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My main criticism would be that some of the pieces seem a little poorly manufactured. Theres noticable bumps on the plates that make up the oceans where it seems there was possibly a flaw in the LEGO mould. 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. 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. Innovation [5]– A giant sphere-in-a-box is so exciting, and the engineering techniques in it are marvellous 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.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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.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. 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!
Each hemisphere has 16 of these slices, which you build in sequence, decorating them with landmasses or continents as you go along. Europe is okay – I think the Mediterranean Sea is a bit too large here, and it would look a lot nicer if it were 1 stud narrower. The poor British Isles are also quite small, and their shapes are hard to translate at this scale. 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! 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.
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 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/
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