Comments on: 7684 Pig Farm & Tractor includes 4 porkers, out now [Mini-Review]

By: David4

David4 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:24:33 +0000

Yeah LEGO pricing is is insane I’m passing on the whole Farm theme and I have wanted LEGO Farm for 10 years.

The short rim hat is not new, it was in the Advent Calendar this year I think with the post office guy.

By: peterlegowizard

peterlegowizard — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:24:09 +0000

I still think brickforge pigs are better!

By: Creative Anarchy

Creative Anarchy — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:40:35 +0000

At 256 pieces/$34.95 it’s a star-wars styled ratio, but it’s a brickier set. There are fewer exotic pieces than a lot of sets so you theoretically end up with a bit more utility in the box. Ultimately the value of the set is about how useful the pieces and colors are to you. For me there’s a lot of great bricks in the set. That however assumes you ever break it down. It’s weird how fun the set is out of the box. Like I said I’m not a farm fan but I’ve been pushing that tracktor and trailer around my coffee table for a week now. Everyone who comes by to visit is drawn to it and the pigs amidst the mess of other building projects I have built.

By: Daedalus

Daedalus — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:04:54 +0000

^ Hey, good idea. BTW, are your parents looking to adopt, by chance? ;)

By: Marc Nelson Jr.

Marc Nelson Jr. — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:51:01 +0000

As the father of a four-year-old girl, I appreciate a “girl theme” that’s not all pink sparkles or at Belville scale. $35 is a bit steep, but that’s why the good Lord made grandparents, right?

By: Arterin

Arterin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:13:40 +0000

^Dover, well played :P

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:15:33 +0000

^ 100% agreed.

By: proudlove

proudlove — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:13:55 +0000

Umm, I think it’s fair to say that the pigs are similar to the Brickforge pigs only in the sense that they’re system scale pigs. The design of the Lego ones seems clearly inspired more by the old Duplo pigs.
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4011type2pb01

By: Puddleglum

Puddleglum — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:17:20 +0000

Lime windscreens, interesting.

By: Catsy

Catsy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:32:17 +0000

Wow, what a fantastic set for the parts. I’d pick up several if not for the fact that I don’t care about the pigs. :P

Although if I did, having different styles available from BF and Lego would be a selling point–variety in your livestock!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:28:31 +0000

I really want that tractor, so nice.

By: dover

dover — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:21:41 +0000

Arterin, I think it probably has something to do with the fact that NZ only gives a darn if they’re sheep. I mean, who cares about pigs, right? :P

By: Daedalus

Daedalus — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:57:26 +0000

It -does- look like a nice set, but $35? Even with some new pieces, that seems pretty steep, IMO. Judging from the size I was thinking more along the lines of $25. This is priced more like a SW set. I like the pigs, but not that much.

By: Arterin

Arterin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:10:00 +0000

^^ I was in no way challenging you Andrew, the picture on the box even shows four pigs. I was just saying it as odd that NZ ShopAtHome said there were 3 pigs. Typical of the site to get it wrong though.

By: Shuppiluliumas

Shuppiluliumas — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:47:36 +0000

The interior part of that friction cylinder “exhaust piece” is awesome, too. The Grand Emporium has three of them on the billboard. It’s basically a bar with a 90 degree bend in it. Very useful.