Set Review - #42172-1: McLaren P1 Hypercar - Technic

Car number five in the LEGO Technic supercar line was released on 1 August 2024. This one is #42172-1: McLaren P1 Hypercar and it retails for $449.99. It contains 3,893 pieces which works out to $0.116 per piece. This is actually slightly lower than the last car #42143-1: Ferrari Daytona SP3 which was $0.119 per piece. The Ferrari also had 3,778 pieces so this one has slightly over 100 more pieces. Overall this one seems to be in line with the others, but at $450, it’s quite expensive. I used a large amount of Lego Insider Points to pick this one up at a discount and grabbed a GWP as well in the process.

The packaging is very impressive much like some of the previous cars. The imagery on the box is very sleek with the set shown on one side while the other side shows the image of the real car with a P1 logo.

When you open the box, there is an image of the actual car using flaps. Opening these flaps shows a few other images of the actual car and then an image of the LEGO car which is created with the assembly of the three boxes that contain the parts bags.

When the parts boxes are removed, the very bottom of the box include the two instruction books. Shown on the picture on the right below are the boxes numbered by when they are used in the instructions.

Each of the boxes contains numbered parts bags and some number of unnumbered bags. There is one of each number of bag and it goes up to 23. The last box contains the wheels and rims.

Contents of Box 1

Contents of Box 2

Contents of Box 3

Bags one and two start to build the exhaust and rear suspension. It is mostly a Technic build, but on the picture for bag two you can see some System pieces to include the gold pieces on the top.

Bag three finishes up the rear suspension.

Bag 4 starts the 7-Speed Gearbox and V8 Engine. First up is the Gearbox and it is an intense build where you really need to make sure you pay attention to what goes where in the instructions. I thankfully finished it without any issues as it would be a lot to take apart and try to repair.

Bag five wraps up the gearbox while bag six adds some connectors to eventually connect it to the engine.

Bag seven adds the Technic piston pieces that move when you move the wheels.

Bag eight is listed as Hybrid Mode, E-Mode, & Interior in the instructions. It wasn’t clear to me what the Hybrid and E-Mode sections of the build were, but I’m not a car expert so that’s probably why. As you can see from the picture, this bag extends out the frame from the back.

Bag nine adds in the seats and more of the details in the front to include the paddle shifters. Bag ten builds up the dashboard a bit and more of the front of the car.

Bag 11 is listed as Door Mechanism & Sides. The doors open up and they are held in place with a spring mechanism. That mechanism is added in this step. Bag 12 adds some of the side panels of the vehicle behind where the doors will go.

I failed to take a picture of the build for bag 13, but the instructions label it as Front Suspension & Steering.

As advertised by bag 14, you have a steering wheel and a front suspension. Bag 15 adds the roof to the vehicle.

Bags 16 and 17 are labeled as Front Hood & Headlights. Bag 16 assembles more of the front to include the bottom bumper area. Bag 17 adds the lights and more of the hood. The main part of the light is a LEGO claw piece which is a cool use of the piece.

Bag 18 finishes the hood. When assembling it I thought it looks odd, but it really comes together in a Technic sort of way and looks good.

Bag 19 adds the passenger side butterfly door. This was another part of the build where as you are building, it doesn’t seem to make sense, but the final product comes together well. The mechanism to hold them open works well. There is not switch or lever, you just grab the door and pull, but it still works.

Bag 20 adds the driver side door. The picture shows them both open.

Bag 21 is labeled as the Rear Clam & Spoiler. This section is built away from the rest of the car and then attached later. One bonus to this set is there are no stickers. All printed pieces. So I guess the $450 isn’t bad in that sense.

Bag 22 continues to build out the rear section.

Bag 23 wraps up the build with the rear spoiler, the rear part assembles the rest of the car, a small carry bag, and the printed tile you can place next to the car with the name and details. I took a few pictures from different angles and with some of the play features to include the rear spoiler which can be raised or lowered by turning a gear in the back of the car.

Overall, a great build. I enjoy the challenge and marvel at how the Technic designers can seemingly take some random pieces and craft the into a cool looking car. I will continue to get these into the future, but will look for sales or use Insider points. $450 is a lot and at over $0.11 per piece, it falls above the usual range of $0.10 per piece. I understand it’s a licensed product and there are a lot of odd pieces, but still…. Yikes! That price is steep.

