I would recommend that you glue the outer box together all but the final piece. The box fell apart then I tried to solve the puzzle, and I lost the marble.
While the non engineering people enjoyed the challenged, our mechanical engineer laughed at others. Perfect way to entertain the entire family.
Your asking me for a review of a product intended as a gift for Christmas is a bit premature...seeing that it is only December 24th. Cool your jets...I'll get back to you after my grandson gets back to me.
I assembled this in an afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed it. To keep everything clean I wore vinyl exam gloves throughout, and did end up gluing several pieces that seemed a bit loose.
We loved the result so much we just ordered a second ‘pro’ to have a matched set!
Thanks for a great product at a good price.
Have looked at the instructions and plan to start building between Christmas and New Years. I am very impressed with the quality. The packaging is excellent and the product is very densely packed. Looking forward to starting.
I was able to assemble the Mini without breaking any parts. I was patient and careful where to apply pressure. I can imagine others having one or more broken parts. I've gotten through first level and part of second level...then left it to my niece and nephew and daughters the past few days during their visit.
Having shortcuts to get to level 2 and level 3 is most excellent...well done.
I WILL NEVER ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY AGAIN PAID OVER $350 FOR GIFTS TO NOT RECEIVE
Putting this together was harder than I thought. I had one piece break and a wrong outside plastic cover. I emailed the company and they were quick to send out the replacement parts, no questions asked. Two thumbs up from me.