Miami Bomb Squad Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Love everything except the dome, coulda made some special pieces to match the real thing. Quote
dcdfan Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 great looking set, will be curious to see the price. if history is any guide this could certainly be a $200 set but would it sell well at that price point? IIRC, $129.99 1 Quote
jay4e Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 9 minutes ago, dcdfan said: IIRC, $129.99 that would be nice. it looks nearly double the size of Imperial Hotel. Quote
dcdfan Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Anyone know the piece count? About 1300 I believe... Quote
fossilrock Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 59 minutes ago, dcdfan said: IIRC, $129.99 Wow, much cheaper than I expected! This is set of the year, IMO. This is in a battle with the Brickbank for the title. Quote
Crustybeaver Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 It's January, maybe a little early to be talking set of the year contender. That said the Capitol building is a mighty fine design. Quote
Guest TabbyBoy Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 I think they've done a much better job of this than Buckingham Palace. I can see the QFLLs doing well when Capitol sells out within a week. I have a stash of White Houses that I bought half price in Dallas so, I'll hang onto them for a while now. Quote
dcdfan Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 1 hour ago, fossilrock said: Wow, much cheaper than I expected! This is set of the year, IMO. This is in a battle with the Brickbank for the title. Yea, I was expecting $199.99 but read $129.99 IIRC... Quote
fossilrock Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 57 minutes ago, Crustybeaver said: It's January, maybe a little early to be talking set of the year contender. That said the Capitol building is a mighty fine design. Why, we've already seen 90% of the sets they are putting out this year. Other than a death star rehash, big ben, and hoth rebel base, it's getting a lot lighter on the amount of new sets to be revealed. Regardless, it's one of the best, if not the best architecture set made. I personally rank Fallingwater and White House as my favorites, and I think this one beats both of those. At 129.99 bucks, it will be easy to score this one around 90.00 over the year. So, i'm psyched for this one, more than perhaps any other set at the moment. Quote
TheOrcKing Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Here's the back of the box. Well most of it anyway. 1 Quote
jbacunn Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Very glad to see them making another large Arch set. I was worried we would only see small and midsize sets. Agree that the dome isn't quite right but this is an immediate purchase for me. Quote
brickolodon Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 I am impressed, great... i cannnt believe it will be 129.99... Quote
dcdfan Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Found it... United States Capitol Building: Perspective view of LEGO US Capitol Building model. (Photo from promobricks.de) This is a really exciting model with proportions which look like they are very true to the real building. The high level of detail is really appealing to me, although the over-reliance on part #4070 – 1×1 Brick w/ Headlight may make the build process very repetitive. By my count, the base is 48 studs wide and 14 studs deep, with the bulk of the model about 6 bricks tall, and the tallest portion is around 17 bricks tall. I think this will be the second largest set in the LEGO Architecture series, with around 1300 pieces and a price of 129.99$ For more detailed analysis, read the whole article I just posted at brickarchitect.com. Sincerely, ---Tom Alphin 1 Quote
Miami Bomb Squad Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Sounds about right, the Imperial Hotel was 1188 pcs for $130, So this one has 112 pcs more. Quote
Sozial Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I can see this being a nice set EOL in the US, but I am not so sure about it here in Europe, I guess the same goes for Brandenburg gate in the US. I will skip that set for investment. Edited January 27, 2016 by Sozial Quote
Miami Bomb Squad Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, Sozial said: I can see this being a nice set EOL in the US, but I am not so sure about it here in Europe, I guess the same goes for Brandenburg gate in the US. I will skip that set for investment. Are we going to discuss EOL now? This set will be around........minimum January 2020. Quote
Roy vd M. Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 See this video, from 2:08, for a closeup of this set. Quote
chipbee Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 On 27/01/2016 at 2:00 AM, jay4e said: great looking set, will be curious to see the price. if history is any guide this could certainly be a $200 set but would it sell well at that price point? Yes we can. Quote
bricklues Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 I'm thrilled with this set, especially as I love the real building. I am sure I will be wanting it in my own collection. However, seeing available photos, I don't think the dome with a lantern is similar enough to the real one. And the dome is the most prominent part of this architectural composition. Hence, the designers should have tried better to catch the dome's essence, maybe even request for a new part, before bringing this to public. I believe this could have been done in particular considering the scale of the set. Anyway, looking forward to see this one in person and hopefully, change my current impression. :-) Quote
Adobo Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Looks great! Anyone know the exact dimensions of this set? Quote
Loghamel Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 48x14 studs, 17 studs tall per dcdfan. Pretty easy to figure out from there. Heck, just lay some bricks out and you can see it visually. 1 Quote
KShine Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 The dome is what makes this building - It's unfortunate that LEGO did an awful job with it (as the rest of it looks great). 1 Quote
exciter1 Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 5 minutes ago, KShine said: The dome is what makes this building - It's unfortunate that LEGO did an awful job with it (as the rest of it looks great). I agree 1 Quote
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