WREBBIT 3D The White House - 3D Jigsaw Puzzle (490 pieces) (W3D-1007)

I bought two of the Wrebbit puzzles as a Christmas gift for my pre-teen, who is fascinated by architecture right now. She wanted to do the Neuschwanstein Castle first, and we just wrapped up with the Taj Mahal. As others have mentioned, there is a lot of scrap foam in the box that needs to be weeded out as you are laying out the pieces. (We kept the scraps in the box, and sealed it with tape. Combing through the box later turned up two "missing" pieces.) I could have saved us a bit of time if I had simply read the directions before we started on the first puzzle. The directions are mostly in French though, as the puzzle is made in Quebec/Montreal. There is a handy diagram of all the puzzle pieces and how they fit together in the instructions. The puzzles take up a considerable amount of room, so for the second puzzle I made sure we started on a larger table. Give yourself plenty of time to complete these puzzles, especially if this is going to be used for a school project. The Neuschwanstein Castle took us about twice as long as the Taj Mahal to complete, but this could be largely due to having overcome the learning curve by the time we got to the second puzzle. With each puzzle, we found that we were missing one or two pieces. If you are missing any pieces, the instruction pamphlet gives an email and mailing address where you can request replacement pieces. This process worked quite well, and a few weeks later the missing pieces arrived in the mail. In our case, I attribute the missing pieces to our curious puppy. These puzzles really look nice when they are assembled. I am pretty impressed, and my daughter thinks they are fantastic. It is nice to do a puzzle and have something to show for your efforts later. We will definitely be getting more of the Wrebbit puzzles. I would caution parents not to expect a young child to complete these puzzles by themselves. They will challenge an adults patience and fortitude, but stick with it and you will be happy with the results.

I have several of these puzzles from Wrebbit and Puzz3d. This one had the highest piece count but was the easiest one I have done. This is due to the fact that the various surfaces have significantly different designs and the parts were easily distinguishable.I see so many reviews complaining about having to remove the off-cut (red dot) pieces. These puzzles already cost $40+. Having to sort these pieces out would raise the price dramatically. If you're in a hurry, these puzzles aren't for you. Sorting through the pieces is a great way to familiarize yourself with the different shapes and designs, which will make them easier to find and assemble later.The very first 3D puzzle I got, Neuschwanstein Castle, took me nearly 2 weeks of working 2,3 or more hours a day to finish it. This one took me maybe 12 hours. The diagram is really helpful when you're not sure what you're looking for and the pictures on the box are a great reference, as well.These puzzles are challenging and not for the faint of heart. It's really not right to give a product a bad review just because you're not up to the challenge or decide you don't want to invest the time.If you don't want to bother with the puzzle, pass it along to someone who will appreciate it.

Another nice puzzle by Wrebbit 3D. However, it's probably my least favourite of the Wrebbit collection to date. That's not to say I don't like it. In terms of difficulty of completing the puzzle, I found it easy initially, the brown colored pieces, and the blue colored pieces were easy enough to figure out and piece together. However, when it came to putting together the white pieces of the shell shaped roofs', I found this considerably more difficult to figure these pieces out and piece them together. I cheated and used the blueprint that comes with the puzzle illustrating what all the assembled parts looked like. This helped me considerably to sort through the pieces and know what I was looking for. Overall, it is a nice looking puzzle, however compared to the rest of the collection, I'm not as impressed with it as a finished product.

I enjoy the challenge in putting together these three puzzles. Helps keep my mind sharp. I already built over forty of these puzzles over the past many years.

I held off on buying this one for the longest time because I thought the curved roofs would give me a hard time. Much to my surprise they were a breeze! Still challenging but not frustrating like I had been anticipating. The finished puzzle is quite nice, holds together well and has an elegant look to it. I agree with another reviewer who spoke in favor of the company using foam supports on the inside as opposed to the older cardboard versions. I don't have issues with the inner supports slipping out of place with the foam. Makes the whole thing much stronger. Instructions were included and the box was pristine.Could have sworn mine was missing a piece, I contacted the company online using the info on the instruction sheet and sent the box info in. Got a reply immediately and they shipped the missing piece out very quickly (took about a week to get to me since I live in the US and they are based in Canada). Then a few weeks after I found the original piece under my couch (likely thanks to my cat). Sorry about that, Wrebbit. But the customer service was great! :)FYI for the newbies you will need to sort out the pieces with red dots or lines on them prior to assembly (trash pieces). DON'T TOSS THEM UNTIL YOU'RE COMPLETELY DONE. Just in case you mixed a normal piece in.