LEGO 21042 Statue of Liberty Facelift Tutorial

[@brickitect]

I’ve been searching the internet for a fix to that terrible face and you not only delivered but knocked it out of the park. I was going to do a fix using other pieces in my collection, but I love how you pulled the pieces from the model so no extra pieces are necessary. Well done!

[@flores9862]

brickitect I agree on how he decided of only using piece’s from the model

[@Dan-2025]

Oh hey there Greg!

[@stupac10]

Agreed

[@meuriellahall6201]

Hi brickitect!!!

[@marcusjnorger3089]

You built it!

[@klausm5460]

Jason, that´s really great, that you not only suggest a modification, but you also go the extra mile of making it possible with the parts included in the set. No job offers by LEGO yet? Shame on them...

[@cadu1990]

Jason is too good to work at Lego. I mean, he IMPROVES the original Legos... Dude is amazing

[@nexusproductions6859]

Good lego doesn’t need these horrible mods

[@gulorful8488]

King of Stopmotion You okay?

[@frenchfriesderp9103]

1:09 I like that face

[@popcornhair6584]

It actually doesn't look that bad. Lol.

[@ralu9433]

My opinion? Leave the 1x1 tile off the face so it looks like the statue is going "OOOOOOOOH"

[@somni6756]

Ra Lu 1:08...although God and man have toiled and tried, it is incident who has finally faced triumph, is it not?..] : [lol! My eyes ooze "Oooohs" at the side of it.

[@trainzguy2472]

O_O

[@supaplayer]

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea

[@jklmgaming535]

@@supaplayer Spongbob, Right? (LoL) : )

[@supaplayer]

JKLM Gaming Yeah lol

[@SueBobChicVid]

The best part about this modification video is that you show us how to repurpose the existing set parts. Not just telling us to go get them somewhere. Thanks for that!

[@Kevinhink1]

Brilliant adjustment! And the fact that you show how to build the modification from extra pieces and rebuilt bits of the model is simply incredible! Well done as always. 👏

[@stuchly1]

I actually like the shield piece, I think it's an interesting use of the part and I don't mind the minimalist approach they took, and it's good to have the shiled piece in that color (is it sand green?) That being said, I really like your mod as well, although I agree the chin looks quite masculine afterwards. The point of the shield gives the face a daintier look and I think that's why they've decided to go that route ultimately. I really like the rest of the modifications you've made to the statue, and the face definitely doesn't look bad, but it looks like a face of a Greek god more than it looks like the face of the statue of liberty. Edit: actually, I take that back. Just went and looked at some photos and she does have a square chin, and very prominent nose and brow, so your mod is definitely an improvement in terms of realism, I seem to have idealised her face in my mind's eye. Goes to show human memory is not as reliable as many people think. XD

[@popcornhair6584]

I read all of that thinking that you were right, then read the last part and started laughing. I love Great opinions like these!

[@ALiteralGoose]

@Petr Stuchlý with mine i did a 2x2 with the weird 2x1 flat pieces with the corner off at the bottom, with a 1x2 sloped piece for the eyebrows

[@CrashperM]

In my opinion it makes her face look too much like one of those easter island statues

[@bodoque_csm]

Crashper’s Donut shop Moai

[@renemorales3370]

Yesss

[@brandonlee8123]

🗿🗿🗿

[@vojtasjedyny]

That was my first thought. Still looks better than default face IMO.

[@ShannonRMcKenzie]

Nice work - I felt that the original shield face piece let down what was otherwise superbly detailed model - very cool how you've managed to limited the update to the pieces available in the model

[@darkanel666]

No entiendo Inglés, pero lo que entiendo es que el modelo original no tiene cara, y el señor del vídeo hizo una "recomposición" de algunas piezas y construyó la cara. ¡es una pasada! Este señor es muy inteligente.

[@dennisfar]

That’s so much better with the new face

[@IlikeFootball123-c8q]

No it looks bad

[@krutais_vecis]

In my opinion old face was better.

[@plerimest]

Question of taste. It looks like easter island statue. I would not call it a better but a nice alternative.

[@FunBoysGaming]

It’s way too masculine lol but maybe thats what u like about it..

[@mpmarsh]

once again you've proved your genius.... the fact you thought this out and executed it without adding any parts is mind-boggling. You fixed the 2 things wrong with the set....the face and the neck.

[@LegoCitySkylines]

Wow, perfect! That face has bugged me enough that I was not all that interested in getting this. Now I will be getting it for sure!

