Largest LEGO set ever revealed!
Posted by Huw,
Surpassing the current record-holder 75192 Millennium Falcon by almost 1,500 pieces, 10276 Colosseum will be the largest LEGO set when released at the end of the month. Here's the press release:
10276 Colosseum
Rated 18+, 9036 pieces
€499.99 / £449.99 / $549.99 / CA$649.99 / AU$749.99
Available from Black Friday, 27th November
This Black Friday, LEGO fans can take home a piece of history and re-create Rome’s most iconic landmark, with the awe-inspiring new LEGO Colosseum set. Made up of 9,036 pieces, this is not only the largest LEGO set launched to date, it’s also been expertly designed to mimic the incredible architecture of the original Roman amphitheatre, making it a building project to savour and a set to marvel at.
Both LEGO fans and History buffs need to look no further than their living room to experience a taste of Italian history, as this LEGO model is a truly authentic LEGO recreation of the mighty Colosseum – featuring many true-to-life details to help builders accurately bring this famous building to life.
This epic model features a recreation of the three distinct stories from the Colosseum, with each of these stories adorned with the columns of the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian orders. These columns have been faithfully recreated in LEGO form using a variety of creative building techniques, including decorative volutes that have been created using a recoloured LEGO roller skate element to create an authentic look.
Every detail of the set has been meticulously crafted to stay true to the real-life Colosseum – including having 80 ‘ribs’ in the spectator stands (the exact same number as the original) and having three different shades of brick to replicate the different columns and ageing of the almost 2,000-year old landmark.
The build experience has even been expertly created to match the same process as the original, with the “wooden” arena being the last build to be placed on the model, as it has been in the 1990s. As well as being a challenging build, this model is truly a breath-taking focal point for any room. The Colosseum rests on an oval base, allowing this phenomenal 360-degree display piece to be shown off from any angle.
Builders can then choose which side of this magnificent LEGO recreation of one of Rome’s most visited landmarks they display – whether that’s the southern side of the building, which has been destroyed by various earthquakes and natural disasters over the years, or the more complete northern wall. Colosseum features arches, that have been recreated with brick detailing, allowing a view into the centre of the Colosseum from the outside, just like its real-life counterpart.
The set was designed by Rok Zgalin Kobe who commented: ”One of the biggest challenges and one of the most important things was to convey the Colosseum’s monumentality in LEGO form. I felt that the model should display a special architectural feature of the original – the rows of columns flanking the arches in different styles.
"To achieve that, the model is constructed using an effect of vertical exaggeration. The cross-section is therefore far steeper than on the real structure. Hopefully, people will be inspired to learn more about the original through the experience of building the model.”
The Colosseum measures over 10.5” (27cm) high, 20.5” (52cm) wide and 23.5” (59cm) deep making this a spectacular centre piece for any LEGO collection.
The set will launch on 27th November. LEGO VIP members who purchase the exclusive model during the Black Friday Cyber Monday weekend will receive a limited-edition gift with purchase, a Roman Chariot, which can be displayed alongside the Colosseum.
You'll find more pictures on the set details page. Our review, by classics degree holder CapnRex101, will be published later today.
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Uhh, that's tan.
Not quite sure what I was expecting but can't help but feel a little disappointed. it's interesting but very bland. perhaps when they finish building it........ ;)
I bet someone will make a MOC that transforms it into the complete Colosseum. It is an epic creation, and I am glad that they were able to depict the monument so accurately.
Looks very repetitive and kind of boring. Should be a challenge with the piece count. It captures what it is, but it’s not for me.
I look forward to hearing how swooshable it is compared to the now second largest set!
Excellent price, well worth it
Looks beautiful. Looks expensive. That piece count obviously skyrockets with the tiny pieces involved.
I think the vertical exaggeration is an interesting choice and certainly allows for a nice view from the front. Well done to the designers. It’s not for me unless there’s a winning lottery ticket in my future.
