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Another Cottage? Thankfully, This One Has a Pumpkin

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LUMIBRICKS Autumn Farmhouse 16013 Get yours here! I've built a lot of Lumibricks sets now and one of the things I've come to appreciate is just how different they can be. The Manga Shop had that slightly grubby cyberpunk city look. The Film Studio Tower was huge and all about presence. The Dutch Windmill brought a mechanical element into the mix. The Autumn Farmhouse is something completely different again, and I really enjoyed building it. At 1,557 pieces it isn't huge, certainly compared with some of the Lumibricks sets I've reviewed, but there's plenty packed into it. You have the farmhouse itself surrounded by crops, pumpkins, animals, trees and loads of smaller details. It's basically a pumpkin spice latte in brick form. Packaging Lumibricks packaging is consistently good. Everything is well presented and organised and feels like a quality product before you've even started building. My usual criticism remains the amount ...
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Lumibricks Manga Shop 17015 Review

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Lumibricks Manga Shop 17015 Review Discount link here . I was actually a little apprehensive going into the Manga Shop. Although I enjoyed the Lumibricks Cyberpunk Police Station HQ, it wasn't really for me. There were elements of the build I found a little frustrating, but more than anything, the overall style just didn't completely connect with me. The Police Station has a very glossy, hyper-modern design language. It's a much cleaner vision of cyberpunk and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, but personally it's not the side of cyberpunk that appeals to me most. The Manga Shop feels very different. At the heart of this model is something much more traditional. The architecture has the feel of an older Japanese building, and that's what really sets it apart for me. It feels almost as though this building was already there and the city has evolved around it, with technology gradually being added over time. That's much more my...
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JMBricklayer Shadow Dragon 70014 Review

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JMBricklayer Shadow Dragon 70014 Review The JMBricklayer Shadow Dragon 70014 is a substantial 2,760+ piece fantasy build with integrated lighting and a pretty imposing presence. I've reviewed a lot of alternative brick sets at this point, but this is something a little different. A huge black dragon, covered in translucent purple elements, sitting on a display base and packed with lighting. It's exactly the sort of unusual display set that's going to get my attention. At $119.99, there's certainly a lot in the box. Get yours here!  Packaging & Instructions Packaging is very good and there are a few little things JMBricklayer do here that I really like. Despite having multiple bags for each stage, they've colour coded them. It's such a simple thing, but it makes sifting through the bags much easier. Rather than constantly checking numbers, you can pretty quickly grab everything you need by colour. Is it essential? Absolutel...
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