LEGO 80109 Moon New Year Ice Festival Chinese New Year Set Lunar New Year Ice Festival

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Coolness [3] – Icy cold, but outside of being a large frozen lake, there isn’t much here to shout about. Except Commander Cold Make your Lunar New Year Festival set a true centrepiece in your collection with our integrated light kit.

That said, the build drastically improves from Bag 7 onwards, when you start putting all the above-ground details together, and place all the decorations. Saying that it looks "milky" or "low-quality" feels like complaining that UV-filtering or blue light filtering eyeglass lenses are "milky" or "low-quality". And I'm pretty certain my eyes would be in much worse shape if I refused to get any sort of protective lens filter due to differences like that which are scarcely noticeable in most circumstances. Over to the left of the arch is this tiny little shop, where you can rent all the equipment you need for fun on the ice. I really like the teal roof, which uses the same roofing techniques as previous Chinese New Year sets. The Friends penguin, used for an ice sculpture, looks like it's been cast in Transparent Blue Opal, colour 366, then newest colour in our database. However, the inventory suggests it's actually regular transparent light blue which has been painted with a glittery shimmer on the front.An ice-sculptor wielding a chain saw, who has just finished making a penguin, completes the details on the right-hand side of the model. Okay, I'm looking at those parts and... I don't see the problem? They look clear to me. Maybe not exactly identical to how parts looked when they were polycarbonate (they seem to refract light a bit more, making the edges of parts in particular stand out a little more than on older parts), but not objectively worse in any sense. The most visually striking part of the build is this stunning arch, made entirely out of transparent blue elements. This clip, 78257 PLATE 1X1 W/ 2 SHAFTS DIA. 3.2, has previously only been found in 10279 Volkswagen T2 Camper Van. It’s a neat little build but you cannot tell me that it isn’t a nod to Perry the Platypus, from Phineas and Ferb!

As already mentioned, Lego uses several different types of plastic already, it's far from just ABS. The minifigures are one of the bright spots of the set, with 13, you’re instantly given a massive influx of characters, and I like that there are varied roles and occupations, and not just visitors. The other Ice Planet torso is worn by the elderly fisherman who's paired it up with a fur-lined hat.And yes, in case you were wondering, this is absolutely how he made the ice fishing hole – with a transparent orange chainsaw. Lunar New Year Ice Festival will officially be released on 1 January 2022 worldwide, but is already available in some some territories, including Australia. Over at the top left corner of the this photobooth for minifigures to pop their heads through to take photos – a very typical fixture at any tourist attraction.