Euro price looks wrong...

Looks beautiful but I feel like there's not enough modularity to justify its inclusion here. Maybe it's just the box images but those green corner tiles fencing off every tree take away from the natural look of the design.

Loved the building but any set past a 1000 pieces is out of the question for me due to their prices above $100.

This is the Infinity Saga Iron Man 2 of all time.

I like it for integrating in my expanding Korea-town (comprised mostly of Ninjago City at this point). Any Asian-themed and roughly minifig-scale buildings and gardens are welcome!

Very nice, but I might give it a pass. I already have 10281 for my Zen needs, and I'm saving my big-Lego-purchase money for the next double VIP points event after 10320 gets released. And I'm actually sort of pleased that there are no minifigs, as it doesn't look to be in scale with them. Maybe one, like UCS sets do these days, would be a nice touch.

I don’t think 100 would be too bad, however over here it’s about 130.

90 or less I’d buy. Discount it is

Lovely set, beautiful even, but if there is one aspect of modern sets that I really dislike it’s building trees / bushes - it really is my Lego kryptonite. So its a miss for me along with the other botanical sets.

…. Think I might be in a minority with that one ;-)

Strong Okami vibes.

When are we getting that theme, by the way?

I've always loved assembling Lego flora, so this definitely appeals to me. I especially love that little bridge! This isn't an instant-buy for me, but maybe I'll eventually pick it up.

Beautiful, but I will wait for a discount.

It's nice but that building looks a little bland, which in turn makes the model feel like it matches much of anything substantial. It's too bad because it's generally very aesthetically pleasing it just feels like you're not getting a whole lot for the price.

This is lovely, and I like it more and more looking closely at how intricately detailed it is.

I think it's really nice but the base seems a little excessive to me, would have preferred the architecture style myself.

Hi all! I like it..the first thing I thought of was Mr. Miagi! That said, I wouldn’t probably buy it. Too many other sets to acquire!

I really like it a lot. But I do not need the base :(

It's lovely, and really interesting, but it is vastly expensive for what it is (also it doesn't look like it's 1.4k pieces!)

Got to admit I'm beginning to think LEGO are doing too many sets at too high a price too often. Not sure this is sustainable.

Why is everyone talking about money? This is the start of a new era.

@ShinyBidoof said:
"We must nearly be at the point where every post automatically adds:

... but it's too expensive.

after the comment.

Ideally in upper case with lots of exclamation marks.

Imagine the time saved for everyone."

Well maybe that is because the price to part ratio for non licensed sets without large parts using complex moulds has gotten out of hand lately.

Please don’t disqualify remarks like those even though they sound like a broken record.

@CCC said:
"That looks really nice. However, the price is really high for what is in the build. I'm getting very turned off by sets where so much of the cost is devoted to the base rather than the actual build on top of it. Maybe LEGO needs to produce single molded base 'trays' in black with a few strategically placed studs to attach the build."

Increasingly, Lego has adopted this strategy to bump up the piece count, such that sets with small presence look more palatable in price/piece terms, which is also how most sponsored review judge value nowadays =(

Don't think the pieces forming the piece contribute much to the build experience at all. And, when you hold the final product in hand, it does not lie.

@Loerwyn said:
"Got to admit I'm beginning to think LEGO are doing too many sets at too high a price too often. Not sure this is sustainable."

Yeah. This would be another nice set to have, but my car insurance has just gone up 60% from last year for no reason whatsoever, so something will have to give.

Looks absolutely beautiful, and minifigure scale too! I'll see if I can put this into the budget... once it goes on sale that is.

I love that we're at a point where, even after a severe discount, LEGO sets are still overpriced. What a hobby.

Looks nice, but I prefer 80107. That one looks more substantial, has quite a few more pieces, yet costs less even at RRP. And throws in eight (!) minifigs for good measure.
Easy pass.

Aw, I really love this! What an excellent little diorama. I will likely buy this - maybe waiting for a sale at Target or something, but this is definitely to my liking and the sort of set I want LEGO to release regularly.

Good build, excessive price. As usual these days, it seems.

I like it, but I do not $110 like it.

Here in Poland most of the lego sets get at least 25% discount, often even before official launch date. Therefore this set will be easily available for no more than 80 euros, (hopefully as low as 60€) which in my book is a good price for 1300 parts and A BEAUTUFUL scenery. Seriously, I love it as I am sucker for landscapes built from bricks. Can't wait to get it!

I absolutely love this! I'm so glad they made it. It will fit wonderfully with my growing Ninjago City. I also use the Bonsai in the city landscape.

However, it's very pricey. I don't buy anything anymore without a great GWP, points, sales, etc. that take the cost down at least 20%.

You can get any Lego set at 20% discount or more (yes, even in the US) if you are patient.

Which designer keeps putting those ugly a** trees in sets?!

$139.99CAD

@alegrippa said:
"Which designer keeps putting those ugly a** trees in sets?!"

That is part of the LEGO brand DNA. ;)

This looks great, just my kind of thing. I've been building up a Japanese temple display using Ninjago temples as a basis. this will fit right in to that. Might even get a couple.

