Set Review - Turtle's Little Paradise 41041

Welcome back, Friends' Animals!  It's been a while, near six months to be exact since I last reviewed one of these animal polybags.  I was sort of excited to see back in January that TLG was going to be releasing 2 more waves in 2014.  Excited because it means more fodder for the review cannon, sort of because they're not exactly my cuppa.  But everything can't be all Star Wars and impulse purchases, eh?

This is not the first time that these little sets have repeated an animal.  This is an outright reuse though.  With a new paint job.  I have to wonder if some special rights or special interest group complained ala my last review since this turtle is no longer a natural color.  Even with the help of the intergoogs I could find no such thing as a real purple turtle.  Or medium lavender.  So apparently this was an albino turtle that accidentally got tie-dyed.  I assume that's the inspiration for the shell design.  That or a bad wig.

The paradise itself is a great little micro build with a gargantuan reptile.   I tend to go for more repetition of parts myself.  But with a little brown, grey, blue and green a nice little waterfall, pool, and stone outcropping was designed.  Throw in a splash of color and some snail eyes for a snack and this looks like a peaceful little place to get some respite as a Survivor survivor.

This set has 43 pieces + 5 extras.  For $3.99 you get 48 pieces at about 8c apiece.  There are a few good repeats, such as the 1x2 light bley palisade bricks, the brown 1x1 round bricks, and the dark pink flower plates.  But there's nothing that you can't get a better deal on in bulk.  For a display piece this is kind of relaxing to look at.  I'm not sure how you would use it as a playset.  Thirty-seven year old men with goatees aren't exactly the target audience.  But I'm sure as soon the daughters see it, they'll want to attempt sending the turtle down the mud slide, or maybe sticking him on top of the tree.

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