actualize that 2020 has given hoi polloi lots and rafts ( and lots ) of free clock time at home , today Lego announced the large Seth the toymaker has ever released : the 9,036 - small-arm Roman Colosseum letting anyone visit one of Italy ’s most historic landmarks without risking their health by travel .
The late record - bearer for large Lego readiness was , of track , the magnificentUltimate Collector Series Star Wars Millennium Falconset announce back in August of 2017 . At 7,541 - pieces it dwarf the previous disc - bearer , the 5,923 - part Taj Mahal , but both of them now seem like brief tiffin break distraction compared to the newfangled Colosseum .
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However , while the UCS Millennium Falcon also came with an $ 800 price tag , the new Colosseum , despite give birth 1,496 more pieces , will be available for $ 550 starting on November 27 . Maybe there is such matter as a Star Wars tax ?
The SPQR Colosseum ( which stands for Senātus Populusque Rōmānus , a phrase refer to the government of ancient Rome ) is part of Lego ’s efforts to continue to labour the construction toy as a legitimate avocation for those over 18 , and not just a toy for kids . pass its tremendous scale , it does n’t come out to be formally part of Lego ’s Architecture series , but it ’s doubtful that those who ’ve been collecting Lego ’s miniature horizon will be able to go across this one up .
Because the set is base on the Roman Colosseum as we know it today — the victim of almost 2,000 old age of decay from earthquakes and natural disasters , as well as centuries of onrush from the sun fade its original finish — the Colosseum is n’t as colourful as the UCS Millennium Falcon set . Most of the scale structure is built from just three dissimilar shades of brick , which drive Lego ’s room decorator to focus on the minute details and vivify as many architectural constituent as possible to give it depth and item .
Users can display either the mostly complete northern wall of the Colosseum, or the southern side that’s suffered more damage over the centuries.Image: Lego
A matching base let in lilliputian modern constituent like cars and miniature Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , but unlike the real thing , this rendering of the Colosseum is n’t crawling with holidaymaker . Lego has n’t include any microfigures with this set , neither modern day gawkers with cameras around their necks nor ancient gladiator . That ’s probably for the best , however , as Lego doubtless wants to downplay on the nose what function on inside these bulwark .
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With just three shades of brown bricks to work with, Lego’s designers had to focus on recreating every last architectural element for this set.Image: Lego
