Fascinations Metal Earth Drum Set 3D Metal Model Kit

My friend (Non Engineer) had a huge amount of trouble putting this together. I purchased this as a gift. He opened the box and started sorting the parts. After staring at the pieces for a good while he said "This isnt going together." I then questioned my friend, why would you not want to put that together do you not like it??!!! he frowned saying "No I do!" I then replied "Good let me know when its done so I can write a review." :DUpdate: Its still not together but he still likes it.

if there was no stars, this is the product id give that to. NO STARS. this is horrible. I thought it was assembled...HORRIBLE. when i got it i was like whhaaaaaaaa?! i have to put this together!!! but i needed it for a birthday cake the same day it arrived, so i has like okay how hard can this be? when i started trying to separate the stuff...instructions were confusing! and the stuff is like SO TINY! This is that one product youd just want your money back for. definetely not worth it. I could have bought one already assembled from the store but i made the mistake of not reading. So i tried to save money but i threw it down the drain. I hope the seller reads this and gives me my money back. DO NOT BUY if you dont like to assemble things and just for the record...it was difficult to even make this piece look THAT perfect because the steel folds so you end up with like a prism or something else but not a cylinder (for drums.) snare drums dont look ANYTHING close to pretty. So again BAD PRODUCT...oh and it may cut you while trying to asseble!

Very nice gift for a drummer.

These drums have taken model building to a new dimension. I spent many engaging hours building this elaborate drum set. The details are astounding - kick pedal, hi hat stand and rim of the tom all make this an outstanding model.Persevere with this model and you will be a master at making circular pieces. Folks use different styles for rounding the pieces, such as: wooden dowels, ballpoint pens, and drill bits. Completing this drum set equips you with strong skills and that makes future models more enjoyable to build.I do not recommend this model for beginners. If you are a seasoned veteran of Metal Earth, this one won't pose any serious problems.I take my hat - I mean my hi hat - off to this cool little model!

Buy something else. Very cheap material.

This drumset got me by surprise on how intricate work it was going to take from me to assemble together.I almost gave up in the first try, but I decided to put more effort into it and I finish it.For someone like me who has never done anything like this before it was very hard, I broke 2 parts when the instructions indicated they needed to be bended a little and obviously I couldn’t fix them.I used eyebrow tweezers the entire time.It took me 2 days to assemble, 4 hours the first day and 5 on the second day.This is not for kids, not to help you to assemble it and not to play with, but it’s perfect to be used as a decorative piece.Overall I did have fun and felt accomplished.

This model was challenging and fun to build. I decided to paint mine. I removed the pieces from the sheets first and primed them and then spray painted them. Putting them together was a little trickier, I had to scrape the paint from the tabs and be careful not to scrape my finished paint during assembly. I also covered the base with a thin material and put vinyl on the throne seat. The drum sticks are out of sanded down tooth picks. I have built over a dozen of these and I really like them!

Too difficult to put together