LEGO Year of the Rat Set 40355

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Honoring LEGO’s commitment to offer regional exclusives sets worldwide, the two new LEGO Chinese Traditional Festival models will launch in China and the Asia Pacific region starting December 26, 2019 with global availability beginning January 10, 2020. The black and white cabinet on the left with its doors of varying sizes, the white bedside table and the plant stand are particular stand outs. Contact Us LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure, and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group of Companies. There are a large number of new printed elements – the eyes, (technic ball), teeth (tile 2×2 quarter circle); forehead (a ‘slide shoe’ 2×2) and the body of the dragons – (2x2x2/3 curved slope) These elements are common to eachof the 5 dragons that are built up across the set.

One includes a dragon motif on a dark blue tile, while the other is a geometric design printed on a teal tile, giving the impression of caved jade. You can put the rat or mouse on a display after building it and you will also find an envelope in the package. There are other recolored elements, and I shall endeavour to discuss them as they appear in the building process.The set includes a display podium with flower and leaf elements, plus an embossed money envelope with traditional gold-colored print.

The I found it was a good time to share the building duties with other members of my family, as we built the lions up. These two bags come with one minfigure each: the first being a serious looking man in a suit and red scarf.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). The second bag builds the white dragon, the percusionists and their stage, as well as the white dragon. The bed is a terrific little build with some creative parts use to make the rumpled blankets and give the illusion that the minifigs are tucked not-so-safely in their bed. The LEGO 40355 year of the rat set consists of 162 pieces, contains two stickers for the eyes and a few "functions".

The set also contains a stage with floral and leaf elements and an engraved money envelope with a traditional gold-colored print. It is also cool for a futuristic theme as well as for animal lovers because it is a rat (but a robotic version). The printed tiles used to make the rug have been used in quite a few Star Wars and Nexo Knight’s sets, and the repetition of it makes the perfect floor covering. The Rat (or Mouse) is the constellation of people born in 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008 and, of course, 2020.

Building Techniques: How much skill do you think the creator of this MOC has, in terms of building technique? When we got our first peek art the 2020/ Year of the Rat LEGO Sets, my first impression was that they were some of the most beautiful LEGO sets I have ever seen. If you're running a script or application, please register or sign in with your developer credentials here. The 12 signs in the Chinese zodiac are: ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.

The subtle angle on the side of the face is a nice touch, and the underside of a round plate for ears, along with simple sloped parts for the hands and feet are simple but effective. We do have a couple of dual sided head prints (but only 2) I loved setting it all up, and working on posing the minifigures and lions.Unfortunately, the ‘exoforce hair’ featured in the Modular green groceer set is no longer current, but the hair element used suits the role well. LEGO® together with ToyPro celebrated this Chinese New Year with the LEGO® 40355 set "The Year of the Rat". Over all, I really enjoyed building this set: with the lions spread out between other elements of the model.