Review: 31167 Haunted Mansion
Posted by benbacardi,
The current wave of Creator 3-in-1 sets includes a wide variety of different themes, from the medieval realism of 31168 Medieval Horse Knight Castle, to the pastel fantasy of 31175 Unicorn Castle. 31167 Haunted Mansion brings us to the spooky side, with a number of monster minifigures and a choice of three haunted builds—a mansion, ship, or train.
In the middle of the range from a size point of view, the set's 736 parts provide the opportunity for a decent sized build, but do the models live up to the quality we've come to expect in recent years from this versatile in-house theme?
Summary
31167 Haunted Mansion, 736 pieces.
£79.99 / $89.99 / €89.99 | 10.9p/12.2c/12.2c per piece.
Buy at LEGO.com »
Great minifigures and a fun haunted house, if a little on the small side.
- Detailed minifigures with a glow-in-the-dark ghost
- Excellent colour scheme
- Great spooky-looking mansion with a couple of fun features
- Mansion a little on the small side, particularly when closed
- Slightly disappointing secondary builds
The set was provided for review by LEGO. All opinions expressed are those of the author.
Minifigures
The set contains a handful of spooky-themed minifigures. The werewolf is in wolf form, and similar to 71010 Wolf Guy from CMF Series 14, with a large moulded head and wearing a ripped plaid shirt exposing a muscular, hairy chest. All parts are new, however, although the head seems to differ mostly through the lack of white fur printing on the forehead. He's wearing jeans, held up by a belt, ripped through on both thighs.
Similiar, Frankenstein’s monster is close to 8804 The Monster from CMF Series 4. All the printing is new, with a large scar across the forehead instead of a number of plasters, and a tooth sticking up from his bottom lip. His brown jacket is patched together, and a torn cream vest is visible beneath, along with another large scar across his chest.
What scary scene would be complete without a vampire and a ghost? The female vampire, once again, is all-new—the wavy hair has previously been used for the merpeople in a Harry Potter set, but in gold, not black. Her dress is excellently detailed, with a laced bodice below a necklace, showing just a hint of her pale white skin. Her face has two expressions, a slight toothy smile on one side and a red-eyed grin on the other. I like the purple colouring around the eyes, and pink lipstick.
The ghost is effectively an all-white minifigure with a black head, wearing a glow-in-the dark sheet! The sheet is stiff, not rubbery, and has a number of folds in the front and rear to replicate the look of draped fabric.
In the dark, the ghost glows very well, and the holes through to the black head look particularly effective!
Haunted Mansion
The main, and largest, build of the three choices is the titular Haunted Mansion. Set across two floors, it's built primarily from sand green and black, colour choices that look very effective for the subject matter, and a nice nod back to 10228 Haunted House. Masonry bricks are used to good effect in reverse, replicating the look of wooden panelling. Some of the windows are barred with wonky planks, and vines are growing out of one of the top floor rooms. A bat stands tall on the tip of the mansion's main tower.
Around the rear of the house, the building is open to allow easy access to the rooms inside. They're very small, no more than a handful of studs deep—this is by no means a modular building, that's for sure! There's two small rooms downstairs, one either side of the main entrance, and two upstairs.
The focal point of the inside is the organ above the front door—an instrument often associated with haunted buildings, horror movies, and the like. I like the use of the grille tiles to represent the organ's keys. It's flanked on either side by tall candlesticks.
The other room upstairs has a small mechanism inside, with a red jewel sitting on a table. Turning a gear on the outside of the house rotates the table to reveal a ghost behind it. The ghost is visible through the window when facing forwards. I've dismantled the house a little below to show the mechanism a little better—it really is a tight fit in these rooms.
Downstairs, a grandfather clock stands against the wall on the opposite side of the house. The pendulum is attached through the wall to another gear, enabling it to be swung back and forth like the real thing. Also note the tiny mouse hole in the wall—one of the small details my son was eager to tell me about once he'd finished building it!
The house is hinged either side of the front door, enabling both sides to fold around to meet and completely enclose the building. This results in a very small rather odd-looking structure, and is much less impressive than when opened out.
What haunted mansion would be complete without a gnarled and grumpy tree? The one growing outside the front of the house looks particularly like one to avoid.
On the other side of the front door stands a small graveyard, complete with tilted headstones, a pumpkin, and a skeletal arm making its way up out of the ground…
Finally, the model's completed by a large gateway. This isn't attached to the house at all, but stands separately—two large brown gates hang between crumbling stone pillars, secured with a lock and chain.
Haunted Ship
The second model available is a haunted galleon. Significantly smaller than the mansion, there are many parts from the main build not used in its construction. It comes complete with a plank, large bowsprit and figurehead, anchor, cannons, and some small quarters at the rear.
