 A great product |
| Review Date: September 24, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jay D., Long Island, NY |
| I bought this submarine for my nephew's 5th birthday, and he loved it! He and my brother (his Dad) tried it out in the bathtub, and it maneuvered perfectly - diving, turning, surfacing. They then took it on their lake vacation and it worked great there too! My brother was so impressed, he declared it the best gift of the party, and HE wants one for HIS birthday, so the two of them can play together!!! (Boys will be boys, I guess!) |
Tons of fun for kids and adults
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| Review Date: August 8, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Jordan Roth, Philly |
I bought this for my 10 year old brother's birthday (I'm, 26). Based on the reviews here it seemed like a pretty solid toy and my parents have a pool so he should have some fun with it. He got things ranging from video games to gift certificates and the first thing he played with was the submarine. I helped him get the batteries in it and chucked it in the pool, showed him how the controls worked and within 5 minutes he was having the time of his life.
I played with it a bit and it is very, very responsive. As soon as you press the button the propeller reacts, slowing down, turning or speeding up. It really is a great toy that people from all ages can enjoy, you can dive, surface, turn and do barrel rolls. The pressure of your pool determines the depth of a dive, ours dove about 2 feet into the pool. |
Lots of fun
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| Review Date: May 31, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Paul Cutlip, St Petersburg, FL |
My mom got this for me for my 43rd birthday (Yes I'm 43 and mom buys me toys for my birthday is that cool or what?) it seems to work quite well but here are some things to keep in mind.
The sub only has one speed and it's way too fast for a bathtub or even a kiddy pool
It dives or surfaces by changing the angle of the motors not with ballast tanks like a "real" sub.
Similarly, it turns by turning off one of the motors, so to turn right it shuts the right motor down.
Here's the important part: The sub comes with metal plates that you can place in compartments for ballast. You want to fiddle with this till the sub floats. This is important because when the sub loses contact with the radio the motors shut off. You want it to go UP when this happens not down. I have mine set so that when I run it straight it dives to right below the water surface. With this set up when it loses radio contact it floats to the surface, reacquires the signal, turns back on and keeps going. You hardly notice.
I've found the battery/engine compartment to be reasonably water tight but I would not want to take it down much deeper than three feet. When I'm done running it I take it apart (easy to do, no tools required) and store it that way just in case.
The radio works much better if you're out of the pool or lake. I just ran it in the pool with me and the range was substantially reduced.
All in all lots of fun. |
Lots of fun for kids and adults
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| Review Date: October 28, 2008 |
| Reviewer: kungpow21, Munster, IN USA |
| My Goddaughter loves this. When she is not playing with it, her dad loves to play with it too. It is very durable and a great value at this price. Just buy it already... |
Luv this Sub!
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| Review Date: March 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: A Reviewer, |
| I haven't had a chance to experiment with this sub yet, but it arrived in great shape and was packaged very well. It is ruggedly built (from what I can see through the packaging) and does not appear to have too many moving parts. |
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US $34.95
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