Metal Earth Praying Mantis 3D Kit

I've never done any of these models before so this is new to me. I find it requires some patience and eye to detail, but it was a fun and interesting experience. The instructions were easy to follow, starting with the abdomen, legs, thorax, and finishing up with the head. I did not have needle point pliers but I was able to get by using tweezers and a sharp pair of scissors (for cutting the pieces out of the metal sheet). It still worked out very nicely! The final product is now finished, and it looks sturdier than I expected.

I love this model. A little much if you're a beginner as the peices are quite small and easy to break/bend if your not careful or a little more experienced working with these but, so cute and so worth the effort. I love it!

So cool love it! Only thing I could not get this put together I had my father and brother do it. The head, the very last part of this puzzle was extremely difficult to put on. It's still really loose

This is difficult to take away from the sheet it's attached to. The tabs and slots are small, and you'll definitely need tools to bend the tabs. The creations are fun (to me), but if you don't enjoy detailed, tedious work, you likely won't like these. If you can't thread a needle without magnification, you'll likely need some visual supports, glasses, magnification lamp, what have you. My son (7) got this with his allowance and he can't assemble it. 1. He's far too wiggly to sit down for this. 2. He can't remove the parts from the sheet they come on. 3. He can't follow the instructions. If you have a kid with really good building skills (the kind that actually takes time to read Lego instructions), they could probably do this with some support. I actually don't mind assembling these things and quite enjoy it.

Beautiful after assembled

This is a neat thing! It took me about 2 hours to assemble and the end result is pretty awesome. It now lives in one of my wife’s flower pots where it looks truly awesome. Since it’s fairly shiny it reflects color and sunlight and that just makes it cooler.

Very fun and good looking when complete. The only difficulty I had when assembling was in bending and controlling such small parts and minuscule tabs. With a little patience and some good effort, you’ll have a very cool model that looks great on a shelf. Not to be used as a toy, though! Many sharp pieces and very flexible, I suspect parts of it might snap if bent too far.