The rather chunky mast, topped with a bat, looks a little ugly from the rear. The designers have done the best they can with the parts available to make a curved hull structure, but it still comes across as a little blocky, and the brown and tan bricks on one side look quite out of place.
I like the way the mansion's gates have been repurposed to represent tattered sails. There is something very spooky about a large galleon sailing out of the mist with torn canvas hanging limply from the mast…
The skeleton minifigure has been attached to the front of the ship as a figurehead, and a large brick-built anchor hangs over the bow on a short chain.
On top of the rear structure of the galleon stands the ship's wheel, flanked by candles, and a lantern hangs off the back.
This platform is removable, and inside is a very small room with a table on top of which sits the red jewel, and a picture of the female vampire hanging on the rear wall.
This is the second 3-in-1 set to provide a boat as an alternative model, and I think this spooky galleon is a much better rendition than the fairytale version in 31175 Unicorn Castle!
Haunted Train
Finally, the ship or mansion can be rebuilt into a haunted train. Only the locomotive is built, with a large cowcatcher protruding out the front. The main barrel (I'm sure there's a proper term) of the engine is built vertically and attached sideways, and is octagonal rather than circular. None of the are functional; indeed, the train is lifted off the ground by four transparent bricks, though I'm not entirely sure why. Perhaps it is intended to be floating?
The roof can be lifted off the cab to reveal the small space inside, which shows a keyhole and a lever, and not much else. The coal car behind the cab is empty.
Alongside the train, a small section of platform is built, complete with a bench for those waiting for the ghostly locomotive, a pumpkin, a lantern, and a clock. Without any carriages, though, I'm not sure how any waiting passengers are expecting to travel!
Verdict
With most Creator 3-in-1 sets, there's usually one stand-out build and a couple of smaller ones that don't quite hit the mark in the same way. This holds true for 31167 Haunted Mansion, too—the mansion is pretty good, and I like the look of the exterior when it's folded out in the way it is clearly intended to be displayed. I particularly like the choice of colours, with the green a great contrast to the black while keeping the spooky haunted vibe, and the inclusion of a couple of interactive elements with the grandfather clock and spinning ghost was a nice touch.
The secondary builds are a bit of a let down in comparison, although the ship offers a more satisfying building experience than the train. The minifigures, however, are great—better, in my opinion, than many of those in the dedicated monsters CMF ranges or previous incarnations of the same halloween-esque creatures.
31167 Haunted Mansion is available at LEGO.com for £79.99 / $89.99 / €89.99.
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The train "barrel" (I don't know the name, either) is octagonal, not hexagonal.
Of course the train is floating: if it were restricted to tracks, it wouldn't be very scary- you could just walk away from the tracks and be safe. But if it can follow you anywhere...??
She’s hot.
Looks great. From the front.
Then you compare the piece count, price, and the so-called "interior" of this set with the licensed Wednesday house...
And you drop it off the wishlist.
Quite confusing.
Would make a nice shed to accompany my 10228
In many occasions haunted trains don't ride on tracks but they fly instead. Hence I guess why they used the transparent bricks
It seems even Creator has fallen into the trap of trying to use minifigures to make up for a mediocre build, and with a price to match. Does anyone even care about anything in a set besides minifigures anymore?
The ghost finally returned
Seeing that organ in the haunted house prompted me to play Toccata and Fugue in D Minor...
As others have said this does not seem particularly good value, unlike most Creator 3-in-1 sets. The minifigures have inflated the price, no doubt.
Was fortunate enough to pick this up at Costco for significantly cheaper than it's listed at. Far easier to stomach, and at the $67.99 price tag feels more reasonable.
Nice to see Lego doing a solid Halloween showing this year. Recent years have been paltry, and with it being ages since Hidden Side was canned, it's been harder to come by anything for (non-licensed) spooky fans. Hoping this and the other Halloween sets this year will be a sign of better things to come!
Might have to get this one on a discount to go with my Scooby Doo minifigs.
So disappointing compared to what it could have been. Just a facade at 90$?
Creator you have failed us, this is just a haunted porch.
It's not exclusive so should be available at a decent discount before too long - Amazon in the UK have already cut 10% off the price.
I'm not especially convinced by the build, however. I much prefer the Halloween wreath (which unfortunately IS exclusive to LEGO.com).
@benbacardi The term you're looking for for the train 'barrel' is boiler, as its this section of the engine where the water is heated by the firebox to make the steam.
Also, going to assume its floating because its a ghost train.
