Wesley D

21359 Italian Riviera is almost there! As a fan of the modular buildings I like it a lot, it looks so alive, colorful and cosy. Such a picturesque diorama!

Colorful diorama! Well done! I really like the water. Keep on building!

Thank you for sharing! The building really looks very nice. It's even more beautiful brick-built! Didn't it get too expensive? I guess that gets completely forgotten when seeing the result. Congratulations! Enjoy your family!

The upcoming set 21359 Italian Riviera looks really nice. It's colorful, cosy and picturesque. I'm looking forward to see more details of the set. The buildings look to open up just like the modular buildings. I can't wait to order mine!

That's a beautiful looking building. It seems as it's a well thought out creation. How was your experience building it? Do you have pictures of yours?

Fantastic build and nice photography too! I think the car would make a great GWP.

Nice retro space car, but those minifigures definitely look too modern. They don't fit well.

Great build! It reminds me a lot of the 10211 Grand Emporium. The fire escape adds visual interest. It's good to see it brickbuilt. I think the sand green provides more contrast than sand blue and fits more with the brick yellow ground floor and earth green accents. Keep on building!

I'm sorry but I disagree. Brick-built solutions deserve so much love. So many prints and stickers that could be omitted with some good design. It's LEGO after all! I remember feeling so joyful to recognize that specific part as bacon when I was building Downtown Diner!

Good to know they can do the effort of making special prints for one of the most exclusive sets of 2024, DS2024 The Magic of Play, while we still get stickers in pretty high priced sets, like in 10332 Medieval Town Square. I had not bought it yet, because I was torn up over all the compromises that set clearly shows, but now I'm sure I never will. More and more I think LEGO has to step up their game if they want to be and stay a premium product, 'Only the best is good enough'.

I completely agree!

LEGO sets are relying too much on stickers. Eventhough the sets aimed at adults are very nice, the stickers hinder to let them feel as premium quality. It's always a huge letdown for me, especially considering the prices of these sets. It even makes me feel losing my interest. I think they really need to step up their game.

The Medieval Town Square does it job well to compliment the Lion Knights' Castle in the same style. I like the colors and looks of the Medieval Blacksmith, but it felt oversized to me. The Medieval Town Square has the proportions I wished for. Nevertheless I don't know I will get it. The color scheme is a bit dull for LEGO, but it feels genuine. The leaked image had given us all high expecations, so it's a bit of a letdown to get less minifigures and animals, as it would have made this town square more lively. I understand it pushes the price down, but it's still an expensive set (at least I do consider so). Only a bit more minifigures and animals wouldn't have put the set in a a completely other price range. What really puts me off are some substantial issues: -Why did they even consider such an ugly black box? The build doesn't even look remotely attractive on it. Why didn't they use a retro packaging like they did for the 10305 castle? -What's the use of including a shield painter when there is only one decorated shield in the set? It makes it so obvious they have been cutting corners on this set. -Why have there to be so many stickers? Most of them are unnecessary. I would rather have not seen stickers at all than those on the 1x2 tiles. The give us a beautiful wall tapestry, but of course it's a sticker. Why don't they do some brick built easter eggs instead? It's LEGO! Why don't they plan ahead and make some universal prints that could be used in multiple sets, like shutters, a parchment with unreadable notes and a sign for an inn? I really would have forgiven everything else if they had omitted the stickers. So I don't think it's a bad build, but the set gives me the uncomfortable feeling LEGO is trying to do a cash grab. It makes me even feel so bad that it feels as if this set is not bringing me to the Middle Ages, but towards my LEGO dark ages.

How I hate sets being dependant of stickers. If something has to be visualized, give us some printed pieces, especially in expensive +18 sets, or even better, find some brick-built solutions, it's LEGO!

I'm really sad to see LEGO exploiting nostalgy over and over. It started with some love letters to the classic themes. Galaxy Explorer and Lion Knights' Castle are fantastic sets without compromises. Now it feels like they are just thinking about cashing. The love had to move over for ratio, compromises are made, there is cutting corners everywhere they can. I refuse to encourage them to continue this path. I'd rather have less nostalgic sets, but I'd rather be blown away when we could get one.