It actually has a really neat feature where you can push the red shutter button and it actually pops out a cardboard ‘photo’. They tweaked it to perfection; it doesn’t shoot out fully, but instead sticks out just partly like the real camera. They went through a lot of iterations of that mechanism in order to get it just right.

It’s an awesome set for photography nerds.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

It is! It's my first Lego set as an adult, my gf dragged me to the Lego store and she got the Galaxy picture frame while I got this one.

Building it was a blast, and the latch and release mechanism is really cool! It does have a bit of a flaw IMO with the right side panel at the back of the camera (opposite to the viewfinder) which has a tendency to detach when touched.

Which set would you recommend I pick up next?

[–] FinishingDutch@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That’s awesome! I got back into LEGO as an adult in 2012 when they released the first VW camper.

On mine that panel seems pretty secure, though it is a bit finicky to attach. Might want to check if it’s properly attached.

Recommendations are tough; LEGO makes so many awesome sets. It also depends on things like budget and space. For example, the Concorde set is awesome, but also quite large.

Personally, I really like their modular sets. Larger, very detailed buildings like a hotel, jazz club, bank, etc. I’ve collected most of them so far.

There’s also a lot of cool new soace sets, in addition to the galaxy that you’re familiar with. I’m really looking forward to the lunar rover that’s coming out later this year.

A good site to follow for LEGO news is Brickset.com. That way you can get a feeling for any future sets that you might like. Some can sell out pretty quickly; lots of us adults love LEGO ;-)

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah the panel is properly attached, it's just probably the 20th time the pink 1x2 flat piece detaches itself from the grey corner wing piece inside the model :P

Thanks for the brickset tip, I'll keep an eye on it!