LEGO Architecture The Great Pyramid of Giza 21058 review! Halved, premium display piece
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2022
- Independent, #NotSponsored, unscripted fan review of LEGO set 21058, 1476 pcs. £124.99 / $129.99 / 139.99€
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The best way to get extra value out of this set is probably to display it up against a mirror. That completes the look of the pyramid, and the doubled shore won’t be easy to see.
That’s exactly my thought when I first saw this announced.
That's actually a super cool idea, I wanna see someone do that
Nice idea!
Smart! love the idea.
*insert "what if we used 100% of our brain* here
It would be really cool if they did an ancient wonders of the world architechture subtheme. Imagine getting the Collosus of Rhodes or Hanging Gardens of Babylon
For the Collosus, they should propose two builds : the legendary one, with legs spread so ships pass under, and the realistic one, just standing next to the entrance of the port.
I would not appreciate that because there’s a 100% chance they’d get the colossus wrong as described because most artistic depictions do.
i hope they do more ancient builds like this !! something like the temple of artemis or the hanging gardens of babylon would be so cool to see
hanging gardens would look amazing we need that as a set
Do we know what either of those looked like ?
Hanging gardens is kind of a stretch since they kind of have to make up the design and surroundings because we don’t know what they looked like, where they really were, or if they existed as described.
I really appreciate that in every video where there's quality issues, you explain why it's reasonable to demand better. LEGO really does cost crazy money and its ridiculous that anyone would excuse less than perfect production.
I'm conflicted on the half pyramid decision. On the one hand, being half a pyramid makes it much easier to display and cheaper. On the other hand, it's a $130 set for half a building. Ultimately, I would rather pay that price for what we got as opposed to a full pyramid without the canal and additional buildings.
Just imagine how cool this would look displayed against a mirror!!!
As an architect, the design of this set is amazing, but as an architect, it's also too expensive.
The choice for a half pyramid is very smart. better (for the price, allows the section view, less space to display, and also we don't need to see the entire thing, we know it's a pyramid and flat on each side)
Another option for display (which would still require some extra parts to extend the base) would be using the outer case on the opposite end of the work-in-progress portion to give the illusion of a full pyramid while also displaying the progression of its construction.
Honestly, this set is actually a cool idea and execution
I honestly like displaying it with the casing off and placed behind the unfinished pyramid to then have a full pyramid. It fits pretty nicely, and allows you to see both sides at the same time!
I only buy Architecture sets of places I've been to. So I was looking forward to this set. I wasn't disappointed, I really enjoyed the build and it looks fantastic. Now my only problem is finding space to keep it on display.
You’ve been to the past??
It’s so incredibly gorgeous. If you asked me without showing a picture, I’d say I didn’t want the River or anything, but seeing it here it’s absolutely my favorite part of the building
Man, I can't stop seeing those tunnels on the back as a dude running with his arms up 😂. Great review!
As you mentioned in the review I’m
one of the weirdos who weirdly love the variations of colour in the tan when built, however I completely agree Lego should be able supply colour with 100% accuracy!
Also I love your lighting in your piece to camera towards the need of the review, great work keep it up Jang!
Love the shape of the sails
I wonder if the effect would work well if you displayed it in front of a mirror to get a "full" pyramid.
The pyramid of halfza. But seriously I'm really interested to see this build
As it is, I think I can argue for the half pyramid because it places the entrance of the structure at the center of the display, and the side structures are actually doing a lot of work in terms of framing the pyramid into its environment and giving it scale. The river may be inaccurate with its proximity, but I think this is an artistic choice meant to give more contrast to an otherwise bland colour scheme. There's definitely no argument that it is in fact not a complete pyramid, which is unfortunate, but I don't think it's as much of a negative thing as it might seem initially. It looks great as a display in my opinion, the price is high though, and I reckon $20 to maybe even up to $30 could be saved if it didn't have the extra internal details. But then again, it might feel lacking to have a hollow facade when you put it together.
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I can understand the argument for half a pyramid since it's meant to be a display piece, you'd hardly ever see the back. Plus I think the details in the front section are way more interesting than the pyramid itself.
When they released Singapore earlier this year, i thought that Lego architecture had peaked, but then they come out with this! I want to see a skyline set of Toronto next, it boggles my mind how they hav not done one yet
There are two technic holes to connect two sets but no connectors are included. Just imagine a guy who is not in lego stuff and just wants to connect two sets and doesn't have technic pins at home. What could he think about this ?
I love this set. If I do manage to get it I will likely display it without the shell in the construction phase. I love that glimpse into the process.
I need to get my hands on this set as soon as - love this
I think I’d buy one set, and then bricklink other parts to create the full base without shoreline to make a full pyramid/desert at the back, and inside my other half I’d make a Stargate Easter egg.
