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Set #: 5848
Price paid: $44.00 (1)
My sister finally opened her birthday present, after a month of hiding it in
the closet and ten more days when she "couldn't find time". (Being a 10-year-
old, she's *very* busy ;-)
We built it together (I let her do the most, after all it WAS her present :-)
and then took it for an experamental sail in the bathtub. My sister thought
the best thing about it was that it could really float. I thought
differently...
The piece selection was nice - some dk pink pieces and slopes, two ice-cream
cones and a popsicle, crab, starfish, clam, dog, red brush, compass, steering
wheel, and s'more stuff.
Basically it's a nice set, but the building was really simple, TLC has indeed
dumbed these sets down. My sister didn't show signs of disapproval, but I've
seen here at work - she can do better than that. (She built a large section of
my Bat lord castle alone, for example.) TLC underestimates their crowd, even
if you're not talking about us the "too old for lego" (please forgive sarcasm).
I'm not sure I'd buy it for my sis again, even though she really wanted it. I
would buy her a "real" lego set that would be more challanging and acquire the
cool special pieces from a smaller, less expensive Belville Beach set, or a
trade/auction, etc.
-Shiri
(1) that's including S&H, and I got a McD's set as a present with it, so I'd
value the price paid for the set about $38 USD.
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In lugnet.belville, Shiri wrote:
> We built it together (I let her do the most, after all it WAS her present :-)
> and then took it for an experamental sail in the bathtub. My sister thought
> the best thing about it was that it could really float. I thought
> differently...
I think the fact that it's a Belville set with *function* is very cool. Most
Belville sets are very simple backdrops for pretend-play. The closest we get to
Belville which does something is a swing or a slide. So having a floating boat
is very nice.
> The piece selection was nice - some dk pink pieces and slopes, two ice-cream
> cones and a popsicle, crab, starfish, clam, dog, red brush, compass, steering
> wheel, and s'more stuff.
I loved all the *white* pieces! Extreme slopes, huge tiles (with studs along
the edges). Great stuff.
> Basically it's a nice set, but the building was really simple, TLC has indeed
> dumbed these sets down.
I had the opposite reaction. I felt the yacht had more 'building experience'
than the typical Belville set.
> My sister didn't show signs of disapproval, but I've
> seen here at work - she can do better than that. (She built a large section of
> my Bat lord castle alone, for example.) TLC underestimates their crowd, even
> if you're not talking about us the "too old for lego" (please forgive sarcasm).
I don't think it's a question of underestimating ability, but of trying to
correct gauge *interest*.
Steve
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In lugnet.reviews, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.belville, Shiri wrote:
>
> > We built it together (I let her do the most, after all it WAS her present :-)
> > and then took it for an experamental sail in the bathtub. My sister thought
> > the best thing about it was that it could really float. I thought
> > differently...
>
> I think the fact that it's a Belville set with *function* is very cool. Most
> Belville sets are very simple backdrops for pretend-play. The closest we get
> to
> Belville which does something is a swing or a slide. So having a floating
> boat
> is very nice.
Don't get me wrong, I think so too! I just didn't find this the *best* thing
in the set, is all.
> > The piece selection was nice - some dk pink pieces and slopes, two ice-cream
> > cones and a popsicle, crab, starfish, clam, dog, red brush, compass, steering
> > wheel, and s'more stuff.
>
> I loved all the *white* pieces! Extreme slopes, huge tiles (with studs along
> the edges). Great stuff.
Yeah, those are good too. On reflection, I can use them for my (planned)
Castle's throne room... Hmmm...
>
> > Basically it's a nice set, but the building was really simple, TLC has indeed
> > dumbed these sets down.
>
> I had the opposite reaction. I felt the yacht had more 'building experience'
> than the typical Belville set.
Well, this is the first BV set I've had in my hands, so I can't compare. I'm
talking not compared to other BV sets but to Lego. Although I don't have
better words for City Center <gag>...
>
> > My sister didn't show signs of disapproval, but I've
> > seen here at work - she can do better than that. (She built a large section
> > of
> > my Bat lord castle alone, for example.) TLC underestimates their crowd, even
> > if you're not talking about us the "too old for lego" (please forgive
> > sarcasm).
>
> I don't think it's a question of underestimating ability, but of trying to
> correct gauge *interest*.
Yeah, but still. They can raise interest but still give the girls (and boys
and Adults) some challange.
-Shiri
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