I pulled out all the cars that I have for a photo shoot. My kiddos suggested we line them up in rainbow color order. We just need a purple one next. LEGO? Now I need to find a good way to display them in my build space.

Happy building!

Set Review - #71050: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Series - Collectible Minifigures

We’re thankfully back to minifigures after the last round of minifigure heads on miniature cars. This is #71050: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. These were released on 1 September 2025 and are scheduled to retire at the end of the year, but they are already getting hard to find at the end of October 2025. They retail for $4.99 each which is the same as they have been. The minifigures still come in the cardboard boxes and you an still buy them in packs of six as well.

I’m not a big Spider-Man/Spider-Verse fan so don’t ask me who these characters are or where they are from. I will make a few comments on individual minifigures. Of note for this round, the base plates are in translucent orange which is a new thing to see. I’m a fan of that color!

Margo Kess/Spider-Byte - The light blue colored head piece is fun.

Peter B. Parker & May “Mayday” Parker - Come on… who doesn’t love a Spider Baby. We started with just babies. Then it was Space Babies. Now we have Spider Baby. What is next?

Petra Parker/Cyborg Spider-Woman

Charlotte Webber/Sun-Spider

I’m not really sure what to say about either of these. I guess you have to be a fan of the series to enjoy them.

Hobie Brown/Spider-Punk

Miles Morales/Spider-Man

I like how these minifigures come with two heads so they can be the human version or the Spider-Man version.

Patrick O’Hara/Web-Slinger - Is it a donkey or a pony? Either way, it’s a fun addition with the minifigure.

Peter Parker/Werewolf Spider-Man - I think we have had a werewolf before so now we have a Spider Werewolf.

Miles G. Morales/Prowler - Is that a record tile?

Gwen Stacy/Spider Gwen - This one is interesting in that you get two heads and two hair pieces.

Miguel O’Hara/Spider-Man 2099 and Lyla Statuette/Trophy - The cape is plastic instead of cloth. Not sure if I prefer one over the other and since I don’t know the character, I don’t know if it’s designed accurately.

Pavitr Prabhakar/Spider-Man India - Spider-Cat? Or is there an official name. Lots of fun extras in this series.

Set Review - #40802-1: Luna Lovegood & Thestral Figures - Brickheadz

More Harry Potter themed Brick Headz sets! Continuing with the packs of two, this one is #40802-1: Luna Lovegood & Thestral Figures. It was released on 1 September 2025 in the US for $19.99. It contains 292 pieces which works out to $0.068 per piece. It’s the standard box design with the numbers on the bottom of the front. Thestral is 279 and Luna is 280. The back gives another view and shows that you can take off the plate at the base from the figure.

The box contains five parts bags numbered one through five. There are two instruction booklets that were jammed in with the parts bags in my set.

Bags one and two build Luna Lovegood as she appeared in The fifth movie (“Order of the Phoenix”). There’s a scene where she is hanging out in the woods with the Thestrals and Harry stops by. She explains to him what Thestrals are and tries to feed an apple to the baby Thestral. Also, she isn’t wearing any shoes which explains the skin toned color used for her legs/feet. Nothing extraordinary about this build. Her sweater is printed along with her top. Also, I like how they did the bag that she is carrying with the tiles placed at an angle instead of using more prints.

Bags three, four, and five build the Thestral. I’m not sure if this is supposed to be the baby or the adult from that scene. It captures the wings and tail and while hard to see in the picture, the four legs. It’s actually propped up on two clear 2x2 bricks as if it were jumping or flying. The eyes use the glow in the dark plastic seen in other sets, but have the white printing to match the standard Brick Headz eyes.

Here are the figures fully built from the front and side. Similar to other Brick Headz sets, if you are a Harry Potter fan or if you have to have all of the Brick Headz, pick these up. If not, pass. The pricing isn’t too bad, but they are LEGO exclusives so you have to hope they go on discount before retirement if you want a better deal.

Happy building!

Set Review - #60431-1: Space Explorer Rover and Alien Life - CITY

#60431-1: Space Explorer Rover and Alien Life is another part of the space subtheme in the CITY line. This one was released on 1 January 2024 and contains 311 pieces. It retails for $34.99 which works out to $0.113 per piece. This is pretty high, but I got it on sale and I’ve seen it for at least 30% off recently.

The box has the CITY logo and the Space subtheme logo. The front shows the full set while the back shows some of the play features.