Very impressive from a sheer technical standpoint but not something I’m interested in owning personally - microscale and historical things both aren’t my cup of tea.
Heck yea I'm getting this. Good price too!
Excellent price, will have to see the parts list to make a proper decision. I don't have space for it, taj Mahal arrived first ahahahah
Nice looking set! Accurate, a kind homage to Italian fans of Lego!
Stay strong Italy!
The detail on this set is extremely nice, but I just don't see how I could spend that kind of money on it.
As soon as I saw this I thought: aren't the proportions a little off? Then I read:
"To achieve that, the model is constructed using an effect of vertical exaggeration. The cross-section is therefore far steeper than on the real structure"
I am very disappointed by this since it definitely looks wrong for those who are familiar with the real building.
It may be big, but Falcon is 100% more interesting to look at IMO.
That looks a lot smaller than I was imagining a 9000 piece set would look
how is it possible that there is +9000 bricks in this set, it looks very small.
40 pieces x 4pin, height is about 11 pin and 20 pin higher part of the structure. I don't like micro-scales - lots of small parts and high price. I do not buy.
If it was a modular Lego with mini figures, I would consider it.
I’m gonna buy two of them, and restore the Colosseum!!
So, it has 1,500 pieces more than the Millennium Falcon, but is $250 (US) cheaper? Are the rights really that much for Star Wars properties? Also, I am sure a few people will purchase this to say they have the largest set or to go along with their Architecture sets, but after the initial wow factor, it is, umm.....bland. As Mr__Thrawn says, "Uhh, that's tan." The repetition may be fun on the first level, but I am sure most will set this aside a few times to break away from the monotony. Reminds me of the phrase, "Just because you can does not mean you should."
So how long until we get a set that hits the 10000 part mark?
@Brickulator93 said:
"So how long until we get a set that hits the 10000 part mark? "
And will it come with at least 1 minifigure?
If you hated tan bricks after building Tower Bridge, boy do we have some bad news for you...
It's a shame that it doesn't have figures (gladiator, lions, soldiers, etc) but considering the history of this beast just making this set is already pushing it.
impressive but repetitive and boring to me
The designer did a wonderful on this as it looks fantastic. So much tan! The oval base looks very cool. I'm looking forward to the review and The New Elementary analysis of the parts.
Look at he base on that! It looks really big and really heavy. Thank god I neither have the cash, nor the space for it :))
I'm underwhelmed. It's REALLY tan and it looks extremely repetitive.
That amount of repetition could kill a man
One Ezio to be a perfect set
Man, that's so cool! I wonder what the box weighs!
Gulp!
@The_Brickster_ said:
"They finally make a minifigure scale Roman set, and it’s a gwp for a ridiculously pricey set. Of course it would be."
Ebay
I’m slightly disappointed with the dimensions of this set, for something that is 9000+ I wonder how many go into the base of this. I’m not the biggest fan of micro scale sets, but my wife did by the Hogwarts castle which does look fantastic, I don’t think this has the same draw. It might now be the biggest Lego set ever produced but for me the UCS Falcon is far better and will remain pride of place in my collection.
This would of been better at creator expert size with a reduced piece count similar to tower bridge or Sydney opera house.
It's rather impressive with the price being as low as it is. I can only imagine that it is because unlike sets like the Millennium Falcon and Star Destroyer, there are a lot of basic bricks and in quantities that are so high, they warrant their own separate bags, which is a lot easier to deal with. No giant plates, no tons of different specialized parts, just mass quantities of the same basic parts.
That said, I'm not really interested, and I wouldn't have anywhere to put this even if I was. At the end of it all, it's not going to be as engaging to build or to look at for more than a few minutes because it's just really repetitive, there aren't a ton of nuances to check out other than the areas that are weathered down and crumbled. It's cool, but for what it is, it's not enough for me to get excited about unless I was really wanting to build a Desert/Tatooine MOC and needed the tan.
I struggle to get through the teedium of building 4 or 8 of the same thing in a set so having to build the same section dozens of times in the same colour is strong pass from me unfortunately.
