Let me be blunt; when I saw images of this set I was entirely uninterested and some famous words of Lord Rambling Brick rang through my ears “If I liked every set LEGO makes, they are not doing their job right.” Although I admire that the principles of radio created by Marconi still underpin much of modern day society, and I remember using devices like this in ‘the olden days’, I just could not feel a connection with this build.

That said, recently, I was given the opportunity to investigate this display model closely courtesy of the LEGO-certified store in Castle Hill (NSW, Australia). Given my utter lack of desire to buy the set, I felt this was a great way to see if I was correct in my assessment.

This set is available from the 1st of June for AU$169.99/£89.99/US$99.99/€99.99, and it contains 906 (!) parts.

As I am writing this, my wife expressed her concern that I may now want to buy one of these radios for myself. What happened? What did this display model do to make me reconsider its merit? Read on to find out.

Let’s be clear: This will not be a thorough review but rather a rapid look at this set.