If you want to build all three portraits simultaneously, three copies of the set will be required, though each set contains all the pieces needed to rebuild it into its different versions–including hundreds of extra pieces at any given time.įor the Marvel superfan, three separate sets can be combined and remade into an “ultimate portrait” of Iron Man with his hand extended and repulsor firing.

The three version’s of Iron Man’s iconic suit that can be made are the Mark III, the Mark LXXXV (85) and the Hulkbuster Mark I. The set comes with a “Marvel Iron Man” 2×4 signature tile as well as a downloadable building soundtrack including exclusive interviews with Roy Thomas, former Marvel Editor in Chief and stories from Alex Grand, Marvel expert and host of the Comic Book Historians podcast. The rest make up the frame and provide the extra pieces needed to reconfigure the portrait into two alternate versions. The set includes a whopping 3,156 pieces – with only 2,304 1 x 1 round studs ever used as individual pixels.

LEGO assures us that all the artwork in the following products were made by hand, and even contain 16 re-colors of 1 x 1 tiles and rounded studs to depict all the portraits.ģ1199 Marvel Studios Iron Man | 3,156 piecesįirst in the LEGO Art lineup is Marvel Studios Iron Man. LEGO Art (previously rumored under the codename “Zebra”) can almost be thought of as LEGO Dots for adults, taking the 2D tiling technique to the next level. Each set comes with a unique printed 2×4 signature tile and additional black pieces to build a frame around the final portrait. The pieces will come pre-sorted by color, and the instructions will feature a “color by numbers” grid for assembling each mosaic plate. Each set comes with two new Technic wall-hanging elements as well as a new black separator specially crafted to assist in quickly reassembling mosaics into alternate versions. The structure of each portrait is comprised of 9 new 16 x 16 stud mosaic plates which can be connected to each other with Technic pins to form the larger portrait. LEGO hopes that LEGO Art will be “a new canvas for creative expression” that allows adults to relax and give them a chance to create and display art based on their passions.

The other three portraits will be available globally from LEGO and various retailers starting August 1st, except in the US which will have to wait a month until September 1st. The Iron Man portrait will be available globally (including the US) exclusively from LEGO on August 1st. Each set comes with a curated building soundtrack, and as an added bonus, three copies of either the Iron Man or Star Wars sets can be combined to make an “ultimate piece” triple the size of a single portrait.Įach LEGO Art set comes in a box the size of a pizza and will retail for US $119.99 | CAN $149.99 | UK £114.99. Each of the adult-targeted sets contains an average of 3,250 pieces, a new brick separator, several new elements, an exclusive signature tile, and instructions and extra parts to build 3 or 4 different designs per set. The four initial sets revealed include Iron Man, Marilyn Monroe, The Beatles, and Star Wars Sith. LEGO has revealed an entirely new product line of mosaic sets featuring pop culture portraits called LEGO Art.

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