Sakura Journey

I’ve always wanted to ride on one of those street cars that run by electricity supplied by overhead wires. There’s something quaint, inviting and intriguing about riding on one. I’ve ridden on trains-sometimes in the passenger cars or in open-air flatbeds.

I even traversed from Michigan to Ohio on an old Greyhound bus-but it was not the same as bumping along on an electric streetcar. I came close in San Francisco when I almost rode the city’s famous cable streetcars with their overhead electrical hook-up.

I imagine myself bouncing along on cobbled streets, breathing in the city air, listening to the people talk as they pass by and catching glimpses of the shops as the street car makes its way down the avenues.

Kids playing, shop-keepers sweeping off the sidewalks in front of their stores, random cats and dogs, beautiful trees in full blossom, flowers in pots and the shuffle and conversations of fellow passengers.

Rolife’s 3D Puzzle Creation Set Sakura Journey kit brings a whole new look to puzzles. No longer flat and boring the Sakura Journey puzzle pops-out in full three-dimensions!

Made from Plywood, MDF Board, Paper and PET the small street car rates a three-star difficulty level best suited for those 14 years and older. The unit is powered by a Type-C power cable (not included).

While there are few boards and parts overall many are small and fit together to make large sections of the cable car. It’s more difficult to build than you might think. Still, it’s a challenge, fun to put together and relaxing if you take your time, enjoy the experience and appreciate the craftsmanship and coloring of the laser die-cut pieces and the attention to detail Robotime artisans are famous for.

Understand although it is a puzzle, it is completely 3D. All the pieces needed are on the flats and pop out easily if you use a flat-head screwdriver or a small tool to gently push them out from their numbered slats-numbers coincide with instruction's numbers.

Look over the instructions before you start, check the power supply, familiarize yourself with the parts and only remove those parts necessary at each step. Stay in sequence.

You will probably need a pair of tweezers, and Xacto handle and blade, a magnifying glass and liquid glue.

Just look at the details of the green trolley car set-up.

All the flat pieces assemble to make a total 3D setting with overhead power towers, crossing signals, tracks, a raised platform, cherry blossom trees, a trolley car populated with people, multiple windows, a full interior, a set of stairs to the platform, full upper trolley power transfer equipment, trolley wheels and undercarriage and railing.

The colors pop, the details are amazing considering they are all formed by flat pieces and the engineering and design of the 3D puzzle boggles the mind.

Rolife does it again! For more photos and a video of the Sakura Journey be sure to check out this link. For a link to the Robotime site click here and be sure to visit the Rolife website for more incredible products.

The design reminds me of Art Deco with its multi-layers, symetrical design and emphasis on form and function.

All aboard! Get ready for the ride of your life. Pack up your bags, grab the kids and it’s off to parts unknown.

Hebrews 4:12 - For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.