Vorkosigan Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Name: Painting Easter Eggs Theme: LEGO Year: 2015 Pieces: 153 Pieces Minifigs: 2 minifigures Price: USD $9.99 First the box, these holiday sets are theme-less but honestly it would fit well into Creator. The back shows the vignette's scenario in detail with the kid dropping the egg because he's busy thinking of chickens... The one picture is a bit odd to me, it shows the egg falling AND one already broken on the floor. A chicken for scale, cute. Three bags, two loose plates, and the instructions were well preserved and not excessively bent. No numbers on the bags for the small build. The instructions have a plain baby blue backgrounds that provides great contrast compared to some of the overly busy backgrounds these days. Some of the great parts in this set. 7 dark red masonry bricks are the big standout. These currently sell for upwards of $0.75 so half the price of this set can be represented just in these bricks. The round plate with jumper is a fairly recent and very useful piece. The orange 1x1 round tile may not seem too special but it has only appeared in 6 sets previously. Of course the chicken, classic space themed torso, and painting supplies are all great pieces as well. The first stage of the build is the chicken in the wild with its egg. Simple but a nice way to get the chicken into the set. Here is the base with tiled floor and beginnings of the back wall, the alternating tiles and plates provides a nice flexible base for positioning the figures. Note the cookies in the oven, I also like the simplicity of the "fume hood" represented by a 1x2 cheese slope. The completed back wall, of course it must have a coffee maker. Simple but very evocative of a kitchen scene. The completed vignette! The brown flowers make good egg holds but I kinda wish they'd used the normal 1x1 round with hole as those are more versatile than the flower shape. The leftovers, the brush is the main standout. Playability: 7/10 You can splat the egg, get the cookies out, but in general this is meant for display. Thats not a bad thing in this case. Design: 9/10 Very evocative of a home kitchen with nice parts use throughout. Price: 10/10 Good price per piece though many small pieces, however the unusual parts like red masonry bricks elevate this. Minifigures: 8/10 Good prints, the kids shirt especially. Perfect figs for the scene. Parts: 10/10 Great selection of rare parts for such a small set. Total: 44/50 Colorful and creative build with great parts. Thanks for reading! Edited March 10, 2015 by Vorkosigan Quote
filmorakel Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Wow, is it still out in Stores? I thought I have to wait until 20.03.2015! Quote
Sarah Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Call before you go. I got mine last Friday when they got a new shipment. After getting it home kind of wish I'd gotten two because of that adorable kid torso! I also love the vignette look of looking inside the kitchen window And the unexpected cookies in the oven And the "Egg" boiling in the pot! I didn't expect that. The "Curtains" from pictures online I had thought were color spigots. It took turning the build around to realize they were curtains. Quote
dr_spock Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for the review. It has some nice parts. Quote
Captain Braunsfeld Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for the review- I think this is a great set! Quote
jjava Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Just ordered this yesterday along with Detective's Office. Can't wait for them to arrive! Thanks for the detailed review. Quote
Bricknblue Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I ordered mine before double points because I was afraid they would run out. I do have a question, are we supposed to have 5 or 6 eggs? The instructions seem to be 5 and the broken one. But on the cover it looks like there are 6 and the broken one. Quote
Vorkosigan Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 You make a good point, the cover is misleading because there are only 5. They shouldn't show the one falling AND also broken in my opinion. Quote
WhiteFang Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Thank you for this fine review. This is a very nice promotional vig. Hope I will be able to get one for myself. Quote
Scubacarrot Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Thank you for the review, this is a very cute set and I want it! I love the details of the broken egg and espresso machine. It does seem a bit odd that there would be six eggs pictured and only five in the set. I feel like they should change that. It's a shame it seems to be sold by only a few stores and it seems to be sold out everywhere. Quote
lightningtiger Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Thanks for the great review 'Vorkosigan', now this is a cute and cool set with plenty of ideas which can be transferred to city MOC's/MOD's. Brick On Review On 'Vorkosigan' ! Quote
Boettner Builds Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 The dark red masonry bricks are only 21 cents each on Bricks & Pieces :) https://service.lego.com/en-us/replacementparts?ignorereferer=true#WhatBrickBuy/40121 Quote
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