As for the build... I really like all of them, and I'm greatful theres the old glow in the dark ghost again... though think maybe being priced more about the £60 mark would have helped sales.
The minifigures are frustrating because they're unique enough to stand apart from previous LEGO monsters (the ghost has a new shroud mold, the werewolf has less head print and a torn-open shirt with a subtly different flannel and even the monster's torso print is subtly not the same as Series 4's) but not different enough to be super interesting and distinct in the pool. The vampire can be mistaken for Vampyre's Bride, the werewolf for the Wolf Guy, and the ghost for the Monster Fighters spirits, and I'd have preferred a more unique set overall. Why reference old minifigures and sets when you can contribute something newer? I understand the concept of designing for collectors who missed the older figures, but I didn't. Every time LEGO has done horror before, its patterns have felt distinct. Studios was the foundation based on classic movies, Minifigures brought us our first modern monster designs, Monster Fighters made the Minifigures designs darker, Scooby-Doo was its own thing, Series 14 and scattered Minifigures series after gave us new takes on everything we'd already seen a few times, and Vidiyo had wacky music theming. This is the least inventive dip in the horror sphere yet, basically just being a hodgepodge of recreated CMF/Monster Fighters nostalgia. I feel like Build-a-Minifigure stations have produced a few more creative spooky designs...
...and yet I still do like this set and want the figures from it.
The vampire’s hair was originally created for Vidiyo, I think, and is used for three of the minifigs - Candy Mermaid (blue with pink printed highlights), Candy Ballerina (pink), and Vampire Bassist (black with red printed ends).
I like to think of this as a collapsed (i.e. partially destroyed) mansion, where only the front and part of the interior of the house is still standing. It makes more sense that way and since it's a run down haunted house anyway, why not?
I will be getting this as soon as I can for a price I like, probably 20% off will suffice for me. Definitely worse value than usual for creator, but with 1 new mould, 2 returning moulds that haven't been seen for a few years now, and another 9 new printed elements, the reduced budget for the build itself makes more sense. I'd rather this be £60 RRP, but Lego wouldn't do that for this set.
While the build itself is fairly small, and the alternatives nothing truly special, I still think this is a really well designed set. It looks excellent and the ability to close it is ingenious, even if the results are a little strange.
I've experimented with combining two copies digitally, so that's something I might try if the price drops, as often happens with creator.
Could use an extra monster minifig for the price would have been nice. Still looking forward to buying this.
It's a shame they couldn't find a way to incorporate pieces for better wheel options into the build. The train is a nice first draft, but needs a few revisions.
There's a Rebrickable.com kit to recreate the original 10228 using only three kits of this set.
There was going to be an awkward mishmash of lyrics from Grim Grinning Ghosts and A Ghost's Pumpkin Soup here, but it felt wrong to not include the ship and the Super Mario World ghost house theme doesn't have lyrics.
@MisterGrumpy said:
"It seems even Creator has fallen into the trap of trying to use minifigures to make up for a mediocre build, and with a price to match. Does anyone even care about anything in a set besides minifigures anymore?"
@jkb said:
"Could use an extra monster minifig for the price would have been nice. Still looking forward to buying this."
FIGHT!
Honestly I think y'all have become a little too critical of these 3-in-1 sets. I agree the price seems high. Other than that it delivers on the purpose of a 3-in-1: to inspire kids to tell different stories using the same parts. As icing on the cake they get some great figures and play features you'd expect in a dedicated set. From here a kid could branch out to an Atlantean ruin, a spooky forest, or a non-haunted City building, just to name a few. I think it's great.
The main build looks great, specially since it closes up.
This feels like a budget version of several retired sets, 10228, 71042 and 70424 or 9467 .
At Smyths the set is already reduced to 65€.
As @GrizBe wrote boiler is the correct term:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiler
Thanks for the review!
I'm surprised! Usually Lego is very bad at printing pale colours over dark ones. Here, it seems the white on the dress is exactly the same as the colour of her head. So at least that's that.
Rebrickable has already a remake of 10228 but you need 3 of 31167 to do it. Let's say you can get a new 10228 for roughly USD$500 on Bricklink, this might be a solution (reducing the price by selling the tripled minifigs.
I like this and I'm tempted but will wait to see if Costco or Amazon has a deal on it later on.
@MisterGrumpy said:
"It seems even Creator has fallen into the trap of trying to use minifigures to make up for a mediocre build, and with a price to match. Does anyone even care about anything in a set besides minifigures anymore?"
Lego did make 31161
Thanks for the review!
I like all three builds, but would probably build the mansion and expand it.
But the platform would look good near it. And if I have the platform, why not build the train? So I'd need two sets... Argh! Get it away from me!
