LEGO Himeji Castle Review

The LEGO 21060 Himeji Castle is the latest LEGO Architecture set that I’ll be reviewing and I gotta say, I was not expecting it to be this good. And this is coming from someone who never heard of the Himeji Castle prior to the LEGO set! Best August release in my opinion!
LEGO sets in this video:
Himeji Castle ❯ bit.ly/3QdWClm
Tranquil Garden ❯ bit.ly/45IYA1X
Giza Pyramid ❯ bit.ly/3tvHXJH
Corvette ❯ bit.ly/3PP2nVr
The Great Wave ❯ bit.ly/3Qfop5d
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[@TiagoCatarino]

*LEGO sets in this video:* Himeji Castle ❯ bit.ly/3QdWClm Tranquil Garden ❯ bit.ly/45IYA1X Giza Pyramid ❯ bit.ly/3tvHXJH Corvette ❯ bit.ly/3PP2nVr The Great Wave ❯ bit.ly/3Qfop5d

[@hyweledwards-sim2286]

Only found your channel very recently, but want to say I love how brisk yet detailed your reviews are. The camera work and editing is also on point, and your criticisms always feel reasonable and consumer oriented rather than whiny. So nice to watch 18+ set reviews that don’t take half an hour and actually focus on the product rather than the reviewer reiterating the same minor complaints over and over.

[@TauTeChing]

Given the premium price Lego has, the color differences are too much to be ignored

[@Hans-gb4mv]

Who says it wasn't done on purpose?

[@JohnJonnyBerry]

Man, lego fanboys defend every shit

[@PaTaku7]

@@JohnJonnyBerrytrue

[@patrickdanneker5480]

I think that part looks generally a bit too bland. They could have created a new kind of brick that gives the impressions of the actuall small bricks in the original building

[@blubblubblubblubblubblub]

say sike rn

[@AA_Studios]

These adult oriented display models are a new style that looks epic! Great review as always Tiago.

[@kz.productions]

Didn’t know they were making it. Pleasantly surprised.

[@TiagoCatarino]

Didn't even knew about the castle! 🫠

[@kz.productions]

@@TiagoCatarino lol. I’ve seen it before but I don’t know much about it. Always thought it looked cool

[@PapiLahje]

🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@kz.productions]

@@PapiLahje why

[@justinreynolds1692]

Been to the Himeji castle in person and it is stunning. They did a great job reflecting it in this set.

[@iikpsyt4619]

I have visited the real Himeji Castle before in Japan and it is such a beautiful place. The set accurately captures this beauty in its smaller scale perfectly. I’ll be picking this one up sometime soon.

[@Croisis]

0:55 Anyone else hear Tiago say "The Great Half Pyramid of Jezus" or am I just tripping?

[@TiagoCatarino]

Himeji Castle is already available for purchase from LEGO ► bit.ly/47iaz8t

[@toomuchBeer]

The price per piece ratio is the same as the tranquil garden set (about 0.75 € per piece)

[@kennyxkazuki713]

I used to live in himeji, it's a beautiful city. The castle is one of the places I'd say everyone should visit at least once in their life. It's absolutely incredible during Sakura season.

[@ekwebeman]

As a Japan everything fan, this was my first day 1 buy ever and boy did it deliver. As you noted in your review, really fairly priced as well 😊

[@BriantheBrick]

The review is here! Yes! Please review the Great Wave set!

[@TiagoCatarino]

Let's GO

[@catalystGenome]

great wave review please!!!! i had a blast building that one, along with the guided-tour audiobook while building it!!!

[@lukthere2]

We were visiting Japan and on our last day we were checking out some shops while buying trinkets for friends and we saw this set displayed. I instantly ordered it lol. The castle is amazing in real life and the set looks great too! Can't wait to get it!

[@GoofballAndi]

the design language is giving vintage lego set for sure, absolutely beautiful

[@jacobfarkas3916]

What a great set! Im liking this scale more and more everytime I see a new model. Either from lego, or mocs.

