10352: The Simpsons: Krusty Burger Set Review
May16

10352: The Simpsons: Krusty Burger Set Review

The Simpsons LEGO® journey began in early 2014, with the release of The Simpsons House. The Brick-built recreation of 742 Evergreen Terrace featured all five main Simpson family members and their long-suffering neighborino, Ned Flanders. The minifigure line-up expanded later that year with a Simpsons-themed series of Collectable Minifigures. The partnership between the LEGO Group and The Simpsons was marked with a special episode of...

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10351: Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook Review
May07

10351: Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook Review

In their continuing quest to make LEGO® sets the ultimate home decor accessories, the LEGO Group has introduced a new concept called Book Nooks. The first in the series is based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes books, with a Harry Potter Book Nook also on the way. These literacy-themed builds can be displayed on bookshelves alongside or nestled within real books. They can also be configured in two different ways, either...

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10363: Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Review
Apr03

10363: Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Review

LEGO® Icons is known for its large-scale sets, but it also offers some smaller builds. One such set is inspired by one of the world’s inspired minds. Leonardo da Vinci is a celebrated artist, but he was also an inventor and one who was ahead of their time. One of his most famous inventions was the ‘ornithopter’. Not to be confused with the Dune set, however, it does share a similar source of inspiration in nature. Da...

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10354: The Lord of the Rings: The Shire Set Review
Mar27

10354: The Lord of the Rings: The Shire Set Review

A new LEGO® The Lord of the Rings set is never late, nor is it early; it arrives precisely when it’s meant to. That’s certainly the case with the latest Icons set to be inspired by the Lord of the Rings films. The last and only time a LEGO set visited Hobbiton was back in 2012, with set 79003: An Unexpected Gathering, which was based on the Hobbit trilogy. With the Lord of the Rings sets making a return in 2023, we have...

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10353: Williams Racing FW14B & Nigel Mansell Set Review
Feb28

10353: Williams Racing FW14B & Nigel Mansell Set Review

Despite becoming a global juggernaut, Formula 1 still strongly connects to its country of origin, Britain. Several teams are based in the UK, and some of the most iconic drivers are British. That includes Williams Racing and its champion driver, Nigel Mansell. Both of these are celebrated in this new LEGO® Icons set. It is similar to the McLaren Ayrton Senna set released last year and is based on a classic F1 car. In the case of this...

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10362: French Café Set Review
Feb07

10362: French Café Set Review

LEGO® Icons has become an interesting theme filled with a mixture of different sets covering an array of subjects. The Icons theme is also home to several sub-themes, these collections include modular buildings, festive creations, vehicles and retro reimagining. This set introduces another new collection dubbed Restaurants of the World. The first set being released under this banner is the French Café and here’s a closer look at...

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10355: Blacktron Renegade Set Review
Dec19

10355: Blacktron Renegade Set Review

We’ve all had those fun moments when building a LEGO® set and finding a minifigure wearing a top sporting the logo of a classic theme or when we spot a bygone set referenced in sticker. For many years, LEGO designers have loved to sneak nods to past LEGO builds into newer sets. But it wasn’t until 2022 and the celebration of the LEGO Group’s 90th anniversary that they really started to delve into much loved, bygone...

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