Redhead1982

It's great to see these upcoming 'friendly' MOCs. Although the Friends series is a bit controversial to some, it can be reused in the 'classic' LEGO Town. Actually, your hot tub looks better, it's more realistic being raised and with minifigs in the water up to their waist. Somehow, it also looked to crowded with the ladyfig, but not with the minifigs.

A bit off topic, I could use an advice on that... Mine has some sets at home assembled, and I'm not supposed to touch them, or worse, use bricks from those sets. I can use only some of his bricks, and his collection is so much bigger than mine.

That's a great MOC and I was the most surprised to finally see a Friendly MOC. I do share your opinion on integrating Friends set with non-Friends sets. Your chair is of utmost unusual design for me, haven't seen it before to use crossbows for chairs, but it looks fantastic. Could use one like that myself. All in all, it's great to use some more colourful bricks in otherwise tan/brownish woodshop, it brights up the room.

Oh , certainly. It's my boyfriend's fault I got back into LEGO. After some time of complaining about wishing to live together in our own house someday and how unlikely is that to happen in near future, he bought me a house. Yes, a house! Actually two houses. Only that it were the Creator Family home (6754) and House (4956) . He's an AFOL too, but he builds less than I do because of lack of time. Before I was reintroduced to LEGO, I liked LEGO as a child, but didn't really look for it in stores or felt 'a need' to build.

Just noticed on the second and more thorough look at the pics, the box says 14+ instead of the usual 16+. Interestingly, we're getting younger by that, right? And hi-res pics would be nice, although I did spot some interesting flower buckets in the front and the round tiles (I think) on top facade detailing. However, I'm not so sure what the brick(s) under the year is, something transparent. Any ideas on that? And the front, brick-built door looks interesting as well.

@Mikey26, you made my day! I didn't even expect leaked pictures, then these small came out and it's so Yeay! I want it! Really, I like the colour and the architectural style. On it's own, it really looks impressive, however, I think I'd prefer to put it somewhere else, like on a square, surrounded with some greenery so it will look more special. I like the 'Ginny from HP' hair style, the car mudguards above the windows look much better than the current ones, the clock tower is sweet and I'm looking forward to see some of the interiors. But on the down-point (yes, it has a down-point ), I'll have to find extra space on my bookshelves, as even the GE and FB hardly fit in.

That's an interesting question, indeed! I rather not think about it. Well, briefly I evaluated the sets I bought and it is approximately around 760 EUR. That's just the sets. Luckily, I got some of the sets on discount. Then I was Bricklinking a bit and spent maybe around 300 EUR there, and some more at LEGO PAB walls (5 cups I think). So, in total it's around 1000 EUR for the biggest child, I spent less for my nephews (I'm a bad auntie ). Well, when you come back, I think we're all inclined to buy more, to get things from the previous years and so on. My plans for 2012 are not that bad at all, 3 City sets, some CM6 and 7, Creator's summer house, the new modular, Kingdoms joust, some Friends. Hopefully it'll sum up at less than 1000 EUR.

That was a great and enjoyable review of two small friendly sets! I really like your decision to combine two reviews and giving a freshly look when combining these sets. They can be joined into a bigger picture of outdoor party at the pool with some sweets and drinks. However, for similar reasons you have mentioned, I am inclined a bit more in favour of the out-door bakery (definetely a new in-trend!) than the pool. Nevertheless, in the end (once the sets are available here-april ) I'm likely to get two of each (or even more).

That's a lovely building. I like the style of Marcos Bessa, and your building is heavily inspired by his work. What I like the most, is the colour combination, the white walls and the plate-built front in tan gives a very elegant style to the building. So, congrats on the choice of colour and great creation!

Thanks for the review. The more I look at the set, the more I like it (and want it). I'm not into historic themes or medival times, but I see it as a great set for parts, and also now that I see some of the details, I like it even more as a set. It would definitely look great with Medival Market Village and other civil buildings in the same style. Some of my favourite bricks from the set are the red slopes 65 and 75, and the double convex slope in red, and the book in redish brown. What I like about the set the most, is definitely the attention to the details, and the interiors, which is often lacking in larger sets.

