Christmas Gift Guide 2025

Christmas will be here soon! Giving gifts brings people worldwide together, even though different nations celebrate this magical holiday and other essential occasions differently. We at Metal3dpuzzles are delighted to contribute to these festivities by making entertaining and captivating mechanical models that make ideal presents for adults and kids (and ourselves!). Our models use only gears, rubber bands, springs, and gravity to move and assemble without needing glue or electricity.

After reading this guide, you will understand why individuals in more than 85 countries like making and presenting Metal3dpuzzles as gifts. Giving your loved one a model kit to assemble or, if you're the hobbyist, a pre-assembled toy or a sophisticated mechanical marvel you've constructed yourself is a great way to introduce them to a new pastime! Our puzzles provide hours of amusement and are entertaining to build and play with.

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Gifts for modelling fans

Do you know anyone who likes to create things, tinker with them, figure out how they operate, or fix them? For those who enjoy doing things by hand, our models are ideal. We provide puzzles graded "Easy," "Medium," or "Advanced" to accommodate builders at their skill level because modelling enthusiasts enjoy a wide range of obstacles. As you construct more difficult 3D puzzles, push yourself or your loved ones to learn new skills and mechanical proficiency while experiencing the joy of a successful build.

UGR-T Retro Car: a tribute to the early days of the vehicle era. The model's intriguing features include a functional fabric folding roof, latching cabin doors, and a lift-up hood displaying a 4-cylinder crankshaft engine in operation. This swingarm simulates the sound of a rumbling engine. The front wheels revolve around the steering wheel, and there is a spare wheel at the back of the vehicle. The vehicle has forward, neutral, and reverse gears.

With 337 parts and an "Advanced" difficulty rating, the Retro Car UGR-T takes seven thrilling hours to assemble.

Hexapod Explorer: a special robot bug with a strong spring that can go up to three meters on uneven terrain and get over obstacles that are only one to two centimetres high. Without a supporting wheel or other auxiliary support components like those seen in earlier versions, the Hexapod can walk on its own two legs and support its weight. You can set your Hexapod to crawl, walk, or skitter at any speed, which is another fantastic feature.

The model has 388 components, a medium degree of difficulty, and an assembling time of roughly eight hours.

Mechanical Tellurion is a realistic metal model showing how the Sun, Earth, and Moon interact. To activate the exact gear mechanism, turn the handle. One day equals one rotation of the handle and one rotation of the Earth on its axis. The Tellurion illustrates the seasons, the zodiac signs, and the transition from day to night.

With a "Medium" difficulty rating and 249 components, the Ugears mechanical model Tellurion is expected to take five hours to assemble.

Marble Run Chain Hoist, Marble Run Stepped Hoist, Marble Run Tiered Hoist, and Marble Run Spiral Hoist: These four modular Marble Runs can be used alone, in pairs, or combined to form a whole. Using the unique connectors with the kit, you can join any two or four marble runs to create a massive track with various hoists and towering obstacles for your marbles to navigate. With its lift mechanism, dizzying marble tracks, and distinctive features, every marble run in our collection is different.

The "Advanced" level models include between 266 and 400 parts, and depending on the model, they should take 5 to 8 hours to assemble.

Gifts for those who enjoy original interior décor 

Do acquaintances enjoy using unique and fashionable interior décor to spruce their homes? Just think of how much joy and fulfilment it would bring to decorate your home with lovely items you made yourself! These chic accents can be added to the interior of any house or business.

Aero Clock: An actual wall clock with a pendulum that works. One intriguing aspect is that a stationary pointer on spinning drums—the hour and minute drums gently revolve counterclockwise—reads the time instead of hands moving on a dial. The astronaut's balloon is the "cuckoo" in this position. Bright sunshine dapples the Steampunk clockworks on the clock case, which depicts an air base high in the clouds.

There are 320 components in the model. Level: "Advanced." 11 hours is the estimated time for assembly.

Mechanical Aquarium: An original metal model aquarium with a small seahorse hiding behind the thick fronds of algae and two saltwater fish chasing each other around a bowl. A complex mechanism with an inbuilt pendulum allows for smoothness and speed modification. With each wind-up, fish and algae move for roughly 40 seconds, although they can stop at any moment.

Three hundred twenty-five components make up the Mechanical Aquarium. It is rated as "Medium" in difficulty and should take roughly six hours to assemble.

Mad Hornet Airplane: This vintage racing aircraft model dates back to the "Golden Age of Flight." The model has a pre-flight check and taxiing modes and is powered by a coil spring. In check mode, the aeroplane automatically transitions to taxiing for takeoff once the propeller turns and the flaps and rudder move. Your aircraft quickly begins to move when in taxiing mode, travelling up to 2.5 meters!

This lovely metal model is "Medium" in difficulty. Assembling the 354 parts should take eight hours.