The box contains four numbered parts bags, two instruction booklets, and then six of the large wheels for the rover.

The first bag builds a female space minifigure and a small unmanned rover. Then there is a small piece of alien landscape with two little aliens.

The second bag builds the base of the rover and a male minifigure. The box says the set is for ages 6+, but there are a lot of Technic pieces on this one and I could see a six-year old having trouble with assembly.

The third bag adds more of the top of the rover and then you add the front four axles. The front four are not static and can be pivoted which allows you to tackle all of those tough alien landscapes. Again, more Technic pieces which was surprising for me considering that this one is a CITY set.

And here is bag four… The top is added on and there are some fun play features. You can drive the unmanned rover up and use a door that opens down to have it enter the larger rover. Then the windscreen opens up so you can add in the minifigures. The wheels are put on with the inside facing out and you add a Technic steering wheel and a another round wheel cover. The dark orange color is a nice touch too.

Here’s the final view. It’s a bit overpriced, but now that it’s showing up on sale, it’s more reasonable to pick up. There are some great play features (the off road axles) and a few fun pieces too. Two minifigures and the two aliens aren’t too bad either. It’s definitely not an 18+ set so if you’re looking for something more intricate, check out the Icons line.

Happy building!

BrickCon 2025 - Full STEAM Ahead - Mini Model

One more item to review from BrickCon 2025. The swag bag included a mini model in the theme of the convention. This one was smaller, but included two minifigures and a goat. It came in a small plastic container which was something I have not seen done before, but I like it. Here’s a picture of the container with the instructions also as a label on the inside and then some of the parts.

The instructions were just one sheet. You needed to figure out all of the individual steps. Not great for a new builder, but not a problem for someone experienced as a builder.

The first part of the build is a lab table with a chemistry experiment and a microscope. The has some drawers built in which is cool. There is a printed sand green tile with the theme logo which is cool to have an exclusive element like this.

Next up are the minifigures. First is the goat which was from #10332-1: Medieval Town Square. Then there’s a male minifigure with a prosthetic leg and a female minifigure with a shot. Apparently she’s going to shoot up the goat? Or maybe the dude? Not sure. Either way, it’s cool to get minifigures in the swag bag.

Here’s the final build to include the convention printed brick. There’s a lot packed into such a small set. Awesome job BrickCon team!

Last up is the BrickCon 2025 printed brick with the Recognized AFOL Networking Event 2025 print on the back. Another brick to add to my brick badge stash.

Hope to see you at BrickCon next year!

Happy building!

BrickCon 2025 - The Professor -Con Model Review

Every year, someone from the BrickCon crew puts a build together tied to the convention theme and it is developed into a model from scratch. This includes sourcing all the pieces, putting all the pieces into bags, getting custom prints done, developing the packaging art and getting it printed, and putting together instructions. At 297 pieces, this is not a small feat for a group of unpaid volunteers.

This year, the set was titled “The Professor” and it shows a brick built figure in a classroom teaching chemistry. There is a table and a board with some atomic elements which happen to spell out BrickCon (very clever). There are some great pieces used and even some movement, but back to the review.

The box this year is modeled in the way boxes were done back in the early days with the yellow color and angled stripe with blue text on the front. The front shows the full model while the back gives some of the set details. My set was #218 as you can see from the side of the box and another side had some notes about the model.

The set contains two parts bags. What were you expecting? Professional packaging? Two plastic zipper bags works for me.

The instructions are small and pretty complicated. To keep them short, a lot of steps are crammed together. As the audience of the set is experienced builders, they expect people to understand builds and to be able to piece it together without obvious piece by piece steps. I’ll admit that I made mistakes along the way. Whoops!

Here is the final build. The dark green wall and sand green tiles are awesome! I like the addition of some of the random printed pieces and the custom prints are incredible. No stickers. Yay! There is a Technic axle to pull out and push in to make the figure spin, but I need to make some adjustments to the set to make that function work better. It shouldn’t be too hard to do. Also, there is a whip piece that is supposed to connect between the beaker and one of the flasks. I couldn’t get the whip piece to stay. I’ll have to mess with it. Other than that, it’s a great build with some great parts. Thanks Jessie R. and the whole BrickCon staff for putting this set together.

Happy building!

