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"With a BrickScore of 77.4 and high agreement across both reviewers, the LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145) is a standout promotional set — compact, display-worthy, and brimming with authentic store details, held back only by a single minifigure and a few sticker shortcuts."
Both reviewers agree that 40145 is a charming, well-executed promotional set that punches above its weight as a free giveaway. The compact eight-stud-deep interior faithfully recreates a real LEGO Brand Store — Pick a Brick wall, shelves, counter, and all — while the hinged wall and Ollie the dragon bursting from the roof give it genuine personality. The main shared gripes are the lone customer minifigure (no store employee included) and the use of stickers for the front logo and shelf displays rather than printed pieces. Overall sentiment is confidently positive from both sources.
Where they split: Minor scoring gap (Brickset: 80 vs. Zusammengebaut: 75) but both are firmly positive. The only meaningful divergence is on minifigures — Brickset scored them at 40 (quite poor) while Zusammengebaut was more forgiving at 55 — reflecting the same core complaint about the missing employee figure, just weighted differently.
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"It's a really nice, and substantial, model"
Brickset Reviews"During the quick build, a constant grin appears."
Zusammengebaut"It's a really nice, and substantial, model"
"During the quick build, a constant grin appears."
Amazon4.7
