Review on UGEARS V Express Tender: Exquisite Mechanical Model for Railway Enthusiasts by Hector Liamsi

This set requires a lot of concentration and patience. You need a lot of supplies around you to be successful and you need to set aside a large table just for this kit and its needs. There are delicate parts that just can't be handled by hand or you will break them. Instructions must be followed to the letter and all related looks and warnings must be observed. Take a break, don't spend more than 90 minutes on each build. If they say polish something do it, wax something you do. Be sure to align the parts according to the diagram before working on it, pay attention to the small dots, holes and lines shown on the diagrams. They are not just shown. There are no words for direction so the pictures mean it all, you have to keep looking before you do anything. Toothpicks are tricky and you will be using a lot of very small lengths and in most cases the holes should line up perfectly. I decided to cut them a little longer than necessary and then sand them down. I even used a small magnifying glass to analyze the critical alignment of certain parts prior to assembly and I can tell you it paid off. I found myself a few times having to "adjust" the orientation of the part or parts that were critical. to things. The way I see it, even if the train doesn't move after it's built, who cares as long as it looks good and you've learned from it, maybe venturing into other sets you can buy.