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And because it’s so large, it’s also really satisfying seeing this incredible structure take shape in front of your very eyes. At long last we’ve reached the top of the tower. A small ring of windows is fleshed out with transparent 1×1 and 1×2 plate. And for a better frame of reference that hopefully more people can relate with, here it is next to the LEGO 92176 NASA Apollo Saturn which is just over 100cm tall. The continued superstructure makes further use of clips at the top and bottom, forming the Eiffel Tower's famous 'A' shape. Each cross-brace is cleverly attached in two places, so they usually remain secure, but the horizontal beams can be accidentally dislodged. The lattices immediately below the second level are also rather fragile and look awkward, without any interlaced braces behind them.

Moreover, the complex network of braces and beams casts shadows throughout the model, so it never looks bland. The projecting terrace around the second level is accurate and I applaud the use of dark bluish grey sausages, recreating the fence posts which surround the outdoor terrace in reality. The modern glass-fronted structure on this floor is omitted, matching the first level. It’s not every day that LEGO crosses the 10,000-piece mark, or gives us a model that’s almost 1.5 metres (4.8 feet) tall, but that day has arrived with 10307 Eiffel Tower, one of LEGO’s most ambitious and impressive models to date. Eiffel’s Apartment is an interesting way for LEGO to expand the 10307 Eiffel Tower without directly ratcheting up the already high price and part count of that set. It recreates a minifigure-scale view of a part of the tower and considering the almost urban-legend quality of the hidden apartment, it’s also a conversation piece. The build itself is interesting, if not particularly complex. The included minifigure is a good likeness for Gustave Eiffel, although it doesn’t contain any unique elements. And voila! The very last thing to be put together is the french flag. A welcome burst of color after slogging through a mostly monochromatic build.Here’s a look at the second platform, where you’ll notice the use of new dark grey sausages for the arcs. Plate Special 2 x 2 with Only 2 studs in Sand Yellow/ Dark Tan (6396392 | 33909) was introduced in October in 21336 The Office. There’s just enough room for a minifigure to stand behind the telescopes and put them to use. Considering the apartment is almost 1000 feet in the air already, it must allow for quite the view of the Paris cityscape. When seen in the context of the larger model, you can plainly see that each corner of this module is another parallelepiped, but with a steeper angle than the previous module. I have made the editorial decision to not bother with step-by-step photos for the four corners of the module, since the building techniques are nearly identical to bags 19-28 which we already covered in detail.

There are 74 (!!) numbered bags in the LEGO Eiffel Tower, which is the most I’ve ever encountered in a set. READ MORE: Learn more about the design process; watch New Elementary's video interview with designer Rok Žgalin Kobe. The parts in10307 Eiffel Tower To be frank, this model looks beautiful from across the room — assuming that you have a large enough room to allow you to see it from a distance! I am extremely pleased with the overall shape of the model, which captures the elegant form of the real building very well. If this were a MOC on display at a LEGO convention, it would draw large crowds due to the large size and high degree of craftsmanship. I think it looks marvelous. Truly. They got the shaping perfectly, the details are amazing and very pleasing to look at but... was it really necessary? Speaking of planning, you definitely want to plan ahead as it has a footprint of 57 x 57cm, and is of course awkwardly tall, so placing it on a desk or shelf doesn’t really work.

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While it suffers from a high price-per-part, this is a physically large set with really fun play features.

Aside from the numbered bags there are about 10 (I forgot to count…) unnumbered bags containing larger parts. More latticework is built, again with a very similar build to what we’ve seen on the earlier levels. These slot into the larger framework and require quite a bit of fiddling to get all the crossbeams aligned.I did take the Rok Zgalin Kobe’s advice (I’ll share my interview with him soon!), and had a few Eiffel Tower documentaries, videos and podcasts prepared for the build. The front of the box shows the full tower, and has a small inset graphic on the upper right touting the dimensions of the set ( 58.5″ / 149 cm high and 22.5″ / 57 cm wide).

The center of the room is dominated by a large beam from the tower structure. This sub-build attaches to the floor via the yellow clips on that 2×2 turntable I mentioned earlier. The connection is pretty firm, and the beam will survive the jostling it’ll endure as the other apartment furnishings go in. Whether or not you decide it deserves the title as the ‘largest LEGO set’, #10307 Eiffel Tower is a massive undertaking that has a towering presence in any room. More than any previous LEGO set, it makes the jump from LEGO model to serious home decor — That’s why the real question for many builders is not about whether this is an impressive LEGO set, but rather if they have a safe and suitable place in their home to display it. Yet at the same time, as we say, through its size and the number of repeated steps (x72 of this action, x144 of that, x4 of all of it again), it does mean that in various stages the LEGO build experience also becomes tedious –so much so that you may wonder if 10307 Eiffel Tower will also require two years to complete.Thankfully, taller models are generally easier to accommodate on display than those with a large footprint, although the base still measures a considerable 57cm square. The scale is accordingly close to 10294 Titanic and particularly 21042 Statue of Liberty, with the latter being another of Eiffel's engineering works. And…if you want to get extra creative – and have the parts on hand – well, there’s no reason you can’t make the whole thing just a little more…super.

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