dcdfan Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 13 minutes ago, Seal Cutter said: If you have the money for only one to build, i can't see anyone buying new BK over NYC I think some in the Middle East might disagree... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 On 1/6/2016 at 4:20 PM, TheOrcKing said: I love this set. The scale is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inversion Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 3 hours ago, Seal Cutter said: New BK already looking like a bit of a dud to me. And if you don't want the new taller better BK, i see no reason anyone barring an absolute completist would now want the orginal BK New is taller, but not better. To be honest, old BK represents the staples of the building better. It was designed when Architecture series was meant to represent buildings' architecture aspects, not just doing mini Creator landmarks. I still say that LEGO should rename the series to Landmarks because Architecture is gone from it... Although I concur that it is probably more profitable this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 34 minutes ago, Ed Mack said: I love this set. The scale is fantastic. It is. Even it will make a nice gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal Cutter Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 If you have the money for only one to build, i can't see anyone buying new BK over NYC I think some in the Middle East might disagree... Haha! Good point. Oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) On January 9, 2016 at 9:04 AM, dinner41 said: Indeed. The old was caught by the new one just as it was about to get interesting price-wise. Sad. (Or: well played, LEGO) I was selling BK's around 90 to 100.00 from a 18.00 buy-in, thanks to BAM and B&N. But, over the holidays I think only one sold on amazon, because there was only one shift in resellers the entire time. I've basically given up on them for now.. With that said, i'm really interested to see the US Capitol Building. I just don't know how they could pull that one off as a smaller set, priced from 50 to 80.00. I'm really hoping they don't go the cheap route, and instead make it a 129.99 or 199.99 set. We are due for a 129.99 architecture set. Please please please! I think the US Capitol, and the Kremlin both deserve a set that is more in line with a build like the Robie House.. Buckingham palace could be pulled off like the Louvre or White House, but the Capitol building deserves a larger set. Edited January 20, 2016 by fossilrock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal Cutter Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 2 hours ago, fossilrock said: With that said, i'm really interested to see the US Capitol Building. I just don't know how they could pull that one off as a smaller set, priced from 50 to 80.00. I'm really hoping they don't go the cheap route, and instead make it a 129.99 or 199.99 set. We are due for a 129.99 architecture set. Please please please! I think the US Capitol, and the Kremlin both deserve a set that is more in line with a build like the Robie House.. Buckingham palace could be pulled off like the Louvre or White House, but the Capitol building deserves a larger set. Capitol would be an interesting set. I can see how they might do most of the "straight" bits on the front, but the curved top would be potentially challenging. Do we see a brick built dome structure like Taj Mahal? I hope not! Part of the set size would depend on how "wide" they go with respect to the real thing. The Louvre as depicted in Lego is only the central part of the larger building, so maybe the same could be true here. I think the trade off between a bigger US set like Capitol building would be the fact that we're supposed to be getting a large (non-architecture theme...) Big Ben to satisfy this side of the Atlantic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 33 minutes ago, Seal Cutter said: Capitol would be an interesting set. I can see how they might do most of the "straight" bits on the front, but the curved top would be potentially challenging. Do we see a brick built dome structure like Taj Mahal? I hope not! Part of the set size would depend on how "wide" they go with respect to the real thing. The Louvre as depicted in Lego is only the central part of the larger building, so maybe the same could be true here. I think the trade off between a bigger US set like Capitol building would be the fact that we're supposed to be getting a large (non-architecture theme...) Big Ben to satisfy this side of the Atlantic. I hope they do it right and it's not done like the Louvre. That's why i'm hoping its a 129.99 set, in the same scale as the White House/UN building. Hoping.. not saying it will go that way, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipbee Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 On 09/01/2016 at 1:09 AM, Seal Cutter said: If you have the money for only one to build, i can't see anyone buying new BK over NYC BK is the tallest building in the world, and likely will remain so for many year to come. Also in NYC set, i would say only the empire state building looks good, the rest are a bit of letdown. There will be people who prefer standalone flatiron and empire state buildings found in earlier sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomodoro Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 New architecture set confirmed at Nuremberg Toy Fair, US Capitol, set 21030, courtesy of zusammengebaut.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Brickset has pictures of Buckingham and the US Capitol Building. I think both are stunning! http://brickset.com/article/18888/summer-architecture-images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I am not feeling the Buckingham Palace, sorry. Isn't the build only represent just the front part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I don't know how they could pull Buckinham off without it being a 400.00 set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, fossilrock said: I don't know how they could pull Buckinham off without it being a 400.00 set. With the right design , I'd pay that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, Bold-Arrow said: With the right design , I'd pay that Will the guards be microfigs out front? Toy soldier'esque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I think a full scale Parliament building with Big Ben included would be a more interesting choice. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal Cutter Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Buckingham Palace looks similar to the Louvre, in that both are actually bigger, but the designer has interpreted that brick size vs. Price point makes a smaller segment better If you want Big Ben plus Houses of Parliament, take the existing little Big Ben & get MOCing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbacunn Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 The Capital is awesome and a must buy. I thought Buckingham Palace was the Louvre when I first looked at it. Kinda boring. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipbee Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 11 hours ago, Seal Cutter said: Buckingham Palace looks similar to the Louvre, in that both are actually bigger, but the designer has interpreted that brick size vs. Price point makes a smaller segment better If you want Big Ben plus Houses of Parliament, take the existing little Big Ben & get MOCing! Probably the really large sets are reserved for creator expert series. Though i wonder why do buckingham palace? I dont quite see the architectural significance of this building. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citymorgue Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I do have to say I was starting to wonder about the higher dollar architecture sets. It's been a couple of years, and with the few releases of late, and all small ones, I thought they may have abandoned that idea. I guess I was wrong. My wife loves the architecture series, and both of these buildings are going to have to be day one buys for her. I especially love the scale of the capitol building. Fantastic looking model. I bet it's impressive in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Here is a New Elementary review on the "new & improved" 21031 Burj Khalifa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuka Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 The new US Capitol and Buckingham Palace are shown as on backorder until 9/19 on LSAH. Six new Architecture sets in 2016. More than the last two combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 5 minutes ago, kahuka said: More than the last two combined. I'm sorry, what's this part mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seal Cutter Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 5 minutes ago, dcdfan said: I'm sorry, what's this part mean? That 2014-2015 were a bit dry, as far as new sets were concerned, i assumed was the meaning 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuka Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Yeah, not only did they release more "normal" Arch sets than previously, they also introduced a new line of skyline sets. The skyline sets probably for 2017 are Sydney/Chicago/London in that model number order, so it's maybe likely that Sydney is the $30 set, London is a $60 set and who knows about Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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