LEGO Ideas Red London Telephone Box 21347 reveal, thoughts, & questions!
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To me it looks like they wanted to make it 100 pounds so bad (for the 100th year of the telephone booth) so they had to include some extra stuff haha
Personally, as someone from the UK who grew up seeing these all over, I think the fence, lamp post and street sign make it look very proper for London. So I think it adds a lot to it as an overall scene. Will be nice having that with the London Routemaster bus. I hope one day we get a black London Taxi cab in the Creator (Icons) car line. Would definitely be interested to see you build and review it, Jang, for what it's worth.
A Lego Icons London taxi cab would be so cool!
Using it as a phone stand is the most random selling point ever lol
Edit: I get that the idea was to have the juxtaposition of a modern smartphone next to an old timey telephone booth but it just looks so impractical with that street lamp in the way
Reminds me of the weird pencil holder Starlord helmet...
As a Londoner born and bred this is such a cute bookshelf addition. A true icon
I actually like the inclusion of the little section of sidewalk, fence, lamppost etc. Just the phone box by itself would be way too plain. This is like a mini diorama and really sets the scene.
I of course would love to see you review it, as I like your details oriented and good standards for things, your reviews really are like no others.
I think the extra scenery is to push the 'London' selling point to worldwide buyers. The fact is that back before mobile phones, these phone boxes were in every single city, town and village in the UK. They were absolutely not just a 'London' thing, and indeed today I think you'd be very, very hard pressed to actually find one in London. The styling of the iron fence and streetlamp are very much more London-like though, and the format of the road sign is exclusively found in London. Their inclusion therefore makes this a London thing, rather than just a UK thing. Not sure yet if that's a good or a bad move!
Totally agree. These things where everywhere before BT replaced them. At one time or another my home town had both old and new style boxes. Now theyre all gone.
You can still find them around. Got a couple round where I live down in Somerset. Few have been changed into little libraries.
I really doubt that's the reasoning, correct me if I'm wrong but what lamp post and wrought iron fences aren't present in any other city in the UK? I'm not sure that's true...The only signifier really is the street sign which is a small part of the set...and for people who aren't aware that red phonebooths are present in other parts of the country, the street scene would definitely not be any more of a signifier lol.
I think Lego just wanted to make it into a more "complete" set by setting up a street scene and to make it more interesting
There's still plenty in London, especially in the touristy areas like Westminster, where people love to take photos posing outside them. They're only kept for heritage reasons though, I doubt many of them are still in use at all!
I gather this particular model, the K2 was mostly installed in London. It was the later K6 model that was more widely installed throughout the U.K. so, from what I’ve read this is why it’s being touted as a London Telephone Kiosk.
There are surprising a large number of these kiosks in central London. BT tend to keep them in areas of historical interest. The rest of us have to make do with the stainless steel urinals!
The road sign doesn’t have a London postcode, SC isn’t a code used anywhere!
I quite like it, but not for £100…
When I was in London those phone booths were plastered on the insides with adds…adds that we can’t talk about. So there should be some printed 1x2 plates to make it more realistic.
I'm from the UK. Many phone boxes are no longer in use, at least outside of London and possibly other big cities. A lot of these old phone boxes have been converted into mini libraries - bring a book, take a book sort of thing. If they had included that as an alternative option to the two types of phone, it would have made it a little more appealing.
I love that they started with "it has to cost 100£"
I spent some time studying in London and the extra scenery really brought me back in a really cozy way. It is an instant buy for me in a way I might have hesitated if it was truly just the phone box
I have lived in London and the Lego red telephone box is absolutely iconic! Enjoy building it Jang!
Just came back to your channel after quite a long time. Looked up some of my favorite videos I used to watch when I was younger and saw they were 9 years old! Wow. Glad to see you still posting, Jang
I am an American who love the red phone booth. I was one of those tourist taking selfies while visiting London. I like that they added a diorama scene. Infact, it looks similar to the street where I took my pictures. I think the phone booth by itself would look a little plain. I would not use it as a phone stand. It think it would make a great display
I really love these display sets. Those are the sets I like, scenery sets such as the monkie kid flower mountain and the botanical sets
I think the whole scenery adds a lot to the model. I love it this way
London resident here. I think this set will obviously resonate more with people who have an emotional connection to the phone box whatever that might be. Anyone over the age of 45 (?) will remember making a call from one of these iconic booths, probably to their first secret teenage crush or maybe to their dad to ask him to come and pick them up from the mountain pass where they are cold, soaking wet and stranded midway through their first (badly planned) hike. Valuing any Lego set based on piece count is a useful shorthand and makes practical sense in determining cost but it can’t ever quantify worth beyond that narrow scope. Talking of value, I’m old enough to remember when you could make phone calls from those red boxes for as little as 2pence! Love your channel - thank you for all.
