Cubicfun® 3D Puzzles LED Large Saint Paul's Cathedral

This model of St Paul's Cathedral is smaller than you think. It's deceiving from the photos because of the incredible detailing. Many of the pieces are really, really tiny, so you will need great close-up eyesight. Punching the pieces out of the card requires as much skill and patience as assembling the model. I used tweezers to attach the tiny selfstick windows and columns. A metal nail file was an easy way to carefully punch out the tiny holes. I spot glued the major pieces on the first half as a precaution as assembling requires a lot of manhandling. The second half I pretty much glued together and the stress level went way down. If you plan on opening the model to reveal the interior more than a few times, you'll be glad you glued it together. The engineering that went into designing this model is probably equivalent to the actual structure. It is phenomenal! For the most part it fits together pretty easily. Just make sure you double and triple check the instructions as you're assembling. Use a very gentle touch and it will slip together with little effort or force. It is hypnotic. It is beautiful. It took me almost 40 hours as I wanted to savor every moment and appreciate the incredible details of this masterpiece cathedral. As I was getting to the last few pages of instructions, I became sad as I didn't want it to end. I debated about attaching the second half of the dome. I ordered Notre Dame to work on next, but that one has less than half the pieces and is not nearly as complicated to assemble.

When I first got the package it was a shock, I did not read the entire information and since I had put together many 3D Jig Saw Puzzles , I assumed that's what it was. To my surprise it was much more. More difficult and more intense. But this is just what my sister and I loved about the puzzle. This is our together time as sisters and we really enjoyed putting this together. She is not hunting the Titanic if it opens up like this puzzle does. Thank you for such a challenge and enjoyable time.

Ever since COVID-19 hit I've been going through the more complex CubicFun models. This is the most recent I've completed, and the only other model that really compares with this in complexity is the Large Notre Dame, which alone should be a bit of a warning on the difficulty level.Having been there several times and having tons of photos of the building, I think the St. Paul's Cathedral is incredibly well represented, and the finished product is beautiful. I loved building it. Total build time for me was I believe between 8 - 10 hours (I didn't keep a stopwatch on it) and thoroughly enjoyable. The directions are quite clear, though admittedly that is with me having built 7 CubicFun models prior to this one. The approach they took with the stained glass windows on this model is VASTLY preferable to the Notre Dame model.I loved it. Only for skilled, patient builders, but tons of fun for those with the right mindset.

What a fun puzzle. Finally, I found a puzzle that isn't a one night build! This puzzle has kept my husband busy for a couple weeks of nightly building. He is enjoying the challenge of piecing it and the end result is amazing (even though he hasn't yet finished it). I gifted him the pirate ship to complete next and he is looking forward to it.

Housebound husband...thank goodness for 3d puzzles. This is the nicest one yet. Not too difficult if you take your time, but not so easy you're done almost before you've started. No pieces missing. No broken or poorly fitting pieces.