And why isn't the skeleton mentioned in the Minifigures section?
Skeleton: That's right! What about me? What about Skelly? I'm even carrying a brickin' latern! Notice me!
"None of the are functional..." You accidentally a word out.
I like the tattered sails on the ship. And I can't be the only one who though of Final Fantasy VI upon seeing the ghost train and platform. I need to get back to that.
For me the slight clunkiness of the alt builds of this set is offset by their great thematic consistency—rebuilding into three famously "haunted" subjects! I love when 3-in-1 sets have a bit of a theme.
Price is pretty bad, but it comes with a werewolf so I can't resist eventually buying it when it's discounted.
someone call the cops because I see an illegal building technique with the tombstone
@Rimefang said:
"There's a Rebrickable.com kit to recreate the original 10228 using only three kits of this set. "
Do 3 of these actually have all the needed parts?
@lego4elio said:
"someone call the cops because I see an illegal building technique with the tombstone"
Isn't that only an illegal building technique on the old non grooved tiles?
@ohrmazd said:
"She’s hot. "
I bet, not that much, since she's a corpse >_>.
And now, returning to the set. Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, it's almost perfect. I love when Lego does creepy stuff. It's almost like the Addams Family mansion. And the alternative models are so creative and appropriate.
@Eightcoins8 said:
" @Rimefang said:
"There's a Rebrickable.com kit to recreate the original 10228 using only three kits of this set. "
Do 3 of these actually have all the needed parts?"
Yes BUT. If you look into rebrickable (It is currently on the front page) you will see that 3 of 31167 will allow you to build the 'reimagining' of 10228 . It will not be an exact replica of 10228 . There are many pictures provided and you can decide if the model proposed is to your tastes.
https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-231107/re-bricked/monsters-haunted-mansion-alternate-build-of-3x31167/details
And you do need to add a Baseplate.
@Rimefang said:
"https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-231107/re-bricked/monsters-haunted-mansion-alternate-build-of-3x31167/details
And you do need to add a Baseplate. "
What's a baseplate? :o)
It isn't particularly good given what has gone before. I think I'd take one of the MF Haunted Houses over three of these (which gives about the same parts count). I have all the original equivalent minifigures, so probably won't even bother to pick those up on PAB or BL.
@Eightcoins8 said:
" @lego4elio said:
"someone call the cops because I see an illegal building technique with the tombstone"
Isn't that only an illegal building technique on the old non grooved tiles?"
I don't remember if there's a size difference between new and old tiles but yeah, tiles like this are incrementally thinner than plates so can be put between studs without stressing them. New Elementary did an analysis of this in their review of the Saturn V set, which used a similar technique for the flag on the moon diorama.
@Lyichir said:
" @Eightcoins8 said:
" @lego4elio said:
"someone call the cops because I see an illegal building technique with the tombstone"
Isn't that only an illegal building technique on the old non grooved tiles?"
I don't remember if there's a size difference between new and old tiles but yeah, tiles like this are incrementally thinner than plates so can be put between studs without stressing them. New Elementary did an analysis of this in their review of the Saturn V set, which used a similar technique for the flag on the moon diorama."
We could use an update on what is or isn't illegal with LEGO building techniques, especially with LEGO introducing so many new pieces and different molds of long standing piece types.
@UProbeck said:
"At Smyths the set is already reduced to 65€.
As @GrizBe wrote boiler is the correct term:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiler
Thanks for the review!"
Thats weird its discounted already, but even more weird as the UK Smyths aren't selling this set.
I'm so gonna buy it for my Halloween decorations, such a good excuse for a fun built
@CliveyB said:
"Would make a nice shed to accompany my 10228"
Or a tent for when the residents of 10228 go camping. Or stalk their daughter at sleepaway camp.
Creator theme is strong
The Creator theme seems to keep LEGO interesting, great review.
I am not a Halloween fan but this set looks great (for a 3-in-1). The build is nice, the color scheme, and those minifigures are just great, I might finally have my 'Thriller' fix with this...I'm sure it'll have 20% off like most of the LEGO sets, but MSRP is about $20 too expensive.
Shame since I would love to have to and try to MOC them into one.
One of those sets that looks quite nice at first glance, but starts to fall apart after some more scrutiny. I think all three builds do have a certain charm and some nice details, but none of them feels quite right. Minifigs are easily the best part of the set. But that still makes it pretty hard to justify the rather steep price, especially considering this is an unlicensed set.
Love the idea, love the front, hate fact that they ,ade it closable forcing less play space inside.
I m also not a fan of Creator having unique figs. Creator was CHEAP because it had no minifigs. That was great.
