tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post677179976961677122..comments2024-03-27T08:37:54.894+00:00Comments on New Elementary: LEGO® parts, sets and techniques: LEGO® Disney™ review: 43217 'Up' HouseAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-587908647427362022023-05-02T20:36:57.983+01:002023-05-02T20:36:57.983+01:00I am really hoping that someone takes two sets and...I am really hoping that someone takes two sets and combines them into a larger version. There was a version of the Up house on LEGO Ideas but I am certain that will not longer make the cut. Too bad as it was exactly what I wanted.TimJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433107683011813522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-82586821146770430602023-03-18T21:13:26.284+00:002023-03-18T21:13:26.284+00:00I was about to go and correct the 'typo' b...I was about to go and correct the 'typo' but it actually says " I'm not sure people would be happy either". So not a typo after all...just poor grammar or poor reading skills ;-)Elspeth De Monteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322298254361189092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-64836167452228885192023-03-18T21:05:04.555+00:002023-03-18T21:05:04.555+00:00Well Andrew, you inspired me to at least do the ma...Well Andrew, you inspired me to at least do the math on this question using https://www.omnicalculator.com/everyday-life/helium-balloons. <br /><br />The LEGO Up house plus Carl, Dug, Russel and his backpack = 413g<br />To get the set off the ground and to a height of 10m, we would need 394.1 litres of Helium.<br />394.1litres of Helium would be 35 standard 11inch balloons filled with Helium.<br /><br />Thanks<br /><br />Elspeth De Monteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322298254361189092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-12871663290523083692023-03-18T19:44:43.838+00:002023-03-18T19:44:43.838+00:00Good review!
Just a tip—"ground floor" ...Good review!<br /><br />Just a tip—"ground floor" is perfectly legitimate as an alternative to first floor in America, where they're used to mean the same thing. It's only once you get to higher levels where the naming conventions diverge (over here the "second floor" is immediately above the ground floor, rather than having a "first floor" in between). Of course, for a simple two-story house like this one, you might as well just call them the lower and upper floors!<br /><br />I imagine the reduced scale of this set (both for the house itself and the overall number of balloons) were concessions to make the overall set more "swooshable" for kids. A more accurately scaled house would certainly be gorgeous, but would be harder to lift and fly around, and an accurate number of balloons would not only be tedious to build but could be quite a challenge to mount securely (and to be honest might represent too much weight on the set itself given that instead of lighter-than-air-balloons they'd have to be heavier-than-air Lego builds)! That said, I can't help but wonder how many real-life helium balloons it'd take to send a set this size aloft... Free YouTube idea for any of the influencers out there!<br /><br />I'm quite impressed with the minifigures here, since despite the customary lack of noses for "human" minifigures, they wind up perfectly recognizable. The newly molded Dug also has pretty much the perfect balance of screen-accuracy and Lego-like geometry.<br /><br />The new chicken is a surprise but not an unwelcome one, with the details looking just slightly crisper and more defined.Andrew Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723179808721244651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-16817453305520519232023-03-18T16:02:36.129+00:002023-03-18T16:02:36.129+00:00Nice review! Small typo: "...people WOULDN...Nice review! Small typo: "...people WOULDN'T be happy either." ;-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com