Review: LEGO 40450 Amelia Earhart Tribute (GWP)

Today we take a quick look at the little LEGO promotional set 40450 Amelia Earhart Tribute which will be offered from March 6 to 14, 2021 from 100 € of purchase and without restriction of range on the official online store.

The minimum amount requested to be offered this product composed of 203 elements will be relatively high and I think that we are therefore entitled to be demanding on the finish of the set in question, beyond our possible affinities with the treated subject.

The aircraft to be built is an exhibition product with no functionality, no cockpit, or moving parts apart from the frontal propeller. The supplied minifig cannot be installed at the controls.

For those who were wondering and who had not zoomed in on the official visuals available for a few days, it will be necessary to stick a dozen stickers on the model: those which take place on the cabin of the Lockheed Vega 5B piloted by Amelia Earhart during of her crossing of the Atlantic in 1932, the one that reminds us that Amelia Earhart was an aviation pioneer on the small presentation plate and the one that reproduces the map that the figurine holds in her hand.

The stickers to stick on the cabin and the wings of the aircraft have a red background, the color of which does not completely match those of the parts tinted in the mass. You get used to these technical faults in the end, but it is still a pity that a pure exhibition product like this one does not receive more care from the manufacturer.

One can also wonder why LEGO chose to stage the plane on such an imposing black support. The base mobilizes nearly 70 pieces of the supplied inventory and I personally would have preferred a more discreet support. The solution used has at least the merit of reinforcing the "collector" effect of the product and of making it possible to install the airplane in a relatively dynamic position.

We have a bit of fun assembling the aircraft cabin but the assembly phase is quickly dispatched. Amelia Earhart's minifigure is inspired by the iconic aviator outfit with her leather jacket and scarf tied around her neck. No hair, LEGO only provides the helmet equipped with glasses, also emblematic of the beginnings of aviation. The torso and the head of the figurine are specially pad printed elements for this box.

In short, this set offered on condition of purchase is the ideal product to accompany International Women's Day 2021 which will take place on March 8. It will join the other sets which pay tribute to outstanding figures of History as the reference 40410 Charles Dickens Tribute offered during Black Friday 2020 or the set 40291 Creative Storybook offered at LEGO in June 2018.

It's up to you to see if this product is worth making the effort to spend at least € 100 at LEGO as of March 6, or if it will be better to wait for the offer to get the set. 40449 Easter's Bunny Carrot House which will be offered from € 60 purchase without restriction of range from March 15 to April 5, 2021.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at March 11, 2021 next at 23pm. "The" I try, I participate "are automatically deleted, make an effort.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.