Review: 21375 Godzilla from LEGO® Ideas

Godzilla is the king of monsters. Introduced in the eponymous 1954 movie, Godzilla has spawned loads of sequels and reboots both in its native Japan and in Hollywood. Godzilla is not only incredibly large and violent, but is also able to shoot destructive heat rays; truly a remarkable, iconic creature, and absent from any official LEGO® depictions until now. Its 5,363 pieces make 21375 Godzilla the 24th largest LEGO set to date – and the largest from LEGO® Ideas. More importantly, this is the largest set depicting one character or creature. The original LEGO Godzilla proposal was designed by fan Matthew Esposito, but the creature was completely redesigned on a larger scale by Markus Rollbühler as model designer and the LEGO Ideas team led by Jordan David Scott, both of whom spoke at a roundtable interview I attended.Continue reading »

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