This Lego Ideas set is based off the popular tv show Doctor Who. It includes the tardis and 6 minifigures. It was released in 2015 for $59.99 and has 623 pieces.

Minifigures

11th Doctor- Great printing all around and really accurate to the show. 10/10

12th Doctor- Also has really nice printing and is accurate to 11th Doctors regeneration outfit. 9.5/10

Clara Oswald- Nice detailed printing and is accurate to the scene. 9.5/10

Weeping Angel- Printing is good and the double sided face is great. 8.5/10

Daleks- There are two of them in this set and they look pretty good for being brick built. 9/10

Build

The tardis' main console looks really good and accurate. The police box can come on and off the main console and can open and close. The police box closed looks really good all around. It's cool how the tardis can be opened and attached to the console, which looks decent. 10/10

Summary

This set is a great set and is pretty accurate to the tv show. If you are a doctor who fan then you will love this set. All of the minifigures look great and the whole set looks good. I have no problems with this set, everything works well. It's a fun set to build and display.

If you are a fan of the British television series Dr. Who, you will love the set.

You get the disguised TARDIS a.k.a. Blue box a.k.a. Policebox, that had been all over England as the show started 50 years ago. It had then a longer pause and was re-ignited about 10 years ago.

You get also a version of the „bridge“ or controlroom that is bigger on the inside.

Also you get the archenemies Daleks and weeping angels, so don’t blink!

Two doctors and one companion is included, I personally like Amy more, but this is Clara.

The set got all the important parts of the show, but as a matter of fact, it is more something you put at display. You can play also with it, but it for sure aims more at the adult Fans of the show.

If Lego used the correct hue of blue for the TARDIS, you will have a hard time to get the parts. Also the tiles have some nice details on, so also hard to find parts.

For the fans of the show it is a must have!

It was a struggle to get it for a "fair" price on Ebay.

Extremely pleased by the selection of minifigs and the two Daleks. It is meticulously thought through, with nice details, a smart set-up and I am reusing it for a MOC.

Amusingly I have never followed Doctor Who but I love what they have done with it in Lego! Plus it is a 'Lego Ideas' set so feels even better.

Would'nt mind getting another one for display...

Set #21304 Doctor Who: Fans of British Science Fiction staples rejoice, The Doctor is in, and in this particular case this set is most impressive for Ideas, despite being a bit awkward for keeping on the shelf. I shall do my best to explain this set in a review setting, however I must admit that while I know some of Doctor Who as I have enjoyed watching the series for a while now, I don’t know every nuance about the Tardis’ control centre. So forgive me if I don’t use proper names for things.

Box/Instructions

Box: Like with other Ideas sets this particular box design features an impressive image of the set on the front and back with all the features being featured. It’s also a very high-end style of box, something worth keeping for fans. The Tardis is everywhere, from logos to artwork, you know right off the bat what is supposed to be there.

Instructions: A thick looking manual this one features pages with write-ups on the designers, the fictional setting of the Doctor’s world and of course some fun trivia and facts scattered through the build steps. It’s a really impressive design for LEGO Manuals with these LEGO Ideas sets. You’ll also find some cross-promotional images for the LEGO Dimensions Level Pack and the Birds Ideas set in the back.

Parts

This set isn’t designed for MOC fans, it’s designed for fans of Doctor Who, however this set features a few interesting pieces, the printed elements are all specific for the Tardis’ windows and doors and control panels, while the Dalek’s introduced a new piece in this set for their eye stalks, which is really useful and has proven itself twice over a few years after it was introduced.

Minifigures

Clara Oswald: Not everybodies favorite companion, she’s an acquired taste. But as a Minifigure she looks cute, with her dual-molded legs and fun skirt print and her tight looking black sweater. She too comes with a dual-sided facial print with a happy and angry expression, her hair has been seen many times before though and she isn’t given any accessories.

All-in-all the Impossible Girl is very fun. And a suitable addition to the set. Can we please get a Companions of the Doctor set though LEGO? I know I can’t be the only one who wants to see Barbara or Amy or any number of other fun and iconic characters from the Doctor Who universe.

Dalek: EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! Two of the iconic enemies of the Doctor are built-up with bricks in this set, there are printed head plates, however that’s the only printed piece. The rest is built by bricks and tiles and two new eyestalk pieces and they both look great.

Some may argue that they aren’t Minifigures, or that they aren’t perfect, but they are excellent mini-models and stand out as some of the biggest draws for the set.

