LEGO Creator Bike Shop And Cafe

A new addition to my LEGO city today and it comes in the form of the LEGO Creator Bike Shop and Cafe which my lovely wife picked up for me as a present from Very and it was delivered today on my day off so I had plenty of time to get it built.

Consisting of 1032 pieces and taking me around about 4 hours to build I was very satisfied with the end product, it had some really nice mini builds within the full build which I will point out later and also used some interesting and effective building techniques and part combination's which I will be keeping in mind when I start making my own buildings from scratch. This is also another 3 in 1 kit so you can also build two other types of building from this kit but I chose to go with the main build.

Both of the buildings are build in the doll house style which means that they can be split down the middle and opened up like a clam shell giving you easy access to the inside of the buildings.

Here are some of the interior details of the cafe.

Two of my favourite mini builds from this set was the coffee machine that can be seen behind the counter and the cash machine that's located on the side of the building, I also love how they made the blue drapes for the window area. The only thing I wasn't to crazy about is the small bird they have sat on the roof, its a nice idea but I'm personally not a big fan.

Next are the interior details of the bike shop.

 I quite like a few details in the bike shop like how they've angled the bike to fit onto the store front window and i like the little kitchen area that's upstairs as well as how the roof access has been done and the little barbecue that is up there as well.

With this set you also get 3 mini figures which can be seen here.

The set also comes with a very basic convertible car.

So overall I'm very happy with this build and is a welcome addition to my LEGO city which is starting to come along nicely now, just need to get some road tiles and a few more shops to complete the downtown shopping area before moving on to the residential area.

Many thanks

SH

Lego City Police Station Review

After visiting Toys 'R' Us today I got my hands on the Lego City Police Station for £79.99 which is the same as what Lego charge from their website.

The set comes with 854 pieces and took me about 3 hours to assemble. All the parts are separated into differently numbered bags which aids with following the six instruction books making it easier to build.

It builds a nice sized 3 story police station with a police bike, police car and police helicopter as well as 3 police men, 1 police woman, 3 bad guys and 1 police dog.

Here are some pictures of the mini figures that are included in this set.

I like how both sets of  figures have some nice detailing on the back. I also like how two of the bad guys come with ball and chains and as you can see the bad guy on the right has a crowbar and a bag full of cash.

These are the vehicle that come with the set.

The vehicles are pretty basic builds but I think they still look good, all the Police signs and number plates are stickers so getting them straight and lined up can be a bit of a pain. The tow truck that's included in this set has a nice long chain with a grapple hook at the end that can be used to pull the bars off of the cells.

This is the Police station building completed.

 I then placed all the mini figures and added two of my own which can bee seen below.

Helicopter pilot running to an emergency.

 An undercover cop has caught a criminal in the act.

 The dog handler keeping an eye out for any suspicious activity.

New convict getting processed.

 Sound asleep in his cell, some interesting scriblings on the cell walls.

 Looks like he has a plan to escape and the tools to do it stashed in a secret compartment in his bed.

Looks like the Police biker needs a well deserved cup of coffee to keep him alert.

So in conclusion I'm pretty happy with the set. In the future I will modify it so that all the walls are built up instead of just the front and I will be adding some flowers and plants to the grassy area in front of the station.
My only bug bear with this set was the amount of stickers that were required to be stuck to every window and door as well as some vehicles, but this is only a minor complaint and I would highly recommend this set to anyone who enjoys Lego and is thinking of building a Lego city.

SH

Welcome to the hobby hole!

Welcome to the blog of a 25 year old hobby hopper, I can't explain why I jump from one hobby to another but it happens all the time. I've always wanted to blog about my hobby but always change what my hobby is, so be prepared!

So the in thing for me at this moment in time is that I'm really into LEGO, playing the drums and playing PS4 (mainly because of Elder Scrolls online).

The one thing that always bugs me about my hobbies that I choose is that they are never cheap hobbies at the dismay of my lovely and very understanding wife Jen who I have been with for 7 years, married for 2 of them.

There may also be some personal blogs within this hobby blog so its not all gonna be about what I do in my spare time.

So anyways enough of the introduction and on to my first blog post that will be up soon. :)

SH