Metal Earth Praying Mantis 3D Kit

I did my best with my little wire snips. This one was my 2nd one (the other was a butterfly which was much more simple.) You need a solid surface to work on, the right tools, and good lighting. But it is definitely worth the effort. The eyes and midsection with the legs were the toughest parts to put together for me.

I love this model. A little much if you're a beginner as the peices are quite small and easy to break/bend if your not careful or a little more experienced working with these but, so cute and so worth the effort. I love it!

Very fun and good looking when complete. The only difficulty I had when assembling was in bending and controlling such small parts and minuscule tabs. With a little patience and some good effort, you’ll have a very cool model that looks great on a shelf. Not to be used as a toy, though! Many sharp pieces and very flexible, I suspect parts of it might snap if bent too far.

I had issues with this one. Some were not the model's fault. (One eyeball pinged itself into never-seen-again land and had to be replaced, badly, with aluminum foil). The abdomen being made of plates looks cool but is a bit tricky, as getting all of them properly curved took some doing and left a lot of scratches. I never figured out how to get the segment where the thorax and abdomen meet on as intended; the pieces simply did not match the instruction images. I turned it the other way around and finished it by ignoring the tabs to nowhere. So, not the greatest instructions, an extra eye would have been awesome(I never lost the pieces in other models they give extras of), but despite it all it's one of the most impressive when finished of those I have done so far.

I've done many of the Metal Earth models, but for me, this is the most difficult. The legs are thin and delicate. The body and pincers were tricky to achieve the proper angle. But I found myself captivated and really motivated to finish it. I ended up doing this model a few times until I got it right. Fortunately the price of the model is very reasonable. Don't get discouraged if your first try is less than perfect. These models definitely have a learning curve. The more you do them, the more enjoyable they are.

Beautiful after assembled

So cool love it! Only thing I could not get this put together I had my father and brother do it. The head, the very last part of this puzzle was extremely difficult to put on. It's still really loose

there was a part of the contruction process that could have been completed very easily if it was just done a step prior. I also did not realize the tools "recommended" were pretty much necessary if you didnt want to cut your fingers open. The end product took me two hours to construct by hand and using tweezers but it looks good.

Dies ist mein erstes Modell dieser Art und ich bin überrascht wie gut es geworden ist. Es war teilweise sehr knifflig für mich da ich meine Spitzzange erst sehr spät zur Hand genommen habe.Hab auch keine 2 Std. gebraucht sondern 4,5 Std. Aber das ist egal. Das Ergebnis zählt. Dies ist nichts für ungeduldige Menschen !!!! Neben der Spitzzange kann ich noch ein sehr kleinen Seitenschneider empfehlen und eine spitze Pinzette !!! Anbei noch ein Foto von meinem Modell

a mi novio le Encanto, es facil de amar

Bought as a present, recipient loved it and it took him all evening to make. Looks great now on a shelf. Some bits were quite fiddly so need some patience!

el regalo perfecto

Comme d'habitude aucun problème de commande délais ou livraison. Les éléments de l'insecte tiennent dans une seule plaque métallique grande environ comme une main, et se détachent par des mouvements répétés de pivot. Ce n'est pas mon premier Métal Earth, je l'ai fait à la demande de mon fils pour mettre dans sa chambre. Je me suis dit Ouais fastoche celui ci. Et bien oui mais pas tant que ça car la difficulté réside dans les grandes pattes super fines très fragiles qui se tordent au moindre contact. Le résultat est néanmoins superbe comme tous les MetalEarth. Je présise que comme tous les MetalEarth celà demande beaucoup de patience et de minucie : à ne pas mettre entre toutes les mains.