MOC WIND-TURBINE

Oh these bricks are amazing and frustrating at the same time. After many an hour of attempting to fix the blades to the motor and many failures, we finally figured it out!

At that remains now is to build the control room and sub-station.

PS VITA

A PC gamer and never been willing to convert to console! Then again with all the traveling what better way to finally play some of the Lego games.

Oh how we love ordering online; click click, ding dong and Kalahari arrives at the door with the latest parcel.

Unit charged and memory card in, only to discover the Lego collection of games has to be downloaded.

So now the wonderful wait, been three hours and still some way to go.

KAZI #KY84007 - G1 SCOUT PLANE

After seeing the G1 Scout on the web, we were pleased to find it on our recent trip to Johannesburg. In terms of the Kazi brick, we were a little disappointed - some of the pieces tend to be a little flimsy and there are a couple of alignment issues. The instruction book is a single sheet and is seriously confusing and may make the build difficult for a younger audience.

PIECES:  281

                               VALUE:   ZAR 89.00 (ZAR 0.317 per brick)

ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  8/10

               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  7/10

                             QUALITY:  6/10

                  INSTRUCTIONS:  4/10

             MINI CHARACTERS:  5/10

                           OVERALL:  5/10

 

 

WIP - LUBOVILLE UPDATE

So many distractions and so little time... Sunday the weather was pretty miserable and hence a day for the Lego room.

 

Invariably 'The Stairway Deli" was again torn down and rebuilt, it is so frustrating knowing what in your head and what you want and then not having the bricks to create it!

 

Time was then taken to start building a wind turbine for Luboville, which progressed quite nicely even with trying figure out the blades. Now to attach them to the motor at the top... no way don't have the part and couldn't figure a way around it!

LEGO® 60057 - CAMPER VAN

PIECES:  195

                                         VALUE:   ZAR 249.99 (ZAR 1.282 per brick)

ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  10/10

                   FUN/PLAYABILITY:    8/10

                                    QUALITY:    9/10

                        INSTRUCTIONS:  10/10

               MINI CHARACTERS:    8/10

                                  OVERALL:    9/10

 

 

ENLIGHTEN # 311 - CORSAIR SERIES - KING OF THE SEAS

PIECES:  487

                               VALUE:   ZAR 300.00 (ZAR 0.616 per brick)

ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  9/10

               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  8/10

                             QUALITY:  8/10

                  INSTRUCTIONS:  8/10

             MINI CHARACTERS:  7/10

                           OVERALL:  8/10

 

This model has been on the shelf for a while and we finally got round to the build over the weekend. Again the quality of the Enlighten bricks is evident with no alignment of clutching problems. All designs are etched on the bricks which saves having to deal with stickers. The two cannons on the deck are spring-loaded and adds to the overall playability.

The only downside is that the hull is made in three complete sections which reduces build time and limits a little of the creativity.

 

BANBAO # 8237 - JET

PIECES:  150

                               VALUE:   ZAR 35.00 (ZAR 0.233 per brick)

ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  8/10

               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  3/10

                             QUALITY:  2/10

                  INSTRUCTIONS:  3/10

             MINI CHARACTERS:  4/10

                           OVERALL:  2/10

A very disappointing build. Instructions unclear and confusing at points. Some serious clutching problems, especially on the wings, making the final model flimsy with some bad design elements. Some serious colour variations between the parts is also evident.

WANGE # 26144 - Florist Shop

 PIECES:  147

                               VALUE:   ZAR 25.00 (ZAR 0.170 per brick)

ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  9/10

               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  6/10

                             QUALITY:  7/10

                  INSTRUCTIONS:  8/10

             MINI CHARACTERS:  4/10

                           OVERALL:  6/10

A simple one page instruction sheet and yet a fun build. The mini characters are however disappointing.

ENLIGHTEN #312 - CORSAIR SERIES: SKELETON ISLAND

PIECES:  27

                               VALUE:   ZAR 20.00 (ZAR 0.740 per brick)

ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  9/10

               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  6/10

                             QUALITY:  8/10

                  INSTRUCTIONS:  8/10

             MINI CHARACTERS:  7/10

                           OVERALL:  6/10

 In relation to compatible bricks and expensive buy. Set is of good quality and includes some nice 'chrome' pieces. Pretty cool skeleton!

MOC - STAIRWAY DELI

The deli is now partially finished and has been added to Luboville. It has changed significantly since the original post and is due to being forced to build based on the bricks available. In your mind you know exactly what you want and how the final model should look and then the frustration and not having all the bricks!

Ground floor is the deli, with a cooking, wash up and service area. The first floor living area has a bathroom, bedroom and balcony. We created a platform in the roof area which will be turned into an office and TV lounge.
There is still a lot of detail we aim to add and the odd mistake that needs to be fixed going forward.

CLICK, CLICK - DING DONG

Kalahari.com sale - 50% off all toys and our parcel has finally arrived, yes disappointed that we didn't get all the items we wanted...

Our first Star Wars set, some small city sets, The Simpsons Minifigs (lets hope there ain't any duplicates) and the book.
The book - Build Your Own City, simply put a complete disappointment and really not worth the money, even considering the reduced price!

MAZDA MX5

The Mazda MX5 or Miata, depending on where you live was always a dream car since I can remember.

"The ultimate roadster: a convertible sports car to set you heart racing..." We have owned our baby for going on two years now, and with each opportunity we get to drive her I end up with a huge smile!

To find pics of the car built out of Lego® added a smile and reinforced the joy of this amazing vehicle. A brick version of our car is now on the cards...

LEGO SERIOUS PLAY®

Distractions are a reality of each day and our focus shifted slightly when by chance we happened upon a video of 'Strategic Play' -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpjVFhlewfY

Our investigations lead us to discover that there is a certification workshop taking place in Johannesburg during November 2014. After careful research and a lot of data collection, we know this will provide a unique product to add to our consultancy and aim to be providing LSP workshops by end November 2014.

Excitement and love of the creative bricks has been ignited anew, lets play at work!