It was a nice set to start with. I really loved the details around the set. However, there were way too many missing pieces for this new set and I found some random pieces which I never got to use instead, which prevented me from making any further progress. It was a bit disappointing.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Haeun, LEGO® Customer Service, December 27, 2023
We're sorry to hear about that. It's rare for LEGO® pieces to break during normal play, and we're here to help if it does. If you haven't already, visit LEGO.build/BricksPieces-BV to request a replacement piece free of charge!
Great set. Fun details. Love the bones in the basement and cheese in the mouse house. I have grown weary of the missing or incorrect pieces. I appreciate that there are thousands of pieces in the set but to miss a set of mini figure legs and send a green cone in it stead. A unique figure for certain, but not what I paid for and again I will wait to finish this one. So many of my larger sets of late have missing pieces. I would argue poor quality but what I get fits together as it should. Careless packaging maybe. Still frustrating for the price paid and the reason behind the purchase, gift giving. Here, enjoy this Lego set, I hope All the pieces are there
I’ve enjoyed building this set. Having grown up so close to NYC, I’ve gone to the Museum of Natural History plenty of times. This set brought back a lot of great memories with my mom. Like many others though, I wish there was an explanation to some of the pieces. And I would’ve loved another skeleton, like a T Rex.