Doctor Twelve: Mister Fez’s are cool himself, this Doctor represents Matt Smith in his more iconic outfit. The print detailing is just as good here as it is on his Thirteenth counterpart. He gets his own sonic as well, due to the fact that you get two in the set, and he also has a Fez.

I’m afraid though that wearing the Fez just looks terrible, mostly because this Doctor has a dual-sided face with two different expressions. Happy Smith, Serious Smith, also since the hair piece isn’t underneath the Fez he comes off as an odd two-faced bald Janus or something. But he’s still an excellent addition for the set and at least you have two Doctor’s in this iteration.

Doctor Thirteen: This version of the Doctor represents him just after regeneration. He’s dressed in Matt Smith’s last outfit and so you can swap heads to recreate the iconic scene in play sessions or brick films. Holding the new sonic accessory and featuring a unique new hair piece Doctor Thirteen looks brilliant, the only downside is his lack of a double-sided face. He has only one expression, but his attack eyebrows are completely intact for this little Minifigure.

Weeping Angel: This is one of the first LEGO Minifigures that I think represents a truly creepy and terrifying creature. We’ve had monsters before in other Themes, but the Weeping Angel is one of the most terrifying creatures that Doctor has had to face in his many travels and this Minifigure captures that quite perfectly.

Don’t blink or you’ll be trapped in time and used to feed the beast. It’s so cute too for a little abomination of horror. The print is excellent and the parts are perfect, the double-sided face reveals a horrible secret though for all your other Minifigures. She’s ready to devour their entire lifespan in time. The only downside is you only get one, LEGO needs to make some Weeping Angel battle packs somehow.

The build

Control Area: This is definitely a 10+ set, younger builders might struggle with some of the steps in this build, especially as you build the central control nexus of the Tardis’ time circuits. Even I, an AFOL, had some difficulty in getting the top satellite dish pieces to line up and attach properly without applying too much force. The control consoles attached to the rods on either side of the central area were somewhat annoying to line up properly as well, since LEGO did not introduce the new flexible rods yet in models of this type.

The stairs like to move a lot as well, for a small three step ladder it is a bit finicky. And I recall several moments of fidgeting to get the floor panels for the upper control section to attack to the lower portion of the under carriage. It’s still quite satisfying once you complete the model though, however I feel the true charm of this set is when you’re building the next model.

Tardis: This is wholly satisfying. It may not be 100% to scale, but it works with Minifigures and the build, while slightly repetitive in certain steps due to the nature of building a rectangular box resembling an old British Police Public Call Box, it’s so much fun. A lot more fun than when you had to build the interior of the control area.

Every step adds to the overall model and by the time you complete the upper roof section and seal it off you marvel at the design and the SNOT techniques in use to minimize the presence of standard LEGO studs on the outside for attaching elements. I found myself having a lot more fun with this model than the larger one, perhaps because of the fact that it was so much simpler to deal with and follow along.

The completed model

The Tardis: This model captures the likeness of the titular Time and Relative Dimensions in Space vehicle which our good friend The Doctor stole to leap into time and space. The printed detailing is superbly executed and the model can even open up on hinges so you can fit a Minifigure inside. It doesn’t open the doors as you would expect, you need to pop the top off and flip some hinged portions to allow the Tardis to open. However I do think it’s very impressive.

As a bonus it can be left open and attached via Technic axle pin to the central control nexus of the Tardis. This model is perfect for play as well, not just a display piece, but an excellent LEGO model to use in Brickfilms, or just have fun spinning around and around through the time vortex as The Doctor and Companion rush off into adventure after adventure.

The Interior of the Tardis: This is basically the central control area for the Tardis as seen with the Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors (or Twelve and Thirteen if you prefer conventional accuracy with your numbering) and it is a semi-decent display model. I honestly don’t know if it’s the best that could be add, but I do know that it includes all printed elements, no stickers at all.

Some of this build, from what I can recall, was very problematic in getting together. The placement of the railings on the side, the top of the central control shaft and some of the finicky bits to affix the consoles in their proper placement lead to a true 10+ recommendation for the building here. That being said the model itself is quite nice, it works well sitting on any shelf for the interior of the command area of the Tardis. It can fit three Minifigures without issue and attaches to the Tardis model as noted before so that you can display everything as one continuous piece.

