LEGO RETRO BOWLING ALLEY

[@mikehughes4969]

I wasn't really a bowler when I was a kid, however the closest arcade to my house was in the bowling alley, and I went there all the time. This brought back a lot of memories. They had one of the best greasy cheeseburgers in existence, and was right next to the movie theater to boot. I even bowled a few times.

[@tjmartinez1505]

Same

[@dustinzaccaria7644]

I actually plan on having this right on the opposing corner to the Palace Movie Cinema.

[@ABrickDreamer]

That is a really great design indeed. I’m glad that the bricklink program is giving a chance to all these cool sets, there are so many projects on Ideas nowadays, hopefully we’ll have more rounds in the near future

[@ClayKickersOutdoors]

I can taste the food, and hear the sounds already, not to mention the short strike videos, I love bowling alleys

[@kennethsullivan2764]

Yeap I absolutely love this set, great location in the city. As for the back door you can always build off the baseplate a small walkway. 👍👍👏👏

[@MasterDaveo]

Yes do this 👍 it’s begging for a walk way or stairs down to garbage bins 🤷‍♂️

[@alexnunes]

Excellent idea, thanks!

[@grantm6133]

Really love this set as my first job was at a bowling alley! Can’t wait to build my copy in a few months when I’m on break from school.

[@av5504]

Glad I got this from round 2 and the modular construction site from round 3. Great additions to the lego city.

[@dmonsef]

I just don't understand why they couldn't make this and the construction site more available for retail purchase? Something I would like to see is once a designed set reaches the max vote mark, is let the counter keep going to see how many more potential buyers there could be. Maybe it might allow a bit more increase for retail production?

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

Rather do the bloody liscenced sets instead. They can be cool, but I would take a build like this anyday.

[@kawirider412]

The back opening up to the cliff edge reminds me of the ending of the movie from dusk till dawn lol

[@GregOrCreg]

LOL! Very true. I wonder if that might inspire Alex to repurpose the Bowling Alley as a sleazy strip club.

[@alexnunes]

😮😮😮

[@ph03nixflame]

Awesome review for an outstanding set! It's really stinks that I can't go out and grab one for myself at my local Lego store. Congrats to the designer for knocking it out of the park!

[@psx0005rr]

LEGO...LOL

[@littlebrickexp]

Wonderful details for the bowling pins and all the interior really a nice set to have 👍

[@kanenstuff]

My first job when I was 15 was a bowling machine mechanic on the AMF A2. I also bowled in the Adult and Junior league was a fun time in my life.

[@MasterOfTheLemons]

I am shaken to my core by the realization that shoes in the Lego world are just 1 by 1 plates

[@derek2479]

I'm in the middle of building mine. I modified it by adding 10 studs to the length of the alleys (they looked too short to me), raising the alleys by one plate relative to the "gutters" so that the gutters are lower than the alleys, and adding jumpers here and there to hold down bowling pins, minifigs, and bowling balls. I had most of the parts, only had to buy a handful of tan 1x tiles. Now I have to figure out how to integrate a roof extension to cover the additional length. I think I have enough gray plates and whatnot for that. Oh...and I put it on a MILS plate. Like all my buildings now. Much more sturdy.

[@StevenRogers268]

Haha the door opening up to a cliff is funny 😄

[@kenrickbaughman992]

Take my cash because I will definitely be buying this set!! I love bricklink!! Love it love it and I will always support bricklink with my buillds as well...

[@UltimateLegobuilder2024]

Our family owns a bowling alley and it's a very different layout. Nice to see a bowling alley, be nice to have all those mechanics at the back though with some more movement. Great set.

[@weareallseedsofthesametree]

Thanks for the review! Now I just need minifigures for Walter, Donny, the Dude... and Jesus 🤗

[@danahfaren74]

Awesome set, Alex! Love it! I agree, Ideas has some of the best sets. And while I appreciate some getting a second chance through Bricklink I wished they would not keep a limit to them but have every Afol get one if they want to for a certain amount of time (maybe 6 months)…

[@Santos.LHalper]

May be early, but from a resale standpoint I'm finding that the Lego Modular Store is the clear winner with the biggest margins from round 2 of the BLDP. They are selling for $500+ and retailed for $179!

[@bricked2343]

Love the LDS temple right in the city center!