Should be called ‘Haunted Facade’.
This isn't going to replace my beloved 10228 any time soon. Or ever, if we're honest.
But it might make for a nice annex, if the sand-greens don't clash too much, I suppose. And credit where due, even though this is an absolutely tiny 'mansion', it does actually have better furnishing than 10228 does. I like how that clock resembles the one found in a MF polybag, 30201.
The Werewolf, I think, more closely resembles one from 9463, not so much the poor unfortunate lumberjack from 8805-8 who got turned into 71010-1. Yes, I know he's grey now - it's been thirteen years, who knows how much that is in werewolf-years.
The scariest part of this set is the price, though. I ain't afraid of no ghosts, but I am deathly afraid of inflation.
‘… wearing a ripped plaid shirt exposing a muscular, hairy chest. All parts are new, however, although the head seems to differ mostly through the lack of white fur printing on the forehead. He's wearing jeans, held up by a belt, ripped through on both thighs.’
Go on
I was looking forward to getting this day 1, but I may wait for a sale. It will go nicely with the original haunted mansion 10228, being a smaller build.
I am disappointed that there isn't a Mr. vampire, or even a coffin for her. The BL vampire set has such a cool coffin in it. But this more of a haunted house so I may need to dig into my monster figs & zombies in my collection to round this out.
Honestly it might've been better had they done something completely different rather than trying to make what essentially looks like a poor man's 10228 just by virtue of being significantly smaller.
That said, I still like it. It's way overpriced (very surprised this isn't listed as a negative in the review, especially when the better-value horse knight castle got called overpriced despite a decent price per part ratio).
Might pick this up at a discount, in October, when I'm in that spooky mood.
@Graysmith said:
"Honestly it might've been better had they done something completely different rather than trying to make what essentially looks like a poor man's 10228 just by virtue of being significantly smaller.
That said, I still like it. It's way overpriced (very surprised this isn't listed as a negative in the review, especially when the better-value horse knight castle got called overpriced despite a decent price per part ratio).
Might pick this up at a discount, in October, when I'm in that spooky mood."
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@8BrickMario:
Huh. I guess the ghost is new. I’d be more excited for the other two minifigs if the Frank stood out just a bit more (I’ve turned all of the Franks into zombies, but this one won’t really stand out from the rest), and if the werewolf wasn’t dark-bley again (I already used my only misprint Maccus head).
@yellowcastle:
A baseplate is a magical thing that holds larger models together and allows you to push heavy ones across tables topped with plywood. And if you have a large pile of them, you can quickly set out a uniform style of terrain, from sand, to water, to grass, or snow.
@Crux:
Pretty sure that’s zero in werewolf years, on account of them being undead.
@Crux said:
"This isn't going to replace my beloved 10228 any time soon. Or ever, if we're honest.
But it might make for a nice annex, if the sand-greens don't clash too much, I suppose. And credit where due, even though this is an absolutely tiny 'mansion', it does actually have better furnishing than 10228 does. I like how that clock resembles the one found in a MF polybag, 30201 .
The Werewolf, I think, more closely resembles one from 9463 , not so much the poor unfortunate lumberjack from 8805-8 who got turned into 71010-1 . Yes, I know he's grey now - it's been thirteen years, who knows how much that is in werewolf-years.
The scariest part of this set is the price, though. I ain't afraid of no ghosts, but I am deathly afraid of inflation."
The werewolf has the mold and coloring of the CMF former lumberjack, but the open shirt of and a closer flannel pattern to the Monster Fighters version. I personally see the Wolf Guy first when I look at him. (When are we going to get a female horror lycan?) The Studios, CMF Series 4, Vidiyo, transformed Lupin, and Jack Russell (Marvel) werewolves all stand apart more!
@8BrickMario said:
"(When are we going to get a female horror lycan?)"
Best I can do for you is https://brickset.com/minifigs/idea042, who I like to pretend is https://brickset.com/minifigs/idea041 on a bad moon. It's fine - Charles Perault was an unreliable narrator, I am an unreliable audience.
So we've had Frankenstein's Monster since 2011, but no Bride of Frankenstein yet
Monster F****ers happened during my "dim age" as I like to say (I was never gone, just bought 1-3 sets per year for a while) and I'm thrilled to get another chance at the theme even if it's not quite as good. The ghost and Frankenstein (i know, idc) are close enough that I don't want those CMFs anymore. and tbh $90 feels kinda reasonable to me unfortunately.
@Crux said:
" @8BrickMario said:
"(When are we going to get a female horror lycan?)"
