There it is! The FIFA World Cup as designed by the good folks at LEGO.
While I don't consider myself a LEGO Hobbyist, I have dabbled a bit with the colorful bricks in my retirement years, and have taken great pleasure in completing a few small projects, and I can say the same thing about this replica of the World Cup. This was far and away my most difficult and ambitions LEGO project ever. It was over 2,800 pieces packaged in 20 separate bags. This made the step-by-step process easier, but the project was not without its fits, starts, and frustrations, and God help you if you somehow miss a step somewhere along the line! A couple of times I had to take apart one of the "bags" and start it over again. There were some missing pieces (which was probably my fault) which I had to reorder, and upon completion, I did find a couple of imperfections, but I will probably be the only one who notices them, so for all practical purposes, this LEGO model is finished!
Now the question becomes, what do I do with it? I will probably display by our television while the actual World Cup Tournament is being contested over the next several weeks, but after that....who knows?
I do know that this may well be the last big LEGO structure that I will ever do. They seem to offer nothing but Harry Potter and Star Wars stuff, which doesn't interest me, but, like I said above, who knows? Maybe they will come up with something else that will grab my attention for a 2027 project.
Enjoy the FIFA World Cup, folks.
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