Journey to Notre-Dame: Immerse Yourself in CubicFun's 3D Puzzle

[@jamesvital2123]

I'm building an earlier issue of the exact kit that has the same die cut parts, but the printed graphics are slightly different. As far as the double stick tape goes, I pitched that and am using an superglue called Loctite 416 to glue the window inserts on the backs of the walls. My 60 + year old fingers are too clumsy to use that double sided tape. Plus I'm gluing the model together to give it more durability. Therefore it is taking me a bit longer than the time they said for a maximum. I'm at the point right now where I'm getting ready to build the belltowers and front facade. This is a really cool kit. The only problem I had was my fault, as I glued everything fast with the base when I realized I assembled it backwards. I had to cut notches with an X-acto knife on the other side of the top part of the base to attach my model name placard. So the placard is on the other side of the church, now. Not a big issue that will ruin the model itself but annoying to say the least. As you say, you really have to watch what you are doing and not get ahead of yourself with this kit. You might say, I'm making my mistakes with this kit, as I do have another one on order in the Nat Geo box to try it again without making any errors. Finally, every time I made an error of came into a fit problem, I wrote a brief not on the pages of the book where the error occurred and the remedy I came up for it. I've been building model kit, which this is more of than a 3-D puzzle, for the past 60+ years so to me, this is like a vacation compared to a lot of other harder things I have built. Fun stuff!

[@thepuzzledmandy]

I hear you on the double-sided tape, it can be a bit tricky. I thought about using glue at times, but knew I would end up making mistakes along the way. I knew I would be asking for trouble if I did that 😅I do love the final look of model building kits, but my goodness they are quite an undertaking for me considering my lack of experience. But I always try to pick things that I know I connect with or love in order to motivate me to finish it.

[@puzzlesbypam2442]

Very fun!

[@thepuzzledmandy]

It was! I'm looking forward to my next 3D puzzle which is a large pirate ship. It'll be awhile before I get to it though.

[@puzzlesbypam2442]

@@thepuzzledmandy Oh my, better start planning your space 😂

[@LogicMasterSteve]

I especially love the National Geographic booklet of Paris that came with this beautiful 3D puzzle. Those small details make the unboxing fun! Glad that I have been to Notre Dame (even on top of one tower) before the fire. Surely it will be in its old glamour soon - for you to visit it! 🙂

[@thepuzzledmandy]

It was a really good quality booklet too, very nice touch! It must of really been amazing to be on the top of Notre Dame, I really hope I can do the same when I finally get to France🤩

[@matty301]

Well done!

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you! I still have one more 3D set in my collection to work on. But it looks like it'll be much harder than this one.

[@Laura_Stanford]

Great job Mandy! It looks beautiful ❤️😊

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you!! 😊

[@stacyssassystyles]

This was fun to watch!!

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you! This puzzle set was fun to put together. I'm looking forward to piecing the pirate ship at some point.

[@olguita5207]

Looks very good 👍

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Thank you! Just trying to figure out where to display it now lol.

[@erniesulovic4734]

Finally Mandy, you've gone beyond the borders LOL. Congrats on your 1st 3D puzzle. I am going to use you as one of my inspirations and with your advice, for when im ready to start putting ours together. Not sure if i mentioned previously, there is Titanic and Queen Anne's Revenge ships with LED's and i have a wooden earth bedside lamp and a Zodiac wooden clock plus a grand father clock to put together....all being 3D, so one can go even beyond just "puzzles" to real use applications...... I do not have the Notre Dame puzzle so this will be interesting watch. Proud of you for going beyond that comfort zone :-) PS. I missed your Neischenstein(?) castle video. I have that castle too yet a 1000 piece one lol. Im really looking forward to you getting the 2 larger Harry Potter 3D castles......i deff see you becoming like a giddy little girl with those two lol PSS. I only saw the headlines very recently, like within the last week that certain parts of Notre Dame will be closed off permanently and i think it's cos of the fire it had few years back....maybe they cant fix it or something...not sure. Maybe you know more about it

[@thepuzzledmandy]

I actually have Queen Anne's Revenge and I'm really looking forward to it. It'll be awhile till I get to it though. But I still would love to get Hogwarts Castle, it would make me very giddy lol. I'm gonna look up current news on Notre Dame. I know they expect it to be open to the public 2024 but hopefully not too much of it will be permanently closed.

[@fathurrahmanrizqinbinmohdr9496]

tell me where did you buy it and how many pieces are?

[@thepuzzledmandy]

This was 128 pieces and you can buy it from Amazon. I have a direct link to it in the video description 🤗

[@fathurrahmanrizqinbinmohdr9496]

seriosly use amazon? i dont have a amazon app

[@zimt]

Notre Dame de Paris is unfortunately still under repair from the fire 4 years ago. 😢 (wow, can't believe it has already been 4 years)

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Time sure does fly. I know it's planned to open the end of 2024, so hopefully there's no delay. I don't know when I'll be heading out that way, but hopefully I can get to go inside by that time.

[@zimt]

@@thepuzzledmandy when you do your tour of the Neuschwansteins and Notre Dames, be sure to book a few empty suitcases onto the flight. For all the European puzzles you'll be buying 🧩 😀

[@thepuzzledmandy]

@@zimt Good idea!! 🤣👌

[@truthseeker1278]

Why do people call those puzzles? They R not puzzles but simply paper models, and got nothing 2 do with puzzles @ all. Of course there R real 3D puzzles, with real puzzle pieces, where one don't get a "road map".

[@thepuzzledmandy]

Oh I get what you're saying. It is interesting how these are classified as puzzles, but I guess it's because it's still something that takes some skill to solve/put together. I do have several 3D puzzles with the jigsaw pieces, but these paper models were a nice change and fun to work on.

[@truthseeker1278]

@@thepuzzledmandy Every model tskes certain skills. Especially those with lil. ceramic brick stones, when one has 2 become almost a mason! 😅 And those, no one would have in mind 2 call "puzzle", even when one often is much longer working on, then on a difficult real puzzle. Maybe we finally found a difference between Jigsaw and puzzle, even though I always rhought "jigsaw just simply was an british word. 🤭 But there is one type of models that became labeled "puzzle" as well: These R the ones made of metal. The really need extrem skills, especially becouse rhe sizes of rhe pieces R almost touching the microscopic range. But they still R NO puzzles. 🤣

[@thepuzzledmandy]

@@truthseeker1278 I actually worked on those metal ones, and those are no joke. I found it pretty difficult. So many small pieces and intricate steps. After unsuccessfully working on it, I was happy to go back to normal puzzling 😅I actually made a video of this experience in my channel.

[@truthseeker1278]

@@thepuzzledmandy Would U please link me this clip. Coz I've just ordered one 4 me, and hopefully Ur experience can help me along.... 😅