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This was a very intense project! I enjoyed it immensely! Had to go back several steps sometimes to get things just right. I only had one thing break as I was placing it; however, it was one that was expected and the replacement for it was included.

This was fun but some pieces were tough to put in together. It says no glue is necessary but if were to do it again, I would use glue on at at least some of the pieces. By the time I finished the base was not attached as it should be and therefore the carousel does not spin and I haven’t been able to reassemble it

I wanted to make this for the birth of my great grandson. It took me a lot longer as I painted the parts prior to construction. I used a watercolor paint as I wanted it to have that look and I wanted the imprinted lines standout. Some of the fiddle parts did break, but I was a little rough at times and was able to save them. Usually only damaged due to my error in construction timing. Still it all worked when it was done. I built a mahogany base and an acrylic box to protect it. When revealed it was the certainly the scene stealer at the baby shower! Hopefully will remain with him for a long time.

The media could not be loaded. I bought it because I don’t have room to build another dollhouse and I love music boxes and carousels. I for most of the assembly did not have issues with breaking pieces because I used a pointy craft knife to go around the pieces before removing them from the sheets. The piece that did break was the outside ring thats about level with the horses feet with the hearts attached on top. It broke in two places while i was sanding the edges. I used Quick Hold craft glue because wood glue takes to long to dry and it had to be held together because tape wasnt going to hold it tight enough. The only other issue was getting the horse gears lined up properly. I suggest getting your own wax because the little piece that comes with it is a joke. To hard to apply and there was not even close to enough for all the pieces that need wax. I used a soy candle my son gave me and it has a tad greasy quality that i feel was needed to get this to move properly. Anyhow looks like i will make another one because my granddaughter saw it in the background while facetiming and said I need to send it to her. I saw somewhere that it said assembly time was 4.5 hours. I completely disagree and dont see that as even possible. Its not something to throw together. Patience is really what you need to assemble and have it function. Not sorry i bought it and will be doing another soon. Oh one more tip and that is that there are a few parts that I recommend glue like those hearts and half brackets on that outer mid circle but careful where the glue is otherwise it may hinder something that was meant to move. I used gel pens on mine fyi and added some nail gems.

Watch the instructions closely. I missed one decorative part at the appropriate time and had to add it later. Fortunately, I was able to retrofit into the proper location but had to remove a tab and attach with a drop of glue. Wax is very important on ALL moving parts. If you don't use enough, it won't work and it is very hard to try and go back if you didn't use enough the first time. Fortunately, I read this in other reviews so I didn't have a problem, but it will definitely be an issue if you don't use enough. I bought some paraffin in the canning supplies section of the grocery store to supplement what was provided in the kit. The piece of paraffin provided isn't enough and it also breaks easily into little pieces after waxing some gears.

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