4886-1: Building Bonanza

Instructions and parts list

Instructions for this set can be downloaded from LEGO.com:

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Instructions for this set may also be available at Peeron.

A parts list for this set may be available at BrickLink and/or Peeron.

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Two in One!

Posted by pod120 in Australia on 07 June 2009

I bought this set with left over Christmas Money in January 2007, and at first was a bit disappointed with how much playability I received from it. However, I busted it up and left it in a plastic bag for a few months until I decided to make two separate houses on the two separate 16x32 stud base plates. One was a small cottage with a driveway, and the other a taller house with a small park next to it. I used more than 90 percent of the pieces between the two houses and got more playability from them as I did from the main set design. In the end I was happy I had gotten the set.

Pros
-Includes 2 16x32 stud baseplates and 2 doors so that two houses can be built at once!
-Trees and green baseplate increase set look and interest
-Windows, Paving and Roof elements broaden design variety

Cons
-Simply looks outdated compared to newer house sets such as Beach House and Family Home. It does not have so many interesting elements and real life objects. But I guess they could not have evolved without the existance of this set.
-Not a set I would suggest to search for now, but a great set that took Lego houses to a more modern level

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Super Dooper House!!

Posted by BionicleBOOM in United States on 27 January 2009

I mean, this is what every Lego house should be or should have been. It is to scale with a minifig (except there's no upstairs, just an 'attic'), you just need to add a bed and some furniture. The trees, bush, and flowers are all very detailed, and the stone walk is also very nice. The windows can also tilt open, and there's a porch light as well. There are shutters on the bottom floor's windows, and a white fence around the front yard. It's a Lego dream house!

Pros:

-To scale with minifigs

-White fence

-Shutters

-Front door

-Porch light

-Stone walkway

-Trees, bush, and flower patches

-TONS of great pieces

Cons:

-No furniture

Altogether 6/5. Great set, PLEASE get it if available!

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Great House

Posted by Ynys_Pratt in Macau on 11 March 2008

This set is great.

Finally my kids have a nice house for their minifigs.
I got them two of this sets.

They wished it had furniture inside.

I just miss the old trees, but the kids loved the new ones, more to built they said.

I would replace the two green baseplates by one big. We're really short on those.

The sets were recently turned into a huge Tower, like the big one we have in our city.


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Good Value

Posted by Cashcleaner in Canada on 17 February 2007

I think Lego is really going back to it's roots with this set, and the release of the Creator House (4956) in 2007 leads me to believe we'll see these types of kits in more abundance over the next few years. It's not perfect however, and I would point out that the scale is a bit too large for minifigs. Externally, while the set is nice and detailed, if you take a look inside you'll note that there really isn't a lot of space to put furnishings or figures. Also, while the front facade and sides have all the vents, windows, and doors, the back of the model is completely blank. I rear window or chimney would have been nice to break up the empty wall space.

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Traditional Construction

Posted by David in New Zealand on 10 July 2005

This set epitomizes traditional lego construction and I highly recommend it for anyone starting out with lego or anyone who wants to make, or has already built, a lego town.

The size is compatible with mini-figures, and although the set did not include any (this is a designer set afterall), the door and window elements are invaluable for a mini-figure scale theme; that and the roofing bricks meant I went out and got two of these sets for my town.

A suggestion for non-lego customisation: It looks great with an LED lighting the interior.

This is the best of the designer sets, in my opinion, and I hope it is a big seller for Lego.

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