LEGO Polaroid OneStep SX-70 (21345) Review

Set Number (SKU): 21345
Release Date: 1 Jan. 2024
Piece Count: 516
Theme: LEGO IDEAS
Minifigure Count: 0
Price: $79.99 / €79.99 / £69.99

Buy: Amazon UK | Amazon US

Buy at LEGO.com

The world’s first instant camera, Polaroid, has now been released in LEGO form. The Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera, comes under the LEGO IDEAS series, has not only a good looking but also impressive features.

With a total of 516 pieces, the building of the set takes approximately an hour and a half. Despite being quickly assembled, I can say that there is an enjoyable building process. Especially, the cleverly designed system that allows the photo to come out by pressing the big red button is remarkable.

By opening the front lid, we place the hard plastic Polaroid films which is comes with the set inside. Then, looking through the visor that we can see through the glass piece, we press the big red shutter button. The spring-loaded mechanism inside the set ejects the photo from the front. But be careful, if you press with the front lid open, it can throw the photo!

There are two nameplates on the front of the set. The plate with OneStep is made for US, while the plate with 1000 is made for Europe. This is because this camera is sold in Europe as “1000” and in United States as “OneStep”.

The LEGO IDEAS Fan designer of the set, Marc Corfmat, came up with this idea during his family vacation in Italy. That’s why, one of the 3 plastic photos that come with the set is a photo of Corfmat’s sister with Italy in the background. The other two are LEGO House and Edwin H. Land, the inventor of Polaroid. Although there is no minifigure included with the set, it would have been great if there was a figure of Edwin Land.

I can say that the LEGO Polaroid OneStep SX-70 set is a very nice set to put on your shelf or desk, especially for display in your library. This set can also be considered as an investment because of its potential for increasing value in the future.

Buy: Amazon UK | Amazon US