When i poured out the pieces for the first construction step i could not stop smiling. The "water" is not made with tiles, its a wall made of real bricks laid flat. This set also contains a lot of big plates. The producer is not stingy like a certain other company... Building techniques: It is mostly classic bricking, i like that, but there is also some little variety every now and then. Brick-quality is good and no part was missing. It is a beautiful set and here i got it for a very good price. Yes, this is a recommendation!