I thought I did my homework before getting this toy. Every review I read on Imaginext toys was that they were great, durable toys. This one is anything but. It is way too difficult for my 5 year old to put together by himself (I can barely do it in 15 minutes, studying the instructions step by painful step!) I threw the box assuming it would be like all the other toys everyone raved about, otherwise this would definitely be going back to the store!