LEGO SET 80107 - Alternate build | Spring Lantern Festival
Illuminating Creativity: Alternative Builds for LEGO Set 80107-1 Spring Lantern Festival
In the soft glow of a thousand lanterns, the spirit of renewal comes alive. LEGO Set 80107-1 Spring Lantern Festival captures this magic with its delicate Pearl Gold accents and translucent elements, but its true potential extends far beyond the festival grounds. Imagine transforming those graceful archways and shimmering detail parts into an intimate bamboo garden sanctuary, or rocketing off into the cosmos aboard a pastel-hued spaceship—each build a testament to the set’s versatility. By rethinking how we use the same bricks, we embrace the core of creative play: seeing possibilities where others see limitations.
The Spring Lantern Festival set is brimming with parts that lend themselves to both organic and futuristic designs. Pearl Gold round tiles—41 in the original set but only 40 used in the festival build—become lantern accents strewn among bamboo stalks, or reactor cores on a sleek starship . Translucent Pink canopy pieces, which frame the pagoda-style pavilion, can serve as cockpit windows or ethereal plant leaves, while the deep green 1×2 slopes find new life as foliage clusters or starship winglets. Even the decorative fence elements, originally used as festival railings, can become structural supports in a mini greenhouse or control panels on an interstellar cruiser.
By exploring these alternative builds, you not only extend the play value of your set but also sharpen your design skills. Whether you gravitate toward the tranquility of a botanical retreat or the thrill of space exploration, the parts in 80107-1 lay the perfect foundation. In the sections that follow, dive into two standout MOCs submitted by talented builders—each offering step-by-step inspiration to rebuild your set in a whole new light.
Alternate Builds Showcase
80107-2 Botanical Bamboo Garden
By Brickwood Creations
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80107 Spring Fling Spaceship
By CathyVT
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