OSN349
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- 3.3Average Rating
- 9Helpfulness Votes
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- 3Review Count
- September 10, 2016First Review
- June 16, 2018Last Review
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Parisian Restaurant
Parisian Restaurant
Posted:June 16, 2018
OSN349
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
Interesting Modular
" So after a year and a half break I took from LEGO, yesterday I built my forth Modular set and here are my thoughts about it:
Pros:
My other three modular buildings are: The Grand Emporium, The Pet Shop and The Palace Cinema. I tend to buy them just before they retire. In comparison to them, The Parisian Restaurant has a lot of detail both from externally and internally. The first floor consisting the restaurant has a very detailed kitchen and a layout of two tables and another two tables outside of the building (I love the fact The tiles outside the restaurant has the text "CHEZ", the name of the restaurant). The second floor has a detailed apartment, and an extension to the restaurant featuring another two tables, making it six in total. And the roof houses a studio. In comparison to my other three sets, the details at the back of the structure is the most detailed. The set delivers printed pieces rather than stickers which is amazing too. The piece count is also very high.
My other three modular buildings are: The Grand Emporium, The Pet Shop and The Palace Cinema. I tend to buy them just before they retire. In comparison to them, The Parisian Restaurant has a lot of detail both from externally and internally. The first floor consisting the restaurant has a very detailed kitchen and a layout of two tables and another two tables outside of the building (I love the fact The tiles outside the restaurant has the text "CHEZ", the name of the restaurant). The second floor has a detailed apartment, and an extension to the restaurant featuring another two tables, making it six in total. And the roof houses a studio. In comparison to my other three sets, the details at the back of the structure is the most detailed. The set delivers printed pieces rather than stickers which is amazing too. The piece count is also very high.
Cons:
1. The building is not tall as the Palace Cinema or the Grand Emporium. I feel a few more inches, be it by adding another floor or making one of the floors higher, could had significantly add to the final result.
1. The building is not tall as the Palace Cinema or the Grand Emporium. I feel a few more inches, be it by adding another floor or making one of the floors higher, could had significantly add to the final result.
2. Whilst I struggle to find issues with the first floor, the second floor have three issues:
- If you open the bed, you cannot fully open and close the door leads to the front balcony.
- I feel the back doors, connect the apartment with the other floors could had been designed more luxury. I found it a bit disturbing that the door leads to the garbage area at the ground floor and these two doors are the same.
- A cover to the floor wouldn't hurt.
- If you open the bed, you cannot fully open and close the door leads to the front balcony.
- I feel the back doors, connect the apartment with the other floors could had been designed more luxury. I found it a bit disturbing that the door leads to the garbage area at the ground floor and these two doors are the same.
- A cover to the floor wouldn't hurt.
3. There are not enough mini figures to fill all the areas of the building.
The verdict:
If you buy the set for play-ability, it is one of the best among them. If you primarily use it for display (Like myself), perhaps this is not the most impressive of them all. It is beautiful to look at, but its length is not the most impressive. None the less, I would not skip it. "
If you buy the set for play-ability, it is one of the best among them. If you primarily use it for display (Like myself), perhaps this is not the most impressive of them all. It is beautiful to look at, but its length is not the most impressive. None the less, I would not skip it. "
I would recommend this to a friend!
From:
United States
State:
Nevada
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
08
hrs
Play Experience (Optional):
5
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Challenging
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge
Posted:November 20, 2016
OSN349
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Overall:
2
/
5
Build with caution!
" Do not get me wrong. The set looks great, it is enormous and beautiful *But* it is really unstable, and unlike the Big Ben which is a lot stronger, this one can easily collapses. Yesterday after finishing building it, I took it to the dedicated display area I allocated for it, and as soon as I lifted it, both towers collapsed. This is not surprising actually. The designer did not paid enough attention to the strength of the structure, and you can only notice this during the building process. What do I propose to prevent a similar accident? After building both towers, do not connect them, move them one by one, and after you place them, connect the upper bridges, the roofs and the chains.
I would not recommend this set unfortunately, and if you want to decide between this and The Big Ben, go with the Big Ben without thinking twice.
"
From:
United States
State:
Nevada
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
15
hrs
Play Experience (Optional):
2
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
4
/
5
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Big Ben
Big Ben
Posted:September 10, 2016
OSN349
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
Slightly annoying building process, Amazing result
" After three years of buying sets from the modular line, I wanted to challenge myself with a slightly more challenging set.
Although the set consists more than 4,000 pieces, most of them are 1 by 1, which raise some issues at my opinion. Unlike the modular sets, the Big Ben is very narrow and tall and considering most of the set is from 1 by 1 pieces, caused me to doubt its stability.
It does has a frame of larger pieces however (mostly 1 by 6 and 1 by 8).
It does has a frame of larger pieces however (mostly 1 by 6 and 1 by 8).
Secondly, the set is heavy decorated, which of course contributes to its beauty, with that being said however, since the decorations (Like tooth pieces) are also 1 by 1, it is difficult to attach them dead straight to the building so I am finding some of them with a slight angle.
Regardless to these, the set is amazing. The designer of the set used pieces in a way I could never think of by myself. There are tons of elements and at the end of the building when I built and attach the clock and its roof I was completely amazed by how impressive it is.
You should really buy this set.
Here is a small tip: If you can buy the set from the UK store, you can possibly save yourself some cash :-)
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From:
United States
State:
Nevada
Age:
19-24
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
12
hrs
Build Time:
40
mins
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Challenging
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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+4points
4of 4found this review helpful.