Miniature Guitar MODEL KIT - Fender™ Telecaster™ - BUILD YOUR OWN - Officially Licensed

A fun kit with a lot of detail. Liked that I was able to customize the color. Only downfall was there were no directions on assembly.

This would be a cool little model if there were a picture to go by or some instructions, but there is neither. So, you have to guess and I guessed wrong. Not worth 40 bucks.

I like Fender Telecasters a lot. I put it on my computer desk. Be careful with the parts, they can be delicate. It also comes with a stand which I think is cool. Mine didn't come with instructions, so it did take figuring out, but this is a fun project.

This is a cool little detailed model of telecaster that you assemble. I think it may be a replica of Bruce Springsteen's guitar. pretty cool!

Made a great gift to my guitar loving friend.

Have not built yet. But I am excited.

I received this kit as a gift. If you're a model builder who kind of likes guitars, you'll probably love this. If you're a guitar geek who doesn't do a lot of models, you'll probably be disappointed.First off, there are no instructions included. I've pictured everything in the box: there's a neck, a partially-assembled body blank + bridge, and a bag of small hardware & plastic strings. There's also a picture of Leo's original patent drawing from '51. That's all you get to work with. As noted on the listing, you'll need some sort of model or super glue for the neck attachment, as there are no predrilled holes or included screws to attach it (this seems like the most obvious part of building a guitar to leave out, so I don't fully understand this decision!).The finish is pretty poor. My neck is just okay - it's tapered appropriately from a soft V to a wide C, lightly tinted, and the frets are mostly seated. The body, on the other hand, is a hot mess: the neck joint is poorly cut and choppy, the pickguard holes are drilled inappropriately leading to a bent single-ply plastic guard, and the through-body string holes are ferruleless & out of alignment. The control plate on mine is also slightly bent and very scratched up. The neck plate is installed on the body, but only two holes were drilled so there are two screws and two open holes with solid wood behind them. The body also has no tint or finish at all and is a poor match for the nice amber on the neck.If this were a $10 or even maybe $20 kit, hey: let 'er rip. At $40+, though? YIKES. Axe Heaven is putting all the money into licensing and lining their own pockets, and what we're getting is more of a handyman special than a quick-assemble gift kit. As both a guitar nerd and avid model builder, here's my plan of attack:- Dremel the neck joint so it actually fits the heel. Add a little glue, and maybe get some spare screws and drill scale-depth neck attachment points so the plate attaches correctly. (I'm also tempted to flip the neckplate and emboss an "F" myself - the current plate has the F in relief rather than engraving!)- Remove all the body hardware, tint & oil the wood, and redrill the attachment holes for the guard & control plate. Reset both and flip the control panel over to hide the scratches. Use a wire brush to take the shine off the pot steel so it looks more like the original nickel.- Pull the frets that didn't get seated properly, recut the grooves, and reseat the frets. Maybe polish the edges just a bit (though, to their credit, they were clipped & polished decently even for a model. Somebody at the factory cared a bit about this neck!)- File/burn the uncut edges of the pickguard.- Paint the bridge pickup black, and maybe file the poles off the rubber neck pickup and paint the whole thing silver (what model is this supposed to be anyway? There's a '51 patent image with an ashtray bridge cover in the box, but the bridge has 6 independent saddles and both pickups have raised-pole magnets? Did you license an MIK tele?)- File the square tuner heads down to the appropriate tele "button" shape- While I've got the Dremel out, use a fine disc to cut some heavy knurling into the knobs (and shape them down to the appropriate domes - the included knobs are no-effort gumdrops. Repaint the plastic silver.- Plug the open truss rod hole with some brown clay.- Craft an appropriate pickup selector - the kit just comes with a long pin to stick in a hole, but I'd like a nice black tip on a flat pole. I might be able to cold-shape the pin with some pliers.Sorry, I'm geeking out a little bit. The TL;DR is that this is NOT a respectable replica kit. It's too shoddy for an avid model builder to appreciate or enjoy, too inaccurate for a guitar enthusiast to respect, and is either a quick throwaway project for someone young in your life or an overwhelming project for an old fuddy-duddy like me who needs to see it corrected. Either way, not really worth it.If you're still reading, you're probably thinking "Oh, it can't be that bad - my niece/grandson/uncle will still love it". I've got a better recommendation: take your $40, go on Craigslist or Marketplace, and buy your loved one a real guitar. You can easily get a gently used acoustic or electric that they can actually play for the cost of this tiny shoddy kit. If they still want a project, just take all the screws out and have them rebuild it. They can rewind their own pickups if they want, and they'll have a real instrument and practice real skills rather than an awkward desk ornament.2/5 stars only because the headstock matches the body type - at this quality level, I'd expect a '70s strat headstock to be bundled with the tele kit. Come on Axe Heaven - do better!

A model should have pieces to put together. The body was already attached to the neck the pick card was on the bridges were on there wasn't much left to build. It didn't come with any glue not a single tool to help you work on it and no directions. So disappointed.