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Review: LEGO 41731 Heartlake International School

May 13, 2023 By Jay Ong 2 Comments

The second biggest LEGO Friends set from the first wave of Friends The Next Chapter is 41731 Heartlake International School, which features Heartlake City’s new International School that’s the focal point for the animated series, and where the new characters meet and get to know each other. You can check out the new Friends The… 

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Filed Under: Friends, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 3/5, 41731 Heartlake International School, aliya, autumn, diversity, january 2023, lego friends, lego friends 2023, lego friends house, lego review, leo, niko, olly, representation, review

Review: LEGO 41735 Mobile Tiny House

March 13, 2023 By Jay Ong 2 Comments

For my next 2023 LEGO Friends review, I decided to take a look at 41735 Mobile Tiny House, a charming little build featuring Paisely, LiAnn and Leo who head out into the wilderness and camp in a tiny house. It’s a delightful set that feature hallmarks of the LEGO Friends theme – camping, the outdoors… 

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Filed Under: Friends, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 4/5, 41735 Mobile Tiny House, january 2023, lego friends, lego friends 2023, lego friends house, lego review, leo, paisley, representation

Review: LEGO 41730 Autumn’s House

February 4, 2023 By Jay Ong 3 Comments

Continuing on from my LEGO Friends 2023 reviews, let’s take a look at 41730 Autumn’s House, the 3rd largest set from the January 2023 LEGO Friends wave. It’s a lovely blend of the old and new, and introduces us to Autumn, one of the new main characters of the Friends reboot, who has a special connection… 

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Filed Under: Friends, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 41730 Autumn’s House, aliya, autumn, diversity, january 2023, lego friends, lego friends 2023, lego friends house, lego review, leo, mia, representation

Autumn isn’t LEGO Friends’ first depiction of limb difference

October 29, 2022 By Jay Ong 11 Comments

When LEGO announced the Friends 2023 reboot, one of the new characters that caught everyone’s attention is Autumn, one of the new Friends main characters (who is also Mia’s daughter) and is also the first minidoll with a limb difference. Autumn, and the rest of the new LEGO Friends characters will make their debut in… 

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: 2023, autumn, diversity, diversity and inclusion, friends, lego 2023, lego friends, representation

Review: LEGO 21337 Table Football

October 19, 2022 By Jay Ong 7 Comments

21337 Table Football is the final LEGO Ideas set of 2022, and it’s an interesting end to what has been the most diverse years yet for the LEGO Ideas theme. The set aims to unite football and LEGO fans with a scaled down LEGO Foosball Table (learn why the Foosball Table was shrunken down) that… 

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Filed Under: LEGO Ideas, LEGO Reviews Tagged With: 21337, Antica Bracanov, d2c, diversity, foosball table, football, ideas, lego ideas, lego review, november 2022, representation, review, soccer, table football

Why LEGO’s new minifigure with a Prosthetic Leg is so important for representation

May 10, 2022 By Jay Ong 26 Comments

LEGO’s upcoming Summer 2022 City wave includes 60347 Grocery Store, an exciting and useful new addition to LEGO City that introduces a brand new minifigure with a modern prosthetic leg. 60347 Grocery Store will be released in Europe/Australia in June, and the USA in August 2022, and is one of the more exciting sets in… 

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Filed Under: News Tagged With: built bricks, disability, june 2022, lego city, prosthesis, prosthetic leg, representation, sarah stewart, summer 2022

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🙀🦈 Your next LEGO Ideas sets will be Jaws an 🙀🦈 Your next LEGO Ideas sets will be Jaws and Cat!

Yes, an actual buildable LEGO Cat! I love how out of left-field the Cat pick is and I'm feline really good about this one!

Hit the link in bio to learn more!

Are you excited for either of these picks? Let me know what you think! 

#lego #legoideas #legonews #afol #jaws #cat #cats #legoleaks #rlfm #reveal #legos
LEGO have officially unveiled 40634 Icons of Play, LEGO have officially unveiled 40634 Icons of Play, as part of their new #PlayUnstoppable campaign!

Here's a closer look at the minifigures in the set, and how they stack up against their real-life counterparts! 

The set celebrates these Icons of women's football, @samanthakerr20, @mrapinoe, @yuki_nagasato and @asisat_oshoala, and is set to be released on 6 June 2023!

Hit the link in bio to see more! 

For those in Melbourne, there will be a special event at Marvel Stadium on Friday, 14 July for the @matildas send off match!

There'll be a Sports Field Zone as well as a life-sized Sam Kerr minifigure build on show, along other immersive experiences!

#lego #lego2023 #matildas #legoicons #afol #legoleaks #legonews #rlfm #womensworldcup #womensfootball #samkerr #minifigures #minifigs #LEGOminifigures
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
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New LEGO Second Half of 2023 Catalogue (2HY) reveals new sets such as LEGO Yavin 4 Rebel Base, Friends Winter, Technic Lambo Huracan & more
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The LEGO Ideas team have just announced the Third 2022 Review Results and... Jaws and a.. LEGO Cat (yes, a LEGO Cat) have been announced at the next LEGO Ideas sets! First of all, this is an absolutel...
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