[@crunchytoast6007]

My reaction: “Oh my god this looks beautiful, I have to build it” My Wallet’s reaction: “Stop that thought right now”

[@bribricks]

Outstanding building, my next purchase for sure! Thank you for the review, Xará, very precise! It is sad to see these huge colors differences on same elements once Lego was always focused in quality. Ole Kirk would never let this happen lol.

[@deborahhulme5137]

I have watched all your set reviews and love them all

[@kentslocum]

I was surprised by the noticeable color differences between the various sloped pieces, as well as the lack of replacement foliage for all the cherry trees. But the most surprising thing of all was that Tiago admitted that the price-per-piece ratio was not always a good metric for determining LEGO set value! I personally use price-per-gram, since I care more about the volume of plastic I get, than the number of pieces.

[@TeChWarZ]

Nice video, already ordered this lego set, can't wait to build it. Yes, please review the great wave lego set.

[@chronogaruda2003]

Hemeiji Castle was a big part of my childhood. I am Japanese American and visited Japan to see relatives several times. During those trips we frequently visited Hemieji and its castle.

[@WarioGordo]

I love your channel and how you show every set with full detail. Very high quality stuff :) O facto de seres português ainda me impressionou mais, visto que normalmente não há este tipo de conteúdo ou qualidade. Muitos parabéns e continua com o bom trabalho!

[@Randamono]

Please do review the wave!

[@frogcatdog]

I saw the set at my local Lego store yesterday and I put it back on the shelf, I will go back today and pick it up, you've convinced me. I wouldn't mind a review on the Great Wave, I'm a bit hesitant on the art based sets because they seem like a bunch of studs. I've picked up Starry Night but have not put it together yet.

[@victorvieira7469]

Yes, please! A video on the Lego Great Wave by you would be great, love that set :)

[@stehlik]

Yes please, do review the Great Wave, I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. Himeji is a great looking set, also definite buy for me sooner than later. Thanks for nice review!

[@smokeandashen.]

Oh this is sweet!!! Love the hidden details they always put in these

[@TiagoCatarino]

Right?! It's a shame that only the people building the sets will actually know about them. Unless you watch my reviews that is... 😎

[@WizardOfOss]

Having just built the Great Wave set myself: Yes, review it! For an art set, I was pleasantly surprised! As for this Himeji castle, having visited it myself twice, I will certainly buy this set. And even more so after this review, which showed some aspects I hadn't seen before. I was a bit surprised to see how close in size it is to that half pyramid, I honestly thought Himeji would be quite a bit smaller than that, it looks so tiny. But looks can be deceiving.... As I have seen many more castles in Japan, I can only hope we get more of those. Please Lego, also do Matsumoto-jo!

[@carterfrvr]

You should review The Great Wave set! It was a great build and the podcast that was created for it was very insightful into the artwork and the process of translating something into Lego.

[@iDymff]

These are such nice Lego sets. Great display sets.

[@Michael_Kzyv]

Great review 👍 Also I would love to see the great wave set review

[@rickma6363]

Great wave review. Yes.

[@glassjar7814]

This set is so much fun. The tranquil garden set is first on my list but I will be trying to get this before the end of the year

[@shqip_sumejja]

This is a better looking architecture set than just the skyline ones

[@TiagoCatarino]

I agree! Really enjoying these new style Architecture sets (Taj Mahal and Pyramid of Giza) when compared to previous concepts of the theme!

[@Delano1226]

Yeah

[@astahfirula]

Thank you. was waiting for this review.

[@TiagoCatarino]

Sorry it took so long!

[@astahfirula]

@@TiagoCatarino no worries you are fully forgiven. I'm in no rush since i will only be able to buy next month anyway. 😁

[@Reptilia12]

Himeji Castle looks fantastic! I'm definitely tempted to get this set, but as a technic fan I'm currently busy building the 42160 Audi e-Tron :)

[@SaperPl1]

Nice quick review. Not sure if I would go for a static set priced like this though despite awesome building techniques.

[@maribuilds]

Yes! Please review the Great Wave set!

[@allonewordcaps]

Great video. Thank you

[@gustavo2721]

Great Wave

[@sethguest781]

About time they made this, one of the few surviving castles from Feudal Japan! Would also look spectacular on an N scale train layout!

