Symphony Orchestra LEGO Ideas Project Review

Overview
This project is a Symphony Orchestra created by Brickasso. Orchestras have long been a source of high quality music and musical entertainment especially when it comes to classical music. There are normally several sections in the orchestra, including the brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. For more information, you can visit this project on LEGO Ideas by clicking here.

Appeals of this Project
I think this is a lovely little project. Unfortunately, it is not reasonable to have a full symphony orchestra as the size would make it more of a MOC than a feasible LEGO Ideas project, but I like how this project represents the various sections without making the project too large. Something else that really sticks out to me is the design of the stage. I really like the SNOT technique used to build curves into the front creating a few small thrust stages (the parts of the stage that protrude outward). Another feature that I like is the tiering of the stage, and the reddish brown pieces used to make the steps and the trim between the different tiers.

There are some very nice brick-built instruments in this project, but perhaps the one that stands out the most is the baby grand piano. This piano does a nice job of capturing many of the details associated with a baby grand without making the model too clunky. It uses the modified tile with grill piece (2412b) effectively to create both the black and white keys as well as the strings inside the piano. And I appreciate that the top appears like it can be folded down, or propped open to offer a couple different looks.


A couple of other nicely brick-built instruments that I like are the kettle drums and the double bass. The kettle drums are very simple in their design, but very effective in capturing the shape and appearance of this instrument. The double bass, on the other hand is more complicated in its design. This is primarily because it is a particularly difficult instrument to build (as are most of the instruments in the string family) out of LEGO, though I think this is a pretty good representation. I especially like how the curved geometry of the double bass is captured in this brick-built instrument.

Areas for Improvement
As it relates to the brass section, I am not a fan of the "clown horns" (87996pb01) used as trumpets, even though the rubber ball is colored to match the rest of the trumpet. Instead, I would recommend using the old bugle piece (71342) in the pearl gold color as this piece looks much more like a trumpet in my opinion.

Conclusion
Overall, this is a very nice project that has the potential to offer a new option for children as they play, or to be a nice display piece for AFOLs. I believe this would make a great set if it reaches 10,000 supporters and passes the Official LEGO Ideas Review Process. To see more pictures and offer your support to help this become a set, you can visit the project on LEGO Ideas here. Not sure how LEGO Ideas works? Click here to find out more.

Photos used and review completed with the permission of Brickasso.