The only limits are your the ones you set.
Written: Oct 06 '00
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Pros: Weird and unique pieces you can't get in most sets, great colorful people and a Lego pizza!
Cons: Most pieces get lost easily, not for children under 5.
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| Freak369's Full Review: LEGO - Town Folks |
One of the most amazing things about any of the Lego systems is the fact that they can be mixed, changed, swapped and recreated. I was a bit ticked when I saw a review about a set of Lego’s from someone who obviously doesn’t have kids nor engages in regular mind bending sessions of “Lego-play”. They called a "basic" set of Lego's 'useless'; and I can only determine that they came to call it useless since it contained 'odds and ends' rather than a "formation"
or building set (such as a set designed to be built into a dump truck or space ship).
It’s my honest opinion that no Lego set has a boundary, including this one. Sure most of them come with an instruction book for assembly but do you follow every rule in day to day life? Half the fun of Lego’s is making something with your own two hands and creating something new each time.
This is what I call a primary set, like the base plates and transport sets. If you bought this as a stand alone set I think the fun might last about 30 seconds. It’s an enhancement set for combination sets (Lunar Landing, Police Village and Creepy Castle just to name a few). So what does a pizza guy have to do with the Lunar Landing set of Lego’s? Ask my son and he will tell you that the “pizza chef’s” hat can be flipped over to hold small pieces of ”space junk”. The gold coins can be used for anything from treasure to Frisbees. I’d suggest a light coat of clear nail polish on the gold coins – this keeps the color from rubbing off and leaving you with little pieces of gray plastic.
All of the “people” in this set can be completely stripped down; meaning if you wanted white legs with a red torso and a green chest and a yellow head you can rip the “people” apart and make your own. Warning; this combination looks too much like Christmas for the beginning of October. With a little imagination you can take the bicycle apart, add some pieces to it and end up with a strange but interesting motorcycle. You can use the jack-hammer with any of the Star Wars sets as an additional “fuel pump” if you snap it on the back of a Pod Racer.
Sure it’s a basic set but I just had to have the pizza. Call me crazy but I have an odd fascination with pieces of Lego’s that are “rare”. I even succumbed to buying ‘knockoff’ Lego’s to get some really cute little animals that can be added to the base plates. In this set you get a cat. Well, it is suppose to be a cat but I think it could pass for any type of small furry animal.
As I said, this is a basic set, it would make a great gift for a child (or adult) that creates small towns, scenarios or villages; you can never have enough people or enough extra pieces. I found that this set really got my kids thinking and stimulated them to think of things to do with the “extras”. If you subscribe to the Lego magazine you can also get other more specific sets (space men, ninja’s, cowboys, knights). The prices for these sets range from $3.99 to $6.99. Watch out for outrageous shipping charges if you order them from the catalog; your best bet is to try and find them at KB Toys or smaller ‘mom and pop’ toy or comic stores. You might pay a dollar or two more but it works out in the long run when you look at the shipping and handling charges.
The Epinions site lists this as selling for $5.99 (msrp), however Target and Wal Mart both have these listed on the shelf at $4.99. Good luck finding these after November, they make great, inexpensive stocking stuffers and they do go quick!
Recommended:
Yes
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