75551: Brick-built Minions And Their Lair Set Review
Apr20

75551: Brick-built Minions And Their Lair Set Review

Ten years ago, a gang of French-speaking yellow things, known as Minions, entered popular culture with Illumination’s Despicable Me movie. They proved so popular, they even got their own spin-off movie, unsurprisingly called Minions. It’s sequel, The Rise of Gru was set to hit cinemas this June, but due to the current situation, it has been moved to 2021. This has affected the release of the new LEGO® Minions sets....

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LEGO NINJAGO Choose Your Ninja Mission Book Review
Apr16

LEGO NINJAGO Choose Your Ninja Mission Book Review

The number of new LEGO® titles from DK Books are set to be published across 2020. After my review of DK Books’ LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, the second book I’m are taking a look at is LEGO NINJAGO: Choose Your Ninja Mission. The book sends readers on a twisting adventure across the lands of NINJAGO as they follow an ever-changing story. It also includes a Jay Minifigure, who joins you on your adventures. So lets...

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75278: LEGO Star Wars D-O Droid Set Review
Apr15

75278: LEGO Star Wars D-O Droid Set Review

The original Star Wars films gave us the loveable Droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO. The prequels introduced Battle and Pit Droids, and the latest trio of Star Wars adventures have continued to introduce new Droids with both BB-8 and most recently D-O. Apart all being Droids, they have all been recreated in LEGO® form over the last 20 years. In recent years, buildable Droids have upped their game, to create fun, detailed display pieces with...

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LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Book Review
Mar25

LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Book Review

With a whole new trilogy of films and various anthology adventures, the LEGO® Star Wars universe has seen many new characters in recent years. Making it the perfect time for DK Books to released a newly updated version of their popular LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia books. This new edition covers over 20 years of the LEGO Star Wars theme. This includes the original films, the prequel era films and more recent adventures under...

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Building The LEGO Disney Train & Station
Mar19

Building The LEGO Disney Train & Station

Disney Plus is just under a week away for those of us in the UK and parts of Europe, so it’s the perfect time to take a look at the LEGO® Disney Train & Station set. The set was released last year and it’s the second large-scale Disney set based on an iconic area of Disney Theme Parks. It’s also the first Disney set to feature Powered Up functions. One of the biggest draws of the set is the inclusion of an...

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LEGO Hidden Side Polybags Review
Mar17

LEGO Hidden Side Polybags Review

With the second wave of LEGO® Hidden Side sets released earlier this year, the theme has been supported by two additional polybag sets. These promotional polybags have started to appear in stores in the US and for those of use elsewhere, they can be found on eBay and Bricklink. The two sets featured below each include Minifigures and minibuilds. Although both of the characters can be found in other Hidden Side sets, the minibuilds are...

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40371: LEGO Easter Egg Set Review
Mar16

40371: LEGO Easter Egg Set Review

Later this month a new limited-edition LEGO® set will be given away with selected purchases. This Easter-themed set follows a long tradition of seasonal sets, based on key holidays. For the next gift with purchase set, you’ll get to build an Easter Egg, which houses a couple of little LEGO surprises. Although the promotion doesn’t start until March 23rd, I’ve had the opportunity to build one ahead of its release. So...

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