iCubeSmart 3D Led Cube Light DIY Kit with 3D Animation Editing Software Squared LED 8x8x8 Electronic Toy for Children and Teenagers Learning Activities Suit(3D8S-BLUE)

I'm familiar with soldering, mostly for lap soldering and connectors. So this was my first time with small components and circuit boards. Everything I read about this product was saying that an average experienced person can assemble it in about 8-9 hours. And that was quite accurate, it took me about 8 hours with over 500 LED's and only ended up with only one damaged LED that was damaged from having the soldering iron on the connection wire too long. But loved the end result, and very satisfied with the instructions.

Very cool project. Just be sure of your soldering skills before attempting assembly. You will need a large portion of a 100g solder roll to get this done. Read the instructions carefully and watch/pause the assembly videos until you are confident in how the cube is constructed. I do not recommend this for kids younger than about a teenager. It requires very close attention to detail and the soldering can get tedious. Took me roughly 8 hours to assemble and I have been soldering for 30 years.

I recently purchased the 8x8x8 LED Cube kit and was very impressed with the included soldering jig. It made soldering the matrixes a breeze. However, after completing the soldering, my two-year-old son got ahold of the matrixes and twisted and bent them up, which resulted in almost a day's worth of re-soldering and testing. Thankfully, the kit comes with extra LEDs, which was a huge convenience.The instructions were decent and included helpful pictures that made assembly easy. However, I did find the software instructions a bit lacking. While the pre-loaded animations were neat, I would have liked the ability to adjust the speed of them. I had to use my multimeter to test the circuit board, as I wasn't sure how to use the built-in testing feature.Overall, this was a fun product that provided me with great soldering practice. While there were a few minor issues with the instructions and software, I would still recommend it to anyone looking for a challenging and fun DIY project.

Soldering 512 leds into a 8x8x8 squared matrix (1024+ solder joints) - test, test, test as you build. The designer gives you everything you need to test. Using the motherboard as the matrix building jig was genius. Test each LED before soldering it into a matrix. I found about 5 bad LED's, but they give you way more than you need. Just find the bad ones before you have to unsolder them from one of the 8x8 panels.BE PATIENT - if you get in a hurry or take shortcuts, you'll find yourself rebending leads or cleaning solder bridges. Don't use more than a 30 watt iron and keep the iron to lead contact short. I have a temperature controllable iron, so I was able to get the temp down below 350° C.I couldn't get good bends on the anode leads with the plastic strip they provide, but the tip of a needle nose pliers works great.The instruction set is good - lots of pictures and detailed steps.I won't be building another one soon, but this one keeps the grandkids enthralled for a long time.

This was really fun to put together. Took a few days to complete while working on it after work. It's a 5 star product honestly. It was challenging but also had an ease to it. All of the lights work. Everything works great... EXCEPT, I can't find or get the software to customize the animations. The QR code I received with the kit takes me to an empty google drives page.

The media could not be loaded. I have built a few things with LEDs and instructions makes all the difference!Thank you for this.If you built the cube you can use this control circuit. It comes with the upload chip to build and animate your own designs.I can warn you enough test your LEDs and layers at every step.Will definitely do this again!!

The printed instructions I received did have an error. A photo shows an LED with the long lead marked as the cathode, and short as anode, which is wrong, but the caption says the opposite, which is correct. I mentioned this to the seller, and they were very apologetic and offered to replace any parts I had ruined. They also said they had already fixed the picture but that some were already out there. The english translation was a little rough in spots, but you can figure it out. Good soldering skills are a must. It took me many nights, but I enjoyed it! I would buy from this seller again.

Ok this thing is very cool when completed.....getting there is tedious. The rectangular holes they designed into the board for constructing the panel layers is brilliant!! As an experienced builder I had a good 5 1/2 to 6 hours into the build. Great kit but i wouldn't suggest it to those lacking in patients lol.