Tuesday, June 21, 2011

LEGO Creator Family Home (6754) From LEGO

LEGO Creator Family Home (6754)

LEGO Creator Family Home (6754)
From LEGO

Price: $96.95 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

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Average customer review:
(21 customer reviews)

Product Description

Pieces: 976

A trio of homes for the family!
3 houses in 1! Build a classic family home filled from wall to wall with great details, including an awning, window shutters, a terrace area and picnic bench, and even a bird bath and duck pond with a buildable duck. When you're done, take it all apart and rebuild it as a charming bungalow or a lovely Mediterranean-style villa - instructions included for all 3!

  • A cool 3-in-1 building experience!
  • Features great details such as awning, shutters, bird bath, terrace area and picnic bench!
  • Rebuilds into a bungalow or a Mediterranean villa!
  • Family Home measures 10" (26cm) long and 9" (23cm) tall
Product Details
  • Amazon Sales Rank: #4490 in Toys & Games
  • Brand: LEGO
  • Model: 4539977
  • Dimensions: 14.88" h x 2.78" w x 18.90" l, 2.78 pounds

Features

  • A cool 3-in-1 building experience
  • Detailed exterior including stone chimney, French sliding door, flower box, awning, and shutter
  • Roof comes apart in 2 sections offering a unique play experience in the upstairs floor
  • Family Home measures 10 inches (25.5cm) long and 8.8 inches (22.5cm) tall
  • 976 pieces
Editorial Reviews

From the Manufacturer
Build a classic family home filled from wall to wall with great details, including an awning, window shutters, a terrace area and picnic bench, and even a bird bath and duck pond with a buildable duck. When you're done, take it all apart and rebuild it as a charming bungalow or a lovely Mediterranean-style villa – instructions included for all 3.

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful.
5Still fun at 32 years old
By Nathan de Rover
That I studied architecture in college can be directly attributed to my love for Legos as a kid. Now that I'm 32 and can afford things, I've rediscovered my favorite childhood toy. I asked my wife for Legos for Christmas and she came through with this magnificent set. It's Christmas night and I'm already done. The design and detail are better than ever. Following the instructions and building it are just as much fun as I remember. Now I need to go to the storage area under the stairs and drag out my giant box of Legos that have lied dormant for 20 years and start building the rest of the town.

Basically, Legos are great for kids and they promote imagination. A lot of the architecture students I've talked to through the years were also avid Lego builders. In addition to learning how to follow a set of instructions, they also promote visualization and imagination and both are extremely important elements of any engineering or design career. So if you're looking for something safe and fun for your child that might just start them down a road toward a very fulfilling career, you just can't go wrong with Legos.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
4So cute!
By Donna
I bought this for my ten year old daughter thinking that she would need help with this from her older brother. Even though there were more pieces than she has ever worked with the pictorial instruction manual made it a breeze for her. She absolutely loves playing with it. She is interested in architecture so, it definitely inspired her.

Since on the box there was no picture of a person or anything to give a good reference as to the size, I thought that the home would be bigger. Imagine my surprise when my daughter built this tiny thing. I felt that the price was a little steep for something this small but I guess that I am paying for the complicated design and of course, the Lego name. I did like the fact that there were other creator sets that I could purchase to go along with this set.

This set is definitely good for either gender which is refreshing since most of the Lego sets seems to be geared for boys. If your child is interested in Legos, architecture or you want a toy that kids will love for years, this set is a good choice for you! Amazon did have the best price (at least right around the holidays) for this set too.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
3Hard to build roof
By Helen S. Lam
I worked with son and we enjoyed building the walls of the house. However, problems begin with the roof. The plates and the blocks that create the underside of the roof cannot lock tightly onto each other as one must connect multiple plates with insufficient number of blocks to create the full roof. Thus, our roof splintered in several places during the building process and we are on our second attempt to build the roof. It would have been better to have one large plate for the underside of the roof to avoid this structural problem with using multiple small plates and trying to connect them all with blocks.

The walls of the house did not experience a similar structural problem as the blocks are firmly built upon one large piece of lego pad. Lego needs to use the same idea for the roof.

It is also very difficult and time-consuming to separate similar size pieces once they are connected. I do not look forward to disassembling one house to build another.

As there are close to 1,000 pieces, it would be nice for the set to come with a lidded tub to store the numerous pieces. The cardboard box is useless and a big waste of space.

These issues all diminish the fun nature of the set.

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