Review on LEGO Creator Expert CONF_Expert_2_2019 10265 by Robert Prix

So a few weekends ago I took a Ford Mustang (model number 10265) and put it together. The Lego man has come a long way. Below are some of my observations/thoughts on this set and Lego in general, given my absence from the hobby for so many years. choice of details. There are so many new parts, and many of them solve problems that have existed, as far as I can remember. Upset about. So many instances of "if only I had this or that thing, it would be a lot easier." To be honest, some of them looked like scams! On the other hand, this model clearly shows the level of detail and precision that some details offer. I'm excited to see the Lego team make the decision to create a brand new piece. This cannot be cheap as the process of designing and making molds is likely to be very time consuming and expensive. - Design/Engineering - The door! The Mustang's door hinge is amazing. It seems so simple, but there is enormous complexity in this seemingly small aspect. In order for the door to close at the correct angle, the design calls for some sort of double hinge that I've not only never seen before, but uses a creative technique: the hinge uses a strategically placed empty cavity that opens the corner of the door. a square piece (it's part of a real hinge) to rotate (it's hard to explain but amazing). I also can't help but think about how a particular sentence is structured. When you think of the scale a designer wants to achieve, I can't imagine how many times they have to redo part of a design to account for changes made to another area of the model. For example, if you've built an engine to fit a certain space and scale, but then the door hinge takes up more space than intended, how do you go back and tune the engine? It doesn't look like Lego designs can be parametrically modeled given the specifics of the pieces available. I would love to read/hear how designers deal with this. I love the seat design of this particular model. This is a creative use of detail and looks great. But the door hinge! I can't get past this technique. Extra touches like extra number plates, supercharger, exhaust pipes were cool too. I liked that these were legitimate additions that added interesting context to the set. I noticed that there are now some "helpers" in the book that I don't remember from my youth. Namely the red outline of the pieces that change at this stage, the rotation symbol (not sure if it's new or more pronounced) and then the numbered pouches that match each section. I have mixed feelings about these things. I have a feeling that in the past the red outline may have been replaced with parts that had their opacity changed? I'm not sure, but it was a lot clearer and I didn't feel like I had to pay attention to as much detail and better or worse go through the steps quicker. Bags with numbers are interesting. They definitely speed up the parts search process, but that was half the fun…. The hunt for that one 1000+ item (for a set like this) was both excruciating and rewarding. You swore they forgot that part, but they will never forget that part. I also love the story/context that is included in this manual of the set. Not sure if it's typical now but I love stuff like this and it was fun reading about the history of the car, the design of this set and the new parts. I hope this is more typical of kits that lend themselves to this. - nostalgia. A few things caught my eye because I missed them. Especially plastic bags with holes. I'm not sure when they made the change and it makes no difference to the build as a whole, but I liked it. As mentioned above, searching for parts among hundreds or thousands has been greatly reduced. This sped up the build process, but was always part of the kit. While the Mustang set isn't to minifigure scale, it was a little disappointing that it didn't come with a figure. Not sure if the LEGO Technic figures that came with some of the sets I've had in the past are still relevant, but something would be fun. great set