BrickCon 2025 - The Only AFOL Convention With A Virtual Side

BrickCon 2025 is in the books. In case you missed it, it was held in person in Bellevue, WA from 4 to 7 September 2025 for AFOLs. However, you could attend from anywhere virtually online. I have been on the staff for a few years now and I help run the virtual sessions. I realize that makes me a bit biased when I write this, but I still think it’s a great deal. Here’s how it works. You pay $25, you get access to the same swag (I’ll show that shortly), attendance at the main sessions and presentations, you get the chance to win door prizes, you get to play virtual games with your fellow AFOLs, and you can attend whatever you’d like without having to travel to Bellevue, WA, get a hotel, pay for airfare, or whatever the case may be. This year we had around 55 virtual attendees which isn’t the most ever, but it’s not the least either. So pencil in to attend in early September 2026!

Onto the swag. Attendees have access to get some cool stuff. Here’s what I picked up.

Gotta get the shirt! This year’s theme was “Full STEAM Ahead” with a tie into Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math as it relates to BrickCon’s Foundation efforts to support STEAM initiatives. I love the parts usage to make a SPACE logo.

Next up is the swag bag itself. Bricklink was a sponsor this year (shameless plug to visit the Bricks for Bricks Bricklink store) and so it has the Bricklink 25th anniversary logo. There were a few ads to include a sticker for Brick Architect (Tom Alphin was there and gave a presentation), a BrickCon sticker, a few BrickCon cards, and a BrickCon themed minifigure cape.

Brother’s Brick sponsored a lanyard for the in person folks to show their ID. Virtual folks get one too and you can use it as desired. I got a copy of Brick Journal as well although it is a year old.

This year included a brick built BrickCon logo (which I have received in the past). It also included a custom minifigure costume of a bottle with a BrickCon logo.

Like past years, you can request some custom engraved bricks. I got a few along with the 2025 BrickCon brick for my collection.

New this year was a building mat and ruler to help you with plate and brick heights and angles. The ruler was 3D printed. Both are awesome additions to the swag bag this year!

BrickCon gets bricks that you can buy and then trade with fellow attendees. As a virtual attendee, you have no one to trade with so you have to hope they give you some cool pieces. I got some parts I found useful this year so no complaints. 2x2 sand green tiles, 2x3 dark blue bricks, some trans-black curved windows, 1x4 brown tiles, 1x8 light gray plates with rails, and then some clear beverage containers with coffee/hot chocolate inside. I did good!

The swag this year included a little mini model with two minifigures, a custom printed tile, and a goat. You also get another BrickCon 2025 brick.

Last up, the convention model… I will give this one a separate review soon, but here is a picture of the box. I always grab these as they are a cool opportunity to get something unique from the convention.

Hope to see you all virtually next year. In the meantime, happy building!

Set Review - #40767-1: Up-Scaled Baby Astronaut - GWP

We’ve had a few up-scaled minifigures to include #40649-1: Up-Scaled Minifigure and #40819-1: Up-Scaled Racing Driver Minifigure. Leave it to LEGO to release an upscaled baby minifigure, but to make it a SPACE BABY! #40767-1: Up-Scaled Baby Astronaut was released as a GWP on 15 May 2025. It had two open periods. We’ll see if it shows up again. The set contains 250 pieces.

The front of the box shows the full set while the back also shows the full set only at an angle. Maybe they couldn’t think of anything better to do.

The set contains four parts bags and an instruction booklet.

Bag one assembles the legs and then starts on the torso.

Bag two builds the torso and arms. The hands are rounded pieces so you don’t get the look of a minifigure hand with the grip. I can think of a few ways they could have done it or even flipped the pieces they used around, but we’ll take it I guess. You get a 2x4 red printed tile with a classic space logo which is awesome.

Bag three starts on the head. No surprise item inside like the larger minifigures, but there is a printed mouth and eyes. Good to see no stickers.

Bag four finishes up the build with the rest of the helmet and then the oxygen tank.

There were a bunch of complaints about the arms and how you can see lots of studs towards the shoulder. A few people have posted their re-designs so if it irks you, feel free to use your own pieces to fix it. If you have a copy of #10497-1: Galaxy Explorer, then you have a 2x4 blue printed classic space logo and could try and turn this figure into a blue space baby. I’m not sure if all the other pieces are out there, but it’s got to be pretty close.

This is a GWP so depending on what you purchased to qualify for it, it’s either too expensive, just right, or cheap. You can grab it on the secondary market too. I recommend Bricklink. Like maybe the Bricks for Bricks Bricklink Store.

