Bricks and Lights

Building through this set feels like a string of quick wins rather than one long project. Each of the twelve mini models, the princess, the crook, the owl, the windmill, takes only a few minutes, so a young builder gets the satisfaction of finishing something over and over instead of grinding through one big build. The instructions are simple enough for a five year old with help, and there is a stash of loose bricks left over at the end for freeform building once the printed models are done.

The two Light Brick Shadow Casters are the real standout parts here, each one built around a red Power Functions style light brick housed in a long handle designed for small hands, over 8 inches long so it is comfortable to hold up and aim at a wall. That is not a part you get in any other Classic set, and it is the whole reason this box exists. Aside from the light bricks, the rest of the inventory is fairly ordinary Classic era plates, slopes and basic bricks in the usual bright palette, so the value here is really concentrated in those two glowing handles rather than in rare printed pieces or new molds.