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What's up brick fans? Today, we will take a tour of the 1625 piece
Medieval WatchTower by Funwhole. There's so much of the set I want to show
you, that I'm going to skip the build pics this time and jump right into all of
the amazing details and features of this set.
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Today's blog post was made possible by Funwhole for providing the
<a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/medieval-watchtower?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Medieval Watchtower</a>
for purposes of review.
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You can get it here: <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/medieval-watchtower?ref=tN9EBQmQ">https://www.funwhole.com/products/medieval-watchtower?ref=tN9EBQmQ</a> and save 10% off using my code <b>itsnotlego</b>.<br />
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The Funwhole Medieval Watchtower is also available through Amazon.
Discounts now available. Please refer to the Amazon store that applies
to your country.
</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Overview</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Set Name: Funwhole Medieval Watchtower F9027</li><li>Piece Count: 1625 pieces</li><li>Minifigures: 4, not compatible with Lego</li><li>Numbered Bags: Yes</li><li>Stickers: No</li><li>Printed Pieces: Yes</li><li>Lighting Kit: included </li><li>Bonus items: Tweezers, Brick Separator, Mobile Ballista, Ox and Cart</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p>
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The medieval watchtower is constructed in two parts, first the namesake
watchtower and second the main gate segment of a castle wall.
From a display perspective, the watchtower looks awesome with all the
accent lighting, like the flickering lights that flank the entrance and the
bright flame that burns in the tower keep. It's details like this that
differentiates Funwhole from other Lego compatible brick brands.
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Oh BTW, if you want to see what's in the set, I did an unboxing post which
you can find
<a href="https://itsnotlego.blogspot.com/2024/01/unboxing-fuwhole-medieval-watchtower.html" target="_blank">here</a>.
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The Funwhole Medieval Watchtower comes with it's own uniquely designed
minifigures, of which there are 4 in this set. There are two soldiers, a
villager and a maiden. One of the soldiers has a fabric cape and the
maiden has a fabric skirt. If you look closely, I've included two
Lego style minifigures in the picture above. Although they have
different designs, I think that you can display both types of minifigures
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Here is the entrance to the watchtower, it's flanked by two lights which
flicker when turned on. The door can be opened and closed as a play
feature.
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A thatched addition houses some weapons on one side of the watchtower.
In fact, there are a plethora of axes, spears and swords included in the set.
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Moving to the rear of the watchtower, there is a giant door that runs pretty
much the entire height of the tower.
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The door can be opened to reveal the interior of the watchtower! See the
steep staircase that gives the soldiers access to the top of the
tower.
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<div>The stairwell looks even cooler when it is lit up!</div>
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Here's the top of the watchtower. There is a burning flame to be used as
a signal to other watchtowers in the area. A stash of weapons are
readily available to defend the tower.
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Back on ground level, the Castle is protected by not one, but two different
gates. The one in the back is a drawbridge and using a crank, the
large ramp can be easily raised or lowered.
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The Medieval Watchtower contains a segment of main gate and castle wall.
It would be cool to get two complete sets of the watchtower to fully protect
the inside of the fortress grounds. This side has a small
flowering tree growing next to the wall.
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There's lots of secret passages throughout the set, it's fun to discover them
all. More weapons can be found on the roof. Pictured
above are the two spindles that operate the gates to the fortress.
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This huge ballista can be swivelled in the desired direction to thwart off
enemy intruders with the javelin. Sadly, the javelin is for display only
and doesn't actually work.
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More weapondry is on display including helmets and shields.
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I love the look of the main gate which can also be raised and
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However, the front gate is cogged, so that you have to remove the second
floor to release the mechanism that holds the gate in place. Just a
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Here's a peek inside the main gate. There's even a cauldron for pouring
boiling liquid on invaders should they manage to breach the fortress
walls. Too cool.
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Some bonus accessories found in this set include this Lego compatible ox cart carrying two
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And this portable ballista that can be rolled around easily. These
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Of course, what makes this set truly special is the LED lighting that comes
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I'm super happy that my Medieval town is growing, especially with the new
Medieval Watchtower. This was a really fun build, with lots of play features such as the working gates and it also makes a great display. Of course, we can't forget that this Funwhole set has printed pieces and no stickers. I'm going to give this Medieval Watchtower set an awesome 4.9 out of 5!</div>
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Here are some of my other Medieval themed set reviews, you might be interested
in:
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<a href="https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-funwhole-medieval-apothecary-shop.html" target="_blank">Medieval Apothecary Shop</a>
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<a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/09/exploring-mysteries-of-funwholes-f9011.html" target="_blank">Medieval Pier Inn</a>
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<a href="https://bricktoyreviews.blogspot.com/2023/06/review-of-lesdiy-medieval-dutch.html" target="_blank">Medieval Dutch Windmill</a>
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<a href="https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2023/01/review-of-jmbricklayer-medieval.html" target="_blank">Medieval Observation Watchtower</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-87474815292557295622023-12-10T19:56:00.008-05:002023-12-15T07:36:38.128-05:00The FunWhole Lookout Campground F9022 Building Block Set Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/lookout-campground/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="4127" data-original-width="3523" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByIuSWRlrPLAsmCHBOWHPw8dNK9u6j14vxQL_RCIueYIQeY2IylaQXrErZCGSeTsGRt5P7thRP-V7nRXFt8UtyhLOVulWhwNOCWKhs3JgkTRH_xmFKPrGAjcM3xalhkD-9OhxgEDh9Nici7Ff615zUDH1fkZq6_y7Xx73_ySWVX-2DnNhR4JJ1iNhchqC/w341-h400/IMG_5020.JPG" width="341" /></a></div><p>Hey brick builders and Lego enthusiasts! 🌟 Today, we'll take a closer look at the mesmerizing details of the Lego Compatible <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/lookout-campground/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">FunWhole F9022 Lookout Campground set</a>, another great set with lighting kit included! 🏕️✨</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="262" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDzUsI5mRBI7ZG8oWvYZiHotx_xxzHFno7cs6yp4dIyaQJdZKVA4qwI5fTjDbvHtFN2URQpQGsmttU_7o4anWrW6Bu3xAkSdHdIRlOJo5X1QgTdg02uudfQw-vOxcNTI3WnJ1GDjLCq80Zx0Li2dyKngmXbEBRWbzFiK7yxRP7_hyOSNqPUB8Hmgp9B5g9/w400-h136/funwhole.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Thanks to <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">FunWhole</a> for their generous provision of this captivating set, which has allowed me the awesome opportunity to thoroughly explore and provide a comprehensive, in-depth review. <div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">** Quick highlights **</h3><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Set name and Number: <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/lookout-campground/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">The Lookout Campground F9022</a></li><li>Piece Count: 1426 pieces</li><li>Age Rating: 12+</li><li>Minifigures: 3 + 1 dog + 1 frog + 1 bird</li><li>Stickers: Yes</li><li>Printed Parts: Yes</li><li>Numbered bags: Yes</li><li>Lighting Kit: Included</li><li>Extra parts: Yes</li><li>Bonus Items: Tweezers, Brick Separator Tool, Battery Pack</li><li>Retail Pricing: $79.99 USD (as of November 2023)</li></ul><div><br /></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">** Where to buy **</h3><div><br /></div><div>Get the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/lookout-campground/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Campground from the FunWhole website</a> or from their Amazon stores, pricing listed below.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlV03A1dHwidZLe0ye73f7kadtaR3rOvwaDE4bT7VKEUHfGadQ69kaj6JI89-oPu37bdpcWMivKNpAX15dXD4nRWU9o7jjNWy0domv9DUp6ase7AXBP4BaJuxk8PEE6kO2Qn6jw_5VrfJEN-dd_6tBHQ-5hhm_Xld-fXxOP39-MCaNZRLaEYf68jvUf5j/s230/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-10%20at%206.49.09%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="230" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivlV03A1dHwidZLe0ye73f7kadtaR3rOvwaDE4bT7VKEUHfGadQ69kaj6JI89-oPu37bdpcWMivKNpAX15dXD4nRWU9o7jjNWy0domv9DUp6ase7AXBP4BaJuxk8PEE6kO2Qn6jw_5VrfJEN-dd_6tBHQ-5hhm_Xld-fXxOP39-MCaNZRLaEYf68jvUf5j/w400-h247/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-10%20at%206.49.09%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And also on their store: <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/lookout-campground?ref=tN9EBQmQ">https://www.funwhole.com/products/lookout-campground?ref=tN9EBQmQ</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">** Unboxing **</h3><div><br /></div><div>To see the unboxing of this Campground set please check it out on my other blog post <a href="https://itsnotlego.blogspot.com/2023/12/unboxing-new-funwhole-f9022-lookout.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, let's review the major components and features of this set in the order of building.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">** Section 1: The Minifigures and Camping Trailer **</h3><div><u>pages 1 thru 22, steps 1 thru 47</u></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vWtJji2C8vv7zp559YwcrqpblU7uAbxulubMD-dfLUmmZsNXW5KNiXRsBfY1AATa0zg_yCsrx22xzmrdfkHgTaGOaD_9HlujL5kCnDe62E25naaMaNrjceORzI4RYyypveVi45OeLqZzfZwJGToOqkg4s6XRveDYWxLofuoDDfulyCRF9bvSjT7-AwLs/s3930/IMG_4885.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="3930" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vWtJji2C8vv7zp559YwcrqpblU7uAbxulubMD-dfLUmmZsNXW5KNiXRsBfY1AATa0zg_yCsrx22xzmrdfkHgTaGOaD_9HlujL5kCnDe62E25naaMaNrjceORzI4RYyypveVi45OeLqZzfZwJGToOqkg4s6XRveDYWxLofuoDDfulyCRF9bvSjT7-AwLs/w400-h318/IMG_4885.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Funwhole minifigures are found in Bag F. "F" for figures?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqPn8U3WVO3uvkQsgzgmQbnxrKUT3lfJ9hpORWdSj615HlO2YljwnLgg3Snvy9LUuB9vXfruDqG8S2yUvB4nr2xSTy_WzQI9RK0drXZ7r09_shBj3-bfBNsMR2OhGn4Oh5Uf67ejP6mFmbdE9x6m0LeUOjoBvgaXenSLWf-aWpK5-d04z1NY1rAFrN46A/s4195/IMG_4891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="4195" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsqPn8U3WVO3uvkQsgzgmQbnxrKUT3lfJ9hpORWdSj615HlO2YljwnLgg3Snvy9LUuB9vXfruDqG8S2yUvB4nr2xSTy_WzQI9RK0drXZ7r09_shBj3-bfBNsMR2OhGn4Oh5Uf67ejP6mFmbdE9x6m0LeUOjoBvgaXenSLWf-aWpK5-d04z1NY1rAFrN46A/w400-h285/IMG_4891.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>There will be other parts in the bag for which you will use later, for now just separate out the pieces that are used to make the minifigures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRcjLUIt55hHZDZleEVYez5nPFrNjlpeEvJIK2GFicFiDNjzUy5XoXdp5KpU8o-TWkBjZ9Y-joVe4q0Pt153agLLF118BT1FJ8GZbrI6f2ExPFeyWpKBhSwkq_5-v6G6L6TTpAK-C7S_O07spmqhu-gr1nWOuhJctuEU2wQyPlSZAM7cVxXtAWYvQKV_i/s4315/IMG_4893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="4315" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRcjLUIt55hHZDZleEVYez5nPFrNjlpeEvJIK2GFicFiDNjzUy5XoXdp5KpU8o-TWkBjZ9Y-joVe4q0Pt153agLLF118BT1FJ8GZbrI6f2ExPFeyWpKBhSwkq_5-v6G6L6TTpAK-C7S_O07spmqhu-gr1nWOuhJctuEU2wQyPlSZAM7cVxXtAWYvQKV_i/w400-h191/IMG_4893.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here are the three minifigures that come with the set, 2 guys and a gal. There's also a pet dog that's included but he comes later.<div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aQTsjfqlTn-las1UY3vyMzORRUpvZQSYOXpII1HiQK9_6kpfUUcUCcib7RUPC63-MbkgV5xLmDyA5ALIOhC9uSG_vwN8nsjPmdUaYHiJ5uq90d-XwO35kwIkt_8GyoK6h2Xj_TEUmorAKgVgMQyOMMUy2bvrz9crsDbPJE4Bgx9Se_ffHLhRCbJaVVLp/s4864/IMG_4890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aQTsjfqlTn-las1UY3vyMzORRUpvZQSYOXpII1HiQK9_6kpfUUcUCcib7RUPC63-MbkgV5xLmDyA5ALIOhC9uSG_vwN8nsjPmdUaYHiJ5uq90d-XwO35kwIkt_8GyoK6h2Xj_TEUmorAKgVgMQyOMMUy2bvrz9crsDbPJE4Bgx9Se_ffHLhRCbJaVVLp/w400-h300/IMG_4890.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Instructions on how to assemble the minifigures are right at the start of the manual.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScD3D2pDV5do10JZpGVoCVV94BTdcTsCMgTmGniMo-ZjSanStXwM4ITzZ0rlfE0X8w8V_xQuiIz3RlKGWcNvt0gjnSbbWkxAlpQ2JQNvqMc5OClBiwpl3XWNVl9Pcv1Wo-VCAl9ZAiE-ib6KffluFwGr6mpC5Ydmpp0t1CTAFmuk_g20hFO4kbP8zPMFO/s3923/IMG_4945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="3923" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScD3D2pDV5do10JZpGVoCVV94BTdcTsCMgTmGniMo-ZjSanStXwM4ITzZ0rlfE0X8w8V_xQuiIz3RlKGWcNvt0gjnSbbWkxAlpQ2JQNvqMc5OClBiwpl3XWNVl9Pcv1Wo-VCAl9ZAiE-ib6KffluFwGr6mpC5Ydmpp0t1CTAFmuk_g20hFO4kbP8zPMFO/w400-h286/IMG_4945.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once assembled, the silver camping trailer is solid, almost too solid. Looks great with the rounded corners, gives it a real retro feel. I just wish it was a bit bigger, though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-vBTUim8rclCZa7sbBNqvvMI6tf0ud7kaDHOn95UfCHwDdi8_-XNcRiuyRoYeMSfk395S5nM8M20YrlCOq7ubmYtICZSmmhG3LFn1a1VIC4AjvGI7ayd7HYcnr0gb5w3J8wTzM8V0jYooJ0ennPvssHyqeXpHlMRZ9R78PnGfcel5eOTIwgu2Kri843K/s4197/IMG_4947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="4197" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-vBTUim8rclCZa7sbBNqvvMI6tf0ud7kaDHOn95UfCHwDdi8_-XNcRiuyRoYeMSfk395S5nM8M20YrlCOq7ubmYtICZSmmhG3LFn1a1VIC4AjvGI7ayd7HYcnr0gb5w3J8wTzM8V0jYooJ0ennPvssHyqeXpHlMRZ9R78PnGfcel5eOTIwgu2Kri843K/w400-h239/IMG_4947.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really like the silver sheen of the parts, not quite chrome, but still shinier than normal bricks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CV-2jhWQ_YhHaDhwEAZU0i7MC8FYIi9uHg3KUYZ5qv1YeV9jMtKC70wQS3lP5hooAY79r6-n1d4A30tJDrx1IQ5WPiQ7bYC5uLNAWu5Sjddj74cROojE46ArcHAjvrU3Mnj6zAcZsAeNUaLLElgvjVSL7W51Z-JoXjqlfkrrQVoSD7kEG4K3QdOOAWC0/s3871/IMG_5122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="3871" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CV-2jhWQ_YhHaDhwEAZU0i7MC8FYIi9uHg3KUYZ5qv1YeV9jMtKC70wQS3lP5hooAY79r6-n1d4A30tJDrx1IQ5WPiQ7bYC5uLNAWu5Sjddj74cROojE46ArcHAjvrU3Mnj6zAcZsAeNUaLLElgvjVSL7W51Z-JoXjqlfkrrQVoSD7kEG4K3QdOOAWC0/w400-h349/IMG_5122.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The interior of the trailer comes furnished with a small cot, a coffee maker and a medical kit (which I forgot to put the sticker on). As assembled, the only way you are going to view the inside is via the door, since the roof is not designed to be removed easily. I made some changes to my trailer to address this which I will discuss later in the blog post.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3G2LR-VeDdV2RNJEpMQQt4iDwxVoWcUX0a_bASLtalw7feXPJLrBtweYAaKrAmXBHTJO340mhL13pR5N8Bo9SPDhlHnPCyfN_jfc1IzHyV7xPu2oloN-BljxETy9et-VYakLxIuoRwltA5Ft0Kq7RbKAY6n746-Oa6C6ivhc3vnibqpuig3BqxPSqgqZ/s4389/IMG_4949.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="4389" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3G2LR-VeDdV2RNJEpMQQt4iDwxVoWcUX0a_bASLtalw7feXPJLrBtweYAaKrAmXBHTJO340mhL13pR5N8Bo9SPDhlHnPCyfN_jfc1IzHyV7xPu2oloN-BljxETy9et-VYakLxIuoRwltA5Ft0Kq7RbKAY6n746-Oa6C6ivhc3vnibqpuig3BqxPSqgqZ/w400-h271/IMG_4949.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>The covered awnings can be folded up or down, just like the door. </p><p>A bonus feature is that you can decide what colour of awning you want to use, choices are green or red. All are stickers.</p><p>. 🚐💫</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">** Sections 2 thru 4: The Campsite and the Outhouse**</h3><div><u>pages 23 thru 112, steps 48 thru 152</u></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZSSm3fzoNfSjYVUDe-Tu6-ot0WM2pvrVljWYMUMmamfE3tIItTEnDLXCWoVLFMpCgo3JgmOfWedfa-BuiTbuTa2WwzAacuUqxQN8Z7vOnx6EX7cyndRCNxNuUVUsnuihyphenhyphenLQeZjraehAZcN9Fs6r_OuH6a30LIqjCI2socQ0i47NHJcmncV9l2G0_CDmC/s4771/IMG_4964.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3158" data-original-width="4771" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZSSm3fzoNfSjYVUDe-Tu6-ot0WM2pvrVljWYMUMmamfE3tIItTEnDLXCWoVLFMpCgo3JgmOfWedfa-BuiTbuTa2WwzAacuUqxQN8Z7vOnx6EX7cyndRCNxNuUVUsnuihyphenhyphenLQeZjraehAZcN9Fs6r_OuH6a30LIqjCI2socQ0i47NHJcmncV9l2G0_CDmC/w400-h265/IMG_4964.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The base of the diorama is comprised of 4 smaller baseplates that make up 32 studs by 32 studs when put together. Green to simulate land and blue to simulate water. As it moves away from the water, the base is also elevated making the terrain look more realistic.</div><div><br /></div><div>Every FunWhole set comes with a lighting kit, which you can see more of in the <a href="https://itsnotlego.blogspot.com/2023/12/unboxing-new-funwhole-f9022-lookout.html" target="_blank">set unboxing</a>. The expansion board placed right in the middle, serves as a central hub, with all of the wires feeding outward from it. The lighting wires are strategically placed and hidden through out the display. There is room for the battery pack as you can see.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Pro tip:</b> 👉 Make sure you have fully tested all of your lighting components by attaching all of the lighting wires and the power pack to the expansion board. You will need to provide 2 AA batteries to power the lights. Make sure each of the lights work before you place everything into the base.</div><p> 🏞️🎨</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhVqQbCmUGVxZi0rwj0NZEq31b2vsR86e7HbUWYQpsaItqeYF1ep_4X1xe_B_rdkkJFSmOFAVJytiifueAQmhf0LdAFXNsqoc8JnS8TH2pT6oaiyVLy4TGL4_ACzPuWcQLf_-v_kmhUYgVJB0UZFT_XQ4ZcxoRPmjKRmW6PZRqfgZG23A3gLFiGcTjljq/s4206/IMG_4968.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4206" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhVqQbCmUGVxZi0rwj0NZEq31b2vsR86e7HbUWYQpsaItqeYF1ep_4X1xe_B_rdkkJFSmOFAVJytiifueAQmhf0LdAFXNsqoc8JnS8TH2pT6oaiyVLy4TGL4_ACzPuWcQLf_-v_kmhUYgVJB0UZFT_XQ4ZcxoRPmjKRmW6PZRqfgZG23A3gLFiGcTjljq/w400-h333/IMG_4968.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>With the remainder of the plates installed you won't see all the wiring underneath the base. I will look at all of the lighting in greater detail later.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6iSyVqwJmQzzawCDACsDZIRnGP39VxZLu8Oaj9OI1smBb8psIa1jOiopZfhU4Bstg2n49o8aRn-CMzixfhVWwLstt14Npv_NNj8RtPn4ZF0kSbdWSyTAqiXiTnIXmphj8gYGOWsp9FqflSeZzdLif7L7eXMbwQMJnhnmbeAnKSxzRomLL01cfwZbWVZk/s3650/IMG_4967.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3650" data-original-width="3612" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6iSyVqwJmQzzawCDACsDZIRnGP39VxZLu8Oaj9OI1smBb8psIa1jOiopZfhU4Bstg2n49o8aRn-CMzixfhVWwLstt14Npv_NNj8RtPn4ZF0kSbdWSyTAqiXiTnIXmphj8gYGOWsp9FqflSeZzdLif7L7eXMbwQMJnhnmbeAnKSxzRomLL01cfwZbWVZk/w396-h400/IMG_4967.JPG" width="396" /></a></div>For now, check out the cute outhouse and toilet. There's just enough room for a small faucet (not pictured) and a toilet paper roll in addition to the commode.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfnZ4E7Tcyt4pJo-vCTFsRxcKQnf95t27gwRCL_bKZVjRmT41a3ED6kWj_euuQNz3gsIiTOMQ5MxVPTt3MKw061TnBCO4xW9nXXtwn8M6ZtFVDfdD1CoZ-xDg6Hmx-IL8GEUaQ3TLzxT_Dnq9wI3TYX4087UTctxCe1kYLWom9NaIXPjeZFfa-k_cVHKd/s3683/IMG_4998.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="3683" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfnZ4E7Tcyt4pJo-vCTFsRxcKQnf95t27gwRCL_bKZVjRmT41a3ED6kWj_euuQNz3gsIiTOMQ5MxVPTt3MKw061TnBCO4xW9nXXtwn8M6ZtFVDfdD1CoZ-xDg6Hmx-IL8GEUaQ3TLzxT_Dnq9wI3TYX4087UTctxCe1kYLWom9NaIXPjeZFfa-k_cVHKd/w400-h351/IMG_4998.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Fortunately, there is lighting outside of the outhouse so it's easy to find in the dark.<br /><div><p>🚽😄</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">**Section 5 thru 7: The Lookout Tower **</h3><p><u>pages 113 thru 186, steps 153 thru 230</u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDhfSb3XmlHSTapTGKAzqUWM4ZsnqkGqNuJm3WhjB9a40nTcW8mjFbge3zFvhFjXpllYiMdvSe7pdHSKY5N78hFz3XWZFBtIpcXQwV7qa0Czhq67tR9-VeCdAzPtnB-RxUYoPoB6f0CZ1GJ78kNQ0IOgli9h_uJjrpuITZXeKKDdYOiQnoT285pTxq0o8/s2974/IMG_4972.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="2533" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDhfSb3XmlHSTapTGKAzqUWM4ZsnqkGqNuJm3WhjB9a40nTcW8mjFbge3zFvhFjXpllYiMdvSe7pdHSKY5N78hFz3XWZFBtIpcXQwV7qa0Czhq67tR9-VeCdAzPtnB-RxUYoPoB6f0CZ1GJ78kNQ0IOgli9h_uJjrpuITZXeKKDdYOiQnoT285pTxq0o8/w341-h400/IMG_4972.JPG" width="341" /></a></div><div>It's time to construct the lookout tower!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvEibsoMyGdoWy2AN52-IQho1CaWGWUygqynkTBBtLwk7jT6xU8dmYdVkCD0EosuyZvhque_pxX_h6V9UI7TAZEE3QgQs-ZC0AV0b1rZlgsk57q-qf5IovNSjiYO7Zcofm74Llkmtux4CqUvVDzkNEzLXxguq3UB5OPyYLcptg5krmWvXJqCRObAv1tgK/s1898/IMG_4973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="1898" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvEibsoMyGdoWy2AN52-IQho1CaWGWUygqynkTBBtLwk7jT6xU8dmYdVkCD0EosuyZvhque_pxX_h6V9UI7TAZEE3QgQs-ZC0AV0b1rZlgsk57q-qf5IovNSjiYO7Zcofm74Llkmtux4CqUvVDzkNEzLXxguq3UB5OPyYLcptg5krmWvXJqCRObAv1tgK/w400-h381/IMG_4973.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfC6uMw8sTBS4vSLfcx4-EBxpytlXx_7OpFSPEop1xq7v9_uiCqQdJVV5Q3_V-K5ZMuoIesIYLJDkd9Dg304gkUM2Q8efup8XfYEWbAB6ZEuJo_Jcnz9cOUzTrkZlCjf8me-6cSQ851qe2pe9BpZb0Mr-aVdh-PJopG-HPfwZKPW81YfHMA43Cgu_oFts/s3845/IMG_4978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3845" data-original-width="3490" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfC6uMw8sTBS4vSLfcx4-EBxpytlXx_7OpFSPEop1xq7v9_uiCqQdJVV5Q3_V-K5ZMuoIesIYLJDkd9Dg304gkUM2Q8efup8XfYEWbAB6ZEuJo_Jcnz9cOUzTrkZlCjf8me-6cSQ851qe2pe9BpZb0Mr-aVdh-PJopG-HPfwZKPW81YfHMA43Cgu_oFts/w363-h400/IMG_4978.JPG" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tower feels sturdy and all parts fit snugly and it doesn't wobble. I like all of the details such as the scaffolding and struts that support the tower and the platforms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLd8uuJAlSoq7IQ6dt_yW51fD0abOCF8d05yBuv3aFp4jE9f_n7f_Sn2U4L1ZWEnMpuWJeZlcfI56pWWaiGPyD5Iz4c99dvt6Rz8IfI8_Se0k9RdG_0xQFINRXmasKFOxVXbpPJdoNhgLRbEpX3U9gEp6Bsg65_Z4EkBz9rSjOd15SBBQKn89jYqpiQnya/s4523/IMG_4987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3606" data-original-width="4523" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLd8uuJAlSoq7IQ6dt_yW51fD0abOCF8d05yBuv3aFp4jE9f_n7f_Sn2U4L1ZWEnMpuWJeZlcfI56pWWaiGPyD5Iz4c99dvt6Rz8IfI8_Se0k9RdG_0xQFINRXmasKFOxVXbpPJdoNhgLRbEpX3U9gEp6Bsg65_Z4EkBz9rSjOd15SBBQKn89jYqpiQnya/w400-h319/IMG_4987.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0LLnyYtfg7DoqUNV8QgA2ZTacvGIKF-Cekz8b4AW49D7FwFkTVP-vDZ1tJ0we22fIHtZ9y3Snt9kGgDv7g-PErgZGIV2aLowMFWgcNQ6I2L87dxRS40jopwBNFCO4nyxXXLbwJzLDB-jQVllKsRJjX2Yqx_V-HtwS2Z7e16CLKNColNpSpuKtP6o0EUB/s3418/IMG_4981.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3418" data-original-width="3228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0LLnyYtfg7DoqUNV8QgA2ZTacvGIKF-Cekz8b4AW49D7FwFkTVP-vDZ1tJ0we22fIHtZ9y3Snt9kGgDv7g-PErgZGIV2aLowMFWgcNQ6I2L87dxRS40jopwBNFCO4nyxXXLbwJzLDB-jQVllKsRJjX2Yqx_V-HtwS2Z7e16CLKNColNpSpuKtP6o0EUB/w378-h400/IMG_4981.JPG" width="378" /></a></div>To get to the top of the lookout platform, you have to go up a set of stairs to the first level, then. climb a ladder to get to the second level, from there you step up to the side platform that takes you to another set of steps. Finally you reach the platform which has a nice commanding view of the campgrounds. Whoa, I'm all tired out now from all of the climbing.</div><div><br /></div><div>🏡🌲</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VIexwiNSb7sIJdZiBoKWbtzLDvQtG-d4kyQ7NcLkqcDsiuYi0rE6D7C25zKjWachezNKyrRnhLooVsT3Hqi5IwjqRvwpEiftrpTK8YLr24raRRoSFBmwGOv_ZJ2KH4SPQ0zfNN-WpnMF0f3NCxmYzuQiHQVK0xLvZtSExVnKaPo9LOvCV1FkNF-ovT1h/s4089/IMG_4982.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3389" data-original-width="4089" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VIexwiNSb7sIJdZiBoKWbtzLDvQtG-d4kyQ7NcLkqcDsiuYi0rE6D7C25zKjWachezNKyrRnhLooVsT3Hqi5IwjqRvwpEiftrpTK8YLr24raRRoSFBmwGOv_ZJ2KH4SPQ0zfNN-WpnMF0f3NCxmYzuQiHQVK0xLvZtSExVnKaPo9LOvCV1FkNF-ovT1h/w400-h331/IMG_4982.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>We're not done yet, there's still the cabin to install on top of the platform.</div><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">** Section 8: The Lookout Cabin **</h3><p><u>pages 187 thru 214, steps 231 thru 263</u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3509" data-original-width="4152" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezembwJ3_PDCDKWwVZFtbSACQ13nXHukUPC1bWjdeekSkv-PWx312edRHjxd13uJO3hyQnvC7z3JQSiCLKVTtXa85qI6MoldySFx1IZAgVaPdcgdFzt5QhU2s79CF5jmy7-9_EcQCc4SdQae57LXuA1n385GfF0eSc3CypU3MCY144QCiMuVRNaQQRZIM/w400-h338/IMG_5141.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Inside the lookout cabin, we find a bed, a wood stove, a pair of binoculars, a fire extinguisher, and a mug.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTTL4VxDD8TvjN6AxErpFaJXTiewNK4POIYuFsIdFvzGX4XxO-S_UhCryMkkp3RpF16wx-JKPiusX7JlxW6q47ltkf8MEYIfpzUAR76cRlEtSZc_XQinxTpqoKWPpTagS1X55s55XnTU1nByFVesLTBhq5ylTZ0m1iE2rni1Wg35n9FDQXVAzFCqYQipK/s3963/IMG_5151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3464" data-original-width="3963" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiTTL4VxDD8TvjN6AxErpFaJXTiewNK4POIYuFsIdFvzGX4XxO-S_UhCryMkkp3RpF16wx-JKPiusX7JlxW6q47ltkf8MEYIfpzUAR76cRlEtSZc_XQinxTpqoKWPpTagS1X55s55XnTU1nByFVesLTBhq5ylTZ0m1iE2rni1Wg35n9FDQXVAzFCqYQipK/w400-h350/IMG_5151.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>When you come up the stairs, you can get a nice 270 degree view from the upper platform.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I would have picked a better location for the antenna though.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zBQOMu2TKLtOnP34R0D6GpvZV4X9lvOBsAHlJq8QVkexvTlX3MeHYodCk-OTgcxGxgLAibgzVHUwDPhqKezY2F52_7-8TiT-bO39IAJvBUv1XcfgWpJrdC8aINtEqOgmghjyrrtv4hkh17IbMqgm7EAK1tu6kXTGKGyNfzE_dluNGiJd_9DukfPJ9d-w/s2172/IMG_5007.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2007" data-original-width="2172" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zBQOMu2TKLtOnP34R0D6GpvZV4X9lvOBsAHlJq8QVkexvTlX3MeHYodCk-OTgcxGxgLAibgzVHUwDPhqKezY2F52_7-8TiT-bO39IAJvBUv1XcfgWpJrdC8aINtEqOgmghjyrrtv4hkh17IbMqgm7EAK1tu6kXTGKGyNfzE_dluNGiJd_9DukfPJ9d-w/w400-h370/IMG_5007.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There is the obligatory tree for the campground. Wish it was taller and more majestic looking. A bird and his house occupy the tree.<br /><div> 🌳🌟</div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">** Section 10: Picnic Area **</h3><div><u>pages 241 thru 252, steps 304 thru 313</u></div><div><u><br /></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4ymw0TkSUxc7pn-3UtJd4yoYivvlQFI0S6XnFOc023evw57eye29GUOjvonR_c2YvYz8b5yv5BWmIxrG4wsNWPDGAZ0jVD4qLfjocjNYgS-z5dRSxFO3Nh2GYyU9SCvgd6eVns6S3bfmUUS0A4d7DAPIKXDpS_5nTJBJev0pcBdgtwD58WaReg2H3dN_/s4864/IMG_5014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4ymw0TkSUxc7pn-3UtJd4yoYivvlQFI0S6XnFOc023evw57eye29GUOjvonR_c2YvYz8b5yv5BWmIxrG4wsNWPDGAZ0jVD4qLfjocjNYgS-z5dRSxFO3Nh2GYyU9SCvgd6eVns6S3bfmUUS0A4d7DAPIKXDpS_5nTJBJev0pcBdgtwD58WaReg2H3dN_/w400-h300/IMG_5014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The final bag of parts gives you a whole bunch of little accessories for your campground display.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhB94_3VMmHc3v06y5ogWQ9gNDSr6Un19fSDxaN2yX6KIaM6G1-FuBWJvGjUmUawJFmbNso2PucUIWU7xWtTHyb08al0wpnSBN_94vnQQ5IbzFmiuiJW8uGlirFP-uO4XxtoaK0_neaB2sXLVfuw2zv52sE1ojAeDfjJu1EjEyvY44MfCi9lj_HL-SuFaB/s4864/IMG_5017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhB94_3VMmHc3v06y5ogWQ9gNDSr6Un19fSDxaN2yX6KIaM6G1-FuBWJvGjUmUawJFmbNso2PucUIWU7xWtTHyb08al0wpnSBN_94vnQQ5IbzFmiuiJW8uGlirFP-uO4XxtoaK0_neaB2sXLVfuw2zv52sE1ojAeDfjJu1EjEyvY44MfCi9lj_HL-SuFaB/w400-h300/IMG_5017.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEHlwoN7TWe0NvDI5ggw-uPLDENbvhAZIeycRlcJnlcntmJfQafUtpKljWCbNjZTu0pqFWnroV2X_-R2trvGKJNjR1psWnmYjMM4Oot_XEOnNoQPASaeaTCqy4hc2ChS6um34qS_fILw8Cdvo2GMYdgg3LcYyRM4rw4nmPk2cnOKU4R94kDHl8tbPt3F6/s4864/IMG_5015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEHlwoN7TWe0NvDI5ggw-uPLDENbvhAZIeycRlcJnlcntmJfQafUtpKljWCbNjZTu0pqFWnroV2X_-R2trvGKJNjR1psWnmYjMM4Oot_XEOnNoQPASaeaTCqy4hc2ChS6um34qS_fILw8Cdvo2GMYdgg3LcYyRM4rw4nmPk2cnOKU4R94kDHl8tbPt3F6/w400-h300/IMG_5015.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Of all the accessories, only the Taylor Swift Magazine is not from this set, its from the <a href="https://bricktoyreviews.blogspot.com/2023/11/i-got-to-preview-new-lego-compatible.html" target="_blank">FunWhole Newsstand set</a>. Thought it would be fun to include it here.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">**Lights, Lights and more Lights **</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fo-L2MXjckdC3NvaNW9eADHyhesDC2Q7cKnWOkc67fLnl3cvSIcTlNeB6ROQOhWh93xuAG6NP8QjlJtatJWnkvMLgIb-aVMqXxLYBlGVxlrr6_XEPlsInsdqP5wHjde2KaXAqPuSmXb0gpRl9gWq6p7E5R0ZIHHg8QdE04O8dSB-25Coi0MmDLFRmqUS/s668/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-10%20at%205.57.23%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="668" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0fo-L2MXjckdC3NvaNW9eADHyhesDC2Q7cKnWOkc67fLnl3cvSIcTlNeB6ROQOhWh93xuAG6NP8QjlJtatJWnkvMLgIb-aVMqXxLYBlGVxlrr6_XEPlsInsdqP5wHjde2KaXAqPuSmXb0gpRl9gWq6p7E5R0ZIHHg8QdE04O8dSB-25Coi0MmDLFRmqUS/w400-h333/Screen%20Shot%202023-12-10%20at%205.57.23%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Alright, let's dive into what sets FunWhole apart from other brick brands. They've got this awesome lighting kit that comes with every single set. In the campground set, eight lights are cleverly placed to light up the crucial spots, giving off this cozy and welcoming vibe. </p><p>The central expansion board is easily accessed by a secret hatch and even has some free slots should you choose to add extra lighting to the set. I can think of adding an LED light to the interior of the camping trailer as an example. The power supply can be found in the form of the USB plug connected to the battery pack, which can be secured into the base.</p><p>Imagine the camping trailer all lit up in the evening, from the giant spotlight, to the lookout tower's cabin with a soft glow, and even the outhouse throwing out a whimsical light. One of the lights is chilling near the water, and there's even a lantern hanging out on the picnic basket. It's like they've thought of everything to make it shine, literally!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4JM46nQKwGI5uG1GMJdXEQGIOH0zItaIlc0WF8tZ49vlBMTTuoqmWSNb0frcs04UlfBPLQaOhRnu7J9nYv-sDX71SUj25mz167wEmQsRQL38aNgEWAGmB_wzjb37F9oeKzmoPn6FXMIGJk86Pi_GtOkkq3LUOciJYSi08PPhzJpTc0onswErXjobcwaj/s3250/IMG_5096.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3250" data-original-width="2904" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4JM46nQKwGI5uG1GMJdXEQGIOH0zItaIlc0WF8tZ49vlBMTTuoqmWSNb0frcs04UlfBPLQaOhRnu7J9nYv-sDX71SUj25mz167wEmQsRQL38aNgEWAGmB_wzjb37F9oeKzmoPn6FXMIGJk86Pi_GtOkkq3LUOciJYSi08PPhzJpTc0onswErXjobcwaj/w358-h400/IMG_5096.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><p>Adding lights to the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/lookout-campground/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">FunWhole Campground F9022</a> kicks it up a notch, making it a real showstopper. Whether you're sticking it on a shelf or dropping it into a diorama, those lights bring a magical vibe, making the whole set sparkle – both literally and figuratively. It's like the cherry on top, turning this thing into a masterpiece.. 💡✨</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">** The Pros and Cons **</h3><p>As much as I love the look of the FunWhole F9022 Lookout Campground, there are a couple of things I wished could be improved. The silver camping trailer looks awesome, yet I can't help wondering if FunWhole could have made it slightly larger. It seems rather small when I park it next to my other Lego compatible camping trailers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiJvVrgzSMGR43RgvcNjD4Xpxyili6e2rYI05n-1gnvRdHve_o_aEAwvma6OlOiSesWrh5xyEtOtVDW7hocabtaw3rXEmUaTKWaECQNIs4nkSZoGaGjt_GG-j2YK-c6RN26VyYd7Hv-GEOXeuh0Wl13l9xFe8pXVz_exudlLyJ7NvbvDmzkcAaLpbtvMo/s3207/IMG_5115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="3207" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFiJvVrgzSMGR43RgvcNjD4Xpxyili6e2rYI05n-1gnvRdHve_o_aEAwvma6OlOiSesWrh5xyEtOtVDW7hocabtaw3rXEmUaTKWaECQNIs4nkSZoGaGjt_GG-j2YK-c6RN26VyYd7Hv-GEOXeuh0Wl13l9xFe8pXVz_exudlLyJ7NvbvDmzkcAaLpbtvMo/w400-h344/IMG_5115.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's my attempt at modifying the camping trailer. It's not much but I added two plates of height to the trailer. It also allows me to easily remove the roof if I want to display the interior. In front of the door I added a step-up to allow easier access for the minifigures.<p>My other lament is the number of stickers in this set. I guess I'm spoiled after having built the <a href="https://bricktoyreviews.blogspot.com/2023/11/i-got-to-preview-new-lego-compatible.html" target="_blank">FunWhole Newsstand set</a> which had all printed parts and no stickers. Not showstoppers but just a small gripe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxqz8JLvzLNUOoTy22aFybOHHNC2oqprg6QCIvkc8ZtDvUTZmcp7nMGPp37xYaDCq6Hu882M-DJsXvBXfpVY2Kdptj2T_wJV6zEbQ7TZwYDHSivhMt7x-kihE2Ai6_XsRmg-JZsJP87MDLTkSn7eG5Racx608IAe4CYXEOd_8hxKQesmWa1ght3_40x01/s4572/IMG_5025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="4572" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxqz8JLvzLNUOoTy22aFybOHHNC2oqprg6QCIvkc8ZtDvUTZmcp7nMGPp37xYaDCq6Hu882M-DJsXvBXfpVY2Kdptj2T_wJV6zEbQ7TZwYDHSivhMt7x-kihE2Ai6_XsRmg-JZsJP87MDLTkSn7eG5Racx608IAe4CYXEOd_8hxKQesmWa1ght3_40x01/w400-h299/IMG_5025.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Overall, this was a really fun set to build! Here is the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/lookout-campground/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">FunWhole Lookout Campground </a>next to the <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2022/11/review-of-funwhole-lakeside-lodge.html" target="_blank">Funwhole Lakeside Lodge</a>. These two buildings make a really nice outdoor diorama to be sure. </p><p>I can highly recommend this set and I give it well deserved 4.8 stars out of 5.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw-NbNoHp6AzEpnXVU0-laPoB0XTxL4jAfhQGgtO3_gHRzbIx_tYTKxQng-q09XA6A4S5vkmqtYPt-dJaww8RGnivdJdNZyeetRnovIVgV0AiQhb33EVDSwAiiqsw33bQxmACnUx-_6UHYr2vCwJitcArk9rxy0lzH6XG_SGP7GJTkx7BbX3rPec0rXSg/s3838/IMG_5138.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3838" data-original-width="3479" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw-NbNoHp6AzEpnXVU0-laPoB0XTxL4jAfhQGgtO3_gHRzbIx_tYTKxQng-q09XA6A4S5vkmqtYPt-dJaww8RGnivdJdNZyeetRnovIVgV0AiQhb33EVDSwAiiqsw33bQxmACnUx-_6UHYr2vCwJitcArk9rxy0lzH6XG_SGP7GJTkx7BbX3rPec0rXSg/w363-h400/IMG_5138.JPG" width="363" /></a></div><br /><p>Well, that's it for now, hope you liked the review, see you next time, bye!</p><p> 🌈🧱 #FunWholeF9022 #DelightDayandNight</p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-17389726196692585882023-11-27T14:56:00.006-05:002023-11-28T02:47:39.173-05:00Kumamon's Japanese House - Inbrixx 880018 Building Block Set Review<p> </p>
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Hiya brick fans! Or should I say Konnichi-wa? Yup, we are going to
review another Japanese themed building block set. Today's set is by
Panlos/Inbrixx and this is my first ever experience with this brand.</p>
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First of all, a huge shout out to <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> for providing the set for this
review. In addition to this Kumamon set, they have a wide assortment of other building block sets that you might want to check out. See the special Black Friday promotion at the end of this blog post!</p>
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<p>Before we get deeper into review, let's look at the set details:</p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8xO1g2jEYLcHfQzX1yccTm7diAtPShUEE0yWaj1rAEnamsZj6ZldvYjPN-0Dm0_XH1jYCpq-6gWAH7dF0qv6OJeLHcLqFFjeBnIXZ22lYwUl8vti0m4AAw0GIyJZapArFLCWWBNxLEhqmJX8-2UKeROgWY3dBmcetXGS2Z_GHL6uLmS45pJNITa8EkAr/s225/images.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8xO1g2jEYLcHfQzX1yccTm7diAtPShUEE0yWaj1rAEnamsZj6ZldvYjPN-0Dm0_XH1jYCpq-6gWAH7dF0qv6OJeLHcLqFFjeBnIXZ22lYwUl8vti0m4AAw0GIyJZapArFLCWWBNxLEhqmJX8-2UKeROgWY3dBmcetXGS2Z_GHL6uLmS45pJNITa8EkAr/w200-h200/images.png" width="200" /></a></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Set Name: <a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/inbrixx-880018-kumamon-japanese-house?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" target="_blank">Kumamon Japanese House</a></li><li>Set Info: Panlos/Inbrixx 880018</li><li>Price: approx $50 USD</li><li>Piece Count: 1099 pieces</li><li>Manual included: Yes</li><li>Stickers: Yes</li><li>Printed Parts: Yes</li><li>Brick Separator included: Yes</li><li>Minifigure: Yes, One (Kumamon Bear)</li><li>Numbered Bags: Yes</li><li>Missing pieces: None</li><li>Extra pieces: Yes</li><li>Bonus: 2 LED light bricks</li><li>Size: 27.2 × 14.4 × 21.3 cm</li></ul><p></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/inbrixx-880018-kumamon-japanese-house?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbRa142BxqkAJOFSl3dE8Qb1FDhctd13BybSfEbyYM5wjLGJF4CABJUo6yHpvHR2ZcdFqkPnKk07DXHr46mNNWRqqhy7pczRKJ0ukp5tEKqDzs4j5FcNll1RRi9zJV03OSBGJHnGgBxPWZ0f2wib1sYH6NBh6nQDgefvswlLYmcmWyd1C3p1LKCKobvoY/w400-h400/Kumamon-Japanese-House-City-Street-View-Light-Courtyard-Villa-Building-Block-Bricks-Girl-Series-Model-Assembled.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">About Kumamon</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Meet Kumamon, the amiable black bear residing in Kumamoto, Japan. Serving as the official mascot, he warmly greets all who venture into this picturesque prefecture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Exploring the Kumamon House</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Nestled by a serene creek, this two-story Japanese-style dwelling is adorned with a meticulously landscaped garden featuring a fountain, a stone bridge, and a stone lantern, all enveloped by lush bamboo plants. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The first floor of Kumamon's abode boasts two rooms—an expansive living and dining room in one, and a cozy tea room adorned with an ikebana display in the other. The second floor features a spacious bedroom and study area, complemented by a petite terrace to take in the natural surroundings of the region.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The set occupies a space of 16x32 studs. You have the flexibility to detach the second floor from the first, and both levels come equipped with LED lighting, courtesy of two compact light bricks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unboxing the Set</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My set didn't arrive in the original box; instead, it was securely packaged in a generic plastic bag. Despite the absence of the box, it was well-protected with thorough wrapping. The bags are numbered to follow the steps in the manual.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISgSR1oojXFMk9R_7C2-7dCaVDc3da7uunz5i_zvjQhXI5KjdEbJnoTA6YMXasgAJGGdwJqn_jdLBd33nqG_n-Xq5vyl3II73xu3bjghtMnCWHQB3AN7UhzD_1srkq5N3lyyTqr7DteL5vz0kOn90zG4N4YQeHkJ3wA7SHXZn8ffaaKFe0FoW9XY_N_gB/s4324/IMG_4572.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3443" data-original-width="4324" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISgSR1oojXFMk9R_7C2-7dCaVDc3da7uunz5i_zvjQhXI5KjdEbJnoTA6YMXasgAJGGdwJqn_jdLBd33nqG_n-Xq5vyl3II73xu3bjghtMnCWHQB3AN7UhzD_1srkq5N3lyyTqr7DteL5vz0kOn90zG4N4YQeHkJ3wA7SHXZn8ffaaKFe0FoW9XY_N_gB/w400-h319/IMG_4572.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are the 8 bags of parts for Step 1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgCaJijOiPiDC_TefIwYxozGZXLOKrnEZE3k4qFzfoVNcC1PMVsxIM4rH8_BaSLVhue4ZTRWzfm6LMHU9cBSLHUsbsVXY9NUtW66Qz6Lh0wZw0gf91SBugJm_54n3ylUodwNt9j11cZ2XBdhfvD0IIso4Yvo8emGbibE_cXwcxkAVU9hUEGWXaqi5tn2t/s4790/IMG_4574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="4790" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgCaJijOiPiDC_TefIwYxozGZXLOKrnEZE3k4qFzfoVNcC1PMVsxIM4rH8_BaSLVhue4ZTRWzfm6LMHU9cBSLHUsbsVXY9NUtW66Qz6Lh0wZw0gf91SBugJm_54n3ylUodwNt9j11cZ2XBdhfvD0IIso4Yvo8emGbibE_cXwcxkAVU9hUEGWXaqi5tn2t/w400-h293/IMG_4574.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And another 8 bags for Step 2.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGdwxSyfzEtk0IoKWSbpNABlcrg381QeUfSsu2FAMxj74DZlE5On_Buhou9Zl5xVUUG2Dr1W7zM_mUrMsP2MRHp2XTvI1PfpN9y3FCubuTNCyn2KFfMDcpcdAFQ7YXbwJ4XQr_JWmV7ynIYZylGlI7uCmTWPTnc6nl76Uco_fHkheXstgSaXLthKdYuI6/s4260/IMG_4575.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="4260" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGdwxSyfzEtk0IoKWSbpNABlcrg381QeUfSsu2FAMxj74DZlE5On_Buhou9Zl5xVUUG2Dr1W7zM_mUrMsP2MRHp2XTvI1PfpN9y3FCubuTNCyn2KFfMDcpcdAFQ7YXbwJ4XQr_JWmV7ynIYZylGlI7uCmTWPTnc6nl76Uco_fHkheXstgSaXLthKdYuI6/w400-h268/IMG_4575.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 3 also has 8 bags of parts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5U6qiZA7vWmw_xYgO-xDdA_Nt_qUqlgCNAjpyQEkQXrrdtoXlKjW7oI083JkyFoJjt_xUSEn6BHa_KRb5Zmkt5Lkc-ZuRkCcRDx8nfqHbHkBYX19ua_dvGJm94JYFhkpL4TQXDAU87x6d5SlIJ-xVQimze-FZtQSwrdYNyix64Gy6NzcYZY6NZsbU8zEJ/s3034/IMG_4577.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="3034" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5U6qiZA7vWmw_xYgO-xDdA_Nt_qUqlgCNAjpyQEkQXrrdtoXlKjW7oI083JkyFoJjt_xUSEn6BHa_KRb5Zmkt5Lkc-ZuRkCcRDx8nfqHbHkBYX19ua_dvGJm94JYFhkpL4TQXDAU87x6d5SlIJ-xVQimze-FZtQSwrdYNyix64Gy6NzcYZY6NZsbU8zEJ/w400-h385/IMG_4577.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a small sticker sheet and 4 more ancillary bags which contain wooden curtains, lamps and baseplates. Also included are two dark green 16x16 plates.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-W-bVfQBuTpztD76fZz3pf3ob4OF1FmweVTgE7bkKeji-nsSNXse-Yy2Q3fAvO2f7QJ5W1n1Yo9vGJrzVQWNRaYCt0HcYhPkifoHRYsrm58GQvjkKvBLCuM5hDoSE426OKR2hKSKxQ-EKv7Rs6VplANaVTe4E6CNdbmrfjUPZYzxMhfjaIooaDnLaSDS6/s4864/IMG_4568.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-W-bVfQBuTpztD76fZz3pf3ob4OF1FmweVTgE7bkKeji-nsSNXse-Yy2Q3fAvO2f7QJ5W1n1Yo9vGJrzVQWNRaYCt0HcYhPkifoHRYsrm58GQvjkKvBLCuM5hDoSE426OKR2hKSKxQ-EKv7Rs6VplANaVTe4E6CNdbmrfjUPZYzxMhfjaIooaDnLaSDS6/w400-h300/IMG_4568.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The provided manual is 47 pages long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZO00_lgjjtcj-NnSYSy3VqqG2Fif74E0-dWEuYp9wyTTO9Vjpm4dEg4qG0Ac193oymjxr9Ryi7SYBRvsNUvKOx9jIot4WlX9TdsynOdm9Cs14SDdoyseEjHDaxTrKASwl6t9yIVc6JXNYjk-VyJvDglBowLGtUWMl3_GUUQkmT9amWqPMgbrpmWe9kv-S/s4697/IMG_4571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3284" data-original-width="4697" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZO00_lgjjtcj-NnSYSy3VqqG2Fif74E0-dWEuYp9wyTTO9Vjpm4dEg4qG0Ac193oymjxr9Ryi7SYBRvsNUvKOx9jIot4WlX9TdsynOdm9Cs14SDdoyseEjHDaxTrKASwl6t9yIVc6JXNYjk-VyJvDglBowLGtUWMl3_GUUQkmT9amWqPMgbrpmWe9kv-S/w400-h280/IMG_4571.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>At first glance, I feel like the instructions are quite compressed and the pages are very thin. The Kumamon face is plastered on every page as a watermark which makes it sort of visually distracting.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlWeBnvDS9UJvhvO38WD1nrwpu8iczMzehcFDKibvUYBSI7bpaBlUbIpfJs3avC8s0io9obeyCYtxx0YYqt7YhhCgL8Ddqa_DTzfy43dz8PAdfBOOhYeH9EBrxsP2gbGm7tsPl7wboeLkrd8JUMczNOtK-wnta0lD9YEvdjcKO6skIrmp1sEMJ487C5n3/s4338/IMG_4570.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2943" data-original-width="4338" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlWeBnvDS9UJvhvO38WD1nrwpu8iczMzehcFDKibvUYBSI7bpaBlUbIpfJs3avC8s0io9obeyCYtxx0YYqt7YhhCgL8Ddqa_DTzfy43dz8PAdfBOOhYeH9EBrxsP2gbGm7tsPl7wboeLkrd8JUMczNOtK-wnta0lD9YEvdjcKO6skIrmp1sEMJ487C5n3/w400-h271/IMG_4570.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The sticker sheet will be used to adorn the fan and room divider in Step 2.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Constructing Step 1</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj8qlDS38IaL8nCPRVJomwncC2nRekOKay3clfsU1DUwxw2nYcF1qs0L67iMzQ_Eeup1QaV1tMOo52mq-tDJ8vHHx_ijbIOCjCi39Osbr5kolYCboSSdZqU4soVM8NisTNtJq_BtAOIfAyf1ZCTDD3qWDjuv0aTjuqxNgpeU8XbLPW-FOToHMKVmlw8f6/s4825/IMG_4579.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="4825" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXj8qlDS38IaL8nCPRVJomwncC2nRekOKay3clfsU1DUwxw2nYcF1qs0L67iMzQ_Eeup1QaV1tMOo52mq-tDJ8vHHx_ijbIOCjCi39Osbr5kolYCboSSdZqU4soVM8NisTNtJq_BtAOIfAyf1ZCTDD3qWDjuv0aTjuqxNgpeU8XbLPW-FOToHMKVmlw8f6/w400-h229/IMG_4579.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Step 1 will build the house foundation, small garden and the back wall of the house.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8MfzWVw1nnBc1R6-uHDtuckY-8fySDIntJ1q7bUfcX2zaYOj4O0eQDwBDVu37NHgCWTBmKxaOao4doQ9C-dWDiv8yDZpd0sREokHBlIXVZZmWVrSt58LJuaZRPXcXrIrI6_fO2uUDPTHpCF8RLn5Y-Nq1TdqL_cLMDlUf5lkZiOhfgbxNpdAeHPw-Wmj/s4864/IMG_4594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8MfzWVw1nnBc1R6-uHDtuckY-8fySDIntJ1q7bUfcX2zaYOj4O0eQDwBDVu37NHgCWTBmKxaOao4doQ9C-dWDiv8yDZpd0sREokHBlIXVZZmWVrSt58LJuaZRPXcXrIrI6_fO2uUDPTHpCF8RLn5Y-Nq1TdqL_cLMDlUf5lkZiOhfgbxNpdAeHPw-Wmj/w400-h300/IMG_4594.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Very straightforward build at this point. This is my first time building with Panlos/Inbrixx and the quality of the bricks is very good.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ_uZ8a-eILwHeRnSqaF2KMZ08vyDXfFloCe-qkYwJlxv32Ci4ffiU8fcNLuV6gR4fB-LO5N3ZgHM7qLeAj-QcZC9BA58XcAe1QxZXLq8cSF51IfjT4Phe7BBppJjcJE9ckRx9tQnMa6AnVgEPn5f-NgcxtuuB5cbXmjIyxVQ79pj-YtgbpJG6hXLEqTY/s4864/IMG_4589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ_uZ8a-eILwHeRnSqaF2KMZ08vyDXfFloCe-qkYwJlxv32Ci4ffiU8fcNLuV6gR4fB-LO5N3ZgHM7qLeAj-QcZC9BA58XcAe1QxZXLq8cSF51IfjT4Phe7BBppJjcJE9ckRx9tQnMa6AnVgEPn5f-NgcxtuuB5cbXmjIyxVQ79pj-YtgbpJG6hXLEqTY/w400-h300/IMG_4589.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's a stone bridge and lantern in the garden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9twzKyLFOcAmPPKOhKImQd7pYhFgZMYI0HIwdjykZBDOXTVS9an5wBSQvSOzZqSoREDA0mJmlOA2GyUSTehE1jIdu83Lu02Ifb6vGf2XlSQnxqkO2hnzIHx-4Z8r1Sl20CehRT-JDL2KsHwDeTsYTlL1BM75f5UDzguL0lYlIADhXFKdsjnQ-ZBhd2XF/s4864/IMG_4588.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9twzKyLFOcAmPPKOhKImQd7pYhFgZMYI0HIwdjykZBDOXTVS9an5wBSQvSOzZqSoREDA0mJmlOA2GyUSTehE1jIdu83Lu02Ifb6vGf2XlSQnxqkO2hnzIHx-4Z8r1Sl20CehRT-JDL2KsHwDeTsYTlL1BM75f5UDzguL0lYlIADhXFKdsjnQ-ZBhd2XF/w400-h300/IMG_4588.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A cute fountain that comes out of a teapot. The transparent blue rod could have been made a bit longer, I think.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sRMltK_cu76UmLiP4SDvu5R3OC6viDTE8XSNbXlEgTCZiVisKouA2bNSmPBH8Qmc79cxQHC4aNO4sFShJ4d5o0wBAv-dSJzYEzVrH9zd_CTbpLDIUkmkV4Y7gUwWBEBBK6Y_EnXnkr5bKlLmp6qcupyDpYoQ7_WakcRCW5mhDkPy2Wm7TvzQncIB76ao/s4864/IMG_4585.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sRMltK_cu76UmLiP4SDvu5R3OC6viDTE8XSNbXlEgTCZiVisKouA2bNSmPBH8Qmc79cxQHC4aNO4sFShJ4d5o0wBAv-dSJzYEzVrH9zd_CTbpLDIUkmkV4Y7gUwWBEBBK6Y_EnXnkr5bKlLmp6qcupyDpYoQ7_WakcRCW5mhDkPy2Wm7TvzQncIB76ao/w400-h300/IMG_4585.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And here are all of the printed pieces I found for step 1. I really like the little wall calendar and the slippers.</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Constructing Step 2</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb9gHcwfmaSDODF_ht3-_niUX1BIAQu3g_D3z3Z6i1nXlgWR0EIyQfup3AUw84s2mb7RQ_0MaShMga1iX8-n3PcZlIYDd8gWzGdH8e36nmjZ42je1cf9JE-xsGnHMm4rDw9d8EhiRa4f_RacrL0KMYT1L-sM6-F-R-VZYBL0r25hm-JZJOcL6lIx286V4/s3690/IMG_4597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3472" data-original-width="3690" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcb9gHcwfmaSDODF_ht3-_niUX1BIAQu3g_D3z3Z6i1nXlgWR0EIyQfup3AUw84s2mb7RQ_0MaShMga1iX8-n3PcZlIYDd8gWzGdH8e36nmjZ42je1cf9JE-xsGnHMm4rDw9d8EhiRa4f_RacrL0KMYT1L-sM6-F-R-VZYBL0r25hm-JZJOcL6lIx286V4/w400-h376/IMG_4597.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In this step, we will finishing building the first floor and install the interior lighting.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL3L4kLI5E0s9j7QLBBFq2LHFl1Iw2jpsMU0Cl_I10_cJLhdgzNw9KMXRYHHD7SQvC-VzU2wnaZrTzdJ6nJOZV3Ge8ZVd-x28c_j1S-_PwjC80RwUZi4cZE5Wtl6lpLTfCKsG_m_xOR-KrcqF1-xH0jqDGEsRD_kQUjmAnMQxkKaDpT5u2NrbqDrjUvrz/s4864/IMG_4616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixL3L4kLI5E0s9j7QLBBFq2LHFl1Iw2jpsMU0Cl_I10_cJLhdgzNw9KMXRYHHD7SQvC-VzU2wnaZrTzdJ6nJOZV3Ge8ZVd-x28c_j1S-_PwjC80RwUZi4cZE5Wtl6lpLTfCKsG_m_xOR-KrcqF1-xH0jqDGEsRD_kQUjmAnMQxkKaDpT5u2NrbqDrjUvrz/w400-h300/IMG_4616.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the first floor completed. You can see where the LED lighting is mounted. There's a total of three lights, two in the main room and one that lights up the tea room.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkLtB0IK269PfUWN1mfq2wEQ4qpo9djVPdsdKlEL71ha6m6sS3z9eaZcACTOv6DsgtMrUm4kemLBDgnYy1fcq5y4cR8KG45pJGtOPasXJoSEFMjuzzWqAjS8GttfIM8X0wBJ0H782oxlRdctUTDM1O7V_lwalWhgAMXPmwJcTDZUX2qHvLHrXoxwFTzDZ/s4864/IMG_4599.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkLtB0IK269PfUWN1mfq2wEQ4qpo9djVPdsdKlEL71ha6m6sS3z9eaZcACTOv6DsgtMrUm4kemLBDgnYy1fcq5y4cR8KG45pJGtOPasXJoSEFMjuzzWqAjS8GttfIM8X0wBJ0H782oxlRdctUTDM1O7V_lwalWhgAMXPmwJcTDZUX2qHvLHrXoxwFTzDZ/w400-h300/IMG_4599.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>These are the shades used in the tea room, they actually feel like wood. Be careful handling these as they are very delicate.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3K5K1XJrKEiQs0_C45KFRP2OvuyWpxAQiEtW-ZOvhvS3B-dE1St9_n2rc85StkasfXFhJY8ehxE7hSbqWiZflykIA4Xdpen9XlJsUdKOhLcOzzP56SyyS-PFrwlg1H0V7R2oB6rt86-OnBL-bCFgf8NorKqNlR9JcxZtfgmAwLwJQzUx7ACMY0q7WtAk/s4864/IMG_4614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3K5K1XJrKEiQs0_C45KFRP2OvuyWpxAQiEtW-ZOvhvS3B-dE1St9_n2rc85StkasfXFhJY8ehxE7hSbqWiZflykIA4Xdpen9XlJsUdKOhLcOzzP56SyyS-PFrwlg1H0V7R2oB6rt86-OnBL-bCFgf8NorKqNlR9JcxZtfgmAwLwJQzUx7ACMY0q7WtAk/w400-h300/IMG_4614.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The ikebana, or floral arrangement adorns the wall in the tea room. The yellow flowers and leaves get washed out by the lighting. Inbrixx should have made the flowers some other colour like pink so they can stand out more.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6s3dzjqZehRBLlTgf2MgYI-rxpDk74S8P9kMLskdLEg-pHGN5jpsiipYdWRTyc2rLAeZOTcu9p8vOt10l4tID3r9nUAnwYVJW0P2OB9gj-PqZjS5OTeLfHPQJwtRScTY5wQjUtw4DUUket0lhkXXHlksEdPzBO2nWeZZ0lUOb8_a8vQBe0VGndsPD71I/s4831/IMG_4613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3601" data-original-width="4831" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6s3dzjqZehRBLlTgf2MgYI-rxpDk74S8P9kMLskdLEg-pHGN5jpsiipYdWRTyc2rLAeZOTcu9p8vOt10l4tID3r9nUAnwYVJW0P2OB9gj-PqZjS5OTeLfHPQJwtRScTY5wQjUtw4DUUket0lhkXXHlksEdPzBO2nWeZZ0lUOb8_a8vQBe0VGndsPD71I/w400-h299/IMG_4613.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's the low Japanese table called a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotatsu" target="_blank">kotatsu</a> with a plate of watermelon slices and some sushi on it. There is also a large floral centerpiece but I think it's size overwhelms the table. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rWRBe6Sbc0LB_Na1siYlR2o3L9sAZq9mfwtQEZRMo0lM3eZqTyG9JGHcnnWT1-kQ1n1agOIzBoaFQ22to2-zrZfbsQMkMNyn33NQYMoccpSutjK3adGwi660wkpZnIdWbz-bFW4TfmZurnw8RinVwFuXzlXirsgtEolhlsOPhnLLOl3m6AGI31XK1n9Y/s4864/IMG_4596.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rWRBe6Sbc0LB_Na1siYlR2o3L9sAZq9mfwtQEZRMo0lM3eZqTyG9JGHcnnWT1-kQ1n1agOIzBoaFQ22to2-zrZfbsQMkMNyn33NQYMoccpSutjK3adGwi660wkpZnIdWbz-bFW4TfmZurnw8RinVwFuXzlXirsgtEolhlsOPhnLLOl3m6AGI31XK1n9Y/w400-h300/IMG_4596.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a look at the printed pieces found in Step 2.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIS16iVUETQKQCG_h1QRbK8Jkj44-7731wGCk5C4LHWUQf98mIJmuPTvLULcbnBH5ZEQE6dzGoaFYgKMPEeGFpqMJzvoNUlNB7LShj3lXxLB9RwMB3smOCjjr3qXYrxCbmYoiO0SUJGTT4NwSFaICN9TE3HOk7vN4_RCXzUlzD_BFsbUsDD1A9g820GVT/s3656/IMG_4615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="3656" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBIS16iVUETQKQCG_h1QRbK8Jkj44-7731wGCk5C4LHWUQf98mIJmuPTvLULcbnBH5ZEQE6dzGoaFYgKMPEeGFpqMJzvoNUlNB7LShj3lXxLB9RwMB3smOCjjr3qXYrxCbmYoiO0SUJGTT4NwSFaICN9TE3HOk7vN4_RCXzUlzD_BFsbUsDD1A9g820GVT/w400-h286/IMG_4615.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I love all the details on this set like the large fan and the clock. Even though the fan is a sticker, it looks great.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Constructing Step 3</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDYNX3tx3tAoKDBnCuz-_xsC_FvbaXfgd7YLHgJT7AZPtwwpts1jVO7FsbXdIRtg4tZENOxP4nlaoznseVyT73UDRjSOzTjl13m36T35xwh1FKU2MwnPqU1Jap_kidnEFJ_GvdkrFULeobL3LLz_aPL5qXStXlGU1F6WJ_4m4mz06reewbzyCVixDwRdQ/s4794/IMG_4618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2975" data-original-width="4794" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDYNX3tx3tAoKDBnCuz-_xsC_FvbaXfgd7YLHgJT7AZPtwwpts1jVO7FsbXdIRtg4tZENOxP4nlaoznseVyT73UDRjSOzTjl13m36T35xwh1FKU2MwnPqU1Jap_kidnEFJ_GvdkrFULeobL3LLz_aPL5qXStXlGU1F6WJ_4m4mz06reewbzyCVixDwRdQ/w400-h249/IMG_4618.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>So the last step of the Kumamon house is to build the second floor and roof structure.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5p8vTIKvW65bJtlf_qw6hWFvA3M_K5140C7wQrGGSygDL_3ykvIsrjsj1zEuHHGa8fVhaojouzWF7KuStlpE3z60cil7aqZcK_k5q2lbxfymNdZS6ZfIV0U_BZD_iHN8yw4laRRc7urehab50qOoyzeGWCzEcyZKSAWUL9RBejxI5EVzjivqhfluBxVj/s3834/IMG_4626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3834" data-original-width="3132" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5p8vTIKvW65bJtlf_qw6hWFvA3M_K5140C7wQrGGSygDL_3ykvIsrjsj1zEuHHGa8fVhaojouzWF7KuStlpE3z60cil7aqZcK_k5q2lbxfymNdZS6ZfIV0U_BZD_iHN8yw4laRRc7urehab50qOoyzeGWCzEcyZKSAWUL9RBejxI5EVzjivqhfluBxVj/w326-h400/IMG_4626.JPG" width="326" /></a></div>Before adding the roof, you need to install the lighting for the second floor. Those LED lights are really bright.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2CRQIPZRNiR7lweTyg1ZiYvYjL0RFUmB-C8pbdqCmwm8OC5cxEb1t0vgJdYbimutnVnTFkHZEr9pxG3CreP_PEqNzmlnOHgKh24E9ZLKk_yaYokexEoLnt9Q8RObWFV1YEM1iW-0wPQHd5AxCqV_GvTY_jtyKi61hKCE7Wn88eNspUpA3-Rlw-69NJkI/s4824/IMG_4636.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3267" data-original-width="4824" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2CRQIPZRNiR7lweTyg1ZiYvYjL0RFUmB-C8pbdqCmwm8OC5cxEb1t0vgJdYbimutnVnTFkHZEr9pxG3CreP_PEqNzmlnOHgKh24E9ZLKk_yaYokexEoLnt9Q8RObWFV1YEM1iW-0wPQHd5AxCqV_GvTY_jtyKi61hKCE7Wn88eNspUpA3-Rlw-69NJkI/w400-h271/IMG_4636.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>There's even more printed parts that can be found to enhance the bedroom.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_19YHa5xcb2gSEVXWe-aiwlIW5LEkIZNkahp6oL2ZPFUxIZR5E39KCwuZBwn6ypopLfTAWkZw_6mX171DNUWqMnCnbec_Y4CB3X8yEZNOzeHrAGw68Dxh5My7UWCoeoavSoaGJeZTzt1BjkxGtWosyHPWVNjhq-UblYHXAEQwaiIwIlD0USfMMHTgW2w/s4864/IMG_4619.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_19YHa5xcb2gSEVXWe-aiwlIW5LEkIZNkahp6oL2ZPFUxIZR5E39KCwuZBwn6ypopLfTAWkZw_6mX171DNUWqMnCnbec_Y4CB3X8yEZNOzeHrAGw68Dxh5My7UWCoeoavSoaGJeZTzt1BjkxGtWosyHPWVNjhq-UblYHXAEQwaiIwIlD0USfMMHTgW2w/w400-h300/IMG_4619.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Even the window pieces have prints on them.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmh4utckqH-QVZW0mt4_OZLfnU4ATr-Tt6mak2H1RHO_vufE6fb6vHMqDHtd0mIMrpd86xOgohqkcMFlBixrSOCayvYLnOkBeIFbd5LyNuJ2Pgc90PPXRdX6JUNCyXnRuu3oFFoZsTa8mzJVYb3F9STVtMp5_VnmhMOLfpUu9kwXV9XjFRJYaCsE0O51-h/s4482/IMG_4627.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3406" data-original-width="4482" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmh4utckqH-QVZW0mt4_OZLfnU4ATr-Tt6mak2H1RHO_vufE6fb6vHMqDHtd0mIMrpd86xOgohqkcMFlBixrSOCayvYLnOkBeIFbd5LyNuJ2Pgc90PPXRdX6JUNCyXnRuu3oFFoZsTa8mzJVYb3F9STVtMp5_VnmhMOLfpUu9kwXV9XjFRJYaCsE0O51-h/w400-h304/IMG_4627.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And here's the second floor with roof installed.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDULmD3w-sRv5PJ6ZtrUhfoVivkTLQICu-3BMeMaJvAMB5mjbsQ0FaDWd8lhqcOEJcYINTVlMHPKJNg5BQsMgiTPirx5401cSYSKyXJZ9gRP4gdZFo_5gynIMY9pUdb38cFLzoqG8agPJcNsb_VVriSWUIVFZV8OcemLv-0zF9ci48inTPyLfogrcwWb7E/s3382/IMG_4629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="3382" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDULmD3w-sRv5PJ6ZtrUhfoVivkTLQICu-3BMeMaJvAMB5mjbsQ0FaDWd8lhqcOEJcYINTVlMHPKJNg5BQsMgiTPirx5401cSYSKyXJZ9gRP4gdZFo_5gynIMY9pUdb38cFLzoqG8agPJcNsb_VVriSWUIVFZV8OcemLv-0zF9ci48inTPyLfogrcwWb7E/w400-h383/IMG_4629.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>And here is the completed Kumamon house. Looks fantastic!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuqa3k0PUKNF3AY0wkA1ZmaPNxNxZ8Qk1B7TicgvUZNlnm2TVgLQUeAQ56OWZjiU4gA0zufa4P1Mw0JOMT97ql1dfWnO2PgAQMXK8zcLmTMq2fmPQ11FDX2KE2SajaYseydbRKAI8gUB8Uh9jk6VcfOxkkFI8r_8CFhIVwKNOjpVUk4w15ZHTN3WMi_Ym/s3428/IMG_4630.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3428" data-original-width="3402" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuqa3k0PUKNF3AY0wkA1ZmaPNxNxZ8Qk1B7TicgvUZNlnm2TVgLQUeAQ56OWZjiU4gA0zufa4P1Mw0JOMT97ql1dfWnO2PgAQMXK8zcLmTMq2fmPQ11FDX2KE2SajaYseydbRKAI8gUB8Uh9jk6VcfOxkkFI8r_8CFhIVwKNOjpVUk4w15ZHTN3WMi_Ym/w398-h400/IMG_4630.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And just in case you're curious about how the set looks from the side ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZyV4NKDmZAhQFrpqfZ_IhXYpR7Pf0N8vKXu62TgK_l4tSpbwXMODNz1oBFXBDLjYKuuyEo2Ax8qb-mS0GbD4iTkkdiABtzExqH_ECtNjbpNTZfEJjgAFHG9VcaUKPRwOkLRYcnjbvNLaGQlxxDx1eTy-4Q8qJXTgeg8oQBA-3WLZumZ5CVmen0gOwmBl/s3845/IMG_4631.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3106" data-original-width="3845" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZyV4NKDmZAhQFrpqfZ_IhXYpR7Pf0N8vKXu62TgK_l4tSpbwXMODNz1oBFXBDLjYKuuyEo2Ax8qb-mS0GbD4iTkkdiABtzExqH_ECtNjbpNTZfEJjgAFHG9VcaUKPRwOkLRYcnjbvNLaGQlxxDx1eTy-4Q8qJXTgeg8oQBA-3WLZumZ5CVmen0gOwmBl/w400-h323/IMG_4631.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>And from behind.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MYDab86iP7l0WTPWH_8Nbqf8M_wdrViKLWcgOXz-bSjfxcybsx7GbZTwdby7_8u612BrjhrGUjWa3oK2yQDSqEnM8DbnXq6FRkCcNJGeydt80UQpinlR0uZLl8O4DAfm7PPjkwOJmLcHGQ_gf0-ZzfX08B0J2EjPuXjcAx2vhbXOP5L8g3e9k7URhCLw/s4057/IMG_4637.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2943" data-original-width="4057" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MYDab86iP7l0WTPWH_8Nbqf8M_wdrViKLWcgOXz-bSjfxcybsx7GbZTwdby7_8u612BrjhrGUjWa3oK2yQDSqEnM8DbnXq6FRkCcNJGeydt80UQpinlR0uZLl8O4DAfm7PPjkwOJmLcHGQ_gf0-ZzfX08B0J2EjPuXjcAx2vhbXOP5L8g3e9k7URhCLw/w400-h290/IMG_4637.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here are all the leftover, extra pieces I got. The 2x2 brick is not extra, it fell on the floor during the build and I didn't find it until afterwards, luckily not using it did not affect the structure. Also, the two brown lanterns that came packaged could not support the cylindrical yellow lens part, and the new updated lantern pieces were included in a separate bag. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD-eCVNxRuKaSREBkjNlTYGjoaJXA6aAIvJC9Nteq5ZQOTdIUYQhfrbkQuordZ6REznbR8LTSJolAUxK1qenfAGjI364CnWOtiKeQAxP4ky400EqpvgWjMPAPzrsoXva7y0iaFh6WtfpSIyUSc0YTHgkDiuF56nTW4VDdos5Jpj_P_Fhhhy2m6WQjJvCB/s3577/IMG_4633.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3577" data-original-width="3546" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeD-eCVNxRuKaSREBkjNlTYGjoaJXA6aAIvJC9Nteq5ZQOTdIUYQhfrbkQuordZ6REznbR8LTSJolAUxK1qenfAGjI364CnWOtiKeQAxP4ky400EqpvgWjMPAPzrsoXva7y0iaFh6WtfpSIyUSc0YTHgkDiuF56nTW4VDdos5Jpj_P_Fhhhy2m6WQjJvCB/w396-h400/IMG_4633.JPG" width="396" /></a></div>Here is the Kumamon bear that comes with the set. His facial expression is that of surprise, but in every other picture I've seen of him, he is smiling. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHfF5M8OhV1th6sZCM-0D1wLl-8FAVIowM7TqCGfkyTsayG0P8u4Fj0eAUfHUSIh1YFpzF49nD1NRZzgQsK-bxSjPJTOocGsiRjioK6kWzhKufClKmM0easvEekRxvByUfdtggwD5-J8U4SF4VhvkfpuYLthKnLhpWMafTz1IRZhmO3cL_EfwZNkuXdgx/s3134/IMG_4611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="3134" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHfF5M8OhV1th6sZCM-0D1wLl-8FAVIowM7TqCGfkyTsayG0P8u4Fj0eAUfHUSIh1YFpzF49nD1NRZzgQsK-bxSjPJTOocGsiRjioK6kWzhKufClKmM0easvEekRxvByUfdtggwD5-J8U4SF4VhvkfpuYLthKnLhpWMafTz1IRZhmO3cL_EfwZNkuXdgx/w400-h391/IMG_4611.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>If you are wondering about the size of the Kumamon minifigure, here he is pictured with a Lego compatible figure.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAIiK4vHrOBleF4Xc64kAScNgVTu6eQ9lE6ywYpRHc_R-sGlSlqfQpCkkEtlgr7G7ppcGLCsveszCD-uo1OqP4ns4LGI6Z6KSOsnfEDM80qkpVbdi3jwZE3vnyqA2WiysWrTo4W1YfpyiyKmeWPLt79XR76N7ZXcdyVEkU4ha96sbk5wCPsow0rWfUTNh/s4667/IMG_4606.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3597" data-original-width="4667" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAIiK4vHrOBleF4Xc64kAScNgVTu6eQ9lE6ywYpRHc_R-sGlSlqfQpCkkEtlgr7G7ppcGLCsveszCD-uo1OqP4ns4LGI6Z6KSOsnfEDM80qkpVbdi3jwZE3vnyqA2WiysWrTo4W1YfpyiyKmeWPLt79XR76N7ZXcdyVEkU4ha96sbk5wCPsow0rWfUTNh/w400-h309/IMG_4606.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here is a final look at the tea room's curtains.<div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Final Thoughts</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBBhp04p3iIn5evMxWV5A3OZEYiGDFXcCLUtgee92Ch3OjiE9eBQDZ7-SdN7fAFh5VFoXw71qoLOUG0mw_HHq4Zs6osTeC2lAoL149yDNKCONdGBYdY-oIk9jfMZEEvkYyk4imD8jGrE_MovV95IbbYSmetRcHglDFSO6pMNc0jHKRcvwywEXbk6t61hL/s3954/IMG_4628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3483" data-original-width="3954" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBBhp04p3iIn5evMxWV5A3OZEYiGDFXcCLUtgee92Ch3OjiE9eBQDZ7-SdN7fAFh5VFoXw71qoLOUG0mw_HHq4Zs6osTeC2lAoL149yDNKCONdGBYdY-oIk9jfMZEEvkYyk4imD8jGrE_MovV95IbbYSmetRcHglDFSO6pMNc0jHKRcvwywEXbk6t61hL/w400-h353/IMG_4628.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I found that this set was really fun to build and all of the printed pieces and the LED lighting really made the set. stand out I wish the bear was cuter and I'll probably remove him from the set and put in some Japanese style minifigures instead. </div><div><br /></div><div>While the Japanese themed Kumamon house makes a nice display, I won't be able to display it wth my other Japanese buildings, because they are all 16 studs wide whereas this house including the garden is 32 studs wide. I suppose I could modify it at some point in the future but I will keep it as is for now. But this is more of my personal issue and should not be considered for your own display purposes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fit and finish of the pieces were really good, however there were two different tints of tan bricks, which I believe, was on purpose. But it was really hard to differentiate the correct coloured piece because of the manual's colour rendition. That would be my biggest complaint of the set.</div><div><br /></div><div>Minor points were deducted because of the manual's colour rendition of the tan pieces and because of the strange expression on Kumamon's face. There were only 4 stickers to apply and they looked nice, so I didn't deduct any points for them. My final rating would be 4.6 out of 5 for this the <a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/inbrixx-880018-kumamon-japanese-house?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" target="_blank">Kumamon Japanese House</a> and can therefore I can highly recommend this set.</div><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="1150" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7I9sEGYMsWrVBtRblKvl20jQELVbbqUiaR4Dt2NtC9NXd7XaN-DSmde_gram9KsLaKULC4YkjLMH8idGWO5js65C2hEu2vg_WocukOsQHBhuQ0QvTQ7J_-GyI_tHDckeMllZWNLo6A5bY67rd0zWD1cH7NGEoAO7kK_fjwf8EsF_lZ-Gmx9KpCBZ8hIX/w400-h136/Screen%20Shot%202023-11-27%20at%202.45.16%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Ok, just to let you know there is still time to get 10% off purchases over $100 using the code black10% during checkout on the Afobrick website. This limited time offer expires Nov 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the <a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/inbrixx-880018-kumamon-japanese-house?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" target="_blank">direct link to the Inbrixx Kumamon Japanese House </a>880018 if you are a Kumamon fan or you love the look of this Japanese building.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking, see ya next time, bye!