Back to LEGO Ideas Tree House 21318, Model Construction Set for 16 Plus Year Olds with 3 Cabins, Interchangeable Leaves, Minifigures and a Bird Figure

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4.68 out of 5stars
(22 reviews)

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5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
08/23/2021
WOW!!
Let me start out by saying that I found this set at a yard sale…yes a yard sale. Had never been opened. So to say I was excited is an understatement…and the price!! Wooooo!! But I would also pay full price for this set bc it is so worth it. It took me 3days, on and off, to build it. It is a fun build!!! It isn't complicated, the instructions are easy to read and navigate, the pieces are awesome and the way it all goes together is awesome!!! It's a beautiful set as well. I did the leaves a little different-I mixed them together-(it comes with 2 sets of leaves-green ones and autumn ones)-so I mixed them up and have a more ‘the leaves are changing' aspect…it's not really a ‘play' set but my son has been playing with it somewhat, the best that he can. In my opinion it's more of a display set. But if you have been thinking of buying this set, DO IT. You will not regret it!!!
BamBamPam

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1.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
12/19/2021
Its not new. Box arrived opened
Rating mainly for packaging. It's NOT NEW. Box has been opened before and came with missing pieces. Good thing lego was able to send me the missing pieces.
Mei
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  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/28/2023
    2 in 1
    This is a great set and could actually be considered a 2 in 1, because you can change the tree colors from summer green to the beautiful yellows, tans, and oranges of fall! Great for a family building project.
    nascargrandma1964
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    02/22/2023
    Best Christmas gift
    I received this from my brother as a Christmas gift this year. Needless to say I was ecstatic. I am having a fantastic time building this set, the diciest part so far has been the roofs. I think my fingies aren't delicate enough because I keep accidentally breaking pieces off. All in all I highly recommend!
    BlissfulSpinlyn091
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    02/14/2023
    Great kit!
    This was my second kit after purchasing the A-frame house. I love all the small details and thought that went into this build - very intricate. It's a great addition to the A-frame house set as well.
    TameShoes090
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    01/31/2023
    Nice set
    Very nice display piece. Can't play much with it without knocking stuff off. Came with enough extra pieces to make lots of other things, for example I made a smoking pipe for my Gandalf figure. Loved the autumn colors so much, I ordered extra autumn color pieces to turn my castle and Shire sets into fall time as well. Thanks
    Jake
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    12/02/2022
    Highly Recommend
    My daughter picked this out for Christmas. She's so excited! The box is huge! It's definitely worth the sale price as it has 3036 Lego pieces. It only took a couple of days to get here and was packaged well.
    Jessie
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/27/2022
    Amazing set!
    Got this set from my family as a 36-years birthday gift. Have built it together with my son (5 years old), one bag each evening before his bedtime for a couple of weeks. It has been an amazing experience. The set is truly beautiful, and my son got very intrigued by the small secrets like hidden scissors, jewels and the book in the children's room. He loves to play with it, but the set is more of a display piece, as it is a bit fragile in its nature. Since my birthday was in spring time, my family had ordered a spring outfit for the tree on Pick a brick. It has pink foliage with pink and white flowers. I'm amazed by how beautiful it looks, and have put it at a prime spot in our living room. Guests have commented that it has the same effect as a bouquet of flowers. We are planning on ordering Halloween and winter/Christmas decorations for it as well, so it becomes a dynamic family project, that will change each season. Highly recommend this set, as it is both fun to build, and a beautiful feature for your home.
    CphBuilder
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/07/2022
    Must get before it retires.
    So I actually got this set for my boyfriend and it was our first Lego set to build as a adult. My boyfriend really joyed every second of it besides the instructions. The only reason why I did not give 5 stars is because he complained that the brown and dark brown were poorly shown on the steps. so he had a hard time completing the dark parts.
    Lunapuna
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/02/2022
    Excellent overall build experience
    Excellent build experience. Strong base with study construction. It looks so good to showcase the final product
    Diyu
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/13/2022
    Great idea, interesting design great build.
    This is my first lego review ever. I got into engineering after a childhood of growing up with classic lego and stumbled across lego again. Childhood nostalgia overload! Lego has come along way from last I remember. In regards to this set in particular, I really like the concept. A treehouse is a childhood fantasy for lots of us out there. The design strategy for this set is really interesting and I found it enjoyable. The instructions are so detailed, had there been less than the odd 440 pages, it would have been confusing. At times, the brick layout on the tree bark seemed as though it was sort of random when the design was still in concept. I read some of the previous reviews about pieces missing or stuff not fitting and I understand where they're coming from. I was dreading a piece missing, but none were. What I noticed about the instructions was that the pictographic representations were excellent, however, there was a time when I mistook a 1x12 plate for a 1x10 plate earlier on in the build and later on in the build, pieces weren't matching up, where I had to later backtrack the steps and realized that I made a mistake. It's understandable, because a lot of the pieces are brown. Sometimes, it's easy to mistake the rotation of the studs on a multiple sided studded block. It's completely understandable. Not gona lie, there were a few times where I thought a piece was accidentally missing, because the piece was a plate in lieu of a tile that I thought it to be. All in all, great build and it took me hours to complete. I think it made up for the 20 years of missed lego from my childhood. Would definitely recommend this product; it's a great display piece! I managed to fit mine on a shelf at the foot of my bed.
    Link3rd
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    12/19/2021
    Its not new. Box arrived opened
    Rating mainly for packaging. It's NOT NEW. Box has been opened before and came with missing pieces. Good thing lego was able to send me the missing pieces.
    Mei
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    12/04/2021
    Awesome
