NINJAGO® City Gardens

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• February 1st, 2021
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Incredible Design and a Sight to Behold!
  LegoZone |
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  Ninjago City Gardens is simply an outstanding set, with endlessly inventive design features and dozens upon dozens of Easter eggs and nods to fans throughout its 20+ bags. This set represents tremendous value and a satisfying building experience, which I stretched over 1 1/2 weeks to savor the build. I’m a new ‘AFOL’ who missed out on the original Ninjago City (70620) and Docks — which I hope get reissued! - so I was really excited to see this continuation of chunky, vertical modular Ninjago sets. The Gardens really seem like an evolution from those beloved sets, with a bigger footprint, intricate detail on all sides of the model, and a continued effort to cram as much variation and cool parts usage as possible from top to bottom. I want to give a nod to the design team (and instructions designers!) for their clear effort to create novelty and “a-ha” moments in every single bag. Every roof, lamp, railing, and wall use different parts and unexpected techniques - from hotdogs to meat cleavers to game controller pieces - and the use of color, texture, and angles in each module felt like a masterclass in LEGO design. (There are some great articles online exploring the build in detail which I encourage prospective buyers to check out!) I was drawn in by the bold and bright blocks of colors paired with organic landscaping and water features, the high piece count - and the chance to have a Ninjago City building experience for far less than $700 in after-market prices. I can’t recommend the Gardens enough to anyone interested and think it will soon be considered one of the best sets LEGO has ever released. Tip: I built the smaller temple island first, though it comes at the end of the 3rd instruction book, as suggested by one review which noted it could feel anti-climactic to end with the mini-build.

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  4.0

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  5.0

  Build Time: 18 hrs

  Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
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• February 2nd, 2021
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Gorgeous!
  JamieBrs |
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  I haven't had this amount of fun in a long time building a Lego set, at no point during this build will it feel repetitive. The small details in this set are gorgeous but I really wish we had less stickers (there's around 60!) and more printed Lego pieces. There is a huge amount of playability within this set and it can easily be taken apart in sections but that does feel like it affects the structural integrity of the set which is important because I expect this is a display piece for a majority of people. No photos will ever do this set justice, it's so much more striking in person! Now Lego need to do the wise thing and release the Ninjago city docks and Ninjago city sets again so everyone can easily and affordably expand this masterpiece!

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  5.0

  Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
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  55NINJAGO® City Gardens
• March 14th, 2021
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Dynamic build
  Simplemindedmale |
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  This was such a delight to build. Keep things interesting, engaging, and cleverly put together. Not even a small Ninjago fan...well that is until I saw this at a store inside a display. Then I did some research and discovered the other two builds similar to this and was heartbroken at their now retired value and cost. Here's to hoping there is a one-off city docks for this as there was to the original as well. Either way, for myself the enjoyment building this was second only to the Barracuda Bay set, and that is due to my nostalgia for the original ship that it can become.

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

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  Level of DifficultyAverage rating3out of 5 stars

  3.0

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  5.0

  Build Time: 10 hrs

  Building Experience: Expert LEGO builder
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  55NINJAGO® City Gardens
• February 16th, 2021
  Average rating5out of 5 stars

  5.0
  Colourful, vibrant, an exceptional build.
  Chooks06 |
  I would recommend this to a friend!
  Purchased for: Self

  I have no knowledge of Ninjago and purchased this set purely because of its outstanding art style and interesting design. I could not be more pleased with the set as a whole, I love how each level gets progressively more modern, with a large tree running through the forefront. There are plenty of mini figures to set and pose around the build and many intricacies to enjoy every time you approach it. Its absolutely huge and one will be lucky to have a space that suits it perfectly as it is so tall. Cant recommend enough, no repetition in the build whatsoever, and if your'e a sucker for design like me you will love this set. Expensive, but worth it.

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  Play ExperienceAverage rating5out of 5 stars

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  4.0

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  5.0

  Build Time: 2 days

  Building Experience: Advanced LEGO builder
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