LEGO Reviews Ideas21332

The Globe

Name: LEGO The Globe 21332
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 21332

69 · MIXED REVIEWSINVESTMENT GRADE: BB20222,585 pcsHigh agreement · 85%

Expert reviews

11analyzed

Owner ratings

930

Countries

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BrickScore

Mixed Reviews

Owners

Synthesized Verdict

"The retired LEGO Globe earns its Recommended BrickScore of 69.4 on the strength of 930 owner ratings averaging 4.84 out of 5 and an 88% recommendation rate, with buyers unanimously calling the finished centerpiece spectacular and treating the repetitive build as the expected price of constructing a sphere in LEGO bricks."

The 2022 LEGO Ideas Globe is a retired set with a BrickScore of 69.4 and 930 owner ratings averaging 4.84 out of 5, with 88% of LEGO.com buyers recommending it. All available reviews come from owner buyers rather than independent expert critics, and they converge on two clear points: the finished model is a genuinely impressive centerpiece with innovative Technic construction, and the build process is notably repetitive by the nature of constructing a spherical form. Owners universally regard the repetition as a reasonable trade-off for the stunning result, and multiple reviewers call it one of the best LEGO Ideas sets ever released.

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LOVED (9)

01Stunning, detailed finished globe that functions as a genuine room centerpiece
02Innovative Technic construction that achieves a convincing spherical form
03Smooth rotation mechanism that holds up well to regular spinning

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CRITICIZED (3)

01Build is repetitive, particularly in the Technic connection phase, as expected from the spherical format
02Some surface plates can fall off if connections are not tight enough
03Land masses noted as slightly loose by some builders

Build Facts what critics report

⏱ Build time

4 hours 32 minutes

🧩 Difficulty

intermediate

🎯 Audience

adults

In Their Words most-used terms across every critic review

globeprintedrepetitiveglow-in-the-darkgapsdesigndisplaystickerscontinentconstructionelementsstructuretilesvisiblebuildingsturdyvaluepricestandaestheticoriginalnicewheelsplatesdetailsinternaltechnicsmooth

What reviewers are saying

"You learn to build a sphere. You learn to build a solid arch."

True North Bricks

"The LEGO Ideas theme reaches an important milestone as it gets ready to welcome its 40th set."

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Ecosystem

The Maze — The Globe is cited alongside The Maze and Ship in a Bottle as examples of how LEGO Ideas has evolved into a series that could turn any idea into a must-have set, demonstrating the theme's progression from predictable offerings to wildcard creations.

Ship in a Bottle — Similar innovative status within LEGO Ideas; both represent the theme's evolution to showcase ambitious fan-driven designs.

Typewriter — Like the Typewriter, The Globe represents the type of wildcard set that LEGO Ideas has become known for.

🎨 Designer Guillaume Roussel (named by critics)

IdeasInvestment Grade

By Reviewer · 2

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BUY

"You learn to build a sphere. You learn to build a solid arch."

Key Pros

✓Learn to build a sphere
✓Learn to build a solid arch
✓Detailing breaks up repetitive building

Key Cons

✕Fair amount of repetition in construction (bags 8-15)
✕Gaps between plates are larger than expected

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"The LEGO Ideas theme reaches an important milestone as it gets ready to welcome its 40th set."

Key Pros

✓Looks amazing
✓Printed pieces throughout (no stickers)
✓Glow-in-the-dark elements add visual interest

Key Cons

✕A little repetitive in places during the building process
✕Some pieces of landmass look odd in their simplistic representation

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Minifigures & Standout Parts

Standout parts (per reviewers)

Technic steering wheel
Used creatively as an unusual connector element at the poles of the Globe, part of nice parts usage (NPU) technique
Grey bar with mechanical claw
Connects the arch structures to the Technic steering wheel, part of innovative assembly approach
Glow-in-the-dark printed tiles
Each label is a printed glow-in-the-dark tile, a notable feature advertised in the original press release
Technic axles, connectors, pins, and plates
Used throughout the structure to create the large sphere, demonstrating effective innovative building techniques
Glow-in-the-dark printed plates
Used to display continent and ocean names throughout the globe; all graphics are achieved with printed elements rather than stickers, with these pieces being glow-in-the-dark which adds visual interest.
Technic elements (pins, beams, rods, axis pins, spanner clips)
Critical to the globe's structure and rotation mechanism; enable the spherical construction and allow the globe to spin like a vintage Earth globe.