LEGO Creator Volkswagen T1 Camper Van 10220

I have had this set for a few years now and it still makes me smile every time I walk past it. The campervan is quite big which means the design team have managed to cram an incredible amount of detail into the set. There's folding chairs, lava lamps as well as a nicely detailed engine and dashboard. It's also incredibly good value for money. I recently dismantled and rebuilt this set and it's a brilliant build. Loads of pieces so it takes a wee while to put together but for me that's a very good thing. I recently also bought an LED light set for this which really sets it off. If you are a VW fan or a LEGO fan looking for your next build then don't hesitate in getting one if these.

Hi All, I've decided to write this review as I've read negative feedbacks on the set and wanted to share my opinion. First of all, don't be set away fly those reviews. I gave this set 5 stars as it was one of the vehicles I had most fun building and the level of detail is simply amazing. And no, the roof doesn't fall when you take it on and off several times again. It's all a matter of building it properly and making sure you have all the bricks tighten as they should be. I've built several sets up to date as the likes of the Ford Mustang, JB Aston Martin, etc. And I must say that the final result of this van is brilliant. I even decided to display it on my home office bookshelf as it's gorgeous. You can see that the level of detail was paramount for the designers of this set. It has a beautiful interior and you can see the care on the detail of the vans roof and overall body. Yes, the bags do not come with numbers but they come with the pieces kind of organized, so as long as you don't put everything into a bawl altogether you will be fine. I've separated some pieces accordingly by color, shape and all went smooth. It was a nice extra challenge. Thank you Lego for this beautiful set. Keep the great work going!

I got this as a birthday present from my parents. Don't think they've bought me Lego for about 30 years. Lol. I loved doing this and it got me hooked on Lego again. The detail is lovely with the oven, sink and table as well as engine. Also bought a light set online for a bit of fun.

This is so awesome!! I love a challenge so this was perfect for me. Definitely recommend to anyone. Keep up the great work and great designs and you will have happy campers!! Really pleased will definitely buy more!!

I had my eyes on this set for a while and boy was it worth it when i got it! The model is superbly detail from the rear motor to the kitchen sink and bathroom mirror inside. It is simply a beautiful model with a ridiculous eye for detail. It ends up being quite a large model which is fantastic when its a vehicle! Building it is super fun as you see the amount of detail building up with every page you turn! The top roof part extends open and adds an amazing overall feel to it. The colour scheme fits the style of the model so well and the overall design of the VW is astonishing! Honestly, you can't go wrong with this model!

This was a gift from my mother and sister from their recent vacation in California. It took me maybe 5 or 6 hours of straight building to put it together. That meant that night I had no dinner, no cleaning my house, no talking to friends, zilch! WORTH IT!! Because once it was all put together, it looked just like photos I had of the real thing! Of course, because it was Lego, some things weren't exact, but they were close enough to satisfy me! This is honestly the coolest Lego set I own. I wouldn't recommend this for people looking to buy for their kids, unless they are REALLY into Legos. It's more of a collectors piece than it is a toy, but once put together a RESPONSIBLE kid would be able to play with it with little to no problems, like losing or breaking pieces. I'm such a Lego dork, I've already taken it apart and put it back together, lol! The first time I put it together, I had problems with how some of the things fit together. The windows never would open without coming off, the doors took a little extra effort to close, the roof wasn't structurally sound (kept breaking apart). However, after I took it apart and put it back together, I found where I didn't exactly put some things together the way the instructions indicated they should be (oops for me!), and everything seemed to fit together perfectly afterward. The windows don't even break off anymore! Long story short (too late), this is awesome project for an adult or responsible older child and an excellent collectors item for ALL Lego lovers. Can't go wrong with this!

As a child I played a lot with Lego and enjoyed it very much. I am also a big fan of aircooled Volkswagens and the Splitscreen Camper Bus is awesome. A real life bus is very expensive and now lego gave everybody the change to own a VW T1 Camper for only a 100 bucks ! Great. I ordered the bus at Lego.com and received within 4 days ! great service and fast shipping. When I unpacked the box I was a child again :-) and very happy and exited. Started building for about 2 hours and loved it, many many (small) parts. There are so many great details it's just awesome. Lego did a great job looking how a real T1 Bus is like, great research. The model is looking almost exactly like the real one. The camper interior is like the real thing, kitchen, moveable seats (converts to a bed), table, etc etc. The pop-up roof is very nice extra. Thank you LEGO for making this VW T1 Camper Bus !

Really enjoyed building this Camper Van......Great fun and will deffo buy some more.....only downside was 1 piece missing and received an additional 26 extra piece of other parts.

This review is primarily to warn those that already have the Volkswagen Beetle that the Van is about half the scale of the Beetle. I was rather dumbfounded as I realized this little by little during the build. I was expecting the Van to be larger than the Beetle since that's, you know, how it is in real life. However, despite this, it still is a very interesting build with several of those elusive AHA! moments Lego fans are looking for in new sets. Just don't expect it to be huge. Would have given this 5 stars except for the size. I'll include a picture if I can with the two Volkswagen sets side by side for comparison.

Building the Kleinbus took much longer than I expected. I read that the model has more than 1300 pieces but I was still surprised when the box arrived. I think it took me about five hours to build this. I had no trouble building it, the instructions were very clear and there wasn't any need for extra hands... But I do hate the stickers! This set has at least seven stickers; I managed to get three of them (the ones that go to windows) full of finger prints. I also accidentally put the rear license plate sticker upside down and had to take it off and put it back again. The sticker was ruined. I doubt this model would stand any serious play, It won't completely break down instantly, but some parts do fall off quite easily. The model looks great and it has more details than I've ever seen before in any LEGO set.