[@lester44444]

the QC issue with the slopes kinda work for this build since it's a rockface, but it's kinda insane that there's that big a difference in colour considering how stringent lego usually is hahaha

[@collectpanda3350]

What Lego is missing is a VR game that allows you to walk around your Lego sets from the proper scale and perspective. I can’t tell you how much I wanted to shrink down and walk around my sets when I was younger.

[@rorypatterson4548]

I was thinking earlier how much Lego are missing a trick by not releasing something in VR, weather it’s a PS5 game or a dedicated app

[@BrickHQ]

Great video, you should review the great wave set next Price according to volume makes works better than price per piece

[@splinter8930]

Lego really needs to work on their quality control. Prices are going up, quality is going down.

[@piotr78]

This. Such a bad combo of things

[@AlbinoGrimby]

Hmm... I was considering getting the Himeji Castle today. Had it in my hands but balked at getting it. Mostly because I remember building the Statue of Liberty architectural set and it was really repetitive and had a lot of tiny plates and round studs. Your review has got me thinking again. It does look really nice and I am a fan of all things Japanese.

[@evertdeboer9038]

I really love this set, definitely gonna get it. But the difference in the dark tan slope pieces was the first thing I noticed. Gotta say it, the fragile pieces, and the difference in colour over the last years keeps me thinking Lego isn't wat it used to be. I really love the old castle and pirate sets, the older pieces just feel different. All my cracked pieces are recent sets😢

[@piotr78]

Lego has gotten way more fragile, or at least it feels that way. Plates have become super bendy and bricks are almost weightless now, they dent much faster when compared to old Lego.

[@legoandsushi]

The Great Wave set was a fun build and a Great Wall art display! Can’t wait to build the Himeji Castle

[@samclemons9086]

Having been to Himeji Castle I think the different colored tiles at the base were done on purpose to represent the weathered look of the base.

[@andrewiphone]

Yes review the great wave next

[@allonewordcaps]

Yes please do the Great Wave

[@dimi727]

oh yeeees the dark tan slopes in different color levels...:)

[@marqbarq5977]

I just got it in the mail. Going to put it together in a few weeks.

[@tomshimcha]

You have to review the big wave!! I cant decide to buy it or not

[@ExplicitSpirit]

PLEASE REVIEW THE GREAT WAVE! I love your review style and I have the Great Wave set in a box somewhere, would love to know your thoughts.

[@deborahhulme5137]

Yes review that next

[@jahanaraahmad7952]

Yes review the great wave please!

[@RabidNemo]

I got this set as well as the tranquil garden, Japanese postcard and bonsai tree. I thought they all went really well together since they had overlapping themes in the postcard in particular I thought was cool because it short of has a miniaturized version of the tranquil garden and it also has a miniaturized version of the castle

[@Pinkboigamer-ed3od]

Pretty cool

[@hyperionhelios190]

Visiting Himeji during 2023 Cherry Blossom season, not all the trees are cherries. I actually think it is way too over priced for how it shows. But I do enjoy seeing some miniscale trees in the exact same locations as where I remember them from my tour.

[@warrennewman5325]

Looks amazing set great review 👍

[@TiagoCatarino]

It really is! Thank you!

[@anfronike]

Yes, definitely review The Great Wave.

[@edisercer]

you could put those microfigures in the set if you want and i like the use of all the elements thanks for the review by the way yes review the great wave set

[@jardex2275]

Great Wave would be a good review, since I've been seeing it in the general release stage, rather than being a Lego Store exclusive. Not sure if that was always the case or how long it has been at other stores. In any case, hearing your thoughts on it would be interesting.

[@martazedbricks]

Do you know that you're the best lego reviewer ? 🎉 even if I don't buy a set, I love to watch yours review 😁

[@TiagoCatarino]

I appreciate that! Thanks!

[@youngdalai]

yes you should review the technic crane next ;)

[@isaiahtaylor7928]

i have the Great Wave, it has passed as a real painting at a glance and looks AMAZING in person

[@TheParentalRevolution]

Yes, on the great wave next. I actually think I’m going to buy all of these August releases. Great month so far if you ask me.

[@ChaotiK__]

I would love if you review the great wave set. I am interested in getting it and a review would help me decide

[@Cjx0r]

I've never met anyone with such a huge list of different favorite categories.

