First seen right smart back inOctober of last class , Lego ’s version of theFlatiron building — one of New York ’s most iconic landmarks next to the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building — isfinally availablefor those look for a souvenir of the city , or to contribute to their Lego Architecture collection .
give Lego recently open up a flagship store in New York ’s Flatiron dominion it was inevitable that the hulk 21 - storey building nearby would be given the brick intervention as part of the society ’s ongoingArchitecture series . Standing just over six - inches tall the scale adaptation of the Flatiron Building — which was once one of the grandiloquent skyscraper in New York — is assembled from 471 pieces . It ’s not one of the most challenging Lego builds , but it does use some clever inner hinging tricks to recreate the recognizable wedge frame of its real - life counterpart .
At the scale used for the tiny set it ’s unimaginable to utterly recreate all of the Beaux - Arts styling that architect Daniel Burnham incorporated into the Flatiron Building ’s pattern back in 1902 . But through a clever use of 2-dimensional - roofing tile vent and three shades of brick , the towboat ’s typical features decidedly show through on this model .
see side - by - side with the original building no one is going to ever mistake your Lego model for the real thing , but the company ’s designers did a majuscule job at including some key details given it ’s just six - inches tall .
And like with all the other sets in the Lego Architecture series , the construction instructions are as much deserving displaying as the actual mannikin . In addition to all those step - by - footstep didactics you love pouring through , the book features a elaborated story of the Flatiron Building , as well as random facts related to the section you ’re build as you work through all of the tone . You ’ll decidedly get a line something along the way , even if it ’s just how much you still adore playing with Lego . [ Lego Architecture ]
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