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Friday, September 30, 2016

All LEGO Star Wars Rogue One sets together


You knew this had to happen!  You're looking at the full first wave of Rogue One sets from LEGO, such as it is.  Just five brick-based sets and three large action figures comprise the body of work so far, with Brickset listing four more of the former and three of the latter yet to come, plus some Microfighters.  What do you think on the whole so far?

LEGO Star Wars TIE Striker review! 75154


And with that, my Force/Rogue Friday release reviews are complete!  Now I badly need a break.  Too bad I won't allow myself much of one.

LEGO Star Wars Jyn Erso figure is better than expected


I had planned to use a different than normal structure for this video, but it turned out different... than I planned.

LEGO Star Wars Imperial Assault Hovertank review! 75152


Repulsorlift pickup truck (or is it a ute?) with guns, confirmed!  Smallest set of the wave, and not too shabby.

Thursday, September 29, 2016

LEGO Star Wars Krennic's Imperial Shuttle review


For all that was wrong with Kylo Ren's shuttle, LEGO got Krennic's ride right, really right.  Whether the Star Wars universe needed yet another inverted Y shuttle is highly debatable, as is the beauty (or lack thereof) of this latest one, but LEGO did their job of turning this into a buildable model quite well.

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LEGO Mixels Series 9 Trashoz reviewed! Gobbol, Compax & Sweepz


This is the beginning of the end, my first review from the very last wave of Mixels.

Airfix Quick Build Bugatti Veyron review


And now for something... completely different!  This product series is not new, but has just come out at Toys R Us where I, personally, was introduced to it for the first time.  Believe it or not, this set is build with LEGO-compatible parts.  It's not trying to be LEGO-like in the traditional sense, though.  Instead, this is a substitute for low-end snap-together static model kits, a gateway to the real world of plastic modelling.  This has simple construction, but allows a very young person to experience a process of assembly to create something a perfect scale model that's actually durable and playable.  It's an excellent, innovative use of the brick-style construction system.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time pack reviews

It's LEGO Dimensions release day again and I've gone straight for the Adventure Time boxes first because I watch the show and really enjoy IP.  I've also played through the Level Pack main story content and hope put together a gameplay video for that at some point as it was pretty fun.

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LEGO Architecture Buckingham Palace review! 21029


I actually didn't take a good look at this set when I first bought it, and the palace structure itself is surprisingly small.  The piece does capture quite a lot of the area in front of the real Palace, though.

LEGO Star Wars Imperial Death Trooper action figure review


Here's another build & review pair for a Rogue One based large action figure.  Again with the awesome looking helmets in this line.  The legs are a bit lacking, though.

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