LEGO 21042 Statue of Liberty Facelift Tutorial

I wan't really satisfied with the blank face that came in the latest LEGO Statue of Liberty set (21042) so I decided to customize my own.

You actually don't need any additional pieces to do this modification. All the pieces needed are already in the set and in this video I walk you through the changes you need to make to the finished model in order to do it yourself.

Thanks for watching!

Jason

[brickitect]

I’ve been searching the internet for a fix to that terrible face and you not only delivered but knocked it out of the park. I was going to do a fix using other pieces in my collection, but I love how you pulled the pieces from the model so no extra pieces are necessary. Well done!

[klausM]

Jason, that´s really great, that you not only suggest a modification, but you also go the extra mile of making it possible with the parts included in the set. No job offers by LEGO yet? Shame on them...

[ralu]

My opinion? Leave the 1x1 tile off the face so it looks like the statue is going

[Kevinhink]

Brilliant adjustment! And the fact that you show how to build the modification from extra pieces and rebuilt bits of the model is simply incredible! Well done as always. 👏

[SueBobChicVid]

The best part about this modification video is that you show us how to repurpose the existing set parts. Not just telling us to go get them somewhere. Thanks for that!

[stuchly]

I actually like the shield piece, I think it's an interesting use of the part and I don't mind the minimalist approach they took, and it's good to have the shiled piece in that color (is it sand green?)

That being said, I really like your mod as well, although I agree the chin looks quite masculine afterwards. The point of the shield gives the face a daintier look and I think that's why they've decided to go that route ultimately.

I really like the rest of the modifications you've made to the statue, and the face definitely doesn't look bad, but it looks like a face of a Greek god more than it looks like the face of the statue of liberty.

Edit: actually, I take that back. Just went and looked at some photos and she does have a square chin, and very prominent nose and brow, so your mod is definitely an improvement in terms of realism, I seem to have idealised her face in my mind's eye.

Goes to show human memory is not as reliable as many people think. XD

[LegoCitySkylines]

Wow, perfect! That face has bugged me enough that I was not all that interested in getting this. Now I will be getting it for sure!

[ShannonRMcKenzie]

Nice work - I felt that the original shield face piece let down what was otherwise superbly detailed model - very cool how you've managed to limited the update to the pieces available in the model

[CrashperM]

In my opinion it makes her face look too much like one of those easter island statues

[Zweibruecker]

Held der Steine Inh. Thomas Panke brought me here :)

[technoJoe]

You should really do more of these... this one was fascinating to me!

[collectivelight]

That's pretty cool you were able to add the face just by moving some of the parts around without sacrificing the rest of the design.

[darkanel]

No entiendo Inglés, pero lo que entiendo es que el modelo original no tiene cara, y el señor del vídeo hizo una "recomposición" de algunas piezas y construyó la cara. ¡es una pasada! Este señor es muy inteligente.

[shlibookensteppah]

Absolutely brilliant. I'm so glad someone figured out a workaround for that, and an elegant one at that. No Bricklink orders. The blank face just wasn't cutting it for me. I still haven't purchased this set yet, but when I do, I using this mod. :]

[dennisfar]

That’s so much better with the new face

[UkesofHazzard]

Nice! I was kind of on the fence about getting this set because of how oddly undefined the face was on such an otherwise detailed representation. Might just get it now and build with these mods! Thanks for such a detailed fix!

[legotechnicmastery]

Oh ! sand green pieces are lovely !
I really appreciate your face lift solution Jason ^^

[mpmarsh]

once again you've proved your genius.... the fact you thought this out and executed it without adding any parts is mind-boggling. You fixed the 2 things wrong with the set....the face and the neck.

[richardkotarba]

This is a good fix, but, I wasn't happy with the squared face. An option I chose was to take the two 1 X 2 sloped pieces that are left over for this fix and create a chin. Just remove the lower 1 X 2 piece and replace with the other two. It's not perfect, but, offers a different look.

[danp]

Thanks for this tip Jason! My wife received this for her birthday. My daughters really enjoy your book and ball maze sets.