Ravensburger 3D Planetary Solar System Set (522 Pieces)

When the Moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars,
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars...

I can't pretend that I remember the song The 5th Dimension Age of Aquarius when it peaked no.1 in the charts (as I was just a baby then), but I used to listen to it as one of the songs on the golden oldies compilations, when I was a student. And I still remember some of the words...
This song somehow popped in my mind, when Eddie and I were busy building Ravensburger 3D Planetary Solar System set earlier today.

When it comes to quality 3D jigsaw puzzles, Ravensburger is unrivalled. We have quite a collection of 3D models from Ravensburger, and they decorate many a book shelf in our house.

We haven't found the spot for the Solar System yet, as it would take quite a bit of space if placed in the right order and distance. As the jigsaw puzzle comes with a beautiful poster, we think we'll put the poster on the wall in Eddie's bedroom.

All the planets could be attached to strings and suspended from the ceiling, but that would require careful planning and technical skills which we lack. Eddie's Dad can just about change a light bulb, but hanging a Solar system model in his bedroom is, I'm afraid, beyond his capabilities.

Image credits: Ravensburger

Eddie and I worked as a team, we have split the tasks in half and spent a happy couple of hours, working on and off with the puzzle.

There are 8 different planets to assemble. Once the whole set is finished, you have the Solar System in miniature, and it looks splendid.
All the planets are scaled to represent the individual sizes of the planets, hence the number of piece of each puzzle is different too. For example, Saturn and Jupiter are made of 108 puzzle pieces, Uranus and Neptune consist of 72 pieces, Earth and Venus - 54, Mars and Mercury - 27. There are 522 pieces in all.

As you can see, the pieces are curved and numbered on the inside, with a little arrow pointing the direction of the next piece to come.
All puzzle pieces are made of high quality plastic.
Once assembled, place the planets on the stands.

Thanks goodness, all planets were sorted into separate plastic bags, as before I opened the box, I was a bit worried about sorting them. I shouldn't have worried.

The magnificent colourful poster is a gift to any budding astronomer. It includes useful facts about each of the planets.

The Sun comes as a Sun mobile.

This beautiful educational Solar system set will make a super gift for any jigsaw puzzle fan, or any aspiring astronomer. It would also look fab in a schoolroom interior.

Disclosure: We received the puzzle for the purposes of testing and reviewing. All opinions are our own.