Oh yes, some glue was needed though most of the kit could have been built by use of the snap lock design. I found that many of the larger snap together parts needed a little extra pressure to close small gaps, so glue was applied into the gaps which were then closed under pressure. I also felt that some of the parts did not seem to hold very well, so these were also glued. The kit also has a lot of tiny screw fixings, luckily the kit also contained a miniature magnetized Phillips screwdriver.