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Old 6 Sep 17, 07:20 PM  
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Lego - Big Ben

Here we go again. This time its the Elizabeth Tower and a section of Parliament. Lego insist on calling the set "Big Ben" - guess it makes it sell better to tourists.

The set is 10253 and is £179.99

So - all the bags of bricks:

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Oh, fabulous... look forward to the updates on this monster.
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Originally Posted by geoffa View Post
Here we go again. This time its the Elizabeth Tower and a section of Parliament. Lego insist on calling the set "Big Ben" - guess it makes it sell better to tourists.

The set is 10253 and is £179.99

So - all the bags of bricks:

I nailed it about April, great build!
Invested in the bus as well!
Awesome, enjoy!
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Geoff what do you do with all yours when they are built? Do you display them all!
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This looks like another intriguing build Geoffa - look forward to the updates
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Geoff what do you do with all yours when they are built? Do you display them all!
They are dotted around the house - on the sideboard, in the conservatory, in the guest bedroom. I get inventive!
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Geoff. Noooo. Keep it sealed in the box for posterity!
Being serious, how long do you reckon to build it? A week or more?
Looks nice, a good buy.
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So here goes:

4163 pieces in this set. Says Age: 16+

So we start off with3 green squares and a blue oblong - these will form the base:



Various "braces" are fitted underneath to form the footprint of the model:







Now you turn the whole thing over and start to lay the boundaries:







Next is the laying of the grave paving. I found this ti be tedious and boring and I would think younger builders would get quite bored with it.



70 of the little blighters!

We start to build the foundations:



I find this more interesting as some of the single bricks have to be set at 45 degrees to the straight line:



We start to add some detail over the arches:



Two hours spent just to get to this stage. So far 397 piecess.

Off to bed.
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