Really enjoyed building this model would recommend it to any one. It didn't take me to long to build but I find once it is built it looks really effective and has good detail for people to know and see what the buildings are straight away.
I liked the book which came with it which tells you a little bit about all of the buildings.
This was my first architecture set. Overall it looks nice, however I don't like the Chrysler Building. The white and transparent pieces together don't look nearly as good as the patterns used on the Empire State Building or One World Trade Center. The Statue of Liberty doesn't look that similar to the real thing - I think the microfigure used is too small compared to the base.
This was the first set I purchased after being away from LEGO for about 7 years and I had fun building it. I personally felt that it was just the right size; not to big and not too small but perfect for display on my shelf. The buildings themselves came out looking better than expected which made the finished build that little bit more satisfying to look at upon completion. It wasn't overly complicated to build which meant that I wasn't left confused with some of the instructions which is what I was looking for after being out of it for a few years. I also enjoyed the book that was included in the set which provided details and history of the buildings included alongside the building instructions.
Overall I would recommend this to a friend, even if they had never touched a LEGO set in their life.
I love it! I went to New York for vacation so after I built it i placed it on top of the chimney to display it with my other New York souvenirs. The Lady Liberty is super small though I feel like it can get easily lost. I think she should have been a little bigger and should have been carrying the book n the torch it would be a lot better but I still love it!
One of the best LEGO Architecture sets. An incredible amount of detail for a set of this size. Very interesting building techniques used. I love how they are all to scale! Statue of Liberty: Small and simple, but easily recognisable. Empire State Building: Much better than older model of it. Better detail with grills, and with the antenna. Very ascetically pleasing, and I bit larger than the previous model. Chrysler Building: Beautiful model. The "crown" is done well, for such a small scale. The structure itself is simplistic but looks fine. Flatiron Building: Again, simple model. Looks nice from front angles, but the side angles aren't as great. Then again, for something so small, the detail is shown. One World Trade Center: My favourite out of them all. Clever use of SNOT, and it is very nice looking. I would enjoy it more if the grey tiles were replaced with another shade of blue, or transparent ones, but other than that, it's fine. Looks stunning next to the others.
This is my 2nd Architecture build, and really have enjoyed the New York skyline build. See how the buildings are in different height too. My only criticism is that the Statue of Liberty is abit plain and doesn't really look like the real thing to be honest. But that's it. Really good project to build and give it a 8/10
I've been eyeing the New York set for awhile and today I finally managed to buy the set. It's very nice and resembles NYC very well! I highly recommend it.