LEGO 21051 Architecture Tokyo

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Despite never having visited Tokyo, I was immediately drawn to the bright colors and the staggered composition.

Some LEGO® sets contain small parts that are NOT suitable for and may pose a hazard to children under 3 years of age. Introducing LEGO Architecture…LEGO Architecture sets capture the essence of the world's best-known buildings, monuments and cities.I had been waiting for this set, as I lived in Tokyo for 13 years, and frankly this is disappointing.

Despite serious misgivings about the individual elements within the model, the completed set is lighthearted, cheery, and will look good on your desk or bookshelf.However, this set is a better model and display piece than Dubai and San Francisco, and the Japanese capital is a more appealing destination to have in LEGO form. The early releases under the Skylines subtheme now sell for several times their original RRP, although the two most recently retired sets have performed less well. Even the conference center would have been better with bricks indicating it was made of glass, rather than the sandstone colour used.

I expected to really enjoy my trip to Tokyo through LEGO bricks, but was ultimately disappointed by the uninspired building techniques and over-reliance on printed parts. Brickset, the Brickset logo and all content not covered by The LEGO Group's copyright is, unless otherwise stated, ©1997-2024 Brickset ltd.Even new LEGO® architects can enjoy this easy-to-build architecture model kit, and it makes a cool creative Japanese gift for adults aged 16+ who have been to Tokyo, dream of visiting, or live/have lived there. I think that printed parts are necessary to capture such small details as, say, the minuscule Ferrari logo, or the intricate latticework on the Mode Gakuen Tower.

On the positive side, I also noticed a lot of intriguing printed parts featured this set (especially for the Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower), which I look forward to discovering in more detail as we get into the review. Designed for ages 10 and up, this complete set features the iconic skyline of Japan's capital city, including its famous landmarks like Tokyo Tower and Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower. One negative point is that Tokyo has been around for three years, which is longer than average, so this needs to be factored in. The Tokyo Architecture Set 21051 is built using 547 pieces, comes with a Tokyo base nameplate and measures 11" high, 10" wide and 3" deep. While there are no new parts in this set, there are a few parts appearing in new colors for the first time.You can usually find him monitoring the latest developments and giving his opinion on what's hot and not in the LEGO world. The LEGO re-creation involves a tiny re-creation of the Moat uses two 1×2 Tiles (part 3069b) in 42 Transparent Light Blue Trans-Light Blue flanked on both sides by trees with 222 Light Purple Bright Pink flowers. However, during peak periods like Black Friday and Christmas, dispatching might extend up to 5 business days.