Happy building!

Set Review - #31212-1: The Milky Way - Art

I don’t normally build LEGO Art sets, but this one looked interesting to me. #31212-1: The Milky Way was released on 15 May 2024. It contains 3,091 pieces and retails for $199.99. This works out to $0.065 per piece which isn’t bad, but the majority of those pieces are very small so it might not be the best ratio. Although, you do get some of the big Art plates so maybe it’s a decent balance. I got the set for $160 during Amazon Prime week from LEGO so the additional discount helped make it a little more worth it for me.

The front of the box shows the full set and it highlights that you can build this set with between one and five people. It also mentions that there is a soundtrack where you can listen to a podcast while you build if you want. The back has the set name in French and Spanish along with a few more pictures.

The set contains 31 numbered parts bags. They are split between the main box and then another box inside the main box. You also have three bags without numbers, the instructions, and the numerous Art baseplates.

There are six instruction booklets. In theory, you can split this build between six different people if you want to. I split it between my kiddos and my NLS.

Bags one through three build the frame. It’s a pretty simple build with black bricks and plates with tiles on the top. The bricks are mixed with 1x2s that have Technic axle holes to help hold the different builds in place later on.

I’m not going to write about each section as the build process is very similar. You take one of the Art plates/panels. Then you add some parts to the back to connect it later on. Next up you add the various parts on the front for the design. Finally, you connect plates/panels together. The build starts on the left side of the design and goes to the right.

There are some very fun pieces mixed in to include utensils, brushes, hermit crabs, cherries, windows, flowers, and gems. The build went rather quickly for me. The only real challenge was to keep up with where you were on the instructions. The first panel starts with bags four, five, and six.

Bag Four

Bag Five

Bag Six

Bags seven and eight finish up the first panel. One difference here is the addition of what is described as a satellite. The instructions provide some additional details on the satellite and what it is known for. I won’t spoil it.

Bag Seven

Bag eight

The start of the second panel.

Bag Nine

Bag 10

Bag 11

Wrapping up the second panel.

Bag 12

Bag 13

Bag 14

Starting the third panel.

Bag 15

Bag 16

Bag 17

Finishing up the third panel.

Bag 18

Bag 19

Bag 20

Starting the fourth panel.

Bag 21

Bag 22

Bag 23

Finishing the fourth panel.

Bag 24

Bag 25

Bag 26

Starting the fifth and final panel.

Bag 27

Bag 28

Bag 29

Finishing up the last panel.

Bag 30

Bag 31

Here is the final build. You connect all of the panels together and then add Technic axles to lock it into the frame. There is a LEGO Art attachment on the back to hang the piece on a wall with a nail or screw. Also, there is one final step which is adding in a tile that says “You are here.” It is next to a piece used as an arrow to show where Earth would be located in the picture.

Overall, I enjoyed being able to share the build with my family and getting to see it come together. It didn’t have all of the build techniques of an Icons set or the minifigures of Star Wars or Harry Potter sets, but it’s still cool to see how it all comes together in the end. Getting the set on sale helped too.

I don’t think this set is for everyone. You have to appreciate the final product and a lot of just stacking pieces on top of larger plates. If this set doesn’t look cool to you, then stay away. If you have done other Art sets and want to try something a little different with some different shaped pieces, it’s a nice change.

Happy building!

Set Review - #10307-1: Eiffel Tower - Icons (and a light kit!)

Full disclosure… I’ve had this set for a long time… like a few years. It took a long time for me to finally start building, then to finish building, and then to add a light kit. So this review is long overdue, but the good part is this set is still available if you are interested in purchasing it. If you’ve read the blog or followed it, you’ll know that i spent some time living in Europe. I had a trip planned for Paris, but sadly, this pandemic shut down the borders and I never made it there. I did however pick up set number 10307-1: Eiffel Tower a few years ago. This set was released on 25 November 2022. It contains 10,001 pieces (the additional piece above 10,000 is the brick separator. This set retails for $629.99 which works out to $0.063 per piece which isn’t too bad. I picked this one up a few years ago when LEGO ran a sale on it around Black Friday. I used some Insider Points as well so in the end I think I paid like $200 out of pocket. There was a GWP so even better. I don’t think I could have swallowed the $630 in one chunk so I’m glad I scored it when I did and that I had the points to help.

