The Tabernacle: Tabernacle Model Kit

This Tabernacle model kit is nothing short of spectacular! As a Bible history enthusiast, I was blown away by the attention to detail and accuracy of this replica. From the intricate furnishings to the precise dimensions, it's a true testament to craftsmanship. The kit was easy to assemble, thanks to the clear instructions provided. Once completed, it serves as a captivating centerpiece for study or display. Whether you're a student of history, a religious scholar, or simply intrigued by ancient architecture, this model kit is a must-have. Highly recommend for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of the Tabernacle's significance. 🌟🕊️📜

You have to paint and put together. It takes a long time and a lot of work! Once it is finished it is really great! My students LOVED looking at it and learning about the tabernacle. You will need to buy paint.

Very good kit for use in classroom, either youth or adult. Relatively easy to assemble with good detail and instructions. Built this myself for use in my high school bible class at church. Having a physical visual aid like this helps the students understand. Would recommend it.

wonderful, so impressed with quality, easy, and detail. Our family enjoyed.

Very good quality kit.

This plastic model kit that is very detailed and takes some skill to assemble. It included a high priest, 3 priests, a jar of manna, Aaron’s budded staff, the ten commandments stone, 3 sheep, 8 stands, an ark of the covenant, 3 lambs, 2 cows, a bread table, the altar of incense, the lamp stand, 2 breads, the altar of burnt offering, and a tree.The Tabernacle is built using posts and several layers of fabric representing the actual coverings used.We used some flexstone spray paint to paint the base so it looked like the ground. We bought others paints (gold, brown, silver, etc) so we could paint the other pieces as nothing comes painted.Metallic bronze, metallic gold, metallic silver and also matte colors for the cattle, for the beards of the Levitical priests, metallic blue for the High Priest, and other colors.The ark that was included with the set was not very good so we bought the following off of ebay to use.It will have it's base removed and the "carrying handles" removed.The Ark of the Covenant Gold Plated Table Top Mini - 2" X 1.50" X 1.10" We filed off the handles and removed the base so that we could fit it in the Most Holy Place.

As a teaching aid the product is good. It took me two hours to assemble. Problem is they did not send all of the parts. I am missing the coverings for the Holy Place. Could not figure out how to reach seller. A lot of the pieces were bowed causing the Holy Place not to fit together well, but I did get it together. Fence went up nicely. Base was scuffed in places, almost like someone used this, returned it, and they sent it to me as new. Over all, as a teaching aid maybe 3/5, but as a model, 1/5 as it is not all there.

The Tabernacle Sanctuary and Court are scaled to the correct proportions, so it is an excellent teaching aid for purposes of showing the structures, priests, and animals in 3 dimensions. It is also a very good price (considering the detail of the structures, priests, and animals), and it is relatively easy to assemble, if all you want is a representation of the correct proportions of the Tabernacle, locations of the Sanctuary furnishings, and activities associated with worship in the Tabernacle Sanctuary and Court. However, since the basic structures which come with the model are yellow, while the priests and animals are white, it leaves a little bit to be desired, if you would like to show a more realistic impression with the various colors of the Tabernacle structures, furnishings, priestly robes, and animals.In order to give the Tabernacle structures, priests and animals a more realistic look, I connected with a friend of mine, who was experienced in painting models of various types. (If you don’t have model painting experience, there are also plenty of YouTube tutorials for this.) One thing that my friend and I discovered immediately was that many of the posts surrounding the courtyard needed to be filed, because some of them had rough connector edges, and they were difficult to place in the base of the model without filing the rough edges. The same was seen with the structures for the walls of the Sanctuary. Once the rough edges had been filed, all structures, furnishings, priests, and animals were painted to make them more realistic looking. Sand was also purchased separately for the ground, (since the tabernacle was in the desert). The sand was glued to the base. The base and the sand were then spray-painted to be a tan color, resembling sand in the desert, as can be seen in the pictures attached. The colors for the priests’ and the high priest’s robes were chosen by referencing a chart regarding the tabernacle, produced by Rose Publishing. After that, the Tabernacle structures, courtyard, and models of people and animals were placed in position. At that point, all of these model pieces were glued in place, in order to make transportation of the model easier and more secure. The furnishings of the Holy Place were easy to put into position. On the other hand, the Ark of the Covenant was a bit difficult to place in the holy of holies, because of its size. Because the Ark was so small, it was easier to glue the mercy seat to the top of the Ark to keep it and its contents secure. (In order to be able to show details of the contents of the true Ark, I ended up purchasing a larger scale replica of the Ark to show in my classes in addition to showing the Tabernacle model.) Instead of using the rubber bands provided to secure the coverings over the Sanctuary, we used string that could be threaded and connected to the hooks. This made it easier to unhook one side of the Sanctuary coverings, in order to show class members how the Tabernacle would look, both with the coverings and without, thus being able to show the details of the furnishings and priests inside the sanctuary after people had already viewed the coverings in place. Of note, there was not enough room in the Holy of Holies to place both the Ark of the Covenant and the High Priest. You should be aware of this if you desire to show that activity of the High Priest for the Day of Atonement.Altogether, with painting, adding sand, and gluing the structures, furnishings, priests and animals in place to keep the model stable — and by making the sanctuary coverings easily detachable — this model has been exceptional in its realistic nature! Many people have been amazed at the detail and accuracy of the finished product. It has been a wonderful teaching aid! Very glad I purchased it!