Just got done building my set that I picked up today. Now, I should state I have some bias since I’m someone who owns and uses typewriters. But my enjoyment of building this set was completely separated from that. I had just as much, if not more, fun building this set as I did with other recent releases like the Space Shuttle and Medieval Blacksmith. Seeing the sleek body come together and testing the mechanism as you’re building it and understanding how it functions was so satisfying. It’s one of the most creative and complex sets I’ve built in a while, and that’s what made it worth the price tag to me, in addition to it being a great display piece. If you’re buying sets just to display them and not actually having any fun or satisfaction from building them, what’s the point? I’d take this any day over a branded Ideas or normal branded set. The more we support sets like this, the more LEGO will continue to produce and sell them. I personally feel like unique and creative sets like this are what is going get the next generation of builders hooked on LEGO.
Yeah, I am confused by the negativity in these comments. "For that money, you can buy a real typewriter"... Well, yeah, you can buy a cheaper prefabbed model/toy for nearly everything LEGO makes, but the main event for most people is the couple of evenings of enjoyment you get out of putting it together. I'm not going to spend nearly that much time actually typing on a real typewriter, the display piece is just a nice bonus. I wonder how many would spend this kind of money on a concert, with nothing tangible to take home at all, while you could just listen to the songs on TH-cam; there's more to it than that. I have a Curta calculator for some real vintage flair on my shelf, I'd love to have this next to it... and now I want a LEGO curta too 😅
I love typewriters ever since I used the one my grandfather had! I wish it could function, but think of how complex & hard it'd be to incorporate shift keys, and actual typebars (those brick thingies that set in the letters). I think this is a wonderful things on it's own though! The green is amazing & extremely accurate too. Props to LEGO for this!
I'm a typewriter collector and I have paid less, but also more, for machines I own. This is delightful. I don't collect LEGO but I want this - and luckily it's a birthday gift on its way to me now. Can't wait. Missed opportunity to provide a case though - especially since LEGO created a shoebox for the adidas shoe.
the handle on the left side is usually there to advance the page by one, two or three lines (depending on the setting) (this happens when you rotate the handle) and to return the carriage (when you push the handle to the right). Usually the handle is shaped in a way that lets you combine these two motions into one fluid motion. Those two functions are the reason why text document lines and with the commands and - new line and carriage return.
It's not a fully-functional typewriter but I really appreciate this set for the functionality it provides. The color choice is amazing too. The price in my opinion is the main downside of this set. Thanks for the insightful review!
The handle on the left is for resetting the carriage and rotating the paper one line up. Using your left hand you pull the handle to the right, unlocking the carriage and rotating the drum, then “throw” the whole thing to the far right and aligning with the left margin. “Throwing the Carriage”
There is nothing wrong with technic. Technic is the only way to introduce mechanical features into a static classic lego set. IMO the typewriter is not very studded so looks less like a classic lego set which I think is really nice. It takes more effort to make a lego set look visually less like it was put together with lego bricks and more visually closer to the real thing. What you didn't emphasise much on is that a true functioning typewriter has a hammer for each letter whereas this model only has one hammer for all keys. I think for anyone who appreciates how a typewriter works this is the main let down of this set. Otherwise it's fantastic.
i don't know why people expected every hammer to work. the size of a real hammer is tiny and lego has no pieces that small. it's virtually impossible to get all of them to work. smh
Of course I did, it's the biggest set ive ever got, I've also bought myself the crocodile locomotive 10277 from Lego creator and some brickhead sets, best 28th birthday ever I've spend almost 300 pounds that day just on Legos
@@dastan4natsad the biggest Lego set I ever built was marvel studios iron man technically because it has more pieces but coming in second that was much more fun to build was the kessel run millennium falcon
The handle that sticks up is the "carriage-return", and why CR is carriage return - it returns the typing carriage. On the lego set it does not work as it fall off, and you have to push the carriage itself.
I want this one so much! Last year I bought the Empire State Building Lego because my husband and I moved to nyc. And this year I bought bird of paradise for Christmas. I’m making it a tradition now. Every Christmas we I’ll have a set to build. Next year I’m wishing get this one. It so cool!
I give ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5. When he says "drum" that's the platen. When he says "handle" he means carrier Return, which is where the Return button came from. For a guy who knows nothing about typewriters (and didn't bother to do the anatomy research), I did find the Lego side of the review helpful. I don't personally see how $20 makes a difference in a set with this much detail. If that is all that it cost to NOT have to put stickers on all the keys, so be it.
