Pieces: 150
$14.99 retail (US)
Ages: 6+
released in 2012
2 minifigures
No stickers
letters_103_2045 by ponderingzissou, on FlickrBack of box showing contents of "parts" (except for minifigures that are on the right side)
letters_103_2047 by ponderingzissou, on FlickrInside the box there are 3 bags
letters_103_2049 by ponderingzissou, on FlickrHere I have separated all printed tiles that are included
Symbols and misc are on top rows
Numbers below that
All letters are at the bottom in alpha order with the last half of the alphabet being below the first half (hope that makes sense).
Most letters have quantity of x2. Only a few have quantity of x3. Unfortunately "u", "y" and "z" have only a quantity of x1.
letters_103_2048 by ponderingzissou, on FlickrHere are the contents of a second bag (minifigures and unprinted parts)
The last bag contains x1 "business card" and instructions for the build
letters_103_2058 by ponderingzissou, on Flickr1 of 2 of completed build with 1 of 2 included workers included. The reverse side of the card is the "business card" in which one would write their information.
letters_103_2056 by ponderingzissou, on Flickr2 of 2 of completed build (back view) with second of 2 workers included.
letters_103_2061 by ponderingzissou, on Flickr
letters_103_2059 by ponderingzissou, on Flickr
letters_103_2062 by ponderingzissou, on FlickrBack view of minifigure. Both are identical except for the face.
DeskBusinessCardHolder_103_2064 by ponderingzissou, on FlickrI attempted to make a "card" with usernames that I use here and on other sites. The "c" in stclair is a "u" on its side because I ran out of "c" tiles. "ponderingzissou" is missing "r" entirely because I could not think of a good substitute. I had to use a "5" for "s" and "v" for "u" because I used my only "u" to represent a "c"
Closing
I'm not sure if this product was created as a novelty product for very young one's to create their own business card for use in pretend play or if was created for an older audience as a way of selling printed tiles with numbers and letters. Perhaps it was marketed for both.
I'm happy that the printed tiles were made available because I plan to use the letters and numbers in future MOCs as details such as addresses on buildings but I wish that the product could have been sold at a cheaper price or included slightly more printed tiles for the price. I was able to buy it at a LEGO store for $11.99 (It is currently available in their online shop as well at a discounted price).
Pros:
Useful tile parts
Additional parts are at least useful brick parts in various common colors
Cons:
Minifigures are very common (I would have preferred a lower price and NO minifigures for this particular product).
Quantity of each printed tile (Many will want to purchase x2 of this product for more letters)
This is my first review for toysnbricks. Feedback and advice is welcome although not needed. I hope the review was useful to those (like me) that considered the purchase but wasn't able to see the back of the box to see the quantity of tiles
On toysnbricks I am stclair. My flickr account though shows my real name and a second username "ponderingzissou"
