There was quite a lot of putting together required which I hadn’t expected. My 4 year old grandson - having been excited by the picture on the box - got bored with the waiting! I don’t know whether its durable - will have to wait and see. We used to buy Playmobile toys for our own children at beginning of the 1980s. I can’t remember having to do lots of assembly for any of them. They lasted for years and have long since been used by other children - still going strong. This latest purchase doesn’t fill me with confidence that it will stand the test of time. However, I might be proved wrong.