I'm getting this set for sure. It will go in my home office even though my room is empty right now and once we go back to work I doubt I'll do any work at home to call it a home office lol
Would a can of compressed air do the job? Or does one risk having pieces fling themselves across the room? Can one purchase a forensic fingerprint brush anymore? That might be the thing, but possibly as tricky to find as a round typewriter eraser
it is neat. me being a short story writer i can at least relate to it. i like the sound a typewriter makes as you use it. may look neat next to the lego ideas story book set.
I feel the argument about it being mostly technic is a pointless one how else will you get it to function though that might be because I like technic builds. I have no interest in this set
True. I also get his point that it could be disappointing. With myself I enjoy stacking bricks. The technics add all the cool features but don’t get me going the same way. I would imagine it’s the the same for a lot of builders. The enjoyment comes from the process and less so the form
But you don't get a couple evenings of enjoyment out of putting it together and appreciating the creativity of the designers, which is kind of the point for me and a lot of other people. For the price of a 1000pc puzzle you can also buy a photo on acrylic to hang on your wall, but the final picture isn't really the main event.
2,079 pieces for $200 is dead on the money for Lego considering most sets are about 10 cents a brick. I'm honestly surprised they didn't charge more for the unique functionality it offers for movement
Three years and a price hike later and the overpriced $200 set is now $250 as it nears retirement. That's the type of price hike I'd expect to pay from a reseller shortly after retirement.
In all honesty it’s probably worth more like $160 or $170. Don’t get me wrong it is a great build just there’s nothing really making it be the price it is.
500 dollars for a non-driving car? $1,000 for a non-existent fantasy vehicle? It’s about the nostalgic experience, not functionality. If you don’t want to buy it, don’t. Just stop spreading hate.
It's such an impressive build design! I'm not sure if I'll be buying this, but I love the sand green and overall look to it.
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Hi Emma big fan!
Just got done building my set that I picked up today. Now, I should state I have some bias since I’m someone who owns and uses typewriters. But my enjoyment of building this set was completely separated from that. I had just as much, if not more, fun building this set as I did with other recent releases like the Space Shuttle and Medieval Blacksmith. Seeing the sleek body come together and testing the mechanism as you’re building it and understanding how it functions was so satisfying. It’s one of the most creative and complex sets I’ve built in a while, and that’s what made it worth the price tag to me, in addition to it being a great display piece.
If you’re buying sets just to display them and not actually having any fun or satisfaction from building them, what’s the point? I’d take this any day over a branded Ideas or normal branded set. The more we support sets like this, the more LEGO will continue to produce and sell them. I personally feel like unique and creative sets like this are what is going get the next generation of builders hooked on LEGO.
Yeah, I am confused by the negativity in these comments. "For that money, you can buy a real typewriter"... Well, yeah, you can buy a cheaper prefabbed model/toy for nearly everything LEGO makes, but the main event for most people is the couple of evenings of enjoyment you get out of putting it together.
I'm not going to spend nearly that much time actually typing on a real typewriter, the display piece is just a nice bonus. I wonder how many would spend this kind of money on a concert, with nothing tangible to take home at all, while you could just listen to the songs on TH-cam; there's more to it than that.
I have a Curta calculator for some real vintage flair on my shelf, I'd love to have this next to it... and now I want a LEGO curta too 😅
Yea
I love typewriters ever since I used the one my grandfather had! I wish it could function, but think of how complex & hard it'd be to incorporate shift keys, and actual typebars (those brick thingies that set in the letters). I think this is a wonderful things on it's own though! The green is amazing & extremely accurate too. Props to LEGO for this!
Oh my god i just saw an essay about a lego typewriter, if you can do this in a comment, then you can make it in college. I wish you luck.
I'm a typewriter collector and I have paid less, but also more, for machines I own. This is delightful. I don't collect LEGO but I want this - and luckily it's a birthday gift on its way to me now. Can't wait.
Missed opportunity to provide a case though - especially since LEGO created a shoebox for the adidas shoe.
It can be used for mocking someone. “Oh yeah, you are so right, let me just type it down”.
It can also be an alternate way to tell people to fck off
😂😂😂
the handle on the left side is usually there to advance the page by one, two or three lines (depending on the setting) (this happens when you rotate the handle) and to return the carriage (when you push the handle to the right). Usually the handle is shaped in a way that lets you combine these two motions into one fluid motion.
Those two functions are the reason why text document lines and with the commands
and
- new line and carriage return.
It's not a fully-functional typewriter but I really appreciate this set for the functionality it provides. The color choice is amazing too. The price in my opinion is the main downside of this set. Thanks for the insightful review!