The box is huge. The set come in it’s own box and I had it shipped so the box was in another box. Here are the various sides of the box.

Here’s the top and then when you open the first flap, the next flap has a quote from Mr. Eiffel along with his picture.

Inside the box are three numbered boxes that fit together to form the Eiffel Tower as a picture. The other cool part is that you assemble the sections of the tower on each box using the parts in those boxes. So box one builds the base and the four legs. It’s not an exact match, but it’s pretty close.

The set comes with 74 numbered bags, a few bags without numbers, some parts not in bags, and then three instruction books (one in each box). Below are the contents of each of the three boxes.

Contents of Box 1

Contents of Box 2

Contents of Box 3

With 74 bags, I decided it best not to go through each bag. If you want a full up review that goes step by step, you will have to look elsewhere. Sorry.

The builds starts with the base of the tower. This is created with Technic pieces and system parts. The first picture is from bags five and six. You can see the four spots where each of the legs of the tower will connect and then the center section which will become the area where there will be trees, lights, and benches. Of note, throughout this build, there are multiple bags for each instruction section. I’m not sure why they didn’t just number it step five and have two bags numbered five, but it works.

Bags 17 and 18 show a finished off center section and then they start to form the base of the tower in each of the corners. While the majority of the build from here on out is with gray pieces, it was nice that they used a few other colors so you can tell different corners apart.

By bag 28, you finish all four legs and you connect them with an initial frame. The legs are all built in a similar fashion and you use various gray pieces to build the internal frame of each leg. The frame does not actually provide any structural support. It’s just there for looks.

By bag 32, you add more of the detail of the structure connecting each of the legs. I like how they came up with the curved section by using flex tube and then different pieces connected to the frame at different lengths.

Bag 50 finishes up the next level and the next section of the tower. Each of the sections are similar to the legs using various parts to make the framework that doesn’t actually provide structure.

Bags 62 and 63 finish another section of the tower. In the center are little elevators. This section goes on top of the section from bag 50.

There is another level on top of the previous level. Then there’s the top. Bag 73 and then 74 build the very top (as seen in the next two pictures). It was great to have color at the very end with the flag at the top after all that dark gray.

Here’s the final build. It looks incredible and it’s so tall! I enjoyed the build although it was spread out over quite a bit of time. There are a lot of repetitive sections and you build with a lot of dark gray so that can be a turnoff for many. Also, once you are done, you need to have a place to put this. It won’t just fit on a small shelf or table in the corner. It takes up some space!

Getting this set with the discount and Insider points helped. I’m not sure I would have picked this up without a substantial discount and GWP.

What are your thoughts? Too gray? Great model of a landmark? Too expensive? Fun build?

When I bought this set, Light My Bricks had a light kit for this set on sale for about half off. I forget the total price. It originally was $260 and I think I got it for $130, plus they threw in some extra lights. (Note I purchased the 1.0 kit, not the 2.0 kit). I have reviewed a light kit before from a different brand and that one wasn’t too bad to install. This one was a beast! Besides all of the very small wires and connections, it was a challenge to thread all of the wires into the right places and to follow the instructions of what to remove and where to hook things. I definitely made incorrect connections along the way. The 1.0 kit starts with lighting up the base of the tower with little lights on many of the small lamps (you remove a bunch from the original build). This part took a very long time for me to get right. I ended up breaking a few pieces and had to ask Light My Bricks how to purchase replacement pieces. They were kind and send me new pieces for free. Once I got the base complete, you start to light up the legs of the tower. This uses some thicker strands of LEDs that make the set look awkward in the day time. At night and in the dark, you can’t tell and the lights look great. You also add in some RGB strips for color at each of the levels of the tower. I installed a few wrong so the colors aren’t all synchronized like they should be. Finally, at the very top, I followed the instructions and the two white lights don’t come on. At this point, I’m done messing with it so it will stay dark at the top in white mode, but will look great in color mode. Here are two pictures below of the lights. The white looks great (except for the very top) and the color is a cool function with the ability to set different levels at different colors or to have it continuously change color.

After this experience, I don’t think I will do another light kit. While the end product looks cool, it was too stressful for me to build. I enjoy assembling LEGO sets, but adding in the light kit was more frustration than it was worth. Light My Bricks has a 2.0 series out now which they claim is better. The instructions are supposedly better and it’s designed to show less wires. Has anyone tried them out?

Happy building!