Fascinations Metal Earth Premium Series USS Missouri (BB-63) 3D Metal Model Kit

Turn on Youtube, veg out, break out your Tool Kit for Metal Earth 3D Metal Models (you DID buy the tools, right?!) and get your comfort blanky ready, because this one's a doozy. Two days, if you take your time. One day, if you tear through it, skipping all meals and downing energy drinks like a maniac. Instructions are fairly clear and are easy enough to follow. Really, take your time and follow the instructions and you can work through this. This model is not hard, but the length of time it takes can certainly be disenchanting. I took my time and spent two evenings carefully clipping pieces out, twisting and crimping the little gun emplacements, and dropping the tiniest pieces ever off my desk, helplessly watching them fall into the infinite wasteland that is my carpet. Then spending 20 minutes finding everything EXCEPT the stupid piece that I dropped! I found a pen I lost a year ago before I found that piece! Arrrrggghh!!!!But really, buy this, it's amazing. The details on this model are incredible. The Missouri now dominates my shelf of completed Fascinations models. It's huge compared to the normal sized ones. Most of these models are around 3-4 inches long, this one is 12. Twelve. A foot. Getting to the end of this project felt like coming to the end of a great journey... I felt like Frodo getting picked up by eagles. I put the completed model down on the shelf, sat down, finished my uncle's novel, then got on a ship with some elves, never to be seen again.

I have built a lot of etched metal models including about half a dozen Fascinations brand. I like the etched brass models better, but this steel USS Missouri is an excellent model. I do not know if the details are correct (the ship appears to be fitted out for World War II), but the parts fit well together and made a good looking model. I did not have any parts break while bending which is a problem I have had with other models. Bending the hull pieces together was challenging (especially at the bow and stern). The tip about slightly bending the tabs to temporarily hold the parts together worked well for me. This model is much larger than the other models I have built. It has over 100 parts on three large steel sheets and four sheets of instructions so patience and time is required, but the result is great.

I really enjoyed assembling this model of the USS Missouri, & would have given it a 5 star rating; but had difficulty with several pieces on the super structure panels breaking at the bend points after only two or three adjustments to get them to fit, & ended up having to CA glue them in position. Also, this kit is loaded with extremely tiny pieces (between 3/16" & 1/8" in size). I definitely had to use my magnifying glasses to assemble this model, as well as, using most of my specialized modeling tools. I certainly would not recommend this model to a beginner in the "metal earth" model world; but recommend it someone with more experience. It is a beautiful model when complete.

I bought this as a gift for my husband. He's enjoying assembling it. The level of detail is insane! Definitely a project for someone with quite a lot of patience, good eyesight, and the right tools. Not appropriate for children or (IMO) for someone who hasn't done several miniature metal models like this in the past.Little pliers and metal snips are musts, and you have to pay close attention to the directions. However, the kit does include extra copies of some of the tiniest elements that might be lost if you accidentally drop them, and the gun barrels are provided as tiny pipes so you don't have to bend them into shape. That's very helpful. All in all, a well-designed and rewarding project.

First, it’s impossible to put this thing together due to the small size of the puzzle pieces.Second it’s made of some sort of flat metal which has extremely SHARP edges and it’s not meant to be purchased for a child such as a ten year old, they WILL CUT their fingers each time they try to take the puzzle pieces out of the flat sheet.Third, this comes with a tweezer which you are supposed to use to assemble the whole ship.So overall it’s a thumbs down very disappointed

This is a cool project, but the pieces are so small you would need a magnifying glass helmet contraption to even attempt to put together - that or really good eyesight and the smallest hands and fingers, like those of a gerbil. I am regifting it to make someone else miserable

I bought this as a gift for my son, and he's really enjoying the assembly process. It's a very detailed project, best suited for someone with patience, good eyesight, and the right tools. I'm very satisfied with my purchase.

This was my first metal earth. Overall I had fun and I strongly recommend it. Two minor complaints: 1. Some of the pieces too fragile. When they made a groove for bending, wish they didn't carve it deep so that small pieces don't break off easily. 2. Even with right tools, It took a bit of time to know how to twist or bend taps efficiently. Wish they had separate and clear tips or guide for this.