3D metal kits/puzzles

I’m pretty sure that everyone has seen these before somewhere but maybe haven’t built any.

In the packet I got this. 



Basically a photoetch experience.

Frets are thicker than the pe ones I’ve played with before. The knife was a problem because I couldn’t  get a good enough grip on the handle to cut the pieces out so ended up using 2 hands, one holding the blade to steady it and keep it straight whilst using the other to grip the handle and push down. I’d definitely use a stanley knife next time as this technique felt quite dangerous, one slip and the blade spins around, bye bye fingers.
Using a pair of flat tip tweezers to do the smaller folds and then the larger ones with the pe bending tool it turned out like this.




It took a few hours and my fingertips were sore but watching it come together was an enjoyable experience + it only cost me £2.59 which made it all the better. 
I’ll definitely do another of a different design and I would recommend giving one a go if you haven’t already.

Cheers

That’s an interesting subject.
I built a Harley motorcycle a couple of years ago - where it is now, I don’t know, but it was a challenging few of hours to put together. The parts were easily removed from the sheets but needed cleaning up with small files - but I enjoyed it at the time.
It makes a change from plastic.

Really nice change to plastic, with all the pe stuff I’ve got in kits I need all the practice I can get

Excellent job!