New August Sets Appearing In Smyths Stores
A number of the new August LEGO® releases are already started to appear on the shelves of Smyths Toys stores in the UK. New sets include the movie-themed Speed Champions cars, Sanctum Sanctorum and the Smyths Toys retailer-exclusive Classic Space Galaxy Explorer. Plus the new LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Super Mario sets. Unfortunately, you can’t use the stock checker on the Smyths website so you’ll need to take a trip to your...
10305: Lion Knights’ Castle Set Review Part 2
One of the showcase sets being released to mark the 90th Anniversary of the LEGO Group is the Lion Knights’ Castle. With over 4000 pieces, 22 minifigures and numerous features inspired by past LEGO Castles, this is the ultimate celebration of a much-loved LEGO® theme. This impressive medieval fort is so big, that it’s built in two halves. After taking a look at the first half of the build, it’s time to delve into the...
August LEGO Sets Appearing At UK Retailers
A number of the upcoming August LEGO® releases are showing up as in-stock and available to order now from a number of UK retailers. They include most of the new LEGO Super Mario sets, all the new LEGO Star Wars sets including the awesome BD-1, both of the movie-themed Speed Champions plus Disney Dots, and Minecraft. Most excitingly they also include Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum. Jadlam Toys – Have most of the next...
Recent LEGO Set Reviews Round-up
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing many of the upcoming new LEGO® sets due to be released on or just after August 1st. They have included the movie-themed Speed Champions sets, a couple of Marvel sets including Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, Star Wars sets and the Summer wave of LEGO Super Mario Expansion Sets. Plus the amazing Atari 2600 and the 90th Anniversary sets. I still have a few sets...
71409: Big Spike’s Cloudtop Challenge Set Review
The latest wave of LEGO® Super Mario sets is mostly inspired by the more recent Mario games, with a heavy focus on the Wii U era of games. Although many of the enemies featured in these games have a long history within the world of Mario. This is the case with the set as both characters debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3 but their LEGO designs are inspired by their modern-day appearances. It’s another Expansion Set which is filled...
LEGO Marvel Wakanda Forever Sets Revealed
Hot on the heels of the first trailer for the Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever, three new LEGO® Marvel sets based on the film have been revealed today via the LEGO Instructions section of LEGO.com. After T’challa falls in battle, the people of Wakanda must come together to see off the threat of the long-hidden kingdom of Atlantis. The new sets feature moments from the film, with a focus on locations instead of mainly...
71407: Cat Peach Suit & Frozen Tower Set Review
Since the very first Super Mario game, swapping your outfits with power-ups has been a key piece of gameplay. With more recent games, changing costumes has been more widespread with other Mushroom Kingdom characters having gained the ability. In the world of LEGO® Super Mario, power-up suits have been portrayed by a themed set of overalls and a hat, which can be worn by both the Mario and Luigi interactive figures. Now with Princess...
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