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All new LEGO sets now on Amazon!

Just thought to mention that many of the LEGO sets that were released at the beginning of August are now also available on Amazon. For those of you who are Amazon Prime members, or if you already shop on Amazon for other items (books, electronics, entertainment, cosmetics, etc.), it is worth checking out the LEGO section. If you would prefer to shop directly from LEGO go here: All New LEGO Sets & Promotions for the Month! and below we will cover what you can find on Amazon from the new selection. 🙂

LEGO Sales on Amazon

Amazon usually have great prices on LEGO as long as it is directly sold by Amazon. Prices are either the same or better as buying directly from LEGO. Amazon also has a third-party selling program, but prices from those sellers are usually higher and also they charge for shipping separately. Basically if you see the Shipped and Sold by Amazon and the Eligible for Free Shipping notice next to the item, you know you are buying directly from Amazon. Also, Amazon has a lower threshold for free shipping than the Online LEGO Shop ($35 instead of $75), and you can combine your LEGO and non-LEGO items in one order. Plus, there is no sales tax in most states. However you don’t get LEGO VIP points. So there are some plusses and minuses either way…

#41059 LEGO Friends Jungle

The new LEGO Friends Jungle Series, as well as the #41058 LEGO Friends Shopping Mall (which is the largest LEGO Friends set to date) are now all available on Amazon. The LEGO Friends Jungle sets are particularly nice with many interesting new elements and animals. Prices on Amazon can fluctuate some, but at the time of this writing they are the same or slightly lower than buying directly from LEGO. The listed price (if sold directly by Amazon) is always going to be the same as LEGO’s own price, or if the price is lower, it will be noted next to the item.

#70146 LEGO Chima Details

All the new icy and fiery set from LEGO Legends of Chima are now available, as well as a whole range of new LEGO Chima Speedorz. Many new tribes have been added this season with some really interesting characters, including some with translucent body parts! It is a little hard to find them on Amazon as they are still new and won’t come up under suggestions, but here are some of the more popular ones.

#42023 LEGO Technic Construction Crew

As we have talked about the other day LEGO Technic got some very interesting new sets this month. If you are into complex and realistic LEGO models that will challenge and amaze you it is worth checking these out. The following ones are available on Amazon from the new selection.

#60036 LEGO Arctic

The highly popular LEGO City Arctic sets are also available on Amazon, including two new additions. If you like this frozen and breezy theme, check them out below.

#44029 LEGO Hero Factory

You can also find on Amazon the new LEGO Hero Factory sets we recently discussed. There are seven new sets with new minifig size heroes and some very interesting elements.

#75052 LEGO Star Wars

All the new LEGO Star Wars sets are also listed on Amazon, including the following listed below. Just follow the links to get to the appropriate listing on Amazon.

Besides these brand new sets, don’t forget about the recently released and very exciting LEGO Ultra Agents, the new LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets released last month, the LEGO Ninjago summer sets, and LEGO The Hobbit and LEGO Lord of the Rings sets – most of them are available on Amazon (just follow the links). This month has been very exciting for LEGO fans with many new sets to satisfy everyone’s interests and tastes, and Amazon just gives another option to make shopping a bit easier and also save some dollars in the process. At least that’s the hope. 🙄

So where do you prefer to shop for LEGO? Amazon, the Online LEGO Shop, LEGO store locations, or other local or online retailers? Feel free to share and discuss your favorite shopping places and why you prefer them in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain review

We have talked about the new LEGO sets releases for August (see: All New LEGO Sets & Promotions for the Month), however there was one new set that I haven’t mentioned before: the #21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain. So let’s take a look at this latest addition of the LEGO Architecture Landmark Series and see if it is worth to get. 🙂

#21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain Review

If you have a chance to check out the #21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain set in person the first thing you will notice is how heavy the box is. It is surely a largish box for a LEGO Architecture set, but the weight will still surprise you; over 2 pounds of LEGO goodness! This is partially because of the thick and very high quality booklet, and also because of the density of the LEGO model itself. While most LEGO buildings have a certain airiness to them both for facilitating play and also to keep down cost, LEGO Architecture sets (especially the larger ones) are characterized by this heavy, dense building style that aims for realism and for providing interesting building techniques that doesn’t skimp on pieces.

