Ugears Wooden 3D Puzzles for Adults - Butterfly Puzzle Mechanical Model Kit - 3D Wood Puzzles Adult Automaton - Kinetic Sculpture Models for Adults to Build Butterfly Kit DIY Miniature Kit - 161 Pcs

The media could not be loaded. UPDATE: I received the replacement parts from the company, I chose to pay a few dollars for expedited shipping, and I've been able to complete the butterfly and it is beautiful! This is a stunning piece. My fingers are a little raw from the wood. I would recommend using the wax liberally, don't be shy with it. I made an error somewhere and my butterfly doesn't flap, I know it was an error on my part, I can see where I messed up, but I can't take it all apart to correct it. Even without the flapping wings it's still a beautiful piece.Right as I got to the end and was putting rubber band in place, I snapped the wood on the stand. I emailed the company and they are sending replacement parts to me.I would recommend this to anyone who likes to build. I may gift one (or three) to friends in the future.

The media could not be loaded. This is my second time putting together an UGEARS puzzle. Much harder than the last one, but once adapted to reading instructions and all the sanding and waxing steps it became easier and faster.The wooden pieces are overall sturdy, but could crack during assembling if the force was not put in the right spots and angle. The thick elastic bands did take a big force to be dragged into place(and it's not very easy to see the step in the instructions, but you could use my photo to double check), but my wooden tool didn't break, just need to be slow and careful.The several movement checking steps during the whole process are very important. They ensure the gears and parts move more smoothly. Especially the checking step right after installing the start/stop button and dangling piece (page 13 in the photo). Somehow the dangling piece could not move very smoothly in the beginning. But manually turning the small gear(pointed in the photo) helped the mechanism to go past the stucspots on. So I took some patience and kept on running the mechanism for a while until it became very smooth.For winding up the dragon, I have tried 10*180 degree and seemed to be OK. But maybe try fewer turns in the beginning to be safe.Hope this could be of help! It's really rewarding to see the dragon fly in the end!

This is a great wooden cut-out kit. All the parts, even the smallest and most intricate, come out without coming even close to breaking. And the genious of creating something like this is incredible. The problem? Well, that comes with a couple issues with the movement. First, there's where thread is supposed to run up one side of the neck and back down the other. This should allow the head and neck to rise and fall as the wings flap. Like I said, the thought that went into designing this was incredible.The actual putting it into use? Not always at all well thought out. The threads travel along many moving joints where they got caught up in gaps between one surface and another. There's the same problem where the thread goes around bobbin-like pieces and gets caught in gaps the same way there. The fix I came up with was to glue parts together so the glue would fill the gaps instead of the thread slipping in and getting completely bound up.Next was my fault in retrospect, but a caution that stands out here would be nice. I ended up overwinding it. There was a crackling snap and the dragon was dead. Autopsy reveals death by broken heart.

The media could not be loaded. I was interested in this because I am a GoT fan.lol a little disappointed because it is different from the dragons there. But this is an awesome piece of puzzle art! I love how the mechanism works and makes it move. It took me about 2days to finish. Instructions are easy enough to understand, you really do have to follow it exactly, to have it move the way it should. Some of the wooden parts do chip off easily but it doesn't mess up the finished product. I just sanded most of the extra wood just to get a good finish. And be liberal with the wax when asked to put wax. I still had a big part of the wax stick that was included, but still, my dragon moves fine. I'm trying to print a different dragon wing to make it my own, or somehow looking like Drogon.lol

This was one of the more difficult models from ugears I've assembled. If you're into the challenge aspect of these types of models then this is a good choice.I don't like giving 2 stars for "easy to assemble" but being difficult to assemble is sort of the point is it not?

This is a rather cool looking dragon. The build is moderately difficult, sometimes a third hand would help, but patience is called for. It goes together nicely, and looks good.The problem is (moving it to a three star review) is how careful you MUST be in order to make the clockwork parts work. One loose part, and you need to disassemble to get it tight. I had a loose part number 4 (a small part used to hold the gear works in place on the frame) and the mechanism jammed immediately on the first test. Lesson learned is to ensure all parts fit snugly (if they are supposed to) and if not, use one of the spare part #4s (or 18s, or 7s, etc... they all serve the same purpose.)Final note, after two or three uses, it stopped for... well, I do not know. Worked through the instructions backward to disassemble and one of the internal parts broke. Snapped in two. I now have a nice dragon decoration, not a clockwork moving piece of art. This does not appear to be a common occurrence, but it happened to me.

Bought this dragon as a project during pandemic since it looks really cool. The mechanism is pretty awesome! The instructions were very detailed and easy to read. The wood pieces were somewhat sturdy.It contains some helpful wooden pieces to help you assemble the dragon. However, it is best to have tweezers (or hairpins) to help assemble the rubber bands part since the wooden tools may break during this action (like with mine). Note that some wood pieces are only "helpers", and don't go on the dragon.Overall, I really like this dragon 3D puzzle and I would definitely want to buy more from this creator/company for other cool puzzles!

Kann ich aufjedenfall weiter empfehlen. Schön Detailreiche Model. Man sollte die Teile ordentlich wachsen.

El regalo le gustó mucho e inmediatamente se puso a montarlo sin parar.

The media could not be loaded. Just loved this model. Am amazed how accurately it all fits together and how well designed it is. Really enjoyable few evenings putting it together. Just take your time and check twice before moving onto the next step. Have ordered my next kit already.

Ho preso questo modello per il mio ragazzo che è rimasto molto soddisfatto. Abbiamo incominciato a montarlo ed è sembrato fino ad adesso molto semplice grazie alle istruzioni scritte nel libretto. Il materiale è ottimo ed i pezzi si staccano facilmente, l'importante è fare attenzione e avere un po' di delicatezza. Ve lo consiglio sicuramente!

J'ai acheté ce puzzle 3D pour un garçon de 11 ans : c'est clairement trop complexe à faire tout seul à cet age, mais néanmoins assez accessible avec la présence d'un adulte pour décripter les subtilités de la notice. Un beau moment père/fils à partager au final ! Nous avons passé environ 4 séances de 2 heures à le monter. La conception est de grande qualité, la découpe des pièces soignée. La partie mécanisme est minutieuse, il faut absolument penser à utiliser la cire fournie pour "huiler" les pièces mobiles avant de les installer et faire jouer les engrenages à chaque étape en forçant un tout petit peu pour que le jeu se fasse, les pièces neuves en bois étant forcément un peu rugeuses au début. Au final grosse satisfaction de voir le dragon, qui est magnifique, en mouvement grâce à un sysytème de ressort à élastique.