[@KWHCoaster]

Great set, if in the LEGO Store I'd grab one! Getting my hands on various LEGO Ideas sets can be challenging enough, so I won't torture myself with these types of sets. Hmm, to keep loose items put, I'm thinking a drop of rubber cement. Have to try it to see if any discolouring occurs of the bricks.

[@Peter-tv7yz]

Looks amazing! Regret not picking one of these up. Thanks for the review Alex :)

[@carlottaholman9481]

Dude! This set is awesome. To keep the bins/balls/and shoe boxes from moving; get some museum wax or putty. If you use the museum quality/archival it won't discolor the bricks and can be cleaned off easily when you do need to remove it. TFS

[@gustavochaconchaves6382]

That’s a awesome set, really nice adittion to the city. Great job Alex, see you around

[@seasider7865]

Great video! I love the Temple build!

[@JordanLoweElevaToursCanada]

Hey Alex I love that new bowling alley set, in fact bowling is one of my favourite sports and I was actually in a youth league for four years. This is literally a perfect addition for your city!

[@saeklin]

I would throw in some marbles that could be rolled slower yet have the momentum to get strikes. I'd also make a bunch of new minifigs inspired by various bowling movies, like The Big Lebowski and Kingpin. Looks like you have a triangle rack for setting up the pins but didn't talk about it. Could make a rig out of plastic straws perhaps, to drop all the pins down and then gently lift the rig up. I _think_ a typical straw's inner diameter would be the perfect width for this, but I'm not sure.

[@alexnunes]

Good catch on the triangle rack. I totally spaced it in the review. I like your suggestion on setting them up. Might need to give that a try.

[@GregOrCreg]

Great review, Alex! I do hope we haven't seen the last of the Bricklink Designer Program. There are a few impressive Lego Ideas that have made it through to review stage, that, alas, I think have minimal to no chance of becoming official Lego sets (i.e. modular/building-orientated sets), but which I think would be ideal for a future crowdfunding round, were the Bricklink Designer Program to continue.

[@davidbrowne5792]

These are official lego sets, the program gives them a second chance to be produced by lego at a small scale.

[@mezbricks]

it's a great set, with lots of details. I like the electrical stuff at the back and on the roof. IDEAS sets, like the Medieval Blacksmith, are remarkably detailed, compared to regular sets.

[@Scotts_Blocks]

Wow Alex congrats on getting this set. Really liked your honest review.

[@brandonharris7516]

Wow look at that

[@christianbergeron206]

Congrats on your 100k followers, Alex. You deserved it! Your video are always great and your lego city is awesome. I have a couple of the old legos like you (monorail, airport, trains, vehicules, etc.). Thanks to you, your wife Mindy and your boys. :)

[@alexnunes]

Thank you!

[@stupac10]

Love it dude

[@trevorwhitham6742]

Now I want a mini golf course

[@GregOrCreg]

I was fortunate to get this (but was less lucky with Round 3, where, for whatever reason, my orders for the Construction Site and 50s Diner didn't properly go through...😠). I still haven't built it yet, since I'll need to MILS it (and MILS pieces are so expensive, especially for two base plates!), and find some room for the finished model, but I do look forward to adding it to my own city some day. I'm deliberating on whether to remove the diner and add some bathrooms in that space, instead, since the latter facilities strike me as more essential, and I'm not yet sure I'll build a second floor. I'm keeping the arcade section, however, since I purchased some custom stickers for Space Invaders and the T2 arcade game, to fit on two of the machines, and I look forward to adding my custom Big Lebowski minifigs (Lebowski and Walter) to the bowling alley, eventually.

[@reyobnehpets]

You should expand it with a second floor that is a full arcade.. the stairs can be where the current arcade is..

[@alexnunes]

Wow, that's a great idea. I may have to see if I can do this with the pieces I have. That would look amazing. Thanks!

[@Zabadak]

Yes it is a fantastic set. 😃👍 And I agree with your opinion it should be available in the stores. The set got a nice place. I was curious for that. And I agree again. That science towershould get a new place 👍

[@daddybricksbuilder]

Awesome set with lots of details! Great review!

[@TheRealFeechLaManna]

Really good se, I must say. Now I am hoping to see the Water Mill soon, but this is my fav over the Venetian Houses so far.

