Some of us may still be in the depths of winter, but the flowers in the LEGO® Botanicals collection are always in full bloom, ready to cheer anyone up, whatever the time of year!
10345 Flower Arrangement is the theme's latest and largest offering featuring a spectacular display of camellia, peonies, hydrangea, and lillies to name but a few. And what's more, they come in their own LEGO vase!
Abundant recolours and plentiful nice parts usage are a matter of course for this theme, so let's take a look at what 10345 Flower Arrangement has to offer the casual or dedicated LEGO builder.
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10345 Flower Arrangement
- Release date: 1 February 2025
- Pieces: 1161
- US$ 109.99 on LEGO.com US
- CA$ 139.99 on LEGO.com Canada
- GB£ 94.99 on LEGO.com UK
- AU$ 179.99 on LEGO.com Australia
- NZ$ 199.99 on LEGO.com New Zealand
- DE€ 109,99 on LEGO.com Deutschland
- NL€ 109,99 on LEGO.com Nederland
- FR€ 109,99 on LEGO.com France
- PLN 479.99 on LEGO.com Polska
- NOK 1549,90 on LEGO.com Norge
- DKK 949.95 on LEGO.com Danmark
Recolours
One of the hallmarks of the LEGO Botanicals is the way existing elements are used in unexpected ways to create their subject matter. As such, there are no new moulds here but we are do get a whole spectrum of elements in new colours: 14 in total!
Let's begin with the reddish orange elements:
- 8x Plate Special 1 x 2 Rounded with 2 Open Studs in Reddish Orange (6527033 | 35480)
- 8x Brick Round Corner 3 x 3 x 1 with Bottom Cut Outs [No Studs] [1/4 Arch] in Reddish Orange (6527034 | 65617)
Next, orange:
- 8x Headwear Accessory Crown Long with Bar in Orange (6527031 | 25516)
- 6x Plant, Leaf 2 x 6 x 1 with 2 Studs in Orange (6529197 | 3565)
- 6x Plant, Leaf/Petal 4 x 6 x 1 1 / 3 in Orange (6529198 | 7096)
- 8x Wheel Arch, Mudguard 2 x 3 x 1 1/3 in Orange (6527032 | 49097)
On to the yellows:
- 8x Equipment Umbrella Top with No Bottom Flaps, 6 x 6 with Top Stud in Bright Light Yellow (6527029 | 4094b)
- 16x Animal Body Part, Clam / Scallop Half Shell with 4 Studs in Yellow (6527030 | 18970)
Then the greens:
- 11x Plant, Leaf/Petal 4 x 6 x 1 1 / 3 in Green (6529199 | 7096)
- 10x Equipment Wand Sprue [Complete Set of 2] in Lime (6527028 | 36752) + spares
- 68x Plate Round 1 x 1 with Hollow Stud and Underside Clip in Green (6527025 | 5264)
Finishing off with some purple (ish) hues:
- 12x Minifig Neckwear Ladybug / Ladybird Wings [PLAIN] in Medium Lavender (6534648 | 69948)
- 8x Dish 4 x 4 Inverted [Radar] in Magenta (6527036 | 3960)
- 16x Dish 6 x 6 Inverted - No Studs with Handle in Dark Red (6527035 | 18675)
Rare elements
There are 11 elements in 10345 Flower Arrangement that also appear in 3 other sets or fewer.
Elements currently appearing in just 1 other set:
- 4 x Brick, Round 1 x 1 with 3 Bars in Earth Green/ Dark Green (6525927 | 6331)
- 8 x Brick Round, Half 1 x 2 in Bright Red/ Red (6525850 | 68013)
- 2 x Plate Special 2 x 2 with Bar Frame Octagonal, Reinforced, Completely Round Studs in Reddish Orange (6510511 | 75937)
- 8x Slope 30° 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Cheese Slope) in Reddish Orange (6473212 | 54200)
- 4 x 87559 Brick Round Corner 6 x 6 x 2 in White (6346543 | 87559)(6488780 | )
- 8 x Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers On End, without Groove, 7 Teeth in Brick Yellow/ Tan (6485745 | 54657)
- 14 x Plant, Leaf 2 x 6 x 1 with 2 Studs in Earth Green/ Dark Green (6491214 | 3565)(6510113 |)
- 2 x Plate Special Round 2 x 2 with Center Stud (Jumper Plate) in Earth Green/ Dark Green (6512536 | 18674)
- 2 x Cone 1 x 1 [Top Groove] in Medium Lavender (6482110 | 59900)
- 24 x Plate Special 1 x 1 with Tooth in Lavender (6468342 | 49668)
- 2 x Slope Curved 2 x 1 Inverted in Dark Green/ Green (6505133 | 24201)
The build
The pot
Although the plants are the focus of the LEGO Botanicals, when containers are also included they are often just as interesting to build. 10345 Flower Arrangement continues the trend.
A sturdy SNOT core is hidden within a pair of half cylinders which doubles up to reverse the direction of studs, to attach the next part of the assembly. One of my favourite stud inversion techniques, the clip-and-inkwell combo provides a few extra connection points.
The finished base provides plenty of connection points with which to attach the flowers.
The flowers
On to the main event! 10345 Flower Arrangement builds 7 types of flowers, with enough parts to make 2 of each as well as a bit of extra greenery to create a balanced composition.
Night Rider Camellia
The camellia is a satisfyingly large build which uses relatively few pieces. The newly recoloured 6 x 6 and 4 x 4 dishes are used to represent its petals. The broad, studless surfaces of these elements work very well to recreate this kind of subject matter.
