Metal Earth Tarantula Spider 3D Metal Model Kit Fascinations

I absolutely love Metal Earth. I have finished this one, the scorpion, and the peacock. It is quite tedious and a little frustrating at times but it is a great pastime. The outcome is so worth it. The metal parts can and will break if you are not precise. I have a set of eyebrow tweezers that I use and thats all you need! I highly recommend these two. The peacock is also highly recommended but it is much larger and it takes a lot more time and more skill. The peacock comes with a stand but I broke it so I need to superglue it together lol.

Insane and fun to build. I already bought the rest of these. They even have star wars ones. Yup, got them too.Try one. For the price it is seriously worth it.

I had a really tough time with this model because the parts and the slots were too small for me to see. Fortunately my wife has better closeupvision and more patience than I do and she was able to complete it for me, I'm looking at it now and I'm amazed the end product. It's really neat, and very well designed, but if you handle it much,It won' last long, because it's not a toy.

This definitely takes a while to put together, but very satisfying when it's done. Keep in mind that the finished product is very small, so if you have bad eyesight or shaky hands it probably won't work for you. Needle-nosed pliers are a must. Getting the legs on tightly was a bit difficult, but I don't mind that mine wiggle a tiny bit - I think it adds a cool touch to see it move a bit when it's picked up or put down, and they're definitely not going to come off with light handling. Definitely don't plan to use this as a toy though, it's held together by some really tiny tabs that would break off with rough play.

It was a bit difficult! More challenging than other models ranked the same difficultly. At least for me

This was my first 3D metal build. It was challenging to say the least and probably took me more time to do then necessary. The curved body was the most challenging as it probably took me a good full hour just to do the first piece. It wasn't clear that you were supposed to bend and shape it in two directions to get a fully rounded "ball" type shape, otherwise you're liable to just bend it in one direction according to the seam bending line. Then you'll get more of an elongated shape rather than the ball type shape. As a suggestion to the Fascinations Metal Earth people...please think about making the tabs (that fit into the slots) slightly longer. There were lots of times when I felt the tabs too short, and it became a real pain to fit it through the slots in order to either bend 90 degrees or twist it. I would rather have the tabs slightly longer for me to easily push it through the slots and then go back and cut it down, rather then to have the tabs short the way it now is and spending an over amount of time trying to thread it through the way I did on this first build. It took me just about 4 1/2 hours to finish this, and has me debating on whether or not to build other 3D metal pieces in the future.

My son has done several of these and finds them relaxing after a long day of work. Many others available and look pretty awesome on his shelf.

This is the coolest "puzzle" and she loves it!

Firstly, its actual size of some tarantulas. So when it's all done, it's a little creepy. It was such an easy build and a lot of fun. Just make sure when you do the legs, look at the picture for reference because placing the first two legs is a little confusing and I ended up putting them in the wrong place and ruined one of the tabs. Super easy fix though, I just super glued it. Overall was fun, easy and it's kinda cute. In a creepy way.

un poco pequeño pero muy bueno

Die Spinne ist aus einer recht dünnen Metallplatte gefertigt. Die einzelnen Bauteile herauszutrennen sind ohne Seitenschneider kaum möglich.Die einzelnen Häckchen zum Verbinden der einzelnen Teile sind sehr sehr klein und man benötigt aufjedenfall eine Spitzzange, um die Häckchen umbiegen zu können. Die Häckchen sind aber aufkeinenfall zu klein, da man so nach dem Zusammenbau kaum die einzelnen Verbindungen sieht.Bei den zu faltenden Bauteilen brach mir leider ein Teil von einem Bein ab, man muss also auf jedenfall vorsichtig beim Aufbauen mit dem Material umgehen. Sobald ich die Spinne fertig hatte war sie recht stabil. Ich benötigte keine sechs Stunden zum Zusammenbauen.-> Ein sehr gutes Produkt. Wer eher länger etwas zum Basteln möchte ist hiermit falsch bedient. Für Geschenke oder zum Ausstellen hingegen ist dies das perfekte Produkt.

Took quite a while to arrive, be aware some of these models come from china so the quality of instructions and wait for delivery can be a bit offputting, but the model is still decent quality metal and easy to work with.

It was my first time making something like this. Easy and fun to put together Instructions easy to follow.