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I have been into Lego for almost a decade now, and it started back when I was studying in university in NZ. I mostly collected the modular building sets, and made little storytelling vignettes for each set. One of these was a little wedding scene featuring a policeman and a fireman, which I really liked.
The Brothers Brick
A thriving online community on Facebook, GayFOLs is currently home to over 850 members form all over the world. I asked its founder, Bruce H., to tell us a bit about his experience and how and why GayFOLs came to be. I also reached out to members to hear what their experiences have been like in the hobby. Where the set truly shines is its immaculately detailed interiors, and play features baked in, which are allowed to shine with its dollhouse design. One of the highlights of the set is that it’s the first set to introduce these masonry bricks in brown – there are 143 in total scattered across the walls of the McCallister House. In many ways, it sets the stage the build, making you feel like you’re about to commence building all the booby traps, and getting the house ready for the Wet Bandits.
Fan Moments
Determined to find more people like me, I started wearing rainbow flags on my brick badge. Most would ignore it, but at an AFOL convention in 2015, I met a guy named Erez who remarked on my rainbow badge, and then introduced me to his AFOL boyfriend. I told them how excited I was to meet them, and how I didn’t know there were any other gay AFOLs like me around. I joked that there should be a way for us to find each other… and wouldn’t it be cute if we called each other “gayFOLs”? It was that day, while standing in line, that I got on my phone and created the “GayFOLs” Facebook page thinking it would be a great way to meet others like me.
‘Shut up’ basement scene
I didn’t think this would become something important, or necessary. I didn’t realize that others wanted the same things I did. And a collection of people stepped up and made us into something good. This isn’t the 80s anymore, and not every LEGO face has a smile, but we can still build our own worlds to keep us safe. I was excited for this one, but for me it's a bit of a letdown.The outside isn't that great, I will even say boring to look at. The inside feel like "Lego Friends" style home on steroids and a bit too dense and cluttered.
Upon reaching the treehouse, Kevin severs the zip-line. Scissors are accordingly found inside the structure, while a pirate flag hangs outside. That takes direct inspiration from the onscreen location and I am impressed that such detail is included, especially since the flag is only briefly shown during the original film. The toy plane looks fantastic as well, cleverly integrating paddle elements.
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The fact they are played by many people at xmas and are on rotation on television and promoted on streaming services probably confirm this, but mainly, both movies are set at xmas. Don't really care about the movie but if the house had been made in dark red, I would be all over it. So, thankfully I can relax and wait for the next modular instead. The set looks great overall, but I just cant get over how terrible that van is. I cant help but think that was an afterthought - seems there was no attempt what so ever to mimic the real thing.
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As noted earlier, the extra rooms aren’t really movie-accurate in positioning, but they don’t feel out of place. Having them as a removable sub-building also means you can display your set in a shallower area, if you store this bit somewhere else. If you’ve been keeping a running total of all the key locations and events from the Home Alone film, you’ve probably noticed a couple of key spots missing from the house. The locations are present – but pulled out into their own sub-building. There are some necessary liberties taken with the house’s layout – the steps down to the basement are gone, with the door now being at “ground level”. It’s printed on a foil sticker, but none of the silver shows through.
The age range, like all “adult” sets, is set at “18+”, but the building complexity would probably be fine for a much younger individual. The set’s contents are showcased well, but interestingly LEGO decided to go with a “movie timeline” approach to showing the minifigures. The front of the box has four of the five characters , all arranged as they might have been seen earlier in the film.
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He has had a lot of anger in his life, and we have used LEGO to talk about injustices that we both have been through. Everything from violence, social injustice, racism, politics and religion have been examined, all while holding those tiny pieces of plastic. And when hardship and loss comes again into our world, it is LEGO that we turn to for comfort.
To really illustrate how large the McCallister House is, here’s the set sandwiched in between the Modular Police Station and Santa’s Visit. Last but certainly not least we have Marv Murchins and Harry Lime minifigures. Self-styled as the Wet Bandits, these two bumbling thieves are the true stars of the Home Alone franchise, and provide the comic-relief as their hair-brained scheme to rob the McCallister House comes undone. The lack of a friendlier face is also disappointing, as you learn that he’s actually a kind old man with a sad story towards the end of the movie.
While I've been saying "no" to lots of sets it turns out I'm saying "yes" to just as many as always. Feeling like you're not buying as much but it's just Lego releasing more stuff and you're still spending the same amount (it maybe more). Compromises become obvious when viewing the treehouse from behind, where detail seems noticeably lacking. However, the front is definitely more important for display and the structure feels absolutely rigid because an attached 2x8 plate strengthens the trunk. The ladder situated underneath the treehouse provides no additional support, but folds perfectly into position.
I loved LEGO as a child and only recently came back to it. My husband, who is trans, and I use it to calm our anxiety and to bond. We have long discussions into the night while building sets and bricks.
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