Bet it looks absolutely awesome in person!
That being said, lots of money and lots of tan bricks so not for me, but I’d really like to see it!
well was expecting it to be as in roman times with markets outside and lots of minifigs took to much notice of taster photos or just a stupid oid man. Not sure now as others are saying very repetitive
Looking at the pictures, I don't think there's actually that many tiny elements involved. There's no doubting this thing is HUGE - judging by the detailed pictures we now have the base is around 75 studs long and 60 studs wide. I every respect, whether it's piece count or size of the model, it's tremendous value.
But, and it's a big but, does its size kill most interest in the set? It's still a lot of money for most people, it'll need a lot of display space, and oh boy does the build looks....tedious. The instructions are going to be an interesting one to look at! I can imagine it now - Step 4 - build 100x of the same sub assembly. And the model is now nearly finished.
Whilst I really like the model, I will not be able to justify paying this much for the set. When I first heard of the set I was thinking it would cost $500 which for some reasons was more acceptable.
I think it looks great personally. Repetitive, maybe. Architecture tends to be. I'd rather have this on display in my house than the enormous grey burger that is the Falcon.
I suspect it's aimed outside the typical AFOL market, like the stadium was.
Super repetitive. It's impressive for sure, but what are you going to do with something so big? It's going to sit there and collect dust.
I think I really want to get this!
But I am going to fight it and hold back. When I initially saw it I wasn’t sure, but after a few minutes I started to feel it.
Then I zoomed in.....
The detail is impressive and actually the whole thing is really quite good
But....I think building this might finally drive me insane once and for all. I don’t think I could do it, just tooo repetitive for me I’m afraid
Damn!
That has to be the most mind-blowingly monotonous build. Even so, it's going to be hard to resist the largest Lego set ever released.
@flord said:
"Super repetitive. It's impressive for sure, but what are you going to do with something so big? It's going to sit there and collect dust."
A criticism that can be aimed at any UCS set ;)
I was pleasantly surprised after all the rumours that it is architectual style rather than minifigure Roman Empire timewarp.
After I got over the initial shock at the price, I also realised that its only £150 more than the Taj Mahal and £250 cheaper than the falcon.
As repetitive as the build seems to be - from the review at Brickfanatics - I do like the look of this. Not sure about the free chariot, that is disappointing.
According to Brickfanatics you can get the Dickens set with this. According to my email that's only during the 21-22 VIP weekend. Or am I reading that wrong, as its starred and I can't see the explanation for that anywhere, on site or email.
On the plus side, there are so many repetitive mini builds the instructions should be quite thin overall ;)
It's a good idea and maybe they'll expand it to other famous landmarks but I really wouldn't have the space for this
All this talk about the Colosseum, and I'm already looking forward to the first set to break the 10K pieces mark.
Wow, that looks amazing! And for £450, it's very reasonably priced given its size.
Would love to build this, but I literally have no display space big enough to accommodate it. Definitely a set to dream of.
Looks good but not something I would be interested in acquiring.
@Romans122 said:
"I bet someone will make a MOC that transforms it into the complete Colosseum. It is an epic creation, and I am glad that they were able to depict the monument so accurately.
"
That's exactly what I was going to say! Can't wait to see the mod where it's been flooded for sea battle re-enactment, just like the original was!
I was teased with minifigs. the lack of minifigs is now a big disappointment.
Well that press release has saved me few quid at least, I'm joining in the bewildered as to were 9000 pieces actually are.
I think I would have personally preferred a 9000 piece modular building or at least something mini figure scale. Good price though, nice looking display set but an easy pass for me.
Fantastic use of the roller skate piece!
Impressive model but I don't think it will light up the cash registers. Built once, then collects dust - no thanks.
@TransNeonOrangeSpaceman said:
"It may be big, but Falcon is 100% more interesting to look at IMO."
Appearance is a personal preference, but the Falcon definitely has a much larger footprint. That monster is nearly 3' x 2', this is under 2' x 2'.
