Vans Kombi SVolkswagen Camper VanVw VansVw BusesCamper VansVolkswagen BeetlesVolkswagonClassic CaravansCaravans CampersForwardDub-Box Campers :: It's like a VW Van caboose for the great outdoors.The LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252) was officially announced last month and is now available for purchase for VIP memebers at LEGO Stores and on [email protected] LEGO has graciously sent a copy of the set for us to review. The set contains 1,167 pieces and retails for $99.99. The Volkswagen Beetle follows along the same scale of some of the other LEGO Creator sets that have been released in the past like the Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (10220) and the Mini Cooper (10242). The contents of the box include eight numbered bags, the instruction booklet, a sticker sheet, and four loose tires. Some notable things on the sticker sheet are the different license plates that you can use including the classic yellow California plates, UK, Germany, and Australia. There are two pairs of each for the front and back plates.
The first set of numbered bags takes you through step 65 and it lets you create the chassis for the Volkswagen Beetle as well as some of the rear of the car. The base of the car is built rather quickly using Technic parts to give it a solid foundation. Immediately after, you build the 4-cylinder air-cooled engine which is located in the back of the Beetle. Additionally, you’ll also be building the back seating area as well as the rear fenders using a couple of the new dark-azure 6x6x2 round bricks. The back seats are able to fold to access the rolled up beach towel that is included. The next set of bags are used to create the front of the Beetle. The rest of the interior is also completed with the front seats as well as the steering wheel, speedometer, gear shifter, and handbrake. One thing that is missing but could have been included were the pedals. In the front of the Beetle, you have an area for the gas tank as well as a printed 1×1 round tile for the Volkswagen gas cap.
After the first two set of bags, you can see the Beetle take its iconic shape. The last set of bags builds up both of the doors which are attached to the car using some clips behind the front fenders. You’ll notice an ingeniuous use of the gray telephone piece as the door handle on the inside. The front and rear windshields do have some stickers to enhance the look of the just a little bit more. The front has some stripes on the sides to represent the Beetle’s pillars. The back has three small stickers that give the car more of a retro feel. There’s a orange and black caution sign, one for Al’s Boards, and another one with the word Wax. Next up is the roof of the car along with rails which holds a cooler box and a yellow and green surfboard. The cooler is filled with some beverages that includes a printed can 1×1 round tile which you get and extra of. There are also some bottles and 1×1 trans-light blue cheese slope pieces to represent ice. The surfboard is held on by some rubber Technic connector pieces to keep it from moving around too much.
You also build the front and rear bumpers. Again, there are four different types of license plates you can use. I chose to use the yellow California plates since I’m from California but it’s up to you to use whichever plates you desire. Of course, you also have the wheels with the distinctive round hubcaps. You also get the smaller spare wheel one to put under the hood in front of the gas tank. Overall, LEGO Designer Mike Psiaki has done an amazing job on the LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252). I was excited to build the set and it was a very fun build throughout. It took me about 3 hours to build although I was doing other things in between. One thing I really like is all of the dark-azure blue parts the Volkwagen Beetle has. I’m pretty sure people will be buy multiple sets to get more of the parts in this color. The car will make a great display piece as it does stand out quite a bit. Some of the features that were included are pretty neat like the the opening hood and trunk to show off the gas tank/spare wheel and engine, respectively.
The addition of the beach items like the towel, surfboard, and cooler were a nice touch as well. I would definitely recommend the new Volkswagen Beetle (10252) as it is really a fun build and it lives up to the standards of the Creative Expert type of sets. Plus it’ll look great sitting next to the Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (10220) if you have that set as well. The retail price of $99.99 is easily justified by the overall build. The VW Beetle is available starting today for LEGO VIP members at LEGO Brand Stores and on LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252) and will be available for the general public on August 1.Review sets sent in does not guarantee a positive review. The Brick Fan Scoring SummaryDesign Playability ValueJACK NOWELL went Lego crazy during his five months of injury hell. The tattooed England winger became hooked on building the plastic toys as he missed all four autumn internationals with a thumb injury and torn quad muscle. Jack Nowell hopes he produces model performances as England defend their title
And now the colourful Cornishman is running out of room to showcase his collection of masterpieces and admits he is driving his other half mad. Keep up to date with ALL the rugby union news Fit-again Exeter Chiefs ace Nowell, 23, said: “I do Lego all the time. “I built more over the five months that I was out — a VW camper van, a chopper, an airplane, a fishing boat. “They are all in my bedroom and my girlfriend doesn’t like it because I am cluttering up the house. “I am a big fan. Sometimes you lose about five hours of the day. You start making it at about 2pm and suddenly it’s 7pm and dinner time. “The boat was a difficult one. But I like the VW camper van because of the doors and the lights. “I really enjoyed Lego as a kid. It’s something that completely switches you off. Simple things make me happy. Everyone thinks you’re out doing all sorts. I’m sat in my lounge doing Lego!” Red Rose flier Nowell hopes to find more space against Six Nations rivals than his girlfriend finds at home – after he started building Lego models
Nowell’s not the first Red Rose star to get hooked on a hobby. Fellow winger Jonny May is a massive fan of colouring books, while Tom Wood and Teimana Harrison are keen monster-truck builders and hunters. As well as working on his Lego skills, Nowell is also fine-tuning his sprinting. Boss Eddie Jones calls him his workhorse but the son of a fisherman wants to turn into a flying winger as well. He said: “It is a personal goal to work on my pace, my top speed. Nowell says his hobby for Lego building took off while he was out injured Exeter star Nowell geared up for his return by focusing on intricate Lego designs like this VW Camper van “I try to get into positions that enable me to cancel speed out. I’m not being outrun or made to look silly.” France are the visitors to Twickenham next Saturday as England kick-off their Grand Slam defence. And Nowell is confident the squad has grown tighter after their week-long training camp in Portugal.