75401: Ahsoka’s Jedi Interceptor Set Review
During the Clone Wars, the Jedi generals piloted their own ships known as Jedi Interceptors. As with many ships from the prequel era Star Wars stories, they had similarities to their successors which were seen in action during the original trilogy of films. The Interceptor would later become the basis for the Imperial Fleet’s TIE ships. There have been several LEGO® versions of the Jedi Interceptors, although they have been...
40756: Lucky Knots GWP Review
The start of the New Year is going to be filled with promotional sets, one of those sets expected to be offered during January is the Chinese New Year-themed Lucky Knots GWP set. The recently revealed set features two buildable ‘knots’ which are tied to blessings of good fortunes in Chinese culture. Luck and fortune are a big part of the Chinese New Year celebrations, with certain symbols, characters and colours being...
80117: Good Fortune Set Review
Since 2013, the LEGO Group has celebrated the Chinese New Year with the annual ‘Year of the…’ animal promotional set. Then in 2019, the celebration of the Spring Festival was expanded to include large-scale sets similar in scope to the LEGO® Icons Winter Village Collection. Over the past couple of years, the Spring Festival sets have comprised of a playset, an object and a smaller set. This year’s...
75410: Mando & Grogu’s N-1 Starfighter Set Review
Several years ago, the LEGO Group introduced a theme known as Juniors. It acted as a link between DUPLO sets and the stand System ones. A few years later, Juniors became 4+ and was integrated into other themes. They still offer simple-to-build sets, with easier-to-follow instructions and Starter Bricks. They are also known for their unique printed pieces and minifigures. The upcoming range of Star Wars sets will feature a lone 4+ set,...
76309: Spider-Man Vs. Venom Muscle Car Review
There’s a running theme with the upcoming LEGO Marvel sets. They are all seeing various Marvel heroes and villains facing off against each other. This is also the second of the new sets to feature a car along with not being inspired by the MCU. This time it’s the turn of Spider-Man antagonist Venom who is taking on Spider-Man and Spider-Women. Here’s what the Spider-Man vs. Venom Muscle Car has to offer. Product...
75402: ARC-170 Starfighter Set Review
During the opening moments of Revenge of Sith, a battle is raging above the planet of Coruscant. General Kenobi and General Skywalker are battling against the Droid Army, backed up by a fleet of ARC-170 Starfighters, piloted by Clones. These spray-wing fighters were the Incom Corp-built predecessors to the iconic X-Wing ships. Officially known as the Aggressive ReConnaissance-170, the ship was crewed by three Clone pilots along with...
76311: Spider-Verse: Miles Morales vs. The Spot Review
Since the inception of the LEGO® Marvel Superheroes theme, most of the sets have been inspired by moments and characters from Marvel’s cinematic offering. Sometimes sets have featured characters from other studio’s movies, but they haven’t been directly based on said films. So it’s nice to see a LEGO set officially based on Sony’s excellent animated Spider-Verse films. The second Spider-Verse film was...
LEGO Marvel Spider-Man & Iron Man Mechs Review
Continuing the post-Christmas tradition of gifting various Marvel characters with their mech suits, two new sets join the line-up in early 2025. Several Marvel heroes and villains have donned mechanised versions of their outfits. With some characters getting multiple mech outings. Beloved by younger LEGO® fans, the sets offer plenty of play opportunities; for older fans, they are often the source of some interesting minifigures. As...
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