30711: Play With Braille Bricks Quick Look
In 2020, the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation teamed up to release LEGO® Braille Bricks. The Braille Bricks were introduced to help children with vision impairments, to develop tactile skills and learn the Braille system. The bricks are moulded so that the studs on top reflect individual letters and numbers in the Braille alphabet while remaining fully compatible with other LEGO elements. Since their introduction, Brailler Bricks...
40787: Mario Kart – Spiny Shell Set Review
As the new LEGO® Mario Kart set speeds onto sale today, it’s joined by a unique Insiders reward inspired by an iconic in-game weapon. Introduced in Mario Kart 64, the Spiny Shell is a blue Koopa-like shell which can home in on the leader of a race in Nintendo’s popular karting series. They are more powerful variants of the red shell weapons, which can be fired at the nearest racer. The function and appearance of the Spiny...
40767: Up-Scaled Baby Astronaut GWP Review
Fans of Classic Space can add a unique space-themed set to their collection, thanks to the latest GWP set. Minifigures are an iconic symbol of LEGO fandom, and in 2021, they were super-sized for a Harry Potter set. This upscaled the minifigure to be almost 6 times bigger than a standard minifigure. The same concept has since been used for a generic minifigure, a Race Car Driver and a LEGO House exclusive Pirate. Now, another type of...
40765: Kamino Training Facility GWP Review
As part of this year’s May the 4th celebrations, there will be several promotional items available. One of those LEGO® Star Wars GWP items is a small set featuring a trio of Clones and some unusual training equipment. It’s also a set full of LEGO ‘firsts’, as it’s the first time a KE-8 Enforcer ship has appeared in a LEGO set, and it’s also the first time Clone cadets have been portrayed as...
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...
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...
LEGO 2025 Polybags Hands-on Part 2
Thanks to Brick-a-brac, many of the new 2025 promotional LEGO® sets are now readily available. Commonly known as polybags among LEGO fans, they are now packaged in paper-based bags. So technically they are now longer polybags, but ‘paper bags’ doesn’t sound right although they are officially known as recruitment bags. Regardless of their packaging, these minisets are inspired by various LEGO themes and offer little...
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