This Mountain Guides Station surely fits in Winter Village. The idea is great and it caught a very winter atmosphere. I like it that it's predominantly brownish with a snowy roof, and the boyscouts are a great addition. Besides, it has some lovely details, such as the observation terrace with the telescope. I think this is one of my favourite WV MOCs. Really well done!

Well, I for one thing would love to see a modular house wider than 32, as it would add more diversity to the layout, and if it is Town Hall, it should be more dominant between the other 'normal' buildings. A wider building would certainly look like that. As for the colour is concerned, I'd like to see some more special and rarer colours, such as medium nougat, or dark tan. All in all, I believe I'll like the building when I see it (hopefully soon ) and buy it at the first opportunity.

A working TV and a great show on! It's great even without Superman flying. The idea of a moving screen is great, and how you did it is just fascinating. My only moving bricks are the one falling off a building , and your TV screen is moving by 'itself'. That's admiring!

That's a great MOC. I rarely read the Historic Themes, but I see I should do it more often. What I like the most are all the wonderfull colours used. There's quite a few of them, yet doesn't seem too colourful. I really like the fountain with the stairs around it and the green trees. I'm sure, if walking through a dessert finding a Bazaar like this one is a sight!

Since the topic is up again, let me just congratulate Sonicstarlight for this amazing work and his own display window in LEGO store. I've been to NY about a year to early to see it displayed. However, it's a greatly detailed and very inspiring creation as seen on the pictures so I can only imagine how breathtaking it looks in reality.

Considering the 4206 has almost 300 bricks included whereas the rest of the Transport series (the ambulance, the car and camper and garbage truck) are around 200 bricks each, the price difference is expected.

Thanks for the review, David aka dho7622u! I like the shot with all the bricks inlcuded. And your sewing machine is a nice touch. All Emma needs is to add some pinkish cotton and it blends in with the other (friendly) colours. With all these Friends reviews, I can't wait to get a set or two myself. Looks like the non-UK part of Europe is a bit behind on Friends, they're not even on LEGO page.

These are great modifications of the Recycling truck, cimddwc! My favourite is the first one, with the crane. As far as the forklift driver goes, he can make himself useful somewhere else, also he could work at the recycling center, where the containers would be handled if transported by the crane-recycling truck and left on the wrong site. The second recycling truck looks a bit bulky, but after acknowledging all the details, it's nevertheless as great as the crane-recycling truck. I like the features of a bottom hatch and moveable chamber doors. All in all, both trucks are of great design and utilize nice playability options.

Lightningtiger, I bought the set in a local toy shop, it's not even a brand shop, even less a LEGO shop. I saw the set early this week in another store, a German brand store, and that's basically the two stores I check for LEGO products the most. I hope it comes to Australia soon, it's really a great set. Everyone else, thanks for the comments on the review. I was kind of surprised last night, it took me several hours to prepare the photos and text for the review. I'm glad you like it!

This is a great design, definitely one of the nicest banks in City! I especially like the interiors, you're really good with those. What caught my eye the most, are the front entrance, the counters's design with wedges, and the metal detector lamps. I've seen it before in the LDD build. I need to really see (and touch) the bricks, so I really admire your skills to plan the building in the LDD first.

