Metal Earth Praying Mantis 3D Kit

I've never done any of these models before so this is new to me. I find it requires some patience and eye to detail, but it was a fun and interesting experience. The instructions were easy to follow, starting with the abdomen, legs, thorax, and finishing up with the head. I did not have needle point pliers but I was able to get by using tweezers and a sharp pair of scissors (for cutting the pieces out of the metal sheet). It still worked out very nicely! The final product is now finished, and it looks sturdier than I expected.

I love this model. A little much if you're a beginner as the peices are quite small and easy to break/bend if your not careful or a little more experienced working with these but, so cute and so worth the effort. I love it!

So cool love it! Only thing I could not get this put together I had my father and brother do it. The head, the very last part of this puzzle was extremely difficult to put on. It's still really loose

I had issues with this one. Some were not the model's fault. (One eyeball pinged itself into never-seen-again land and had to be replaced, badly, with aluminum foil). The abdomen being made of plates looks cool but is a bit tricky, as getting all of them properly curved took some doing and left a lot of scratches. I never figured out how to get the segment where the thorax and abdomen meet on as intended; the pieces simply did not match the instruction images. I turned it the other way around and finished it by ignoring the tabs to nowhere. So, not the greatest instructions, an extra eye would have been awesome(I never lost the pieces in other models they give extras of), but despite it all it's one of the most impressive when finished of those I have done so far.

Very fun and good looking when complete. The only difficulty I had when assembling was in bending and controlling such small parts and minuscule tabs. With a little patience and some good effort, you’ll have a very cool model that looks great on a shelf. Not to be used as a toy, though! Many sharp pieces and very flexible, I suspect parts of it might snap if bent too far.

This is a neat thing! It took me about 2 hours to assemble and the end result is pretty awesome. It now lives in one of my wife’s flower pots where it looks truly awesome. Since it’s fairly shiny it reflects color and sunlight and that just makes it cooler.

These are a great gift to give an older child (or fun loving adult) a fun way to kill an afternoon and create a cool little desk model. I've built a few different kits, and gifted a few. They are always a hit.

there was a part of the contruction process that could have been completed very easily if it was just done a step prior. I also did not realize the tools "recommended" were pretty much necessary if you didnt want to cut your fingers open. The end product took me two hours to construct by hand and using tweezers but it looks good.

a mi novio le Encanto, es facil de amar

Bought as a present, recipient loved it and it took him all evening to make. Looks great now on a shelf. Some bits were quite fiddly so need some patience!

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Solides Set, schaut richtig hübsch aus - Kniffeligkeitslevel eher für Anfänger! Daumen hoch!

Comme d'habitude aucun problème de commande délais ou livraison. Les éléments de l'insecte tiennent dans une seule plaque métallique grande environ comme une main, et se détachent par des mouvements répétés de pivot. Ce n'est pas mon premier Métal Earth, je l'ai fait à la demande de mon fils pour mettre dans sa chambre. Je me suis dit Ouais fastoche celui ci. Et bien oui mais pas tant que ça car la difficulté réside dans les grandes pattes super fines très fragiles qui se tordent au moindre contact. Le résultat est néanmoins superbe comme tous les MetalEarth. Je présise que comme tous les MetalEarth celà demande beaucoup de patience et de minucie : à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains.