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LEGO - Ideas The Flintstones 21316
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4.5
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Customer Reviews for LEGO - Ideas The Flintstones 21316
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Flintstones
on March 12, 2019
Posted by: Djbreland
This was one of the coolest sets I have ever done! It brings me back to when I was a child watching this show. Great detail and design. It was simple putting it together and great instructions!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
on February 21, 2019
Posted by: ikat
I grew up with Flintstones so I was very excited to see this set coming out! I loved the work on the minifigures and the car. It was really fun to built it bringing lot of nostalgia. I would love to see a much bigger “Bedrock” set with Dino, Pebble and Bamm Bamm
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4 out of 5
4
A Classic
on March 1, 2019
Posted by: ErikaAshleyAnne
My boyfriend & I had fun building this set. We both wish it had included Pebbles, Bam Bam, and Dino though. It feels incomplete without them!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from LEGOBy EmilyCustomer ServiceMarch 8, 2019
Thanks for your review! We're glad to hear you and your boyfriend had fun.

For this set, the LEGO® Ideas team chose to focus on the original 1960 cast of the show: Fred, Wilma, Barney, and Betty. Did you know that Pebbles didn't join the until 1962? And Bam-Bam first appeared in 1963.

As for Dino, check out the TV for a little hint on what he's up to...
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Customer Rating
4 out of 5
4
Great...but could have been so much more!
on March 6, 2019
Posted by: ABleekerTomorrowToo
I love the Flintstones, and it's great to have them in Lego form, but I think they could have gone even farther and made a really great set.
- Where's Dino?
- Where's Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm?
- No Loyal Order of the Water Buffalo hats?
- With new bendable short legs, it seems they missed out by not giving these to Barney--he shouldn't be as close to as tall as Fred.
Awesome to see these characters, but they could have really gone into the finer details of the show.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
A (bed)rocking time
on February 22, 2019
Posted by: Rickfordyce
Bought this as soon as it was available. Loved the Flintstones and this is just like it should be (although I would have liked a Dino!!)
Daughter's and myself took our time to build, the car was fun as was the house and the internals of it!!
Very happy with purchase!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from LEGOBy EmilyCustomer ServiceMarch 8, 2019
Thanks for your review! We're glad to hear that you've enjoyed the set.

Spoiler alert! Check out the TV for a hint about what Dino's up to...
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Yabba Dabba Doo!!! Prehistorically Perfect!
on February 23, 2019
Posted by: WillSThree
This set is all about the details. If you can name more than the four major characters from The Flintstones, you are likely a fan like me. These cartoons were a part of my childhood, but unlike so many properties these days, there were not Flintstones toys lining every shelf. Besides children's chewable vitamins and cereal, I never really got to play in Bedrock. This set is the perfect realization of this page right out of history in your own hands.
The Car- though not foot-powered like the animated version, the Flintstone family wagon is brilliant. The design and decal-free details take shape quickly and with four seats for all the included minifigs, you'll be off and rolling right away. The custom-cut fabric rooftop for the car is perfect. There is plenty of satisfaction and play value after finishing the first poly bag in this set, but the remaining five bags will go by quickly as you build the stone ranch of Fred and Wilma's homestead.
The House- The first couple bags establish the foundation, but the finishing touches are brilliant. A major challenge of the Lego system is to create curved, organic models from bricks that lend themselves so naturally to straight lines and symmetric designs. The IDEAS team really came through with rounded sides and a clever removable slanted roof. Once built, you realize just how iconic the exterior of the Flintstones' home is. You didn't even know that the shape of that slab hut was seared into your memory, but the house you just built is the perfect match.
Details abound inside and out. The stone-hewn television set, the couch and coffee table, sabre-toothed-tiger-print curtains, the front door, telephone, standing lamp, kitchen sink, bowling set, coconut tree, vegetation that ACTUALLY LOOKS like it only existed at the time of the dinosaurs, the empty milk bottles on the front step, and the mailbox complete with Family name chiseled in iconic typeface.
Finally, there is an inside joke about the set depicted on the television screen- a news story that actually says exactly what the Flintstones fans will be saying when the set is complete. That's all I will say here.
The final shape of the house is perfect. It's a three-sided design; compact to say the least. This is not the Simpsons house, but for the size and price point, it works. There is a closed-up display mode and a fold-open play mode. Easily remove the slanted roof that fits perfectly into place around the stone-covered chimney and fold out the two floor pieces to use the interior for play.
The MiniFigs- Fred and Wilma come in the first polybag; Betty and Barney come in the second-to-last. These are all perfect minifigs, colorful and accurate. The ladies have two expressions, interchangeable with the twist of the head. Fred and Barney only get one expression each, but they are cave men after all. Betty's hair seems influenced by the live-action film version versus her celluloid counterpart, but she is no less lovely.
The Build- I didn't really time myself. I assembled this set while distracted with parenting duties and I tend to build on the fast side. With kids and newer builders, this could take several hours, but the six step-by-step polybags are manageable size if the build needs to be broken up into multiple sittings. Lots of tiny pieces to create the slanted roof and details. No decals in the set. All details are printed onto the pieces.
Packaging- I am never disappointed with the IDEAS boxes. Beautiful package art and a bright yellow theme, fold up lid for easy access, and large enough space to easily store the set without complete teardown. (I didn't try very hard, but to close the box you may have to remove a small portion of the chimney and the top of the tree). Of course, the instruction manual is IDEAS quality. Bonus piece! How many orange Lego tools do you have in your collection? The handy extractor included in this set is uniquely colored to match Fred's necktie! I am sure somebody at Lego had to lobby hard to convince the factory to inject a different color of plastic into the mold- clearly out of love for the character. Thank you to that person!
Value- It's overall a great value. A solid model with lots of play potential once completed. It's on the pricey side for the number of pieces and wouldn't it be great for this model to be bigger or to include some additional figures? Sure, the criticisms are easy, but SO MUCH has gone into this set! Maybe we'll get lucky and see some follow-up sets! Or other Hanna-Barbera properties!
I likely never would have asked for a Flintstones Lego set, but when I saw it, I knew I needed it. Now I have rediscovered another childhood joy to share with my kids.
With a giant side of bronto-ribs!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Yabba dabba doo
on February 24, 2019
Posted by: Muffler
I couldn't resist this set, I was brought up on the the Flintstones so to get a Lego set is fantastic, the box alone is great, looks good and you can open it without damaging it, their are 6 numbered bags and the build is simple enough but fun, love the new colours brick separator as well. The finish is so nice it almost looks real I think thats thanks to Andrew Clarks use of the SNOT technique, no stickers in this pack just nicely printed tiles. the 4 mini figures all look good and Fred's car is fantastic really clever design especially the wheels it looks so good and runs smooth.
The Flintstones house although small has some nice details like the leopard print curtains, TV & lamp, the removable roof is clever and holds together well even at the angle its on, and the outside rocky detail is a nice touch.
All in all i'm really impressed with this set it just looks so good!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
4 out of 5
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It could have been better
on February 23, 2019
Posted by: Equiexchange
I would have put more figures in this set. No Peeble, no Bam Bam, no Dino figure. It would have been nice to have more dinosaures (one who do the dishes, etc) Fred and Barney hairs could have more accurate. The set is nice cause of the car and the figures but I wanted more from the Flintstone and I would have paid for more. I wanted something as bis as the Simpson house, the Ghostbusters firehouse (with Ecto-1), or the Scooby-Doo car (purchased with the mystery mansion). I only hope this is not the only Flintstone set we'll be able to see from Lego.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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