Customer Reviews for LEGO - Architecture Statue of Liberty 21042
Customer Rating
5
Great looking statue, face is a let down however.
on June 18, 2022
Posted by: Link3rd
The build of the pedestal is very repetitive and wasn’t really fun as everything had to be done 4 times because it’s 4 sides. However, it’s very detailed, even the statue. The folds in the clothes, the crown, the right leg, the torch, all very nice, except for the face, which is a let down, being just one shield piece. Swapped some of the parts from the back of the dress to get the face more convex and the T-shape between the pieces suggest brow and centerline of face. The chin is subtly squared off, which is better. It’s not a huge improvement, but it’s better. I’ve seen other mods that give the face a nose, but it looks like a Moai head statue, lol.
I bought this for my mom for Mother’s Day, as this is the set that she always has wanted. Even though this was one of her first Lego sets that she has built, the process went very smoothly. It was a very good time!
This set is a really amazing way to recreate the Statue of Liberty with immense detail and plenty of nonrepetetive techniques. It always looks good no matter where I find myself putting it and is one of the better Architecture sets ever released. 10/10 would reccommend.
As it stands now, it is the worst Lego set that I own. The build is challenging but the end product doesn’t look too appealing. The simplest thing Lego can do to improve this set is to do something about the face of the statue. Add a sticker or create a inquire Lego piece for the face. The blank face is just lazy on the detail of such an iconic monument. Can’t recommend this to anyone until Lego changes the face.
Much has been said about the need for a “facelift” on this model, but I think the “blank” face actually works really well - gives this more of a LEGO feel and looks much better than the pictures otherwise suggest. The build experience with this one is a great challenge and a lot of fun: really need to pay attention with all those small green pieces! I’ve built (too) many sets over last six months (have become addicted to LEGO), from the Colosseum and Taj Mahal to the UCS Millennium Falcon and Disney Castle; they are all awesome but the Statue of Liberty is the one getting most of the comments from friends and family. It also looks great displayed next to Empire State Builiding!
I highly enjoyed building this set. Took about 3 hours, while watching tv and eating snacks. Easy build, watch the directions of the pieces you are using. Overall, I recommend it