Customer Reviews

Puzz 3D - Neuschwanstein Castle

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This was my first 3D puzzle and I now realize that I probably should have started with something a bit easier. I also should have read the instructions first. I ended up having to take apart several sections to install the hidden pieces that allow it to stay standing. That said, this was SOOO much fun. My daughter (5yrs old) enjoyed helping with the first part of sorting out the "junk" pieces with the red dots (some people might consider the junk pieces a detriment, but it gave my daughter something that she could help with, so I didn't mind them).

I only ended up w/ 1 missing piece, and considering that my dd was helping, it might have ended up w/ the junk! The finished product definately looks like a puzzle, but it is sturdy enough to move w/out a base board (although I'm planning on putting it on a stiff piece of cardboard or something). The only issue I had was with the non-square towers, I wish there were a few more stabilizer pieces because it was really difficult to get the angle between the sections exactly right.

Anyway, I'm off to get myself a few more Puzz3D items!

A very nice 3D puzzle of Mad King Ludwig's real life castle in Bavaria (also seen in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang).

Difficulty: A little above average for skilled users. Spoiler guide follows:

As usual I started out by putting all the bases together. Then the roofs, then the front gate. With all the colorful pieces out of the way I started on the grey pieces in earnest.

The large panels such as the sides of the main building were the easiest. The 1 piece wide towers were the hardest. The thing I liked least were the pieces with the tiny teeth(?), makes them hard to connect to each other.

Took me a while to complete all the panels, but once I did I cracked open the instructions and put them all together by the numbers. The panels were quite easy to put together, and once fully assembled the castle was a joy to look at. The poor king lived in the gate house while it was being built and died before it was finished. That's why one side of the castle looks incomplete.

It's definitely very nice. And this actually the 2nd Neuschwanstein Castle put out by the 3D folks. The first castle, which seems to be simpler was just named Bavarian Castle. It's no longer produced.

The finished castle is about 2 foot long. The only quibble I have is that they could have made this castle 50% or even 100% bigger. It would have been much more imposing. Overall highly recommended. I put a 2 star durability rating for all my Puzz3D puzzles because none of them can stand a lot of abuse. Ciao.

I built this puzzle a few years ago with my brothers and we had a great time. A lot of 3d puzzles are too easy and don't last long enough, but not this one, we definately got our money's worth.