[@LockeNL]

I just visited the real thing today. Amazing castle. Back in the Netherlands I definitely buy this set with the zen garden

[@toast_0h]

its a really nice model

[@NatasjaVrij]

I liked the great wave. It was a really nice build!!! Was not a big fan of all the studs. But even the studs were worth it. I'm curious about your thought's

[@a.debree6771]

This set looks great.

[@swoops41]

This was a great build

[@azarishiba2559]

Definitely getting this set and the other 2 Japanese related ones eventually when they come to Costa Rica n.n Especially this one, even though it's micro-scaled (I like more minifigured scale sets, or bigger ones if they are either animals or bikes).

[@bomccullar2684]

At 3:22 it looks like you remove the top to reveal a giant Lego minifig! Thanks for another great review 😊

[@iwantottle9943]

Just picked this up for £104 at John Lewis for any uk folk can’t argue with that price at all and I don’t seem to have any issues so far with piece discolouration like this set. Having visited Himeji it became my favourite place in Japan and this is a superb micro scale model of it

[@Friendlyguy47_]

It looks amazing

[@TiagoCatarino]

It does!

[@Vyz3r]

Yes

[@Andro_bricks-lego]

Nice set!!!

[@TiagoCatarino]

It sure is!

[@pieterboelen2862]

Sure, review the Great Wave too! I didn't know that was a thing until you mentioned it. Classic artwork, innit?

[@amyjones25]

I love this set. I'm super excited to get it. I'm going to buy a lot more pink flowers so I can add more cherry blossom trees.

[@dudie5403]

I've been inside of the real castle when I was in Japan so I'm planning on getting this set one day. I wondered what they would do with the inside as the castle is mostly empty inside next to some display stuff so lego adding stuff would be off.

[@garrettgarrett9365]

Yes! Yes! Yes!

[@blsof8bc]

The reason for the disagreement with the "PPP" (price per piece) metric is that the _overall volume of stuff_ you get in the set (i.e. how big the elements are) has to be factored in somehow. A set with many tiny 1x1 plates would hardly be considered as valuable as a set with much larger elements (albeit lower piece count).

[@thomasedwards6641]

I really want this, I had heard of the castle before it is known as the most beautiful castle in Japan.

[@Serenity_Dude_X]

Yes, get the The Great Wave set. I want to purchase that later.

[@rennypenny9026]

Yes yes review great wave pleasr

[@danthemanwiththepants4048]

I'm going to the real Himeji in a few weeks and I can't wait to pick this up when I get home!

[@TiagoCatarino]

JEALOUS! I would love to go to Japan

[@FoolECK]

Of course you should review The Great Wave! You know what you also should do? Bring back Tiago Tuesdays.

[@simonmaverick7018]

Yes.

[@tay-lore]

Hmmmmm I've been seeing quite a bit of inconsistency in Lego colors lately, but typically it's been when the same color is used in two drastically different sized pieces that just happen to be next to eachother. I could justify that somewhat since the properties of the molds might affect how the color is expressed in the finished product. But it's really strange to see such drastic color differences among the same piece, where the mold conditions ought to be equivalent. It seems a lot more likely now that it's just a mixing consistency issue, which is frustrating because that seems much easier for Lego to fix

[@Guinea_pigs79]

Actually went here in irl, so fun.

[@egemenogredik9056]

Please make a vid about the Great wave 🙏

[@chrisberthold7603]

HI ..Im new to having my own Lego . My kids had large collections back in the 80s . Im quite facinated by the fact that people talk about price per piece or investment value . Am I looking at Lego the wrong way , by appreciating the engineering , design aspects and just enjoying the build process and finished display piece ???

[@HibHab69]

DO THE GREAT WAVE SET! 👏👏 I'm making it right now while listening to the pseudo podcast, it is simply wonderful.

[@enderboy1824]

0:55 I’ve listened to this 3 times, I swear you said Pyramid of Jesus

[@TiagoCatarino]

😂 Amen!

[@CasperHulshof]

I think you will really like the Big Wave set as well.

[@SirRecon]

It is very cool