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Review: LEGO 75975 Watchpoint Gibraltar

January 27, 2019 By Jay 1 Comment

Continuing my series of LEGO Overwatch reviews is the largest set from the theme – 75975 Watchpoint: Gibraltar, named after the Escort map of the same name. The set’s cornerstone is the Overwatch rocket, placed amidst the launch complex, and launch tower. Naturally, there’s a lot of expectation placed on the largest set of the theme, which… 

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Filed Under: LEGO Reviews, Overwatch Tagged With: 2/5, 2019, blizzard, lego, mercy, overwatch, phamercy, pharah, reaper, review, watchpoint gibraltar, winston

Review: LEGO 75972 Dorado Showdown

December 28, 2018 By Jay 12 Comments

Following on from my review of 75973 D.Va and Reinhardt, the next Overwatch review off the assembly line is 75973 Dorado Showdown. This is a medium-sized set featuring 3 Overwatch heroes – Soldier 76, Reaper and McCree – all three are aggressive offensive-type characters in game and are all relatively popular, with McCree and Soldier… 

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Filed Under: LEGO Reviews, Overwatch Tagged With: 2019, 3/5, blizzard, dorado, dorado showdown, lego, overwatch, reaper, review, soldier 76

Review: LEGO 75973 D.va and Reinhardt

December 17, 2018 By Jay 7 Comments

Two months ago, LEGO officially unveiled a brand new theme for 2019 – LEGO Overwatch, which caught many LEGO fans and industry observers by surprise. It was quite a bold move by LEGO, to produce sets from the online first-person shooter game, especially since LEGO rarely dabbles in video game licenses. For the unaware, Overwatch is… 

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Filed Under: LEGO Reviews, Overwatch Tagged With: 2019, 4/5, blizzard, dva, lego, meka, overwatch, reinhardt, review, toki

First impressions of the new LEGO Overwatch sets

October 29, 2018 By Jay 4 Comments

Last week Target USA gave us our very first look at the new LEGO Overwatch theme that has a release date of 2019. For the uninitiated, Overwatch is an online first-person shooter (FPS) game from Blizzard (creators of Starcraft and Warcraft) that’s a bit of a mix of traditional FPS games and a Dota 2/League… 

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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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