@StyleCounselor said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"Those upturned corner pieces on the roof appear to be new..."

I think you're right.

Yet, I have pieces that look like that. Of course, it's because my son stuck the rear end of an AT-AT too close to the parabolic heater."

Ouch.

I agree that it seems expensive, but i think it must be bigger than it looks. It looks like it may be 24x32 studs, which is pretty substantial

I'd love to see a MOC between this and 80107 .

Okay, this somehow looks familiar..
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wochenender/52121207513/in/dateposted-public/

@Pompatus said:
" @jkb said:
" @johleth said:
"Thats a lot of money for something that doesn't look like much."

It's because of the stupid pot-thingy that's eating up half the piece count, just like in the diorama sets.
Apparently that's what adults want and what makes sets sophisticated.

I'm so happy about my Peter Pan Syndrome..."

The problem is using piece count as a yardstick for ‘value’, something which has been going on for years and for which collectors and reviewers are to blame. It’s true that, in this case, the base eats up into the piece count, but it’s also true that the count is ludiscrously inflated by all those small pieces. Does anyone seriously think that a single stud piece is worth as much as an 8 x 8 plate?

"

Yes, and he wouldn't shut about it any time you mentioned that a 16x16 plate isn't the same as a 1x1 round plate.

Beautiful model. I know my daughter will want this to go with her bonsai but at $179.99AU she better start saving!

I quite like how it looks, but this is gonna need a pretty steep discount to become interesting.

It looks really good, but I don't enjoy building trees and organic stuff, so I'll probably pass. Same reason why I didn't get the bonsai.

A LOT of small pieces! Again! Is Lego trying to make a good PPPR for ?or that tiny number of people still take it in consideration?
I like it a lot, maybe except those cherry blossom trees, those look awful, but it doesn't look nearly as a $110 set.

@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
" @Pompatus said:
" @jkb said:
" @johleth said:
"Thats a lot of money for something that doesn't look like much."

It's because of the stupid pot-thingy that's eating up half the piece count, just like in the diorama sets.
Apparently that's what adults want and what makes sets sophisticated.

I'm so happy about my Peter Pan Syndrome..."

The problem is using piece count as a yardstick for ‘value’, something which has been going on for years and for which collectors and reviewers are to blame. It’s true that, in this case, the base eats up into the piece count, but it’s also true that the count is ludiscrously inflated by all those small pieces. Does anyone seriously think that a single stud piece is worth as much as an 8 x 8 plate?

"

Yes, and he wouldn't shut about it any time you mentioned that a 16x16 plate isn't the same as a 1x1 round plate."

how do you know? It's rather that as Pompatus said - and I'm assuming by looking at the set - that the pot makes up a third to half the mass of the set. Maybe it contains some 16x16 plates, but that doesn't wake my interest in pots...

@Slave2lego said:
"Lovely set, beautiful even, but if there is one aspect of modern sets that I really dislike it’s building trees / bushes - it really is my Lego kryptonite. So its a miss for me along with the other botanical sets.

…. Think I might be in a minority with that one ;-)"

@jjr_2009 said:"I've always loved assembling Lego flora, so this definitely appeals to me. I especially love that little bridge! This isn't an instant-buy for me, but maybe I'll eventually pick it up."

The two genders.

@Torbo said:
"I agree that it seems expensive, but i think it must be bigger than it looks. It looks like it may be 24x32 studs, which is pretty substantial"

My thought too, I think it's bigger than people realize. I count 40x26 studs, base included. That's 8 studs wider than a regular baseplate. Area-wise it's just about equal to a baseplate (32x32=1024, 40x26=1040) So it's essentially the size of a modular building, albeit lower of course. I'm not saying it's a bargain, but the price is not outrageous at all.

its so pretty!

Looks a bit simplistic. But I think it’s not meant to look ‘real’ as it’s sitting in a Bonsai pot.

I like it. I will buy it! I know that is expensive but also other thinghs are, so I do not mind or complain.
It is still cheeper then having a lunch for two in a nice restaurant or spending a night in a club. So be it.

@GenericLegoFan said:
"Reminds me of the side temple from my ninjago city gardens"

I was thinking save your money and buy Ninjago City Gardens. Much higher cost but still much better value.

I would have added about 3 or 4 different colored ducks to represent the species in the area.

@RoundhouseBrick said:
"Looks lovely, but reminds me a bit too much of the now archived "Japanese Tea Garden" project on LEGO IDEAS."

I agree, I wouldn't be surprised if they took some inspiration from my Ideas project.

@ha21 said:
" @Wochenender said:
"Okay, this somehow looks familiar..
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wochenender/52121207513/in/dateposted-public/ "

you seriously think Lego copied this MOC? Both the set and the MOC are pretty generic japanese-styled temples in a garden. There's only so many ideas in the world"

And, all of those ideas were already produced long ago by the 100,000 chimps banging randomly on typwriters that Elon Musl keeps in his voluminous basement.

I do like your set, though (that you unknowingly copied from Elon's chimps!).

