Finally the smallest of the Summer underwater theme sets, to finish the collection!
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
LEGO City Deep Sea Scuba Scooter review! set 60090
Finally the smallest of the Summer underwater theme sets, to finish the collection!
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
LEGO City Deep Sea Operation Base review! set 60096
Here's the largest set in this season's deep sea exploration sub-theme of LEGO City. Coming soon: The smallest!
Videos:
Mega Bloks Halo Charlie Series AC EVA & Hazop chase figures video
As promised, here are both of the latest undocumented active camo figures from the Mega Bloks Halo Series Charlie mystery packs.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Carnage's S.H.I.E.L.D. Sky Attack! set 76036
Just a wee little "Super" set here, but it packs quite a value punch.
Mega Bloks Halo UNSC Victor Squad review
Finally, the very last of the figure packs from that haul I posted on Instagram weeks ago. Not the wait is really on for the serious sets!
Sunday, June 7, 2015
FAQ: Where do I buy from & how do I get sets so "early?"
I buy the sets I review at full price from public retail physical and online stores. I am not given them. If I have a set, it is released, and you could have bought it just like I did!
Q: Where do you buy from?
- Amazon.com* (also Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.jp, etc.)
- LEGO Shop* (physical stores + online)
- Target (physical stores + online)
- Walmart (physical stores + online)
- eBay* (be sure enable the 'Worldwide' option in searches)
- Bricklink.com
- ToyWiz
- Items above marked with an asterisk ("*") are are affiliate links, meaning if you choose to click one and then buy something, you will pay normal prices with no additional markup, but I may get a tiny commission (typically around 50 cents), which I'll then usually apply towards the purchase of more sets to review or more parts for MOCs. No store or advertiser paid or even asked me to put these links here -- these are the places actually I buy from all the time, and I proactively chose to sign up for affiliate programs with a few of them.
!! If you cannot find a specific product at one of the above locations, try other places that sell toys, and also keep reading below !!
Q: How do you get sets "early" or before they were originally expected to be released?
- All of the products you see me review I have bought at full retail price from public stores where anyone & everyone else can (see above). There's no secret and I do not accept offers of free products to review on my channel before they're released. Period. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is lying to your face. If I bought an item, you could have bought it too. When it's new product release season, viewers expect timely reviews. I check stores (both online and traditional) very regularly and aggressively to try to find items as soon as they're available. Toys are never released at every location in the world at the same time, so if you see me review a set and you can't find it in stores in your region (and you know they stock the product line), just wait, but keep checking everywhere like I do, and it will surely show up. If you can't find it online, it may have sold out already. Again, be patient, keep checking, and it should re-appear.
- Too many people look at the date on shop.LEGO.com (which is just another retail store) as being "the" release date and then refer to any store putting them out before that date as "early." It's not the case at all. Only a limited sub-set of licensed themes like Star Wars and new movie-related Super Heroes sets have embargo dates (before which sales are contractually disallowed). Everything else is fair game; once stores have the product, they can (and should) sell it.
Also, do note that LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site. I am not associated in business with Mattel, McFarlane Toys, or any manufacturer. Spread the word!
If you wish to challenge these assertions, please contact the manufacturers yourself to verify these truths at their sources. I have explained my independent status very clearly and no longer waste my time engaging with conspiracy theorists who wish to assault my character, often for their own personal gain.
If you wish to challenge these assertions, please contact the manufacturers yourself to verify these truths at their sources. I have explained my independent status very clearly and no longer waste my time engaging with conspiracy theorists who wish to assault my character, often for their own personal gain.
DISCLOSURE: I am NOT under the employ of any of the above companies, and NONE of them have ever paid me to create content for them.
Ninety-Two
- 92 -
That is how many videos I've published on the JANGBRiCKS YouTube channel over the past month. Ninety-two! Include new content on my Playmobil channel and the total rises to 108. That's more than three for every single day, Monday through Sunday, every week. Still another 40 or so brand new summer 2015 LEGO sets on hand to review (with more due to hit stores soon), plus around 25 sets from 2014 & before.
This isn't a marathon. It's a 10,000 meter sprint!
LEGO DC Super Heroes Jokerland review! set 76035
The last Super Heroes set I reviewed left me scratching my temple, a bit confused and more than a little disappointed. This one does neither. This is one heckuva fun set.
Videos:
LEGO Medium Assault Laser Tank - custom MOC reboot
The Planetary Defense Force has not been forgotten! This here is a re-imagining of one of my first brick-based MOCs of my modern LEGO era.
LEGO Friends Heartlake City Airport review! set 41109
LEGO's largest specialized aircraft pieces are back again, this time in lavender :)
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