Review: Lego 10197 Fire Brigade

Growing up, Lego was always my favourite toy.

There was something enticing having something that was only limited by your imagination. Abah would buy me these sets sporadically. Among the sets which I vaguely remember having are Hurricane Harbor, Gas Stop Shop, and Enchanted Island. There must be a lot more though. I must have built and rebuilt these countless times in all kind of shapes and forms.


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Then I grew out of it, or so I thought.



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Many moons ago, I came across a forum thread - talking about their favourite toys growing up. Unsurprisingly, most male members said LEGO. They would post various pictures of the sets they had when they were young, and would reminiscence the good times they had with it.

I was becoming nostalgic reading through it, and started to look through catalogs of Lego sets over the years.



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Lego knows there are many adult fans of Lego (AFOL for short), and they produced many exclusive sets to cater to these fanbase. Among those are the Modular Buildings Series.



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The series started 2007 and it was a big hit among AFOL.



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The design hits me close to home because growing up in Muar, the town is filled with modular buildings of all shapes and forms.



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After years of looking at the pictures, I decided to plunge in and bought one.



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It's a set called the Fire Brigade, inspired by a fire station called Engine 55 in New York City. The station was very close to Ground Zero - the place where the 9/11 tragedy

Jamie Berard , the designer for this set, designed it as a tribute to firemen from the station who lost their lives during the tragedy.



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It may look easy, but believe me it's not. Took me 3 days to finish it. But it was a joy all the way through, I just don't want it to end.



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I cannot fathom how Jamie could come up with the design of this refrigerator, simply genius.



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The first floor is a bit repetitive, mainly because it's a bit barebones but man, the second floor blew my mind.



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Lots of creative ideas and build techniques are applied. For example, the aforementioned refrigerator, the ping pong table, and the assortment of kitchen furnitures.



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Lego sets are known for their built quality which can last for decades.  This is because the bricks are made out of thermoplastic, and it is extremely durable - high chance are sets bought from the 70s and 80s are still usable and can interlock with the current Lego sets.

A good investment for your future kids I'm sure.



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You can clearly see the 30's influence of this set. From the stylings, the interior deco, the fire truck, all are based on that particular decade.



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Arranging these numbers were very fun. I was surprised by how unorthodox it was. 1932 was the date in which Lego was founded.



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The company started as a small company selling wooden toys, - which were very succesful for a then small company. Eventually they expanded and started selling the now iconic Lego bricks.  Its founder is a Danish man named Ole Kirk Christiansen.



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Lets have a game of ping-pong shall we?



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A look at the 3 floors individually. The most fun built is of course the second floor.



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It's an amazing display piece.


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But be weary though, once you buy a set you're dying to want more. I'm now eyeing on other sets from the series, namely the Pet Shop and the Town Hall.

Maybe I'll buy the Mini Modular sets too for good measure.



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Building this made me feel like a kid again, and it's sweeter than I remembered.

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pergggghhh. terdiam sekejap. sambil ternganga. haha. hang memang pro dalam bidang photogrhaphy ni. two thumbs up bro!!
1 reply · active 676 weeks ago
Mak aih, ko first commenter Kamal, thanks dow.
Very nice pic
whoa~ smart kot . LEGO best ! tapi pernah dulu bila lego tu dah bercantum then ada yang susah nak pisah balik , bila dah bengang campak terus kat dinding xD *alat untuk release tension pun okay jugak*

akan usahakan jadi hadiah hari jadi untuk my future kids bila mereka dah 2tahun nanti . *BIG LAUGH*
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1 reply · active 676 weeks ago
smart sangat. lame jugak nak siapkan yer. hehehe
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1 reply · active 676 weeks ago
Aah, merah jari-jemari lepas jadinya.
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ye tuan blog...
sangat cantik lego itu hehehe

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my baby D5 is just a name ...
i name it D5 for short ...
actually that model nikon d5000
layannnnsss xD
1 reply · active 676 weeks ago
Patutla, ingatkan model apa sebab tak pernah dengar model tu.

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my baby D5 is just a name ...
i name it D5 for short ...
actually that model nikon d5000
layannnnsss xD
terbaik lah shoot yg diambil

saya suka puzzle
1 reply · active 676 weeks ago
wah!! ^^
I love Legos!
serious nice picture Arham.
nice work.
i love it. :)
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wahhhhhhhh! teringat zaman kanak-kanak dulu ...suka main lego gak :D
ianya adalah satu seni !
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Benda yang memang semua lapisan umur leh main k.onie. Best best best.
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lama gila tak main & tak sentuh lego ni.. semart btl building yg dibina tu.. balai bomba eh?
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AAh, balai bomba style 30-an camtu la.
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love lego so much... our lego already resting (collecting dust) for 17 years kot atas almari kat rumah mak.. we never play it since 1995 kot...
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Pergila dekat store and take a trip down the memory lane, mesti nostalgia gile.
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nice one...cantik+kreatif..:)
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cantiknye.. mcam nak grab 1 je. haha..

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wah~ seronokye lego ni.. boleh design macam-2 bende lah... mane nak dapat??-.=' hehe
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Hahaha, tunggu Legoland bukak kat JB nanti, akan ada antara kedai LEGO yang terbesar di dunia.
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lego -_-''
memang tak penah pandai main benda ni. tak reti nak design
cantiknya gambar lego nie.. main lego pun seronok. hehe.. :)
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Salam am.

Urmm..sofa pun ada kat 2nd floor tu ya..hehhehe.

Banyak info lana dpt dari entry am kali ni..seriously, lana taktau apa2 pasal dunia lego..lego zmn pakai lampin dulu,tau la,hahaha.

Thanks a lot, coz letak link2 yg boleh menambahkan lgi ilmu yg ada.. ^_^
1 reply · active 676 weeks ago
Sama-sama Lana, simple je entry kali ni.

Tapi tu la, informasi tu tetap ilmu kan, best sangat bila baca komen dan orang dapat benda baru dari penulisan kita.
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dah lama tak tgk benda lego ni...
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LEGO!!!! Awesome!!!
The best toy ever, and I'm still loving it even I'm not a kid anymore!!
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siyes dh lama x main lego cmtu.. bro, pic lawa2 laa :)
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Thanks bro caliph. Datang r Legoland kat JB nanti bile dah bukak 15 September ni,
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yg ni nk buat kt lego land kn..
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terbaik la pic kat sini :)
time kecik suka main LEGO.. tpi xjdi lah banggunan mcm dlm gambar tu..hahah
kalau dapat anak Sop mmg satu hari x bergerak nih! hehehehe
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3 hari baru siap ni Sop haha.
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arham buat legoland ke? eee dah lama tak main.. lego masa kecik dulu ntah kemana ntah.. hehehe btw pasal nama blog tu.. err macam budak2 la , nak tukar tapi tak ada idea.
sy mudah give up klu main lego ni.. haihhh
wahh best ni..:)
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