Best I can do for you is https://brickset.com/minifigs/idea042, who I like to pretend is https://brickset.com/minifigs/idea041 on a bad moon. It's fine - Charles Perault was an unreliable narrator, I am an unreliable audience."
"Red's granny was a werewolf the entire time" would be a good plot twist ngl
Found the use of hex plates, and majority hex plates, makes it harder to moc, than most other sets than in the past, in addition to other shortcomings.
Those ghosts will fly off PaB! I'm always hoping for https://brickset.com/parts/421621/brick-1x2-w-groove to complete my green grocer with real LEGO bricks after seeing new sand green sets, but alas, not yet!
I don’t mind that this one is smaller. It doesn’t need to be big all the time. Too bad the price is high, because it seems like a fun set.
The minifigs could have been better in my opinion. They look alike earlier renditions too much for my liking. A white or a black werewolf would have been great, and that monster of Frankenstein look almost the same as the cmf one. Maybe other colours would have been cool?
The ghost and vampire lady are ace though.
I like it because I like classic monster horror. But like I said with the unicorn castle, I don't think it's the greatest Creator set as it seems to mostly be an attempt at a standalone model mushed into the Creator theme's standard mould.
For what it's worth I like the concepts of the alternate models. But they feel more like afterthoughts to the main model instead of being developed along with the main model.
Might get it second-hand at one point if the price is okay.
A Creator 3-in-1 with the same theme and color scheme as 10228?? Sign me up! It does lack size and substance, but I think it's excellent for what it is (at a discount). Might build it in whatever colors I have in my collection.
Edit: and thanks for the review, Barcardi & Son!
@Onatu said:
"Was fortunate enough to pick this up at Costco for significantly cheaper than it's listed at. Far easier to stomach, and at the $67.99 price tag feels more reasonable. "
Much better price for sure. Costco's website has a bundle deal with 40721 Halloween Barn, but ya gotta sign in and maybe be a member as well to see the price:
https://www.costco.com/lego-haunted-mansion-and-halloween-barn-bundle.product.4000389086.html
@Rimefang said:
" https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-231107/re-bricked/monsters-haunted-mansion-alternate-build-of-3x31167/ details
And you do need to add a Baseplate. "
Thanks for the link! Makes for a pretty great alternate 10228.
@ShilohCyan said:
"Monster F****ers happened during my "dim age" "
That's a VERY different theme
@yellowcastle said:
" @Rimefang said:
"https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-231107/re-bricked/monsters-haunted-mansion-alternate-build-of-3x31167/details
And you do need to add a Baseplate. "
What's a baseplate? :o)
"
What's on second.
@HOBBES said:
"Rebrickable has already a remake of 10228 but you need 3 of 31167 to do it. Let's say you can get a new 10228 for roughly USD$500 on Bricklink, this might be a solution (reducing the price by selling the tripled minifigs."
Or you could just sell the dupe vampire, werewolf, and Monster, since a good haunted house needs as many ghosts and skeletons as it can get.
@yellowcastle said:" @Lyichir said:" @Eightcoins8 said:" @lego4elio said:"someone call the cops because I see an illegal building technique with the tombstone"
Isn't that only an illegal building technique on the old non grooved tiles?"
I don't remember if there's a size difference between new and old tiles but yeah, tiles like this are incrementally thinner than plates so can be put between studs without stressing them. New Elementary did an analysis of this in their review of the Saturn V set, which used a similar technique for the flag on the moon diorama."
We could use an update on what is or isn't illegal with LEGO building techniques, especially with LEGO introducing so many new pieces and different molds of long standing piece types."
Yes, we could. I know they've revised the clip design on the 1x1 tile w/clip in a way that makes it legal to have it hold a tile, and the 1x1 con brick was changed to keep it from being pushed to far int a brick.
@Diggs2145 said:"So we've had Frankenstein's Monster since 2011, but no Bride of Frankenstein yet"
We absolutely need one of those, if only for the hair.
Really love how the coloring of this set is a call back to the Monster Fighters Haunted House! The selection of minifigures is good imo, lovely to get another new ghost shroud. If the price was lower I think this would be perfect.
@Diggs2145 said:
"So we've had Frankenstein's Monster since 2011, but no Bride of Frankenstein yet"
I've wanted a Bride of Frankenstein minfigure for years, but I believe the Bride is just too locked down by Universal Studios copyright and LEGO is too big of a media presence for LEGO to be able to do the character unlicensed, especially because she's original (and unique) to the film she's named in and has no public-domain precedent. Unless LEGO gets a Universal Monsters license (I'm BEGGING them to; it's be the perfect next horror LEGO foray and could
go greyscale or color, either way!), I don't think we'll ever get a monster's Bride. LEGO hasn't done a classic horror take on the Invisible Man, either, possibly for the same reason (they got around it outside of a horror context with sci-fi action Invizable/Mr. Pale who is distinct enough to not be beholden to legal action).
