# love at first sight
Scrolling thru lego sets on their website weekly produces a strong, opinionated wish list and level of excitement one or the other set will (probably) bring. Once this set was announced, all other wishes were forgotten in a blink!

I checked the website every couple of days to see if I remembered the date correctly, even if the date was far away at that time. In the end, the check was done daily! When the button changed from "coming soon" to "add to bag," I was there, and the package was on its way.

# what I have expected
I knew the set would be a must-have collection item, deserving a spot on one shelf with lights. The idea of wildlife and a reminder of what I want to practice at some point in my life growing bit older. I took it as a sign that things needed to start moving one way or the other.

Why not start with a meditative time of bringing this set to life and defining the life I will proceed with.

With the set being on a lower scale of how many pieces it has, my expectations were primarily on the outer details of groups of topics one sees at first glance. Let's see what happens as I build.

# what I really got
One of the cutest builds I have had with a set. The instructions are split into smaller sections, which look like a set of long paths in front of you but come out as calming achievement after every topic. It looked even too simple at some point, but the satisfaction of continuing with the next one was amazing.

The details on every part of the build are fascinating, and I think I haven't seen a set that would bring me such fascination. See the details at the end of the article and see it for yourself.

# conclusion
I can say "one of the cutest sets" to build, and collection-wise, one of my favorite items.

![Part of the collection](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-featured.jpeg)

# details that fascinated me during build

![a-frame-cabin-unboxed.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-unboxed.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-back-details.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-back-details.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-back-details-2.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-back-details-2.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-back-details-3.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-back-details-3.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-bed-details.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-bed-details.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-bird.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-bird.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-camera.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-camera.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-chair-1.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-chair-1.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-chair-2.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-chair-2.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-cute-figures.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-cute-figures.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-designs.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-designs.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-detailed-trees.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-detailed-trees.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-detailed-trees-2.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-detailed-trees-2.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-figures-2.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-figures-2.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-front-details.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-front-details.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-front-stairs.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-front-stairs.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-front-table.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-front-table.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-guitar.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-guitar.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-hammers.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-hammers.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-hidden-animals.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-hidden-animals.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-kitchen.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-kitchen.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-office.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-office.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-organic-back.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-organic-back.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-organic-front.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-organic-front.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-organic-roof.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-organic-roof.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-organic-sides.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-organic-sides.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-otter.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-otter.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-records.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-records.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-roof-windows-alignment-idea.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-roof-windows-alignment-idea.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-small-details.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-small-details.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-spider.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-spider.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-stone-front-made-of-hammers.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-stone-front-made-of-hammers.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-upper-floor-details.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-upper-floor-details.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-upper-floor-details-2.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-upper-floor-details-2.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-upper-floor-details-3.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-upper-floor-details-3.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-wood-storage.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-wood-storage.jpeg)

![a-frame-cabin-wood-storage-2.jpeg](/media/lego/a-frame-cabin-wood-storage-2.jpeg)


Till next time, stay sexy and hydrated.


A-Frame Cabin - review

# the "pending blocker" is finally gone
I've had this set for six months, and it had as many intentions as only a developer can have with shelf projects. The last one is "no more new sets till this one is done." So there was just one other option to do. Buy new sets anyway!

The anticipation of getting new ones left me with no choice but to bring this one to life while waiting.

# what I have expected
Back in the day, there was little focus on smooth and clean lego designs. All the sets required quite a lot of imagination to be seen as life-like, which made childhood so much better and with more options. Seeing how lego changes things by adding many small details to the finishing touches, where you don't even notice that an item is a lego. They adequately addressed what grownup fans (with money) want.

It's a thing that needs to live on a shelf. Not a build-and-destroy kind of thing, but a piece of a happy memory and all the possibilities that we bring from our childhood.

# what I really got
A much more extensive set than I anticipated. I knew the sets were getting twice or three times as big counting the pieces needed for the size of the final product. This one had twice as many legos as it looked at first sight.

All the parts are firmly placed together in a way that at no point do you have any fear of breaking a single thing. Well, almost ... only the front mask of the car had some issues, but ignore those 3 parts.

Building it showed the author's masterpiece using lego in ways never used in the older sets. At least not at that scale and at all stages of the build. Perpendicular builds look so simple when done, but only a few of us could integrate such a strong structure.

The model's ratio still needs to be clarified. I am not used to building things just for the model itself, but always for lego or technic figures. On the other hand, this opened so much room for the details that wouldn't be here otherwise.

# details that fascinated me

![Curtains on all windows](/media/lego/volkswagen-curtains.jpeg)

![Fridge content](/media/lego/volkswagen-fridge.jpeg)

![Kitchen counter details](/media/lego/volkswagen-kitchen.jpeg)

![Perpendicular masterpiece and model firmness](/media/lego/volkswagen-perpendicular-masterpiece.jpeg)

![Perpendicular masterpiece and model firmness](/media/lego/volkswagen-perpendicular-masterpiece-1.jpeg)

![Propane behind the kitchen facade](/media/lego/volkswagen-propane.jpeg)

![Seats](/media/lego/volkswagen-seats-1.jpeg)

![Seats](/media/lego/volkswagen-seats-2.jpeg)

![Smooth finish touches for all surfaces](/media/lego/volkswagen-smooth-finish-1.jpeg)

![Working steering](/media/lego/volkswagen-steering.jpeg)

# conclusion
In the end, it took too much energy to assemble. But looking back, I can't find a thing I would be willing to sacrifice from the set for it to be done quicker.

I recommend this set to anyone who firmly believes in lego, as the symbolic message outweighs everything else.

![Part of the collection](/media/lego/volkswagen-collection.jpeg)


Till next time, stay sexy and hydrated.


Volkswagen T2 Camper Van - review

One more Christmas gift is waiting to become part of the collection.

Hogwarts™ Express train from King’s Cross Station is an iconic scene with Platform 9¾™ and a Dementor™ as a bonus. It's like getting a glow-in-the-dark ghost for the first time back in the era of no internet.

I hope my "lego writers' block" ends soon, as I need a couple more sets in my collection. And some lego fun too.


harry-potter-express - Hogwarts™ Express

harry-potter-express - Hogwarts™ Express - pending

# Volkswagen T2 Camper Van pending

Note: still waiting in the box

Since the first look at it, I was amazed at how far lego came with the details. I wanted to have it right away and am still surprised I waited for a couple of months before buying it myself.

Now it has some other sentimental values, and I can't start to bring it to life.

Fingers crossed, it happens soon, as I need new ideas and wishes to fulfill.
