Little Yellow Brick - A Lego Blog

Sunday, 13 November 2011

Little Yellow Brick Pick #5 - 10222 Winter Village Post Office

Here it is!!!

10222 Winter Village Post Office

Yet another happy Christmas Lego set!

7 minifigs and a dog!

We bought this set barely two hours ago! The third instalment in Lego's Seasonal Series, the 10222 Winter Village Post Office was released by Lego a month or two ago in the US, and is yet to be officially available in Singapore. We already have the previous two sets in the series - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop and 10216 Winter Village Bakery. We will start building it up really soon; time to remove this set from our wishlist! Do visit our page over the next few days for an update on our tenth Lego project - 10222 Winter Village Post Office.. and of course, our Lego Winter Village comprising of the Winter Village Toy Shop, Winter Village Bakery and Winter Village Post Office!!! :)

Our eighth Lego project - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop

Our ninth Lego project - 10216 Winter Village Bakery

Our tenth Lego project - 10222 Winter Village Post Office
Our Lego Winter Village - Two and Counting
Our Lego Winter Village - Three and Counting
Our Lego Winter Village MOC - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery and 10222 Winter Village Post Office
Lego Christmas Winter Wonderland
Our 19th Lego project - 10245 Santa's Workshop

Our 15th Lego project - 10229 Winter Village Cottage

Our Lego Winter Village MOC - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery, 10222 Winter Village Post Office and 10229 Winter Village Cottage

Our 17th Lego project - 10235 Winter Village Market

Our Lego Winter Village MOC - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery, 10222 Winter Village Post Office, 10229 Winter Village Cottage and 10235 Winter Village Market

Our Lego Winter Village Town MOC - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery, 10222 Winter Village Post Office, 10229 Winter Village Cottage, 10235 Winter Village Market and 10245 Santa's Workshop

Friday, 11 November 2011

Our Lego Winter Village - Two and Counting

Well, you must have guessed it! After building the 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop and 10216 Winter Village Bakery, we were always going to publish a combined entry on both sets. So here it is, our Lego Winter Village!

Lego Winter Village

Welcome to our humble village!

Preparing for Christmas!

Shops, benches, trees and more!

View from behind the shops!

Our Lego Winter Village is currently made up of Lego's first two Seasonal Series sets 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop (released in 2009) and 10216 Winter Village Bakery (released in 2010). We are currently lacking the third set, the 10222 Winter Village Post Office, which we will try to get our hands on soon!

10199 Winter Village Toy Shop

10216 Winter Village Bakery

It has been a truly wondering experience building and displaying the sets. The combined Winter Village, we dare say, is visually more appealing than our Modular Town, which is currently at five buildings (we have yet to complete our 10182 Cafe Corner). The Winter Village Toy Shop and Bakery sets come with three shops, one skating rink, one bench with street lamps, a Christmas tree, a horse carriage, and plenty of minifigs - for more details, please read the extended post! Our final two cents on the village? With Christmas about six weeks away, we would urge Lego fans to buy the sets for that white Christmas feel at home!

Our ninth Lego project - 10216 Winter Village Bakery

Model: 10216 Winter Village Bakery
687 Pieces
Released in 2010
Retail price: $54.99 USD

Here it is - the second post in our Seasonal Series! Bought over the long weekend, we have wasted no time in building the set!

10216 Winter Village Bakery

Before...

After! Our busy little Winter Village Bakery!

Top down view of the Winter Village Bakery!

Lining them up for our customary minifigs shot!

Christmas tree stand, ice skating rink, Winter Village Bakery and horse carriage!

Following our post on the 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, we were inspired to get our hands on the other two Lego sets in the Seasonal Series - the 10216 Winter Village Bakery and the 10222 Winter Village Post Office. For now, we have only managed to buy the Winter Village Bakery, which was released by Lego in 2010; the Winter Village Post Office has not been officially released in Singapore (Toy Station, though, has available sets). Nevertheless, we will look to buy, build and post the Winter Village Post Office before Christmas!

