Summer 2016 LEGO Architecture (Buckingham Palace & US Capitol Building)

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• Huw Brickset Towers, Hampshire, UKAdministrator Posts: 6,946

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  Thanks Tom, if they are the prices you quote they'll be a great value!

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• leetshoe USAMember Posts: 255

  January 2016

  Both look really great. Can't wait to add them to my collection
  

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• tallblocktoo CanadaMember Posts: 497

  January 2016

  To date I haven't purchased any sets of this theme but I think I might be tempted to get the US Capitol building. Thanks for the reviews.

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• gratefulnat SwitzerlandMember Posts: 356

  January 2016

  Very happy about these.
  Just love the builds with all the small 1x1 plates and bricks & enjoy taking the time to line them up properly.
  

  

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• TheLoneTensor MericaMember Posts: 3,950

  January 2016

  I value the value in these valuable values. :)

  

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• tomalphin Member Posts: 248

  January 2016

  I am hopeful that my guesses of set prices are accurate, but admittedly, some of the sets in the Architecture series have been overpriced.  I'm also estimating the costs based on rough guesses of the number of bricks for each model.  The US Capitol could easily contain anywhere from 900 to 1500 bricks depending on the exact design of the model, and the amount of detail on the interior or rear of the building.
  
  As a point of reference, the majority of sets in the series are in the range of 9¢-12¢ per part, which is typical of most LEGO themes.
  
  
  The sets with the best price per part have been:
  

  • 21020: Trevi Fountain - 731 pieces, 49.99$ (6.8¢/p) - A very useful selection of parts, but not a lot of large pieces.
  • 21018: UN Headquarters  - 597 pieces, 49.99$ (8.4¢/p) - Another great option to expand your LEGO Architecture Studio set.
  • 21023: Flatiron Building - 471 pieces, 39.99$ (8.5¢/p)
  • 21024: Louvre - 695 pieces, 59.99$ (8.6¢/p)
  • 21013: Big Ben - 346 pieces, 29.99$ (8.7¢/p)
  • 21006: The White House - 560 pieces, 49.99$ (8.9¢/p)

  
  By contrast, the worst were:
  

  • 21000/21001/21002/21003 - 57 to 77 pieces, 19.99$ (29¢-35¢/p) -  clearly paying a lot for the book and packaging.
  • 21004: Guggenheim - 208 pieces, 39.99$ (19¢/p)
  • 21007: Rockefeller Center - 240 pieces, 39.99$ (17¢/p)
  • 21012: Sydney Opera House - 270 pieces, 39.99$ (15¢/p) - admittedly a lot of larger parts.
  • 21026: Venice - 212 pieces, 29.99$ (14.1¢/p)

  
  ---tom

  

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• SMC UKMember Posts: 2,155

  January 2016

  "As a point of reference, the majority of sets in the series are in the range of 9¢-12¢ per part, which is typical of most LEGO themes."

  This is the problem the price per part is the same as other themes but the parts themselves are a lot smaller in Architecture than in any other theme making Architecture sets poor value.
  

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• sklamb speaker of American EnglishMember Posts: 512

  January 2016 edited January 2016

  The more I look at the US Capitol, the more the main dome bothers me--the shape of the solid part of the dome is way off. Looking down from the air, it's a great model--looking at it in any other way, it's just...wrong. Not that I can think of a way to do it better in Lego parts, mind you.

  I like the way they included a sense of the space immediately in front of Buckingham Palace, and the touches of the Routemaster bus and the classic London cab, but it really doesn't grab me and put me in an armlock either. This may be the year I finally buy the Trevi Fountain....

  

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• tomalphin Member Posts: 248

  January 2016

  @SMC, I totally agree that price per part is an incomplete view of the world, but it is an easy metric to generate.  
  
  That said, a set like new Venice set is clearly overpriced since it uses pretty small/common parts and still costs 14.1¢ per part.
  
  

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• Fauch FranceMember Posts: 2,558

  January 2016

  no minifigs as well. in some licensed sets, people could go as far as considering each fig is worth like 10 €

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• mooler MI, USAMember Posts: 31

  August 2016 edited August 2016

  Any word on when 21030 is going to be released? My wallet is open with anticipation!

  

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• GoldJono Aberdeen, UKMember Posts: 217

  August 2016

  They are both being sold in the Lego store in Legoland Billund, I picked them both up on Friday so I would expect them to be available everywhere else on the 1st of September.

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• 77ncaachamps Aspiring Time Traveler Stuck in the West (US)Member Posts: 2,442

  August 2016

  Black fences and a golden gate on Buckinghame would have been more accurate. Thank God they didn't put the moveable fences around the circus.

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• mooler MI, USAMember Posts: 31

  August 2016

  http://kotaku.com/lego-is-about-as-fun-as-the-u-s-capitol-building-is-go-1785280857
  
  Finally! Confirmed September 1 release. $99 is a great price. My wallet is ready and willing!

  

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