I do wish the attachment for the steps was handled more securely, the simple ladder/scaffolding piece used for the base of the tree floating steps leading down further into the Tardis is very lose. If you find yourself moving the model around a lot to dust and alter how it is displayed or where it is displayed this piece will start to flop around quite easily and become very unstable.

The printed tiles and plates however are a real treat, many of them are re-used from Star Wars or similarly based space/fantasy type sets, but the unique elements for Doctor Who are great.

Overall opinion

This is a very impressive set, much like the DeLorean Time Machine and the Ecto-1 this set stands out to me as one of the more iconic offerings from Ideas. It’s certainly up there as one of the better offerings, if slightly flawed in some of the build techniques. I love the Tardis and the Minifigures and the interior control area is a suitable display base for a decent Doctor Who display. I would hope that LEGO might see more value in giving us further sets from this Theme similar to how Minecraft took off, but that remains to be seen. There aren’t too many things iconic enough to be built in LEGO and most of what fans want are Minifigures of all the Doctors and their Companions/Allies with a few more Enemies.

I would recommend tracking this down if you missed it originally as it is a must own set for Who fans of all ages and compliments the LEGO Dimensions sets very nicely. An excellent set, strongly recommended.

Good Evening,Whovians and Lego fans alike! Let us rejoice in the combination of Lego and Doctor Who! This is the Lego set made by Whovians for Whovians! When Andrew Clark Introduced this set on Lego Ideas I knew this was the set I wanted! Months later,I got it as a gift from my aunt and I built it in an hour and 45 minutes.Without further ado,let us travel into the blue box that's bigger on the inside,Allon-Sy!

Box/Instructions

On the box there is a wonderful image of the set itself and in the corner there is an image of the Eleventh Doctor and Weeping Angel minifigures,and in the center is the set itself,with a grouchy looking Twelfth Doctor played the wonderful Peter Capaldi,with an unsure Clara running in the TARDIS Console,Two menacing Dalek's are also seen looking menacingly at the duo! The back offers the same details as the front,and shows info on Lego Ideas.Com, The instructions as all others are easy to follow and even featured bios on the characters and the Police Box itself! It also has a bio on Andrew Clark himself,and an ad for the Lego Dimensions Level Pack also available with the Twelfth Doctor,K-9 and the Police Box.

Parts

We get lots of printed parts,such as the window panes,Police box signage,St Johns ambulance badge,"Pull to Open"door sign,and the doors itself with the panes and lock on the door.We also get the printed pieces to resemble the bits and bobs of the console,and printed parts for the Dalek's domes.

Minifigures

The Minifigures include the Twelfth Doctor in Elevens clothes,Clara in her clothing from "The Time of the Doctor",The Eleventh Doctor,in his Seasons 5-7A clothes with the trademark bow tie and tweed coat,A menacing Weeping Angel with giant wings attached to a special clip on the back,and two brick built Daleks,with the exterminator ray and the plunger.For accessories The Doctors come with Sonic Screwdrivers and two are included,as in series 8-9,the Twelfth Doctor uses Elevens after he regenerates.

The build

Building the set may be a bit challenging for younger builders,as the console can be a bit repetitive,and the bags aren't numbered,which may be a bit challenging,so color coding the bricks may be easier.However,for older fans building may be faster,and it should take some 1 1/2 to 2 hours.The instructions were very clear,and it was a joy building my very own time machine,I just wish the chameleon circuit would be fixed!

The completed model

The complete model is gorgeous and was so much fun to build! Although I love applying the stickers,the printed pieces are a lot more convenient.Overall there's lots of detail,I think it's cool how the the Police Box itself can actually open,and it could be clipped in to make the TARDIS bigger on the inside! I also like how the lever on the console can actually be pulled down to feel as though the TARDIS is powering up! The only complaint I have is that I wish there were alternative bricks,so you can either make the Elevenths TARDIS from season 7B,or orange blades and clear bricks to make the Twelfths TARDIS.

Overall opinion

In the end,I feel this set is perfect for any Whovian who loves Lego or Doctor Who! I do like how it can be played with,even with the lack of play features. I also wish the bags were numbered,so building wouldn't be too challenging.Besides that I think this set is by far my favorite in my growing collection of Legos,and I thank Andrew Clark for making this set a reality with Legos! In the words of the Ninth Doctor this set is just "Fantastic!"Until next time this was my opinon on the Lego Ideas Doctor Who set, Geronimoooooo!