That tree is very blocky, to say the least.

@Maxbricks14 said:
" @MCLegoboy said:
"First an Italian Villa, now a month later a Spanish Villa. Got any more Villas we should know about?"

We've got the Swiss villa 540-3, which is just the US version of the Italian villa. I'm confused as to why they have different names, but anyway."
It even got the Random Set of the Day treatment, as have a few other Villas from what I've seen, although not quite in this style.

I didn't have it, but it was my dream house.

Oh my stars, it is so charming…my minifigs would have congregated on the balcony…

The set page says, "Also known as 'Town Hall - Leonard Is Mayor Of Fabuland.'" First, I'm wondering where that name came from. Send, Huwbot's obsession continues!

@MCLegoboy said:
"First an Italian Villa, now a month later a Spanish Villa. Got any more Villas we should know about?"

I tried searching for the word "villa," but that's next to useless. The first result, when sorting by "Year released (desc.)," was 21273. The next three were 43262, 71048-2, and 71048-8, because they had the "Villain" tag. When sorting by "Year released," this set is the first entry, and the second is 380, which is another set that has "villa" in its name as part or a longer word.

@Maxbricks14 said:
"That tree is very blocky, to say the least."

Huh. Those granules do look a bit more cubic than normal. i wonder how many of them (if any) are left attached to the tree in that photo (if it still exists).

So simple and adorable

We could use a line of such regional architecture houses in Creator but in minifig scale and with some furniture.

Su casa es mi casa!
(and please get out of my house now!)

As a child, I adored this set! Those were the first arch pieces I owned and I built endless mocs with inner courtyards surrounded by arched cloisters. I still have the original box too, although the parts are scattered across my collection.

@Maxbricks14 said:
" We've got the Swiss villa 540-3, which is just the US version of the Italian villa. I'm confused as to why they have different names, but anyway."

You think you are confused now? Just wait till you see the names in other countries!

Set 350:
Belgium: Villa ROMA
Denmark: Villa Roma
Germany: Villa Romana
Netherlands (1971): Romeinse villa (Roman villa)
Netherland (1973): Spaanse villa (Spanish villa)
Sweden: Mallorcavilla
Switzerland: Casa Ticinese (Ticino House)
UK: Spanish Villa
(NOT known as Townhall in spite of what it says on the Brickset page that gets it mixed up with the Fabuland set with the same number)

Set 356/540:
Belgium: Spaanse villa, Villa espagnolet (Spanish villa)
Denmark: Villa Mallorca
France (Eu1974): Maison Basque (Basque house)
Germany: Ferienhaus mit neuen Fensterläden (Holiday home with new shutters)
Italy (Eu1974): Villa
Netherlands: Zwitsers huis (Swiss house)
Sweden (1973):Tvåplansvilla (Two storey villa)
Sweden (1974, Eu1975): Fritidshus med fönsterluckor (Holiday home with shutters)
Switzerland: Ferienhaus, Maison de campagne (Holiday house)
UK: Italian Villa
USA: Swiss Villa

Once again reminded of those Reach-One-Million-Studs levels from the early TT games and already wondering if I just need to shoot it with a blaster, hit it with a thermal detonator or rearrange it with force…

@TheOtherMike said:
"The set page says, "Also known as 'Town Hall - Leonard Is Mayor Of Fabuland.'" First, I'm wondering where that name came from. Send, Huwbot's obsession continues!

@MCLegoboy said:
"First an Italian Villa, now a month later a Spanish Villa. Got any more Villas we should know about?"

I tried searching for the word "villa," but that's next to useless. The first result, when sorting by "Year released (desc.)," was 21273 . The next three were 43262 , 71048-2 , and 71048-8 , because they had the "Villain" tag. When sorting by "Year released," this set is the first entry, and the second is 380 , which is another set that has "villa" in its name as part or a longer word."

Yeah I know, I started doing the same thing right after posting my comment and was like, "This ain't worth the effort."
I just tried it on BrickLink and that resulted in just 7 sets which are much easier to find on Brickset to see if we've covered them all.
4 have already been Sets of the Day: 356, 540-3, 350, and 5895
4147 has a different name here, but it's called an Elephant Villa on BrickLink. I'm pretty sure Freestyle sets are part of the RSotD selection process, but maybe not.
21014 has not been selected yet.
31069 was released in 2017, so it's not eligible yet.

@Ottox: So it was a number mixup. I wondered how a set that came out eight year before Fabuland came out had "Fabuland" in its name!

@MCLegoboy: That Bricklink search missed 6349.

One of my first ever Lego sets

This was my very first Lego set. I got it for my sixth birthday.

My Dad had this set. Love the antenna and granulated tree (which can be found quite cheaply on BrickLink…).

I live in one like that.

@TheOtherMike said:
"The set page says, "Also known as 'Town Hall - Leonard Is Mayor Of Fabuland.'" First, I'm wondering where that name came from. Send, Huwbot's obsession continues!"
Suffering from a similar Legoland / Fabuland 'also know as' mix up as 347-1. @Huw is this intentional or an error?

@sjr60 said:
"Suffering from a similar Legoland / Fabuland 'also know as' mix up as 347-1. @Huw is this intentional or an error?
"

"Sets with the same number are the bane of my life!"
Quote from @Huw once I reported one of the many mix ups in the Catalogues tabs.

@Ottox said:
" @sjr60 said:
"Suffering from a similar Legoland / Fabuland 'also know as' mix up as 347-1. @Huw is this intentional or an error?
"

"Sets with the same number are the bane of my life!"
Quote from @Huw once I reported one of the many mix ups in the Catalogues tabs."
Same with 355-1. In fact I haven't actually found any correct 'also known as' in vintage sets! Maybe time the field was wiped?

@sjr60 said:
" @TheOtherMike said:
"The set page says, "Also known as 'Town Hall - Leonard Is Mayor Of Fabuland.'" First, I'm wondering where that name came from. Send, Huwbot's obsession continues!"
Suffering from a similar Legoland / Fabuland 'also know as' mix up as 347-1. @Huw is this intentional or an error?"

What's weird is that in both cases, the set with "-1" is confused with the set with "-3." The set with "-2" gets it right.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @MCLegoboy: That Bricklink search missed 6349."

The Internet has failed me again!

What in the world is that tree!?

@Krutak said:
"What in the world is that tree!?"

That's a "crumble tree." The trunk is the only part that's actually molded. This is then coated in some kind of solvent or adhesive, then dipped in green plastic granules, which stick to the trunk. This process meant that every tree was unique. They're referred to as "crumble trees" because the granules could easily come off if the tree was played with enough. If you look at the Bricklink picture for the style used in this set https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=GTPine&idColor=6T=C&C=6 you can see that this has happened at the very top.