It brings to mind a line from Jurassic Park. "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should."
@dreisbaugh said:
"So, it has 1,500 pieces more than the Millennium Falcon, but is $250 (US) cheaper? Are the rights really that much for Star Wars properties? Also, I am sure a few people will purchase this to say they have the largest set or to go along with their Architecture sets, but after the initial wow factor, it is, umm.....bland. As Mr__Thrawn says, "Uhh, that's tan." The repetition may be fun on the first level, but I am sure most will set this aside a few times to break away from the monotony. Reminds me of the phrase, "Just because you can does not mean you should.""
The pieces are much smaller, many are the same, and there are no minifigs. The price makes sense (about the same price per piece as for the Taj Mahal).
How many pieces do you think are in the base, 2000?, 3000?
@MCLegoboy said:
"It's rather impressive with the price being as low as it is. I can only imagine that it is because unlike sets like the Millennium Falcon and Star Destroyer, there are a lot of basic bricks and in quantities that are so high, they warrant their own separate bags, which is a lot easier to deal with. No giant plates, no tons of different specialized parts, just mass quantities of the same basic parts.
That said, I'm not really interested, and I wouldn't have anywhere to put this even if I was. At the end of it all, it's not going to be as engaging to build or to look at for more than a few minutes because it's just really repetitive, there aren't a ton of nuances to check out other than the areas that are weathered down and crumbled. It's cool, but for what it is, it's not enough for me to get excited about unless I was really wanting to build a Desert/Tatooine MOC and needed the tan."
The price difference with the Falcon is not only caused by the license fees but also the amount of different bricks. The Taj Mahal had, 165 different type of bricks, the new Falcon had 676 different types of bricks. Bulk amounts make a set cheaper. Although there are some exceptions: Ninjago City had 913 different type of bricks and Diagon Alley a staggering amount of 1,013 different type if bricks.
Also the size of the bricks is a factor.
Dull
That's going to involve a lot of repetition.
I want to like the architect sets but... I just don't. They don't have as much character as the regular lego buildings. I guess they help provide a good spread of lego sets, and I'm sure someone is very happy with this reveal.
Now you can finally complete Mos Eisley ;)
Jokes aside... I would have preferred a smaller version but decorated as it was back in it's glory. Anyway, guess it is a nice architecture set. Very big, very tan, pretty accurate.
Excellent and majestic set!
Repetitive? Yes, but many real structures a repetitive, too!
I sound like a broken record every time I read an announcement about this set. The repetitiveness doesn't bother me. I am most concerned with display/storage space once completed. Why does it have to be so massive/expensive? This set is obviously dedicated to a handful of diehard Colosseum fans but not for Lego fans who have other sets on their wish list. I'll be interested to see how well it sells.
I wonder why the first photo shows it with one spare dark tan candlestick next to the brick separator.
And I actually think it will be worse than repetitive. True repetitive building can be a mindless background task. Time consuming, but doable. In order to present the ruined state of the landmark, this may have just enough variation to be infuriating.
a "Yawn" has never been more approriate
Quite impressive what the designers were able to create using those leftover tan bricks from Mos Eisley Cantina production :)
@dreisbaugh said:
"So, it has 1,500 pieces more than the Millennium Falcon, but is $250 (US) cheaper? Are the rights really that much for Star Wars properties? Also, I am sure a few people will purchase this to say they have the largest set or to go along with their Architecture sets, but after the initial wow factor, it is, umm.....bland. As Mr__Thrawn says, "Uhh, that's tan." The repetition may be fun on the first level, but I am sure most will set this aside a few times to break away from the monotony. Reminds me of the phrase, "Just because you can does not mean you should.""
Yeah, Star Wars tax must be high, I can't understand how they can charge AU$749.99 for this set with almost 1,500 pieces more than the Falcon but charge AU$1299 for the 75192 Millennium Falcon (if you can find one), I would rather the Falcon but both are out of my price range on a pension as sadly many sets that interest me are these days.