This set was on my wish list for 2012, and I was very excited when I spotted the set on the shelves. No need to say I bought it. To start with some basic data on the set: Name: 4206 Recycling Truck Theme: City (Traffic) Year: 2012 No. of pieces: 292 (according to Bricklink) No. of minifigs: 3 Price: 29,99 EUR; 24,99 GBP; 29,99 USD Price per piece: 0,1027 EUR/piece; 0,0841 GBP; 0,1010 USD Box art The box is of kind of standard dimensions, and as usual has some space left so the bags (and the bricks) can make their typical sound upon shaking. The side of the box has a scene from everyday minifig life, showing that recycling is an important ecological issue even in LEGO town. The back of the box is showing different details and playability of the set. In the bottom left corner, the box is advertising the new City Traffic sets. On the opposite, the top right corner says: Hey!. My favourite subset of 4206 is the 'eco-island' with different containers. It was something that caught my eye first, might be the colours, might be the topic. What I like the most, are the sign-boards behing the containers indicating where to put specific materials. What's missing (for those like me, who are not always sure what specific trash is made of), is some sort of extra text labels, but as it looks, LEGO town has only one material (ABS, that is) and it's simple to know how to separate the bricks (paper, plastic, glass). The build There are three numbered bags inside plus a plate, DSS and two instruction booklets. The first instruction booklet leads us through bricking the 'eco-island' with the containers and the recycling truck, whereas the second booklet is for forklift truck. Minifigs There are three minifigs included in the set, one female and two male. It's always great to see more females included. What's more, this gal has pony tail braided hair, which is my favourite style for minifigs and appears in only 7 sets. Torsos and legs are very common, as seen in other sets. Being a fan of classic smiley faces ( ), these 'modern' faces are not always satisfying. For one thing, the female face could be lipstick-free (at least to make some deviation from the standard female face). However, the male with sun-glasses, he doesn't look that bad either. I would certainly notice his sun-glasses when passing him by. Bag no. 1 Bricks from bag no. 1 are parts for the 'eco-island' and containers, and are shown below. There is a nice selection of colours, and some 'nice' parts. The bricks of special interest (to me, at least) are shown here. There is never enough (tan) headlights. Also included are dark blue windscreens (6 of them), a new roof mould (seen in 3 of the 2012 sets, only), female hair with braided pony tail, a bottle, two cones in the new (Friendly) medium azure, a green container and some 1x3 tiles in LBG. And the star of the set is the wheelbarrow! I was suprised by its construction, it's three pieces only, and the wheel included has somewhat old-school feel to it. It reminds me of some old airplane wheels. However, Bricklink, says it's not that old at all. It's construction is best seen in the instructions, as well as one of the possible uses. However, this seems to be more fun. Certainly adds to playability of the set! The structure of the containers is a simple yet effective build utilizing slopes and panels in three different colours to distinguish three types of LEGO materials. The sign behind the container is a nice guidance next to the label on top of the container (if smaller minifigs can't see the top of the container). However, the road-sign with the clip is attached to the pole with some stress, as it can be seen. It's top is obstructed by the stud on the end of the pole (a new design from 2012). According to the instructions, the signs have to be at the end of the pole despite the stress, so I left it this way. However, standard tile with bar could be used. At the end of bag 1, we get three containers in the 'eco-island', a lady taking some old paper, a garbage man with a wheelbarrow and a broom, and a green container. I have no idea what the green container is doing here. It could be for biological waste, but looks too small compared with the other containers. However, I don't mind it's being included. It's a nice part to be added to the collection and can be used in City a lot. Bag no. 2 The second part of the first booklet are the instructions for the recycling truck and the bricks can be found in bag no. 2. The parts from this bag are colourful as in bag no. 1, although the major colours are white, LBG and DBG. The interesting pieces from this bag are shown here. Snot bricks are always welcomed, and here we can see some snot plates in white. These are new for me, and I think I could find some good use for them. What's more, I was surprised by the bright green bricks. My impression was, the truck is made from 'normal' green, so this was a nice surprise. Extra green shades can be a nice addition to green areas around the town (parks, gardens, etc.). Interesting are also the 2x4 bricks with curved top in LBG. And ever since following Derfel Cadarn's Detailed guide to building a medieval village I feel I can never have enough of 1x1 round plates. A random page from the instruction booklet reveals that the set is a rather simple build. There are no white clouds indicating the bricks needed in specific steps. Also, I had no problems distinguishing black from DBG (which happens to me sometimes). I was done rather quickly with the build, yet it was still enjoyable. Here, the basis for the truck's cabine can be seen and the platforms for the containers on the back of the truck. Recycling truck with and without the load from different angles. I applied the stickers, although I don't generally do that. The reason behind this choice is that I'm likely to get another set for pieces only, so I went ahead with the stickers. They really add to the model. Also, the front of the cabin is a 2x4 white tile and the sticker gives the cabin more realistic look. I hate it when a larger sticker has to applied over several bricks. The containers are attached to the truck by 2x2 jumper plates, which makes it really easy to lift them with the forklift. Bag no. 3 The second booklet has the instruction to build the forklift truck and the bricks for the last step of the build are in the bag no. 3. The yellow bricks really stick out here, next to some unusually shaped technic bricks. I haven't seen them before, but they seem to be old and common pieces in the Technic's. The highlights of bag no. 3 are most certainly the trans-yellow 1x1 tiles being new in my collection. The black modified plates are also not so new, yet they are to me. However, seeing the trans-orange piece, it made me think of ice-cream. If this piece is used as ice-cream on a stick, it is of the right shape, but not colour due to some (let's hope not toxic) food additives. The finished forklift is a nice addition in the set. It adds up to playability, as it is used to move the containers from the 'eco-island' to the recycling truck and vice versa. The position of the forklift fork can be supported by the LBG bar, and it's easily moved while playing. The cabin can also be lifted, so the minifig can be seated behind the wheels more easily. Conclusions Design: 10/10 The idea of recycling truck in the City is a great and adds to educational aspect of LEGO. The containers look great, and the truck is of a nice build. Altogether, it adds something new to City, as it haven't been seen around City before. Parts: 9/10 The parts included are interesting enough having some new parts and new colours introduced. Price per pieces is a standard 0,10 EUR per piece. As such I find it quite great for acquiring new pieces for my collection and I am seriously considering getting another one. The only fault would be the new poles, that add some stress to the signs clipped on. I don't see why the 'older' poles weren't used. Minifigs: 9/10 Yeay, a female minifig is included! I like them around my town. Also, a great feature is the pony tail braided hair (did I mention it's my favourite?). I prefer standard smileys, but the included faces are not that bad either. Torsos and legs are of common colours, but again it's hard to imagine a city worker without the orange overalls. Maybe a different female torso could be included, this red sweater is becoming a more and more common, and we, the females, don't like meating other females in same clothes! Build 9/10 The build is simple, but what could be expected from less than 300 bricks. Still, it's a lovely build, mainly the containers, but the recycling truck as well. It's also a fast build, so one can get to play even faster (if play is not included while building). Being a simple build, I still give it a 9 since it's meant for a slightly younger population with less skilled fingers. Playability 9/10 Do I have to mention the forklifts forks are moveable? And the handle of the forklifts moves? And the wheelbarrow! Well, maybe a green container could be included for bio-waste. However, the build is satisfying enough, and it's a great addition to City also on a bigger scale. In addition to all, I think it's great that an educational (environmental) note is included in the set. Overall, it's a 9,2/10. I'm satisfied with the build, interesting pieces, and the design of the set. I'm also strongly considering getting another set for the parts only, even if I don't get it for a discount (which is usually a reason for getting duplicated sets for me). Hope you enjoyed the review as much as I enjoyed building the set! Edit: while writing and editing pictures, I didn't see that Klaus-Dieter was starting a topic-review on 4206. Since he's only posted some teaser photos (bad guy! ), I hope my review can stay here as well.

