REVIEW: 80032 Chang'e Moon Cake Factory

[Pchan1983]

Here is my review on Monkie Kid's 80032 Chang'e Moon Cake Factory:

THE GOOD:

• Great Bunny Mech with refreshing building experience and great look.
• The graphics designs are great.
• Expanding to characters that inspired from other Chinese tales.
• Awesome Minifigures.
• So many nice details packed in the moon cake factory build.

THE NOT SO GOOD:

• High price tag.
• Not so widely available depending on the region you live in.

I really like this set.  For someone who has an East Asian root and love the Journey to the West, having character like Chang'e materialised is just great.  To be honest, this set is not limited to Monkie Kid but would be awesome for the Moon Festival too, especially with all the moon cakes.  Usually I prefer printed parts but some of the graphic designs on the stickers are great.  One of the best things coming from this set is the Mech itself.  I got tired of mech built lately but this bunny inspired mech is truely great, looks good and fun to build.  Also fun to play with as well.  Of course the moon cake factory is also great, having the whole conveyer belt incorporated into the design is just brilliant.  As always, the minifigures are excellent in this set.  Chang'e of course is the highlight with a modern twist but that rabbit robot, now I truely want an army of this.  I'm really satisfied with this set, I can't really find any faults on the lego set itself, the only thing is not that good is really the price.  Monkie Kid sets are usually expensive, if you are in AU/NZ it's also LEGO online exclusive for now which means no discounts....  But other than that, it's definitely a set I would recommend and I do hope Monkie Kid would continue with excellent sets like this.  And sometimes I feel bad Monkie Kid in general doesn't sell well down here in NZ because it has some truely great sets since it's started!

[Lady Bone Demon]

This set is fantastic. I unfortunately didn't get a super opaque print for my stickers but aside from that this was one of my favorites from the last wave. Really strong concept, captures those classic space vibes while also doing it's own thing. I know it'd be more expensive if they made the moon cake production facility bigger but man, I'm tempted to try and expand that somehow. 

The bunny mech really makes this set for me, an excellent take on a silly animal-themed mech with a really bubbly design that feels really inspired. 

[Killian]

I haven't built mine yet, but I plan on repurposing the factory part in my Hidden Side ghost lab and the Bunny Mech for my Nexo Knights.

With this, some CMF and Vidiyo minifigs, City sets, and the Monkie Kid Galactic Explorer, it feels like a return of Lego Space

[Grey Magistrate]

Easily my favorite Monkie Kid set. Love that mech!

[Pchan1983]

On 2/6/2022 at 1:31 PM, Lady Bone Demon said:

I know it'd be more expensive if they made the moon cake production facility bigger but man, I'm tempted to try and expand that somehow. 

yea, seems to be very interesting to have more space inside the factory

On 2/7/2022 at 4:46 AM, Killian said:

my Hidden Side ghost lab

great idea

21 hours ago, Grey Magistrate said:

Easily my favorite Monkie Kid set. Love that mech!

Still not my favourite but definitely in the top 5 for me