Swimline RC Submarine :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Lots of fun for kids and adults

2008-10-28
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...

Tons of fun for kids and adults

2008-08-08
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.

A water toy that is not water tight. Lasted 1 week.

2008-08-05
I bought this sub for my 10 year old grandson to play with in the pool. After a few days we noticed the whole darn thing was full of water and the electronics wouldn't work any more. We gave it some time to dry out, and found it still wouldn't work. I tried to do a return, but was told I missed it by one day. Basically, I just took 31 dollars and flushed it down the drain. I thought Amazon stood by their products to a greater extent. I will think twice before I buy electronic products from Amazon again.

My Son loves it!

2008-07-31
My son loves this submarine! If the sub goes too deep, it doesn't react to the remote controller anymore. You should not stand IN a pool while you play with it.

I have a recommendation for you if you decide to purchase it - attach the controller to a lanyard or to a cord that will go around your child's neck so that if/when he drops it, it won't fall into the pool like ours did! I took some extra long ribbon and tied it to each side of the remote. If he drops it now, it will just hang there.

After each use, you need to open up the battery compartment and let anything wet dry out. We never take good care of our toys, and we are making a big effort to with this toy. All the kids line up for a turn with this toy! I'm purchasing another one for my nephew's Christmas present.

A great pool toy

2008-07-17
I got this RC toy for my grandson to use in our above ground pool. I liked it because it had round edges and did not seem to pose a threat to the pool liner. The sub has lived up to my expectations. It is fun, works well, dives, surfaces and is entertaining. My grandson, his father and even I have had fun with this. Once it gets to about 3 ft the RC starts to faulter, which is probably a good thing to keep it from going too deep.

my son loves it

2008-07-03
Full function remote control Sub by Swimline. This rc comes complete with Quick charger. Includes one RC Sub. Buy the rc jet ski and the rc sub together and race. Jet Ski Out of Stock

A great product

2007-09-24
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!)

Only <$50 submarine I've found that really works

2007-07-24
I bought one last summer and was pleased with it. As with all toys, eventually the novelty wears off. So I just dig it out when I have company (nieces, nephews) but they always get a kick out of it. Pros: dives reliably (beware of cheaper subs that require you to manually tweak the motors to accomplish diving), surfaces reliably (provided your batteries aren't dead and you didn't install the optional weights), steers reliably, is very easy to use, has a horizontal range of at least 24' (as big as my pool), uses four inexpensive AA batteries and one 9 volt. Cons: Controller should never be submerged (use it from the deck only), control is reportedly erratic at depths greater than 3.5 ft, red headlight is too dim to be useful, and it generally requires an adult to install new batteries because the cover is difficult to remove. Warning: never use this in any pool that is not clear and accessible: there will be occasions on which you will need to manually retrieve the sub from the bottom of the pool.

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