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!

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Great puzzle, but recommend having superglue handy to fix pieces that break if they’re pushed too hard. There are some (not all) duplicate pieces, which is nice as backup, or for decorating other projects. I also had to glue some of the panel pieces in because they kept popping off, but that might be user error. I used needle-nose pliers to apply pressure to the joins that I couldn’t reach with my fingers. The prop spins, which the kids liked. The piece numbering is clear and correct. The picture assembly guide was very easy to follow. Kids are happy with the final result, which is exactly as advertised.

Heaps of fun to assemble. Pieces fit well together and quality is good

Makes great gifts, always a hit

This was my first wooden puzzle and I've been hooked ever since! This one is quite simple, a great starter project if you've never done one of these before or if you'd like to try a project with your kids... this would be a great choice. It has a fun Steampunk design that looks great in your home when it's finished!

Excited to do this build

Another great model from Rolife but not the easiest to assemble. While on paper the difficulty level is on par with others I've done before, the 1st half of the model (the balloon) has lots of very thin and fragile pieces. I broke one within 5 minutes of starting. Definitly have some quick glue (like UV glue) on hands for this model because I've had to glue-up and repair about 5 main pieces. The 2nd half of the model (boat and cabin) are much easier to assemble. Lots of small pieces but nothing long and fragile like the balloon. It's challenging but still a good fun.