11377: The Lord Of The Rings: Minas Tirith Review
My review of the latest large-scale LEGO® Icons set inspired by The Lord of the Rings should have been published long before now. But due to a series of unfortunate events, including a misprinted instruction book, several incorrect elements and waiting for them to be replaced, along with a hospital visit has meant it’s been extremely delayed. Thankfully, I’ve finally been able to complete the set, so here’s a brief...
11385: Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 Bridge Review
Just like Space, Star Trek was one of the final frontiers for the LEGO Group’s ever-growing stable of iconic IP partners. Last year, the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation became the first-ever LEGO® set inspired by Gene Roddenberry’s long-running sci-fi series. Now it’s time to board the U.S.S Enterprise from the original series, as Star Trek celebrates its 60th anniversary. But the ability to...
LEGO Pokémon Recruitment Bags Hands-on
Who knew that after 30 years, Pokémon would continue to be a beloved franchise spanning games, trading cards, TV series and of course, Merchandise. In the same year that Pokémon marks its 30th anniversary, the LEGO Group have expanded their gaming-inspired offerings with a collection of LEGO® Pokémon sets. They include a line-up of builds that utilise the SMART Play system. Like many LEGO themes, Pokémon has two recruitment bags...
71053: LEGO Minifigures Shrek Series Review
Once upon a time in the land of Far Far Away, DreamWorks’ animation studio released a film based on a picture book called Shrek. The story of a grumpy ogre soon became a cult classic and spawned several sequels and spin-offs. It’s become so beloved that the film series is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and a fifth film is due to be released next year. Along with Shrek, the film series has created many popular...
72423: Shrek, Donkey & Puss In Boots Set Review
This year marks the 25th anniversary of DreamWorks’ Shrek; it also sees everyone’s favourite Orge make his LEGO® debut. Originally, Shrek was being developed into a feature film by legendary director Steven Spielberg before it became one of the first animated films to come from DreamWorks Animation. Shrek is loosely based on a children’s picture book published in the early 90s by William Steig and follows the...
31221: Gustav Klimt – The Kiss Set Review
LEGO® ART (set 31221) Gustav Klimt – The Kiss is the biggest LEGO Art set yet to come out of the very popular theme. At 4000 pieces, it’s not just the number of elements used that makes it big, but also the size of the finished set. It’s a whopping 60 by 54cm (23.5 by 21 inches). Gustav Klimt was born in Austria in 1862. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement, and his work helped to define the Art Nouveau...
75455: Boba Fett Set Review
Buildable characters may seem like a recent addition to the LEGO® Star Wars range. However, they have been around since the early days of the long-running theme. Of course, those early attempts offered some pretty crude recreations of iconic characters. Thankfully, more recent attempts have been much better and have introduced a subtheme of sets which began with 75379: R2-D2 and also includes similarly scaled sets inspired by C-3PO...
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