"I really want to like this set more than I actually do. On the positive side, it is a nice, simple build with 2 minifigs, a dog, and some light accessories. It is also somewhat of a 2 in 1 vehicle kit with a good-looking van that fits all the figs, including the dog, as well as a pretty fair representation of a mini (or tear drop-style) camper, complete with a small bed and a tiny breakfast nook type seating area. There's even an open flame grill with hot dogs. The piece count is even bumped up from 195 with the last small $20 camper to 250 at the same price.
Unfortunately, there's just something in my adult mind that prevents me from being able to suspend the disbelief required to have the minifigs enjoy the camper as it's really too small to fit everything in properly. For example, while you could cram the two minifigs together in the bed, one is going to be stuck on its side which seems unfair even in my imagination. Also, there's really nowhere to put the open grill when you need to pretend the van and camper are in transit. You could leave it in the camper, but it only fits on the bed so you'd have to pretend away all the issues that would arise as a result of having to sleep in the same place you kept a dirty, smelly grill lol. The play space inside is almost too small to really work with. In the real world, micro campers tend to have interior space mainly for just the bed and allow the kitchenette area to be contained in a sealable hatch accessible only from the outside, so I do wonder if that type of design would have been better/possible for this budget set. I suppose you could just rebuild it yourself, but that might require more pieces and experience than this cheap City set should.
In any case, if you can get past some of the limitations--and I believe most kids of the appropriate age would be able to--this is a solid City vehicle and reasonable value overall."
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Overall:
5/5
Posted:April 7, 2016
trickyz
From: United States
Age: 25-34
Gender: Female
Customer Type: LEGO Fan
Building Experience: Expert LEGO builder
Purchased For: Self
Play Experience:
5/5
Value for Money:
5/5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
"Love that my minifigures can go on a camping trip. This set is done nicely where you have extra room in the car and caravan for storage or other minifigures to sit in. I also liked getting another dog."
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Overall:
2/5
Van and caravan... so bad
Posted:February 6, 2016
Legobuilder154
From: United Kingdom
Age: 19-24
Gender: Male
Customer Type: LEGO Fan
Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For: Self
Build Time:
02hrs
Play Experience:
3/5
Value for Money:
2/5
Level of Difficulty:
Very Easy
"I was really excited to get the set only to find when i was building it that about 6 pieces were missing and it kept falling apart: not too great"
Response from LEGO:By Jordan - Core Product Specialist, Consumer Services, February 11, 2016
I can completely understand how you can go from being excited about a set to being disappointed really quickly once you find a couple missing pieces. Please give us the opportunity to correct this mistake by contacting the LEGO Consumer Services department. You can find our contact information at the bottom of our website or on your building instructions.
I hope you contact us so we can get this corrected.
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Overall:
5/5
Great for the price
Posted:February 4, 2016
Weedle
From: bakersfield
From: United States
Age: 14-18
Gender: Male
Customer Type: LEGO Fan
Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For: Self
Build Time:
35mins
Play Experience:
4/5
Value for Money:
5/5
Level of Difficulty:
Easy
"This nice little set comes with a van, camper, 2 figs and a dog; how can you go wrong? The van is very well sized and fits 2 (3 if you set 2 back to eachother in the back seat) minifigs and a dog. The only problem I see here is that the camper is fairly small, smaller than previous designs actually. Other than that great set for the money."