[@richardkotarba1237]

This is a good fix, but, I wasn't happy with the squared face. An option I chose was to take the two 1 X 2 sloped pieces that are left over for this fix and create a chin. Just remove the lower 1 X 2 piece and replace with the other two. It's not perfect, but , offers a different look.

[@danp1975]

Thanks for this tip Jason! My wife received this for her birthday. My daughters really enjoy your book and ball maze sets.

[@sparlokjahdropper6049]

Great option, JK. I would consider these to be solid improvements. Having seen the real statue up close and in person, I can say that the actual face is quite noticeably masculine. It's not a negative thing. Regarding this, one of the tour guides told me "We get that a lot". To each his own- that's the beauty of life as well as Lego

[@collectivelight]

That's pretty cool you were able to add the face just by moving some of the parts around without sacrificing the rest of the design.

[@shlibookensteppah]

Absolutely brilliant. I'm so glad someone figured out a workaround for that, and an elegant one at that. No Bricklink orders. The blank face just wasn't cutting it for me. I still haven't purchased this set yet, but when I do, I using this mod. :]

[@SamM-oh2cx]

How clever are YOU!!!!! Its a pity the folk at lego could not come up with the same result, after all, their only asking folk to shell out £80 for the set. I like the set but over the last couple of years, I have come to the conclusion lego just take the proverbial asking silly money for half hearted sets. Your hack as simple as it is completely changes the set for the better and gives liberty her much needed identity. Pity the folk at lego could not show her or its fans the same respect you have! Weldone you!

[@Zweibruecker]

Held der Steine Inh. Thomas Panke brought me here :)

[@amberwins]

Thank you! I got the set as a gift, and that face is the first thing I noticed. It’s just so off. This makes it so much better.

[@technoJoe23]

You should really do more of these... this one was fascinating to me!

[@Crazy_Borg]

Now we just have to think of how to get 4 Ghostbusters and an NES advantage controller in there...

[@GJBricks]

Good reference!

[@nebulaxox8845]

Ghostbusters 2 reference :)

[@carstenfrandsen]

That would be really cool.... LEGO - GO FIX !!!

[@kingofbears2456]

d J. Yeah

[@ghostchaser1631]

And now, on the request line from Liberty Island,...we're gonna suck some New Years juice from ya Big Apple!

[@welldoboy]

Looks like the moai on easter island

[@stuchly1]

welldoboy you know what? I can totally see it! You're right!

[@tuscansun2320]

🗿

[@UkesofHazzard]

Nice! I was kind of on the fence about getting this set because of how oddly undefined the face was on such an otherwise detailed representation. Might just get it now and build with these mods! Thanks for such a detailed fix!

[@btdarterschannel112]

I like your face and modifications much better. The statue has such an iconic face, why not try to represent it? Very well done!

[@jimwoodworth1648]

Thanks for the great detailed fix Jason. Easy to follow and only minor concessions. Like you said gotta be some.

[@joshkirsch2011]

Ok this is SO COOL! I added it to my statue of liberta and it looks so much better now! Thanks for the tutorial!

[@codyfortenberry3870]

I'm immediately doing this. Haven't even opened mine yet lol

[@resinds.p4898]

What? Where did you get the pieces he used?

[@legotechnicmastery]

Oh ! sand green pieces are lovely ! I really appreciate your face lift solution Jason ^^

[@ThatBenKraft]

Whoa! What a great addition. Looks way better.

[@bricksbystfn]

This is so creative! A super idea to use parts from the actual model by moving them around!! Keep up the good work!

[@sed6]

Wayy better! Excellent work. I was on the fence because of the boring face. Now I can get this set!

[@IcarusBricks]

The new face is way better! Love it!

[@johnyjo3973]

This is amazing, it looks better in my opinion and not only that but the fact that you expertly pulled hte parts out of other parts of the model is so awesome. XD

[@WildStar2002]

I didn't like the look of the face - but I wanted this set. Your video convinced me to go ahead and buy it - I just put it together and modified it according to your excellent instructions. Thanks!

[@andybricks576]

hey JK Brickworks. Thank you so much for this, that face put me of buying this as I don't MOC at all but I am going to get it now. I cant believe Lego didn't come up with that instead of that stupid shield part. Big thumbs up.

[@newjerseydamo]

This is amazing! Thanks for going through the steps to fix the face, and I love that all the pieces used are just slight changes within the model itself!

[@paulfreely8617]

Thank you for the modification. The flat plate on the face looked very plain. This model sits in my classroom and one of my students sent me this link because he is familiar with your work.

