Sydney Opera House™37 ReviewsWarning!FIND MORE PRODUCTS LIKE THISBuildingsCreatorRecreate one of the most iconic buildings in the world!Page Not Found (404) Sorry, what you're looking for can't be found! The page might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavaible. Or it probably just doesn't exist.Jump to page 1 LEGO® Lego Architecture sets are a great childrens toy. They can be great if you can pick them up in a toy sale, or in the childrens toy section of sites like eBay. Children have loved playing with Lego for many years. They are the kind of toy that will last forever. The Lego Architecture sets are a great series that are sure to bring lots of enjoyment for your children. To view the Lego Architecture instructions for a particular set, click on the thumbnail image or title of that set. LEGO® 21028 from 2016 LEGO® 21029 from 2016 LEGO® 21030 from 2016 United States Capitol Building LEGO® 21031 from 2016
LEGO® 21022 from 2015 LEGO® 21023 from 2015 LEGO® 21019 from 2014 LEGO® 21020 from 2014 LEGO® 21015 from 2013 The Leaning Tower Of Pisa LEGO® 21017 from 2013 LEGO® 21018 from 2013 LEGO® 21021 from 2013 LEGO® 21050 from 2013 LEGO® 21012 from 2012 LEGO® 21013 from 2012 LEGO® 21014 from 2012 LEGO® 21000 from 2011 Jump to page 1 ) which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this siteThe new Sydney Opera House model, for LEGO's Creator line. Image: LEGOThe building’s iconic sails were the toughest detail to capture. Image: LEGOLead designer Jamie Berard said it was the most challenging model of his 6-year LEGO career. Image: LEGOThe staircase is especially gorgeous. The Sydney Opera House, Jørn Utzon’s iconic arts center, is a marvel of modern architecture. Now it’s a marvel of modern Lego, too. With a new set, available this September for $320, Australia’s best-known building joins the Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal as part of Lego’s high-end Creator line.
It’s not the first time Lego’s tackled the landmark–a different model was made available last year through the Architecture series, but it only used a paltry 270 pieces. It kind of looked like the real thing, if you squinted. With 2,989 bricks, the new model is astoundingly detailed, capturing subtle touches like the gray lines running through the venue’s main staircase. And where the older set was pegged for ages 12 and up–literally child’s play–this one comes with an “expert” designation, recommended only for builders at least 16 years of age. If you’re legally allowed to operate a motor vehicle, but only with a parent riding shotgun, this thing might make your head explode. Building a masterpiece replica from scratch is a different level of crazy. Of course, putting the model together with the instructions is one thing. Building a masterpiece replica from scratch is an entirely different level of crazy. That task falls to Lego’s designers, an indefatigable group of tinkerers, many of whom trained as architects themselves.
Even with a handful of Masters degrees and access to every Lego brick in existence, though, the Opera House presented a unique challenge. Jamie Berard, Design Manager Specialist for the Creator line, says it was the hardest model he’s worked on in his 6-year career designing products for the company. “Lego bricks are quite good at making buildings with straight walls and sloping roofs,” he explains. “Creating a piece of architecture with so many compound curves and angled walls really pushed the boundaries of what our bricks are capable of.” Unsurprisingly, the building’s signature sails were the toughest nut to crack. First the team tried standard plates and bricks, but the result was too blocky. Then they tried sloping bricks, but the gaps in between the individual pieces took away from the fluid form. Ultimately, the designers settled on a pair of sloping bow pieces to capture the expressiveness of the original architecture. Incredibly, in total, it took nearly half as long to figure out how to render the feature in tiny plastic blocks as it did to complete the real thing.
“Considering it took engineers eight years to figure out how to make the real Opera House sails, I feel quite proud that it only took us three,” Berard says. But simply building a model that looks like the real thing isn’t enough. The designers also have to make sure it’s fun to put together. ‘I feel quite proud that it only took us three years.’ “Our philosophy has always been to deliver a world-class building experience first and foremost,” Berard explains. To offer some measure of sanity to builders, the new Opera House employs a modular design, where individual pieces can be assembled independently and snapped together, Voltron-style, into the final structure. After all, Lego isn’t just about the product, but the process, too. “We are not a modeling company looking to create static exact replicas of anything,” Berard says. “Hopefully people love a model like the Sydney Opera House not only because they think it looks impressive, but also because they want to know how it’s built.
That’s when we know we got it just right.”Toys Lego ArchitectureLego Modular BuildingsLego HousesInstructions ApartmentBuilding InstructionsInstructions 004004 ApartmentBuilding ApartmentLegos MinecraftForwardUp for sale is a new unassembled custom set of my very detailed Apartment & Bar custom Lego modular building. The model was designed using LEGO bricks. Conditions of Use & Sale Sign up or log in to customize your list. Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question The best answers are voted up and rise to the top I have just completed 10234 Sydney Opera House, with one white half-shell (Bricklink: 41749 White Wedge 8x3x2 Open Right) missing. Both the Bricklink inventory and the Lego instructions show 34 of 41749 and 35 of 41750, so this looks unusual. Have I misplaced an element, or is this a known quality control issue with this set? You seem to imply you built some of the structures symmetrically; however, by looking at the building instructions, I notice they are not: the subpart starting at page 37 of book 3 uses 7 wedges in total, while the opposite one on page 48 uses only 6.