I feel like the Phantom of the Opera should be fair game for LEGO, and the Universal film in his case is public domain, but he's the third and last Universal monster not to be represented through analogue in LEGO's horror genre trips. We have vampires, mummies, werewolves (including two in the closer-to-human look of the old movie Wolf Man himself, in CMF Series 4 and Marvel CMF Series 2), gill-men, and Frankenstein creatures all derived from Universal's originals.
@Onatu said:
"Nice to see Lego doing a solid Halloween showing this year. Recent years have been paltry, and with it being ages since Hidden Side was canned, it's been harder to come by anything for (non-licensed) spooky fans. Hoping this and the other Halloween sets this year will be a sign of better things to come!"
So make your own. I did:
https://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.php?i=6774304
@8BrickMario:
40422.
@Rimefang said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @Rimefang said:
"https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-231107/re-bricked/monsters-haunted-mansion-alternate-build-of-3x31167/details
And you do need to add a Baseplate. "
What's a baseplate? :o)
"
What's on second."
I don't know.
@Rimefang said:
"There's a Rebrickable.com kit to recreate the original 10228 using only three kits of this set. "
That’s great! Thanks for sharing.
Nearly as good as the original one, but obviously missing a couple of figs and other bits and pieces.
If I can find this set on a sizable discount, I’ll pick up 3 methinks!
"Mansion a little on the small side" = more bs Lego pricing.
The Boycott continues.
@8BrickMario said:
" @Diggs2145 said:
"So we've had Frankenstein's Monster since 2011, but no Bride of Frankenstein yet"
I've wanted a Bride of Frankenstein minfigure for years, but I believe the Bride is just too locked down by Universal Studios copyright and LEGO is too big of a media presence for LEGO to be able to do the character unlicensed, especially because she's original (and unique) to the film she's named in and has no public-domain precedent. Unless LEGO gets a Universal Monsters license (I'm BEGGING them to; it's be the perfect next horror LEGO foray and could
go greyscale or color, either way!), I don't think we'll ever get a monster's Bride. LEGO hasn't done a classic horror take on the Invisible Man, either, possibly for the same reason (they got around it outside of a horror context with sci-fi action Invizable/Mr. Pale who is distinct enough to not be beholden to legal action).
I feel like the Phantom of the Opera should be fair game for LEGO, and the Universal film in his case is public domain, but he's the third and last Universal monster not to be represented through analogue in LEGO's horror genre trips. We have vampires, mummies, werewolves (including two in the closer-to-human look of the old movie Wolf Man himself, in CMF Series 4 and Marvel CMF Series 2), gill-men, and Frankenstein creatures all derived from Universal's originals."
I'm afraid I'm going to have to break your heart - there was talk of an entire line of Universal Movie Monsters in the canceled third wave of Dimensions. If ever we were going to get a Bride, I think it would have been there.
That entire wave is heartbreaking. Rumours around the campfire suggest that we would've gotten a lot of classic games in that line as well, up to and including the Mega Man license from Capcom. Possibly even Konami's Castlevania. Speaking of...
@yellowcastle said:
" @Rimefang said:
" https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-231107/re-bricked/monsters-haunted-mansion-alternate-build-of-3x31167/ details
And you do need to add a Baseplate. "
What's a baseplate? :o)
"
A miserable little grid of studs! But enough talk, have at you!
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Rimefang said:
" @yellowcastle said:
" @Rimefang said:
"https://rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-231107/re-bricked/monsters-haunted-mansion-alternate-build-of-3x31167/details
And you do need to add a Baseplate. "
What's a baseplate? :o)
"
What's on second."
I don't know."
He's on third base.
@PurpleDave said:
" @8BrickMario:
40422."
Forgot about that. Such a waste; that's all they did!
great once it goes below 50
@Crux: Universal Monsters would have been cool, but the main reason I wish Dimensions had gotten another wave is because they were going to do Missy.
@Rimefang: One base at a time!
Here in Poland it has reduced price to 67 euros already from Amazon. For that price I think it looks like cool playset. The other builds are actually quite cool for me, not underwhelming at all. They show normal Lego building when trying to create something new from parts you have in your collection. I like that. And of course I need that ghost, its been so long since I had my glowing Lego ghost!
@TheOtherMike said:
" @Crux: Universal Monsters would have been cool, but the main reason I wish Dimensions had gotten another wave is because they were going to do Missy."
