TheLegGodt

I like cluttered as long as there is a story. Finding enough space to display your models I think is a challenge for most AFOLs. This is LEGO, not real life afterall, so artistic license is acceptable, right? I have a lot of minifig kids playing near trains (within a centimeter!) but luckily no-one has got hurt yet... One thing I would change is the road plates. I don't like the pre-fabricated ones you can buy from LEGO. Also, they are inefficient since they tend to leave little space for displaying models next to the roads.

Remember price reflects value not only cost. Obviously TLG thinks the value of their product is high and that most customers will be willing to pay the price. Cost is such a adminsrative concept and not always very easy to determine for reasons other posters have stated (e.g. overload of certain bricks i.e. sunk cost since they are already produced). And in general I apparenlty agree with TLG's pricing since I always buy every AFOL set that they throw out there. Although I must admit this is one of the very few AFOL sets that I am not IMMEDIATELY buying on day 1. It took me 2 years to decide whether to buy the SSD because of my perception of its value (that didn't reflect 400 euros in my view). Luckily I was able to pick it up for 270 on sale. The B-Wing though I will likely never buy. The SC? Probably if on sale. I have enough money to spend if I wanted but unless on sale that model simply isn't worth it to me probably. This all being said, every AFOL lego set I have built (I have them from 2007 onwards and almost every one) has alwasy turned out to be a joy to be build. And worth every penny. I VALUE my models very highly. And TLG knows it and are making lots of profit which is fine by me - let the market do its work.

The apron is in the cardboard box together with Lisa's dress if I remember correctly. There are 4 doors upstairs, a front door and a back door. I was also missing a part: a 1x2 nougat brown brick. Phoned customer support and received it a week later .

I did. When I first came out of my 'dark ages' I got the emerald night, some wnter village houses and the Maersk train. I was still a bit in denial that I wanted to/ needed to dedicate a whole room to Lego and figured I would make an elevated track in my office room. So I bought some shelves, 30cm deep that went around the small room of approx 2,5 by 2,5 metres. I wanted shelves so I could 'display' my winter village models as well and ‘slowly' expand. It did not really work though, it was not satisfying seeing my beautiful lego stashed up by the ceiling where you could not see it very well. Also, my Lego collection very quickly started to expand... So I took my losses (which was nothing compared to what was about to come) relocated my office to another room in the house and fully stripped the room. I got a decorator and carpenter in to transform the room into a 'walk in display room' (complete with glass door so you see from it outside the room with the door closed to keep out the dust) and 1000s of euros later I am a very happy AFOL (with a broken bank balance haha) My advice: if you are going for a specific effect then do it but if you are doing it to save space don't bother and accept that you will likely need more space anyhow. Good luck with your decision!