LEGO® Botanicals theme offers an alternative to people who want to have some greenery in their home but are unable to keep real houseplants alive. Plastic stays green long after we people are long dead – as H.P. Lovecraft said, "that is not dead which can eternal lie".
11512 Hanging Golden Pothos certainly takes the lifelikeness to the maximum, being easily mistaken for a real, living Pothos. Is realism enough to make a great set?
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11512 Hanging Golden Pothos
- Release date: 1 August 2026; pre-order now available in some countries
- Pieces: 372
- Ages:18+
Price:
- US$ 59.99 on LEGO.com US
- CA$ 84.99 on LEGO.com Canada
- Pre-order now for GB£ 54.99 on LEGO.com UK
- AU$ 99.99 on LEGO.com Australia
- Pre-order now for 59,99€ on LEGO.com Deutschland, Nederland, France, etc
Interesting parts
Recolours
- 12x Plant, Leaf/Petal 4 x 6 x 1 1 / 3 with Marbled Lime Tip in Bright Green (6633440 | 7096)
Marbled pieces were introduced to LEGO Botanicals theme earlier this year in 11510 Magnolia Branches. I'm glad to see that wasn't an one-off appearance. Here, the marbled effect appears in the same mould but with a new combination of colours. They are beautiful, and universally useful for MOCs with lush greenery. Once again, it reminds me of some LEGO® BIONICLE® sets, for example 8920 Ehlek.
- 8x Bar, Curved U-Shape 2 x 3 in Bright Green (6632933 | 7052)
I haven't been able to play with this part very often, but it is promising. Curved bar pieces that allow clips are always useful when building organic shapes.
- 40x Hinge Cylinder 1 x 3 Locking with 1 Finger and 2 Fingers On Ends, with Hole, 7 Teeth in Bright Green (6632936 | 54662)
The finger segment is one of the defining pieces of this set. I'm immediately thinking of Cthulhu with these.
- 24x Animal Body Part / Plant, Tail / Claw / Horn / Branch / Tentacle, End Section in Bright Green (6632937 | 40379)
Lovecraftian vibes are also present in these tail – or tentacle – segments. I love that this piece was introduced in the LEGO® Dinosaurs theme in 2001, and still remains in use after some cosmetic mould modifications.
- 4x Brick Sloped Corner 6 x 6 x 2 / 3 in White (6632934 | 8034)
This piece first appeared in light bluish grey in set 76354 S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier in June, but we haven't been able to analyse it until now. It is also now available in black.
Naturally, a 12x12 dish fits perfectly in the middle of a circle made of four of them.
It is part of the "cheese" family, so the profile matches pieces like the cheese slope (54200, shown in sand blue) and the new convex cheese slope (7826, black on bottom right). The latter combination could make a nice cockpit for a starfighter.
Overall, the piece has potential in architecture MOCs, including arches, awnings and railings.
Rare parts
- 8x Brick Arch 1 x 3 x 2, Straight End in Reddish Brown (6610096 | 5850) – also in 43305 Piglet's Birthday Fun (see Caz's review of the LEGO Disney Piglet)
- 4x Hinge Cylinder 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger and Axle Hole On Ends [No Side Slots] in Bright Green (6603358 | 53923) – also in 72050 Mario Kart – Luigi & Mach 8 (see Tom's review of the LEGO Luigi)
- 2x Plate Round 6 x 6 with Hole in Reddish Brown (6561681 | 11213) – in 2 other sets
The ¼ circle arches are really nice, and it's good to get a bunch of them. They are useful in windows, roof trusses, furniture and so on. The bright green click hinge connections help to attach those aforementioned Lovecraftian appendages.
The model
The instructions offer an alternative with two longer and two shorter creepers, however, I built the uniform version as it is easier to shoot in my photography studio (a.k.a. balcony). The whole model is symmetrical, or more specifically, consists of four identical quarters. That means it looks the same from almost all plausible angles, and so my review does not have many photos. There is no more to see here, really. It has one total impression, and it looks… pretty much like a real Pothos.
The set's main issue is that it is not interesting. Flower sets, and for example the recent 11505 Woodland Mushrooms offers new colour combinations and harmonies, interesting piece uses, compositions, contrasts, as you can see in my review of the LEGO mushrooms set. Conversely, 11512 Hanging Golden Pothos looks like a houseplant. It's quite pleasant and well balanced, but I just think that being something that you the hobbyist assembled using a variety of small plastic parts doesn't add much to it.
It seems to be a common complaint in AFOL circles that The LEGO Group makes too many 1:1 real life object sets. I don't generally agree. I think Polaroid cameras or Pac-Man arcade machines are quite interesting when built with LEGO bricks. But this Pothos is not, because essentially it is a very simple thing. The set designers have done a good job on it, but probably the theme's development team could have picked a bit more exciting plant to start with.
What else to say? The stand is nice. The pot is almost seamless, and has the most interesting (if not groundbreaking) techniques in the model.
Initially, I thought that all the leaves should have been marbled, but to be honest, it could have looked too messy; I like the calmness that regular bright green leaves create here.
The funniest thing here is that the Pothos's tentacles can carry it, so you can ditch the stand and locate it in your city or castle layout for some authentic Arkham action (minifigures not included). Or maybe the upcoming LEGO® Ideas Godzilla set going to challenge Biollante?
Conclusion
With the astonishing price of US$59.99/ £54.99/ 59.99€/ AU$99.99 for 372 parts (and obviously no minifigures) it is impossible to recommend 11512 Hanging Golden Pothos… except if you are a home decor enthusiast with an expensive taste in plastic house plants. It makes a pretty good parts pack for Lovecraftian horror, and the marbled leaves are nice; nonetheless, any other LEGO Botanicals set is a better deal for the money.
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I am hoping to use this in a "crazy jungle" sort of way.It will be a psychedelic kind of approach so what the heck. I plan to buy 1 set asap and another on clearance. Wishing myself luck.
ReplyDelete10x10 dish surely?
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