Anyways time to do an in depth review of all three LEGO sets I bought on Friday.
So when I initially planned to go to the LEGO store, I was only planning on buying one specific set, but the want to get into Legos again made me have to get the flintsones set as well. But I initially wanted to go to the LEGO store because I saw on Reddit that LEGO was releasing an official Steamboat Willie set, and as an old cartoon enthusiast, I knew as soon as I heard about it that I had to get the set.
FIRST SET: LEGO IDEAS SET #26: MICKEY MOUSE STEAMBOAT WILLIE
This is just a fantastic set in general, the actual Steamboat was fun to build, it came with a lot of interesting pieces, notably a piece of sheet music for the song used in the original cartoon. It comes with both a Mickey and Minnie Mouse minifigures.
Not only that but I love how the entire exterior of the set is all in black and white. But not just was it fun to build. You can play with it too! The boat has wheels under it and whenever you took it along a flat surface the steam chimneys go up and down and the steam cigs turn like it does in the actual cartoon. The set also includes a lever that lets you cast in an out then fishing line. I rewatched Steamboat Willie just to see how accurate the set was. And it does a pretty good job. The only thing that’s missing is the Steamboat captain.
Some other neat details about the set; Like I said before: this set came with a lot of cool printed pieces all in black and white (including but no limited to: a guitar, a box of potatos, a parrot) and I love how they made it so the chimneys go up and down like in the original cartoon. It also builds a Mickey Mouse backdrop to display your minifigures against.
Overall I think this is a fantastic set, it was fun to build, it’s fun to play with, and I was not disappointed at by all. It is a rather pricey set however, costing around $80 USD, so that may turn some people off from buying it. LEGO sets tend to be rather expensive in general. But still, absolutely fantastic set, I think it’s worth $80 if you’re fine with splurging that much money
FINAL VERDICT: 8.5/10, worthwhile set but it’s cost may turn some people off
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