The original Ideas submission had an iconic red post box alongside the telephone box, which made sense as they are often seen together and not just in London, as most villages had this or still have this too (my village still has both). So I can't work out why they've replaced the post box with some city railings. And the scale might be to suit the window frame elements being used, but doesn't go with anything else. I wonder whether a smaller set at half the price would have been better targeted.
I’m in Australia and we had similar phone boxes, even down to the A and B buttons on the old style phone.
Hmmm I would rather get a blue police box.
Personally I was baffled when this idea was approved but gave Lego the benefit of the doubt. I’m yet more baffled seeing the final product. The additional scenery doesn’t add much value to the set, using that budget towards printed pieces rather than stickers on a premium priced adult display piece would have been appropriate. Not entirely sure who is going to use a phone holder that awkwardly blocks the display and input of your phone.
That phone holder feature is bizarre considering the street lamp completely blocks the phone screen 😂 but overall I think it looks pretty good and the additional scenery build adds to the London feel nicely
I think adding the background was worth it. The added colours sell me on this more than just the box.
A lot of these have been retooled to be defibrillator stations or book exchanges. Would've been cool to see some other alternative interiors!
Could you please review these 2 sets? I know they are old but that’s kinda why I can’t find a lot of your quality reviews.
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As someone who if from the UK, i have to say that it's VERY accurate. will be getting this
Yes, it's pretty accurate for a K2 phone box, which is what Lego describe it as, but there really should be six rows of windows, not five. A Lego compromise, I assume. Most phone boxes around the UK are the later K6, which is slightly smaller and has a more complex design of the window panes. It is a nice set though.
It’s going to be awesome next to the double Decker bus. The “extra” pieces absolutely give an all around pleasing aesthetic look and feel. Glad they did it!
I'm from the UK and this looks very much like a little scene from an English village or outside a London park.
Interesting fact, when British telecom decommissioned these there was a public outcry, so they preserved 5000 around Britain. They are listed structures and are often used for lending libraries or defibrillator stations. You could even buy them for £500. To keep for yourself.
Love the idea of a red telephone box, those things are iconic even for me who's from the other side of the channel but that price point is crazy. The street add-on has its charms and I really like that "double as a mobile phone stand" bonus (though the street lamp gets in the way) but a striped down to the essential at 50-60ish would have been quite enough. Not for me unless a very significant discount.
If I had a nickle for every Lego ideas set that was a type of London telephone box that was celebrating a major anniversary, I’d have two nickles
I just recently visited London the extra stuff fence and streetlight is actually a really cool addition.
This man's voice is so soothing bro. I love it.
I like the typical London scene around the telephone box, just the phone box seems a bit bland to me.
I like the extra scenery. I'm not from the UK but I've lived in London for 3 years and I do love the city. I'm certainly thinking about getting this one.
You won't find many in London (or anywhere in the UK) these days, particularly after many were converted to ugly corporate-style BT telephone boxes in the 90s. Interestingly many of the old style boxes have been converted to other uses. According to wikipedia, a few have been turned into defibrillator stations, community kiosks, flower displays and small libraries, while another is apparently an aquarium? Those might make for some interesting alternate builds.
115 € ? ! ? To quote Emma Thompson: "Ha ha ha hah.... don't be ridiculous."
Lol I really thought this was like a Lego creator set for maybe $35. Was shocked when I saw the top comment hypothesizing about the price.
I'm much more in favour with the added street setting, brings more colour and life to all the red. As others have pointed out, they're not just a London thing, the red boxes are a British thing. I live in a town about an hour outside London, and you can still find them (few of them have any working phones though). The one thing that gives this set a very London feel is probably the street sign design: "Buildmore Road".