[@tedhobgood]

Oh, this was EXCELLENT! And so easy to follow along! Thank you very much for sharing. I had so much fun making this set for my mom, and she loves your new face much more than the shield face. Thx!

[@neilcartwright100]

Great mod - looks much better and to be able to do it with the spares (given the price of green sand pieces) is a real bonus. Thanks.

[@urshurakdieohnekanal9291]

Much better than the blank mask! Thanks for sharing!

[@iwasglad122]

Just done this with my model.....HUGE difference! Many thanks!!!

[@dariodisalvo7871]

thank you for this, just did it and looks a lot better, don't know what lego was thinking by putting a face like that

[@davidpickel3639]

That answered my question about the face. The original way of the face just did not look right. With your change it looks awesome.

[@spazoid2125]

i like it the way you did it mate it make it feel more real

[@johnnyjohnson6643]

Great modifications; I definitely prefer a face to a shield, and I TOTALLY agree that the neck looks weirdly long. Why didn’t they just use a round brick for a nice smooth look instead of all those round plates, anyway?? Oof.

[@Xevo79]

Thanks so much for these instructions! I heard about this back when you first posted it, and decided to try it myself after I finally built the set. Was very surprised that you did this just using the pieces already on the module as well as the spare parts in the set. Great work!

[@dripnx6381]

I like the new face.like,it has so much more detail and the old one makes it so the rest except the face is detailed

[@f1matt]

It’s not perfect. But I feel it’s a definite improvement. Great that you don’t have to buy extra pieces too!

[@carguy_rz]

Wow! This looks soo much better. Don't know what Lego thought with this "face"... But how about using a 2x2 plus the half disk with a hole (don't really know how i should describe the part😅) instead of the 2x3 for the face to get a round chin?

[@outsider238]

That was a great workaround! That blank face plate is the only reason I haven't bought this set. Someone could make a small fortune selling printed faces on the shield piece if they have the means. I've thought about just painting a face on it.

[@Worldsbest1987]

Wow that looks a lot like better than the original face!

[@PhillipRiser]

This is much better- I had a problem with the shield face as well.

[@duckserenade]

That is seriously beautiful how well you managed to get that to work.

[@supermanguy1214]

This is absolutely fantastic I just stumbled upon this video I am about to purchase this set and I am definitely going to do this thank you so much and you have just earned a new subscriber!

[@legooverload01]

I actually used this today I never knew when I was going to use it but now it was today

[@KermisBreakdancePlaza]

Genius solution. Looks great thank you for sharing.

[@thelegoboy1121]

Nice! I did your tutorial it it looks really good. Great job!

[@mjpk51]

Now i am think to buy the set. The Face is now living. How does it Look like, when you turn the tile with the eyebrows? Good idea

[@tinevucko8594]

Thanks for this great mod which I definitely prefer over the original, creepy blank shield solution!

[@eyalreuveni7817]

Great upgrade! Your channel is one of the most interesting one,I love your original designs!

[@robertschrader8207]

Small interception, but big result, you did it very well, Thanks😉

[@ShermerHighSchool]

Perfect! Now I consider buying the set for I was not before that brilliant fix.

[@damsayufan1]

Thank you for this video. It's helped me a lot to modify the face. The statue looks better like this. I don't understand why Lego didn't do it like this...

[@juliagoober1048]

for a rounder chin, would a plate 2x3 with hole work? even has a little mouth hole

[@JKBrickworks]

Unfortunately that piece doesn't exist in sand green. :(

[@stuchly1]

JK Brickworks that's a shame, because I thought of using that piece too

[@justinbroniszewski]

I really like this mod, and I'm seriously considering buying the set now. Using the shield piece for a face was a terrible idea by LEGO because it does not flow with the rest of the design. They put in a lot of effort to shape her dress using various pieces, mimicking the highlights and shadowed areas of the real statue, only to put a flat tile on her face. Nice job.

[@imranbecks]

So much better. Lego was lazy with the face. Deal breaker for me. And with this facelift, you just made me want to get this now.

[@Baesili]

How about using that 2x3 piece that has one end semi-circular with a hole in the midddle of it? It's gonna be hard to find but much less squary

[@moonnightbricks3948]

Spot on, huge improvement.

[@stupac10]

You’re a legend that’s so much betttter!!!!!

[@stefaneriksson1531]

This is so creative! Very nice to rebuild by moving around parts! Keep it up!!

