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Review: LEGO 75941 Indominus Rex vs Ankylosaurus

October 9, 2020 By Jay 5 Comments

It’s been a while since my last LEGO Jurassic World review, and I really missed messing around with LEGO dinosaurs, so I recently picked up the new 75941 Indominus Rex vs Ankylosaurus – like most people getting this set, I got it for the awesome new LEGO Ankylosaurus. It’s a really expensive set, for not… 

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Filed Under: Jurassic World, Jurassic World 2020, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 2020, 4.5, 75941, ankylosaurus, dinosaurs, gyrosphere, indominus rex, jurassic world, lego, lego dinosaur, lego review, owen grady, review

Review: LEGO 10275 Elf Club House

September 21, 2020 By Jay 24 Comments

Say hello to the 2020 LEGO Winter Village set – 10275 Elf Club House, the perfect addition to your Christmas LEGO display. The Elf Clubhouse joins 2014’s Santa’s Workshop and last year’s Gingerbread House as a fantasy-themed expansion of LEGO’s beloved Winter Village theme, which is a personal favourite of mine. It’s been tradition on… 

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Filed Under: Creator Expert, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 10275, 2020, 4.5, creator expert, d2c, elf club house, exclusive, lego, lego review, review, winter village

Review: LEGO 10273 Haunted House (2020)

September 20, 2020 By Jay 9 Comments

Halloween is coming up, and while this year’s might look a bit different due to Covid-19, LEGO has you covered with a social distancing-friendly alternative – building the new 10273 Haunted House. Launched in June 2020, the new LEGO Haunted House is less a successor of the 2012 version, but an extension to the Fairground… 

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Review: LEGO 75979 Hedwig

July 19, 2020 By Jay 6 Comments

The second half of 2020 brings yet another wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets, and one of the most interesting sets in this drop is LEGO 75979 Hedwig. Hedwig was Harry’s pet Snowy Owl, gifted to him by Hagrid on his 11th birthday and was one of his closest companions, until she was unceremoniously blasted… 

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Review: Chris McVeigh’s LEGO Brick Sketches

July 15, 2020 By Jay 1 Comment

Can’t wait or afford LEGO Art but still want to get in on a creative brick-built illustration bandwagon? Brick Sketches has you covered. Brick Sketches is a brand new theme from LEGO concepted by brick artist & renowned LEGO Instagrammed turned actual LEGO Designer Chris McVeigh or @Powerpig as he’s better known. Chris has been… 

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Filed Under: Brick Sketches, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 2020, 4.5, batman, bb-8, brick sketches, chris mcveigh, first order stormtrooper, review, The Joker

Review: LEGO 10271 Fiat 500

May 31, 2020 By Jay 7 Comments

The 2020 Creator Expert car – LEGO 10271 Fiat 500 took a lot of fans by surprise. After flashy vehicles like the Mustang, DB-5, it was pleasantly surprised to see LEGO take on a diminutive Italian car. The Creator Expert car series has been on of my favourite long-running LEGO subthemes ever since I fell… 

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Lots of stickers, lots of teeth and not enough Sym Lots of stickers, lots of teeth and not enough Symbiote tendrils.

My early review of 76199 Carnage is now live on the blog, hit the link in bio to read, or swipe through the gallery to see more photos!

If you enjoy LEGO’s Helmet collection, or are a big Carnage/Spider-Man fan Carnage will be a no-brainer addition to your collection.

With all my helmets currently on display, Carnage is the ones that stands out the most, in a good way, and I like that they’re expanding Marvel’s helmet collection.

I do think that there’s a wasted opportunity here with the lack of tentacles, or Symbiote tendrils sticking out from the back. I know it will technically break the Helmets’ style and design language, but for a character like Carnage, it feels like a massive miss to not have anything stick out.

Will you be picking up 76199 Carnage?

#LEGO #carnage
Hope you're having a Hoppy Easter 🐰 Hope you're having a Hoppy Easter 🐰
🚨 BREAKING: Effective immediately, the LEGO Gro 🚨 BREAKING: Effective immediately, the LEGO Group announced that it would be strengthening its commitment to Child Safety and Safe Play by mandating that proof of age identification be presented when purchasing all 18+ adult-focused sets, online or at LEGO Brand Retail Stores.

LEGO sets being purchased by adults have quadrupled in the last year compared to a decade ago, as adults flock towards the LEGO brick, a trend that was accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

To prevent these 18+ sets from falling into the wrong and age-inappropriate hands, The LEGO Group will now require its customers to provide the following proof of age documents: driver’s license, passport, social security card (USA) or any other valid government-issued form of identification.

“At the LEGO Group, child safety is our number one priority” says Søren Christiansen, Senior Child Safety Compliance Officer.

“Following complaints from parents, we cannot afford to expose impressionable children or teenagers to adults-only sets like Winnie the Pooh. The LEGO 18+ label has allowed us to broaden our product portfolio and explore adult-themes like 123 Sesame Street, which would be highly inappropriate for children.”

Hit the link in bio to learn more
Did you know a group of sharks is called a Shiver Did you know a group of sharks is called a Shiver of Sharks? 🦈 🥶

That'd also coincidentally make a great #LEGOVidiyo band name!
Channelling my inner Kylo Ren - my Darth Vader shr Channelling my inner Kylo Ren - my Darth Vader shrine is coming together quite nicely.

#LEGO #LEGOstarwars #darthvader
New review up on the blog! Check out the new @LEGO New review up on the blog! Check out the new @LEGO Darth Vader and Scout Trooper helmets!

Hit the link in bio to read my review! 

Really loving the #LEGOStarWars helmet collection expanding - they make for such eye-catching display models that don't take up much space.

Can you guess which one of these 2 are my favourites?
Love it when @lego Bricks and Pieces orders arrive Love it when @lego Bricks and Pieces orders arrive!
🚀 LEGO continues to nurture its partnership wit 🚀 LEGO continues to nurture its partnership with NASA to reinvigorate interest in space exploration with the all-new 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery, launching into the your collection on 1 April 2021 – no, not an April’s Fools joke!

This ode to NASA’s Space Shuttle program is meant to commemorate the original @NASA STS-31 mission, over 30 years ago, which launched the Hubble Telescope – capturing images of our universe, to help us understand more about the great beyond.

Coming in at 2,354-pieces, the @LEGO Space Shuttle Discovery will be released globally on 1 April 2021 for US$199.99 / AU$299.99 and will be available exclusively from LEGO.com and your local #LEGO store.

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I reviewed the new #LEGOVIDIYO Bandmates Series 1! I reviewed the new #LEGOVIDIYO Bandmates Series 1! 🎵

Hit the link in bio to read the full review

They’re not the main characters in this wacky new #Vidiyo world, and most of the minifigure designs show – while I do like the cohesive musical-theme that these characters are based off, and the wild colours, I was left wanting a little more.

What did surprise me was just how much I liked the Beatbits. The artwork and design prowess that has gone into them are just sublime, and I love that we get to see the talents of LEGO’s Graphic Design team put to excellent use with these quirky LEGO takes on physical media.
Overall, I have mixed feelings about Bandmates series 1. 

It’s crystal clear that @LEGO funelled the most unique and promising designs into the more expensive Beatboxes (for $$$), and a lot of the characters here just feel like an afterthought.

That said, there are some gems such as the Ice Cream Saxophonist, Shark Singer and Genie Dancer, and while the animal minifigures don’t do it for me, they might bother other fans less.
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