Price: £24.99/$29.99 Pieces: 212 Release Date: January 2016 Price per Piece: 11.8p/14.8c
Venice is one of the three skyline sets released Spring 2016 and measures 25X3X13cm which is smaller compared to Berlin. I will probably compare these two sets during this review as they are both the same price and the same theme. Check out that review if you want more info. The value of this isn't brilliant and you certainly get more pieces in Berlin although I think the build of this is slightly more refined. The set includes 5 Venice Landmarks and a printed nameplate.
I will review these landmarks from left to right so starting with the Rialto Bridge. There is a clever use of pieces with the wheel arch and I think this is the best LEGO could do on this scale although there could maybe be a little more definition on the arches but it's hard when it's this small. The use of the trans-blue pieces as water is a clever and effective addition. Next is St. Marks Basilica, my favourite part of this set. I think it looks reasonably accurate and the detailing in this scale is very good. The teeth parts are well used as is the drain piece. I think this brings the set to life along with the next landmark, St Marks Campanile. Although it is a simple build, it matches the simple design of the real life landmark and the horse on the top adds a bit of extra detail. The build of this is simple but effective, as is the next one. St Theodore and the Winged Horse consists of 6 pieces and isn't that substantial but fits with the scale and adds a bit more detail to the entire model. There's not much else to say about this one as there's not much of it. The final build, The Bridge of Sighs, is also very small so there can't be much detail. The water is effective and it looks okay but not fantastic.
Overall, I think the problem with this set is that there are not many substantially sized landmarks in Venice so they can't add much detail to the smaller ones. What size they have done, they've done well but I think they need to get a better place to build. I would recommend this set to Architecture fans but to Architecture newbies, I'd recommend 21027 Berlin for the same price.
Build: 3/5 Aesthetics: 4/5 Value: 3/5 Playability: N/A (not designed for play)
Overall 4/5
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