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His reviews are ok. I just dont see why he feels the need to make stupid faces for all of his thumbnails .

Spectacular!! https://falconbricks.com/news/lego-21060-himeji-castle-first-look/

Needed to get 2X Botanical Gardens to build the MOC since my BL order will be arriving today so went with this pretty good deal:

https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10320-eldorado-fortress-2023/

Free VIP keychains (up to 3) in the Collectables section of the VIP Point rewards.

already has shelf-wear!

Finally, something good in the architecture line. This line is so hit or miss from what it used to be. I wish they would get rid of the city scapes and go back to sets like this.

The original mold was retired in 2002 being replaced by the presently used variant. The stud dimensions on the original frond (10x5x1.5) versus the current one (8x3x1).

I was lucky enough as a child to have the original in their collection. I still have that raised baseplate safe in storage. Most of my Imperials survived childhood, I think. Haha. I have seen a couple of remakes from the fans for this classic Pirates set done in their own style using newer techniques & parts. Sometimes builders can go a bit overboard with a more "inspired by" end result losing that original charm. I believe here the LEGO designers achieved a faithful recreation albeit a pricy one. Thank goodness the base is completely built from the ground up without any "junior" parts or "ugly rocks" either. I am curious how the rock island is built internally more so than anything else of the set. The LEGO Company has made various nods on a small scale towards the themes which helped to build them. Re-imaginings of this magnitude would be magnificent to see more of. I would be fine with a yearly release for remakes under the "Icons" moniker of this caliber.

Lego needs to realize there is a huge market for remaking these old classic amazing sets. (and maybe they are) Classic sets using newer techniques? Sign me up.

I got married right before I turned 26 and still knew I wasn't ready. Our first year or so was pretty rocky because I was still in work-golf-drink beer mode and she was ready to be a family. Edit: We just celebrated 20 years, so it's worked out.