72039: Mario Kart – Bowser’s Castle Set Review
The finish line is in sight, and it’s time to take a look at the last of the recently released LEGO® Mario Kart sets. Bowser’s fortified homes have been a feature of the Mario series since the very first game. They have also been the inspiration for several Mario Kart tracks, with racers often speeding through one of Bower’s castles and grounds. Now the location has inspired one of the largest LEGO Mario Karts to date. Along...
72044: Mario Kart Piranha Plant Power-Up Pursuit Set Review
With the earlier LEGO® Super Mario sets almost exhausting ideas from the original platforming games, the theme took to the track earlier this year with sets inspired by Mario Kart. Thanks to over 30 years of games, there’s plenty of wacky race karts to choose from. This set features two new karts inspired by Mario Kart 8, plus two brick-built racers to drive them. Continuing the look at the new LEGO Mario Kart sets, here’s a look at...
75691: Glinda & Elphaba Bookends Set Review
Last year, the LEGO Group announced a new partnership with Universal to bring the world of Wicked to life through a series of LEGO® sets. Wicked is a long-running musical prequel to The Wizard of Oz and recounts the unlikely friendship between Glinda and Elphaba. One of the disappointments with the first wave of sets was their focus on mini-dolls. Which is why the upcoming sets, inspired by the second Wicked film, have caused a ripple...
76322: Avengers: Endgame Thor Vs. Chitauri Set Review
The LEGO® Marvel theme has been in a peculiar place these last few years. Despite a steady stream of new content such as Daredevil, Fantastic 4, Thunderbolts* and animated shows like Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man, the LEGO Marvel sets have mostly focused on the wider Marvel universe but mostly past endeavours. Whilst this has provided some interesting builds, it’s also continued to dwell on moments from the Infinity...
71499: Mateo’s Spray Paint Truck Set Review
In a world where many LEGO® ‘fans’ are obsessed with holes in helmets and the lack of print on legs, some amazing sets from original themes are being overlooked. I’ve always had a soft spot for LEGO sets from themes unofficially dubbed ‘Big Bang’ or ‘in/out’. In basic terms, themes are not based on third-party IPs. The current ‘Big Bang’ is LEGO DREAMZzz, which pits a gang of creative kids who help defend the Dream...
75417: AT-ST Walker UCS Set Review
Normally, when a new LEGO® Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series set is announced, a bigger deal is made about it. But when the AT-ST Walker was revealed, it was merely included with the other recently revealed sets. Despite its underwhelming reveal, a new UCS set should still offer some level of excitement. Especially for a Star Wars vehicle which has only ever been the subject of one previous UCS set. The last time the Imperial AT-ST...
31167: Creator 3-in-1 Haunted Mansion Set Review
In 2012, the LEGO Group introduced its latest ‘in/out’ theme centred around a team of supernatural hunters, dubbed the Monster Fighters. The team were in pursuit of a monstrous bunch inspired by classic monsters. Other monsters cropped up in various LEGO® Minifigures series. Now it falls to the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 theme to pay homage to bygone monsters with the Haunted Mansion. The newly released set lets you build a spooky house, or...
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