Rolife 3D Wooden Puzzle Airship for Kids and Adults - Model Building Kit, Educational Brain Teaser, Ages 8-10 (7.1in*5in*6.5in)

I had previously written a review on this ROKR Airship model and given it a 3-star rating. My main issues with the model were its thin pieces and the inability to connect tabs to slots securely because minimal pressure caused breakage. With that said, I am giving a new 5-star review for one simple reason - upon receiving my review, ROKR reached out and provided a full refund! They were sincerely concerned about my dissatisfaction and wanted to try and keep me as a future customer. They have certainly done so! This ROKR model is the only one with which I have had any problems and I have purchased and built many of them. Their approach to customer service is much appreciated! Any model builder will run into one project that has problems. It’s what the company does to remedy the problem that counts - ROKR stepped up!

Order was delivered in great shape and when expected. Am very happy to dig in and start building!

Great fun if you like working with wood. It can be challenging but doable even with no prior experience like myself. Best if almost all pieces are glued together I found no other alternative, build was around 18 hours spread out over many days because of dry time- turned out great! Will be doing another one soon

The reason for the 4 stars is that the title of this product includes kids and it is most definitely an adult puzzle. In fact, I think kids would get very frustrated with the complexity and small pieces. Having said that, it's a nice novelty gift for adults and is small enough to be an original stocking stuffer at the holidays. Good value for what you get as well.

This little airship has a steampunk feel that gets lots of raves. I is not hard to build BUT the wood is thin and you must use caution when flexing it. It helped to gentle sand the ends to make construction less stressed. I broke two struts through use of too much force, but fixed them with White glue-all glue. I like it so much I may make a few more and hang the fleet from my ceiling.

Thiis is, in my opinion,not a kit for kids. It takes time and patience. Some parts don't exactly fit well and need a bit of sanding. It does not need glue-things fit together but, I have built 3 of these laser-cut airships and do glue joints with wood glue to stiffen the connections. Parts need pre painting since they are a lot of them that won't be easily painted after assembly. Instruction sheets are pretty clear, but prefit parts and see if that is the right place. I could go on and this kit is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, but it was really fun, before and after assembly. NOTE: I am going to experiment with partially covering one of these and see if it is more believable. Actually, I just like fiddling with these kits.

I have enjoyed making several Rolife book books but I am not enjoying making this airship. Right off two pieces broke. While building the body when attaching new pieces the previous pieces came apart. I will continue, just hoping I can finish it. Directions are vague. I’m just hoping the sailing ship I also bought will be easier. Way too frustrating for a young person. Update: I was unable to finish because it just kept falling apart even with glue. It will go into the trash. I am hesitant to start the sailing ship. I will go back to building book nooks which are successful.

Difficult to put together and a few pieces broke during assembly. I had to trim many of the pieces to make them fit. The instructions could be better. Quality is better than the Chinese kits, but this is more expensive. Looks great once built. Took about six hours to carefully build.