Reviews

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Best one I've done yet

It is a shame this piece is discontinued. It is big. It is easy to operate once completed. It is intricate without being too complicated. This tractor uses thicker material than some others, which makes it a bit more forgiving during assembly. If I had one critique it would be the design of the flexible fenders. Providing extras is a good idea, but I needed to make a new front fender from leftover flex pieces from another kit.
This kit was given a tribute paint scheme in Ukraine colors. The mechanized parts were not painted, but varnished with a clear water-based satin varnish (thank you Occre), then waxed AND sprinkled with powdered graphite. This was my first experiment with this technique. It is working, and the graphite adds a touch of grime before I begin to weather it. I have attached the freshly finished model. I expect to add weathering later...maybe. It may be too pretty.

Perfect function, I enjoy playing with it daily....

Plaisir de construction et résultat magique !!

Had a problem uj joints, would fall apart, after being installed. Otherwise the model is great.

Every thing went together nicely, I enjoyed this project.

Having experience with building the Ugears Marble Run, Dream Cabriolet, and discontinued huge and complex Aviator, I found this model, Serenity's Dream, to have easy to follow instructions and is a fun and rewarding project. I added some paint and stains for a different look.

Très bien fait

Excellent quality of all parts: They fit perfectly and everything is very stable. You will profit from a small hammer, though. Bee wax is essential for getting the clock to work automatically.

I have never done something similar before but the manual is a very good guidance almost everywhere. I only made two small mistakes and found one imprecise picture which rendered the transmission to the minutes and hours wheels unworkable. The image I uploaded gives you some hints. But I even enjoyed partly disassembling the clock to somewhere in the middle - and the process worked fine also backwards ;-).

I always played around with the larger assemblies for quite some time (like when you have just mounted the minutes wheel, the hours wheel, or the tourbillon) not just to distribute the wax on the gears but also to check whether the mechanism makes sense and works correctly, e.g., wheels turn in the right directions, or lining up the impulse pin and escape fork thru the two levers managing the balance spring. You will need the latter many times when setting the clock mechanism in motion :)

The last action might be really difficult if you have no idea how a mechanical clock works internally so you might want to check out some YouTube videos on how the escape wheel and all the other parts of the escapement interact.

As I did not put any time pressure on my work, it was an extremely enjoyable experience with a great reward in the end when the clock worked automatically (for a few minutes b/c the transmission of power from the watch's mainspring barrel to the escapement was too weak in my case).

Now I contemplate fixing the last minor detail during the next longer vacation period...!

Incredible piece of engineering. I bought this for my son who was absolutely delighted with it. I'll be getting the X wing next. If you get one you won't be disappointed.

Finally I've got this excellent and beautiful model to work. After carefully building the clock it used to work always for some minutes then the escape fork hit the escape wheel from above, causing the whole thing to get stuck. I don't know if this was caused by my build, but I knew, I would have to fix it.

Some research taught me that the impulse pin would not provide enough energy to the escape fork, which then was too slow compared to the movement of the escape wheel.

I had to rework the inner and outer mount of the balance spring. On the inside the spring was mounted in an incorrect angle, causing the spring to touch the inner mount, so I bent it to a proper position. On the outside the spring was several centimetres too long, so I shortened it just by letting it stick out on the back side of the mount. To avoid interference, I had to place the inner mount closer to the balance wheel.

Then I removed some vertical play on the metal axle and the escape fork mount using washers and also placed washers below some gears to reduce friction.

This whole process took me longer than the initial build, I rebuilt the tourbillon about 20 times, but it was great fun and worth every minute. Now the clock runs without any problems, it runs for about three hours before I have to wind it up again and keeps time very well.

I can recommend this model, but be aware this thing is an advanced build.

My teen had fun building this box, so two stars for the experience. Three stars off, though, for the quality. Several pieces on the curved spine and another piece from the cover are broken. Also, the lock combination doesn’t really do anything. If you enter the code, the key should pop out, but in reality, the key protrudes enough anyway that it can be removed w/out the code. Or, if you tip the book on end, the key sticks out even further.

