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- February 12, 2021First Review
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Posted:February 12, 2021
Baldeagle369369
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Overall:
4
/
5
The beating heart of Rome
" First the Cons: EXTREMELY repetitive but considering the structure what else does one expect.
Instruction manuals very poorly packaged-pretty much permanently folded
Missing pieces- only a few for my set from random bags but there are always extras so I only wound up actually missing One piece.
IMHO a design flaw on the base- the orange pieces meant to tie the base pieces together frequently popped off when moving the base around.
And the structure of the higher walls is extremely flimsy and requires a very delicate touch to assemble and place on the set.
Now- It took me a total of 51 hours in multiple sessions to complete so I got plenty of hands on time with the set. This set is no quickie.
I felt like the historical notes interspersed throughout the instruction manuals help give me a better understanding of what I was building and its function
99% of the steps in building each part are logical and made sense however there are a few places were some parts would clearly have gone on easier if they had been put together earlier in the steps and would not have made continuing the section any harder.
Even though I’built this thing in multiple different sessions my fingers really were sore after about the first 10 hours and stay that way until the end.
In spite of the minor flaws I really love the set and loved building it and loved imagining all of the history involved with real place. I love looking at it every day.
Have say say that it is worth every bit of the price even though for a working Joe like me that price is pretty high but a lot of overtime makes up for a lot of shortcomings in finances. "
Instruction manuals very poorly packaged-pretty much permanently folded
Missing pieces- only a few for my set from random bags but there are always extras so I only wound up actually missing One piece.
IMHO a design flaw on the base- the orange pieces meant to tie the base pieces together frequently popped off when moving the base around.
And the structure of the higher walls is extremely flimsy and requires a very delicate touch to assemble and place on the set.
Now- It took me a total of 51 hours in multiple sessions to complete so I got plenty of hands on time with the set. This set is no quickie.
I felt like the historical notes interspersed throughout the instruction manuals help give me a better understanding of what I was building and its function
99% of the steps in building each part are logical and made sense however there are a few places were some parts would clearly have gone on easier if they had been put together earlier in the steps and would not have made continuing the section any harder.
Even though I’built this thing in multiple different sessions my fingers really were sore after about the first 10 hours and stay that way until the end.
In spite of the minor flaws I really love the set and loved building it and loved imagining all of the history involved with real place. I love looking at it every day.
Have say say that it is worth every bit of the price even though for a working Joe like me that price is pretty high but a lot of overtime makes up for a lot of shortcomings in finances. "
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I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Grantville
From:
United States
State:
Georgia
Age:
45-54
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Fan
Building Experience:
Expert LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
02
days
Build Time:
05
hrs
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
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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