The cutaway above right shows how the flower is constructed; if you've built any of the flower-based LEGO Botanicals before this, will probably be a familiar concept to you.
Itoh Peony
The construction of the peony is quite similar to the camellia: clips and bars radiate from a central core to attach the petals. Unlike the camelias smooth petals, the peony uses an interesting selection of textured elements to create the flower's characteristic ruffled petals. The parts usage in this flower is a lot of fun but the new orange crowns are just the perfect element for the stamen.
Hydrangea
While the Hydrangea might be the model that most closely resembles the real flower, it is certainly the most tedious to assemble. The 2 flowers require 68 of these butterfly subassemblies. Get family or friends involved!
The patience is worth it, however, as the technique is super-effective. You might recall the same butterfly element was used to create the false shamrock from 10329 Tiny Plants (see my review of set 10329 from last year) albeit on a much smaller scale.
Persian Buttercup
Of all the flowers, I might like this one the best. While the other flowers rely on lots of specialised and unusual elements, the Persian buttercup is built with more conventional, blocky bricks.
It's a trick we've seen numerous times in other LEGO Botanicals, but I love the use of the mudguards here. Folding the assemblies in to reveal that central spiral of petals is very satisfying.
The colour usage in this flower is also one of my favourites: a lovely gradient of yellowish green at the centre that flows through to reddish orange on the outermost petals.
Lily Flower
The lily is another flower that requires only a handful of elements but is no less spectacular, and looks remarkably close to the real thing.
I love the choice of parts here. Those new leaf moulds were made for this flower; they are the perfect shape for those petals. Along with the new orange elements, this model uses some other interesting parts: lime green wands for the stamen (attached at an angle by hollow stud with angled bar 65578) and the new hollow stud with underside clip (5264).
Hummingbird Flower and Baby's Breath
While the white Baby's Breath isn't particularly impressive, the lavender ladybird wings in the Hummingbird Flower look amazing used in this way. The element designers must have had some foresight when creating this element as it fits the bill perfectly.
These 2 models benefit greatly from the recently introduced Brick, Round 1 x 1 with 3 Bars (6331). This new element allows for angled branches in a small space. Previous sets could created angled branches with more space and element intensive techniques, or relied on the 2 x 2 plate with 4 bars (98284) which created very vertical branches.
Leafy Bits
As well as the flowers, there are 4 branches to build of 2 different types. They aren't particularly remarkable but they do provide us with a decent portion of leaf elements for our part collections as well as giving the Flower Arrangement some extra volume and balance to the composition.
Arranging the Flower Arrangement
As each flower is assembled, it is added to the spiky vase. A diagram is provided in the instruction booklet to create the arrangement shown on the box. The attachment points are somewhat colour-coded – 3 different colours are used – but by the end of the build (as the vase gets more crowded) and after picking the model up to admire my creation from a few different angles, I admit that I got a little lost at times, so perhaps a little more colour coding may have helped.
That said, the set seems to have been designed with customisation in mind, as well as combining the set with with other bouquet sets in the theme, so perhaps this point is moot.
The finished model
The arrangement looks wonderful from all angles!
As mentioned earlier, the set encourages builders to customise their arrangement with other bouquet sets, particularly 10342 Pretty Pink Flower Bouquet, which was released earlier this year (see Eero's review of set 10342).
I haven't picked up that set yet, so instead, I dug out my copy of 10313 Wildflower Bouquet (which I used in the New E. Flower Fest a couple of years ago) to try out the customisation feature. I'm no florist, but I did have fun trying out different compositions.
Closing thoughts
The LEGO Botanical Collection has come a long way since the first sets appeared in 2021. Sets like 10280 Flower Bouquet look comparatively crude next to today's offerings, but nonetheless remain highly popular. However with their new colours, elements, and techniques, the flowers in 10345 Flower Arrangement are more intricate and life-like than ever before.
I enjoy displaying LEGO Botanicals at home; the sets have provided a fun way to sneak some of my hobby into my home décor. However, I've sometimes struggled to arrange the loose bouquet sets in a pleasing way so I'm glad to finally get a dedicated base to display them upon. The vase that comes with the set is a brilliant idea and I'm keen to try out more combinations with previous and future LEGO Botanicals. So if you know someone who already has LEGO Botanicals, this would be an excellent gift to complement what they already own.
10345 Flower Arrangement is generally a strong recommendation. The building experience was mostly fun, if a little repetitive at times, but any tedium was soon forgotten upon completing and admiring each freshly built flower.
The set also provides a wide variety of pieces in terms of both colour and type, so it could make an interesting parts pack if you like unusual elements, although the price is high compared to sets with a similar piece count.
Price:
- US$ 109.99 on LEGO.com US
- CA$ 139.99 on LEGO.com Canada
- GB£ 94.99 on LEGO.com UK
- AU$ 179.99 on LEGO.com Australia
- NZ$ 199.99 on LEGO.com New Zealand
- DE€ 109,99 on LEGO.com Deutschland
- NL€ 109,99 on LEGO.com Nederland
- FR€ 109,99 on LEGO.com France
- PLN 479.99 on LEGO.com Polska
- NOK 1549,90 on LEGO.com Norge
- DKK 949.95 on LEGO.com Danmark
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Nice review!
ReplyDeleteI need to order some of those 3x3 rounded corner bricks in reddish orange—I recently completed a digital MOC of a rover for the City Space theme that used these on the wheels, meaning if I want to build it physically I'll need 16 of them!
The new broad leaf/petal element from this set may be one of the first parts introduced for the botanicals theme, which has up to now largely relied on creative uses of existing parts. But I can see it being versatile in other themes as well, much like previous leaf elements have been.