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-70323271476947043152023-10-25T22:55:00.005-04:002023-11-13T11:25:31.646-05:00What's in the Box? Revealing JMBricklayer's Newest Building Set, the Ghost Ship 40001<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/ghost-ship-the-flying-dutchman-40001/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="3158" data-original-width="4661" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgn2_CqpagbbKhZR71tz9jBuMlXIFO2kyKWHkA3NKkOYP8T0efTZjDezb985islO0GnNC5d41_rFjudpuliM9jNvIoojZdQX4BCoxPGBjtQ2y_xOOengLW7ABq83dATxGv4lXBdIgJi_jjhNBipEYRfUPmpFxpI5mp9qtGKisWrKoSqnN2dpdw8GCxayP-_=w400-h271" width="400" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ahoy mateys! Here at It's Not Lego, it's high time to reveal JMBricklayer's newest building block set, the Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. According to the legend, if hailed by another ship, the crew of the Flying Dutchman might try to send messages to land, or to people long dead. Reported sightings in the 19th and 20th centuries claimed that the ship glowed with a ghostly light. In ocean lore, the sight of this phantom ship functions as a portent of doom." Wikipedia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="339" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqbNv27pOa2mrLgHsNK_s8IKYJKBEhmJt-xV4_iO-OAjFDYFLfBgwVs3HlPCgtb1zhnQ0FDzYgL0LJjj8vVbHrYeTcmlfbbKPNF0HQS6BE5Zc59CsHLSjTYCrzys8h4GTJYpIZHoG9T58L0TwdO6LeMrhsFARNZ7XsNYIXQibqeALihjAOy3sNPGL4ViL/s320/download.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thanks to JMBricklayer, we can relive the legendary tales, explore the enigmatic pirate seas, and embark on an adventure inspired by the Flying Dutchman ghost ship. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You can find this legendary 1100 piece set on the JMBricklayer online store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/ghost-ship-the-flying-dutchman-40001/?wpam_id=33">https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/ghost-ship-the-flying-dutchman-40001/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Use coupon code VIPLEGS15 which applies to all non-discounted products and offers a 15% discount. The code is valid until December 31, 2023. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Ghost Ship is also available on Amazon.com. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CC7X9ZS8">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CC7X9ZS8</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Coupon code VIPLEEGA15 for US Amazon applies only to the non-discounted Ghost Ship 40001 and is valid for one month, offering a 15% discount. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All JMBricklayer sets come with free shipping and free replacement parts in the unlikely event of missing pieces. I've built several JMBricklayer sets and have not encountered a problem with missing pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What's in the Box?</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a quick inventory of what's in the Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship set:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmqxLxjPrM5p1FeL1p_BPW9HwJTCKAnlASyhYDOTqioZoiQ5nmibJe15QqBA0V7OO_AYeoK73bSWNvn78aGqWLurQwo6nvVb4PRfUquPAexemldDPduzw3vwM31tPqttLiQyfZmTIlr4M53lIsfCevl6aMPco-smn_5uIHy9NgT_GvumiBqF88-IqSVqhk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmqxLxjPrM5p1FeL1p_BPW9HwJTCKAnlASyhYDOTqioZoiQ5nmibJe15QqBA0V7OO_AYeoK73bSWNvn78aGqWLurQwo6nvVb4PRfUquPAexemldDPduzw3vwM31tPqttLiQyfZmTIlr4M53lIsfCevl6aMPco-smn_5uIHy9NgT_GvumiBqF88-IqSVqhk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>14 bags of parts, numbered 1 through 4 including a bag for sails and rigging.</li><li>an easy to follow 63 page instruction booklet </li><li>a pouch containing an LED lighting kit</li><li>two sticker sheets</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVhO8DlMjeN8guLebUygyHuO2K91uN-4vDBvOws8JH2kZmQcCVXSONm836hhqbwFce0BszRHOGfKaA1BpAVEH-0hInYxwZ6UQw1AdB3Ng9FsL1J0xf9OPLS3P5xLTAF8x2U1nDh_K9CuKZI6yW8907OX2o0NSz_gvjt0WeiD864wWf3HZQANFR_tuyUY6c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3337" data-original-width="4513" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVhO8DlMjeN8guLebUygyHuO2K91uN-4vDBvOws8JH2kZmQcCVXSONm836hhqbwFce0BszRHOGfKaA1BpAVEH-0hInYxwZ6UQw1AdB3Ng9FsL1J0xf9OPLS3P5xLTAF8x2U1nDh_K9CuKZI6yW8907OX2o0NSz_gvjt0WeiD864wWf3HZQANFR_tuyUY6c=w400-h296" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The LED lighting kit includes 9 strings of green LED dot lights, a 12 port expansion board, and a USB connector cable. You will need to provide your own USB power source because it is not included in the set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTJ3aycYdxQg18XKFbUjjse5LN_g-aHDx5igZx4AtDkfjXSjsm7YDchWu5bHN_0LcqlmNRZA6eMSO1nIWab5kLfgQViKbv7LZevQ_FF2ZX1DPG6_R9GQsFq2NK5vqCiw6E7UTissG8yttv0ILG0jVr4_hQ0ucLRvaEI5YJTccsLnnXKUVu3hcFqJFmIZ5l" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiTJ3aycYdxQg18XKFbUjjse5LN_g-aHDx5igZx4AtDkfjXSjsm7YDchWu5bHN_0LcqlmNRZA6eMSO1nIWab5kLfgQViKbv7LZevQ_FF2ZX1DPG6_R9GQsFq2NK5vqCiw6E7UTissG8yttv0ILG0jVr4_hQ0ucLRvaEI5YJTccsLnnXKUVu3hcFqJFmIZ5l=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a look at the fabric sails, totalling seven in number and strings for rigging. I did not use the rigging on my set, nor did I use the stickers, which I understand are glow in the dark. My sails were creased and crumpled but not too bad.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHYM9mXnyed7-J5JnIBJtpAPbVGhaR6vBojWdUgIXXLDUox_cSxpoV7v95mwniJnrrpfwrQPcDyfzdwEfdCDjTZ3sSVgIOS_oWph6SzIOaa1xKJ6TMZzQn97Z6GbCJORG4VIde4FTtyYwx8pQ2bkGyheYLC8Tk2vJXW9Kp3sDW96JfTTK7w9SI6GtWYFQ4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHYM9mXnyed7-J5JnIBJtpAPbVGhaR6vBojWdUgIXXLDUox_cSxpoV7v95mwniJnrrpfwrQPcDyfzdwEfdCDjTZ3sSVgIOS_oWph6SzIOaa1xKJ6TMZzQn97Z6GbCJORG4VIde4FTtyYwx8pQ2bkGyheYLC8Tk2vJXW9Kp3sDW96JfTTK7w9SI6GtWYFQ4=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are four steps in the construction of the Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 1 - The Hull</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRtfDl5zV0us1kZwtJQuxZXJhgG-2C0EiKhHAt67xq_11tpwgnp9vRgI2KV2H74x7XiXZh8t1uyPbfd8lFHqUcHaarWK3V9T7S02dEXhOiF23OSr_my5Q9_YtaUtKzDi3Ctd2wj6EwKdwjnjqiIh2wsNyj-4bNEhY0maDHnCJm7HiB3CXDf16IiruxVY2S" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3570" data-original-width="4609" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRtfDl5zV0us1kZwtJQuxZXJhgG-2C0EiKhHAt67xq_11tpwgnp9vRgI2KV2H74x7XiXZh8t1uyPbfd8lFHqUcHaarWK3V9T7S02dEXhOiF23OSr_my5Q9_YtaUtKzDi3Ctd2wj6EwKdwjnjqiIh2wsNyj-4bNEhY0maDHnCJm7HiB3CXDf16IiruxVY2S=w400-h310" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The ship's hull is built from 3 bags of parts.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbhL9Hi_Saj-IwBod-FNdGdWzpbTnSMDsBEkr9MXXeU312Z4QjoCtYdnVuhnoQRXhswY0rhqmJrni1_N1a8ZooTuxmFNGV_Pn3aWK29lQdOYQvZBp4DuX3agShD5u27G9T7CeHSVMOaQ9fgvf8sYbgt84VB5OFlwTXLfjojRmLqCNOR980KQhlCdCIRHOH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3243" data-original-width="4759" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbhL9Hi_Saj-IwBod-FNdGdWzpbTnSMDsBEkr9MXXeU312Z4QjoCtYdnVuhnoQRXhswY0rhqmJrni1_N1a8ZooTuxmFNGV_Pn3aWK29lQdOYQvZBp4DuX3agShD5u27G9T7CeHSVMOaQ9fgvf8sYbgt84VB5OFlwTXLfjojRmLqCNOR980KQhlCdCIRHOH=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">A bonus brick separator tool is included in one of the bags.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrCHyA5aYYd0BPk4SyC9UO6SFmNPxxM0l-Bdwl1W-a1pPc-snaH4uUMSQF9Qzjo-J2mBugF_cT7Df3_0K57THcJLXl6JgTCKJqRiyPx_PFTQYTqCA4R-8Aso8yz-ywZPmOPj8-9i82iHU7JNR08k1Ge2hz3OZPDYK1xxlQ53Ch0LG28ePvvG6R3hzbOhi7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="4682" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrCHyA5aYYd0BPk4SyC9UO6SFmNPxxM0l-Bdwl1W-a1pPc-snaH4uUMSQF9Qzjo-J2mBugF_cT7Df3_0K57THcJLXl6JgTCKJqRiyPx_PFTQYTqCA4R-8Aso8yz-ywZPmOPj8-9i82iHU7JNR08k1Ge2hz3OZPDYK1xxlQ53Ch0LG28ePvvG6R3hzbOhi7=w400-h250" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hull is a very straightforward build and this is where we install the first of many LED lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizjwvQUg4A2RTc6HWqU7jLM4Gd5uSZQWxGVJEtRBUsl7XcmiasLaOhHK-8daKU5BovfaOBW-QoJYX7uyw2kMdX6YlQ1ns7Yn4MqAGbnK5Ttv6pXL38QkCvJmOc-ttKWZxpWcGzVIiEMqyFPhCgPr3iSmlGdfbCtR3DwDrZXhvifIKzNZTVUmxSP2a0nFww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4569" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizjwvQUg4A2RTc6HWqU7jLM4Gd5uSZQWxGVJEtRBUsl7XcmiasLaOhHK-8daKU5BovfaOBW-QoJYX7uyw2kMdX6YlQ1ns7Yn4MqAGbnK5Ttv6pXL38QkCvJmOc-ttKWZxpWcGzVIiEMqyFPhCgPr3iSmlGdfbCtR3DwDrZXhvifIKzNZTVUmxSP2a0nFww=w400-h249" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pro tip! It's a good idea to test each of the LED lights by plugging them into the expansion board before putting them into the set. Don't forget to attach the USB plug to the expansion board and a power source. I used a spare USB battery pack but you can use whatever is available to you. Get in touch with JMBricklayer customer service if any of the LED lights are not working.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2VlU1uBUGLDUbS3oKCHG36g7KfrINXmmTxSGTv03t_hs4T_fP1WYV9eTgKBdUb-QpVTOLTQK6VHgwhxwhuYRQ_LWFce9yX9NQZiJlFvLrOSoHEobgFL_mCUEnFMc7mgcV_SWbBoaZouIZ3DLijkkDZLSFrUZmAVdhy68sLH7ko6TK_0_ymFCHxJQ1UIMM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2VlU1uBUGLDUbS3oKCHG36g7KfrINXmmTxSGTv03t_hs4T_fP1WYV9eTgKBdUb-QpVTOLTQK6VHgwhxwhuYRQ_LWFce9yX9NQZiJlFvLrOSoHEobgFL_mCUEnFMc7mgcV_SWbBoaZouIZ3DLijkkDZLSFrUZmAVdhy68sLH7ko6TK_0_ymFCHxJQ1UIMM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tested the light successfully so here it is installed behind the cannons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step 2 - The Main Deck</h3><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHuBS0fZVh4XGJ6EZsIfpqhJw6KbFGh07tMOS6aU5z2XsV_5jiM7dSb9F3lq6lP-aZR1Zsi0tvC0UGL9BRCwyXMgJb0m1fhZh2bUgZHU15QV9uxUkJQwbDiotfst2FE0-WU8lTFcf8KpRICjA56HzRhvdMhXYnNlc-E_VFef3rDi3PPtxiutg09tMY-CoI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3487" data-original-width="4365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHuBS0fZVh4XGJ6EZsIfpqhJw6KbFGh07tMOS6aU5z2XsV_5jiM7dSb9F3lq6lP-aZR1Zsi0tvC0UGL9BRCwyXMgJb0m1fhZh2bUgZHU15QV9uxUkJQwbDiotfst2FE0-WU8lTFcf8KpRICjA56HzRhvdMhXYnNlc-E_VFef3rDi3PPtxiutg09tMY-CoI=w400-h320" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Step 2 is comprised of three bags of parts.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5s0mZw6kp0h6yGnI0bTYK7f81RU0eRq7uWHKIWj6i_Ok_wxWg_57P7P8PlfSlbk7lVOIubqpqdsRoWCLuYm_WhRVigNjUoEx8BqsVMtM6g_lOa3ot-0xYR40QION-vy9BkNytSIAWiatiDrYIhqRo1C6KLENgzt9aRB3MSo2CzAkiwICMXgP-GgOhVfw6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3266" data-original-width="4825" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5s0mZw6kp0h6yGnI0bTYK7f81RU0eRq7uWHKIWj6i_Ok_wxWg_57P7P8PlfSlbk7lVOIubqpqdsRoWCLuYm_WhRVigNjUoEx8BqsVMtM6g_lOa3ot-0xYR40QION-vy9BkNytSIAWiatiDrYIhqRo1C6KLENgzt9aRB3MSo2CzAkiwICMXgP-GgOhVfw6=w400-h271" width="400" /></a></div>I like to sort my parts by colour as you can see.<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIN2FHjBcoGiiqKjHHbhnHpld5gazdYZywGIpmcvH6yg00eJjn1Cx7uBJRZ7WMNOg-pTmZQX-Xan7tIoi4iz5ZSQYUPk8B7g-nk_Dr-nfj7wW_ZwOyKmiXbJaPFtv2xEXyzzsbwyo08F3qkDoCUXKJGfNAP-br0TrdSks3tSC7rS8SaOqhyRSEosOO4Kj7" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3155" data-original-width="4592" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIN2FHjBcoGiiqKjHHbhnHpld5gazdYZywGIpmcvH6yg00eJjn1Cx7uBJRZ7WMNOg-pTmZQX-Xan7tIoi4iz5ZSQYUPk8B7g-nk_Dr-nfj7wW_ZwOyKmiXbJaPFtv2xEXyzzsbwyo08F3qkDoCUXKJGfNAP-br0TrdSks3tSC7rS8SaOqhyRSEosOO4Kj7=w400-h275" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another LED light is installed as per the instruction manual.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTK4u4LCnNVRayyUqmv9WZf4bGUlpFWAv9LEUESCFlBcgKgHYHdZi8Sch7jnonMkkWUvLKtfQl_ocJCTb15fGP4T8DRV8rqSXpbIJRS2Bcc_hKYon36YO_rjNG_VfwueCk7VHiHzx8cmGo5L_WC3nNyve2zSNfctOi5zEVfRHdyfCe5ALJVFGV_Bx5SrSr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3100" data-original-width="3506" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTK4u4LCnNVRayyUqmv9WZf4bGUlpFWAv9LEUESCFlBcgKgHYHdZi8Sch7jnonMkkWUvLKtfQl_ocJCTb15fGP4T8DRV8rqSXpbIJRS2Bcc_hKYon36YO_rjNG_VfwueCk7VHiHzx8cmGo5L_WC3nNyve2zSNfctOi5zEVfRHdyfCe5ALJVFGV_Bx5SrSr=w400-h354" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">All of the LED wires are fed out through the stern of the ship.</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's best to remove the rudder and attach it back after the sails are installed. Because it is raised by one plate, it has a tendency to pop off whenever you push down on the ship's body. Put it back when you have completed the build and are ready to display the model.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-MKnKlbIpIDK5xHRB_gBbie1v-ht3nCS0UndDBLwmaAGtgZCIh6tzz25CztzmS1VhvRj2HnunmkWWz4C1qMDLHv-h0BcsiQzXJIAUGjeG3BI6r98uhGa8zLZlnd104d2w24V5R4GObrdzo0IIORHiPwYuyGR6ySzEsmyaGTHEeLi4OS_DUbZnVACW2HL/s4782/IMG_4023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2790" data-original-width="4782" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-MKnKlbIpIDK5xHRB_gBbie1v-ht3nCS0UndDBLwmaAGtgZCIh6tzz25CztzmS1VhvRj2HnunmkWWz4C1qMDLHv-h0BcsiQzXJIAUGjeG3BI6r98uhGa8zLZlnd104d2w24V5R4GObrdzo0IIORHiPwYuyGR6ySzEsmyaGTHEeLi4OS_DUbZnVACW2HL/w400-h234/IMG_4023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step 3 - The Quarter Deck</h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDOef2rMKQeahPb24tm3k7fWGv33tWX6ehtOblrwH2bYPdKgtk6_pU12EMvhuLn-v3ygXdOjUx-rzf8O5Ityb2C8kB1pcb_zZ8SzQ5yUEP28dSgEU6v-r01Jaqg8UEZCxLybszUJZWHq0-O6-LGuA0OcZ1AdXWx3yePRUPtWBOfx4nbYz9ofzhNV6eexT/s4864/IMG_4024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDOef2rMKQeahPb24tm3k7fWGv33tWX6ehtOblrwH2bYPdKgtk6_pU12EMvhuLn-v3ygXdOjUx-rzf8O5Ityb2C8kB1pcb_zZ8SzQ5yUEP28dSgEU6v-r01Jaqg8UEZCxLybszUJZWHq0-O6-LGuA0OcZ1AdXWx3yePRUPtWBOfx4nbYz9ofzhNV6eexT/w400-h300/IMG_4024.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>There is a raised quarter deck in the aft of the ship but no captain's quarters to speak of. Step 3 builds the quarter deck.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRNDv9GAsycuv5-1uH0sHgMC8MH_m_H8rYrr8IzQC6jS5F6b8d93gvOTwngU4N063EmrbUvaXW2DyPOWxy_d25Wi3Ti-iYVFAJvyfrB4GHGp2y53E0uHhUha8IiPmBYRJ0ON28XBL96DSZWcsFniT2x2OMIL0zFN2A6UbsrKZmuoEqNT0VWr9EzX-KeYd/s4396/IMG_4025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3301" data-original-width="4396" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRNDv9GAsycuv5-1uH0sHgMC8MH_m_H8rYrr8IzQC6jS5F6b8d93gvOTwngU4N063EmrbUvaXW2DyPOWxy_d25Wi3Ti-iYVFAJvyfrB4GHGp2y53E0uHhUha8IiPmBYRJ0ON28XBL96DSZWcsFniT2x2OMIL0zFN2A6UbsrKZmuoEqNT0VWr9EzX-KeYd/w400-h300/IMG_4025.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnYTlRzO95iMCDbqVFexaYhyj04L1SCcB_gYgr1tXxrTRg_A1ffbAOp7Hy3EEqHo2YggcMQvSIRBr4S9BdZ2CDXZ-euvgTfiJ8XhJA_-HMuKgH4S4tDOfj-IbEp59nKMLOdXWkeModCDDgpmXsucRiZf_6dzPVT7wzmBUq6uiXtNdn_I3aREmhnWts49r/s4864/IMG_4026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnYTlRzO95iMCDbqVFexaYhyj04L1SCcB_gYgr1tXxrTRg_A1ffbAOp7Hy3EEqHo2YggcMQvSIRBr4S9BdZ2CDXZ-euvgTfiJ8XhJA_-HMuKgH4S4tDOfj-IbEp59nKMLOdXWkeModCDDgpmXsucRiZf_6dzPVT7wzmBUq6uiXtNdn_I3aREmhnWts49r/w400-h300/IMG_4026.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>More green glowing lights for the ship.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63HBMCjhiLStIymPA551DyBWgIKO3OSSA1zjWrFn1bz17rd0h0UKrjiAr3vlZZNUNXsW8t1ut1FxzfMedhumzoGs1j-IYTp-qu-o9jgUGr1MG5I4VJe_MkSWf5tmNg-dlVKhC7VuPhEmCwSMt1AoHKN4H4XddV76SMx2Hb7fKIGbVDPftxTvbzN7GlXBv/s4770/IMG_4028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="4770" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63HBMCjhiLStIymPA551DyBWgIKO3OSSA1zjWrFn1bz17rd0h0UKrjiAr3vlZZNUNXsW8t1ut1FxzfMedhumzoGs1j-IYTp-qu-o9jgUGr1MG5I4VJe_MkSWf5tmNg-dlVKhC7VuPhEmCwSMt1AoHKN4H4XddV76SMx2Hb7fKIGbVDPftxTvbzN7GlXBv/w400-h235/IMG_4028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Lights on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqusVd4Nw-F58sYykAJs5ZTaRxKJX39watNb7AgF28kNw2sv98tqTvZjd62KgAHaiay5YH_x78bg25BM3XbEGL3LGqlx5ZMC6lYoKk6Rkj9kk8rbjQBdUAVlEZgMWTlDwM9Nsbjg3631QGCTNjxQeW6H8I7t1AGoNQD3q1DvlFHFF9d7W_BhblT6wt8Blw/s4700/IMG_4029.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2413" data-original-width="4700" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqusVd4Nw-F58sYykAJs5ZTaRxKJX39watNb7AgF28kNw2sv98tqTvZjd62KgAHaiay5YH_x78bg25BM3XbEGL3LGqlx5ZMC6lYoKk6Rkj9kk8rbjQBdUAVlEZgMWTlDwM9Nsbjg3631QGCTNjxQeW6H8I7t1AGoNQD3q1DvlFHFF9d7W_BhblT6wt8Blw/w400-h205/IMG_4029.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Lights off. Finishing off the deck with the railings.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step 4 - The Mast and Sails</h3></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTEM1ApLi4wq3iLbwykIQVNvUDClbdpCiApndduzoVMjVPr8jThSuqOV4IB7PKLpw07m8qHEvbaXTYMaBjYw8fgbAvictJV1m16Ld_3QDsKJKP3anOjj86F5MRGimzgIq8SV-GZYK6JUCuGXsPX9jRgBxR1Q9OB7kryD3lDtT6uqkOi9WVPq1Qy4CKY0a/s4622/IMG_4031.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="4622" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTEM1ApLi4wq3iLbwykIQVNvUDClbdpCiApndduzoVMjVPr8jThSuqOV4IB7PKLpw07m8qHEvbaXTYMaBjYw8fgbAvictJV1m16Ld_3QDsKJKP3anOjj86F5MRGimzgIq8SV-GZYK6JUCuGXsPX9jRgBxR1Q9OB7kryD3lDtT6uqkOi9WVPq1Qy4CKY0a/w400-h278/IMG_4031.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The last three numbered bags for step 4.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">Creepy green ghostly appendages.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8awKNBLvO4P-XNAHRsskpehs5MMYbrUfMHiqY6AkEHB1u9A4PWHj_Ib2nDZj1r2HJYCIxzLqEtxuNztGQWaGxL3M8-27RVrwLaSQSURxVQKOy4mGstRVPViNyGz-L-hvZW0wJn46Ucun5ESw_FznmAZg8IMvociYZjVhYi4rUVk3-kT90HCvzjkgXhN55/s3769/IMG_4124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3769" data-original-width="3550" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8awKNBLvO4P-XNAHRsskpehs5MMYbrUfMHiqY6AkEHB1u9A4PWHj_Ib2nDZj1r2HJYCIxzLqEtxuNztGQWaGxL3M8-27RVrwLaSQSURxVQKOy4mGstRVPViNyGz-L-hvZW0wJn46Ucun5ESw_FznmAZg8IMvociYZjVhYi4rUVk3-kT90HCvzjkgXhN55/w376-h400/IMG_4124.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><div>Masts installed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2n0mvAQEkqLtbYBCx4e8MNjF3d8cvWMx8ZA_-DgosdibV1c30wKNBgcGRCCmnC3WFT-_mDR1C51nTea1EiXPZcEUMZjtrVSU7tMbHbBGzyMiHKWkXu8vYLJExvfUuoTJsToAS_B_jJLNvI7eWP7BOc4wjei-x46rT7ktMVDHRIrptftqbvZXmkQA-NJdt/s4864/IMG_4118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And don't forget to affix the rigging and stickers too (not me though).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/ghost-ship-the-flying-dutchman-40001/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3496" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_V-zTlCogLBX7GqJHSwgqa5yjzCUwIuT9aeg4FG9L3_AE5TXMeHAB3IovjLNJT6hWhLj5TksZ5zaXckMfzM2_1tzWVWW8JvmknDR2BV4ECFLRNghfaLKx8BUpKyQOT9p7hsNw-1p2huaUevyAzm40fe1zPCCTKRwi5lTGZ4Psjy3gcUFOgrIvcSjNvahJ/w400-h344/IMG_4128.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The infamous supernatural ghost ship is complete!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAP720KBF7x9x6YLpYsvd4whUBNXIW6WwIXBe3utMDzPOkSYIRZxq2HoHwhTZd-w4UOg-4Pf-LUrYvDtUnwnCwpjJnxTNKDJDJu4sahCdIsBTssRdCUeHL0LTTFHaNDuNm2PGOCwlJzYRbu0NNzw_vGHNb-qhn_gC2qTaVE0eETP9mcoDR10X1oIShIFI/s4309/IMG_4130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3334" data-original-width="4309" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAP720KBF7x9x6YLpYsvd4whUBNXIW6WwIXBe3utMDzPOkSYIRZxq2HoHwhTZd-w4UOg-4Pf-LUrYvDtUnwnCwpjJnxTNKDJDJu4sahCdIsBTssRdCUeHL0LTTFHaNDuNm2PGOCwlJzYRbu0NNzw_vGHNb-qhn_gC2qTaVE0eETP9mcoDR10X1oIShIFI/w400-h310/IMG_4130.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Displayed with it's eerie glow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tf98ZoeFQIpZq3P6KfrIWfe-BTNHU3TvIpuY-jB1Ev4KEBkeWNlJ02Rgv5JZ1sHAGfKH8Mf-e037ssHilVJ-0oK3XZa6fMAOw-C3JWtMR5u9OTyQvGVFM1J3bBBTqoY2oRjHythg1NG6EDYoxohZq55C6Z_6cev7mrE1n1L80xIRwF5NhNEoqYIASfla/s4802/IMG_4135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3293" data-original-width="4802" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tf98ZoeFQIpZq3P6KfrIWfe-BTNHU3TvIpuY-jB1Ev4KEBkeWNlJ02Rgv5JZ1sHAGfKH8Mf-e037ssHilVJ-0oK3XZa6fMAOw-C3JWtMR5u9OTyQvGVFM1J3bBBTqoY2oRjHythg1NG6EDYoxohZq55C6Z_6cev7mrE1n1L80xIRwF5NhNEoqYIASfla/w400-h274/IMG_4135.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>I added some of my own ghostly minifigures to complete the cool display.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4xSvk-ENJwh7PpKUdQCLhrFZP9XnUd69HujbB-6hTG4Za6SVXOdTAGXTdYYMMCDps91v893CtFXUvhYfqmnYIFisWZL4lF_EaVkirz_aCgeXLOMaUjpLTDboow4cej9ruXgcnSFJmWnoZb7i6RVHG6Nfkv-6tJ_ZTL5I8CZLX39v_zbG-cTHxHEAWVYs/s3674/IMG_4081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="3674" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4xSvk-ENJwh7PpKUdQCLhrFZP9XnUd69HujbB-6hTG4Za6SVXOdTAGXTdYYMMCDps91v893CtFXUvhYfqmnYIFisWZL4lF_EaVkirz_aCgeXLOMaUjpLTDboow4cej9ruXgcnSFJmWnoZb7i6RVHG6Nfkv-6tJ_ZTL5I8CZLX39v_zbG-cTHxHEAWVYs/w400-h318/IMG_4081.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This set is a great addition to any pirate ship collectors, the glowing lights make it even more unique.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for checking out my review of the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/ghost-ship-the-flying-dutchman-40001/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer Flying Dutchman Ghost Ship 40001</a>. Bye!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/affordable-and-reliable-best-10-chinese-lego-alternatives-for-adults/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">Lego alternative for adults</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-25739797239048498542023-09-14T20:47:00.002-04:002023-11-01T20:19:22.757-04:00Exploring the Mysteries of Funwhole's F9011 Medieval Pier Inn: A Lego-Compatible Masterpiece<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/medieval-pier-inn?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4724" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdCXQdfRT5301Nu5UYTw7L_17YAUvJ2255OvvfpU5LlRHMBo0p4vB7X2DIA-Vp8Cc4THCXkKNapNQjrlSlqXbR-LsZeyMQNAU7PFEPW_LToB3SrirdOE8N7EQCMBDSUGerHezqy2dT2lEcCXU81b39xkMi3ALXg7YL1ooIJdaB8Ow1icq3EONZLLN26Bp/w400-h276/IMG_3743.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Ahoy, block-building aficionados! Today, we set sail on an epic adventure to uncover the secrets of the latest gem in the Lego-compatible universe – Funwhole's Medieval Pier Inn. Imagine a shipwrecked vessel transformed into an elaborate shelter on a deserted island. It's a nautical dream come true, and we're about to dive into the details of this impressive 2143-piece set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9zvzKog52uDbuT2UDhJWWENcEfXVtG3IhyEacBfzxpllXziNsqDDo0jghrgCve61gu-D03S13a3dZ5F80TNy0Bf6SCYt4JtRwYSfsEcYEEcWH_sNq9GRsdid6N42z_mYnFx1md-yUh-2USMSLsvCyiMtL4xtE9Vz54y0BgD161o7N_LIueb3eMZutlqJ/s4142/IMG_3713.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4142" data-original-width="3443" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9zvzKog52uDbuT2UDhJWWENcEfXVtG3IhyEacBfzxpllXziNsqDDo0jghrgCve61gu-D03S13a3dZ5F80TNy0Bf6SCYt4JtRwYSfsEcYEEcWH_sNq9GRsdid6N42z_mYnFx1md-yUh-2USMSLsvCyiMtL4xtE9Vz54y0BgD161o7N_LIueb3eMZutlqJ/w333-h400/IMG_3713.JPG" width="333" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Funwhole: A Beacon of Quality</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="262" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZa38J7DpTRSz4vnMkZlKrut-SiqWRtbJLD_5TSwT5kPxdJBwWEbLKc2hehmMu5GEy8-eqttffH_l5_teCyr4fBmjfI1DMdc7Wct9k6CJ3p7SK6sc5dShxDqHUHpIZqgJop_dAW8nuDgSZcsM0PfHxh0Zp19zikrlYFW1WExgavEnIlT-hgzP-q45Ny4k/s1600/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-04%20at%205.49.18%20PM.png" width="262" /></a></div><br /><p>Before we delve into the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/medieval-pier-inn?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Medieval Pier Inn</a>, let's tip our hats to Funwhole, one of the brightest stars in the world of Lego-style building block sets. With a growing reputation for quality, Funwhole consistently delivers exceptional creations. As a blogger who has experienced their previous sets like the Wood Cabin and the Lakeside Lodge, I can vouch for their commitment to excellence. Many thanks to <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole</a> for providing this awesome set for this review.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Medieval Pier Inn: A Glimpse of Grandeur</h3><p><br /></p><p>Now, let's get to the heart of the matter – the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/medieval-pier-inn?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Medieval Pier Inn</a>. Among the sea of building block sets I've had the pleasure to review, this one stands as a towering lighthouse of craftsmanship and detail.</p><p>If you are interested to see the set's contents, I reviewed it in a separate post on my blog <a href="https://itsnotlego.blogspot.com/2023/09/unboxing-funwhole-f9011-medieval-pier.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>With a whopping 2143 pieces, it's a behemoth of a set that promises hours of engrossing construction and play. But that's not all; Funwhole's unique selling point shines through once again – a featured light kit is included, adding an enchanting glow to this medieval masterpiece.</p><p>Here's a delightful journey through the construction of this incredible set, complete with some interesting surprises along the way!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxgXIb_KGtyllRLxVBsq0iQFpO5ryy_0CBI0qXvDyZAZs5EDKW3T670vyXsEvge4m8LfMvz7zFW97KkHNzWYqmAVGI9oVrhFQVlqacN_bkI0oyq5GhajRa1rs8T8H1kNLF57CXtFnJiyHf-tnp_qxozuWkn8eg5C-a0i6-S1BcSNwJYpNFLgrIEFiZY0F/s4308/IMG_3571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3455" data-original-width="4308" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxgXIb_KGtyllRLxVBsq0iQFpO5ryy_0CBI0qXvDyZAZs5EDKW3T670vyXsEvge4m8LfMvz7zFW97KkHNzWYqmAVGI9oVrhFQVlqacN_bkI0oyq5GhajRa1rs8T8H1kNLF57CXtFnJiyHf-tnp_qxozuWkn8eg5C-a0i6-S1BcSNwJYpNFLgrIEFiZY0F/w400-h321/IMG_3571.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG0wThW8pP7XwA6JHkOuiw8AlxcFVq1g7FdI-LzHvyvJ8hA0Qhz3z2vrULTTprSUPFBiuSReg_R0arlLTc4wVCbZfA4Z_IS-IOFZgUEne-yurULhU_5gJlLwWya0zzJ7F0HxdQjhTlaxRrAitLxnyPiHW1xNpNKdSfrTVWxM_oFNCjxYPPPCsRO10rxxv/s4520/IMG_3574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2648" data-original-width="4520" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG0wThW8pP7XwA6JHkOuiw8AlxcFVq1g7FdI-LzHvyvJ8hA0Qhz3z2vrULTTprSUPFBiuSReg_R0arlLTc4wVCbZfA4Z_IS-IOFZgUEne-yurULhU_5gJlLwWya0zzJ7F0HxdQjhTlaxRrAitLxnyPiHW1xNpNKdSfrTVWxM_oFNCjxYPPPCsRO10rxxv/w400-h234/IMG_3574.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>As we kick off our adventure, we reach the end of step 1. But wait, down in the cellar where the barrels are stored, a curious mouse is savoring his cheese dinner. Talk about an unexpected guest!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTckCYpdEjJiNXWuU4-bnYwQHNnjdeVjgD5eTSuZKwiMMQ73fXh8_aDf12jdLFS5Q-qwBcScqc9yGxJt4am5pNE9MojeZVUTH047NucktviKuMwF_v6Hx8JoGIbGnfMc7KJm9OhmLwnkCYH4j_0nPb2XhRe117qEhVnvJE7bCi2jKWeIoTmqCs_lzyzGwH/s4320/IMG_3581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3541" data-original-width="4320" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTckCYpdEjJiNXWuU4-bnYwQHNnjdeVjgD5eTSuZKwiMMQ73fXh8_aDf12jdLFS5Q-qwBcScqc9yGxJt4am5pNE9MojeZVUTH047NucktviKuMwF_v6Hx8JoGIbGnfMc7KJm9OhmLwnkCYH4j_0nPb2XhRe117qEhVnvJE7bCi2jKWeIoTmqCs_lzyzGwH/w400-h328/IMG_3581.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_3BAb-KTRuKaiPidNbKFVNA0USbVlGJsNTIZTNQ9MzEN-BUl33th8toKaNf4RE4HHRfYa90BJyvqWcAYVXpO0-sGJ-SVrN66jgBs3YgOlfaPOS20Z4ft3IA-8OwgVjwBO-KXXTDjWzTSvJc3usIRGigaNq-l0wnaj1y8lhCOhba7nkWBNRZEAccu8rhL/s4608/IMG_3579.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3234" data-original-width="4608" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_3BAb-KTRuKaiPidNbKFVNA0USbVlGJsNTIZTNQ9MzEN-BUl33th8toKaNf4RE4HHRfYa90BJyvqWcAYVXpO0-sGJ-SVrN66jgBs3YgOlfaPOS20Z4ft3IA-8OwgVjwBO-KXXTDjWzTSvJc3usIRGigaNq-l0wnaj1y8lhCOhba7nkWBNRZEAccu8rhL/w400-h281/IMG_3579.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In step 2, we dive into adding the floorboard and underfloor accent lighting. But there's a twist; it appears a mischievous cat is keeping an eye on our little mouse friend. The plot thickens!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnCdSZFONEbKZU_jPqbLcy4OysbmhUsuus7KYERjywmHF7-PsrjuM_kW6iVUQatjCr69dOO-8XrQ8eriaX-oUZBEYGd6lv12t0v7lUTz0xL-GOK_8s4edf_fUoB7guWuz633GDft8dEWA3YDKR8zdtyHZYoYNs7g8WIKJRQO8dmDF78PRAFXIRRN-AVk5/s4667/IMG_3597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3599" data-original-width="4667" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnCdSZFONEbKZU_jPqbLcy4OysbmhUsuus7KYERjywmHF7-PsrjuM_kW6iVUQatjCr69dOO-8XrQ8eriaX-oUZBEYGd6lv12t0v7lUTz0xL-GOK_8s4edf_fUoB7guWuz633GDft8dEWA3YDKR8zdtyHZYoYNs7g8WIKJRQO8dmDF78PRAFXIRRN-AVk5/w400-h309/IMG_3597.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uG-5bVm_kgpAIM-VIdiclAL_Kvbleci59JdqWAzLh1QHPEzA9i7RXLezXnykqAGri0s4iqiYi7j-EKWSHwDJZJQZgXrqJ--GpNEhHR3GwKKRySAZ6qgYBxTLuPXKSRILLMIgeiJRp_5ShmWPv0v22AvJyaJZaBH9JvuPz2JlLkfdTVIOk7p9xAe_TBIq/s4073/IMG_3593.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4073" data-original-width="3406" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uG-5bVm_kgpAIM-VIdiclAL_Kvbleci59JdqWAzLh1QHPEzA9i7RXLezXnykqAGri0s4iqiYi7j-EKWSHwDJZJQZgXrqJ--GpNEhHR3GwKKRySAZ6qgYBxTLuPXKSRILLMIgeiJRp_5ShmWPv0v22AvJyaJZaBH9JvuPz2JlLkfdTVIOk7p9xAe_TBIq/w335-h400/IMG_3593.JPG" width="335" /></a></div>Moving on to step 3, we discover the shipwrecked stern has transformed into an outdoor cooking area. Descend the steps, and you'll find a cozy mess hall where hearty meals can be savored.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOBLEVSbr1AMig1UpbeVaVviQrTlelEHoj-RaaAM7T_riU0msdTtRx4pHkG-BnCqckiAyfwsH6r8hKI1iJhtHnzmHRpQTOOrtU-zAngM3TVSrxpqZJHgqDaC1Y2oMu2_AdLyP8t6XEKzOoA6o2gfFeu5zL1ltXDmC6qsfUHxPUm2sKJOlczrcU7uTxplU/s4562/IMG_3606.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3398" data-original-width="4562" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOBLEVSbr1AMig1UpbeVaVviQrTlelEHoj-RaaAM7T_riU0msdTtRx4pHkG-BnCqckiAyfwsH6r8hKI1iJhtHnzmHRpQTOOrtU-zAngM3TVSrxpqZJHgqDaC1Y2oMu2_AdLyP8t6XEKzOoA6o2gfFeu5zL1ltXDmC6qsfUHxPUm2sKJOlczrcU7uTxplU/w400-h297/IMG_3606.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>After completing step 4, the mess hall becomes an enclosed haven, bathed in the warm glow of lamps and open fire. It's a sight to behold!<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtgH_P9SUu1nvEyze1GC_PaF1t0aquC5P7ebrDbGQsr4S6zNhGvNwoqeKj0FsIW8SEgP7JPwBwVewJKq9KXLqaEsz6QDtOkAfRK2g-Bm3Cs0IP89PZD_Acj7KJ6uTlwVDdgawcBjNMCRLYohrwcDWo-nMqPGl5b3kn46xn3CODkODGlituWh1eVYwe0Ry/s4309/IMG_3601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3611" data-original-width="4309" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtgH_P9SUu1nvEyze1GC_PaF1t0aquC5P7ebrDbGQsr4S6zNhGvNwoqeKj0FsIW8SEgP7JPwBwVewJKq9KXLqaEsz6QDtOkAfRK2g-Bm3Cs0IP89PZD_Acj7KJ6uTlwVDdgawcBjNMCRLYohrwcDWo-nMqPGl5b3kn46xn3CODkODGlituWh1eVYwe0Ry/w400-h335/IMG_3601.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>One standout feature of Funwhole sets is the inclusion of top-notch lighting kits. These kits, which I believe are supplied by their sister company, Lightailing.com, truly elevate the experience.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0rfUOJgfAw2bTolR5D9K3Iu7bPmTrIfICket-g8TlqwOzxOZpAOwq9xtosIqJu5NRgvLAKhJIoE6JM2iV6w454jULs0GR4C8_1bzM4i5X712YodbrRd2TOUxeTzp6Th3GlvZPRq8RNxYKQkSzwSEpyzJ-HrByY-TI_a-zL1d1ybMhqtrK6cm0feLmWdj/s3613/IMG_3610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3505" data-original-width="3613" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu0rfUOJgfAw2bTolR5D9K3Iu7bPmTrIfICket-g8TlqwOzxOZpAOwq9xtosIqJu5NRgvLAKhJIoE6JM2iV6w454jULs0GR4C8_1bzM4i5X712YodbrRd2TOUxeTzp6Th3GlvZPRq8RNxYKQkSzwSEpyzJ-HrByY-TI_a-zL1d1ybMhqtrK6cm0feLmWdj/w400-h388/IMG_3610.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div> Check out the well-stocked galley kitchen and the myriad of intricate details in step 5. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dI3RdYE63OQKa6q7NiPGPcFSI9Skm9vHKFEnKaW8RkbtRTHZgAulJPloeWp7fxJaRUrRfr6sPqljajFLSXwP5grlD1F3OtnO7GxdbhHsnpmdIvQSQoUtih1OEnnsm1BkdqjsYEkm-jjbTzb5VmxqbQ4cRc9vrwNM6ieP3LeopCj5JwT9bRikVUiAaJpI/s4470/IMG_3621.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="4470" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dI3RdYE63OQKa6q7NiPGPcFSI9Skm9vHKFEnKaW8RkbtRTHZgAulJPloeWp7fxJaRUrRfr6sPqljajFLSXwP5grlD1F3OtnO7GxdbhHsnpmdIvQSQoUtih1OEnnsm1BkdqjsYEkm-jjbTzb5VmxqbQ4cRc9vrwNM6ieP3LeopCj5JwT9bRikVUiAaJpI/w400-h285/IMG_3621.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu9guNKqnKIy6BLQs9TPnrdOBzY8RQml5YEx6VWEU5OSpsEfP3-MCm3b1u_MtF5l3iRF6gTa1R7RdjDMGVQZzJEQAoufd0gXnS5anBrizgIQVVbfVnoxSPq8PqmksF1S2KWtmo6uh-WwIZwThf3YFq6N2PCUQgr8VEp2B0JC2qRXKl8U1PaDDlYR6pmTm/s3617/IMG_3619.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="3617" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKu9guNKqnKIy6BLQs9TPnrdOBzY8RQml5YEx6VWEU5OSpsEfP3-MCm3b1u_MtF5l3iRF6gTa1R7RdjDMGVQZzJEQAoufd0gXnS5anBrizgIQVVbfVnoxSPq8PqmksF1S2KWtmo6uh-WwIZwThf3YFq6N2PCUQgr8VEp2B0JC2qRXKl8U1PaDDlYR6pmTm/w400-h338/IMG_3619.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The lighting effects are simply mesmerizing!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQ_NCjKThM6srDhipL3Rwc5O3nkIa41CdKAPe4-AoTJ0PK7qmYEdivMUism8BnRTKIvwH8KEHDsJgK0EnW30eELcqArTi8g4GCt265Exwifi5WR-DINJgGi6fmUg4siQrPjqvbUURF6KKMdjrwjWyznWfbVk8KeG8qugyERxz2xf8dH75tQzRaWNLvB7O/s4248/IMG_3639.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="4248" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQ_NCjKThM6srDhipL3Rwc5O3nkIa41CdKAPe4-AoTJ0PK7qmYEdivMUism8BnRTKIvwH8KEHDsJgK0EnW30eELcqArTi8g4GCt265Exwifi5WR-DINJgGi6fmUg4siQrPjqvbUURF6KKMdjrwjWyznWfbVk8KeG8qugyERxz2xf8dH75tQzRaWNLvB7O/w400-h325/IMG_3639.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Moving along to step 6, the bow of the wrecked ship serves as a winery! Grapes, bottles, and a massive tank with a tap await your exploration. The second level floor is also taking shape.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTTlSgFxd9rtvk2uwAK0Ut3lkwLtcBVel0413UqhVOVFmiHGU9vSFL8eXXilhrqH2p1PCP8JG_iW4qupRjGnuHArcPh-3ezIvur7Aj3Ai7AZ27tVTXKPPc-kwpJTMzHAH0AAW-Kb0ouDRq_vzv3DaVWEnkKG_qbcXRroV4lHLNyrBvHPWjD_Y2pdrQ97S/s4198/IMG_3642.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3412" data-original-width="4198" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTTlSgFxd9rtvk2uwAK0Ut3lkwLtcBVel0413UqhVOVFmiHGU9vSFL8eXXilhrqH2p1PCP8JG_iW4qupRjGnuHArcPh-3ezIvur7Aj3Ai7AZ27tVTXKPPc-kwpJTMzHAH0AAW-Kb0ouDRq_vzv3DaVWEnkKG_qbcXRroV4lHLNyrBvHPWjD_Y2pdrQ97S/w400-h325/IMG_3642.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>In step 7, we furnish the innkeeper's room with a cozy bed, a reading desk, and a flickering candle. Access to the lower level is through a cleverly concealed hatch in the floor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBZDpKvhvetnR54kA6O96MV2zABoFg_EUehVYqD8dIdpdbtIS3YqYcZZzpGVo8OMulRD3aOJBNiEILRqIKJ1rbo7FL_OeoQGTxkShi1jQ84-O3dwh6jIzx3ks0pyOfc_mqaygkkg2wYRnAbrjPFNwCyrupsl3vqLjkNN7Y0iwM99Z4BGE4ypHs_mUtiYX/s3400/IMG_3651.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3400" data-original-width="3318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBZDpKvhvetnR54kA6O96MV2zABoFg_EUehVYqD8dIdpdbtIS3YqYcZZzpGVo8OMulRD3aOJBNiEILRqIKJ1rbo7FL_OeoQGTxkShi1jQ84-O3dwh6jIzx3ks0pyOfc_mqaygkkg2wYRnAbrjPFNwCyrupsl3vqLjkNN7Y0iwM99Z4BGE4ypHs_mUtiYX/w390-h400/IMG_3651.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><div>Unfortunately, the pulley system for the dormer window got stuck during assembly, so I had to skip this feature. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlFfUYEVc_vyGzYii8aJZB4BKf7vqLkarmKsdLiAuILKIqFxkJwor9ZYsMi24VNGITTGWlWuQaWOXp_Gps1MoFQHaLvUPewkvimCz2RqkgukySscner2Q1UjELLd0E2C_laXs6QExm4BZ-mgKhQFTyCKifrvEkT6yJ2G1b9tWmCJijVXtjSUWkhe0GCpT/s3945/IMG_3655.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3945" data-original-width="3489" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlFfUYEVc_vyGzYii8aJZB4BKf7vqLkarmKsdLiAuILKIqFxkJwor9ZYsMi24VNGITTGWlWuQaWOXp_Gps1MoFQHaLvUPewkvimCz2RqkgukySscner2Q1UjELLd0E2C_laXs6QExm4BZ-mgKhQFTyCKifrvEkT6yJ2G1b9tWmCJijVXtjSUWkhe0GCpT/w354-h400/IMG_3655.JPG" width="354" /></a></div><div>Nevertheless, there's no shortage of timber beams and wires, all part of the intricate lighting setup on the second floor.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkGvxd7HSjuoB-XmuJWdGURW57LQFVvl8dmFlRKJMgfmG3RykzHWT9RpxG4Hz8YVmTM9hFwjOyp6c9-UkjGc6AH0EMLKNWoSo6qK7xgSt3amEHS_1YNP28pm10o3eDn10GuI3tjoHdfoi9McoqbLAHlw6x2b9waMo79xsafYkjzOIlIN_NltYdBDBRFMP/s3452/IMG_3667.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3452" data-original-width="3075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkGvxd7HSjuoB-XmuJWdGURW57LQFVvl8dmFlRKJMgfmG3RykzHWT9RpxG4Hz8YVmTM9hFwjOyp6c9-UkjGc6AH0EMLKNWoSo6qK7xgSt3amEHS_1YNP28pm10o3eDn10GuI3tjoHdfoi9McoqbLAHlw6x2b9waMo79xsafYkjzOIlIN_NltYdBDBRFMP/w356-h400/IMG_3667.JPG" width="356" /></a></div><div>Step 8 brings us a massive roof adorned with foliage and a striking ship's mast. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9bl8q-tRouphbVtVbRVm9YETcAPce_CSrbx1AreIkL8SRoMNmdLc_8WmkY4uoEtjkOgO7_Pwq4SVswSU2rpS7i0RxCjRIURI_Tm9I6zsn0QGetKiUUQDtRNs70b_S_jymkXMjF0yu2zvVrCBAoRCCdjX-hQq-qbk-hbxMmQXAWKTPRhYaxwxaCu-U0Rd/s4262/IMG_3670.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4262" data-original-width="3488" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9bl8q-tRouphbVtVbRVm9YETcAPce_CSrbx1AreIkL8SRoMNmdLc_8WmkY4uoEtjkOgO7_Pwq4SVswSU2rpS7i0RxCjRIURI_Tm9I6zsn0QGetKiUUQDtRNs70b_S_jymkXMjF0yu2zvVrCBAoRCCdjX-hQq-qbk-hbxMmQXAWKTPRhYaxwxaCu-U0Rd/w328-h400/IMG_3670.JPG" width="328" /></a></div><div>A nifty feature is the swinging wall in the lower galley kitchen, providing easy access and better visibility.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpfvNWAw-mMdo5fljsK43yy4UONXAoY2yFOZYG-S8ZAohKe3s_h_wG3ZcDRXVymolI5YtPuZc3D3KbhMrvQ0BsFK4iAKmNUcdrrK8sV0qADWO5AvocY1im5auDHKK6CIEvdct2jiij31JZOglgzj4xAsjvHixzKkV6K_CIJVcDolkhOYMTajj19ex7-O_/s3156/IMG_3678.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3156" data-original-width="2631" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpfvNWAw-mMdo5fljsK43yy4UONXAoY2yFOZYG-S8ZAohKe3s_h_wG3ZcDRXVymolI5YtPuZc3D3KbhMrvQ0BsFK4iAKmNUcdrrK8sV0qADWO5AvocY1im5auDHKK6CIEvdct2jiij31JZOglgzj4xAsjvHixzKkV6K_CIJVcDolkhOYMTajj19ex7-O_/w334-h400/IMG_3678.JPG" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The final roof assembly is added in step 9. I just want to add that the build process is very easy to follow and other than the pulley wheel getting stuck, all of the other pieces clutched very well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGnXkN6_gBSUz86CMQVxPVgO0Rw03M8wODeLI0OVC3OzOk0muploO2ZKbosO-WUMqO3AtGVGzF5KsFV_yYSymQSXW2TVVxJFteVX9IXG-AkPiPpAWivRwZohoT4hM5VZCxif7Qoxr5VvpDKlH70lPAQ96sQjd1wuW4yULWg4XA3ZDOcbRzP2YOZ1gHEDC/s4341/IMG_3690.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4341" data-original-width="3590" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGnXkN6_gBSUz86CMQVxPVgO0Rw03M8wODeLI0OVC3OzOk0muploO2ZKbosO-WUMqO3AtGVGzF5KsFV_yYSymQSXW2TVVxJFteVX9IXG-AkPiPpAWivRwZohoT4hM5VZCxif7Qoxr5VvpDKlH70lPAQ96sQjd1wuW4yULWg4XA3ZDOcbRzP2YOZ1gHEDC/w331-h400/IMG_3690.JPG" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a surprise feature, did you know that the roof panel can be positioned in either a closed or open position? I guess this is so you can see the winery and the innkeeper's room better. There's just detail after detail with this set!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS_NbZvyuqtZVVUi37ohr0VjpY4BhVjqYrvUnaLwDoOq3YX3V-gB677HOYN-v3uj_NlK__ZcWCDNkLbb6N6eZ_G-mY06CTNP6JnlndZcCJY9R1qFvh824t3TqnPxJV_q2XEvDQzbm6dO_Vl1rjrPFTvswMjmBIMUXNGXVN5q6C6-ngUOu3rg357JWbO9e/s4153/IMG_3684.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4153" data-original-width="3573" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS_NbZvyuqtZVVUi37ohr0VjpY4BhVjqYrvUnaLwDoOq3YX3V-gB677HOYN-v3uj_NlK__ZcWCDNkLbb6N6eZ_G-mY06CTNP6JnlndZcCJY9R1qFvh824t3TqnPxJV_q2XEvDQzbm6dO_Vl1rjrPFTvswMjmBIMUXNGXVN5q6C6-ngUOu3rg357JWbO9e/w344-h400/IMG_3684.JPG" width="344" /></a></div>I probably could have done a better job at securing the wires for the lighting.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi5BUkcLa-AWGmTmaH-l_4VnSKx-Ob-4rVjUhTcsZq9nMjzIt8N29LX4wsyPBn7Crvm7ZvVfiwQJGBMbK0Ec5H4t5QLB4rl6OYYhmcq_WBO0vp6p1IEZgceOB5LazMmFR19HfjwFqY1o87iwVvG8RLj20smks_Qgj7Q54J1K3SBkHCGSKSv6MPR9oY2pR/s4225/IMG_3683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4225" data-original-width="3432" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi5BUkcLa-AWGmTmaH-l_4VnSKx-Ob-4rVjUhTcsZq9nMjzIt8N29LX4wsyPBn7Crvm7ZvVfiwQJGBMbK0Ec5H4t5QLB4rl6OYYhmcq_WBO0vp6p1IEZgceOB5LazMmFR19HfjwFqY1o87iwVvG8RLj20smks_Qgj7Q54J1K3SBkHCGSKSv6MPR9oY2pR/w325-h400/IMG_3683.JPG" width="325" /></a></div>Final check to make sure all of lighting works in step 9. The wireless connector between the first and second floors works perfectly and seems to be much improved over the ones previously used in the <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2022/07/funwhole-wood-cabin-building-set-review.html" target="_blank">Funwhole Wood Cabin</a> set.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLW1dGXKhGJfzTKfcFd-8uTUP9-XX8yZBVoUciuqqcMg4n_GyOomWLfbw-vFF5xyXyhPbBEwQ1LByv3VLuPMDCXVTX58NJPMaCRjvwz1t1aLcbfqLGIbOTZZ0v0LGZ1-a3U5dDGRdXvvYn38NW3ZtjKtCCWGmSGGJZhj8SGz4SUYRRqx_0Wes_IhSzegM/s4864/IMG_3693.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMLW1dGXKhGJfzTKfcFd-8uTUP9-XX8yZBVoUciuqqcMg4n_GyOomWLfbw-vFF5xyXyhPbBEwQ1LByv3VLuPMDCXVTX58NJPMaCRjvwz1t1aLcbfqLGIbOTZZ0v0LGZ1-a3U5dDGRdXvvYn38NW3ZtjKtCCWGmSGGJZhj8SGz4SUYRRqx_0Wes_IhSzegM/w300-h400/IMG_3693.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>As if there weren't already enough accessories, step 10 introduces even more adornments to the Medieval Pier Inn. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hezSbM_mzaLrtBicz_7Bobfe4JlYOcmRQRWStV2gk5PZ0xpp-hFsP98EKCxJ80J4_OSDleiH1J02hdsg6EayQTzc9nYKGaNfk3u5icnGGMSDSckP7GFFcPYh9IQ2jTmSGmrqTcMRqvKeb4mlvsr7adauzzdRIfi9q68lpF_eGqY7cUh9BwMVv1DU1buC/s3931/IMG_3694.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3931" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hezSbM_mzaLrtBicz_7Bobfe4JlYOcmRQRWStV2gk5PZ0xpp-hFsP98EKCxJ80J4_OSDleiH1J02hdsg6EayQTzc9nYKGaNfk3u5icnGGMSDSckP7GFFcPYh9IQ2jTmSGmrqTcMRqvKeb4mlvsr7adauzzdRIfi9q68lpF_eGqY7cUh9BwMVv1DU1buC/w353-h400/IMG_3694.JPG" width="353" /></a></div><div>First, we had the mouse, then the cat, and now, a dog joins the mix!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86lhQABXZiMOjrZ2uLestDZnvQim6YS_82kx9BCzATORbhdNzhrJqrxyQNUeLWZfbHwBtZOJie9bUGPZDLekGSCqCX9vIHsFilR1I0wmXbY1nqfXhym9Pz4ZidiZlNSgZDSZL1tmiIy6RN_HDKoFQHJu1gbDs93-MAQHpb_epsW2P6nOqgOiycP7RcRAd/s3894/IMG_3695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3894" data-original-width="3130" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86lhQABXZiMOjrZ2uLestDZnvQim6YS_82kx9BCzATORbhdNzhrJqrxyQNUeLWZfbHwBtZOJie9bUGPZDLekGSCqCX9vIHsFilR1I0wmXbY1nqfXhym9Pz4ZidiZlNSgZDSZL1tmiIy6RN_HDKoFQHJu1gbDs93-MAQHpb_epsW2P6nOqgOiycP7RcRAd/w321-h400/IMG_3695.JPG" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-sSA-Gjsic1YH3SL17rUGNHzpTItJFPoEXFdXl6ybzba8S_vTK9iqZv1BoheO1sd2KKzvLXkEE2UEixl5cRWPoQvyD2uIQwVc7BOl2ts_FHp67-oQE_rEx-snGl7kAzh0aKAsrxbDoTZ_nvOaSWXz3r-pnlanzvT4r1qXSNLeJ2-D1ac-F2jIF6Qxf2y/s4356/IMG_3699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3580" data-original-width="4356" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-sSA-Gjsic1YH3SL17rUGNHzpTItJFPoEXFdXl6ybzba8S_vTK9iqZv1BoheO1sd2KKzvLXkEE2UEixl5cRWPoQvyD2uIQwVc7BOl2ts_FHp67-oQE_rEx-snGl7kAzh0aKAsrxbDoTZ_nvOaSWXz3r-pnlanzvT4r1qXSNLeJ2-D1ac-F2jIF6Qxf2y/w400-h329/IMG_3699.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzHJ43pVPpeieoWYzmKwImcgddw-XgjlvRR5qHEnZD0ovNRwn5UblKL6y2jZhJyt1YJp40BjxKljmHImbg0OWpC54OedpJjKrH3OgQX8bqGUCDXtsyR1ABBAgThX6KdVw5rMGDhUDQ-qDhIWIowZWGTaWD_69jvbPKtMdfH35aF-fh4Wd3pPnXJ6VgCuv/s4864/IMG_3700.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzHJ43pVPpeieoWYzmKwImcgddw-XgjlvRR5qHEnZD0ovNRwn5UblKL6y2jZhJyt1YJp40BjxKljmHImbg0OWpC54OedpJjKrH3OgQX8bqGUCDXtsyR1ABBAgThX6KdVw5rMGDhUDQ-qDhIWIowZWGTaWD_69jvbPKtMdfH35aF-fh4Wd3pPnXJ6VgCuv/w400-h300/IMG_3700.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In step 11, we're treated to a charming rowboat and a welcoming dock. It's hard to keep track of all these wonderful details! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_AWI-5RzN8179-5iDtLsDCVGZptQqZuSXrdW_FoYpt1dmTozqqAQYsofTYbwUuPAxO-b_b7Ho6JijALlqNCI-_fRmBFx2rFlUWXCIt5ndt77dTedgRMzIk1NNyRFUuQvzs2cV7EQOwBLuubw7aIhQJTdph3xQR7KcLAeMAomYRGQez5GrutwtEglvp0-/s4864/IMG_3702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_AWI-5RzN8179-5iDtLsDCVGZptQqZuSXrdW_FoYpt1dmTozqqAQYsofTYbwUuPAxO-b_b7Ho6JijALlqNCI-_fRmBFx2rFlUWXCIt5ndt77dTedgRMzIk1NNyRFUuQvzs2cV7EQOwBLuubw7aIhQJTdph3xQR7KcLAeMAomYRGQez5GrutwtEglvp0-/w300-h400/IMG_3702.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>And don't miss the ladder that ascends to the crow's nest—a true highlight.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrODlyimztgFBVmd1eKU1s-ZlHVppDi4dlT6ogF3hq2TB9NqmdFdrkkfuB4fmY5RN9zjUmWJ_sb2_W-CQZ7GOYs1yWmv59753ZHheZei1urjg51qqLGKEsn1d3uSI8mdWvmMAd9Hzb58splTAsb2tWCo53T5yaHRFUVbYIyAhF_pt4k35E0ycW9ucBJ0V/s4780/IMG_3703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3382" data-original-width="4780" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrODlyimztgFBVmd1eKU1s-ZlHVppDi4dlT6ogF3hq2TB9NqmdFdrkkfuB4fmY5RN9zjUmWJ_sb2_W-CQZ7GOYs1yWmv59753ZHheZei1urjg51qqLGKEsn1d3uSI8mdWvmMAd9Hzb58splTAsb2tWCo53T5yaHRFUVbYIyAhF_pt4k35E0ycW9ucBJ0V/w400-h283/IMG_3703.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>To safeguard the winery, a sturdy fabric awning is installed over the second-floor ship hull. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOj88sfFfjCCkg4LkyJt6Gm2k9of9yXcSyEL_L9L57XBIjGeOssd4x27kc4YK3Wv625lTWojrqIk-wc-vMSrPawyyxfZpSdMJd1jHXV0PFGEK2rsO8mjGeLBRpMcAR7kx2cJd2Vxsm1okaubLdgwLvSNBQDdDogZPrcw7A_qV-TuTZQNRCzwyG5GjTETBP/s4715/IMG_3705.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4715" data-original-width="3298" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOj88sfFfjCCkg4LkyJt6Gm2k9of9yXcSyEL_L9L57XBIjGeOssd4x27kc4YK3Wv625lTWojrqIk-wc-vMSrPawyyxfZpSdMJd1jHXV0PFGEK2rsO8mjGeLBRpMcAR7kx2cJd2Vxsm1okaubLdgwLvSNBQDdDogZPrcw7A_qV-TuTZQNRCzwyG5GjTETBP/w280-h400/IMG_3705.JPG" width="280" /></a></div>And the finishing touch is a remnant of a sail, gracefully hanging from the ship's mast.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MM4py-eOYkxewjgNvKPtU4AwRdZJihJEweBz5HaC7_pSXQN424nEtYziFlGilf5OWNaNGlyGo647c-KMLLiTQIvR6-8qY1Lpf_RSWtueXwsElBdPmCr0GGAdqrqTHS9Kh4NH-X6dnk8Ujg6jnkSBxnAggMbk_Zj52XYjjqGHvioa8-0GDBlM-AtKsU8m/s4559/IMG_3706.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3399" data-original-width="4559" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MM4py-eOYkxewjgNvKPtU4AwRdZJihJEweBz5HaC7_pSXQN424nEtYziFlGilf5OWNaNGlyGo647c-KMLLiTQIvR6-8qY1Lpf_RSWtueXwsElBdPmCr0GGAdqrqTHS9Kh4NH-X6dnk8Ujg6jnkSBxnAggMbk_Zj52XYjjqGHvioa8-0GDBlM-AtKsU8m/w400-h299/IMG_3706.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">Four proprietary minifigures are part of this package, each with their own unique role in the shipwrecked tale waiting to be told. Let's put them together and see how they look.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6huSv_cLqqdDEoX3qDRWxyBs9vQDu4-QokM4yvly_LPAOjWY0ypukr_vyfE34PcT2noHusKUIMr8HI-2dTDSUkSjC5ZEpCzsuaIrb-s5aPPi5MGiE6_t0GSo_oZPTSd6Fsmvx3WOfRji0RyjHAWEbvPhakkv2RXN8g_u2GmzUYOtFP3oZDCu1avU4jrfS/s3389/IMG_3747.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="3389" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6huSv_cLqqdDEoX3qDRWxyBs9vQDu4-QokM4yvly_LPAOjWY0ypukr_vyfE34PcT2noHusKUIMr8HI-2dTDSUkSjC5ZEpCzsuaIrb-s5aPPi5MGiE6_t0GSo_oZPTSd6Fsmvx3WOfRji0RyjHAWEbvPhakkv2RXN8g_u2GmzUYOtFP3oZDCu1avU4jrfS/w400-h228/IMG_3747.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Here are the Funwhole minifigures with a Lego minifigure next to them for comparison. The Funwhole ones all look a little bit bloated and they are just a tad shorter then your standard minifigure. This is my second Funwhole set that came with minifigures, the first being the <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/02/review-of-funwhole-f9010-ruined-temple.html" target="_blank">Ruined Temple in the Jungle</a> set.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary</h3><p style="text-align: left;">Brand: Funwhole</p><p style="text-align: left;">Set: <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/medieval-pier-inn?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">F9011 Medieval Pier Inn</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Piece count: 2143 pieces</p><p style="text-align: left;">Age Rating: 8+</p><p style="text-align: left;">Minifigures: Yes, 4 proprietary design, plus 1 mouse, 1 cat and 1 dog</p><p style="text-align: left;">Stickers: Yes, but I didn't use them</p><p style="text-align: left;">Printed parts: No</p><p style="text-align: left;">Light kit included: Yes</p><p style="text-align: left;">Instruction Manuals: 2</p><p style="text-align: left;">Set dimensions: approx 18 inches in height, with a width and depth of approx 12 inches by 12 inches. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMCRwpKFYjJxJ-eKoHUAqFGm8gd24Mbt-NgkQ2G_Vs1N07-ioQ16OHRsg-Q4ARY_aV3laBr2VEr9Z9eqBYDsLcZ7R1KEjwYT1ArTYfe80z6cBpcibb84bTVkoW8rwVPj2G2xt_YBUGs2yxc9ziJYI0renDdzcfB92t7BYadMvjvkWRu3XubrSp7NRXome/s3766/IMG_3741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3766" data-original-width="2994" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMCRwpKFYjJxJ-eKoHUAqFGm8gd24Mbt-NgkQ2G_Vs1N07-ioQ16OHRsg-Q4ARY_aV3laBr2VEr9Z9eqBYDsLcZ7R1KEjwYT1ArTYfe80z6cBpcibb84bTVkoW8rwVPj2G2xt_YBUGs2yxc9ziJYI0renDdzcfB92t7BYadMvjvkWRu3XubrSp7NRXome/w318-h400/IMG_3741.JPG" width="318" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">In conclusion, <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/medieval-pier-inn?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole's Medieval Pier Inn</a> is a testament to the endless possibilities of Lego-compatible building block sets. Its size, detail, and the added allure of the light kit make it a must-have for collectors and enthusiasts alike. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The set is available from the Funwhole website and from their various Amazon stores. Just search Amazon for the Funwhole products near you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZG1WQsSn2ITB9SYtIjKJC17dGU6zluUPz0TX7cNZsHzBQYlHm7HvKCiZEMRVtm0XbnOH1kflBmqvDxuD_DLRUWSF8rFogDnqjjOl2EK0klm_JWs7Qo5aFonxsJwvSteAsWHUsjTolDQsm3yFFIJjs1rgFv0ghMIic3YLAiCNSR0EuhNxBt_6Xc9aW3pO/s2525/IMG_3751.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="2104" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZG1WQsSn2ITB9SYtIjKJC17dGU6zluUPz0TX7cNZsHzBQYlHm7HvKCiZEMRVtm0XbnOH1kflBmqvDxuD_DLRUWSF8rFogDnqjjOl2EK0klm_JWs7Qo5aFonxsJwvSteAsWHUsjTolDQsm3yFFIJjs1rgFv0ghMIic3YLAiCNSR0EuhNxBt_6Xc9aW3pO/w334-h400/IMG_3751.JPG" width="334" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">So, fellow builders, hoist your sails, grab your bricks, and embark on a voyage of creativity with this remarkable set. Until next time, happy building!</p></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-17891338553460768362023-07-18T08:38:00.006-04:002024-01-07T05:11:46.893-05:00What's my latest build? It's the JMBricklayer 70124 Mechanical Chameleon set<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa53w0ZtwdQZBa-1_eAXd8ykJITx8_NLqR4pOXOonyV1Px2wOSn0EQTTDUEaxyrl0W8j7hix-QAOgMD4lRPlWG2ksjk_x6OmChP7QTaSzmzrqx3-r3rF_qeEAIuWHs7qO8DgAJ_H0WLbSuUoTYVx-Yk6O27nDxVLwDbkZYWncB7svvFKkHsE0xQvLtM18/s4864/IMG_2672.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUa53w0ZtwdQZBa-1_eAXd8ykJITx8_NLqR4pOXOonyV1Px2wOSn0EQTTDUEaxyrl0W8j7hix-QAOgMD4lRPlWG2ksjk_x6OmChP7QTaSzmzrqx3-r3rF_qeEAIuWHs7qO8DgAJ_H0WLbSuUoTYVx-Yk6O27nDxVLwDbkZYWncB7svvFKkHsE0xQvLtM18/w400-h300/IMG_2672.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Hi and welcome back to my blog about Lego compatible building block sets. I've got another set from JMBricklayer to show you today, it's the Mechanical Chameleon 70124 and it's the latest addition to my growing collection of mecha inspired building block sets. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQefdCUh1Qmbn0GCnDWaPKgfpV4iKJPbf_QfD7-dGq5aGtHA_MXdEw5RDCnZPxlihTtcuN6yxtJnroxKpYIya4ESx9cw9qJ_-xViARVTVDQ-ADcZA0WzRLXaKTsgjtoKF6Wl_dfqc-iDxGkOToLRNCuSVE5pPmGDIe7YStbCUCc340DwEzUMHyGJrhXT3L/s4760/IMG_2666.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="4760" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQefdCUh1Qmbn0GCnDWaPKgfpV4iKJPbf_QfD7-dGq5aGtHA_MXdEw5RDCnZPxlihTtcuN6yxtJnroxKpYIya4ESx9cw9qJ_-xViARVTVDQ-ADcZA0WzRLXaKTsgjtoKF6Wl_dfqc-iDxGkOToLRNCuSVE5pPmGDIe7YStbCUCc340DwEzUMHyGJrhXT3L/w400-h203/IMG_2666.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In case you missed those set reviews:<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/03/jmbricklayer-mechanical-spaceman-70102.html" target="_blank">70102 Mechanical Astronaut (Chrome)</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-lego-compatible-jmbricklayer-70107.html" target="_blank">70107 Mechanical Dinosaur (Brown)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bricktoyreviews.blogspot.com/2023/05/jmbricklayer-space-astronaut-70109.html" target="_blank">70109 Mechanical Astronaut (Gold)</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5m0pJTgiJNBf3Sz1MlPcVWLYunQ7QdNY2arDg8T9f3rEVlXihe8DyfcTrqLd5qtw1eKqpwncm3PnsvPrO4WFU0N1ww_wYaCDMDL9th6oAmVjbRPr7PESiSXQ3SY7TSsmROvRnr-aCLbuqvdAibpLA4SPQZe2I4VATC1_d1h-T8SD6om9wVCY8fSDd-GUq/s339/download.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="339" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5m0pJTgiJNBf3Sz1MlPcVWLYunQ7QdNY2arDg8T9f3rEVlXihe8DyfcTrqLd5qtw1eKqpwncm3PnsvPrO4WFU0N1ww_wYaCDMDL9th6oAmVjbRPr7PESiSXQ3SY7TSsmROvRnr-aCLbuqvdAibpLA4SPQZe2I4VATC1_d1h-T8SD6om9wVCY8fSDd-GUq/w400-h176/download.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>This post about the JMBricklayer Mechanical Chameleon looks at the 5 major building sections and the completed set. For the initial unboxing post for the Mechanical Chameleon, you can find that post <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/07/unboxing-jmbricklayer-70124-mechanical.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>For the latest JMBricklayer promotions, check them out <a href="https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2023/07/jmbricklayers-july-2023-promotions.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVScHHEfEgufRuGR2TKVdcS61ne_oNZqtyedu_mR3nZ3Z80lTbrSa51bFbfiYEnxJV9ay0Lx1PNsXUUmom5EN-0ABLRtU1jWA7v13VJV4XFA7D11qRAw2IER-j-J80z5-2gb_eylemmN-yb290AVD-ychsyLbvgXD36mPpmn6U4CE0hnJ5l45bXRybxlk/s3509/IMG_2585.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3285" data-original-width="3509" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVScHHEfEgufRuGR2TKVdcS61ne_oNZqtyedu_mR3nZ3Z80lTbrSa51bFbfiYEnxJV9ay0Lx1PNsXUUmom5EN-0ABLRtU1jWA7v13VJV4XFA7D11qRAw2IER-j-J80z5-2gb_eylemmN-yb290AVD-ychsyLbvgXD36mPpmn6U4CE0hnJ5l45bXRybxlk/w400-h375/IMG_2585.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's the first stage of the build. As you can see it is comprised of the chameleon body and the head. The heart of the chameleon is a green light brick that can light up.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtP2pAk52Fj-SYckLiv1su89WI8uqGwW9atzGZkpeTIlnarGqNdMb_wdmGqMeTXxu0GKBA-RJ7thHRzpI6qSMpvJr2YKeQkUILZXp1wc1zR_XCbnDgfhuwhsbEycM_KKDwTHd3HoXLbEDkNKATwPgnXZWNTTrDgYyjjs9-yaXPw-QmbjO87zkCFq8z-lG/s3605/IMG_2581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3411" data-original-width="3605" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtP2pAk52Fj-SYckLiv1su89WI8uqGwW9atzGZkpeTIlnarGqNdMb_wdmGqMeTXxu0GKBA-RJ7thHRzpI6qSMpvJr2YKeQkUILZXp1wc1zR_XCbnDgfhuwhsbEycM_KKDwTHd3HoXLbEDkNKATwPgnXZWNTTrDgYyjjs9-yaXPw-QmbjO87zkCFq8z-lG/w400-h379/IMG_2581.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here are all the parts for stage 1. At first glance we find that the brick quality is very good. Colours are consistent and the transparent blue eyeball glass is not scuffed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ukvKzfXYG8O1QQNDPiO4TWwSps32vx0DC3vbcGPb4qhmQ-Ieqn3MpbPdr_v_omV7GvlSLi5URlh4fr2n3VUCVG1DguuZSxKppJiPRH4ZDL1ZBT4SHg6VKzrwGLX2bPtReA2yQX7fwsPAEc7NtRypvCWZ3_I2aqJCoXC5ugJ5MyFezoE8NwlRw8Tb6kVB/s4555/IMG_2591.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3182" data-original-width="4555" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ukvKzfXYG8O1QQNDPiO4TWwSps32vx0DC3vbcGPb4qhmQ-Ieqn3MpbPdr_v_omV7GvlSLi5URlh4fr2n3VUCVG1DguuZSxKppJiPRH4ZDL1ZBT4SHg6VKzrwGLX2bPtReA2yQX7fwsPAEc7NtRypvCWZ3_I2aqJCoXC5ugJ5MyFezoE8NwlRw8Tb6kVB/w400-h280/IMG_2591.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here are the instructions to attach the chameleon head to the body. It is hinged to allow some posing and movement.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJLDh1wPJSfRsbwi4efohd-db7nZxvgsaLas1ZM6a91Y_JHzl8_Cy1kWwDg_-dcGRLP8avFikNceGy37e7aMAJCJ03agAOk-lbqdPiLsHkpSCf5aUywUel5RTw6KwZYnuDZbgsUT22oU_xCza5TdY04ym_tg556t9oqOdov31okVTVHiKkVMrSU05BRhx/s3154/IMG_2594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="3154" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJLDh1wPJSfRsbwi4efohd-db7nZxvgsaLas1ZM6a91Y_JHzl8_Cy1kWwDg_-dcGRLP8avFikNceGy37e7aMAJCJ03agAOk-lbqdPiLsHkpSCf5aUywUel5RTw6KwZYnuDZbgsUT22oU_xCza5TdY04ym_tg556t9oqOdov31okVTVHiKkVMrSU05BRhx/w400-h355/IMG_2594.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>So far, so good. The eyeball can be rotated depending on the look you want. Also, I love the look of the gears, too bad they don't do anything though.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9hlPmExNCSUk5RHKpUTPnr8PkeVyqhYPD1pzZcxXhU5R5zOiI0LPnxiUDpRlkKwSnVw2taN5-TFit5nXGZyt3ix4M7RhggiHWTd92viQiS_pUZeuylvSy5FROR6c3lh6DtbEaoAqxsBAPH-9L1HYwKVbDWFRJqUhwSaOCUDmiC_hcphLMGk7EzNoCt6n/s4864/IMG_2597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9hlPmExNCSUk5RHKpUTPnr8PkeVyqhYPD1pzZcxXhU5R5zOiI0LPnxiUDpRlkKwSnVw2taN5-TFit5nXGZyt3ix4M7RhggiHWTd92viQiS_pUZeuylvSy5FROR6c3lh6DtbEaoAqxsBAPH-9L1HYwKVbDWFRJqUhwSaOCUDmiC_hcphLMGk7EzNoCt6n/w400-h300/IMG_2597.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In this stage, the body and head of the chameleon get extra greebling, along with some detail on the top.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalpYfQMKnmSrcyms25e120k2HeKyweadxCDg8yqupPE12litQAEHxTnBh9V4lYHl6C4fCaCHcnJNngiTaY4HTC8_2I-QFmE_n4oP_1HYlQRheapViYJW7ZO82k9Up0AnIw8ECdaJD_6fwOyUSLoVl332FKh03RChkS2iJnTIpI6sML6lduOMuqHjnUdZm/s4864/IMG_2595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalpYfQMKnmSrcyms25e120k2HeKyweadxCDg8yqupPE12litQAEHxTnBh9V4lYHl6C4fCaCHcnJNngiTaY4HTC8_2I-QFmE_n4oP_1HYlQRheapViYJW7ZO82k9Up0AnIw8ECdaJD_6fwOyUSLoVl332FKh03RChkS2iJnTIpI6sML6lduOMuqHjnUdZm/w400-h300/IMG_2595.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here are the pieces for this stage.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v_e2gaxHb_SRxOMthXTPtJBGuS9rhLTeDi-kTSaSRw0-baaMXQkMFv7QZMpIPu25B_3YfJL4R1EOANS1okVNRFQ7aV6AqgDgZTIMm_CD0R4GjKJEetx7xdfbEawiI4mDLXYG5dPRcBrqYahuvva0d3-uOyhlSihFUMWdxO3RDsprUBgXTmDY4PeMsIl3/s4864/IMG_2598.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7v_e2gaxHb_SRxOMthXTPtJBGuS9rhLTeDi-kTSaSRw0-baaMXQkMFv7QZMpIPu25B_3YfJL4R1EOANS1okVNRFQ7aV6AqgDgZTIMm_CD0R4GjKJEetx7xdfbEawiI4mDLXYG5dPRcBrqYahuvva0d3-uOyhlSihFUMWdxO3RDsprUBgXTmDY4PeMsIl3/w400-h300/IMG_2598.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In the picture above, we inserted the tube that goes into the round light brick. The top of the light brick swivels just a bit and then the light comes on. The neon green light travels along the length of the tube. Very cool.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI8zbBiyOXD2sC8rf7BMfrchcI1w_48XrwaYQWMIhB69xJ-uOdr6uE-Tnf4kQ_Kgy-XmzF3JLOcBHMFQMrRQBpaE1Y896kGNUBKqZgWAxcvd3xmyaCxQZnVLEzbXPK7pgxyrNbAhJGcjDdN-ZEFgzkFjIjwOi73zK9QC5FjofKjMgqH35saI2Fw0ngaPa/s4802/IMG_2714.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3568" data-original-width="4802" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTI8zbBiyOXD2sC8rf7BMfrchcI1w_48XrwaYQWMIhB69xJ-uOdr6uE-Tnf4kQ_Kgy-XmzF3JLOcBHMFQMrRQBpaE1Y896kGNUBKqZgWAxcvd3xmyaCxQZnVLEzbXPK7pgxyrNbAhJGcjDdN-ZEFgzkFjIjwOi73zK9QC5FjofKjMgqH35saI2Fw0ngaPa/w400-h297/IMG_2714.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>I ran into problems on step 90 of the second stage. I couldn't keep all the pieces together when attaching the light tube as per the instructions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzDvw0USPj6AIDT2bwmTO36Qdn8IaQzi0erwDfYuG3Lll9GIKd38Ij7VgQO3fY2BTYFuE6NzSBF-sXtfSGfIypjNY1Jh9d4TfZVFb_kHmlNDFVbrVL87_pUAJ3YcRQN_SRlfIDArnjFqP9hgNTbgZCkCaWGEDN0auLYPeYbfnr01fUAAJVt-FzLvesECm/s3336/IMG_2715.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3336" data-original-width="3247" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzDvw0USPj6AIDT2bwmTO36Qdn8IaQzi0erwDfYuG3Lll9GIKd38Ij7VgQO3fY2BTYFuE6NzSBF-sXtfSGfIypjNY1Jh9d4TfZVFb_kHmlNDFVbrVL87_pUAJ3YcRQN_SRlfIDArnjFqP9hgNTbgZCkCaWGEDN0auLYPeYbfnr01fUAAJVt-FzLvesECm/w389-h400/IMG_2715.JPG" width="389" /></a></div>This is how the assembled part is supposed to look like.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4Uu8oGb4kpSrpWahv0jyNSkZLb2oUHi7gX8jaZv5YiWk-lQG5MWSJJkpeANThS69HCsuA3aeNhH5l3_yRKD9I4-BvpNtoePJgyzOv9GzHoTT0njdcxyh4WTvgOZ9CdFy0L3HZPTZ9ozhV1t_BlFq6xM45xPXJKXaD5k4prMeZgP9dXn3GYwJzCh59eJP/s4382/IMG_2627.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2914" data-original-width="4382" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4Uu8oGb4kpSrpWahv0jyNSkZLb2oUHi7gX8jaZv5YiWk-lQG5MWSJJkpeANThS69HCsuA3aeNhH5l3_yRKD9I4-BvpNtoePJgyzOv9GzHoTT0njdcxyh4WTvgOZ9CdFy0L3HZPTZ9ozhV1t_BlFq6xM45xPXJKXaD5k4prMeZgP9dXn3GYwJzCh59eJP/w400-h266/IMG_2627.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Unfortunately, the tube was a bit too stiff and it caused the other pieces not to clutch.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEBwS65tl9WaFzwDWWfywG81hnTNAdNwhpv6p3y2bBJCrtAe-4XQBOai8iYewkh93lJTfvDgLCvTMEVQTvBCnUU65tCv47Eh-NnuBdIKo-PaZcvRiSuCzHyCXumrpQz_7wI2qpimgGB35TLx5KwVoh5D4Cvdf2queJm5GnJ6qFWAe8OzF7XVL8b8cIT-w/s4788/IMG_2601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="4788" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEBwS65tl9WaFzwDWWfywG81hnTNAdNwhpv6p3y2bBJCrtAe-4XQBOai8iYewkh93lJTfvDgLCvTMEVQTvBCnUU65tCv47Eh-NnuBdIKo-PaZcvRiSuCzHyCXumrpQz_7wI2qpimgGB35TLx5KwVoh5D4Cvdf2queJm5GnJ6qFWAe8OzF7XVL8b8cIT-w/w400-h263/IMG_2601.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This was the best I could do. I left come pieces unattached, but still managed to have the light working. I had mentioned my issue on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/jmbricklayer" target="_blank">JMBricklayer's Facebook page</a>, and they tried to help by putting together this small tutorial for anyone that needs it on their website. <div><br /></div><div>Here's the link to the tutorial page: <div><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/chameleon-70124-building-tutorial/">https://www.jmbricklayer.com/chameleon-70124-building-tutorial/</a><br /><div><br /><div>Since I had already assembled mine, I decided to keep it as is, but if you are building the chameleon for the first time, please use the tutorial in combination with the instructions.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC0_FkBO5nJrlzJ5foLSl2Lrg3xzP9q6oGx9QcBW7brf6h97kmYz-zPgwK2GkxfCFmRH9Fwjhjan6ibDYyTIwqrrS6tLarDK1wW759mDlpQw7xnCu3tP7lufUYf0Bmpe3fcOl90-RPgDeDkFMQmEbSPQn8_D_dIW1FsbxGzBIpiq4wlE5mUBJbogEmUGr/s4864/IMG_2604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC0_FkBO5nJrlzJ5foLSl2Lrg3xzP9q6oGx9QcBW7brf6h97kmYz-zPgwK2GkxfCFmRH9Fwjhjan6ibDYyTIwqrrS6tLarDK1wW759mDlpQw7xnCu3tP7lufUYf0Bmpe3fcOl90-RPgDeDkFMQmEbSPQn8_D_dIW1FsbxGzBIpiq4wlE5mUBJbogEmUGr/w400-h300/IMG_2604.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's stage 3. In this stage we are adding the tail and the green translucent shell pieces for the body and tail.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUIlxLJoyWaCLOtXKQjUiqxPlvCoX-17MQa93X0PHNP0dNxuF9r-hqUonUTFBs3feECXLX0_WiBIGf2UZFNLYChWFR7tIMIJzB3NqeAl1P6YKj8fvxQi2bk6DmD94kwS9qsYurkxz6dLGgrrMWmpJl8T1sBRvfFRb_mfzv1fnFXIphmWC6mDeOJvAu32W/s4864/IMG_2605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUIlxLJoyWaCLOtXKQjUiqxPlvCoX-17MQa93X0PHNP0dNxuF9r-hqUonUTFBs3feECXLX0_WiBIGf2UZFNLYChWFR7tIMIJzB3NqeAl1P6YKj8fvxQi2bk6DmD94kwS9qsYurkxz6dLGgrrMWmpJl8T1sBRvfFRb_mfzv1fnFXIphmWC6mDeOJvAu32W/w400-h300/IMG_2605.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lH2JYeEfPPucxP90yijIqV4glXBseXWB1JjohOmIt2lcI5PaIPuYpK8HF3ZuR5tQujGmK05QHetkzrjhG3tc8pUdAgTc46o7_aoB44ClzcblLjo-U9sL7jjrtOzGFHRdlP9NT_Kx3IvME3Lb4F-jm1QbcCCBjXR6mGoJrQjX7xCRfS0_pSxYtZi2yh3i/s4078/IMG_2606.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3271" data-original-width="4078" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lH2JYeEfPPucxP90yijIqV4glXBseXWB1JjohOmIt2lcI5PaIPuYpK8HF3ZuR5tQujGmK05QHetkzrjhG3tc8pUdAgTc46o7_aoB44ClzcblLjo-U9sL7jjrtOzGFHRdlP9NT_Kx3IvME3Lb4F-jm1QbcCCBjXR6mGoJrQjX7xCRfS0_pSxYtZi2yh3i/w400-h321/IMG_2606.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The moulded pieces are tinged in light green and have some markings on them. There are pieces for the head, body, tail, arm and leg.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRdazJhTUk8Gsg8I6Fck9znJmG2GnYBwRDxe9hmpQVISEI4GAKIDKy4xgOhLeWkwgeBNofdU2vmUncDZDE10l3W6SICk5lfMxrdznp-nPX5BXSQiFcco2_fwipHs-F9XaYxEGxLzhxyJRra9yPtrBM2kne9RRgY_3ijgyg6ojd_hG4H3CzostFky55yFN/s4864/IMG_2608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRdazJhTUk8Gsg8I6Fck9znJmG2GnYBwRDxe9hmpQVISEI4GAKIDKy4xgOhLeWkwgeBNofdU2vmUncDZDE10l3W6SICk5lfMxrdznp-nPX5BXSQiFcco2_fwipHs-F9XaYxEGxLzhxyJRra9yPtrBM2kne9RRgY_3ijgyg6ojd_hG4H3CzostFky55yFN/w400-h300/IMG_2608.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here is the tail assembled and attached to the body. I didn't have any issues with the tail, but you can refer to the tutorial webpage I mentioned earlier if you encounter any problems. The tail can be displayed straight or curled up.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozGWbYaCNLmKbrz3CxrAKPmeTtFlIHf3zepEZJVllfi1h8Pev3Zw6n_BmQVA4S3GMB37WFk8gojQPulA08V2QYR9gH3Ir5d5gKP46ZuahVDZU4-qXpWus2RcTo28yMr64xdDQ_kmLbAazde7cOhfxcc9quNB-AzX6bcKyUzr0F2uxf6A_ff9JSPedFBny/s4864/IMG_2607.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozGWbYaCNLmKbrz3CxrAKPmeTtFlIHf3zepEZJVllfi1h8Pev3Zw6n_BmQVA4S3GMB37WFk8gojQPulA08V2QYR9gH3Ir5d5gKP46ZuahVDZU4-qXpWus2RcTo28yMr64xdDQ_kmLbAazde7cOhfxcc9quNB-AzX6bcKyUzr0F2uxf6A_ff9JSPedFBny/w400-h300/IMG_2607.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>With the body shell attached you can see the green glow from the light brick underneath. I wish they could have had room for two light bricks, with the other tube light going down the tail. How cool would that be?<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH1GFnfsRGY_yO4WKztaE_qfdJcF2VwVgFW4zy1dj12eXincNBTuegPINZHc1BpsFW5k84Y4VFcbwh3ek69V5tXcfliN_Nh9cUpLII6wJKcVWl2Ly09tf-hLVYdb1C_d-82Ywqhy5aBJcNnDBUXMw9QNZMiZ8lZniFECV3osa71E7q3oZH9Ai2LLPIL9J/s4864/IMG_2609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH1GFnfsRGY_yO4WKztaE_qfdJcF2VwVgFW4zy1dj12eXincNBTuegPINZHc1BpsFW5k84Y4VFcbwh3ek69V5tXcfliN_Nh9cUpLII6wJKcVWl2Ly09tf-hLVYdb1C_d-82Ywqhy5aBJcNnDBUXMw9QNZMiZ8lZniFECV3osa71E7q3oZH9Ai2LLPIL9J/w400-h300/IMG_2609.