[@hakansaglam8535]

Nice Set Alex. Enjoy❤

[@brightlee8860]

agree, this kind of models are much better than the Creator Modular (and now, the price for these models are LOWER than Creator Modular too! that's crazy!) I believe Lego Friends set 41708 takes some of the ideas from this Bowling Club - which is good, I bought 2x 41708 to do my 80s/90s MOC bowling club 😆

[@M60gunner1971]

This is exquisite.

[@BrickHQ]

This set is awesome! I wanted to get this set, however it was out of my budget. Round 3 was even more expensive, so I had to pass on some awesome sets. Lego ideas in general and also this program should have a balance of bigger and expensive sets and smaller and cheaper sets. I did get the Clockwork Aquarium from round 2. The bricklink designer program sets should be available to buy always.

[@robertsullivan3877]

Alex, imagine what this set would be,if you built this on 4 48x48 plates, and basically built 4 of these,combined.

[@alexnunes]

I am imagining and all I can say is wow!

[@robertsullivan3877]

@@alexnunes suggestion, visit a large bowling alley,soon,if you can, and then go home and order parts from lego,and expand your horizon 😀! You will have a lot of fun,and challenges, too.

[@JohnSmith-kf8mv]

Btw: this system with the 10k max 3k min thing is kinda what I suggested Lego do regarding the prerelease of classic sets. Not modernised version though , original designs.

[@guleri]

The tower do look a little small next to the tall sign for the bowling alley, but I am sure you'll find a way to fix that in the future.

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

They should have included two guys with bowling shirts. How did they miss that? They could have had two guys with shirts that have Octan Bowling Team written on them.

[@grantm6133]

Weren’t allowed to include new prints in these sets.

[@alexnunes]

Great idea, that would have been pretty cool.

[@sadeness]

Hey Alex can you do a video of the Lego Store modular next? It was in that same round as the retro bowling alley

[@haytanbricks8240]

I wish I jumped on this. I got the fire truck from The first ever rounds. I may have to BL this one.

[@dmonsef]

I like the use of the space inside the building(bowling alleys, kitchen and flooring area). I have one small gripe with the bowling shoes on the racks. Why a 1x1 flat piece stacked on top of a 1x1 piece? Personally I think using a rounded-side 1x1 piece stacked on top of a 1x1 piece would be better looking to depict a shoe. You could also just use a 1x1 rounded male hinge piece(I'm probably not describing that right, but I hope you know what I mean). You should be able to wedge 2 together in each slot(which it appears to be a 1x2 fitting) so it doesn't move around as much In regard to stabilizing the colored bowling balls, couldn't you just use 1x2 jumpers or 1x3 double jumpers pieces to hold the bowling balls in place?

[@alexnunes]

I totally got what you meant on the shoes. I was picturing it and I thought that would have been a better representation. And your idea on the 1x3 jumper is exactly what I thought of as well, but those are not too common in my collection, let alone in the right color. Thanks!

[@dmonsef]

@@alexnunes Good ppl think a like! 😄Just a thought, they maybe could have done printed pieces or stickers for shoes...

[@TexasLegoDad]

It’s not maxed out on bricklink, will there be another chance to order?

[@waggsmith5889]

A missed opportunity to edit the Wii Sports bowling sound effects into the Lego bowling scene

[@jazzybamba]

Would be nice to have some studs on floor for minifigures

[@JohnSmith-kf8mv]

Looks like you could easily move the cliff door to the other wall, right ?!

[@josephd27]

Very cool set. What do you think of that space troopers set?

[@tld8102]

Are bricklink crowdfunded lego sets better value that the lego branded ones?

[@timothywolleck7628]

The arcade machines should of had some print pieces for the screens

[@brickartisan]

Great set. It is a shame that it’s limited. It also would have been nice if it had be 2 levels rather than 1 for city builders with less space. Still, it’s a wonderful set to havein any city.

[@baulch]

Is this Modular depth of 32 studs / 10 inches?

[@sffcook]

build a balcony off the back door and have some out side seating

[@nikodemusnudelmeier6122]

Great

[@ZackMuffinMan]

Nice

[@dustinzaccaria7644]

I’ll probably end up buying one of these in the foreseeable future, even at the inflated price it currently costs on the aftermarket, but for what it is, and the limited quantity available initially I feel it’s worth the price even if it is somewhat expensive. Just out of curiosity, what is the footprint of the finished model? I assume it’s two 32x32 baseplates for an overall size of 64x32 studs. Is that correct?

