Expanded LEGO deep sea exploration display!

One of my favorite parts of my LEGO layout, the underwater diorama, got a major upgrade this week.  It now features dramatically improved lighting and with double the space, more submarines, figures, and marine animals have been added while still leaving plenty of room to grow!

• Video: Expanded LEGO deep sea exploration display!

Eventually I need to find a better backdrop.  The current one is actually slightly metallic, but with such a large area being covered, everything looks too smooth back there.  The rest is very satisfying to me, though, and I look forward to fleshing things out further over time.

LEGO NEXO Knights Ultimate Flama review! 70339

It's update night for YouTube, and that means that a bunch of stuff is inexplicably broken.  This time around, it feels like about half of the key publisher features are in full failure mode!  Regardless, I did manage to get some new content uploaded, so you can view it from here until a big batch of emergency bug fixes goes out so I can publish everything for subscribers as usual.

• Video: LEGO NEXO Knights Ultimate Flama review! 70339

LEGO City Go-Kart Racer polybag review! 30314

You've seen me pull this out of a box (or was it a bag?) in a Bricklink haul video in recent memory and now I'm ripping into the little polybag itself.

• Video: LEGO City Go-Kart Racer polybag review! 30314

Mega Bloks Destiny Stormcaller Warlock figure review

With the crazy pace of work I've been maintaining lately, this one almost snuck past me like the Fan Expo exclusive did.  Yikes!  I've got to stay on top of things better, especially with Destiny season right around the corner thanks to the impending release of Rise of Iron!

• Video: Mega Bloks Destiny Stormcaller Warlock figure review

LEGO NEXO Knights Ultimate General Magmar review

Some of these Ultimate figures get pretty crazy with over-the-top, comically oversized accessories like their Chima predecessors, and this one is no exception.  At least Magmar is able to stand on his own even when fully loaded up, and the variety of attachments provides a nice range of real play options.

• Video: LEGO NEXO Knights Ultimate General Magmar review! 70338

My LEGO comic & super heroes figure "collection"

When I did my minifig parts & extras tour a couple of weeks ago I got just a modest number of requests to better see my bagged-by-theme spares, but I figured I might as well go ahead & cover the few largest groups once since I so rarely show things from "behind the scenes."

• Video: All of my LEGO comic & super heroes figures (~100 minifigs)

Mega Bloks Halo ODST Armor Customizer Pack review

Ah yes, more MB Halo figure pack goodness.  These have never let me down, at least so far, but this one does have a couple of awkward quirks.

• Video: Mega Bloks Halo ODST Armor Customizer Pack review

Truly massive Bricklink parts haul

Lately I've mostly abstained from making posts here on the blog about my Bricklink hauls, but I believe this one is exceptional and worthy of specific note.  It's the most parts I've ever ordered, the heaviest lot of loose parts I've ever received, and the closest I've ever come to purchasing all of the parts a specific project needs, all at once.  It's truly a big deal for me.

• Video: #iHazAbox 📦 Overwhelming parts deluge from Bricklink

McFarlane buildable FNAF Backstage set reviewed!

The Five Nights at Freddy's craze has calmed down quite a bit, to the point where I can actually review a classic product from 1987 and have less than 90% of the comments be, and I quote, "1987 -- the bite of '87."  McFarlane Toys brought to market a new range of officially licensed FNAF construction sets as quickly as reasonably possible, though, and through a combination of my own curiosity and quite a lot of viewer requests, I've taken the plunge to try one out.  Though keeping the comment section on the video free of some of the most disgraceful of Internet vitriol has been much more of a challenge than normal, the overwhelming majority of viewers appear to have appreciated the content.  I, myself, am not a fan of the franchise, but I find this set and the figure system to be quite well done and very likable.

• Video: McFarlane buildable FNAF Backstage set reviewed!

LEGO Architecture United States Capitol Building review - 21030

This is the biggest Architecture series set I've personally purchased yet, though the >1,000 piece count may be a bit deceiving with so many 1x1s of various designs included.  The set is definitely designed to the top standards of the theme, though, and I feel it's a very worthy build.

• Video: LEGO Architecture United States Capitol Building review! 21030