10273: LEGO Haunted House Set Review
Earlier this year, a spooky new addition to the newly dubbed LEGO® Fairground Collection was released. The Haunted House also became the first set to fall under the 18+ range of sets. But this isn’t the first time LEGO bricks have built a spooky dwelling. Still much sought after, the Haunted House from the Monster Fighters theme is considered the ghoulish holy grail of sets. Now almost 10 years on, a new contender has entered...
New LEGO Explorer Magazine & Polybag Review
We’ve rather lucky in the UK as we have access to a number of decent LEGO® Magazines. This week a new title joined the line-up but this is a little different to other LEGO Magazines. Firstly it’s from Egmont Publishing and most excitingly, every issue will include an exclusive LEGO Polybag set. Issue 1 launched this week and Egmont has kindly sent me a copy to take a look at. So read on for a closer look at this new...
77907: Toad’s Special Hideaway Set Review
The LEGO® Super Mario theme burst onto the scene earlier this year and if by the number sets currently out of stock on LEGO.com is anything to go by, it’s been rather popular with LEGO and Nintendo fans alike. As well as the various retail sets, power-up packs and collection figures, a very special set has been made available exclusively to the US market. Toad’s Special Hideaway was originally intended to be a Comic-Con...
40422: Frankenstein LEGO BrickHeadz Set Review
A couple of years after the LEGO® BrickHeadz theme was supposedly set to end, it’s still going strong and the latest addition introduces an all-new license. The Universal Monsters have been scaring up movie screens since the early 1920s and one of the most famous monsters is Frankenstein’s. Based on the classic novel by English author Mary Shelly, Frankenstein tells the story of a professor who is obsessed with bringing...
70437: LEGO Mystery Castle Set Review
As the witching hour approaches, the interest in spooky-themed LEGO sets grows. One particular theme still captures the imaginations of LEGO fans, but Monster Fighters has long been retired. However, an equally spooky contender has been haunting toy stores for the last couple of years. LEGO Hidden Side shares a lot of traits with Monster Fighters with a gang of heroes taking on evil forces from another realm. They also both feature a...
LEGO Stores Halloween Minifigures Review
LEGO® Stores have provided Build-a-Minifigure stations in many of their stores for a while now, but last year they started to be the source of some exclusive elements. A number of spooky-themed parts kicked started various seasonal Minifigures and the trend continues with another set of Halloween Minifigures. Although many stores aren’t currently offering the opportunity to physically build the Minifigures yourself, you can...
LEGO Gear Bots Book Review
Klutz has published a new LEGO® books, many of which are focused on STEM-themed activities. The latest addition to the range is LEGO Gear Bots. Which is unlike any other LEGO book as it combines LEGO elements with papercraft sections to create weird and wonderful kinetic models. Combining the 64 LEGO elements with the 10 sheets of papercraft pieces will allow you to build up to 8 different models. But does this unique blend of...
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