At 687 pieces, the Winter Village Bakery is the smallest Lego project we have worked on, never mind the Seasonal Series. However, it is just as aesthetically pleasing as the Winter Village Toy Shop. Taking about four hours to complete, the building experience was short but enjoyable. The Winter Village Bakery officially comes with 7 minifigs, but we would argue that it comes with 8 as there is an additional minifig stuck in the snow (only his feet are showing)! The set also comes with a horse drawn carriage, which adds to the village / non-urban feel.

Design-wise, the Winter Village Bakery, like the Winter Village Toy Shop, is only half-built - the facade is complete from the front but the back is exposed. There seems to be a design flaw in the shop, which does not have a ladder or a staircase for access to the second floor.

Overall, from a play and display perspective, the Winter Village Bakery can stand on its own, but we would propose adding it to the Winter Village Toy Shop to make the village a true hub of activity. Like the Winter Village Toy Shop, it also comes with lighting - we encourage you to check out the rest of our 40-odd pictures of this set. Our verdict on this set? Buy - especially before Christmas!

Little Yellow Brick Pick #4 - 10216 Winter Village Bakery

Look what we bought over the long weekend!!! :)

10216 Winter Village Bakery

Another pretty winter themed Lego set!

Comes with 8 minifigs!

The 10216 Winter Village Bakery, released by Lego in 2010, is the second set in the Seasonal Series after the 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop. At 687 pieces, it is much smaller than the Toy Shop, which has 815 pieces, but appeals just as much to our visual senses. We are excited about the purchase, and will start work on building it soon! Stay tuned for our post on building the 10216 Winter Village Bakery! :)

Our eighth Lego project - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop

Our ninth Lego project - 10216 Winter Village Bakery

Our tenth Lego project - 10222 Winter Village Post Office

Our Lego Winter Village - Two and Counting
Our Lego Winter Village - Three and Counting
Our Lego Winter Village MOC - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery and 10222 Winter Village Post Office
Lego Christmas Winter Wonderland

Our 15th Lego project - 10229 Winter Village Cottage

Our Lego Winter Village MOC - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery, 10222 Winter Village Post Office and 10229 Winter Village Cottage
Our 17th Lego project - 10235 Winter Village Market
Our Lego Winter Village MOC - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery, 10222 Winter Village Post Office, 10229 Winter Village Cottage and 10235 Winter Village Market
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Our 19th Lego project - 10245 Santa's Workshop
Our Lego Winter Village Town MOC - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery, 10222 Winter Village Post Office, 10229 Winter Village Cottage, 10235 Winter Village Market and 10245 Santa's Workshop

Friday, 4 November 2011

Our eighth Lego project - 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop

Model: 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop
815 Pieces
Released in 2009
Retail price: $59.99 USD

With Christmas over a month away, how about a Lego blog entry to kickstart the festive season? :)

Bob the builder time - Winter Village Toy Shop pieces

10199 Winter Village Toy Shop - buzzing with activity!

Let's line everyone up for a picture!

7 minifigs, 1 snowman, 1 robot, 1 jack in the box and 1 cat!

The Winter Village Toy Shop comes with lighting!

At 815 pieces, the 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop is much smaller than any of our Modular Buildings. However, this set makes up for its lack of size with vibrant use of colours, numerous minifigs, and real lighting within the shop.

Visually speaking, the Winter Village Toy Shop is the prettiest Lego set we have built. It makes for an excellent display on its own; it has sufficient minifigs and structures (a shop, a bench and a Christmas tree) to stand alone. Its lack of a base plate to hold all the structures together could be turned into an advantage: the various pieces can be arranged in any order to vary the view. Do click on the full post to see the rest of the pictures for a visual feast!

Given that Christmas is round the corner, the 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop is definitely handy addition to any Lego collection. We had a great time building it - stay tuned for our posts on the 10216 Winter Village Bakery and 10222 Winter Village Post Office, once we manage to get our hands on them! :)