rowood3D Puzzles for Adults,Wood Models for Adults to Build, DIY Craft Kits for Kids Ages 8+ - Airship (176 Pieces)

Definitely takes longer than an hour to build but pretty fun. Overall good quality and looks just like the picture. It says 8+ but I think an 8 year old would struggle by themselves… need to pay attention to detail to make sure pieces are facing the correct way. Also, sometimes the parts were difficult to fit together - required a bit of force. Some pieces broke with too much force though so you have to be careful.

This ship is pretty cool, its easy to put together, but you will need to take it slow, there are small parts that can easily brake, but luckily there are spars, and you can just glue it together if you want, which is why you may need a little help if its a gift for someone, its fun to put together as a team, or just for fun by yourself, overall I love it, "we" love it .

My daughter received the pumpkin ("Cinderella-style") cart/carriage puzzle for Christmas. This is a beautifully ornate tiny puzzle with real moving parts, and that alone makes it so cool and worth the trouble, though at many points throughout our attempt to piece it together and correct mistakes, I had my doubts. For people who like building models, working with their hands, or accomplishing the near-impossible... this one's a charmer.Feedback for the manufacturer: The directions would be better if they were black and white photographs of the parts involved in each step, rather than sketches of the parts. Words would also be helpful, but if you are sticking with picture-only instructions, photographs would be better.Here are some tips for builders:1. The pegs that fit into the tiny holes like little nails are so, so tricky, but we found a way to work them into the holes. You press and twist them and once you twist it in like they are screws, then you can press them the rest of the way through the hole with your fingertip or the flat handle of a knife or something until they are level with the surface (like a nail). Don't bother trying to use toothpicks as substitute pegs; the toothpicks we had (standard round) were too narrow and fell right through the holes.2. Also, I inadvertently broke off little curly-Q wood embellishments on parts of the carriage frame and was able to use a tiny drop of super-glue and hold it together for a minute and it stuck and was strong. Tape does not stick to this wood, but super-glue works great.3. Another tip: when you are looking at the side of the carriage -- like the profile -- from back wheels, to carriage, to front wheels, there is a panel on either side of the carriage which is wider than all the other panels. Just as you might expect on a real carriage, because these wider panels are like the "doors" where someone would get into the carriage. (But they do not open on this puzzle.) I say this because when my kids first put the top of the carriage together, with the frame pieces, they did not have the wider pieces opposite each other, so things did not line up right. Once we realized the error and corrected it, things came together.4. Also: the tiny pegs at the top of the frame pieces that plug into the very top of the carriage are quite fragile. We broke a few, and now have a hair band applying pressure to the top "ceiling" of the carriage, though super gluing the panels to the frames would permanently fix that so I may do that and apply pressure for a minute or two using my hand as a clamp.I am not a big person but felt like a clumsy giant trying to work on this; it takes patience, but my daughter was thrilled with the results, the wheels really turn, and she immediately made a tiny polymer clay princess for it, using tweezers to set the figurine on the nice seats inside the carriage. Some miniature 3.5" posable skeletons (Re-ment, amazon.com) are the driver and footman at either end of the carriage and fit perfectly on their seats. We have made homemade reins for a small hippo as a reluctant stand-in for a horse. It's really cool looking and very detailed. We also tried the ferris wheel and merry-go-round, but the pumpkin cart (carriage) was by far the most involved.

This is titled an airship, but I think of it as a steampunk airship. You see these people discovered a method to float big objects in a unique fashion. Opens up a whole new world.. Since I am unable to assemble such a kit without making alterations to it I'm having fun. The usual suggestions here: after determining that the tab and slot joining method sits well glue it. Plus the tabs will require some sanding to get a good fit. Don't force it as the plywood used in this type of kit can be pretty fragile. If you wish to paint it do so before assembling it completely, its easier. This, and other kits made like it, can really fire up the imagination in a patient person. A youngster would most likely not get into it since it takes some time that they may have wanted to do something else. Oh,also,these kits have almost no written instructions but the steps are very well drawn. Study them well. Good luck, I think you will like the results.

My daughter loved putting this together and was thrilled that it lights up. Looks really nice on her shelf. We bought some more of these models.

This was a great puzzle , quite challenging but that’s what it’s for , great puzzles!!

The size of this ship is really small and it’s nearly impossible to not break a couple things as you’re putting this together. I’d keep some wood glue handy while you do this one.

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Gifted this to my father, we enjoy making wooden builds together. It is definitely one of the harder builds we have done so far, a lot of fragile pieces and took a while to put together with a lot of gluing steps. But it was a nice quality and looks very nice as a final product. Would recommend

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When I opened the package there were loose parts with two broken parts.

This is my first wooden puzzle kit and it was a pleasure. The instructions are easy to understand and the parts are clearly labeled and well organized to match the build order without wasting material. With extra pieces for parts that are easy to lose or prone to breaking, there is little to stop the novice from completing this build.The pieces were easy to remove and held together securely for the most part. Some pieces were a little less snug, and so I used a little CA glue in those places.The detailed panels look great and all the cuts are very clean. I would gladly buy another puzzle from this company.