Missy? I don’t know what would have been in any specific wave, but I expect they were waiting until Year 3 to roll out a minifig of the main villain. And I was kinda wondering if the 80’s flavor meant we would have gotten a minifig of ALF.
" @Rimefang: One base at a time!"
All your base are belong to plates?
@TheOtherMike said:
" @HOBBES said:
"(reducing the price by selling the tripled minifigs."
Or you could just sell the dupe vampire, werewolf, and Monster, since a good haunted house needs as many ghosts and skeletons as it can get.."
Doesn't every AFOL over 30 already have way too many skeletons, ghosts, spiders, monkeys, sharks, and alligators? (I don't, but I'm not 30 for another week and this will be a birthday purchase)
@ShilohCyan said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @HOBBES said:
"(reducing the price by selling the tripled minifigs."
Or you could just sell the dupe vampire, werewolf, and Monster, since a good haunted house needs as many ghosts and skeletons as it can get.."
Doesn't every AFOL over 30 already have way too many skeletons, ghosts, spiders, monkeys, sharks, and alligators? (I don't, but I'm not 30 for another week and this will be a birthday purchase) "
I was recently just scrambling to find a skeleton to be chased by 76940. I didn't really want to open one of my VIP polybags just to get one (ultimately I swiped a tan skeleton body from my Gingerdead Men, and put an OG Jar Jar head on it...and then just stuck it in the T-Rex's mouth instead of having one chase the other). New ghost means nobody has any. I don't have a single spider monkey. I want _bigger_ sharks. I was hoping the Jaws shark would work for the next stage of my matryoshark, but there's really no room in the mouth to fit the 4+ shark body. So I need to make an even more giant shark head that can be eating that one. And I don't really pay attention to alligators and crocs unless they're Killer Croc.
@PurpleDave said:
[[ @TheOtherMike said:
[[ @Crux: Universal Monsters would have been cool, but the main reason I wish Dimensions had gotten another wave is because they were going to do Missy.]]
Missy? I don’t know what would have been in any specific wave, but I expect they were waiting until Year 3 to roll out a minifig of the main villain. And I was kinda wondering if the 80’s flavor meant we would have gotten a minifig of ALF.
[[ @Rimefang: One base at a time!]]
All your base are belong to plates?]]
What you say?
@ShilohCyan said: Doesn't every AFOL over 30 already have way too many skeletons, ghosts, spiders, monkeys, sharks, and alligators?]]
I'm forty-five and while I have several minifigs with the "Ghost" tag, only two are the classic shrouded ghost: https://brickset.com/minifigs/gen002/ghost-with-1-x-2-plate-and-1-x-2-brick-as-legs and https://brickset.com/minifigs/tlm092/vitruvius-ghost-shroud
@TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Rimefang: One base at a time!"
All your base are belong to plates?"
What you say?"
Someone set us up the brick.
@PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
" @Rimefang: One base at a time!"
All your base are belong to plates?"
What you say?"
Someone set us up the brick."
You have no chance to survive, MOC your time.
@Wrecknbuild said:
"Those ghosts will fly off PaB! I'm always hoping for https://brickset.com/parts/421621/brick-1x2-w-groove to complete my green grocer with real LEGO bricks after seeing new sand green sets, but alas, not yet!"
I found a private seller who was willing to sell those bricks to me for an OBSCENE price. Please, Lego, do us all a favor and re-release them! Just those bricks. People are out here trying to bankrupt us!!
I was really looking forward to this set until I saw the price. Hopefully I can find it at a discount. This is exactly the kind of Halloween set I want from Lego, just at a better price.
@ScholtzTKO said:
"So disappointing compared to what it could have been. Just a facade at 90$?
Creator you have failed us, this is just a haunted porch."
No, this is what LEGO has been conditioning fans to accept as the standard now, and it apparently works. This is more like a 60-70 dollar set, but some cheerleader will spout off about PPP or that there are tariffs and then go buy it for RRP. (or be hypocrites and wait for it to be on a sale like some people will).
@560heliport said:
"The train "barrel" (I don't know the name, either) is octagonal, not hexagonal.
Of course the train is floating: if it were restricted to tracks, it wouldn't be very scary- you could just walk away from the tracks and be safe. But if it can follow you anywhere...??"
Boiler!
@Modeltrainman said:
" @560heliport said:
"The train "barrel" (I don't know the name, either) is octagonal, not hexagonal.
Of course the train is floating: if it were restricted to tracks, it wouldn't be very scary- you could just walk away from the tracks and be safe. But if it can follow you anywhere...??"
Boiler!"
Thank you!
Looking forward to adding this to our Halloween display. It should be a good fit, and there are some interesting new figures.