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In stage four, the legs and the remaining green tinged shell pieces will be added. Also in this step the chameleon tongue is eating a flying insect.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8etbaGw1_XJCrZEAYJHiWsBjlvXMIYaAhmLRHvEux2ZNOZNo-D_r4dkWYqzYvTnaaV-LBONCLCosQ7EuQwkvV4AUSJFcNCeop5xYmA2nIPNJUmlEBLaY5No1nmcRyr7GfTe06tiANCwI6IlqQAiWI9AyzjsofspbjlhiQDpIuVVzjL2h_bXtSRT-U1kVs/s4864/IMG_2610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8etbaGw1_XJCrZEAYJHiWsBjlvXMIYaAhmLRHvEux2ZNOZNo-D_r4dkWYqzYvTnaaV-LBONCLCosQ7EuQwkvV4AUSJFcNCeop5xYmA2nIPNJUmlEBLaY5No1nmcRyr7GfTe06tiANCwI6IlqQAiWI9AyzjsofspbjlhiQDpIuVVzjL2h_bXtSRT-U1kVs/w400-h300/IMG_2610.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2eDFD_5qcV1Ka2xh0_VOfVMdsJmXghJ4Fvdnae6m6iENHBEtGslqA0u-sJqYnyhutSGokzWBcrVsM1B3voaQ6seCm8opy6KmTq5RItbNIoVoNscb8ftjmNv-XQEaGAsovC4j5gGRpVEYXRTlAHGxCjcHyToQ8y13jrtfQHq-SE2eBqlti1XqvDIMR1h2/s4864/IMG_2612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2eDFD_5qcV1Ka2xh0_VOfVMdsJmXghJ4Fvdnae6m6iENHBEtGslqA0u-sJqYnyhutSGokzWBcrVsM1B3voaQ6seCm8opy6KmTq5RItbNIoVoNscb8ftjmNv-XQEaGAsovC4j5gGRpVEYXRTlAHGxCjcHyToQ8y13jrtfQHq-SE2eBqlti1XqvDIMR1h2/w400-h300/IMG_2612.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Tada, the mechanical chameleon is complete. As you can see, it is possible for the chameleon to stand on his own legs, as he is supported by his tail and tongue.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPLrTMi7tc86mAC_6Sqe_oAEW_xfYbSztexGV6wF7frv-ANoo5y-3dFOM5MuaCsRN8X013W3VFcBaQDVyoK0YPSbKidJ9AtUCY3Tv4gVCQq1Heq1-pfs8-Jkxg73LOPnsVloCCzte6PT9UHcjplAkrIn7wpXk_sZDXt_N4avZgst_N6iOFawsxpoUfQJK/s4864/IMG_2613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPLrTMi7tc86mAC_6Sqe_oAEW_xfYbSztexGV6wF7frv-ANoo5y-3dFOM5MuaCsRN8X013W3VFcBaQDVyoK0YPSbKidJ9AtUCY3Tv4gVCQq1Heq1-pfs8-Jkxg73LOPnsVloCCzte6PT9UHcjplAkrIn7wpXk_sZDXt_N4avZgst_N6iOFawsxpoUfQJK/w400-h300/IMG_2613.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This is the view from the non mecha side of the chameleon. Do you see that there is not only a green colour but also a purple tinge to the shell as well?<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep9RIvB50PtzshHiBO6rtCDLy8cUZGzQwXkY5k_h3H5j2NN5QmAo3FopTUDcNxM8IDxzs42HMx9tCm9OrYwRWzCxjdNzK64p-b9orYnhZzbZdSXtnJ1LDpLCtYahArVPaXf4aLvP4FeOaig92Pt1OP4ca8v8ACLq3I4mZnzcQwLk8pyRy1yAS-hK65zco/s4864/IMG_2617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep9RIvB50PtzshHiBO6rtCDLy8cUZGzQwXkY5k_h3H5j2NN5QmAo3FopTUDcNxM8IDxzs42HMx9tCm9OrYwRWzCxjdNzK64p-b9orYnhZzbZdSXtnJ1LDpLCtYahArVPaXf4aLvP4FeOaig92Pt1OP4ca8v8ACLq3I4mZnzcQwLk8pyRy1yAS-hK65zco/w400-h300/IMG_2617.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>But wait, we aren't finished yet, there is still the display stand to build.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Xa0UPIgwQ6LfeUS3RvVKDMz9wHr80vGb_jkfpNycSYsrsEQYj8b5i0CZTnUorPOo89JBetFAXNYHLcWWYTBhyeQqYO8mkIlNFcPGg4eYz5rmcLc2gqQfH2aHLUw3N5wN2J07j3J-rrJOb6APGnpapGe6iTdVFm9_QXf300Gn7mtI9QOOHuqoCWaEPj6h/s4864/IMG_2618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Xa0UPIgwQ6LfeUS3RvVKDMz9wHr80vGb_jkfpNycSYsrsEQYj8b5i0CZTnUorPOo89JBetFAXNYHLcWWYTBhyeQqYO8mkIlNFcPGg4eYz5rmcLc2gqQfH2aHLUw3N5wN2J07j3J-rrJOb6APGnpapGe6iTdVFm9_QXf300Gn7mtI9QOOHuqoCWaEPj6h/w300-h400/IMG_2618.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Here are the last pieces that will build the stand.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlren7ST2RW6VPKaHS0iziXYg22KcpdnGJUSjTU6eVuiuIAX1JhZOV9bKPd32qyGw7YhFuExCZ6Up1xnv6ChQaoTA_NkwkhgwSQYhGRemeUZbtRmUjX5zWpFWfLq_7-u7pMYhwWoe4mHyKfD4aZUdQaGkq9j7fMf7NXhzqzsila1Xtpk88ELgV422RfZw/s4167/IMG_2620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="4167" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlren7ST2RW6VPKaHS0iziXYg22KcpdnGJUSjTU6eVuiuIAX1JhZOV9bKPd32qyGw7YhFuExCZ6Up1xnv6ChQaoTA_NkwkhgwSQYhGRemeUZbtRmUjX5zWpFWfLq_7-u7pMYhwWoe4mHyKfD4aZUdQaGkq9j7fMf7NXhzqzsila1Xtpk88ELgV422RfZw/w400-h272/IMG_2620.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The chameleon is perched on his display. This is the mechanical side on display.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8DtK_i5WjzVsL59Gz7FXxeaqmeA1Z8ReUrcU54JaxmRoRRukZ4fWLCZsa2g1Uk2cRcNMZUjkETWOrsBGhkBx4xs7pkQ_VRdKgfAzr94vba7Lq_tAfn6ZpvdylIOCG4h2ZCh0XSIbMuD4dNqmZkXHHZPh3_mhSd-hFwR_HapR615ENxrxdA49ajJNsGgl/s4458/IMG_2621.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="4458" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8DtK_i5WjzVsL59Gz7FXxeaqmeA1Z8ReUrcU54JaxmRoRRukZ4fWLCZsa2g1Uk2cRcNMZUjkETWOrsBGhkBx4xs7pkQ_VRdKgfAzr94vba7Lq_tAfn6ZpvdylIOCG4h2ZCh0XSIbMuD4dNqmZkXHHZPh3_mhSd-hFwR_HapR615ENxrxdA49ajJNsGgl/w400-h238/IMG_2621.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>And here is the translucent body side. Again I wish that somehow more lighting could be added to the tail and the tongue to give it extra effect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqb-G-mRI0rRJE6W3y18VVNQ0GZh9OJ7f1L7_GpqSelZL0Qey7E35UJV6K-RHxJBww7RwSypcPR2AIx_jKJBwkg-Jx-SuMFeg7kS81KE26fCLY2D_SyfZcrMIvgBBdSbyNIzDxvHjdh0seTqxn5WpJqbx5CgoSBCKJ1Vyq-UreLn0CLgDvKv8ynET54vh/s2668/IMG_2628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="2668" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIqb-G-mRI0rRJE6W3y18VVNQ0GZh9OJ7f1L7_GpqSelZL0Qey7E35UJV6K-RHxJBww7RwSypcPR2AIx_jKJBwkg-Jx-SuMFeg7kS81KE26fCLY2D_SyfZcrMIvgBBdSbyNIzDxvHjdh0seTqxn5WpJqbx5CgoSBCKJ1Vyq-UreLn0CLgDvKv8ynET54vh/w400-h268/IMG_2628.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In case you were wondering, I had a handful of pieces leftover and did not encounter any missing parts.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoOBLo8vTIFTmcyF6RfpWSGrqY_MbvpGkBxp3KqP9U44ov_i9vAozWxQ-QgZABmyRu0wnjNBrGmwdPwQpzfAL_27zHw2Xer5iTMdHcKsQc8ycIzDUENIarOyxNYEYijFb3fjoRqFzS9sVSwfic13GYS48W2xabcWf5zPrDx6Cs7Mu5LhzjbqBNxiUq5sP/s3680/IMG_2614.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2945" data-original-width="3680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoOBLo8vTIFTmcyF6RfpWSGrqY_MbvpGkBxp3KqP9U44ov_i9vAozWxQ-QgZABmyRu0wnjNBrGmwdPwQpzfAL_27zHw2Xer5iTMdHcKsQc8ycIzDUENIarOyxNYEYijFb3fjoRqFzS9sVSwfic13GYS48W2xabcWf5zPrDx6Cs7Mu5LhzjbqBNxiUq5sP/w400-h320/IMG_2614.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwH_yrbqOmxBkByjvWk4NKmdxu4Df2KL9IjCDs2GlESPqUkFPDsbwVxmfY5CAUk6XzFlfHCS9ERWCpbdrzniUhQG2lPD7BJGJZh9xxDtV6RoPyszmyTMYu9MGw-sbHr3OebrN1pC4CeFVq2f0FWBnX2CKXakuEUXf1-wv1Zo04R7_gD4X-j2TxnhSOwnI/s4434/IMG_2615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="4434" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwH_yrbqOmxBkByjvWk4NKmdxu4Df2KL9IjCDs2GlESPqUkFPDsbwVxmfY5CAUk6XzFlfHCS9ERWCpbdrzniUhQG2lPD7BJGJZh9xxDtV6RoPyszmyTMYu9MGw-sbHr3OebrN1pC4CeFVq2f0FWBnX2CKXakuEUXf1-wv1Zo04R7_gD4X-j2TxnhSOwnI/w400-h265/IMG_2615.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_jkBwSgMKhmAKAm9rO4PR66gV_VhnCsI-I8bTwsqXZ5x-UXK_9ajW4Ev5XaV-CNYT0-inbcO7nFYcYzQ_r1cdNorM35BYRzRzF8MJ4ocvTPFjdCQLXX5VeG3f5vTk2HYNwJQdKq-FsJPD4fhO_u-D-qWsoZe-_rP-bANPEkLETWQTIlIK4WilwB2y6Hw/s4084/IMG_2632.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="4084" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_jkBwSgMKhmAKAm9rO4PR66gV_VhnCsI-I8bTwsqXZ5x-UXK_9ajW4Ev5XaV-CNYT0-inbcO7nFYcYzQ_r1cdNorM35BYRzRzF8MJ4ocvTPFjdCQLXX5VeG3f5vTk2HYNwJQdKq-FsJPD4fhO_u-D-qWsoZe-_rP-bANPEkLETWQTIlIK4WilwB2y6Hw/w400-h263/IMG_2632.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJx98dGKLpZZFzRLlt_giPUopPn-3tIE2U26oHrUzHsWy6ztW5-pq5dTFehjGJUt4XL6PImo0bk5j60hE91hi_kvUsDeri4XzxjAdwA5IHJ0iaW_vekAHJsCdRAfHWLcoRZDViesDqxVM5SJPRseWFuyBLEWwG1BHT0FZQLmtxdFqZV0PrciNNaLwt2O8/s4568/IMG_2629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3271" data-original-width="4568" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJx98dGKLpZZFzRLlt_giPUopPn-3tIE2U26oHrUzHsWy6ztW5-pq5dTFehjGJUt4XL6PImo0bk5j60hE91hi_kvUsDeri4XzxjAdwA5IHJ0iaW_vekAHJsCdRAfHWLcoRZDViesDqxVM5SJPRseWFuyBLEWwG1BHT0FZQLmtxdFqZV0PrciNNaLwt2O8/w400-h286/IMG_2629.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Just want to add that once the mechanical chameleon is mounted to the display, it is very sturdy and can be moved around easily. I took the set to the backyard to display and nothing fell off.<div><br /></div><div>I hope you have enjoyed my review of the 827 piece JMBricklayer 70124 Mechanical Chameleon building set. I did have some challenges on step 2, but since it is mostly an aesthetic issue and not a functional one, it doesn't affect the display of the chameleon. Other than that, this was an enjoyable build and as you can see from the final result it was worth the effort.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>This cool looking set can be ordered from the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/chameleon-70124/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer website</a>. See their latest promos <a href="https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2023/07/jmbricklayers-july-2023-promotions.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is also available from the various JMBricklayer Amazon stores, just search Amazon for JMBricklayer to find it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-78051815404571298452023-07-11T17:57:00.009-04:002024-01-07T05:09:08.599-05:00Unboxing the JMBricklayer 70124 Mechanical Chameleon Brick Set<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL9Pd1e-3BOb-iL_OeQotBr8diHfbKrH5sjFjo1QOPPgsWWDsZ8iF4Qhj-rPCPcuaXMEMXRgONXEpVVPO5CfAcq9kAq-2Gi8WUyyp6ZQEpfvi5AecBC9SNv1_uTMnpZo07b66KGKS2OP_pXhQHLkLehPF-qsHtNWvfyV2M-FYai3fXEae2pgEw0IGcnj1/s3762/IMG_2557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3460" data-original-width="3762" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxL9Pd1e-3BOb-iL_OeQotBr8diHfbKrH5sjFjo1QOPPgsWWDsZ8iF4Qhj-rPCPcuaXMEMXRgONXEpVVPO5CfAcq9kAq-2Gi8WUyyp6ZQEpfvi5AecBC9SNv1_uTMnpZo07b66KGKS2OP_pXhQHLkLehPF-qsHtNWvfyV2M-FYai3fXEae2pgEw0IGcnj1/w400-h368/IMG_2557.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hi and welcome to It's Not Lego, my blog about the latest Lego style building block sets. I received this latest set from JMBricklayer.com, it's a very cool looking mechanical chameleon. For this post, I'll just do an unboxing post (part 1) and I will do a full review in another post (part 2). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/chameleon-70124/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="490" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTWCrUn7kH9MC4fAUv1g8xg6WNXQugKMNapJFQACl_OxiKuC0R9Euvj8cjtp-cC7vtoVAoZJLtG5outGn8lpLKD_myCaMKYuBmtagmSmQlCPk0jeWNIDdas_F2mFDTKaUjfsaKJOC_6Dm6sCNNRQbRQGqtmRfl1miIJiByRST_X6Br0l4fjXCO3CHsOqm3/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to JMBricklayer for sending me the boxed set to review! The almost neon green highlights on black background is a great color combo for the box. The set number is 70124 with 827 pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSJw_9vTwPbvl29QPXStnGeB9uNjcvPtjiHz3yZMUM-fX3UFspFg0SQi3MoxMokQyzVFighrKih9LUTQCMAJbHlSuppT-BRiqymRL7-ORxgo8oSvb9wAjbCrCJ2C4RYu2UEajjSGFyxd1BfMbagyG3_qkb8wJtHiz7E_Z3EGIA0i6YgUdeaja6-KLFrFt/s4764/IMG_2580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3005" data-original-width="4764" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSJw_9vTwPbvl29QPXStnGeB9uNjcvPtjiHz3yZMUM-fX3UFspFg0SQi3MoxMokQyzVFighrKih9LUTQCMAJbHlSuppT-BRiqymRL7-ORxgo8oSvb9wAjbCrCJ2C4RYu2UEajjSGFyxd1BfMbagyG3_qkb8wJtHiz7E_Z3EGIA0i6YgUdeaja6-KLFrFt/w400-h253/IMG_2580.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the contents of the box that the chameleon building set comes in. Let's take a closer look at what you get.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasU7Bp92nVY-IXVOG-ilnAeDTH5KeVCdsx7NAG1KD237fJipddDzGwpnf4DJxQqG8EuzV2-28v-JUukyQ4lzEGgIpQGh8zBO38Oi9nLmLuBi1MO9p7UH9ggiujvBwW9gXemyhTisALFkNAOiEhwseyw6MjxqmuFBiiQpiLob3f845QptulXmSTIpWJTwp/s4864/IMG_2575.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasU7Bp92nVY-IXVOG-ilnAeDTH5KeVCdsx7NAG1KD237fJipddDzGwpnf4DJxQqG8EuzV2-28v-JUukyQ4lzEGgIpQGh8zBO38Oi9nLmLuBi1MO9p7UH9ggiujvBwW9gXemyhTisALFkNAOiEhwseyw6MjxqmuFBiiQpiLob3f845QptulXmSTIpWJTwp/w400-h300/IMG_2575.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>There's a good quality instruction booklet with 269 individual steps over 94 pages.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh50B4ZUvj2b82dv80I3uhhNclh3FI1R8Jo-RjMQM-xvJ60g-RzhNfWOOxTZEmeHDx8vcAfVSCth_Mamne7EAGFAPuF9CqrwMDzOn82_SHdACD8Wjf3Zg7zOJlKRDkbI31eXhA9xKlfut-4Sk6-VlHyoW62PosyfzrUYtHHCk2yx2nVsFuDX0v3SnTKIp/s4113/IMG_2577.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4113" data-original-width="3632" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghh50B4ZUvj2b82dv80I3uhhNclh3FI1R8Jo-RjMQM-xvJ60g-RzhNfWOOxTZEmeHDx8vcAfVSCth_Mamne7EAGFAPuF9CqrwMDzOn82_SHdACD8Wjf3Zg7zOJlKRDkbI31eXhA9xKlfut-4Sk6-VlHyoW62PosyfzrUYtHHCk2yx2nVsFuDX0v3SnTKIp/w354-h400/IMG_2577.JPG" width="354" /></a></div><div>There are 5 major bags of parts accompanied by an assortment of smaller bags.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN4XWrCWKRFwmW0oW80U_QUi6Py93SnB6ABtmDG9zVy7RmMcto3DwGcmVlrXBPyhVYk7McRjidP4Mbcsi1h8u-zhYRDsqh2FtuHks6TTZ8QMxfQTZke9vwKiQjro5515IvqCzt9RIM2M2FHoB4Nyk9sldPqWTWsCpNrv03D02cWPSWWa6zuMmBzgWakUC/s4138/IMG_2578.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4138" data-original-width="3561" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN4XWrCWKRFwmW0oW80U_QUi6Py93SnB6ABtmDG9zVy7RmMcto3DwGcmVlrXBPyhVYk7McRjidP4Mbcsi1h8u-zhYRDsqh2FtuHks6TTZ8QMxfQTZke9vwKiQjro5515IvqCzt9RIM2M2FHoB4Nyk9sldPqWTWsCpNrv03D02cWPSWWa6zuMmBzgWakUC/w344-h400/IMG_2578.JPG" width="344" /></a></div>The larger bags are numbered 1 through 5 to correspond to the steps in the instruction manual. The smaller bags contain the neon green body parts of the chameleon. Additionally there is two other bags, one consisting of chrome plated parts and another containing a light brick and small sticker sheet.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaol0Bc5xM6lTyjCRXqBeaubKLj5d03wDNazPCg2E_bnr3PV4coxVXQQABZhFh7bxVk6_1xVQtSS7bswQCzAyPsGNmwELBkCFNEpAMl7ts150CAFX6fpO18aOZ0mOjDFyCWArUgJd2fEg0o_u6iJuK5jhHUeAhG4dvOLHC1kUtdspXn4kGq2zdHqiZe-9/s3387/IMG_2698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="3387" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVaol0Bc5xM6lTyjCRXqBeaubKLj5d03wDNazPCg2E_bnr3PV4coxVXQQABZhFh7bxVk6_1xVQtSS7bswQCzAyPsGNmwELBkCFNEpAMl7ts150CAFX6fpO18aOZ0mOjDFyCWArUgJd2fEg0o_u6iJuK5jhHUeAhG4dvOLHC1kUtdspXn4kGq2zdHqiZe-9/w400-h361/IMG_2698.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a closer look at the sticker sheet. Just some minor stickers mostly.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1UR8Ho2fLOYm-PjMouxGhwqFXLBJHHOH0s0gsPp-YwRBKhXjFt6b5cv3Xbsh3GiqLWizapSR4EuEsOhUrEIux-c53deZCnNPdF4i6mwHR_fLgqTCemhzZVI5Cof8Z9GzhZmCTlWoFK7Y_jtsa8bsPWOvCTEiFQuCMEfPDRMR05v5BPh_dlvI8EVBdtTW/s4864/IMG_2584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1UR8Ho2fLOYm-PjMouxGhwqFXLBJHHOH0s0gsPp-YwRBKhXjFt6b5cv3Xbsh3GiqLWizapSR4EuEsOhUrEIux-c53deZCnNPdF4i6mwHR_fLgqTCemhzZVI5Cof8Z9GzhZmCTlWoFK7Y_jtsa8bsPWOvCTEiFQuCMEfPDRMR05v5BPh_dlvI8EVBdtTW/w400-h300/IMG_2584.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Inside the manual, it shows you the breakdown of the build process using one of the corresponding bags of parts.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dcr93zM-f_r-639ERnpkKuYgKmH6fRD6Uggfd9gVGL0p9fE0_S4obzJZcpEu5sUqDSNVxXwSgy58KbICcJ_5xx7-ufKlKijpOpMGA5vGGC-_-_4HmK6uvwlfoUf2k0VqvGkz-RZHGk0n1OEQ3V7-lGzUpT5C6aaEPwDGcuxp9lWOhSfg-GN_RD-TNi0y/s2801/IMG_2589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="2801" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dcr93zM-f_r-639ERnpkKuYgKmH6fRD6Uggfd9gVGL0p9fE0_S4obzJZcpEu5sUqDSNVxXwSgy58KbICcJ_5xx7-ufKlKijpOpMGA5vGGC-_-_4HmK6uvwlfoUf2k0VqvGkz-RZHGk0n1OEQ3V7-lGzUpT5C6aaEPwDGcuxp9lWOhSfg-GN_RD-TNi0y/w400-h389/IMG_2589.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>It's hard to tell but these are the chromed pieces that were in one of the extra bags.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r1VUOL_rWj43Q0rNevMOE-bHBnbxmbhbGqHIaqUJEbeYeEonmgfyLVOmdhMoAG0meNVPldjYZul9JdogIrSA6zvu8oUynxv73ociv-eDvYqImayRc5cKzOE9606ot7OJt_YOMOdH7AVG1q6xna22x7H-Dw8x6WToYqKz_DihETg4Uk4xPMFaxm8kGxiZ/s3080/IMG_2590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="3080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3r1VUOL_rWj43Q0rNevMOE-bHBnbxmbhbGqHIaqUJEbeYeEonmgfyLVOmdhMoAG0meNVPldjYZul9JdogIrSA6zvu8oUynxv73ociv-eDvYqImayRc5cKzOE9606ot7OJt_YOMOdH7AVG1q6xna22x7H-Dw8x6WToYqKz_DihETg4Uk4xPMFaxm8kGxiZ/w400-h300/IMG_2590.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Oh, here's an interesting piece, it's a 1x5 plate. I don't think Lego makes a piece like this one.<br /><div><br /><div>I wonder if we will find more interesting or unique brick pieces, once we start building the mechanical chameleon.</div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/chameleon-70124/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer Mechanical Chameleon</a> is currently available for preorder on their website with early bird pricing and also on their Amazon stores in the very near future.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>It will also be available from the their Amazon stores, so keep your eyes peeled for it. That's it for now, look for an upcoming post where I build the chameleon and give you my thoughts on the building block set.</div><div><br /></div><div>Update: <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/07/whats-my-latest-set-its-jmbricklayer.html" target="_blank">part 2 of my mechanical chameleon blog post is now up</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't forget to check out my other building block set reviews on <a href="http://bricktoyreviews.blogspot.com">bricktoyreviews.blogspot.com</a>. Bye!</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-26579230862944255112023-05-19T21:04:00.006-04:002024-01-07T05:08:16.134-05:00Today's Review: JMBricklayer Pink Succulent Planter Brick Set 20103 <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/pink-succulent-20103/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3161" data-original-width="3802" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggca-amvD52fXrUmEJ1eqz9DL-86ffevps5aO-i4tHJKwW8J8ufqDWsdHM2kMNJPw6D4rQfh-5XhbIEBgTdtFTFMCzGw_PovoTw5SntEFABmprEoirSO6ojPPwYNbIRvFUuZjDXUbjTgAr7iwO_2xRUuT43puky8vBhHRQ6xqCCPf7jcOmsq9r2rM07A/w400-h333/IMG_2090.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Hello Brick Fans! Here's my latest quickie review, it's the Pink Succulent Planter brick set 20103 from <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer</a>. It's a cute little set that's a perfect display for your desk or tabletop and it makes a nice gift too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowrJPXxO8CId-b2yLUI7DxnzpoAPK_s47I_unf_nb0YzsuLeTv0wt-5N3f5MsStk0O7BtLWCaAP-24pr-1PxJo3EmZcOVdjpbWhXjKv3Tuk3afOoFZIbU8aAhLcBAbV7VU55ufKX1LkSUgjdk0XnSX-Eoxv0ScUrA72WA-qSFFFo8IDAcdYxXj79NDg/s490/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="490" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowrJPXxO8CId-b2yLUI7DxnzpoAPK_s47I_unf_nb0YzsuLeTv0wt-5N3f5MsStk0O7BtLWCaAP-24pr-1PxJo3EmZcOVdjpbWhXjKv3Tuk3afOoFZIbU8aAhLcBAbV7VU55ufKX1LkSUgjdk0XnSX-Eoxv0ScUrA72WA-qSFFFo8IDAcdYxXj79NDg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Brand: JMBricklayer<div>Set: <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/pink-succulent-20103/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">Pink Succulent Planter 20103</a></div><div>Theme: Botanical Collection</div><div>Piece Count: 327 pieces</div><div>Numbered bags: No</div><div>Stickers or printed pieces: None</div><div>Minifigures: None</div><div>Missing or deformed pieces: None</div><div>Extra pieces: Yes</div><div>Age Rating: 14+</div><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZe9GkcBI6c8anDz5nGwpoarf9uxZ_NQmJ22k-u_qB-uXeGoTEi7v3usBl8GTGJ-P7RC6izCoWGQ0ERTP16VPHc5ovBfrpJhdQSOvmBRAoEKcCkFB-8aQQHlDvHe-muUax4Ze1FeTZl1bbnS6AsuTyc1mqKPCd7hUZ-xaCkacmoMO1GMVF5TIuCzqKQ/s4195/IMG_2081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3435" data-original-width="4195" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZe9GkcBI6c8anDz5nGwpoarf9uxZ_NQmJ22k-u_qB-uXeGoTEi7v3usBl8GTGJ-P7RC6izCoWGQ0ERTP16VPHc5ovBfrpJhdQSOvmBRAoEKcCkFB-8aQQHlDvHe-muUax4Ze1FeTZl1bbnS6AsuTyc1mqKPCd7hUZ-xaCkacmoMO1GMVF5TIuCzqKQ/w400-h328/IMG_2081.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The small box contains 5 un-numbered bags of parts and a thin 18 page instruction booklet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ciJsoyHbuPjTK84BvOn--s-hKQ7N2Uj08-zg5zp4RFYTbIENgXkCSE2OBF6AD6cy5KHfizesW7Ywk54KMqhYo6dl9-0mphhY5m5u_9eO_8Z9E_FkPfXrK_Gr50cZF8yTEMCkLe9CAO9PK15bWaHtuZ7S0aVMH_Ffb-pYWjhNr_BBXJVyjKaloQwVbw/s4040/IMG_2082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="4040" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ciJsoyHbuPjTK84BvOn--s-hKQ7N2Uj08-zg5zp4RFYTbIENgXkCSE2OBF6AD6cy5KHfizesW7Ywk54KMqhYo6dl9-0mphhY5m5u_9eO_8Z9E_FkPfXrK_Gr50cZF8yTEMCkLe9CAO9PK15bWaHtuZ7S0aVMH_Ffb-pYWjhNr_BBXJVyjKaloQwVbw/w400-h301/IMG_2082.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Because there's no numbers on the part bags, I just opened them all up to see how the parts looked like. The variety of brick pieces are Lego compatible in size and shape.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtI6uRxEt4XpQjL2UZAWC0ea9tLRvqdzpJmlAo2c9Z6z8s0Gbf23ISGUcVsmgu2CsSjX3Kwl-LKo4th2uP4COQAKrObrgdGWzEigza1OKICOwMJMQ42Qfyc2p6UEZ_8fgMkl1Hcxos5qfhTgKxJsS7tecKSXghVHEBtYnj_TMrVPrdQeogQQIwdlbDA/s4036/IMG_2083.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="4036" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtI6uRxEt4XpQjL2UZAWC0ea9tLRvqdzpJmlAo2c9Z6z8s0Gbf23ISGUcVsmgu2CsSjX3Kwl-LKo4th2uP4COQAKrObrgdGWzEigza1OKICOwMJMQ42Qfyc2p6UEZ_8fgMkl1Hcxos5qfhTgKxJsS7tecKSXghVHEBtYnj_TMrVPrdQeogQQIwdlbDA/w400-h275/IMG_2083.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Here's the planter for the succulents. The creamy white and pink colour along with it's shape makes it look just like a soap dish.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymZRGZAWLy433gnSQ4jFJe4L38PINBMR3Td6xi_knHOaeBHa9qzS2Wmc7dHnkRtK4Nhefda5dscb13HXoop7-NwfJIYmPonafBC7EEGAa8ZyKNU_bNXyLYSpRaW6-ckTIbztapSVmmHLcYvethuNyfBQaTvuOZLz3ybSI9qq2HuW1zf8Wr7OVwczbTA/s4446/IMG_2084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3329" data-original-width="4446" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjymZRGZAWLy433gnSQ4jFJe4L38PINBMR3Td6xi_knHOaeBHa9qzS2Wmc7dHnkRtK4Nhefda5dscb13HXoop7-NwfJIYmPonafBC7EEGAa8ZyKNU_bNXyLYSpRaW6-ckTIbztapSVmmHLcYvethuNyfBQaTvuOZLz3ybSI9qq2HuW1zf8Wr7OVwczbTA/w400-h300/IMG_2084.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Let's fill this soap dish, oops I mean planter, with some dirt.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BZTlYcAfcw7Nshjoyx_1NkkS_dwd5oR4SFf_Du8o9w1Js_FwqBQV-YysHp2OUKg43cSXHyPbCPChz6p9tscIMgNQ7Gr0F4uYpWXs2ZhNHLqVI-b3kh_e7DCAvqoOLP_IADNrmDoY90QVYdWmrFAChAvrhuxNTmTFJ9fbqf2yTw01Lm6YXx6T4Fyqxg/s4623/IMG_2085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3302" data-original-width="4623" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BZTlYcAfcw7Nshjoyx_1NkkS_dwd5oR4SFf_Du8o9w1Js_FwqBQV-YysHp2OUKg43cSXHyPbCPChz6p9tscIMgNQ7Gr0F4uYpWXs2ZhNHLqVI-b3kh_e7DCAvqoOLP_IADNrmDoY90QVYdWmrFAChAvrhuxNTmTFJ9fbqf2yTw01Lm6YXx6T4Fyqxg/w400-h286/IMG_2085.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Here are the first succulent flowers, which have red petals and transparent yellow centres. On the side, there's a small green plant with pink balls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0BtGQOKfW7VzEllkS_wbH7LV18zVkxwGRwT2bItalzoDeBfY7KfFX36mB06BqWDrcppl_0hxWg7hmGU2zcF2_PHEw1A4XhyxO3VfNBKDoPhgKrC4RjI1mGSrz8NaaCV7dlWptPcsJJTG4njj89NQVo0rX2p6Iu34HJqMIt2l5dF2_F0xe3kyaEGvmA/s3883/IMG_2086.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="3883" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0BtGQOKfW7VzEllkS_wbH7LV18zVkxwGRwT2bItalzoDeBfY7KfFX36mB06BqWDrcppl_0hxWg7hmGU2zcF2_PHEw1A4XhyxO3VfNBKDoPhgKrC4RjI1mGSrz8NaaCV7dlWptPcsJJTG4njj89NQVo0rX2p6Iu34HJqMIt2l5dF2_F0xe3kyaEGvmA/w400-h301/IMG_2086.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Next up to add to the planter is this multi-layered flower with pink and purple leaves. It has a creamy yellow centre.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-ytcwohwpW_HPRaBG9yYYft6ZKEvo6e6vf1QfJIyXUOc6igySwKz-hWQyt_T4ZoO-sPe_QPSsX6Yodn4tHVmGXPvBHPtpT_lmjTBjRkuwp8oXLeNLg3SGloLrsAiF5xv-ywa6YBmTiEoAmwOhdG00ZxZzHTBY_6W8tZrXH7hoNqvpD0LurcFlGCYKg/s4342/IMG_2087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3284" data-original-width="4342" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-ytcwohwpW_HPRaBG9yYYft6ZKEvo6e6vf1QfJIyXUOc6igySwKz-hWQyt_T4ZoO-sPe_QPSsX6Yodn4tHVmGXPvBHPtpT_lmjTBjRkuwp8oXLeNLg3SGloLrsAiF5xv-ywa6YBmTiEoAmwOhdG00ZxZzHTBY_6W8tZrXH7hoNqvpD0LurcFlGCYKg/w400-h303/IMG_2087.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Lastly, we get an assortment of pink mini roses. I particularly like how the flowers contrast each other.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNox2jlBNS0Dqd1Z_2mSI-6SNINMIT9D-iqLmhrWHqKDK-_0_MRqZJh3O57UoxAdWKB4vurLVGzLUt9JmQKesTCseMsV-bFCJngr9fZcYkKh8FvNBoU_enLXijJ3ffWpvd1y1c6KbmYR4QO9laCWtJ92E_nHjHf53HjQpyF44c6enhfBsdyhigy1lhA/s2898/IMG_2088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="2898" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNox2jlBNS0Dqd1Z_2mSI-6SNINMIT9D-iqLmhrWHqKDK-_0_MRqZJh3O57UoxAdWKB4vurLVGzLUt9JmQKesTCseMsV-bFCJngr9fZcYkKh8FvNBoU_enLXijJ3ffWpvd1y1c6KbmYR4QO9laCWtJ92E_nHjHf53HjQpyF44c6enhfBsdyhigy1lhA/w400-h358/IMG_2088.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>These are the extra pieces that came with the set. I think you have a choice of substituting the middle parts of the red flowers with either clear or yellow flowers. Which one would you choose?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1PFLoQrSO7BcDWX1RRpZqo36kDZUfu09LvnzwHqcNI7yp9DPbGYv-3kQ1mpOhQ8cgFD66PMqJbmiena2t6EGJLFHyOTEbGScfjeYDPEIl4mge80gZO0ufAmH01HEep67a-xTU5WnLUNr-HB_Q5zKSIhpW2udZDqFEjRWM55UZslKaoce5Uj5eAWJBA/s4590/IMG_2091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4590" data-original-width="3345" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1PFLoQrSO7BcDWX1RRpZqo36kDZUfu09LvnzwHqcNI7yp9DPbGYv-3kQ1mpOhQ8cgFD66PMqJbmiena2t6EGJLFHyOTEbGScfjeYDPEIl4mge80gZO0ufAmH01HEep67a-xTU5WnLUNr-HB_Q5zKSIhpW2udZDqFEjRWM55UZslKaoce5Uj5eAWJBA/w291-h400/IMG_2091.JPG" width="291" /></a></div>This set was easy to put together and is suitable for anyone, even kids. Brick clutch was excellent and I think the set's age rating of 14+ could be lowered to age 6+. With only 327 pieces and an easy to follow instruction guide, this makes a perfect brick set for that rainy day build. <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/pink-succulent-20103/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3759" data-original-width="2875" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbs_Jk7lBDkuDOtf_KZI4zHewcjKVL-hbfbGWB1aulijEWS7E3rAvVQcZ2L-aW6VRE9-EpvbsnCedzZZ6GGyqrlEE_w4V7deqPBRUHWz9Guy1diHoNWYR1pQ5Y-RIGLB_VlFIXBM2B7rDKGucEbHyB973c34s_uePMSX-gvgKTkGMweuwk8J2XxpmtA/w306-h400/IMG_2078.JPG" width="306" /></a></div>This set and many more are on sale at the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer store</a>. Feel free to check them out. You can also find JMBricklayer sets on their <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/JMBricklayer/%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%B5/page/3CACFA02-74C5-4F9D-81DB-0BF560B7BA47" target="_blank">Amazon store</a>.<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-36485013983179453342023-04-15T13:12:00.006-04:002023-12-24T18:58:47.789-05:00Why Ohsojang's The Alley Tea Shop is my favorite Lego compatible modular building in 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jByKrNLV5dyA3JvGzjfnu6WIyDHRZj0PlMYhfAct8Y1pnrbbuosdWliH58Mww9RXCFTT6qSqWNmgk1yYIbsh7OA2JxhCtzFWK-uJVhwATmJqo9SH3idog5227j7s_XWYfCM1fTtRtfNcvbtQBDLWAQBdKjWWNdubFgaFOcVREPNTyS1KT584bQcoUA/s2664/IMG_1323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="2497" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jByKrNLV5dyA3JvGzjfnu6WIyDHRZj0PlMYhfAct8Y1pnrbbuosdWliH58Mww9RXCFTT6qSqWNmgk1yYIbsh7OA2JxhCtzFWK-uJVhwATmJqo9SH3idog5227j7s_XWYfCM1fTtRtfNcvbtQBDLWAQBdKjWWNdubFgaFOcVREPNTyS1KT584bQcoUA/w375-h400/IMG_1323.JPG" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Greetings brick fans and welcome back to It's Not Lego!<p></p><p>Today I'd like to introduce to you the latest modular building in my collection. It was designed by Ohsojang who is well known in the Lego community for his unique and exquisitely designed contemporary modular buildings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1617pa0wjSTF36vlRzq9ghx8rHtjC82R1al-iGJfPpNL2Do8p_VTUw3yH2hOZ5loHun9nPlt_YmwQCZDi9_husAOT4-lQgeUkGukSL2kVFSl9Za549qlSW1ktDZsweSefqz6bTf4C-YolVG0PR-bQcALHtRnIou0FM5uHK6xJby7eR_JpE6qMVqtFQ/s787/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-15%20at%209.17.37%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="787" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB1617pa0wjSTF36vlRzq9ghx8rHtjC82R1al-iGJfPpNL2Do8p_VTUw3yH2hOZ5loHun9nPlt_YmwQCZDi9_husAOT4-lQgeUkGukSL2kVFSl9Za549qlSW1ktDZsweSefqz6bTf4C-YolVG0PR-bQcALHtRnIou0FM5uHK6xJby7eR_JpE6qMVqtFQ/w400-h258/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-15%20at%209.17.37%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>These are just some of Ohsojangs modular building creations. His modern MOC designs can be found on Rebrickable and his sets have been reproduced by various Lego alternative brick brands such as Mould King, Cada, and Urge to name a few.<div><br /></div><div>As you can see Ohsojang buildings have a very unique style that is immediately recognizable as his own. So I was super delighted when <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> asked me to review Ohsojang's recent Alley Milk Tea shop by Mork, set number 10208. This is an authorised collaboration between Ohsojang and Mork brand.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="207" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLIhhCjbXhSGyLxqqrVE8XuT5vt-NtaQT8QwEoCGgV444fUIOys-pcK9yph_THBLnirn8FC9s8Lz48IjACL8UZ8haSyxsgIFbTgjL0AbMXBKOvO02DoeWq6FSt9jjF7xMm2vqywy57sBUh5WMj3rSQlCIRsPkRImGz0CP_Qwu7XWlcpBsQAweWNT-1A/w400-h159/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-24%20at%208.01.01%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>If you are interested in getting this set, please check it out over at <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a>. Here's the <a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/mork-model-10208-the-deers-milk-tea-shop?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" target="_blank">direct link</a> to the product listing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/mork-model-10208-the-deers-milk-tea-shop?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1302" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPY84LkeYsljYRmp_WVd3UCowZLjp83A7Vm6FlYa6NGz5xfpw8XWdxxEIj2oli6rN3lMkBgiJOpEqKDfyJGayEd7NnlYpQ-d93te7q4izHUvKl12IyjYdqc4bNObu8esnm0VdXkJGC9VAYdv7BPVypxIuK4sJzrwevbPEyAfzI2aIseWL7IeYPOZcAcA/w400-h241/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-15%20at%2012.45.35%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> have a great selection of Lego compatible brick sets and they offer free shipping worldwide.</div><div><br /></div><div>They've graciously given me a 5% discount code to pass on to my viewers, just use code ITSNOTLEGO at checkout for your entire purchase.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's now take a look at the particulars of this awesome set.</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Set Name and Number: The Deers/Alley 10208</li><li>Brand: Mork</li><li>Theme: Modular Building</li><li>Piece count: 3423 pieces</li><li>Numbered bags? Yes</li><li>Stickers or printed parts? Printed</li><li>Missing or deformed pieces: No</li><li>Extra parts: Yes</li><li>Minifigures: No</li><li>Lighting kit: LED light string</li><li>Brick Quality and Clutch: Excellent</li><li>Measurements (approx): 36.9cm(L) x 37.6cm(W) x 44cm(H)</li><li>Age Rating: 6+</li></ul></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Unboxing</u></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThrvBb3yhdIdeqx9D35hgLkiU9ykXNc54QK1lKnW0FsnL_kyyHPtpA8zeO9bkDm3uFPyqnq0OAfwbhHMm53r1A6neD_I9C11INpqC9_uKkzay7zQ53rM8_RRUHIAXQBcXRPc7BlS1r7cdq_RWYxgajKwZjpmkmvBZagvq9IhZconQ4uc2snqKhHktmw/s4240/IMG_0825.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4240" data-original-width="3568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThrvBb3yhdIdeqx9D35hgLkiU9ykXNc54QK1lKnW0FsnL_kyyHPtpA8zeO9bkDm3uFPyqnq0OAfwbhHMm53r1A6neD_I9C11INpqC9_uKkzay7zQ53rM8_RRUHIAXQBcXRPc7BlS1r7cdq_RWYxgajKwZjpmkmvBZagvq9IhZconQ4uc2snqKhHktmw/w336-h400/IMG_0825.JPG" width="336" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8qggXI86DwdasQd_rjYiYFJJvD6tJJOe0S3edtnODkZpF9fJmgyzg2RT88V8db5KFJ1ilgC7XtJjUWczm7cVvBzZMPHDXNkgSRD_kXJkvq9vCtI6CGSZqv78CZPyZjyZW9oTOiF4fXnw_jbDWkbPGl5MmLUYPYINQGQvATU_boQGMsyLirx-lDZoUQ/s4460/IMG_1049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="4460" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl8qggXI86DwdasQd_rjYiYFJJvD6tJJOe0S3edtnODkZpF9fJmgyzg2RT88V8db5KFJ1ilgC7XtJjUWczm7cVvBzZMPHDXNkgSRD_kXJkvq9vCtI6CGSZqv78CZPyZjyZW9oTOiF4fXnw_jbDWkbPGl5MmLUYPYINQGQvATU_boQGMsyLirx-lDZoUQ/w400-h244/IMG_1049.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Unpacking the set, there are numerous bags, a 32x32 baseplate, some smaller brick plates and a battery powered LED light string.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwBuKqxAzfo09C2h_79_HJ-Dt5ZW223lVWJ7uBjEDXJCTdBejrQuNrWu-6fxjj8aJN7OarPTcd1vEY7xwux-OUrXiuKad2E8Brxf3cXh0TpjtaXnZCdyOoBUzGgQjU46JNA_J3V3QBlqsOhzycH8bS5iG22f0KnJXMitXQEA4NRF-0aDvZdf4_r2a1g/s776/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-15%20at%208.14.43%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="776" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwBuKqxAzfo09C2h_79_HJ-Dt5ZW223lVWJ7uBjEDXJCTdBejrQuNrWu-6fxjj8aJN7OarPTcd1vEY7xwux-OUrXiuKad2E8Brxf3cXh0TpjtaXnZCdyOoBUzGgQjU46JNA_J3V3QBlqsOhzycH8bS5iG22f0KnJXMitXQEA4NRF-0aDvZdf4_r2a1g/w400-h288/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-15%20at%208.14.43%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtP3PcBBjIgYigIEufiN6u1tD3FZFRKa-DYIcRr0QFHjkJUHhltSjsx0i97wf_c_XrzyC7Mx5xvq555tVdSTsmzJlJ4GDQ-XlkHHtE8qAg6QrtUG6JqGlNuJOSzF6bC3gz3-IzEM2aMXD3eBOQPMSzWNZ4ZFZmY2iyCKTqF78NdNnVQWvWp_185-zKA/s879/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-15%20at%208.23.40%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="879" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtP3PcBBjIgYigIEufiN6u1tD3FZFRKa-DYIcRr0QFHjkJUHhltSjsx0i97wf_c_XrzyC7Mx5xvq555tVdSTsmzJlJ4GDQ-XlkHHtE8qAg6QrtUG6JqGlNuJOSzF6bC3gz3-IzEM2aMXD3eBOQPMSzWNZ4ZFZmY2iyCKTqF78NdNnVQWvWp_185-zKA/w400-h256/Screen%20Shot%202023-04-15%20at%208.23.40%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div>I counted a total of 70 bags of parts numbered 1 through 7. Here's the breakdown of bags for each numbered section.</div><div><br /></div><div>1 - 11 bags</div><div>2 - 10 bags</div><div>3 - 11 bags</div><div>4 - 5 bags</div><div>5 - 14 bags</div><div>6 - 12 bags</div><div>7 - 7 bags</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jxq5pd9gy9wHs1QOwaxrC9YOJWRwl0l0Kq4kSImO_1vpZ44A0_Q5L6CbFsLc2pNFsyHmJ-RgRmAElND6rIA7QdM8cJabMOUwwDOnr7zGQv3wpNTWtfVg7Nh0kwsllb5EwL_C4huLS9wUsB3oNYGxJtbL1zAT10H8QP43PxFJwEzZ5cWw5xh--YY-rQ/s4383/IMG_1064.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3261" data-original-width="4383" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jxq5pd9gy9wHs1QOwaxrC9YOJWRwl0l0Kq4kSImO_1vpZ44A0_Q5L6CbFsLc2pNFsyHmJ-RgRmAElND6rIA7QdM8cJabMOUwwDOnr7zGQv3wpNTWtfVg7Nh0kwsllb5EwL_C4huLS9wUsB3oNYGxJtbL1zAT10H8QP43PxFJwEzZ5cWw5xh--YY-rQ/w400-h297/IMG_1064.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The instruction booklet is quite thick with 163 pages broken down into corresponding 7 major sections.</div><div><br /></div><div>Following are the highlights of each section of the build.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Section 1 - The Tea Station</u></h3><div><br /></div><div>I have to keep reminding myself that this is a Milk Tea or Bubble Tea shop and not a Coffee shop, because there are so many modular building creations that are coffee shops. According to Ohsojang, this modular MOC was inspired by a tea shop he saw in Danang, Vietnam. There is a global brand of Milk Tea shops called the Alley which features a deer in the brand's logo. Probably because they didn't/couldn't get licensing for the Alley brand, the Mork set is called The Deers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4cKSIlFqXESGgrgn1h2HK3MQLCbKjfxYm9DWuGUTSt9gUtYtBioMKOt6GiaUduhrnpl6sKLiD4pTVF0phagm7tC9g9Jz8LnIGL2_UMZIm8kEIkV1dNRVCyCuxS8H2ocb3NHPs7EEhkjrhtX65yQ4M_Zyux6WdMzxax2C4WMcnre-IS4_AzOgGuG2Hg/s3430/IMG_1066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="3430" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4cKSIlFqXESGgrgn1h2HK3MQLCbKjfxYm9DWuGUTSt9gUtYtBioMKOt6GiaUduhrnpl6sKLiD4pTVF0phagm7tC9g9Jz8LnIGL2_UMZIm8kEIkV1dNRVCyCuxS8H2ocb3NHPs7EEhkjrhtX65yQ4M_Zyux6WdMzxax2C4WMcnre-IS4_AzOgGuG2Hg/w400-h256/IMG_1066.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The great thing about this set is all of the printed pieces you get such as menu boards, mugs, cups and other signage. These are not generic Lego printed pieces, but rather custom printed pieces exclusively for this set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFTA0vKLY3VQgPdhLY4ZbcPHR-Wl8qebPC5uwE1vzJ4EsIsVK8JuHcSzFHXz2ayCHm0OhreJzlJR7Sf2-hFHguk4Sp_4dGctqOcULHXXIBCw7GoYSpfeX-iQ_qoxavcpeDZx952dtSldS9_sTQJz_E11Dgjw__UlmXK3hS21K7d_0zm9b_wL8KlbG8w/s3344/IMG_1070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2792" data-original-width="3344" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTFTA0vKLY3VQgPdhLY4ZbcPHR-Wl8qebPC5uwE1vzJ4EsIsVK8JuHcSzFHXz2ayCHm0OhreJzlJR7Sf2-hFHguk4Sp_4dGctqOcULHXXIBCw7GoYSpfeX-iQ_qoxavcpeDZx952dtSldS9_sTQJz_E11Dgjw__UlmXK3hS21K7d_0zm9b_wL8KlbG8w/w400-h334/IMG_1070.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Here is the tea station which is rich in details. Note that this is actually a set within the larger set. You have the option of displaying the tea set on it's own and it comes with it's own custom base. I've never seen this unique feature in any other Lego or alt Lego set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLBtVYU0OBqb5EEdrRzrkAzXQrqlAC7R5pFkL9DWH-1CTj4MxVBBAHW8StDyDUn2S422RWt-9uSC158MPv7NYB2lpAqiC2y2g9D_eEhucG74mLxTwfzI_vuktCNef7h8hirC6-010uTXxwcUd8-pUmKehqzdafXKOEHOABUbHT0JgqQtl_D-cTS7jAw/s3597/IMG_1085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3031" data-original-width="3597" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLBtVYU0OBqb5EEdrRzrkAzXQrqlAC7R5pFkL9DWH-1CTj4MxVBBAHW8StDyDUn2S422RWt-9uSC158MPv7NYB2lpAqiC2y2g9D_eEhucG74mLxTwfzI_vuktCNef7h8hirC6-010uTXxwcUd8-pUmKehqzdafXKOEHOABUbHT0JgqQtl_D-cTS7jAw/w400-h338/IMG_1085.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>When you are done displaying the tea station, you can remove it from the base and add it back into the modular building.<div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Section 2 - Construction of the first floor</u></h3><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih80y6yC02E5oQYSe28vbr0g91IcqbYwHkjAg3Su6LnSpg7PYlDRB6hMt_A33Gic-x_CHdQMexWRJ7rKoA42hwr5sLbae8vLv9RH2fYO6Q1ZZ2d4Rq79Ml7moY5m7aWOQw3YfgEfhqHptuuQl6A8s5i4tDGy3QF7YZjZODLlM-SuNLB0hFP93iuynxw/s4307/IMG_1127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="4307" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih80y6yC02E5oQYSe28vbr0g91IcqbYwHkjAg3Su6LnSpg7PYlDRB6hMt_A33Gic-x_CHdQMexWRJ7rKoA42hwr5sLbae8vLv9RH2fYO6Q1ZZ2d4Rq79Ml7moY5m7aWOQw3YfgEfhqHptuuQl6A8s5i4tDGy3QF7YZjZODLlM-SuNLB0hFP93iuynxw/w400-h280/IMG_1127.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>I decided to fabricate a raised baseplate for the Tea shop to give it extra stability when moving it around. I've been slowly converting all of my other modular buildings to raised baseplates as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPWGaolob_MYS63wjvFhAq6m5Dk51AEXJ4R-u50neX8a8E9twVhFqa96EbbAiA3yD_6l0hoEKvRUBii6vtryOKIaAKPt0LhTP43V07cI3g8WZwiCskN4V79QgZ10wbm1Tx5Ut0nuizQPQeEQE1erkrIT7zXiMd_Qn5Krm2p0XJiuOLsjLt0P3zoo1QA/s4310/IMG_1133.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4310" data-original-width="3610" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPWGaolob_MYS63wjvFhAq6m5Dk51AEXJ4R-u50neX8a8E9twVhFqa96EbbAiA3yD_6l0hoEKvRUBii6vtryOKIaAKPt0LhTP43V07cI3g8WZwiCskN4V79QgZ10wbm1Tx5Ut0nuizQPQeEQE1erkrIT7zXiMd_Qn5Krm2p0XJiuOLsjLt0P3zoo1QA/w335-h400/IMG_1133.JPG" width="335" /></a></div><div>Here's one of the cool designs that grace the interior walls of the tea shop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphFohNFgNBu5wEvqiojxi2vO2Untk-ZTz5mICMaG5Bfv7JMYPb1xfF8Bz3YmCefddlv2jtUpBOLmorMjALg0eYGmZqQUw0F1vE_5G383f9wNpwWbh1euC4BLbOvuLGL8Md76dlfHlDl3ktVYzAUnj1Uj3ovfWd09b5cqS0CePOof2ROltbs70E9cA0g/s2879/IMG_1135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="2879" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphFohNFgNBu5wEvqiojxi2vO2Untk-ZTz5mICMaG5Bfv7JMYPb1xfF8Bz3YmCefddlv2jtUpBOLmorMjALg0eYGmZqQUw0F1vE_5G383f9wNpwWbh1euC4BLbOvuLGL8Md76dlfHlDl3ktVYzAUnj1Uj3ovfWd09b5cqS0CePOof2ROltbs70E9cA0g/w400-h380/IMG_1135.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>More printed parts!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcXFK_XmQcb5Uts4jkslM25wt9T9XCqgvg5jty0BuYdIsZpWMufLeCFWt3gT9ajuALGO9F6Bso74w9l3QHtJV-5SjRwjNL5E-dgA2khYjEjezSrf_h1mLBgT2GsoURIAMjae6qRYxTzmDPBRJRemNP_EncZHFuUT7VnS27dpjnmPz_zdTKi2i8q1IUw/s4864/IMG_1146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcXFK_XmQcb5Uts4jkslM25wt9T9XCqgvg5jty0BuYdIsZpWMufLeCFWt3gT9ajuALGO9F6Bso74w9l3QHtJV-5SjRwjNL5E-dgA2khYjEjezSrf_h1mLBgT2GsoURIAMjae6qRYxTzmDPBRJRemNP_EncZHFuUT7VnS27dpjnmPz_zdTKi2i8q1IUw/w400-h300/IMG_1146.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The tea shop interior has white tiled floors with 4 circular stools for seating at each of the two counters. There's two corner walls of expansive floor to ceiling windows. The deer head logo on the floor is composed of 9 printed tiles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD7qtTTaWm6BI3II0RHq2tAr4_vlxr1kHHkGsVxM67eIelwMdnV6A9fEh9ZE-HPNkKuyxYQ2FHwDTznHw0122xBF8NeNSnybTe_paOyzrAf5Qy5Furil8aEupT2ZIYMd0gTZFWEt3awDML24GnYSsHPimRNqCdOB06G1VMpdjyx94dDlAc8uLo5_vRQ/s3207/IMG_1149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3139" data-original-width="3207" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD7qtTTaWm6BI3II0RHq2tAr4_vlxr1kHHkGsVxM67eIelwMdnV6A9fEh9ZE-HPNkKuyxYQ2FHwDTznHw0122xBF8NeNSnybTe_paOyzrAf5Qy5Furil8aEupT2ZIYMd0gTZFWEt3awDML24GnYSsHPimRNqCdOB06G1VMpdjyx94dDlAc8uLo5_vRQ/w400-h391/IMG_1149.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the integration of the tea station into the first floor of the building. Outside the walkways are tiled off. Although this set doesn't come with any minifigures, I'ved a add a few of my own to provide a sense of scale to the shop. As you can see the minifigures look perfect in the setting.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Section 3 - Finishing the 1st Floor</u></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdp7rdWKCflz1_k3IO1BNgISkpTBsmuahIV5JbzeY9bPJ0ls0PlmayF2Ozt34FGzKFMezFLZL71x_qWlenZRcE4WDUtWn1sZiZcECOe1IoGU4CWizzmY0ykHhkq5ohWPvb1Lh8JZd2gtNgyAkqCnuHzcX735DvvH1_P4BNLjy3FdsXfU2e4wemAmlJew/s4864/IMG_1196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdp7rdWKCflz1_k3IO1BNgISkpTBsmuahIV5JbzeY9bPJ0ls0PlmayF2Ozt34FGzKFMezFLZL71x_qWlenZRcE4WDUtWn1sZiZcECOe1IoGU4CWizzmY0ykHhkq5ohWPvb1Lh8JZd2gtNgyAkqCnuHzcX735DvvH1_P4BNLjy3FdsXfU2e4wemAmlJew/w400-h300/IMG_1196.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>We will finish building the first floor in this step. Interior accessories include a decorative tree fronting the two storey window, a merch rack and a small table for extra cups and sweetener.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxflhZgEkoNr8ADNsWk0gJmyrvlFvRsxhItRZyfB33LY8gqltN_TkXz8X6WU6MFs4bLVjMhKytyOGLQ73xTdU8a1viYZO8PgWfaz8h67MdhrS_khN5M_kt0c76nMspCx6OpiuaJHosYaLdnnBM0tPEkF-iBSlLxzje1xDZZIbw0F6YkQ03z5b00dktOQ/s3179/IMG_1198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3179" data-original-width="2865" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxflhZgEkoNr8ADNsWk0gJmyrvlFvRsxhItRZyfB33LY8gqltN_TkXz8X6WU6MFs4bLVjMhKytyOGLQ73xTdU8a1viYZO8PgWfaz8h67MdhrS_khN5M_kt0c76nMspCx6OpiuaJHosYaLdnnBM0tPEkF-iBSlLxzje1xDZZIbw0F6YkQ03z5b00dktOQ/w360-h400/IMG_1198.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div>The stairwell connects the first floor to the soon to be constructed second floor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwkAb2LmGU7vtrx-J9kWNsf3FRr8-wUm2KPgshik8N5E55e_6w8o2tFGO0-R9QQk7Tbs1xp7VZrcKf6nUbPL4Hlbh8rn-UrVwRCkW-inf3xr-4-N-snB_c73IAHEOdqIEsJxklQy58XJgtwDv519cuI5PC4ZT98b3ZcKugyMJO7DXYgQvbHNF6dk8fg/s4689/IMG_1199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3281" data-original-width="4689" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihwkAb2LmGU7vtrx-J9kWNsf3FRr8-wUm2KPgshik8N5E55e_6w8o2tFGO0-R9QQk7Tbs1xp7VZrcKf6nUbPL4Hlbh8rn-UrVwRCkW-inf3xr-4-N-snB_c73IAHEOdqIEsJxklQy58XJgtwDv519cuI5PC4ZT98b3ZcKugyMJO7DXYgQvbHNF6dk8fg/w400-h280/IMG_1199.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>All of the little landscaping details are added outside including a fire hydrant, foliage, a brick built lamp post, some small tables and a tree whose colour scheme I really like. It uses olive green leaves paired with dark orange branches. I like it so much that I plan to plant more trees like these throughout my city. I'm going to buy the parts from webrick.com.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNanmaKqHNkjgGl_flcMO4ACCcVc3FLH6OPTEjYfWU_9yZRnraqx4ZVrlCKILZyneoSjEeEdNrxXhpLc_CyVGpTOi5Wbo2Py3QHQeIJ0Iq4GbRpgpgjib7SqZO9HM7dCi6dH0Z1Xz-BoMthRHJQZOJNU2-clK1xF_vBK3_hCTvScj5QanPRC9BiJZFAQ/s4414/IMG_1200.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3106" data-original-width="4414" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNanmaKqHNkjgGl_flcMO4ACCcVc3FLH6OPTEjYfWU_9yZRnraqx4ZVrlCKILZyneoSjEeEdNrxXhpLc_CyVGpTOi5Wbo2Py3QHQeIJ0Iq4GbRpgpgjib7SqZO9HM7dCi6dH0Z1Xz-BoMthRHJQZOJNU2-clK1xF_vBK3_hCTvScj5QanPRC9BiJZFAQ/w400-h281/IMG_1200.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>So if you are wondering why there is a pair of wings attached to the back of the shop, I think it must be one of those places where people take pictures for their social media accounts.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGzPmgjobLr_BVWtty_KtqQjlNLTxcuW-qx7GV4Q2Mr6LcSzJmuUxNKI4WE7eM74lFue6PJzU853ms_YsaAJVk3Et00hANfw1Ojca33g2aQ961egpdU9ht2-xXgUHHgpqgA0GLZ182uKW_wioUBimWqPs38jJP9BKrtYv-K9v8gmbczBrfjk_77a16g/s4778/IMG_1216.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3361" data-original-width="4778" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGzPmgjobLr_BVWtty_KtqQjlNLTxcuW-qx7GV4Q2Mr6LcSzJmuUxNKI4WE7eM74lFue6PJzU853ms_YsaAJVk3Et00hANfw1Ojca33g2aQ961egpdU9ht2-xXgUHHgpqgA0GLZ182uKW_wioUBimWqPs38jJP9BKrtYv-K9v8gmbczBrfjk_77a16g/w400-h281/IMG_1216.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's how I imagine a typical day at the angel wing photo spot. Because I've built the tea shop on a raised base plate, I might end up relocating the wings to the front of the building in the near future, so that a platform is not needed to reach the wings.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxThs6i1XLwkTCQrMpDOab8eHTBvi0J_GERl2LD53vxPD7tLc-GHKveqU4DaG98cSHDNpeLfDtbn6WeJGhNlzkNnsjkzdTKN8a8VSCS_XTr2miZ7gKfGbePX8COhc3rgy_M3XiMNv-Z11FL_by1a8xv96jniMCdnnbEVZFQWTK_RSTEvG-lA_SsN_ww/s3747/IMG_1202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3465" data-original-width="3747" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxThs6i1XLwkTCQrMpDOab8eHTBvi0J_GERl2LD53vxPD7tLc-GHKveqU4DaG98cSHDNpeLfDtbn6WeJGhNlzkNnsjkzdTKN8a8VSCS_XTr2miZ7gKfGbePX8COhc3rgy_M3XiMNv-Z11FL_by1a8xv96jniMCdnnbEVZFQWTK_RSTEvG-lA_SsN_ww/w400-h370/IMG_1202.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The first floor is now complete and we can move on to the next step.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Section 4 - The Stairwell</u></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7VqUC_-6CuU3UEe98_l6PnahgculiDCdTUsy_Teix0o8ntdfVD-19NxxyjLhJWkhwl30UfBpx9CgExVVy4dAXR9myN1FNTFXb2VVEcn_0LWSWEnIWutTu6REQegx1rN5hsICfLqIFOLDmgsOr9DTzAYXqOpyTgJXkDGP5PbTVR_O4DTkiov6uex__Q/s3607/IMG_1223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="3227" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7VqUC_-6CuU3UEe98_l6PnahgculiDCdTUsy_Teix0o8ntdfVD-19NxxyjLhJWkhwl30UfBpx9CgExVVy4dAXR9myN1FNTFXb2VVEcn_0LWSWEnIWutTu6REQegx1rN5hsICfLqIFOLDmgsOr9DTzAYXqOpyTgJXkDGP5PbTVR_O4DTkiov6uex__Q/w358-h400/IMG_1223.JPG" width="358" /></a></div>I really like the creativity Ohsojang used to make the cantilevered windows. The little blue bubbles in the adjacent windows are cool too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSXd_hXaBEN_76X7icZcbkp7BW9dNgyfXqcM9MlexI2FICBD-9ZjM0eqtIf4PH92heZrHtqYvuX0Auf3lhQ3vUT3iX-QaGKLYtfITyPqJO_JN15Dvv17FqjrqES0Q5BEYIt8CaEyNBPDfxWOO8ySq4Ia18LPV_aZqYVny6fSdTmJW6SKzn4sgeacNnA/s3973/IMG_1224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3973" data-original-width="3123" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSXd_hXaBEN_76X7icZcbkp7BW9dNgyfXqcM9MlexI2FICBD-9ZjM0eqtIf4PH92heZrHtqYvuX0Auf3lhQ3vUT3iX-QaGKLYtfITyPqJO_JN15Dvv17FqjrqES0Q5BEYIt8CaEyNBPDfxWOO8ySq4Ia18LPV_aZqYVny6fSdTmJW6SKzn4sgeacNnA/w315-h400/IMG_1224.JPG" width="315" /></a></div>We find more printed parts on the stairwell windows.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTjoyKuohIaY8KGmSlQYv85eRfFXP0gFQslATAZuSnfZ0MDTItu5PLOXW0y9pRXali9JhCS7AgMRMYsW8tLk9dM0tdOC9-fQkjxVJwZeRriz1AtPFGN8cZUlsIxTC2MAB6kthOJPdiXOuKYo1kVpG7CP2WyyZyk5w85CIbvRan8yqcQHgRaVtCYD-Lg/s3614/IMG_1225.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3614" data-original-width="3130" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTjoyKuohIaY8KGmSlQYv85eRfFXP0gFQslATAZuSnfZ0MDTItu5PLOXW0y9pRXali9JhCS7AgMRMYsW8tLk9dM0tdOC9-fQkjxVJwZeRriz1AtPFGN8cZUlsIxTC2MAB6kthOJPdiXOuKYo1kVpG7CP2WyyZyk5w85CIbvRan8yqcQHgRaVtCYD-Lg/w346-h400/IMG_1225.JPG" width="346" /></a></div><div>Check out this large 4x4 printed piece with the Deers logo and the words "It's time for tea". I'm so happy no stickers were used in this set.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwZAQEgZQ8dcarkH7bKYsA9driB3nWsQRbDGYfru5yIy6unGy8-m2lbMhqEfQtV9deUat7P1IJINzixz-T1IJcppwTgWAr-0XgSZPlI3GVBMXRry4rGHFOO_XvV5uLZ6SQz7z4KO9p5rTyOmXh0Wzz4dN3VL9U3_uYUNSu6Vn_K5zhHPPZoquJymu8Q/s3477/IMG_1226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="3340" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwZAQEgZQ8dcarkH7bKYsA9driB3nWsQRbDGYfru5yIy6unGy8-m2lbMhqEfQtV9deUat7P1IJINzixz-T1IJcppwTgWAr-0XgSZPlI3GVBMXRry4rGHFOO_XvV5uLZ6SQz7z4KO9p5rTyOmXh0Wzz4dN3VL9U3_uYUNSu6Vn_K5zhHPPZoquJymu8Q/w384-h400/IMG_1226.JPG" width="384" /></a></div>The enclosure for the stairwell is finished and attached to the building.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Section 5 - Building the Second Floor</u></h3><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4teFHyQsg3U2P674VyODcC0VD9B-4D1FrNiXDt6v7iI7hXtAvFpvFawCHqo9qY3An6_8_fVOgZ0d_9BvNK9ziWK6YSQr-2GsrGN0tCJlGkfoXhDegrtfkZoeT3kJnKXHM_MLrwrZEoV92RxGFWGXkD8GXXqLjXCJ8uuv83CXTdsb7sgC0StbuEX2YXA/s4533/IMG_1274.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="4533" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4teFHyQsg3U2P674VyODcC0VD9B-4D1FrNiXDt6v7iI7hXtAvFpvFawCHqo9qY3An6_8_fVOgZ0d_9BvNK9ziWK6YSQr-2GsrGN0tCJlGkfoXhDegrtfkZoeT3kJnKXHM_MLrwrZEoV92RxGFWGXkD8GXXqLjXCJ8uuv83CXTdsb7sgC0StbuEX2YXA/w400-h319/IMG_1274.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here is the interestingly designed staircase that goes from the second floor to the rooftop.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7QWJGVT5yqlQxLcywwD4qCg5XLu7RjBVGilPLQCH2kJx-OU_BhoYOITDQatz1T2b5liNYG4YtLO7ZpTjPvbpwaBlbXl-5B9boUOWU4I_gk2odoTG-7L6Efr4JaSF_3VEcljjEFh-fYR-x8oU9m4wZUnwd8sJnsnFvNaFJXo0G0lAK3djSR58LA21xA/s3477/IMG_1261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="3223" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7QWJGVT5yqlQxLcywwD4qCg5XLu7RjBVGilPLQCH2kJx-OU_BhoYOITDQatz1T2b5liNYG4YtLO7ZpTjPvbpwaBlbXl-5B9boUOWU4I_gk2odoTG-7L6Efr4JaSF_3VEcljjEFh-fYR-x8oU9m4wZUnwd8sJnsnFvNaFJXo0G0lAK3djSR58LA21xA/w371-h400/IMG_1261.JPG" width="371" /></a></div><div>The surprises keep coming with this opening in the second floor wall. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3NbXKBpXsBmRaPS4G0Pw2UCkdfPze98PgaLMorkoFUIHMiuLouJvtolQDvoNjTy8pCHiv8X4ztKxnl56YV3nmnK1_QQlEdMqQbag4oaf_yhk1Y1tOEV-k7HSFhxF0q9TLog3TU_X9RXdC9l2hBSqCS8g9iLjAPTM_ZqDrDPY418i9YV91yJ6q-qAIg/s4539/IMG_1275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="4539" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3NbXKBpXsBmRaPS4G0Pw2UCkdfPze98PgaLMorkoFUIHMiuLouJvtolQDvoNjTy8pCHiv8X4ztKxnl56YV3nmnK1_QQlEdMqQbag4oaf_yhk1Y1tOEV-k7HSFhxF0q9TLog3TU_X9RXdC9l2hBSqCS8g9iLjAPTM_ZqDrDPY418i9YV91yJ6q-qAIg/w400-h258/IMG_1275.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div>And check out this curved table, wow!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLCrTQrpsmSVo2M3zsZCLrAMz2WsivG3E5MVpRXrqyP-bRSIZL9kyQHpA-ait8A4HQKWyfyFutPWG4YgHuOYIHXCsPLkoAk9wtzdSexrEQby931norzZleAvil-cCCUDdguvijE2EOMtJ9qKz00Xma7n09hzv0d917YU_F1HHYc52GJm4wKQZ61gvCw/s3893/IMG_1264.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="3251" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLCrTQrpsmSVo2M3zsZCLrAMz2WsivG3E5MVpRXrqyP-bRSIZL9kyQHpA-ait8A4HQKWyfyFutPWG4YgHuOYIHXCsPLkoAk9wtzdSexrEQby931norzZleAvil-cCCUDdguvijE2EOMtJ9qKz00Xma7n09hzv0d917YU_F1HHYc52GJm4wKQZ61gvCw/w334-h400/IMG_1264.JPG" width="334" /></a></div>The second floor of the tea shop is almost complete. With all the windows, the building feels very light and airy. The Alley namesake sign gets mounted to the second floor.<div><br /></div><div>Section 6 -</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA5qT5Omo3Vb3rE0MeKlhfxFUxAYzfV1bXBCxg00cUEx0Us_lQY8af9GAyiP6lG-U2O6b1sFeG0NO15gY3HD8ss3myNhKQZ9-en7shqv5t7E9_Kiqc_ivykXSr4fyYqdnLW3Q5s9qc789fpd5U-oT4K2Zzp4XW4vaX2EMtVC9OORGPfOGeTHLFw5kqg/s2282/IMG_1307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2282" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA5qT5Omo3Vb3rE0MeKlhfxFUxAYzfV1bXBCxg00cUEx0Us_lQY8af9GAyiP6lG-U2O6b1sFeG0NO15gY3HD8ss3myNhKQZ9-en7shqv5t7E9_Kiqc_ivykXSr4fyYqdnLW3Q5s9qc789fpd5U-oT4K2Zzp4XW4vaX2EMtVC9OORGPfOGeTHLFw5kqg/w400-h336/IMG_1307.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Just as the first floor gets a removable diorama, the second floor lounge seating area is removable as well. A few more printed parts can be found on the cups and table top.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSvxKZ4CKnPVi4aBdQdrXDpYrWgLL3NOvkaGb-simPFZyIRCYoMs7dHldmyidSV0lHvNq6TQXqUp_nAlWKKS1SsD1Qz9EbnCiD0InpQo3ckOACii1ihgmscnvxx2_xaSRCBZ2PRC6CzpwoQtHt99QZK1q-rWhTEhs_shO5F2KzZEzD6UyE2_8Nm0pYA/s2967/IMG_1308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="2541" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSvxKZ4CKnPVi4aBdQdrXDpYrWgLL3NOvkaGb-simPFZyIRCYoMs7dHldmyidSV0lHvNq6TQXqUp_nAlWKKS1SsD1Qz9EbnCiD0InpQo3ckOACii1ihgmscnvxx2_xaSRCBZ2PRC6CzpwoQtHt99QZK1q-rWhTEhs_shO5F2KzZEzD6UyE2_8Nm0pYA/w342-h400/IMG_1308.JPG" width="342" /></a></div>After you build it, you can display it separately outside or tuck it back into the building.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTwnskOnQHOgftswm_NT2I0_2W4A17aoY4YELbwCqoanpcWYhVOzKwYObwqatFHyM_QwoIud2GksCjf75BQsJvIAqnehIVCKljBvMjpYvJzLrsnHkbUcMMnCNsxtJ4DfPEgGaQ1UkFIICk0LGdfBErNgrRXaHIzcG8AkflAFQx73lZK0r8ry9VKP7MQ/s4620/IMG_1493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3416" data-original-width="4620" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDTwnskOnQHOgftswm_NT2I0_2W4A17aoY4YELbwCqoanpcWYhVOzKwYObwqatFHyM_QwoIud2GksCjf75BQsJvIAqnehIVCKljBvMjpYvJzLrsnHkbUcMMnCNsxtJ4DfPEgGaQ1UkFIICk0LGdfBErNgrRXaHIzcG8AkflAFQx73lZK0r8ry9VKP7MQ/w400-h296/IMG_1493.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLIiocphGTehEmKaZsYz48hgYxhl4qxuov-YWxianr2ScYWr1DcIy_8Kyo8cl1lxc_tPZsfXEYwWo-MYdClG7jV0N_FsvHWlNyLzSrEFNxt0V256VkafL4hFFzJP5X0LsN1zw00E2nGilZzxl1gupKvorUBrYpdy5rG6I7v0IVF1y8Q0q2OsH3yVpdw/s3424/IMG_1304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3284" data-original-width="3424" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLIiocphGTehEmKaZsYz48hgYxhl4qxuov-YWxianr2ScYWr1DcIy_8Kyo8cl1lxc_tPZsfXEYwWo-MYdClG7jV0N_FsvHWlNyLzSrEFNxt0V256VkafL4hFFzJP5X0LsN1zw00E2nGilZzxl1gupKvorUBrYpdy5rG6I7v0IVF1y8Q0q2OsH3yVpdw/w400-h384/IMG_1304.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>What a clever design! The swivel piece locks the diorama into place while the handle facilitates it's removal from the structure.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV8jELMt7UFHC-BAF1M9rAd6pOJbbXtvLcliqBpg4by28CJxMAu6JnbjecIyOwHQcW0TKleldtCSzG5Mrfu1nRRxAGxefKnjbBOLka7az5SmfHnkRc0wp5CEbA2rG9HjI2elh9GqGfBSIe16FxOcbsHOQnUM7O1I_qO3-KmHtGE6uzd_mPKhJfy1oVQ/s3488/IMG_1306.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3317" data-original-width="3488" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOV8jELMt7UFHC-BAF1M9rAd6pOJbbXtvLcliqBpg4by28CJxMAu6JnbjecIyOwHQcW0TKleldtCSzG5Mrfu1nRRxAGxefKnjbBOLka7az5SmfHnkRc0wp5CEbA2rG9HjI2elh9GqGfBSIe16FxOcbsHOQnUM7O1I_qO3-KmHtGE6uzd_mPKhJfy1oVQ/w400-h380/IMG_1306.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The last bit of exterior cladding is now added to the side of the tea shop.<div><br /></div><div>Section 7 - Constructing the roof</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PGg91qcWFeZGeKQhWZ2AxXXJWc_JKkHOsPzRu7iVJNPNgqubDfeeCJBHh2aN6xY731z7bA9yVxsxbCktNiZGT6n9rDTpBfSiKl7BnP6vgvFqMXhE6tc34IUaeWX7b9RlhiSqIT9PAVBO5xSR8ugSCTT_3cs1IG976fUHHZeYGAsvpgO48_DnD8G8Nw/s3213/IMG_1491.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="3213" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6PGg91qcWFeZGeKQhWZ2AxXXJWc_JKkHOsPzRu7iVJNPNgqubDfeeCJBHh2aN6xY731z7bA9yVxsxbCktNiZGT6n9rDTpBfSiKl7BnP6vgvFqMXhE6tc34IUaeWX7b9RlhiSqIT9PAVBO5xSR8ugSCTT_3cs1IG976fUHHZeYGAsvpgO48_DnD8G8Nw/w400-h345/IMG_1491.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Nothing about this tea shop is boring and that includes the roof. It has a small patio that is accessed by the staircase.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9wBmjUwjhCvJCad9nGmCk5w7_SD6IKYDWr8XVxObgljKkthEq6ZsE8KYooqrYL2dNSyHLLUDOHeyFp96wb3gew_SVpqbUh-O803q6drNSzlJ3w8rghjSUuih9PYNyYcwfoG_FVLsLEl-TSgoh1eqsRnuITcffDuyG5Ymmu77eDgnuTSG14v1YvxvjQ/s3401/IMG_1492.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="3401" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9wBmjUwjhCvJCad9nGmCk5w7_SD6IKYDWr8XVxObgljKkthEq6ZsE8KYooqrYL2dNSyHLLUDOHeyFp96wb3gew_SVpqbUh-O803q6drNSzlJ3w8rghjSUuih9PYNyYcwfoG_FVLsLEl-TSgoh1eqsRnuITcffDuyG5Ymmu77eDgnuTSG14v1YvxvjQ/w400-h331/IMG_1492.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The patio is covered in vines and foliage. A railing wraps all the way around the roof to keep minifigures safe.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBE7xxvxrXe1dBV-dumUNmDbSvJDXJoA4x6HgANe-6k9Nnd9LSVB-Tla7UXpmiTHbiirmeEqbdZYM6VrxHk3lmLKFi5a61F-lXcaVfLMW3QvPHrlIWvvnNVWHQIH7DdAI343B4vuT0mXi95tzYhdgy_SxFPxq2Ag6_Q793KUD6wCKxr2USbrXgsTfZw/s3908/IMG_1495.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3535" data-original-width="3908" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBE7xxvxrXe1dBV-dumUNmDbSvJDXJoA4x6HgANe-6k9Nnd9LSVB-Tla7UXpmiTHbiirmeEqbdZYM6VrxHk3lmLKFi5a61F-lXcaVfLMW3QvPHrlIWvvnNVWHQIH7DdAI343B4vuT0mXi95tzYhdgy_SxFPxq2Ag6_Q793KUD6wCKxr2USbrXgsTfZw/w400-h361/IMG_1495.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The giant skylight lets a lot of natural light into the second floor but since it's not cordoned off, it means it has to support the weight of anyone who is standing on it.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><u>Gallery</u></h3><div>I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves. The Deers tea shop looks great from every angle.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkfprJTodze_rzGzQUFH4j4RiuS9_c2-Y2Iwy-1z006ClqzXFWYoI0BuFQabq8uVwdEVsl_uUL93vwNSUWs4uzfK0rNYijf52qUbg6bxhVja0u_YCPxFEP4A7hWIJ4dRT3opqQ7DFeARfqpV0aV4riGpkXRAxOP5ootySScTKF5Jgue7KtPhoBmRhsQ/s3953/IMG_1496.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3953" data-original-width="3283" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkfprJTodze_rzGzQUFH4j4RiuS9_c2-Y2Iwy-1z006ClqzXFWYoI0BuFQabq8uVwdEVsl_uUL93vwNSUWs4uzfK0rNYijf52qUbg6bxhVja0u_YCPxFEP4A7hWIJ4dRT3opqQ7DFeARfqpV0aV4riGpkXRAxOP5ootySScTKF5Jgue7KtPhoBmRhsQ/w333-h400/IMG_1496.JPG" width="333" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbB4UA7_dFKzP9nVfFYo-sFaILlh_PF-tsz0gSJFikc3wFyaK-BAqtNjh7kA6Cp22Y1BTo1Ieqh3c0OFUBlX3-kVdEXbZrvTBPz-nTkV4IDRYSa_ZKx09Eik3TtgxgwqEfQyVBCCJZBKFGRIcMmHK7cwupvODThXtAzEtxWAzmwYieEld6_VCFb77Yzg/s3569/IMG_1497.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It is meant to light up both the first and second floors. I used the original light exclusively on the first floor and added an additional light strand to the second floor and in doing so, I was able to light up the Alley sign on the roof as well.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvFi3eibodut25ihmL1pY0q5HXaAnLWAlqIizwOvCfB12WqbkoBfRxvGDUjhVA_8b7ekMiity1SIhBS3f238tq9X4Akf81ux47Y7px6qgCSqlaBvo_a6akqhFJl6Ix8XW3HFLK7oauMLF3tS5Px-oc4-1axdlikr6FN0U4cTjzYvONbsCx-2Tc_Gzsg/s4245/IMG_1270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4245" data-original-width="3551" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvFi3eibodut25ihmL1pY0q5HXaAnLWAlqIizwOvCfB12WqbkoBfRxvGDUjhVA_8b7ekMiity1SIhBS3f238tq9X4Akf81ux47Y7px6qgCSqlaBvo_a6akqhFJl6Ix8XW3HFLK7oauMLF3tS5Px-oc4-1axdlikr6FN0U4cTjzYvONbsCx-2Tc_Gzsg/w335-h400/IMG_1270.JPG" width="335" /></a></div>Although I didn't use it, there is a secret compartment under the second floor staircase. I think it is where you can place the battery brick for the light strand.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnY2JXzS2SBq8mQjybF9XTsLAiPbEXBKTjwfvAc7swHsCmcFh5nk9DXWX81z5dFtfLHxUD7LMBoKEqVBIwArp2H7Hspv0eePohswhv_ZA9DkDwJFWOL3CoCW6l6VWzy3OpKZjOD5j6nA9a5M4UXwFittjDE3LjAfsA8E0JjXJQ-qvNyvQUwWJfXaJUA/s3561/IMG_1271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3561" data-original-width="3269" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnY2JXzS2SBq8mQjybF9XTsLAiPbEXBKTjwfvAc7swHsCmcFh5nk9DXWX81z5dFtfLHxUD7LMBoKEqVBIwArp2H7Hspv0eePohswhv_ZA9DkDwJFWOL3CoCW6l6VWzy3OpKZjOD5j6nA9a5M4UXwFittjDE3LjAfsA8E0JjXJQ-qvNyvQUwWJfXaJUA/w368-h400/IMG_1271.JPG" width="368" /></a></div>I should also let you know about the secret drawer in the first floor stairwell as well. All sorts of surprises in this set!<div><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Final Thoughts</h3>The Mork Deers/Alley Tea Shop by MOC designer Ohsojang is one of the most detailed modular buildings I've ever built. With over 3400 pieces, this set did not disappoint in terms of novel building techniques or brick quality. Every step was a joy to build with something new to be discovered along the way.</div><div><br /></div><div>The removable dioramas were really fun to build and I definitely learned some new techniques to use in future modular MOCs. With all the printed pieces that came with this set at it's affordable price point, the Milk tea shop is way ahead of anything Lego would ever do.</div><div><br /></div><div>I enthusiastically give this set a 5 out of 5 and highly recommend the Mork model Milk Tea Shop to anyone who is a fan of Ohsojang's creations or loves to build Lego style modular buildings. I think this might be the first time I've ever assigned a perfect score to a set!</div><div><br /></div><div>Let me know what you thought of this model and don't forget to use my code ITSNOTLEGO on the <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" target="_blank">Afobrick.com website</a> to help you save some money.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking, bye!<br /><div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-87911562078984834072023-03-30T15:38:00.010-04:002024-01-11T04:33:13.736-05:00The JMBricklayer 21102 Coffee Shop Set Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmVQiTacT5_eU5X5G1oNdLo92rGRUzgwNUMog-yttRVKw-bTm3tR6z5JtILlTgcW6FQSvd9ui1_FuOFNlBHVqxiymYWDur9Mu011W4gRU4TPrzVYlUnGvTLP7HDuS-imJ0eHYcPv6FwhnSQ8Z0KQIAXMYAbbOD0LT_1k0m2IgmVdSw2o0ayosy-csIg/s2796/IMG_0157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2309" data-original-width="2796" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmVQiTacT5_eU5X5G1oNdLo92rGRUzgwNUMog-yttRVKw-bTm3tR6z5JtILlTgcW6FQSvd9ui1_FuOFNlBHVqxiymYWDur9Mu011W4gRU4TPrzVYlUnGvTLP7HDuS-imJ0eHYcPv6FwhnSQ8Z0KQIAXMYAbbOD0LT_1k0m2IgmVdSw2o0ayosy-csIg/w400-h330/IMG_0157.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /> It's review time at It's Not Lego and today, we will take a closer look at the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer 21102 Coffee shop</a>!<p></p><h3><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">Update: I modified the Coffee shop to fit my modular city! Check out my mods here: <a href="https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2023/04/i-completely-rebuilt-jmbricklayer.html">https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2023/04/i-completely-rebuilt-jmbricklayer.html</a></span></span></h3><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h3>Where to Get it</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="490" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAKwgfhzfqgh22S7lFXmQ7lO18hB7Oko_A_I95jNE5SM6pNHZZDnc4VwVHHYwEHqsEz7Yf3vGw_MMNcvaZ3x5IkD0GAEXnZIm11iLFE8PFwy0LGgxXoG95WrxfcPkujH2vBOqsFBVFI_JbTfoyoQQmVcULUMeop_P2K-XkdI1gy1MI-B4yr-MHg1-zg/w400-h266/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today's set was generously provided to me by JMBricklayer.com for the purpose of the review. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="908" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGgEebtcXmjMTcutA5CCIQKwyiuoE0qSp6z8M22SOlpGxHyI4albTk05ekxyQpO95TfnJ4QxrOeQQYUMql7IXNAsCxLoIuSMXEtg-NXg3kRaC7YNlkUBjk3JUeAT3VgI7uun_sIKVYnXkVLmsZe2rBWWBMaumQPEO2wwYTwqFnD6AKJsb9GQ9xgAgcg/w400-h260/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-29%20at%205.58.54%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div>Get it from their web store, on sale right now.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/JMBricklayer-Lighting-Building-Lighthouse-Buildings/dp/B0BLN796W4?ref_=ast_sto_dp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="944" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWwueFTnNw2Zr5_nIs5GEcsXeemKmrRSvvBnO0usKDxU7K8mO1L-vllJOyREa6m_NgE72uQoMb7t6hHrHezFde1un8hYgdxORPap9LpYdxQyWFB3gajZGCeNEvE3l4kilnI9OO0tKSRBORi_7ctfBE_9YNW1yopVoLlz1-EEicSkqkjGThx6Axvodww/w400-h236/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-29%20at%206.06.11%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Or from the JMBricklayer Amazon store (discount coupon).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>For other non sale items, use my code ITSNOTLEGO15% to save 15% in the JMBricklayer web store.