Metal Earth Fascinations MMS093-502513, Hubble Telescope, Construction Toy, 1 Metal Board, 14 Years and Up

Once completed this is a beautiful representation of the awesome Hubble telescope. A great gift for model makers and astronomers. The model is quite challenging to make as there are a number of parts that require careful bending into curved shapes (the model is supplied flat). There are a also a number of very small parts. As such I would recommend using a tray or bowl to hold pieces when cutting them out. I would also recommend that when making this or any other metal earth model, that you wear nitrile gloves to prevent finger prints and smears transferring onto the metal.

A nice small model. A thin sheet metal version of plastic model kits. However the instructions are not very clear in places.Some of the parts are very small and difficult to handle. You also need to be very careful in folding the metal. If you over work the metal , the parts will break at the folding seam. It takes a lot of care in forming the metal into a curve as often it ill need to line up and fit to other parts. Some of the parts do not fit well together. All together a challenge to build, but worth it in the end. A good magnifying glass will be of good help.

Very nice looking, sturdy and easy to follow instructions. Better value for money than a lot of other metal earth building kits

It is a shame this product is so small. Unfortunately, this is a very small and detailed model, meaning that it needs to be bent into place over a lot of small angles. Due to this nature (and being honest unclear instructions as to which way the sheet metal needs to be bent, if you misshape the pieces only once and try to correct it, the metals simply snaps in two. On one piece here and there this is correctable and can be held in place by other pieces, but for me, it happened on too many occasions and meant the model would not properly assemble and sadly had to be chucked away, despite looking so nice. Definitely not one for ammeters or people in it for the finished product.

Looks great and was very easy to build. Was delivered very quickly too.

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This is a great little stocking filler / Gift for anyone who likes their space or astronomy. Although initially confusing at first the instructions make perfect sense after you attach the first piece. Pieces are very small so make sure to build this on a large flat surface. I recommend to "twist" the tabs not bend them as it makes for a tighter fit.

Decent model although is a bit wobbly on the stand the thin pieces make certain part’s difficult and sometimes feels like you need a third hand but the complete model is great. Make sure you have the right tools , patience, a magnifying glass and steady hand