70423:  Paranormal Intercept Bus 3000 Set Review
Aug12

70423: Paranormal Intercept Bus 3000 Set Review

The Hidden Side is officially here and over the next few weeks I’ll be reviewing every single set in the first wave. After taking a look at the smallest set in the range a few weeks ago, today I take a look at one of the most anticipated. The Paranormal Intercept Bus 3000, is based around a classic US-style School Bus. These iconic yellow buses have appeared in numerous US TV shows and movies, recently one also appears in hit...

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Game of Bricks Light Kit Review
Aug09

Game of Bricks Light Kit Review

A few weeks ago I was contacted by a company called Game of Bricks, who create a range of Light Kits for various LEGO® sets. They asked if I wanted to take a closer look at one of their kits, so I decided upon the Stranger Things Light Kit. The kit arrived a few weeks ago and I set about installing it onto my previously built The Upside Down set. The kit comes well packaged in a nice little box, with the lighting and power components...

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70847: Good Morning Sparkle Babies Set Review
Aug07

70847: Good Morning Sparkle Babies Set Review

There were a number of stand-out characters in The LEGO® Movie 2, but it would be a gang of sewer dwelling infants who captured the hearts of LEGO fans. The Sewer Babies has the name suggests are a gang of toughened babies who live in the sewers of Apocalypseburg. Towards the end of the movie, they lose their mucky visage in favour of a sparkly new Systar System makeover, where they become the Sparkle Babies. They join Emmet and Lucy...

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1974 Porsche 911 Turbo Speed Champions Set Review
Aug05

1974 Porsche 911 Turbo Speed Champions Set Review

To coincide with the launch of the LEGO® Speed Champions expansion for Forza Horizon 4, I reviewed all three of the sets which are featured a driveable cars in the game. But a fourth Speed Champions car has recently been added to the game and it’s also been released as a new set. The 1974 Porsche 911 Turbo 3.0 is the sixth Speed Champions set to be based on the high-end German supercar brand. This is the second LEGO version of...

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70418: J.B.’s Ghost Lab Hidden Side Set Review
Jul31

70418: J.B.’s Ghost Lab Hidden Side Set Review

I’ve made no secret of my love of the LEGO® story theme, from Monster Fighters to Galaxy Squad, these unlicensed sets are packed with all sorts of amazingness. With sets based on other peoples IP on the rise in recent years, I thought the story theme was all but done with. That was until the announcement of the Hidden Side. This intersting new theme is an original IP along the same lines as those mentioned above. Set in the town...

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70848: Systar Party Crew Set Review
Jul30

70848: Systar Party Crew Set Review

The LEGO® Movie 2 made not have had the same impact at the boxoffice as the original, but it has been the source of some decent LEGO sets and Minifigures. It’s safe to say their have left the best until last. This Summer a trio of new The LEGO Movie 2 sets are set to be released. One of those sets is the awesomely named Systar Party Crew and is based a fleeting moment towards the end of the movie. This is when most of the...

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21318: LEGO Ideas Treehouse Review
Jul23

21318: LEGO Ideas Treehouse Review

For the past 10 years, LEGO® Ideas has been the source of some impressive sets. Whilst the license releases are pretty cool, it’s the original ideas which have truly shown of the creativity of the LEGO fan community. Since the NASA Saturn V set proved there was a market for larger sets, the eagerness for bigger builds has grown. Along with the huge space rocket, we’ve since had the highly detailed Old Fishing Store, which...

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