🙂💯👍 A M A Z I N G looking set! 🙂💯👍
Looks fantastic, but £100 is too much
Would be an interesting comparison between cada london taxi+phone and this. The cada one cost 70 bucks and includes RC functions
I like it. Would look nice on the shelf for me.
Looking forward to this set, it should pair well with the London bus set. I wonder if it's the same scale.
The vignette looks nice, the original project was like that, that's probably why there's additional stuff
I would want to see your review
The booth in context of the sidewalk with the fence and lamp has a much greater impact to me, as this is the kind of thing I would display on a shelf, not necessarily with other lego models. The booth on its own I don’t think would draw me in like this does.
I think it will look nice next to the London Bus if you have one.
I think this looks great! I'm a US consumer, but I'd love to have this set up on the shelf next to the 2017 London Bus. Jang, I'd love to see you get this and review it. I'm super interested.
My dad was born and grew up in London so I had to send this to him. I might get it and build it with him
I actually like the scene, it adds to the build (I've seen the original Ideas as well). I don't live in UK/London, I live in the Netherlands. But I have seen these boxes on my vacation to the UK, so I think it is still fitting.
Definitely getting it for my phone it looks lovely thanks Jang.
I love the extra scenery, I imagine it will add to the fun of the build, especially the fence. Californian here. Plus, 100th anniversary, 100 GBP. Can't pass that low-hanging fruit up!
I’m not from the UK, but I love the diorama aspect of this kit. For my taste, I would be more likely to pick this up as it is than if it were just the phone booth. I’d like to see more like this.
i like the extra detailing it gives you like a small chunk of london but yeah maybe just a phone booth would have worked by itself
I can't expect this to sell very well outside of the UK, its just not the kind of thing anyone really cares about? Its so antiquated and specific.
As someone who is from UK it is accurate..I like it a lot. Reminds me of macfarlane toys with the vignette stylen
Would’ve loved it if it came with some bookshelves for a mini library, and a defibrillator to put in as options (seeming as that’s what a majority are used for).
I'm not from the UK myself nd have only visited London once. I think the telephone box having a bit of scenery is ctually really nice. I think the scenery looks good and it makes the set a bit more interesting. If you can easily seperate the telephone box from the scenery, then that would be great. I think that would allow it to be the monolith and give people the choice of what they'd want to display.
Fun fact for you... Alot of the Wrought Iron fences in London are actually reused Stretchers from WWII!!
I feel like the extra scenery is necessary. On its own the phone booth could look like a brick or a book from a distance and be ignored. The scenery makes it much more inviting to walk closer and also more easily see that it's actually a phone booth. Especially when some customers might be a bit older with poorer eyesight!
And when you put a figure inside it like a Barbie doll or something the extra scenery will go great with that.
This is not just an object, it's more like a 3D painting or a postcard that you can display in your room.
Also I don't need to see a review of this, instead please review more Friends and Monkie Kid!
Love from the Netherlands
I'm no Briton, but I can imagine this set and the London Bus (10258) make a good combination to display.
If they would not have included extra stuff, people would complain that the booth alone is boring. It's always the same with every Lego set, especially Ideas.
I think the scenery adds a nice atmosphere to it, kind of completes the look.
Having the phone-holding feature is a neat idea but it looks like that lamp is going to get knocked off all of the time from someone grabbing it. Or the fence will get knocked down when people put down their phone after another car warranty call.
Not something I need you to review, but I do think it's a good looking set.
I honestly like that Lego didn't try upscaling the size of it to make it gigantic and then have a $200 price tag.
It looks nice, not sure why I'd pay one hundred pounds for this though. It'd be nice if they had a alt mode where all the windows were kicked in by chavs and the actual phone was replaced with a defibrillator though.
I’m frantically trying to remember and iconic Doctor Who quote right now. I’ll have to settle for telling y’all that.
The classic english toilet.
100 bucks for this is crazy. Lego you are insane
I think the box would look strange on its own. I have lived in London.
I can't deny it sure is a red box. Mission accomplished.
Not born or living in the UK, but I love London. 20€ off and printed pieces instead of stickers and I would love this set also.
