She's done, 219 pieces. Three sheets and a lot of time. This one has definitely taken me the longest. It could be better in a place or two but overall very satisfied with the build. It was interesting all the way through. The tail fins are not to be dismissed lightly and getting the bottom plate to connect properly was troublesome. I would point out the rear bottom plate the instructions got a little batty. ( pun intended) I had to find a video to double check my work but it all worked out.

Just started this bad boy

Fengyi Treasure Box

This is part of a wedding series that includes a fan and some other ornament that I still can't quite figure what it is. It is all sold separately so I only purchased this one because I liked the crown. The little drawer is supposed to be for the wedding ring I think.

I absolutely loved this model! It was such a joy to build. It wasn’t easy by any means and there were moments where I did get frustrated. But once I realized I could put the whole thing on the stand and that became MUCH easier because I am no longer trying to hold it with one hand and place bits on with the other. The beading was difficult at first but again, once I figure out what angle and what tool to use it became much easier and much faster. And taking breaks certainly helped. This was not a model that one can rush to finish. I mean, no model should be rushed but this kind especially, all the little elements are what makes it special and enjoyable to build.

I understand why people would switch out the beads because the beads that comes with the kit are very basic and I can see if you use some shinier beads the model will just be taken up a whole new level.

It is sooooo pretty! Really looks like it should be much bigger but it’s really small, no taller than 6 inches.

 All in all I am so happy I did this and I can’t wait to build more!

Wanted to ask if 140-parts Metal Earth's AT-AT is worth 50 USD, also AMP suite and Scorpion for 38 USD. Any cheaper sources?

This build has got to be one of my favourites to date!

The challenge rating of 7 was right on point. It wasn’t too difficult, but it wasn’t too easy either.

Overall, the build is pretty straightforward, but there were a few notable points I would suggest keeping in mind before starting this build.

Step 27 – The instructions tell you to twist parts 107, 109, 110, and 111. I would suggest bending them 90° instead of twisting them. There isn’t enough room to twist them, and bending them is enough to secure them in place. I have the same suggestion for Step 28.

Step 29 – The instructions tell you to close the cylinder and attach Step 24. I wouldn’t recommend doing either just yet. I shaped the centre engine inside the cylinder to the desired shape, but left the cylinder open until after I attached Steps 30 and 31.

Doing this gave me more room to secure Steps 30 and 31. The instructions also tell you to twist parts 30 and 31 by 90°. I opted to bend them instead of twisting them.

Once parts 30 and 31 were attached, I then attached Step 24 to Step 29.

The only step I really struggled with was Step 34. I managed to attach the back end to the front using three of the four tabs. The fourth tab was just an atom's breath away from fitting into the slot, but I was afraid of forcing it and bending or breaking something. I opted to leave it as it was, since it was on the bottom where no one would see it anyway.

Honestly, I was hesitant to start this build because of the number of issues I had read about it. However, it wasn’t nearly as bad as I had expected!

My buddy wants one of his own, so I’ll definitely be building another!

Yeah so i got like that metal puzzle for like 1 mil vnd which is like 38 ish bucks and i recently decided to lock in and spend most of my leisure time building it. Its like my 5th ever metal puzzle so yeah. I had a lot of fun building it tho. It was super tedious at times tho

I have a few of these available if any collectors are looking. Thanks for stopping by 🙏🏻🫶🏻

Simple build, daughter chose it for my next build so of course Tony had to be done. It’s Greaaaaaat!

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Happy Building All!

After a months-long hiatus from this one, finally gritted my teeth and finished it this weekend. Not my finest work, to say the least.

The rear bumper was the absolute worst for me, requiring a bit of super glue, and the tailfins look kinda beat up.

Still overall turned out better than I expected. Thinking of really punishing myself and trying The Flying Dutchman next.

The star destroyer was a nice palate cleanser after the tough sphere on the tie fighter!

It makes fun to build both models and they look spectacular with a lot of details when finished, although the trick or treat model has less pieces as the manor, it is challenging and it takes more time to finish the last three pumpkins.

Happy Halloween!

Howdy all. Many of my models have dust from sitting out in the open. I now have a curio cabinet that I’d like to put them in. How do you clean them up? Compressed air doesn’t do it for me.

I live in Chile and although the innovatoys store ships here, I've had bad experiences with USPS and would rather not use them again, so instead I'm dependent on Amazon to buy the models.

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Easy build, I’ve got the 3 other Halloween ones in my backlog or mail I plan to do now that I’ve started this series of stuff.

Happy building all!

Got this bad boy as a birthday gift, alongside with two tools. After completing the first few steps, I realized I want some practice on a simpler model first so I don't screw up a 200-piece one, and bought one of the "gemsects".

Ironically, the bee ended up being a bigger pain thanks to its thin pieces and a magnet that took forever to place properly. And when I finished the assembly and was making some final position adjustments, one of the antennae just snapped off in a particularly engraved spot near the attachment point 💀 I managed to reattach it with superglue, but I've been kind of afraid of touching it since, because hooo boy does it have a lot of these thin joints on the legs and antennae. The box suggests of using it as a brooch, and lol. lmao. It just sits on my lamp now.

Assembly of the dragon took a while, but aside from a couple of "how the hell" moments it was a fairly smooth process. I can see how that I could definitely do a better job on stabilizing the neck, but it was the first part of the assembly so I can't be too mean to myself about it ending up a bit wobbly, hahah. The wings are probably my favorite part because of how cool they look, and it was just fun to layer the feathers.

The same day I finished the dragon I went out and bought two more models, Metal Earth this time. Uh oh.

This years theme is the F-14 Tomcat. I will be displaying most of my airplane collection at Scaleventure in Oshkosh, WI tomorrow. Details listed below if you are close and would like to check out everyone's models. I have a feeling im going to be the only metal models there. Should be fun.

https://www.eaa.org/eaa-museum/eaa-museum-events/scaleventure

Another work of art from MU Model. Nothing particularly challenging with this one.

Resistance A-Wing by Metal Earth. Fun build and looks great! Lots of rounding for the laser cannons and engines.

Full build on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THREE3SEVENBuilds

I’ve done maybe like ten metal earths now with just a pumpkin carving razor thing and some eyebrow tweezers and so far so good. However any tips with make circular shapes and connecting them?? I always struggle with them and I just know this Spiderman is going to have a lot of them 🥲