Okay the sound transition out of the intro was sick
The handle on the left is for resetting the carriage and rotating the paper one line up. Using your left hand you pull the handle to the right, unlocking the carriage and rotating the drum, then “throw” the whole thing to the far right and aligning with the left margin. “Throwing the Carriage”
The set every RE fan needs
The mechanism and color scheme are the best parts of this, making this set very neat, overall.
How long before someone tries to play that typewriter tune on it?
Somehow they got the clackity sound of the typewriter correct. I’m not even going to ask how.
There is nothing wrong with technic. Technic is the only way to introduce mechanical features into a static classic lego set. IMO the typewriter is not very studded so looks less like a classic lego set which I think is really nice. It takes more effort to make a lego set look visually less like it was put together with lego bricks and more visually closer to the real thing. What you didn't emphasise much on is that a true functioning typewriter has a hammer for each letter whereas this model only has one hammer for all keys. I think for anyone who appreciates how a typewriter works this is the main let down of this set. Otherwise it's fantastic.
i don't know why people expected every hammer to work. the size of a real hammer is tiny and lego has no pieces that small. it's virtually impossible to get all of them to work. smh
4:30 It's called a platen :)
It's my birthday today, I'm buying this set for myself as a gift, it will cost me 180 pounds sterling, worth it's price imo
Hope you enjoyed it!
Of course I did, it's the biggest set ive ever got, I've also bought myself the crocodile locomotive 10277 from Lego creator and some brickhead sets, best 28th birthday ever
I've spend almost 300 pounds that day just on Legos
@@dastan4natsad haha epic
@@dastan4natsad the biggest Lego set I ever built was marvel studios iron man technically because it has more pieces but coming in second that was much more fun to build was the kessel run millennium falcon
The handle that sticks up is the "carriage-return", and why CR is carriage return - it returns the typing carriage. On the lego set it does not work as it fall off, and you have to push the carriage itself.
I want this one so much! Last year I bought the Empire State Building Lego because my husband and I moved to nyc. And this year I bought bird of paradise for Christmas. I’m making it a tradition now.
Every Christmas we I’ll have a set to build. Next year I’m wishing get this one. It so cool!
I give ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ of 5. When he says "drum" that's the platen. When he says "handle" he means carrier Return, which is where the Return button came from. For a guy who knows nothing about typewriters (and didn't bother to do the anatomy research), I did find the Lego side of the review helpful. I don't personally see how $20 makes a difference in a set with this much detail. If that is all that it cost to NOT have to put stickers on all the keys, so be it.
I'm getting this set for sure. It will go in my home office even though my room is empty right now and once we go back to work I doubt I'll do any work at home to call it a home office lol
Would also like to know what's Tom Hanks' would say about this...
Because of Forrest Gump?
@@gbrow1604 nope, Tom is an avid collector of typewriters. Check his documentary. Highly recommended.
The cut at 00:47 is brilliant.
So the technic features from technic sets are now implemented in IDEAS sets instead of the actual technic sets? Niiiiice!
That intro looks straight out of a movie.
It's worth buying and keeping because every retired Lego ideas set has skyrocketed in price
How ?? Any prove ??
I honestly loved the intro lol 😂
I'll think I'll buy it if it actually works the sound it makes is satisfying
Looks good! Reminds me of the Hermes Baby portable typewriter of the 50s, a classic.
It is entertaining listening to a youngen who never used a typewriter explain this set.
Very entertaining 😂 I used a typewriter early in my career. The carriage return and inserting of paper was adorably funny.
1:52 THAT is what I wanted to know.. that the keys are printed... mow I am buying it.
Wait so is there actual ink that goes on paper? Or is there just a tiny rehulqr thermal printer maybe and it can use lego thermal paper?
I have a question for you: How do you clean the dust form your Lego sets?.... It takes me hours to clean the dust.
Would a can of compressed air do the job? Or does one risk having pieces fling themselves across the room? Can one purchase a forensic fingerprint brush anymore? That might be the thing, but possibly as tricky to find as a round typewriter eraser
Jangbricks uploaded a good video going into how he used a special vacuum and paint brushes to clean it.
The colour reminds me of Olivetti typewriters. Lettera 32, to be precise.
They should put a tiny thermal printer inside
Which means, That I can get this for school! 👀😁
This is the first set I spent over $50 on I’m only around half way done but I’m loveing this set
I wonder if you were actually typing anything lol
it is neat. me being a short story writer i can at least relate to it. i like the sound a typewriter makes as you use it. may look neat next to the lego ideas story book set.
