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LEGO Power Rankings – March 2023

April 12, 2023 By Jay Ong 5 Comments

We’re now a week and a half into April, so it’s time to update the Jay’s Brick Blog LEGO Power Rankings list, which ranks my personal LEGO sets of the year in a Top 10 list format, which changes every month as new releases get added. I skipped February 2023 as I got caught up… 

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LEGO Power Rankings – January 2023

February 6, 2023 By Jay Ong 4 Comments

After a one year hiatus, I thought it’d be a great time to bring back and restart my LEGO Power Rankings list! This was a monthly series I started in 2021 that compiled my personal Top 10 LEGO sets of the year, with rankings updated monthly as new sets become available on the market. I… 

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New Extra Pieces Podcast – Special Billund Episode

October 22, 2022 By Jay Ong Leave a Comment

What do all these seemingly random classic LEGO sets have in common? These are all sets that have special significance to a bunch of LEGO Designers, team members and also LEGO Fan Media that we met in Billund! In case you missed it, we have a new Extra Pieces Podcast episode, recounting our time in… 

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LEGO Power Rankings – June 2021

July 4, 2021 By Jay Ong 1 Comment

Welcome to the June 2021 edition of Power Rankings! Can you believe that we’re officially in the second half of 2021 and that Christmas is closer to us than New Year’s 2021? Madness! June 2021 was a hive of activity in the LEGO world, with all the new Summer 2021 releases being set upon our… 

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LEGO Power Rankings – May 2021

June 7, 2021 By Jay Ong 2 Comments

Apologies that May’s Power Rankings are a little late – I got swept up in the great 2HY release news blizzard when we had daily reveals, announcements and all sorts of accidental peeks at the new second half of 2021 sets, culminating in the full reveal of the Japanese/Taiwanese 2HY 2021 LEGO Catalogue. May was… 

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LEGO Power Rankings – April 2021

April 30, 2021 By Jay Ong 2 Comments

We’re four months down in 2021, and so far so good! We’ve had a superb start to the year LEGO-wise, with some great surprises, but also some frustrating moments thanks to the fiasco that was the VIP Ulysses Probe launch Still, April was lot of fun, and we’re really starting to build up momentum for… 

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Here's my review of 41757 Botanical Garden, hands Here's my review of 41757 Botanical Garden, hands down one of THE best sets of 2023 and a gleaming beacon of just how far the LEGO Friends theme has matured. 

When you see the LEGO Friends Botanical Garden, it quickly becomes apparent that LEGO have something special on their hands with a design that's simply beautiful.

Hit the link in bio to read my full review!

It's truly a mark of a mature theme, that LEGO could debut a tasteful design like this into LEGO Friends, but crafted in such a way that it will also have broad appeal to City builders, or even fans who want a stunning architectural masterpiece to display their minifigures or minidolls in.

With so many amazing designs and sets being produced by Billund, 41757 Botanical Garden deservedly takes it's place as one of the best LEGO sets of 2023 and I can heartily recommend this set to everyone, and I have a gut feeling that this will be one of the best-selling LEGO Friends set of the year.

#lego #legofriends #lego2023 #legonews #legoreview #heartlakecity #legos #legoleaks #afol #rlfm #reviews #41757
Who you gonna call?? Loved this LEGO Ghostbusters Who you gonna call??

Loved this LEGO Ghostbusters MOC on display at @brickbuiltsydney!

#lego #ghostbusters #moc #legomoc #legoghostbusters #brickbuiltsydney2023 #afol
Brilliant LEGO Jurassic Park MOC - Frenzied Isla N Brilliant LEGO Jurassic Park MOC - Frenzied Isla Nublar by Eric Wanigasekara on display at @brickbuiltsydney!

Can you believe that the builder is only 13? Immensely talented stuff, and so many fun details too!

#lego #legojurassicworld #jurassicpark #jurassicworld #legodinosaurs #dinosaurs #moc #legomoc #brickbuiltsydney2023 #minifigures #minifigs #afol
Who doesn't love a massive LEGO Castle MOC? Here Who doesn't love a massive LEGO Castle MOC?

Here is Snowy Mountain Forest Castle, a huge collaborative Castle scene with tons of different factions, and plenty of fun Easter Eggs!

Built by the fine members of @sydlug, and on display at @brickbuiltsydney!

#lego #LEGOCastle #afol #legolife #instalego #minifigures #brickbuiltsydney2023 #moc #legomoc
Awesome LEGO Gundam built by @the_lego_dark_knight Awesome LEGO Gundam built by @the_lego_dark_knight on display at @brickbuiltsydney!

It was absolutely enormous and I loved the little details such as the Classic Space Astronauts!

