![]() ![]() On the building front, the 1×1 bricks twisted 45° create a visually interesting front, which are held secure by tan 3×3 cross plates. The final model has just beautiful detail. Additionally, this still would not leave the dark tan row of plates around the base.) (Note: the common fan solution of placing 1×1 Technic bricks adjacent to the 1×1 with 5 studs is actually verboten in official sets, since Technic pin holes are at just slightly a different height than sideways studs, thereby stressing the bricks when forced together. The designer’s solution is to place 1×1 corner panels upside down around the unwanted studs, an elegant solution. However, there are some highlights, such as a very clever little technique to place a 1×1 with 5 studs on one of the building’s corners, while maintaining a dark tan line of detail around the building’s foundation. So it’s no surprise that the build can be a bit tedious, occasionally feeling as if you’re not making much progress when you’ve just placed several hundred pieces on the model and realize that you’ve only made the building a single brick taller. Most of the pieces are some version of 1×1 and 1×2 plates and bricks, and many of them come in multiples of hundreds. With over 4,000 pieces, 10253 Big Ben is a highly detailed set. Right away in the first level of bricks, you’ll encounter one of the more unique bits of construction in the set: bricks set at 45° angles from the normal plate axes, to mimic the stone columns on the detailed exterior walls. The build process is relatively straightforward, working studs-up in rows around the entire foundation, with just a few exceptions for studs-not-on-top facade details. The base is made of large plates, not a smooth-bottomed baseplate, which allows for a bit of the Thames at the east end of the palace to be represented in blue. For no discernable reason, the bags for subassembly 2 come in a plain white box. Inside the box you’ll find loads of bags, numbered for subassemblies 1 through 7, a bag of miscellaneous large pieces, and the bagged instructions. The set is currently available to LEGO VIP members, and will go on sale to everyone beginning July 1 for $249.99.ġ0253 Big Ben is a massive set, just by parts count alone, not to mention that the finished model stands nearly two feet tall. And now it has inspired LEGO’s second largest architecture set ever, 10253 Big Ben, with 4,163 pieces. However, over the last 157 years since the tower’s completion, it’s become globally known as Big Ben. ![]() ![]() Oddly enough, the famously named Big Ben is actually the largest of the 5 bells housed within the tower, with the clock tower being properly called the Elizabeth Tower. The clock tower of the British Houses of Parliament is an English icon known the world over. ![]()
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