<br /><div><br /></div><div><h3>Coffee Shop Details</h3><ul><li>Brand: JMBricklayer</li><li>Set: Coffee Shop 21102</li><li>Theme: City Architecture</li><li>Piece count: 1512 pieces</li><li>Numbered bags? Yes</li><li>Stickers or printed parts? Both</li><li>Missing or deformed pieces: Yes</li><li>Extra parts: Yes</li><li>Minifigures: No</li><li>Lighting kit: included</li><li>Brick Quality and Clutch: Great</li><li>Measurements (approx): 8"W x 6" D x 7.5" H</li><li>Age Rating: 14+</li></ul><div><br /></div><h3>Unboxing</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHd7PUkh7b9Em0of8RTKvTRzm0A44MMVumbxZaDpkFy4eaELx1paRBg72YZI2OPky_vNgk-DJ5qRvmLlmEJGSiQ9Onyh8WLHfvoviRPDaC6K8mTGFwiyet3Sjg0i3398PX0KvbjwpYkmjirmSlNSxQxPG_hBdVUAEFD_bMq7-jlUksajrSVVyZf0CwQ/s656/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-29%20at%206.38.40%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="656" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHd7PUkh7b9Em0of8RTKvTRzm0A44MMVumbxZaDpkFy4eaELx1paRBg72YZI2OPky_vNgk-DJ5qRvmLlmEJGSiQ9Onyh8WLHfvoviRPDaC6K8mTGFwiyet3Sjg0i3398PX0KvbjwpYkmjirmSlNSxQxPG_hBdVUAEFD_bMq7-jlUksajrSVVyZf0CwQ/w400-h339/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-29%20at%206.38.40%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a look at what we get in the box. Various bags of parts, an instruction manual and a small sticker sheet. Not sure why they spelled Coffee as Coffe, both on the manual and on the printed parts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6FGVT5hz8UN9GJ2z9sB0QCnZw74NkzEl0ixHvkIZ_35_UExywg4vuxMFtoNg3Ovk4Vu5o4ppP5oOnY7RPiYprkpfspyTuT9xUNxC0rOMQMU7tww-j31XP39-z_gYPZWQ_kaMT6hsDRwhlajdOXMQY4J7NlhH5HN_CYCQBEXCKqLrPWQzqnRcBPguPQ/s730/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-29%20at%206.43.25%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="730" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6FGVT5hz8UN9GJ2z9sB0QCnZw74NkzEl0ixHvkIZ_35_UExywg4vuxMFtoNg3Ovk4Vu5o4ppP5oOnY7RPiYprkpfspyTuT9xUNxC0rOMQMU7tww-j31XP39-z_gYPZWQ_kaMT6hsDRwhlajdOXMQY4J7NlhH5HN_CYCQBEXCKqLrPWQzqnRcBPguPQ/w400-h306/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-29%20at%206.43.25%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Here's my inventory of parts bags corresponding to the steps in the manual:</div><div>step 1: 10 bags</div><div>step 2: 9 bags</div><div>step 3: 8 bags</div><div>plus one LED light strand and battery pack.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><h3>Step 1 Highlights</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrmtyl5wmN7VfgyaSsZ7sAKAaYTvScJugEdqPH2oNTSkV5LN7SHgn_UoPOL79jkkGMOYCQsxzffS8C2GKkMyCPVUdSYuAcjlqSauUSxqFmFgElckN8Fr-LF5rFFsPQhyvUWHMe7v40bTP-KjnWrkhkolTOgJEz7dp672UmYmp_PITiFZCZeSPfoI53A/s4791/IMG_0060.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3279" data-original-width="4791" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrmtyl5wmN7VfgyaSsZ7sAKAaYTvScJugEdqPH2oNTSkV5LN7SHgn_UoPOL79jkkGMOYCQsxzffS8C2GKkMyCPVUdSYuAcjlqSauUSxqFmFgElckN8Fr-LF5rFFsPQhyvUWHMe7v40bTP-KjnWrkhkolTOgJEz7dp672UmYmp_PITiFZCZeSPfoI53A/w400-h274/IMG_0060.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Assembling the base of the coffee shop.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL0wSzKZ3GDrQOz_CKJFgnX4DyYCE1frZU4skuk3Ni3GUqenjLmKYbagj86-aQO52aQznIMMZHfQVV2Z8FkjpxyP4hlWzL3C0pii6Xn8X5zDF3voP4X-L3GLHcjjMCoGgRRnIeJtKWXqjSGbsq1CcrC4pwdgZwDXV2q8TPSURFK0cAHQc7uHZryDRfg/s2278/IMG_0055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2265" data-original-width="2278" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL0wSzKZ3GDrQOz_CKJFgnX4DyYCE1frZU4skuk3Ni3GUqenjLmKYbagj86-aQO52aQznIMMZHfQVV2Z8FkjpxyP4hlWzL3C0pii6Xn8X5zDF3voP4X-L3GLHcjjMCoGgRRnIeJtKWXqjSGbsq1CcrC4pwdgZwDXV2q8TPSURFK0cAHQc7uHZryDRfg/w400-h398/IMG_0055.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Ooh, we got some printed parts including some milk containers, some coffee cups with logos on them, a cookie, a payment terminal and a couple of records.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6WId9JlyNl5215AhY5nvQJD9nHpvaUxZ6jQzBMJ0dY1N4qAAXqcPBc3qKEfhVZt7Wb-vsbxSo0Jy_3OQP01rbPkrUmqfdxWveNBQ-Wbr9YfIIG7H7gWkWqE-PNbo-BeTpJPfQ_CckwEaVez49mDkl4gKc32fwv04zDuW3HyX3DrXpkPgRNIEZFDR2Q/s3167/IMG_0063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="3167" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6WId9JlyNl5215AhY5nvQJD9nHpvaUxZ6jQzBMJ0dY1N4qAAXqcPBc3qKEfhVZt7Wb-vsbxSo0Jy_3OQP01rbPkrUmqfdxWveNBQ-Wbr9YfIIG7H7gWkWqE-PNbo-BeTpJPfQ_CckwEaVez49mDkl4gKc32fwv04zDuW3HyX3DrXpkPgRNIEZFDR2Q/w400-h325/IMG_0063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the coffee counter setup with room for a barista minifigure which is sadly not included. Love the cookie jar, the coffee maker, and the coffee grinder.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4fVYMNcW169YZNodnNh3Vq7cnAO99GWs610xNRIxrJTag1Pc27ylzUrP7t8dERBYhjwQKWlwH8CwNkp2TMEr31Y0SOE5bmF5sgbzjP52zg0xCuU1wl9BekKsCK4IhympEy1qg1Gwz7-ro7TGKX2Ne4_PrsSsft5ATrBHrj7r1000JGHS0bw3KhXjyA/s4223/IMG_0076.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3381" data-original-width="4223" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4fVYMNcW169YZNodnNh3Vq7cnAO99GWs610xNRIxrJTag1Pc27ylzUrP7t8dERBYhjwQKWlwH8CwNkp2TMEr31Y0SOE5bmF5sgbzjP52zg0xCuU1wl9BekKsCK4IhympEy1qg1Gwz7-ro7TGKX2Ne4_PrsSsft5ATrBHrj7r1000JGHS0bw3KhXjyA/w400-h320/IMG_0076.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Step 1 finished. The scale of the front door doesn't match the scale of the interior, it's way too big. It's something I'll want to fix at a later date. The owner of the coffee shop must love the sound of old school vinyl records.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step 2 Highlights</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nKJUmlF0VRoWbT3ZwfYsNx-NDBKT819P1oJTKDXq6_iq_YlkeMc0f7gtZQ9gEZpORTdX0l_WEwu7ym3PN0HSqRklGXc3w2IzxLU-VnPDy45M1umQDqjuIaiY9yCFs2QaVRIyphQ6vnYi5uEZnSDOgYI0337VSZMU7rcPFBLy5ZnYVGdtwoPp5o6pnQ/s2577/IMG_0078.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2369" data-original-width="2577" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6nKJUmlF0VRoWbT3ZwfYsNx-NDBKT819P1oJTKDXq6_iq_YlkeMc0f7gtZQ9gEZpORTdX0l_WEwu7ym3PN0HSqRklGXc3w2IzxLU-VnPDy45M1umQDqjuIaiY9yCFs2QaVRIyphQ6vnYi5uEZnSDOgYI0337VSZMU7rcPFBLy5ZnYVGdtwoPp5o6pnQ/w400-h368/IMG_0078.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>More printed parts! Some more cups and cookies as well as some wall art and a clock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfZcAvg5muM9SMmFGQj1UaIcUG8HsUq-vP99DHOAHxTp6gaTLpIc_5NeKbDK4pluWIpuTau4zmOlVTamiTR0NHhJJ8uCsa2ZxN0ggGiuOtdENivJAtHfQZBjoWxQ_WSy1RVipAuTx498a8oUYt7M__gemQek62aN5pUxvH864iRmUXuhRBFNHTMZWXQ/s4864/IMG_0085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfZcAvg5muM9SMmFGQj1UaIcUG8HsUq-vP99DHOAHxTp6gaTLpIc_5NeKbDK4pluWIpuTau4zmOlVTamiTR0NHhJJ8uCsa2ZxN0ggGiuOtdENivJAtHfQZBjoWxQ_WSy1RVipAuTx498a8oUYt7M__gemQek62aN5pUxvH864iRmUXuhRBFNHTMZWXQ/w300-h400/IMG_0085.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Interesting concept of having a giant tree inside your coffee shop. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__wy8saI1mOXQCLz9Ghc7PQaWZIb5YxmXZ_s_QYJgmiNHeOefAqDow4QKQUb8FRwz3jg_J9Hoh-MqJ3oBHHPkQJwU8rKBgasBtg4wcW76iPGWbrRDoNJWGnQ3DTaee4yvPGs1G8Y6UHUbdxtt-o3DkohrmepE71S5Pyogj1rcsFiVWdPwW8zO3fmdiA/s4305/IMG_0087.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="4305" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__wy8saI1mOXQCLz9Ghc7PQaWZIb5YxmXZ_s_QYJgmiNHeOefAqDow4QKQUb8FRwz3jg_J9Hoh-MqJ3oBHHPkQJwU8rKBgasBtg4wcW76iPGWbrRDoNJWGnQ3DTaee4yvPGs1G8Y6UHUbdxtt-o3DkohrmepE71S5Pyogj1rcsFiVWdPwW8zO3fmdiA/w400-h231/IMG_0087.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Now we see that all those printed pieces are placed into the adjacent seating area. The hinged wall makes it so much easier to take pictures of the inside.<br /><div><div><br /></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step 3 Highlights</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXKABuvltDerNWFuGGZfEYkHrGqk5OPFU5K49he--RUiDelfWRkKgUMeDtaOb8IVMrx27KaWS95cjCW_DojalQ6o3HVp0R6MXDmug-3zEhEUXzzLS-LqRD5JSog4DIXXchzU0ge9GKl0-m_FV1QxMD7SH0s0HLuKPLfQaR2OEyzEgidIeaYFyQtIESw/s3223/IMG_0097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="3223" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXKABuvltDerNWFuGGZfEYkHrGqk5OPFU5K49he--RUiDelfWRkKgUMeDtaOb8IVMrx27KaWS95cjCW_DojalQ6o3HVp0R6MXDmug-3zEhEUXzzLS-LqRD5JSog4DIXXchzU0ge9GKl0-m_FV1QxMD7SH0s0HLuKPLfQaR2OEyzEgidIeaYFyQtIESw/w400-h338/IMG_0097.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Misprinted signs. Would have preferred if it said Coffee Shop instead.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWv0foGQ7_x8zthqFhUyOLEMaDSqHjWEy334uMSkTRm0fMvV5gneXF8yzTOpgrl5mDGY578_EeOczCkwtUwP8y-zTu_ZavMfNB7z1s_reKE1Ot7_E5Y19AhkYT-t4lkYBcKL_Bx_od_PTJ0s65D-tjALfShfN1bJ1e6eI6tIeL8Ybro4uSsyuJz1M1gg/s3461/IMG_0098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3460" data-original-width="3461" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWv0foGQ7_x8zthqFhUyOLEMaDSqHjWEy334uMSkTRm0fMvV5gneXF8yzTOpgrl5mDGY578_EeOczCkwtUwP8y-zTu_ZavMfNB7z1s_reKE1Ot7_E5Y19AhkYT-t4lkYBcKL_Bx_od_PTJ0s65D-tjALfShfN1bJ1e6eI6tIeL8Ybro4uSsyuJz1M1gg/w400-h400/IMG_0098.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Main building is complete.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DeN8WSz15em-sm2ZRHH6QaTjOG8OU8sBOrFyQ5sGxXfCuRQ1SCcW10Y8w8paSCz0kHvL7gHXwYHErQ6dzIgdhDfKLOmGkPJFhGR3JB7LBzSRNx8_ntLyP_g5yxRLPGzkCiRiqm8BWAcJ9RBSsVCY-500a-WNiVxWq6Mk8DnT4UcbRHyfGn4HJ__NWQ/s3755/IMG_0100.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3145" data-original-width="3755" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6DeN8WSz15em-sm2ZRHH6QaTjOG8OU8sBOrFyQ5sGxXfCuRQ1SCcW10Y8w8paSCz0kHvL7gHXwYHErQ6dzIgdhDfKLOmGkPJFhGR3JB7LBzSRNx8_ntLyP_g5yxRLPGzkCiRiqm8BWAcJ9RBSsVCY-500a-WNiVxWq6Mk8DnT4UcbRHyfGn4HJ__NWQ/w400-h335/IMG_0100.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Roof 1 covers the counter area and gets a nice skylight.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1c6coj0Gk8OhANtaAeZqmx9bEbF4ONzWp49kkNiDRExlHDCT1VPQDfuzuI-5PWttS0XJoVf2pM_A6HqOw4zOfWZxh2OPDqNJWIKSFLmIdhd918r5-ovGVSBhsnW9uZO1Rtmku4_r9jvw3Zt8uPZ1j6MlZJ_c5k1pNKMruq6O3PIJjLnQZOMHbqdHEQ/s3145/IMG_1221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2710" data-original-width="3145" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1c6coj0Gk8OhANtaAeZqmx9bEbF4ONzWp49kkNiDRExlHDCT1VPQDfuzuI-5PWttS0XJoVf2pM_A6HqOw4zOfWZxh2OPDqNJWIKSFLmIdhd918r5-ovGVSBhsnW9uZO1Rtmku4_r9jvw3Zt8uPZ1j6MlZJ_c5k1pNKMruq6O3PIJjLnQZOMHbqdHEQ/w400-h345/IMG_1221.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Roof 2 covers the tree and seating area but didn't come with any glass panes. I wonder if this was a case of missing parts or was it designed not to have any glass in the roof.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDTiLbuOsz4Lr5arovW53w8ZyOcVI1MuToha7dcMHccr-j00oE1dfex5RfuErunBbSsdboMpq9LM0IhMDEaUqbRS9SicSHvCgJR7YlCVjG4aSVdDUxMskRC_UjtEajTBxAZO3crID8qzYMyC8P3khOs9h_tVFbLnTaN57rT7OTrEYGPcIpz92XUKFMw/s3317/IMG_0106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="3317" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDTiLbuOsz4Lr5arovW53w8ZyOcVI1MuToha7dcMHccr-j00oE1dfex5RfuErunBbSsdboMpq9LM0IhMDEaUqbRS9SicSHvCgJR7YlCVjG4aSVdDUxMskRC_UjtEajTBxAZO3crID8qzYMyC8P3khOs9h_tVFbLnTaN57rT7OTrEYGPcIpz92XUKFMw/w400-h390/IMG_0106.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Exterior accessories include a lamp post and a shelving unit full of plants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhN-ME4b4RnnWW-Tb0rW7FScGcpiFveiRxh76aEtTbyALpr4vRxBXqWKjIIRQBPJoCGTPHN4qMaaX--d8Ol_-84-mEbLW6iDQZ_RLQM9MGOP2nT_0H4NJw_ePMpzwu39Yi3ONZ1FZa0psadJhRJTik558hgkhY_Bmo-CkYiT2eAXgjZ95gMoNlpQKkiA/s3703/IMG_0108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3419" data-original-width="3703" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhN-ME4b4RnnWW-Tb0rW7FScGcpiFveiRxh76aEtTbyALpr4vRxBXqWKjIIRQBPJoCGTPHN4qMaaX--d8Ol_-84-mEbLW6iDQZ_RLQM9MGOP2nT_0H4NJw_ePMpzwu39Yi3ONZ1FZa0psadJhRJTik558hgkhY_Bmo-CkYiT2eAXgjZ95gMoNlpQKkiA/w400-h369/IMG_0108.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The completed Coffee Shop!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3GA_Kr6j35Kq3JRJHHdDYMBXojxzp-RqySjs6cWOQKcz9uBrJQVqLUU1XE2wpfusyDwSjeBsUe6Wb8Cb1o43ys1WILx18kkT0BZ3lCjjIdaU1eYF-IRkT_WpOJohZRyRPuEqeVhAt7ddJF8g5FsmeyquUqFpZbXIB68iyUGX5MEED7PQw0zhpqd4-g/s3340/IMG_0111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3339" data-original-width="3340" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3GA_Kr6j35Kq3JRJHHdDYMBXojxzp-RqySjs6cWOQKcz9uBrJQVqLUU1XE2wpfusyDwSjeBsUe6Wb8Cb1o43ys1WILx18kkT0BZ3lCjjIdaU1eYF-IRkT_WpOJohZRyRPuEqeVhAt7ddJF8g5FsmeyquUqFpZbXIB68iyUGX5MEED7PQw0zhpqd4-g/w400-h400/IMG_0111.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div>The side less frequented.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K4KnC6-ka8yMeJFNjj2KGSC9VK-Cuv--28lMz4bntOIQ1IqHyzPiEpqRf6XdOzGoGntjL2H4bP3_itzVJfg4lUG7aw8BUeHjDTPCkQnKOruZLKXT2qoRPOgvwzm8jZvfCDGTxB0y4p8GJfYksRCoA6s2BuR0ewjmnxuwu3brPEe50JrnqrMM90enXw/s3650/IMG_0133.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3318" data-original-width="3650" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_K4KnC6-ka8yMeJFNjj2KGSC9VK-Cuv--28lMz4bntOIQ1IqHyzPiEpqRf6XdOzGoGntjL2H4bP3_itzVJfg4lUG7aw8BUeHjDTPCkQnKOruZLKXT2qoRPOgvwzm8jZvfCDGTxB0y4p8GJfYksRCoA6s2BuR0ewjmnxuwu3brPEe50JrnqrMM90enXw/w400-h364/IMG_0133.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Overhead view.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Bonus Pictures</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89WxJGYPb16raGwxSiKpa9zIW4aSKVx99ofX3nQKgXG-6D693A6x415IsBZwZB9bOLH-PKSkzMXpoEHIg096_NKU8g79fIlnIuouNL4eqaw_JkXGFfrHDit10h8hhT2PH1Xwa3_ojYxuurCpnVmfKHKI7POMrB8TjrsKQxGvwM5QM7-YAuOJtdvchhg/s3613/IMG_0121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3192" data-original-width="3613" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89WxJGYPb16raGwxSiKpa9zIW4aSKVx99ofX3nQKgXG-6D693A6x415IsBZwZB9bOLH-PKSkzMXpoEHIg096_NKU8g79fIlnIuouNL4eqaw_JkXGFfrHDit10h8hhT2PH1Xwa3_ojYxuurCpnVmfKHKI7POMrB8TjrsKQxGvwM5QM7-YAuOJtdvchhg/w400-h354/IMG_0121.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The JMBricklayer Coffee shop doesn't come with any minifigures, so I added a few of my own. Here's Betty the barista. And there's that one sticker which is the menu board.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla1ufAqNzzpjmGlx3IsNVOLipNoOQjNxJLBjyqcLJjyWWTRVLEc2oK9mqQSvLusoAhwUhp1vyBbGz_mntGB3X9OnCNkNwcuCtFH533RWMuNUhyRptGoJYd1JX7Zb6aNa2Uvl45hv7z0k1be-Zrk0dmseA2cg2ZTLwVCqVhRcOz-V0_T9JFhWesGDfmQ/s3567/IMG_0123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3552" data-original-width="3567" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjla1ufAqNzzpjmGlx3IsNVOLipNoOQjNxJLBjyqcLJjyWWTRVLEc2oK9mqQSvLusoAhwUhp1vyBbGz_mntGB3X9OnCNkNwcuCtFH533RWMuNUhyRptGoJYd1JX7Zb6aNa2Uvl45hv7z0k1be-Zrk0dmseA2cg2ZTLwVCqVhRcOz-V0_T9JFhWesGDfmQ/w400-h399/IMG_0123.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Shift change at the coffee counter. Ted has come in for the night shift.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0sbHhI63g5gCEHr_a_ahHAfwN2YKTTGtYle4xLo_du3rjj-B8m1-BKA4hdqiA5o2ER4tZAQrptxwT5w5YN3DYaT4QVia1g7yDfpxF9yYgGCAKBDr1dM0wS4ayEj1nGUzHNOU4d3Sup6dZGxLB8qygznETckGAILWAXwVnI_ctY9Z7Quy5q1rtIQkyA/s3963/IMG_0126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="3963" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0sbHhI63g5gCEHr_a_ahHAfwN2YKTTGtYle4xLo_du3rjj-B8m1-BKA4hdqiA5o2ER4tZAQrptxwT5w5YN3DYaT4QVia1g7yDfpxF9yYgGCAKBDr1dM0wS4ayEj1nGUzHNOU4d3Sup6dZGxLB8qygznETckGAILWAXwVnI_ctY9Z7Quy5q1rtIQkyA/w400-h286/IMG_0126.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Betty takes a break before heading home, after a long day at the shop.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSduabFQK_RwJMpysPFdyrHPTYlB9utlmWMxjg-qC58gvf22bFIfuTGkjJpKNTSecwUQNub0xQmNtRvPgHBZxRGuzWCL_m-2VNs8N0KTgcYkBwVcT6susG-khU1iMdu859igc9n026hCkIH11ZQbD_7gXtQVthVke7GAYHKAdb_rvA6VBDN5hV3er7EA/s2974/IMG_0124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="2762" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSduabFQK_RwJMpysPFdyrHPTYlB9utlmWMxjg-qC58gvf22bFIfuTGkjJpKNTSecwUQNub0xQmNtRvPgHBZxRGuzWCL_m-2VNs8N0KTgcYkBwVcT6susG-khU1iMdu859igc9n026hCkIH11ZQbD_7gXtQVthVke7GAYHKAdb_rvA6VBDN5hV3er7EA/w371-h400/IMG_0124.JPG" width="371" /></a></div>Now that Betty has left, Ted can play his favourite Barry Manilow songs on the record player.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0M_-17eCQPhnU9MNiSoTAbplWvCtAexWXbE1vnHMVEivF_AvSkfCo8UBZWW039BqvN-EKId7ZMmMKIKfQsOHA_VUs609hyvBT2ajkRWazGT_HOQwiyz873ApwaDPXX7TuGZmUjDLsnZFmuVIe9vRafK29QRZLRqpcshqpdvo9NaGm1WXm3Ffy4-nWQ/s3359/IMG_0119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3359" data-original-width="2737" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic0M_-17eCQPhnU9MNiSoTAbplWvCtAexWXbE1vnHMVEivF_AvSkfCo8UBZWW039BqvN-EKId7ZMmMKIKfQsOHA_VUs609hyvBT2ajkRWazGT_HOQwiyz873ApwaDPXX7TuGZmUjDLsnZFmuVIe9vRafK29QRZLRqpcshqpdvo9NaGm1WXm3Ffy4-nWQ/w326-h400/IMG_0119.JPG" width="326" /></a></div>Er, not everyone is a fan of Barry Manilow, sorry Ted.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWjC3gAtFG8uUcFTaZV-0NLHFAHhQW2WU31SOh18kDBKgzuQ8uATwdhMlXGxCSBtueimGm1QGrbGc8EzW8NwtSVF0clXLHOLI6Oav16ubAwq9YpPduuBwxqsGMwpIfRtH6EoLyx7vzdKImbXDxJCedKREMBicL5b5kY2a5Dd1sHJwm8zRTNtsuYiJ-Q/s4385/IMG_0140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3361" data-original-width="4385" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWjC3gAtFG8uUcFTaZV-0NLHFAHhQW2WU31SOh18kDBKgzuQ8uATwdhMlXGxCSBtueimGm1QGrbGc8EzW8NwtSVF0clXLHOLI6Oav16ubAwq9YpPduuBwxqsGMwpIfRtH6EoLyx7vzdKImbXDxJCedKREMBicL5b5kY2a5Dd1sHJwm8zRTNtsuYiJ-Q/w400-h306/IMG_0140.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Can't forget that the Coffee shop comes with an LED light string. There's no right or wrong way to place the light strand, so I just weave it around randomly inside.<div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDwCGhVDh3M3ZoDi64PfDYHPZTVlwLJD9MEDYpZX771cjNR-U3rXEGfPWbarQTU3jOp7tNmyTZUSjPCNBklzD6cffj7nhwVigpPEQxHMvmyqi-KbZAWHcNkjFfJo3GdKmTsRdZNKJyJBk2fn4GwYGGMIVCIWn_wwzjfF_7RMlHHXanAZzbUpYN68c8g/s3645/IMG_0146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3515" data-original-width="3645" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDwCGhVDh3M3ZoDi64PfDYHPZTVlwLJD9MEDYpZX771cjNR-U3rXEGfPWbarQTU3jOp7tNmyTZUSjPCNBklzD6cffj7nhwVigpPEQxHMvmyqi-KbZAWHcNkjFfJo3GdKmTsRdZNKJyJBk2fn4GwYGGMIVCIWn_wwzjfF_7RMlHHXanAZzbUpYN68c8g/w400-h386/IMG_0146.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>The JMBricklayer 21102 Coffee Shop set was a lot of fun to build and makes a nice addition to your building block collection, especially if you like these little shops that open up to display the detailed interior.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bricks used were excellent quality and had great clutch as evidenced by my pictures. I really liked all the nice details behind the coffee counter and the record player was a cool bonus. The plant stand outside was nice to have but probably wasn't really necessary.</div><div><br /></div><div>The large tree in the sitting area provided a nice canopy for the coffee shop patrons. This set came with a lot of printed parts like coffee cups, wall art, and signage, however the menu board behind the coffee counter was a sticker.</div><div><br /></div><div>Play value is good because you can open up the shop to display and place your own minifigures with ease. And because the bricks are Lego compatible, you can display it with all of of your other Lego and alternative brick sets. The included LED light string is something you definitely don't get in any Lego set.</div><div><br /></div><div>The set is not perfect though. The entrance door is way too large for the shop despite the interior being minifigure scale. The rooftop over the sitting area didn't come with any glass panes, so you wouldn't want to be sitting there during a rainstorm.</div><div><br /></div><div>Let's not forget the glaring spelling mistake for Coffee on the signage either. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Rating</h3><div><br /></div><div>Going over all the pluses and minuses, I'll give this set a rating of 4.3. I would have rated it higher if the spelling on the sign was correct, the roof glass included, a standard sized door was used and maybe one or two minifigures included with the set.<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks again <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33">JMBricklayer.com</a> for the set. Please visit their website or their Amazon store if you get a chance. Bye for now!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-43511080549514841022023-03-15T14:51:00.004-04:002024-01-07T05:07:04.630-05:00The Lego Compatible JMBricklayer 70107 Mechanical Dinosaur Set Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq_fWac94z-9ILdBpXasyejgnGqhcjZCqYsZuXVjN6rqv1V1cKd7uSdNljG_-lqmdV9fe_8iyiksmh0vJgNa16ac6BYH1jgSByZQjLB7vCPiY8iiNbl9t6fPiBzrl2cSkpRMREKc_y-mhbRRcdlGv7yuZhAW70X8yW24c5d3t8aEpLEgbz7bgkLOOGw/s3865/IMG_0858.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3286" data-original-width="3865" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaq_fWac94z-9ILdBpXasyejgnGqhcjZCqYsZuXVjN6rqv1V1cKd7uSdNljG_-lqmdV9fe_8iyiksmh0vJgNa16ac6BYH1jgSByZQjLB7vCPiY8iiNbl9t6fPiBzrl2cSkpRMREKc_y-mhbRRcdlGv7yuZhAW70X8yW24c5d3t8aEpLEgbz7bgkLOOGw/w400-h340/IMG_0858.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Are you tired of building building block sets that are so easy, you can do them with your eyes closed? Well, this 1470 piece Mechanical Dinosaur set from JMBricklayer is just the right set to give you a good challenge!</p><p>Hey brick fans and welcome back to Its-Not-Lego! Today, I'll be reviewing the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/t-rex-dinosaur-70107/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer branded Mechanical Dinosaur</a> set, set number is 70107. </p><p>The appearance of the mechanical dinosaur is inspired by the prehistoric creatures of the Jurassic periods, with sharp claws, a long tail, and fearsome teeth on one side. However, on the other side, the robot parts give it a futuristic and technological twist, with gray metallic greebling and mechanical joints that allow it to move in a variety of ways.</p><p>This building block set review is brought to you by <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33">JMBricklayer.com</a>! Here's the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/t-rex-dinosaur-70107/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">link to the set on the JMBricklayer website</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="490" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSgLrTzzwmXuS3CxPeqC45JhFKUSH-rnLlyxMTUTWEMl7o4CO6E9Awn7AucryOqYQz6RFtSyeS1hlJc5BLr47fRIMoFcMjpQYFMS77C8tF9V-KRdu0kh-CrXnctRiPubR52zeQpdQgY7DTupkl7EJDTIXzW84udzMHB2qsN_WDF2WHEC8KvaTsNQaoQ/s320/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>You can also find this set and many more on the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/JMBricklayer/" target="_blank">JMBricklayer Amazon store</a>.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Details</h3><ul><li>Brand: JMBricklayer</li><li>Set: 70107 Mechanical Dinosaur</li><li>Theme: Science Fiction</li><li>Piece count: 1470+</li><li>Numbered bags? Yes</li><li>Stickers or printed parts? Both</li><li>Missing or deformed pieces: No</li><li>Extra parts: Yes</li><li>Minifigures: No</li><li>Lighting kit: No</li><li>Brick Quality and Clutch: Very Good</li><li>Measurements (approx): 9.5 inches high and 22 inches long</li><li>Age Rating: 14+</li></ul><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54--0ebQtqQDvfdJZjxWrPXxf8diPTdAf8szKBqpl3C5_a6HzCzFIK8xO1a7bkhA8e8--anT9TE-0VfghDk7MILKu9GVS1_zypodWL44ax42iJvX7hxMQFtHep8AsuLeLZHSQNNj3Fr1XXctNrtYAG-yrqdQyPq3km8r2SPAG9dBPmb3VfAStnX0c_Q/s4564/IMG_0774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3421" data-original-width="4564" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi54--0ebQtqQDvfdJZjxWrPXxf8diPTdAf8szKBqpl3C5_a6HzCzFIK8xO1a7bkhA8e8--anT9TE-0VfghDk7MILKu9GVS1_zypodWL44ax42iJvX7hxMQFtHep8AsuLeLZHSQNNj3Fr1XXctNrtYAG-yrqdQyPq3km8r2SPAG9dBPmb3VfAStnX0c_Q/w400-h300/IMG_0774.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>My JMBricklayer branded Mechanical Dinosaur set came in a sturdy box displaying the scary looking dinosaur with details about the set name, number, piece count and age rating.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOlB-oAEQRpHnovBJy0_d-msdX77HsgLSaxybEJ1yD0wdRGhcMzc3Kr7ailgerhSbi8Y5ud83basMyRRsw07ce4weV7YVxnjvr8jYbTQkuhsX_WaLoG965ZaeiVw143h0qsYnHA4J6vkTC-nZPTnuv0EHE_Ihuj588zDAi7Jelo5hOpEI711vQiMQRQ/s4125/IMG_0775.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3335" data-original-width="4125" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilOlB-oAEQRpHnovBJy0_d-msdX77HsgLSaxybEJ1yD0wdRGhcMzc3Kr7ailgerhSbi8Y5ud83basMyRRsw07ce4weV7YVxnjvr8jYbTQkuhsX_WaLoG965ZaeiVw143h0qsYnHA4J6vkTC-nZPTnuv0EHE_Ihuj588zDAi7Jelo5hOpEI711vQiMQRQ/w400-h324/IMG_0775.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Inside the box, you get six large ziplock bags numbered 1 thru 6, an instruction booklet, and a brick separator.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWIm_LpgpM5CpCXpniosNrFxJQzQT1Tvtx2xZu5NBSKXWORf7QnZt545gQkqrNk6vMj3LuJCMbGeSI8_gdYCLRkJsZjhCDkoOuq9mhyWtXlLEE1WV24cOXUurecmirVVXZeREiykb1L0wGe5kpTNnH_qpDtD0m-xdHUsQo4XBTgvN-UhDKV0f6IUlsw/s3154/IMG_0792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3154" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWIm_LpgpM5CpCXpniosNrFxJQzQT1Tvtx2xZu5NBSKXWORf7QnZt545gQkqrNk6vMj3LuJCMbGeSI8_gdYCLRkJsZjhCDkoOuq9mhyWtXlLEE1WV24cOXUurecmirVVXZeREiykb1L0wGe5kpTNnH_qpDtD0m-xdHUsQo4XBTgvN-UhDKV0f6IUlsw/w400-h351/IMG_0792.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I found the small sticker for the sign but half of it has scotch tape stuck to it. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgV5aYI-8UjOMl-CH6D86OGpdWp5JXugjXuM_o5IRScTKLQIEsqVY4z93BaQu5F7TG_Yz2XQqYbbcdXe0omUrdyNUOac6zPOkh3hRt5FoJGOSV49csdg4kS0np57wvwKC3SRHk1SNiHgsAfw0Lv0F83uzGBkLn7QNShSm8TA6vkZuIDF4vTj0NIkFlig/s3883/IMG_0781.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3497" data-original-width="3883" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgV5aYI-8UjOMl-CH6D86OGpdWp5JXugjXuM_o5IRScTKLQIEsqVY4z93BaQu5F7TG_Yz2XQqYbbcdXe0omUrdyNUOac6zPOkh3hRt5FoJGOSV49csdg4kS0np57wvwKC3SRHk1SNiHgsAfw0Lv0F83uzGBkLn7QNShSm8TA6vkZuIDF4vTj0NIkFlig/w400-h360/IMG_0781.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The six large bags contain more bags of parts in each, all pertaining the the steps detailed in the instruction manual which we will look at now.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="4627" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0b9JiOVdcUJ9t15KGaje8WJffUd40OEV03ddrmLGKecAIz5ts9mx77WRc86AGFQ8DUsLksgmUW__KS8hNxtY9pojvVAqjzzIn1Eukcb_cG7oR7ziIKGtBfuKH4LZ74p8lSkSGeBEw6NCoyEalZ70gGbFcauq3CCCShtVYfF8YOFFg-Ov1sGe4t2TpA/w400-h265/IMG_0778.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Steps one and two. The display and one set of appendages are built.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgmuzta_6VDyLCVtQaEpuHAbhCjt7oiG3gu0oZoGHYKWZK-qNDHqGvedN1ln_oFpRfe_5iTughvM-98b-jGrd6Auh234EA6uUYsQJApOssHeN8XZDypkKEXUmdfdVLKtw7G8lZ4Rubb4lpFL76UuEjZNCUlBqsqWJoLDLB1oKct4KOu9cE2tlOzsSRA/s4078/IMG_0779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3227" data-original-width="4078" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgmuzta_6VDyLCVtQaEpuHAbhCjt7oiG3gu0oZoGHYKWZK-qNDHqGvedN1ln_oFpRfe_5iTughvM-98b-jGrd6Auh234EA6uUYsQJApOssHeN8XZDypkKEXUmdfdVLKtw7G8lZ4Rubb4lpFL76UuEjZNCUlBqsqWJoLDLB1oKct4KOu9cE2tlOzsSRA/w400-h316/IMG_0779.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Steps three and four. The mechanical appendages and body is constructed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oLLa5ershr9Ppc1qQnXTryYrU7mcHk1imvJYibJ1wewosj1bnk1u8BWXFgw_uOVI9TxRb3o8YMk8Gg49NzLnsyGKGCiyNWa_HSbBl2RFD6M6Xw9QCqiMG51-fobQQHxY3MjaDww-BYpNDDtAs44PhnSb_N5zbkrXcNwIC7-dvyIPxU73b_UPRrD4fg/s4287/IMG_0780.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="4287" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6oLLa5ershr9Ppc1qQnXTryYrU7mcHk1imvJYibJ1wewosj1bnk1u8BWXFgw_uOVI9TxRb3o8YMk8Gg49NzLnsyGKGCiyNWa_HSbBl2RFD6M6Xw9QCqiMG51-fobQQHxY3MjaDww-BYpNDDtAs44PhnSb_N5zbkrXcNwIC7-dvyIPxU73b_UPRrD4fg/w400-h240/IMG_0780.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Steps five and six. Finish building the body, the tail and the head and neck. So, it looks like we will be making all these sub-assemblies first and then put them all together in the end.<div><br /></div><div>Ok, on to the builds!<div><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">1. The Display Stand</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07GmW9ODMuPDhEQTz7s1HKhLobhGd3EYcAJxiRb3t7iDqurqRQYgYy165dUJp5UxmcjVjKUh37m-xcGatFSk02ma8v7NfjBRKW8z0TE_qilwFu0kGVDIGj-GSUyMHDKYE_Y3NzJo2PzRBxA6689ATfFfwaVeaDaanEI_Lk3GSismHX8mqY74cUQhEPw/s987/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.03.11%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="987" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj07GmW9ODMuPDhEQTz7s1HKhLobhGd3EYcAJxiRb3t7iDqurqRQYgYy165dUJp5UxmcjVjKUh37m-xcGatFSk02ma8v7NfjBRKW8z0TE_qilwFu0kGVDIGj-GSUyMHDKYE_Y3NzJo2PzRBxA6689ATfFfwaVeaDaanEI_Lk3GSismHX8mqY74cUQhEPw/w400-h189/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.03.11%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here are the 3 bags of parts that will be used to construct the base for the display.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSADp2mh9VIVfwPGQew8MmC0n9CcweZAQ62KNgpNGRzhWeIo_1489n10SPxC_-ijZJSC7xBTvMLcvhdo0UmE9owx1Q2AKr2Pa68JGFbAW0sD4BFrwd-KaWRF4-E6d3l2w3E7oGtbaH-qyRQUc30kEXll_Y8MLZoR_I0d9cCHb8-ETVtKdsObPy49miA/s4760/IMG_0835.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2529" data-original-width="4760" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSADp2mh9VIVfwPGQew8MmC0n9CcweZAQ62KNgpNGRzhWeIo_1489n10SPxC_-ijZJSC7xBTvMLcvhdo0UmE9owx1Q2AKr2Pa68JGFbAW0sD4BFrwd-KaWRF4-E6d3l2w3E7oGtbaH-qyRQUc30kEXll_Y8MLZoR_I0d9cCHb8-ETVtKdsObPy49miA/w400-h213/IMG_0835.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>On the base, there is a sign for the display and some dinosaur bones. The mechanical dinosaur will be attached to the base via three mount points which we will review later. </p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">2. First Set of Appendages</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLAt6zG51ARnZJLSfedGLvxWxbl--GPpLO4a8Q3R2j8iqKiv3p9NTpEVbDDqXhD7xIQC7Q5umxyznCLEfwL8yqFQx1ecl1ZFe-E1Y88EEiGKDHCxTcxsr4bfvECewdIVB2ypgDNrBT_OoSUsQSApE9i38lR3DIWdlvC0eOyHqdEKtUY5fyJsI27mcPA/s989/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.42.10%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="989" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLAt6zG51ARnZJLSfedGLvxWxbl--GPpLO4a8Q3R2j8iqKiv3p9NTpEVbDDqXhD7xIQC7Q5umxyznCLEfwL8yqFQx1ecl1ZFe-E1Y88EEiGKDHCxTcxsr4bfvECewdIVB2ypgDNrBT_OoSUsQSApE9i38lR3DIWdlvC0eOyHqdEKtUY5fyJsI27mcPA/w400-h196/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.42.10%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>There are 5 bags of parts in this section, with mostly red brown and dark brown pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuAFthQi8akDB2vOsh__90YClDFJ00GEHEtFZGiMFch7f7HY-Tx92cK7sN16gJVRgy3mUf4C1EyXTXR7jrQefyaYyPnnwatfXBkLV-U28yoS9HhsjcJGAsEmQ9VYrDGJY6dp1baVWrWAi2ASyP9w5em9jYc-Yq5mjlOfiDT9wFvbi5KjIppIQhwofiQ/s987/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.44.45%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="987" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuAFthQi8akDB2vOsh__90YClDFJ00GEHEtFZGiMFch7f7HY-Tx92cK7sN16gJVRgy3mUf4C1EyXTXR7jrQefyaYyPnnwatfXBkLV-U28yoS9HhsjcJGAsEmQ9VYrDGJY6dp1baVWrWAi2ASyP9w5em9jYc-Yq5mjlOfiDT9wFvbi5KjIppIQhwofiQ/w400-h146/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.44.45%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>The non mechanical arm and leg.<br /><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">3. Mecha Appendages</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-982mKiPxN4y2cpFmZhfJw1yvCKJd3gxzoZxru3HnQ8I4WF09Ux4xT3Mj9y8NlCT6A8ZZ6YkgZYqDtwxX4ksrGJeXUnlTqBmqryX1QyyS7F8H_xw56Vfm57mIDJVh-_vY-llE-qG95CPRx66ZHJeW7Bw3QrKo7cp0rvpLz-qoHz4v9obyKMhFTsTcQ/s987/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.54.15%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="987" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG-982mKiPxN4y2cpFmZhfJw1yvCKJd3gxzoZxru3HnQ8I4WF09Ux4xT3Mj9y8NlCT6A8ZZ6YkgZYqDtwxX4ksrGJeXUnlTqBmqryX1QyyS7F8H_xw56Vfm57mIDJVh-_vY-llE-qG95CPRx66ZHJeW7Bw3QrKo7cp0rvpLz-qoHz4v9obyKMhFTsTcQ/w400-h156/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.54.15%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Four bags of parts with predominantly light gray and dark gray pieces.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jUWCz4qB9j0XeVr7DTByhunSjuqISKlJY9ekfHybf5UhY9RJjxMXikOAroIUuUMEerf2m9v4McP9tHkJAwpxNvXzsZmkWq5X5DcQiqEXyqQ2nRC7ckkSQkOJWfdHCF0lYtwBnYPEiblFjIO6e6kUPyxEsMdOCrD2WKW9WjyrQiG2pEpJQHv35Yq8gA/s986/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.57.40%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="986" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jUWCz4qB9j0XeVr7DTByhunSjuqISKlJY9ekfHybf5UhY9RJjxMXikOAroIUuUMEerf2m9v4McP9tHkJAwpxNvXzsZmkWq5X5DcQiqEXyqQ2nRC7ckkSQkOJWfdHCF0lYtwBnYPEiblFjIO6e6kUPyxEsMdOCrD2WKW9WjyrQiG2pEpJQHv35Yq8gA/w400-h129/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%209.57.40%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Found some nicely chromed parts and printed pieces too. We now have the corresponding appendages in mecha robot form.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">4. Dinosaur Body</h3><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeQcxhrRdPQT617GKdzFVKsiOK-E-AXPkGRqDGdSyzrvAU9MBrCnrC6QlBgIBDU--DFpKAgkJmvW17SGp6Dje_VBTCWKXjEEIlelULc1V91ABd9qytkfK-TbvJvrkH4ecQDQb63eCL-LrAZmV8TXeypgu8H6X7oIgHUXO3hRFsS-kOYIW46a790MoaQ/s986/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2010.07.13%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="986" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeQcxhrRdPQT617GKdzFVKsiOK-E-AXPkGRqDGdSyzrvAU9MBrCnrC6QlBgIBDU--DFpKAgkJmvW17SGp6Dje_VBTCWKXjEEIlelULc1V91ABd9qytkfK-TbvJvrkH4ecQDQb63eCL-LrAZmV8TXeypgu8H6X7oIgHUXO3hRFsS-kOYIW46a790MoaQ/w400-h185/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2010.07.13%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div>There are 5 bags of brick parts used to build the body with the pieces as shown above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWYpF9g53b2OthwDwd0pvDuqd5XQ91TnF1ohMDL3j1qXMKt5V_4wq_fT8iEwD8DuHC9vwR2NnR4jCFSOQeCa4NkYoxctrfc5amKzEmLYDhcOpma9jdVEWdw_4jcnJ4DX1VGS1fd-U3FJRBAuIweLsZ2lAaAaBZiC0GLO8_E7pzyNFNw5_AAUbPAOjcg/s561/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2010.10.08%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="427" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWYpF9g53b2OthwDwd0pvDuqd5XQ91TnF1ohMDL3j1qXMKt5V_4wq_fT8iEwD8DuHC9vwR2NnR4jCFSOQeCa4NkYoxctrfc5amKzEmLYDhcOpma9jdVEWdw_4jcnJ4DX1VGS1fd-U3FJRBAuIweLsZ2lAaAaBZiC0GLO8_E7pzyNFNw5_AAUbPAOjcg/w305-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2010.10.08%20AM.png" width="305" /></a></div>This section is where it starts to get very challenging. You are basically building in all different orientations, top, bottom and sides and you are being tested spatially at every turn. There is a ton of SNOT (studs not on top) building technique so you must be very mindful that you have the correct part and also the placement of it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some of the instructions at this point, are kind of ambiguous, because they don't show you every angle, so in some cases I had to guess, but luckily I didn't have to backtrack too many times during the build. Keep that brick separator handy because you will need it.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">5. Body and Tail</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj4bQzlS23EsLqF11FX5aMkalkmrWNnmnQFNwjnEtaiweiOHfzB5kCBc4SdOqGoE01p3gkkMzuTPz-aWDJC68iBva9ME-EmBf7CdXzAM4DfXYNjg2UGD-jCuVo3nL4m0uTryRRERU-UfcpCZPE5DdwNTQOr8dY0TcAeKTHz9DTKmj4TwbsOk0rSrg-w/s560/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.11.16%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="298" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj4bQzlS23EsLqF11FX5aMkalkmrWNnmnQFNwjnEtaiweiOHfzB5kCBc4SdOqGoE01p3gkkMzuTPz-aWDJC68iBva9ME-EmBf7CdXzAM4DfXYNjg2UGD-jCuVo3nL4m0uTryRRERU-UfcpCZPE5DdwNTQOr8dY0TcAeKTHz9DTKmj4TwbsOk0rSrg-w/w213-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.11.16%20AM.png" width="213" /></a></div>To complete the dinosaur body and tail, there are 4 bags of parts.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3PBM-nv3ibgwu0IyxvfUBfvwDoX_b4DHnvLqGXHcPybt3CGWfCleyd0_uTJbAFsx7uM6KTkErjrUREfHSfWKHxjCjgpk1fVTiSDUIewHGy18B2m4erbm4H6cvayAXsq_rj1QWBlWAe2TM_60TerpGE90bfYD2QMM7xlulzqvnDUZbwyCXh8wKEAgIA/s561/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.17.57%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="475" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS3PBM-nv3ibgwu0IyxvfUBfvwDoX_b4DHnvLqGXHcPybt3CGWfCleyd0_uTJbAFsx7uM6KTkErjrUREfHSfWKHxjCjgpk1fVTiSDUIewHGy18B2m4erbm4H6cvayAXsq_rj1QWBlWAe2TM_60TerpGE90bfYD2QMM7xlulzqvnDUZbwyCXh8wKEAgIA/w339-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.17.57%20AM.png" width="339" /></a></div>Here is the completed body assembly, showing the dino side and the mecha side.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYDOl1m5UIVJp8OFkqwJXY6TvtDg19R3WmKQvc2xfkzaluoFFtuenMnN13r2ZkEa93UL5XAZgjuDq_bcXcdp34zt2QbUTjJY1RVZg89f3IP5HSfXnqxIJUYdDVmRn9Bmn-wzE8xlReKuPuNK350oRgCEK8ZhEYj74Hief3yBub8OP3ugJWqiP3YKpCg/s670/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.18.35%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="670" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYDOl1m5UIVJp8OFkqwJXY6TvtDg19R3WmKQvc2xfkzaluoFFtuenMnN13r2ZkEa93UL5XAZgjuDq_bcXcdp34zt2QbUTjJY1RVZg89f3IP5HSfXnqxIJUYdDVmRn9Bmn-wzE8xlReKuPuNK350oRgCEK8ZhEYj74Hief3yBub8OP3ugJWqiP3YKpCg/w400-h334/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.18.35%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>The tail assembly with dino on one side and mecha on the other.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbiAmurl6udFqhZ56ywuG2TMTR9vgb5HxmZXu43-nhdS9BBaeFzSSJCX96oJYCFG4NnISVF0gKmIpHdlnqfJrFi4RMIBwAItWlEoC-mJx40DhEIvUGPAvLSZx4l4UDD4SOWIc6wz27-bsbLGhY1LO8Q-wucNrDh6SduycpQBecSOK93QAwRxnZb-oww/s562/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.25.14%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="366" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJbiAmurl6udFqhZ56ywuG2TMTR9vgb5HxmZXu43-nhdS9BBaeFzSSJCX96oJYCFG4NnISVF0gKmIpHdlnqfJrFi4RMIBwAItWlEoC-mJx40DhEIvUGPAvLSZx4l4UDD4SOWIc6wz27-bsbLGhY1LO8Q-wucNrDh6SduycpQBecSOK93QAwRxnZb-oww/w260-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.25.14%20AM.png" width="260" /></a></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">6. Dinosaur Head and Neck</h3><div><br /></div><p>Here are the final six bags of parts, used to construct the dinosaur head and it's neck.</p></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr2oDJ7xR_l_k6b3Ls63D9lkCe7k7K54Cz2orpPf3UX9m0-Z9sQsXcZgZ6jqTab79kFboJNvzQ6wbW7SGUpcoHJwpkvdU62LYZqk2Mttk4KAkc6VfFfXyVNN4UDcYku3KryqzPRyVI2ASH-czlz1cWJDFocc018IuqJN8ut2NWCbD0gPwhsT2iBffYA/s560/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.25.45%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="467" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnr2oDJ7xR_l_k6b3Ls63D9lkCe7k7K54Cz2orpPf3UX9m0-Z9sQsXcZgZ6jqTab79kFboJNvzQ6wbW7SGUpcoHJwpkvdU62LYZqk2Mttk4KAkc6VfFfXyVNN4UDcYku3KryqzPRyVI2ASH-czlz1cWJDFocc018IuqJN8ut2NWCbD0gPwhsT2iBffYA/w334-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-15%20at%2011.25.45%20AM.png" width="334" /></a></div>Dino head, left side and right side. The jaw may be opened and closed slightly and the tongue also has some limited movement.<div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">7. Assembling the Mechanical Dinosaur</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBb23PNAY4nunnVZuQEKU6J2CciqAdG0lUa9QUCeWj0ohCzLGT3b3yfLJPU0PNBB3LSpxeQhMy70Y_P7X29Gca3pbuZjA4j-dzJwirw_d6O90hSQvAyFMOPN3gZ9iv2SMHKz4nWl92przMfkhvu4xqkQxUTmmBCFOGipIPgQC6h5CPqXigL9aGIPiv9Q/s4833/IMG_0836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="4833" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBb23PNAY4nunnVZuQEKU6J2CciqAdG0lUa9QUCeWj0ohCzLGT3b3yfLJPU0PNBB3LSpxeQhMy70Y_P7X29Gca3pbuZjA4j-dzJwirw_d6O90hSQvAyFMOPN3gZ9iv2SMHKz4nWl92przMfkhvu4xqkQxUTmmBCFOGipIPgQC6h5CPqXigL9aGIPiv9Q/w400-h215/IMG_0836.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>As per the instructions, I first attached the head to the neck via the ball socket connection. Then the head is attached to the body via two large pins. The arms are attached to the body via two pegs that go into corresponding headlight bricks on either side of the torso.</div><div><br /></div><div>The arms and claws can be moved up and down but there is not a wide range of motion.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRWz9UYKi7smJOEgWMQ8rkZJkq_FKBkdR4xE8IKEpCczsopEnkgnq_oJQyWLjTACG5R43kD6F_RxMrS3fVimewcMLyTC4ZlEW_fWACuklCEXHMMjXPDhchFLy6RH7dVAMDwCL1RdlV5mJrGK5j7CAWAYGDAiLhpTsLAbcippkxIXGmL6ZxWunh_NViA/s1500/IMG_0816%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1500" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRWz9UYKi7smJOEgWMQ8rkZJkq_FKBkdR4xE8IKEpCczsopEnkgnq_oJQyWLjTACG5R43kD6F_RxMrS3fVimewcMLyTC4ZlEW_fWACuklCEXHMMjXPDhchFLy6RH7dVAMDwCL1RdlV5mJrGK5j7CAWAYGDAiLhpTsLAbcippkxIXGmL6ZxWunh_NViA/w400-h297/IMG_0816%20copy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgzaI8ZZIezaUu5x2YZttjjSMBMkPFBC3yHVzlWG4c5ovBlzDtn-LAZ6q21OG21rdEVmzQ3YT_MCHX-_OecCMWEGnQ_5L3ydWXHgBkYGoOXPmtjitebdtlsFzovQtWnvMQ6dIw-UDJoMe2p6Jczn4olFAyJ8Duraf2QBgzDs5LjHoc9cMNlLmiUSVZA/s1554/IMG_0817%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="1554" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgzaI8ZZIezaUu5x2YZttjjSMBMkPFBC3yHVzlWG4c5ovBlzDtn-LAZ6q21OG21rdEVmzQ3YT_MCHX-_OecCMWEGnQ_5L3ydWXHgBkYGoOXPmtjitebdtlsFzovQtWnvMQ6dIw-UDJoMe2p6Jczn4olFAyJ8Duraf2QBgzDs5LjHoc9cMNlLmiUSVZA/w400-h329/IMG_0817%20copy.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>Trying to attach the hind legs on either side of the body was quite difficult. The three pegs all wanted to go in different directions when trying to mount the leg piece, making it somewhat problematic when trying to line them up. Inevitably, bits and pieces would fall off the body and legs as I tried to plug the pins into the holes.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HLkw9JbKiMk1QlnukRltfXT1SRjUGeUSBgqc3eL2Z3vjx8wQpTG-b5Xu3gt8gMgFqT4xFdAuHmHIw9D9mSsiaDTsmOXzFIGvhOf-1A3lsfbH4cjcHO0ZEAbRWXy6LdvXXyFq1pkEJL4sfxelKyfpSbHrWDCOb9Zyryss6l9x80A_ez06Ol-WrQwwPQ/s4400/IMG_0841.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="4400" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HLkw9JbKiMk1QlnukRltfXT1SRjUGeUSBgqc3eL2Z3vjx8wQpTG-b5Xu3gt8gMgFqT4xFdAuHmHIw9D9mSsiaDTsmOXzFIGvhOf-1A3lsfbH4cjcHO0ZEAbRWXy6LdvXXyFq1pkEJL4sfxelKyfpSbHrWDCOb9Zyryss6l9x80A_ez06Ol-WrQwwPQ/w400-h274/IMG_0841.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC7QUP3e1co4xkgiB_1MoK_2Y9Etb6k7JnAhAZHeNz-vb8f5hhRA-FcLsx6u_FnSne79ZyqQnMyj05H89Kl3UjDp8soLjiGYXdlhmr1_S1X0bpClVSV9YMbLTtdv8P9aSXeUbhk3PIbKlSiRmZ_fDf3uS7UYo-fRzEqwGVs-7u26bRvFj5ZVNi8G85g/s4713/IMG_0839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="4713" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcC7QUP3e1co4xkgiB_1MoK_2Y9Etb6k7JnAhAZHeNz-vb8f5hhRA-FcLsx6u_FnSne79ZyqQnMyj05H89Kl3UjDp8soLjiGYXdlhmr1_S1X0bpClVSV9YMbLTtdv8P9aSXeUbhk3PIbKlSiRmZ_fDf3uS7UYo-fRzEqwGVs-7u26bRvFj5ZVNi8G85g/w400-h293/IMG_0839.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div>This is one step where lots of patience is necessary, and I would think this part of the build process would be quite challenging for the younger builders. I was finally successful after repeated failed attempts.</div><div><br /></div><div>In terms of design, I think it would have been easier to attach the legs to the three pin affair first and then install the pins as a block part into the body afterwards. Another option would be to have the female sockets on the body and the pins would be built into the legs, instead of vice versa. Those would be my recommendations to correct this issue.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, the tail portion was installed without difficulty.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqCpFWZvUa9-iYCgS4MrqBWw8izLg6paPbdzy_Qd7aqnzYTCuM48VtQLPG_xzCnwW_rwEFcz5tAPsUWiKlK6N6WR2LlqD5RnzW3ZzXYomxwVuTlshVxuLbLs1YeAznDvp3_OSRlmsQxhmh9r2tgETiKHr254fB7S190d29DjqtaF31imf0V4dfeTrLQ/s4399/IMG_0850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="4399" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqCpFWZvUa9-iYCgS4MrqBWw8izLg6paPbdzy_Qd7aqnzYTCuM48VtQLPG_xzCnwW_rwEFcz5tAPsUWiKlK6N6WR2LlqD5RnzW3ZzXYomxwVuTlshVxuLbLs1YeAznDvp3_OSRlmsQxhmh9r2tgETiKHr254fB7S190d29DjqtaF31imf0V4dfeTrLQ/w400-h266/IMG_0850.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>As I mentioned earlier, there are three mount points for the dinosaur to attach to the base. Two are rocky protrusions that allow technic pins on the feet to be inserted in to the display. The final mounting point sees one of the arms connected directly to the sign that reads Robo Dino.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQM7-cBoQO0MiFU0b172OYQvPRMzNVMFpyb3pr4VL2sDvtkJ7jvOrEs5NtLwHVSnuUwBdTQEsd-pHv9imOj-qSyuGt3UTS7piQEPw4zle1UjinpTZn0m6KL9tHS0SEYGL7SxJLzgdC3rYXB_y01Lqz4aA_L73xBx7hE94z1qblOqcNfvJnQsecFj_UQ/s4498/IMG_0856.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="4498" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQM7-cBoQO0MiFU0b172OYQvPRMzNVMFpyb3pr4VL2sDvtkJ7jvOrEs5NtLwHVSnuUwBdTQEsd-pHv9imOj-qSyuGt3UTS7piQEPw4zle1UjinpTZn0m6KL9tHS0SEYGL7SxJLzgdC3rYXB_y01Lqz4aA_L73xBx7hE94z1qblOqcNfvJnQsecFj_UQ/w400-h223/IMG_0856.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think I like this side the best, it really emphasizes the robot aspect of the mechanical dinosaur. It should be noted that due to the high number of parts, the set is quite heavy and as such, and shifting the dinosaur too much will loosen it's attachment to the base.</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuup7606lxFj3_hABbJmzuks1mCLKMwTxY5ApKymX_lwXfnPnx7Uw-bTLj9-qDoiTHb8lH2qPepBlgNIgSqahYabFH925CiGHuOlAy_Oq4LkCjE--hTTQFaOoVg0cdoWHcbzhxExkCIWzQ2Tphrg_PZP1YKXcCgkK3Ap1PEOmN3V4agbABpSIEYy1-Q/s4270/IMG_0834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="4270" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuup7606lxFj3_hABbJmzuks1mCLKMwTxY5ApKymX_lwXfnPnx7Uw-bTLj9-qDoiTHb8lH2qPepBlgNIgSqahYabFH925CiGHuOlAy_Oq4LkCjE--hTTQFaOoVg0cdoWHcbzhxExkCIWzQ2Tphrg_PZP1YKXcCgkK3Ap1PEOmN3V4agbABpSIEYy1-Q/w400-h230/IMG_0834.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There were quite a few interesting pieces left over from the build. Usually they are just 1x1 tiles or circular pieces, but this set had an interesting assortment of parts I hope to use in future builds.<div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary</h3><div><br /></div><div>Overall, I found the mechanical dinosaur to be an interesting experience due to all of the unique SNOT building techniques used. For young and old builders alike, it will help to develop one's sense of patience, and practice problem solving skills and spatial recognition. </div><div><br /></div><div>It was very satisfying to see that the mechanical dinosaur made a great display after building it. While there is some mobility in the claws and arms, the mechanical dinosaur is more of a display piece than a playset. Due to the somewhat challenging nature and the advanced techniques used, I give it a solid rating of 3.5 out of 5.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wtclaF4KYVm7Lcjviezcr0h_06qvFaPgyFTDACLEjXkqqjFLyevop0_5FebaGLPmvLKopuubkXLc9OyA8gu2QDfa02-apg79yf8ZgPPkxvQJpFS_vU0JXKvjRXtnrPUfXBAepFp4ytDW0noU0QWxgjtZ3cZW3SrzlQiOg06lXs_o-vWguDeUM7LdmQ/s4725/IMG_0842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3214" data-original-width="4725" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wtclaF4KYVm7Lcjviezcr0h_06qvFaPgyFTDACLEjXkqqjFLyevop0_5FebaGLPmvLKopuubkXLc9OyA8gu2QDfa02-apg79yf8ZgPPkxvQJpFS_vU0JXKvjRXtnrPUfXBAepFp4ytDW0noU0QWxgjtZ3cZW3SrzlQiOg06lXs_o-vWguDeUM7LdmQ/w400-h272/IMG_0842.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>With that said, I think it's time for a crunchy snack! Let me know what you think of this set and whether you agree or disagree with my rating in the comments box below.<div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking and see you next time, bye!<br /><div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-65149668720921442882023-03-09T10:44:00.006-05:002024-01-07T05:04:27.501-05:00JMBricklayer Mechanical Spaceman 70102 Building Set Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nxV35TnvdS7Ijh-EYptm79Ql94MkSMx_IVPBsstj8f0mIWlCXyufQtO4JPKkFfe_8wOh3hzsFk-6or2irDYv_Vibh7vlJzSiEnW_7XclXBSKLV8H9-WZ3syJa-cr7bNKmDMR1LV3ByDbVcUcZM9S8t6jRHHAf0hHFsatgrwHXTGJ2uys4Uz_S8VzPw/s3287/IMG_0607.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="3287" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nxV35TnvdS7Ijh-EYptm79Ql94MkSMx_IVPBsstj8f0mIWlCXyufQtO4JPKkFfe_8wOh3hzsFk-6or2irDYv_Vibh7vlJzSiEnW_7XclXBSKLV8H9-WZ3syJa-cr7bNKmDMR1LV3ByDbVcUcZM9S8t6jRHHAf0hHFsatgrwHXTGJ2uys4Uz_S8VzPw/w400-h365/IMG_0607.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Wow, check out this new mechanical astronaut set from JMBricklayer! Hey guys, welcome back to Its Not Lego, my blog about Lego compatible building block sets.<div><br /></div><div>I've seen this JMBricklayer spaceman/astronaut several times on the internet and always wondered about the brick quality and how well it would display. It turns out this cool looking set displays beautifully and is very sturdy and well balanced. With over 900 pieces, one can have a lot of fun building this set. There are many printed parts which are an added bonus!<br /><p><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer</a> has once again provided this set for my review today, thanks so much!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="339" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_MUVZhDtdLPMOvarPjlYZWCzO0qV5vnFjy7TIOIdjo_mcEJ0dCVB6R1cEktrgiT1q8BTBu68elgNc7_7Xg9IChcCc86lsbmaNSonUVGeR7YmezJwiJxlcT_wkzWPC1evGj_9noLCQG4fHv3fXr1_1-UxlTxSrFSx6Sbjh1CGrNvG5txaRrAssVPO2w/w400-h176/download.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Details</h3><ul><li>Brand: JMBricklayer</li><li>Set: 70102 Mechanical Spaceman</li><li>Theme: Science Fiction</li><li>Piece count: 900+ pieces</li><li>Numbered bags? Yes</li><li>Stickers or printed parts? Printed parts! No stickers!</li><li>Missing or deformed pieces: No</li><li>Extra parts: Just a few</li><li>Minifigures: No</li><li>Lighting kit: No</li><li>Brick Quality and Clutch: Excellent</li><li>Measurements (approx): almost 10 inches tall</li><li>Age Rating: 14+</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Unboxing</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYrHLqZRRtMbqD8wYKSyVGwMtN0XsVplXtA7vvaXl4amN72vMpcsQpkw2dfpyKZzjAPkHdx9oZq41WHFYvWsxuhZ7_RFu0StjZyi5UKYrW3gtvUMF82xp7VZKafdxQOTfxORWo05bFc7XPTXI_P_chrZrDf3hhwY4fg62X_0bTcvOY5TuPHd8pLbaPw/s4170/IMG_0497.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3065" data-original-width="4170" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYrHLqZRRtMbqD8wYKSyVGwMtN0XsVplXtA7vvaXl4amN72vMpcsQpkw2dfpyKZzjAPkHdx9oZq41WHFYvWsxuhZ7_RFu0StjZyi5UKYrW3gtvUMF82xp7VZKafdxQOTfxORWo05bFc7XPTXI_P_chrZrDf3hhwY4fg62X_0bTcvOY5TuPHd8pLbaPw/w400-h294/IMG_0497.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The mechanical spaceman comes in the familiar JMBricklayer box listing all the important details of the set.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpTd_wJ5ocobwqHBvoeyX4hik-_rypoUZfn8YuoZAd2nyIDwqRfj6wMkDNYykPCLVeugpYKbDP3tBzD894q-GCalnNAm2N73UMkYIaFzS1V5Zg9b4fKdoKJtVd7kAIc3WsPpUFF--jQt9Tr8esb6hZ9QKcMieSLJR3GLzlbJ73hBZPrshN22esdiDmQ/s864/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.23.02%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="864" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHpTd_wJ5ocobwqHBvoeyX4hik-_rypoUZfn8YuoZAd2nyIDwqRfj6wMkDNYykPCLVeugpYKbDP3tBzD894q-GCalnNAm2N73UMkYIaFzS1V5Zg9b4fKdoKJtVd7kAIc3WsPpUFF--jQt9Tr8esb6hZ9QKcMieSLJR3GLzlbJ73hBZPrshN22esdiDmQ/w400-h259/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%209.23.02%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Inside the fully packed box, you'll find a full coloured 86 page instruction booklet with 269 clearly marked steps, a brick separator, a chromed helmet visor and 19 numbered bags of parts, labelled 1 through 4, to correspond to the sections in the manual. According to the box, there are over 900 pieces used to construct the astronaut, so I would classify this as a mid-sized build.<br /><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Build</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkX4rS5WSs3hMHnyqCtluIeYGVhzBEy5xNw6WpoGQ51BCw38SonpEO71dE6HffKaDR8Pa9b-Q_g0FMAbqibFHqi-oV_W3UWIAPFcyTW6aBFF7Ctl18YNWbRcR4gignTCkjsKjV6DsWpzBaVbd3HM6kdSjjV1mztULlcrrveE9zNfnnhyOjFYRmhwVUdg/s4175/IMG_0507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3210" data-original-width="4175" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkX4rS5WSs3hMHnyqCtluIeYGVhzBEy5xNw6WpoGQ51BCw38SonpEO71dE6HffKaDR8Pa9b-Q_g0FMAbqibFHqi-oV_W3UWIAPFcyTW6aBFF7Ctl18YNWbRcR4gignTCkjsKjV6DsWpzBaVbd3HM6kdSjjV1mztULlcrrveE9zNfnnhyOjFYRmhwVUdg/w400-h308/IMG_0507.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>For me, the easiest way to build the spaceman is to open all of the bags, section by section. In section 1 there are six bags of parts. Here I've separated the parts into the different colours. I find it helps me find the right part during the building process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX79R-ODiXZHjHwLgXS17eqU7Xl6V8qyFKlDfaYVHeTaI0q-bmVK7HDlGz6jsa1I0SToUpwEFhKopWthw9v7HR9mID8Aty6g5TKy7VOQ01rLJPQigFyaSdVYLIgdvBKRay3iWNaaPzsH42gxjCxLg3rP35cChGPeLeuWTY79k8RriUpNiTGJtuWqPDQ/s3254/IMG_0509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3254" data-original-width="2404" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX79R-ODiXZHjHwLgXS17eqU7Xl6V8qyFKlDfaYVHeTaI0q-bmVK7HDlGz6jsa1I0SToUpwEFhKopWthw9v7HR9mID8Aty6g5TKy7VOQ01rLJPQigFyaSdVYLIgdvBKRay3iWNaaPzsH42gxjCxLg3rP35cChGPeLeuWTY79k8RriUpNiTGJtuWqPDQ/w295-h400/IMG_0509.JPG" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF6Iyb6ZNKqx7NKi4jmKAzrUu5artLgW6ZAa7zTXUCz_iEHaVJtpujn5BKqV0fpN8_qa1hzvXhBdDqvC25BHn8O-LGxjDrfzkWj6PlqGuL6Bs10bt5DbTSiy1SwrEI7J3Ykttt-Hw4cSyFg1cGOtPzecZOK_-XRl82GId4zWc0BGpX4Z0PZeFkE_pbA/s3437/IMG_0512.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3437" data-original-width="2807" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVF6Iyb6ZNKqx7NKi4jmKAzrUu5artLgW6ZAa7zTXUCz_iEHaVJtpujn5BKqV0fpN8_qa1hzvXhBdDqvC25BHn8O-LGxjDrfzkWj6PlqGuL6Bs10bt5DbTSiy1SwrEI7J3Ykttt-Hw4cSyFg1cGOtPzecZOK_-XRl82GId4zWc0BGpX4Z0PZeFkE_pbA/w326-h400/IMG_0512.JPG" width="326" /></a></div>In section one, the astronaut's backpack and chest is constructed. Be very mindful of all the small pieces that make up the greebling. As you can see there's some really nice printed parts here. I have no idea what JASC means though.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime9FWQLSz-pyR_MRhowe24IqWiHxMB5AJLvFIZhAiWPfFtPJX48N1OG4oWX89rwsdjlLTKnnwLWKbGx7__3NwHRPNE7lpewmphQWmfhO6McRc0OQyvzpzMZh5o0zS7SDyVnbsVJ_qPFR6HPWeUzzZHi-rA1sVs2dByb2coc23pbnnZc96nCsTfGtdzg/s3642/IMG_0536.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="3642" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEime9FWQLSz-pyR_MRhowe24IqWiHxMB5AJLvFIZhAiWPfFtPJX48N1OG4oWX89rwsdjlLTKnnwLWKbGx7__3NwHRPNE7lpewmphQWmfhO6McRc0OQyvzpzMZh5o0zS7SDyVnbsVJ_qPFR6HPWeUzzZHi-rA1sVs2dByb2coc23pbnnZc96nCsTfGtdzg/w400-h314/IMG_0536.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In section 2, I've unpacked the five bags of parts. They will be used to construct the legs.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-uYCIy90vALj4OLC6yXn8X19_Mo8767BSN4r1kx5MY99KvjUZrZlKCUTIqi8qZ2xDs8f9b-qSrgFgXjPogdU4A6MGn5EFx81liEG7V3B99a4l08LJpj-cUHAA9b5sIXecoECDY3s6j2gv0qBml0FP3NKL6PS1-MHYZb75tB0VcF5rWDPw5z72YzZAQ/s3894/IMG_0539.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3894" data-original-width="2352" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-uYCIy90vALj4OLC6yXn8X19_Mo8767BSN4r1kx5MY99KvjUZrZlKCUTIqi8qZ2xDs8f9b-qSrgFgXjPogdU4A6MGn5EFx81liEG7V3B99a4l08LJpj-cUHAA9b5sIXecoECDY3s6j2gv0qBml0FP3NKL6PS1-MHYZb75tB0VcF5rWDPw5z72YzZAQ/w241-h400/IMG_0539.JPG" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen8tGp_rKmg75bNccIVgM-xaEqg3gKg8Rsfne0W5mMgzZTwFGZ9jAacJgIAMzlgutlZ3vZcY7gjsTR0PzQDGzu3PK9TRykOZiaW5Pz7dXQ8A0pPu6gG7-kvNgzuO3pK8qvbwJD2o_lF7-3ao1exl4SYs8uso79SE6pAxUzk6Gs3aPALQ2eJvxUCA0VA/s4347/IMG_0541.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4347" data-original-width="3087" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhen8tGp_rKmg75bNccIVgM-xaEqg3gKg8Rsfne0W5mMgzZTwFGZ9jAacJgIAMzlgutlZ3vZcY7gjsTR0PzQDGzu3PK9TRykOZiaW5Pz7dXQ8A0pPu6gG7-kvNgzuO3pK8qvbwJD2o_lF7-3ao1exl4SYs8uso79SE6pAxUzk6Gs3aPALQ2eJvxUCA0VA/w284-h400/IMG_0541.JPG" width="284" /></a></div>If it wasn't apparent before, at this stage of the build we find that the astronaut is part robot with half of the spacesuit having it's internal mechanisms exposed.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC50KJNF9X1_qtHyysuwJRhcrxoA8fTsTlGxj7hc3cVTcFLBmJVuRKqRA0OcunJKyM3ut4_7kxg4cPJQEW9lWvK1606tZV61lreHKGB2ysYby9IpkCVOboUZ0vuDFuUIO8CX-xyz7-QCH_H23SvFNFkyqIkjik0YZW29DFh3a6NvbhXfAaztD-y6dL-Q/s4139/IMG_0538.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4139" data-original-width="2597" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC50KJNF9X1_qtHyysuwJRhcrxoA8fTsTlGxj7hc3cVTcFLBmJVuRKqRA0OcunJKyM3ut4_7kxg4cPJQEW9lWvK1606tZV61lreHKGB2ysYby9IpkCVOboUZ0vuDFuUIO8CX-xyz7-QCH_H23SvFNFkyqIkjik0YZW29DFh3a6NvbhXfAaztD-y6dL-Q/w251-h400/IMG_0538.JPG" width="251" /></a></div>Check out how well balanced and stable the structure is! I only installed one leg and it still manages to stay upright. The joints hold up really well!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHft-zp_IigC0vXBWimc2FCcVGvrAd1dn2lfw2XKBosvgcpLLmEXExVJgm7Si5HX4OvFvhvFed8AM--g6PgF0GajzVXOecSW5woPsuoiqu1X4HVbMwEYjuKa2UcW8p4cY-DoQLoG-dDLQlj8TVAvvsb9C9clACm5_o9oZQsgWyZDjiCb7Kiry38jRVg/s4427/IMG_0540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4427" data-original-width="3075" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHft-zp_IigC0vXBWimc2FCcVGvrAd1dn2lfw2XKBosvgcpLLmEXExVJgm7Si5HX4OvFvhvFed8AM--g6PgF0GajzVXOecSW5woPsuoiqu1X4HVbMwEYjuKa2UcW8p4cY-DoQLoG-dDLQlj8TVAvvsb9C9clACm5_o9oZQsgWyZDjiCb7Kiry38jRVg/w278-h400/IMG_0540.JPG" width="278" /></a></div>Both legs are firmly attached.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXMnQixin1INC5OfVdm_b_dHqYQWX8OpQuAj_o0ny8GVU0mFzM-gJC7LddxA1EXF2wIA6lWdNn6zmYnWmuunEZ3nSbNiwkdu1NUdYvuOJVS7Mx6FYGLvSGlT3HooxDq6NHDye8WfZArpj13KYfsPY4L1KFAFw0eQrgJ63ptXkS3txdx_AgzTGyPKhxQ/s3679/IMG_0547.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3103" data-original-width="3679" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTXMnQixin1INC5OfVdm_b_dHqYQWX8OpQuAj_o0ny8GVU0mFzM-gJC7LddxA1EXF2wIA6lWdNn6zmYnWmuunEZ3nSbNiwkdu1NUdYvuOJVS7Mx6FYGLvSGlT3HooxDq6NHDye8WfZArpj13KYfsPY4L1KFAFw0eQrgJ63ptXkS3txdx_AgzTGyPKhxQ/w400-h338/IMG_0547.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The contents of the four bags in section 3 will build the arms.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9ncmMTAByyx_9LQVAHxO_rB7SCYw3FbvfU6JI1BIMEfaJeHfS_WrxrWowBgi5XyqJnhLrTNLFoFykMlSMFCm-WXQoTGFW3RaVwFTo56N9dzFo4c8QQvxD3V-ALudPNqT6S9qcIq2WGrymCg99jfMQSMldruQIfIHajLsfbKWJXJNVfaexGHqbAc0Ww/s4783/IMG_0548.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2511" data-original-width="4783" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo9ncmMTAByyx_9LQVAHxO_rB7SCYw3FbvfU6JI1BIMEfaJeHfS_WrxrWowBgi5XyqJnhLrTNLFoFykMlSMFCm-WXQoTGFW3RaVwFTo56N9dzFo4c8QQvxD3V-ALudPNqT6S9qcIq2WGrymCg99jfMQSMldruQIfIHajLsfbKWJXJNVfaexGHqbAc0Ww/w400-h210/IMG_0548.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>According to the instruction manual, you're supposed to install the black discs between the hands and the arms, one on each side. When I did that though, the hands would not stay on the arms. Once I removed the black discs, the hands attached properly, so I would make the recommendation not to use them. The lack of the discs will not affect the mobility of the hands. I should mention that even the fingers can be moved easily.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKkFbYfSST8lEWnNKQ-XMs7T5D8EA2mlqnHIPVuA4qme03yP3a2O_FuSVrpoCmyIji4TP8JhncIX7s3wKXp5J54eO0xw7BwlsP80JkyvaIIuk_lQqVAVEnvT6rUNUtrmv0XgH5LEFaAEplot9Nm9K_pdiSrdDIsMbw8Qwld4F6WTy_6bQ-IK1lp9aOg/s3388/IMG_0550.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3388" data-original-width="3069" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmKkFbYfSST8lEWnNKQ-XMs7T5D8EA2mlqnHIPVuA4qme03yP3a2O_FuSVrpoCmyIji4TP8JhncIX7s3wKXp5J54eO0xw7BwlsP80JkyvaIIuk_lQqVAVEnvT6rUNUtrmv0XgH5LEFaAEplot9Nm9K_pdiSrdDIsMbw8Qwld4F6WTy_6bQ-IK1lp9aOg/w363-h400/IMG_0550.JPG" width="363" /></a></div><br /><div>The arms are attached to the astronaut torso via ball joints to allow the arms to move freely. Being a mechanical robot, it would have been awesome to have a cockpit and seat inside the helmet for a minifigure to occupy it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvKYjxwkWYejhxmd3PquCiKgPm3zdRuQAKQvc78-yoahZB4PopE_kJA8mlfqPslNzl_EGcK_jwb9_lzEhBnJ0DDXpoDt1LMEj27XhLGUg0VrSNRfRxzrtQ_2E7zXoJq54SXYQ5KMttDWS7pAUA1lHEaQy9DzSucNcoMNvSr8_UC_ybPMFGhHNSU7pFw/s4199/IMG_0569.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3518" data-original-width="4199" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvKYjxwkWYejhxmd3PquCiKgPm3zdRuQAKQvc78-yoahZB4PopE_kJA8mlfqPslNzl_EGcK_jwb9_lzEhBnJ0DDXpoDt1LMEj27XhLGUg0VrSNRfRxzrtQ_2E7zXoJq54SXYQ5KMttDWS7pAUA1lHEaQy9DzSucNcoMNvSr8_UC_ybPMFGhHNSU7pFw/w400-h335/IMG_0569.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The last four bags of parts are used to build the spaceman's helmet and the display stand.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAzFyqq9y25zysSMJxDT9kdKsRXU4UHupIYd3dzbARjtUPuzLO6l30P1RvPhtpJxhXyQJzD5Je5L3K9hdI1fCsgh9yHMsRljqRdCmhCScu1PRmSOiKIOojCeVAPGmidvUV26hD1eAOElF39J0Yt1D6hoGnWdTppfQM4MBPYn1GuM02Sn8RqAa0vwemQ/s2181/IMG_0572.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="2181" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIAzFyqq9y25zysSMJxDT9kdKsRXU4UHupIYd3dzbARjtUPuzLO6l30P1RvPhtpJxhXyQJzD5Je5L3K9hdI1fCsgh9yHMsRljqRdCmhCScu1PRmSOiKIOojCeVAPGmidvUV26hD1eAOElF39J0Yt1D6hoGnWdTppfQM4MBPYn1GuM02Sn8RqAa0vwemQ/w400-h359/IMG_0572.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the helmet, with the chrome visor attached. The visor is very shiny and free of scratches or defects.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyIdjrpG7HpkjV8FK2xtaOkAcxzT4DugK5uALB39yyEqVT1yv1nhPfblmaTKxee6YH9-LGFSBC2zvpo7iGbHV3wUCUYul1MjsyCpkoGJV7b8CoT_nSF7qF2_GJmhgR9hArIxTEQJXpHSpOJLMxKqztYwtXEZZiRiz0v9IWNqoGFRZGKvHCZXm1l5Pqg/s3244/IMG_0570.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3040" data-original-width="3244" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmyIdjrpG7HpkjV8FK2xtaOkAcxzT4DugK5uALB39yyEqVT1yv1nhPfblmaTKxee6YH9-LGFSBC2zvpo7iGbHV3wUCUYul1MjsyCpkoGJV7b8CoT_nSF7qF2_GJmhgR9hArIxTEQJXpHSpOJLMxKqztYwtXEZZiRiz0v9IWNqoGFRZGKvHCZXm1l5Pqg/w400-h375/IMG_0570.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>If you are wondering about the quality of the parts used, here is a snap I took of the black tiles and plates used for the display stand. They are excellent quality and have a scratch free finish, as you can see for yourself.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA_YEFTLBg-S6qwBHrLYgPcPCdFYBe9mePd4ensXnfYnlnS9ykBEaIAyE0_mr5DXrm4CiFYPNgdmAFiIT0d6d-BDFwJtdCtRr8pcl7dXKmFoa3BipHNSKiBpNOej_xeSr8n8quJ7ixj1o292rkCT8jM_qIbf3MmwLsIfI3ye04gpxA-F8evKXdjhT6w/s3822/IMG_0771.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3822" data-original-width="3119" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIA_YEFTLBg-S6qwBHrLYgPcPCdFYBe9mePd4ensXnfYnlnS9ykBEaIAyE0_mr5DXrm4CiFYPNgdmAFiIT0d6d-BDFwJtdCtRr8pcl7dXKmFoa3BipHNSKiBpNOej_xeSr8n8quJ7ixj1o292rkCT8jM_qIbf3MmwLsIfI3ye04gpxA-F8evKXdjhT6w/w326-h400/IMG_0771.JPG" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div>The fully constructed stand for the mechanical spaceman.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YwjmajSXGEI8puraC7rxnLAhc935cYGV5AP8lo34GzzUxPLMsdWIsMJYBVTdjiBnXPW8aB0ts--er39EoTna9gAD6HLt8PNE-ALFAKeD7BuQmuNRkxmqcpQXHKjgWduiD7MkbCQa6BagHjtmVQw6x3sfWGqmYXkwn6lWGLRQOEyrzZYZbwuzZWT3dQ/s4333/IMG_0580.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4333" data-original-width="3154" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YwjmajSXGEI8puraC7rxnLAhc935cYGV5AP8lo34GzzUxPLMsdWIsMJYBVTdjiBnXPW8aB0ts--er39EoTna9gAD6HLt8PNE-ALFAKeD7BuQmuNRkxmqcpQXHKjgWduiD7MkbCQa6BagHjtmVQw6x3sfWGqmYXkwn6lWGLRQOEyrzZYZbwuzZWT3dQ/w291-h400/IMG_0580.JPG" width="291" /></a></div>And here is the fully completed mechanical astronaut! I've pictured it here with a Lego compatible minifigure so you can get an idea of the size. Don't be alarmed about the visors, lol, I cropped out my camera reflection. Your set's visors should be perfectly OK!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-8JOmUk-oWbbxk2zOineTmBOpUMVtOkiPDGjxnwSY6G2-GaoJq1v0hwUGiW0RfGEEkRyDFgmAbgSTeXmyMvo4l051dx6k781Svmplf7sGYe3k4aUcCe7B1sc8mxwPLsr09Rkd6d0CziIZ_FGuwuygMBJsWo2I8pVRjVwExWTOqRkbQMBm_Qq0reWpA/s903/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%2010.10.19%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="903" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-8JOmUk-oWbbxk2zOineTmBOpUMVtOkiPDGjxnwSY6G2-GaoJq1v0hwUGiW0RfGEEkRyDFgmAbgSTeXmyMvo4l051dx6k781Svmplf7sGYe3k4aUcCe7B1sc8mxwPLsr09Rkd6d0CziIZ_FGuwuygMBJsWo2I8pVRjVwExWTOqRkbQMBm_Qq0reWpA/w400-h260/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%2010.10.19%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwX4pxo3_TGxwS0V26KmeM-C0p44fXrb5rVcIIR8bufFv6Dj_MnfBTLl2gCvZ1ECzeX6bipuaD0oBL2lNt-SC0eL8f6H5rerXHE9b5E5LXq6tFrnMPKWE1I0Ujd5A3o9ZaA7mPvUjn8ASqRfgTiktHJQcYiUlmYzjnkdo4xCarQNTkH7aoeWd3F_QjXg/s905/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%2010.21.12%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="905" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwX4pxo3_TGxwS0V26KmeM-C0p44fXrb5rVcIIR8bufFv6Dj_MnfBTLl2gCvZ1ECzeX6bipuaD0oBL2lNt-SC0eL8f6H5rerXHE9b5E5LXq6tFrnMPKWE1I0Ujd5A3o9ZaA7mPvUjn8ASqRfgTiktHJQcYiUlmYzjnkdo4xCarQNTkH7aoeWd3F_QjXg/w400-h259/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-09%20at%2010.21.12%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The mechanical spaceman can be attached to the spacesuit via the pegs on the display, but because the astronaut is well balanced, you don't really need the stand.