I enjoyed the stream! That thing went together quickly. I like the little boats down there.
thanks for your reviews, they are very entertaining
A full pyramid with a part that you could remove to show the interior passages would have been much better
The Bass pro shop pyramid build looks great!
There is a bonus feature of this set! It will yellow with time and become tan pyramid xD
Wish these sets could be scaled for the mini figures to fit in and look good in it.
The color scheme is beautiful
Love the hidden detail!
Beautiful set!
I think the display aspect of it is really nice if you can put a sort of "background" behind it, like a sky, sand dunes, etc.. it could be a really beautiful looking piece.
I love Bass Pro Shop
Man, everything there's a new product coming out real quick I go and search up Jangs Bricks for reviews. I love how he shows, explains the product pretty much everything with a specific product puts it in detail it gives me another perspective on the product.
I love everything EGYPTIAN so I'm definitely getting this especially the history of their empires and mythology a must have. The Nile inclusion is a great bonus with that solid building layered depth building technique and the mini boats have some clever parts usage like micro builds but have never really gotten into them but these wonders of the world sub theme are very appealing hope they make Hanging Gardens of Babaylon or even a more stylised Mount Olympus would be cool.
I'll be putting it right against the wall don't necessarily need a full pyramid as the illusion is created but would have preferred a full one with a more detailed interior with some booby traps love the other buildings included with the spire/tower and sphinxes and the overall foliage looks like a cracking build.
I've never been big into Lego, but I just recently saw this set in my local department store. And being an African-American with a strong interest in the Motherland, I made the immediate decision to make this my first major Lego purchase. And I completely agree with your assessment; they should have given us a full pyramid for the price.
But what strikes me is really odd, is that they never followed up on the idea of selling half of a pyramid even though they gave us the option of adding onto it. In the year or more that this set has apparently existed, I know that they've heard the feedback of people who would love to have a back-end to the structure. And the fact that they never released an adjoining set that (instead of displaying the river and the two smaller familial pyramids) has more foliage, buildings to suggest the city beyond and a cart or two along a road. Maybe even a camel.
Money is the great motivator. So I don't imagine that they left this idea on the cutting-room floor lightly seeing as how collectors and enthusiasts would find a way to afford it.
I wonder why I never happened.
i’ve got it and absolutely love it
They could have included 3 little crocodile 🐊 for that price, the same ones from the minifigure series
I love the Gundam collection in the background
An amazing set.
Jang, totally awesome Commodore 64 shirt, wow!
I think you need 1 and a half sets to at least add in the back of the pyramid and then use the left-over parts to simply landscape the terrain but without a second river. However you could use two full sets to build a complete pyramid and a much wider river with perhaps some sandy islands and vegetation.
I put the extra Pharaoh behind the palm tree on the back right side sort of looking at his brother and conspiring to over take the throne :D
I just got one of these that was a damaged box at target got 25% off. Pretty good deal!
LOL unrelated but at 9:56 I got vertigo because it reminded me of inside Luxor Las Vegas! :-D
Love the C64 shirt too
Cranes? It's like they never even watched Ancient Aliens
i have displayed mine with the white limestone shell only half built, so one half has the white slopes and the other half shows the under construction side
I plan to make a wooden platform with a mirror behind, save on buying two and display it between my books.
Make it look like those hidden world book dividers.
I think I'd agree with the smaller-scale full pyramid if they also put in a little gimmick like the removable outer shell and the interior tunnels. For me, those things not only add to the sort of "hey fun fact!" display factor when showing to friends, but also really really make the build experience more enjoyable, especially with a relatively simple main build here.
Perhaps a thing that might work if one puts it on a shelf with the cut-off half against the wall, is to put it against a mirror. Just not entirely sure if the optical illusion works yes/no.
Scale it down and make it whole for $100 and I'm sold.
Very good video cinematography compared to many other UA-cam reviews on this Lego Giza Pyramid. Thanks!
Historical accuracy is there a little bit as the workers village was there during building the Pyramid like in a 3 month rotation shifts. Workers stayed there during that time in that village while building. The Sphinx and the Pier and other finished structures, might not have been there during Pyramid building process and done at the end though.
To be historically accurate, maybe should also remove the top of the small pyramids and strip down the entrance path and pier a bit. Overall great.
Finally a use for all those old Egyptian mummy minifigures 😅
I got this for 111 Euro's immediately after introduction, so I can easily see this drop to 100 Euro's or so in due time. It would have been nice though to have the option to buy two with an alternative build that allows you to complete the pyramid and... the other side of the canal... so you wouldn't just have the same thing twice.
I'm more interested in the limestone pyramid than the full set!
Might be worth looking up the parts for just that section...
