My rating is initiated as a fan of the very nice and famous Lego architecture series. Normally I'm expecting very detailed models of famous or extraordinary facilities including an introduction in their architecture. Contrary to my expectations is Lego New York City only like a very rough overview or introduction and couldn't fit my standards. So from my point of it is a nice but expensive souvenir and I bought it for my son as he was coming back from his US trip.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Nicholas, Digital Product Specialist, LEGO® Consumer Services, April 6, 2016
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts about your New York City Architecture set. I'm sorry that this set does not meet your expectations. Please know that in addition to our new skyline sets, we will continue to bring you Architecture models that you are used to seeing.
Your feedback is important so I will be passing them along to the team in charge of that area.
My Grandson is 15. He said the set is only 6" high; small. It took him 10 minutes to build. He did learn some things about the buildings by reading the booklet that came with the set. My grandson's have a large Lego station in their garage and have been building and rebuilding for years. I am disappointed that I spent so much money and it only took 10 min.
A nice model that looks good when completed. The tiny minifig Statue of Liberty is a fun touch. Would have been cool to have more buildings included, but as it is, it is a great representation of the New York skyline.
Although I've never been to New York itself, the city has always fascinated me from a very young age (through films and even through Lego itself). This model in the Architecture series is delightful, both in the building experience and in the final product for display. I built it leisurely, spending about an hour or less for each building, building one each day until complete. The Empire State Building is a very clever and realistic detailed component, and the Chrysler Building is also very good (its clear plastic bricks catch the light and make the building look lit up in the daytime). The relative heights of the buildings make for a convincing skyline model, and the final set is a good advert for making me want to visit the city for real. The other sets currently available look good, and I wish to congratulate Lego for making these skyline models so attractive and reasonably priced.
Interesting idea to offer these affordable sets that represent city skylines. Simple build, nice display piece. This set, I assume, is intended as a representation of the city and not an exact map of the city. A nice follow up would be a creator sized set of the Chrysler building.
Thanks for another set in this true AFOL series. Well done.