LEGO Botanical Collection 10329 Tiny Plants is more pot than plant

30/10/202330/10/2023 Jack Yates 3509 Views 0 Comments Critics Review

The latest addition to the LEGO Botanical Collection is coming soon and 10329 Tiny Plants packs a mighty punch despite its size, say early reviews.

Entering the LEGO Botanical Collection at the very end of 2023, on December 1, 10329 Tiny Plants presents a familiar concept for the range but designed in a much different way. While comparisons to 10309 Succulents are inevitable and have already been made, early reviews suggest that this is nothing to worry about as 10329 Tiny Plants packs a surprising punch in a relatively small package.

Pre-orders for 10329 Tiny Plants are open now and while you wait for the new LEGO Botanical Collection set to launch, here’s what the reviews have to say about 10329 Tiny Plants.

— Set details —

Theme: LEGO Icons Set name: 10329 Tiny Plants Release: December 1, 2023

Price: £44.99 / $49.99 / €49.99 Pieces: 758

LEGO: December 1, 2023

They’re almost too good at being on display

As with any LEGO Botanical Collection set, displaying the model is the intended experience but without the hassle of having to water and tend to the plants week after week. Once more, this is described as a strength of the model, much like the other builds in the collection. However, unlike 10309 Succulents, the plants can only be displayed unattached to one another.

“The diversity allows for the greater possibility of decorating a space, being able to place them together or spread them across one or several rooms,” shares Play Well, naming one advantage of the nine separate builds.

That sentiment is echoed by Brothers Brick, noting, “While previous plants in the line have been somewhat arrangeable individually, these ones instead are re-arrangeable as entire groupings.

“This adds dimension and variety to your existing Botanical collection, or subtlety to those looking for small, playful decorations.”

While they’re focused solely on display, an opportunity for a play feature has consequently been missed as multiple reviews note disappointment that the Venus flytrap cannot close. Still, the LEGO Botanical Collection has always been focused on display-centric models, not necessarily models that function. However, it is still an unfortunate and arguably inaccurate part of the build.

Genius part usage, though not entirely accurate

Another strength of the LEGO Botanical Collection has been in its intuitive part usage, with everything from minifigure accessories to Demogorgon heads being used to depict specific parts of each plant. That trend continues in 10329 Tiny Plants.

“The shell piece adds the perfect touch to the representation with the ladybug being an extra fun detail – Play Well states, naming just one example of the clever part usage in 10329 Tiny Plants that other reviews are keen to highlight, even down to the pots.

“I am a little concerned that these sets are working too hard to demonstrate their own cleverness, by actively stating the origins of recoloured elements,” Rambling Brick mentions – referencing the instructions. “While I might have found this annoying, if you are new to LEGO and putting this set together, this information is probably more useful.”

LEGO Icons sets, and those from other themes targeted at an older audience, frequently include comments in the instructions including facts. Whether or not this will affect the building experience with an explanation for the part usage is going to be down to the person building the set.

They’re too tiny, but you get a lot of them

As suggested in the name, the builds in 10329 Tiny Plants are not just small but in many cases, tiny versions of those plants that aren’t necessarily accurately-sized.

“My only complaint really is that very few of the specimens are life-sized, and they are all different scales.” Brickset notes. “Part of the appeal of previous botanical sets, which are generally close in size to the real thing, is that they can be mistaken for the genuine article from a distance, but that’s not necessarily the case here.”

The tiny nature of these LEGO plants may also be down to the other section of the model, which takes up a considerable amount of the piece count.

“As cute as the finished plants are, it seems that the majority of the parts in the box (and indeed the time spent building) are devoted to the pots, which seemed a little odd, as I expected the emphasis to be on the plants themselves,” explains New Elementary. “The end result though is worth it as these are lovely little models.”

The tiny aspect of 10329 Tiny Plants also seems to affect the time it takes to put together everything in the set as Brothers Brick state, “I will say that I found the kit to be such a repetitive, fast, simple build that it was done in a flash and didn’t hold as much ‘wow’ factor as is usually promised in an 18+ set – particularly the Botanicals.”

— Summary —

10329 Tiny Plants is described by reviews as doing what it says and displays on the box with great effect – the plants are tiny, for better and worse, and it’s a displayable Botanical Collection set through and through. What it lacks in areas including functions it makes up for in clever part usage, though much of those pieces go towards the pots and not the plants.

10329 Tiny Plants is releasing on December 1, 2023, for £44.99 / $49.99 / €49.99 and pre-orders are open now.

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Jack Yates

LEGO has been a part of my life ever since I was young. It all started when my brother passed down 7657 AT-ST to me. It’s guided me through my early years, through school and eventually through my degree in journalism. I still have all my collection proudly on display, including my many NINJAGO sets, my favourite of all the LEGO Group’s themes. Outside of Brick Fanatics I am an avid gamer and enjoy a good game of Dungeons & Dragons.