I think it looks great. Maybe one for Black Friday 2021 if it's down to £300 by then!
@meccanotwitch said:
"Excellent price, well worth it "
At 4.97p per piece it's better than I was expecting, even if a lot of the pieces are very simple/small ones.
Looks like an incredible but very boring build.
A bit of monotony here with this huge tan set. But my experience tells me that in flesh this one must be a master piece and a wonderful piece to look at.
Had i not been after a new home, i would be buying next year. For now however sets like this will need to wait as my wife agreed annual alowance towards modulars, winter village and trains only.
Wow, that's quite epic! Not something I'd ever see myself buying or owning (even if I had that kind of money!), but epic to look at nonetheless ^^
MY birthday was 3 days ago sigh
It has a Nice Tan... it might be plain and mostly two colours but the structure is like nothing lego have produced before, but its definitely iconic like the Old Trafford set & the Guggengeim Museum!!
I look forward to seeing it on display in a lego store soon and good luck to those who buy it, should be an interesting build.
Does it also come in blue?
If this wasn't the largest Lego set ever made, nobody would pay much attention to it. It seems otherwise forgettable unless you're a big fan of Roman history or really into Architecture sets. The colors, while they may be accurate, are entirely bland. Of all the things you could have made large to create the largest Lego set ever, I think the Colosseum was a poor choice.
An oversized architecture set. No thanks. LEGO, bigger doesn't always mean better. This could easily be half the size for $200 and still hit the mark. Shouldn't we save these mega sets for mega-sized opportunities to blow people away?
Honestly I'm more excited about the chariot GWP than the actual colosseum.
At first glance I thought it was an Architecture set, then I looked at the part count
@awesomeness2617 said:
"let me ask something, I think it's a beautiful set, but why does everyone COMPLAIN about everything instead of being grateful for what they have"
It's in people's nature to complain, some more than others. It's a nice set and I was surprised to see so many not wanting to buy it at all in the votes. But we have been seeing a lot of expensive sets lately so maybe Lego big set fatigue has set in. I was happy to hear 2021 might see smaller sets. Wallet needed a break since I like to collect the larger sets. Skipped a few this year.
This looks really cool, but to be honest it doesn't look like the biggest set ever. Maybe it's because I haven't seen it in person, but 75192 looks much bigger. Still really cool and really expensive
It probably doesn't look as big because most of it's parts are smaller than those in the Falcon.
These very large sets are getting silly. Lots of the same color and what looks to be a very repetitive build.
Pass.
Some how it is huge (at over 9000 pieces) but still managing to look...…..tiny.
It looks like any other architectural desktop display set. It really needs something to show off the size. Putting it next to other really big things just makes it look small...… & underwhelming.
And next the Roman Forum! At least this is 10x better than Man-U stadium! Lego needs to stick to iconic structures - not sports fans stadiums.
Beautiful! I’m not sure that I want it, but I’m glad it exists!
To everyone mentioning repetition: it’s 2020... everything this year is repetitive. Putting 9,000 LEGO pieces together sounds like a fantastic escape for a while. ;)
What an incredible display model!
It's so refreshing whenever we get sets that aren't based on I.P, or that have some historical/cultural significance.
Will take me a while to save up for, but sure enough I'd take this any day over the Falcon.
As a mini replica, it look pretty nice. As a lego builder though, i think this appears incredibly boring to build, because it's mostly tan pieces and lots of repetition in the shapes.
This is undeniably impressive, and it'll look tremendous on display, and there's got to be an audience that will eat this kind of thing up. But for me it fits into the "just too huge for what it is" bracket of adult-oriented display sets, along with the UCS Star Destroyer and Jurassic Park dino/gate set from last year, where I would be perfectly happy with a smaller version.
Is this the last big D2C set this year?
