The build was pleasingly accurate, and the interior details were impressive. But I had issues with the project.
Why did they print the instructions on a black background? Artistic decisions like that should be guided by usability.
Some
of the steps seem unnecessarily complex.
Like doing a single 4 across four double twos instead of across one double
four. That seemed to me just an excuse
to ramp up the piece count.
And maybe I'm slow, but it took me a while to figure out how to attach the ghosts to the building. A simple picture showing the removal of the brick facing would have saved me a lot of time.
The firehouse shared the Creative Expert technique of having each floor lift off the one below it to expose the interior. The firehouse also has a side that opens to all three floors. However, I had a difficult time opening and closing the "arms". Nine out of ten times one of the separating floors would detach from the arm as I opened it. And it was a little tricky to close again without scraping the bottom floor. Perhaps, like the attached ghosts, there is an undocumented secret to opening the side without issue.
I am very disappointed that the scale is different from the Creative Expert buildings, despite the same size mini-figures. I had hoped to use this as the fire station in my street scene tableau since the retired fire station kit is far too expensive.
The other buildings average 4 1/2" per floor. The firehouse is just over 5". Besides it's longer than the others. I know it's not unheard of for a neighborhood to have different sized buildings, but the firehouse just doesn't fit in with my street like I had hoped.
Once my sister sees it, I will probably disassemble it.
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