I like that the base is clearly meant to be a bonsai tray, which means that the set can either represent a full-size miniature garden (part of a bonsai collection) or a minifigure-scale zen garden. I also like that the trees can be rearranged--not easily done with most gardens, whether miniature or not!

Given that the base is so important to its character, I'm glad it's part of the design, and I don't think the set is overpriced. I appreciate that others may disagree....

This looks great! Can’t wait to get it. These are the sets I have been really enjoying more from LEGO. Natural scenes, parks, botanical scenes, etc. Fantastic!

Now they finally managed to skip minifigs in minifig scale sets.

Looking at the pieces used I bet this would have been priced 69,99$ tops about 3 years ago

@Rimefang said:
"That fits my office decor perfectly for what it is. I can think of a couple minifigures that would complete it, but I adore the design."

Captain Rex and Anakin Skywalker?

Unwind…?

@mediAFOL said:
" @rslotb said:
"I'll be koy and say that's a very nice pond.."

And yet everyone carps on about the price."

Okay, now that was a good one :D

@StyleCounselor said:
" @ha21 said:
" @Wochenender said:
"Okay, this somehow looks familiar..
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wochenender/52121207513/in/dateposted-public/ "

you seriously think Lego copied this MOC? Both the set and the MOC are pretty generic japanese-styled temples in a garden. There's only so many ideas in the world"

And, all of those ideas were already produced long ago by the 100,000 chimps banging randomly on typwriters that Elon Musl keeps in his voluminous basement.

I do like your set, though (that you unknowingly copied from Elon's chimps!)."

Unknowingly copied from what exactly? :D

@Ridgeheart said:
" @Wochenender said:
" @StyleCounselor said:
" @ha21 said:
" @Wochenender said:
"Okay, this somehow looks familiar..
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wochenender/52121207513/in/dateposted-public/ "

you seriously think Lego copied this MOC? Both the set and the MOC are pretty generic japanese-styled temples in a garden. There's only so many ideas in the world"

And, all of those ideas were already produced long ago by the 100,000 chimps banging randomly on typwriters that Elon Musl keeps in his voluminous basement.

I do like your set, though (that you unknowingly copied from Elon's chimps!)."

Unknowingly copied from what exactly? :D"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinite_monkey_theorem "

To wit.

Thanks, my man. ;)

Sorry, Elon, that I misspelled The Illustrious and Glorified Leader's name.

I'm curious as to what the 1x1 yellow SNOT brick is for on the grey rocky bit, just underneath the temple.

Really nice looking set but stupid price

@NathanR2015:
The feet keep the base off of whatever surface it sits on, which probably helps prevent it from growing moldy underneath, if this was a real potted plant situation. Another way to accomplish this is to put a pot in a small tray or dish, so the water can’t get anywhere that it would damage. Most pots I’m familiar with have drainage holes on the bottom, so you’re less likely to overwater (or they don’t drown when it rains, if stored outdoors).

@RoundhouseBrick:
Different design teams. Ideas may have even rejected that because it fell within the scope of Botanicals, if it hit review recently.

@StyleCounselor:
Are you meta-complaining about @ShinyBidoof’s heartfelt complaint regarding the copy/paste complaints regarding prices?

@Wochenender:
Yup, clearly both based on Japan.

@Reventon:
There’s a subset of bonsai that depict small scenes, rather than just an individual tree. This appears to be an attempt to do something similar, but I don’t think buildings are typically incorporated into these scenes. If that’s what it’s supposed to be, the trees would still be living trees that have been carefully pruned to keep them tiny.

@PeterT_AFOL:
Figures that I’d look at every other picture before finally checking that one, but do you mean the one from the picture that includes the woman in blue? Looks tan to me, and I’d guess it’s one that has a larger face with 2,4, or 8 studs showing. The piece that partially covers it is probably attached to that same piece. I would have preferred they not leave it showing, but they’d probably have to artificially inflate the piece count with worthless tiny pieces, and the Brickset crowd clearly won’t stand for that.

@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor :
Are you meta-complaining about @ShinyBidoof ’s heartfelt complaint regarding the copy/paste complaints regarding prices?
"

Definitely!!

@StyleCounselor:
Okay. Just checking.

@PurpleDave :
Figures that I’d look at every other picture before finally checking that one, but do you mean the one from the picture that includes the woman in blue?
Yes, but the one I saw was the first picture in this article. I agree tan, but why not light grey like the rest of the rock formation?

@PurpleDave said:
" @StyleCounselor:
Okay. Just checking."

Yet, shouldn't it be 'meta-meta complaining?'

And, isn't that the moto for all of social media?

The planter tray suggests penjing, the Chinese art form of miniature landscapes that evolved into bonsai in Japan.

@Padmewan said:
"The planter tray suggests penjing, the Chinese art form of miniature landscapes that evolved into bonsai in Japan."

Ah! That's what I was thinking of. A few years ago, I went with my parents to see the Japanese garden at Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI. There was a section that had a bunch of bonsai on display, and went into the history of the art form, so I remembered there being a landscape style, but couldn't remember the Chinese connection. Penjing does sometimes include structures and figurines, while bonsai is just about the trees, so this may be targeted at the growing Chinese market.