We started by asking Hoang to tell us about the beautiful, corner-style music shop called Brickley’s.
“The shop sells musical instruments for a marching band,” he says. “There you can find a sousaphone, a trumpet, a French horn, a trombone, a clarinet, and a decorated hat for the band. In the corner of the room, there is a staircase with a new building technique to get the steps curve smoothly around the corner. There’s a story here, as the mother is taking her twin girls to shop for their marching-band instruments.”
A little more on that family later! For now, let’s continue with our tour.
“Up on the first level, the music store continues,” says Hoang. “On this level, you can find a marching drum kit, batons, sticks, and cymbals. Go through the door to the left, and gain access to the carpenter workshop. This is where you will find the carpenter’s current project and her secret project: the wooden duck.”
A hidden Easter egg to a key moment in the history of the LEGO Group that we’re sure fans will love.
Now, let’s amble into the next shop on the street.
“The furniture store having a big sale,” says Hoang. “Inside, you can find many different ways of building chairs and interesting techniques that capture different furniture designs. In front of the shop, the apprentice is helping the carpenter push a chair out of the door for delivery.”
The story continues in the included living quarters, which contains another Easter egg.
“There is a hidden call back to the retro radio,” says Hoang. “The floor has an interesting layout with the toilet in the spire and access to the roof. This is where the owner waters her flowers and feeds the birds. But the water is not working, because there is a leak in the pipe! On the back of the model, the alley sidewalk can be lifted to reveal the broken pipe. Water is pouring out everywhere and damaging the wooden floor of the furniture store. Not the best day for our carpenter!”
So why the pipe is broken, you might ask?
“On the back next to the trash can, there is a rat sitting next to part of the pipe. He has full access to the store through his rat hole on the ground floor. And all the way to the top of the spire, you can find his secret hideout with a cozy room, a little purple rug, and his stash of cheese.”