Plus it would look nice with my stargate :p
I need this set 😭
Hmm... I wonder how it would look putting the outer "shell" behind it? Like, show off "both" versions while also making it look more whole.
Mirrored wall behind a shelf would make this work well!
It will cost more for a full pyramid and need bigger shelf space. I love it as it is and love being able to see how it’s built by lifting that top. Good value
I think that a custom made lego mosaic should be done behind it to reflect the desert/sun etc. That would look epic if done right.
Just place it up against a wall or the back of a shelf, like how most Lego sets are displayed.
I could easily see some people buying 2 of this set. You could easily do custom stuff (probably have to supply your own plates for the base) to have the full pyramid, and extending the shore down, as well as having the third queen's pyramid. I was just thinking while watching the video how it could be done.
Nice sett, better review
i know it's too much to ask, especially now from lego. but i wish so much the gold capstone on this set was actually chrome gold. it would have been so cool
I really like this set, the only reason im on the fence about it is that you only get half a pyramid instead of a full
This was in my top 3 sets to purchase this month having not realized its halved. From the pictures I assumed you could crack it open like a castle. While its still a nice set, it bothers me enough to hold off for now.
If one buys two of this, maybe it could be shifted around so that one side of the final build has a full pyramid and the other side has a full channel?
I gues if you buy a second set you can modify the base so the origional set gets extra river + the other bank moving the pyramid more backwards onto the new plate.
It’s still disappointing that it’s only half of pyramid and only 1 of them but I would like to see a custom version of it combining 6 of the sets.
Though the cutaway is really cool
I’ve noticed a dip in quality lately with Lego also. I’ve gotten a few discoloured bricks and even some minifigures where the arms and/or legs are so loose they feel like they’re going to fall off.
Quite a nice set, a bit more expensive than I would like, but still, a cool display piece, more Egyptian architecture would go great with this one, for sure. There's a lot of potential sets that could be added with this one.
I can't help but think there was probably a more clever and interesting way to do the pyramid shape. The set looks good as it is, but I can't help but think about a snazzier technique using three large panels whose edges line up.
You can put ut against a mirror and make the illusion of a whole pyramid.
Nice
This is great for a moon knight moc 👍👍 just need some big figs lol
It seems that soon we are going to discover what is inside the "great void" which is a huge cavity found above the main stairway in this pyramid. Imagine if we finally find the actual body of the man for whom this structure was created, at long last.
Would have been cool to have the full pyramid at $200 max, but I like this as well. Gonna pick it up.
Jangbricks I really enjoy your full breakdowns on sets, but what I would really love to see is another channel dedicated to Brickmania sets, it would be nice to see the product before I buy it...
I'd have to be a millionaire to afford that 🤣
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Do you publish a schedule anywhere for what you’ll be building over the next few days on twitch?
i think i prefer the fact that it's flat on the back.
They should have also had axle holes between the pyramid and the terrain, so you could buy another set, easily just take off the terrain half and then you’d have some terrain, a full pyramid, and some spare parts. They could’ve even gone as far to make an alternate terrain build using the leftover parts. Oh well.
Fun Fact: One of the largest pyramids in the world is a Bass Pro Shop.
This set really needed an alternate build so it could be the front side or the back side of the pyramid. Yes, that would likely mean a higher piece count, and more leftover pieces which would make the value feel wrong (particularly for the average buyer) but it would have made the set much better and likely would have encouraged more people to buy two. As it stands, I can't see any reason that you would buy two of this set to connect together unless you are an avid lego fan and an experienced customiser. And even then, the value isn't great given the number of additional pieces you would need to order to actually customise the back side of the thing.
Looks just like my house
They should have created an alternative build for a full pyramid with two sets that incorporates the extra into something new.
How many bags are there.
Normally, I'd scoff at the $130 price tag. But my interest in ancient Egypt eases the proverbial sting I'd feel buying it. And I could use the parts for MOCs if I wanted to.
Currently one the sets with the most slopes , alongside Home Alone, LEGO doesn't really do 2010s Creator Houses anymore sadly.
The footprint is really large for 2 models together. I might just put on the shelf with a mirror behind.
Not going to criticize the river location being wrong or the extra Sphinxes but I do wish it correctly depicted 3 pyramids next to it instead of 2
They should have included a second set of instructions where you can build just the second half of the pyramid. You wouldn't get get the second water part and it might drive sale of a second copy.
The set is ok, but the C64 shirt is way cooler!
Can you remake it to lego person scale?
I can’t help but see a weird dancing guy on the back of the pyramid, and now you can’t either
I'd love a Roman Colosseum at this scale instead of the massive one.
Machu Picchu next?
I don't know why, but the halved pyramid reminds me of a piece from a white toblerone chocolate bar :))