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- June 20, 2014First Review
- December 27, 2017Last Review
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Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
Posted:December 27, 2017
PDXBruce
Age:
65 or older
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Grandparent
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Great set
" I missed buying this when it first came out and remember reading about Sting and his son building it when he was on tour. I was sure I'd never get a chance to buy it and then LEGO reissued this beautiful set. I was in line when my local LEGO store opened on November 3 and was very happy to carry it out to my car. It's designed in modules: six at the base, eight for the mausoleum, and then the dome. That makes for a sensible build and it can be disassembled if necessary. There is a bit of tedium, since the architecture of the Taj is all about symmetry. The modules can get repetative, but the plus side is you learn a few tricks as you progress. The engineering of the roof and interior of the dome is brilliant and structurally sound. My 10-year-old grandson helped me at several points and it wasn't beyond his abilities.
The only thing I didn't particularly like when I was done was the "knobbiness" of the dome and the domes of the four chhatris. So I went to Bricks and Pieces and ordered 1x1 and 1x2 tiles and 1x1x2/3 roof tiles to go over all the knobs. I think it cleans up the final product.
Anyway, fun build and a very impressive piece that draws the admiration and comment of everyone who sees it, especially those who have been to Agra. "
The only thing I didn't particularly like when I was done was the "knobbiness" of the dome and the domes of the four chhatris. So I went to Bricks and Pieces and ordered 1x1 and 1x2 tiles and 1x1x2/3 roof tiles to go over all the knobs. I think it cleans up the final product.
Anyway, fun build and a very impressive piece that draws the admiration and comment of everyone who sees it, especially those who have been to Agra. "
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I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Portland
From:
United States
State:
Oregon
Age:
65 or older
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Grandparent
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Build Time:
23
hrs
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
Level of Difficulty:
Challenging
Very Easy
Very Challenging
I would recommend this to a friend!
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MetalBeard's Sea Cow
MetalBeard's Sea Cow
Posted:June 20, 2014
PDXBruce
Age:
65 or older
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Grandparent
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Overall:
5
/
5
Great set
" This has to be one of the great Lego sets of all time. Since they weren't modeling it after a real-life object or a George Lucas creation, they turned the designers completely loose and the result is a celebration of whimsy. You like aft cabins on your ships? How about two of them stacked on top of each other? You like gold and silver? How about dozens of studs in every corner of the ship? You like chains? We've got chains dangling fore and aft and off the masts. You like multiple methods of propulsion? We've got sails and propellers galore. It's a complicated but fun build. It's also a very solid model. Again, not having to model after other people's designs, they were able to build in some serious structural integrity. It's a display model, more than a play model, as there's not a lot of space to run people up and down the masts. But it's a big, beautiful, whimsical variety show of a model and a great, if somewhat demanding, build.
"
I would recommend this to a friend!
From: Portland
State:
Oregon
From:
United States
Age:
65 or older
years old
Customer Type:
LEGO Grandparent
Building Experience:
Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For:
Self
Play Experience (Optional):
4
/
5
Value for Money (Optional):
5
/
5
I would recommend this to a friend!
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+1point
1of 1found this review helpful.