    This is one of mine best lego sets i have gotten. I would highly recommend this set to anyone who loves lego the set price is worth the time and fun that you can get out of it. It is one of my top 3 lego sets all time
    Lego guy
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    08/23/2021
    WOW!!
    Let me start out by saying that I found this set at a yard sale…yes a yard sale. Had never been opened. So to say I was excited is an understatement…and the price!! Wooooo!! But I would also pay full price for this set bc it is so worth it. It took me 3days, on and off, to build it. It is a fun build!!! It isn't complicated, the instructions are easy to read and navigate, the pieces are awesome and the way it all goes together is awesome!!! It's a beautiful set as well. I did the leaves a little different-I mixed them together-(it comes with 2 sets of leaves-green ones and autumn ones)-so I mixed them up and have a more ‘the leaves are changing' aspect…it's not really a ‘play' set but my son has been playing with it somewhat, the best that he can. In my opinion it's more of a display set. But if you have been thinking of buying this set, DO IT. You will not regret it!!!
    BamBamPam
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/12/2021
    A work of art.
    When I first started collecting Lego last year, I saw this set and, well, I didn't drool, that would be pretty weird, but my pupils definitely dilated. It was always sold out whenever I looked so I gave up for a while and finally lucked out. It's huge! And gorgeous! From EVERY single angle. I couldn't believe it. I like to change out my sets every now and then but if I was going to leave one out permanently, this would definitely be one of them. I adore every bit of it. I always wanted a tree house like this when I was a kid. This is even better as an adult. No splinters or Tetanus shots necessary!
    CrassMonkey
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    06/03/2021
    Fun build
    This set is awesome! The details they put in to each part of the treehouse is incredible. It does take some time to build but totally worth it. Would recommend everyone to have this in their collection.
    Meg
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/23/2021
    A treehouse worth it's weight in bricks.
    It's been decades since I last touched LEGOS, and about as long since I've found myself in a shopping center or mall. A few weeks ago I happened to be out of town and wandering through a Barnes and Noble when I saw this set perched on a shelf. It caught my eye immediately, and my love of the outdoors and peaceful solitude drew me in... I wanted to live in that treehouse, and I wanted to experience building a big LEGO set again after such a long time. But... I walked away because it was expensive. A few days later, I found and ordered the set, and it showed up the day before I left for a short vacation. I've been back from that vacation for a week now, and just as the anxiety, stress, etc. began to dig their claws in deeper, I was blessed with a chilly, rainy day off work. I sat down this morning, opened the box, and for a whole day my worries vanished, my brain and hands were occupied and challenged without being stressed or anxious. This was a beautifully crafted model, and something that I was so eager to build but so bittersweet to reach the end.
    Seth2002
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    01/19/2021
    Gorgeous Set! Slightly frustrating build
    What a looker! The diverse detailing of the trunk and cabin exteriors, off-grid organic feel of many elements, and truly three-dimensional display qualities of the model are real standouts. This build was a journey through different techniques and I found a lot of joy in discovering the clever ways similar elements were varied to provide texture and details. My biggest complaint is that the instructions were less than clear, for several reasons -- no highlights calling out where the new pieces are placed besides some arrows, and a lot of difficulty determining piece colors between two shades of brown and tan/orange which didn't exactly match the bricks' color. It wasn't as smooth a building experience and led to several mistakes which I would only notice toward the end of a bag. Make sure to build under a good light source! I also noticed some quality issues with the bricks -- stress lines on some plates, dots from what I imagine is the injection mold process, and a single piece that was super warped for which I've requested a replacement. YMMV. I found the build experience varied, between the gradual layering of the landscape base, technical construction and geometric feats of the tree trunk and cabin roofs, and the seriously delightful and clever cabin interiors which was my favorite part of the build. The bathroom's various water features and plumbing in particular blew me away. There is a real care to make this set look amazing from any direction, from the landscape features up through the branch and leaf structure. Lots of elements that are open to customization! As others have noted the final steps of adding the leaves bordered on repetitive, and swapping out colors requires quite a lot of changing out, so I recommend mixing colors from the start to provide a fuller "canopy". I chose to use almost all of the light and dark green leaves with a smattering of brown and yellow, to evoke the transition into autumn. Definitely recommend this one more as a display piece than one for active playing, but a strong recommendation regardless!
    LegoZone
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    01/11/2021
    Absolutely amazing
    I have been waiting for this set for a long time and it was sooooo worth it! It was so exciting and interesting to build. You find so many details in each step of the way and the final product is amazing! I think this might be my new favorite! Beautiful work Lego!
    Danah
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/25/2020
    Very sound center!
    I was amazed on how structurally sound the center of this tree is. From the bottom-up. It's more of a family resort treehouse then a childhood one. I incorporated both green/orange leaves (light/dark) for a feel of transition between summer and fall. You'll be really amazed at how much goes into making this build. It was my first IDEAS selection and I really love it.
    2Tall
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/13/2020
    Beautiful, fun and worth every penny!
    This LEGO set is fantastic. The design is so well thought out. Delivery and product were exactly as expected. The set is challenging and fun. I worked on it for a few hours every day during the pandemic and it took about 9 days so kept me entertained. The end product is display worthy for sure. Etsy sells light kits and display case for these so I might get those so I can permanently display it. Really great buy. Definitely worth the cost.
    Teri
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    12/27/2019
    Worth the money!
    I enjoyed the build a ton. It was fairly easy to understand. Though, at times challenging. It was very well detailed and quite a large build. I don't think this set would have been quite complete if it hadn't been for the choices between leaves. I do highly suggest you take your time with this build. The overall color scheme of this set was well thought out. I think anyone who builds this set, no matter their age, would enjoy it! I would certainly recommend this to anyone looking for another large-scale build.
    Kickabrick