








🚀 Launch your creativity with da Vinci’s timeless invention!
The PATHFINDERS PFD-17 Leonardo da Vinci Catapult is a wooden STEM building kit that lets kids and adults assemble a functional medieval catapult in 30-45 minutes. Crafted from FSC-certified natural wood and designed for ages 9+, it launches projectiles over 15 feet, teaching engineering principles like levers and pulleys while providing an eco-friendly, hands-on learning experience.




























| ASIN | B00CWMXU88 |
| Assembly Required | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
| Batteries included? | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 431,853 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 3,857 in Educational Science Kits |
| Colour | Wooden |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,088) |
| Date First Available | 9 Sept. 2012 |
| Educational Objective(s) | stem |
| Item model number | PFD-17 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 8 years and up |
| Material Type(s) | fsc Wood |
| Number of Game Players | 1 |
| Number of pieces | 40 |
| Product Dimensions | 25.4 x 12.7 x 25.4 cm; 400 g |
| Remote Control Included? | No |
| Scale | 1:100 |
D**G
Da Vinci catapult
Great little model, says 14yr + but I would say easier than that, plus good instructions. Bought for my 6yr old, but turns out my 3yr daughter wants to be a siegh engineer!!! Can throw a marble size lump of clay about 10meters!! Good fun and would buy again.
A**A
Nice little project
Kids loved it - used a glue gun rather than the supplied glue as one side parted but I think that maybe the tension i set on the spring pieces.
C**.
Easy to build but instructions are in german
Item took 5 days to arrive but was well packaged. Detailed instructions but in German. Works very well, especially with marbles but needs adjustment to ropes if they become slack. Care needed with assembly to ensure parts are put together the right way around.
C**1
Leonardo's experiment comes to life!
We have recently been to see Leonardo's house in France. This is a lovely reminder and a good little kit to make
A**A
Very enjoyable
Made this during lockdown had a great time - instructions are so clear and concise was able to make a fully functioning catapult whilst wasted.
A**R
It really works
Great for a 12 year old to accurately build, adjust and effectively propel the ball some distance.
S**T
Great fun
Good fun project for kids
I**R
Don't glue it the first time.
10 yr old daughter enjoyed this. The finished item quite powerful. She followed the diagrams well coping with everything except the strings/knots. A diagram early in instructions is misleading and by following it and glueing (grr ... should assemble, check, disassemble and glue) the cog wheel ended up the wrong way round. Would have preferred a model where there was a crank to wind the catapult arm back rather than the unrealistic pulling it back by hand.
F**.
L'ho acquistata per mio figlio di sei anni, dopo che l'abbiamo vista in un negozio presso il castello di Amboise in Francia, a più del doppio del prezzo. Solo dopo che l'ha montata ho letto che l'età è dai 12 anni ed ho anche capito il perché. Non tanto per la difficoltà di montaggio, quanto per il fatto che quando è azionato, il braccio dà un bel colpo, che ho preso (due volte) sulla mano. Mio figlio però è stato più avveduto di me e non si è ancora fatto male. Il montaggio è abbastanza facile, mio figlio ha fatto quasi tutto da solo. L'importante è, secondo me, attendere un giorno che la colla si asciughi prima di usarla, altrimenti qualche pezzo potrebbe staccarsi all'atto del lancio e fare danni. Bello, lo ricomprerei.
S**N
Vraiment bien, très rapide a monter. Faire bien attention au sens de montage de la roue crantée, on l'a monté a l'envers et c'est galère. Mais après quelques bidouilles elle marche très bien, et peut être utilisée en intérieur avec son boulet en pate a modeler. Une fois collée elle est nickel cette catapulte.
A**S
A 6 year old will probably need some help from an adult. Concept really appeals to kids. High quality parts
A**S
Für meinen sechsjährigen Sohn ein toller Bausatz. Sehr gute Abwechslung zu Lego.
S**K
This was a fun build. It works great as well
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