XITALAXU Mechanical Fish Building Sets,Ocean Animal Collection Toy,Adults Home or Office Decor,STEM Building Gift for Teens Boys and Girls 8-14 (1038PCS)

If I could have given more stars I most certainly would! My boys and I have been doing lego sets for more than 10 years now, and whether lego brand or "off brand" we've attained alot of sets. This Lantern fish is sooo cool, and looks absolutely fantastic after it's put together. It's also much larger than I initially thought, and out of all the "machine" building block animals, this has been the most sturdy design, hands down!! My only issue, is the instruction manual. It's a bit confusing, and because it's not colored or has detailed instructions if was a bit challenging at first. The majority of the build is all the same colors, however the manual doesn't give you any indication which pieces needed are brown, black, or gray color. We had several steps we had to to back to so we could swap out pieces, but even with the lack of a nice manual, I'd still give a 5. The overall design is soooo cool! Each brick snapped together solid and stayed tight, ensuring the total stability of the whole build. Because of the design of the rows of teeth, when you look at the final build in the dark with only the small light dangling in front of him, it's beyond cool and a bit scary in the shadows. Great price for the quality you get!

What a great value! Kept my 15-year-old busy off and on, for a week. I appreciate that the pieces were normal-sized, like L3go. Not as loose as pieces in another brand's set. He will proudly display on his shelf.

My child is a fiend for the name brand type of building block, he snubs any other kind. He loves this. It's awesome and you can't find this anywhere else.

This is a great project - it looks like a steampunk deep sea fish. Perfect for my purposes. I cannot give it 5 stars however for 2 reasons. 1). Instructions were sometimes impossible to understand. I finally just went with it and figured it would work out. I had to make a couple small changes before finishing but it all worked out. 2). Missing pieces. I stole some pieces from another project and it worked. Love the finished project.

It was fun and challenging to build. However, there were a few problems: there were 3 pieces missing so I was unable to complete part of the lower jaw and some of the tiny connector pieces broke so the back fins and one eye are unfinished as well. It looks amazing on one side though and the lantern makes it a showstopper.

I have built well over 100 Lego or Lego-like sets of varying skill levels. This was the most challenging build yet. The box says it's recommended for ages 8+, but I've never met an 8- or even a 9-year-old who could build this set on their own. It could be a fun family project, however. Just pay close attention to the instructions. There were NO extra pieces provided, so be careful not to misplace any of them. All-in-all, this was a very fun and challenging build. [Don't tell any Lego aficionados, but I resorted to using glue in a few places (gasp!)]

Unique build and phenomenal quality. The value for the money in my humble opinion is great comparing to usually being a Lego only purchaser. The light on the fish is an awesome touch! Will purchase more like it! Thanks!

Wow! This set has to be one of my favorites to date. It's detailed, well designed, and somewhat challenging to build. The pieces fit together good for the most part and the instructions were easy to follow. No missing pieces to report on. I really enjoyed this build.