10234 - Sydney Opera House

[emazers]

If you don't have any Tower Bridges yet, I would not wait til the last minute, They should be around for the Holidays, but if that retiring sign show's up on Lego, the Panic buying starts.

[stephen_rockefeller]

TAKE. MY. MONEY!!!!!!

[Anakinisvader]

Wait, over $300 msrp and no minifigures?  At least throw in some carolers from the winter village sets.

[stephen_rockefeller]

I just want to know a release date so I can presale them on eBay for $2,000 a piece lol JK, somebody will though!

[BuckeyeFanDan]

On Brickset it says the release date is September 1.

[beeblet65]

What happened to this being the biggest set of all time? 

I was also hoping this was the case - oh well, now i can buy 2 on the first day =)

[TheDarkness]

I just want to know a release date so I can presale them on eBay for $2,000 a piece lol JK, somebody will though!

 

Only 2k?? That will be undercutting everyone else!

[stephen_rockefeller]

Only 2k?? That will be undercutting everyone else!

You know me.....I'm not greedy ;)

[Etan]

This set reminds me of the SSD the piece count isn't that high but if you have seen the Lego video on the opera house its huge. It looks bigger than the TB and the taj mahal and they both have 1000+ more pieces.

[TheOrcKing]

What happened to this being the biggest set of all time? 

....Dude, come on. That thing is magnificently HUGE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LzrIKeUR-w

[stephen_rockefeller]

I have said this recently but I will say it again, this is a good year to be not only an investor, but a collector and builder as well. I call BS on anyone who is not happy with this years offerings from TLG.

[TheOrcKing]

I have said this recently but I will say it again, this is a good year to be not only an investor, but a collector and builder as well. I call BS on anyone who is not happy with this years offerings from TLG.

You can certainly say that again. Amen, brother!

[Grolim]

Fantastic looking set!  I love the detail and the fact they've included all the surrounds.  I hope they are sending plenty of container loads of this set to Aussie, they'll go nuts for it over there. 

[TheDarkness]

I have said this recently but I will say it again, this is a good year to be not only an investor, but a collector and builder as well. I call BS on anyone who is not happy with this years offerings from TLG.

 

Agreed. I have struggled to consider the investing side of a lot of these sets, simply because I am overwhelmed with how awesome they are.

And if that is the case, well, they should be pretty damn awesome later on for investment purposes

[jaylay]

just wanted to know, will this be in scale with mini figures? wouldve looked nice if he included some minifigures walking around ... for that matter are the other big time creator sets like Eifel and Taj also in scale with mini figures?

[TheOrcKing]

just wanted to know, will this be in scale with mini figures? wouldve looked nice if he included some minifigures walking around ... for that matter are the other big time creator sets like Eifel and Taj also in scale with mini figures?

Well....you could have minifigures walking around but it may not quite look exactly realistic in scale. I am tempted to place some tourists around this build though for the heck of it!

[scottjs]

This set reminds me of the SSD the piece count isn't that high but if you have seen the Lego video on the opera house its huge. It looks bigger than the TB and the taj mahal and they both have 1000+ more pieces.

 

That was exactly what I thought, comparing it to the SSD. I am really impressed with the final design and this will be a fantastic set to add to my collection in due time. The build looks like it's going to be a blast, I friggin love these huge sets!

 

TLG is on fire this year, and I'm just glad all the new sets coming out will be on the shelf for a while as I am draining my extra savings account stocking up on sets before they retire.

[Anakinisvader]

Maybe use microfigures from the games.  You could have an awesome Ninjago or Hobbit battle going on outside or some pirates scalping tickets for the Metallica concert inside.  Oops, I forgot, its an opera house.  They would be scalping Queensryche tickets instead.

[buddytheelf]

I wonder if the interior has any detail? Oh and cover your ears naysayers......................wait for it, wait for it.........this set is gonna be a GOLDMINE!!!!!!! Scratch my idea about bundling the architecture series SOH with this one, no one is gonna want that POS now!!

In time... I have a feeling you are going to have to wait quite a while to do any mining.  This might be one of those sets that stays around for quite a while.

[Coneil21]

You can certainly say that again. Amen, brother!

Can I get an amen? ???? Amen!!!

[abri123]

Just watched the video. This looks awesome! So want to build one.

If looking for an investment piece though, I reckon this will be around till at least 2016/17 so no rush to tie up your money.

[Sauromosis]

80 dollars more than the Tower Bridge with 1306 fewer pieces.  This is a result of the increased demand for Lego products and, in a way, it makes investing in the Tower Bridge an even better idea.

[Quacs]

I just want to know a release date so I can presale them on eBay for $2,000 a piece lol JK, somebody will though!

 

Now that's funny...

[Guest eightbrick]

  Amazing. I'm taking donations, by the way.

 

This provides further credibility that TB is going to retire soon.....

[oldsmobile]

I'm tempted to buy this piece http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4162pb076 to add to the full-sized opera house once it becomes available.  Heck, maybe I'll put together a 21012 as well.