![]() ![]() Source: The sample of this product was provided by JMBricklayer.With phones getting as expensive as they are, you'd have to be nuts not to get a case to protect your investment. Where to buy: JMBricklayer and Amazon (not this set, but other Botanical Collection options) Price: $29.99, currently on sale $17.99 to celebrate Mother’s Day! Overall, with the assembly being similar and the result, in my opinion, just as attractive as the name-brand option, why wouldn’t you go for the option that is a fraction of the price? If you are looking for an affordable unique gift for a special someone in your life, you should look at and consider a set by JMBricklayer. For example, I love the flower buds on my JMBricklayer Orchid, but really love the flowers themselves better on my Lego Orchid. This LEGO snob just added the whole JMBricklayer Botanical Collection to my wishlist! I think the JMBricklayer Butterfly Orchid turned out great and dare I say even better in some ways than my Lego version. Make the flowers easier to assemble and more secure.Organize the pieces by step in the build process.Note: you can only use promo codes on products that aren’t discounted in any other way at the time of purchase. Options of sets you could save on range from cars, to architecture sets and even a few of the botanical options. However, you will want to be careful because the flowers, petals, and the pink innermost part of the flower easily fall off and aren’t connected as securely as I would like.Īs if the sets by JMBricklayer weren’t already affordable, there were 14 promo codes to save 20% on 14 different available sets included in the box with the blocks and manual. Your petals, flowering branches, and stamens can be adjusted and rotated to fit the look you desire. Once assembled, some of the parts of the JMBricklayer Orchid are rotatable and adjustable. The dirt ended up getting in the way when attaching some of the things in the final steps. My recommendation would be to wait until the very end to add this final touch. These are just loose pieces that are poured into the base, which is no different than the LEGO version for reference. One other part that I want to mention is the “dirt” step. Due to this part of the build, I do believe the recommendation of 14+ is probably accurate. Be prepared to get a little frustrated and know it is a little learning curve to get it right. It takes the right amount of pressure as to get it to stay on the limb and not crumble the whole flower. Connecting your completed flower to the stems was also a very delicate process. My suggestion is to swap the order found in the instruction manual and save the 3 white petals (step #63) for last. The connection pieces do not snap securely and as you attempt to complete each flower, your petals and other parts would pop apart and you would find yourself rebuilding. From steps 61-70, the last of the steps, it took a majority of my time to complete the build. This is definitely something I would recommend improving in the future, it makes it so much easier to find the pieces when they are organized in that manner. ![]() I had to open and look through all the bags to find the pieces I needed throughout the build. With that being said, however, the blocks were not organized by steps in the build process (like Lego does all their sets) and although while the bags seemed to be numbered, there was no correlation or reference to that in the instruction manual. When opening your JMBricklayer box, the blocks are separated into 7 bags for organization. Unlike Lego, within the Orchid option, you can choose Red (#20177), Blue (#20118) and the one chosen in this review- White (#20106). Just like the Lego options, the JMBricklayer Botanical Collection includes sets from flower bouquets to various succulent sizes and colors to choose from. Then the opportunity to review JMBricklayer‘s version for a fraction of the cost became available, I knew I had to see how it compared! However, when I saw how much my family spent on it, I knew I wouldn’t be purchasing the other flower options that I so wanted to try out. From building it to displaying it, I really do love this set. This Christmas I was gifted my very first Lego set as an adult and it was the Lego Orchid set #10311. I’m not going to lie, we are very much Lego snobs in our house and have never even tried an alternative building block set from any other company. ![]()
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