<div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hrhixwX8qUnOqTbinSZmkG1E_nZRQMlXeQvVUjB3lPSLQEo_ecI6ks_QKTn5c35G24qc4dcyck4Uge0zY_gCU52v9JZWt4lZ7LQZJtXdSjeV2jUzctK6TL4JCsMXkxq_z8GhPfZ3PbNo6sWnqvSjcbJp3YQ2NZXGcarQv1bLP40ZdhePyoKXXCcR6w/s4025/IMG_0589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4025" data-original-width="3344" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hrhixwX8qUnOqTbinSZmkG1E_nZRQMlXeQvVUjB3lPSLQEo_ecI6ks_QKTn5c35G24qc4dcyck4Uge0zY_gCU52v9JZWt4lZ7LQZJtXdSjeV2jUzctK6TL4JCsMXkxq_z8GhPfZ3PbNo6sWnqvSjcbJp3YQ2NZXGcarQv1bLP40ZdhePyoKXXCcR6w/w333-h400/IMG_0589.JPG" width="333" /></a></div>Unless, of course, you choose to make your spaceman look like he's floating or trying to catch a soccer ball, then yes, use the display stand. As you can see the arms, hands and legs can be positioned in many different ways.<div><br /></div><div>The display stand also comes with a small plaque that describes the mechanical astronaut.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNzjrMCs_9HKRx-oI1qovwAAGqu1F-Gq6lopV7AnxfSJ7DeJOubeOMGTiarnOtbhSjFWu6xFoZcY3onGZaES_1Mamg3sZfatataWqcvfH1-Kq_untm_WIttQ1sk8DdjB1ur5JW95IIz7gtjJJa4zYXp4ai44sXyA18bMm-F1Flfbxfd-qCNdgG9imfw/s3240/IMG_0600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="3240" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNzjrMCs_9HKRx-oI1qovwAAGqu1F-Gq6lopV7AnxfSJ7DeJOubeOMGTiarnOtbhSjFWu6xFoZcY3onGZaES_1Mamg3sZfatataWqcvfH1-Kq_untm_WIttQ1sk8DdjB1ur5JW95IIz7gtjJJa4zYXp4ai44sXyA18bMm-F1Flfbxfd-qCNdgG9imfw/w400-h331/IMG_0600.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>No missing parts in my set, but not a lot of extra pieces either.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">In Summary</h3><div>All in all, a very fun build. Pieces were high quality and brick clutch was excellent. I liked that the set used printed parts instead of stickers. The mechanical spaceman is a very unique looking building block set and you can pose it in different ways. </div><div><br /></div><div>If only the designers made a little interior space inside the helmet, so I could make one of my minifigures operate the giant mechanical spaceman. For this reason, I will give it a 4.9 out 5, because I always try to incorporate minifigs into my display, even if the set doesn't come with any.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EXKpu6s9x1ZqziUcViMvSwbG1pTgUZM_xO_4vmnmgdNx-99KZGbQWwxSvTxiWcf-3lI1YNTOP3FDDoE52hvIEYFrByWpGC1jUJkgIpztWdeoywqDU5T5Eummm2IJhGbi32QG6LyOBox0xNQGsngDGir-V8sSDsGuEBUVa476qkADTbLiG_y3-5Eiog/s4319/IMG_0766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4319" data-original-width="3627" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EXKpu6s9x1ZqziUcViMvSwbG1pTgUZM_xO_4vmnmgdNx-99KZGbQWwxSvTxiWcf-3lI1YNTOP3FDDoE52hvIEYFrByWpGC1jUJkgIpztWdeoywqDU5T5Eummm2IJhGbi32QG6LyOBox0xNQGsngDGir-V8sSDsGuEBUVa476qkADTbLiG_y3-5Eiog/w336-h400/IMG_0766.JPG" width="336" /></a></div>I suppose it is doable. I might have to make my own cockpit.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_j1itSeYqcufP_wPopMZSvHE1kNVx-DBZPkEyP_uqNohbGztaLzQMmMQON6EvhuF93HLAjUV7pwK7Sr3NP854D805n7U0dwGbxg2SGE6WaiaTgheK-qB2T5TmHMMuRsz3PyRYC2mW1V-g5FGE3hKgJeBH5Ih9m3LjKY73hiGfVnEB03hODjmH-rOiA/s4428/IMG_0769.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4428" data-original-width="3044" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP_j1itSeYqcufP_wPopMZSvHE1kNVx-DBZPkEyP_uqNohbGztaLzQMmMQON6EvhuF93HLAjUV7pwK7Sr3NP854D805n7U0dwGbxg2SGE6WaiaTgheK-qB2T5TmHMMuRsz3PyRYC2mW1V-g5FGE3hKgJeBH5Ih9m3LjKY73hiGfVnEB03hODjmH-rOiA/w275-h400/IMG_0769.JPG" width="275" /></a></div>Here's the direct <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/spaceman-70102/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">link to the 70102 spaceman</a> if you'd like to get it. At the time of this writing, I think there is a limited time sale on this particular set. Don't forget to use my discount code "itsnotlego15%" to save on applicable purchases.<div><br /></div><div>The JMBricklayer Amazon store can be found <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/JMBricklayer/%E4%B8%BB%E9%A1%B5/page/3CACFA02-74C5-4F9D-81DB-0BF560B7BA47" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div>And also check out JMBricklayer's other Sci-fi related sets while you're at it. <div><br /></div><div>Thanks for visiting! See you next time, bye!<br /><div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-77285113406962232102023-02-26T23:15:00.007-05:002024-01-07T04:52:34.548-05:00Today's Review: JMBricklayer 20104 Botanical Collection Succulent Flower Set<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqV-6qSTmDiQdtqQ5GYCkSVck6vYTwwxMK-o6qt9y4_zc3KKNkIQiFfdgmxbZ_sZ9laeJR4WvQnySFvvxCWOhPLRrJJCunN5bd4pR7Ze-Sy6rnjsDyDzK5lqiUd38SOB8v3aiT55LDJ5_kCJdzJWt0cRMeAROIwoxjuH0gU0wIp4jpJZWazTevm3RLw/s3942/IMG_0360.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="3942" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqV-6qSTmDiQdtqQ5GYCkSVck6vYTwwxMK-o6qt9y4_zc3KKNkIQiFfdgmxbZ_sZ9laeJR4WvQnySFvvxCWOhPLRrJJCunN5bd4pR7Ze-Sy6rnjsDyDzK5lqiUd38SOB8v3aiT55LDJ5_kCJdzJWt0cRMeAROIwoxjuH0gU0wIp4jpJZWazTevm3RLw/w400-h254/IMG_0360.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Welcome back to It's Not Lego, my blog where I review the latest Lego compatible building block sets. Today I'm reviewing the 20104 9 pack Succulent set, the latest in a series of botanical building block sets from JMBricklayer. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3paYNqc_g1elDm0DF-Pl0Z9UVLY899G5-Q7nF8q-JWqDb4H5dY-4Gy01JbTuaYxeHFbAaXwV6dfVbx8B0KEWaI6uHY6ZRw7uMwRbj4wQ3ZsovYRctOQhio9FodmTMmTiF3u8QrFKqtWjwD7M8s4bMQwN13Pl-rDjXOWlLEBxd8EOsLCKrts_x9hlUuQ/s490/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="490" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3paYNqc_g1elDm0DF-Pl0Z9UVLY899G5-Q7nF8q-JWqDb4H5dY-4Gy01JbTuaYxeHFbAaXwV6dfVbx8B0KEWaI6uHY6ZRw7uMwRbj4wQ3ZsovYRctOQhio9FodmTMmTiF3u8QrFKqtWjwD7M8s4bMQwN13Pl-rDjXOWlLEBxd8EOsLCKrts_x9hlUuQ/w320-h213/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Thanks to JMBricklayer for providing the building set for this review!</p><div>This appealing succulent set can be found on their the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/succulent-sets-20104-9-packs/" target="_blank">JMBricklayer website</a> or from their <a href="https://amzn.to/3IBMwWn" target="_blank">Amazon shop</a> if you like it. Sets come with free worldwide shipping. Check out their website for more details. Also don't forget to check out JMBricklayer's latest promotion and contests!</div><div><br /></div><div>Use my discount code "itsnotlego15%" to save on applicable purchases from the website.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">At a glance</h3><p>Brand: JMBricklayer</p><p>Set: 20104 Succulent Set (9 different plants)</p><p>Theme: Botanical Collection</p><p>Piece count: 750 pieces</p><p>Numbered bags? No</p><p>Stickers or printed parts? No</p><p>Missing or deformed pieces: No</p><p>Extra parts: Yes</p><p>Minifigures: No</p><p>Lighting kit: No</p><p>Brick Quality and Clutch: Excellent</p><p>Measurements (approx): N/A</p><p>Age Rating: 14+</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREWpgv1DXShCEb3BYsJpXEFvWTNUu8RAp1bAt3i1KsnY2Vxzdh4x_snnThU__fQ7Epyn12xh07Zf7C-UcbVovBv_9iiLFZa7ksOFsFrlc8PcqeaJ70lwY4n21kqtotJ9Zga2bmO0VrMCfJmlENoXUYbur9jEYplAN7k3LI4y8jD1DFiA5w49gM6Mnqg/s3518/IMG_0318.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="3518" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREWpgv1DXShCEb3BYsJpXEFvWTNUu8RAp1bAt3i1KsnY2Vxzdh4x_snnThU__fQ7Epyn12xh07Zf7C-UcbVovBv_9iiLFZa7ksOFsFrlc8PcqeaJ70lwY4n21kqtotJ9Zga2bmO0VrMCfJmlENoXUYbur9jEYplAN7k3LI4y8jD1DFiA5w49gM6Mnqg/w400-h325/IMG_0318.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here is the colourful box for the JMBricklayer's succulent collection.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP2Odi1j31vWcHTH7Df6z6zcJqROj_WCWQyWEkwM9ZKMu38bJwD5i2IbQWpQp9EcJOD07EydtCoS3qZmBOXLgI0-S8cqc89GEWLk5kgs2FHj6IqRcZmraHlI33QDwrW2UerFKG7ZsCGbXG4OEdyBLH8a-jOA4b7Z0mEnQ5coV4fySaTyKn28enPHgpg/s4304/IMG_0320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3212" data-original-width="4304" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP2Odi1j31vWcHTH7Df6z6zcJqROj_WCWQyWEkwM9ZKMu38bJwD5i2IbQWpQp9EcJOD07EydtCoS3qZmBOXLgI0-S8cqc89GEWLk5kgs2FHj6IqRcZmraHlI33QDwrW2UerFKG7ZsCGbXG4OEdyBLH8a-jOA4b7Z0mEnQ5coV4fySaTyKn28enPHgpg/w400-h299/IMG_0320.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside the box, it is jam packed with a total of 10 bags of parts and a package of separate instruction sheets to build 9 different succulent plants. There are a total of 750 pieces in this set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJlknHPTPgVVUmI0WQcriYas2PgSsSuxAVYOSpMyHFw5n4hIJLWeprIdje2gIioy_iaY70IcfFE_4ErpvjEfEYY-IFwR4aWYZYM7DpIR8ADqN9BG-Oo0IhiQDMH6DeMQZhRVdB3MulJgadVbI8IOeFz1bWYmdInfGZhZJgAzKX8V0cvv-A1nz3L5Pyg/s591/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%2011.52.07%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="591" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJlknHPTPgVVUmI0WQcriYas2PgSsSuxAVYOSpMyHFw5n4hIJLWeprIdje2gIioy_iaY70IcfFE_4ErpvjEfEYY-IFwR4aWYZYM7DpIR8ADqN9BG-Oo0IhiQDMH6DeMQZhRVdB3MulJgadVbI8IOeFz1bWYmdInfGZhZJgAzKX8V0cvv-A1nz3L5Pyg/w400-h374/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%2011.52.07%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div>There is one bag of parts and a two sided instruction page for each of the 9 plants. The turquoise coloured plant also uses the extra bag of small flowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqtP-UPm6s_sWR2gzdq4Ogv-ue_GdxOJXrVnrnlQ7EG7KcfwqzJiUOBL3TCStRVxVHHpzsSqdNvvbOR3EjXYmpca-ur4oA70uH1pRxFRxhYNUJgdkqlC6aRCPBayH70qYqXPUVJANY5uEpTcHjzecV3f2n5OnHRM-zhJM-fYoUQOkJdO7uVusRFRq6g/s594/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%2011.54.10%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="594" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqtP-UPm6s_sWR2gzdq4Ogv-ue_GdxOJXrVnrnlQ7EG7KcfwqzJiUOBL3TCStRVxVHHpzsSqdNvvbOR3EjXYmpca-ur4oA70uH1pRxFRxhYNUJgdkqlC6aRCPBayH70qYqXPUVJANY5uEpTcHjzecV3f2n5OnHRM-zhJM-fYoUQOkJdO7uVusRFRq6g/w400-h379/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-26%20at%2011.54.10%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here are all nine of the succulent plants completed. Each succulent plant comes with a unique shaped planter. They were easy to assemble and look great by themselves, in smaller groups or displayed all together. All the flower parts clutch together very well and the quality of the pieces used is excellent. I really like all the colours and flower types. </div><div><br /></div><div>For the research for this blog post, I learned the names of some of the succulents, such as Haworthia, Echeveria, Graptopetalum, and Sedum to name a few. I think flower #1 looks like a sedum, flower #5 looks like echeveria, and graptopetalum might be flower #7, and haworthia - flower #3. If you know more about succulents, please let me know what the other flowers are called and whether I got them right or not.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCmR-eFyUMh1wr9BrAs-sIyYT0zxrbKjiQWdbQpRRvHwjIZFOki_CrBYJ1C-kFgp2H3DYHdbV3j4xoeEtwVGPgAtM-r3nLoyT8oh3CDEDPbGzxF0zzwrHO5f0Q3mRgX1bI-wg1FgCE2xh6rIHaqAkf1_gwnzsXfKzBxay09wXANB3WKJZbTYn1KozQw/s3832/IMG_0347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="3832" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdCmR-eFyUMh1wr9BrAs-sIyYT0zxrbKjiQWdbQpRRvHwjIZFOki_CrBYJ1C-kFgp2H3DYHdbV3j4xoeEtwVGPgAtM-r3nLoyT8oh3CDEDPbGzxF0zzwrHO5f0Q3mRgX1bI-wg1FgCE2xh6rIHaqAkf1_gwnzsXfKzBxay09wXANB3WKJZbTYn1KozQw/w400-h365/IMG_0347.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There's a small handful of parts leftover afterwards.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl9pkZ6nQCalb1jo0xMs0gu0nWidHxuAlYCNU1BmEG6kwcoecu_DNgiiZMhOpqYQA5y87Y_M3IXk9FYdWXPytB6R7WaTw3gqrxs6V7CnS77pnEXY0NoHa_va8v-oHTsk1rkCzhYtj64Cbu_5cp_18TzjEvxsmVdphAmFweTlew4yJkKRHWJGHMK6B2A/s4502/IMG_0358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="4502" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl9pkZ6nQCalb1jo0xMs0gu0nWidHxuAlYCNU1BmEG6kwcoecu_DNgiiZMhOpqYQA5y87Y_M3IXk9FYdWXPytB6R7WaTw3gqrxs6V7CnS77pnEXY0NoHa_va8v-oHTsk1rkCzhYtj64Cbu_5cp_18TzjEvxsmVdphAmFweTlew4yJkKRHWJGHMK6B2A/w400-h221/IMG_0358.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>I like them all but if I had to choose, I think the leafy green plant (pictured top left) looks the most realistic. The pink flower succulent (pictured top center) is also another favourite of mine. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsttyOc6Dgydp30MQeXKs0jvGgVO18eJA9E9WwpbPQDkILXybakrMmAT2bV6IDu_YR5Ict30ca2eViUscmIQysX829otIfr_LN_f8uX0xPOTrBUNt-uo_rzJOtSNFtxNEVm59u6jfg6FR2zTM2UpqCvYYO0o-pIl5IHKy6MJ9b079mWlVq34zMTww5kw/s4680/IMG_0383.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="4680" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsttyOc6Dgydp30MQeXKs0jvGgVO18eJA9E9WwpbPQDkILXybakrMmAT2bV6IDu_YR5Ict30ca2eViUscmIQysX829otIfr_LN_f8uX0xPOTrBUNt-uo_rzJOtSNFtxNEVm59u6jfg6FR2zTM2UpqCvYYO0o-pIl5IHKy6MJ9b079mWlVq34zMTww5kw/w400-h254/IMG_0383.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In conclusion, it was very satisfying to build these little representations of succulent plants. They make a very nice display for your home decor. They are small enough to not take up too much space on your desk or table but still add a pop of colour and vibrancy to your indoor space. Best of all you don't have to maintain any of these lifelike plants. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuWPIAjapel80k2wa2kr69EQZ2R5qvww8VP3JsS98hBoXuUUrO1Yoia2oaXGSksqfmVow0nAi0S8MIi4f_ETkjWQxXPjEuXpHx8rtt5fX0Y-pVLf_uKWTCteLZleIBTG5wGBtev5OHEu9r8jeJ_vhrhok4zMv02q0LVyY5hJzmZQZpV2JdLpTs1NWfg/s3905/IMG_0379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2414" data-original-width="3905" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuWPIAjapel80k2wa2kr69EQZ2R5qvww8VP3JsS98hBoXuUUrO1Yoia2oaXGSksqfmVow0nAi0S8MIi4f_ETkjWQxXPjEuXpHx8rtt5fX0Y-pVLf_uKWTCteLZleIBTG5wGBtev5OHEu9r8jeJ_vhrhok4zMv02q0LVyY5hJzmZQZpV2JdLpTs1NWfg/w400-h248/IMG_0379.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's my entire JMBricklayer botanical collection. If you missed my other reviews, you can find them below.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/02/jmbricklayer-20109-botanical-collection.html" target="_blank">JMBricklayer 20109 Flower Bouquet</a></div><div><a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/02/jmbricklayer-20106-botanical-collection.html" target="_blank">JMBricklayer 20106 White Orchid</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My rating for this 9 pack JMBricklayer succulent set is 5 out of 5. Please let me know what you think and whether you agree with my rating. Thanks for visiting and see you next time, bye!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-29353245734516827902023-02-22T21:33:00.005-05:002024-01-07T05:02:07.438-05:00JMBricklayer 20106 Botanical Collection White Orchid Not Lego Set Review<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnCD-kEmye3Ao3iSIQxoNHX44UBP5VfFboB6OLAkmmu1DLAR5IJTiMTc1yQ-Oc3rggpA2OkLu8yC9wUorS9azKEGFWKHCxEsX94CS6LZM_NxSFcLVldVzuNP_Ya4xwucMM-bLsCXW8Vka5nN505VgLJV-7n0c1hBCvqwfyTr4TxhuA1AAml6lPisf3g/s4486/IMG_0198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3172" data-original-width="4486" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnCD-kEmye3Ao3iSIQxoNHX44UBP5VfFboB6OLAkmmu1DLAR5IJTiMTc1yQ-Oc3rggpA2OkLu8yC9wUorS9azKEGFWKHCxEsX94CS6LZM_NxSFcLVldVzuNP_Ya4xwucMM-bLsCXW8Vka5nN505VgLJV-7n0c1hBCvqwfyTr4TxhuA1AAml6lPisf3g/w400-h283/IMG_0198.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Hi and welcome back to It's Not Lego, my blog that reviews all the latest building block sets coming out of China. Last week, I reviewed the <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2023/02/jmbricklayer-20109-botanical-collection.html" target="_blank">JMBricklayer Flower Bouquet set</a> from their Botanical Collection/Home Decor theme. Today, we will look at another set from that series, this time it's the 20106 White Butterfly Orchid.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3paYNqc_g1elDm0DF-Pl0Z9UVLY899G5-Q7nF8q-JWqDb4H5dY-4Gy01JbTuaYxeHFbAaXwV6dfVbx8B0KEWaI6uHY6ZRw7uMwRbj4wQ3ZsovYRctOQhio9FodmTMmTiF3u8QrFKqtWjwD7M8s4bMQwN13Pl-rDjXOWlLEBxd8EOsLCKrts_x9hlUuQ/s490/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="490" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3paYNqc_g1elDm0DF-Pl0Z9UVLY899G5-Q7nF8q-JWqDb4H5dY-4Gy01JbTuaYxeHFbAaXwV6dfVbx8B0KEWaI6uHY6ZRw7uMwRbj4wQ3ZsovYRctOQhio9FodmTMmTiF3u8QrFKqtWjwD7M8s4bMQwN13Pl-rDjXOWlLEBxd8EOsLCKrts_x9hlUuQ/w320-h213/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div>Once again, JMBricklayer has provided this set for me to review, A big thank you!<div><br /></div><div>The beautiful white orchid set can be found on their the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/butterfly-orchid-20106/" target="_blank">JMBricklayer website</a> or from their <a href="https://amzn.to/3IJsvxx" target="_blank">Amazon shop</a> if you like it. Most sets come with free worldwide shipping. Check out their website for more details. On sale right now!</div><div><br /></div><div>Use my discount code "itsnotlego15%" to save on applicable purchases from the website.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3IJsvxx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="865" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOh5qBVhxCpqfL6sJ_5nGIboSRN7X0tKkEMgDaDzbysxb5ypVu11vmb9xmOJO92r__At9pkAR5vGqrWdAEWZsXaxyRrTI7NuC96uxwmQGqDbAnEvHev3ndD7rAuFZRKZ-hvrkSnjpGz6G5xVUzcpfIjjQh7qaijKYn0ycQ-cgXWvTYwM77Z1VbosOjQ/w400-h270/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-22%20at%205.05.46%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><p><br /></p><h3>Details</h3><ul><li>Brand: JMBricklayer</li><li>Set: White Orchid 20106</li><li>Theme: Botanical Collection/Home Decor</li><li>Piece count: 581 pieces</li><li>Numbered bags? N/A (not applicable)</li><li>Stickers or printed parts? None</li><li>Missing or deformed pieces: No</li><li>Extra parts: Yes</li><li>Minifigures: No</li><li>Lighting kit: No</li><li>Brick Quality and Clutch: Just one clutch issue, otherwise not bad</li><li>Measurements (approx): just under 12" H, approx 11" wide</li><li>Age Rating: 14+</li></ul><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing</h3></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWlCnzz0ujvIMFizes-Yz9YeBbFFvh7CN_lUl0eGIqIMhazk4oW4oE3FPK0OjaNInrya-ZJjedrSEARDf9HDeTCVJyneiErv2Rdjm5NhvYgFxoxy7U_0wueHYPfBv1f-zdkDV0TAgWoRRIH7eTY43AyEqruBgUDQS8r2HEK2R-fZzQKLpxniFfPZEKQ/s4502/IMG_0168.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3320" data-original-width="4502" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWlCnzz0ujvIMFizes-Yz9YeBbFFvh7CN_lUl0eGIqIMhazk4oW4oE3FPK0OjaNInrya-ZJjedrSEARDf9HDeTCVJyneiErv2Rdjm5NhvYgFxoxy7U_0wueHYPfBv1f-zdkDV0TAgWoRRIH7eTY43AyEqruBgUDQS8r2HEK2R-fZzQKLpxniFfPZEKQ/w400-h295/IMG_0168.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>JMBricklayer has departed from their black boxes with this new green box to showcase their floral line. Although there are three coloured flowers depicted on the box, this set only includes the white orchid. I think the same box is reused for each flower given that there are three different set numbers on the front and side of the box. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPmHlXSUys1LcB3xzW9xPDLx64iiyC-51ROu9W-6IilUXOMlqhC78DQHjpNAiykKA0uF5hIEho8cBrN6NR-xE4LEBQThUrYFq2XkMutX0XDuLX9boDUsaeqrTY3IJsJxF8iR1FBOCBqWyRAzAyLqDgvOAU9Xfj8EW4NKEw6x3LN5t18uhLv7lSywfHQ/s3489/IMG_0169.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3290" data-original-width="3489" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPmHlXSUys1LcB3xzW9xPDLx64iiyC-51ROu9W-6IilUXOMlqhC78DQHjpNAiykKA0uF5hIEho8cBrN6NR-xE4LEBQThUrYFq2XkMutX0XDuLX9boDUsaeqrTY3IJsJxF8iR1FBOCBqWyRAzAyLqDgvOAU9Xfj8EW4NKEw6x3LN5t18uhLv7lSywfHQ/w400-h378/IMG_0169.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The white orchid is a smaller set with only 581 pieces and therefore divided up over 7 bags of parts. Of those, one bag consists of about 120 1x1 round pieces that is used to represent the dirt inside the planter. So I don't know if they count towards the total part count. If they do, then the flower itself is made up of 461 pieces.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPa5lkXSczapjxOE8frPeUp5ZCfIUkUR8v_RhP5Vf5FW-YQDiB6ogT49iYKqWwd5MNTu3k_jJRFlCFcra6D9ZfZTrAuA1YPnaBYkSSUOTOy7Uh6EMzYWEAKXKX7QBOAKFva9-Z61ln3X5vrXA22H_xpDypzCLfpfV9QRj2v3Mi9HtWxlX2Ie6BrTxSA/s3832/IMG_0176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3069" data-original-width="3832" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPa5lkXSczapjxOE8frPeUp5ZCfIUkUR8v_RhP5Vf5FW-YQDiB6ogT49iYKqWwd5MNTu3k_jJRFlCFcra6D9ZfZTrAuA1YPnaBYkSSUOTOy7Uh6EMzYWEAKXKX7QBOAKFva9-Z61ln3X5vrXA22H_xpDypzCLfpfV9QRj2v3Mi9HtWxlX2Ie6BrTxSA/w400-h320/IMG_0176.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The bags are numbered with prefix JK29012, which, when I checked against brick4.com, indicates that this set is a re-pack of Jaki branded Plante theme.</div><div><a href="http://brick4.com/search/set/?s=29012">http://brick4.com/search/set/?s=29012</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Just an FYI, brick4.com is a database of sorts for Lego and not Lego building block sets. I would say it's about 99% complete, with only a few sets missing from it's database.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp1WYiuu_K99pQwcPiFiQAvG6KkHZLGbu7n3jKa2qlDPCDQ4kEku38HJDPlF7vIQZxuZIstW2Qv4PK0crkQ6EG4DDlCWnh-ocac_MLowpFo2m0YEFq-DWrIs8083qK29gy43d8VozqqYALrPqqW5pExGTZWueFx4xjaCyZ09AKvdC1ZcX2mhDQjqLSg/s4129/IMG_0171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3289" data-original-width="4129" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp1WYiuu_K99pQwcPiFiQAvG6KkHZLGbu7n3jKa2qlDPCDQ4kEku38HJDPlF7vIQZxuZIstW2Qv4PK0crkQ6EG4DDlCWnh-ocac_MLowpFo2m0YEFq-DWrIs8083qK29gy43d8VozqqYALrPqqW5pExGTZWueFx4xjaCyZ09AKvdC1ZcX2mhDQjqLSg/w400-h319/IMG_0171.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the instruction manual, that confirms my brick4.com findings. The cover reads Plante de la Vie which translates to Plant of Life. Using Google Translate, the Chinese captions read "Rotate the flowers arbitrarily" and "Moveable flower branches, move your posture as desired".<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDNv9Kr7zt0g_SWGGBHXqMzuCaxWcOXtRfBfJEc3R5i628Jx72pSWooGC4Tmc_q8oWBjfMy7QCGING6RSJnP3Kd8BXcDITZ1D_mG5vtp3BWic8yq5CXms0O8itgZLR6pizwBCzpNalMw9PozPpk-23vAYAT3Ky19UW0AxP-vBeqWfKk4doxwrOExucg/s4816/IMG_0172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3591" data-original-width="4816" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigDNv9Kr7zt0g_SWGGBHXqMzuCaxWcOXtRfBfJEc3R5i628Jx72pSWooGC4Tmc_q8oWBjfMy7QCGING6RSJnP3Kd8BXcDITZ1D_mG5vtp3BWic8yq5CXms0O8itgZLR6pizwBCzpNalMw9PozPpk-23vAYAT3Ky19UW0AxP-vBeqWfKk4doxwrOExucg/w400-h299/IMG_0172.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPpIltqjdzz7fiYT1cJo5bpAIckN6XCatdNN8EXfd7aRP2DvrodJH3o0MM-rUdbIy4q9HXvPYGAJ1-D9-ehKQNjwEUWe-RbkdwdPTKqpFCK9Sj5mDuJ9CZB23vHlKs8_x3auV4mWZhlbxGoJPBqOn4QkBLu_EhpKqij9pkEwRWONF76VOJoG6vSgyyQ/s1723/Screenshot_20230222-181058-681.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1079" data-original-width="1723" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPpIltqjdzz7fiYT1cJo5bpAIckN6XCatdNN8EXfd7aRP2DvrodJH3o0MM-rUdbIy4q9HXvPYGAJ1-D9-ehKQNjwEUWe-RbkdwdPTKqpFCK9Sj5mDuJ9CZB23vHlKs8_x3auV4mWZhlbxGoJPBqOn4QkBLu_EhpKqij9pkEwRWONF76VOJoG6vSgyyQ/w400-h250/Screenshot_20230222-181058-681.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's a screen grab/google translate of the text I found on the inside cover of the manual.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdiWJaCO-XAeK5kO1mej7TG3rKIUQS7h18dsygABiLTDOHLIuLhqmr3T5ITH7K6Y-xSSTXkTw4tQ9m5Ig2WIQrpc7fxE2Q6PKvAkd1GxxrL1O5bdOhZbZSGRvqH6QD5ItOhkfVyvnqiDDuXzCGlrOINfHB9Q_IPi9naKnjWbfLsWKL6Koeh3Q4gQbwg/s4104/IMG_0221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="4104" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRdiWJaCO-XAeK5kO1mej7TG3rKIUQS7h18dsygABiLTDOHLIuLhqmr3T5ITH7K6Y-xSSTXkTw4tQ9m5Ig2WIQrpc7fxE2Q6PKvAkd1GxxrL1O5bdOhZbZSGRvqH6QD5ItOhkfVyvnqiDDuXzCGlrOINfHB9Q_IPi9naKnjWbfLsWKL6Koeh3Q4gQbwg/w400-h221/IMG_0221.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>There are a total of 44 pages in the instruction booklet, each step being clearly marked and easy to follow.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHMroqj0nIuO1pVF7QyS-FEUh5kGwV_nTDi8VtQpKvXOc9VZ6kv1VpAkkqZDZNUv_UvVuiQfeQi-A0EfTpbDC2mKh5psc1WaG5NxqrxFf8V2lKo_5XkSJeRSxFGT50b7w2g2Asd7Y3_zgmlHZ7H3HzNvpq1QgBGY1X08FrGxhvKb8E_UPcIlO3cNrZA/s4819/IMG_0178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3218" data-original-width="4819" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHMroqj0nIuO1pVF7QyS-FEUh5kGwV_nTDi8VtQpKvXOc9VZ6kv1VpAkkqZDZNUv_UvVuiQfeQi-A0EfTpbDC2mKh5psc1WaG5NxqrxFf8V2lKo_5XkSJeRSxFGT50b7w2g2Asd7Y3_zgmlHZ7H3HzNvpq1QgBGY1X08FrGxhvKb8E_UPcIlO3cNrZA/w400-h268/IMG_0178.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>You basically have to open all of the bags to begin building. I always find it's easier during the build process, if I've already sorted the parts by colour.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7JKh0Mape6DVjclx0vZADRJ5dLdCYJJhBcTqt-HqU_6A61A0o2xaFjisDQiR81AH2pi4aHlHYhQ8iRyxP6QhegGLSJpWRC274v7YLz9kKHZ6DC_73_yPPlXab3EK20hsRrY9tbIWW-ngJ-tcHtG6u638Hh47eODDxprnsSPPp466aj0DTnTpmt9asA/s3978/IMG_0181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="3978" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7JKh0Mape6DVjclx0vZADRJ5dLdCYJJhBcTqt-HqU_6A61A0o2xaFjisDQiR81AH2pi4aHlHYhQ8iRyxP6QhegGLSJpWRC274v7YLz9kKHZ6DC_73_yPPlXab3EK20hsRrY9tbIWW-ngJ-tcHtG6u638Hh47eODDxprnsSPPp466aj0DTnTpmt9asA/w400-h339/IMG_0181.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The white orchid set comes with this black brick built planter, which is the first thing to be constructed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj0lsFxf9lcUxAK6Gzx0Wj3IYrFyJcctWduZKuwekLr4M5Nj7lZisoJ5XNefTnQhQ6BqM104ULvrt9kKzmwstPFiwKV6OsOvTBT0F3mG0o7jBAUVkp4nwDN7rwyllgALMw7or2RIAMYTNj-wGdQKr3NkNEkBqCpQyPly1bfkytSM3D1WZYNnIdxoWVw/s2804/IMG_0180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="2804" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFj0lsFxf9lcUxAK6Gzx0Wj3IYrFyJcctWduZKuwekLr4M5Nj7lZisoJ5XNefTnQhQ6BqM104ULvrt9kKzmwstPFiwKV6OsOvTBT0F3mG0o7jBAUVkp4nwDN7rwyllgALMw7or2RIAMYTNj-wGdQKr3NkNEkBqCpQyPly1bfkytSM3D1WZYNnIdxoWVw/w400-h351/IMG_0180.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatn82Yl6r9ICP7S6CYuvSKCDsO_1l6hwhNva8YwRMsMaf_dT4e-ANKv3bIBPajjAJB9o5rYr4TkHfO7GH4GlboRmCuPESuzCfEtxvQOc6tGpkzEtr4A0dSGYpIA1m-DQSwSzrvwBRVjtclvEvMJK5qtHl-81Bquv41FgBQG57cYr3oEF_7HD9E3WhVQ/s4236/IMG_0182.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3328" data-original-width="4236" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatn82Yl6r9ICP7S6CYuvSKCDsO_1l6hwhNva8YwRMsMaf_dT4e-ANKv3bIBPajjAJB9o5rYr4TkHfO7GH4GlboRmCuPESuzCfEtxvQOc6tGpkzEtr4A0dSGYpIA1m-DQSwSzrvwBRVjtclvEvMJK5qtHl-81Bquv41FgBQG57cYr3oEF_7HD9E3WhVQ/w400-h314/IMG_0182.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Now we are building some small flowers and leaves that will serve as decoration for the orchid.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDtxHoMi9cpF-oH6mtbYWeCP1DGGhYp4YoNUlWLID9ZwCZnGwe0pDoKVX60v_KS5vpbcqIBeCr1m3OL3x1c2hvA_vuT456GFXoErO-nr9HvRjmnQFUxjh4vyuCHHnsgHei5eiBUTr-9tGk3QQuV6wsb-X-3TR1dzwZOT2pLOmWq0CWz2WdEcjH224Cw/s2945/IMG_0185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="2945" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDtxHoMi9cpF-oH6mtbYWeCP1DGGhYp4YoNUlWLID9ZwCZnGwe0pDoKVX60v_KS5vpbcqIBeCr1m3OL3x1c2hvA_vuT456GFXoErO-nr9HvRjmnQFUxjh4vyuCHHnsgHei5eiBUTr-9tGk3QQuV6wsb-X-3TR1dzwZOT2pLOmWq0CWz2WdEcjH224Cw/w400-h340/IMG_0185.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sHhE9mgrAbv12kqbG9vM5HLkpBGgLfjEgcmXeJc7cFrEeI2WPWZySAjixDIo1XZJDCWuGQmHXXcNMlCc3Ip9BQbUoCg-bwryQKRgqyaN3EiclfqJJwZQJoqiW49Xo0I4YNnp1Py2q0EzoKzW3IuZY5DNDmPM3Wk5ZVxeRkL9Q_cDfMClnwlXHHPdJw/s3522/IMG_0189.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3522" data-original-width="3325" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sHhE9mgrAbv12kqbG9vM5HLkpBGgLfjEgcmXeJc7cFrEeI2WPWZySAjixDIo1XZJDCWuGQmHXXcNMlCc3Ip9BQbUoCg-bwryQKRgqyaN3EiclfqJJwZQJoqiW49Xo0I4YNnp1Py2q0EzoKzW3IuZY5DNDmPM3Wk5ZVxeRkL9Q_cDfMClnwlXHHPdJw/w378-h400/IMG_0189.JPG" width="378" /></a></div>Next to build are the stems of the orchid. This actually looks pretty good the way it is. I like that it looks like there are flowers in various stages of blooming.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZlt4avyvgvspZLuIQJHhBrwsLuMHtGkQ9-whYOzkcqaN-HjB7EHq6P322wWHzjLJ2e3AhJZ57boeO45eL6NjHTR7ibC4quoE7BtHL6jVHf_gcoOBgJo6G9aEce1aBovu6QBues1rVHPtlSTUeJQtiyg1zM76C1QAQcLzwJQNKhB9sLIrlya1_O_ntA/s3975/IMG_0190.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="3975" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZlt4avyvgvspZLuIQJHhBrwsLuMHtGkQ9-whYOzkcqaN-HjB7EHq6P322wWHzjLJ2e3AhJZ57boeO45eL6NjHTR7ibC4quoE7BtHL6jVHf_gcoOBgJo6G9aEce1aBovu6QBues1rVHPtlSTUeJQtiyg1zM76C1QAQcLzwJQNKhB9sLIrlya1_O_ntA/w400-h308/IMG_0190.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>There are two methods of attaching the orchid petals, one of which doesn't clutch as well as the other method (flower petals on the right side tend to fall off). It would have made sense to just use the method on the left for each petal.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-OKW1-0-ALv27u8vy3XBrSJ3e1onUT-bKdPRNeOuCrRlDEOAJ29bFAxSY38RbDQbZjwsMJ5FlOE-gqv7qyH65BbL8pM9yk3X-606QaSutCo_ZuWoW9prKTUSFw-JC4E_HCgG0HMBMGNBZDlyZYMp-nQhMy4EpUQZ_B86wsals0OXxe9rqB0B_nvZfQ/s4792/IMG_0193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3172" data-original-width="4792" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-OKW1-0-ALv27u8vy3XBrSJ3e1onUT-bKdPRNeOuCrRlDEOAJ29bFAxSY38RbDQbZjwsMJ5FlOE-gqv7qyH65BbL8pM9yk3X-606QaSutCo_ZuWoW9prKTUSFw-JC4E_HCgG0HMBMGNBZDlyZYMp-nQhMy4EpUQZ_B86wsals0OXxe9rqB0B_nvZfQ/w400-h265/IMG_0193.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The flowers look nice, just have to be extra careful handling them because they are delicate, just like real flowers.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoxZA84bkEA-x-mYhe7d2NZbafQyJpctntEyP4Dw0Jz7B3UjhNmohCav-HqRNBCU1rIb0aX25DwDZiiPCxn9T85RQ5lL2bK7f8BnrbacG_nsi_DbT9e7_ckUkybh4uIwZFO_DCT5isRfir3V8PvbNiBLVFkk3sYKwEBW5r6RAB1BPVUIRUPL80SYRzg/s4864/IMG_0203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihoxZA84bkEA-x-mYhe7d2NZbafQyJpctntEyP4Dw0Jz7B3UjhNmohCav-HqRNBCU1rIb0aX25DwDZiiPCxn9T85RQ5lL2bK7f8BnrbacG_nsi_DbT9e7_ckUkybh4uIwZFO_DCT5isRfir3V8PvbNiBLVFkk3sYKwEBW5r6RAB1BPVUIRUPL80SYRzg/w400-h300/IMG_0203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>There are a total of 6 orchid flowers. After attaching the flowers, the completed set is just under 12 inches tall. I think it would have looked nicer if the stems were longer, making the flowers more upright. For the soil pieces, I didn't use the entire bag, maybe only one third of the bag.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfX_8VOpNE7i09W7nuBozAoEqnXxHIH4Tx1ECpTIkP8bGlHKqfoPawfoKCVsruZsUefVPB4kUle1PSZ1GNPpZsZzWq2Svfttw6eh-ooco19zGcWRtW2zM3wiMyFvZTtm8LZqY8J6W6gF8bLPWCoiGOGCXhWdFnsWn3ny4hZ7kKwtURddhXO2-m37a2zA/s3690/IMG_0217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3690" data-original-width="3466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfX_8VOpNE7i09W7nuBozAoEqnXxHIH4Tx1ECpTIkP8bGlHKqfoPawfoKCVsruZsUefVPB4kUle1PSZ1GNPpZsZzWq2Svfttw6eh-ooco19zGcWRtW2zM3wiMyFvZTtm8LZqY8J6W6gF8bLPWCoiGOGCXhWdFnsWn3ny4hZ7kKwtURddhXO2-m37a2zA/w376-h400/IMG_0217.JPG" width="376" /></a></div>Here's the White Orchid and the Flower Bouquet pictured together. I found the build to be not too challenging, making it an appropriate set for people who want to get started with Lego compatible sets. I'm going to rate this set a 4.5 out of 5, taking marks away for the loose petals and the short stems. Otherwise, the Orchid looks very nice on display for a table centerpiece or to liven up a boring room.<br /><div><br /><div>Let me know in the comments if you agree with my assessment or not. That's it for now, bye!<br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-60646104973534797912023-02-16T11:48:00.007-05:002024-01-07T05:00:09.610-05:00JMBricklayer 20109 Botanical Collection Flower Bouquet Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3156" data-original-width="2949" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0E2ejDIToXMBF8HPyBYeMQMZ-jN4jhBqxsetWT_FoLjulTP2XpDYR2R83VBA6Sr_fHJGuFleYQ2K97Z1UFqe4Hg3_RD_OmJMPJn95ksDZROHJlC0o_3XTzSpDvSn_CoJ_hdTxM62WT6a2gc27kRPvmnm7D9KtYjREh6hhtI7kumDgt2CgdT4dcTV0Q/w374-h400/IMG_9997.JPG" width="374" /></a></div><p>Hello again, friends of the brick! I'm making this post belatedly a little after Valentine's day, so hopefully it will still resonate with anyone who likes flowers and bricks. Lego introduced their floral sets back in 2021 and I guess soon after the alternate brick brands followed suit, seeing that there was a market for these sets.</p><p>I checked brick4.com and there are several chinese building block brands making floral bouquets including Sembo, Panlos, Zhegao and Woma to name a few. The set I'm going to review today is the artificial plants <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">Flower Bouquet set 20109 from JMBricklayer's Botanical Collection</a> or Home Decor line. </p><p>At the time of this post, JMBricklayer has a total of seven different flower bouquet sets on their website. And because it's February, they are having a <a href="https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2023/02/jmbricklayers-valentines-day-promotion.html" target="_blank">promotion in their online store and in their Amazon store</a>, right now! Please check it out if this interests you.</p><p>Use my discount code "itsnotlego15%" to save on applicable purchases from the website.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="633" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPYOZe6z5mB5KPCnL9zRxKF2Kqs5LYg2TksaQPME29q2zpESTQ5J5lXUd26-stL0gQPWMfpU4tvCdIg2OFvbtJ-lAwE7LjIE9fCjN9ui1BL2PrMpirsh8L56bQ5nBW4Bu9-S-rGhJgLKA7J_9ANn8C1YrWaQLN7k5AUC_UGNL4Fqw5w82DDNUFRvYSA/w380-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.19.25%20AM.png" width="380" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="490" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0gDBw8nitOjSTA8BQEJD8w2YeW9aRllMK43KsgDEukK1V7joyEezTYbW8QRnROkfmbk8MsAOaBXaRCYAcqelOaXB5FFaCAimhXo6jnhBOGSPyG-el_ZRAemK8wEHVIiKUbZ1QVzQsnEAZ2tKVTZ5zLTZ8LluhrdQ6QJ8s8IALpzDOroaxrZLh6QNrw/w320-h213/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Thank you again to <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer</a> for sending me this floral bouquet set to review! They thought it would be nice for everyone to see some flower building block sets during this special valentine season. Let's now look at the set details<h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Details</h3><ul><li>Brand: JMBricklayer</li><li>Set: Flower Bouquet 20109</li><li>Theme: Botanical Collection/Home Decor</li><li>Piece count: 836 pieces</li><li>Numbered bags? Yes</li><li>Stickers or printed parts? None</li><li>Missing or deformed pieces: No</li><li>Extra parts: Yes</li><li>Minifigures: No</li><li>Lighting kit: No</li><li>Brick Quality and Clutch: Mostly decent</li><li>Measurements (approx): tallest flower is about 18" H, width varies</li><li>Age Rating: 14+</li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LpYZpRGsM6sQCplxnLbHW61YDmyrw4LLYSjXZyBBr1Jtq5QioU-_y-JU8Fr-KraIJ7Sh_DUYty1134O5jd9OeMFoM_DaL0XHOEQ4OSlS2dhUhLIEoMW9qH5qeFlNl0Y_OoD4l1hUTieNDod0I-wqlyqun92qaocLY8TlafX6fDaprTVsY5Ply7_X-g/s3959/IMG_9860.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3959" data-original-width="3586" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LpYZpRGsM6sQCplxnLbHW61YDmyrw4LLYSjXZyBBr1Jtq5QioU-_y-JU8Fr-KraIJ7Sh_DUYty1134O5jd9OeMFoM_DaL0XHOEQ4OSlS2dhUhLIEoMW9qH5qeFlNl0Y_OoD4l1hUTieNDod0I-wqlyqun92qaocLY8TlafX6fDaprTVsY5Ply7_X-g/w363-h400/IMG_9860.JPG" width="363" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN5y0aS6uROIhZzsvpV74KbSn9C2PzZHTEa7fZg8jTDSDL3r07JPwYlonSsCZXwAdJF_KsF6fzQAyJQkmqBAOJWF2P7omFhWn4WsGpreFdjPSps5QO2hvvJsjf-0MDl0uSgWUaDq6hm4nvccrq7pA8vNV22IQ6vn2rgjJgEsDWoo7-1BN_SAMADO3Fg/s991/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.30.19%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="991" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwN5y0aS6uROIhZzsvpV74KbSn9C2PzZHTEa7fZg8jTDSDL3r07JPwYlonSsCZXwAdJF_KsF6fzQAyJQkmqBAOJWF2P7omFhWn4WsGpreFdjPSps5QO2hvvJsjf-0MDl0uSgWUaDq6hm4nvccrq7pA8vNV22IQ6vn2rgjJgEsDWoo7-1BN_SAMADO3Fg/w400-h150/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.30.19%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Flower Bouquet set comes in a black box with the very nice image of the flower bouquet on the front. Inside there are a total of 15 bags of parts, six bags numbered 1, and eight bags with the number 2 on them. There's a last bag of pink parts all attached to sprues.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkmK1Y2zTcUZkgHUkW1IHetKWgJukhM_CGcEoendIMc476e-tePnr18egjWq9fQXbvGoC22BsQ2jBx-b9xZR4D8w3OqdzXUpi5-IpSQmGIUBJNBsET6zy2rAjTU4_e-tkWY72flMM5ugGriyame9TkrpHybb6G-7Oo66nku-TO3_E6X2Sr1mzwpt0VA/s990/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.36.02%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="990" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkmK1Y2zTcUZkgHUkW1IHetKWgJukhM_CGcEoendIMc476e-tePnr18egjWq9fQXbvGoC22BsQ2jBx-b9xZR4D8w3OqdzXUpi5-IpSQmGIUBJNBsET6zy2rAjTU4_e-tkWY72flMM5ugGriyame9TkrpHybb6G-7Oo66nku-TO3_E6X2Sr1mzwpt0VA/w400-h114/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.36.02%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>The instruction booklet contains 26 pages and is broken down into two sections which the bags of parts pertain to. A note about the number on the instruction manual. It says 034004 which when I checked brick4.com is actually a set from the Mork brand, so like many other sets from JMBricklayer, the floral set is a repackaged version.<p></p><p>While there are no stickers in this set, there is a warning card included on how to reduce the stem height so that the flowers don't fall over. The instructions are straightforward and easy to follow.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Building the Flowers</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgPTjShU5scEol_et7lAX9Wsc1tu3npk0XLOemnt_iA86RnwPsB8Lua-XO3iBCzXG2xqTFqcFVqskOxNEes3jHOTBcwbHXCx0nanwXrf6w8WTiwpP1cmmJxywMCMH48q5Jsb9tvInkxoiBybISVNYm2A3cD1guHBku142hUprY9K3qx7en4RHS42PBQ/s989/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.47.57%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="989" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIgPTjShU5scEol_et7lAX9Wsc1tu3npk0XLOemnt_iA86RnwPsB8Lua-XO3iBCzXG2xqTFqcFVqskOxNEes3jHOTBcwbHXCx0nanwXrf6w8WTiwpP1cmmJxywMCMH48q5Jsb9tvInkxoiBybISVNYm2A3cD1guHBku142hUprY9K3qx7en4RHS42PBQ/w400-h100/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.47.57%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1LS4CcW78Ukq2BRye4pMRsyclQSxm6_wOjIUIqpyJBL7FThSF9tVTKdLh5cc4PcSoqCuz_2X_HeTJuoGKmn6yXdlFtWYNresiYfWPlrKTRXNe1Jc8x0qJBUeDLRBstir1e5-omzbwYOqQhONlzfuPnSEao5sgZPA7YPRMMtfw9GYZc8VGEzGnIovjg/s990/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.49.17%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="990" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA1LS4CcW78Ukq2BRye4pMRsyclQSxm6_wOjIUIqpyJBL7FThSF9tVTKdLh5cc4PcSoqCuz_2X_HeTJuoGKmn6yXdlFtWYNresiYfWPlrKTRXNe1Jc8x0qJBUeDLRBstir1e5-omzbwYOqQhONlzfuPnSEao5sgZPA7YPRMMtfw9GYZc8VGEzGnIovjg/w400-h100/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2010.49.17%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHGXKt50qK82mCDJBkWCA3Ft8X6TNu1XJZ06Bamr-gpTBazidXuvP8u7V3daGLRqWOuk4SK18F9obloa6QmMMvZyAFMpcu3jgOO-TNsX_US3cbu8rmG6Op8UsvsYCfo1soweK8sDIPmf5OdiCY6BVRosWJ2ENMEoKkmYLoiWajCZ3c_y82tRIvHSJ8w/s4581/IMG_9880.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="4581" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHGXKt50qK82mCDJBkWCA3Ft8X6TNu1XJZ06Bamr-gpTBazidXuvP8u7V3daGLRqWOuk4SK18F9obloa6QmMMvZyAFMpcu3jgOO-TNsX_US3cbu8rmG6Op8UsvsYCfo1soweK8sDIPmf5OdiCY6BVRosWJ2ENMEoKkmYLoiWajCZ3c_y82tRIvHSJ8w/w400-h220/IMG_9880.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>So in section 1, each bag pertains to a different flower, so we have built six different flowers pictured above. Hope you can name them, because I don't know much about flower species. As part of this section of the build, it also includes two different leaves.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3597" data-original-width="3341" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxcIEuBf5Njjw3CzJ9V9sKJRQ3b8MHE_8kRes8bS36gp-VPG5KMoH8zbFMtzcFrl7CgofYG8UuavLhsw9pLPQVgaa5X99_zqN9-VsrdcS6HVtMyLITuM14ZBBgGFRqHsy3LgsqqvmjpPtNd67IHrcbeTTJyvMJfsqTV-Ta3ooxmAQh11FRnPCia_dFg/w371-h400/IMG_9884.JPG" width="371" /></a></div>I've never had much success with keeping plants alive, so these flowers will never need watering or any attention but will still look great wherever you put them. Since I didn't have a vase at home, I used an old peanut butter jar and this silver can as my vase. <div><br /></div><div>I would highly recommend that you get a vase for this set, because it doesn't come with one. Make sure the vase is tall enough, maybe at least 12" high or more because the next flowers that we build have longer stems.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CnyennPfByabGiIl5-HnLg19h8ah4-SWHuwVNKObpc8yQrJoywOgVrAZ7axCxk6iF7Bs7WNr4BPDc6Xr72gIlwoyjuzNNtJ0THfqLJs5gwh3BN76GPJmaSmADxFXy0bo0Wxmss8HAb7MresDYC6FonzUHmbd5WVjN9AQhcvp6ppLqguJ4vu6vNlUMw/s697/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2011.01.33%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="697" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CnyennPfByabGiIl5-HnLg19h8ah4-SWHuwVNKObpc8yQrJoywOgVrAZ7axCxk6iF7Bs7WNr4BPDc6Xr72gIlwoyjuzNNtJ0THfqLJs5gwh3BN76GPJmaSmADxFXy0bo0Wxmss8HAb7MresDYC6FonzUHmbd5WVjN9AQhcvp6ppLqguJ4vu6vNlUMw/w400-h323/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-16%20at%2011.01.33%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>For section 2, you build four unique flowers, but some are duplicated and some are just leaves.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo03dRk4qRWy8x1t3LXYFHmtVJ-a-UMFzHfWHw2nkqYoGoHiWe5eqjghGd-7QLgOd1CBpmiZbSvnpLzyqYRQyizc_vsPxl6EcacRsw_2yXHWgRrTHkii16mDO8TxGXjkRlH1-HIH-N2zDjaz8zH43jP-TMVGrc6qrbQ5vmZwBRmGpR59jvuBp21am3VQ/s4541/IMG_9969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3054" data-original-width="4541" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo03dRk4qRWy8x1t3LXYFHmtVJ-a-UMFzHfWHw2nkqYoGoHiWe5eqjghGd-7QLgOd1CBpmiZbSvnpLzyqYRQyizc_vsPxl6EcacRsw_2yXHWgRrTHkii16mDO8TxGXjkRlH1-HIH-N2zDjaz8zH43jP-TMVGrc6qrbQ5vmZwBRmGpR59jvuBp21am3VQ/w400-h269/IMG_9969.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In section 2, you get 1 big light green flower, 2 purple flowers, a plant that has lots of little pink flowers and one that looks like a weed, lol. You also make some leaves here as well. I forgot to take a picture of me using all those tiny pink flowers from sprues to make the plant shown on the left, but you get the idea.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dWRIXXI3GhnDCOURIKZMJNf9xgWKhBDKFG9Pv3jpNDeMfSG7fr4INhjtbTNZKzQL88ExD-sXukNVbVy4JvwyORmK1wgS2nfmx4yuhdI71rdpcOLoQjjXo2aEUiSOjA8V_Uiqo0CfEXbtMfh2mRE5ZpvZG7Tv-SBbPJZJJFqj_5qV4c6t5QGcyMHulA/s4247/IMG_9982.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3135" data-original-width="4247" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dWRIXXI3GhnDCOURIKZMJNf9xgWKhBDKFG9Pv3jpNDeMfSG7fr4INhjtbTNZKzQL88ExD-sXukNVbVy4JvwyORmK1wgS2nfmx4yuhdI71rdpcOLoQjjXo2aEUiSOjA8V_Uiqo0CfEXbtMfh2mRE5ZpvZG7Tv-SBbPJZJJFqj_5qV4c6t5QGcyMHulA/w400-h295/IMG_9982.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>This series of flowers are assembled with extra technic pins that makes the stem of each flower taller. However, due to my small "vase", a lot of the flowers toppled over, so I had to reduce the stem height as per the included warning card. If I had a taller vase, I probably wouldn't have to have done that.<div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A problem with the purple flowers</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylgaj8wTwRmUx1t4rL6UHsYyaJW7yg6EbUtjyYh19-9Egiqthnkwzwwh_GGsSnhJ1pda7zyKVQoIUq4M_xoDxrWtyhCiPV5r09fsVRKmDsKwhVj04sJUiG7ysjKFMf2guIT9VDWkCpvDulQMQbhQUZxy-6T0WzKF77XTkjbeY3DznLPpuRtCFpIPCLA/s4722/IMG_9963.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3111" data-original-width="4722" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylgaj8wTwRmUx1t4rL6UHsYyaJW7yg6EbUtjyYh19-9Egiqthnkwzwwh_GGsSnhJ1pda7zyKVQoIUq4M_xoDxrWtyhCiPV5r09fsVRKmDsKwhVj04sJUiG7ysjKFMf2guIT9VDWkCpvDulQMQbhQUZxy-6T0WzKF77XTkjbeY3DznLPpuRtCFpIPCLA/w400-h264/IMG_9963.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLikr4V5ivNRDPmhzqQJX1QYzU-j9-PS4ha-xqXYiqWZ_pXk3YWtgE5tqBBDVRHg-RlSe-1E4OLK4p1FR7pxrjMZ8tp1xOhn9JkHU0FLfox4dIhHeuwEqnTjg0dHM-qwXrjhJTzvbxLQhNA15wVlvIEq3ZsB_pqu0x9TJmZmeSPJMhajRgHY5a3zd7pA/s4521/IMG_9965.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="4521" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLikr4V5ivNRDPmhzqQJX1QYzU-j9-PS4ha-xqXYiqWZ_pXk3YWtgE5tqBBDVRHg-RlSe-1E4OLK4p1FR7pxrjMZ8tp1xOhn9JkHU0FLfox4dIhHeuwEqnTjg0dHM-qwXrjhJTzvbxLQhNA15wVlvIEq3ZsB_pqu0x9TJmZmeSPJMhajRgHY5a3zd7pA/w400-h270/IMG_9965.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>When I followed the instructions to build the purple flowers, the heads kept falling off the stem. It was because the green pin was too short to hold the head in place. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are two longer yellow pins included in the set, but they don't tell you what they are for. If you replace the shorter green pins with the longer yellow pins, the purple flower heads stay firmly attached. I'm not sure if this fix was included in the original Mork set, or whether this is a new fix specific to the JMBricklayer set. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had a similar experience when building the <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2022/12/jmbricklayermould-king-vintage-car-k500.html" target="_blank">JMBricklayer Vintage Car set</a>. The original Mould King branded set had some unplated pieces which were subsequently replaced in the newer JMBricklayer version of the set.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY6cu7QUt2i_zCcIs2rwfnWX9JkWdpSw4hfMLtD_GzM653g82Hp-o8qbjfmv6TWl1MzsAq-rTIfa3FSrhi5EQgUEhbLIFnfiYo3_2TiqMAO2fs07Rc5NJZTeZM-F5MVEL410bdm6RG9m6FXjab-5R8ssAy5yNFwSdab4W4jqUvI5hfd5JOsSARGt5UA/s4864/IMG_9980.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY6cu7QUt2i_zCcIs2rwfnWX9JkWdpSw4hfMLtD_GzM653g82Hp-o8qbjfmv6TWl1MzsAq-rTIfa3FSrhi5EQgUEhbLIFnfiYo3_2TiqMAO2fs07Rc5NJZTeZM-F5MVEL410bdm6RG9m6FXjab-5R8ssAy5yNFwSdab4W4jqUvI5hfd5JOsSARGt5UA/w400-h300/IMG_9980.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally, here are the extra pieces I had left over. I might have leftover some pieces on the leave portions because they were already too tall. And I didn't add all of the stem portions (technic pins) for the same reason.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLsUiC0haPfeiPxhyNZYVH-eLq9ZD7t--is9MxcjpyW7SPj07CVKF3YujXBshu9YUjOdUFhKhR3iH9VYLThfK_j4TMZqPETFQapMJq_LP49jhXxIFWjnuyDEEonQHzDpRkv2i3_vx4z665KVW5kXM9FX2Bfo_yhFh2TFH9tyA4f2G4KovoGnpwIjIog/s4387/IMG_9973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4387" data-original-width="2846" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLsUiC0haPfeiPxhyNZYVH-eLq9ZD7t--is9MxcjpyW7SPj07CVKF3YujXBshu9YUjOdUFhKhR3iH9VYLThfK_j4TMZqPETFQapMJq_LP49jhXxIFWjnuyDEEonQHzDpRkv2i3_vx4z665KVW5kXM9FX2Bfo_yhFh2TFH9tyA4f2G4KovoGnpwIjIog/w260-h400/IMG_9973.JPG" width="260" /></a></div><div>Pictured here and below are my rather pathetic attempts at flower arrangement.</div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjM4sYh6GibrKS9NMU3MWEPO2Mu9jHd3ZQIN1qblbr9N3Uzy3sDYThTpzxE113QQeYOOOKYB9oSXj7XV_2S01h6AahCZ00n0NpunTvwv_xlRa9EAfWCdYlJ1bONYZo1D7wBS-SfWTFKE-zcSY1jmHFyKCh7OXCcCtv4IaF5tBCI1a9jYt4kecQVueGg/s4124/IMG_9983.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4124" data-original-width="3369" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmjM4sYh6GibrKS9NMU3MWEPO2Mu9jHd3ZQIN1qblbr9N3Uzy3sDYThTpzxE113QQeYOOOKYB9oSXj7XV_2S01h6AahCZ00n0NpunTvwv_xlRa9EAfWCdYlJ1bONYZo1D7wBS-SfWTFKE-zcSY1jmHFyKCh7OXCcCtv4IaF5tBCI1a9jYt4kecQVueGg/w326-h400/IMG_9983.JPG" width="326" /></a></div>Hopefully you can make your flower arrangements nicer looking than mine.<div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary</h3><div><br /></div><div>So this was my first time building a floral set and I think it turned out rather nice despite being a novice at it. I think everyone, especially those new to Lego and building blocks could give this a go in case they are intimidated by the larger building block sets. Instructions were clear and easy to follow, except that they didn't mention the fact that the purple flower heads needed the longer yellow pins.</div><div><br /></div><div>Most the flower parts held up well, but some were a little floppy. This was more of a design issue than a clutch issue. Surprisingly, I didn't have many pieces falling off despite me moving and placing them several times to take pictures.</div><div><br /></div><div>My biggest recommendation would be to use a real vase, not an old peanut butter jar to display these flowers. And make sure it's at least 12" or more in height. I measured some of the flowers and leaves and they can be well over 18" tall if you included all the stem pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div>From a brick perspective, I liked that the set used a lot of ingenious pieces, like snowboards, gears and scuba diving fins to make the flower petals and leaves.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3573" data-original-width="4361" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dZslxq6_aGWWALLRBnC7eP5KXRTgwZ9loI1Ew_QUphoA4gIEAN6sfAyF4xYtUaK9e8fTUtPAfhpx_8acnP4Z7hN0eh4i8sWfq84Szse3qilxt3_RY0Qjh7DijVs6szLrR8OwJYP0aUjT9IcJVDrXhHWBwj6JoTZpNdo_eNKIkiY85aXfPcXR3XU5Zw/w400-h328/IMG_9999.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Would definitely recommend this set to those with an interest in dabbling with Lego style bricks for their first time or enthusiasts who love plants and flowers. With 836 pieces, the set is sufficiently challenging and would make a nice rainy day build.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/flower-bouquet-20109/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">direct link to JMBricklayer</a> Floral Bouquet set.</div><div><br /></div><div>I give it 4.5 out of 5 for decent clutch, ingenuity in parts and the bright colour palette. Hope you liked this review, see you next time! Bye!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-67906157862534107652023-02-08T21:45:00.002-05:002024-01-07T04:58:24.928-05:00Reviewing the JMBricklayer 21101 Flower House Building Block Set<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpwygPR36fGuI2Ci_gP7Zy83esojZ2od15YJSr1zR-DlPy52JtYn0Wf5skZGdM9V7_wFWfM1ReNK3iMEGSOfr3YL8OTS91W_0YQ-q3IW7tlqzQqEnGlRbTVEmclNxSbhTOqLSEttlHQLx9YkkT9t-DZBSC4ektad11vqI5CLSI-Tbr4kpKHSuuMB6ig/s3341/IMG_9697.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="3341" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpwygPR36fGuI2Ci_gP7Zy83esojZ2od15YJSr1zR-DlPy52JtYn0Wf5skZGdM9V7_wFWfM1ReNK3iMEGSOfr3YL8OTS91W_0YQ-q3IW7tlqzQqEnGlRbTVEmclNxSbhTOqLSEttlHQLx9YkkT9t-DZBSC4ektad11vqI5CLSI-Tbr4kpKHSuuMB6ig/w400-h370/IMG_9697.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Welcome back to It's Not Lego! Today we get to look at another set from JMBricklayer.com. It's the colourful 21101 Flower Shop! It comes with LED lighting and 1593 pieces. It can even be opened up fully to display the interesting and packed interior.</p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Where to Get it</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAKwgfhzfqgh22S7lFXmQ7lO18hB7Oko_A_I95jNE5SM6pNHZZDnc4VwVHHYwEHqsEz7Yf3vGw_MMNcvaZ3x5IkD0GAEXnZIm11iLFE8PFwy0LGgxXoG95WrxfcPkujH2vBOqsFBVFI_JbTfoyoQQmVcULUMeop_P2K-XkdI1gy1MI-B4yr-MHg1-zg/s490/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="490" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAKwgfhzfqgh22S7lFXmQ7lO18hB7Oko_A_I95jNE5SM6pNHZZDnc4VwVHHYwEHqsEz7Yf3vGw_MMNcvaZ3x5IkD0GAEXnZIm11iLFE8PFwy0LGgxXoG95WrxfcPkujH2vBOqsFBVFI_JbTfoyoQQmVcULUMeop_P2K-XkdI1gy1MI-B4yr-MHg1-zg/w320-h213/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-04%20at%204.34.49%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today's set was generously provided to me by JMBricklayer.com for the purpose of the review. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/flower-shop-21101/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="954" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgABSkrol7d-3A199JnjB7fXe-_1_6ei8sIzO3MUIKNXXOGZSqLfKbBC9XpaPVbh0eC8Td1JuV1onc8pZMHV99TJiXFpK-FEljxWFBW1hH_0PtM0MJkCooBZN8n3M5HzClV_LsOaLijquHxwlzLQO9G1HEieADG9114U-C_M3jKRT_7JtqQUfm6TZuQ/w400-h245/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-08%20at%209.19.21%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>You can find this set and many more on their website. Use my code ITSNOTLEGO15% to save 15% off on selected items. And they offer free worldwide shipping to most countries.<br /><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Set Details</h3><ul><li>Brand: JMBricklayer</li><li>Set: Flower Shop 21101</li><li>Theme: City Architecture</li><li>Piece count: 1593 pieces</li><li>Numbered bags? Yes</li><li>Stickers or printed parts? Both</li><li>Missing or deformed pieces: No</li><li>Extra parts: Yes</li><li>Minifigures: No</li><li>Lighting kit: included</li><li>Brick Quality and Clutch: Great</li><li>Measurements (approx): 8"W x 6" D x 7.5" H</li><li>Age Rating: 14+</li><li><br /></li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXPtzc9H8PBhh_7lVeWP-b4Hx0ZLtN0aK-ZkPoJGQAVObmC1Od8BXZW1lSDqXGjQeHV6F-lQ9hDUbl2D7Nt8pRj9tD-HzF11CB_N-_QCa0X7uJWvFbrQ0Pu7Ljl0ha7vgMEwImpzb4GsjCnXUyrZwWSdB1Bc4euywpAcfiJsq6pKHQk4s87P-nARuxw/s667/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-08%20at%209.11.37%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="667" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXPtzc9H8PBhh_7lVeWP-b4Hx0ZLtN0aK-ZkPoJGQAVObmC1Od8BXZW1lSDqXGjQeHV6F-lQ9hDUbl2D7Nt8pRj9tD-HzF11CB_N-_QCa0X7uJWvFbrQ0Pu7Ljl0ha7vgMEwImpzb4GsjCnXUyrZwWSdB1Bc4euywpAcfiJsq6pKHQk4s87P-nARuxw/w400-h334/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-08%20at%209.11.37%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Flower Shop came in the original JMBricklayer box, which was jammed packed with multiple parts bags and the instruction booklet. The first thing I noticed was the manual which listed the set number as 031061. A quick check on the internet reveals the JMBricklayer set is a repack of the Mork 031061 Flower Shop set. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also included in the box is an easy to follow instruction manual consisting of 102 pages. I found a very small sticker sheet taped inside the manual, but I forgot to take pictures of the two stickers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are three steps to building the flower shop, broken down in the manual as follows:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 1 - pages 1 thru 27</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 2 - pages 28 thru 61</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 3 - pages 62 thru 100</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowwCQ6ZnV74Vw5OxK--tVDsSaGAzARfCPgMXuckd8qPDsqNvE9n7uuiNskn1OfZf-Ayuf9BTXYPEuSq7kuiAu4JFcXAyaFUjOpKhD8aijLD5U9oMlJhMGuU23JUgx2nucfImw6iUoy8YnZ3r2UXJWCzrFOX1ygnV1Eb7UTFnftH8XHGLvYSfDvd6Diw/s556/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-08%20at%209.09.10%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="534" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowwCQ6ZnV74Vw5OxK--tVDsSaGAzARfCPgMXuckd8qPDsqNvE9n7uuiNskn1OfZf-Ayuf9BTXYPEuSq7kuiAu4JFcXAyaFUjOpKhD8aijLD5U9oMlJhMGuU23JUgx2nucfImw6iUoy8YnZ3r2UXJWCzrFOX1ygnV1Eb7UTFnftH8XHGLvYSfDvd6Diw/w384-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-08%20at%209.09.10%20AM.png" width="384" /></a></div>Corresponding to each step are also numbered bags of parts. Total number of parts bags is 30 broken down as follows</div><div><br /></div><div>Step 1 - 11 bags</div><div>Step 2 - 9 bags</div><div>Step 3 - 8 bags<br /><p>Plus 1 bag for the led light string and 1 bag for the flower/decorative pieces.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Building Step 1</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3i_vGmERWcjng1YZ03WEnOHgUgAzI8aaxDXWcCrBYvcSDZqmd5bZyXo37o8GJ3ye5TEIMpk2y77QpziVZIdBaH5CbYDPGmK6BXmMer9UQn8nl8uyoTz5HpE9eYusbikBz6HV2Zk-Iba3TI7_H6aJK6IXljeUhWs--9vMov1R0e_3wPbTY4Pc6kc-yQ/s4539/IMG_9638.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3547" data-original-width="4539" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj3i_vGmERWcjng1YZ03WEnOHgUgAzI8aaxDXWcCrBYvcSDZqmd5bZyXo37o8GJ3ye5TEIMpk2y77QpziVZIdBaH5CbYDPGmK6BXmMer9UQn8nl8uyoTz5HpE9eYusbikBz6HV2Zk-Iba3TI7_H6aJK6IXljeUhWs--9vMov1R0e_3wPbTY4Pc6kc-yQ/w400-h313/IMG_9638.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Step 1 builds one side of the flower shop which includes half of the base, one set of walls and part of the shop interior. Instead of using one or two larger baseplates for the floor, the designer opted for a lot of smaller plates which surprisingly held the shop together adequately later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0cmyu6QdJKYEhPdjIMw2lFGS-Bb5NDJASLQvbTkL1BSkZabawSIunfkHIKc5XVmqiEuERzEYY3N4K0Rg9xDfev7_kA0vYIixhRe03wnZBciyJDD-rZqyILVY74SjHyXp6SNq11_jzm0lD39N2lDQBs8VH-fM6Jp9NMToCjM1rYwySsJxhnmzwrWgKw/s4717/IMG_9640.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4717" data-original-width="3542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0cmyu6QdJKYEhPdjIMw2lFGS-Bb5NDJASLQvbTkL1BSkZabawSIunfkHIKc5XVmqiEuERzEYY3N4K0Rg9xDfev7_kA0vYIixhRe03wnZBciyJDD-rZqyILVY74SjHyXp6SNq11_jzm0lD39N2lDQBs8VH-fM6Jp9NMToCjM1rYwySsJxhnmzwrWgKw/w300-h400/IMG_9640.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Found this parts bag in Step 1 with a strange message reading "All use of this white accessories, to this package shall prevail". The bag contained the extra pieces pictured above which weren't needed at all to build the flower shop. Weird!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWomn4TlOpHobpnbuLkom3yDcF939B517LRmcE0koOhNvvDnK2_SI0mlMcYYgxiJDRllO-AR7k09d29KSLVMZEtRZlEQm65RFEybhZegi9sh5O-ViEsfn8f59Wm1VwkHiJ1zo-PUtp0zHIPmKwi9MH84aIk3xHfgTzC3z8gWbED7riK35kbTEBsjwMQ/s4364/IMG_9641.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3339" data-original-width="4364" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWomn4TlOpHobpnbuLkom3yDcF939B517LRmcE0koOhNvvDnK2_SI0mlMcYYgxiJDRllO-AR7k09d29KSLVMZEtRZlEQm65RFEybhZegi9sh5O-ViEsfn8f59Wm1VwkHiJ1zo-PUtp0zHIPmKwi9MH84aIk3xHfgTzC3z8gWbED7riK35kbTEBsjwMQ/w400-h306/IMG_9641.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Ok, this is what 11 bags of parts all opened looks like. Let's build!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMp1Dy4PoGcAABiLTtjUf8fc4Y5i5Yc0iz0Q1NaOq3mg671kayOThM56p9acU3TxgaY5QonR5VDRptl8WSx0yCEBJ54MMF5poC7AzzJruZpNcmOss47cHDrLxvNU6f4hBqHsGu5QnmH1WS29uEbNLc9crqAKld6bjI1AhWc4e0c049RE6uSCBsl8WYg/s4041/IMG_9642.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3308" data-original-width="4041" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMp1Dy4PoGcAABiLTtjUf8fc4Y5i5Yc0iz0Q1NaOq3mg671kayOThM56p9acU3TxgaY5QonR5VDRptl8WSx0yCEBJ54MMF5poC7AzzJruZpNcmOss47cHDrLxvNU6f4hBqHsGu5QnmH1WS29uEbNLc9crqAKld6bjI1AhWc4e0c049RE6uSCBsl8WYg/w400-h328/IMG_9642.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Baseplate and plant stand under construction. And before you know it ...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZteL7ztuhSCizNP0lWIUR0HcJeP7ZsDMYk0f2YC0sVzePbaRNmMUGgyTF4WiraiGm1h-KU6mjtWaHD8Icj0mtPO7GKAK83__V1rG0B1qsL_1Pc0dH8L0XT2NfRle_lP5RAoKpfKBGR9RrpcoF5E6xkyZTs9UPfyO17H7hzgTRXUL37KyXlbWAM1wDw/s4318/IMG_9645.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3365" data-original-width="4318" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZteL7ztuhSCizNP0lWIUR0HcJeP7ZsDMYk0f2YC0sVzePbaRNmMUGgyTF4WiraiGm1h-KU6mjtWaHD8Icj0mtPO7GKAK83__V1rG0B1qsL_1Pc0dH8L0XT2NfRle_lP5RAoKpfKBGR9RrpcoF5E6xkyZTs9UPfyO17H7hzgTRXUL37KyXlbWAM1wDw/w400-h311/IMG_9645.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>... the first step is completed! In addition to the plant stand which is now adorned with lots of greenery, there is a shelf, maybe it's a resource centre? The flower shop gets a patterned yellow and blue floor which is surrounded by walls of several glass windows. </div><div><br /></div><div>The assembled door gives us the indication that the flower shop is not minifigure scale. That's too bad. I think the flower shop owner has neglected the plants because all of the flower heads are drooping. Water them please!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNDxLFsc5NE5ZU8uOa8fqxpRz4ciJ1yMs3AARKB0sMlwn4X2BEZ2Q9WvT4WpO6V2petMK3r-VmKqGxwhe1yvB1H116ZS_tUYaWBE9c2qEJkfml8y3yFgPn_QtpVxo2KKwlK06BSAPu8bNiesULMY4LWPPgrXn6Y8qzm9wCpgsCMt3KGGsldA1CbQTKQ/s3511/IMG_9646.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3475" data-original-width="3511" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNDxLFsc5NE5ZU8uOa8fqxpRz4ciJ1yMs3AARKB0sMlwn4X2BEZ2Q9WvT4WpO6V2petMK3r-VmKqGxwhe1yvB1H116ZS_tUYaWBE9c2qEJkfml8y3yFgPn_QtpVxo2KKwlK06BSAPu8bNiesULMY4LWPPgrXn6Y8qzm9wCpgsCMt3KGGsldA1CbQTKQ/w400-h396/IMG_9646.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's the exterior for this part of the build.</div><div><br /></div><div>On to Step 2</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbPXoEbMIESpgxxQwa5mD82tMKDcqNXKNOGEFt6k0zA1nLTz9_fZBYwAeNC4b2gjvkYTygrDzvByLt2BDj_2OrYcHpkdck6Dgid1a8YoAHm5iK0UXfyxfP2z6K1EYWXVsLadieQ4PjxRkwWXBxzw7lh3Acxo8TSu1ORj_89LySoc1ynFtRE7RrPcTBA/s4781/IMG_9649.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3326" data-original-width="4781" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbPXoEbMIESpgxxQwa5mD82tMKDcqNXKNOGEFt6k0zA1nLTz9_fZBYwAeNC4b2gjvkYTygrDzvByLt2BDj_2OrYcHpkdck6Dgid1a8YoAHm5iK0UXfyxfP2z6K1EYWXVsLadieQ4PjxRkwWXBxzw7lh3Acxo8TSu1ORj_89LySoc1ynFtRE7RrPcTBA/w400-h279/IMG_9649.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Cracking open all of the bags numbered 2.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEa5fBP-ttYDqW0tAYgP6EF11-6QLQL1cEWzvM9mw4baaaG5rqnb2P6NR82OzB0cj07GTYE5WC4g9uIJSX7YNTaDuaT5YiseVC1xvn-l3r3X6DfdF3Q-AsUIC3yFGtAbRBDCrTZMAwccpAVqFUnMThu5rMj1sYg2-MwyNMzGmKWekKye5i1T8Emc3dbA/s3853/IMG_9650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3236" data-original-width="3853" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEa5fBP-ttYDqW0tAYgP6EF11-6QLQL1cEWzvM9mw4baaaG5rqnb2P6NR82OzB0cj07GTYE5WC4g9uIJSX7YNTaDuaT5YiseVC1xvn-l3r3X6DfdF3Q-AsUIC3yFGtAbRBDCrTZMAwccpAVqFUnMThu5rMj1sYg2-MwyNMzGmKWekKye5i1T8Emc3dbA/w400-h336/IMG_9650.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a couple of nice printed tiles I found amongst the other parts.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0-HV4GakpplSP4mhyyZd_Qfhbp0H20vKQOigGvkuX6kpPkYUITZRlhjEUs5RFfjPe4tUHh2OF4qbWc5DvvhBEDR4TUvgTBBwbvO3bL-ghtOiYkvHz_hEuzfivEkdGgoLNBBxA2SdEb6GoVyF63eK1MiBxo90vseSPiV7ltvTU-Qe_ix2B6pbsKt_4g/s4178/IMG_9651.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="4178" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0-HV4GakpplSP4mhyyZd_Qfhbp0H20vKQOigGvkuX6kpPkYUITZRlhjEUs5RFfjPe4tUHh2OF4qbWc5DvvhBEDR4TUvgTBBwbvO3bL-ghtOiYkvHz_hEuzfivEkdGgoLNBBxA2SdEb6GoVyF63eK1MiBxo90vseSPiV7ltvTU-Qe_ix2B6pbsKt_4g/w400-h328/IMG_9651.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's the other baseplate being constructed.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TxiSvkP8rPrJd-U8J5EHgNEMJ2boDZFE5oeijNMDt42MrDoxuvclA5WdpMlPiyeN2ONWgZJ6dcMD7Ei3_ijhso6bzH0LVnWbPHXbAIT5Fh7G0XRCI-nlQ5OTk3Ag8jkdoytFtnrlIOwI_oRtP165L_5h1-a4TzKSk3iFoG571wtrkDV-tucOQbqivQ/s4864/IMG_9654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TxiSvkP8rPrJd-U8J5EHgNEMJ2boDZFE5oeijNMDt42MrDoxuvclA5WdpMlPiyeN2ONWgZJ6dcMD7Ei3_ijhso6bzH0LVnWbPHXbAIT5Fh7G0XRCI-nlQ5OTk3Ag8jkdoytFtnrlIOwI_oRtP165L_5h1-a4TzKSk3iFoG571wtrkDV-tucOQbqivQ/w400-h300/IMG_9654.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Building up the remaining walls and interior. A potted plant shelf sits next to the counter. I discovered a couple of more printed pieces in the form of little QR codes sitting on the countertop.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoduOA4jNTFI7p8qrXigrCD6AmWRPwF5eNFvzL_j29v5OjMnt0-lVvXX22vOExfcv51S8c1oLfNioivEB9wlly4dMf1oS-UhbEIN2nzIlWaxP5DsBGGow4Gq9GApEl1JWBNMI-wsnz-zcw2ytum7JCFjE1RDoGEVQJxKafJ7WrTIlfvsumuMHKHQ-VmQ/s4441/IMG_9658.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3589" data-original-width="4441" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoduOA4jNTFI7p8qrXigrCD6AmWRPwF5eNFvzL_j29v5OjMnt0-lVvXX22vOExfcv51S8c1oLfNioivEB9wlly4dMf1oS-UhbEIN2nzIlWaxP5DsBGGow4Gq9GApEl1JWBNMI-wsnz-zcw2ytum7JCFjE1RDoGEVQJxKafJ7WrTIlfvsumuMHKHQ-VmQ/w400-h324/IMG_9658.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Those printed tiles look like pictures that are for sale. They sit on a small cart which has a floor fan in front of it.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3l_xIKXKOKauqxlG9qigYahJ3NIQZRBLMicaUg9ozzI2vJeBALaQTsKLNm3sV7WQnkXOSrITJglnfleuk62l-aBsS2L3gRDpSl2RCQ4hUbjbG3fjqcflf1KPzaFJi9uBhM4KTOI7CjNiCL8ZnSpMLF6Lp_EB3FIcLklJu-ObqKCtd6eKink-7yq4xw/s3661/IMG_9665.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="3661" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX3l_xIKXKOKauqxlG9qigYahJ3NIQZRBLMicaUg9ozzI2vJeBALaQTsKLNm3sV7WQnkXOSrITJglnfleuk62l-aBsS2L3gRDpSl2RCQ4hUbjbG3fjqcflf1KPzaFJi9uBhM4KTOI7CjNiCL8ZnSpMLF6Lp_EB3FIcLklJu-ObqKCtd6eKink-7yq4xw/w400-h381/IMG_9665.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The last walls of windows are built to complete Step 2.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7QQcAiAxn6xrbX8BE74IsfdiL6jv_WGJYBTqq5JnwXutj1OtAcjs7kI_8s9G_BGgay-fk-RFEY67nCacC7m47AgarT6uKVb5G62RBshy1GSUsi_GkQpvGk6Yqicjzh8KJNSnZlaAd5XZqqTpf-U8HFXvzt9U9V9RhBybShE0rQKWEkGKZovV5RYeQQ/s4163/IMG_9652.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3278" data-original-width="4163" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7QQcAiAxn6xrbX8BE74IsfdiL6jv_WGJYBTqq5JnwXutj1OtAcjs7kI_8s9G_BGgay-fk-RFEY67nCacC7m47AgarT6uKVb5G62RBshy1GSUsi_GkQpvGk6Yqicjzh8KJNSnZlaAd5XZqqTpf-U8HFXvzt9U9V9RhBybShE0rQKWEkGKZovV5RYeQQ/w400-h315/IMG_9652.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In order to line up the small 1x1 tile pieces that form the walkway around the flower shop, I found it really helpful to use some tweezers for straightening all of the tiny parts, especially the light gray pieces which clutched a tad too much.<div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Final Step</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9VXkUeXp-2wMD6Vt182H5VLCMttoxiX9DJictLVDdVKgmvjTS7ixY29lwvkcz7Wf-1XuaWDotCMH0YIRGKOHLUrHS5ikqGo-G8Riw-bTrrjeLrrYSNLlfPUijMqD4lhH_9-evKUzv-RjJPPU-7RZxxg4BRzg2MCVfuE0uFhuAHFvoms2p4Rb6_ZbXA/s4514/IMG_9670.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3470" data-original-width="4514" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9VXkUeXp-2wMD6Vt182H5VLCMttoxiX9DJictLVDdVKgmvjTS7ixY29lwvkcz7Wf-1XuaWDotCMH0YIRGKOHLUrHS5ikqGo-G8Riw-bTrrjeLrrYSNLlfPUijMqD4lhH_9-evKUzv-RjJPPU-7RZxxg4BRzg2MCVfuE0uFhuAHFvoms2p4Rb6_ZbXA/w400-h308/IMG_9670.