Cityview: Cypress Point Condominiums & Merle’s Burgers | 6,080 Pieces | General Jim’s Toys & Bricks

Love, hate relationship

I loved the design & final product. Hated the constant missing pieces & difficult to follow instructions. I wound up improvising a few steps. It’s good to have spare parts on hand to continue to build.

Great price, great end result, great customer service.

As an experienced brick builder, I found this build challenging, but fun. Lego will give you step-by-step instructions for every single piece. I find that monotonous and sometimes boring (other builders may enjoy that method because they find it calming). If you are a novice builder, you will find this build challenging, and possibly, less fun. The initial instruction manual had some flaws that I've been told they are now corrected. Although my initial manual was sometimes flawed, I was always able to figure out what the end result should look like.... challenging but fun. Since this was a brand-new set, and it appears I was an early builder, I contacted their customer service a few times. They were outstanding...prompt, polite, and very helpful! There are some really cool details that were new to me. One such cool detail was decal pieces with neat images... such as TV screens, indoor menu signs, and pictures on the walls (Lego has decals too, but these General Jim's images are superior). My understanding is that this is General Jim's first attempt at doing a grounds-up design. Pretty good for a first-attempt. This was not a perfect build, but the price and the beautiful, completed condominium, are perfect for me!

Guide-less

This would get a higher star count if the guide and the pieces were packaged in the order used. Each step is taking me 20 min because I have to search through every bag to find what I need. I have never had this issue with other sets I bought on here. I was really looking forward to this build but now I’m just kind of frustrated.