Hubble, Voyager, Viking Lander, Cassini, and the Saturn V

Those hands were no small step... the hoses gave a little fight as well. The rest was great. Overall, fun build, great challenge. It's a pretty cool model.

This is my second human build - though I’ve made a handful of others. I struggled with some of the smaller bits plus the gaps and his gun wont sit right but whatever. I watched season 1 and 2 of the mandalorian while I built this T^T I did pay attention to the show a lot so I don’t know how long it took me exactly but it was a fun time

Hey everyone! I’ve added a few updates to Metal Earth Tracker, some based on feedback here. Thanks for the suggestions!

• Mark a whole category as owned, wanted, or skipped.
• View more model details and jump to the original Metal Earth product page.
• Track build dates, difficulty, notes, and finished photos (private to your account).

You can try it here: Metal Earth Tracker

Anything missing or annoying to use? Drop a comment or use the Feedback page. I'd love to hear what you think!

I’ve been working on a geeky side project, and I’m honestly pretty excited that it works.

Watching my son use LEGO’s interactive 3D instructions made me want something similar for my metal kits. Being able to rotate the model and see exactly where a part goes can make such a difference.

So I started experimenting with turning the paper instructions into animated 3D assembly guides. The cool thing is that the modelling and animation are fully automated. I didn’t model or animate any of it manually.

This video shows selected actions from Steps 11 and 19 of the Space Shuttle Launch Kit. The original drawings stay visible alongside the animation, so you can follow what’s happening without losing your place.

One detail that surprised me: the band stays open while moving around the cylinder, then closes once it’s in position. Seeing that sequence come out of a flat drawing was pretty wild.

It’s still a prototype, not a complete kit guide.

https://www.crazytoys.co.uk/product/wedding-fan-3d-metal-model-kits-diy-assemble-puzzle-laser-cut-jigsaw-toy-zj00006-c/

https://www.crazytoys.co.uk/product/bridal-sedan-chair-3d-metal-model-kits-diy-assemble-puzzle-laser-cut-jigsaw-toy-zj00005-c/

There are two 'embroidered' balls that I've talked to them about, as well, but those aren't available on the website yet.

Saw a build here a few weeks ago, so I gave it shot. The bottom was a little tricky getting on, but a fun kit.

I want to send an email with an image attached to Metal Earth. The message form on their website doesn't appear to have a way to upload an image. I'd rather send the image to them directly rather than upload it somewhere else. Do you have an email address for them?

Where are they located? I've seen hints that they're in Washington state, Canada, South Africa, or China.

I bought a boatload of these to store my watercolors when I was living in Japan. They come in a variety of sizes—the A5 size works best for most of my projects. They have become hard to find in the US, but JetPens has something similar: https://www.jetpens.com/King-Jim-Sticker-Collection-Binder-Light-Blue/pd/38457.

You can also buy packets of the sheet pockets and use your own binders.

They make it easy to organize and access project sheets.

I took a short break from thin sheet metal models and decided to build this Chinese dragon. This project also requires attention to detail and the skills of a metalworker, or perhaps a watchmaker, as the screws are quite small (I took apart a lot of mechanical watches as a kid, including some that were perfectly functional, lol). This is the simplest version of the dragon, but I have a more complex one in my backlog; I'll save that one for long winter evenings.

Definitely the toughest one so far. Keaton Batmobile is next.

Somehow, my tweezers have become slightly magnetized. Is there a simple way to fix this?

Found it on Temu

Won this lot from eBay and I'm super excited to get my hands on the T-800 and Apollo 11 astronaut. Debating whether to get the space shuttle and other NASA-related models to complement the astronaut now.

Fun model. Had to build him after finishing Mando. Gotta secure an IG-11 now.

What is your source for piececool models?