Sky-Watcher Tourbillon Table Clock: Our talented engineers and designers have added an inventive tourbillon movement to a functional table clock. With revolving drums that show the hours and minutes, this captivating desk clock maintains precise time and looks like a cosmic observatory surveying the cosmos. On a single wind-up, the spring-wound clock keeps time for roughly three hours.

The model has 338 components. The estimated assembly time is fifteen hours, and the level is "Advanced."

Gifts for music lovers 

Being a functioning musical instrument that you can construct yourself, UGears is pleased to present two musical mechanical models unique in the modelling industry. An incredible fusion of art, engineering, and do-it-yourself craft can be found in these metal models. Play an instrument you constructed yourself and surprise your loved ones!

Mechanical Celesta: a more straightforward pianola that incorporates xylophone, piano, and music box components. You can either pre-program the instrument using a particular player piano drum that you control by turning a handle or use keys to strike metal plates, producing musical notes in an octave range from C to C.

With 573 pieces and a "Medium" level of difficulty, this incredible musical 3D puzzle should be enjoyable to assemble in 8 hours.

Hurdy-Gurdy: A musical instrument with strings that sounds like a bagpipe. The model is a single musical instrument that consists of a body, front and back decks, gears, a crank (wheel and axle), a roll with a metal wheel, a fingerboard, tuning pegs for strings, melodic and bourdon strings, and a keyboard panel. To play the Ugears Hurdy-Gurdy, turn the handle with one hand to determine the beat of your tune, then use the other hand to press keys to play the melody.

This musical model has 292 parts, is rated as "Medium" in difficulty, and should take four to five hours to assemble.

Gifts for board game lovers

If you love playing board games, you know that having a well-organized gaming area makes the game night more enjoyable for everyone. Additionally, you know that a few cool extras, or game devices, will make you the "Game Master" and impress your friends. Board game enthusiasts will love Ugears' selection. There will never be another concern for you regarding the location of your dice or the safekeeping of your cards. You can score extra points on game night and organize your gaming area with Ugear's unique set of five metal game devices.

Card Holder: comprises 12 sections that can hold 400 cards with dimensions of 63.5 x 88 mm. Cards can also be inserted into sleeves due to the spacious compartment size. You can freely take a card from any portion of the Cardholder thanks to a clever sliding mechanism that transforms it into a four-level shelf ladder. Four more areas for 45 x 68 mm cards open on top of the Cardholder when enlarged.

The model has 77 components. It is rated as "Easy" and should take one to two hours to assemble.

Dice Keeper is a miniature fantasy-style puzzle box that can accommodate up to eight tetrahedron dice. A simple sliding mechanism raises Your box's walls, providing access to the dice compartments. A typical eight-dice set is ideal for this small metal cube. Each die is ideally situated in its own separate compartment (dice not included) for a chic storage option.

The model is classed as "Easy" level, has 62 parts, and should take an hour to assemble.

Gifts for puzzle fans

Ugears offers a variety of hard metal 3D puzzles and puzzle boxes that are entertaining to put together and decipher, making them ideal for individuals who enjoy puzzle boxes and other brainteasers.

Safe: an actual safe that has a combination lock with three digits. Please enter the code yourself, lock the safe by spinning the dial, and then use the three-digit secret combination to open it. Give your loved ones a prize you've hidden inside the locked box as a reward for correctly guessing the combination to "crack" the safe.

The model has 179 components, takes 6-7 hours to assemble, and has a "Medium" difficulty level.

Treasure Box: An entertaining puzzle box with a unique key embedded in the lid. You can see how the pieces on the box's sides and the gears rotate when the fretwork is open. There are two spaces inside for keeping little items like notes and jewellery.

There are 190 components in the model. "Medium" level. It should take four to five hours to assemble.

Combination Lock: This is an ingenious mechanical lock with integrated storage. Enter the right three-digit combination to open the lock. There is space inside the lock to keep small objects, flash drives, keys, and notes. The lock has a lug for securing it to bags or backpacks. Make up a unique lock code between 000 and 999.

The model has 34 components. It is at the "Easy" level and is anticipated to take two hours to assemble.

Gifts for children and teenagers

Ugear models teach in addition to entertaining. Our inventory has a large selection of models and puzzles for kids of all ages. Nine STEM Lab educational collection models demonstrate the operation of well-known mechanisms. With a brief exam at the conclusion, each set comes with a QR code for an educational supplement that teaches you about the model's engineering, science, and history. AA's unique augmented reality (AR) application is also offered to demonstrate and illustrate how mechanics function in real life.

We have a fun selection of Metal3dpuzzles Coloring models for even the tiniest builders. Select from 20 adorable figures with basic mechanical components to keep young brains and tiny fingers occupied. Together with your child, assemble the models, then have fun using paints or markers to colour them.

Gifts for Harry Potter™ fans

For admirers of the Wizarding World created by British author J. K. Rowling, Metal3dpuzzles debuted an exciting new line of Harry Potter models this year. This unique collection includes four amazing models (there will be more soon!) that will undoubtedly make the ideal Christmas present for the Potterheads in your life.

