London is my favorite of the four Lego Architecture skyline strand sets I have at this time. Its attention to detail on the rear side is the best I've seen. I thought that the construction of the London Eye was brilliant and inspired. The bridge was detailed and beautiful. However, in comparison, the National Gallery was unimpressive. Also, I had a slight problem with the 'boat' floating under the Tower Bridge, for a while I couldn't quite believe it was a boat. It really was just a little add-on that was not that great. I removed mine from the set after displaying it with my others. Finally, I was disappointed yet again with the amount of pieces going in to construct the platform. Four hundred and sixty-eight pieces seems like a lot, but when so many go into the platform, far fewer are used on the details that make these sets so special. Altogether, the set was fun to build and is beautiful. As is the case with most things, there were a few disappointments, but the set as a whole is wonderful. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes the realistic side of Lego building.
As stated this set is ok but...... On the positive side, it's a nice little build, it looks good and there are some nice touches... BUT... Bits don't look finished....... The grey joining both pieces of the wheel spoil it, would be much better in white, and the wheel itself doesn't feel very secure, and I'm sure it could look much better with the right parts... Nelson would look much better with one arm less and a hat, and the base has 4 single clips which don't remotely resemble the lions.... The top of the Houses of Parliament looks weird......whatever it's resembling it doesn't..... Overall I think this could have been a much better set with more attention to detail in the design.......
Being my first Lego in many years, I enjoyed it very much. The instructions were clear and I didn't want to stop once I started.
I think it's a great landmark and Lego was in line. The only area to improve I'd suggest is the top of the wheel as it's not very rounded and the colour is questionable.
I haven't built a Lego model for around 15 years and first saw a constructed version of this on display in the Leicester Square store. My husband bought this for me and I thoroughly enjoyed building it.
I agree with other reviews that the top of the Eye would be better with white parts. We also felt that the base of Tower Bridge looked unfinished and found some parts that finished it nicely (see pic).