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My 6 years says "It was Cooooooooool and Sean Rocks", October 3, 2009
This review is from: Cool Cars and Trucks (Hardcover)
My son is a certified Lego fan. He loves to build cars and has been a car child since 3 years old. He has almost every Lego racer kit on the market. He routinely takes them apart to make a new creations. When I saw this book I knew this was a must have.
From the moment we got the book he has not put it down. We have all recreated a lot of the designs and have been inspired to make new designs. He loves sharing his designs on Sean's website.
This book also makes a great gift for the Lego fan in your life. My son's official review is "This book is awesome. Where is the next one?"
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not impressed, March 21, 2010
This review is from: Cool Cars and Trucks (Hardcover)
I bought this book so I could build new Lego creations for my 4 year old Son who is OBSESSED with Legos. We have at least 30 different sets (most of which are torn apart now). I read the reviews and thought okay, we should have plenty of pieces to build "cool cars and trucks"...well we did NOT. I'm also disappointed because most of this book is just pictures of cars that the author created. I NEED instructions. I CANNOT look at a picture and build something. If you can then you will probably like this book okay. There are some instructions but they are NOT as good as the ones you get with Lego toys (there are angles you cannot see). It would be good if the author told you up front which parts you would need BEFORE you start building or at least as you go like most of the Lego instructions do. To me this was a waste of money.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great book for the budding LEGO fan with a wide assortment of projects to build!, December 13, 2009
This review is from: Cool Cars and Trucks (Hardcover)
Sean Kenney was introduced to LEGO bricks when he was a child and obviously the fascination for them never abated because he now is "recognized as one of the premier LEGO brick builders in the world." In this book you can see a photograph of him at work sculpting a bust of a man in his studio. Container after container of LEGOS can be seen on the shelves behind him. Most kids don't have as many blocks as Sean does, but if you have a passion for them and a few containers, you're going to love building some of these cars and trucks in this book!
Some of the cars in this book can be patterned after a single model that you'll have directions for, while other things like simple furniture on the "Moving Day" page can be easily built by the average reader just by looking at them. The first photograph we see is of a car carrier hauling SUVs and they are some cool. In fifteen clearly diagramed steps you can create your own SUV. With a few additions or subtractions you can make a Sports coupe, Pickup truck or a Minivan, each of which are photographed for you to see. Other cars and trucks included are taxis, sporty cars like a police cruiser, airport vehicles, working trucks (heavy equipment), "pocket-sized crazy cars," rescue vehicles, a semi rig, visuals to design your own trucks and more!
This is a great book for the budding LEGO fan with a wide assortment of projects to build. I liked the vibrant colors and theme of the book. Each model that does have directions has step-by-step instructions and illustrations that make building easy and fun. The book also encourages youngsters to be creative and shows additional vehicles that can be made by altering a few simple details or blocks. If you have a LEGO fanatic in the house, this would be a great gift . . . along with a few extra LEGO pieces!
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