[@htz26129]

Thanks for the video. It cost me 99 Euro today, but with the new face it‘s absolutely worth buying

[@BUBULEPOISSON]

Many thanks for your help to improve the aspect of that wonderfull set. I have done the modification on my model, it's a great addition. I love your channel, always impressed by your models. Best regards from France. Jef

[@Gamesrob]

Looks awesome, clever how you used the parts of the figure and it still looks complete, genius 😁👍😁

[@DrNA142]

i personally find the shield plate pretty perfect, but the face you made is nice too...

[@st0ox]

Amazing and super cost efficient improvement

[@streetriderlee4993]

I ordered extra sand green pieces from Lego. They are giving them to me complimentary shipping as well. I ordered an additional web piece (the one that holds the statue spikes so I can recreate a much more defined crown instead of just the flat piece. I also lengthened the statues arm and angled the tablet as well. I’ll have a tutorial soon on the custom mods

[@Bookilicious69]

Thank you so much. It was so so easy, and it is so much better now! 🤩

[@우하하핫]

Omg... very nice!

[@CrazyJennaBee89]

Sieht richtig gut aus. Vielen Dank für dieses Video.

[@MCLegoboy]

Yes, but how do you make a tiny Wolvorine to fight atop the crown?

[@gregoryiacono9027]

Very nicely done!

[@gregorythecat6354]

I think they used that piece so any builders out there would feel inspired to tackle it when they saw how plain it was. Lego isn't just about clicking things together, after all, it's about being inspired by others' projects and creating and altering others' creations, and most of all, having fun!

[@mancas03]

This is a great tip. Thank you very much you just saved my masterpiece.

[@fdl2486]

Your Videos are great! Keep it:-) I like your videos 😊👍🏼

[@zachcheung8400]

I still kind of prefer the original for the same reasons you stated earlier. But overall, I think your solution and LEGO's original definitely demonstrate what LEGO art is about.

[@JKBrickworks]

I completely agree. Some people like it, some people don't, just like certain pieces of art. I'm just trying to show people that you don't necessarily have to follow the instructions.

[@zachcheung8400]

Well said. Definitely agree with you on that, and I hope other LEGO fans would be inspired the same way.

[@dani5k571]

Nice replacement but the only thing would be annoying is the masculin look

[@elisgrahn6768]

Dani5000 look it up, the real one looks pretty musculine too

[@dani5k571]

Björn Blümchen it's creativity ;D

[@majesthijmenii1976]

Björn Blümchen the jawline

[@Mateo-et3wl]

The real statue of liberty is not feminine looking at all

[@Johninadelaide2022]

Maybe she's trans

[@lnat2000]

I always thought the neck was too long. Every time I considered buying the set I was turned off because of it. Now with the facelift I think the proportions are better. Thank you!

[@samuelsmithart]

1:08 that's what it should look like

[@sed6]

Just did this excellent mod! To soften up her face, take the third jumper and instead of putting it behind that lower grill put it behind the eyes. Much more feminine. Her eyes then become her brow and her eyes are then represented by, and hidden in, the slight shadow under her brow and next to her nose much like in real life. Give it a try.

[@legoindyshortround]

Can you post a video about it?

[@rocketcon]

I think he means: 1) Remove the "forehead" slope at the top, 2) put the third jumper plate onto the 2x3 plate where the slope was, and then 3) place the 2x1 slope on top of it.

[@slugbiker]

thanks for showing this modification to improve the face. I had been hesitant to purchase the kit because I didn't like the blank face, but once I saw your fix I bought it. Just finished building, with your customization. thanks again!

[@Jack-Jeebs]

Much better, thank you for this improvement, thank you, thank you, thank you !!!

[@c4c4cr0773]

The best face is at 1:42, when the 1x1 tile is removed.

[@builtfrombricks]

nice mod! I thought the face looked silly, good job :)

[@kaylemathewcomendador7614]

Suggestion: replace the jumper plate and 1x1 plate with a flat 1x2 tile in that green color, the face would look less gruff.

[@samnelson3526]

Somebody, Listen to this guy! I built one like that and it does look better.

[@JKBrickworks]

That works too. The beauty of LEGO is you can customize it however you want.

[@AnthonyAvon]

the two pieces that were replaced by the shield in the back could be used under the nose maybe?

[@ryantheidiot982]

i wonder if you can make the face have custom printing. Maybe it will look even better with that. Who knows?

[@legomasterbuilder7088]

Will u be at the Christchurch brick show?

[@JKBrickworks]

Yes!

[@flores9862]

That is great , a good way of only using piece from the model