{"id":8398,"date":"2021-07-18T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T16:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=8398"},"modified":"2021-08-02T22:14:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T22:14:50","slug":"u-gear-tower-a-fun-project-to-build","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/u-gear-tower-a-fun-project-to-build\/","title":{"rendered":"U-gear, tower &#8211; a fun project to build"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I remember seeing the first U-Gears products launching on a crowd funding website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the designs are clever in that they are made from sustainable wood that is CNC\u2019d so that you only have to follow the instruction booklet, press out the numbered pieces and assemble as shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My brother was kind to buy me a gift to say thanks for some assistance I gave him. So I decided now was a good time to build it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"767\" data-attachment-id=\"8409\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/u-gear-tower-a-fun-project-to-build\/image-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1023,767\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_3387-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_3387-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_3387-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_3387-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_3387-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fiftyfourandcounting.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/img_3387-1500x2000.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was my first U-Gears product and I would certainly recommend to others if they like model building with a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" 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