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...
21346: Family Tree LEGO Ideas Set Review
Since LEGO® Ideas launched it’s helped turn fan creations into LEGO sets, but the way it’s done this has evolved. A couple of years ago, the LEGO Group began partnering with US retailer Target to offer a new way for LEGO fans to get their ideas turned into a LEGO set. In 2022, a LEGO Ideas challenge was launched themed around families. The winner of the LEGO X Target – What Does Family Mean to You challenge was Ivan...
21347: Red London Telephone Box Set Review
The LEGO Group have a great deal of admiration for London, over the past few years there have been over 15 sets directly inspired by the UK’s capital city. Previous LEGO® sets have featured London landmarks and iconic vehicles. The latest London-themed build comes from LEGO Ideas and fan builder John Cramp. This prolific builder has crafted numerous LEGO sets and finally, one of his designs was chosen to become the latest LEGO...
21344: The Orient Express Train Set Review
There is a large part of the LEGO® community who enjoy brick-built trains. This is why large-scale displayable trains have become more prevalent recently. Over the last few years, the humble train has broken free from the LEGO City theme to capture the magic of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter and recreate a staple of Swiss railroads. Now a similar format which was used to recreate Hogwarts Express and the Crocodile Locomotive has...
21343: Viking Village LEGO Ideas Set Review
Nostalgia is a wonderful thing and for LEGO® fans it fuels fond memories of bygone themes. So much so some of those much-loved themes have returned. Whilst Classic Space, Castle and Pirates are often the go-to themes for remakes or newer sets inspired by them, this latest Ideas release takes inspiration from a lesser-known past LEGO theme – Vikings. The LEGO Vikings theme was short-lived and only included a few sets, but they...
21342: The Insect Collection Ideas Set Review
LEGO® Ideas continues to be one of the most varied and inventive of LEGO themes. The latest set to join the LEGO Ideas line-up certainly embodies that. The Insect Collection transforms various creepy crawlies into unique brick-built display pieces. It’s also the 50th main LEGO Ideas set to be inspired by a fan-created build. I’ve had the opportunity to build the set ahead of its release next month. So here’s a closer...
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