3D Wooden Puzzles Marble Run Set - Space Labyrinth Mechanical Model Kits with Motor, Brainteaser and Puzzle for Christmas/Birthday,Gifts for Adults and Teens to Build Combination

I did this little project while house sitting as it needed no glue.Everything fit together well and was a tight fit too.If anything,it was done too fast and then I didn't have anything to work on while I house sat!It lights up nice when it is dark in the house and makes a lovely little spooky decoration.

I've built several wooden models over the past few years, and this is my latest favorite. I really enjoy the motion machines, and had a model similar to this one, but with a crank handle. Now I can just sit back and be mesmerized by the motion! I did have to file down the inside pieces of the plasic wheel to keep the balls from occasionally hitting them and getting stuck, but now that it's working fine, it's just a treat to watch! I highly recommend it.

There are a lot of pieces to put together and paint

I’m reviewing the Time and Space Marble Run (Though they call it the Time Traveller on this site) sold by the Bennama store on Amazon. They actually have a number of interesting-looking wood models to choose from, and I chose this one! Bennama describes this kit as a 3D Mechanical puzzle. It uses 15.65 mm marbles, and they provide 8 multicolored plastic marbles to use in the device. The kit includes everything you need, including sandpaper and wax, so you shouldn’t need to buy anything extra to put it together. I will start this review with what I liked. The parts are all cut from thick plywood, making for sturdy pieces, and for once I had no breakages. You’re covered, though, on many parts, as the manufacturer provided several backup parts in case you did have a breakage. The parts all fit very tightly and I didn’t need to glue anything on this model to get it to hold together. The neatest thing about this model is its wooden chain, which I had serious doubts would function well, but it is pretty fabulous! It does a terrific job of elevating the marbles to the top of the puzzle. However, there are some rare instances of binding while cranking the handle, but usually, it resolves easily enough. Bennama provided a large chunk of wax to help lubricate the gears and parts that rub. The build went very quickly, and the parts came out of their frames easily and again without breakage and needed very little filing to remove any burrs. Once together, the marble run works very well with the crank rotating the gears that drive the wooden chain marble lift smoothly; I would say like butta! The operation is good but not flawless, as there are some hiccups that I will describe in the next section. This marble run is a great first build if you want to dive into the wooden model Marbe run hobby. The company rated this project at 4 stars out of 5 difficulty. I wouldn’t say it was tough to put together, but there were a few instructions that were a little difficult to understand. A nice feature of the instructions, though, was they showed you what the project should look like after completing each major step, which helped clear up the sometimes less clear instructions. Now for what I didn’t like in this model. Occasionally, the model will kick a ball out of the system. I’ve seen large professional marble runs in museums that do the same thing, so I usually don’t hold this against a company unless it's particularly bad. There is a rocking feature at the top of the model that is supposed to create a 50/50 chance a marble will take one path over another, but this one is a bit flawed and sometimes is more like a 1-in-4 chance and sometimes the balls get stuck in one side, and this can foul the whole thing up. To fix this, I think the dividing piece of the 50/50 device would need to be sanded down slightly, as the balls have a little difficulty clearing the top of this piece to land on the distant side. The instructions were printed on a poster-style sheet of paper; I prefer a booklet style, but I wouldn’t hold this against them. Some of the C parts are on the E parts frame which means you could be left looking for the parts you need or think maybe they weren’t included. I’ve built a number of wooden model kits like this by a company called Robotime, and the nice thing they include in a lot of their builds is a number of short videos to see how parts are supposed to go together and even some troubleshooting. This kit did not have anything like this available. The model is a little light, and since you have to hand-crank it, the model moves around a lot, which can lead to some minor problems. Anchoring this to a larger, heavier base would improve this. Would I do it again? You bet! It was a fun, quick build that is highly functional and the colored balls add to the novelty of the build

I've built models from ROKER, ROWOOD and WOOD-TRICK and this is the worst model brand I've had. Instructions were barely visible, the wood is too thin, some parts are not even listed in the instructions and the "laser" cuts were not precise and difficult to separate without breaking. STICK WITH ROKR !

Took several hours to build but the instructions were very clear and detailed. Take your time….its not a fast build. Was thrilled when ran for first time and worked!! I ended up gluing some parts as they would not stay in place once put on the board. Would highly recommend!

After finding a piece I put in backwards, the assembly went well. I did it in one day. I like the black pieces in with the natural ones, adds a unique look. This was the second marble run I have done and I like this one so much more than the hand crank one. I am a 77 year old woman.

Too cute and so fun to put together! I couldn't leave it the natural wood color so I had even more fun painting it with basic acrylic paints!! Instructions were easy to follow. I also bought one of the Christmas themed puzzles and I'm working on that one now!

ウッドパズルを手がけて3作目の可動式電車に挑戦しました。思ったより簡単ですぐ完成しました。姪の子の誕生日にと組み立てました。電車が好きなだけに喜んでくれました。スイッチを押すとレールの上を電車が走ります。場所をとるので遊ばない日はレールの何か所か外していると言ってました。

息子がSL好きでこちらの商品を欲しいと言ったので買ってみました。 製作難易度は、あまり高くありませんでした。しかし、付属の木製レールを走らせようとしたレールに沿って曲がらず落下。何度試しても駄目でした。何が悪いのか原因が解らず付属のレールを走らせる事を諦めました。

木の作品が動くことに子どもも大人も驚いています。トコトコ進むのが味わいがあります。説明書も丁寧でわかりやすいです。

小学1年生の電車好きの男の子と一緒に組み立てました。 これまでもマイクラ好き、レゴ好き、プラレール好きでしたが、 今年になってからこうした木製の 3Dパズルや、ガンプラなどに徐々に染めていっています。 木製の3Dパズルも最初は、全部自分が作っていたのですが、今回 4つ目となる本作は、パーツ数こそ、そこそこありますが、単純な構造で、繰り返しも多いことから、ほとんど自分で組み立てることができていました。 そのことがまずとれも嬉しかったようです。 そして、木製のキットには従来ないパーツに「動くの？」と半信半疑ながら、そこは自分も手助けしながら組み立てました。 全部組み立て終わったとに、電池をセットして、ちゃんと線路の上を走った時の感動と、子どものびっくりした笑顔には、ほんとこのキットを作ってよかった！ と思わされるものがありました。 これまでも、オルゴールを中に入れて、鳴らせるキットとか、 数字を動かして、宝箱を開けられるようなっているキットとか、 それぞれに興味深く楽しんでくれましたが、本作の破壊力は凄かったです。 単なる木製パズルとしてみたときには、ちょっと高額に感じられると思いますが、その理由は、このキットが動くから！ 良いと思いますよ！

パズル…というよりも、組み上げ式の木製ジオラマ、でしょうか。 詳細な組み上げ説明書が付属するので、初心者でも簡単に完成までこぎつけられます(たぶん)。 プラモデルと違い、ニッパーがなくてもパカンパカンとパーツは外れます。 全部外しちゃうと何が何だかわからなくなるかもしれません。 使うパーツだけを都度外すと簡単です。 この製品、特筆すべきはモーターが付属する事。 機関車にモーターを取り付けて、レールの上を完成した車両が走ります。 これはなかなか斬新なセットですよ。組み上げてからも楽しめるなんて素敵です。 パーツ数は少なく、初心者でも半日あれば十分完成させることができますよ。 子供と一緒に、お休み中の自由研究の課題にしてもいいと思います。 この会社の製品は精度が高くて、バリもないのでオススメです。 木材の接着剤？の香りは強いんですけどね。