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"With a BrickScore of 85.1 and a 4.77-star owner rating, the Typewriter is one of the standout LEGO Ideas releases, delivering genuine mechanical function inside a display-worthy shell that earns its Highly Recommended status across a wide and enthusiastic audience."
The LEGO Ideas Typewriter earns a Highly Recommended BrickScore of 85.1 built on exceptional design aesthetics (88.8) and display value (88.5), matched by an enthusiastic 4.77-star owner average across 1,746 ratings with 88% recommending it. Reviewers from both Brickset and a broad base of LEGO.com owners converge on the same points: the Technic-based internal mechanism that actually advances the carriage when keys are pressed is genuinely impressive, the finished model makes a stunning desk display, and the build is more technically involving than typical Ideas sets. The $249.99 MSRP and $0.12 per piece sit at the high end for Ideas, but owners rated value at 4.32 out of 5.
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"Stop what you're doing, and go buy a LEGO Ideas typewriter right now. You'll thank me later."
Amazon4.8
LEGO.com4.5
