43213: The Little Mermaid Story Book Set Review
Although the LEGO® Disney themed has evolved beyond just offering sets featuring Disney Princesses, they still provide inspiration for some sets. Including such sets as the Disney Storybooks. These were introduced in 2020 and enclosed a small play area inside the cover of a book. A fitting mash-up since many Disney films are inspired by classic books. The first four sets were inspired by different Disney classics, including Frozen,...
21340: Tales Of The Space Age Set Review
LEGO® Ideas has become one of the most varied LEGO themes. In the last few years, it’s bestowed upon us such creations as a playing Piano, a Table Football game and a set inspired by a popular South Korean boy bang. But not every set needs to be tied to a popular IP or offer an elaborate build. The latest LEGO Ideas set I’m taking a look at today is quite simplistic but don’t let its minimal appearance fool you. Is...
75355: X-wing Starfighter UCS Set Review
The highlight of the annual May the 4th celebrations has to be the release of a new Ultimate Collector Series set. This year also aligns with the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi. The latest ship to be transformed into a highly detailed LEGO build is another X-wing. The last time this iconic ship got the UCS treatment was back in 2013. The X-wing is a ship which has been portrayed in many different scales and obviously, the...
75356: Executor Super Star Destroyer Set Review
The scale of Star Wars has always been immense even from the opening moments of the very first film when a large ship zooms on the screen only to be dwarfed by a far larger ship pursuing it. One of the biggest ships of the Imperial Navy is the Super Star Destroyer. One such ship is the Executor, the flagship of the vengeful Sith Lord Darth Vader. Now it’s been recreated as a microscale, displayable ship, which forms part of the...
76256: Ant-Man Construction Figure Set Review
Buildable LEGO® figures were all the rage a few years ago, the concept formed the basis of the Bionicle sets and has been used to create characters from Star Wars, DC Comics and Marvel. The concept was resurrected in 2022 with a number of characters from the Spider-Man universe and MCU. The latest character to be transformed into a buildable figure is Ant-Man. It’s become the norm for MCU movies to inspire various LEGO sets, but...
40623: Battle Of Endor Heroes BrickHeadz Review
Star Wars is only second to Disney for the number of its characters, which have inspired BrickHeadz sets. The latest character pack is the largest yet, featuring five characters from a galaxy far, far away. As Return of the Jedi marks its 40th Anniversary a number of iconic characters from the film have been transformed into buildable BrickHeadz. Three of them are making their BrickHeadz debut, whilst the other two offer different...
LEGO NINJAGO Quest For The Lost Powers Review
As the NINJAGO fans work together to reveal the name of the upcoming new series of animated NINJAGO series, a recently published new book rediscovers some lost tales from NINJAGO. Since the LEGO® NINJAGO theme was introduced in 2011, it’s expanded beyond toys to include a long-running TV series, movie, comics and book. These additional bits of media have helped to expand the NINJAGO lore, but there are still many stories to...
75346: Pirate Snub Fighter Set Review
With the latest series of The Mandalorian currently streaming on Disney+ each week something new is introduced to expand the ever-growing Star Wars universe. The show has now become an important source of inspiration for the LEGO Star Wars theme. Some of those new characters and ships have already inspired a couple of new sets including the upcoming Pirate Snub Fighter. Before the set drops out of Hyperspace on May 1st, here’s...
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