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"The City of Lanterns earns its Highly Recommended standing by combining a working monorail, detailed modular city sections, and outstanding build value at $0.073 per piece. Owner enthusiasm is overwhelming, with a 4.83 rating from 50 buyers and 98% recommending it."
Reviewers are in near-unanimous agreement that The City of Lanterns is an exceptional Monkie Kid set and one of the theme's finest entries, drawing frequent comparisons to the Ninjago City modular builds while standing on its own as a colorful, detail-packed cityscape. Owner ratings back this up emphatically: 4.83 out of 5 across 50 LEGO.com ratings, with 98% saying they would recommend it and a value-for-money score of 4.7 out of 5. The modular build structure, working monorail using coaster track pieces, and dense cultural references won over builders ranging from children to adult collectors.
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"De LEGO Monkie Kid 80036 The City of Lanterns is overweldigend in al haar glorie. De kleuren, posters, billboards, restaurants en winkels overschreeuwen elkaar stuk voor stuk."
Bouwsteentjes"I really love the look of this set as it reminds me of Ninjago City, one of my favourite models. Although smaller than Ninjago City, there is a ton of detail packed into this set and so many little shops for creating fun…"
True North Bricks"De LEGO Monkie Kid 80036 The City of Lanterns is overweldigend in al haar glorie. De kleuren, posters, billboards, restaurants en winkels overschreeuwen elkaar stuk voor stuk."
"I really love the look of this set as it reminds me of Ninjago City, one of my favourite models. Although smaller than Ninjago City, there is a ton of detail packed into this set and so many little shops for creating fun stories."
LEGO.com4.8
