![]() The highlight of the exterior sections is the exploded window on the second floor, from which Green Goblin is bursting through on his Goblin Glider (told you they hadn’t given up crime). Luckily, Blade is included within the set’s small army of superheroes, so that’s one crisis averted. The reception’s new broadcast warns of vampires being spotted on the subway, in the midst of a garlic shortage. These television-style graphics are used throughout the rest of the build, too, with TV screens adorning every floor. Jonah Jameson presenting the DB News, next to another news broadcast of a press conference from Doctor Octopus and cronies saying they’ve given up crime (we’ll believe it when we see it). The giant wraparound screen is superb, complete with excellent graphic designs (albeit as a sticker) of J. ![]() Each exterior has its own sub-assemblies, which again limit the feeling of repetition. The photocopier next to Peter Parker’s desk using a 1×2 plate with bar handle as the lid is another clever example of parts usage.Įach interior section is covered over by a large panel, which can be removed to reveal the insides with great ease. The desk lamp, coffee percolator (made using a black barb for a handle) and the water cooler that can be found in the news desk are all inventive little builds that look incredibly effective. The foyer houses a vending machine and a receptionist’s desk made from two 4×4 macaroni tiles. There are enough sub-assemblies and side builds to concentrate on that, rather than feeling like a chore, it feels more like returning to familiar territory each time the exterior sections of the skyscraper are built.Įach floor’s interior also includes some really inspired side builds. Nevertheless, all four floors are very different from one another and it’s because of this that the build never feels too monotonous. They feel a little claustrophobic compared to the bigger areas, and due to their size they don’t allow for as much detail to be added. The second and third floors are smaller, and do suffer slightly as a result. The skyscraper is divided into four floors: the ground floor makes up the reception area the first floor is a busy, bustling news room the second is Peter Parker’s office and an adjacent store room and the final floor is the home of the paper’s editor, J. On either side of the baseplate are 1×2 Technic bricks, allowing 76178 Daily Bugle to connect to any and all modular buildings (or modular building-inspired set, like 80107 Spring Lantern Festival and 71741 NINJAGO City Gardens). Tiles are very tactile LEGO pieces to build with, and it makes for a very enjoyable start. The process begins, like many modular buildings, with the placement of various tiles on to the 32×32 baseplate, which mark out areas for a pavement, alleyways, entrance and the foundations of the ground floor. However, the build experience is anything but boring, because 76178 Daily Bugle is a joy to construct. What’s certain is that it is the very definition of a LEGO skyscraper.Īnd that means that at first glance, the build looks like it has the potential to be pretty repetitive and mundane – skyscrapers are, by their very nature, uniform in design – and this model features four almost-identical grey floors, standing at an impressive 82cm (making it the second-tallest LEGO set of all time, behind 10181 Eiffel Tower). It’s hard to pinpoint exactly which iteration of the Daily Bugle building has inspired this LEGO set it feels more like an amalgamation of the various designs rather than a direct interpretation of a specific one. Theme: LEGO Marvel Set name: 76178 Daily Bugle Release: June 1, 2021 It’s huge and imposing, but is it worth your time – and more importantly, is it worth your hard-earned cash? - Set details. The design clearly takes inspiration from modular building techniques and styles, but is presented with a comic book twist: heroes and villains are strewn all over the building’s exterior, windows have been completely blown apart, and pretty much everywhere you look there’s some kind of action taking place. ![]() ![]() Coming in at 3,772 pieces, it’s the largest LEGO Marvel set ever released, and features an impressive cast of 25 minifigures (16 of them being exclusive, including The Punisher, Daredevil and Blade, who all appear as LEGO minifigures for the very first time). ![]()
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