[@nigelevans9608]

Some how I missed round 3😭. Will there be a round 4 of bricklink designer program?

[@alexnunes]

So far rounds 4 has not been announced. There has been some doubt that it will continue, but I am not sure.

[@ericbechler9903]

Nice 😃

[@bubbie-n-toyland9163]

Can you please get the lego store next and place it in your city please

[@gamingoncommand7564]

how do you buy brick link lego sets

[@Thrillmaster100]

Looking at the density of detail this set has, it does feel disappointing at times to see what lego does with seemingly more minimal work with their own sets. However, i will point out that alot of adults seem to miss or overlook is the fact that sometimes lego tries to meet in the middle with making adult aimed sets but also sets for younger kids to build as well. The perfect example of this is the new Christmas main street set. It is disappointing to alot of people because it's not nearly as complex as other sets might be yet they are trying to meet in the middle with appealing to both adults and younger kids like teenagers etc. Are there certain sets made just for adults because of the complexities, yes. So, i do agree that something like this not being approved for the adult fans is very upsetting. This goes back to my objections of how the Lego ideas system works and how poorly operated it is because of people getting their hopes up for something like this only to have it turned down.

[@daltonrothchild6569]

How can I buy this?

[@vdan2879]

I'm kicking myself I missed out

[@117johnpar]

Is that the alley from GTAIV?

[@AwkwardHypernerd413]

The bowling balls on the roof are filled with booze.

[@samuelbenton469]

How much does this set go for?

[@alexnunes]

Cheapest right now on Bricklink is $395usd

[@themaskedraff]

What in the set isn't official lego? Just rhe stickers?

[@alexnunes]

All the bricks and minifigures are LEGO. It has some stickers, so yes, everything is LEGO except stickers.

[@themaskedraff]

@@alexnunes Thank you! Just wanted to know that

[@taxesarescary0]

Is it just me or did I read retro bowl aleck

[@christianhary7733]

Alex, great review as always, but I think you got a greater problem. You’re running out of real estate, time to buy a bigger house????

[@alexnunes]

Painfully true! I am bursting at the seams.

[@theledge3748]

cool...someone design the dude, walter, donny, the jesus etc minifigs! Mark it 0!

[@train-traum-madabouttrains5005]

I am really happy owning this set. The not fixed interior is not that cool. Inside there is just ONE stud for one minigigure. The other four can`t be fixed inside so that they have to stand on the frond outside. Also I don`t like, that there is just the digital introduction. Expecially the brown pieces are shown in a treeible digital quality. Nevertheless 700 pages of printed introduction wold also not be that cool. :P

[@cccfreedom9485]

Not bowled over with this

[@thatguysstuff15]

Ill give ya 5 bucks for it ....

[@MoneyMarcMes]

Bricklink sucks because it allows people to buy and resell sets we have no idea has come about in the first place and charge almost double the price. And Lego allows this? Ridiculous!

[@alexnunes]

I think they may have ruined it for the rest of us. They may stop the project due to the scalpers.

[@mikenike6048]

Is it just me or is Lego and brick link just expensive in general. Ever since covid it feels everything is expensive. All I can do is hope to win to lottery to afford to build a city haha.

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

This set deserved to be made properly and widely distributed. Such bs.

[@Trucker001]

1

[@LucasSilva-bb3ku]

jk

[@johnycruz2078]

Round3 selling out fast is a bit fishy I think. Maybe LEGO resellers are targeting the BrickLink crowdfunding sets now?

[@alexnunes]

I think there is some truth to that. The secondary market on these things is pretty hot. I think they may have spoiled it for the rest of us.

[@LucasSilva-bb3ku]

not lego

[@noahmielke2148]

They could have included stud’s to hold the bowling pins. 🎳 instead of then just sitting there.

[@coppertopolo]

Yes, it seems like they could easily have replaced those flat tiles with studded tiles. Might be a fairly easy mini-moc to make that change. As far as the shoe boxes - maybe a little glue stick.

[@GregOrCreg]

It would have been nice to have studs to hold the shoe boxes and the bowling balls, but as for the pins, I think it makes sense that they're loose, seeing as knocking them down is partly the point, assuming one wants to occasionally play with the set as well as display it. But I do accept that they seem quite fiddly to put back in place, without any studs to hold them down.

[@raoulmoat6762]

then how will you knock them over?