77037: Aloy & Varl vs. Shell-Walker & Sawtooth Review
Last year, a surprising new LEGO® game was released based on PlayStation Studios’ Horizon series. The link-up between the LEGO Group and Sony followed an earlier partnership which resulted in the immensely popular Horizon: Tallneck set. The two worlds have collided again with a new set based on the game, which is based on another game. The second LEGO Horizon set transforms two more machines, a Sawtooth and a Shell-Walker, into...
21272: Woodland Mansion Fighting Ring Set Review
Minecraft has been a part of the LEGO® ecosystem since 2012. It began life as a LEGO Ideas set, well, technically a CUUSOO set, created by the developer behind the game. It has since become a long-running LEGO theme, as well as inspiring a regular magazine and several books. The next evolution for LEGO Minecraft is sets based on the recently released film, A Minecraft Movie. These new playsets combine aspects of the previous sets but...
10363: Leonardo da Vinci’s Flying Machine Review
LEGO® Icons is known for its large-scale sets, but it also offers some smaller builds. One such set is inspired by one of the world’s inspired minds. Leonardo da Vinci is a celebrated artist, but he was also an inventor and one who was ahead of their time. One of his most famous inventions was the ‘ornithopter’. Not to be confused with the Dune set, however, it does share a similar source of inspiration in nature. Da...
40761: Sméagol & Déagol GWP Review
As the latest LEGO® Lord of the Rings set arrives, so too does an exclusive GWP set. If you purchase The Shire before April 8th, you’ll also get a smaller bonus set featuring Sméagol and Déagol. These two characters first appear in Return of the King during a flashback scene, recounting the creation of Gollum. Before being twisted by the power of the One Ring, Gollum was a simple Hobbit known as Sméagol. During the flashback...
10354: The Lord of the Rings: The Shire Set Review
A new LEGO® The Lord of the Rings set is never late, nor is it early; it arrives precisely when it’s meant to. That’s certainly the case with the latest Icons set to be inspired by the Lord of the Rings films. The last and only time a LEGO set visited Hobbiton was back in 2012, with set 79003: An Unexpected Gathering, which was based on the Hobbit trilogy. With the Lord of the Rings sets making a return in 2023, we have...
LEGO 2025 Polybags Hands-on Part 3
The next wave of LEGO® Recruitment Bags are now appearing and thanks to places like Brick-a-brac, many of the new 2025 promotional LEGO sets are readily available. Commonly known as polybags among LEGO fans, they are now packaged in paper-based bags. Although they have always been officially referred to as Recruitment Bags. These minisets are inspired by various LEGO themes and offer little tasters of larger sets. You can find a...
21356: LEGO Ideas River Steamboat Set Review
Next month, LEGO® Ideas will welcome its biggest set yet with a 4090-piece River Steamboat. The set is the latest to be inspired by a fan-created design and celebrates the bygone era of steam-powered travel. Steamboats evoke memories of a bygone era when ornate boats would often be found chugging along rivers. They would often be used to provide entertainment to those on board and were considered the height of luxury. This upcoming...
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