I like the scenery because it contextualises the build, which I do prefer to just a standalone model, however I do agree with another commenter that said they clearly just want it be £100 for the 100th anniversary of the phone box
I think the street scene gives it context, just a plain old telephone box on its own would look odd. This looks like London.
i think it deserves wider fence and some green behind it like bushes or small tree
I am from London born and raise to be honest I can not wait to see it real life in lego store
born and raised in London, I think the oddest part is the street sign. In real life they are very very big, almost the same width as the telephone boxes themselves, and height scaled accordingly. The tiny one in the set looks really weird to me
Judging by the usage of alternative usable parts, which involve human interaction in the real world, and this set including scenery, I would personally find it more appropriate, interesting, and rather sweet to see a much smaller version of this set in mini-figure scale, with a few alternate configurations of scenery to represent other areas of the UK, not just London.
I like the add on, looks good, but I agree that it would not only be cheaper but also more imposing to have it has a stand alone. Maybe you can remove the kiosk from his base? As some people already pointed out, it's to make it more of London icon. After all this things are seen everywhere, some were even imported to Portugal (where I'm from) in the 20th century! Btw, wouldn't it be cool if Lego made a cheaper minifig version like with the Land Rover?
i laughed so hard when I saw the phone placed on the set 😂😂😂
The one thing this set is missing a new fleur de lis piece to top the fence posts
Now it’s about time they revive the Doctor Who licence and make a Tardis version of this set
I like this build, but not for £100
The issue isn’t the “extra stuff” itself but how it distracts from the majesty of the box. The pole in the foreground and then all the colorful flowers (and the gold atop the wrought iron) taking away from the iconic red. They should have put the lamp in the background and a bench and trash (sorry, rubbish) bin or something. Hedging with foliage takes away from the city-ness of it.
Very cool set!
Hmm, seems pricey for what you get.
Definitely would of been better blue for doctor who.
Way too expensive. Lego needs to reconsider their price ranges.
As a brit I think it looks pretty accurate, if I cared about telephone boxes I would probably buy
The next Lego Ideas set?! A box on a platform!
Bill and ted phone booth time machine would look awesome with it ha!.👍😎
The phone stand aspect is so dumb. I've never in my life seen a phone stand that blocks the screen.
Shelf warmer for sure
I would have preferred if they'd included a city/minifig scale version to hide to a city as an easter egg.
The original submission also had a red postbox [mailbox] that added even more interest, IMO, to the scene. I mean, the phone booth screams UK already, but the unusual [to us in the US] looking mailbox next to it just hammered it home, though apparently they are often close to the phone booth. The original submission had 2000 pieces and looked pretty good. It didn't have the smartphone holder [which in concept is cute, but putting it behind the scene makes it impractical to actually quickly pull the phone out to answer it!], and it lacked the different eras of phones inside, I believe. The original was, however, far too large, IMO. I figured they would scale it down [but not for minifigs], and maybe it could hit the $60-70 price point. As this set goes, I wish it was closer to that price. I like the design, and the extra stuff is well thought out, but this is probably going to be a 'wait for it to be on big discount' for me.
As a Brit near London, this feels to me like one of those sets that won't sell super well to British people in general but will sell very well to either people visiting the LEGO shop in London or people from outside of the UK who think British stuff is cool. It looks like proper London to me with the added scene but I don't have any interesting in buying it.
Not from the UK but I like it a lot and I like it better with the piece of the pavement
We just need it in blue, and find some way to make a much larger interior with a Timelord.
Looks great for a shelf display and not too large for some of the UK styled Creator cars like the London bus or Fiat 500. The piece of scenery really completes the look of it rather than having a lone telephone box positioned randomly on a shelf. Just my subjective opinion. Not an immediate buy but a fun consideration for the future.
Perfect scale for Lego Scala Dolls ;)
Im not from the U.K but I personally think the scenery is a nice addtion, as it helps to create the setting for the phone box. This set doesn't interest me, but to those that it does, im sure it'll be a welcomed touch which completes the look.
As an Englishmen i will pair this up with the creator London bus proudly!
Something tells me Lego will release London taxi cab in this scale, specifically to display both sets together.
As you said, street cutaway unnecassary, and i wouldnt want to spend money parts I dont want. Telephone box and alternate interior would be enough selling point and set would be cheaper