ROKR3D Wooden Puzzles for Adults-LED Illuminated Wooden Globe Puzzle-Model Building Kits-Room Decor for Teen Girls Boys Women Men

The media could not be loaded. This was my second wooden puzzle having done legos all my life and it is doable but you need to take your time. I broke this up overall several sittings and probably spent a total of 7 hours on it. The directions take time to get used to and are very overwhelming at first. They come on a black and white sheet (like instructions you would get for an appliance), not a colored step by step booklet like legos. I think upgrading their instruction packet would help the project a lot. The pictures are pretty clear and there are multiple steps included in each picture. I can’t stress enough that you should thoroughly review and make sure you have done everything in each step before moving on to the next step as unlike legos you cannot easily unbuild this at all. Trying to take this apart will break pieces and I recommend having super glue on hand.The pieces splinter when removing them from the wood. I highly recommend quickly going over those areas with a fine file, makes the pieces much nicer looking and easier to work with. This kit also comes with pretty useless wax so I used my own wood wax but honestly Vaseline would well for greasing the gears. Note that when the directions say to wax (with the little wax symbol) you really need to do this. Grease all sides of the gears including the teeth or the project will not move smoothly. Because of the wax and splinters I used latex gloves for the project and put down wax paper on the work surface.I think the finished project is beautiful and like I said it’s doable but do not rush it and know that if trying to do it in one sitting you’ll likely get frustrated.

Gift. Recipient loved it. Very pretty when put together.

Really cool model. I usually do metal earth models (don’t really like dealing with paint or glue) and this seemed right up my alley.You need to be cautious and gentle when dealing with the wooden pieces. When removing parts from the sheets, use both hands and slowly nudge them out.The plastic sheets that made up the map were a challenge to install. The manufacturer did include an alternate set of instructions should the originals be too difficult. I was able to install them the normal way (just gotta take it slow and gently get those tabs in) but I thought it was cool they offered a secondary way to do it.All in all I had a really good time putting together this model! It took me about 3-4hrs and I suggest paying close attention to the instructions, and use the provided QRs for video instructionals when things get tricky.

Beautiful office decor. Easy to assemble and fun. Light is just bright enough. The pieces fit together nicely. Map isn’t the most accurate, but it’s really not meant for accuracy. Good quality worth the price for a diy decoration.

I did not want to buy this globe. Not at all.I wanted to have a display globe to put on my bookshelf for no other reason than to provide a bit of a backdrop when I'm on conference calls. The problem was that this was the coolest looking globe I could find anywhere regardless of the price. I just wanted something that looked cool.The problem was that I purchased one of these puzzle kits before. Now I know that Robotime and ROKR are the same company, so that hopefully clears up a bit of confusion for everyone. The last kit I bought was a smoldering piece of kindling as far as I was concerned. I was upset because I was happily toiling away, putting it together, when an important support piece broke for no apparent reason. It wasn't the first piece to break, either. The entire experience was horrible.I put a lot of planning into this one. I wanted it to have a bit of a greenish tint to offset the cherry wood that it would be displayed on, so I used some hobby stain to accomplish that. The writing on the base didn't come out as legible as I would have hoped, so I refrained from staining the test of the areas that had important writing. The effect was much cooler than I expected, to be honest. I am not an art person. I know how to color coordinate, and I know how to stain wood. I guess, sometimes that's enough.There was one single step in the assembly that stung, though, and I can't remember where it is. I intended to include a photo, but I was in too much of a hurry to throw away all of the extra stuff that I completely missed the opportunity. One part of the assembly has two pegs that you need to slide two wooden washers each over top of. The instructions have a notation that says "4X", and what it means is that you need four total wooden washers. It is extremely easy to interpret that as needing four washers per side, and that makes sense because there are 8 in the packaging. Unfortunately, this specific step came back to bite me twice.I had a feeling that the little strips of the globe would be a pain, and they were.Overall, though, I would say that the assembly was about a 6 on a 10-scale. The finished product has two places that are not 100%. One is the gray rim around the top of the base. One of the pegs that holds that down broke at some point. The other part was the magnifying eyepiece, which has one connection that won't stay locked. This is an important part of the structure for support, so I'll have to buy some wood glue to shore that up.Otherwise, I was actually quite surprised that this turned out as well as it did.

I had the hardest time on the map part! In the end, I disregarded the instructions and started at the bottom, using the tape strips to keep the tabs in place because the caps at the ends cover that area anyway. It’s a beautiful piece. I’m on a mission to build more, to have plenty of things for the grandkids to play with. Due to the frustration factor of trying to get everything just so, I wouldn’t gift to anyone under 14. Someone younger could do it, sure, but if they’re a perfectionist, no. Manual dexterity is a must.

My husband is a professor and retired Production Designer and Desktop publisher. I got this for my Husband at Christmas, for him to build for his office. He has been working on it off and on since Christmas. Proves to be very challenging. He loves it but he said the instructions are why he rated it 3 stars. Still Hoping he will finish it, as it is so beautiful. If you have any updated instructions please email me. Thank you...

Great size and quality. Looks nice and is a good conversation starter. Also was a fun challenge to put together.