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Set 40569 London Postcard
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London Postcard

The London Postcard belongs to the Creator range that renders cities as a flat, built picture rather than a walk-in building model. With 277 pieces and 105 unique elements, the set stays manageable without compromising on the city's recognisable silhouette. With no minifigures, the focus sits entirely on outline, surface and frame.

Set number
40569
Year
2022
Pieces
277
Minifigures
0
Theme
Creator
Different parts
105
What can I build with it?

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Parts list 105

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Spare parts (22)

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Alternative models

Fan models by Rebrickable users that you can build (mostly) from this set’s parts. Instructions are available from the designers.

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Description

A picture, not a building

Unlike classic Creator houses, the London Postcard is built flat and meant to be hung or displayed rather than looked into. The skyline appears as a silhouette against a plain background, closer to an illustration or a paper cut-out than a building model. That approach makes it possible to bring several landmarks of a city together in a small space, rather than focusing on a single structure the way a building set usually would.

105 elements for fine detail

With 105 unique elements out of 277 pieces, the silhouette needs a fair number of different shapes to make towers, bridge piers and individual rooflines stand out. Narrow, pointed or curved pieces in particular are what set London's skyline apart from other city pictures in the range. The parts list on this page breaks down exactly which specialised pieces create these fine outlines and which fill in the larger flat areas.

Tan, grey and black as city colours

The colour palette of sandy tan, light bluish grey, dark bluish grey and black creates a calm, near-monochrome silhouette, similar to a city skyline at dusk. Rather than relying on bright accents, the set works with contrast between a pale foreground and a dark outline, which emphasises the shape of the buildings more than individual colour detail. Going through the parts list shows how deliberately few tones are used to create one coherent image rather than a realistic colour scheme.

No figures, but a frame

Since the set includes no minifigures, the frame itself becomes an important part of the model: it makes the postcard read as a finished picture rather than an open-ended build. That makes it well suited to hanging on a wall or standing on a shelf, unlike a typical vehicle or building set. Paired with other city postcards from the range, it's an easy way to build up a small growing collection of travel destinations over time.

FAQ

Is the London Postcard a walk-in building?
No, the set is built flat and designed as a picture to hang or display, not a model you look inside.
Does the set include any minifigures?
No, the set consists only of the skyline and the frame, with no figures.
Which landmarks appear on the postcard?
The silhouette features well-known London landmarks such as Big Ben's tower and Tower Bridge, shown as an outline within the frame. The parts list on this page shows the pieces behind them.

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