Thanks for sharing this wonderfull MOC. Indeed, it looks as if it's not built of LEGO. I find it very realistic and inspiring with many details, that give life to the station (even without the minifigs). What caught my eye the most, are the platform benches and lamp posts,the flower pots near the main building and the mini park with the trees and some greenery.

I saw the Royal Liver Building about 5 or 6 years ago, when I was visiting Liverpool, and even before seeing the real building, the LDD-one was instantly recognizable. And in my opinion, it fits well with the Architecture series. My favourite detail are the Liver birds. Since it's hard to create a real building even on small scale, hats off to you, ADHO15!

Wow! The way you made those stony wheels is astonishing! It's a fantastic recreation of the 'vehicle'. My opinion on the figures, you chose great bricks for nose details. It was the noses that I saw first, can't really say why.

Pandora, thanks for this excellent review! I really enjoyed reading it. As the first pictures came out, I wasn't so sure about getting the set, it looked too pinky with the magenta roof, and the figures were a minus too, but then there was the bathroom curtain and kitchen utensils in blue! That was really standing out for me. After reading your review, my main interest is still in the interiors of the set. However, as you put it, the fact there are some tan panels included instead of classic bricks is a down-point for me , although it's common in some city sets. But on the other hand, the set is a great way of getting some interesting (new) colours and elements, such as the new flowers, kitchen utensils, drawers, trans-pink umbrella... Also, it's very welcoming to see a house fully furnished. I am really looking forward to see new MOCs using parts from the Friends series.