Metal Earth Star Wars Millennium Falcon 3D Metal Model Kit Fascinations

Absolutely awsome assemble moves very smoothly

The media could not be loaded. SO COOL!!! I enjoy putting these together and have done about twenty of them, I am far from an expert and my first three ended up a wad of twisted metal, rage and profanity with a one star rating. There is a special way to assemble because these are not typical models.TIPS AND TRICKS:Don’t waste your time with the special tool sets or needle nose pliers (they didn’t work for me). I recommend getting tweezers with different tips. There are many times where you will be holding a piece with one set of tweezers and twisting/bending/inserting tabs with another and many times you have to reach tabs inside a small piece you have already made. Attempting to assemble this all by hand became impossible for me. Tweezer were needed.Buy some really small, fine point wire cutters. The package says just pop out the pieces for assembly but when they are very small they do not “pop out”. They bend and just make a mess, so snip the points where they are connected and now they will easily pop out.Get yourself some nails of various sizes to help transform flat metal pieces into cylinder shapes. I use different sized nails, cables, pens and markers of all different sizes to round some parts of these models. Whatever you use just make sure you can slide the model part off one end. Trying to round using tweezers is possible but doesn’t look as professional.Don’t get mad if you break some pieces, just keep a small bottle of quick drying, clear super glue. I’ve broken many tabs and pieces. It just happens sometimes, if you fold pieces to many times it will break, read the instructions wrong and have to undo folding and bending they can break. Use small amounts of super glue and apply with a needle and you can hardly notice you used it once it has dried.Some of the instructions are a bit unclear so look at the pictures closely and even the pictures of the next few steps. The directions are not very specific and won’t tell you exactly which way a part is meant to be bent, or engraved side in or out. Putting together a 3D model from 2D parts and directions can be confusing. Green triangle means twist tab and blue circle means to bend tab down.If you get lost using their included flow chart, just know that the parts go on in numerical order.You can see from my video that these are far from perfect but being able to complete them is a satisfying feeling. The rotating display is by Facinations and is solar powered. It works well indoors and works fine with just the lights in the room but do not work well in shady areas but it does take a battery if you want. Take your time, take breaks, have fun!

Tools are definitely needed. watch how to videos it'll help you. It's challenging and fun.

The media could not be loaded. I bought two of these - one for a 12-year-old and one for a 15-year-old. Neither of them had the patience to assemble the product. The 15-year-old didn't even try. He took one look at the size and said "No thanks." They are extremely detailed and the parts are minuscule. The finished Millennium Falcon, without the stand, is slightly smaller than a deck of cards, if that gives you an idea of the size. (I have attached photos and a video for size reference.) HOWEVER, my husband decided to try out one of the sets that the boys abandoned, and he loved it. In fact, he is now interested in putting together all of the pieces in the series.Be forewarned though - this takes extreme patience and a very delicate touch. It took him twenty minutes to bend the tabs into the right position on one tiny piece in order to avoid breaking them. I would also mention that I bought the Fascinations Metal Earth Tool Kit and the Xtech Highly Flexible 2x Magnifying Glass (with light) when I ordered the sets, and my husband said there was no way he could have assembled the piece without those items. So, if you order, you might want to get those items, or something similar. The Metal Earth Tool Kit has a pair of ultra-fine needle-nose pliers, and I don't think most people would have those lying around the house. Trust me - you're going to want them for these kits. Despite the fact that I am a crafter, I have never seen such a fine point on a pair of pliers, but perhaps someone who does jewelry making would have something similar? (That's not a craft I pursue, so I am uncertain.) I can't think of anyone else who would use such a tool, but I could be wrong.Honestly, if my hubby hadn't fallen in love with this product then I would have rated it lowly - primarily because of the size. I think that will be the aspect that will frustrate most people. I don't think the size is properly illustrated in the photos. To be honest, I cannot imagine why they don't just make it bigger. I think more people would enjoy it if they did so.

I bought this for my boyfriend for his birthday, he was very excited. We bought 2 from Disney a couple years ago and they were double the price for one, I know it’s Disney. But I’m happy I found them on here for cheap. He put it together in 2 1/2 - 3 hours. It was much easier than the Droideka

Sin fallas como siempre

Hopefully a young autistic intelligent person will enjoy it.

I built this metal earth for my husband. He proudly displays it in his office.