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Review on 🏰 Discontinued Manufacturer of LEGO Architecture Imperial by Juan Huerta

Revainrating 5 out of 5

BEAUTIFUL MODEL! on storage and accessories

This model reproduces the entrance portico and foyer of the legendary Imperial Hotel, designed and built in part under his direction by Frank Lloyd Wright between 1916 and 1922. Frank Lloyd Wright when I was 12 and my older sister did a school project based on his work. I fell in love with Falling Water and the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, which sadly had been demolished just a year earlier, in 1968. to the Meiji Mura Open Air Museum northeast of Nagoya, Japan, about 2.5 hours. by train from Kyoto via Nagoya. That was in 1976. And in 1978 I was able to see the reconstructed parts of the Imperial at the Meiji Mura Open Air Museum. So the assembly of this model was in a way a return visit to the structure. It was labor intensive [I spent about 9 hours. on it!], but very satisfactory. One complaint: the packs of parts weren't numbered like the LEGO Ninjago sets. So I had to open everything at once, which required taking out many large and small trays to separate the pieces. available in dark grey, light grey, black, sandstone, light green, transparent plastic and white, with a large and a small bowl for each colour. Miscellaneous: The binding of the booklet doesn't fit at all. I recommend publishing information material as a separate booklet in a smaller format and with GUT binding. And I'm considering putting a small LED flashlight on the inside under each green roof so that the light comes through the "windows". A wonderful thing.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Durable