Looks like an absolutely incredible set - at least as far as the final model and LEGO engineering is concerned (which is remarkable). Price seems good too. As awesome as I think it is, in my opinion, there's a few BIG things going against it-
1. Tan, tan, and more tan (although at least there are different variations of it, as well as a few other colors sprinkled throughout)
2. KILLER amount of repetition
3. For being the largest set of all time, I expected it to be just a bit larger (although I guess the pieces are smaller and the architecture has a more compact shape (than say, Tower Bridge), I'm sure it's ridiculously heavy too.
I still think it's really cool, just my thoughts!
Biggest Lego set...until the 2027 Millennium Falcon.
Great looking set, if the budget would allow, it would be nice to get. Funny how many comments that it will only collect dust, ALL LEGO collects dust to some extent. That is a constant battle especially with forced air-heat systems. All my modular buildings, architecture, SW, Harry Potter sets, even my Roller Coaster & Ferris Wheel, collect dust, so that is a given. As for the repetition, many excellent sets are repetitious, it is unavoidable-thus the challenge. At least it is tan though, I can't do gray pieces, so it is a struggle to build my SW sets because of so much gray.
I want to buy the combo set - UCS Millennium crashing into the Collosseum.
"Largest LEGO Set Ever Revealed!"
Hold up, I thought this already happened 3 years ago?
Personally, I'm not interested. Too repetetive, too expensive, and too much tan. Looks like most people think the same: according to the poll, only 23% of responders say they will be buying this set.
Looks great, price is lower than I expected, but I don't have anywhere I could set it up for display. I'm looking forward to seeing the first MOC where somebody uses different colors for the arches and turns it into a giant rainbow.
Gotta say, the survey results really surprised me.
Are we to be expecting a Black Friday deal on this thing, or is $549.99 including the discount?
The negativity towards this is ridiculous. This is a massively impressive set. Gorgeous and intricately designed. Very, very impressive, and the designer should be proud.
And the “just sits there and collects dust” complaint is a little silly. That’s what every large, adult aimed set does. They’re display pieces. You don’t swoosh around the Taj Mahal or Sidney opera house. It’s no different than owning a large painting or statue.
I’m sorry, I just don’t see how this is any different than buying like, a big Darth Vader statue, or replica of a Star Trek ship.
Really excited for this set, as I have always been a huge fan of these large world building sets. I was a bit skeptical of the Colosseum, thinking that it wouldn't look all that interesting as a Lego set, but I'm glad to have been wrong on that.
While repetitive, going through 9000 pieces will still likely be very enjoyable and much more fun than having to build tower bridge, considering this has numbered bags and that didn't.
Would love to get this, but $650 is a bit outside my budget. Sigh.
It's impressive, but I have no interest in buying this. Nowhere to display and it looks incredibly repetitive to build.
After 2000 votes in the survey all the No options are top, with only 23% saying they'll eventually buy it.
That's not encouraging...
@flord said:
"Super repetitive. It's impressive for sure, but what are you going to do with something so big? It's going to sit there and collect dust."
@JDC said:
"Impressive model but I don't think it will light up the cash registers. Built once, then collects dust - no thanks. "
If you gentlemen have found a way to make Lego not collect dust, by all means please share! I'd be very interested, as every piece I've ever owned and every set I've ever built has at some point collected some dust. It's not relegated to display-only models and it's a bit silly to see this criticism only leveled at things intented for display. Everything collects dust, that's how entropy works. Things like 'too much space' are valid issues because that doesn't apply to every set ever released
Meh. I would have bought Angkor Wat or even Machu Picchu Day 1, but this is really an underwhelming pile.
Guys, just imagine Lego coming up with the biggest (and greatest) set of its life, and it happens to be the exact replica of the building/park/bridge you have always been familiar with, that lies just around the corner from your place. You've played soccer under it as a kid, walked around it with your companion and now take the kids there for the Sunday bike ride. A place you've grown with.
And Lego features it as its biggest set ever.
I think you'd really feel lucky. And moved.
Places like the Colosseo are not just a monument.
