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The box was a bit damaged, however it looked really good otherwise! Fast delivery as well. Thanks

The marble run works perfectly. There was an incident of a broken part due to the cat sitting on the part, so I had to glue it together, but other than that it was very good. You need to be careful when releasing parts, a good sharp craft knife will do this - DO NOT try to just pop the parts out by hand. Some of the clip together joints are tight (they need to be), so this is quite punishing on your finger and thumb ends...I suggest an hour or two, then leave off for a day. Total assembly is about four to six hours, but you MUST follow the instructions and each step carefully. I was actually well impressed. Not sure I can finance another one (or especially another 3), but I'm intrigued to see how an assembly of four would work. From previous experience, the elastic bands supplied break down in sunlight very quickly, but for this model they're not massively necessary so that's not so much a worry.

Bought this as a present for my wife, who has made one or two of this type of model before. Several evenings of assembly produced an entertaining device that our grandson finds fascinating. This is not a "one evening and done" puzzle. It is something that takes a while, and is very rewarding.

I really like and enjoy building Ugears models. It relaxes and is a little challenging from time to time. The reason I have this item 4 out of 5 stars was down to the flimsy base, which kept on coming apart from the uprights. The problem was that the holes were either too big or the uprights were too small where the cut rubber band piece feet are supposed to stop the whole thing from sliding. I had to utilise some superglue to hold the uprights into the base - something which we shouldn't have to do. I felt that this was the only downside as once sorted, the marble run works really well - it even kept my youngest daughter amused, watching the marbles take their respective paths back to the hoist.

I bought a pair of these so that I could link them as advertised. This linkage works very well, but is the only flimsy element, and care is need in moving the complete assembly. Otherwise I have nothing but praise for this complex and ingenious construction. It's certainly very complex, and therefore not at all suitable for a beginner in this type of thing, but as long as you take care in sanding down the odd break-off point where a piece is detached from its framework, and use plenty of candlewax (supplied) to grease the moving parts, it goes togther very well indeed. The intructions are very clear indeed, and highly commendable, and the accuracy of the design is awesome. . Best of all, it comes from the Ukraine, and therefore buying it will help to support their industry and their economy - I hope that both survive the attempt to destroy them. I've already bought other models in the series and am looking forward to getting stuck in.

I have to commend Ugears on the design and execution of this exquisite model. I’m a 72 year-old child and long term Lego Technics builder and find the design of these wooden models as exciting, if not more exciting than Lego. While Lego is constrained by a finite number of manufactured pieces, with laser-cut ply, there are no such restrictions. Any part or shape the designer needs can easily be manufactured. I have previously built several very complex models from Ugears (and others) with varying levels of success, satisfaction and frustration. I can say, without reservation, that this is the most satisfying and ultimately playable model I have built. I’ve ordered the other “linkable” marble run model as a Christmas present (the Step Hoist) so I’m looking forward to building, linking and playing with the combined results during the cold winter days to come.

This is my third Marble run from UGears and the worst. Due to its construction it makes it hard to turn the handle as on doing it the whole frame moves jamming the gears each turn making it unplayable. Also even if you struggle to do it or turn it by hand the marble run is very disappointing. I would like to add that the other two Runs I have are perfect and would highly recommend them

This is great fun, but a bit of a challenge to build. It's not for a young child, but a teenager who has spent time doing art and craft, and lego should have no problem. Some of the pieces can be very tight (and small) which can be an issue if they have to be removed, so a point-nosed pliers might be needed time to time.

小4の子供ではパーツのはめ込みが硬くてできない箇所もあったが、それぐらい硬くないと外れやすいと思う。はめ込み時に蝋を塗るとはまりやすい。作る過程も楽しいが、完成後にマーブルが流れるのをずっと見ていて飽きない。小さいパーツは予備が予め付いていたり、もし紛失しても無料で送ってくれるる気遣いが嬉しい。Ugearはウクライナ発なので、ちょっとだけウクライナ支援をした気分も味わえる。

sicuramente bello da vedere, molto delicato nel montaggio ,consiglio se sei stanco smetti, alcuni pezzi molto fragili alla fine soddisfazione al massimo.

Il lavoro di montaggio deve essere meticoloso: gli incastri sono perfetti ma bisogna prestare molta attenzione e agire con molta calma. Il risultato è ottimo! Gli ingranaggi girano bene ed è diventato il passatempo preferito per i miei nipotini. Penso che acquisterò gli altri tre da montare assieme.

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Well thought out model to build. It's not the easiest, putting some parts together requires "fingerspitzengefuhl": press hard enough to make it fit, but not so hard that it breaks. For me nothing was broken, but one has to be careful. Fortunately the manual is very good, pointing out those parts where you have to pay attention to the shape of a part. It took about six hours to assemble. The wood is good quality. I also like that they put the part numbers next to the part, so that after assembly you just see the wood. Disadvantage is that you need to keep track of what part is what number. Other kits have the number on the part, which makes that a bit easier, but results in the numbers visible after assembly.