For our anniversary, my hubby surprised me with an amazing gift, a LEGO Creator’s Series model of the Eiffel Tower. It is a 1:300 scale model which means that it checks in at just over 42 inches (108 cm) tall. It’s by far the largest (in size) model I’ve ever worked on. There are 3428 pieces in the set and it took me about 20 hours to complete it. It is impressive once built and is so tall that I had to clear an end table to fit it in to the decor. It is built in 3 sections for easy transport. Thank goodness because if it was all one piece I don’t know how I’d ever be able to put it together. It was incredibly fragile during the construction of each stage. Once the “top” was on each section it was by far more stable but the 3rd section of the tower alone is over 2 feet tall!

I have posted a set of photos of the construction over on my mobile me page. Click here to check them out.