Visible Woman Kit

Bought this as an educational gift for a 13 year old. I also was given this as a gift for myself as a child (which I still own), but at that time the plastic model was made by Renwal in the 60's. It was a great learning tool and a joy to put together, as were my other planes and tanks, etc. It is a plastic kit so it does require time such as painting of the parts and assembly with a tiny bit of model glue. The optional abdominal plastic cavity casing showing pregnancy at full term completed the model. I completed the educational gift by purchasing the complementary Visible Man also. Many model shops that sold these type of kits have disappeared over the years, but thankfully a search on the internet sourced them.

I was very disappointed with this product. The box was mouse eaten, and there were multiple parts in the box that were not from this kit. The visible woman was in pieces and many were missing. I can't believe this was offered for sale.

I bought this to put together with my 7 year old. It worked for that purpose. I'd have him paint a certain body part and when he had a few parts of it memorized (zygomatic arch, mandible) we'd go on to the next portion or piece. It worked for that purpose very well. We'd put it away and come back to it periodically to allow him to fully memorize what he had learned and then we started in on the organs. By his 8th birthday he could name all parts of the spine, all of the long bones, clavical, scapula, pelvic girdle, iliac crest, etc., etc. and has a very good grasp on the internal organs. The little heart splits into 2 pieces allowing you to view some rudimentary chambers in there, which he thought was nifty also. (Aaaaaand we added atria and ventricles to his list.)So, for the crude learning goals of a first grader, it was dandy. He's maybe not a normal first grader granted. (This is a kid that went into a cadaver lab that same year, walked up to the cadaver, pointed and said, "Is that the femoral artery?" And it was.) We're going to need something better soon, though, and if he had been older, this would not have cut the mustard, I'm afraid. It's just pretty basic and the pieces honestly don't fit together very well, thus the low rating. However, for a little something to teach basic beginning anatomy, it worked excellent. I guess it just all depends on your intentions for the product, but I'm assuming most consumers for this will be in the teenage bracket and I just don't think they'll be thrilled.

Decades ago, my Brother had the Visible Man. All the body parts were different colors and fit into the cavity without glue.All the parts in this model were the same color and had to be separated from the mold of plastic that held every piece. We almost threw out the sternum because it looked like a piece of the molding holding the rest of the parts.

Had to return item due to some cost constraints on my part. Packaging was excellent. Maybe someday I can purchase these kits.

What a classic!

DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN THE CTHE PRODUCT ORRET POINT TO BE ABLE TO ARM Y AND DISARME IT, VERY POORLY DONE, CHEAP

Our daughter loves science and everything about the human body so the Visible Woman seemed like a great choice for a gift for her. I had one as a child and was facinated by the complex way people are put together. And the addition of a pregnancy option for the Visible Woman was an added bonus and something not available in the past. The educational value of this toy is exceptional, however it would be nice if they would have included the proper glue for the model. In order to put the head together, and other parts, glue is required, and if you do not have the right type of glue it just doesn't work since you can't just snap the parts together. We never got past the head since we had to stop to go to the store to look for glue, then the model was put on the back burner because we got busy with other things. Paint is optional and not as critical as the glue, so I didn't have a problem with paint not being included. I would have given the Visible Woman five stars if the glue was included.