Brickbuilt Sydney is a LEGO Fan Convention organised by @sydlug who are raising funds for @schf.kids

#lego #legomech #gundam #mecha #brickbuiltsydney2023
LEGO have revealed a whole bunch of Marvel and DC LEGO have revealed a whole bunch of Marvel and DC Comics sets including the highly anticipated 76261 Spider-Man Final Battle featuring all 3 Spider-Man from No Way Home!

Got a chance to see a preliminary model of 76261 a few months ago, and while the minifigure lineup is impressive, the model is absolutely tiny.

Venomised Groot is super cute, and the Batwing is an absolute winner at this scale and price. 

Hit the link in bio to see more of these sets!

#lego #legomarvel #legonews #lego2023 #legoleaks #afol #legos #nowayhome #spiderman #avengers #marvel #dccomics #batman
This is LEGO 40364 Icons of Play, a set celebratin This is LEGO 40364 Icons of Play, a set celebrating some of the most accomplished female football players.

It features minifigures of @samanthakerr20, @mrapinoe, @yuki_nagasato and @asisat_oshoala, and is set to be released on 6 June 2023! 

I read some extremely disgusting misogynistic comments on this set, from the usual terminally-online, incel-esque dudebros who probably need to get out a little.

Women's football is on the up and up, with exponential growth in game attendance, and TV viewership, and this is really smart timing on LEGO's part, releasing this just before the FIFA Women's World Cup starts.

Women's football has massive grassroots support, and is a hugely popular sport for young girls, the very builders of tomorrow that LEGO is continually trying to inspire.

LEGO is even a sponsor of the Australian national women's team @thematildas!

It's not even a bad set, and will integrate nicely into LEGO City, with clear references to the popular Football theme from the early 2000s.

Still, it's very disappointing (but not surprising) to see large LEGO pages continue to encourage and not take a stronger stance against sexism and misogyny. 

Do better with your influence and reach. 

#lego #lego2023 #legonews #legos #fifawomensworldcup #womensworldcup #soccer #football #samkerr #afol
Here's a look at a new seasonal set - 40643 Jade R Here's a look at a new seasonal set - 40643 Jade Rabbit! 🎑 

Build a LEGO Mooncake, and Jade Rabbit all in one deliciously cute diorama - the perfect small set to celebrate the  Mid-Autumn/Mooncake Festival!

Hit the link in bio to read my review!

Special thanks to LEGO for sending this review copy! 

#lego #lego2023 #midautumnfestival #mooncakefestival #jaderabbit #legos #legoleaks #legoreview #legonews #legoreview #rlfm #40643
🏍️ ⏩ 🤖 ⏩ 🏍️ Here's how 71792 Sor 🏍️ ⏩ 🤖 ⏩ 🏍️

Here's how 71792 Sora's Transforming Mech Bike Racer looks transforming from Bike to Mech form.

Very smooth and seamless transformation sequence makes this an incredibly fun set to play with! 😻

Hit the link in bio to read my full review of this excellent Ninjago Dragons Rising set!

Special thanks to @lego for sending this for reviews 

#lego #lego2023 #LEGONinjago #ninjago #Dragonsrising #minifigures #legominifigures #minifigs #legoleaks #legos #afol #legocollection #rlfm #reviews #71792
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Here's my review of 41757 Botanical Garden! Hands down, one of the most architecturally stunning sets ever made! 🌸It has it all, a minimalist understated colour scheme, a gorgeous facade, and plenty of fun Botanical builds with clever parts usage.This one's an absolute banger, and should absolutely be on your radar in June! One of the best sets of 2023! ... See MoreSee Less

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An in-depth review of 41757 Botanical Garden, one of the most beautiful LEGO Friends sets ever produced, featuring a gorgeous conservatory.
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Here's a writeup and some of my favourite MOCs on display at Brickbuilt Sydney 2023, the biggest LEGO Fan Event in Sydney, Australia! I had a brilliant time here, and it was so good seeing so many talented builders from across congregate in Sydney for this show. Tickets are still available for the Sunday session if you're looking for something fun to do, with proceeds going towards the Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation www.trybooking.com/events/landing/998388?eid=998388&Feel free to share these photos and tag the builders in the comments! ... See MoreSee Less

Photos and highlights from Brickbuilt Sydney 2023 - Jay's Brick Blog

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I finally got the opportunity to travel to Sydney for a Brickbuilt Sydney, the largest LEGO Fan convention in Sydney, Australia, organised by SydLUG! This year, Brickbuilt Sydney was held on 27-28 May...
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Here's your first look at a whole bunch of Marvel and DC Comics sets coming in August 2023, including the highly anticipated 76261 Spider-Man Final Battle!Just... don't look at the prices of these sets. ... See MoreSee Less

LEGO 76261 Spider-Man Final Battle and other Marvel and DC Summer 2023 sets revealed - Jay's Brick Blog

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LEGO have just revealed a huge slate of LEGO Marvel and DC Comics sets coming in August 2023, including the highly anticipated 76261 Spider-Man Final Battle, which features the climax of Spider-Man: N...
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