Well said, I'm glad this was pointed out already.
Anyway yes the official release is so much more different than the original but I still can't wait to get this. Maybe it could have cost 10 or 20% less but I still think it's worth the price.
I've still never actually put a scene together with multiple sets, though I'm currently putting together my first scene with Ninjago. But I was also thinking about making a scene out of this tree house together with a couple of Lego Creator sets. I was thinking about something like this:
Tree House - 21318
Treehouse Treasure - 31078
Treehouse Adventures- 31053
Riverside Houseboat- 31093
Lakeside Lodge - 31048
Outback Cabin -31098
Does anyone have any recommendations to go with this sort of scene I have in mind? Just wondering if anyone has the time to look at it, any and all suggestions would be most welcome and appreciated. And don't mind the retired product status on some of these, I'm still able to get them somewhere else.
Overall I can't wait for this tree house to be released, I actually really dig the vibrant colour scheme and think the little details in and around the little huts are amazing. I love the little telescope, the crane pulley, the easter egg with the water bucket and the little bridge gapping in between the huts. I think this is probably one of the only builds where I don't mind the original being so wildly different than the official release.