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Monday Musings #1: Having to limit the LEGO themes you collect

June 7, 2021 By Jay 48 Comments

Welcome to a new fortnightly series – Monday Musings – devoted to random musings on the LEGO hobby, community, my collection and beyond. This is a new content series I’m trialing for the second half of 2021, and will be published every two weeks on Mondays. Some of these musings will be long-form, or short… 

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Filed Under: Editorial, Monday Musings Tagged With: advice, blog, blogger, collecting LEGO, collection, editorial, LEGO themes, monday musings, nexo knights, opinion

10260 Downtown Diner and New 2018 LEGO sets now available to purchase!

January 1, 2018 By Jay 14 Comments

Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! Now that we’ve crossed over into 2018, you can now purchase a whole heap of new 2018 sets from LEGO.com! More importantly, you now also purchase the hotly anticipated 10260 Downtown Diner and usher in the New Year with a brand new modular building.  Check out my thoughts on… 

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LEGO Ideas 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V and Summer LEGO sets now available on LEGO.com!

June 1, 2017 By Jay 28 Comments

It’s June, which means the first day of Summer or Winter if you’re Down Under like me! It also means that we’re officially in the second half of the year and all the new June releases are now available to be purchased from LEGO.com! For those of you in Australia, the new LEGO sets should… 

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: city, city jungle, friends, friends snow resort, lego batman movie, new lego sets, nexo knights, saturn v, spider-man homecoming, star wars, summer 2017, thor ragnarok

List of Australian LEGO retailer exclusive sets (1st half of 2017)

February 15, 2017 By Jay 53 Comments

When the 1HY 2017 LEGO Catalogue was released, there were some notable omissions – which always indicates that those sets are retailer exclusives here in Australia. I’ve reached out to LEGO for further clarification on the availability of these sets and now, I can finally confirm that most* of the sets missing from the LEGO… 

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1hy, 2017, arkham asylum, australia, city, lego exclusives, nexo knights, retailer exclusives, star wars, the phantom

Review: LEGO 70327 The King’s Mech

May 5, 2016 By Jay 10 Comments

Nexo Knights is one of LEGO’s biggest new themes this year. Mashing up swords and knights with futuristic technology, the theme was greeted with a bit of apprehension (mostly from Adult LEGO fans) at the beginning, but as soon as the sets started getting into the hands of fans, public opinion started to sway once… 

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Filed Under: LEGO Reviews, Nexo Knights Tagged With: 2016, 70327, flamethrower, king halbert, mech, nexo knights, review, the king's mech

An interview with LEGO Nexo Knights Designer Frederic Roland Andre

April 21, 2016 By Jay 4 Comments

Nexo Knights is one of LEGO’s biggest and most exciting new themes this year. The original new theme a bold mashup of futuristic technology and medieval knights! For the lowdown on Nexo Knights, check be sure to read my “What is the LEGO Nexo Knights theme” post. ‘ Initially, I was a little apprehensive about the… 

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Cheeky Easter Egg on the Commander Cody Helmet! 👀

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Here's your official look at 75349 Captain Rex and Here's your official look at 75349 Captain Rex and 75350 Clone Commander Cody helmets coming on 1 March 2023!

LEGO Star Wars celebrated 20 Years of Clone Wars with these 2 new additions to the Helmet Collection.

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The new @lego Ideas A-Frame Cabin displayed alongs The new @lego Ideas A-Frame Cabin displayed alongside 21318 Tree House!

They go particularly well together!

Read my full review of the A-Frame Cabin on the blog via link in bio!

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Ahead of its release, here's my early review of 21 Ahead of its release, here's my early review of 21338 A-Frame Cabin, a stunningly gorgeous set that's one of LEGO Ideas' best! 

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The build experience is exceptional, and this is such a great display model. 

21338 A-Frame Cabin
🧩 2,082 pieces
💵 US$179.99 / AU$279.99 / £159.99
🗓 1 February 2023 (for LEGO VIPs)
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If you love LEGO, you need to consider getting this, because it's one of those special LEGO sets that packs so much fun in it. 

Also, what an incredibly photogenic model that's just begging to be taken into the great outdoors!

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My @lego Ideas A-Frame Cabin finally arrived! 🌲 My @lego Ideas A-Frame Cabin finally arrived! 🌲

Can't wait to share my review! This one's a banger 💥

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If only this was a real set! Got to see this aweso If only this was a real set! Got to see this awesome UCS Rivendell on display at @brickvention 2023, built by @rebecca.barter based on instructions by @legomocloc!

This is @lego Lord of the Rings at its finest, and the immense scale was breathtaking to behold in person!

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Happy Lunar New Year! 🧨 May prosperity and goo Happy Lunar New Year! 🧨

May prosperity and good vibes hop into your life in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇

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Love a good @lego Classic Space Art rainbow! Buil Love a good @lego Classic Space Art rainbow!

Built by @snowlaina & @genslego and was on display at @brickvention 2023!

Will forgive the M-Tron slight for the time being 😠

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Happy Lunar New Year to all who are celebrating! 🧨

Here's some @lego Chinese Zodiac Animals so far, including this year's Year of the Rabbit GWP! Omg forgot the Mouse 

Only three years to go to finally complete the series!

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Clones and Prequel Helmets aren’t the only new addition to the LEGO Star Wars Helmet Collection, as LEGO has also revealed 75351 Princess Leia (Boushh), which will also be available from 1 March 202...
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LEGO 75349 Captain Rex and 75350 Clone Commander Cody Helmets revealed, celebrating 20 Years of the Clone Wars! - Jay's Brick Blog

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LEGO Star Wars is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Clone Wars, and I can now officially reveal the latest two new additions to the LEGO Star Wars Helmet Collection – 75349 Captain Rex and 753...
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This week, two gorgeous marine-themed LEGO Product Ideas crossed the 10,000 vote mark, putting them in the running to be turned into official LEGO sets!They're two dramatically different designs, and I especially love the simplicity and aesthetics of the Humpback Whale. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if available!Congrats to both winners on this achievement, and good luck in the Review Round! ... See MoreSee Less

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It’s not all Shrek Swamps that are getting the attention on LEGO Ideas, this week 2 incredibly unique marine-themed sets also crossed the 10,000 vote mark – Les Briques de Loïc’s Humpback Whale...
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