LEGO Creator Tulips Set 40461

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With two leaves allocated per flower, the assembly line of stems is complete and once inserted into the flower heads, LEGO 40461 Tulips is ready for display. The pterodactyl wing leaves have been replaced with a green NEXO Knight canopies which I think are more suitable. The exception is the lavender tulip, which unfortunately repeats the yellow plate – most likely because a 2×2 round plate doesn’t exist in lavender at the time of writing this review. It’s not the first time the LEGO Group has produced a tulip-themed set, but with the recently-released (and currently still sold out at LEGO.

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More option though, and this construction does give us a bunch of hard-to-find bright yellow-green Technic connectors, so the trade offs are reasonable. LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and the brick and knob configurations are trademarks and/or copyrights of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site. It’s also worth noting that while the brightly-coloured lime green stems work well as a standalone set, it does stand out a bit more when placed alongside the darker green stems from 10280 Flower Bouquet and 40460 Roses. Each petal side has a downwards-facing 1×2 cheese slope below a 3×2 curved slope with studs and wing end and, as simple as that sounds, it really achieves the perfect look.Brickset, the Brickset logo and all content not covered by The LEGO Group's copyright is, unless otherwise stated, ©1997-2023 Brickset ltd. In addition to the two 18+ botanical sets, 10280 Flower Bouquet and 10281 Bonsai Tree that we reviewed recently, two smaller ones with a younger age rating have also been released, 40460 Roses and 40461 Tulips, just in time for Valentine's Day. It’s interesting to note that each flower makes use of two lime green 2×2 round plates, with the third closely matching the colour of the petals. Each flower head is built first in exactly the same fashion but with different coloured bricks for added variety.

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As depicted on the front of the box there are three tulips included within the set, each one in a unique but altogether cohesive and spring-appropriate colour palette of white, bright light yellow and lavender. The sets in the LEGO Botanical Collection include a number of elements made from plant-based plastic, produced using sustainably sourced sugarcane. These sets present an affordable entry to the new botanical collection and look beautiful and realistic when placed in an attractive vase, although I don't think the two varieties display that well together. The medium nougat flowers in that used two different types of 4-wide car bonnets whereas this one uses the same one for the eight outer petals.

It’s not a major eyesore by any means, but it does seem like a missed opportunity for a new element re-colour. A single 2×2 jumper plate on the top/inside of the ‘cube’ with an added plant flower stem completes the tulip head.

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I emerged from my dark ages in 2011 after rediscovering my old sets in my parents' attic and haven't looked back since. Some LEGO® sets contain small parts that are NOT suitable for and may pose a hazard to children under 3 years of age. In retrospect, I now understand, but would be thrilled if this was a signal that LEGO was only making boxes as large as they needed to be as opposed to what they have been doing for the last several decades by using larger packages to create a feeling among uninformed consumers of greater value through box size. Once retired, the expected annual growth will be close to 7% after the second year, which will value the set between 12 € and 13 € shortly after it is retired.

I'm going to wager a bet that this the first time an element has been used to represent a male reproductive organ. The white, yellow and lavender colours of the petals here make for a bright and jolly selection, but it’s almost a pity more pieces weren’t included, allowing for a single colour choice if preferred. The bright yellow-green of the stem itself has a strong contrast with the bright green of the leaves.