#21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain Box

The booklet that comes with the #21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain is 142 pages long, full color and super slick in black. Of course it includes the building instructions for the actual model, and also a lot about its history of the fountain; details about the design and construction, the architects, as well as the Trevi Fountain in the past and present. It is actually a really interesting read, and the same information is available both in English and Italian (other languages are available at the LEGO Architecture website). Below is a short excerpt to give you a taste:

#21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain Booklet

The Trevi Fountain (Fontana di Trevi) is the most famous and arguably the most beautiful fountain in Rome. This impressive Baroque-styled monument was completed in 1762 and still dominates the small Trevi square located in the city’s Quirinale district… Many smaller fountains were constructed between 1400 and 1700, almost all of them at the behest of the reigning pope. It was also Pope Clement XII who organized a competition in 1730 to build a more dramatic fountain. Many of the most renowned architects of the day entered the competition, which architect Nicola Salvi eventually won. There are a lot more interesting details included in the first 10 pages, with some beautiful pictures of the fountain itself.

#21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain Reference

Once you admired the booklet and read the back-story of the fountain, of course you would be ready for building it! There are 731 pieces in this set with most of them in white. You also get a great number of trans-blue pieces as well; 34 1×1 bricks, 28 1×1 plates, and 97 1×2 plates. Below is a time-lapse video of building the LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain so you get an idea on how it looks during the building stages:

Larger LEGO Architecture sets like the Trevi Fountain take a while to build. It is a very different experience then putting a LEGO set together aimed at children. Here there is a lot more focus on realism and also using more sophisticated building techniques that experienced LEGO fans would appreciate. There is also quite a bit of repetition and putting small pieces together, which could make the building experience boring and painful, however I have never found this to be true with LEGO Architecture sets. Because the final models are not that large in size, whatever repetition is present it is spiced up with unique building techniques and beautiful color combinations that keeps your interest. I don’t know how many times I have said out loud “Wow! That was an interesting and clever design!” while building LEGO Architecture sets. So no, LEGO Architecture sets are not tedious or boring.

#21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain Details

Here is the official description of the #21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain with more information: Recreate a truly iconic landmark of Rome – the Trevi Fountain! Construct a detailed LEGO brick model of the world-famous Trevi Fountain, the largest fountain in Rome. Designed by Nicola Salvi, the ‘Fontana di Trevi’ took 30 years to build and was completed by his friend – the sculptor, Pietro Bracci – in 1762, 11 years after Salvi’s death. This stunning Baroque monument carved from Travertine stone has been the backdrop for many classic movies, including Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. And, today, over 250 years later, the 49-meter-wide fountain still draws thousands of visitors to the small Trevi square. The intricate LEGO model of this iconic symbol of Rome incorporates features such as the façade of the Palazzo Poli, the statues of Ocean, Abundance and Health, plus translucent blue water-effect LEGO bricks. This LEGO Architecture Landmark Series interpretation of the Trevi Fountain was designed by artist Rok Žgalin Kobe in close collaboration with the LEGO design team.

#21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain Front

The final model of the LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain is 5 inches (14 cm) tall 7 inches (20 cm) wide and 5 inches (14 cm) deep, so yes, you get a nice size model; not too big, not too small. It stands on a tiled black base with the printed name of the fountain, and the rest of the model is mostly white with trans-blue (a color-combination I always really liked and a characteristic of several LEGO Architecture sets), and some gray for the rocks. LEGO Architecture sets are not so much for play but for display. And they in fact make beautiful show-pieces that look perfectly at home on an office-desk, shelf-space or coffee-table. If you are an architect or designer yourself having a few LEGO Architecture sets displayed in your office is a good way to get clients interested in your work. 🙄

#21020 LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain Back

I don’t really have anything negative to say about this set. The LEGO Architecture collection is not for everyone, but for those who like them, this is an excellent model. I also thought to mention that the #21018 LEGO Architecture United Nations Headquarters and the #21021 LEGO Architecture Marina Bay Sands has the same color scheme as the LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain, so if you can display all three of them together you would have a particularly impressive collection. (I have reviewed both sets previously, see links at the end of this article.)

LEGO Architecture Landmark Collection

If you are interested in the LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain or other LEGO Architecture sets, you can find the current selection at the Online LEGO Shop. Also, please note that the #21050 LEGO Architecture Studio set is now back in stock and also finally available in the UK and Europe. A lot of our readers have been inquiring about this set and it is nice to have it available again. You can read my full review on it here: LEGO Architecture Studio Set Review, William’s review on it here: LEGO Architecture Studio Hands-On Review, and buy it here: Online LEGO Shop

Shop LEGO Architecture Sets

So what do you think? How do you like the LEGO Architecture series? And what do you think of the LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain? Is this as set you are considering adding to your collection? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below! 😉

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