That's.... hmm.. underwhelming. Nothing more to say to be honest, I guess it's financially good I'm not interested in this, but a bit bummer as I hoped it'll be a "must have" set.
Very glad to see RRP in AUD. Thanks.
9,036 pieces for $550? I was hoping for this to cost more than that.
@fakespacesquid said:
" @flord said:
"Super repetitive. It's impressive for sure, but what are you going to do with something so big? It's going to sit there and collect dust."
@JDC said:
"Impressive model but I don't think it will light up the cash registers. Built once, then collects dust - no thanks. "
If you gentlemen have found a way to make Lego not collect dust, by all means please share! I'd be very interested, as every piece I've ever owned and every set I've ever built has at some point collected some dust. It's not relegated to display-only models and it's a bit silly to see this criticism only leveled at things intented for display. Everything collects dust, that's how entropy works. Things like 'too much space' are valid issues because that doesn't apply to every set ever released"
https://www.wickedbrick.com/collections/cases?page=2&grid_list=grid-view
The price is quite fair compared to the now second-largest set ($850-1200 AUD), and I do like this. There is problem with the repetitive build and I’ll need to find some space, so I might have to sort some things out before I make a purchase.
I mean, What did the Romans give us in return?!
On the one hand, it certainly is an impressive feat of LEGO set design.
On the other hand, I saw this and immediately thought "This is what 9.000 pieces amount to?"
Somehow I feel underwhelmed yet can't even say why exactly.
Even the price seems more reasonable than expected.
Its very well done but who would want to buy this? Like the Taj Mahal has repetitive parts but this is basically all the same thing.
Im sure there are plenty of Romans*, Italians and people in general who would love to have a Lego Colosseum but this is too big and far too expensive with not that much detail (naturally a detailed model would have cost even more)
*Are people who live in Rome still called Romans? Like we say Parisians or Berliners?
I confess that I don't see the appeal. The word that come to mind is "pedantic."
It reminds of the yellow castle 375 from 1978. Back then, Lego had to get rid of yellow bricks in stock. This time they had too many tan bricks in stock, so they made LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina and Colloseum.
@Brickchap said:
"Are people who live in Rome still called Romans? Like we say Parisians or Berliners? "
Yes, I can definitely confirm we have not changed identity in the last 2,773 years.
@joao_nash said:
"It reminds of the yellow castle 375 from 1978. Back then, Lego had to get rid of yellow bricks in stock. This time they had too many tan bricks in stock, so they made LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina and Colloseum."
The designer will be really pleased to know his efforts have been so nicely understood and endorsed.
@joao_nash said:
"It reminds of the yellow castle 375 from 1978. Back then, Lego had to get rid of yellow bricks in stock. This time they had too many tan bricks in stock, so they made LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina and Colloseum."
This vastly misunderstands how Lego's production works, at least in the modern day. The bricks that you get in a set are typically produced specifically with that set in mind. Lego doesn't just hold onto a vast inventory of unallocated bricks that they have to design sets around—the inventory of that sort that does exist is typically reserved for internal use or for services like Bricks and Pieces or replacement parts, and would likely not be sufficient for a globally released set of this sort.
Now, what is the case is that bricks Lego is already producing for other sets are easier to include in another set than bricks Lego is not producing. This is because producing more of an in-production part doesn't incur the kinds of logistical costs that switching a mold over to a different color and creating a separate inventory and production pipeline to the new recolor would. In this case, many of the parts like arched window bricks were already in production in tan from sets such as Hogwarts Castle and would thus be easier to include than in a new recolor like grey (though honestly tan was probably chosen because it suits the model, conveying a sense of age more than white and yet feeling more vivid and visually interesting than grey).
It looks very nice, but I am not getting it. To repetitive. lots of iconic buildings will be repetitive.
I would like to see a Norwegian stave church. The Borgund stave church maybe, or the Heddal stave church, I think that is the biggest one.
Looks pretty repetitive and boring. Easy pass.
Three different shades of brick, huh? Sounds like LEGO's recent QC issues will fit right into this one ;)
This set really highlights how overpriced the UCS Millennium Falcon is.