Nice review. I was able to totally understand how this typewriter works.
I really want a typewriter and plus lego that’s just sick!
You should have build it live.
When do we get the Lego MacBook Air?
Nice Lego set! 👍
I feel the argument about it being mostly technic is a pointless one how else will you get it to function though that might be because I like technic builds. I have no interest in this set
True. I also get his point that it could be disappointing. With myself I enjoy stacking bricks. The technics add all the cool features but don’t get me going the same way.
I would imagine it’s the the same for a lot of builders. The enjoyment comes from the process and less so the form
You KNOW there are going to be idiots who say "it's doesn't really type!" like they did with the piano.
Just but a real mini typewriter for that price. It looks cool AND it works
But you don't get a couple evenings of enjoyment out of putting it together and appreciating the creativity of the designers, which is kind of the point for me and a lot of other people.
For the price of a 1000pc puzzle you can also buy a photo on acrylic to hang on your wall, but the final picture isn't really the main event.
Nice with some ASMR in the first min of the video
You seem not being bothers by the repeating building work when you review the piano.
why do you use the lego paper? cant it be any other paper of the same length?
I want it buuuuuut I’m scared of I look away for 1 minute i get lost
Rhino Arc slider?
When is your next livestream?
It looks cool and the hardcore collectors will buy if for the unique pieces and colors but 200 bucks for a typewriter is not interesting to me.
2,079 pieces for $200 is dead on the money for Lego considering most sets are about 10 cents a brick. I'm honestly surprised they didn't charge more for the unique functionality it offers for movement
Maybe it’ll sell above expectations because of Resident Evil fans?
That’s what I’ve been thinking.
I’m waiting for the lego mouse so that I can game on this
This is 350$ where I live I want one so badly though it's super cool
Three years and a price hike later and the overpriced $200 set is now $250 as it nears retirement. That's the type of price hike I'd expect to pay from a reseller shortly after retirement.
I’m also getting a millennuim falcon soon
In all honesty it’s probably worth more like $160 or $170. Don’t get me wrong it is a great build just there’s nothing really making it be the price it is.
Just the printed elements
can u put a real ink ribbon in it?
NO
In 20 to 30 years this Lego set will be worth 10000 $. I just know it...
At Australia is 330
i was really sad when it didnt ching after sliding it..
Does the typewriter actually type?
Can we really drive Lego cars? 😂 It is all about the build. It is for those love gears and seeing how machines work.
so sad it only has one moving bar
it would be gorgeous if it has more than one
I do too, but it would also have to be a little bigger and more expensive.
"unique" does not mean "unusual"
If its on Sale id buy it. Otherwise its a solid Set
SKIP TO 00:48
Lego still do be living in the 1800s
Oh, only the part in the middle moves? Kinda disappointed 😐
You like it, but you're worried about $20
One day I'm 100 year Lego will make a Lego functional phone like the iPhone it will be done
Honestly it doesn't look like it's worth $200.
Not fot me but it looks great!
Over $300 in Canada - unaffordable
It would nice if you let us actually hear it a nice pause from talking would be nice.
It looks cool and all, but $200? You can get actual classic old style type writers like this for way cheaper.
Looks like this thing may easily break so you gotta buy a warranty with it . 😆
I like your videos
Still mad they didnt choose the Bionicle set, but oh well.
150 -170 I'd the price point for me
Tbh I was really disappointed when I found out that it doesn't actually work and use ink
Yes
it is totally worth it!
Like it’s not worth it bc it’s 200 usd but it is cool tho
Can I actully use it to write no then it ain’t worth it
Stickers!? :-(
Of course the interior has to have the full color palette put into it
Just as you said also I think that this sets is bit pricey.
So it's a toy?
Lego boy....
can u really type on a paper? i dont think is worth $200..
maybe $100 u.s.d?
“No”-ThatReviewGuy
just bought one for 140 euros
Cool
Lego fans: “ew we don’t want a brick built adidas shoe it’s way too niche of a set”
Also Lego fans: “OMG ITS A FUCKING TYPEWRITER I MUST HAVE IT!!!!”
It’s amazing but I just don’t feel like why would want something like this you know
No...and goodbye...200 for not working typewriter???What the hell...just no...
500 dollars for a non-driving car? $1,000 for a non-existent fantasy vehicle? It’s about the nostalgic experience, not functionality. If you don’t want to buy it, don’t. Just stop spreading hate.
It's not Olivetti=not gonna buy it
Wow
Thing of beauty, it’s the right notes, with both the sound and the colour