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Unpacking the bags for Step 3, which constructs the flower shop roof and adds all of the other little bits around the exterior.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNtn-OoRwzGHrS0XYrsbYlK6apsjeAL8slqNprIKSmSUf95reVAK63p31-q6O3ev4icFLLg61i1sOAL-1pZsWbgESb9qq6vgJSr_o1tDTfdStr_OxAc8pJ8M-oTPwJWTxTdMvauB7DI0hDiLkngtYPKzJPIXbKVfmBua1SfLHquTPsF1kBmAHGfT06A/s3738/IMG_9671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3328" data-original-width="3738" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNtn-OoRwzGHrS0XYrsbYlK6apsjeAL8slqNprIKSmSUf95reVAK63p31-q6O3ev4icFLLg61i1sOAL-1pZsWbgESb9qq6vgJSr_o1tDTfdStr_OxAc8pJ8M-oTPwJWTxTdMvauB7DI0hDiLkngtYPKzJPIXbKVfmBua1SfLHquTPsF1kBmAHGfT06A/w400-h356/IMG_9671.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbBAvyRcPY9p4FEJVqorpVEwRmKHlcGJ_vdxGlRPiv8tyjGOmbaQYLihUQx1Bxx_kTyrNS6m0ReOZViFvd-L4OdlPnbVJ7uusNR4lFSaI0XA99SiD4BV1elJXwnkG8TCqv2SvkQPnKDcs2YHkQTPv-P_WDnfP_35hlcvwda1IqOvwvh8Hec6cuCLt-A/s3638/IMG_9674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3205" data-original-width="3638" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbBAvyRcPY9p4FEJVqorpVEwRmKHlcGJ_vdxGlRPiv8tyjGOmbaQYLihUQx1Bxx_kTyrNS6m0ReOZViFvd-L4OdlPnbVJ7uusNR4lFSaI0XA99SiD4BV1elJXwnkG8TCqv2SvkQPnKDcs2YHkQTPv-P_WDnfP_35hlcvwda1IqOvwvh8Hec6cuCLt-A/w400-h353/IMG_9674.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's what one of the roof panels looks like during it's construction.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOiZ1cO_zRArl69N5Ig1gsCaGy435GeTmjliDyZmkneVlsnxUGFUh04oxZel0l0RZUEwKjJQsfKtnlLcbMmyIrtuLb0PlCXtkYyhYme40K_URh-g9fksxUUnJ_PAayyX4EXOQYfWqS3s4Vbe-ehUU6qpItAWlVXt3dMP5M8F37_oTlfdIzM7-JPOArw/s3641/IMG_9672.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3410" data-original-width="3641" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcOiZ1cO_zRArl69N5Ig1gsCaGy435GeTmjliDyZmkneVlsnxUGFUh04oxZel0l0RZUEwKjJQsfKtnlLcbMmyIrtuLb0PlCXtkYyhYme40K_URh-g9fksxUUnJ_PAayyX4EXOQYfWqS3s4Vbe-ehUU6qpItAWlVXt3dMP5M8F37_oTlfdIzM7-JPOArw/w400-h375/IMG_9672.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58Xv2hBsvNtRjim8E4_uPV9471rRTo8ftC01NhpAD_5cu3L3TKNjmXhAp5lzP0n237GmQjoNsFEsVWbyZlminKRzb1hn7gB8wuoswsbsL_yAdy1lQdwlpLBqjpjOr3A_QKkkPrGJbne3RQsK-5uMJorMRiV1LwXP5tfb8XftWyd98wydu9Kll2W8l6Q/s3960/IMG_9673.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3206" data-original-width="3960" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58Xv2hBsvNtRjim8E4_uPV9471rRTo8ftC01NhpAD_5cu3L3TKNjmXhAp5lzP0n237GmQjoNsFEsVWbyZlminKRzb1hn7gB8wuoswsbsL_yAdy1lQdwlpLBqjpjOr3A_QKkkPrGJbne3RQsK-5uMJorMRiV1LwXP5tfb8XftWyd98wydu9Kll2W8l6Q/w400-h324/IMG_9673.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Of particular note one should be aware of, is that the instructions seem to miss adding a thin circular plate to the middle of the center cylinder. The part is provided, just not mentioned. Make sure to add this piece otherwise the pegs that clip to the center beam may not line up.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFRFOiUnRKBtcJPhnMfgFb9Jw2yFmOxobU-fHyJfPsggcZ9fcCuUO15SIfWWW_uki2Z_Qp_7i686fdb6ztmbS_NxRlzmzYlgbdnF3efEM1GFS6mH6Vca78ybADyRkAhloKoTvA7voRLXUC-w8qdVYZ7mkddx4dpJmVq1k5IBDAOcAw7CaCUObFUirEw/s4152/IMG_9677.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3344" data-original-width="4152" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFRFOiUnRKBtcJPhnMfgFb9Jw2yFmOxobU-fHyJfPsggcZ9fcCuUO15SIfWWW_uki2Z_Qp_7i686fdb6ztmbS_NxRlzmzYlgbdnF3efEM1GFS6mH6Vca78ybADyRkAhloKoTvA7voRLXUC-w8qdVYZ7mkddx4dpJmVq1k5IBDAOcAw7CaCUObFUirEw/w400-h323/IMG_9677.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Before I show you the finished flower shop, here are all the extra pieces leftover. Note, I didn't use any of the optional flower and insect pieces from the sprues as per the instructions. Oh BTW, there's that tiny sticker sheet in the picture. I didn't apply the stickers either. We will look at the LED light string in just a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpn4-J7b1AldDAojebHin2XAKVx5QKJIBTF5jkMB9FLkY-HgtbMSNBCaxJm5c4iynEsAsnK4goYXJFhlrRli0wxCFemb3XYrGag7K0kRMWz9KK5sCfSqESPUnGt1lA3U6OOOAYSZLJUP-_IUJtGznnBR3ElnsakjcXsB2Pnly-V5ak_I1MSNpCSNanCw/s3529/IMG_9698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3441" data-original-width="3529" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpn4-J7b1AldDAojebHin2XAKVx5QKJIBTF5jkMB9FLkY-HgtbMSNBCaxJm5c4iynEsAsnK4goYXJFhlrRli0wxCFemb3XYrGag7K0kRMWz9KK5sCfSqESPUnGt1lA3U6OOOAYSZLJUP-_IUJtGznnBR3ElnsakjcXsB2Pnly-V5ak_I1MSNpCSNanCw/w400-h390/IMG_9698.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>For now, let's view the completed flower shop from the outside. There are two access doors that can open and close.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyvkdo7onmHE-rrRRCwJB0ZLw9WHOph_8tZbIoec6m1kjRvQwlb0tHUyqheWYTs7Pnn1uFu6L5TgpCmuvt8dO5mKnCtn4hU2Z0z99qp2M-1qnMDcObw8lC7YMFfACFsKv5yPUd5-raYCEZxy_kOPL8qQuCJup0up3uT54jbLG17t9DeMScH_oujYo0g/s3520/IMG_9702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3384" data-original-width="3520" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyvkdo7onmHE-rrRRCwJB0ZLw9WHOph_8tZbIoec6m1kjRvQwlb0tHUyqheWYTs7Pnn1uFu6L5TgpCmuvt8dO5mKnCtn4hU2Z0z99qp2M-1qnMDcObw8lC7YMFfACFsKv5yPUd5-raYCEZxy_kOPL8qQuCJup0up3uT54jbLG17t9DeMScH_oujYo0g/w400-h385/IMG_9702.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Lots and lots of windows!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABhmFA53XCDwVuyd_VWqXOzgwvyeWyEhJCx2jjHKe8kcCVCkSx0o-zLTxOJnNelnQgcpKkSeD9elPt-zU9XD0xIngyZUzSilBOV_TIayXRsAJvFuw-BCudAGc6cmcBY8KB1rUVC3S9kc1ZDmjypWG8D8l6jZdY7IwNz4cw_gGfTbThH25krQb4lfuqw/s4431/IMG_9694.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3134" data-original-width="4431" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhABhmFA53XCDwVuyd_VWqXOzgwvyeWyEhJCx2jjHKe8kcCVCkSx0o-zLTxOJnNelnQgcpKkSeD9elPt-zU9XD0xIngyZUzSilBOV_TIayXRsAJvFuw-BCudAGc6cmcBY8KB1rUVC3S9kc1ZDmjypWG8D8l6jZdY7IwNz4cw_gGfTbThH25krQb4lfuqw/w400-h283/IMG_9694.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>As mentioned earlier, the interior of flower shop can be displayed by opening the swivel base.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpucqf7VCQ-AAKvM-OfwR6K6mXUz2PT4sXfmHvx6c4H_oPAtUsRLiGi9-9fIKdjkMcc2UbBuNM0VT3OlE45bsDzsXI9G2PMD3mXVoSJF1-kJLvXZi1yx74onV-iOUxv9YnwWe83QYbiabCV4CvYMbnd4KrT-9-GWxXfo5Azatz_9YTvXl__RHC1ElZvQ/s4182/IMG_9695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="4182" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpucqf7VCQ-AAKvM-OfwR6K6mXUz2PT4sXfmHvx6c4H_oPAtUsRLiGi9-9fIKdjkMcc2UbBuNM0VT3OlE45bsDzsXI9G2PMD3mXVoSJF1-kJLvXZi1yx74onV-iOUxv9YnwWe83QYbiabCV4CvYMbnd4KrT-9-GWxXfo5Azatz_9YTvXl__RHC1ElZvQ/w400-h285/IMG_9695.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's another way to display the set.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEfab4_BD5Ocr79XMTyCOsT9u6rGjzaXTTmiV2dMUlT8iofLqRczgCPjje4gJkh-dPGNhNR5NBK5KUaZmW9UAY17uydIgjZdHi6z8KDk3q4XA82gtc93LmRq5cq0AuT0jZn-0XpuTo4uVP4vyARCUz3-XW_XLeAg5krMI0ACDvyK285jwhHQxkhKSAQ/s4670/IMG_9637.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3494" data-original-width="4670" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEfab4_BD5Ocr79XMTyCOsT9u6rGjzaXTTmiV2dMUlT8iofLqRczgCPjje4gJkh-dPGNhNR5NBK5KUaZmW9UAY17uydIgjZdHi6z8KDk3q4XA82gtc93LmRq5cq0AuT0jZn-0XpuTo4uVP4vyARCUz3-XW_XLeAg5krMI0ACDvyK285jwhHQxkhKSAQ/w400-h299/IMG_9637.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Now, let's look athe lighting for the Flower shop. There's no place to attach the lighting cables so looks like it's just freeform ...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp3MXZ57mxt7tvmXZWxh-vtEJQYz21IYZBgQdFCGsau1aR88KyqG23niO80QvuKDoFXMkOcQ2REvoUfiqbjxPd0hLgmUwX-shc0UqmO_zVzebhyBJLTJlbx6Sk915bQdNp_EFkCvl7GeoV0KZbjet1LRgKWaIJZqbjNEWf6mf-Iy8OvQhei7cKguqYQ/s4351/IMG_9761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3047" data-original-width="4351" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp3MXZ57mxt7tvmXZWxh-vtEJQYz21IYZBgQdFCGsau1aR88KyqG23niO80QvuKDoFXMkOcQ2REvoUfiqbjxPd0hLgmUwX-shc0UqmO_zVzebhyBJLTJlbx6Sk915bQdNp_EFkCvl7GeoV0KZbjet1LRgKWaIJZqbjNEWf6mf-Iy8OvQhei7cKguqYQ/w400-h280/IMG_9761.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>... as per the instructions.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETtvLg8swl0gfSskavj45w6q2csukqD7os523WNUZ3yJUrUUdOSrDIxgKPeT9QnDsEy9yGFfPuXuZ_nHHp1xPkrCykIa0-fyNV0-NGXxkpKfvtpoOZwL__TerCwnWJts4O5MxisK6HRQWOpHrwkNCYbQNkpu5tSFztpNPRh7EFh10CqOdZAUCSXH8rQ/s3837/IMG_9766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3242" data-original-width="3837" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiETtvLg8swl0gfSskavj45w6q2csukqD7os523WNUZ3yJUrUUdOSrDIxgKPeT9QnDsEy9yGFfPuXuZ_nHHp1xPkrCykIa0-fyNV0-NGXxkpKfvtpoOZwL__TerCwnWJts4O5MxisK6HRQWOpHrwkNCYbQNkpu5tSFztpNPRh7EFh10CqOdZAUCSXH8rQ/w400-h338/IMG_9766.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Wow, check out the effect of the lighting!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgu97V-X5cEQEJsNB-T45AYTWBihlj9GbkhiMok-WYlj0fGPFKHIGidE7goaTNyK7AzdAETzxgWqrIKNGW8NYcYZjvVCfzEwGj9v1D1tGJ29pbsyqQGxUvplKGM46j7ht472LwWt7y7Hshi1NZbzjV2Y0tnoEHU9s1yDnfm5idEk5gIJTu_FqxwRyApA/s2647/IMG_9770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="2647" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgu97V-X5cEQEJsNB-T45AYTWBihlj9GbkhiMok-WYlj0fGPFKHIGidE7goaTNyK7AzdAETzxgWqrIKNGW8NYcYZjvVCfzEwGj9v1D1tGJ29pbsyqQGxUvplKGM46j7ht472LwWt7y7Hshi1NZbzjV2Y0tnoEHU9s1yDnfm5idEk5gIJTu_FqxwRyApA/w400-h380/IMG_9770.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRrHr-30DBUGUu8aGySKNPqJBr1OWXOyjmLcdKTRj5rIDo-ImjOTDdgnvgz5ojUOBL7Cm6ugcz17g-T7C59a5OmfNHdOk1ZmwDT37yNNhXF-hCJ3r0cmNHBGtlxYs4QRtuDv2E_Gw8j_0q76ahDmKtHk2PptorFRT58a7v2EcAHaXlx0SeRiN6C1axA/s2851/IMG_9768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="2851" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRrHr-30DBUGUu8aGySKNPqJBr1OWXOyjmLcdKTRj5rIDo-ImjOTDdgnvgz5ojUOBL7Cm6ugcz17g-T7C59a5OmfNHdOk1ZmwDT37yNNhXF-hCJ3r0cmNHBGtlxYs4QRtuDv2E_Gw8j_0q76ahDmKtHk2PptorFRT58a7v2EcAHaXlx0SeRiN6C1axA/w400-h384/IMG_9768.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The flower shop definitely looks nicer with the lights on.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYo2Ee5sEpRU8gF-Mc2jOBDhH-pY_xrQAlBb8okw13kHyRsJOokJtQ3dbAsO31N17rPZYADSVLZzpPzWcNWjN-qC-1yJtypGL6tm0LM9ErIky31mLNPwqbQ0vks4y0ReU9YR08Ca20n_8xvPBvBalgcpFiMVVFXZBywxzdTqP-Qt9DxhpRv6ayox030A/s4665/IMG_9691.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="4665" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYo2Ee5sEpRU8gF-Mc2jOBDhH-pY_xrQAlBb8okw13kHyRsJOokJtQ3dbAsO31N17rPZYADSVLZzpPzWcNWjN-qC-1yJtypGL6tm0LM9ErIky31mLNPwqbQ0vks4y0ReU9YR08Ca20n_8xvPBvBalgcpFiMVVFXZBywxzdTqP-Qt9DxhpRv6ayox030A/w400-h270/IMG_9691.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Finally, here's a quick comparison photo of the JMBricklayer Flower shop displayed next to the <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2022/12/set-review-mork-031063-ecological-park.html" target="_blank">Mork 031063 Ecological Park set</a>, which I also reviewed last December. Both of the sets are very similar in size. In fact, the sets almost look like they have been designed by the same person.<div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary</h3><div><br /></div><div>I think the JMBricklayer Flower Shop shines best when displayed with the lighting kit on (excuse the pun!). It's a nice looking display model with lots of glass area. I feel like it could have used a few more flowers on the inside, and I wish the shop was scaled more towards minifigures. Danboard thinks that the scale of the shop is just fine.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVyf4810zfaQVq4MYov8aoeGz6-Sz0Jhb6hMExr0lPgvfs31VSeu5LBONFazAFyVR5wfr-aGT_ni6JeKnVpznGErpEBXQJL1LAE2A4beVsoWjWtsCrndsp64HjYYgBcO2kO5Gc3Px_uBDgD8kgQbTDdwdWDuvjv5Ki37T8cyQwmnXogcfgkLf3Q7fvQ/s4146/blog.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3085" data-original-width="4146" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVyf4810zfaQVq4MYov8aoeGz6-Sz0Jhb6hMExr0lPgvfs31VSeu5LBONFazAFyVR5wfr-aGT_ni6JeKnVpznGErpEBXQJL1LAE2A4beVsoWjWtsCrndsp64HjYYgBcO2kO5Gc3Px_uBDgD8kgQbTDdwdWDuvjv5Ki37T8cyQwmnXogcfgkLf3Q7fvQ/w400-h297/blog.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>With a few interior adjustments, I'm sure one could mod it, however the front and back doors would definitely need to be replaced for minifig scale. One might wonder if there's too much white colour going on with this building. Since the flower shop had printed some pieces, I'm not sure why they didn't just make the two stickers printed pieces as well. </div><div><br /></div><div>On a scale of 1 to 5, I'm going to rate this set 4.1. My score would have been higher if the flower shop was minifig scale and had a few more flowers. Let me know what you thought of this set in the comments below!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks again <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33">JMBricklayer.com</a> for the set. Please visit their website if you get a chance. Bye for now!</div><div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-16262232789657316002023-02-01T18:52:00.015-05:002024-01-07T05:31:40.316-05:00Review of the Funwhole F9010 Ruined Temple of the Jungle building block set<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA30WsG5b1SUnsdwSyrjVE_6YIqeQDX60VgtTCP2zKOxaadwgziOSr71z-Y_rHDKSJj0V7nGhQmYKT6JT9OFOmXUChhMXTaP0pB55Dc95c8WV3YDTka1kNQtK73PmL7h_WMFln-1Q_ZjE8ixB7pFHAgoZiZlQBjGVouyPV0I9K30iuHmMrjhPNHR0Leg/s4434/IMG_9524.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="4434" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA30WsG5b1SUnsdwSyrjVE_6YIqeQDX60VgtTCP2zKOxaadwgziOSr71z-Y_rHDKSJj0V7nGhQmYKT6JT9OFOmXUChhMXTaP0pB55Dc95c8WV3YDTka1kNQtK73PmL7h_WMFln-1Q_ZjE8ixB7pFHAgoZiZlQBjGVouyPV0I9K30iuHmMrjhPNHR0Leg/w400-h315/IMG_9524.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Intro</h3><p>Hey brick fans! Welcome back to my blog where I review the latest building block sets coming out of China. Last month, I was contacted by Funwhole asking if I'd like to review their latest set, The Ruined Temple of the Jungle. </p><p>At that time I had only seen a single picture of the set, but it looked pretty intriguing, so I jumped at the chance to check it out. </p><p>As you can see from the picture above, the set depicts the ruins of an ancient temple. The temple gates look menacing and there looks to be several large man-eating flowers nearby. The centerpiece is the mysterious large blue crystal that rises up from a pool of red hot lava. Looks like a scene right out of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. </p><p>Let's first review the details of this set and later, I will give you my thoughts, rating and recommendations.</p><p>This new Ruined Temple in the Jungle set is part of Funwhole's Fantasy Series which is also comprised of:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>the 824 piece Ocean Adventure Ship FH9003</li><li>the 1044 piece Castle on the Cliff F9005</li><li>the 966 piece House of Sweets F9009</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="994" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKQJz9pAgQtelYMqmu5UeCnJMb9G6bhfjw2wYCdWtAf5gH3JpjxfhRDEHZzCbz25qDxGOHGULcuRegdLvsN-xuHcBfN86zDKZRrbEHDhr2rZ3tN6N6pG-YO2P7ONxYBymNdRvNOtNLatLuA6u2EMxtMSkChtvW66-QdCJ3YxgJ9WCbxHSDVBCMlZVTg/w400-h140/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%2010.34.42%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><h4 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #212121; font-family: Poppins, "Helvetica Neue", "Calibri Light", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 1.40625rem; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0.375px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></h4><div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="364" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9WlaNybCWKDZThl2cKU9YeXQfmJna7yRTbYTKN5zEfq9OAhbQgCtiYAWbVkSobFOdHUs9v84CTyii_FhytnOaRH9RcQVT2CVslVHIdet9JMJCenlk2ZiUYkXZBTQUrvu4dD0C0B42zhAm2nML9jVefjT-IyHEEBsFeS4O0HajqhPWZhtPn9id0AJyw/w320-h158/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-22%20at%206.25.13%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>All Funwhole sets are affordably priced and come with included LED lighting kits which make the sets a great value. They are comparable to Lego quality but at a much cheaper price point since Lego sets don't include any lighting.</div><div><br /></div><div>You can order their sets from their <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">online store</a> or from their store on <a href="https://amzn.to/3HnMscw">Amazon.com</a>.</div><div>If you order from their online store, use my code <b>itsnotlego </b>to save an extra 10% off your purchases. Funwhole provides free shipping and free replacement parts too.</div><div><br /></div><div>Latest pre-order update: <a href="https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2023/02/amazon-promo-for-funwhole-f9010-ruined.html">https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2023/02/amazon-promo-for-funwhole-f9010-ruined.html</a></div><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Set Details</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Brand: Funwhole</li><li>Set: F9010 The Ruined Temple of the Jungle</li><li>Theme: Fantasy series</li><li>Piece count: 1242</li><li>Numbered bags? Yes</li><li>Stickers or printed parts? Stickers</li><li>Missing or deformed pieces: No</li><li>Extra parts: Yes</li><li>Minifigures: Yes, 3 of them</li><li>Lighting kit: included</li><li>Brick Quality and Clutch: Very Good</li><li>Measurements (approx): 11"L x 10"W x 9"H</li><li>Age Rating: 8+</li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ghr-0V60dEvPUwdZaYBUqEo8-sChFJF8sKQ2AHzuGhAynlLX_c2Vg0VtRoAhHfA5LgTkuRGEoRk0SPHpGlJty_pANoPpReQXfCFNuQtoEzLW2JQdrmzEGfbd9Ihd7Y91ig0CtOt8h-MBpVHDXhM8wIrrbLVAkXq6wqU0e_q1rJY6VNVHXkDsOfy_SQ/s3776/IMG_9530.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3305" data-original-width="3776" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Ghr-0V60dEvPUwdZaYBUqEo8-sChFJF8sKQ2AHzuGhAynlLX_c2Vg0VtRoAhHfA5LgTkuRGEoRk0SPHpGlJty_pANoPpReQXfCFNuQtoEzLW2JQdrmzEGfbd9Ihd7Y91ig0CtOt8h-MBpVHDXhM8wIrrbLVAkXq6wqU0e_q1rJY6VNVHXkDsOfy_SQ/w400-h350/IMG_9530.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>The boxes that Funwhole uses for their sets are quite heavy duty and I cannot bear to throw them away. I use them to store my instruction manuals and spare parts. The photos on the boxes are printed on top and underneath with some manufacturer information on the sides.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uX1GR7N5PCqokbVNv-Xl7cCmuBvLtU72DMZu35usR7XISvTmM4a6z6zM56n3E8_5asy3PWAHzz4EZAm71ThBRZ1XM2BU9NQkFOUWRtw8QpyYVSoFMjwHejimcDSmSBRyNJi6KyE6CktheCwhPtTLkFLOWUbwSWVdNlftbFq2eG0jnni1uJ9mdlo21Q/s824/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%204.26.08%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="824" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uX1GR7N5PCqokbVNv-Xl7cCmuBvLtU72DMZu35usR7XISvTmM4a6z6zM56n3E8_5asy3PWAHzz4EZAm71ThBRZ1XM2BU9NQkFOUWRtw8QpyYVSoFMjwHejimcDSmSBRyNJi6KyE6CktheCwhPtTLkFLOWUbwSWVdNlftbFq2eG0jnni1uJ9mdlo21Q/w400-h270/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%204.26.08%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>I noticed there's a date stamp on the side of the box that reads 20230109. My package was shipped out on January 13 and was delivered to my door on January 18 according to the tracking info provided. Could it be that my package was prepped only 4 days before shipping out? Anyways, that's like 9 days between manufacture/assembly date and it's arrival to me. Truly incredible!<br /><p>The set came well packed with a thick, high quality instruction manual, a sticker sheet, a 16x16 std baseplate and special black package that contained the lighting kit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI15C2fBGt58vVZUW_6bWaYibbeDQ_o3RDWbfqeIXEMV_kECZeUzk6Fvp8pFbdb-0KgyjY7efUV4kMpvpw_9t-ybkUnB5je6yLcb4dRxkKo2s5y8jG9PgGy_GskxTyN5baF4DUNhDOHmPGuZrvrCDBzNX0NFlWm5f_3um6NPPcD8X3X05gryzplPXZlw/s3257/manual1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="3257" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI15C2fBGt58vVZUW_6bWaYibbeDQ_o3RDWbfqeIXEMV_kECZeUzk6Fvp8pFbdb-0KgyjY7efUV4kMpvpw_9t-ybkUnB5je6yLcb4dRxkKo2s5y8jG9PgGy_GskxTyN5baF4DUNhDOHmPGuZrvrCDBzNX0NFlWm5f_3um6NPPcD8X3X05gryzplPXZlw/w400-h368/manual1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There's some nice artwork inside of the manual.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws9hzEi4nP0TDv-uYBXDaA7i79O-b_7t6o2rtfJwyicwR6QUAozndzHZd03yuPJ8Az4yDYm7hCRLLdXq-Et_Zbwv96zXG6wggYWl8hPB5lv7DhnRk0tmx6zKkBVs7tAgFl9NcqcdAIO6auNv3yxab9K8F3Fc-7gpDmkl95Y6XqMn6OITBetvQfip3zQ/s724/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%204.42.20%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="724" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws9hzEi4nP0TDv-uYBXDaA7i79O-b_7t6o2rtfJwyicwR6QUAozndzHZd03yuPJ8Az4yDYm7hCRLLdXq-Et_Zbwv96zXG6wggYWl8hPB5lv7DhnRk0tmx6zKkBVs7tAgFl9NcqcdAIO6auNv3yxab9K8F3Fc-7gpDmkl95Y6XqMn6OITBetvQfip3zQ/w400-h306/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%204.42.20%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTeDLWqgktvKe8VWgRpVku13gfPffARzpElGXG8HpJtREqnZeLTkDHQvljleOuvSfTIKU-YKsdV00pu6FzUhMdyFeii8FlTOVgRqCksdHEgayBJLF5esd_HjSF5qwpZYyXP9fkm-UjJ4DhNIo3KTbzSSxDLz_0QFmdYSREJJhiP0-Da9gfjRqJAd2_g/s725/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%204.44.01%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="725" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwTeDLWqgktvKe8VWgRpVku13gfPffARzpElGXG8HpJtREqnZeLTkDHQvljleOuvSfTIKU-YKsdV00pu6FzUhMdyFeii8FlTOVgRqCksdHEgayBJLF5esd_HjSF5qwpZYyXP9fkm-UjJ4DhNIo3KTbzSSxDLz_0QFmdYSREJJhiP0-Da9gfjRqJAd2_g/w400-h308/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%204.44.01%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>There are numbered bags based on each phase or section of the build. The Ruined Temple set has 8 different steps, so there are bags corresponding to each section, as follows:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>section 1 - 4 bags</li><li>section 2 - 3 bags</li><li>section 3 - 4 bags</li><li>section 4 - 3 bags</li><li>section 5 - 2 bags</li><li>section 6 - 3 bags</li><li>section 7 - 4 bags</li><li>section 8 - 3 bags</li></ul></div><div><p>There is also a bag marked number 9 for the minifigures and an unmarked bag of extra/supplemental parts. That makes a total of 28 bags of parts with a total of 1242 pieces, more or less.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIPl5xDlBRNI8So2Xl1uuNg7erdHJ22BUfK0ZDTid_skeeIEeSTtKUf6p_rg-V_agxxeF93wIElbF7OrzOBTjuY46TlaWOtEsd2OdvWkf_FelnUwc5xrpEMZEs62yZZ65Onf6IserA1_OnFW5-BaWILa17wlmEamwZojBnvoX2bHQRssS4JvSvFuptg/s3570/bag9.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="3570" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIPl5xDlBRNI8So2Xl1uuNg7erdHJ22BUfK0ZDTid_skeeIEeSTtKUf6p_rg-V_agxxeF93wIElbF7OrzOBTjuY46TlaWOtEsd2OdvWkf_FelnUwc5xrpEMZEs62yZZ65Onf6IserA1_OnFW5-BaWILa17wlmEamwZojBnvoX2bHQRssS4JvSvFuptg/w400-h359/bag9.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0ip3oEVKaGYu5Bv1DcPBZ4or_jxX4xve6MvFqicNSaRiHTuDRRVha6ieu1aqtfmw5w4PYh5Xial-MLiyZnj-rQAAVFbkIX09YbrEf0pYlgT4LFDyNtSYScFvxVv_QHB9FVDM0_FYAcSp9XB_yOqGrMeFwmSBLZpSn7G2QOLtKL-7UUEwWoudfWFnXw/s986/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%204.55.18%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="986" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy0ip3oEVKaGYu5Bv1DcPBZ4or_jxX4xve6MvFqicNSaRiHTuDRRVha6ieu1aqtfmw5w4PYh5Xial-MLiyZnj-rQAAVFbkIX09YbrEf0pYlgT4LFDyNtSYScFvxVv_QHB9FVDM0_FYAcSp9XB_yOqGrMeFwmSBLZpSn7G2QOLtKL-7UUEwWoudfWFnXw/w400-h186/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-01%20at%204.55.18%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div>There are a total of 6 bags pertaining to the light kit. There are 3 bags of LED light strings and separate bags for the he battery pack, the USB plug and expansion board, and the brick separator and tweezers. The metal tweezers are really useful for manipulating the wires and also for applying stickers for the set.</div><div><br /></div><div>Funwhole uses the same lighting system as Briksmax. For a detailed primer of how the lighting kits work, please check out my blog post <a href="https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2021/12/how-to-install-briksmax-light-kit-into.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Build</h3><div>As mentioned earlier, there are 8 sections of the build and the pictures that follow are just some snaps during the progression of the build process for each section.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTK0G3wOePTuNIRZEKazu60ewjZ_g_vpJG24qVo5fCaUTrXsccuz-0vXBcWwA-9N3G6YclQDOtkbzUQBhMiyriJaxHZibtC0DlMRtu9spl7H9UA3HWfkOZhUioXIwbag8vbrV_PawNugKG-oJiafkWU5suDGAJ0gFicDkgTvP0fzn9-SiOs4TLh5v6RA/s4340/IMG_9321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3448" data-original-width="4340" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTK0G3wOePTuNIRZEKazu60ewjZ_g_vpJG24qVo5fCaUTrXsccuz-0vXBcWwA-9N3G6YclQDOtkbzUQBhMiyriJaxHZibtC0DlMRtu9spl7H9UA3HWfkOZhUioXIwbag8vbrV_PawNugKG-oJiafkWU5suDGAJ0gFicDkgTvP0fzn9-SiOs4TLh5v6RA/w400-h318/IMG_9321.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The set's baseplate is constructed from the brick pieces in <b>section 1</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k5n30vjQktRsGWqOG80Z8EIXPlBAkUZmhan4XXpdRXumENAhs_SuYLBdmqLHw0WBUQJ_u1CputNVYv4XqarZPZ-kB90rmPWLWwpBy6IaRi1Z84lYP6VT71StWDJJreXID0uegpdwiMaMeltgaf5ZxdKr0tzoILKlKG9LuXNIu4FL6zH5FRjm7-t26w/s3661/IMG_9325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="3661" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k5n30vjQktRsGWqOG80Z8EIXPlBAkUZmhan4XXpdRXumENAhs_SuYLBdmqLHw0WBUQJ_u1CputNVYv4XqarZPZ-kB90rmPWLWwpBy6IaRi1Z84lYP6VT71StWDJJreXID0uegpdwiMaMeltgaf5ZxdKr0tzoILKlKG9LuXNIu4FL6zH5FRjm7-t26w/w400-h330/IMG_9325.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Section 2</b> will add the blue crystal and lava pit. Lighting will be added to section 2, so it's very important to test out the lights and components first before you install them.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlakdNJx3e2Rh1eScpz5iqSIZYI9lBJW0fwoApLZcGqB2sc5QPBNQLIEyhfZYpSAd3zncY_A1mdJ1SLT7fq1I0K9GCbOYL8I56peSNwRXlIyHtbQGape2edcm3aAWXxTZRcKvPE1zZEKfFBNx7lVTMu28IjMjzjBAHsiDrSOrOvYlbklkFU08PNznzXQ/s4553/IMG_9334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3435" data-original-width="4553" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlakdNJx3e2Rh1eScpz5iqSIZYI9lBJW0fwoApLZcGqB2sc5QPBNQLIEyhfZYpSAd3zncY_A1mdJ1SLT7fq1I0K9GCbOYL8I56peSNwRXlIyHtbQGape2edcm3aAWXxTZRcKvPE1zZEKfFBNx7lVTMu28IjMjzjBAHsiDrSOrOvYlbklkFU08PNznzXQ/w400-h301/IMG_9334.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>All of the lighting wires are fed out to the what will be the back of the display.<br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTt_MywikeuZ5x1R-Ff-CFIwuLWDb55MvyP0OyrcVLQrR0p25zJLPe2hUfyxeRf0JKZcufYuCvoZH74FYy9hCqcr_SlUbGbjAxJs5nmHGILuh2TVO7IvzpfURXW6MnCS9EYQjR7viHkbi2uxqm2gsVPoFS8Tv-ZpqsVzCaY379ofH-MOY1pCgAR8AOw/s3198/IMG_9336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3198" data-original-width="3059" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUTt_MywikeuZ5x1R-Ff-CFIwuLWDb55MvyP0OyrcVLQrR0p25zJLPe2hUfyxeRf0JKZcufYuCvoZH74FYy9hCqcr_SlUbGbjAxJs5nmHGILuh2TVO7IvzpfURXW6MnCS9EYQjR7viHkbi2uxqm2gsVPoFS8Tv-ZpqsVzCaY379ofH-MOY1pCgAR8AOw/w383-h400/IMG_9336.JPG" width="383" /></a></div><b>Section 3</b> adds some more lighting, this time around the perimeter of the display highlighting the plants and stone column relics. I got a bit sloppy with the wiring here, but went back afterwards and tried to hide them better.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgII4lre1q21IHPIYNHlbSmGMLcXgFZKG9wYPnYY5lbVk_KArqDkpuV__YyOBnLgni4XMstFY9i7ZclzZmyv_9XwMl6j2gw4jzcuCZKCtsTOaHT1uYVDIVG66CC0oYG_mCBJxdtYso2syBq-KI2iy0B-oUlYCwrvVBfDqzOU4VANAcowCIieC2sKGuZeA/s4407/IMG_9351.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3521" data-original-width="4407" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgII4lre1q21IHPIYNHlbSmGMLcXgFZKG9wYPnYY5lbVk_KArqDkpuV__YyOBnLgni4XMstFY9i7ZclzZmyv_9XwMl6j2gw4jzcuCZKCtsTOaHT1uYVDIVG66CC0oYG_mCBJxdtYso2syBq-KI2iy0B-oUlYCwrvVBfDqzOU4VANAcowCIieC2sKGuZeA/w400-h320/IMG_9351.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a closer look at the back of the display in <b>Section 4</b>. You want to make sure all your lighting is working and tucked neatly out of sight because this is where the raised platform for the gates is built. You don't want to be disassembling the display at this point.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVloq2aT1bOCWfa3uGNdhaxhRJt71PgAqLbV5wPVdBGlH47Qfh57WXPwriKTI4oZp74EkwpRqtu0UPaFGr0OSMmhAEBEguL-2B6_h_PI81hSQ3wzTzMD_gMCNdBbNiwUNzDbeKRnnMykvgPfnZ7vXJ_r8QGUcIICZMI0pUe6xMp6CjNPe3UdPvfml5Vg/s4739/IMG_9353.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3412" data-original-width="4739" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVloq2aT1bOCWfa3uGNdhaxhRJt71PgAqLbV5wPVdBGlH47Qfh57WXPwriKTI4oZp74EkwpRqtu0UPaFGr0OSMmhAEBEguL-2B6_h_PI81hSQ3wzTzMD_gMCNdBbNiwUNzDbeKRnnMykvgPfnZ7vXJ_r8QGUcIICZMI0pUe6xMp6CjNPe3UdPvfml5Vg/w400-h288/IMG_9353.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>A small stone archway is constructed from the pieces in <b>Section 5</b>.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW11peW4-xMDNnr3LxDQUnEpn2wn6e_klX-KWqD5dmPpKAyHm1F4fd6ip4NCmKjwJXYrIBmKJXnvQdSjGRluGK3PYdqkNNVly4Qen5X1J_wqxAaGNOXVbdn-Zy63NktCdmUoZEzbrjmY9e1XAYX4QfMZg2ETyiqc7NQdWBzGqiEQJWxpzwSvF12Zgjg/s3995/IMG_9356.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3995" data-original-width="3481" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW11peW4-xMDNnr3LxDQUnEpn2wn6e_klX-KWqD5dmPpKAyHm1F4fd6ip4NCmKjwJXYrIBmKJXnvQdSjGRluGK3PYdqkNNVly4Qen5X1J_wqxAaGNOXVbdn-Zy63NktCdmUoZEzbrjmY9e1XAYX4QfMZg2ETyiqc7NQdWBzGqiEQJWxpzwSvF12Zgjg/w349-h400/IMG_9356.JPG" width="349" /></a></div><br /><div>The large gates are built in <b>section 6</b>. They are hinged and can swing backwards, but sadly there's nothing in behind to see. The depiction on the gates according to Funwhole is that of a giant monkey face. Hmm, what do you think?<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DFMexhHOIvk_QICFYSdi0sN2vXBkwRBYyheDiWLxPF4ZQM623YIvNnqFBWCfHFvG2_uFiWjkeh6SFdTH2WE_u_YWFAhrsFQoA3_75A9R5zvoj-FjanxgciJzvC6rjzcSj0diGxTNAkJPKET5XK2U3f0_xqkpYw2KHwZ6-GEY1SwFnpiJkNedTY_njA/s3733/IMG_9399.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3187" data-original-width="3733" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DFMexhHOIvk_QICFYSdi0sN2vXBkwRBYyheDiWLxPF4ZQM623YIvNnqFBWCfHFvG2_uFiWjkeh6SFdTH2WE_u_YWFAhrsFQoA3_75A9R5zvoj-FjanxgciJzvC6rjzcSj0diGxTNAkJPKET5XK2U3f0_xqkpYw2KHwZ6-GEY1SwFnpiJkNedTY_njA/w400-h341/IMG_9399.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Wow, now the Ruined Temple set is starting to look like something! We added the columns on the side and some vines and plant growth in <b>Section 7</b>. We're almost done but not quite.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuI8BT4MkYI8a4QlQJ5a8aVcMhU0wcMZXZuJx2GI2W_KTiJgdeHSTYf-92p0nWwia2b6EJML2ps2IoAkD-DzSLKxt1PwVyPIPP5UP4dYi0mkc7SRDpbc258kOQOLl7GoRnhTg-_pj9eJPY9WZrW9OMiYQSo9k3Yioruqb3ByFOYp7v7GoRBk0GNpTJg/s4078/IMG_9391.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="4078" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuI8BT4MkYI8a4QlQJ5a8aVcMhU0wcMZXZuJx2GI2W_KTiJgdeHSTYf-92p0nWwia2b6EJML2ps2IoAkD-DzSLKxt1PwVyPIPP5UP4dYi0mkc7SRDpbc258kOQOLl7GoRnhTg-_pj9eJPY9WZrW9OMiYQSo9k3Yioruqb3ByFOYp7v7GoRBk0GNpTJg/w400-h300/IMG_9391.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>If you've read any of my other building block set reviews, you'll know I'm not a huge fan of stickers, mostly because I have shaky hands and I always end up messing them up, so a lot of times I don't even bother to apply the stickers. But with the tweezers that Funwhole provides in each kit, I have no problems lining up the stickers just right on the part. Is that perfectly lined up or what?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8W28Ime7RceXLRkAGTj-sOcuhTIpGmTt7umak2FFo-biu7afHFpfCk1Jx3znnby-s7i2h1nJnkyCTOoYvyngQhR1Zeu65SbIswxN3F7t94dxVOLykHZCgfrDc_2dhDAXughFMThz2yF8wr5n_Ua30uy5PugMonfa7J1KHwRn27gLib_R9wmGxdUWoGA/s4306/IMG_9406.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3335" data-original-width="4306" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8W28Ime7RceXLRkAGTj-sOcuhTIpGmTt7umak2FFo-biu7afHFpfCk1Jx3znnby-s7i2h1nJnkyCTOoYvyngQhR1Zeu65SbIswxN3F7t94dxVOLykHZCgfrDc_2dhDAXughFMThz2yF8wr5n_Ua30uy5PugMonfa7J1KHwRn27gLib_R9wmGxdUWoGA/w400-h310/IMG_9406.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's some views that most Youtubers and Reviewers of this set won't bother to show you.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0lXRmvj2WWyfs7iDcv2UFnoXwKv8MrN0qw46sWZvRcxVJJvJrPiLvX5xXNQUC0o5SV7aKeBFYEQvUwKbJSj_M-DhL2Nddf37taMn0Ed2Ep3Oipv1jSnYVyBgDdfvL1FF-lgShC1CQbzb19sQSparbkE6XKTFpFOXIe9v0FvGdhbHpQgM6u-4d7EeCw/s3570/IMG_9409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="3570" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0lXRmvj2WWyfs7iDcv2UFnoXwKv8MrN0qw46sWZvRcxVJJvJrPiLvX5xXNQUC0o5SV7aKeBFYEQvUwKbJSj_M-DhL2Nddf37taMn0Ed2Ep3Oipv1jSnYVyBgDdfvL1FF-lgShC1CQbzb19sQSparbkE6XKTFpFOXIe9v0FvGdhbHpQgM6u-4d7EeCw/w400-h318/IMG_9409.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdpxYmFD52ud-3Z3xWlA5EHmFqqf1TlAnhWYwcrDpaEpZPXXL7lIxn9gaH4AGVTxFzsPYAN2GXw9Vlz7_1ee5P5mc4SiLNDks03CbkBeQxfqjejSsG8YEY4SsF-5n-UBeJE6-1vUFUrZKnhEpPKIXAjYC0QvtsfHaEMV-ioRERGygY2__L3nR_ytq8g/s4429/IMG_9411.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4429" data-original-width="3603" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdpxYmFD52ud-3Z3xWlA5EHmFqqf1TlAnhWYwcrDpaEpZPXXL7lIxn9gaH4AGVTxFzsPYAN2GXw9Vlz7_1ee5P5mc4SiLNDks03CbkBeQxfqjejSsG8YEY4SsF-5n-UBeJE6-1vUFUrZKnhEpPKIXAjYC0QvtsfHaEMV-ioRERGygY2__L3nR_ytq8g/w325-h400/IMG_9411.JPG" width="325" /></a></div>As mentioned earlier, here are the gates in the open position. Ok, last step, here we go.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94rKmONRYwkrUWX3XRqfBXmvRi2sd35GN4lC6g6_tY9B4HxoagkPhfY8N-vwzDZEjeaYaWU2MbxdTWwwsg7GoqHdE4Q5C9hU_liGv5kz9zPIZU78SI-qqRbLXHSoueqqbGtu6kFipNnWSrz9CxB7dFRtO98a0J3cxpG-6O96I2IRe-2b2EOIdxm_y3A/s4083/IMG_9532.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3406" data-original-width="4083" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94rKmONRYwkrUWX3XRqfBXmvRi2sd35GN4lC6g6_tY9B4HxoagkPhfY8N-vwzDZEjeaYaWU2MbxdTWwwsg7GoqHdE4Q5C9hU_liGv5kz9zPIZU78SI-qqRbLXHSoueqqbGtu6kFipNnWSrz9CxB7dFRtO98a0J3cxpG-6O96I2IRe-2b2EOIdxm_y3A/w400-h334/IMG_9532.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>In <b>section 8</b>, we find a giant mysterious object in the back. Is it some kind of alien spore? Is that why those scary looking flowers have grown so large?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmET02JZ1pOwNjpw9Ibtxo9KN_6hHKn7yx96YgZiHUHDOJr2Q2FWE9w-htPdH9A0RZRwi7_iADm7cPkIB_qfh3C5XBkycmDUyP_nu1jZUqjOEmG_YTuZ8WSm9IILBdSLmqbuvQwUqb74aMP20_Hrmkn1tFnso95_rV9EBHx99owaH4DODn9pBUcBv92w/s3906/IMG_9533.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3561" data-original-width="3906" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmET02JZ1pOwNjpw9Ibtxo9KN_6hHKn7yx96YgZiHUHDOJr2Q2FWE9w-htPdH9A0RZRwi7_iADm7cPkIB_qfh3C5XBkycmDUyP_nu1jZUqjOEmG_YTuZ8WSm9IILBdSLmqbuvQwUqb74aMP20_Hrmkn1tFnso95_rV9EBHx99owaH4DODn9pBUcBv92w/w400-h365/IMG_9533.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-ZPYnAI1UnFbXxf2iNrakQsXew9G4kf5T85_cBJcMTV8o543KlV1gIc6hf-QIzdoiHh8I5DPJalDz7RvMIule9NfDlk2VfDgJSDmQEEyLG1zNVceIgMm6hR2ZnBOuxXuP0SpAhwsxwfpByFdCE4jItTnW4-p2W5eQ6gIoztUd3TqEpiq39TK0GH4nQ/s4864/IMG_9536.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-ZPYnAI1UnFbXxf2iNrakQsXew9G4kf5T85_cBJcMTV8o543KlV1gIc6hf-QIzdoiHh8I5DPJalDz7RvMIule9NfDlk2VfDgJSDmQEEyLG1zNVceIgMm6hR2ZnBOuxXuP0SpAhwsxwfpByFdCE4jItTnW4-p2W5eQ6gIoztUd3TqEpiq39TK0GH4nQ/w400-h300/IMG_9536.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>There's a decrepit bridge that leads to the giant blue crystal. Anyone who loses their balance on the bridge will fall into the boiling pit of lava.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkp9uP-JEOTKlG-gjQ1wE8zvmJztUV0nBXsgCQxeRutdlLCQmugaFoRcjkY0YCFOjdZH-LMHFd2NF1mqGt6OPnhVcDrOaTTwGEqY20JFw_cG8xNK8VD41Kp6Sca3wUqTWgwcTvM-0R283DnQpv3_r_MArbIjvZvdv44RoVeZhKmeTuY4vfv3r-KWmiA/s4302/IMG_9535.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4302" data-original-width="3468" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkp9uP-JEOTKlG-gjQ1wE8zvmJztUV0nBXsgCQxeRutdlLCQmugaFoRcjkY0YCFOjdZH-LMHFd2NF1mqGt6OPnhVcDrOaTTwGEqY20JFw_cG8xNK8VD41Kp6Sca3wUqTWgwcTvM-0R283DnQpv3_r_MArbIjvZvdv44RoVeZhKmeTuY4vfv3r-KWmiA/w323-h400/IMG_9535.JPG" width="323" /></a></div>Well, there you have it. We have finished building the Funwhole Ruined Temple in the Jungle.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix38HzbdwPvTxyTzl7EJGL3Yl9XGFpnO_8M_eulNqCd9D51q1PxdOvSl-TGelXu1pW5_QQvn55x-Gr9eSCflAwDGkRGWAbDL4GTGHrREBgEJYr0sAl-QTJnFvAO4G347jzcbvXwRrR2-1-_okS-ukTuoBpBj0hNSRF4x1S8tJWuJcQSVlwclIwLVH1A/s4107/IMG_9416.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4107" data-original-width="3333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix38HzbdwPvTxyTzl7EJGL3Yl9XGFpnO_8M_eulNqCd9D51q1PxdOvSl-TGelXu1pW5_QQvn55x-Gr9eSCflAwDGkRGWAbDL4GTGHrREBgEJYr0sAl-QTJnFvAO4G347jzcbvXwRrR2-1-_okS-ukTuoBpBj0hNSRF4x1S8tJWuJcQSVlwclIwLVH1A/w325-h400/IMG_9416.JPG" width="325" /></a></div><br /><div>But wait, who is that figure in front of the gate? And why is there a monkey hanging around?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd5cyKlCaN3Px05ATJ0DJ4D8DN8EF3HFolWTGGhUT7fLvG1Qq4Ik5uRPgBwxtZOq7I9NCMqKrzUCXMd1tjCHPZTWkUtTsGL-F9IOw0fWJ3TyKobIOslwUOpRKHGvf1UCAzzlKpYgw-8kkCGUuKw5VgAJodhaLjt8ZbDymciDbXZeAt6UL4Hb_BbEoIw/s4068/IMG_9540.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="4068" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYd5cyKlCaN3Px05ATJ0DJ4D8DN8EF3HFolWTGGhUT7fLvG1Qq4Ik5uRPgBwxtZOq7I9NCMqKrzUCXMd1tjCHPZTWkUtTsGL-F9IOw0fWJ3TyKobIOslwUOpRKHGvf1UCAzzlKpYgw-8kkCGUuKw5VgAJodhaLjt8ZbDymciDbXZeAt6UL4Hb_BbEoIw/w400-h291/IMG_9540.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>In bag number 9, Funwhole has included three uniquely designed minifigures with this set but they don't look to be compatible with Lego minifigures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7otDs3zbxdjnsb0jGblaB6QX6-4xvY3aih17UXOY2EE289aoBFxNO-zD_FNMBbmLKkOMZKff3TRLvveAwbWG1fNqlE3oDhVbiVc-psQbdbDqxm5CbiRhrKIDHTkWvA1FuKGM0PbZcHNPQjswCAAlVTcMgX2c7u_hFohcyEQQ2hJkLW369Rqq48Lo6qg/s4458/IMG_9541.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3109" data-original-width="4458" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7otDs3zbxdjnsb0jGblaB6QX6-4xvY3aih17UXOY2EE289aoBFxNO-zD_FNMBbmLKkOMZKff3TRLvveAwbWG1fNqlE3oDhVbiVc-psQbdbDqxm5CbiRhrKIDHTkWvA1FuKGM0PbZcHNPQjswCAAlVTcMgX2c7u_hFohcyEQQ2hJkLW369Rqq48Lo6qg/w400-h279/IMG_9541.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The minifigures do have back printing though.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVRt35-OLv3p_bxsthv2YgOiGjMqCvmp-G0fXv5UOX6I6zK8Y9dfcKKLt0hFLA5VwsOs48uff_sBCDSf-CdGh0WI5NgJKg_AgCBfmC68k9vsuAPwQ6WVhFP0WAy18-zIgGWgVxrMaANc1D0DLjX24FYlb6jZHJcU4O2TjctQCTZgsDHeuEuWyjAD7YQ/s3106/IMG_9543.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="3106" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVRt35-OLv3p_bxsthv2YgOiGjMqCvmp-G0fXv5UOX6I6zK8Y9dfcKKLt0hFLA5VwsOs48uff_sBCDSf-CdGh0WI5NgJKg_AgCBfmC68k9vsuAPwQ6WVhFP0WAy18-zIgGWgVxrMaANc1D0DLjX24FYlb6jZHJcU4O2TjctQCTZgsDHeuEuWyjAD7YQ/w400-h374/IMG_9543.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here are the Funwhole minifigures pictured with some original vintage Lego minifigures for comparison. They look alright to me, but if you don't like them, you could always substitute them with your own minifigures.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdvwXZwQv8zWRAiL_OcJbhvh8RL7lSmFVPjKbeZ9YcgjT9X1k8GzBFjzOP8dCo2WyOFPao4qo2eb-6VimqUAng8feDMLGhXLMWGtBmw3sArY3hxRvmqZtassy1nP2bRc1UlS9RvSu7e_YzSonVZrF1ylf5vaR4sspBJPSe5q9dbzne6RuWuMyPs6D8A/s4864/IMG_9545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdvwXZwQv8zWRAiL_OcJbhvh8RL7lSmFVPjKbeZ9YcgjT9X1k8GzBFjzOP8dCo2WyOFPao4qo2eb-6VimqUAng8feDMLGhXLMWGtBmw3sArY3hxRvmqZtassy1nP2bRc1UlS9RvSu7e_YzSonVZrF1ylf5vaR4sspBJPSe5q9dbzne6RuWuMyPs6D8A/w400-h300/IMG_9545.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary/Thoughts</h3></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8M-FeU4Hcc36gc9CZmOP7jGcOhFLl7ZM_snRBtQZVElgDq5eaZAxGOGYk3oRTiE4E-vzgf_MB1C_W568YSN2-_qsvUz921XheHSC39_sgiFR6SNeVaaxtDOAOWVtP_sThja1GpwxPAX6uDVlEkn9NMmkpm-LBgOmDxlZNHOwB2m9C21jVRSyhssFZw/s4648/IMG_9548.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="4648" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP8M-FeU4Hcc36gc9CZmOP7jGcOhFLl7ZM_snRBtQZVElgDq5eaZAxGOGYk3oRTiE4E-vzgf_MB1C_W568YSN2-_qsvUz921XheHSC39_sgiFR6SNeVaaxtDOAOWVtP_sThja1GpwxPAX6uDVlEkn9NMmkpm-LBgOmDxlZNHOwB2m9C21jVRSyhssFZw/w400-h269/IMG_9548.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The floor is lava!</div><div><br /></div><div>So overall, I thought that this set was a really fun build. If this were a non-lighted set, I might say that the Ruined Temple of the Jungle set was ok, but with the LED lighting it looks amazing, especially the big blue crystal and the lava pit as the centerpiece. You definitely have to turn on the lighting for this set and place it in a darkened room.</div><div><br /></div><div>I love the way the accent lighting on the side tower and over the gate illuminates the scene. I forgot to mention during the build that one of the plant lights is colour changing, but you don't even notice it with all of the other lights.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimB-hlLB_Z1dcRiHugj9-DPAolL8j70JH7OgPnihM5Bkt6mMMXjgV-0P-X53RED9LIxE9CC2xd3UN8K-yr4Hb5wlzMr82UGZbON7r-w7maC5QVdNTll-ipryLgP3xiaoznewB0E1RrMx6KAm2Z7MR-eWXiFgwdfOtZCJd2-6daNnnres7YkaPN1XxmZQ/s4710/IMG_9433.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3534" data-original-width="4710" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimB-hlLB_Z1dcRiHugj9-DPAolL8j70JH7OgPnihM5Bkt6mMMXjgV-0P-X53RED9LIxE9CC2xd3UN8K-yr4Hb5wlzMr82UGZbON7r-w7maC5QVdNTll-ipryLgP3xiaoznewB0E1RrMx6KAm2Z7MR-eWXiFgwdfOtZCJd2-6daNnnres7YkaPN1XxmZQ/w400-h300/IMG_9433.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The design of the gate gives off a Mayan/Inca vibe and I like that it swivels open, but unfortunately there's nothing to see past it. As far as the build is concerned, it's not too difficult and the steps are broken up for each task so it's easy for kids to build. I would add that running the wires for the light is pretty finicky though, if you are anal like I am. I tried to avoid showing the wires but in doing so I made some subtle but not too noticeable changes to the baseplate and walls.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBEXFkcGwQvhi0FDL4ot-gBNipTVDxW_E733NMLHS5QwdhNbE6sECJVZugfh8ovfai6lnPPYoj1DnH8DsGpsHXn_AfYllA7IMBs-0-fmGu1dPjiMeNwLaJAeMt4t8NMl3k8xdK-qSNkLlsdosmq3TGp0ekTHxUWVMiVx85C5zmNFYbb-HUJhL58o8dw/s4234/IMG_9428.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="4234" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBEXFkcGwQvhi0FDL4ot-gBNipTVDxW_E733NMLHS5QwdhNbE6sECJVZugfh8ovfai6lnPPYoj1DnH8DsGpsHXn_AfYllA7IMBs-0-fmGu1dPjiMeNwLaJAeMt4t8NMl3k8xdK-qSNkLlsdosmq3TGp0ekTHxUWVMiVx85C5zmNFYbb-HUJhL58o8dw/w400-h272/IMG_9428.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Brick clutch and quality is consistently good as with all the Funwhole sets. There are a few brick pieces that have slight scuffs but nothing that would be an eyesore for me anyways. I didn't have any missing or deformed pieces but did get lots of extra parts instead. Probably a few pieces which I neglected to add here and there.</div><div><br /></div><div>Having built some of the other Funwhole sets like the Wood Cabin and the Lakeside Lodge, I lamented that there weren't any minifigures included with those sets, so it was a nice surprise to see that the Ruined Temple in the Jungle set had three minifigs. I think they are ok looking, but an Indiana Jones type character would have looked even better with the set. I think having minifigures in a set adds a sense of scale and life to an otherwise static set.</div><div><br /></div><div>If Funwhole is reading this, here is my recommendation. Do a part two for this set. I'd like to see something else on the other side of the gates, like a cave or tomb with smaller crystals embedded in the walls. Maybe there could be skeletons or more of the giant spores inside. The new second set could butt up against the gates or something.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyways, the Ruined Temple of the Jungle makes a great display set and I had a blast taking pictures. There are many unanswered questions about the blue crystal and why there is a lava pit in front of the ancient gates, but that's where one's imagination can come up with their own story.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3537" data-original-width="4332" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpIv5dyJAy1rj9YhLmbi2GGx28nfd_F1s8k0s5MEH8fwP6vjjk0A0FpDZ7426mL4ol41FC1hW79DNnZihVKT70Fs13gbbHnGp6fEZ0-c20TaXHaCzdKec6U00QCRcmVroheHbUY0svUhbIh1N3hNgEwW4g56lk3BfpQpgl4oMzV5XT0m9Nyn584QkOA/w400-h326/IMG_9113.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>My rating for this set? 4.8 out of 5. I wish there was something on the other side of the gates. The minifigures are bonus though.</div><div><br /></div><div>This set becomes available for sale in mid February according to Funwhole. Don't forget to use my code <b>itsnotlego</b> to save 10% off your purchases from the Funwhole store.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking and see you in my next post! Bye!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-86824651109053341782023-01-29T19:00:00.003-05:002024-01-07T05:28:37.237-05:00The newest Funwhole set is the Ruined Temple of the Jungle F9010. Set Review coming soon!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="4178" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG231AnKEtGFlwHO0Im4cFkb4aMi05PRHnkF7jH8DZ6Pyx-q3mpPZ0bljg2mYh6Vl4MpWBMM9yKXXPs7K4Ro2KNA4kujWLQytTlgAiJ-5sKDB783qctPV_DU9yfnR76TuSH4V9KNtD3kUfje2-MpAq64IBhfYzeM9GWx2tnzNA3cH0ADD1Wam-rkOxQ/w400-h313/IMG_9424.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />I just built the Funwhole Ruined Temple of the Jungle and it looks amazing! This set has 1242 pieces and includes a lighting kit. Brand new to <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole</a> are the three minifigures in the set. Ok, that's all I can tell you right now. <p></p><p>But you can <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">shop their store right now</a> and save 10% using my code ITSNOTLEGO.</p><p>Latest pre-order update: <a href="https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2023/02/amazon-promo-for-funwhole-f9010-ruined.html">https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2023/02/amazon-promo-for-funwhole-f9010-ruined.html</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-60740450142061403022023-01-16T16:19:00.007-05:002024-01-07T05:28:14.637-05:00Lego Compatible Funwhole F9006 Steampunk Ore Train Building Block Set Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="4790" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzv7z1Dp_eqdk4Csm-71F7Il8X-LLVUWHtuj5Byq6OPSGklTAgOXg7ucHWIr-wg8-Jvx_-xK277So_fWieyM3HA1ZCHH0fcNRmGcXM2wHWrvbEO1W_whyRRyatalOOcSZtLe40v9OvxITW156D9ySrcAoipgkmhBZUmRZN4zaPU3UijszzUrFy-AyzQw/w400-h244/IMG_8953.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Happy 2023 brick fans, hope you all had a great holiday season! Today, I'm sharing my review of the new <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/steampunk-ore-train?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole Steampunk Ore Train</a>, which Funwhole kindly provided to me for this review.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="364" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrfaHIcb5DMctEKHTW9rgbXlGKrQCFRrzLDeDjYVMB1299wBLOM0wIaycrsdYl8CNRvli6NkS1lgW-Z5D1zC0TVfN-I7M0ryBBwknf0iwIg_QfGql5-7dnPQQY6sxn8FfP1X6P2hG62VOoSLPtuCqeoFzxfezjDdlJJ5vPrfig68fEa73Fog5KVRnqg/w320-h158/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-22%20at%206.25.13%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><p>Here are the details of today's set review:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Brand: Funwhole</b></li><li><b>Set number: F9006</b></li><li><b>Theme: Steampunk/Train</b></li><li><b>Number of Pieces: 1056 pieces</b></li><li><b>Stickers: Yes</b></li><li><b>Minifigures: No</b></li><li><b>Extra parts: Yes</b></li><li><b>Deformed or missing parts: No</b></li><li><b>Brick clutch and finish: Excellent</b></li><li><b>Age Rating: 8+</b></li><li><b>Size: 18.35 inches long and 5.48 inches high</b></li><li><b>Lighting: Yes!</b></li><li><b><br /></b></li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b>Where to get the set</b></h3><div><br /></div><div>The Funwhole steampunk train building set can be found on their website <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/steampunk-ore-train?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div>👉👉 Use my special discount code ITSNOTLEGO to save an extra 10% off your purchases from their website.</div><div><br /></div><div>It can also available on Funwhole's dedicated Amazon store here.</div><div>Here's the <a href="https://amzn.to/3IRwqK2" target="_blank">direct link to the Steampunk Train set</a>.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing</h3></div><div><br /></div><div>Let's take a look at the boxed set.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhgE1tbtqAbQ7_VkmSF0s8lz-3GYkpADxGyEPBhg8Ch4GnD5R--H0UwzC50IJ2PlNReTDrJbtLOQ4NuLiWrMoOZYyZ9KcbIw5gbO7yPbRaHR_L4ec4VSEtaDxdXtLKxPRmbix2p167AdoC6ZDZbi6dXzRotUVhyVdIv6czU6mkZuoSPil77PKNWT7zg/s608/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%205.43.16%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="608" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhgE1tbtqAbQ7_VkmSF0s8lz-3GYkpADxGyEPBhg8Ch4GnD5R--H0UwzC50IJ2PlNReTDrJbtLOQ4NuLiWrMoOZYyZ9KcbIw5gbO7yPbRaHR_L4ec4VSEtaDxdXtLKxPRmbix2p167AdoC6ZDZbi6dXzRotUVhyVdIv6czU6mkZuoSPil77PKNWT7zg/w400-h373/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%205.43.16%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The large Funwhole train set comes in their recognizable black box. The artwork/photo on the box is stunning. Inside it is jammed pack with goodies. First off is the comprehensive instruction booklet, a separately packaged sticker sheet, several numbered parts bags and a mysterious black bag.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv74zt26Bn0-PdnkXQ5Ar0ZxkASTbOG5WqJM4ch_2IPofO3O2fCgSvx4thLQlHf5LKXYR3SrDSYI2an8WhrNxWpPao3TA1YPXA7XnNQA4g7c3w-HkVpCU90MJRASvXiA7WDsr1GQH5Pv8SQgH-5VyS-2_mXMc2YEQp3JcJePM5pn46UqnmIhv99u4fNQ/s991/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%205.50.15%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="991" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv74zt26Bn0-PdnkXQ5Ar0ZxkASTbOG5WqJM4ch_2IPofO3O2fCgSvx4thLQlHf5LKXYR3SrDSYI2an8WhrNxWpPao3TA1YPXA7XnNQA4g7c3w-HkVpCU90MJRASvXiA7WDsr1GQH5Pv8SQgH-5VyS-2_mXMc2YEQp3JcJePM5pn46UqnmIhv99u4fNQ/w400-h127/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%205.50.15%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Opening up the black bag, we find the special lighting kit that comes included with the set. There are 6 pouches of specially sealed lighting kit components. </div><div><br /></div><div>I think that Funwhole makes lighting kits a standard feature of their building block sets which they allude to in their slogan, creating "Whole Fun, Day and Night". This is a nice feature that Lego sets don't come with. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you wanted to light up a Lego set, you would have to buy a third party light kit at extra cost. Here, the lighting kit is already included in the very affordable price of the set.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrs8O4mnUMTReqrQJojL3Ku7_7oo2n4nzlxD82FeqO18Oxrnaqjw1Fd-riehBTWlpy6OoL1CS0oJpa9KPYoyOh-MuOZny4qmrcbpnb6_oELdBpwb2EqpyuJ70ro2dveyw-O_rAihK4CvdxtVINqfbVBPtETu11QuOC7brV0pwpntNULU7F_gx4uZHhw/s699/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%206.00.30%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="699" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxrs8O4mnUMTReqrQJojL3Ku7_7oo2n4nzlxD82FeqO18Oxrnaqjw1Fd-riehBTWlpy6OoL1CS0oJpa9KPYoyOh-MuOZny4qmrcbpnb6_oELdBpwb2EqpyuJ70ro2dveyw-O_rAihK4CvdxtVINqfbVBPtETu11QuOC7brV0pwpntNULU7F_gx4uZHhw/w400-h323/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%206.00.30%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>The first 4 pouches numbered 1 thru 4 contain the LED lights, wires, connectors and specialized plates to mount the lighting to the train. If you are unfamiliar with lighting kits, it is highly recommended that you review the section about lighting in the manual before you begin.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQS4zl62KkqLjXusPmyZiB0HtAnEBSufAU95Ux_yeyTwKi_ETv2Znn0sDKdPbVt7EECz65Q-tUoD1cektST2hmHWNMFo-qTKOKyMXFOWoe-xtwhvK-8Od_dnUNLG7WayfIk2-1iTaYATBhN4NQXWYaMVfR3p1iWoRBdK9Wu9tNSgmzkXUFEMka1aWGA/s988/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%206.09.48%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="988" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQS4zl62KkqLjXusPmyZiB0HtAnEBSufAU95Ux_yeyTwKi_ETv2Znn0sDKdPbVt7EECz65Q-tUoD1cektST2hmHWNMFo-qTKOKyMXFOWoe-xtwhvK-8Od_dnUNLG7WayfIk2-1iTaYATBhN4NQXWYaMVfR3p1iWoRBdK9Wu9tNSgmzkXUFEMka1aWGA/w400-h205/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%206.09.48%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>In the final two pouches of the lighting kit, we find a battery pack that uses 3 triple A batteries (not provided) and a tool kit providing a brick separator and a set of metal tweezers. <div><br /></div><div>In terms of powering the lighting, you have the option to use the supplied battery pack or plug the provided USB plug into a USB power source. The tweezers are really useful in handling the fine wires in the light kit and I'm glad that Funwhole thought of this.</div><div><br /></div><div>Funwhole uses the same lighting system as Briksmax. For a detailed primer of how the lighting kits work, please check out my blog post <a href="https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2021/12/how-to-install-briksmax-light-kit-into.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><div><br /><div>Moving on to the parts for the train set ...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTjCXswfkNpSe_a0tpIGiQfFYeznx-EgFKM55mJt_Pc-RIjAXZgOlGUBcP3bKmBURlYRrI9uDzEoQD_sSWTJfRBWl_APzkxdkzAKc9E6Yu6qgiMWhnlbFkQctTtZ0NPWMnOEW-ChElPhAfzKmLOYHw5cgB5KbzbZO2nBqQHjUJMWLIbg-R99UD8hX8g/s991/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%205.53.52%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="991" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTjCXswfkNpSe_a0tpIGiQfFYeznx-EgFKM55mJt_Pc-RIjAXZgOlGUBcP3bKmBURlYRrI9uDzEoQD_sSWTJfRBWl_APzkxdkzAKc9E6Yu6qgiMWhnlbFkQctTtZ0NPWMnOEW-ChElPhAfzKmLOYHw5cgB5KbzbZO2nBqQHjUJMWLIbg-R99UD8hX8g/w400-h126/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%205.53.52%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The parts bags are numbered as 1, 2 or 3, each bag corresponding to a section in the accompanying manual. We find that there are 5 bags for section 1, 5 bags for section 2, and 6 bags for section 3.</div><div><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Building the Train - Section 1</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonShGYHsZUWxE4_Mg3eyNWiThbwQyRouk2DnkHtFvQShUQZySXAbqhoKV5axsXkQ9NlE4SuF0F5O87RhwglmHAHuQUb5W6-HwF6tbbqNrn_ng-P3Tbj0KuKzkP8uXMRRkt3okKsWRaOIAAFZG6wFtKREhUmWIRdrjvpLkQifsD7wqg45rNiz8nx5cUQ/s574/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%206.31.36%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="574" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonShGYHsZUWxE4_Mg3eyNWiThbwQyRouk2DnkHtFvQShUQZySXAbqhoKV5axsXkQ9NlE4SuF0F5O87RhwglmHAHuQUb5W6-HwF6tbbqNrn_ng-P3Tbj0KuKzkP8uXMRRkt3okKsWRaOIAAFZG6wFtKREhUmWIRdrjvpLkQifsD7wqg45rNiz8nx5cUQ/w400-h393/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%206.31.36%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Ok, let's get building! I found the brick parts to be very high quality and nearly indistinguishable from Lego bricks. No scratches or scuff marks on the Funwhole bricks unlike some of the other lesser known brick brands. </div><div><br /></div><div>The parts fit very well with just the right amount of clutch. The manual is easy to follow and the steps clearly laid out.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqK9qwu34TJdqMKRrprbyga6e9WfdyPwLZDKuWM-SKwuAs5VyR3UHHV0Oi8LbYtFRA_0eKtyRqD8DPq1Q-2oOn53QCBuzlvJEtfgc8DbPy3xDZQ0kUJwDlgQbVGHs4OvGR_64V-Zi5qIQ9EeV8waX8D3RrRNIt8z9KUxOy7tSTumj0AMm37W7Pl-z_1g/s4463/IMG_8875.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3417" data-original-width="4463" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqK9qwu34TJdqMKRrprbyga6e9WfdyPwLZDKuWM-SKwuAs5VyR3UHHV0Oi8LbYtFRA_0eKtyRqD8DPq1Q-2oOn53QCBuzlvJEtfgc8DbPy3xDZQ0kUJwDlgQbVGHs4OvGR_64V-Zi5qIQ9EeV8waX8D3RrRNIt8z9KUxOy7tSTumj0AMm37W7Pl-z_1g/w400-h306/IMG_8875.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Now, to add the lighting! Remember to always test the lighting just in case there is an unlikely component failure, it's rare but it does happen. If any problems, contact Funwhole and they will send you replacement parts for defective or missing pieces.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYPQ2_8dyxI1f6sP9DoTDKj9MViOBZ5OYREFoe8xY1JMoIYWR4uMPrwt7yoNqg6aLldCZJT_jYUxIqdWV_Mn412T7iVO0A9Tp-Npy8EUvEWBbf0iFhXts547MARoaXuoaCZa5X-yRP9l-ORQkaNP4eOQI6kY_OhyZ6VTwCQc1nn3KsBKMqZ4AQDFJSQ/s567/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%206.52.31%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYPQ2_8dyxI1f6sP9DoTDKj9MViOBZ5OYREFoe8xY1JMoIYWR4uMPrwt7yoNqg6aLldCZJT_jYUxIqdWV_Mn412T7iVO0A9Tp-Npy8EUvEWBbf0iFhXts547MARoaXuoaCZa5X-yRP9l-ORQkaNP4eOQI6kY_OhyZ6VTwCQc1nn3KsBKMqZ4AQDFJSQ/w233-h400/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%206.52.31%20AM.png" width="233" /></a></div>Time to add the lighting! In the above pic I have threaded the wire for the lighting under the axles and have tested them using the provided battery pack. Even though you might not use it, it's a good idea to test that the battery pack works as well. </div><div><br /></div><div>FYI, you might notice that the battery pack is different than the one that comes with the set. That's because I couldn't find any triple A batteries in the house, but I did have a double A battery pack from my other Funwhole sets, so I used that one instead with no issues.</div><div><br /></div><div>The train axles are installed through technic bricks and do not use turnable trucks like other train sets I've built. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, you should know that this train is not internally powered so it doesn't come with a motor to drive the wheels. Nor does the set come with any train tracks, even though it is Lego track compatible. I already have train tracks from my other sets, but you may be disappointed if this is your first Lego style train set.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Building the Train - Section 2</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRvoSyu9JwhlbmJI4kuwuOg83VGX_xigym265AqUPaESzLM8ZV14Zh3balvO3bNLw3d18FEDd4N7i9xrJ0HtOWVfvRW5zUXlbg_EuRhnWaTZGhD3qLbN_KUkN1JMJN4Age17Z0y_BcdqgmeW1yz-UPRsE5U7u9GjSG-08485bEVtK5NVjMHfOre-mqw/s4586/IMG_8889.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3447" data-original-width="4586" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRvoSyu9JwhlbmJI4kuwuOg83VGX_xigym265AqUPaESzLM8ZV14Zh3balvO3bNLw3d18FEDd4N7i9xrJ0HtOWVfvRW5zUXlbg_EuRhnWaTZGhD3qLbN_KUkN1JMJN4Age17Z0y_BcdqgmeW1yz-UPRsE5U7u9GjSG-08485bEVtK5NVjMHfOre-mqw/w400-h301/IMG_8889.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Moving on to section 2 now. 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I had a hard time trying to attach the roof to the cabin. I ended up putting some of my own tile pieces around the top of the cabin to make it easier to remove and attach the roof. I think Funwhole could have done a better job on the design here.</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking about the cabin, save for the interior light, there are no features inside of it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU44cQ8A0-n6yO3ewMuECVdgb8nvqKFHqpHnEb_zjNswGk0MHWhzME9YptUEcO8K0Eeur6XeBu_CtFSUq153roOu2ZH22SL7Pi1XPNCZtfXEuXlEC2cO-IXLOsV1fxTX547xi1_ivjCafzOItnc3EuFJu2frzTI7kFr5jPlKuVmuphEv5AcFP95eUsg/s681/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%208.10.26%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="681" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijU44cQ8A0-n6yO3ewMuECVdgb8nvqKFHqpHnEb_zjNswGk0MHWhzME9YptUEcO8K0Eeur6XeBu_CtFSUq153roOu2ZH22SL7Pi1XPNCZtfXEuXlEC2cO-IXLOsV1fxTX547xi1_ivjCafzOItnc3EuFJu2frzTI7kFr5jPlKuVmuphEv5AcFP95eUsg/w400-h331/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%208.10.26%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>Here are all the lighting details on the steam engine. Don't forget that the under carriage is also lit up.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiLFnmgow-3w45bE8wLKapORv6qEDjqaQyuPGq3Vv5cTo_7uVKutxFRVfFNjNzBtHhCY6ciEU-dyENKzKyGcPZFy8sDIlR0c02SnlRbNs1WEsduL1D4U5as05ZG6y7gaBolR8OIjU0Um7e6llVoz0rKrk12IF5aO9EquK7dPOKBx6E8pa5oCFWdytBA/s2901/IMG_8900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1904" data-original-width="2901" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiLFnmgow-3w45bE8wLKapORv6qEDjqaQyuPGq3Vv5cTo_7uVKutxFRVfFNjNzBtHhCY6ciEU-dyENKzKyGcPZFy8sDIlR0c02SnlRbNs1WEsduL1D4U5as05ZG6y7gaBolR8OIjU0Um7e6llVoz0rKrk12IF5aO9EquK7dPOKBx6E8pa5oCFWdytBA/w400-h263/IMG_8900.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There are a few spare parts leftover after completing section 2 of the Steampunk train. While this building set doesn't come with any minifigures, you do get an orange cat which you can place on your train.<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Building the Train - Section 3</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxbMO8mkaeDOlHI7d49y3PVCjfrfD-CmHUGmm6m5jCtCXV_0SDl3QHqxfcaB3s686aUUU9Pe3RXbTEO5Ld8fYa2DjqJ5kQKBgbrPS8oDoLeIytuMrm3NR_-gto9lL-ULvtJVEa3TiGC7YMpjR3tbH_N-YbnacYC3WpsFPElxQaEKoi20-BULjbXiz9Q/s579/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%208.25.19%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="579" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxbMO8mkaeDOlHI7d49y3PVCjfrfD-CmHUGmm6m5jCtCXV_0SDl3QHqxfcaB3s686aUUU9Pe3RXbTEO5Ld8fYa2DjqJ5kQKBgbrPS8oDoLeIytuMrm3NR_-gto9lL-ULvtJVEa3TiGC7YMpjR3tbH_N-YbnacYC3WpsFPElxQaEKoi20-BULjbXiz9Q/w400-h390/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%208.25.19%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div>The last part of the Steampunk train is this fantasy hybrid passenger car and colourful ore on top. The interior is empty.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhid4cRfzuTXLonhaX4ziJJmNkSCqzjt7XjA2MY_VoE84I2w5SQrRY3coOFj_EgCZAJg-QTnRlN6kQSJm35Em9KzKpYGu-YdEHxVx2weM8SkQfc0ESbMTjynyK5bApNZCPnBmZkfvPgaDEQP2d0GlCLuzD508pkkIPfBguMMlxUkLEAk4kXzlMmsMfKOw/s596/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%208.31.11%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="596" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhid4cRfzuTXLonhaX4ziJJmNkSCqzjt7XjA2MY_VoE84I2w5SQrRY3coOFj_EgCZAJg-QTnRlN6kQSJm35Em9KzKpYGu-YdEHxVx2weM8SkQfc0ESbMTjynyK5bApNZCPnBmZkfvPgaDEQP2d0GlCLuzD508pkkIPfBguMMlxUkLEAk4kXzlMmsMfKOw/w400-h379/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-16%20at%208.31.11%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div>Although the passenger car is small, there are three access doors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="4444" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRWDO_Z4LWvtBR42w2mGxTNtoVTfP3eCNxTw0cUVVhkU6jqiBJx5Gx-tgtigmepFoReXY8FeK_1ZnpjIZcKJfj3X_JVNXA_G9etztP_Rp6j1Pbfhg_OVVknVB-3ZjuZaWOVi4FtqPV57l3DVv-5bPUMK35PyhlCAVcS1H48j8wjSJPI7hEutOnIPpHA/w400-h293/IMG_8973.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The different coloured transparent bricks gives it a nice lighting effect!</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The finished model!</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNo7VA32MOxV5NBLlwLEcMnXwsMs0guY4Is4hbDtYl5zuZnspnC7t7SWPK5xZCnTobYr08uaCQ_wUXOhHbWpn5BR-LU8r029Fq2SAGv1OjmogAy_AnziiEg9MCRxDT7RZzdWjEtPYgSDxCQL-1AWzD8UC1sbb1XJhC3MBl7smetoo8e9DJvUvKp9nug/s4084/IMG_9006.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3094" data-original-width="4084" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNo7VA32MOxV5NBLlwLEcMnXwsMs0guY4Is4hbDtYl5zuZnspnC7t7SWPK5xZCnTobYr08uaCQ_wUXOhHbWpn5BR-LU8r029Fq2SAGv1OjmogAy_AnziiEg9MCRxDT7RZzdWjEtPYgSDxCQL-1AWzD8UC1sbb1XJhC3MBl7smetoo8e9DJvUvKp9nug/w400-h303/IMG_9006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="4644" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJkc-SLsNjz7dxaWmbYcwwIuTFiztuJmt8o4i6AVwhBLXMNsnclUGOx2N8j4WdstOz3yHxKw_Bd4MNgUkaMo9jJgQXau_JWlRB_n7wL5GbciBrh7aIUGqz1H-Xdg0gcpFpD5V_Mtts5qymByHQ8PfjRAMaq20ZjuJRIk8sC4J5Dw0_FEu03zgpNpkiA/w400-h248/IMG_8977.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>So although the Funwhole Steampunk train came with stickers, I didn't put them on my model. I think it looks ok with or without them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/steampunk-ore-train?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="3976" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMtM3B7rsa_AM5KWQLR-OfHuVpbu7x4RWJoK95dwqALO7dqslhFv7zoern0Qhh1KD3bIPpE5USy32ylNxUqI1pYiNznK0e-uHSfPMqkhF7U-UB6HX27FK4gCc3Dsob1HapcOFaWsxcNn5RDxKN02DqWfhagCE4KFo4dPsB5eNYtnGDeeTUS8ozaIWUQ/w400-h203/IMG_8979.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Day time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/steampunk-ore-train?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="3520" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE1I1PBaOXxnuDorCFJexCacZX7vMi4I6F094g-aUkZO7FaTI76dktkN5X8P23cpnJoj7rYDEx6pTIxMTifIkTRbcx6s98FgcnNwE79ncTtr6erguhjoi3HQTCrqb1pHurw8YvCVqU3_l4ab63gkFNiNMNcxw5EhjTj4kVneiumKIm9c3TJgGzuxYhg/w400-h210/IMG_8958.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Night time.<br /><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary</h3><div><br /></div><div>I think that the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/steampunk-ore-train?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole Steampunk Ore train</a> set represents great value if you are a fan of steam trains or just building great Lego style sets such as this one. The piece count to price ratio is very good and the added light kit really does make it a nice display model. And it looks great in my not Lego city.