I am a beginner who bought this. How hard of a time as a beginner will i have? Granted i do have experience putting together other types of models.
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You should be fine. It is a snap fit model and although the instructions are not in English, all the parts are numbered and the pics are easily understood.
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Yes. It is pretty difficult and time consuming. It will take a couple tried but have patience. Watch the Youtube vidoes...FIRST
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For beginners and those who are on a budget,for sure. This is my first board and I have no complaints but I have ridden other boards that are much more smooth and carve a lot better I.e landyatchz and pintail boards.
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It all depends on ur patience and ur eye for detail. if u have a lot of patience and an exellent eye for detail then you would want to go for a larger model like a 1/350th scale TITANIC or something like that. since this model is very easy I would Highly reccommend it for a beginner.
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It depends on your fitness level. Anyone more advance than beginners, IMO will not feel a challenge.
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I agree with Kent. With some practice, you'll be fine. I've owned a few of these over the years and these are as good as they get. Have fun!
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I don't recommend that. Because the model is very beautiful and detailed, and you need to get the feel about how to organize the pieces, what to paint first, how to handle the crystal clear parts, when to paint and glue, and how to get the finishing an final assembly of the whole set. You can try first with a smaller model, with detailed painting, decals and clear parts, so you can acquire those skills and then go for the B52. Takes a lot of patience and well on my first model I glued the pieces before paint them and it was a huge mistake, just an example on my own experience. Good luck friend!
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Welcome to the club my friend! I took a look at some youtube videos to see how to put it together and the pieces don't really fit well but I was still able to put it all together with some help and since then I have kept it that way.
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Yes and No. My 5yo would probably struggle building this model, although, building it together was fun; I ended up doing most of the work - it took a little over an hour. We purchased this model for display and I would not let my 5yo play with the completed model.
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If you are low on patience, do not attention this build. It is for advanced model freaks. I believe it is level 3. Make sure you have the time and the right tools before you tackle this one if you want a project you can be proud of.
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Not too hard. Just give yourself a big area where you can separate all the parts then follow the directions. Took me about 2 hours and I am pretty handy.
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I did it last year and I was thirteen. I think I did well with it, and did not think it was too hard. It helped to have built a few models before, so if your twelve year old has built a few models he should do fine. I would not recommend it if this is his first model.
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Honestly, 5 1/2 years later, I don't remember how I assembled it. Apparently, I must have had something, an instruction book or exploded diagram, to help me out. I still have it and, besides some wear and tear, it still works OK. I have gotten into a rut by doing the same basic exercises as demonstrated on the included DVD, and I know that there are many variations to keep things interesting (such as the image of the lady exercising to the left - I've never done that exercise). As I think about it, perhaps the DVD had assembly instructions with it. I think I used my basic tools - nothing elaborate, just an adjustable wrench or two and a screw driver - I think. Play the DVD to see about the assembly instructions. I'm sorry I'm not of more help to you. I received the 1700 Club and went through my wheel experience in the Spring of '08, so it's been awhile. Once you get it assembled, I think you'll like it. As with any exercise equipment, you'll get out of it what you put into it. Good luck with it!
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If you never soldered, I would not recommend doing that. The kit is relatively easy to solder, and it's doable, but most likely you will need to calibrate your hand on something simpler and the basic kits are inexpensive. As a beginner, the hardest (and funnier) part is to troubleshoot the kit and when I started assembling it, I had one bad solder at the first section. Have fun!
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I bought material for my first build from hobbyking.com, but there are others as well. I'd google "quadcopter first build" or similar and follow tutorials to get started, as there are a few hangups that can be tricky to figure out the first time through.
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I don't recommend that. Because the model is very beautiful and detailed, and you need to get the feel about how to organize the pieces, what to paint first, how to handle the crystal clear parts, when to paint and glue, and how to get the finishing an final assembly of the whole set. You can try first with a smaller model, with detailed painting, decals and clear parts, so you can acquire those skills and then go for the B52. Takes a lot of patience and well on my first model I glued the pieces before paint them and it was a huge mistake, just an example on my own experience. Good luck friend! I don't recommend that. Because the model is very beautiful and detailed, and you need to get the feel about how to organize the pieces, what to paint first, how to handle the crystal clear parts, when to paint and glue, and how to get the finishing an final assembly of the whole set. You can try first with a smaller model, with detailed painting, decals and clear parts, so you can acquire those skills and then go for the B52. Takes a lot of patience and well on my first model I glued the pieces before paint them and it was a huge mistake, just an example on my own experience. Good luck... » Read More I don't recommend that. Because the model is very beautiful and detailed, and you need to get the feel about how to organize the pieces, what to paint first, how to handle the crystal clear parts, when to paint and glue, and how to get the finishing an final assembly of the whole set. You can try first with a smaller model, with detailed painting, decals and clear parts, so you can acquire those skills and then go for the B52. Takes a lot of patience and well on my first model I glued the pieces before paint them and it was a huge mistake, just an example on my own experience. Good luck friend! « Show Less
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if you want this model to be percet, and i mean PERFECT. tools to make clean cuts to remove the parts, as well as paint and markers to touch up on your model, painting over the joints that were connected to the parts. And you can add in some detail to make it look nicer. Visually by itself its just amazing. I haven't dont anything to mine yet, cause i've been too busy. hope this helps!