ROKR Marble Run.

[Chako]

I saw an advert on Facebook showing that you could connect two marble runs from ROKR together. I went and ordered both marble runs and a connector kit from somewhere else. I received both kits but not the connector piece as of yet.

I decided to build the smaller set called Marble Night City. I will have to state this right off the bat, I wasn't expecting such a challenge. I found this kit harder to build than the pinball machine from the same company that I built around Christmas time.

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I found this model somewhat frustrating. I broke one of the support pieces and had to glue it back together with wood glue. Some parts were installed in the wrong sequence following the directions. There were a few times I could have had an easier time assembling it in a different sequence. The alignment of parts was also challenging.

With that said, there is a feeling of accomplishment once done. Now the second marble run comes with a motor. The connector piece ties both of them together and with the motor, everything will run together without having to spin the hand crank,

[Farmer X]

That's quite the project! It would be interesting to see the marbles taking a run through it.

[G-Dizzle]

I haven’t seen marble runs marketed towards adults like this before. That’s neat. Is this a big thing that a lot of people do for a hobby?