XIU Zoo Animal Park Building Set, 5000pcs MOC Building Blocks Kit, STEM Toy for Adult & Kid Age 8+

Overall I was very happy and would buy another kit from the same manufacturer. Of course I wasn’t expecting much from something other than Lego but was surprised. There were plenty of extra parts left over (added pic) and only one misshapen part, but it was extra.Difficult build and took a little to figure out how the instructions worked. Mostly you are building layer by layer so not a full tree but each layer of the tree along with the rest of the layer.Took about 24 hours to complete and needed tweezers! Parts are not bagged in any order so you will want to spend time separating by color. I finally did that several hours into the project!The only part the was off was actually the last piece to put together. The hair on the last character didn’t have the hole for the tip of the head. I ended up cutting off the tab on the top and glue it down but that was the only defect that affected the build.Again, not for kids! I would suggest 14+

First of all, the model is beautiful and very detailed. I'm glad we purchased it.~~~BUT~~~I bought this as a gift for an almost 13-year-old boy who is a very experienced Lego builder (my son and I assembled the massive Lego double-looping roller coaster in about 4 hours). My son started building the Zoo and WAS UNABLE TO EVEN GET THE BASE BUILT. When I took over, the single first step of building just the base took over 90 minutes to complete. While the instructions showed what the outcome should be, it expected you to lay out 80 pieces flat in a specific pattern and then the second step was to layer on top of it without knocking everything out of alignment...which turned out to be impossible and I was forced to build step 1 and step 2 at the same time.I just finished this model moments ago and estimate having spent upwards of 50-60 hours putting this together. While I personally wanted something challenging for myself to build, I never would have purchased this for my son if I had known what we were in store for.In addition to what is in the box, you will also need a magnifying glass and really good light to figure out the instructions, and since these are mini bricks, much smaller than Legos, you will probably also need a pair of needlenose pliers in order to wedge certain pieces in and pull them out when they are placed incorrectly. By about halfway through the build, the designer's choices started making sense and the building went a bit faster, but for the first half, most of the time was spent sorting for pieces and trying to figure out what the instructions were trying to tell me to do.But the model is really nice and solid.

Unfortunately, I had to return this. It's an imaginative set, but there are missing pieces and some of the pieces seem like they were melted or incomplete during manufacturing. So after so frustration I had no choice but to return it and order a set from a different brand.

This was loads of fun to assemble. So much so that I bought the other style once I'd finished the first one. It's a little confusing and there are so very many pieces, but if you like putting these things together, this is a good one. I should mention that the bags the pieces come in aren't in assembly order, not that I could tell at least.

It is a very fun build and the instructions are very easy to follow. The only thing I didn't like was that none of the bags are labeled so before you start you do need to open them all and sort them which took about 2 hours. If you're not as picky as me when it comes to sorting the pieces then it would take you a lot less time

Otherwise I really enjoyed this set.

I keep telling myself I’m not going to get anymore micro sets but I always do! ^_^ the main bonus of these micro size blocks is having a lot of details in a smaller space. The tiniest size is about 4mm so if you don’t like anything finicky then maybe this wouldn’t be the best option… I had to make in natural sunlight to discern between a couple colors.I already had the other matching set and now that I’ve both I’m going to use them to coverup standard, flat metal book ends.

This set has the tiniest of pieces and less than clear instructions. My granddaughter has assembled the most intricate LEGO sets. This is the first set she has walked away from voluntarily. I usually have to pry her away so that she can get some sleep. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this set.