NifelizOld Ironsides, Collectible Navy Ship Building Set for Adults, Build and Display This Replica of an Iconic USS Frigate, Gift Ideal for Sailing Ships Enthusiasts (1603 PCS, NF10239)

This is by far the coolest build I've done. With taking some breaks here and there, this took me about 12 hours to build. It's beautifully designed and intricate in some parts. It is very delicate in some areas but overall holds up pretty well. Definitely not for a beginner as even I got frustrated in some parts. Will buy from this company again since they offer cooler builds than that very well known building block company.

I received this the same day I ordered it on Amazon and have just started the build. This is my first NifeLiZ. I like the packaging of the parts. I like how the instruction book shows the assembly in each step in a faded color in the next step. This ensures that the pieces were assembled in the proper place in the previous step. This is helpful when all the pieces are black, and it is easy to place a piece off by one peg. I like how the bags have the steps numbered on them. This helps when there are 35 bags and 531 steps. The instruction book is very impressive at 112 pages long. The box is also very impressive, thick construction and very sturdy. I like how they provide mini boxes for storing the pieces if needed after a bag has been opened. This is a great value for the price. I will be getting a NifeLiZ car next.

Do not purchase.Have you tried to put parts on earlier Parts keep falling off fit and finish is poor do not buy I repeat do not buy I repeat do not buy

Long Time Legoer. First Time Nifelizer...TL:DRPros:1. Realistic Model2. Beautiful Packaging3. Comes W/ Cutouts to make Quick Storage Bins4. Gave Me Higher Difficulty Build5. Reasonable Price6. Detailed Instructions with multiple pages about the history of the ship and this build7. Overall a very clean looking buildCons:1. Some piece types are very finicky and hard to click together... specifically any of the double-sided 1X2's (I used my teeth) ... rarely were pieces too loose, but the parts that are too loose seemed to be pivotal in structural integrety... Super Glue helps with those2. The base of the boat was difficult to put together, and would "break" off when I was trying to attach higher layers of the ship. I Had to resort to super gluing parts.3. The strings all came in the same bag with different lengths, but weren't labeled... in the book it says 1000mm string or 720mm... or there were multiple of other lengths... so i was just rifling through trying to find lengths that looked about right.4. the sails came in the same bag, unlabeled with the 3 sails are different in size.5. I might have messed up, but there were some points where I needed pieces from the next labeled bag before it was time to open the next labeled bag.-----I was very apprehensive branching out from the Lego Empire, but I was really wanting to delve into builds that were more realistic in look... and cheaper.... I did a bunch of research and ordered the Old Ironsides from Nifeliz. This set was fun. I was very impressed with how clean and tightly the pieces went together. I liked how clean and simple the packaging was. I appreciated how the steps had their own labeled bags... but I also felt weird having 5 bags labeled 5 with smaller numbers to indicate which one I needed to open next. It's a catch-22, I'd like less bags to rifle through, but it was nice not getting overwhelmed with too many pieces at one time in a bag. The base of the ship can be difficult to keep together, especially when you're trying to connect the inside supports to the frame of the ship.I love it, though. Took me multiple hours to work on, and I'm impressed with the overall quality of the build, especially being a lesser-known companies.I gave it 4 out of 5 mainly for the difficulty of the base of the ship, and the frustration that comes when you're putting a new piece on and the base falls apart. So you have to backtrack. But this succeeded in providing a decent challenge for an adult who enjoys lego's, and it succeeded in impressing me enough to know I can rely on this company for a good product.

This particular ship was a great build, instructions were clear and concise, all parts were there with extra parts if needed. Value for this ship to me is worth the money and once completed is nice to display. I definitely recommend purchasing this.

I enjoyed putting this together! Being German made, tolerances were much tighter than the name brand. ( made my fingers a little sore). Came with everything including fabric sails and good heavy thread for rigging. The younger builders probably would find this more difficult.

Really a tough build. Just when you think you got it, it falls apart. It is beautiful for as far as I have gotten. Been working on it for 2 weeks. Can be frustrating.

Very nice for generic Lego set.