Lego opens the doors of its new flagship UK store today and we've been inside a day early. Now it's time for you to check it out using the photo galleries below. Among the unique features are numerous London-centric bespoke models as well as a ‘Mosaic Maker’ machine which means you can buy your very own, one of a kind, personalised Lego mosaic portrait. The project to open the store started in late 2014 and the store itself took almost five months to build. There are over five tonnes of Lego big build models displayed within the store, utilising a total of over 1.7 million bricks.Oh, and don't forget to check out our guide to the best Lego sets as well. First Floor - this is where you'll find most of the sets to buy. You can sit inside the tube train and have your picture taken (we did it!)Ground floor - there's plenty of space for tourists to come in and buy the most popular sets. Lester - he's the mascot of the store. Just don't mention Brexit. Master Builder area - Lego says its master builders will often visit the store to give demonstrations.
Pick and build - naturally you can pic and mix bricks as well as minifigure parts.'Endless aisle' - browse through sets on this big screen and summon assistance if you need it. A robot version of R2-D2 roams the store upstairs. The tube is the largest Lego build in the store, made up of 637,903 bricks and took 3,399 hours to build. No idea if you can really post anything in this box, but it looks cool. This mosaic surrounds the stairwell and features 265,557 bricks. Lester took over 90 hours to build and features 24,500 bricks. The tube carriage features William Shakespeare, Robin Hood......as well as The Queen (she's on the other side, we couldn't see her as the window was covered) and this handsome chapThere's even a Lego tube map on the wall and Leicester Square station arch in the entrance.Here's the covered-up entrance There are penty of UK-centric touchesThe Moasic Maker machine is located on the first floor of the store. It costs £99 to have one done. It's like a photo booth and takes an image of your face and, eventually, spits out a box like this.
This is the final result!The box contains a base plate (the same large one we've had for decades) as well as boxes of 1x1 squares in black, white, yellow and two shades of grey. Very large sets feature heavily in the stock, among them the Mercedes-Benz Technics truck which is one of our favourites. There's also this bespoke Architecture set, exclusive to the London Store. UK-centric sets feature heavily on the ground floor. Finally we've seen the Firehouse in the wild! There's plenty of Lego Ideas stock - though we couldn't see the DeLorean. The Lego City area is a young builder's dream. All the themes are here, as you'd expect.Is that The Simpsons house we spy? Why yes it is...We picked up the Death Star set. You'll won't be left wanting for DuploDon't forget to check out our guide to the best Lego sets as well.Video: A Look Inside The New Lego Store Looks like this article is a bit old. Be aware that information may have changed since it was published. The bafflingly popular M&Ms World has a new neighbour — but this time we get the hype.
Packed to the rafters with fantastic plastic, The Lego Store in Leicester Square is the biggest Lego emporium in the world. And while it's set to drive parents crazy with "I want I want I want..." you can't help but doff your cap to some of the things they've pieced together here: a huge light-up Lego tube map; a functioning 6m-tall Big Ben; a life-sized tube carriage ridden by William Shakespeare. Even if you don't intend to spend any dosh, use it as a free new London attraction, and get your kicks out of these bricks. Last Updated 18 November 2016 Report a problem with this articleLester entertaining the crowds ahead of the opening of #legostorelondon at midday today! @/uHL65lPi7p— Norton PR (@Norton_PR) November 17, 2016This is probably the most exciting news all day, no wait, it’s 2016-all year. The LEGO flagship has finally landed.Two years in the making and the Evening Standard reports that the world’s biggest LEGO store, has opened its doors for the first time today, in London’s Leicester Square.Have you seen our #London taxi doing the rounds?
We're counting down to the opening of our new flagship store! #/GN1vZGWq8x— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) November 12, 2016There are many treasures to be found inside, including a model of a dragon, the Elizabeth Tower, Big Ben, an Underground map, a phone box and a red Royal Mail postbox.These masterpieces have a combined weight of five tonnes and are made up from a massive 1.7 million bricks.The LEGO Big Ben model is massive. Ch/EzxiLBbW2r— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) November 17, 2016Big Ben alone is a staggering 6.5m tall, weighing in at a crazy 1035kg- that’s the equivalent of a baby elephant.Creators invested 3000 hours to the build with over a quarter of a million bricks used to produce this incredible working replica- the clock works and even chimes just like the real deal. Don't forget to take a selfie with Lester when you visit the newly opened #LEGOStoreLondonA photo posted by LEGO (@lego) on Nov 17, 2016 at 6:46am PSTThere’s plenty to channel your inner big kid, including the world’s first Lego Mosaic Maker- enabling you to create a personalised LEGO portrait.Th
e work of art, literally allows you to turn yourself into a piece of LEGO. Wais crazy machine apparently scans your face, taking a photo and turns it into a pixellated LEGO-brick image. Amazing.As of today, London has the world's largest Lego shop. Ta/RBJcrDL1uo— Londonist (@Londonist) November 17, 2016While you’re there you can also leave your mark on one of the LEGO landmarks, by adding bricks of your choice to the existing buildings and contributing to the creations.The building itself is enormous and took an insane 10,000 hours of work to complete.Our first full-size #LEGO building: 48 #LeicesterSquare! Ve — Make Architects (@MakeArchitects) November 16, 2016Probably by far the most impressive attraction at the store is the London Underground carriage.Bizarrely, it includes a LEGO model of Shakespeare, chilling on the tube.Even the Mayor of London couldn’t resist having a play.Sa/8DgNVLQVEK— Charlotte Wright (@charlotte_bbc) November 17, 2016Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Lego Group, John Goodwin said: “We want to inspire and develop children through creative play experiences — and this store is all about that.No