Rufus Posted December 9, 2011 Posted December 9, 2011 (edited) 2012 LEGO Architecture News & Rumours 21012 Syndey Opera House Sydney, Australia Architect Series Released: 1 April 2012 Parts: 270 Price: US $39.99 | GB £34.99 | EUR €39,99 Links: Shop@Home ... Architecture Site ... Brickset ... Bricklink Review by Siegfried 21013 Big Ben London, Great Britain Landmark Series Release: 1 June 2012 Parts: 341 Price: US $29.99 | EUR €29,99 Links: Shop@Home ... Architecture Site ... Brickset ... Bricklink Review by Pandora & Rufus 21014 Villa Savoye Poissy, France Architect Series Release: 1 Sept 2012 (est) Parts: 660 Price: US $70 | EUR ?? Links: Shop@Home ... Architecture Site ... Brickset ... Bricklink Edited August 11, 2012 by Rufus 21014 Added Quote
the-bricking-builder Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 Hello. when I was looking at brickshop.nl,In the new items bar was this added: LEGO 21012 Sydney Opera House. The release date is 1 june 2012,and the price 39,99 euro's. this was the same site that give us information about the pet shop,and the joust,so I think we can trust this. What do you think? Quote
Sid Sidious Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 Sounds like a new set in the Architecture line. It sounds neat, but I wonder how they will do it with only 40 Euros of pieces. Quote
Roger Rabbit Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 I'd been hoping for Sydney Opera House to be made as a Taj Mahal/Tower Bridge scale model.. will see what this one is like. Quote
Darth Hagrid Posted December 15, 2011 Posted December 15, 2011 VERY interesting! I was beginning to fear that there would be no Architecture sets next year! Quote
Brickus Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) Being Australian, I can't help but be excited and disappointed from hearing this news. I was hoping for a set more in the vein of the Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower and Tower Bridge. Edited December 16, 2011 by Brickus Quote
mo123567 Posted December 16, 2011 Posted December 16, 2011 Being Australian, I can't help but be excited and disappointed from hearing this news. I was hoping for a set more in the vein of the Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower and Tower Bridge. I'm not Australian but I agree with you. The Sydney Opera house would have made a wonderful Taj Mahal sized set. I'm not a big fan of the architecture line. Quote
Brickmamba Posted December 17, 2011 Posted December 17, 2011 disappointing is right, for me scale is too small Quote
GRogall Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) The first set for this year will be 21012 Sydney Opera House No pictures or info when this will be released yet, but stay tuned! Edited January 2, 2012 by grogall Quote
Rufus Posted January 2, 2012 Author Posted January 2, 2012 We have a thread for this already, grogall. Merging.... Quote
GRogall Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 (edited) Sorry, even searched the thread before posting Which means I can't keep it up to date like I did with the 2011 one either Edited January 2, 2012 by grogall Quote
Ash Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 While I love the idea of the architecture sets none of them have appealed to me that much so I haven't bought any of them yet. However, my grandfather who died a couple of years back emigrated from the UK to Australia to help build the Opera House so there's no way I could resist this one because of the personal connection. I hope the rumour is true. Quote
Ceroknight Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I agree with everyone saying it should be a big set... Hopefully LEGO will release a big architecture set this year.. Quote
Maikii Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) Just came across this at amazon.co.jp - don't recall seeing this before, guess it's not just a rumour: http://www.amazon.co.jp/レゴ-21012-LEGO-アーキテクチャー-シドニー・オペラハウス/dp/B006RFVDV2/ref=lh_ni_t Edited January 13, 2012 by CopMike Pic added Quote
CM4Sci Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Just came across this at amazon.co.jp - don't recall seeing this before, guess it;s not just a rumour: Sydney Opera House! Amazing find, Maikii! -Sci Quote
Hewman Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Just came across this at amazon.co.jp - don't recall seeing this before, guess it's not just a rumour: http://www.amazon.co.jp/レゴ-21012-LEGO-アーキテクチャー-シドニー・オペラハウス/dp/B006RFVDV2/ref=lh_ni_t Many thanks for the pics. Even at that relatively low price point that set is awful. Why did they give more detail to the base rather than what makes the opera house iconic? when I first heard of this set I was certain I'd buy it, but I wouldn't buy this on massive discount after seeing the pic. Quote
tafkatb Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 I think it looks a little too... chunky, but I'll reserve judgment until I get to see it from a different angle. It does look better than I expected, but those iconic curves are really hard to nail at such a small scale. Does anyone find the box art a little suspicious? The all-caps title makes me wonder if this is really official. Quote
Maikii Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 I think it looks a little too... chunky, but I'll reserve judgment until I get to see it from a different angle. It does look better than I expected, but those iconic curves are really hard to nail at such a small scale. Does anyone find the box art a little suspicious? The all-caps title makes me wonder if this is really official. Probably because SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE is a trademark, therefore needs to appear that way.. Quote
Nightshroud99 Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Uh I don't know about this one. But I'll reserve my full judgement until I can see bigger pictures. Quote
Tomahawker Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Here's another picture from Amazon.jp Agree with the other sentiments here. This scale is simply too small to faithfully reproduce the roofline "sails". This is barely recognizable. Quote
Creator Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Nice find! Although it does not completely resemble the fine lines of the real Opera House, I do think it's a nice addition to the current Architecture line. This one will not appear on my list though.. /Offtopic Any rumours on any upcoming large scale architecture/D2C/Creator-like sets such as Tower Bridge, Taj Mahal and Eiffel Tower? /Ontopic again :) Quote
Strand Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 As another Aussie who has to take visiting family and friends to this building several times a year, that's some pretty questionable resemblance. I give TLG credit for attempting to portray the 'sails', but they probably shouldn't have bothered unless they want to take another crack with a much higher piece count. Quote
nicoga3000 Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 As another Aussie who has to take visiting family and friends to this building several times a year, that's some pretty questionable resemblance. I give TLG credit for attempting to portray the 'sails', but they probably shouldn't have bothered unless they want to take another crack with a much higher piece count. While I'm not an Aussie, and I've never had the pleasure of visiting this building, I agree with everything stated. It's a cool concept, but I feel very strongly that TLG should have chosen a model more suited to this line, particularly at this piece count. Shame really... Quote
Esurient Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Would love to see a collector series 1XXXX of Sydney Opera House. Architecture... I am having doubts on getting this set. Quote
DrWeevil Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 I have to echo the other statements here - I am bitterly disappointed this is being released as a small scale Architecture set. When I heard the SOH rumours I thought we were in for the next large scale model, and was eagerly anticipating what I thought would be an epic 4000-odd piece set - this, however, is the total opposite of that, and doesn't come close to doing justice to this great building. What a shame and such a missed opportunity... I really thought this would have fit perfectly with the Statue of Liberty, Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal and Tower Bridge as a larger scale super set, and I hope this doesn't mean we've seen the last of the larger scale model sets... Quote
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