One of my "I received a voucher so I buy this one" sets for 2016, this Creator Park Animals is an excellent set.
Priced at 15 euro, it contains a nice selection of brown elements, something that always comes in handy for a moc builder.
And the fact we received it as the Thank You set this year in Brick Mania Wetteren, makes it an extra bonus. So it is more then normal that I put this free gift together and feature it on my little corner of the internet.
Opening the box, we get three packs of bricks, as well as three instruction booklets, one for each variation that can be made with the set.
The Squirrel
I`m going to start with the squirrel this time, not for any particular reason then it just was the first booklet I grabbed of the pile. The build starts around a 2x4 plate.
Using white inverted arches and small plates, the feet of the little critter is first made. At the back, a joint holder is placed where the tail will be attached to.
The main body of the animal is then build up, using snot for the chest, while joints are installed at the sides for the front legs.
These are simple and small builds each in their own, and then connected to the body.
We then start to work on the tail, which is a collection of joint elements and mainly wedge plates.
The same goes for the top of the tail, and these are then all connected together and to the body of the little animal.
Next, we commence working on the head of the beast.
The little beast has an opening mouth, and a black slope serves as his nose.
The eyes and the top of the head are then installed.
The small ears are placed on the head, being small builds on themselves.
And the squirrel stands completed:
The Owl
The next build of the set of the owl, which while I love owls is my least favorite, it just looks TO cartoony in my opnion. This build begins around an inverted roofslope.
The main chest of the bird is the first thing we build, with connectors that will allow turning the facing of the build.
The chest is then covered up as a rotating plate is added to serve as a neck.
The tail consists of small orange wedges that are moveable due to the connector piece.
Small feet are then assembled to go under this body.
The wings are mirrored builds, and made up of more wedge plates and curved plates.
We then move on to the wide head of the bird. This mainly has to do due to the large circular eyes that come in the set, and are used for the owl as well.
This head also uses snot to change the angle of the build.
A small yellow cheeseslope serves as the beak.
And the eyes are added to the head before this is connected to the body.
The owl completed:
The Beagle
The final, and `main` build of this set is the beagle dog and a family of ducklings. I really love the look of the dog and it has been on my cabinet for weeks before I recycled his brown wedges...
The first thing we put together are the small brickbuild ducklings. Nothing spectacular in themselves, they do look the part good enough.
Mother duck is next, and she is based around a tan wedge and orange wedges serving as the webbed duckfeet.
The body is build up and comes with some small wings that go to the side of this.
The green on the head gives a great contrast to the body, like the real park ducks you see, well, in parks.
The eyes are added and the duck is completed as well
That makes that we move on to the final animal build of this set, the beagle itself. We start with the large inverted white slope, to simulate the typical white bellies of the dog race.
Connectors are placed to allow for great moveability in the beast, as the head and tail, as well as all four legs can be moved to make it resemble a playfull puppy.
The back is covered up using various browns to have a colour difference in it`s fur, and we put the little tail at the back as well.
The legs are made in pairs, first for the left side, then for the right. These parts of the legs are identical in colour, and as such you get a 2 on 2 mirrored build
The four paws of the puppy are then assembled and connected to the legs.
The head is the final part that needs building, starting with the muzzle and upperjaw.
Connectors are once more used, this time for the flappy ears of the little dog.
We put the small eyes at the front, enlarging the playfulness of the model.
The mouth can open and a pink round tile serves as the tongue.
The final part of the build are the two ears, who are then connected to the head.
And the set stands completed:
Seriously, I love these Creator animal sets. They are nice builds in the 15 to 20 euro range, they contain a lot of great parts and as they aren`t vehicles, I don`t get stuck with a lot of parts I personally can`t use afterwards.