What's up brick fans? I'm back to show you the latest brick set that isn't Lego. Today, I'll be unboxing the new Funwhole FH-9001 Wood Cabin set, so you can get an idea of what to expect when you open the box.
This post will be the first part in my comprehensive review of the Retro House Wood Cabin. Future posts will look at the lighting features and the subsequent build process.
This set was kindly provided to my by Funwhole and it came within two weeks, which is superfast. What's cool is that they sent me the entire box, which is something I don't normally get with brick sets I've bought before.
The box features a picture of a nicely lit constructed Wood Cabin set. In the foreground, there appears to be a quirky brick sheep. The large letters F.O feature prominently on the box, but I'm not sure what it stands for. Underneath that is the brand Funwhole and the set number which is FH-9001. The set contains 2097 pieces and is called the Wood Cabin, Retro House.
What's unique about this set is the fact that they include an LED lighting kit to light up the house. Normally you would expect to see this as a component you'd have to buy and pay for separately, but you get it included in this set by Funwhole. I guess that's why their logo is Delight Day and Night.
On the side of the box, the official manufacturer's name and address is indicated and they also have a couple of contacts in Europe, namely Germany and London.
On the back of the box, the Wood Cabin is featured both at night and during the day, so that you can enjoy the lighting effect.
Wow, there's a whole lotta stuff inside the box! Let's check out what we got.
The first thing one notices, is the thick instruction manual. I didn't count the pages, but I would guess there's about one hundred pages.
Inside the manual, you get an introduction to the company. Although it's a new brick company, it says it was founded in 2014, so I'm surmising that they had forays into other business ventures before getting into building blocks.
In the manual, they even provide instructions on how to use their proprietary brick separator tool.
The instruction manual gives you an inventory of the lighting accessories. There are actually a few more parts than pictured. In my next post, I'll look at what you can expect from the light kit and how to do some preliminary testing before you incorporate the parts into the wood cabin set. Funwhole assumes you already know how to use the light kits with the bricks but I think it would be worthwhile going over.
Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to sample some Lightailing LED light kits and the accessories here look very similar. In addition to the lighting accessories, I got a battery pack, the brick separator and a bonus set of tweezers, they don't tell you about.
Here are all the bags and baseplates that comprise the 2097 pieces of the Wood Cabin set. Each set of numbered bags pertains to the section in the manual. Here's the breakdown of parts bags per section:
Section 1: 6 bags
Section 2: 6 bags
Section 3: 5 bags
Section 4: 4 bags
Section 5: 6 bags
Section 6: 5 bags
Section 7: 4 bags
A customer service contact card is also provided if you discover any issues with your set. I hope I don't have to use it!
Finally, here is the sticker sheet.
If you use my code itsnotlego on the Funwhole website, it will save you an extra 10% off your purchase.
Thanks for visiting! See you in my next post!
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