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Fortunately, the model avoids relying excessively upon them. The box contains 31 bags, which are numbered between one and 24, alongside the instruction manual. The cover displays Kevin McCallister's plan from the movie, albeit featuring one subtle change as the onscreen reference to Micro Machines has been replaced with 'Cars'. This cover would definitely have benefitted from brighter colours, but I appreciate the integration of Kevin's famous battle plan. The last free-standing structure in the set is Kevin’s treehouse.
‘Shut up’ basement scene
While the exterior achieves mixed success, the interior includes extraordinary detail. Copious features from the movie are included, beginning in the entrance hall where the main staircase appears. Various plants are present here, corresponding with the onscreen location where the whole McCallister house is decorated with colourful plants. Extensive detail decorates the front of the house, hence the reverse appears disappointing by comparison.
The kitchen and basement
The door to the kitchen has this great pet-flap feature. This is a new door element for LEGO, and one that I suspect we’ll see pop up in a lot of future sets. Kevin’s imaginary foe of the basement furnace gets a lot of love, too. The build here is suitably menacing, with a light-brick providing a hellish glow when the top grate/mouth is pushed down. The icy spot in front of the door has been recreated with transparent blue tile with a satin finish. The stair to the kitchen also have an icy spot – not quite movie-accurate as this was actually done to the front steps in the film.
Christmas Tree
If you’re a massive Home Alone fan, and want to reignite your sense of nostalgia for the quintessential family-friendly 90s Christmas movie, you will love every bit of this set. The roofs are pretty simple, made out of white bricks, punctuated by dormer windows. The white roof gives it a heavily snowed under look, but isn’t completely accurate as the roof is meant to be grey. I watch this movie so much I could build this set blindfolded.
Marv initially enters the McCallister house through the basement and including this basement would typically require raising the whole model. However, the designer has cleverly raised the kitchen instead, which does seem slightly awkward but was certainly worthwhile to incorporate the basement. The trans-opalescent blue 1x4 tiles which represent ice outside both doors look excellent. Additionally, the shutters are missing from the outermost windows. However, the shutters that are present look marvellous, featuring lovely texture and strengthening each wall because the shutters are attached using brackets.
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Here’s a look at the basement, and the furnace, which at first is something that terrifies Kevin, but as he builds his courage, by the end of the movie, he is no longer afraid of it. Here’s a look at the back which has the extension out the back, for the kitchen and basement. The Oh-Okay Plumbing and Heating sign is printed on the side, so be sure to not be like me, and align the stickers well so it doesn’t look like crap.
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Mainly as this would look more impressive and easier to access. But I will need a bank loan for the extra bricks and roofing on top of the original purchase mortgage. I was hoping for dark red brick exterior not brown, oh well. I do wish the roof would have been dark with snow added to it. I can't remember too many building with white roofs overall though, so it's different in that way.
Wish Lego remake that set or just a regular town house with interior and as a creator expert set for around 2000 to 4000 pieces. The exterior is just a collection of brown and white bricks. Like, it does look like a nice tribute to Home Alone and it packs all sorts of references in . Would have been better cutting some of the rooms and fleshing out the others, or as a $300 or $350 set that looks fantastic even outside of being based on Home Alone.
The attachment points are hidden in the base of the small table at the top of the stairs. The exterior of Buzz’s door has a “keep out sticker.” You can also see another movie reference in Buzz’s spider hanging out in the stairwell. On the opposite side of the level, the bathroom set is coming together. The callbacks here are a wrapped toothbrush, silver-foil stickered mirror, and a bottle of shaving balm.
Later, Kevin drags his sled indoors for a bit of downhill action. There are also a wide array of pieces in the uncommon medium azure and sand blue shades. Some are making their first appearance here, and some are just hard to find. The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review.
Kudos to everyone involved in bringing this set to life. The finishing touches on the house are adding some snow-covered greenery and Christmas lights to the front yard. Also included is a microfigure trophy to stand in for the problematic “Lawn Jockey” statue that keeps getting hit by the Little Nero’s Pizza delivery guy in the movie. That knob activates the collapsing shelves in Buzz’s bedroom. Pulling on it removes a supporting rod under the hinged shelves, letting them fall forward. When locked in place there’s a bit of droop to the top shelf, but it’s not super-noticeable.
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