71386: LEGO Super Mario Character Pack – Series 2 Review
For the last 35 years, Mario has encountered a vast array of foes. With each new Mario adventure, new enemies pop up across the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond. Many of these can be found in the various LEGO Super Mario Expansion Packs. Some of the lesser-known bad-uns have been captured in LEGO® form in the LEGO Super Mario Character Pack series. Similar to LEGO Minifigures, these blind bagged mini sets feature one of ten different...
71382: Piranha Plant Puzzling Challenge Review
The Mario games are filled with numerous iconic foe, from garrisons of turtles to walking bombs, but its a pipe dwelling plant which is the focus of this particular LEGO® Super Mario Expansion Pack. Piranha Plants can be found popping out of warp pipes or having a snooze, here they are sitting on a pair of rotating platforms, guarding a series of Red Coin Blocks. But what does the set offering in terms of play features and how can it...
71381: Chain Chomp Jungle Encounter Set Review
The running theme of the new LEGO® Super Mario sets is the new poison swamp biome, which introduces a selection of purple elements to the brick-built world of the Mushroom Kingdom and the wider world of Mario. One of the smallest of the new 2021 Expansion Packs is Chain Chomp Jungle Encounter, which introduced two more foes for LEGO Mario to take down – one a classic enemy and the other a little more recent. So let’s crack...
LEGO Super Mario Tanooki & Penguin Power-Up Packs Review
Mario is best known as a plumber but over his 35-year history, he’s dabbled in many other roles, many of which have seen him slip into a number of odd outfits. These new threads often give Mario some new abilities. Which is also the case for LEGO® Mario and the Power-up Packs. In addition to the four packs released back in August, LEGO Mario will soon be able to call upon the power of the Penguin and Tanooki suits. But do they...
71383: Wiggler’s Poison Swamp Set Review
LEGO® Mario is back in action, with a collection of new expansions packs, Power-up Suits, collectable characters and a new Maker set in 2021. After the success of the first range of sets, where else in the brick-built Mushroom Kingdom can LEGO Mario head? Well, it seems the poison swamps are on the cards, with these new sets offering a new biome for LEGO Mario to interact with. So lets-a-go with the first of the LEGO Super Mario 2021...
76174: Spider-Man’s Monster Truck vs. Mysterio Review
Even though our friendly neighbourhood can swing through the city streets and climb the tallest buildings, for some reason he has a fleet of various spidey vehicle, which even Batman would look at with envy. Many of these seemingly random spider-themed vehicles have made the leap to LEGO® sets, with the latest being a 4×4, net firing monster truck. If you’re going to have a themed vehicle, you might as well go all in. But...
76168: Captain America Mech Armour Review
He may be a super soldier, infused with great strength and the ability to fling a shield, but even the wholesome Steve Rodgers can upgrade his ‘superness’ with a mech suit. He joins the likes of Spider-Man, Miles Morales, Iron Man and Thor, who have each been given an armoured mech suit in this range of pocket money friendly LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes sets. But how does this compare to other similar sets in the Marvel Mech...
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