Statue of Liberty (21042) - Starting on the Statue

Mom has decided that she is taking back her earlier statement about how much easier this set is than the DB5 Aston Martin.

While it definitely started off as a mind-relaxing excursion with the base, it's definitely morphed into a build that requires a lot of attention to detail when building the statue itself.

The color is the same for every piece and while the overall shape is clearly that of the Statue of Liberty, it is difficult to know just by looking at an individual piece where it should go. Those things combined mean a lot of diligence is required to ensure that all the pieces go in the right place.

The pieces get put together into "sub-blocks" which then get attached to the long studded pillar that you previously saw. This makes it a little easier to build vs attaching the pieces individually to the structure.

You can see below that it is starting to take shape quite nicely. Pictured is the back of the statue.

Here is a bit of an angled shot that shows the back (to the left) and the right side of the statue.

And here is the front. Again, you can see the studded structure that the curved statue pieces attach to.

Statue of Liberty (21042) - Reaching new heights!

We made a big push on the build yesterday after having neglected it for a couple weeks. Not only did we finish off the "base" but we started on the structure of the statue itself though it doesn't look like much at this point.

 The 3rd level of the base continues with the familiar detailing and shapes that we have seen thus far. The corner columns are even taller with this level and there is another balcony/viewing area above.

Seeing the entire base together is quite impressive. Mom was excited to move from the beige brick to the tarnished green layers.

And here you can see the beginnings of the statue itself, starting with the structure around which it will be built.

Statue of Liberty (21042) - Another layer up

The set seems so simple and straight forward after the rigors of the DB5. It's almost as if the brain can go on autopilot instead of having to focus intensely on the task at hand!

The detailing on the set continues to be a pleasant surprise. We added the next layer to the base, this one with more detailing than the foundation. Where the brick detailing of the base came mostly from the patterns that were carved into the pieces, the detailing on this level comes instead from the use of many small, differently shaped pieces that were combined to give the overall effect.

Along the corners, you can see the use of alternating rectangular and circular pieces to provide the recessed column look while running along the base of this second level are alternating triangular and sloped pieces.

Again, the middle continues to be hollow. It's a good thing the hole extends all the way to the bottom as pieces simply tumble down onto the table when they get fat-fingered and dropped.