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LEGO Creator Fiat 500 Press-Release

by on February 29, 2020
in LEGO Exclusives

Timeless Italian class in LEGO brick form step back to the 1960s with the #10271 LEGO Creator Expert Fiat 500. This morning, the LEGO Group announced the LEGO Creator Expert Fiat 500, bringing Italian charm to your LEGO vehicle collection. The #10271 LEGO Creator Expert Fiat 500 is going to be available from March 1st at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop. Details below.

Recreate a taste of ‘La Dolce Vita’ by recreating the iconic Fiat 500 in LEGO brick form, with this new LEGO Creator Expert set. This highly nostalgic set is full to the brim with authentic details from the quintessentially Italian car that has found a place in the heart of motorists across the world.

The Fiat 500 is a symbol of effortlessly cool Italian style and this detailed LEGO brick model recreates a true icon of classic automotive design. Based on the Fiat 500F Legend from the late 1960s, this advanced building set includes a detailed interior and functioning sunroof, allowing the driver to soak up the Italian sun while cruising down the Amalfi Coast.

The 960-piece model features everything needed for a European trip, including a trunk (complete with spare tire), a luggage rack to the rear of the car, as well as an opening hood which allows builders to inspect the engine once they have completed the model.

Included within the set are a folding easel with color palette and a painting of the car outside Rome’s famous Colosseum, allowing budding builders to create their favorite scenes in Rome and bring back memories of holidays gone by.

Many LEGO Creator Expert building models are designed to inspire nostalgia and rekindle memories of times gone by and the #10271 LEGO Creator Expert Fiat 500 is no different. This set is the latest in the LEGO Creator Expert vehicle range that offers a relaxing building experience and can be displayed as the perfect centerpiece of any LEGO brick car collection.

The set measures over 4” (11cm) high, 9” (24cm) long, and 4” (11cm) wide and is an ideal build for any LEGO brick car collector or fan of Italian culture. Recommended for ages 16+.

To mark the launch of the first ever LEGO Creator Expert Fiat 500 set, a life-size LEGO brick model of the iconic Fiat 500 – made from 189,032 LEGO bricks and weighing 400kg – has been unveiled at Spazio MRF Mirafiori Corso Luigi Settembrini via live stream by Sky Media presenter Federica Masolin together with Camillo Mazzola, LEGO Italy and Cristiano Fiorio Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Turin, Italy today.

To celebrate the partnership between Fiat and the LEGO Group the 1:1 LEGO brick Fiat 500 car – taking 830 man-hours to build and featuring an original Fiat 500 steering wheel – will sit pride of place among a fleet of vintage Fiat 500s in the Fiat factory and then will go to Geneva Motor Show as well as tour LEGO Stores across Italy in March/April.

Pierre Normandin , LEGO Designer, said: “The Fiat 500 is a global automotive icon – having first launched in 1957 and still a timeless classic. To see it celebrated in the beautiful city of Turin with this incredible new Creator Expert set and such an epic life-size build is testament to how beloved this car is.”

Cristiano Fiorio, Head of Brand Marketing Communication, FCA EMEA Region commented: “Throughout its illustrious history, the Fiat 500 has surpassed its original material manifestation to take its place in the collective unconscious, becoming an international icon. This is also demonstrated by its recent exposure at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. We know well that the LEGO Group handpicks iconic products, and that the Fiat 500 is not only a car but an artistic and cultural phenomenon with strong symbolic value, as well as a joyous and colorful expression of the Italian spirit around the world.”

The #10271 LEGO Creator Expert Fiat 500 is going to be available starting March 1st, at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop. Prices are as follows: US $89.99 – CA $129.99 – DE €79.99 – UK £74.99 – FR €84.99 – DK 749DKK (Euro prices vary by country). For updated details, check the LEGO Creator Expert section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the LEGO Creator Fiat 500? Is this a set you’re interested in? Which one is your favorite LEGO Creator Expert vehicle so far? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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LEGO Disney Storybook Collection Review

by on February 28, 2020
in LEGO Disney

Some of the most interesting sets that were released this year are the LEGO Disney Storybook Adventures. There are four books in the collection; the #43174 LEGO Disney Mulan’s Storybook Adventures, the #43175 LEGO Disney Anna and Elsa’s Storybook Adventures, the #43176 LEGO Disney Ariel’s Storybook Adventures, and the #43177 LEGO Disney Belle’s Storybook Adventures.

The LEGO Disney Storybooks are similar to the #21315 LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book, but instead of building the book covers from LEGO pieces, a couple of specialized large elements are used. My guess that based on the popularity of the LEGO Ideas set, and the popularity of pop-up books in general, LEGO wanted to release something similar but simper and cheaper for younger kids.

All four of the LEGO Disney Storybooks are constructed in the same way; three large interconnecting pieces for the cover with a printed locket to keep the books closed (this makes the sets double as sturdy storage containers). There are studs on both the outside and inside of the books to decorate them and to build up stories and scenes, and there is a sticker-sheet to add extra decorations.

Speaking of stickers, the LEGO Disney Storybooks also come with a large number of exclusive printed elements. This includes the aforementioned lockets, the beautifully printed oval cover on each book, several 2×2 printed jumper-plates, and many more. The inside of each book is also printed with a terrain, suitable for the story.

Unlike in the #21315 LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book where the scene is built on one side of the book and actually pops up as the book opens, in the LEGO Disney Storybooks, the scenes are built on the inner spine of the book, and you fold the two covers away to reveal it. Then, some smaller sections can be folded down for more playability. This is a clever way to achieve the pop-up book effect without the complex mechanism of the LEGO Ideas set.

Bu the unique features of the LEGO Disney Storybooks don’t stop there! They also introduce micro mini-dolls. These tiny dolls are very interesting and super cute. They have regular LEGO mini-doll heads and hair pieces, attached to a tiny body. This gives them a cartoonish, super cute look, which is enhanced by the unusually large eyes. The arms of the micro mini-dolls are fixed, and there is a small hole in their hands that works as peg receivers for tiny accessories like flowers and other decorative accessories from the LEGO Friends and LEGO Disney lines.

There is not a whole lot to say about the small builds, as they are very simple, but they are still noteworthy because of all the unique printed pieces, large number of accessories, and unique colors. In the player below, I nave included some video-reviews for you, so you can see the sets in more detail.

Fun sets, aren’t they? As I mentioned at the beginning, there are four books in the LEGO Disney Storybooks collection. They are $19.99 each, which I think is a very fair price. I would recommend checking them out and get at least one, if not all four. They make a nice collection for adult LEGO fans, and a fun way to play for younger kids and even pack up and carry their creations. Very fun sets in my opinion. You can check them out at the LEGO Disney section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the LEGO Disney Storybooks? Are you planning to get them? Or do you have some of them already? What other stories would you like to see in the collection? Feel free to share your thoughts and own reviews in the comment section below!

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