</div><div><br /></div><div>There were no missing or defective parts and everything fit really well. The lighting installation was not an issue for me, but I think that some of the younger builders might need a bit of help from an adult.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GwW42llV_raON1D0GHGUJcLAPBdPWfbF17q1uauug1s3IWVZpE-iwRLLSXVBxChsn1Cze3ybwVMwB4znQuD9HUb5lrCnm8HB4exdg39Ofxoi3Ja5zUBG8vRuwbewU-6a7DP5reRSi7dW64DAi0bgZsx-wUdgBqMdrcHobVjDqrfq9YVJ8plTpV5SuA/s4406/IMG_8995.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="4406" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GwW42llV_raON1D0GHGUJcLAPBdPWfbF17q1uauug1s3IWVZpE-iwRLLSXVBxChsn1Cze3ybwVMwB4znQuD9HUb5lrCnm8HB4exdg39Ofxoi3Ja5zUBG8vRuwbewU-6a7DP5reRSi7dW64DAi0bgZsx-wUdgBqMdrcHobVjDqrfq9YVJ8plTpV5SuA/w400-h194/IMG_8995.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div>If you are wondering if this train is scaled to display with minifigures, here's a picture of the train with some of my own minifigures. Let me know what you think. </div><div><br /></div><div>I feel that the Funwhole steampunk train is larger than other my other Lego compatible trains, but it does run OK on my train tracks. I'm not sure if you can integrate power functions and motors into this set to make it run on it's own, as I don't have any experience in that particular arena.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not a fan of stickers for the most part, but probably Funwhole wanted to keep the price point down and using printed parts would increase the cost of the train. That's probably also why they chose not to include any train tracks with the set, although I think that three or four pieces of track wouldn't really make much difference.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, I have one question, is this a Steampunk train or just a regular steam train with a couple of gears on it? It's definitely a fantasy steam engine with the colourful ore on top of the passenger cabin, but I don't feel you can really call this a Steampunk train. Having said that, I'm going to give the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/steampunk-ore-train?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole Steampunk Ore Train</a> a solid 4.50 out of 5. </div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="3247" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOPLJDZILhSrkhj0vytxOyR_HhI2nmgme-QYgbWEWUXVSfqu4RO1wpTnYPDs-pFjDRbbAL6On9SVoJxaCVVRrHOxFjlgYul6V7SGIL8zOAd-bx0mzDdo43jdV5CAQxomVtpTGDwVmyBE91OOtScpteHG-lXUstQiFf2mcqV8X6iBjNANETBP9Gbdp0g/w400-h256/IMG_9026.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's my reviews of some other <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole </a>building block sets:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2022/07/funwhole-wood-cabin-building-set-review.html" target="_blank">Funwhole Retro Wood Cabin FH9001</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2022/11/review-of-funwhole-lakeside-lodge.html" target="_blank">Funwhole Lakeside Lodge FH9004</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Don't forget to save an extra 10% on all your <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole purchases</a> using my code ITSNOTLEGO.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks for looking and see you next time, bye!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-90550864397245541092022-12-18T06:13:00.011-05:002024-01-07T05:24:19.170-05:00Set Review: Mork 031063 Ecological Park (Lego Compatible)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqKFlQhQsLBC8BugSJTJbIXp0kwA4UA3C0hcr91y3lmvxSxpBLV047bnuqdso7KMyBR_sAgRjRwYHUUYloOjlDwpnDxbcgNdSlUuGz9Uae6B3JPYwO2wQU3ZPd2pnJ4k5D4gjzmsVxuTRjVivge_NreMvVhkBwIeaxRHGAN2ufOwh3GIov_HhsZ6uDQ/s4474/IMG_8468.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3348" data-original-width="4474" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqKFlQhQsLBC8BugSJTJbIXp0kwA4UA3C0hcr91y3lmvxSxpBLV047bnuqdso7KMyBR_sAgRjRwYHUUYloOjlDwpnDxbcgNdSlUuGz9Uae6B3JPYwO2wQU3ZPd2pnJ4k5D4gjzmsVxuTRjVivge_NreMvVhkBwIeaxRHGAN2ufOwh3GIov_HhsZ6uDQ/w400-h299/IMG_8468.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Good day brick fans! We are back, and this time we are looking at another Mork/XMork branded set. This one is called the Ecological Park, and it is my second Mork building set. The other Mork set I built was the Tooncity Flower Shop and if you missed it, you can find my review of it 👉 <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2022/07/mork-031051-tooncity-florist-set-review.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>This post is brought to you by <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> who have provided this cool little building for me to review. Thanks, Afobrick!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="207" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hJSETyc3lUSCnLVsQmg9g4X1vHvr7_gVg9snbnubVq8vHMSnBa6akpCRefp_mdSkd_VWTuk-61RDh1CDYmM6nW2qOxV-EQ13vvwC41UHGGLxf7YgtMujCrdyUDVrJ5h3SuwWwTubkLcSmmRrlXT-8airgHAlUJye42JQQWIO4ezAQCYljxKsSGSnMQ/w400-h158/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-24%20at%208.01.01%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>👉 Please check out the latest <a href="https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2022/12/afobrickcoms-december-promotion-extra-8.html" target="_blank">seasonal promo from Afobrick</a>. They are a new store on the building block scene and if you could support them, that would be great!<div><br /></div><div><p>Here are the details of today's set review:</p><p><b>Brand: Mork/Xmork</b></p><p><b>Set number: 031063</b></p><p><b>Theme: Block Module</b></p><p><b>Number of Pieces: 1506 pieces</b></p><p><b>Stickers: No</b></p><p><b>Minifigures: No</b></p><p><b>Extra parts: Yes</b></p><p><b>Deformed or missing parts: No</b></p><p><b>Brick clutch and finish: Excellent</b></p><p><b>Age Rating: 6+</b></p><p><b>Size: 21cm W x 20.5 cm H</b></p><p><b>Lighting: Yes!</b></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl03Vov_LQE79StpdjD9JXccZbt6WRSMquACAheyQscV7kAz_l2yUYqf7l9wN0XLjxPnRtCT3l48J-PhcZV20pADbWvV69__9cwLCgEPCYjPXjFsrF6DzKggGksxVNsXjtHy83d1AkoxClmbG4pwy1ZNeoBFPlSAHHZ8-1DsgSzAHB2VjPauFFMDZtjA/s4864/IMG_8357.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl03Vov_LQE79StpdjD9JXccZbt6WRSMquACAheyQscV7kAz_l2yUYqf7l9wN0XLjxPnRtCT3l48J-PhcZV20pADbWvV69__9cwLCgEPCYjPXjFsrF6DzKggGksxVNsXjtHy83d1AkoxClmbG4pwy1ZNeoBFPlSAHHZ8-1DsgSzAHB2VjPauFFMDZtjA/w400-h300/IMG_8357.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Here's the colourful box which describes all the details on the front. The box has seen better days, but that's ok because I don't collect cardboard. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaP81Ti2Nj8igktuuGiMdT9Rk8uBEoQJ8oztPF1SIxLkJD3O9gzYAb_lcrd3qKe74cAGb3BnNcDRh50yn8k1hwp_gT6eHRe0wlKwigw2WTaAKqaRvsNqTtTMWpaXmNDzG9MAkPGl8ulSSsaC073-aQa1GGNZ-CxzaxMJF36tjrs18IftoxMEVecf4dcw/s4864/IMG_8358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaP81Ti2Nj8igktuuGiMdT9Rk8uBEoQJ8oztPF1SIxLkJD3O9gzYAb_lcrd3qKe74cAGb3BnNcDRh50yn8k1hwp_gT6eHRe0wlKwigw2WTaAKqaRvsNqTtTMWpaXmNDzG9MAkPGl8ulSSsaC073-aQa1GGNZ-CxzaxMJF36tjrs18IftoxMEVecf4dcw/w400-h300/IMG_8358.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Although branded as Mork, the box logos say Xmork. I'm so confused. On the back of the box is a picture of the Ecological Park lit up. Yes, it comes with a very nice LED light brick.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5yKxb-fT4ZoowJE_nRC5Xjb3WR468OFqOs85bGRL3LPeJyHQTB2gFomb61eenPEGrGz99TgsFxQcxX0BTnBNCXS00wrw76FuMgxnHHg5wcfq6QzVopWAnbj1gKsli0fjWmT7UYaeKdn8hMMHA_q4hcqD6HZgwQIzDVjSi1Mq5ih_7P8pzTMNsBwk0A/s4277/IMG_8359.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4277" data-original-width="3514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5yKxb-fT4ZoowJE_nRC5Xjb3WR468OFqOs85bGRL3LPeJyHQTB2gFomb61eenPEGrGz99TgsFxQcxX0BTnBNCXS00wrw76FuMgxnHHg5wcfq6QzVopWAnbj1gKsli0fjWmT7UYaeKdn8hMMHA_q4hcqD6HZgwQIzDVjSi1Mq5ih_7P8pzTMNsBwk0A/w329-h400/IMG_8359.JPG" width="329" /></a></div>Unboxings are always fun! Let's see what we got.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6fc_5rZKfbWRJd_4U3CrWgbO64RDpP2-3V2qKY_5M94w1rc_QBjI1QOF-ZuELf23tdTGpA6cU-n8vvX3ETAC2_RgcUuVwmD8bik9fEIFnkCmH78RAo1Q0t11ParZ26kTPe63S0chlYX1mARywaR77jfeRvOYU6sKY96LRGamSMjT5Zkt8WfytJvR6g/s836/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-17%20at%205.21.45%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="836" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp6fc_5rZKfbWRJd_4U3CrWgbO64RDpP2-3V2qKY_5M94w1rc_QBjI1QOF-ZuELf23tdTGpA6cU-n8vvX3ETAC2_RgcUuVwmD8bik9fEIFnkCmH78RAo1Q0t11ParZ26kTPe63S0chlYX1mARywaR77jfeRvOYU6sKY96LRGamSMjT5Zkt8WfytJvR6g/w400-h325/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-17%20at%205.21.45%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>The building block set includes a glossy 74 page instruction booklet, a red brick separator, a light brick, a sprue of pink flowers, and 28 numbered parts bags broken down as follows:<div><br /></div><div>Section 1: 10 bags</div><div>Section 2: 9 bags</div><div>Section 3: 9 bags</div><div><br /></div><div>Each of the numbers correspond to the respective section in the manual. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Build</h2><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Section 1</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJNsFFdRVtHBNm8A-jiKlOshsOFgHl_ZzC3Kk6m7LfobX0RWQbUI-hjQRrS-ICBHANl240cry7pv9lwqAV4mL4HVSfwCPYY85AmCcIa48xUL5sxViKVDHQpmBRakhnqh0IL7inIuUXfMhUtfaRRV1NcWGkx6p6EfUHNIt4v3wJCAc8zzJTEMm68n3Yg/s684/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-17%20at%205.24.29%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="684" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJNsFFdRVtHBNm8A-jiKlOshsOFgHl_ZzC3Kk6m7LfobX0RWQbUI-hjQRrS-ICBHANl240cry7pv9lwqAV4mL4HVSfwCPYY85AmCcIa48xUL5sxViKVDHQpmBRakhnqh0IL7inIuUXfMhUtfaRRV1NcWGkx6p6EfUHNIt4v3wJCAc8zzJTEMm68n3Yg/w400-h335/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-17%20at%205.24.29%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The 10 bags for section 1 build one side of the Ecological Park. There are quite a few masonry bricks in this set as well as a lot of windows. The window glass was just a tad milky but that's to be expected from the Chinese brands. No scratches or deformities encountered with the bricks so far, that's a good sign.</div><div><br /></div><div>The building is quite tall and houses some tropical plants and also serves as an animal sanctuary. There are a good number of printed parts as you will see. The interior has a rack of plants that are being grown in the corner. Above them are 4 bird houses with perches. There are three tropical birds roosting there. In the lower corner near the entrance is a tank where several frogs live. I like how there appears to be a waterline in the tank. We will take a closer look later.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Section 2</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g67RbZiG9Xc4yUF9e-i0O8so57SDiP2itm65REY1atXkun7pZluSKjQYcP77nIAOdpQz2MdxE2QV3NNPDhVOcqzsnwXGJQIFUYO8-jhkNNK94zHT1v5UfSfFm_pEUdxFWvP42s4aUhY8cljADRfcPg29RvHJszoGUpP1STjHKMV1AZLgl3CiMEsmwA/s685/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-17%20at%209.39.06%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="685" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4g67RbZiG9Xc4yUF9e-i0O8so57SDiP2itm65REY1atXkun7pZluSKjQYcP77nIAOdpQz2MdxE2QV3NNPDhVOcqzsnwXGJQIFUYO8-jhkNNK94zHT1v5UfSfFm_pEUdxFWvP42s4aUhY8cljADRfcPg29RvHJszoGUpP1STjHKMV1AZLgl3CiMEsmwA/w400-h334/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-17%20at%209.39.06%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Section 2 builds the glass enclosure which is like a solarium. It also makes the roof line even taller with the slanted roof. There are some hanging vines that come down inside. On the solarium side, we find a tropical palm tree and a pond with more frogs and some more plants. I should mention that there is a narrow gray path that winds around the base, but I don't think it's minifig scale. <div><br /></div><div>The two sections are hinged at one end and the Ecological Park building can be displayed either opened or closed. The hinge piece is a tad loose and doesn't really hold up very well.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Section 3</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4AK692sTIiZ8wkT3yRYJYSIlXsAh7NvsoIiC93cIQ8-m7zoT_wM80CipqIGC5McM7sAZXc1_uchwSIxeBFOe2Bf-bJB44akMgaxNg3H6Wa4c-RKyKz05FmUNVfBWaeT8BZFBqbfIEMtyS6RwtQ_NT6Ip2sVSAVxud79ZOyU0-4yD4Uj2Ls8Raph53g/s3218/IMG_8418.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3218" data-original-width="3199" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4AK692sTIiZ8wkT3yRYJYSIlXsAh7NvsoIiC93cIQ8-m7zoT_wM80CipqIGC5McM7sAZXc1_uchwSIxeBFOe2Bf-bJB44akMgaxNg3H6Wa4c-RKyKz05FmUNVfBWaeT8BZFBqbfIEMtyS6RwtQ_NT6Ip2sVSAVxud79ZOyU0-4yD4Uj2Ls8Raph53g/w398-h400/IMG_8418.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Section 3 adds the slanted roof and lots of foliage.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZvoolTeTvSDHe7j1SA3N1uVfj0nKdRnvt8VIYYZpEgVAAZJTPi0A1r8iae1A2wihLyu9RWYq9K7jNYXoGILhfAx777WwDfPJMWbal6ygAKxfPhvkSuz47g8mIqRQZEjhirgMpPQr4YaXYLNZ2tnkN08DEZ-ZwbZh99rr0SdSW62Lsqhbc6fi8kWOVw/s4476/IMG_8412.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3565" data-original-width="4476" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZvoolTeTvSDHe7j1SA3N1uVfj0nKdRnvt8VIYYZpEgVAAZJTPi0A1r8iae1A2wihLyu9RWYq9K7jNYXoGILhfAx777WwDfPJMWbal6ygAKxfPhvkSuz47g8mIqRQZEjhirgMpPQr4YaXYLNZ2tnkN08DEZ-ZwbZh99rr0SdSW62Lsqhbc6fi8kWOVw/w400-h319/IMG_8412.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Like I mean a lot of foliage! I'm guess a good third of this set is attributed to plant leaves and stems. Oh and the roof tiles too. I chose not to use any of the pink parts on the sprue.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITfYuBFZHXYS5PTS2RON_X4BYVLUHY5P0qn7Dy7BkAMCUGxRvRdD82ePkz3cUTj1-x7SlBB_gahDZcOMt3wuf-je0sID_U_QQG5FP46gzTC00QRex7cGd5aylYVsTbMZ87HWYOti6-oyqoytyL86aZFCcYf2nDALPEQ66spMADTAajnfoICMasinD5A/s3373/IMG_8419.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="3303" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITfYuBFZHXYS5PTS2RON_X4BYVLUHY5P0qn7Dy7BkAMCUGxRvRdD82ePkz3cUTj1-x7SlBB_gahDZcOMt3wuf-je0sID_U_QQG5FP46gzTC00QRex7cGd5aylYVsTbMZ87HWYOti6-oyqoytyL86aZFCcYf2nDALPEQ66spMADTAajnfoICMasinD5A/w391-h400/IMG_8419.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><div>Entrance to the building is at the side. You can pretty much put the trees and foliage where ever you want.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYAtnmAgIlLJPLNJXoJCdvipVxHZY2FPoz4fLc6A47HLJnE8zZtjIrOHdbtowMmiiqRlHE3V3nOtGZUbs7rDDjjpl1bCImaJ8F5SPknyxiy-zT-B0Q8upu7LHzvOItmdu13fRkD2pUoN5kuzbibLDP_jOZ7yaKoQVqKgY-L4S2PvE64sAcurjQibQNg/s3685/IMG_8423.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3275" data-original-width="3685" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYAtnmAgIlLJPLNJXoJCdvipVxHZY2FPoz4fLc6A47HLJnE8zZtjIrOHdbtowMmiiqRlHE3V3nOtGZUbs7rDDjjpl1bCImaJ8F5SPknyxiy-zT-B0Q8upu7LHzvOItmdu13fRkD2pUoN5kuzbibLDP_jOZ7yaKoQVqKgY-L4S2PvE64sAcurjQibQNg/w400-h355/IMG_8423.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Here's the back of the building complete with plants and vines. The chain is supposed to hang a printed sign that says plants, but I thought that was pretty redundant so I didn't use it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DDQDu_cQE_N8FkO9PnWBex5lqKpNo58Va0aUGX2eiKWS8Iv9Z3EgNTVAgWR82m28CfhxuGGlN_RVJPwcXIPFOIhM-7kibYpicvomSYnW2fkFsKL304ylc6BVIY76lKv9uSgTDbJWorZEbeKnh55u_ROJD8MC-UD9oPN32r3iqPjecoBfcuX5zpzc5A/s3018/IMG_8429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3018" data-original-width="2933" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DDQDu_cQE_N8FkO9PnWBex5lqKpNo58Va0aUGX2eiKWS8Iv9Z3EgNTVAgWR82m28CfhxuGGlN_RVJPwcXIPFOIhM-7kibYpicvomSYnW2fkFsKL304ylc6BVIY76lKv9uSgTDbJWorZEbeKnh55u_ROJD8MC-UD9oPN32r3iqPjecoBfcuX5zpzc5A/w389-h400/IMG_8429.JPG" width="389" /></a></div><div>There are four more birds perched outside. Can you find them all? </div><div><br /></div><div>So the set doesn't come with any minifigures, but I added a few so you could see how big the set relative to the figure. Based on the scale of the minifig, this building would probably be about 25 to 30 feet tall in real life or approx 8 or 9 meters tall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pA-mGpykzT3N96rF4LigR0riQvmoHjqhH2aBsrmvl7O_tF0wFi1c54QvR1GpYDX7M7C4JIMHwAa5I40Y1Dtfv6gRE20rYY356vtTP4SZZuO3NVzxiQna-HDSGdKFoFBceooGp6DQTRHAGibjT4A386FvFT58h3NbrXSf24yafd3R2bCn_Q8Qt9AY-g/s4864/IMG_8432.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5pA-mGpykzT3N96rF4LigR0riQvmoHjqhH2aBsrmvl7O_tF0wFi1c54QvR1GpYDX7M7C4JIMHwAa5I40Y1Dtfv6gRE20rYY356vtTP4SZZuO3NVzxiQna-HDSGdKFoFBceooGp6DQTRHAGibjT4A386FvFT58h3NbrXSf24yafd3R2bCn_Q8Qt9AY-g/w400-h300/IMG_8432.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Here's a closer look inside the interior.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcA6zW-K2sB7oIJpno0yAqBH7ZeNJNct50LgSqHuX2jDhyeiAuUGNAxPclqPt37vPN0VNQ9E0jPz9cVcKHEyP7w_Q5Wk-LRIvBFr7X4xFy25P-GucBQ6zQ4wU5P6lK7JU5TUMvLIsPWJhJokeDZG4g3UskkX24yyPWcXaymRLBziQiwOQKX0M0bKlbA/s4864/IMG_8443.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcA6zW-K2sB7oIJpno0yAqBH7ZeNJNct50LgSqHuX2jDhyeiAuUGNAxPclqPt37vPN0VNQ9E0jPz9cVcKHEyP7w_Q5Wk-LRIvBFr7X4xFy25P-GucBQ6zQ4wU5P6lK7JU5TUMvLIsPWJhJokeDZG4g3UskkX24yyPWcXaymRLBziQiwOQKX0M0bKlbA/w400-h300/IMG_8443.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There are three roof panels, two of which are tiled and one is comprised of windows. They can all come off by lifting.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PmeYA2LKuI2G1Z7EczJZqFgbhDjXrjxdU49YtDOLguULLzeNRzThL9fxzPCwIYKiA5HcnYuZ7Mv2BbzZbw2Xte5mv_X8ntykpO5FTGB1t10glptCO5hCLDQVBAfy9oWghBb3LJgUgJ3nVdzmjSwzp42fl96ZAd_a5fQZQubrixP0_cSjH4c3XUNzEw/s4864/IMG_8445.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9PmeYA2LKuI2G1Z7EczJZqFgbhDjXrjxdU49YtDOLguULLzeNRzThL9fxzPCwIYKiA5HcnYuZ7Mv2BbzZbw2Xte5mv_X8ntykpO5FTGB1t10glptCO5hCLDQVBAfy9oWghBb3LJgUgJ3nVdzmjSwzp42fl96ZAd_a5fQZQubrixP0_cSjH4c3XUNzEw/w400-h300/IMG_8445.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Brick clutch was good and they needed to be, because there were a lot of 1x2 plates used. They could have been replaced by longer 1x4 or 1x6 plates to give more structural rigidity. I found the area with the black tile under the roof line to be the trickiest to put together. Try not to press too hard here or it will fall off. This is more a design issue, than a brick clutch problem. I will probably modify it later to remedy the problematic area.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaKScgaFC-RDJT2MvoUZ1SHgxc6AoiW9nOdQ8pIiyeELNVJMKRO6iSncu_lICZeQad1kGKdQonhAFs_g4l0-j9VtTX1oXEwJF6gBpaaxjCJuBw5x3tggSnIyKH0psQtPu5Nk-qP4lnm_0Om8dzQivGri2hs4rF7T7n2VaI18UJ9ydf5y4dQzhmpsMMg/s3970/IMG_8408.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="3970" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVaKScgaFC-RDJT2MvoUZ1SHgxc6AoiW9nOdQ8pIiyeELNVJMKRO6iSncu_lICZeQad1kGKdQonhAFs_g4l0-j9VtTX1oXEwJF6gBpaaxjCJuBw5x3tggSnIyKH0psQtPu5Nk-qP4lnm_0Om8dzQivGri2hs4rF7T7n2VaI18UJ9ydf5y4dQzhmpsMMg/w400-h291/IMG_8408.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Here's a closer look at the pond and plants area.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EByEtSPWPYfyb9jcfRb07XEM6H0wQ2Efs9NEte3ZHigQlC2EXoFdWhNWjKATOK30HsGh_x0BeBuX-TiJy6RsUR91KToWo7GdR9joT8R7zYkl0OFLipkv4vLbHaZqfZFVqNSpZFMg9k6_CImPj9vr1EGQLwyTU0hYKpZP1azNjeTeVnCrmIU9nuYMcw/s4864/IMG_8414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EByEtSPWPYfyb9jcfRb07XEM6H0wQ2Efs9NEte3ZHigQlC2EXoFdWhNWjKATOK30HsGh_x0BeBuX-TiJy6RsUR91KToWo7GdR9joT8R7zYkl0OFLipkv4vLbHaZqfZFVqNSpZFMg9k6_CImPj9vr1EGQLwyTU0hYKpZP1azNjeTeVnCrmIU9nuYMcw/w400-h300/IMG_8414.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Oh man, every day someone has to go and clean up all of the bird doo-doo! Be careful they don't poop on your head! (Bird poop and minifigure, accessories not included).<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5jzVzqBRnkOfWc9H1cvY_5rMRMVGoyKlBTht-Z7cGdZXfQZMUpUWVIoZ7ELSmn9cqFdMWKF9TZP7aPPtAr_r_s1ADTXg_T_lxUWOG7kyOJpuMk3SARpwp1YCrWYOFsEINTCPgdmofHCnMdpeQulBpUtFhEyNtu-KMIgATuccOVDLq96jubjIVmZ5ZA/s4864/IMG_8454.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5jzVzqBRnkOfWc9H1cvY_5rMRMVGoyKlBTht-Z7cGdZXfQZMUpUWVIoZ7ELSmn9cqFdMWKF9TZP7aPPtAr_r_s1ADTXg_T_lxUWOG7kyOJpuMk3SARpwp1YCrWYOFsEINTCPgdmofHCnMdpeQulBpUtFhEyNtu-KMIgATuccOVDLq96jubjIVmZ5ZA/w400-h300/IMG_8454.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Hey, but what is included in the set are the following animals:<div><br /></div><div>7 tropical birds pooping</div><div>3 cats pouncing</div><div>2 dogs sitting</div><div>and 5 froggies croaking</div><div><br /></div><div>(custom stand not included)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpHoULRHeVa86ke-sDVX3Ce6kZ30gG3IFNcSoWc5VOFfKthSDWAB8T_IfYwcDdut_SkVmbP3UlioVD3wa4X7sWnXc3LXeZwKThYOLcndGCVihVBmfIblKed_nAKsoFkssNdG091pOizf9_Hrc9RekRiYG--BxdqUH4uiDTPjZbMl8RbtA7j_lsfjVhg/s3350/IMG_8447.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3350" data-original-width="3178" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpHoULRHeVa86ke-sDVX3Ce6kZ30gG3IFNcSoWc5VOFfKthSDWAB8T_IfYwcDdut_SkVmbP3UlioVD3wa4X7sWnXc3LXeZwKThYOLcndGCVihVBmfIblKed_nAKsoFkssNdG091pOizf9_Hrc9RekRiYG--BxdqUH4uiDTPjZbMl8RbtA7j_lsfjVhg/w380-h400/IMG_8447.JPG" width="380" /></a></div><br /><div>But wait, there's more! The Mork Ecological Park also comes with a light brick and attached LED light string.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxjVmMuqwHqteyxeI36qm7tzjgibilJbMLRcfXsdhejV_r4DMKNyzvUaawKxXsKATwxbNN5Ks18vL2SE6qThrOCKfV2qzBHgMDiup7J27GPlXRGNx7fWnG4suSBC2HM9u3q4MyDiSyBSO_Or8UsoxpNwnkReMZzG2To0xBsUEcKCaXWHOsAg_y9le1g/s3474/IMG_8441.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3297" data-original-width="3474" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxjVmMuqwHqteyxeI36qm7tzjgibilJbMLRcfXsdhejV_r4DMKNyzvUaawKxXsKATwxbNN5Ks18vL2SE6qThrOCKfV2qzBHgMDiup7J27GPlXRGNx7fWnG4suSBC2HM9u3q4MyDiSyBSO_Or8UsoxpNwnkReMZzG2To0xBsUEcKCaXWHOsAg_y9le1g/w400-h380/IMG_8441.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The instruction manual pretty much tells you to put the led lights however you want but they do provide a picture of the recommended location. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRF233Bpy6Mth_NuxLs1HrY_6KBDzK_vb4q39Haqf6qhvcKllbWkVzWYepmgUxTe8-u48TheCSPuelQ9rqLnafqN6hEp3ihZHouW0b4LOP8ar5EREvm_-9PczJdUwsS10VLUf6qhDhXc893UE18hpFWnygNdIKOl2jY9kH_2jYssTdBySKyh78mls1A/s3671/IMG_8424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3322" data-original-width="3671" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghRF233Bpy6Mth_NuxLs1HrY_6KBDzK_vb4q39Haqf6qhvcKllbWkVzWYepmgUxTe8-u48TheCSPuelQ9rqLnafqN6hEp3ihZHouW0b4LOP8ar5EREvm_-9PczJdUwsS10VLUf6qhDhXc893UE18hpFWnygNdIKOl2jY9kH_2jYssTdBySKyh78mls1A/w400-h363/IMG_8424.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIs4Hr6Y42rO44rjgSdvR4CRfwwLZohoQqB7lslKWqnBjHc9Ip_YUdPQHBad-p4Z96ri_bVUCO2J8PyYY9BXgoRl383ecksYmvY95eLH2upGT6o0JbWOp4wraUZ3sBg0ua5UkMBiileiiV9dEwTnOERxUwH5pzhX62G2_MORihKgaaMCYeRrqZuQ8iA/s3305/IMG_8457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3305" data-original-width="3258" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIs4Hr6Y42rO44rjgSdvR4CRfwwLZohoQqB7lslKWqnBjHc9Ip_YUdPQHBad-p4Z96ri_bVUCO2J8PyYY9BXgoRl383ecksYmvY95eLH2upGT6o0JbWOp4wraUZ3sBg0ua5UkMBiileiiV9dEwTnOERxUwH5pzhX62G2_MORihKgaaMCYeRrqZuQ8iA/w394-h400/IMG_8457.JPG" width="394" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Summary</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So if you are a fan of plants and animals, you will probably like this set. It's got a lot of nice details and best of all printed parts and no stickers. The bonus light brick really makes this building shine! (excuse the pun). I thought that the build quality was ok except for the area under the roof and the hinge that connects the two parts of the building together. For a display set, you need to turn on the light or open it up so you can see the interior. Oh and add a few minifigures for more fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For those of you up to the challenge, this would make a nice full sized modular building. I'd expand the footprint and provide more space on the inside so minifigures could take a tour. I'd also provide a second floor viewing platform with ladder or stairs so that the birds could be better viewed by the minifigures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd give this set a 4 out of 5. Decent little set overall.</div><div><div><div><div><div>👉 Here's the <a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/mork-model-031063-ecological-park?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" target="_blank">link to the Ecological Park set</a> on Afobrick's website. Don't forget to use my code <b>itsnotlego</b> to get an extra 5% off your entire purchase.<br /><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouvhClYeZClFw-Uj_j3LsW4C9-Cl8hFBWxCcXkn8vVcYt6Sb5k57F_F-EAxwY6d2JgwG2XZq30Qm7SvzFr3caeQmLbkqEQaD4lG8tXfZlZbN3RtIPbSmXPc1lhfERz_1C2HFb2_jOQ5eX1eixRH7f5nJ2iSBWnCjge8rovWlz60sS3toYsiGcQvg9jg/s4758/IMG_8433.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3110" data-original-width="4758" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouvhClYeZClFw-Uj_j3LsW4C9-Cl8hFBWxCcXkn8vVcYt6Sb5k57F_F-EAxwY6d2JgwG2XZq30Qm7SvzFr3caeQmLbkqEQaD4lG8tXfZlZbN3RtIPbSmXPc1lhfERz_1C2HFb2_jOQ5eX1eixRH7f5nJ2iSBWnCjge8rovWlz60sS3toYsiGcQvg9jg/w400-h262/IMG_8433.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks for looking! And don't forget to check out 👉 <a href="https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2022/12/afobrickcoms-december-promotion-extra-8.html" target="_blank">Afobrick's latest promo</a>!</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-68759081125631081592022-12-11T22:10:00.011-05:002024-01-07T04:55:14.081-05:00Lego compatible JMBricklayer Vintage Car K500 Set 50101 Set Review<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_Md-pii8rnrmzAoeo0kXBNFD5PQB9pRRIbJm-lDlFOStaWqzMQ3Ca4tAH2MtiE-_BotCxS9DtzOFEzhiCb-3n3F-lysgHQFd4yEtOPLjHxvByT-CsbR8LmEK-w1O7DIcc6ss_c62LztCsQSSKak11lHI9Lo-FDEHbS1-O4qftYU3KBmPqRMlzsbQlA/s4237/IMG_8341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3152" data-original-width="4237" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_Md-pii8rnrmzAoeo0kXBNFD5PQB9pRRIbJm-lDlFOStaWqzMQ3Ca4tAH2MtiE-_BotCxS9DtzOFEzhiCb-3n3F-lysgHQFd4yEtOPLjHxvByT-CsbR8LmEK-w1O7DIcc6ss_c62LztCsQSSKak11lHI9Lo-FDEHbS1-O4qftYU3KBmPqRMlzsbQlA/w400-h297/IMG_8341.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Hello and welcome back to Its-not-Lego, my blog about the latest Lego alternative interlocking brick sets. </p><p>Today we will be doing a deep dive into another <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer</a> set. They have so kindly provided this set for me to review.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="125" data-original-width="393" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYhr2C2vKiaTPXNq2CJ7SAMzHdPGbuAF-LNR8VD78TewoqPvIhON3IWph_enpdZZI4a3htkQx7YavW7sTfEsoNJV8QTg57B-YJrn3_C2hKH2LT8X01ZSq1EjLIJl2uGGiUPj-OlLKTY4vTXd_EWTGoBCoMN8ww3hlp2fEuW8oDRHM7Dqzhz5-FE20mw/w320-h102/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-04%20at%204.12.14%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>If you are looking for Lego compatible sets at competitive prices, please check out the latest offerings on the <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">JMBricklayer.com website</a>. They offer free and fast worldwide shipping and free replacement of missing parts. And save an extra 15% off selected purchases using my code ITSNOTLEGO15%.</p><p>This just in, the JMBricklayer December promo now on until Dec 20. Applies to their Amazon.com store and their website.</p><p>Full details <a href="https://altbrickdeals.blogspot.com/2022/12/jmbricklayer-pre-christmas-promotion.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, here are the details of the set:</p><p><b>Brand: JMBricklayer - updated version of Mould King</b></p><p><b>Set number: 50101</b></p><p><b>Theme: Civilization - Industrial Times</b></p><p><b>Number of Pieces: 868 pieces</b></p><p><b>Stickers: No</b></p><p><b>Minifigures: No</b></p><p><b>Extra parts: Yes</b></p><p><b>Deformed or missing parts: Yes (see review below)</b></p><p><b>Brick clutch and finish: Excellent</b></p><p><b>Age Rating: 14+</b></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Background</h3><p>The JMBricklayer 50101 version of the 1936 Mercedes 500K Special Roadster is based on Mould King 10003 set. This set can also be found as the Nifeliz Retro Car. I believe the originally designer of this model is Firas Abu Jaber, and he has done a splendid job of recreating the Mercedes in brick form.</p><p>This model has been out for well over 2 years now, initially marketed by Mould King and now sold under several other names as well.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Unboxing the K500</h3><p>My set came with the box, but it was slightly mangled upon receipt. No matter, here are pictures of the box and it's contents.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vfudLu12oKz_M_on5Xv7RnkuPmrMoZPgQ_0B8Hl4LceDgmON9wAU9dfZWcJY24esv_AV5m5NRDcYZaJ73towqzOtQWm5p6ADzVbUp7onYHJNuGxX1yRHm0uXTMCP6aw8F8uF7a7C_fKs1UYk32NzbvLcZOAAWmsX-u7aRb2RhM-ouryWwnQuPJx4nw/s802/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-11%20at%207.16.16%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="802" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vfudLu12oKz_M_on5Xv7RnkuPmrMoZPgQ_0B8Hl4LceDgmON9wAU9dfZWcJY24esv_AV5m5NRDcYZaJ73towqzOtQWm5p6ADzVbUp7onYHJNuGxX1yRHm0uXTMCP6aw8F8uF7a7C_fKs1UYk32NzbvLcZOAAWmsX-u7aRb2RhM-ouryWwnQuPJx4nw/w400-h283/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-11%20at%207.16.16%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">There are parts bags numbered 1 thru 4 with the accompanying manual. I was surprised to find that the bags are actually from Mould King. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgETrhe9WvD7Oknu6xEE4_2e3H2JE5elPWUcBZnc2XbuuQa2E7nekUJH7Lv_J97nPHy2LbhFy8ZExlHH-KvbdwTK00rQIhOe6tLJuCeOJGLq_18Gg-z-A6W5mx8p4koiOyqTruaHBZgTvcySzvD35KnDUCnmoE_BOrEgGu4mNKjEhXfH3aUybMJnfyjQ/s4864/IMG_8191.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgETrhe9WvD7Oknu6xEE4_2e3H2JE5elPWUcBZnc2XbuuQa2E7nekUJH7Lv_J97nPHy2LbhFy8ZExlHH-KvbdwTK00rQIhOe6tLJuCeOJGLq_18Gg-z-A6W5mx8p4koiOyqTruaHBZgTvcySzvD35KnDUCnmoE_BOrEgGu4mNKjEhXfH3aUybMJnfyjQ/w400-h300/IMG_8191.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The instruction booklet is 45 pages long with a total of 162 steps and is straightforward enough to follow. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAyAURy8rmtOvEHY1_fo-7qHfOLJJ-c8Zk0cXHnN4mr_y8MFL8r_fZC-Gk8OPmE-JSuYyXO46i2pY_XnE754eHxpI9qhtbNDrqIZ0aYHDRjyKmG5I2UgWObxaRREIsMv9a8DqFpruy94fr1b5Sy9MMzloP1RINj2eVgBqhek-7QwEvsmUHyz2U2F0vw/s4864/IMG_8195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAyAURy8rmtOvEHY1_fo-7qHfOLJJ-c8Zk0cXHnN4mr_y8MFL8r_fZC-Gk8OPmE-JSuYyXO46i2pY_XnE754eHxpI9qhtbNDrqIZ0aYHDRjyKmG5I2UgWObxaRREIsMv9a8DqFpruy94fr1b5Sy9MMzloP1RINj2eVgBqhek-7QwEvsmUHyz2U2F0vw/w400-h300/IMG_8195.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p> The are four sections in the manual correspond directly to the bag numbers.</p><p>Section 1 starts on page 1 (steps 1 thru 30)</p><p>Section 2 starts on page 11 (steps 31 thru 75)</p><p>Section 3 starts on page 22 (steps 76 thru 109)</p><p>Section 4 starts on page 34 (steps 110 thru 162)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSehKxj2NflzS0-g9kETExjpLo2gp-KviZw3UDQJu-aMINtk1IDkI5tlL_NhKdGUzB9aDXvkrPmzDeqf9rGHL_i44esb_Kmc3VOIbCvl9E9ubc16OnTsvTvSuYlpSw_ixGp_xGpq6t4uLH0t7m1hize_kecPASKtQxmBGYB5EiIHvqffE1jojEUiTOQ/s3744/IMG_8205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3301" data-original-width="3744" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSehKxj2NflzS0-g9kETExjpLo2gp-KviZw3UDQJu-aMINtk1IDkI5tlL_NhKdGUzB9aDXvkrPmzDeqf9rGHL_i44esb_Kmc3VOIbCvl9E9ubc16OnTsvTvSuYlpSw_ixGp_xGpq6t4uLH0t7m1hize_kecPASKtQxmBGYB5EiIHvqffE1jojEUiTOQ/w400-h353/IMG_8205.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>What immediately struck me was all of the gold plated parts, they were very shiny and for the most part not scratched. I'm sure it was a cost cutting measure but only the surface areas of the parts were plated and not the underside. Unfortunately there are some parts where the underside is exposed and therefore they show white instead of gold.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Assembly Pictures</h3><p>I took pictures of the vintage car build at regular intervals so that you can see the progress. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfyVRxGmxU-CKhfoQKjXR5YDeKSrqTP1HO0cxB6iFtOkutd7KMTOtTbfEqh_F01KkHk53D_DNVdb3PHHopGCGZnaRUUOJnMBF3RBWdhFN4XbbtpoSCLTaH86bvV6rZXBvWa0MK7A8xGMsJUHuLspz1Nf_2cGTK3B9RcSu2wK6bZMjOoNhGlUbMxGmtg/s4864/IMG_8204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfyVRxGmxU-CKhfoQKjXR5YDeKSrqTP1HO0cxB6iFtOkutd7KMTOtTbfEqh_F01KkHk53D_DNVdb3PHHopGCGZnaRUUOJnMBF3RBWdhFN4XbbtpoSCLTaH86bvV6rZXBvWa0MK7A8xGMsJUHuLspz1Nf_2cGTK3B9RcSu2wK6bZMjOoNhGlUbMxGmtg/w400-h300/IMG_8204.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The large bag for Section 1 breaks down into 5 smaller bags of parts.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol_Ob-LLTGGcQoClusbKLl0GT673x6UrOxyevMD7-2ZfjFcHRr5jdnxhBWhb3CPKu2g02I-mWL4WEQppIjZAXGTkoH2sDP3ZCt5GO_i-LKe3TLULgJqqRcUISn-IUA90j55sOSlJkKZDMrxPdN3cY38l9aTmiLP543ivLCpLIor6RaoCWWQF6YT92Rg/s3893/IMG_8217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3368" data-original-width="3893" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol_Ob-LLTGGcQoClusbKLl0GT673x6UrOxyevMD7-2ZfjFcHRr5jdnxhBWhb3CPKu2g02I-mWL4WEQppIjZAXGTkoH2sDP3ZCt5GO_i-LKe3TLULgJqqRcUISn-IUA90j55sOSlJkKZDMrxPdN3cY38l9aTmiLP543ivLCpLIor6RaoCWWQF6YT92Rg/w400-h346/IMG_8217.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Section 1 builds the chassis and trunk.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN62y6LG9XkUovPgvY_xInjZLHeTwc7BkaIwHA1873Sjj3JaWuuNVCArc53ez7WSo3poRl_YySGODQMkJVJmPzohBLIQXoS6Veky4wluytxSOpRw8riaf0MAnLKAt4EsqVXASos83PFZ5wva-rUDpthL36B2ylHTegP5tSrD4-YYgo734vxPA3fa11g/s4864/IMG_8218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="4864" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN62y6LG9XkUovPgvY_xInjZLHeTwc7BkaIwHA1873Sjj3JaWuuNVCArc53ez7WSo3poRl_YySGODQMkJVJmPzohBLIQXoS6Veky4wluytxSOpRw8riaf0MAnLKAt4EsqVXASos83PFZ5wva-rUDpthL36B2ylHTegP5tSrD4-YYgo734vxPA3fa11g/w400-h300/IMG_8218.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>There are three smaller parts bag in the larger Section 2 bag.<br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx03S1wCkFLp_8wpu4Z5SOp0FllW9_1sKtJjmdr4LhcO8vF-K3AlZMF0pXkq_YdWgIuEKh-Nz9GqiBp_vMNxx3dBspxf4x3P2Dyk9SKbcDB_qnehMxYM-bX3KSaobWk2X_546-1vs_O6foLIzRHUgyy1FRC-dT0CKr0QVY598e2hRNlXNDPiPwb_jGaw/s4170/IMG_8230.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3543" data-original-width="4170" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx03S1wCkFLp_8wpu4Z5SOp0FllW9_1sKtJjmdr4LhcO8vF-K3AlZMF0pXkq_YdWgIuEKh-Nz9GqiBp_vMNxx3dBspxf4x3P2Dyk9SKbcDB_qnehMxYM-bX3KSaobWk2X_546-1vs_O6foLIzRHUgyy1FRC-dT0CKr0QVY598e2hRNlXNDPiPwb_jGaw/w400-h340/IMG_8230.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Section 2 builds the rumble seat and interior. On to section 3. Here there are only two parts bags.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2slx8vKhcktOb0khLUSZkS2Hg5nUraDbV-lRBJn9DABO2S3n82o6CDksxdh_0P-TKWneaUvur5x2hCoPfAqmOZw5LaTTkZgz5vnmUl1iYA-b4b6TYslf5f5A8u0Y-eNk1hmQW46ZzGIxF5tc8_HAgtr2VuN-d1fyVobDGrlJOE0sf0FyqwdpLB4RHA/s4365/IMG_8236.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3469" data-original-width="4365" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2slx8vKhcktOb0khLUSZkS2Hg5nUraDbV-lRBJn9DABO2S3n82o6CDksxdh_0P-TKWneaUvur5x2hCoPfAqmOZw5LaTTkZgz5vnmUl1iYA-b4b6TYslf5f5A8u0Y-eNk1hmQW46ZzGIxF5tc8_HAgtr2VuN-d1fyVobDGrlJOE0sf0FyqwdpLB4RHA/w400-h318/IMG_8236.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Section 3 builds the engine compartment and front grill. Moving on to section 4 where there are only 2 bags of parts.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV3clr5afDAsg4QOW5IUgYnKkWLOHTLLSwjrhCq8LYy3QYN3QcXxivSeyX-AyVsO7V-mUQLIcSs8Kp9_ivf_tNZMqjHAnnvhuw4e3cGMXP-NgGIHFZ0bkCnsSBRlvWcTAPeWvza9lQoF1zbk_zXEASDXVvM2KMBowOWqt4YZKrNJjHP_xg_1vBbj7Og/s3259/IMG_8235.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="3259" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJV3clr5afDAsg4QOW5IUgYnKkWLOHTLLSwjrhCq8LYy3QYN3QcXxivSeyX-AyVsO7V-mUQLIcSs8Kp9_ivf_tNZMqjHAnnvhuw4e3cGMXP-NgGIHFZ0bkCnsSBRlvWcTAPeWvza9lQoF1zbk_zXEASDXVvM2KMBowOWqt4YZKrNJjHP_xg_1vBbj7Og/w400-h289/IMG_8235.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div><br /></div><div><p>There were no major issues during the build such as deformed parts but I did have two small missing pieces.</p><p>The tube arm that holds up the windshield divider was missing, as was one of the angled grill pieces, both gold plated. I decided to forego the windshield divider.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgUnsBw01n_HFZMc6PomdF-EBwMpOyf0OjEqhjV2tn2wlVsxK9nG-3lod83heW4ezPv9FJ295wN8PNGUe6bMDQ0-cF0CqrdHyDl-zNcd50CXUuwIbJO6oM2gttEW1k2Tj5EW_pVBZAvT9gWatCYR2lJNaaVNh4kDlg-tf41CCe3OLfG46IYy7oY4qNQ/s3067/IMG_8234.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="3067" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgUnsBw01n_HFZMc6PomdF-EBwMpOyf0OjEqhjV2tn2wlVsxK9nG-3lod83heW4ezPv9FJ295wN8PNGUe6bMDQ0-cF0CqrdHyDl-zNcd50CXUuwIbJO6oM2gttEW1k2Tj5EW_pVBZAvT9gWatCYR2lJNaaVNh4kDlg-tf41CCe3OLfG46IYy7oY4qNQ/w400-h344/IMG_8234.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Regarding the missing angled grill, I used some of the extra gold plated clip pieces to replace the lower angled grill.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAno6OYIesAHC8ymc6YpYO1yy83coB5j5y4JseL_AXplORXk6nwWlVsN76B5EGVQcZMFFBhK30PAR54maK16Wm5qspsoF1XVq6Nhnw0w2G7LbGDtydE1qwojodKp2I4Yk-Gww-GhUNqjte34eZVSlpvqgSgAobAJbrFU17QP4qtAUFW3HOJ6s_hAIww/s4187/IMG_8290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4187" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBAno6OYIesAHC8ymc6YpYO1yy83coB5j5y4JseL_AXplORXk6nwWlVsN76B5EGVQcZMFFBhK30PAR54maK16Wm5qspsoF1XVq6Nhnw0w2G7LbGDtydE1qwojodKp2I4Yk-Gww-GhUNqjte34eZVSlpvqgSgAobAJbrFU17QP4qtAUFW3HOJ6s_hAIww/w400-h297/IMG_8290.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p> The new fix did not affect the overall look of the 500K Roadster, so I did not feel it was necessary to contact JMBricklayer to replace the trivial pieces, but they assured me they would replace any missing pieces.</p><p>Overall, I found the brick clutch to be excellent and bricks to be very high quality. The completed model was very sturdy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MEU5YsCN5p9T76TZu95UItFMQTMShsUprIj-Mw6rsHq8lffq5RiGidYCsuoJ099X3wOipP47hedXR1QrxaE0T9YtkuUqT5J9nhgGNLEcmg2GOC_odgaNfLF_Om1ZgpdTaeobDDsj6Cyl-uo0xvv15DYkvGgVWV5aE-YGh0yU94KW3xIMY5vINg-Xrw/s3336/IMG_8246.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3002" data-original-width="3336" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MEU5YsCN5p9T76TZu95UItFMQTMShsUprIj-Mw6rsHq8lffq5RiGidYCsuoJ099X3wOipP47hedXR1QrxaE0T9YtkuUqT5J9nhgGNLEcmg2GOC_odgaNfLF_Om1ZgpdTaeobDDsj6Cyl-uo0xvv15DYkvGgVWV5aE-YGh0yU94KW3xIMY5vINg-Xrw/w400-h360/IMG_8246.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>There were a handful of parts leftover from the build and I discovered that two of the pieces were actually new and not mentioned in the manual. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfRrffUZT_0sm6DjibR-pYUrzHoHjuva-MeXIXzpET-zEHkjf3d_NNoy6N_87ySuCWxTKczL7El9dqkLGMp2uM5AngL147p08kRPMiKQCNRemA2Q30DdfU-TBEkJRRXWVXLLJSHtH-syhmLWSc-0naFTN_7Ep69nNlyczEu3S9a0eTBrcDsronSdwMA/s3701/IMG_8263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="3701" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfRrffUZT_0sm6DjibR-pYUrzHoHjuva-MeXIXzpET-zEHkjf3d_NNoy6N_87ySuCWxTKczL7El9dqkLGMp2uM5AngL147p08kRPMiKQCNRemA2Q30DdfU-TBEkJRRXWVXLLJSHtH-syhmLWSc-0naFTN_7Ep69nNlyczEu3S9a0eTBrcDsronSdwMA/w400-h294/IMG_8263.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>These parts pertain to the cars horns and replace the white pieces with gold plated pieces. I'm wondering if this is what differentiates the JMBricklayer version of the set to the Mould King/Nifelix sets. </p><p>I youtubed the videos for Mould King / Nifelix and watched many of the reviews. From what I could discern, all of those models did not come with the extra gold plated horns. Or at least the reviewers didn't install them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1TGC3ejB8It5AOZelwjdj00vffwfndsNWrmoLfezaGVkBRc1rz7rDKX_rAd3uka-ijLImDBAbK6_Mrcigo5zqQv-ZgeeP1n1-xGrOFpOGV32Fz1jz1v7XNyQCGHg_8sgssU0zO8h3ky7sr15LBJJs50C4xqlkjiHdskY_ldppGCHhZfdPQNsdXD0Ew/s4092/IMG_8298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="4092" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1TGC3ejB8It5AOZelwjdj00vffwfndsNWrmoLfezaGVkBRc1rz7rDKX_rAd3uka-ijLImDBAbK6_Mrcigo5zqQv-ZgeeP1n1-xGrOFpOGV32Fz1jz1v7XNyQCGHg_8sgssU0zO8h3ky7sr15LBJJs50C4xqlkjiHdskY_ldppGCHhZfdPQNsdXD0Ew/w400-h264/IMG_8298.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here's the completed K500 Vintage Car (Mercedes 500K). I love the classic design of this car and that it's so well built. This model would look so nice on someone's office desk. It's a definite must have for any classic car buff.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOa0xmYJldzcxCMAidHavF8fTh2lJxWlzL1YlqGnOYuS5H9tjNGyOXboURiD1jsystVLTsQ-55ZvshQ_FR8Qnj_fRy1jBVTeqZLMht4GwbSzJLJq9DqFcJQXuK3FeEGhYmz0F74rnVFen1Wp8xha971iuy5HVPIfx4feuhPH5ElLfRVZEkLklnDyKswQ/s3989/IMG_8321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="3989" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOa0xmYJldzcxCMAidHavF8fTh2lJxWlzL1YlqGnOYuS5H9tjNGyOXboURiD1jsystVLTsQ-55ZvshQ_FR8Qnj_fRy1jBVTeqZLMht4GwbSzJLJq9DqFcJQXuK3FeEGhYmz0F74rnVFen1Wp8xha971iuy5HVPIfx4feuhPH5ElLfRVZEkLklnDyKswQ/w400-h216/IMG_8321.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our special presenter Danbo, will now give you a detailed look at the car and point out all of the special features of this special Mercedes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkN3dL__3iN5v2NXArR0Ah1GFfZ33tpMdBgCG1mp3iumeomnlPMul20IdvqvjZXPmazNjXUyU0x2Rm5mH017LNp6jjPsj5Y7B4MjNDvB_HaMYYqOoAB2z2Kp2h8SbsMoACC1OAkGef7i7Uc26WXm1aQ24XMBdIb2abEfWDNGbXA1WolgiS08e84he2w/s3579/IMG_8322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="3579" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkN3dL__3iN5v2NXArR0Ah1GFfZ33tpMdBgCG1mp3iumeomnlPMul20IdvqvjZXPmazNjXUyU0x2Rm5mH017LNp6jjPsj5Y7B4MjNDvB_HaMYYqOoAB2z2Kp2h8SbsMoACC1OAkGef7i7Uc26WXm1aQ24XMBdIb2abEfWDNGbXA1WolgiS08e84he2w/w400-h276/IMG_8322.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Please note that both driver and passenger doors can open wide.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhImpCran8e9oIEqzgPCXe6oTQvQT6EWLyyoTjTAMOWgDirTtFlrltbAp3cbOhs9c0sqThbN-xRPp9mlV3HSNKnVmVZ6qCaUO1tM5a-3OfbiLasOl72vtvahALMS8-P7FFBdAKPxBQ00t0Bdynx4Z19YhVJQ6v13o2PCLz1_xub2xIohT-qLbg2NWwQg/s4230/IMG_8326.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3058" data-original-width="4230" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhImpCran8e9oIEqzgPCXe6oTQvQT6EWLyyoTjTAMOWgDirTtFlrltbAp3cbOhs9c0sqThbN-xRPp9mlV3HSNKnVmVZ6qCaUO1tM5a-3OfbiLasOl72vtvahALMS8-P7FFBdAKPxBQ00t0Bdynx4Z19YhVJQ6v13o2PCLz1_xub2xIohT-qLbg2NWwQg/w400-h289/IMG_8326.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The engine compartment can also be accessed but the engine is rather small.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiXLngvU560y2A7gY3Leb_5CiOxw2ZoDEqa6N5sVMB5CMolII5aRmh-v-aw_ManAul8H3u7SPYMQLvV6VureNsQaRf7m9iGPfAH5ogT2CdDc_RF2ZGCc0ZisZgCbmN1RmJOOVNdV0y-nLTKKccySdX1HFf-MYWg-wjV2wX2TqIsuSn9YN4tabLLEMtg/s4006/IMG_8323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3129" data-original-width="4006" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiXLngvU560y2A7gY3Leb_5CiOxw2ZoDEqa6N5sVMB5CMolII5aRmh-v-aw_ManAul8H3u7SPYMQLvV6VureNsQaRf7m9iGPfAH5ogT2CdDc_RF2ZGCc0ZisZgCbmN1RmJOOVNdV0y-nLTKKccySdX1HFf-MYWg-wjV2wX2TqIsuSn9YN4tabLLEMtg/w400-h313/IMG_8323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>But the side exhaust pipes look very classy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is the proper way.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_5ChZTJnyGuHT3S6ywXvA7wzSsiyvj4jK55CQ3BKPmbTwKySUzrZMdmp-Yf3UMEjr8-vL4tpgeYC3jbUhThlfEg95YsdyuY0e-jcLflc6IsIrkIsYyj4_abvdNf5Ap06skXUDJt6Z_yXzTAGzQpjmJVX_AA24LyK9wGIyk5g9PrCP_IO-uM_dpvo6A/s4526/IMG_8334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3152" data-original-width="4526" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_5ChZTJnyGuHT3S6ywXvA7wzSsiyvj4jK55CQ3BKPmbTwKySUzrZMdmp-Yf3UMEjr8-vL4tpgeYC3jbUhThlfEg95YsdyuY0e-jcLflc6IsIrkIsYyj4_abvdNf5Ap06skXUDJt6Z_yXzTAGzQpjmJVX_AA24LyK9wGIyk5g9PrCP_IO-uM_dpvo6A/w400-h279/IMG_8334.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Fancy chrome tipped exhaust pipes.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBwuxQJ4sLYLimhw2sqPVysalqQGqdcdo8E9RQpjB7edNrb9taPrjFCHIWez64oBRsAKykw_1e8nE24KgSTlO8YWUOBQp8TBGiPXGPHRiyfKL6aeBnt-sqn9LiYK0UXMSeScrMdlFL5ETLSv1x21ctYNFaKPpJzkaaRqBaTIFv8bTp8o2GuxSUcri5w/s4632/IMG_8330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="4632" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBwuxQJ4sLYLimhw2sqPVysalqQGqdcdo8E9RQpjB7edNrb9taPrjFCHIWez64oBRsAKykw_1e8nE24KgSTlO8YWUOBQp8TBGiPXGPHRiyfKL6aeBnt-sqn9LiYK0UXMSeScrMdlFL5ETLSv1x21ctYNFaKPpJzkaaRqBaTIFv8bTp8o2GuxSUcri5w/w400-h220/IMG_8330.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Removable full sized spare tire attaches to the trunk deck and doesn't take up any of the trunk space.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIFVZb49PAQqSi8OdzJMkIAbQoWUEeTDBgL-Aov42iPcZo4xZTudK089IlZV6vJk61jEic8S9rIIsZ-cNEMImissE8u4Tap4OP6TKspGgJcvfsoy7JJ3ZByrmV_W4FFJ1qmWceSYDBjcvaIjngNP3NNWa-bvKybf7BxaAlR-DMydYLsGR112Cdp8msg/s4349/IMG_8332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="4349" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIFVZb49PAQqSi8OdzJMkIAbQoWUEeTDBgL-Aov42iPcZo4xZTudK089IlZV6vJk61jEic8S9rIIsZ-cNEMImissE8u4Tap4OP6TKspGgJcvfsoy7JJ3ZByrmV_W4FFJ1qmWceSYDBjcvaIjngNP3NNWa-bvKybf7BxaAlR-DMydYLsGR112Cdp8msg/w400-h311/IMG_8332.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Nobody on Youtube mentioned the fact that this car has a foldable rumble seat. When opened, it allows for extra seating in the back. Great for carrying small children and/or pets. So that makes this Roadster a 2+2!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr9w6xfjCNpXu_3fW1G82uCqowWUk9uFhrEEyoQei47Iu3lp5ULne63nzmlb-z2GPqG4mQFQbOEKQFxJcJZlTAq6yh82LKyKCwEwzn8A6kvT_UizfAfX-mYZCeCDwbsrHv858v-iu_OGNassFe-porhqLls9lfG8dgfsjgUtUALobZdtTzu3E_XaK0w/s4584/IMG_8319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3217" data-original-width="4584" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr9w6xfjCNpXu_3fW1G82uCqowWUk9uFhrEEyoQei47Iu3lp5ULne63nzmlb-z2GPqG4mQFQbOEKQFxJcJZlTAq6yh82LKyKCwEwzn8A6kvT_UizfAfX-mYZCeCDwbsrHv858v-iu_OGNassFe-porhqLls9lfG8dgfsjgUtUALobZdtTzu3E_XaK0w/w400-h281/IMG_8319.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdBLbf0rcV3lYFliil5pjtH-Ct7l_T96V68OjKZMqrin4zFozmVv5XQn4eOKYxxPA7Sw3r1snhmye8gD_Rf7lk8xY9baGqLho47a_XM-vMJD7714Y3s1lzFW7ZhT2QTrpkA8CUPHdkfK6f7JqH3AlULu3atoaoZrvq_LG18oOd3aqdMZUMVWx9_M-Qg/s3493/IMG_8340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="3493" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbdBLbf0rcV3lYFliil5pjtH-Ct7l_T96V68OjKZMqrin4zFozmVv5XQn4eOKYxxPA7Sw3r1snhmye8gD_Rf7lk8xY9baGqLho47a_XM-vMJD7714Y3s1lzFW7ZhT2QTrpkA8CUPHdkfK6f7JqH3AlULu3atoaoZrvq_LG18oOd3aqdMZUMVWx9_M-Qg/w400-h256/IMG_8340.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Summary</h3><p>I thank JMBricklayer for giving me the opportunity to review this model. It's not a set I would normally add to my collection, but now that I have it, I have to say it displays beautifully. And all of doors open and close nicely without falling off, so the clutch is excellent. I would have given this model 5 out of 5, except because of the two small missing pieces, I can only give it a 4.75 out of 5. But, in my books it still looks like a 5!</p><p>The K500 can be found on the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/JMBricklayer-Vintage-Building-Collectible-Convertible/dp/B0B6NT3383?ref_=ast_sto_dp" target="_blank">JMBricklayer Amazon store</a> and also on their <a href="https://www.jmbricklayer.com/product/k500-50101/?wpam_id=33" target="_blank">website</a>.</p><p>Use code ITSNOTLEGO15% on the website (sorry, cannot be combined with promotional items).</p><p>Danbo and I thank you for visiting, see you next time!</p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-83777955566871872602022-11-27T11:19:00.014-05:002024-01-07T05:21:21.439-05:00Lego Compatible Set Review: Keeppley K10211 Long March 2F and Shenzhou Spacecraft <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="4551" data-original-width="3257" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYM936EtxqkkXyEgN5eLofGSbN7Pd5LU6QgYKSjSQFRDF7iUeu7BSDy3Kbjx7I-PtNEN-F208vYWioki8MpaheYBXs0Z7eDTUH26RxFZbP3cVIeBvQgiLQWmshVDbgWy-RsQmMvaN5RFwTuSMN2qNCH0sdG40fo4F9hz9qBGx8q2HU8YkFCAjq4sC6Q/w286-h400/IMG_8070.JPG" width="286" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Hello brick fans and rocket fans!<p></p><p>Keeppley/Enlighten has released their latest Chinese Aerospace sets for 2022 and I'll be reviewing one of the sets from the theme. Today's set review is the Long March 2F rocket and Shenzhou spacecraft. This is a kit that includes both spacecraft.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">About the Long March rocket and Shenzhou spacecraft</h3><p>The Long March 2F two stage rocket is part of the Chinese Long March family of rockets. It first went into service in 1999 to replace it's troublesome predecessor the Long March 2E. It was used to successfully launch the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft carrying China's first astronaut into space. Both of the Long March and Shenzhou spacecraft are still being used today.</p><p>Here are the respective wiki pages for both the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_March_2" target="_blank">Long March rocket</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhou_(spacecraft)" target="_blank">Shenzhou spacecraft</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="207" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYocqI9Q-kBpUbzk5elBXG78ZGoqmAJkB5O3rphG6jkTt6jc3d91d6MihEyjCfb7tIzYJLHiSJ3L2MCKe2hQawM9g5Rhz67ywhuXrEeouX5VZ7bDHE-mTRSuoUmprmLaTVBpFBilM_eMqCSQEljVVdois8B-snygBiINMXiD1HZjUcQug2egQ61I119A/w400-h158/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-24%20at%208.01.01%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="511" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4yrTbz0VJ5EbGjQZcTYexTpdYy2ARTSqVJ6HsmIlBYkeGSLkYtrxkk14fY8P8LizKGAHAoo7IS_BFR85t2Li_7oa9pjnf1atBoUkbN7mObo7IC_wJ450TZs6JlJ66TK8TE1NUJ7f54mvyx1VLaZk4rn1rwQiWD4gwi5zj3baQ-5aH0f5swCxs2eI1w/w281-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-27%20at%209.35.58%20AM.png" width="281" /></a></div><br /><p>This Keeppley Long March 2F set is just one of several Aerospace sets that can be found on <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a>, one of the leading online retailers of Lego compatible building block sets. <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> provides free worldwide shipping and free parts replacement if needed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv67IFXJV7ne82j9fBLDY7VzQTEAkHBdFMdGRT-qPznsZDkG6566qM_5qL4nVnPG4sUX5qIPJaX7F9pkZTWuMhFsEA_1wmMlrlq5m_L1l05QfS9Tcf6qnQPxvVEs3jIiBcLoLxnp6mTfqBBdL4VvKZDGhlBRAEhedSBhjpYlSFnFipvI3L_KYl8p1myQ/s431/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-07%20at%207.26.14%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="431" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv67IFXJV7ne82j9fBLDY7VzQTEAkHBdFMdGRT-qPznsZDkG6566qM_5qL4nVnPG4sUX5qIPJaX7F9pkZTWuMhFsEA_1wmMlrlq5m_L1l05QfS9Tcf6qnQPxvVEs3jIiBcLoLxnp6mTfqBBdL4VvKZDGhlBRAEhedSBhjpYlSFnFipvI3L_KYl8p1myQ/w400-h141/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-07%20at%207.26.14%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Here are the set details</h3><div style="text-align: left;">The Brand: Keeppley</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Set name: K10211 Long March 2F and ShenZhou Spacecraft</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Theme: Aerospace</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Ages: 6+</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Number of Pieces: approx 813 pcs (by my count)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Stickers: None</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Printed parts: Yes, quite a few!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Minifigures: None</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Missing or deformed pieces: None!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Extra parts leftover: Yes!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b>Check it out here:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/keeppley-k10211-long-march-2f-and-shenzhou-spacecraft?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/keeppley-k10211-long-march-2f-and-shenzhou-spacecraft</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">Don't forget to save another 5% off if you use ITSNOTLEGO at checkout</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1Z23oN7TjYCaWim5sb2vD7U28I8gXpjcA-wykv6E8rxF-a7xzzrwRzzFiI4ClKOJD-0V4_sDMaVffEoI2mQJ0zdzsApD1FXlVDSjSyf4-IFCNcim-TfydnNpjIggYkrWmdX2em8MF0Q6c4Zbml3kOPaOQqfSow-10fPWOXOtkUEksv1e45Mi6YAjVQ/s3348/IMG_7944.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3163" data-original-width="3348" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1Z23oN7TjYCaWim5sb2vD7U28I8gXpjcA-wykv6E8rxF-a7xzzrwRzzFiI4ClKOJD-0V4_sDMaVffEoI2mQJ0zdzsApD1FXlVDSjSyf4-IFCNcim-TfydnNpjIggYkrWmdX2em8MF0Q6c4Zbml3kOPaOQqfSow-10fPWOXOtkUEksv1e45Mi6YAjVQ/w400-h378/IMG_7944.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>I like the fact that Keeppley always numbers their bags of parts and each bag corresponds to the section you are building in the included instruction manual. The Long March set also comes with 5 sectional bags, 2 supplementary parts bags and 2 16x16 baseplates.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPipUn8UEIGcK1HaBCUUTIxUkYmJM1Ep37MRi54H67hEsxz-pDb899iLxZTpXQd7Ycwjx4rdfJck2rKTTdKaEd_OymQKuTUJCoPDpNbRvA3V8IeEEa99_xksZCAso4tWSLjOsQVhmlATOFCA9fwL5P_moIB7mLYaNBJEQpWLCvZ63H_9-v1NNmoZBurQ/s1832/IMG_7954%20copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="1832" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPipUn8UEIGcK1HaBCUUTIxUkYmJM1Ep37MRi54H67hEsxz-pDb899iLxZTpXQd7Ycwjx4rdfJck2rKTTdKaEd_OymQKuTUJCoPDpNbRvA3V8IeEEa99_xksZCAso4tWSLjOsQVhmlATOFCA9fwL5P_moIB7mLYaNBJEQpWLCvZ63H_9-v1NNmoZBurQ/w400-h355/IMG_7954%20copy.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Interestingly, although the Keeppley set number is designated as K10211, my manual says K10212. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpIWq_A_sYsBSnk3rrET7-sZSzSz8dgXzrTkuVbQTdu3VEM2TOMiPrblgpCzwYqMuBwVGGodbn9x1dN0WvPiSjwcul9vj882tJSPogww4cR8L1KkS3LUMIwdsSHHC5QTyeD70LMwTcY0DMmC1sCMpxFe5qynJ1GLwgU51xffqnWXNOgytuWAhf3_qeg/s4674/IMG_7946.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="4674" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpIWq_A_sYsBSnk3rrET7-sZSzSz8dgXzrTkuVbQTdu3VEM2TOMiPrblgpCzwYqMuBwVGGodbn9x1dN0WvPiSjwcul9vj882tJSPogww4cR8L1KkS3LUMIwdsSHHC5QTyeD70LMwTcY0DMmC1sCMpxFe5qynJ1GLwgU51xffqnWXNOgytuWAhf3_qeg/w400-h253/IMG_7946.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>I'm wondering if I got the Chinese domestic version of the set, as the wording in the manual is in Chinese. The first two pages of the manual look like the specifications for the spacecraft. The rest of the manual and instructions is pretty much intuitive and language agnostic.</div><div><br /></div><div>The manual has 70 pages with steps A1 thru A73 (pages 1 thru 34) building the Long March rocket and steps B1 thru B130 (pages 35 thru 70) building the Shenzhou spacecraft and it's stand.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT47rRxi-DbblL37e8w1JpZP5emLdaEbca6W0WRFK_L9gfzHBg90U8yi7AQJY5DgEqiLGZZMD3FTMSH-Yyg-HxpWgTMVGKmCYzYA9EzrIT3BlpJIksgDxIvNNxj3bQZBdF60S5Dy_XYew7v_RU3mUUImV9bpYUm7WQQe1sWiIkLuAg6GOnRNgLfVZVng/s2468/IMG_7960.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="2468" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT47rRxi-DbblL37e8w1JpZP5emLdaEbca6W0WRFK_L9gfzHBg90U8yi7AQJY5DgEqiLGZZMD3FTMSH-Yyg-HxpWgTMVGKmCYzYA9EzrIT3BlpJIksgDxIvNNxj3bQZBdF60S5Dy_XYew7v_RU3mUUImV9bpYUm7WQQe1sWiIkLuAg6GOnRNgLfVZVng/w400-h353/IMG_7960.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The bricks in this set were very high quality and they clutched really well. As a result, I never had to use the brick separator that was included.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step One: Launchpad</h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6allVOzmP4T8AUriJc7zeSzbnlJFOlc1bB6x4sRV4xCAUPhyPDvgmd3qUr6OriLMr1Ee_N6Wp50BlQ65j4MvB251jornHNQ5jQ2ea7jzTeFbb49Nt4EroBGkJyBQQVm0Zfcd2jPsNT8_FoajNpCd4JIe5xLGMF6MSH5ZzYhcl924NWmp0O2wNWQv_Q/s4345/IMG_7961.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3613" data-original-width="4345" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6allVOzmP4T8AUriJc7zeSzbnlJFOlc1bB6x4sRV4xCAUPhyPDvgmd3qUr6OriLMr1Ee_N6Wp50BlQ65j4MvB251jornHNQ5jQ2ea7jzTeFbb49Nt4EroBGkJyBQQVm0Zfcd2jPsNT8_FoajNpCd4JIe5xLGMF6MSH5ZzYhcl924NWmp0O2wNWQv_Q/w400-h333/IMG_7961.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step Two: Main stage rocket and booster rockets</h3><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptLyPIXTnRVuzpRj1Yy-838OlUvkbOBcDihBSA5fsZqZPvCSKKaOtWCG1tI2IjklRAkPsw23C8v_d5fxdP_Vag9-a4wv65U-ayZjQ2TFSWinUqzNGfq9mPXwa-sS87x4EBRlE-Q6U_G6U2E7xwueD1ZnZO-SMNYP-Nim7FxM-mmC0LUaYoyokk9JIyA/s4721/IMG_7967.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3225" data-original-width="4721" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhptLyPIXTnRVuzpRj1Yy-838OlUvkbOBcDihBSA5fsZqZPvCSKKaOtWCG1tI2IjklRAkPsw23C8v_d5fxdP_Vag9-a4wv65U-ayZjQ2TFSWinUqzNGfq9mPXwa-sS87x4EBRlE-Q6U_G6U2E7xwueD1ZnZO-SMNYP-Nim7FxM-mmC0LUaYoyokk9JIyA/w400-h274/IMG_7967.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Here are the four booster rockets that are easily clipped on to the main rocket fuselage. As I soon came to discover, there are quite a few printed parts and no stickers whatsoever, yay!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7wzrinsVTyYNfcUT4eZYwcTwd_BjHUYjxa_ncImqfy3q2RfzY6f370QXomSysbYfCZkrNc8iJZ-QcHYHtM45Umi2yp9LXJKWc3hgV0iMR50NlJeumt8l_XN4CxnB-h8dyLgYKm943inVdJj8UJyH28l7G8xp-PNwwA-kmJheMLQeHjrdzCYi8XoXZA/s4864/IMG_7970.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4864" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7wzrinsVTyYNfcUT4eZYwcTwd_BjHUYjxa_ncImqfy3q2RfzY6f370QXomSysbYfCZkrNc8iJZ-QcHYHtM45Umi2yp9LXJKWc3hgV0iMR50NlJeumt8l_XN4CxnB-h8dyLgYKm943inVdJj8UJyH28l7G8xp-PNwwA-kmJheMLQeHjrdzCYi8XoXZA/w300-h400/IMG_7970.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div>The main rocket shown with boosters attached and installed onto the launchpad. Yes, those are printed parts on the main rocket, not stickers.</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step Three: The Payload Section</h3><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GbULA6jsbhEnyNfraAUaa4Zj3t_O57GMrHYcmKZ91EV4LjkeQFg4cnuh97UrQqX-QZRw3wr8bqEguw1uSHMDAM4IQyI50JKUsdh802Sv0wEVWFaYvtF68um6ZQc_6H24_lg3qkVR9PN3r0NNR1Y37c3tGk53eopt2y9vWTs_ykCwtqY-3UrT1IpcqQ/s1057/IMG_7988.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1057" data-original-width="1034" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GbULA6jsbhEnyNfraAUaa4Zj3t_O57GMrHYcmKZ91EV4LjkeQFg4cnuh97UrQqX-QZRw3wr8bqEguw1uSHMDAM4IQyI50JKUsdh802Sv0wEVWFaYvtF68um6ZQc_6H24_lg3qkVR9PN3r0NNR1Y37c3tGk53eopt2y9vWTs_ykCwtqY-3UrT1IpcqQ/w391-h400/IMG_7988.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The payload on the Long March rocket can either be the Shenzhou spacecraft or parts of the Tiangong space station. The payload flaps and chinese flag on the fairing are printed parts.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbkTaD7CR2nQzuYp5OB9nS86nYqhVVYEm59hbky8sCl3VJuVv_iYjgobLPgcekr2ojO9acOLZvsKnuT93DxskZ8vtBG1vy6w1yc-i4W4bWN5kLfu3DpCcPp_f6BYqm-sTFevGO6JjvzRD0lFWNgkAure_f2HkXn75Ywrsnk9q3eUZ2ItEMLhRHjOUVg/s4744/IMG_7980.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4744" data-original-width="2771" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqbkTaD7CR2nQzuYp5OB9nS86nYqhVVYEm59hbky8sCl3VJuVv_iYjgobLPgcekr2ojO9acOLZvsKnuT93DxskZ8vtBG1vy6w1yc-i4W4bWN5kLfu3DpCcPp_f6BYqm-sTFevGO6JjvzRD0lFWNgkAure_f2HkXn75Ywrsnk9q3eUZ2ItEMLhRHjOUVg/w234-h400/IMG_7980.JPG" width="234" /></a></div>Here is the assembled Long March 2F rocket which stands approximately 21 inches high.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_s8w9htURLE7dYA07U-Ooi6Nd42PhbykWlH6pLBfqe2puWI1vONBBNgfIpSeaZhkQsaXFjm1vrXlQ5zZ4S-XuFN2_mNp24Jrcd-Py0FAjuUY-KHRfg8rtOPDtiwmRhNRkLq6LjpMr6linaQwEQYlRvoXlshfcclnZX6uo6__FewYZgxsFbUJGLkIZw/s3595/IMG_8058.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3595" data-original-width="2032" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_s8w9htURLE7dYA07U-Ooi6Nd42PhbykWlH6pLBfqe2puWI1vONBBNgfIpSeaZhkQsaXFjm1vrXlQ5zZ4S-XuFN2_mNp24Jrcd-Py0FAjuUY-KHRfg8rtOPDtiwmRhNRkLq6LjpMr6linaQwEQYlRvoXlshfcclnZX6uo6__FewYZgxsFbUJGLkIZw/w226-h400/IMG_8058.JPG" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Not sure why, but there isn't any printing on the reverse side of the rocket.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step Four: Shenzhou spacecraft</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6rz92p_8ZA2pnLb0ggVjn_Tr40OvDlG_jCf61ekYKt2GR6LpcojS6KKNMyiLXamtLNDfGOTKl1jDa9I8c3iLSSEtimQXg8XOR1mfrNEqNkfYHzXNxfvxZ7ldtAfJN6IqpAEsFsURCIMpel240SscyQoLiOtUuBBtO4LwMnxekXX4vNbLg_aogBRKzw/s4585/IMG_8019.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4585" data-original-width="3277" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6rz92p_8ZA2pnLb0ggVjn_Tr40OvDlG_jCf61ekYKt2GR6LpcojS6KKNMyiLXamtLNDfGOTKl1jDa9I8c3iLSSEtimQXg8XOR1mfrNEqNkfYHzXNxfvxZ7ldtAfJN6IqpAEsFsURCIMpel240SscyQoLiOtUuBBtO4LwMnxekXX4vNbLg_aogBRKzw/w286-h400/IMG_8019.JPG" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div>Step four builds the Shenzhou spacecraft consisting of three modules. From top to bottom, these are the orbital module, the reentry module in the middle and the service module. </div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Step Five: The Solar Panels and Display Stand</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95eNYyCohLo72tX_SBypcCDQNKgI-lhs-3GAaYob7UETJ8CDeV1UkeRVSlIxS1VKjb2ByVamheexW5Th120E6rEECCpbIhDWrsu0O-rwY4EWX-Ghifyr829um0cdstOIgcZAgDinss2WQRrTd3MFg6xYeYszrT31sxj5ojwajhT3dRl3Why6zcXBB-w/s4409/IMG_8020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3235" data-original-width="4409" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95eNYyCohLo72tX_SBypcCDQNKgI-lhs-3GAaYob7UETJ8CDeV1UkeRVSlIxS1VKjb2ByVamheexW5Th120E6rEECCpbIhDWrsu0O-rwY4EWX-Ghifyr829um0cdstOIgcZAgDinss2WQRrTd3MFg6xYeYszrT31sxj5ojwajhT3dRl3Why6zcXBB-w/w400-h294/IMG_8020.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>Printed pieces for the solar panels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wKMq10JhiqId31Om8eBC81lAqyUszUNXSunDZrNzAKcwEqp2TrMGbKh8qgTDTcnN9bFS-SM33AQUbCfX15eYnGb_DRi1k2ODCByxx3ahi6Trkp5RFRDd4DgZEAbuDgJxaEulEzleY-IAKauEuSH4HeEEBI0bxF0CqHCHLROssPUtpj2Q7YRQKoSZAg/s3124/IMG_8064.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="3124" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wKMq10JhiqId31Om8eBC81lAqyUszUNXSunDZrNzAKcwEqp2TrMGbKh8qgTDTcnN9bFS-SM33AQUbCfX15eYnGb_DRi1k2ODCByxx3ahi6Trkp5RFRDd4DgZEAbuDgJxaEulEzleY-IAKauEuSH4HeEEBI0bxF0CqHCHLROssPUtpj2Q7YRQKoSZAg/w400-h369/IMG_8064.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The trans blue stand is adjustable.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZOfVvGlZsJlmaV4TMymdw961hA32PHNwjkUjEh-MWkrrcRWOd1WKDkkNf_HHIx4FbMzWOczSqiDEuRlJCI_NOSa5Yy-UG3Q2QtyDatXhUzMCXmg7_05YS7Ngt7kvJuBwDRcfDxmTS2y_En9S9ftvKpptPRvCULC-7b2tkOFvW-wySucFDYBGKFY5pQ/s4194/IMG_8044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="4194" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZOfVvGlZsJlmaV4TMymdw961hA32PHNwjkUjEh-MWkrrcRWOd1WKDkkNf_HHIx4FbMzWOczSqiDEuRlJCI_NOSa5Yy-UG3Q2QtyDatXhUzMCXmg7_05YS7Ngt7kvJuBwDRcfDxmTS2y_En9S9ftvKpptPRvCULC-7b2tkOFvW-wySucFDYBGKFY5pQ/w400-h279/IMG_8044.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The solar panels can be swivelled.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpH9ar_BpqW-9e64h18DqDQd_rRt7huXtFjtv2A-rZRIpVYdV2IyCPRIl43Y0rdqsNusyNQeO0OPNDDH3Y3w0evnz9j_8hK2Z7yPapZ-kdyGyI6g4tzNhWC56hAcLBbN3RMeQkbGCgYTfriRE6-hvYxG6v75-yEy3jla4WdQyOtfjxlQnNW0dPNkkyA/s4074/IMG_8063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2671" data-original-width="4074" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpH9ar_BpqW-9e64h18DqDQd_rRt7huXtFjtv2A-rZRIpVYdV2IyCPRIl43Y0rdqsNusyNQeO0OPNDDH3Y3w0evnz9j_8hK2Z7yPapZ-kdyGyI6g4tzNhWC56hAcLBbN3RMeQkbGCgYTfriRE6-hvYxG6v75-yEy3jla4WdQyOtfjxlQnNW0dPNkkyA/w400-h263/IMG_8063.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQ_-2g5S7g6YEJyiGCKOQKwpIVrGxy_h4GI4DOBy_Tr7aDb4v9l3w7yRQcfWTMuMHT-nWA8FOGJ4KfKDHYjR2ski3Ld_SFZAB5MugpbUHXbgRpKvAbsQbUwmN2im08KZ2cW4AkreOlb6rI1sOgQuSjUs6X592r-L6S-jx_LiFhMQmTvFMh2By6sODaQ/s4150/IMG_8052.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="4150" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQ_-2g5S7g6YEJyiGCKOQKwpIVrGxy_h4GI4DOBy_Tr7aDb4v9l3w7yRQcfWTMuMHT-nWA8FOGJ4KfKDHYjR2ski3Ld_SFZAB5MugpbUHXbgRpKvAbsQbUwmN2im08KZ2cW4AkreOlb6rI1sOgQuSjUs6X592r-L6S-jx_LiFhMQmTvFMh2By6sODaQ/w400-h284/IMG_8052.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>I've placed one of my minifigures with the Shenzhou spacecraft so you can get a sense of the scale of the assembled model. I think the Shenzhou would have to be increased by another 3 to 4 times in size to be minifig scale (just guessing).</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, did you know that the Shenzhou spacecraft was featured in the movie Sandra Bullock/George Clooney movie Gravity?</div><div><br /></div><div>After building the Long March rocket, I thought it would be fun to see if I can make it look like it was lifting off from the launchpad. See the before and after pics below.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J-Z43YubGbDocUSCccjF1zqMdCF6sM7t5gviA0KOQc9F3NPoJLKBqKdYA9_lhdoIvKyNA2jYYCGhPG3ktRARkMIufFYrbrG1dI9MlbMG9uRN7IGKfeFmZZP05g9yYXKcwSTmR6-AxKC1fGmY-uUjVQ3jq-uOMUFgDgdmnqrYOK19z-CbyYGxumWK3Q/s4443/IMG_7982.