Harry Potter™ Advent Calendar: As you count down the days until Christmas, open one of the 24 compartments. A tiny bag containing a new favourite character or object from the novels and films is revealed daily. Every magical miniature includes moveable parts, and many of the models in the Harry Potter™ Advent Calendar are perfect Christmas tree ornaments since they have a unique hanging loop. Metal representations of Harry Potter™, Hermione Granger™, and Ronald Weasley™, as well as symbols of the four houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry™, Golden Snitch™, Sorting Hat™, Gringots Coins™, Time-Turner™, Platform 9¾™, and more, will add a magical touch to your holidays.

This fascinating Advent calendar has 247 components. Building the daily figurine takes just a few minutes, and it is rated "Easy" for all skill levels.

Hogwarts™ Express: a vintage train from the Victorian era that includes a passenger car, coal tender, and locomotive. The train's winding key and other small objects can be stored in the empty coal compartment of the tender. Harry Potter™, Hermione Granger™, and Ronald Weasley™ figurines can be positioned on unique mounts that move side to side while the train is moving thanks to the passenger car's three compartments with opening doors and a detachable roof. On any level, smooth surface, the train can travel 4 meters with a tender car or 6 meters with a locomotive alone.

The model is classified as "Advanced" in difficulty, has 504 components, and should take 7 hours to assemble.

Knight Bus™: Young witches and wizards can travel quickly between cities thanks to a strong spring-loaded engine. As demonstrated in the film "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," the model can change, either narrowing or widening. Turn the Magical Manipulator dial on top to squeeze the bus through congested areas. The bus suddenly moves incredibly slowly, as if moving in slow motion. Resize the bus to its actual size by turning the dial clockwise, then observe how quickly it takes off!

With 268 parts and an estimated 6-hour construction time, the model is classified as "Medium" difficulty.

Flying Ford Anglia™: A funny Muggle automobile with a sense of humour. The car's spring motor allows it to move 3–4 meters. The automobile can move straight or in circles thanks to the model's 25-degree rotating front wheels, which can be turned with the steering wheel or by pushing the wheels. You can open the trunk, hood, and doors. The Flying Ford AngliaTM features a secret "ejection" mechanism that causes the front license plate to operate as a trigger when it collides with an object. This causes the trunk and side doors to open, the front seats tilt, and all passengers and luggage thrown out of the cabin and trunk.

The model is "Medium" level, has 246 components, and should take 6 hours to assemble.

Traditional Christmas gifts

Traditional, timeless Christmas presents that add charm and cosiness have not been forgotten. We provide Christmas-themed models as house decorations that may be shown and appreciated year after year for people who adore this season and its images.

Nativity Scene: the most classic Christmas décor, with an angel, Mary, Joseph, the Magi, and the infant Jesus. Mechanical components start the scene when you turn any gears on the model's sides or top. The scene's background is animated by the star on the manager's roof moving with the gears.

The model has 59 components. It is at the "Easy" level and requires an estimated one-hour assembly time.

Carousel: a classic carousel at a Christmas fair to get you in the season's spirit. The two sets of horses revolve in concentric circles and are paired off. The horses rise and fall as they rotate. Decorative air lamps sway as tiny birds soar up and down over the roof. You can practically hear the kids laughing and smell the cotton candy at the Christmas fair when you wind the model to get it moving.

There are 305 pieces in the model. "Medium" level, with a six-hour assembly time estimate.

U-Fidgets-Gearsmas and U-Fidgets-Happy New Gear: kits with four little figures and mechanical components that you can move or spin with your fingertips. The fidgets come with lugs to hang as tree ornaments or Christmas decorations around the house, and they feature snowflakes, bells, snowmen, moons, balls, Christmas trees, clocks, and stockings.

Customized gifts

Because they allow you to convey your emotions or commemorate significant occasions, gifts with personalized engraving stand out as considerate, unique presents. Specific Metal3dpuzzles versions will enable you to engrave your preferred inscription.

Here is a comprehensive list of models that are available for personalized engraving.

Cars, aeroplanes, trains, ships, watches, chests, marble runs, robots, and automatons (read our blog post "What are automatons"), as well as educational models for STEM Labs, board game accessories, metal colouring models for children, and other fidget toys, are among the more than 100 models in the Metal3dpuzzles catalogue that cater to every taste or interest. Every model is put together without glue or any extra equipment because the components are laser-cut onto metal boards, which are simple to remove and join.

With comprehensive illustrated instructions available in eleven languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean), even the most difficult models may be assembled by novices. If any parts break during assembly, our support staff will mail you replacement components at no cost.

We hope you have some fantastic ideas after reading our 2025 Christmas Gift Guide. Have a great Christmas and holiday season, and we appreciate you selecting Metal3dpuzzles!