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February MiniFigPak Review

February 21, 2016 By Jay 22 Comments

  The weekend is almost over! *groan*. Since there’s only less than a week less in February (what!?), I figured I better get my review of the February MinifigPak out of the way. I actually received my copy of the February MinifigPak a couple of weeks ago, but I just tossed it in my pile… 

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Filed Under: LEGO Reviews Tagged With: brickpak, city square barista, february 2016, furty, lootbox, michelangelo, Minifigpak, minifigures, review

December MiniFigPak Review

December 19, 2015 By Jay 10 Comments

I was recently sent a review copy of the inaugural MiniFigPak, a brand new Australian monthly mystery minifigure subscription service.  The premise is simple – for $17.95 a month, you’ll receive three mystery minifigures posted to you each month. All minifigures are obviously original LEGO minifigs (no knockoffs or customs) and there’s no overlap if you’re… 

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Filed Under: LEGO Reviews Tagged With: brickpak, cad bane, garmadon, lootbox, Minifigpak, minifigures, railway worker

Why I’m cancelling my Brickpak subscription

May 17, 2015 By Jay 9 Comments

  A couple of days ago, I received my May Brickpak and after opening it, was kind of glad that I had recently cancelled my Brickpak subscription. I was away in Japan in April, so I didn’t have a chance to review it, but I was pretty let down by the contents when I opened… 

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What’s in the March Brickpak?

March 6, 2015 By Jay 13 Comments

Remember BrickPak, the new monthly LEGO mystery box I wrote about a couple of weeks ago? The awesome team over at BrickPak central have kindly sent me a copy of the inaugural BrickPak for me to review. Before we get into it, you may need a refresher of some sort. What’s a BrickPak? It’s a… 

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Introducing BrickPak, a monthly mystery LEGO loot box

February 16, 2015 By Jay 6 Comments

Good news if you like LEGO themed surprises and live in Australia. A new monthly LEGO loot box subscription service called BrickPak will be launching soon to LEGO fans Down Under.   What’s a LEGO loot box? Good question – a LEGO loot box is a mystery box which contains a bunch of LEGO and… 

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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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