This is one of the most amazing Millennium Falcon models, especially considering its very affordable price. I spent several days building it and, although it was an incredible experience, it was also quite a challenging task. I hadn’t built anything from UGEARS before, so I made a few mistakes along the way.

If this is your first experience with this type of model, I would recommend starting with something easier. In general, sandpaper and a candle are essential and should be used every time you have trouble fitting the parts together. Unfortunately, I pressed too hard at times and ended up breaking a few pieces. I must have also done something wrong at the beginning, because the movable parts don’t work as smoothly as shown in the videos and feel a bit stiff.

Despite these issues, I managed to complete the model and it looks fantastic! It’s beautiful, and I’m really proud that I built it myself ✨

Wonderful precision made puzzle rubber band gun. Took about two hours to assemble for me.

Very nice experiece! Legendary model.
Sadly I broke the thin back hood ☹️. It was a very delicate process to install it and it cracked while bowing… is there a possibility to achieve a replacement hood?

Offert à mon mari pour Noël. Il est ravi et aime la réalisation du vaisseau très proche de l’original.

Cela a été un plaisir de construire cette horloge !!! 🤩🤩🤩
Il n’y a pas beaucoup de réglages requis pour qu’elle fonctionne, je l’adore 😍.
Pouvez-vous créer un nouveau modèle d’horloge car je les aies toutes…😅😅😅. Cela pourrait être super d’avoir une horloge qui sonne une fois toutes les heures.

J'ai aimé le montage, qui se fait relativement facilement. Mais grosse déception, après avoir tourné une bonne quarantaine de tours, le mécanisme s'est bloqué et un axe double a cassé. Quelle déception ! Je ne recommande pas... Vraiment très déçu...

The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was the parts in board one were very hard to remove. I had to cut the parts out and then sand and wax each part. One part took me 5 minutes to put on. When I finished the gun it operated fantastic: shooting 5 rubber bands without a problem. Just remember: WAX, WAX, WAX!

A very fun project

This model is fantastic. I've made loads of UGears kits and have used them in the classroom for hobby groups. I also like making them myself for pleasure. The older ones were held together with toothpicks and, not having made one for a while, I thought I'd re-introduce myself with a more advanced assembly and was pleased to discover this is all click together parts. UGears are super accurate and if you carefully follow the instructions are straightforward and entertaining. Lots of concentration needed but it all fits together perfectly. Obviously UGears are getting better over time and this Endurance Racer is complex and detailed reminding me of a wooden version of a well known maker of plastic kits from Denmark! In some ways I found this more satisfying and the overall look of the finished kit is genuinely stunning. I think UGears should build on the success of this kit and make a range of similar sports supercars and vehicles. Well done and support for Ukraine!

Beautiful. Pieces fit together beautifully. Instructions clear. Such a clever mechanism. Just the right amount of challenge to assemble - took us a couple of hours.

Malgré le livret fourni je suis bloqué. Je suis à la page 41 figure 7 et 8 incompréhensibles. Page 16 figure 12 : tel que montré et monté le tambour est bien bloqué. Il est indispensable d'agrandir le trou ! J'ai dû tout démonter plus loin et des deux côtés. Page 25 figure 6 : avec deux pièces 77 le fil glisse hors du tambour, heureusement il y a le 77+pour une troisième rondelle. En plus pour que le fil ne glisse pas entre les rondelles il faut les coller ! Je suis à mon cinquième puzzle 3D Ugears. Jusque là ça a été du pur bonheur. Mais celui-ci me laisse un peu sur ma faim. Ugears si vous me lisez une aide est bienvenue pour passer à la suite après page 41. Le modèle est vraiment beau et j'aimerais arriver à le terminer. Bien à vous. Benoît

It was a lot of fun a great little unit. Keep your keepsake in it. The first thing I ever did it opened up.