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Detective’s Office

Overall:

5 / 5

It's BIG but . . .

Posted:August 9, 2017

PuzzleMTM

From: United States

Age: 14-18

Customer Type: LEGO Fan

Building Experience: Intermediate LEGO builder

Purchased For: Self

Build Time:

06hrs

Build Time:

30mins

Play Experience:

4 / 5

Value for Money:

5 / 5

Level of Difficulty:

Challenging

" I have been a fan of LEGO for a while now, and just recently started thinking about constructing a city for my stop-motion show.

The moment this set came out I thought that it would be great in small city. When it arrived I was surprised at how big the box was! All day through school I couldn't wait to get started at building it. When the time finally came, I ripped open the package and was amazed at how full the box was! It took about 6 and 1/4 hours to complete, and I enjoyed every minute of it. There are some things in this building that I didn't really appreciate, though (although it might just have to do with my own personal preferences). I guess I'll list the pros and cons like other reviewers do.

Pros:

It comes with a great variety of pieces.

The minifigures are fun, and can be used to play out the story on the box.

A fun background/story that comes with the building.

Hidden doors and sliding panels for smuggling cookies.

The interior is more decorated and detailed than most of the other buildings in the modular building series.

And now I guess the Cons:

Only two and 1/2 floors, rather than 3.

The floors are detailed but crowded, so little kids won't enjoy playing with it that much.

When doing stop-motion, it is hard to make a minifigure walk between the pool table and wall, because of a lack of space.

The bathroom is clever, but crowded.

Minifigures have to go through the sweets shop in order to access the roof, so the shop can't really get "locked up".

Over all, it was a good buy, and I'm glad that I got it. I had very few problems with it, and my five year old niece likes to play with it, although once I got the Pet Shop the Detective's office mysteriously got dusty. =)

I would totally recommend it to anyone who is thinking about getting it, and I have already recommended it to several friends. So far I have the Pet Shop, Detective's Office, and Town Hall, and am looking forward to getting the other buildings that are currently available.

Thank you, LEGO, for the modular building series! "

I would recommend this to a friend!

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