New cars stand on the podiums, on the left side there is a cafe and a recreation area, and at the entrance there is a fountain.
A closer look at the car showroom
PLUS PLUS Tube 240 Piece Neon Color Mix
This is a basic type of the Plus Plus sets – PLUS PLUS Neon Mix with 240 pieces in a plastic tube. There are many different colors and themes of Plus Plus Tube sets. This is a neon color set, with the pieces of extremely bright and vibrant colors.
Danish Plus Plus sets are among the most popular and well-known “waffle” building sets. Almost all pieces in these sets are exactly the same – except for the wheels and the baseplates. However, even with only the basic pieces, you can build almost anything.
All basic pieces have exactly the same shape and size – they look like two pluses joined together, hence the brand name. Each piece has two pegs on the long sides one peg on the short sides, and the matching empty spaces. The pieces are thick, so the pegs are as thick as they are long. Because of this, you can connect the pieces in any direction, they will hold well all the same. So you can build both 2D mosaics and all kinds of 3D shapes, connecting the pieces vertically, horizontally, or even with an angle. The Danish schools use Plus Plus kits as an educational tool. They help teach kids basic STEAM skills and help them develop fine motorics and creativity.
To add some difference and more variety to the crafts, the Plus Plus brand offers countless sets with different numbers and colors of the pieces. There are pieces of different colors and hues, glowing pieces, pieces with glitter, and so on. The sets also may include any number of the Plus Plus pieces. There are also both small traveling kits and big gift sets.
Fantasia Gears Set Manual
The other side of the Fantasia gears set has a manual of sorts depicting the possible crafts.
This vintage building set is similar to the Quercetti Gears sets. It also includes baseplates, poles, and, of course, the gears. The baseplates connect like the pieces of a puzzle, they are heavy and sturdy enough to hold the whole construction in place. There are also many small colorful pins to decorate the pieces.
While there are no poles like in Quercetti sets, you can connect and interlock the baseplates in 3D, making some of them stand upright. They can also hold together at the angle, so you can build all kinds of shapes from them. Overall, these plates themselves form a good building set.
After making something from the baseplates, you can attach the gears to the finished crafts and make the gears spin. All gears are the same size, they are almost as big as the baseplates, and you can also use them just to decorate the crafts. All pieces come in many different colors. Sadly, there are few pieces overall.
This set has an educational purpose – some schools used it to teach children about the gear transmissions. The description says that the set is for children aged 4-8 years.
KID K’NEX Build A Bunch Set – Box
The Build A bunch package. Despite lacking many “special” pieces, this set has wheels and many basic pieces, so you can enhance you K’Nex collection with it.
Nelson Crab
You can’t play with a crab, it falls apart when moving, despite strong magnets. So you can only admire it. The upper part of the black-capped cube head is not fixed – the orange trapezoid has no magnets at the base.
By The Fountain
A boy with a teddy bear, a journalist with a camera and a woman… with a bone. It is amazing who you can meet at a car showroom.
Excellerations Building Wheels
Excellerations Building Wheels are a version of a popular type of building set. The gears in this one are not rotating on top of some structure – they are the basic building blocks of the set. The gears connect if you interlock the pins, or if you stack them. With these simple connections, you can build different shapes and mosaics. There are few types of these building wheels by Excellerations brand, and this is a rainbow version. Other types are essentially the same, but have different colors.
All the gears have the same shape and size, the only difference is the color. However, there are still many possibilities to build, especially if you have many pieces. The gears can also interlock if you connect them at an angle. Sadly, the possibilities to build a moving toy are very limited, because the gears can’t really move once they connect. There are also no extra pieces or decorations, so the gears are the only things you have to work with.
The gears themselves are rather big, they are safe for the small children to play with. They also can hold together even in a very big craft without falling apart.
Plumber Robot
A robot with pipe cleaning tools. Made from EDTOY Da Vinci series.
Magformers My First – Heart
One of Magformers My First proposed crafts. Note the bright colors that only My Firts sets have.
14-Piece Tegu Set Lizard
Yet another 14-piece Tegu sculpture.
