Review: LEGO 43217 Up House

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Sorry, the house building song will be stuck in your head after watching this delightful fan-animation

The new combined hat and hair element looks excellent, while dual-moulded arms and triple-moulded legs are also integrated to great effect. Additionally, the torso is adorned with a variety of Wilderness Explorer badges, although one is noticeably missing, for assisting the elderly. Another very welcome dual-moulded element in ‘Up’ House is Dug the dog. The talking canine looks exactly like he does in the animated movie, complete with collar and ‘I love you’ look on his furry face.

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Instead, the designer has sensibly moved the television from the lounge. A sticker forms the screen and takes inspiration from the Movietown News documentary which Carl watches as a child at the beginning of the film, prompting his love for nature. A couple of photos from the mantelpiece in the film are enlarged and placed on the wall, notably including one of a young Ellie sporting her flying goggles, while another shows Carl and Ellie as newlyweds. The lounge also contains a gramophone and a printed jar, where the couple placed their savings to visit Paradise Falls. These details are wonderful, although the small area means omitting Ellie's armchair. Occasional sand blue tiles provide some texture on the roof, although the dark bluish grey studs alone were probably sufficient.

The eyes and mouth are both printed, while the dark brown nose and collar are dual-moulded with Dug's tan hair. LEGO Disney ‘Up’ House includes a grand total of 598 pieces and quite a few fiddly stickers to be carefully placed on some of the elements. LEGO Disney ‘Up’ House should take you no more than two hours in total to build, unless you’re adding your own extra balloons and large flightless bird, that is. LEGO Disney ‘Up’ House is available to buy from LEGO.com, LEGO Stores and third-party retailers. Be sure to check out all of the latest prices and offers below.

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It’s also a reference to this perfect piece of art featuring a cougar attacking John Marston over and over again while he tries to build his house in Red Dead Redemption II. As it’s one of my favourite Pixar movies of all time, I also had a wonderful (heart-wrenching) time rewatching it after so many years, and it still holds up incredibly well. Here’s a look at the back which has an exposed dollhouse look. As the house is quite small, the rooms and interiors are quite cramped, but LEGO have done a really good job with the space they’ve gotten, all while squeezing in tons of references to the film. The house itself is really well-designed, capturing all the essential elements from the flying balloon house in the movie. There are plenty of great references thrown in, such as the wound up hose out the front that Dug and Carl use to drag the house across Paradise falls.

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But my favorite detail is actually something extra included by Lego Crow as a nod to one of the funniest video game-related videos ever uploaded to the internet. A Lego YouTuber has recreated the housebuilding scene from Rockstar Games’ open-world western, Red Dead Redemption II, complete with the catchy tune, a curious bird, and a pesky cougar. I think what it comes down to is reaching out and making that connection, and I don’t think there’s some such thing as too much love. LEGO House offers creative experiences for LEGO fans of all ages.

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Nevertheless, this book looks marvellous and the colourful bed provides appealing colour upstairs, as these rooms are otherwise rather dark. Stickers decorate both sides of the front door, featuring the multiple locks present onscreen, that demonstrate Carl's isolation. The surrounding porch looks good and includes a doorbell, but the space is limited, so Russell cannot actually fit when wearing his backpack. Ideally, the columns would be more slender, therefore creating some additional room behind them. The angular section of the façade is particularly impressive, comprising three panels connected using clips.

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Here’s a better look at the jar, which is printed on a minifigure head. Minifigure-wise, I can’t think of anyone else I’d add that would fit into the theme, but there’s a huge Kevin-sized hole in this set. His sash which contains all the badges that he’s collected as a Junior Wilderness Explorer is present, and he has a cheery face.

Numerous stickers are applied inside, including another on the door, which represents the inside of those many locks. The wall clock looks splendid and a houseplant also furnishes the entrance hall. Given the shallow design of the building, the necessary details are included. However, I can easily envisage a bigger version of Carl's house, with space for his stairlift and much more. Despite some minor gripes, ‘Up’ House is a delightful build that mostly honours its source material and will definitely have you smiling to yourself as you’re constructing the set. The LEGO Disney set includes two exclusive minifigures in the shape of Carl Fredricksen and Wilderness Explorer Russell, plus an adorable Dug the dog figure.

COVID-19 lockdowns supercharged resale sites as people hard up for money sold their bags and store closures limited in-person shopping. “Where the homes are worth a lot of money, the assumption is there will be high-end handbags,” said LAPD Capt. Francis Boateng. Released in 2018, Red Dead Redemption II is (confusingly) a prequel to the original 2010 game. It told the story of Arthur Morgan, a character in Dutch’s gang alongside RDR1 protag John Marston. And, spoilers for RDR2, the game eventually ends with Arthur dying and Marston leaving the gang as it falls apart due to mistrust and a lunatic leader. Eventually, in an extended epilogue, RDR 2 features you taking on the role of Marston as he builds the home seen later in RDR1, and sets up his life.

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It’s subtle, but you can tell that the designers have managed to capture some of his Asian features in his eyes, which I really like. The minifigures are a bright point of the set, and you get Russell in his scout/Junior Wilderness Explorer uniform, and Carl Fredricksen looking as grumpy as you’d expect him to. It’s pretty much nearly everything you could want from a LEGO Up House, but the set’s expensive pricetag, and a few missing elements make for a slightly incomplete model. 2023 is a massive year for Disney as the brand celebrates its 100th anniversary, and LEGO Disney fans are in for a year-long treat with plenty of sets released to celebrate the historic milestone.

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