LEGO Ideas The Globe 21332 Building Set; Build-and-Display Model for Adults; Vintage-Style Spinning Earth Globe; Home Decor Gift for People with a Passion for Travel, Geography and Arts (2,585 Pieces)

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South America is brilliant, and I do like the Andes Mountain range represented with tan, even if its a little too straight for my liking. As for the product itself, a very entertaining build. Slightly repetative but thats to be expected when building a geometric shape like a globe, such a unique shape for lego! I enjoyed the build very much and the completed model is a nice addition to my office. Also, my wife is very happy because LEGO represented her home island of Hokkaido, which usually gets glossed over or removed on "simplified" maps like this. Innovation [5]– A giant sphere-in-a-box is so exciting, and the engineering techniques in it are marvellous

Next comes the most repetitive section of the build, where you build these slices or wedges for each Hemisphere, beginning with the Northern Hemisphere. There is a bit of interesting construction on the underside – a number of 1×1 round plates are surrounded by rubber tires. This is the same “grip technique” that LEGO has used in the past on some of their larger builds like the 71720 Ninjago Fire Stone Mech. This design allows the weight of the model to combine with tread of the rubber to help keep the completed set from sliding around. The three major Oceans, the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Ocean are also represented on the Globe, and I really love this gorgeous Compass tile in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. I cannot overstate how fun spinning it around is – it feels so effortless, and satisfying, and I find myself constantly reaching over to it and giving it a twirl for the fun of it. It spins beautifully, and it’s a very satisfying to watch it spin. The wheels on the bottom give it a lot of stability, so you can go pretty fast with it if you like, although it’ll wobble quite a bit!Creative types are going to have a lot of fun customising the Globe, as you can immediately change its appearance by swapping out the plates, and turning it into different planets. Maybe a Death Star? I was left really impressed by the build. You first begin constructing the Globe’s stand, which cradles the Globe – it’s quite sturdy, and has little rubber wheels underneath the base for extra stability and grip, to ensure the stand doesn’t wobble, or slide as you spin it around. There’s a set of wheels inside that act as counterweights, to the opposing landmass, helping the Globe spin better! Thanks to Sam Johnson for the confirmation! And last but not least, here’s a look at the printed plaque which has The Earth on it. I love the mini map!

Some surprising things – the Globe is really sturdy – here’s my holding it up at what you might think is its weakest point, but it holds up its weight impressively well! LEGO Ideas Globe on display Africa is superb, and one of my favourite views on the Globe. The contrast between desert and more tropical sections is done really well here. I think the tan parts are used to represent desert areas, but also elevated mountain ranges. To find out more about the LEGO Ideas platform and see how your LEGO ideas could be turned into reality visit https://ideas.lego.com/

Australia is one of the continents that look like a fault or massive earthquake has ripped it apart, and that’s one of the downsides of the Globe, certain parts of it look really gappy, so much so that you can sometimes see the insides, and it ends up quite distracting when you’re trying to admire the landmasses. Its a fine piece of LEGO engineering and design – spheres are traditionally difficult shapes to get out of LEGO, but through a clever mix of Technic and plates, LEGO have pulled it off. To calculate the average price, we add up the cheapest daily prices of the last 90 days and divide by 90. As the world is mostly covered by ocean, dark blue plates are used as the “base” of the Globe, and any landmasses and continents are applied built over these plates. You get a taste of this as you fill out the equator, and the Technic core, which stretches from end to end goes in next. As a toy, or model, I think LEGO have done something special here in that they’ve provided the tools for a very competent sphere to be made out of the box.

Billund, Denmark, 18 January, 2022: Explorers, get set for adventure! The LEGO Group has revealed the LEGO® Ideas The Globe, sure to spark fans’ imaginations of traveling around the world, exploring new places and building new memories. Here’s a closeup at all the major continents, which are marked on it via Printed Tiles. There’s plenty of dark blue ocean, lush green landmasses, arid deserts, and bits of ice on both the North and South Pole. This is a terrific display piece, and if you own and love the LEGO Map, you’re bound to love the set! Each hemisphere has 16 of these slices, which you build in sequence, decorating them with landmasses or continents as you go along.New Zealand, with the North and South Island is also done well, and I love the two dots representing Fiji, and I guess New Caledonia in Oceania. On Antarctica, you’ll also find the fan designer’s initials – GR for Guillaume Roussel and the year 2022 in Roman Numerals. You then move on to the exterior – the Globe is completely hollow, so the majority of the build involves building the shell, or Earth’s crust – and you start with the equator – this ring of 6 x 6 plates that form the circumference of the LEGO Globe. The globe does spin if you give it a shove, providing as much of a play feature as you could ask for in a set like this. (I’m sure some clever soul will figure out how to motorize it.) Asia is a mixed bag for me – continental Asia is well done, as is India, and the Japanese isles, but South East Asia, with its archipelago of Islands is quite hit and miss.

It’s fairly repetitive, and after awhile, you’ll go on autopilot building these wedges, but I found it quite relaxing, and I quite liked when I realised that I was building a specific continent. Hot off the official reveal, I’m honoured to be able to share an early review of the 2nd LEGO Ideas set of 2022 – 21332 Globe!Oh and the best part about these printed Continent and Ocean tiles… they glow in the dark, which create a really cool effect at night when you turn off the lights! And here’s home – Australia. First of all, kudos to the designers for including Tasmania. There’s a running joke in Australia that maps constantly leave out Tasmania, so it’s great to see this wasn’t the case here. I’m pretty sure it was intentional, but I really appreciated the use of red and yellow round plates under each pole, to represent the Earth’s magnetic poles!