LEGO Creator Expert 10253 Big Ben Building Kit by LEGO

It is a great gift for big boy!

Super

Great looking model when finished, but the assembly is a bit of a slog---lots of tiny pieces, repetitive sections, and a nearly-all-tan color scheme. For those reasons, this isn't really a set that I would recommend to casual builders or most kids, it's really for "display, not play" and targeted to enthusiasts. Still, I enjoyed building it and I definitely felt satisfaction when the last of the 4163 pieces was locked in place! Pieces are in numbered bags (module 2 parts were in a box, oddly), but for a more enjoyable experience some further sorting is desirable prior to starting each module. There are a whole lot of tiny pieces, so people with very large fingers are going to struggle a bit. This model has a smaller footprint than I expected---it's not much longer than the big instruction book, and only 7" wide at the thickest part (of course it is pretty tall). Assembly will take a while, I finished this over the course of a couple of days but took lots of breaks. The architectural detail is very neat, and achieved by combining small Lego pieces in unusual ways. Notice the use of the beige minifigures in the facade, the translucent bricks peeking out in the stripes of the clock tower, pointed "teeth" decorations, cones, etc. There are gilded fences, flowers, and crosses: always nice to add unique elements to my Lego collection. Last, the build includes a mechanism that allows you to turn the hands of the clock faces above by rotation a small clock brick in the back---fun!

Arrived on time and packaged well. The kit contained all necessary parts and it was assembled by my son. Looks great!

Great looking model when finished, but the assembly is a bit of a slog---lots of tiny pieces, repetitive sections, and a nearly-all-tan color scheme. For those reasons, this isn't really a set that I would recommend to casual builders or most kids, it's really for "display, not play" and targeted to enthusiasts. Still, I enjoyed building it and I definitely felt satisfaction when the last of the 4163 pieces was locked in place! Pieces are in numbered bags (module 2 parts were in a box, oddly), but for a more enjoyable experience some further sorting is desirable prior to starting each module. There are a whole lot of tiny pieces, so people with very large fingers are going to struggle a bit. This model has a smaller footprint than I expected---it's not much longer than the big instruction book, and only 7" wide at the thickest part (of course it is pretty tall). Assembly will take a while, I finished this over the course of a couple of days but took lots of breaks. The architectural detail is very neat, and achieved by combining small Lego pieces in unusual ways. Notice the use of the beige minifigures in the facade, the translucent bricks peeking out in the stripes of the clock tower, pointed "teeth" decorations, cones, etc. There are gilded fences, flowers, and crosses: always nice to add unique elements to my Lego collection. Last, the build includes a mechanism that allows you to turn the hands of the clock faces above by rotation a small clock brick in the back---fun!