Metal Earth James Webb Space Telescope 3D Metal Model Kit Fascinations

Parts are extremely detailed and very small. Tweezers and precision side cutters required, and I used small dabs of E6000 glue at many of the tab joints to secure them. Would definitely buy another kit

This was real neat model build. I've built lots of Metal Earth kits, and I learned make sure you have the proper tools and you'll turn out a master piece. If you break a part(s) the Metal Earth company will mail you what you need. A great company that helps you be a successful model builder. Lover their products and especially customer service.

I'm an experienced model builder, and I'm used to working with photo etch metal. I like the look of this model, but there are parts that are extremely finicky. Most of it went together pretty easily, but it's almost impossible to bend some of the locking tabs without bending some of the more delicate structures, especially when you get toward final assembly. The diagram was unclear about which way one set of tabs should be folded (the tensioners for the sun shields), which caused the tabs to break off when I had to fold them back in the other direction. It looks really nice in my display case, but I'm deathly afraid to touch it. It's not as difficult as some of the other Metal Earth models, but I wouldn't recommend it as your first project.

TINY item. Truly disappointed.

I've have some experience over decades in plastic models and Lego sets. One wooden puzzle before trying this as my first kind of kit with metal. Had some frustrating moments but figuring out better ways to work and over coming that is part of the fun for me. Loved it and may order again to build a more stable one. The last few steps bringing it all together are easy to mess up and the whole thing is a little wobbly. I also didn't order a tool kit and tryed to do it with me own tool kit. Hardest part with my own tools was getting the parts out of the sheets. Need really fine pine cutter.

Fun to assemble, love the gold color. Took about 2 hrs

I've been nerding out waiting for the James Webb Telescope for years... throughout all of it's delays and setbacks, long before it was popular.So exciting knowing that right now this amazing piece of equipment is flying like a kite tethered to Earth's gravity, peering out into the cosmos inching us ever so closer to attaining another piece to the puzzle of our existence.And how amazing I get to assemble a replica with beautiful quality materials to now be displayed and passed it down to my daughter because it's a breathtaking reminded that we've pasted the line in history that is from now on J.W.T is part of our collective knowledge.

This model is tiny and almost impossible to assemble. Scaling this up a bit would make it worth the money and time, but as it is, it is so small you can barely put it together! And once it is assembled it doesn’t feel sturdy or look very impressive at all. Super disappointing. This is a ridiculous model and not worth the money, effort, or frustration.