LEGO Creator Expert Bookshop 10270 Modular Building, Home Décor Display Set for Collectors, Advanced Collection, Gift Idea for 16 plus Year Olds

I am a huge fan of the modular builds so it was a no brainer for me to get this one when I saw it. Especially as before I started being obsessed with Lego I was an avid reader - definitely past tense as I haven't picked a book up for about 3 months now which is so not me. Anyhow, on to the actual review. There are lots and lots of little details within the buildings themselves and, for me, discovering those is what makes the build really exciting for me. I don't really research a kit before buying it or examine all the pack images omce it is in my sweaty little hands so builds like this with loads of little internal details make me "squee" whilst building. Definitely lots of that going on with this build. First off the external looks of this set are excellent and I even like that pesky Birch Tree (although I would have liked a set of optional green "leaves" for it instead of it being permanentily autumn). Nice to have an actual residence next to the store instead of just retail outlets, depending on how you display your modulars you could separate them out as they just Technic pin together. The internal stairs in the Bookshop are built, which I always enjoy. Yes, it is repetitive but something soothing about doing the same motions again and again to produce a finished look. They also look better finished than the premoulded ones. Even better there are NO STICKERS! Where detailing is needed it is preprinted - heaven for my sausage fingers. Number Of Pieces: 2504 Approximate Price Per Piece: £0.06 Build Time: 6.5 Hours

A fantastic set filled with a charming complementary colour palette and excellent exterior detail. The dark greens, lush browns and gold tiles create a real bookshop 'feel'. The subtle touches tie in with the Autumn setting with great effect - yellow & orange leafs on the ground, a pumpkin growing in the garden ready for Old Hallow's Eve. But it's always the little details that make this theme stand out: the black armchair, "Moby Brick", a warm fire place. Though it is a shame that the Grandfather clock can't be easily detached from the interior wall. To my surprise, an extra Lego minifigure's head popped up in bag 6 whilst building the house. It appears to belong to a ghoul or ghost from the hidden side theme. An intriguing feature given the set's setting around Hallowe'en season! Overall, this was an enjoyable build, if your relatively new - or returning to Lego after a long time - I would go for this set.

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I actually prefer the house build for this set. I don't feel like there are enough generic houses to fit in the city, that can look as elegant as the other buildings as part of the modular series. I think the set is very nice and I got this the day it was released in January. The things I would change for this set would be 1. More books, this has probably been raised in other reviews but there is just not enough books in this set, although I do appreciate that there is the idea of books with the bookshelves in the shop. 2. Changeable leaves for the birch tree. I feel the autumn leaves do not fit with my city and so I will be changing them with spare green leaves, I feel this could have been supplied with the model like with the tree house from Lego Ideas. Altogether I really do reccomend this set.

I have been a lifelong fan of Lego, but always focused on space and Start Wars themes. Then one day, on a whim, bought this set. What a mistake! ;) I am now hooked on Lego Modular Buildings!! Ah! This set was so wonderful to build, and because it has two sections, I was able to share the joy of building it with my spouse, who is now also hooked on Modular Buildings. We have all but one at this point and I'm pretty sure we'll get that one for ourselves for Christmas. Back to this particular set though: It is a great modular to start with because it's the right balance of creative building techniques without being too complicated, and something about it is just so cozy. I can imagine myself hanging out in the bookstore, curled up in the big comfy chair with a hot drink and a good book. Oh, and the tree! Fantastic touch that makes this and the rest of our growing Lego town so much more colourful and friendly. I hope some new Modular Building sets include some more trees. I also like, as can be seen in one of the attached photos, that because it comes in two parts it can be split up to add extra variety to a Lego Modular Building town. So yah… this set is totally worth the money and I 100% recommend it. Just be warned: You might get hooked on a new Lego theme!! :D

Simple, pretty, elegant. I enjoy all the modulars but this one is one of my favourites for sure. Good work LEGO! Only will be switching the foliage to summertime, better match the street.

This was the first set I got after the Central Perk set got me back into the game that is LEGO. I had no idea what I was in for! The Friends one was fun to build but this was fantastic. I really loved building all these little intricate things for the first time. I had had no idea things could look like that. The exterior, for most of the modulars, is the main draw, and that's the case with this one. The interior IS lovely, though, don't get me wrong. Many complain about the lack of books in the book shop but I find it plenty sufficient. The green stairs are so gorgeous. The rooms are so great and efficient. I think my favorite is the little townhouse, though. It reminds my wife and I of our own little apartment in NYC and is really quite cute. The bay windows in the front is probably my favorite feature on any exterior of any modular. I got some cheap LED lights and lit it my own way instead of buying one of those expensive packs, see for yourself how it turned out. It's all so beautiful and was a heck of a way to get into the modular scene. I bought a great many after this, the Diner being my personal favorite, but this one is still terrific.

This Modular set is awesome. It takes days to build it with my son. He was enjoy building the bookshop and in the same parallel time I was building the flat. The bookshop just fine and I agree with previous comments suggesting adding some books and library features, decorations would give more value. The flat was ok but it missed crucial details and facilities such as bathroom and the kid bed. We have added some touches to the backyard from our extra Lego pieces. Overall, we like it.

I was really excited to get this as it looks so lovely in the picture but I was so underwhelmed building it and with the final result. The interior detail is really lacking due to the small size of each building and the back of both buildings is so boring. I am also really frustrated that the burgundy bricks that make the roof of the book shop are two different colours. My 11 year old son has still had lots of fun playing with the set but compared to the Diner and Assembly Square for example, this is well below par.

I feel only half happy with this set. The reason being, I wish this set had been a stand-alone building of the bookshop rather than compromising so much by adding a second building. The compromises are pretty sever, especially for the teal townhouse, which is lacking a bathroom, a kitchen and the basement is more of a crawl space. This is suppose to be a home, but lacks the basic necessities of a house. The bookshop itself suffers from the same disappointing compromises as the bookshop, but on top of not having a bathroom or a kitchen, the bookshop suffers from a lack of books and bookshelves. I like how the bookshop exterior building looks and the colors. I also like how the townhouse looks, but I REALLY dislike the teal color. The teal seems to really clash with the warm colors of the bookshop. The build techniques are fine and the set was enjoyable to build. I love bookshops, and I got this set because of that love. But I DON'T love this set. I would had loved this set if the designers didn't make any compromises by just sticking to one building, the bookshop. I would had loved to had seen a fully realized bookshop with at least two isles of bookshelves, glass cabinets displaying rare books, a bathroom, and a backroom or office. This set is such a missed opportunity, as I have seen builders who purchased two of these sets to built a full bookshop building. I'm not going to double dip for something the designers should had done in the first place though.