Metal Earth3D Laser Cut Models - U.S. Capitol Building AND White House = SET OF 2

look amazing when done but the capital building was very difficult because of the round pieces

First, let me get a disclaimer out:These are not simple sets (none really are). They're not something you can put together in 20 minutes (if you're a beginner) with nothing more than your fingers. You will make mistakes and you will break pieces. You should purchase two sets, at least. You should look up the finished models online for pictures and guides on how to assemble them. You should double-check every single piece and make sure you're bending or shaping them the right way. You should have at least the following tools:Flat pliers (set of two, long and short), flat tweezers, small wire cutters, a variety of pencils and small eyedropper bottles (for shaping rounded pieces), and a magnifying glass with a work light.Review:Once you have all of that, it's really fun and worth it to put these together to display them. Careful, gentle bending, nudging and twisting is so satisfying when the pieces start to fall into place. The White House took me a few days with an hour at a time here and there, and the Capitol was actually put together in a single sitting of two hours, though I made some mistakes with the roof and the rotunda, so I'll have to redo that one. There are SO many kits to try out and really test your patience and finger skills and I can't wait to do them all!

These are really cool!

These are tiny buildings that require needle nosed pliers to build. I was able to assemble the White House model, but the Capitol dome proved beyond my vision, my tools, and my patience.

very cool items

Besides being extremely small, I found the tabs and little panels to be very delicate. Once built its very pretty, but getting there is difficult. Definitely will need tweezers and good eye sight.

My great nephew loved it. He visited Washington DC last year and saw the landmarks and was a ntroduced to the medal earth models. He looks vets them.

super hard to build, had faults along the way, almost broke my finger(sarcasm for the people that probably got freaked out) because of the small parts,ALSO WAY WAY WAY too small, i could not express that much, there is no way you could build this without making a mistake. would not recommend, but yes it was a good experiment and very highly detailed. but would not recommend from my perspectivePros: somethingCons: Everything