Metal EarthStar Wars R2-D2 Model kit | no Glue Required | Build Level: Moderate | Great Gift for sci-fi Fan Age 14+ | DIY Craft 3D Puzzle Collectible Figurine

This was really challenging. Almost took 2 hours to do. Built mine years ago and it's still standing, quality is great. Great value for money and beautiful once completed.

I purchased the R2-D2, along with a Tie Fighter, for my husband for Christmas. I thought they would make nice little stocking fillers. My husband started on the Tie Fighter first, and after lots of cursing, and him putting the part finished model to one side till he had the patience to continue.......it was finished! Having successfully finished one, he started on R2-D2. Again....there were a few choice words and mutterings about 'stupid fiddly bloody thing' but when it was finished both it and the Tie Fighter looked brilliant. I'm not so sure these types of model would be suitable for anyone under the ages of at least 14+ as they are so incredibly fiddly. They are amazing little models......note the word little, they are very small.......however, if you have the time and patience, and definitely the right tools, they really do look great when they are finished.

Fiddly to put together so take your time - be careful when bending the parts they can only be moved a few times before they snap, had to glue a couple of pieces.Took about 8 hours over a few days i'd say but worth it in the end

Got this as a present for my boyfriend and he loved it! It is quite tedious and fragile but he was careful putting it together tweezers really help when putting it together but the finished product is amazing!

This is a great little project to keep you busy (took me around 3 hours) using the bare minimum tools, tweezers and my sore hands. Like someone else's review this was the second one I purchased. Everything was going well until I got to part 26. The pieces are miniscule and snapped off with very little movement. For some reason Metal Earth have decided to make these parts with a kind of dotted fold line which is not a good idea and totally unnecessary, please Metal Earth if you're reading this you must fix this issue. Just add a normal fold line.

My boyfriend absolutely loves Star Wars. I’ve come across these a couple of times and debated whether to get them for him. One of his hobbies are model making, he loves investing a lot of time in something and constructing / painting things. Due to his love of Star Wars I thought this would be the perfect gift, and let’s be honest the metal earth models look AWESOME! I don’t regret buying this at all, once my boyfriend made it up, it looked great and he invested a fair bit of time into it, as that’s a downside to most models, they take 5 mins to make. Whereas this took him a couple of hours. If anything it’s made us want to get some shelves put up so we can buy more! The value for money is great, they look brilliant once made.

Having bought a couple of the Disney Metal Earth sets from the parks there, I knew this would be a great gift for a friend who loves to build things as well as loving Star Wars. It's safe to say that he was absolutely thrilled and is loving the challenge of putting this all together!From my own experience of Metal Earth kits, this is definitely something for older children or adults. They are very fiddly and require a lot of patience to put together taking quite a few hours to complete! I have to say though, they were a great distraction for me when I was jet lagged!

Awful product. Pieces so small and brittle that they kept snapping. Some holes not cut so had to do them with a Stanley blade. Unable to complete due to many broken pieces! I am a well practicef craft person and I was unable to do this so the average Joe has no chance. Terrible price for such a bad item!