More locations that need the LEGO 76417 Gringotts treatment

LEGO 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors’ Edition is unique but hopefully, it won't stay that way as more locations need the same treatment.

With its multi-level structure that still allows the surface level to be easily removed, 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition has been revealed as a shining example of how you can work around the smooth bottom of LEGO baseplates, and use them to your advantage. It releases on September 1 for VIPs, or September 4 for everyone else, for £369.99 / $429.99 / €429.99.

While we wait for the model to launch, we've got a few more locations, fictional and real, in mind that need a similar set, now that we know the concept of a multi-level but functional set can work.

5 – Coruscant

One of the first locations that come to mind is Coruscant. The technology-laden planet with its seedy underworld could be a perfect location for a multi-level model. The surface layer could be a skyline or a smaller version of the Jedi Temple with an interior and underneath it could explore the various criminals of the Underworld with transparent pieces used to hold up passing speeders.

4 – Batcave / Wayne Manor

The Batcave and Wayne Manor is another ideal place for the 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition treatment. It should be fairly obvious which of the two locations would be on top and which would be on the bottom.

Taking parts of the detailed batcave from the massive 76252 Batcave – Shadow Box, it could focus more on Wayne Manor, similar to what is included in 70922 The Joker Manor.

3 – Temple of Doom

While its subject material may require some careful consideration during the design process so as not to result in another cancelled set, the Temple of Doom is notably similar to Gringotts with its cart system.

While 7199 The Temple of Doom had its tracks in a landscape format, a multi-level LEGO Temple of Doom could take inspiration from the new Harry Potter build instead to take up a smaller surface area.

2 – Erebor

Following 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell, The Hobbit's Erebor, under the Lonely Mountain, is a perfect example of what the layered LEGO set design could do when applied correctly. As depicted in Weta Workshop's sculpture, the gates to Erebor with a slice of the mountain would make a great surface-level model without any needed interior.

The interior of Erebor could be the sole focus of the underground layer, possibly wider than a single baseplate with giant columns, statues and stunning, if unsafe, walkways between them.

1 – A modern-day city

Rather than a fictional location, the idea of a multi-level LEGO set is perfect for modern-day cities too. It could depict a real city or something original, but relatable. Various LEGO Ideas projects, including the London Underground and a sewer-centric model, have showcased demand for this concept and it could combine them.

As 76417 Gringotts Wizarding Bank Collectors' Edition uses a modular baseplate build at the top, a multi-level realistic city build might opt to include an unofficial entry in the LEGO Modular Buildings Collection too.

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