Volkswagen T1 Camper Van

This was a gift for my brother's 70th birthday last year. We used to go on business trips in one of these with our father in the 60's. He would leave my brothers and me at campgrounds around Michigan during the day when he made the rounds on sales calls. This reminds us of the good old days..

I had a blast putting this together and it looks amazing when it's done. As others have noted, the pieces do not come in numbered bags, so you need to develop your own strategy for organizing and sorting through all the pieces to find what you need. The level of internal detail is staggering and quite delightful. I did find the area that included the front windows and the front part of the roof to be a bit weakly attached, so be careful around that area, and now that it's assembled, I really try not to touch it there.

When I got this from amazon I was really excited to start the build! But just so you know this is a 16 and up expert LEGO set so it might be a little hard especially for kids but it’s not to bad. The bags do not have numbers on them so that means you just dump all 13,000 pieces in one hull so that means it will be a little hard to find little pieces but I did deal with this before it’s kind of a pain but no big deal. All in all great LEGO great detail and would be a good gift! I also like that you can put lights in it! This is a great LEGO!

Fun, complicated (but not overly) project for my spouse who grew up traveling in a VW camper bus.

Always want this and Finally got it. Vey cute and the color is vibrant

Was nice and turned out good,

When I was growing up, my brothers got all the fun building toys, while I got dolls and craft kits. So I bought this just for me as an older adult, and it's a blast! The instructions are very clear, except for sometimes making it difficult to distinguish between grey/beige or grey/black for needed parts.Unfortunately, all the parts come jumbled together in lots of small plastic bags. One thing you must do before starting is to take an hour to sort all the parts. I put the large pieces in a box, the tiny ones by color into muffin tins, and all the rest by color. Now assembly is just plain fun!

I continue to be amazed by the amazing engineering that goes into turning small little brics into a 4 pound object de art. Incredibly detailed, fun, amazingly designed, super fun and funky. Did have one missing piece - a black 1 x 2 that goes on the front passenger door - but I scarfed one from my Millennium Falcon (next build) and just received replacements (free and quickly) from LEGO who are great about this stuff. Built over four sessions (give or take)...maybe 16 hours? Detailed engine. Folding table and bench seats. Kitchen/sink. Closet with mirror. Hippie art. Therapy in a box. Makes the cares of the world go away and finishing it...there's still something amazing about finishing your LEGO. Millennium Falcon is next...followed by the dreaded Tower Bridge and Sydney Opera House. I've pretty much got my next year plotted out. Thank you LEGO. Miracle in a box...and cheaper than going to the shrink.