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LEGO - Ideas Ship in a Bottle 92177
Average customer rating
4.5
(172 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 172 reviews
5 Stars
126
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
3
1 Star
10
86%of customers recommend this product.
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148 out of
172)
Customer Reviews for LEGO - Ideas Ship in a Bottle 92177
Customer Rating
3
Not impressed with quality control in CLEAR parts
on February 12, 2018
Posted by: wonton
Overall, I had fun with this build. It's really neat to look at, but there is virtually no 'playability' here. The 2 globes spin (whee!) and the compass hand twirls.
Where this set fails and why I cannot recommend it to friends and family is the fact that the bottle parts came out of the box looking scratched and dirty! Some parts I was able to clean with a little soap and water, but some are definitely scratched. This is disappointing. Also, a handful of the clear bricks that make up the bottom of the bottle weren't crystal clear. In fact, I'd describe them as 'yellowing'. This is very apparent when you spread all the parts out on a white surface...you can literally sort out the 'iffy' ones.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
3
Unique, but disappointing !
on February 16, 2018
Posted by: ChaosBruno
I was extremely excited for this set because of both the design and display aspect. The price seemed appropriate until I received the set. The box is rather small but I do enjoy the design of it(opens upward) and imagery. The build begins with ship which I did not find impressive at all. Simple and quick, not special in any sense. The bottle portions were very unsatisfying and I was really disappointed by this. Piecing together the small translucent pieces was the only difficult part for me because my eyes crossed and spun in the back of my head the longer I looked at them. The base which has compass is probably the coolest aspect in my opinion, yet the bottle and ship sit right above compass. Unfortunately not a must buy.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Please display me!
on February 23, 2018
Posted by: Patriot75
This has got to be one of the coolest things Lego has done in awhile or maybe even ever. With an almost 1:1 scale for size the bottle alone is really cool and if you ask me the star attraction. Getting a huge number of translucent pieces is always fun but once you finish the bottle you just stop and appreciate how close it looks to an actual bottle. During building however you will need extreme patience, in order to create a purposely non-see through bottom like most bottles, you will be assembling tons of 1x1 and 2x2 plates that have a flimsy build up until you finish the actual bottle itself that can get very frustrating during assembly, but don’t let it frustrate you, the end product is worth it I promise. The details and building techniques that went into this are clever and at some points very simple and lead to a refreshingly challenging build that has a look unlike anything you’ve seen, if you or a person you know are a Lego enthusiast and nautical enthusiast this is a must buy set that proudly displays itself wherever you may place it. Oh and did I mention this set has one of the funniest instructions I’ve seen in a Lego booklet. It instructs you to literally dump the 284!!! Translucent blue studs into the bottle which give the end product a really nice look. If you like to display Lego models this is the one for you!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Great build
on March 5, 2018
Posted by: Shaunta
We have 4 Autistic sons, so Lego is a major factor in our home. Our kiddos love a variety of sets and this one was no different.It was Unique and we would love to see more like it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Exceptional LEGO set!
on February 7, 2018
Posted by: Buggyirk
Just got mine yesterday and I have to say, this set was so fun to build and looks amazing displayed! I think it's genius how the top of the bottle is designed to perfectly align with the masts. The top of the bottle actually keeps the ship secure since it's attached at the bottom only. It was more challenging to build than I expected it to be because you have to build the bottle around the ship. I am pretty meticulous about the alignment of my parts, so getting the masts how I wanted them and putting the bottle together around them was tricky, but I enjoyed this extra effort. After all, it is a ship in a bottle. Oh, and in case you were wondering, the compass in the base can be spun freely, which is a fun added play feature. This is the 4th LEGO Ideas set that I have purchased and it's the first one I purchased that isn't based on an existing intellectual property. If I had the money, I'd buy more LEGO Ideas sets, but I have to be picky about the ones I do purchase. It's safe to say I am completely satisfied with my purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
1
Disappointing
on July 23, 2018
Posted by: Adoniram
The boat was the only enjoyable part of this build. The pieces count is misleading as the 1x1 round plates for the water consist of over 300 of the pieces. The bottle was poorly designed and used many 2x2 plates were larger ones would have made a more stable model. Again this adds to the piece count which is artificially high due to the smaller pieces being used.
The finished product does make a good display but there are much better choices out there.
Would NOT recommend.
The finished product does make a good display but there are much better choices out there.
Would NOT recommend.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
2
Just awful
on June 12, 2018
Posted by: AMC1963
Besides coming with a couple of pieces missing, Bag 2 of the set was a clunky build, hard to keep stable and needed to be partially disassembled a couple of times to get the ship to stay anchored properly. While the set is visually very attractive, the design flaws affecting the placement of the ship into the bottle led my son and I to give this build a thumbs down.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Emily, Customer Service, June 13, 2018
Oh no! That certain doesn't sound fun; I'm sorry to hear you've experienced some trouble with your set.
It definitely shouldn't have been that tricky to get the ship to attach to the bottle. It sounds like something was maybe just a little off either on the bottom of the ship or in that section of the bottle. I'd recommend double-checking that all the pieces are in the exact right spot and that they're all pressed together tightly.
As for those pesky pieces, if you still haven't found them lurking in the packaging or elsewhere, don't worry! It's easy to get replacements. Just go to LEGO.com/Service and choose the "Bricks & Pieces" option to get started.
It definitely shouldn't have been that tricky to get the ship to attach to the bottle. It sounds like something was maybe just a little off either on the bottom of the ship or in that section of the bottle. I'd recommend double-checking that all the pieces are in the exact right spot and that they're all pressed together tightly.
As for those pesky pieces, if you still haven't found them lurking in the packaging or elsewhere, don't worry! It's easy to get replacements. Just go to LEGO.com/Service and choose the "Bricks & Pieces" option to get started.
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
bottle ship
on February 12, 2018
Posted by: OASIS1957
inished it! - brought it to work!
a comment on the building....
i built the bottle part FIRST, then the stand and THEN
the ship....
i built the bottle part FIRST, then the stand and THEN
the ship....
the stand was a VERY interesting build......
the bottle was a little difficult, as i had to get the orientation
or the "window" parts correct...
or the "window" parts correct...
lastly - the ship is very cute, but i had a LOT of problems with the sails.....
they kept slipping down and wiggling around...and then i had put something in the wrong place and the sails kept hitting the bottle and the boat wouldn't fit...so i had to figure THAT out....
they kept slipping down and wiggling around...and then i had put something in the wrong place and the sails kept hitting the bottle and the boat wouldn't fit...so i had to figure THAT out....
if it wasn't for the price - i would have purchased two - one for home and one for the office!
all in all - a really nice show piece - but kinda fragile!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO