Desktop Wooden Model Kit Garden House A with a Large Deck by YOUNGMODELER by Young Modeler

It was fun putting together, very easy instructions, my only problem was the pieces do not snap together and stay in place. I basically glued it together. The wood is very sturdy compared to other projects I did. I would recommend.

I build this with my girlfriend a few months ago and we had so much fun, all pieces were accounted for and there were also some extras in case any pieces broke (which did happen btw). Some pieces are really small and you need a very sharp knife to be able to get them out of the wood plank. It was very fun to build though, also you WILL be needing that wood glue, trust me place glue everywhere, it just makes the house way more stable and harder for it to break apart.

Wife loved it and said was one of the best models she had put together

After purchasing the trebuchet kit for my wife, I felt compelled to get the Garden House A kit. While it may be for ages 12+, it was still something of a challenge for me as an adult. But not in a bad way.First, the construction. I never once felt frustrated with the parts. There are some parts in this kit, such as the window frames and deck rails, which are very delicate and should be removed carefully. Fortunately they are laser cut so fine that there's only a few small points where they're joined to their sprue boards.Some parts had extremely tight tolerances with their slotting (such as the chimney), but a couple of light passes with an emery board solved that problem. In fact, the tolerances were so good that for the majority of this model you don't need any of the supplied glue. The only places I would recommend glue would be the windows, stairs, deck supports (on the front under the deck), and the back door steps just to be sure. Everything else goes together tight enough that tension is all you need.There were moments during the build that I thought it would come right apart in my hands, but it never did. Once you have the walls and floor together, it stands up nicely and you can immediately see the strength.The instructions, while in both Korean and English, use written language sparingly. In fact, the majority of the instructions are all visual, using a pretty standard series that repeats: Find parts to use, assemble the first half, assemble the second half. When recommended, gluing is labeled on that step.The only tools I recommend you have on hand for this are some fine-point tweezers (some parts are very small), an emery board, and possibly an Xacto knife. The knife is optional but may come in handy for some pieces that are stubborn to get off the board.And if you're feeling adventurous, there is a hole in the bottom of the model for you to wire up LEDs. The one problem I ran into with this is that the plastic for the windows is tinted orange and is dark enough to knock down a 2x2 array of off-the-shelf LEDs to near nothing. So you might want to consider putting something with a little more punch inside if you're going to light it.If you're looking for a nice challenge that will keep you busy for a couple of hours, then you could worse than try this model.

My family and I love putting these types of houses. We also bought one with a pool that had lights and multiple rooms. Definitely recommended for families of all ages.

Building the model was fairly easy and the instructions are good. However, the pieces want to break when you try to remove them. The roof stickers like to tear. Wood likes to warp.

Simply beautiful. I've added inside light to it, and it looks great.

I didn't like that my package was in korean. I wasn't able to understand any of it but somewhat tried to manage putting it together with the pictures that it came with.It was fun to put together. The material are good quality, only a few pieces were delicate and it really helps you to practice patience while being gentle at the same time.Great and rewarding exercise for kids and adults. It's a five out of five because it looks exactly like that once items put together.