{"id":17760,"date":"2019-09-29T23:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/?p=17760"},"modified":"2019-09-29T23:02:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T13:02:17","slug":"review-lego-10269-harley-davidson-fat-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jaysbrickblog.com\/reviews\/review-lego-10269-harley-davidson-fat-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: LEGO 10269 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019 will go down in history as one of the years with the most surprises coming out of LEGO, and the unveiling of 10269 Harley-Davidson<\/a> was certainly high on my list of things I never expected LEGO to do.<\/p>\n

Every year, we’ve come to a Creator Expert vehicle from LEGO, and the Ford Mustang<\/a> from early in the year did more than satisfy fans, but LEGO were not content and dropped the very first Creator Expert Motorcycle in the second half of 2019.<\/p>\n

I remember going, “wow, they actually did a Harley Davidson”, and being very impressed with it, but at the same time remained quite skeptical of it, not being a car and all, which I was used to collecting.<\/p>\n

Let’s see if the LEGO Harley Davidson is more than just a pretty little experiment out of Billund.<\/p>\n

Thanks to LEGO Group for providing this set for review. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Name:<\/strong> Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
\nSet Number:<\/strong> 10269
\nPieces<\/strong>: 1023
\nPrice:<\/strong> AU$159.99 | US$99.99 | \u00a384.99 – Buy from LEGO.com [AU<\/a>] [US<\/a>] [UK<\/a>] [Amazon<\/a>]
\nExclusive to:<\/strong> NA
\nTheme:<\/strong> Creator Expert
\nRelease Date:<\/strong> 1 August 2019<\/p>\n

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One thing I’d like to add – in my first impressions of the LEGO Harley Davidson<\/a>, I did get excited by the prospect that this set had no stickers based on the press materials, and the printed Harley logo.<\/p>\n

I was wrong though, the set does employ stickers for minor detailing, which is a bit of a disappointment, but these aren’t what I would consider “critical” elements and when they inevitably peel, they wouldn’t detract from the overall experience much.<\/p>\n

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Building the set was a brisk, but extremely enjoyable experience. The set isn’t the largest at 1023 pieces.<\/p>\n

Looking at the four numbered bags that popped out the box, I could immediately tell that it wasn’t going to be a substantial set.<\/p>\n

After years of building Creator Expert cars, you kind of know what to expect, but what I enjoyed much about the Harley is how unexpected and surprising the build was.<\/p>\n

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Again, I have to commend Mike Psiaki and his team for actually pulling this set off, and using what is mostly conventional LEGO elements (as opposed to Technic) to mimic the Harley’s shape so well.<\/p>\n

I was engaged throughout the build, and it kept me guessing all the way, as to how the Harley would take shape, and it’s the most fun I’ve had building a LEGO set in awhile.<\/p>\n

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Like most LEGO sets worth their salt – the devil is in the details, and I loved how well the designers captured the Harley’s V-Twin engines,<\/a> as well as the clever use of a grey gearpiece for the air filter.<\/p>\n

I also really like the elegance and restraint shown when it comes to the details – it’s a “less is more” approach, without over-greebling, allowing the core parts to truly shine.<\/p>\n

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Also, unlike Creator Expert cars, you get to truly appreciate the “innards” of the Harley Davidson as it’s mostly exposed to the world.<\/p>\n

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Sadly, there’s quite an unfortunate typo on the sticker which puts a dampener on things. Then again, is it really a necessary life skill to be able to correctly spell Milwaukee?<\/p>\n

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The wheels are custom-designed for the model, and the super-sized aesthetic looks particularly realistic – the threads on the tyres are great to look at.<\/p>\n

I’m not particularly knowledgeable about Harleys, but one of the smalls bits of trivia I know is that they use drive belts instead of chains. This model here uses LEGO chains for the engine to function, but I feel like this fact might bother hardcore Harley fans.<\/p>\n

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I was also very impressed by the twin exhausts, and the angles in which they connect to the engine looks very well-proportionate and believable to me.<\/p>\n

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Here’s how it looks from behind, where you can see the mudgard, back lights and the license plate which thankfully spells Wisconsin correctly.<\/p>\n

I don’t know what the 41 and MFG stand for, so if anyone can enlighten me in the comments, that’d be great!<\/p>\n

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Here’s a look at the seat.<\/p>\n

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And here’s a look at the front, with the speedometer.<\/p>\n

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Here’s a closer look at the iconic printed Harley Davidson logo, which is placed on the fuel tank – it’s one of the other parts of the bike that the designers managed to replicate so particularly well.<\/p>\n

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What I liked:<\/strong><\/p>\n