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4443" data-original-width="3581" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8J-Z43YubGbDocUSCccjF1zqMdCF6sM7t5gviA0KOQc9F3NPoJLKBqKdYA9_lhdoIvKyNA2jYYCGhPG3ktRARkMIufFYrbrG1dI9MlbMG9uRN7IGKfeFmZZP05g9yYXKcwSTmR6-AxKC1fGmY-uUjVQ3jq-uOMUFgDgdmnqrYOK19z-CbyYGxumWK3Q/w323-h400/IMG_7982.JPG" width="323" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMVbON-DNiozQ3V2W6sR_PFUAd5TsNuqVP5tiK6U3eVK_tQM6AeRwGJ0VQnC_coQxHWi5X137_hfoTllksP-O8WU4Hg0j2DTpsbXtFFmn1JDIBPz2JnvfvgPteSzMKrApmHCMR6R_tDaN59DEMuiTtZXdupkeVl3hTvk2Hycoi-3dG4ksRnbCRg9xVQ/s3976/IMG_8039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3976" data-original-width="3648" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMVbON-DNiozQ3V2W6sR_PFUAd5TsNuqVP5tiK6U3eVK_tQM6AeRwGJ0VQnC_coQxHWi5X137_hfoTllksP-O8WU4Hg0j2DTpsbXtFFmn1JDIBPz2JnvfvgPteSzMKrApmHCMR6R_tDaN59DEMuiTtZXdupkeVl3hTvk2Hycoi-3dG4ksRnbCRg9xVQ/w368-h400/IMG_8039.JPG" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div>The rocket was originally secured to the base/launchpad via a short technic pin. I replaced it with a much longer pin to raise the rocket ship off of the base. Then, I attached some flame pieces to each of the rocket and booster nozzles. What do you think of the mod, does it make the rocket look better? Let me know!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY9oKCHFMzKll4B4aSinhj71T5KCKOdcde0edzaTppAUSt8a9AVR_Rzwo841wg9p5imTKv9Rm299_VANAG_MCOc-WO0Yg_eIp7AdH6nGT2avSrUTLryce0BfAGEgb-wydOTtB2wQ9fR4oXhIZzQLeNDY3YcdwrHnVzNzivNZ5f0WtJQR01bNJ6mlApg/s4738/IMG_8042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4738" data-original-width="2997" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY9oKCHFMzKll4B4aSinhj71T5KCKOdcde0edzaTppAUSt8a9AVR_Rzwo841wg9p5imTKv9Rm299_VANAG_MCOc-WO0Yg_eIp7AdH6nGT2avSrUTLryce0BfAGEgb-wydOTtB2wQ9fR4oXhIZzQLeNDY3YcdwrHnVzNzivNZ5f0WtJQR01bNJ6mlApg/w253-h400/IMG_8042.JPG" width="253" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This was a satisfying building set that took less than a day to complete. Although the parts count is not indicated anywhere, neither on the manual or on the Afobrick website. I did a manual count of all the pieces used.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Long March 2F rocket consisted of 400 pieces. That included 195 pieces for the stand, 116 pieces to build the 4 booster rockets and 89 pieces for the main rocket.</div><div>The Shenzhou spacecraft is comprised of 421 pieces and 12 pieces of trans-blue parts for the stand. Total part count came to 833 pieces, by my estimation.</div><div><br /></div>I wanted to take some of my wife's cotton balls that she uses to clean her face, to simulate the smoke billowing from the rockets, but sadly, she said no. 😞</div><div><br /></div><div>This set makes a nice display piece for anyone who enjoys model rockets.</div><div>One day, maybe, I will build a launch tower next to the rocket and increase the size of the launchpad. But I will save that for another project. Anyways, thx for looking.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the set link again: <a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/keeppley-k10211-long-march-2f-and-shenzhou-spacecraft?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/keeppley-k10211-long-march-2f-and-shenzhou-spacecraft</a> and remember to use my discount code <b>itsnotlego</b> to get another 5% off.</div><div><br /></div><div>Bye!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-84556133123168459262022-11-09T16:39:00.013-05:002023-12-24T18:51:04.571-05:00Lego Compatible Funwhole Lakeside Lodge FH9004 Building Set Review<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DYYLxSoiQ7tLNeJ5djf7tz1EbuOOj14faFGbL-Ql2RAa0dX12Ta25-o0jjGdek7Qw-D9QPdh8BUggIGKyycjnvrtXRHIWWLrR8MqDBK7rFlZUWh8p_w62wHVLsg7HxwedFBY5SP2wcRUltOX1DXjQr7Pkvvv1JKHgm9VjBtDd9lcSd4LXdFzHjy6qg/s3776/IMG_7523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="3776" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_DYYLxSoiQ7tLNeJ5djf7tz1EbuOOj14faFGbL-Ql2RAa0dX12Ta25-o0jjGdek7Qw-D9QPdh8BUggIGKyycjnvrtXRHIWWLrR8MqDBK7rFlZUWh8p_w62wHVLsg7HxwedFBY5SP2wcRUltOX1DXjQr7Pkvvv1JKHgm9VjBtDd9lcSd4LXdFzHjy6qg/w400-h293/IMG_7523.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Welcome back to It's Not Lego, my little space on the web that looks at all of the latest building block sets and brands coming out of China.<p></p><p>Today, we'll be doing a review of the Funwhole Lakeside Lodge, set number is FH9004 with 1969 pieces and it even includes a light kit standard with the building.</p><p>Now available on <a href="https://amzn.to/3Up5XXm" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Or you can purchase it directly from the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/funwhole-lakeside-lodge-building-set?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole website</a>. Find my special code at the bottom of this blog post to get an extra 10% off their website pricing.</p><p>The Lakeside Lodge is reminiscent of a fishing lodge that sits on the water's edge. It has a main floor that consists of a cozy living room and well equipped kitchen. There is a nice loft space on the second floor that accomodates a bedroom complete with fireplace. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.funwhole.com/?ref=tN9EBQmQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="262" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTqSVhOTfFVg7Txh0yslPfPPc-Hsdxy0Uzq1Tggp3CEyu2YqAwG_13YoHLpZo1RJHe7Y-poyN6e83zkmhBPPonrtTbiZjk4EVzfa152-pPtlgkiShUcxOd3BALifYO8ImQuCLgLmjrFkVvy2KeMFC_kb5Vig1g6sgqqW5zM9HY1ZEZrmEqVYczeinkQ/w400-h136/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-04%20at%205.49.18%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Funwhole is a relatively new building block brand that is making a mark in the Lego space. According to their website, they've been around since 2014 but only recently started to market building sets, focusing on unique design and innovation. Unlike other brick brands, all of the Funwhole kits come with lighting included in the price of the set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtoFqt9T0L5Emcg7FyEtlI28dXmxoFVmFrbZYOg4i_5hQXygPhRDI37NSQ2FoEvfMBMUDzDpiyEjY1PQ8sUfsJZEZwLhfxCvFfEScVf5r9TbkIVUC0Zk-5VajnxV6L9NhbXS6vz_WOEPHUS5jJAEQa1RRMLJUNN24Ql5u802gBdaihAaCvZgL1YC7ow/s3859/IMG_7567.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="3859" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtoFqt9T0L5Emcg7FyEtlI28dXmxoFVmFrbZYOg4i_5hQXygPhRDI37NSQ2FoEvfMBMUDzDpiyEjY1PQ8sUfsJZEZwLhfxCvFfEScVf5r9TbkIVUC0Zk-5VajnxV6L9NhbXS6vz_WOEPHUS5jJAEQa1RRMLJUNN24Ql5u802gBdaihAaCvZgL1YC7ow/w400-h308/IMG_7567.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>This is my second Funwhole set, the first being the rustic Wood Cabin set FH9001, which I had a lot of fun building. You can find my review of it <a href="https://its-not-lego.blogspot.com/2022/07/funwhole-wood-cabin-building-set-review.html" target="_blank">here</a>. I did an in-depth review of their lighting kit on the Wood Cabin set, so I won't be reviewing the lighting in this post. Just know that the lighting kit in the Lakeside Lodge works the same way.</p><p>I want to point out that there are a lot of brick brands out there right now, but it all comes down to their customer service and whether they stand behind their product. I had some issues with my kit and Funwhole customer service came through with flying colours more than once! (We will discuss in detail later).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd7goxB08cgKjEfTU7I4zBgHy0RL4CKtUeE-UXJ0svvkEFG0FWsMt8aO7KiueviGvcxZwOiE_l2vWHOUcMp0rrq-YIBvJ5QbeAXJkNv-ZkcE4zSYSwpTXA49iF_TAXwAojV6ai8uBH08Fa6OM_uYDNd2WeCBQhN22RAmagngcIUpSaUbSWQGvw1wDTA/s3878/IMG_6459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="3878" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFd7goxB08cgKjEfTU7I4zBgHy0RL4CKtUeE-UXJ0svvkEFG0FWsMt8aO7KiueviGvcxZwOiE_l2vWHOUcMp0rrq-YIBvJ5QbeAXJkNv-ZkcE4zSYSwpTXA49iF_TAXwAojV6ai8uBH08Fa6OM_uYDNd2WeCBQhN22RAmagngcIUpSaUbSWQGvw1wDTA/w400-h268/IMG_6459.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS0-yNLqksHHDboaH8RbSAyX-yK3qNE1auQkSe5Nbs8g1S5RxOqFgcmxtjCcSr6p5OX1QQOEaVx9JbL0GRkFxxiEEsyC9Si2wp7BsarmB4K1_1_msQM5VEHsVxXUxQWmW9viDhaTeMT3MSYujrUAuX2wILkFKTFEzpUNaRSSuEgH046xrVzqnLWSF2Q/s4862/IMG_6460.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="4862" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS0-yNLqksHHDboaH8RbSAyX-yK3qNE1auQkSe5Nbs8g1S5RxOqFgcmxtjCcSr6p5OX1QQOEaVx9JbL0GRkFxxiEEsyC9Si2wp7BsarmB4K1_1_msQM5VEHsVxXUxQWmW9viDhaTeMT3MSYujrUAuX2wILkFKTFEzpUNaRSSuEgH046xrVzqnLWSF2Q/w400-h202/IMG_6460.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRZjVu8hGot9i-Kwr4QdZMPAnasg2m_gDem4I_2-64LQFdAQY18tzPmuO4nnmh-X7UETfKmq10ypGWL1vl53JTUCIAqbCF_kl3vwL2RPTXCELTlxn2J-woUZ4kALHRkD5IgND3moFwomeo1zzXK3WHGeJ78wkt4YHVBfirXJjQQvtd52sUyGUWkIV5g/s3828/IMG_6461.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="3828" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRZjVu8hGot9i-Kwr4QdZMPAnasg2m_gDem4I_2-64LQFdAQY18tzPmuO4nnmh-X7UETfKmq10ypGWL1vl53JTUCIAqbCF_kl3vwL2RPTXCELTlxn2J-woUZ4kALHRkD5IgND3moFwomeo1zzXK3WHGeJ78wkt4YHVBfirXJjQQvtd52sUyGUWkIV5g/w400-h298/IMG_6461.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><p>It's so great that Funwhole shipped me the Lakeside Lodge building set in the original box. The presentation and the pictures on the box are really nice.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsS1SdYS18qzub8cC7PmCu6KaqhYqbpBMzJwbKz8hm8mjpgaGEjmrn6P8fBJ3BIlwi7AKJi5R61qTm-IEE-6uSRT72WB1ER6rGE1pkmIj1-8K2uBmvBLjoXQ5oWaHpyvakCQaJpSwuwVKKK9UgQMQuX8eeMoPsza46gRMMBfxO8_btV1_W0zdX90v2QQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4028" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhsS1SdYS18qzub8cC7PmCu6KaqhYqbpBMzJwbKz8hm8mjpgaGEjmrn6P8fBJ3BIlwi7AKJi5R61qTm-IEE-6uSRT72WB1ER6rGE1pkmIj1-8K2uBmvBLjoXQ5oWaHpyvakCQaJpSwuwVKKK9UgQMQuX8eeMoPsza46gRMMBfxO8_btV1_W0zdX90v2QQ=w400-h305" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Also included is a very thick and detailed instruction manual, and a small sticker sheet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbQjOMGH6hO_Ee0mEvA_906z2F5HSYfoVF2Wv8F5fJSedmbxCYdFsnkFaOzxr6CWpJeg8pdKX4gmMWfAtn_YlTi25BJct3dlkMkgnfuh4QBt7hPccllbD8eBg6YCvQEpxJyenN7TbG64nxwSgr8z3osE7OgaaNqO8zMoPB7-f9O4QiF_n6qqMTD5m6Q/s4553/IMG_6463.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="4553" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbQjOMGH6hO_Ee0mEvA_906z2F5HSYfoVF2Wv8F5fJSedmbxCYdFsnkFaOzxr6CWpJeg8pdKX4gmMWfAtn_YlTi25BJct3dlkMkgnfuh4QBt7hPccllbD8eBg6YCvQEpxJyenN7TbG64nxwSgr8z3osE7OgaaNqO8zMoPB7-f9O4QiF_n6qqMTD5m6Q/w400-h249/IMG_6463.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VVsIO8ha_gSezc7T7sq9xOH4pPNOK1p8G6T57DONSARemknqH9b_3I_Dv5GityuYqQLMjDKK0GGyd4O_1BzR8gXUpcCUhhjAKEXg6SsM9aSaZ-WAcCFrvuonCx5aRIU_LfIDYDMyAM1DbSn7VLGRJxlrrKw5Ed8xUiXt-0fPZHVExuOhE__FFGJSSQ/s4220/IMG_6467.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="4220" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VVsIO8ha_gSezc7T7sq9xOH4pPNOK1p8G6T57DONSARemknqH9b_3I_Dv5GityuYqQLMjDKK0GGyd4O_1BzR8gXUpcCUhhjAKEXg6SsM9aSaZ-WAcCFrvuonCx5aRIU_LfIDYDMyAM1DbSn7VLGRJxlrrKw5Ed8xUiXt-0fPZHVExuOhE__FFGJSSQ/w400-h290/IMG_6467.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSx8HqTkbY2hIYXSbrwGxWB2fcii7Hdxo4sdAzrOpumq04v5VQLmKMeGv2XUHhiW1zSlYYyN7g6N2BtMT7WMaTzyG6dINr5Xb4AEuwd2n5xpwommPYH0eU40SZihY9aERz7sK4huhvhZS4Hc83zeAWwmYmTDB80KOBzJ62fPAlSVf2wGSdYY_FFaleQ/s5472/IMG_6466.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="5472" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSx8HqTkbY2hIYXSbrwGxWB2fcii7Hdxo4sdAzrOpumq04v5VQLmKMeGv2XUHhiW1zSlYYyN7g6N2BtMT7WMaTzyG6dINr5Xb4AEuwd2n5xpwommPYH0eU40SZihY9aERz7sK4huhvhZS4Hc83zeAWwmYmTDB80KOBzJ62fPAlSVf2wGSdYY_FFaleQ/w400-h225/IMG_6466.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiltGeVVjaZ3qR7FmE1eTEpbcptqHKCk00sv3cQvMl0ssW3IW-mFsWprlAQjdF4tvKM8BetOxE8pZLymn3QOHMJs993Y31XlCQVIoZ97sRf1C_yc1n6ySyDWxNFiDo_qk-ssbFDG9AS1SvzA-3R1IZJXy9Rklgq4h6aLmb5ySkto7fghsZ100IvsTVA/s4627/IMG_6490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="4627" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiltGeVVjaZ3qR7FmE1eTEpbcptqHKCk00sv3cQvMl0ssW3IW-mFsWprlAQjdF4tvKM8BetOxE8pZLymn3QOHMJs993Y31XlCQVIoZ97sRf1C_yc1n6ySyDWxNFiDo_qk-ssbFDG9AS1SvzA-3R1IZJXy9Rklgq4h6aLmb5ySkto7fghsZ100IvsTVA/w400-h230/IMG_6490.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Additionally, there are four resealable envelopes that contain all the lighting components to make the Lakeside Lodge extra special. </p><p>The large instruction manual makes it easy to follow the steps, but I will say however, it's sometimes difficult to ascertain the right colour of the pieces because there are different colours of browns, tans and greens in this set. In that case, I usually take a stab at it and hope for the best.</p><p>The Lakeside Lodge has a standard 32x32 stud footprint but instead of one single baseplate the foundation is composed of 4 16x16 plates. Although not required, I constructed a MILS base underneath to make the flooring more rigid and easier to handle. This is something that I've started doing to all of my modular buildings, so it's not due to any deficiency of this set in particular.</p><p>To build the set, there are six major steps and there are six bags of parts pertaining to each step. Within each of the large numbered bags, there were several smaller bags of parts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOetvVfjCr7j43EDIc-U45UOKfR-nbqz_dAhR80MVshwYD15UishfD_G5r6TreInjZRDKNvPfWIUENZGhan4dTkTuD-piFDgO2zHXzyJE0N-xXelMs64WeN6AWnA1KNIEBImeNyq-yqbE9fKBbLd_QICjPBeCXMdp_yXkohgiDaVX6x7YTA5A7VpHHrA/s5276/IMG_6513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="5276" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOetvVfjCr7j43EDIc-U45UOKfR-nbqz_dAhR80MVshwYD15UishfD_G5r6TreInjZRDKNvPfWIUENZGhan4dTkTuD-piFDgO2zHXzyJE0N-xXelMs64WeN6AWnA1KNIEBImeNyq-yqbE9fKBbLd_QICjPBeCXMdp_yXkohgiDaVX6x7YTA5A7VpHHrA/w400-h169/IMG_6513.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>As I started to build, I noticed that there was something odd about the bags of parts I had received in step 1. There was a duplication of some bags and missing others which prevented me from continuing the build. </p><p>I took pictures of the bags I had and contacted Funwhole customer service through an Instagram DM. They were very quick to respond and we figured out which bags were missing from the set.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLgXGay86YAnXD0M7lOPlV7Z5Ruyhj6657fuJ19dKhEWSRtknQQYCVdG7PUM8qZnovdvUB0FmAnD5Nu3_J37WK0UHLH4oc20AgZ8m9gJxawnKF8RJf_MO4aur2FWLqFrwmAdCRHhypmjDbWEUHVKT5mb9C9oLoB80ShyaDX-Pi7ayix2asKVO7ekCrg/s758/308120459_388315246843423_213672618565875732_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLgXGay86YAnXD0M7lOPlV7Z5Ruyhj6657fuJ19dKhEWSRtknQQYCVdG7PUM8qZnovdvUB0FmAnD5Nu3_J37WK0UHLH4oc20AgZ8m9gJxawnKF8RJf_MO4aur2FWLqFrwmAdCRHhypmjDbWEUHVKT5mb9C9oLoB80ShyaDX-Pi7ayix2asKVO7ekCrg/w152-h640/308120459_388315246843423_213672618565875732_n.jpg" width="152" /></a></div>Here's a complete breakdown of the component bags by section that Funwhole sent to me. I was missing bags 1.1-3 and 1.1-4. Funwhole immediately shipped out the missing parts to me, and I received them right after the chinese Golden Week holiday.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLMoldAuyFMB3q1JXiO6Dl75Oyn8WuU9F4OyYzAToIf273ncpBhWNEYLZeQGvS1l6_dWgWf5wb4L_Nx7PrWHrjQrw0gAE1KgxOutw95Cl5wMT1lTTwh1MTsHEYUQcZ8OPlo5hDRXLWlLI6EM5UJ212OzpaYhcpNJuZ9KbH8xFd0zniv02oZiBnV5YlQ/s4047/IMG_6999.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3033" data-original-width="4047" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLMoldAuyFMB3q1JXiO6Dl75Oyn8WuU9F4OyYzAToIf273ncpBhWNEYLZeQGvS1l6_dWgWf5wb4L_Nx7PrWHrjQrw0gAE1KgxOutw95Cl5wMT1lTTwh1MTsHEYUQcZ8OPlo5hDRXLWlLI6EM5UJ212OzpaYhcpNJuZ9KbH8xFd0zniv02oZiBnV5YlQ/w400-h300/IMG_6999.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>With the missing bricks in hand, I started making progress again. As you can see from the above picture, the Lakeside Lodge set is a building that is located next to the water's edge. I added some of my own minifigures just for fun. As a reminder, there are six steps to the construction and this completes section 1. Time to move on to section 2.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz3E_-h_0I0m1ALYl4lB5762RzY3ZGxYsKnp_fLh2FKAAOX3D7AEr7hQm5VrsTHa7O0vohJqKtqxyFAUYFupUhauG4Gvs6MR6yzkYnN8XwX-bfaXnv7dWM95A7lrigs_CMq1HSo8bfPU1IJVDA37t2kF-ZQf4jjN5k4cHFQ6_flsANOEc70wIHmuFww/s4246/IMG_7033.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="4246" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFz3E_-h_0I0m1ALYl4lB5762RzY3ZGxYsKnp_fLh2FKAAOX3D7AEr7hQm5VrsTHa7O0vohJqKtqxyFAUYFupUhauG4Gvs6MR6yzkYnN8XwX-bfaXnv7dWM95A7lrigs_CMq1HSo8bfPU1IJVDA37t2kF-ZQf4jjN5k4cHFQ6_flsANOEc70wIHmuFww/w400-h278/IMG_7033.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHXSrI1aBgBGul6uWgmDN9BNhIk6chVyEbOdiDLte4c6_YNdUU7Ofdw8SdN-FUwy_2EiDA_5txTbTe_V3eRxEH1YrIflel3yDDHwRmutq-XOD0RY29hoE7g0CIHDf_xirXZmSpRs-ecmniEvnX36ng4-a4yEYcaxuadK5U2mBs0trXadmVUHu1W_IDg/s3981/IMG_7039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="3981" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHXSrI1aBgBGul6uWgmDN9BNhIk6chVyEbOdiDLte4c6_YNdUU7Ofdw8SdN-FUwy_2EiDA_5txTbTe_V3eRxEH1YrIflel3yDDHwRmutq-XOD0RY29hoE7g0CIHDf_xirXZmSpRs-ecmniEvnX36ng4-a4yEYcaxuadK5U2mBs0trXadmVUHu1W_IDg/w400-h248/IMG_7039.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And then just as I thought everything was smooth sailing, this happened. It looks like one of the parts bag had a bad accident and several of the pieces inside suffered some damage.<div><br /></div><div>I let Funwhole know and within a week and a half, I had replacement bricks sent to me, quickly and painlessly. Needless to say, I was really pleased with Funwhole's communication and promptness.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_YJNstZ8JtDM1vrzdZXIAP3epngyjLdxuSw5paSUgAeo1eox0wPPMiqO_suUmIwlXtvL0km3Zin-I4amw6fw_4dxaYrwOXai8OJPgbP8wuW2OAjESZYh9qzfyQ0WaSjjyBgOKg3EvkNzm4gDqI0IZX-PFTod5mKvdsT1rBpOdRmJ2C6X5Hf_2PwVaw/s3299/IMG_7145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2971" data-original-width="3299" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_YJNstZ8JtDM1vrzdZXIAP3epngyjLdxuSw5paSUgAeo1eox0wPPMiqO_suUmIwlXtvL0km3Zin-I4amw6fw_4dxaYrwOXai8OJPgbP8wuW2OAjESZYh9qzfyQ0WaSjjyBgOKg3EvkNzm4gDqI0IZX-PFTod5mKvdsT1rBpOdRmJ2C6X5Hf_2PwVaw/w400-h360/IMG_7145.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the completion of section 2, the main structure of the Lakeside Lodge is apparent.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFfu-o4FLWtvdecIcsiZ9VhLHFq2cerHh4Ou_UORrwEgBDU-Q9XkZ-6mr7f71rjaJ88lcfs7ABrz14H8OTy7WpyurKYqpv7iA0xl0At78xhI6L7eENojPlFEPYN1Dmc2oCJ4ldYO6ecSuYsZRHe-lbLJGO9iAMWcwravX0oxWV6f947O1NEoae2o_RA/s5150/IMG_7154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3032" data-original-width="5150" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFfu-o4FLWtvdecIcsiZ9VhLHFq2cerHh4Ou_UORrwEgBDU-Q9XkZ-6mr7f71rjaJ88lcfs7ABrz14H8OTy7WpyurKYqpv7iA0xl0At78xhI6L7eENojPlFEPYN1Dmc2oCJ4ldYO6ecSuYsZRHe-lbLJGO9iAMWcwravX0oxWV6f947O1NEoae2o_RA/w400-h235/IMG_7154.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>The interior consists of two rooms, the kitchen and the living room. The kitchen features two cooktops, a fan hood, a coffee maker, a sink and loads of cupboards.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkC4EH1jmHd38sSunvPDnkRtEhVOy7Mq3xhC9DCPYNKsWlCWaocGe1okQ_CN51TJU4cKWP07-wZg6i03GPwIrqJ0_IIfUYsW_1yySe0tHId0DN7gAwr9r6WslCS57qGkxV4CX5mwfVmGb3THIeEhgc3N3iV_u1SVXKzn0tfTARDO5W9v63RF6ejmyYLQ/s4853/IMG_7156.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="4853" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkC4EH1jmHd38sSunvPDnkRtEhVOy7Mq3xhC9DCPYNKsWlCWaocGe1okQ_CN51TJU4cKWP07-wZg6i03GPwIrqJ0_IIfUYsW_1yySe0tHId0DN7gAwr9r6WslCS57qGkxV4CX5mwfVmGb3THIeEhgc3N3iV_u1SVXKzn0tfTARDO5W9v63RF6ejmyYLQ/w400-h226/IMG_7156.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> The living room sports couch with side table, TV and grandfather clock. Behind the couch one finds a rack with hat, jacket and boots. There's a small foyer which leads to the front door of the lodge.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FZGR1Grd854U8hZHlihfO2VzuOsL2BgvnwjWS78XLZ_8WcRZLjZgoPG_n98enZzhenQ8sXn9Eesmr5pmdm1vusnqmtbf_dajgUnok1VGU4iMuG5r9yXoreuGDlxx9hZwN4SJf3y4ClvYp4J7jP0Dfp1tS-NKWA84aHq0UTpM1d1l91FIVIaXwLwbkg/s3657/IMG_7187.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="3657" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FZGR1Grd854U8hZHlihfO2VzuOsL2BgvnwjWS78XLZ_8WcRZLjZgoPG_n98enZzhenQ8sXn9Eesmr5pmdm1vusnqmtbf_dajgUnok1VGU4iMuG5r9yXoreuGDlxx9hZwN4SJf3y4ClvYp4J7jP0Dfp1tS-NKWA84aHq0UTpM1d1l91FIVIaXwLwbkg/w400-h325/IMG_7187.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Before we move on to the second floor, now's a good time to test the lighting on the main floor. There's some accent lights in the water and one on the fishing dock.<div>There's several more lights inside and outside of the lodge as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Funwhole provides a battery pack and all of the lights and wiring, you just need to supply two double AA batteries to power the lights.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpWF08207upzuaHTqRWQ1oOjIE2FtduSz_2MgXcfKaQX85M5EfA_oVNvZXDw5GgwkMnAaNIuAAotJ0TMbaaO1EiBXyN_FNeRzOX3PBFCrYeKPCLILi4HRijsFYJlGsb6DlsbJoRpbreEH4SJIQ5r6grxH4paFV9ojO8odLfW5MU4jxJ9h9pa4GZRudg/s5472/IMG_7204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="5472" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpWF08207upzuaHTqRWQ1oOjIE2FtduSz_2MgXcfKaQX85M5EfA_oVNvZXDw5GgwkMnAaNIuAAotJ0TMbaaO1EiBXyN_FNeRzOX3PBFCrYeKPCLILi4HRijsFYJlGsb6DlsbJoRpbreEH4SJIQ5r6grxH4paFV9ojO8odLfW5MU4jxJ9h9pa4GZRudg/w400-h225/IMG_7204.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Jumping ahead to section 3, we have now completed the second floor bedroom. In addition to the single bed, there is a side table, a bookshelf and a chair and desk with lamp. The red light brick in the middle of the room will serve as a fireplace in an upcoming step.<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vZ87VVJDBN92zSB2ju8LI-JwykeFLY-MJWJ3CsNn01vVdm2LuqawmbBfBE1wzm4TJ7geD1qjZfC6aapSdtvG9RaokIABGrpkER96WHWr6G1ryda_nKwvB29yNhLwYyyG_fTkY_XMYYvRg764D_gOXilJr6-H_NWs-qTOx2KrcgShOnqPYLqQymAG6w/s3495/IMG_7232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="3495" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vZ87VVJDBN92zSB2ju8LI-JwykeFLY-MJWJ3CsNn01vVdm2LuqawmbBfBE1wzm4TJ7geD1qjZfC6aapSdtvG9RaokIABGrpkER96WHWr6G1ryda_nKwvB29yNhLwYyyG_fTkY_XMYYvRg764D_gOXilJr6-H_NWs-qTOx2KrcgShOnqPYLqQymAG6w/w400-h323/IMG_7232.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Here's how the Lakeside Lodge is shaping up before we move on to section 4.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn9qwIxVknNfsR7s-JL_AVV6GxacpFcEPn2xQkhezBVDTDVcCCa1nM7DSTUYkrq20jWySclNI_UEM0oI7CZNwYTJ5Bx8WmeOnY0NyNwpaKzfBgWQw7uTtRDLCar7QhHVM99Jh-wuw-6tEMrWI8l4H2wjqFvdPh9tyb1HA4PUJU01J70w4Yf6M29KfGA/s3827/IMG_7340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3039" data-original-width="3827" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmn9qwIxVknNfsR7s-JL_AVV6GxacpFcEPn2xQkhezBVDTDVcCCa1nM7DSTUYkrq20jWySclNI_UEM0oI7CZNwYTJ5Bx8WmeOnY0NyNwpaKzfBgWQw7uTtRDLCar7QhHVM99Jh-wuw-6tEMrWI8l4H2wjqFvdPh9tyb1HA4PUJU01J70w4Yf6M29KfGA/w400-h318/IMG_7340.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Section 4 sees the completion of one side of the rooftop and dormer window.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6DeNyNUmAC-OyLG6VHI6nZD3XYpmQUfpFltUlHDJ1KxWNou7XCdA-H3CoI5RKFILDleYZiuBt5EmOn0DBP3bNeFBVG4SUl5Oo578fDqVJ2clWNMggk7t6FwXb2gvalZe82GvQztbPQwcuC6gDMk_BijY1e97nmQBV1fR7d_Q7Z_m0NtinPyHCEZYMw/s3473/IMG_7341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3473" data-original-width="2815" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6DeNyNUmAC-OyLG6VHI6nZD3XYpmQUfpFltUlHDJ1KxWNou7XCdA-H3CoI5RKFILDleYZiuBt5EmOn0DBP3bNeFBVG4SUl5Oo578fDqVJ2clWNMggk7t6FwXb2gvalZe82GvQztbPQwcuC6gDMk_BijY1e97nmQBV1fR7d_Q7Z_m0NtinPyHCEZYMw/w324-h400/IMG_7341.JPG" width="324" /></a></div>A tree with colourful leaves rises from the ground.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLscluWyuzEaBUzzOaOF1fuiu7n6tVaRDMYn03G19nsEawHRE-Vf_TXMYY3zLPVAR7YJpxi6-gCqy0-ISzinV1jBaMU3HYh1Q7LiIP6eXvFrW4y4rKWyTafPbie842tLN-aM-icKamcxD8x2oWPDtDI1WdXcSusH6xsgdia3VgiOhaq5hjDR-v5sjpA/s4605/IMG_7348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3049" data-original-width="4605" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLscluWyuzEaBUzzOaOF1fuiu7n6tVaRDMYn03G19nsEawHRE-Vf_TXMYY3zLPVAR7YJpxi6-gCqy0-ISzinV1jBaMU3HYh1Q7LiIP6eXvFrW4y4rKWyTafPbie842tLN-aM-icKamcxD8x2oWPDtDI1WdXcSusH6xsgdia3VgiOhaq5hjDR-v5sjpA/w400-h265/IMG_7348.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Section 5 builds some more of the side roof panels.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomLU5GYcrHARMU3DkWcwnfp8flbKqSL48Fn8qTB524bOJILZpUOI20GOulud-2rapbAqbWn6TWpJQ6hxbpdmHDSYkQOy_0KXD5_yX2sPG_jvMxjED4A7at-0CH8i2wPijX_w9fOKCj-LTtA0wXU_iG7X0XVmMaSBX6AKukdNOSBauIW6DozWGFHl_Mg/s3576/IMG_7396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2786" data-original-width="3576" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiomLU5GYcrHARMU3DkWcwnfp8flbKqSL48Fn8qTB524bOJILZpUOI20GOulud-2rapbAqbWn6TWpJQ6hxbpdmHDSYkQOy_0KXD5_yX2sPG_jvMxjED4A7at-0CH8i2wPijX_w9fOKCj-LTtA0wXU_iG7X0XVmMaSBX6AKukdNOSBauIW6DozWGFHl_Mg/w400-h311/IMG_7396.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Section 6 finishes off the roof and chimney. 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Some bonus shots follow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNSAZCgjle3D0WcJy8djifXsXRvPvjQ0Ed2BXeOWNgvdJaz-mKhhghi203IbA5m7hKXnP4dfVvUT7MXjWVA69pipEtiFsB6NuYBGSMm_Fzi15iaYCB2F41mT57GN9dm-r-7niDquHrHmhPOZlJ9asXAVX3a-dZ8kXIfxEKEpW4nMWlU8ylDEqcUekvw/s3275/IMG_7570.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="3275" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNSAZCgjle3D0WcJy8djifXsXRvPvjQ0Ed2BXeOWNgvdJaz-mKhhghi203IbA5m7hKXnP4dfVvUT7MXjWVA69pipEtiFsB6NuYBGSMm_Fzi15iaYCB2F41mT57GN9dm-r-7niDquHrHmhPOZlJ9asXAVX3a-dZ8kXIfxEKEpW4nMWlU8ylDEqcUekvw/w400-h350/IMG_7570.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DBjzKmVW00dQEZ9bHJlv_oVpLfpZMSh4l0xFPy-gqypJJOg60RL4BDeuIXFZgE1L6tS1CU2Q3BIqpe9QahBB7TR3miRkxD5A7tN1eYSm-QJvasZvTx_B9IFTyiaaeh_vLNxcKPw0hkV0oWthAfjUFhZYatrnQEMKQ4srVyKIM9zAoUj6ErU5NeUOcA/s3902/IMG_7573.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3037" data-original-width="3902" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DBjzKmVW00dQEZ9bHJlv_oVpLfpZMSh4l0xFPy-gqypJJOg60RL4BDeuIXFZgE1L6tS1CU2Q3BIqpe9QahBB7TR3miRkxD5A7tN1eYSm-QJvasZvTx_B9IFTyiaaeh_vLNxcKPw0hkV0oWthAfjUFhZYatrnQEMKQ4srVyKIM9zAoUj6ErU5NeUOcA/w400-h311/IMG_7573.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBKEfXAHvj0mvjxnfEWo80UF997vf1DoHDoySvt3Avqk497jJ1zNRRWq1NanHHDvW18GHfi3q_bWueRsWqUMZTwoOle3jYy5GJMEYLjEkPFbRI4i-lj9XEvqfXvOK6easx9hhcOwamesq7o9It5BmlItMW0NysqoJTUtXz-Y83C8HN7uMEcDx7ZML8g/s3259/IMG_7578.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="3259" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBKEfXAHvj0mvjxnfEWo80UF997vf1DoHDoySvt3Avqk497jJ1zNRRWq1NanHHDvW18GHfi3q_bWueRsWqUMZTwoOle3jYy5GJMEYLjEkPFbRI4i-lj9XEvqfXvOK6easx9hhcOwamesq7o9It5BmlItMW0NysqoJTUtXz-Y83C8HN7uMEcDx7ZML8g/w400-h295/IMG_7578.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>The Funwhole Lakeside Lodge does not come with any minifigures, but it sure brings life to the set if you add your own.</div><div><br /></div><div>So in summary, the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/funwhole-lakeside-lodge-building-set?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole Lakeside lodge</a> is 1969 pieces and rated for ages 8 and above as per the box and manual information. The set bundles in a great lighting kit that if purchased separately would probably cost at least $30 to $40 more. </div><div><br /></div><div>Funwhole uses the same lighting system as Briksmax. For a detailed primer of how the lighting kits work, please check out my blog post <a href="https://bricksandfigs.blogspot.com/2021/12/how-to-install-briksmax-light-kit-into.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>It comes with a sticker sheet (which I didn't use) and a really thick instruction manual. Although there wasn't any page numbers, there were a total of 555 steps spread out over 6 sections. Bonus tools include a brick separator and tweezers to pick up those small pieces.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had some really bad luck in that my set was missing parts and also had deformed parts. But Funwhole made it right with their excellent communication and super quick replacement of the affected parts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Want to add the Funwhole Lakeside Lodge FH9004 to your brick collection? You can find it on <a href="https://amzn.to/3Up5XXm" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Or you can purchase it directly from the <a href="https://www.funwhole.com/products/funwhole-lakeside-lodge-building-set?ref=tN9EBQmQ" target="_blank">Funwhole website</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Because I've partnered with Funwhole, they are offering a further 10% off your purchase price by using code ITSNOTLEGO at checkout. How great it that?</div><div><div><div><p> Thanks for visiting and see you next time! Bye!</p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-23197638373085565382022-10-07T16:33:00.010-04:002024-01-07T05:18:52.356-05:00Set Review: Keeppley K18003 Yinyi Garden Entertainment Building Block Set<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="3267" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJeQ7sZXAb4qUJCZc3HBCtHub-WUf2oC33cwCTOxQEEGG3xGl_kYxTOkobi_jZ2SBBrWlX_m7nJEYTi3q843QRomUp47yjGWPeJPv13OQso6qPRM7u-Wcj_RqOSHsIfyL4HE2O0Ofzw1G_IqW3a-BSGGeq-kbjjOV1-DZb04bsGcr78eTx_f_02PhCQ/w400-h333/IMG_6747.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">It's huge, it's colourful, it's packed with details! It's the new Keeppley K18003 Yinyi Garden Entertainment building block set. Hey, brick fans, today we are back with another review and it's quite the set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_VCyeGVp0JMpiNu0CINrfLqM-DvO1c2LrfkwsSHq3cq_2mqCUBkm0EnATz_Y7i2OQDjlwf4bUd1nvMm4AE87R4R5Bw1HvqsUgNXXKDwbEMKqhwYH_vMkyKC8u9sCX_SxLcraTQ10Vqf90UlINshqEjSGJSZfYe7sVrI7mRpgJbSxK61smZkt9e2rIw/s431/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-07%20at%207.26.14%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="431" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_VCyeGVp0JMpiNu0CINrfLqM-DvO1c2LrfkwsSHq3cq_2mqCUBkm0EnATz_Y7i2OQDjlwf4bUd1nvMm4AE87R4R5Bw1HvqsUgNXXKDwbEMKqhwYH_vMkyKC8u9sCX_SxLcraTQ10Vqf90UlINshqEjSGJSZfYe7sVrI7mRpgJbSxK61smZkt9e2rIw/w320-h113/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-07%20at%207.26.14%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In case you are unfamiliar with the name, Keeppley is a building block brand that is part of the Enlighten Toys franchise. A quick scan on brick4.com reveals that they have produced just under 200 sets for such names such as Naruto, Pokemon, Doraemon, Crayon Shin, and Hello Kitty to name a few. If you see sets with the names Enlighten, Keeppely, and Qman, they are all part of the same brand.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="207" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXi8sqc_KlTsRTgyGKU3JvCmLQxPWj2o4_y4p4RgMLVvTjiACpEy61-yAoaqIEoXiLeoCtpSHghaI6XvMSYXRXQHuO05Kvi3_ySXYu8ViRFFNAQE5zpWwPd8yE-8IsUOI6rlHT9LHNQuMWp0XCD0A_j-IF6RvSf-XT17Vz4ce9CGmvFkblhHUH2uri7w/w320-h126/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-24%20at%208.01.01%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A huge shout out to online store <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> who made this review possible by kindly furnishing the set for me to review. The set was sent to me superfast and well packaged. <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> has an excellent track record for packaging and delivery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUUPXAC3Cbw_kkPlAzdQRw9j_NKOEV2zQqyKXGXpsAkDdv78K2WkVGqbZUKLQ38a5DqAJaUvtKoRNBZF-rqlLzqDkyJTMLmXfy-dQfhOCx7A1RvNrto9rhfWXa1522icpmywVJEk-nGkwVC0xm6M5AltyAUl2TQvcvEubo7fxrFSua0Z1xe7F2cNivQ/s3012/IMG_6520.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="3012" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUUPXAC3Cbw_kkPlAzdQRw9j_NKOEV2zQqyKXGXpsAkDdv78K2WkVGqbZUKLQ38a5DqAJaUvtKoRNBZF-rqlLzqDkyJTMLmXfy-dQfhOCx7A1RvNrto9rhfWXa1522icpmywVJEk-nGkwVC0xm6M5AltyAUl2TQvcvEubo7fxrFSua0Z1xe7F2cNivQ/w400-h353/IMG_6520.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> also provides free worldwide shipping and it's all tax free. Buy more, save more!<br /><p>The Keeppley K18003 Yinyi Garden Entertainment Center is now available on their website, and don't forget to use my discount code ITSNOTLEGO at checkout. (click on the pic below to go directly to the item listing).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/keeppley-k18003-new-chinese-style-streetscape?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1423" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYaHuU74Gs-uWW08_4jn_IYxkCuNST2BvcDD0QYzL-D9WL_dmGyMVowgxkLmn8fKwJ_PYXeFuHvyq1_hAmoYX2xtf35ot8nbLFOFysyYZ1AjE5xyyDKzL1RjpHFdKtdSGxpLoujnEZnsRVkZphJHtRpOv47tpnEc4fQIbFQIf6E3gto2nMX3LEoq_h4w/w400-h221/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-07%20at%207.34.47%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">In 2020, Keeppley expanded into Chinese Street Architecture theme, with the Kaiyun Hotpot Restaurant K18001, then shortly thereafter the Qiyun Luxury Hotel K18002. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXn3wXaDQ1LNrnhsNDT6-oh2PL7gya8XqcIfvCKNorQm1eNPBLkZDEwWLWFL4IMrohsnQUamFfZGbcEnUeDwhjgt07xT37rkPRt7dILb0OGr0FOkDthA0ogaxfqxnDYwAoC6eAyjwWA-DBPOD6TV_el0wK1WG3RrMa4mjOu7POwEdfIAo8tIJHBk6_w/s697/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-07%20at%2010.37.37%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="697" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXn3wXaDQ1LNrnhsNDT6-oh2PL7gya8XqcIfvCKNorQm1eNPBLkZDEwWLWFL4IMrohsnQUamFfZGbcEnUeDwhjgt07xT37rkPRt7dILb0OGr0FOkDthA0ogaxfqxnDYwAoC6eAyjwWA-DBPOD6TV_el0wK1WG3RrMa4mjOu7POwEdfIAo8tIJHBk6_w/w400-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-07%20at%2010.37.37%20AM.png" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVpUYx5ESklFNdCJ4jOkIBAaJDGyqVhCsl9osFqsH5n8vEzR4_cMQYfquaLFIVJbPDyBF0ZN0FeiqwWYJVEwhYAJCINxec4sjqzpLkY-uMWZDQ05fAOLrMT-bhzCQZAkZMVeeaYEVDicXKfpMxX9NaogZzduJcl6GHdHrB2eKvwig5To03L8HfFeOiw/s800/57_625c0cc7-c4c5-4ee2-97f4-5d0679129103_1024x1024@2x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVpUYx5ESklFNdCJ4jOkIBAaJDGyqVhCsl9osFqsH5n8vEzR4_cMQYfquaLFIVJbPDyBF0ZN0FeiqwWYJVEwhYAJCINxec4sjqzpLkY-uMWZDQ05fAOLrMT-bhzCQZAkZMVeeaYEVDicXKfpMxX9NaogZzduJcl6GHdHrB2eKvwig5To03L8HfFeOiw/w400-h400/57_625c0cc7-c4c5-4ee2-97f4-5d0679129103_1024x1024@2x.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">New for this year is the Yinyi Garden and Entertainment Center K18003. The Entertainment center consists of three storeys in an L shaped layout. Where your normal modular building sits on a 32x32 stud baseplate, this one has a footprint of 36 by 42 studs. If you want to fit this into your modular city, you might have to make some adjustments. This is a decent sized set with well over 2000 pieces I'd imagine.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Typically, a modular building has a very interesting front facade, with a not so interesting backside. The Keeppley entertainment center is an exception as both front and rear of the building are exquisitely and richly detailed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLW0gmbpVYQDFrbI819jZz8Z2BoxFaGDj2dTB49qYdBXvlo6nnMGNUN7In0VyDMt_RB4MIzl7Gegm9HB8BaWNNvtvJpq1pSCHRoqqKBke-zR7Zeu_ECQDlUBHEov836YiWUWgKG6qV-ooQew2zSsJ2VOGTW3RJKHpzDvzmd9kSUzQLQbT53DiiN-w_w/s5472/IMG_6755.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5472" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLW0gmbpVYQDFrbI819jZz8Z2BoxFaGDj2dTB49qYdBXvlo6nnMGNUN7In0VyDMt_RB4MIzl7Gegm9HB8BaWNNvtvJpq1pSCHRoqqKBke-zR7Zeu_ECQDlUBHEov836YiWUWgKG6qV-ooQew2zSsJ2VOGTW3RJKHpzDvzmd9kSUzQLQbT53DiiN-w_w/w225-h400/IMG_6755.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Dominating the front corner of the building is a large sign board that runs the entire height of the three floors. If someone knows the meaning of the characters on the sign, please let me know. And yes, those are all printed parts, not stickers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYaEk6iVeH2rsb6za3ZoTF7vklL4mjwT8ejpFynj5EctQgRxsVIHEaVLJaoVOCpjGGuZKxuO21Q5o70eUzn6yj_3Uvw6JUZxNCBzFlnh8HEfrbq-4Am7pthu0P9fV5oFSzEUZ6f3dFa1lHSOL0ymv8gLqGoBFd9g3Y-daCpF6GbOeBxD7Hc_cG8V3Cg/s3264/keeppley1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="3264" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYaEk6iVeH2rsb6za3ZoTF7vklL4mjwT8ejpFynj5EctQgRxsVIHEaVLJaoVOCpjGGuZKxuO21Q5o70eUzn6yj_3Uvw6JUZxNCBzFlnh8HEfrbq-4Am7pthu0P9fV5oFSzEUZ6f3dFa1lHSOL0ymv8gLqGoBFd9g3Y-daCpF6GbOeBxD7Hc_cG8V3Cg/w400-h274/keeppley1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here are some of the different exterior facades that adorn the three levels of the building. More examples of printed pieces can be found.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgvzPzC36UzQ_nQnQF1ah_E-BohWAQJAl_biUsv0tVrX_eMUT-t1x4a_3tPweO7fUSM3ackr4U2nqMVknWdrpnxwL7eHspdfg5zaFNKrpi3lQNXkx8tM7UXbAhfp0h4tYZ7hEB09uwjhs2MancZ-vZJsvfiplzkXZavQ5MPyNWp_vA2MRCjPnJ_4xxQ/s2640/IMG_6768.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2421" data-original-width="2640" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgvzPzC36UzQ_nQnQF1ah_E-BohWAQJAl_biUsv0tVrX_eMUT-t1x4a_3tPweO7fUSM3ackr4U2nqMVknWdrpnxwL7eHspdfg5zaFNKrpi3lQNXkx8tM7UXbAhfp0h4tYZ7hEB09uwjhs2MancZ-vZJsvfiplzkXZavQ5MPyNWp_vA2MRCjPnJ_4xxQ/w400-h366/IMG_6768.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Left side front view.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA5x3TGU2XGzi4n3xjM8c12zBPdc0gpPMoqdtamwpKztBth96OrvkCmONJBIlPBlJfE-eZTvah18zlcyrN6MGaeGPyWsvJ5OaobNdBSmQQ3DeuIklidMG0FIB63Sugz4HqSSsuveBl9LTsoVFRNJmpBDCIaftCVL30-hfprhPSj2nhJPHbujImhzTNQ/s3626/IMG_6749.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3626" data-original-width="2912" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrA5x3TGU2XGzi4n3xjM8c12zBPdc0gpPMoqdtamwpKztBth96OrvkCmONJBIlPBlJfE-eZTvah18zlcyrN6MGaeGPyWsvJ5OaobNdBSmQQ3DeuIklidMG0FIB63Sugz4HqSSsuveBl9LTsoVFRNJmpBDCIaftCVL30-hfprhPSj2nhJPHbujImhzTNQ/w321-h400/IMG_6749.JPG" width="321" /></a></div>Right side front view.<div><div><br /></div><div>Being a corner modular building, you can choose to display the side you like the best.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNEwZgHSCx6I95CNjCAVL0yHtuHg0s5bHgtqm_lYsxqftqhVLb9Z0uq-jWyiCf90fJJIlB7ddoDc-LNjhr3MYO2Linzp8vUY2ztg5mYjc0DM5nhIiyd9EaPykKh1b7CH1Hs4AOfsmocuhrNgildIvNfcoA6iPZf8orwO6CmITr0eGoVxiHsP4V92JFA/s3054/IMG_6748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="3054" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXNEwZgHSCx6I95CNjCAVL0yHtuHg0s5bHgtqm_lYsxqftqhVLb9Z0uq-jWyiCf90fJJIlB7ddoDc-LNjhr3MYO2Linzp8vUY2ztg5mYjc0DM5nhIiyd9EaPykKh1b7CH1Hs4AOfsmocuhrNgildIvNfcoA6iPZf8orwO6CmITr0eGoVxiHsP4V92JFA/w400-h375/IMG_6748.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's the other side of the entertainment centre. One can see a rooftop garden, a stone bridge that leads to a pagoda surrounded by water and a huge tree that overlooks a waterfall. In the center of all this, there is a working glass elevator that services all three floors. It's a very nice setup, although one wonders where all that water is coming from. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gC_v78HiycW_nMTLiz2fEF3sdtrj0gHSnyXDlKFtNUiQwpFpxNbAtF9YRvzreHg0ACf8WgFLYog0g1Xm8qjgDW9HaAB1siZh3R_9ImrTngTdeWVxcQ2CZyX0fG7iobh_C8Aj7C0wD0cN7q36wjAsid_lJx7H_KipfzdjtLfyw3RGBfaB_UO0xb043g/s3084/IMG_6799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="2972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6gC_v78HiycW_nMTLiz2fEF3sdtrj0gHSnyXDlKFtNUiQwpFpxNbAtF9YRvzreHg0ACf8WgFLYog0g1Xm8qjgDW9HaAB1siZh3R_9ImrTngTdeWVxcQ2CZyX0fG7iobh_C8Aj7C0wD0cN7q36wjAsid_lJx7H_KipfzdjtLfyw3RGBfaB_UO0xb043g/w385-h400/IMG_6799.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQh7CnGprr4a-ogEP9GkOWxlaXKdqlj7hiqJ1In8GUuwus6E9oq50ZVrq8vio55j4h7pdFAkFfEgtf99QyHc1zjaeM8TUN1du0rSZylGZjCxqK2UIjTDGMGsPmL5Fbmc83-_vXofwvIIKvJoWfmDx0HxN7mL48-ADaaCMVMNrL0wJ3WQZ0_MMmFSi4-Q/s4219/IMG_6811.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="5472" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA46uDQaHBcrFwg1Pnqi4VGLPVAoYPzoiU6VVkbgbT2Vqu7R_tY1zEmrw2ViP6yVG30reg9JmGxUO677nAKjo_GlYYabJg3u-MF4wQ_TGArTgP36joVOSdcE2LU82is96jnQQghRnsH-IlIRBBJZSkpG0GVCPMkniP-3GNa0zNuIMehwGB1MiYkeiVCw/w400-h225/IMG_6786.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Shaded lookout from the second floor.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoNp1j6vSVLEXgO7yTwS9JQt-71VmrXYym2E_E6bjbUU4JD8rv3ewzrfig5XtnTjfmWZcQpehwF9A9IVAH5QJydvMzigX6eaCsCaJXpndvbVFB5sQJm_r3PYJr2H8td70WmgCXfOcFOjle-po9Hz8yFaBvKQaIXEEKXEzjrNQqCZ-Y52erLYWYbVGkg/s2844/IMG_6710.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="1910" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQoNp1j6vSVLEXgO7yTwS9JQt-71VmrXYym2E_E6bjbUU4JD8rv3ewzrfig5XtnTjfmWZcQpehwF9A9IVAH5QJydvMzigX6eaCsCaJXpndvbVFB5sQJm_r3PYJr2H8td70WmgCXfOcFOjle-po9Hz8yFaBvKQaIXEEKXEzjrNQqCZ-Y52erLYWYbVGkg/w269-h400/IMG_6710.JPG" width="269" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The full height glass elevator shaft. The elevator works by turning the blue knob at the top to raise and lower the platform inside. There are openings from each floor to access the shaft, however there should be glass doors to prevent people from falling into the shaft and getting seriously injured.</div><div><p style="text-align: justify;">I don't know if this applies to the other Keeppley buildings, but this one does not come off floor by floor like a regular modular building. There are a couple of novel ways to view the interior of the entertainment centre.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmdkxtv2ppAvyP64_IQEJQtyzK_aBYIGWqOI__i1FFjXJAsx7BJi0LLdVTMy2jvhLonnKqwHCnziLVJf112PlAgaWrW-yQRsvz6r0fZhQ8Qn_GMT00BvV52onkHQQ1KXfZyq8J8AP-7J096HBCapK28bae4wpuQqFMe5ELDGmKnHEwaN0vSq45TYWfQ/s3459/IMG_6865.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3459" data-original-width="2921" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmdkxtv2ppAvyP64_IQEJQtyzK_aBYIGWqOI__i1FFjXJAsx7BJi0LLdVTMy2jvhLonnKqwHCnziLVJf112PlAgaWrW-yQRsvz6r0fZhQ8Qn_GMT00BvV52onkHQQ1KXfZyq8J8AP-7J096HBCapK28bae4wpuQqFMe5ELDGmKnHEwaN0vSq45TYWfQ/w338-h400/IMG_6865.JPG" width="338" /></a></div><div>Kitchen in a drawer! This sliding feature makes it possible to remove the entire kitchen for extra play value.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILOXhRdXkNefcKIKjAySEzwXWrw9BWGZnuEnjNDt2oiOMNtybnlm8jXgmUR-c0HyyA_bU0mtJar8GIaqazkCoZGsUy-cB5jYYrQg4Gnq7smxEGEwhLpYiB4knGS8WbuJDWPRiGXkJwrkrz7Uc-ydTRzvpwkKd3eAMzzGdz8Y6omrJASTuOXzZ6FYlMQ/s3673/IMG_6808.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2745" data-original-width="3673" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiILOXhRdXkNefcKIKjAySEzwXWrw9BWGZnuEnjNDt2oiOMNtybnlm8jXgmUR-c0HyyA_bU0mtJar8GIaqazkCoZGsUy-cB5jYYrQg4Gnq7smxEGEwhLpYiB4knGS8WbuJDWPRiGXkJwrkrz7Uc-ydTRzvpwkKd3eAMzzGdz8Y6omrJASTuOXzZ6FYlMQ/w400-h299/IMG_6808.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>With the kitchen fully removed, one can see all the details of the double stove, sink and other utensils.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y2vE6ho0zENx1T5Au_wcWGs0x0nMIokuVIjoeOnpGIY_7vSPEdrgH7MXXSV-P0yOYRqiMGLF5nTisWzJz_XIP5dV7Bsamljir2FH-SbeYxSJJvmPqtLQmi_3HfaC-NHfX8Pj73vyNsvKmCZdgaDnWFG9qv73_fTqVehDuTwgRipDQgLX2Kl_5DdHNQ/s2607/IMG_6778.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="2607" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Y2vE6ho0zENx1T5Au_wcWGs0x0nMIokuVIjoeOnpGIY_7vSPEdrgH7MXXSV-P0yOYRqiMGLF5nTisWzJz_XIP5dV7Bsamljir2FH-SbeYxSJJvmPqtLQmi_3HfaC-NHfX8Pj73vyNsvKmCZdgaDnWFG9qv73_fTqVehDuTwgRipDQgLX2Kl_5DdHNQ/w400-h381/IMG_6778.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the other arm of the building, there are four different rooms to be seen by swinging away each section. Unfortunately access is limited and is for viewing only.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X6KTVYBLDybD5UblewiuaFkFZ8srYgK_WdFh90WgURoXjjSMOZwV6VDMmM4P_k7TlSa442mBy9WmtJdhSh3jSYpefzcxu8xCuF0xvixafQMG00qiNUhkul1oKrRQeKqRaIFBINlx3uGHlS_VK8lhuhU479pDIQZ-u06TrFWuaYNtJdWfFoZrFl2d-A/s4001/IMG_6589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4001" data-original-width="3039" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4X6KTVYBLDybD5UblewiuaFkFZ8srYgK_WdFh90WgURoXjjSMOZwV6VDMmM4P_k7TlSa442mBy9WmtJdhSh3jSYpefzcxu8xCuF0xvixafQMG00qiNUhkul1oKrRQeKqRaIFBINlx3uGHlS_VK8lhuhU479pDIQZ-u06TrFWuaYNtJdWfFoZrFl2d-A/w304-h400/IMG_6589.JPG" width="304" /></a></div>Here is the main floor dining room, with seating for six. Even inside there are printed signs on the wall and even the rice and noodle bowls are printed, not stickered.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmRJhzfL5r8hlX9tsr2h5uxX5aAinPPzO2b2GEXAtrmNmqAhTFzCXtS9aaDNXtuBZVe-u6uQGnUvqLE9mRilW-ssL12qL4ebHPmY2rDvzqHre_Vc3n4alXfZpma591ahBb9h7cb52awhagk8yBjGrcCUnioQRnUGlVXCayNqVLJw9vh_l7k0bcCB35Q/s3432/IMG_6628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="3432" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqmRJhzfL5r8hlX9tsr2h5uxX5aAinPPzO2b2GEXAtrmNmqAhTFzCXtS9aaDNXtuBZVe-u6uQGnUvqLE9mRilW-ssL12qL4ebHPmY2rDvzqHre_Vc3n4alXfZpma591ahBb9h7cb52awhagk8yBjGrcCUnioQRnUGlVXCayNqVLJw9vh_l7k0bcCB35Q/w400-h313/IMG_6628.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I'm not exactly sure for sort of room this is on the second floor. I'm guessing from the cups on the table that it's some sort of tea room, with different teas for tasting.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc99dQHGTgG_F_9IKXKlbxCFxD9EiCVHmt6H_TsJ0-WCtd5J7k8FEAtCS-ojq6D8l4617Sx1K2RUgx6QyVI1fOOKIr_OrsC4BMEvyQ0byAOm_JMP0rDfJnbKnEPYzTwOhqy_QQaB7Q2LbaA40bmkn5ViTZbjF1UASoZ2WqZqgF7drDwXQgmWm9H_lZJA/s5219/IMG_6872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="5219" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc99dQHGTgG_F_9IKXKlbxCFxD9EiCVHmt6H_TsJ0-WCtd5J7k8FEAtCS-ojq6D8l4617Sx1K2RUgx6QyVI1fOOKIr_OrsC4BMEvyQ0byAOm_JMP0rDfJnbKnEPYzTwOhqy_QQaB7Q2LbaA40bmkn5ViTZbjF1UASoZ2WqZqgF7drDwXQgmWm9H_lZJA/w400-h228/IMG_6872.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">On the top floor is the mahjong room. Mahjong is like a chinese version of gin rummy but using plastic tiles instead of cards. Of course, there are a lot more complexities to this game than my simple explanation. Anyways, mahjong can be found in many asian gambling establishments, typically frequented by the older generation. And yes, all the colourful mahjong tiles are printed pieces.</span></div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaWNub9_EHNWG0cFoonewd3yAZuo8WA-wXdaxjnsLfXT17ix5T33IeSPOtGXc_Mbx5T7jU1Cw5A7J6P7Kvtr5MW0TFA9pXPddhOKIuPbJsUYyuRcyQ_rE7g2aYBjQ3giRq_ejjsnRR1ZqvARegAzdpv_-CZlmxixB-j7f7UoSB4iqRS5lWlu_Bmqk_A/s3909/IMG_6683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="3909" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaWNub9_EHNWG0cFoonewd3yAZuo8WA-wXdaxjnsLfXT17ix5T33IeSPOtGXc_Mbx5T7jU1Cw5A7J6P7Kvtr5MW0TFA9pXPddhOKIuPbJsUYyuRcyQ_rE7g2aYBjQ3giRq_ejjsnRR1ZqvARegAzdpv_-CZlmxixB-j7f7UoSB4iqRS5lWlu_Bmqk_A/w400-h225/IMG_6683.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>One last look at the Mahjong room from an exterior view.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyQvZI2reOv_kUYK6zlhKL92LMORpJhov4Uqbef6riJe-wgIF6NzZVY-JDjlgoPUbA3xRUQv5v5iPHaf7QcIi4pRd81ENqm1f_bSg-x9V-4MpThKwA0vOwNbj0M690RQvcjbEDu5jutffzrRSA9DL_elcqK7P_DTl5AO2D8T-LiohW8aD1WAU1Z-Ukg/s5379/IMG_6875.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="5379" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyQvZI2reOv_kUYK6zlhKL92LMORpJhov4Uqbef6riJe-wgIF6NzZVY-JDjlgoPUbA3xRUQv5v5iPHaf7QcIi4pRd81ENqm1f_bSg-x9V-4MpThKwA0vOwNbj0M690RQvcjbEDu5jutffzrRSA9DL_elcqK7P_DTl5AO2D8T-LiohW8aD1WAU1Z-Ukg/w400-h210/IMG_6875.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Finally for those of the less geriatric crowd, there is a video games room next to the mahjong room.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXf6P9gPtriGG3iwZ-e45ndpgt7TS7fQFquPFXWCxKiWjjuI4lmli-3n5Mds6Ul5WJt7_Rlf1hU76hIg_co1MTHIxL6P0Nfp9aa94F10Z3PtjRao_uyLdT_CnmR4Bjkkpb0KIdk2x0lpi_VBQkMb2EenrYyT-mocujQ9oYetabw31ghCeV2qhuoMwjg/s5200/IMG_6870.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5200" data-original-width="2998" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXf6P9gPtriGG3iwZ-e45ndpgt7TS7fQFquPFXWCxKiWjjuI4lmli-3n5Mds6Ul5WJt7_Rlf1hU76hIg_co1MTHIxL6P0Nfp9aa94F10Z3PtjRao_uyLdT_CnmR4Bjkkpb0KIdk2x0lpi_VBQkMb2EenrYyT-mocujQ9oYetabw31ghCeV2qhuoMwjg/w230-h400/IMG_6870.JPG" width="230" /></a></div>With a couple of controllers on the shelf and a dance mat on the floor, this should have the kids poppin.<div><p>So let's talk about the minifigures that come with this set. There are six of them, three males and three females, all dressed in traditional chinese garments.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrZh8iMvdm-wlQz4CCGsgQp4Q7TMhMbRouU45mSsdRr2LymolrBcLpJ5UdI6DPvvtuDcRKThmVvOGzAlp7NwzcqSdS_3UwiQlVIyawEdJ93vGRj-hVhqHTHxDbXeUI5pgxtTF605FujWB7E1NoaBzjPKArxXARM3gbJdVox-uxPLNDal_5Z5f4eFnZw/s5472/IMG_6561.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="5472" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrZh8iMvdm-wlQz4CCGsgQp4Q7TMhMbRouU45mSsdRr2LymolrBcLpJ5UdI6DPvvtuDcRKThmVvOGzAlp7NwzcqSdS_3UwiQlVIyawEdJ93vGRj-hVhqHTHxDbXeUI5pgxtTF605FujWB7E1NoaBzjPKArxXARM3gbJdVox-uxPLNDal_5Z5f4eFnZw/w400-h225/IMG_6561.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>I'm pretty sure that Enlighten/Keeppley/Qman wanted to avoid Lego's wrath when it came to minifigure replicas. So they made their minifigures with huge heads that look more like dolls than minifigures. If you like them, then that's fine, but for me, I prefer all of my minifigures to look similar in size. Xingbao and Sluban have uniquely designed minifigs as well, but they still keep within the same size norms as Lego style minifigures. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2QlnfH2BAm8r2sF9sJvCXlGrpnAsSoLe8drJEGc1PMXMnJeWEQ9XD_JR4vNV4eYo2HRZB79oxPJBHlsfH3JY8yrYPvudSnRQuB1z5RCLP2oo01z07YNGVioZpY-a0zVsTx64BBQbBCaPhVirtn2HF9gY0uBvKbhWT1ByHanloG2H1lnbZGMb9Le9AA/s4869/IMG_6570.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2725" data-original-width="4869" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2QlnfH2BAm8r2sF9sJvCXlGrpnAsSoLe8drJEGc1PMXMnJeWEQ9XD_JR4vNV4eYo2HRZB79oxPJBHlsfH3JY8yrYPvudSnRQuB1z5RCLP2oo01z07YNGVioZpY-a0zVsTx64BBQbBCaPhVirtn2HF9gY0uBvKbhWT1ByHanloG2H1lnbZGMb9Le9AA/w400-h224/IMG_6570.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>But did you know that you can actually swap out the ginormous Enlighten heads and replace them with standard minifigure heads? I went through my minifigure collection and selected some that loosely replicate the ones in the set. </p><p>Which minifigure style do you prefer? Let me know if you prefer the Lego standard or the new Enlighten ones. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXvhiDp2ltZmmih7f-7NNZ-c1stb-j23kM6MdEck4IwGnS-HtR7l-SK7d9LHb_4nOApaqiX6-zi2pi-6Zs0zOBWkHc736w_P_ssbfh5jeJJSfuYfGockpn6tUR0OoKS6ft4fmY-UNcNDl9TILEKLKMk06Vmw1XfMm6f1sGmdtXz3ghWEy5saSmTzwwg/s4741/IMG_6522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2824" data-original-width="4741" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXvhiDp2ltZmmih7f-7NNZ-c1stb-j23kM6MdEck4IwGnS-HtR7l-SK7d9LHb_4nOApaqiX6-zi2pi-6Zs0zOBWkHc736w_P_ssbfh5jeJJSfuYfGockpn6tUR0OoKS6ft4fmY-UNcNDl9TILEKLKMk06Vmw1XfMm6f1sGmdtXz3ghWEy5saSmTzwwg/w400-h239/IMG_6522.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>As a final note, I took a lot of pictures as I built the set, but not sure if there's anyone interested in seeing the process. Let me know if you want to see those pics and I can make a subsequent post. I found the brick clutch and quality to be excellent. There was a matter of one missing piece and one deformed piece, however those did not impact the build. There are some transparent window parts which are relatively clear and scuffed or scratched.</p><p>I gave this set a 4.8 out of 5 with points deducted for the missing and deformed parts and the big headed mini figures. But overall a fun and enjoyable build. And the entertainment center is absolutely photogenic.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://afobrick.com/en-ca/products/keeppley-k18003-new-chinese-style-streetscape?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="2694" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtp8OWtEPjgF8r-15FQUejc8gRVHv04U7MrlgldpIB_E2FyoMjpVznYTunmyEZZl_2ou3JGzIw8gVIeoZDiJD4rOoZ-7h26hzqZ1x5kscnNETcClOafuk4LN74zd7AxcOkSh0RY4u1SEiz9hpzH0li4TCBRbCzUglINChAxxncI856sCG5BP-ZpYTHdg/w400-h324/IMG_6805.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Want to build this colourful and exquisite set? Head on over to <a href="https://afobrick.com/?ref=oGOdUj_izrflQ">Afobrick.com</a> and check out all the different brick sets they have at the store.</p><p>Hope you have enjoyed this review and let me know what you thought in the comments. Bye for now!</p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6524876686296748650.post-27832835765766132692022-09-13T20:43:00.018-04:002023-02-03T02:54:39.065-05:00Set Review: Not Lego Technic 42096 Porsche 911 RSR<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaRgj4XAyg8Q6xJV4QKlcy35Snxuu-p-t5T7Vy5z53CR_5WL2r3ngYltPWhEjT1i2T3m-y5h_VGwDZEP6HzpiVKvaHxfAIKLqL1zfM2e9uo5KOgn9CFFyVL5FmQfm-IUkzKgoyENutmNjihp8Sg7Em3dFHCNhn3wRbvHic1PT1ullT5zPa9rZotcwfw/s5157/IMG_6353.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="5157" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaRgj4XAyg8Q6xJV4QKlcy35Snxuu-p-t5T7Vy5z53CR_5WL2r3ngYltPWhEjT1i2T3m-y5h_VGwDZEP6HzpiVKvaHxfAIKLqL1zfM2e9uo5KOgn9CFFyVL5FmQfm-IUkzKgoyENutmNjihp8Sg7Em3dFHCNhn3wRbvHic1PT1ullT5zPa9rZotcwfw/w640-h354/IMG_6353.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Hey alt Lego fans! Today I'll be doing a short review of an unbranded not Lego copy of 42096 Porsche 911 RSR set. This was a really fun technic build, which is a nice change from the sets I normally build. In fact it's my second technic build ever, the first being the Lego 8273 Off-road truck from 2007.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHEW0MWMPlZeFfx4Xslr7K-A6SPdRlk1K42WyJrrprdot7bVFkf2seSqvqPcqP6B1aGWM76GxqEYw_QigR2ZWGPMKgJu-Htjb9LN--jwc004Yc82zTejKMFFUlawZJiUaRZoSVNMs_hVEvZaPXcZb2TUwFfAt5PucS4yyh267Q42HTnjgTO1KKz6Zbg/s5161/IMG_6341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="5161" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHEW0MWMPlZeFfx4Xslr7K-A6SPdRlk1K42WyJrrprdot7bVFkf2seSqvqPcqP6B1aGWM76GxqEYw_QigR2ZWGPMKgJu-Htjb9LN--jwc004Yc82zTejKMFFUlawZJiUaRZoSVNMs_hVEvZaPXcZb2TUwFfAt5PucS4yyh267Q42HTnjgTO1KKz6Zbg/w640-h356/IMG_6341.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So let's talk more about this alt Lego version. This thing measures 19" long by 8" wide by 6" inches high which are probably the same dimensions as the OG version.</div><div>There's no mention of the number of pieces so I'm going to assume that it's roughly the same at 1580 pieces, give or take.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youmko.com/products/00911-high-tech-series-super-car-911-rsr-building-blocks-1580pcs-bricks-ship-from-china-compatile-with-20097-42096?VariantsId=11301?DIST=QURB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="95" data-original-width="238" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzPDz8cLGjWHUmG4Lmk_mxBZ0G1HbccLZr-FubBOkMghV5djBkBQJkMQwFyuOTZYeKl-H43K5Vi80WVWhl6XY5ABOrETvKtTzszsnv4xY8aI_tpivYcz4z5i66UhVPYCmznVFH-txQvZ0FqH4ctqHWi8Efk0oqFAsiubMGmxNBmEWfn2EBGo68aKyrA/w400-h160/Screen%20Shot%202022-07-28%20at%204.45.11%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I got my set from <a href="https://youmko.com/products/00911-high-tech-series-super-car-911-rsr-building-blocks-1580pcs-bricks-ship-from-china-compatile-with-20097-42096?VariantsId=11301?DIST=QURB" target="_blank">Youmko.com</a> in late July, but didn't get around to building the set until mid August . But anyways, shipping took about a week from China to Canada which is pretty fast. Unfortunately, the parcel then languished with Canada Post for a couple of weeks before I could receive it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWNlUOfNK-cYQJuLgxVno4rLFLSefJwLGTpOHLDVpi6vmZeSiwbDBweAV1Nfuv9rH0FQ5C6AitCD7pVm-V-2d4CytJSEMB9ONAQ0TaL4vLQFWMHZ0hXt_OxqB4c_d72ROh3OXsazMdNQDsUwpdvOARA9qze3HVk47Z9VevM7J65i6l4ns5IwmILBKMw/s5472/IMG_6115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="5472" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWNlUOfNK-cYQJuLgxVno4rLFLSefJwLGTpOHLDVpi6vmZeSiwbDBweAV1Nfuv9rH0FQ5C6AitCD7pVm-V-2d4CytJSEMB9ONAQ0TaL4vLQFWMHZ0hXt_OxqB4c_d72ROh3OXsazMdNQDsUwpdvOARA9qze3HVk47Z9VevM7J65i6l4ns5IwmILBKMw/w640-h360/IMG_6115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21wgGTnaY-yT_niuxCrSTRLno5aAim7C5k6eaKDvMXucMG8xrADHbugYBMKzjJRPUO0wwedDwmiuHHqgrAYEbajoJamd-xLGbzTwyQT9m4X8WBZKupas1XbK77CZ34vl7ABVx1Ch_sqTo0PoiNIt2I1dosSWUeKWPCVGwhHV270r5KohcVrMn6bxLqQ/s3435/IMG_6093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3435" data-original-width="3361" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21wgGTnaY-yT_niuxCrSTRLno5aAim7C5k6eaKDvMXucMG8xrADHbugYBMKzjJRPUO0wwedDwmiuHHqgrAYEbajoJamd-xLGbzTwyQT9m4X8WBZKupas1XbK77CZ34vl7ABVx1Ch_sqTo0PoiNIt2I1dosSWUeKWPCVGwhHV270r5KohcVrMn6bxLqQ/w626-h640/IMG_6093.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here's the set out of the package. No markings on any of the bags except 00911. A total of 12 parts bags.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5EWyhHmjMouEiyXGdl-UgRMj0LFwRa-KKvrxzTIB2LC13Y2_HNezxJEZ0CTD3szGhZZHhng4JBA25kFFYshBppRAmTXCG1s5iDCsYjo0yKXmQwSajK7_cv0ZjbvoF0ydvFuRn-B7B-pnU-_AKz9YDqI7gek4O4N72X4NVbqehXrn7Bp6-4vEZWQLeg/s3781/IMG_6120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3781" data-original-width="2978" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5EWyhHmjMouEiyXGdl-UgRMj0LFwRa-KKvrxzTIB2LC13Y2_HNezxJEZ0CTD3szGhZZHhng4JBA25kFFYshBppRAmTXCG1s5iDCsYjo0yKXmQwSajK7_cv0ZjbvoF0ydvFuRn-B7B-pnU-_AKz9YDqI7gek4O4N72X4NVbqehXrn7Bp6-4vEZWQLeg/w504-h640/IMG_6120.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The alt Lego set comes with two sticker sheets and a condensed version of the manual. I say condensed because the instruction pages are greatly reduced in size, sometimes making it difficult to make out the proper steps. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCABlNRIiRWuAyqFD1wIdqsAn-ZNvx4NcUJmeCRKyBLAQLOtV9i-Swb3dSjXXgHBg2dOFV-And6ySg7R_zjdu6oFLeCemjLjXatQ99DceEShieiSNDS0R9D6Svr2Bx0XdKynhxbTiZnnCaopgHNH1aQJDA3sVRQHRC-ZUsc_oFI2jKWZpCi8Gzll69_Q/s3286/IMG_6371.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="3286" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCABlNRIiRWuAyqFD1wIdqsAn-ZNvx4NcUJmeCRKyBLAQLOtV9i-Swb3dSjXXgHBg2dOFV-And6ySg7R_zjdu6oFLeCemjLjXatQ99DceEShieiSNDS0R9D6Svr2Bx0XdKynhxbTiZnnCaopgHNH1aQJDA3sVRQHRC-ZUsc_oFI2jKWZpCi8Gzll69_Q/w640-h516/IMG_6371.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>I should add that this unbranded set comes with made up brand names. The stickers say Borsche instead of Porsche and Motll instead of Mobil. If the stickers were accurate I might have been inclined to apply them to my model, but certainly not as they are. For those of you wishing to get this set, I would recommend buying legitimate stickers for your Porsche. Meanwhile, the manual cover, calls this race car a Baosche!<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkanzzSwEFEgkxV-9Y56FhUGycH305FIRH-JrNUWB1WjvQecISZCA3QDkirJJedHz0hWR7f1Vw5dFYzp_4U0qmfK5yjOxkUxSxYycluitK-FYOx9jSBPJbVPEQ6o2nA6sd_Rw8lsSPKXtl5quFycjh1S-MZV9EyHe3Vy4U1pKbliqNnI6r9fB15K8gg/s2941/IMG_6169.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="2941" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkanzzSwEFEgkxV-9Y56FhUGycH305FIRH-JrNUWB1WjvQecISZCA3QDkirJJedHz0hWR7f1Vw5dFYzp_4U0qmfK5yjOxkUxSxYycluitK-FYOx9jSBPJbVPEQ6o2nA6sd_Rw8lsSPKXtl5quFycjh1S-MZV9EyHe3Vy4U1pKbliqNnI6r9fB15K8gg/w640-h556/IMG_6169.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Now having said that, don't let the stickers and manual deter you because the build is amazing. With the exception of one overly tight pin, this set comes together nicely. The clutch is very good and the gearing is spot on. The engine camshaft operates the pistons very smoothly.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZS7WE9lhivrNBPwiRW9sjU7xgDLmQWiSH8prxX3bHIQ_QkhBf6FpmUygZTEafh_OyQ2PUhxP3pUYbsj2pKRCyQscY6Uc2BA_tDrZcAUYFu15ZOdHjqKviAOOXXMcI3smtIViCEOQc1HwUf2RoiwOnBISpzztefncwptOQVRA5E7nxGIenEpPLJdsCA/s4189/IMG_6178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2905" data-original-width="4189" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZS7WE9lhivrNBPwiRW9sjU7xgDLmQWiSH8prxX3bHIQ_QkhBf6FpmUygZTEafh_OyQ2PUhxP3pUYbsj2pKRCyQscY6Uc2BA_tDrZcAUYFu15ZOdHjqKviAOOXXMcI3smtIViCEOQc1HwUf2RoiwOnBISpzztefncwptOQVRA5E7nxGIenEpPLJdsCA/w640-h444/IMG_6178.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I won't bore you with too many build pics, but I just wanted to show you that this thing is solid and tight, for the most part. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8sZ8JyVwOUaXokzVmSQ51k0A0pd9Ua4vC5HZ2EsqIK-IGECh0VnYUN92Wq1B6EJFjRQ1L0EzlbW6l3_r65o05QbMGI5CztImHlCuqVRXicn7xm8ORFqWy7jO61okZfuLf_v9NxklQTFZWVFJWpoY12fVC4txHNP6gASkbExKQogS4rtzq0x0QXGY2w/s3819/IMG_6122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3819" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8sZ8JyVwOUaXokzVmSQ51k0A0pd9Ua4vC5HZ2EsqIK-IGECh0VnYUN92Wq1B6EJFjRQ1L0EzlbW6l3_r65o05QbMGI5CztImHlCuqVRXicn7xm8ORFqWy7jO61okZfuLf_v9NxklQTFZWVFJWpoY12fVC4txHNP6gASkbExKQogS4rtzq0x0QXGY2w/w640-h452/IMG_6122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>At this point, let me point out some very minor issues, that aren't show stoppers but might give some of you pause to consider. The headlight covers weren't packaged separately, and as a result have several nicks and scratches on them.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8RDpz3XTsA3rn26aYLUmmDO3OotT9vcibObZP6y_tWOMvN8tPG8sngc9NlOjm2gPdwAMvOf0tLxK9Jp_xF5w7xgjqxeYesvklvCZYi_TvK9w9Rx0tek3Ox2VfGYFSrypeSHcE10xo3QWLqDdTI-PUpVzBpvh5-9gg8TBu-JmfFMCGPwgh1pkQaWG-w/s4578/IMG_6183.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="4578" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8RDpz3XTsA3rn26aYLUmmDO3OotT9vcibObZP6y_tWOMvN8tPG8sngc9NlOjm2gPdwAMvOf0tLxK9Jp_xF5w7xgjqxeYesvklvCZYi_TvK9w9Rx0tek3Ox2VfGYFSrypeSHcE10xo3QWLqDdTI-PUpVzBpvh5-9gg8TBu-JmfFMCGPwgh1pkQaWG-w/w640-h402/IMG_6183.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> The doors don't close tightly. I understand that this was also an issue with the Lego model as well, if I read correctly. Unfortunately all of my spare parts are still packed away otherwise I'd probably insert a technic pin into the door to lock them in place.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhvEV4N10wPDC9tRS_DS7ci4ZqbHcQYvgWykclt2jZToeEoeDmbOE-MKdnZIEzeJBfsgLQCkp5xlHS4WHW8oc0fWALm-LKzW5tACeEGuVMWxxXoFK6dgvH0V3Z9BxvwxfYKOg8wonH-DEBUYRjGWJf7Kwk_4FcU-3jYSRhuS5auJf1UXd7k0bvKNHpQ/s5144/IMG_6250.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3041" data-original-width="5144" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhvEV4N10wPDC9tRS_DS7ci4ZqbHcQYvgWykclt2jZToeEoeDmbOE-MKdnZIEzeJBfsgLQCkp5xlHS4WHW8oc0fWALm-LKzW5tACeEGuVMWxxXoFK6dgvH0V3Z9BxvwxfYKOg8wonH-DEBUYRjGWJf7Kwk_4FcU-3jYSRhuS5auJf1UXd7k0bvKNHpQ/w640-h378/IMG_6250.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><div>Picture perfect undercarriage.</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMHMRWmyjmClZRwJOhCiF3wOv84pZ1oowWn9lQ6bzpkVTUj3bE7GwaHaaWC0BIs7mRmxVYaysyLrm36iMnWbkBFqxx9jlLkrOVmZ974aMs3GvQpRhpHKpXShWcHftNpkfXFqtoTdNt4FP9e2Qv6tQDsySUPWnay_-EHSh8XqdFDrDjPrXl7gilzG2sg/s4011/IMG_6251.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="4011" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMHMRWmyjmClZRwJOhCiF3wOv84pZ1oowWn9lQ6bzpkVTUj3bE7GwaHaaWC0BIs7mRmxVYaysyLrm36iMnWbkBFqxx9jlLkrOVmZ974aMs3GvQpRhpHKpXShWcHftNpkfXFqtoTdNt4FP9e2Qv6tQDsySUPWnay_-EHSh8XqdFDrDjPrXl7gilzG2sg/w640-h490/IMG_6251.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I wish the roof line was just a bit flatter than curved but I think that's a design flaw and not a build flaw per se. Anyways, enough of my griping, let's get to the pictures.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAGzUoq5tTIcBhCN-TOZ5V2uA19WPHl4MtO-F1zpxKHk_uWf-pJczVhHIx06XO4GXZrYlm-N0qkGXf2A5Bf6ZAG-e3Pg6Rv9Fwhc3d_oJDenh2sPWCpbc_JpnRqBq7NzffmADoLA-d6627IlzEiXxvZSbCOaYqU3i4LkvUdSpIF3ohtZEwytqjI7Y1A/s4132/IMG_6326.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="4132" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAGzUoq5tTIcBhCN-TOZ5V2uA19WPHl4MtO-F1zpxKHk_uWf-pJczVhHIx06XO4GXZrYlm-N0qkGXf2A5Bf6ZAG-e3Pg6Rv9Fwhc3d_oJDenh2sPWCpbc_JpnRqBq7NzffmADoLA-d6627IlzEiXxvZSbCOaYqU3i4LkvUdSpIF3ohtZEwytqjI7Y1A/w640-h410/IMG_6326.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCO6ynQaqEP2ZNS7cV_BzgXZRZziVEwoOuLzEceAYfh6Lru7NgEv-DYlnNLR3aZPLGHhcevK9sTrQFhyhmmksu96-ioJfcVlD_-YUNOcVKmbQXd4uhelmuJKttwCvpruWPvQFDjLofdEurk22qpWfrjo47B4VnRDSyTwPhU_e9ZZZ51SvMM_2W8XglFg/s5472/IMG_6331.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2556" data-original-width="5084" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_3ZdaMl1xjCuNyaa2JHk0Wd5jay0LaTZ-2-iC9mKIGZhGiIf9qQ1NxgtChK3XH0MPBiX7iz9r_2xqe8PDHEbG-rrDJk1T4ll4V_-n0Y0q-76fSt7zoOdvYDWlN7JQA_RCJrSBXY2F7UGmByhTgAgHSiAUeEYVESwygJ6nbHHWJRkogD2iRio7mbTfA/w640-h322/IMG_6348.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>This unbranded set has all the proper workings, just like the Lego version. It has working suspension on all wheels, steerable front wheels, functional engine connected to the rear wheels, opening side doors and engine bay. Because I did not apply the stickers, the interior is devoid of the radar screen and map.</p>In my opinion, this set rates an honourable 4.5 out of 5. It loses points because of the mis-named stickers, the non closing doors and rounded roof-line, otherwise it's a very nice set that looks great and rolls well. This is one technic set every Porsche fan should have.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuQKPL0GM7hq8Npq1SYbYEE0Ezdo4KzXxvRXZdrQyZqMkVWJiRSYCPj5Ih4lwATKsDPwPTJNg_em2PZ6glEBlaXpO_3s0YRzPG9qxusAt5i4MrgB1h5jsPlixB1zWAW7WsZRRvIryI9K-mBi_SaMH17cu1ZrR2F3ZWKDoQR-PxQ-cX1WBIlPSa3Un2Q/s1301/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-13%20at%206.17.47%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1301" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuQKPL0GM7hq8Npq1SYbYEE0Ezdo4KzXxvRXZdrQyZqMkVWJiRSYCPj5Ih4lwATKsDPwPTJNg_em2PZ6glEBlaXpO_3s0YRzPG9qxusAt5i4MrgB1h5jsPlixB1zWAW7WsZRRvIryI9K-mBi_SaMH17cu1ZrR2F3ZWKDoQR-PxQ-cX1WBIlPSa3Un2Q/w640-h442/Screen%20Shot%202022-09-13%20at%206.17.47%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>According to brick4.com, the Lego 42096 Porsche 911 RSR has been cloned and copied by several times and this unbranded <a href="https://youmko.com/products/00911-high-tech-series-super-car-911-rsr-building-blocks-1580pcs-bricks-ship-from-china-compatile-with-20097-42096?VariantsId=11301?DIST=QURB" target="_blank">00911 version</a> is just the latest in the series.</p><p>Get yours today from <a href="https://youmko.com/products/00911-high-tech-series-super-car-911-rsr-building-blocks-1580pcs-bricks-ship-from-china-compatile-with-20097-42096?VariantsId=11301?DIST=QURB">Youmko.com</a>! 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