BrickMonkeyMOCs Posted December 26, 2020 Posted December 26, 2020 My review of both sets for HispaBrick Magazine is now live: https://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/content/2020/12/26/set-review-2021-chinese-new-year-sets/ Quote
JintaiZ Posted December 26, 2020 Posted December 26, 2020 After reading the reviews for both sets, it's fair to say I'm even more impressed now. However, I'm likely to get 80107 first... Quote
JintaiZ Posted December 27, 2020 Posted December 27, 2020 Thanks to brickset, we've got photos of the new Chinese Garden set with modular buildings! Quote
RichardGoring Posted December 27, 2020 Posted December 27, 2020 It looks so nice! I saw someone on Reddit had put the temple fair on a base plate too. Would look really good with the spring lantern festival. Quote
street87 Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/27/2020 at 9:27 PM, JintaiZ said: Thanks to brickset, we've got photos of the new Chinese Garden set with modular buildings! Expand They look good together. The only think I don’t like, is the sidewalk of the lantern set. It’s smaller then the one on the modular buildings. It looks kind of odd. Quote
Fuppylodders Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/27/2020 at 11:21 PM, RichardGoring said: It looks so nice! I saw someone on Reddit had put the temple fair on a base plate too. Would look really good with the spring lantern festival. Expand Damn, it certainly does! I was ready to pass up on it because its too loose, but that tidies it up a lot more! No idea why I didn't even consider that an option... Sometimes I think too linear :( Now I'll have to seriously consider getting it! How is it the Chinese garden set looks different in each of those pics? It also kind of highlights how the police building doesn't look too great with that very slim green building adjoined on it without another building next to it. Quote
BrickMonkeyMOCs Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 11:20 AM, Fuppylodders said: How is it the Chinese garden set looks different in each of those pics? Expand The set is modular, with a 16x32 section that can be attached to either of two sides of the 32x32 section. The two pics show the two different layout options. Quote
JintaiZ Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 I could always appreciate LEGO doing GWPs... Quote
JintaiZ Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 The designer video is here if you're interested: Quote
CopperTablet Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) It is indeed Modular-compatible, but the red and blue structure looks odd when it's so close to another building and a corner building. Someone mentioned that it looks best next to 10243 because of the walkway on the right side of that building, and this seems like it may be true. Edited December 28, 2020 by CopperTablet Quote
Fuppylodders Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 11:36 AM, BrickMonkeyMOCs said: The set is modular, with a 16x32 section that can be attached to either of two sides of the 32x32 section. The two pics show the two different layout options. Expand Appreciated Quote
Vilhelm22 Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/28/2020 at 5:02 PM, CopperTablet said: It is indeed Modular-compatible, but the red and blue structure looks odd when it's so close to another building and a corner building. Someone mentioned that it looks best next to 10243 because of the walkway on the right side of that building, and this seems like it may be true. Expand I think it would be best between PR and DD due to their openness on the right/left. Quote
Lucarex Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 Not really feeling the connected modular thing with Spring Lantern Garden. This would work with a open space/playground sort of build, but to me, this set would fit better placed directly to the rear of a building, quietly out the back as in the real life setting of these types of hidden away gardens. Quote
JintaiZ Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) On 12/29/2020 at 10:45 AM, Vilhelm22 said: I think it would be best between PR and DD due to their openness on the right/left. Expand Good point, but I feel like the color scheme of the garden isn't really compatible with DD... I believe it might go well with Ninjago City though... Edited December 29, 2020 by JintaiZ Quote
Vilhelm22 Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 On 12/29/2020 at 2:23 PM, JintaiZ said: Good point, but I feel like the color scheme of the garden isn't really compatible with DD... Expand Fair point. Oriental traditional and 50s US don't really fit together... On 12/29/2020 at 2:23 PM, JintaiZ said: I believe it might go well with Ninjago City though... Expand On the docks doesn't it open out at one end? That would make the most sense. Quote
JintaiZ Posted December 31, 2020 Posted December 31, 2020 Another GWP was leaked. It looks decent, but nothing too special... Quote
Lucarex Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) So, I thought these were released in Europe on Jan 10? Yet appears Nian available to order immediately whilst Spring Lantern is on 60-day back order Edited January 1, 2021 by Lucarex Quote
kasmca Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 So the end of this video indicates free Pagoda and Lantern GWP if you buy both Story of Nian (80106) and Spring Lantern Festival (80107). Is this region specific? Quote
Pchan1983 Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 5:55 AM, kasmca said: So the end of this video indicates free Pagoda and Lantern GWP if you buy both Story of Nian (80106) and Spring Lantern Festival (80107). Is this region specific? Expand I think so because I didn't get any of those when I bought them from Lego Store today. Quote
Lucarex Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 3:32 AM, Lucarex said: So, I thought these were released in Europe on Jan 10? Yet appears Nian available to order immediately whilst Spring Lantern is on 60-day back order Expand So, it seems that in all European stores it says the same “back order ships in 60 days”. In the US store, it correctly (as per the press release) says “coming soon, available Jan 10”” Likewise as expected, it’s already available in Asia-Pac stores (I checked NZ). So what’s the deal with Europe? Is it a glitch? If so, why is Nian is available now to buy? Quote
mattmarsden Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 10:53 AM, Lucarex said: So, it seems that in all European stores it says the same “back order ships in 60 days”. In the US store, it correctly (as per the press release) says “coming soon, available Jan 10”” Likewise as expected, it’s already available in Asia-Pac stores (I checked NZ). So what’s the deal with Europe? Is it a glitch? If so, why is Nian is available now to buy? Expand I ordered it at midnight last night from the UK lego.com. It says on my order that it is in warehouse. Looks like they had very limited stocks. Quote
Lucarex Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 11:15 AM, mattmarsden said: I ordered it at midnight last night from the UK lego.com. It says on my order that it is in warehouse. Looks like they had very limited stocks. Expand My issue isn’t limited stocks, it’s officially confirming a general release date, then quietly letting a few orders through a few 10 days early before slapping a 60 day back order on the set. Quote
mattmarsden Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 12:53 PM, Lucarex said: My issue isn’t limited stocks, it’s officially confirming a general release date, then quietly letting a few orders through a few 10 days early before slapping a 60 day back order on the set. Expand Yes its not good, I was just lucky that I was ordering the Police Station and happened to notice I could order it. Quote
tomorrowboy Posted January 1, 2021 Posted January 1, 2021 Still says "Coming Soon on January 1, 2021" on the Canadian Lego site. Quote
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