Hey brick fans,
It's time to do another unboxing blog post. This one is for the new
FunWhole Twilight Motel building block set. I'll do a full review in a
separate blog post with an updated link later.
Thanks again to Ani, over at FunWhole.com for sending me the set to
review! If you are interested in getting your own Twilight Motel set,
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Set Details
Here are the set details of this newest FunWhole set.
Set Name and Number: Twilight Motel F9054
Piece Count: 1970pcs
Instruction Manuals: 2
Minifigures: 5 Funwhole style figures
Stickers: No
Printed Pieces: A lot!
Lighting Kit included: Yes, 3 pouches, 2 battery packs, several acrylic light
panels and assorted lighting elements (more details below).
The Parts
There are four supplemental bags of parts, one containing the minifigures,
one containing the special bricks, a bag marked L that contains two headlight
bezels, and a large bag comprised of several plates and tubing.
In total, there are 32 bags of parts, not including the lighting kit.
The Instructions
Set Instructions are spread over two manuals.
Manual #1 is used to construct the first floor of the motel via steps 1
through 5.
The Lighting Kit
Every FunWhole set comes with a special lighting kit and the Twilight Motel
is no different.
In addition to the lighting components, a small screwdriver (for the battery
packs) and a set of tweezers for handling tiny parts and light wires.
The battery box takes 3 AA batteries, which are not included.
Pouch #3 is a clear pouch, not an orange pouch as indicated in the instruction
manual. It contains three acrylic light panels and a small battery pack
for the convertible. The battery pack uses 2 CR2032 watch batteries (not
included).
Pouch #1 contains a USB plug, a four port hub and two light strands, one with
three dot lights and a wireless connector, the other light strand contains 12
lighting elements and wireless connectors.
Pouch #2 contains the smaller battery pack, wireless connector, a wire joiner
and 3 led dot lights.
The lighting architecture that FunWhole employs reminds me of Lightailing
light kits which also uses the long strands of connected lights. This is
different than Briksmax lighting that is made up of separate unique lighting
components which are then connected separately by various wires.
The light strand with all lighting elements makes it easy to install however,
if there is a problem with one of the attached components, the whole strand
must be replaced. Briksmax style lighting allows some flexibility in
customizing the elements to use and where to employ them. And if one
element is defective, only that particular element needs to be replaced.
Just a thought.
Alright, in my next blog post I'll do a full review of the features of the
Twilight Motel with lots of pictures, stay tuned! Bye for now!