As Valentine's Day approaches, the traditional gifts of candy and flowers remain popular, but for a unique and lasting present, consider the Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet LEGO set. This innovative bouquet requires no watering—just time to assemble and a vase to display it in, making it a perfect, long-lasting gift for your special someone.
LEGO Botanicals Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet
$59.99 at Amazon | $59.99 at LEGO Store
The Bouquet is part of LEGO's Botanical Collection, launched during their lifestyle rebranding in 2021. This collection has been designed to seamlessly integrate into adults' living spaces, reflecting the growing popularity of LEGO among grown-ups.
We Build The LEGO Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet
Instead of relegating LEGO sets to storage or struggling to find space on desks and tables, adult LEGO enthusiasts can now hang them on the wall. For the Botanical Collection, these sets can also serve as elegant window sill decorations or centerpieces.
The Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet comes in six bags, with an additional seventh bag containing long rods for the flower stems. There are no stickers or printed tiles, and the set includes a printed instruction booklet.
LEGO encourages builders, especially for these crossover sets, to use digital instructions available online. These digital guides allow you to rotate and zoom in on the builds, making the hobby more accessible, especially for those new to adult LEGO sets or considering this as a Valentine's Day gift due to its complexity.
Each bag contains parts for different flowers, including daisies, cornflowers, eucalyptus, elderflowers, roses, ranunculus, cymbidium orchids, waterlily dahlias, and campanulas. The instruction booklet provides brief descriptions of each flower in English, French, and Spanish, adding an educational element to the building experience. For example, the description for Cymbidium reads:
"Cymbidium orchids are documented in records from Confucius' time, around 500 BCE, making them the oldest known cultivated orchid species."
And for the Dahlia nymphaea, known as the waterlily dahlia:
"Symbols of elegance and grace, the decorative waterlily dahlia blossoms unfold like a luxurious firework display."
Unlike traditional LEGO sets that rely on binding tube mechanisms, the flowers in this set are constructed using hinges. Each piece connects at a single point, creating the effect of petals extending from the flower's center. This set introduces new building techniques, such as folding petals upward in an overlapping pattern to create the signature look of a rose. This requires careful planning to ensure the petals do not occupy the same space when folded.
Attention to detail is crucial; a single misaligned petal can cause a chain reaction, leading to misalignment several steps later. This happened to me twice, highlighting the importance of precision in this delicate build.
Unlike traditional LEGO builds that start with a foundation, the Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet has no underlying structure. It's purely aesthetic, making it extremely fragile and not suitable for play but perfect for display. This impracticality is part of its charm, allowing for a level of beauty that wouldn't be possible otherwise.
LEGO Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet, Set #10342, retails for $59.99 and contains 749 pieces. It's available now at Amazon and LEGO Store.
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