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The media could not be loaded. My fourth puzzle, third Rokr and past practice goes a long way to help. This is a complex puzzle and will take a bit of effort to complete. Don't get discouraged because it has you installiing the generator and gears very early on and the whole thing is very sloppy if you try to turn it as I did. It worked but gave me great concern that I might have done something wrong and it was not going to work. But I was wrong. As long as you follow the photos to the tee, step by step the whole project comes together very well and it works like a charm.As I said small hobby files are almost a must and will save a lot of broken parts. I did have to resort to glue a few times due to clumsy fingers. The hardest part I found to assemble was the flexible stip that wraps around the film wheels. These strips are very hard to handle and will break easily if you force them so sand, test, sand, test, sand and test. Sanding will help imeasurably and no need to worry becuse the tape will finish it off nicely. I wouldn't recommend it as a gift unless you're sure the recipient is capable. It is a challenge. When done it makes a nice conversation piece for display.

It wasn’t a long build but it was definitely fun and had its challenges. The product had clear instructions and pieces that were easy to remove from the board without damaging them. The little flicker video is super cute and fun to show people. I’d definitely recommend

Got this for my wife for x-mas as a fun little activity for us to work on while we watch TV at night, and couldn't be more please with the result! This was our first 3D style wooden puzzle/model, prior to this we'd done some more advanced lego sets, but this was much more fun and engaging for several reasons....- first, it's challenging....honestly it felt a little overwhelming when we first opened the box and looked through the instructions. It is way harder than the most advanced lego kits out there, because the pieces won't just snap into place automatically. It requires some steady hands and lot of patience for some of the steps, but nothing that requires a Phd or engineering degree- secondly, it looks beautiful! way more appropriate to leave out on the shelf as a decorative piece than a lego toy. It's also fully functioning and self-powered, so no need to ever crack it back open for any reason!Pro tip: some of the earlier steps (especially where you mount the gear wheel to the alternator that powers the light) will result in loose fitting connections that seemingly won't hold....that made me worried about whether this thing would ever work correctly. However, my concerns were unwarranted, because the subsequent steps add in stabilizing bearings and connections that tighten everything up and result in a perfectly working unit at the very end, if you follow all the steps correctly. In fact, I was ultimately extremely impressed with how precisely the pieces were cut and manufactured. The tolerances are all very tight and sturdy and you can tell the designers really prioritized that with this model. 100% would recommend to anyone looking for a challenge, you won't be disappointed!

This was a Christmas gift for my husband so he would have something to do on some cold winter day. He likes puzzles and model rockets, so this seemed like a perfect gift. He spent a couple of afternoons and had fun assembling it. The thought and engineering that went into designing the Vitascope is pretty incredible. Although very thin, the wood is sturdy and they do include extras of a few of the smaller parts in case you break some. He did break one that didn't have an extra provided, but he easily glued it back together. The instructions are simple visual diagrams, with no descriptions, but they do include QR codes to scan for help with the more difficult parts. My husband referred to a you tube video which was great help for those sections. He has shown the finished product to several friends and family and everyone has been very impressed and amazed that it actually works.

My son is an avid builder - legos, origami, tinker crates, ROKR, you name it - if he can build it, he will! He asked for this set for his birthday and he loved putting it together! It worked great and he showed us the little projector slide that comes with it. My only suggestion to ROKR would be to include more than one kind of projector film or a way for kids to create thier own mini movie. Once he built it and watched the slide a few times, he hadn’t really touched it since. I feel it was worth it for him to enjoy assembling and seeing how the mechanism works. More films and things to do with it would be a nice cherry on top. 👍🏽

Gift for hubby. He found it enjoyable to build. We’ve had fun with it

Note: If you haven't done a wooden puzzle before, this might be a very very challenging one to start with.I had so much fun putting this together! This is most definitely one of the more challenging Rockr puzzles - so make sure you're paying attention to the direction of the pieces (it DOES matter), and reading the directions through before putting it together.I was very lucky that the film instantly latched onto the gears and wasn't a headache as I've seen from other reviews.Overall, a super fun project that took me about 4 hours to put together. The end results was so satisfying!!

Beautiful and very realistic puzzle, Was given as a gift and the recipient enjoyed putting together