MAGQOO Miniature Dollhouse Kit Box Theater Kit Miniature Room Kit 3D DIY Wooden Doll House Kit with Furniture 1:100(Cherry Blossoms)

I'm glad there is a series of these because I found it to be quite fun to put together. I've grown to categorize these types of assembly kits by what you need to do to assemble it. This one fits into my "mini miniature" kit because it is very small, but I've come to like these small kits better in a large part because they look so cool when they're done. Now I didn't assemble this whole kit, meaning I left out a few pieces that didn't look like much fun to assemble, and I took a lot of liberties along the way. That's why these kits are fun! Much of the build concentrates on the building structures, and I live that aspect a lot. The negative caveat to that some of the pieces are so tiny, that that is where the majority of the challenge comes from. I actually ordered two of these (different styles) on Prime Day because they were a good price. The other one doesn't look as fun because it has a lot of trees, but I think it's going to look epic when it's done.

This little thing was a BEAST and I loved every second. I’ve seen some describe miniatures as meditative - WRONG. or at least, not for me. This thing was hard. I’m good with my hands, artistically inclined, and this little sucker took me like 12 hours start to finish. It is so so cute and intricate, and I had a total blast. The hours of fun and the finished product are worth every penny. However, it is fricking tiny. The little kitchen table you see? That’s made with the backing from an earring - if that helps you with scale. Tiny!! I struggled honestly, but again, worth it in the end, and I feel more accomplished than when I managed to find a new job after being laid off in the middle of this pandemic. Tips: I live in the US. it DID come with a battery and glue. However, the glue takes a while to dry and it’s stringy, so half way through I switched to superglue and it made my life way easier. So I would grab some super glue and just be careful because I think we all learned a valuable lesson from Gorilla Glue Girl.

This is a fairly good little project. I’ve been doing miniatures since I was a kid (I’m in my 20s now), I’ve made several full-on miniature houses, and comparatively I’d say that this project is on the more advanced and difficult side and has quite a few pluses and minuses. First, the wiring is very difficult to set up. I almost gave up and did the project without the wiring. There is little instruction on how to actually set up the lights (I found that you have to do the lighting first and have to strip the wires of the two light lines and combine them, then attach to the battery pack. You also have to fully attach the scenery and indoor light first, then seal the battery in the platform, which is difficult and leaves little room for mistakes regarding the placement of the house, later). The other things that made this difficult was obviously the size (this was by-far the smallest project I’ve ever done and it’s really tough to do some of the parts on such a small scale, even with the little tweezers they send. The glue they send is also a bit hard to use, since it’s thick and sticky, and is bulky and stringy when using on very small pieces, and also smells very strong (and made me headachy and sick every time I used it and had to switch to a different kind of glue). The instructions overall are vague and somewhat contradictory, so you’d want to already have a general understanding of how to put things together. The only other thing is that the actual house is really flimsy. This doesn’t matter once it’s in the tin, but the instructions say to put the house together outside the tin (so you can put the snow on the roof and stuff before putting in it the tin) but it’s literally impossible to do it that way, which complicates things like putting the snow on in the end and putting in the ceiling light. There are a ton of pluses too, which is why this still got a good rating from me. First, I LOVE the idea of building into a tin. I’m still at uni and have to move around a lot, and because of that I’ve lost most of my other miniature projects. This is so wonderful because you can safely close up the tin, and just put it in a box to move. For this reason alone I really recommend this for anyone who isn’t 100% settled down yet. It’s also small, so it’s nice that it easily fits on a shelf/bookcase/etc, and can be easily put into storage. I think there a lot of value in the project for the money. I got it for only $10 and it came with glue, the tin, tweezers, all the things to finish the project, and a nice wooden stand to hold it on. I would say that even though bits of this are hard and advanced, it may still be a nice place to start if you’ve never done miniatures and want to give it a try, just for the price/what comes with it, as long as you know that not all miniatures are this difficult and small. Overall I would recommend this, just be aware of some of the shortcomings. I really love the outcome and love that I can move around with this without worrying. I also want to note that I did customize this somewhat. I didn’t add the bunny figurines (cause I prefer just the buildings when doing miniatures), I left out one of the kitchen chairs, and changed the fruit bowl on the table. I used glue to make the river look glossy/icy and added snow to the edge of the platform because it came warped and was pulling up at the edges. I also used paint to finish the inside of the lid with a forest because I didn’t fancy the text they put there, painted the inside of the roof because it was visible, and painted the ceiling light chain a gold color (the kit doesn’t come with paint at all though). Overall pleased with it!

I've attached some pics of what you get and my version of the finished product. I made some changes here and there. I tried to stick to the instructions 100% and I recommend you do that if it's your first small craft. First off to have a good craft session I recommend: Good lighting, sharp small scissors, patience, a white background paper or something so you don't lose anything. The only thing I used not in this case was a small piece of electrical tape and my own scissors. When cutting you should know it's thin like magazine page type paper. You don't have any second chances so you must cut carefully! The MVP of this kit is the glue. It dries fast so be sure you're making the right move. I thought going in that the plants would be a pain but it's not so bad. I wouldn't give mine as a gift because it's my first shot and honestly my glueing was a bit haphazard but I love it. I would totally give as a gift if it's my second kit or I was more surgical on the first time. It comes with a wood stand kinda like a phone stand. It's a bunny shape. Really nice for displaying it! If you read all this thanks and go but it, it's cute and why not 😅

This was the best way to get into creating miniatures! Everything you needed and super easy step-by-step instructions. The glue was a little bit tricky as it stays pliable for a long time. My little sled collapsed on itself. I also found it left lots of glue “spider webs” that I had to deal with. The one bit of rage came with the lights as the top light didn’t have long enough wires so it took about 50 tires and some electrical tape to actually get it to light.

It's very cute.

great instruction booklet, plenty of material to work with. glue takes a day or two to completely dry and smells strong. after wiring the lights carefully, I inserted the batteries, but the lights don't seem to work; I checked the power on the batteries and they were all low on power. a miniature dollhouse of this scale is best left for those who worked with tiny items in the past (it's my first time using a DIY dollhouse kit and many areas where challenging, more so than nail art, which is my passion).