21353: The Botanical Garden Set Review
LEGO® Ideas has become one of my favourite themes. The variety of sets it offers is pretty impressive and that’s perfectly showcased over the last few LEGO Ideas sets. Hot on the heels of sets inspired by classic Disney films and the festively spooky The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Victorian-style ‘hothouse’ Botanical Garden. I must admit when it was revealed that the fan design which inspired this set had been...
21352: Magic Of Disney LEGO Ideas Set Review
LEGO® Ideas is no stranger to licensed sets but it’s Disney which has offered the most inspiration for fan builders. In 2023, Disney celebrated its 100th anniversary and part of the celebrations saw LEGO Ideas team up with US retailer, Target, to find a set inspired by the magical world of Disney. Fans choose the aptly named Magic of Disney set by 2A2A aka Anna Chen. The fan-created design featured several Disney characters...
21351: The Nightmare Before Christmas Set Review
The Nightmare Before Christmas began life in 1982 as a poem written by a young Disney animator called Tim Burton. In the same year, a stop-motion short called Vincent was released and it soon led to Tim Burton developing the idea further. It would take over 10 years for The Nightmare Before Christmas to be released. Although it’s now considered part of the Walt Disney Pictures library, it was originally released by Touchstone...
21350: Jaws LEGO Ideas Set Review
It’s the film which began the tradition of the Summer Blockbuster, it’s also the film which made a generation of filmgoers afraid to go into the sea. JAWS has become an iconic movie, which was released in 1975. It was one of the first motion pictures to be directed by Steven Spielberg and becomes the latest of the legendary director’s films to inspire a LEGO® set. We could have seen a LEGO set based on Jaws long...
21349: Tuxedo Cat LEGO Ideas Set Review
It is said most people fall into one of two camps – dog people or cat people. As those who follow BricksFanz on social media will know, I’m a dog person. But there are many people out there who are of a more feline persuasion. Regardless of which side of the pet fence you are on, the latest LEGO® Ideas set offers yet another interesting build inspired by a fan design. Here’s a closer look at the LEGO Ideas Tuxedo Cat...
21348: Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale Set Review Pt. 2
After taking a look at the LEGO® Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale set, it’s time to take a much closer look at the minifigures and creatures found in the set. For DnD players, crafting their characters is the most important part of the experience. Before this set existed, DnD players used LEGO elements to create physical representations of their in-game characters. The set includes six minifigure characters...
21348: Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale Set Review Pt. 1
Never has there been a more perfect combination than Dungeons & Dragons with LEGO® bricks. The iconic table-top RPG celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and as part of the celebrations, LEGO Ideas launched a challenge in 2022 to create a LEGO set inspired by DnD. The winning fan design was The Dragon’s Keep: Journey’s End by Lucas Bolt aka Boltbuilds. That set has now become Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale and...
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