Another TRIUMPH by Lego.
Wow, really beautiful looking set.
This is stunning and will look tremendous on display no doubt.
Can't wait to get this, put on Gladiator, and enjoy the build with a cold one.
What an amazing model will be beside the Taj, Sydney Opera House, Tower Bridge and Big Ben! I can't wait!
I did not expect this, and according to the poll, 72% of "will not buy", I am not the only one ;)
@supersympa said:
"I did not expect this, and according to the poll, 72% of "will not buy", I am not the only one ;)"
Great, I can buy all the unsold ones.
@Henry_D said:
"Maybe with lowest sells of Lego’s “largest” set , they will change their strategie with this 18+ pile of nonsence"
Anything, but no dissing please.
@legoDad42 said:
"Can't wait to get this, put on Gladiator, and enjoy the build with a cold one."
For a moment I really read Galidor there.
;-)
@Spartan_Ghost said:
"It’s over NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!
...pieces."
Love the DBZ joke.
This set costs $550 and contains 9,036 pieces. The 75192 Millennium Falcon costs $800 and contains 7,541 pieces. $800 - $550 = $250 and 9,036 pieces - 7,541 pieces = 1,495 pieces. So this set is $250 cheaper and has 1,495 more pieces than the MF. Good job on LEGO.
This set looks amazing but sounds really small for the number of bricks. Obviously none of my sets are this big, but compared with the massive dimensions of Tower of Orthanc, Tantive IV, or the Death Star this just seems too small. I realize that the pieces must be small, but I would have hoped for something much larger.
@BovineBrick said:
"I look forward to hearing how swooshable it is compared to the now second largest set!"
Now there's an idea. Put some wings on it, etc.
@joao_nash said:
"It reminds of the yellow castle 375 from 1978. Back then, Lego had to get rid of yellow bricks in stock. This time they had too many tan bricks in stock, so they made LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina and Colloseum."
According to the Greatest Lego Sets book, the reason 375 was yellow was because Lego management vetoed the set being produced in a more realistic grey, due to concerns that kids would use the pieces to do war themed builds. A bit ironic given that the set still had grey plates, and the minifigs in the set were the first minifigs ever to brandish weapons. And then in 1984 when the Castle theme was essentially rebooted the castles were grey, so guess that concern lapsed after a few years.
It would be interesting to see what were the biggest sets by part count at various points in Lego's history. For example I believe in 1978 the largest set available at that time was the Hobby Set 398 USS Constellation (978 pieces according to Bricklink). Also would be interesting to know what was the first set to have a four figure part count.
Not that I am interested in the set, but I am glad for the fact that the architecture line has reclaimed the title of the largest set ever from Star Wars, and by a good margin as well. A little surprise on the voting result as this might probably the least popular new set that has a poll. It's just a bit too plain and too boring/repetitive to build.
"Both LEGO fans and History buffs need to look no further"
Why not do something more affordable, something everyone's screaming for, just bring back CASTLE or PIRATES. Or do something new like Romans or the proposed Europa theme.
@dreisbaugh said:
"So, it has 1,500 pieces more than the Millennium Falcon, but is $250 (US) cheaper? Are the rights really that much for Star Wars properties?"
Yes, there is some Star Wars licensing cost involved, but also the Millennium Falcon has much larger pieces. That Colosseum has a lot of little small pieces in it. It's getting to the point with these larger sets that we should be measuring the sets by weight instead of piece count.
Why no legion of micro sized Romans? Huge potential missed in my opinion.
@fuelbreak said:
"Why no legion of micro sized Romans? Huge potential missed in my opinion. "
How would that be done, a handful of red studs?
@AustinPowers said:
" @legoDad42 said:
"Can't wait to get this, put on Gladiator, and enjoy the build with a cold one."
For a moment I really read Galidor there.
;-) "
Lol, if I put on Galidor while building I'd drink a helluva' lot more ;)