to fumble through this step. Then I arrived at Step 427 which is the other cylinder block. This is when I determined that Nifeliz sets are not for me and I would not buy one again. Step 451 - adding the chains around the gear pieces. Gravity! Good luck keeping the chain's tiny pieces together during all this. Step 617 - The last step but I have no idea what the instruction is asking me to do. The previous 40 or so steps have you building an awkward engine cover. Then slide this thing through 2 holes and let is sit on top...sort of.

great product

Ordered item recieved as ordered. Thank you

Is it lego?...nope. can you tell? nope.... well only if you know what to look for. Very nice Kit. My teen loved it! based on the number of pieces.... paying a 1/3 of the price for lego brand! Also bought he Asil red car too...

Complex but straight forward model build

A pesar de que son bastantes piezas el instructivo venía completo y ya armado está súper padre porque algunas piezas se mueven simulando un motor, se lo regalé a mi novio y le gustó mucho!