This Lego Ideas World Map is even better than the real thing
We’d gladly hang this on our walls with pride.
We’re fans of Lego’s now-retired World Map. But we do wish some things were a bit different. More realistic colours would have been nice, for example. It’s at least somewhat accurate, unlike the Globe, but it’s still lacking a certain… something.
Enter Jimmi-DK’s Lego Ideas submission: a to-scale (1:45 million, they say) and more colour-accurate representation of the Earth that looks absolutely fantastic.
The map is smaller and made up of less pieces than the official Lego model: it measures 40×25 inches and it contains 1,422 pieces to Lego’s 11,000. That’s mostly because it’s made of plates rather than 1×1 studs. Not only will it make it somewhat easier to build, it also gives a smoother, more realistic finish.
The landmasses here are a striking green, placed on top of a sea of blue. White tiles have been used for the arctic and antarctic, which go a long way into injecting some realism into the map. The whole thing is mounted into a very classy and understated black frame with a white mount — and thanks to a Technic-created hanging, it can be put on the wall, too.
Jimmi-DK’s Ideas submission was uploaded to the site only a week ago, and in that time it’s already got 179 supporters. It’ll need 10,000 votes before it will be seen by a panel of Lego experts. Sadly, we’re not sure we can see this one making it to stores since the concept is something that’s already been done.
But we applaud Jimmi-DK’s take: it looks fantastic, and we’d gladly hang this on our wall.