How To Combine Lego Minecraft Sets

(Written by Geneva – gid617)

Later on having been available to LEGO VIP members for several weeks, the #21128 LEGO Minecraft The Village set up is now released to the general public. Though I spent several hours edifice information technology according to the instructions (with a few friendly delays from "helpful" younger siblings), I decided to get ahead and tear it autonomously and see what else I could build from the included parts. I was particularly curious about using all those medium-night-flesh colour elements that are so abundant in the prepare. 🙂

In general I'yard not then interested in how a LEGO ready turns out after wading through the instructions. I'm more curious about using the official fix as a springboard for my own creations, using the same pieces and/or techniques. So I wanted to combine the parts that came with the LEGO Minecraft The Hamlet fix from my perspective equally a LEGO creative person – if I tin lay claim to the title. For a more traditional review check out: LEGO Minecraft The Village Review

That said, let's take a bit of full general look at the set itself, before we run across what its components are useful for. Building it was slightly slow and repetitive, only at that place are sections – notably the opening roof of the butcher'south edifice – that are pretty clever and interesting. And I would be the kickoff to acknowledge that the farm in the center is actually cute! Simply the real punch of the prepare would have to lie in the selection of colors; particularly medium-night-mankind. The Hamlet includes several Minecraft minifigures, which are kind of cute with their blocky heads, and really are an interesting cross-over between the completely block-oriented Minecraft world, and the somewhat more than versatile LEGO world.

Every bit a LEGO fan who knows virtually zilch well-nigh Minecraft, my first impression upon seeing this set was less than amazing. Information technology appeared blocky, full of studs, and no section jumped out to wow me. Sure, it'southward huge – which is great – but information technology just seemed like there must exist a cooler way to employ i,600 pieces.

However that'due south the beauty of LEGO; you lot don't take to stick with what'southward pictured on the front of the box. This ready is a goldmine of bones LEGO elements. The sheer quantity of dark-grey, light-grayness, brownish, and medium-dark-flesh is really impressive. And there are lots of other intriguing pieces; plant parts, printed tiles, and articulate bricks – to proper name a few. And so I tried to put together a couple of my own custom LEGO creations, to whet your appetite for what else these parts tin be useful for.

The insane amount of medium-dark-mankind bricks was probably what struck me starting time nigh this set. With my groundwork in medieval LEGO creations – and with the help of those masonry-bricks – a castle-way building was definitely in order! Please annotation that I have likewise added a number of pieces that are not part of the LEGO Minecraft The Village prepare.

Some other somewhat rare colour that is present in the LEGO Minecraft The Village in large quantities is bright-green. In that location are 10 12×6 bright-green plates, which is enough to build quite a sizable footprint.

In that location are as well a good number of plant parts – particularly in brown. These are always useful to add a fleck of flare to a LEGO model.

I used both vivid-green plates and brown "flowers" in this beachside vignette. Over again, please note that the rest of the parts aren't from the LEGO Minecraft The Village set.

Also remarkable are the transparent pieces; quite a few clear windows and several bricks in green and blue. I was not able to observe a use for these correct off the bat, but I'k sure they volition come in handy anytime!

The amount of 2×2 jumper-plates in this set is another very striking collection of pieces. Jumper-plates are very useful for offsetting and existence able to plough other pieces attached to them.

In the motion-picture show below you tin can run into me using those jumper-plates at the pinnacle of the wall section to create some decorative details. And I also took reward of all the medium-night-flesh elements for the flooring and wall.

Final but non least, there are quite a few pieces included that are unique to the Minecraft theme, or this gear up in particular. Fortunately, they are withal generic looking plenty to use them in other applications. For example the blocky printed patterns on the tiles could work as screens or cushions, and the bases for the Creeper and Enderman only take a bit of creativity.

Here I have used the green piece from the Creeper in a micro space-racer, although with applying and then many stickers it has become all just invisible.

In that location were quite a few other pieces in the LEGO Minecraft The Village that defenseless my attention, but this is but a smattering in the hopes that you volition be inspired to build your ain creations with whatever LEGO pieces y'all accept on hand. If you are considering getting this set, its usefulness as a parts-pack is certainly a betoken in its favor. Most of the pieces would be advisable for well-nigh whatsoever genre of edifice, and the large quantities of unique colors sets LEGO Minecraft The Village autonomously. It is available under the LEGO Minecraft department of the Online LEGO Store.

What do y'all think? What is your impression of this set? Take you considered what uses you might put its pieces to? Does this cursory overview inspire y'all to practise some building on your own? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment department below! 😉

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