80024: The Legendary Flower Fruit Mountain Set Review
In the world’s before Monkey, primal chaos reigned. The four worlds formed again and yet again. The pure essences of heaven, the moisture of the earth, the power of the sun and the moon, all worked upon a certain rock, as old as creation. Soon a mysterious egg appeared and from this stone egg a monkey was born and the legend of the Monkey King began. That ancient rock would become known as the Flower Fruit Mountain or Mount...
80021: Monkie Kid’s Lion Guardian Set Review
Animals play an important role in Asian culture and that’s very evident in the new LEGO® Monkie Kid theme. Since the theme was introduced in 2020, it’s featured a mix of vehicles and mechs inspired by the Journey to the West story. This ancient Chinese legend has been retold in many forms, most will fondly remember the Japanese take known as Monkey or Monkey Magic. The brick-built take from the LEGO Group gives the story a...
80019: Red Son’s Inferno Jet Set Review
Although the Spider Queen looks large in the third wave of LEGO® Monkie Kid sets, the Iron Bull Army still plays a role. Son of the Demon Bull King, Red Son is the genius mind behind many of the Iron Bull Army’s technical marvels. His latest attempt to thwart MK and the Monkey King is the Inferno Jet. This sleekly swooshable jet hides a fun secret feature. But is it enough to add it to your collection? Here’s my review of...
80022: Spider Queen’s Arachnoid Base Set Review
When I was much younger, I was fascinated with the world of He-Man and the Master of the Universe. Not only did the titular hero have my name when in his normal form, but the toy range also had some awesome playsets. One Christmas some distance family members came over from the US, where they bought me some He-Man goodies not yet available in the UK. One of those toys was a huge spider, called Spydor which was ridden by Skeletor. It...
40474: Build Your Own Monkey King Polybag Review
The legendary Monkey King has many magical abilities, including being able to transform at will into any form. This has inspired one of the LEGO® Monkie Kid promotional polybag sets. Build Your Own Monkey King, transforms Sun Wukong from a Minifigure into a selection of bricks that can be built into any form you can imagine. So before I take a look at some of the new LEGO Monkie Kid sets, arriving on March 1st, I’ve taken a look...
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