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I love pirate lore especially Blackbeard's and what better way show the love than having Queen Anne's Revenge. This model in intricate and extremely detailed down the cannon ports and rigging on the masts. I loved the challenge of this model. However this is not for the faint of heart. This an expert hobby build. So there are some things you need to know. One, the tools that come with it aren't all great. The bending rods are pretty worthless. I suggest going to hobby lobby and purchasing a jewelry bender. You will have much better control and better bends. As far as the nippers and needle nose pliers. Those are the perfect size for this build so for starters it's worth it to buy them one time. Tip two, buy the magnifier headset. A good one with a light. You can get one relatively cheap a hobby store. It's worth it. Tip three though you can see slight imperfections in your bends in the magnifier don't worry about them the naked eye can't see them. Tip four, take your time. Read the steps. If you get ahead of yourself things will be off. These prices are extremely small. If you rush you will break them. When you break them you will get frustrated. Tip five, have some super glue on hand. If you break a tab it's no biggie a dab of glue will hold it in place. Tip six. Build the stand first. Then go step by step. I say build the stand first because it's a great place to keep the ship on when needed and when you are not working on it. Tip seven. Do one piece at a time. One step at a time. These are small pieces and you will drop them. If you cut a bunch of them out you will loose them and you will spend tons of time looking for them. Final tip. Have fun. If you are older or younger this will definitely help with fine motor skills and concentration. Trust me you need both for this build. In the end it is very impressive. For hobbyists like modelers and lego builders this is a great challenge. I gave it four stars for not being giftible. This isn't a good gift for a novice period. This is for an expert hobbyist. If you gift this to a novice it will get bad reviews. I gave it one star for easy to assemble. Let's not lie to people. For a seasoned model builder this is a beast. I gave five stars for instructions. The guides are great, but pay attention.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: This model is super detailed and SUPER tiny. Pay attention to the measurements in the pictures. But understand that this also means that the pieces you need to manipulate are VERY tiny. You will absolutely need a magnifying glass with a light on a stand to do this model. And nimble fingers. Since you need to bend and manipulate each tiny piece. But it’s very detailed and fun to do if you have that type of patience.

After getting back to doing models after some time I wanted something to test my patience.... and man this did not disappoint. Like others have said if you don't have the proper tools, don't even attempt it. Need a good modeling kit and a decent magnifier. I got through the first 16 steps without a magnifier and it was rough at times, even trying to understand the directions which are as small as the pieces. You will also need some good glue on hand as a few of the tabs just don't do the trick when securing some pieces. Looctot high performance glue works great. About half way through now and very excited to see the final product. If you're new to building models this is not for you but if you're experienced and like a challenge, this will make you pull your hair out. Will likely purchase another one of these soon.

First. As many others have stated, the deck snapped in the a first hour of assembly. This has to with the first direction telling you to bend the deck at the perforations into its desired shape and THEN instructing the 20 or so tinier pieces to be placed and secured to it. Any sort of wiggling causes the previous bend to move then snap. So I would first recommend reading through the instructions to see what is coming. Perform bends LAST on larger pieces. In other words, I would recommend inserting the smaller pieces first and bending the deck AFTER. I would also recommend a set of good FLAT tweezers and a magnifying tool with a light attachment…and TAKE YOUR TIME. Be patient with the pieces. Use the tweezer as your bending tool for the really small things. A real small metal crochet hook can also help with alignment or creating space between insert tabs. Btw I used some good tape to tape the deck back together from the bottom. It becomes more sturdy once secured to the side panel. Once I secure the second side panel my dad will probably add a couple of drops of soldering metal to that joint. Update: when securing the deck to the second side, the tape became unmanageable. The attachment points however repositioned everything as if it never broke. Meaning- DON’T GIVE UP IF YOU BREAK THE DECK IN THE FIRST FEW STEPS! It will still be positioned perfectly when attaching the siding. I would consider myself a novice builder.

I think if it was a bit larger and a little heavier gauge metal this would be AWSOME. But it’s not. The pieces are hard to work with and very fragile. I broke so many of them that I threw the half built model in the trash. I’m a retired general contractor and have assembled many items. But maybe it’s me. You can’t be good at everything. But if I’m being honest , you need the skills of a surgeon to put this together . That I don’t possess. I wanted this to be fun . But it quickly became frustrating for me. I thought this might be a decent family project for middle school age kids . But maybe you all should try and judge for yourselves. I do think this can work for some. But be ok for the loss. It is very challenging as soon as you start breaking pieces and the assembly looks a little weak.