Customer Reviews for LEGO - Ideas Tree House 21318
Customer Rating
5
OUTSTANDING!
on March 31, 2022
Posted by: Steve
I have now had this build for six months, and it is one of the most amazing pieces I own! The build experience was A+++++, with plenty of innovational techniques. I also just LOVE the interchangeable leaves, and I have been going through different seasons with them. Thank you LEGO for this wonderful product.
This is my first lego review ever. I got into engineering after a childhood of growing up with classic lego and stumbled across lego again. Childhood nostalgia overload! Lego has come along way from last I remember. In regards to this set in particular, I really like the concept. A treehouse is a childhood fantasy for lots of us out there.
The design strategy for this set is really interesting and I found it enjoyable. The instructions are so detailed, had there been less than the odd 440 pages, it would have been confusing. At times, the brick layout on the tree bark seemed as though it was sort of random when the design was still in concept. I read some of the previous reviews about pieces missing or stuff not fitting and I understand where they're coming from. I was dreading a piece missing, but none were.
What I noticed about the instructions was that the pictographic representations were excellent, however, there was a time when I mistook a 1x12 plate for a 1x10 plate earlier on in the build and later on in the build, pieces weren't matching up, where I had to later backtrack the steps and realized that I made a mistake. It's understandable, because a lot of the pieces are brown. Sometimes, it's easy to mistake the rotation of the studs on a multiple sided studded block. It's completely understandable.
Not gona lie, there were a few times where I thought a piece was accidentally missing, because the piece was a plate in lieu of a tile that I thought it to be.
All in all, great build and it took me hours to complete. I think it made up for the 20 years of missed lego from my childhood. Would definitely recommend this product; it's a great display piece! I managed to fit mine on a shelf at the foot of my bed.
I bought this for myself and was super excited to start build and it was great until it wasn’t. Pieces do not fit together and I even took everything apart to see if I could fix it and still nothing. Very very disappointed in this
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Jane, LEGO® Customer Service, March 11, 2022
We're sorry to hear this as it's not the experience we want for our fans. Give us a call at bit.ly/3rVn8Te and we'll be happy to troubleshoot the build with you!
I absolutely love the tree house. Next to the Disney Castle, this a difficult build. I I had to put it aside every few days, build a little bit, and repeated that pattern until it was finished. I enjoyed the build, but it was very tedious after awhile. I will only buy sets that are usually over a 1000 pieces. This one gave me a run for my money!!!!!!!!
I'm putting together the awesome treehouse. I'm not even halfway done and I've already had to order missing pieces twice and raid my son's Legos 7 times. I'm writing this review because 10 minutes ago I had to raid his stash and now I have to do again before I have to wait over 2 weeks for my 3rd order of missing pieces
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from LEGOBy Michael, LEGO® Customer Service, February 3, 2022
Oh no! That’s really unusual, and we're sorry your build isn’t going as planned. Make sure there isn't a bag still stuck in the box! If not, we're happy to help. Please give us a call or chat at https://bit.ly/3rVn8Te so we can check things twice and get the parts you need!
I felt like this was purposefully designed to look sloppy. The opportunity exists to give it more clean lines that keep the natural look of a tree. Instead, it was designed with a jagged appearance that is not fun to build. The colors are so random that it adds complexity that is just needed. We build all the large, elaborate sets put out by Lego and have loved every one of them but this one.