60291: Family House Set Review
When we aren’t being ‘treated’ to various Police and Fire sets, the LEGO® City range offers up something different with sub-themes. In the past, these have seen sets based on construction, mining, ocean exploration and trying to get into space. For 2021 things are a little different, the sub-theme is focused on a particular area instead is focused around the new raid plate system and is collectively known as...
LEGO Super Mario 2021 Set Reviews Round-up
On the run-up to Christmas, I’ve been busy building and reviewing the newly released LEGO® Super Mario sets. That’s every single new expansion set, new Power-up suits, the second series of Character Packs and the new Marker Set. If you haven’t been following the reviews there is a handy Round-up below. Building the sets is very different and I’ve seen multiple complaints online about the lack of physical instructions. As before,...
60287: LEGO City Tractor Set Review
There have been numerous LEGO tractors over the years, most notably from the 2009 farm-focused sub-theme of LEGO City. Even so, it’s been a while since we’ve had an agricultural focused tractor. With each new wave of LEGO City sets, particularly those released at the start of the year, we get a selection of vehicular sets known as Great Vehicles. One of this year’s additions is a tractor. What’s interesting...
71380: Master Your Adventure Maker Set Review
One of the largest sets in the latest wave of LEGO® Super Mario releases is the Master Your Adventure Maker Set. This is a far more than a mere Expansion Set and introduces a neat new play feature. As well as including numerous pieces to add to other sets, you’ll also find a new member of the Koopa Clan, a new warp pipe and a cool contraption, which brings new customisation options to your LEGO Super Mario play experience. But...
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...
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