Some Assembly Required

My son's Birthday present arrived yesterday. He had been asking for a certain Playmobil set pretty much from the moment he blew out last year's birthday candles.

The box says, "Requires one and a half hours of assembly". They must be referring to a team of Japanese neuroscientists because there's no way the average layperson can put that thing together without a PhD and a nap.

Well...no less then four hours and several mishaps later, it was all set up and now he's happy. Until he starts kvetching about what he wants for his next birthday.