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I have built a number of ROKR projects with my family and have found their products to be very high quality. This is an excellent kit but keep in mind what these projects entail.Pieces are delicate. They are not unreasonably prone to breakage but this is a wood project with very small, delicate pieces. Handle with care.Read the instructions carefully. Instructions are very clear and consistent across these products. But a project like this does require patience and attention to detail. This is definitely not something to slap together while you are checking Facebook.Wood gearing will not turn as smoothly as metal. This is simply a reality of wood-based projects like this. There will be some resistance during movement and things will not move quite as smoothly as if it were constructed from metal.Be sure to lubricate all of the pieces that need it (per the instructions). Instead of candle wax, I use a dry silicone lubricant that seems to work well and is easy to apply.

Loved this product. It was a bit of a challenge to put together but that was the point. I think that if you weren't careful you could break it by mistake. The directions were clear and it was really fun to put together. I will be purchasing more products from this company. The best part was when the whole carousel turns and the horses even go up and down.It would be nice if it gave suggestions on painting or coloring it, like what pieces would be good for painting or coloring before assembly and which ones would mess up the moving part mechanism if painted, because it would be very cool to paint this piece but I feel like many pieces should be painted or colored before assembly because painting after assembly would be difficult.

The media could not be loaded. I bought it because I don’t have room to build another dollhouse and I love music boxes and carousels. I for most of the assembly did not have issues with breaking pieces because I used a pointy craft knife to go around the pieces before removing them from the sheets. The piece that did break was the outside ring thats about level with the horses feet with the hearts attached on top. It broke in two places while i was sanding the edges. I used Quick Hold craft glue because wood glue takes to long to dry and it had to be held together because tape wasnt going to hold it tight enough. The only other issue was getting the horse gears lined up properly. I suggest getting your own wax because the little piece that comes with it is a joke. To hard to apply and there was not even close to enough for all the pieces that need wax. I used a soy candle my son gave me and it has a tad greasy quality that i feel was needed to get this to move properly. Anyhow looks like i will make another one because my granddaughter saw it in the background while facetiming and said I need to send it to her. I saw somewhere that it said assembly time was 4.5 hours. I completely disagree and dont see that as even possible. Its not something to throw together. Patience is really what you need to assemble and have it function. Not sorry i bought it and will be doing another soon. Oh one more tip and that is that there are a few parts that I recommend glue like those hearts and half brackets on that outer mid circle but careful where the glue is otherwise it may hinder something that was meant to move. I used gel pens on mine fyi and added some nail gems.

This was fun but some pieces were tough to put in together. It says no glue is necessary but if were to do it again, I would use glue on at at least some of the pieces. By the time I finished the base was not attached as it should be and therefore the carousel does not spin and I haven’t been able to reassemble it

We got this for our 11 year old daughter. She loves working on it, but needs an adult to help with assembly (which is fine because her dad and I both enjoy putting it together!). It's a fun little project! The instructions are a little skimpy, but still pretty easy to follow. The details on the carousel are lovely and everything so far has fit together really well. The quality seems great! Looking forward to finishing it and looking into other models to do in the future!

I wanted to make this for the birth of my great grandson. It took me a lot longer as I painted the parts prior to construction. I used a watercolor paint as I wanted it to have that look and I wanted the imprinted lines standout. Some of the fiddle parts did break, but I was a little rough at times and was able to save them. Usually only damaged due to my error in construction timing. Still it all worked when it was done. I built a mahogany base and an acrylic box to protect it. When revealed it was the certainly the scene stealer at the baby shower! Hopefully will remain with him for a long time.

This was a very intense project! I enjoyed it immensely! Had to go back several steps sometimes to get things just right. I only had one thing break as I was placing it; however, it was one that was expected and the replacement for it was included.

great puzzle piece