Blog Archive 2024-09
Set Review ➟ 71458 LEGO® Dreamzzz™ Crocodile Car
In a throwback to at least the 1980s…or taking a page from the more recent Creator 3-in-1 sets…kits in the Dreamzzz line offer a specific alternate build. The wrinkle with the Dreamzzz sets is that the alternate build is not a complete disassembly of the kit to create an entirely different model.…
Set Review ➟ 71460 LEGO® Dreamzzz™ Mr. Oz’s Spacebus
Not to be confused with Dr. Oz, Mr. Oz’s Spacebus is the only vehicle-only kit in the Dreamzzz theme. Other kits are animal, animal-robot, robot, building, or animal-building mashups. This set is a space shuttle schoolbus with A and B build enhancement options.…
Set Review ➟ 31142 LEGO® Creator 3-in-1 Space Roller Coaster: Roller Coaster
The first part of the roller coaster build starts with a kids’s coin-drop ride. The vehicle for the ride looks like a space shuttle and is essentially a barely smaller sibling to the spaceship ride found in the Creator 31105 Townhouse Toy Store. The ship rocks back and forth when the gear is spun…
Set Review ➟ 31142 LEGO® Creator 3-in-1 Space Roller Coaster: Drop Tower
As with the roller coaster build, the drop tower build begins with a small ride for Spacebaby. This time it is a little ship that goes around in a circle. Unlike the previous ship, this one has an appropriate seat stud for Spacebaby. One can grab the stem in the middle to spin Spacebaby around. This…
Set Review ➟ 31142 LEGO® Creator 3-in-1 Space Roller Coaster: UFO Carousel
The third of the three builds of the Creator 3-in-1 Space Roller Coaster set is the UFO carousel ride. It shares several thematically decorative elements with the main build.…
Set Review ➟ 71816 LEGO® Ninjago Dragons Rising™ Zane’s Ice Motorcycle
It certainly has the Ninjago aesthetic with the long blades sticking out the front of it, and it has the handy kitana-holders incorporated into the back seat. The gold-white-blue color scheme exudes cool and the new wing parts convey a real feeling of some brittle ice. There is a gimmick where when…
Set Review ➟ 71814 LEGO® Ninjago Dragons Rising™ Tournament Temple City
Stating what should be obvious to anyone who can see clearly, this is an aesthetically beautiful set. There is color harmony and an interesting composition. It also has an interesting set of elements including caves, buildings, and the expected Ninjago hidden bits and booby traps. What it also has…
Set Review ➟ 71818 LEGO® Ninjago Dragons Rising™ Tournament Battle Arena
The arena is composed of four sections: a weapons wall, the combat floor, a large stone sensei statue at the top of some steps, and a raised drum platform. The four modules join into one via technic pin-and-hole connections. This scheme allows for multiple configurations of the arena both in this…
Set Review ➟ 71820 LEGO® Ninjago Dragons Rising™ Ninja Team Combo Vehicle
Do the wolf mask warriors have a whisker of a chance against four ninjas and their massive tank-treaded combo vehicle? In a word: no. Why? Let’s take a look at the combo vehicle…
Set Review ➟ 80055 LEGO® Monkie Kid’s Team Power Truck
I was excited to see that there was another big truck in the Monkie Kid line. I absolutely loved the Monkie Kid’s Team Van set 80038 and had my hopes up for another really great set. And I have to say this…this is not that. The Power Truck seems more like a baby version of the Team Van…
Set Review ➟ 71822 LEGO® Ninjago Dragons Rising™ Source Dragon of Motion
The Source Dragon of Motion is one very, very big, very red, very heavy, very beautiful dragon. However, there is a certain irony in this model being called the “Source Dragon of Motion” and it being a model where its viable range of motion is fairly restricted. And in case anyone is wondering…
Set Review ➟ 80056 LEGO® Monkie Kid™ Nine-Headed Beast
The Nine-Headed Beast is a pretty good beast if you are in need of a beast. It has a decidedly very bird-like aesthetic with legs and wings, but no arms. And true to its name, it has nine heads—one main head, two medium sized heads, and six small heads. The set also includes a small shrine, five…
Set Review ➟ 71821 LEGO® Ninjago Dragons Rising™ Cole’s Titan Mech
It turns out that 2024 is the year of Ninjago mechs, the latest of which is Cole’s Titan Dragon Mech. Cole’s mech is the largest of eight Ninjago mechs released in 2024. Is this a good mech in terms of play and build? I have no idea. So I turned to an expert for answers…
40755 - Imperial dropship vs rebel scout speeder
Well, here comes a set that is set up for a small battle between rebels and imperials. A set that will be available in early October, with 6 minifigures and one exclusive. A plus that this time comes in the form of a pink droid, QT-KT. …
Set Review ➟ LEGO® 75397 - Jabba's sail barge UCS
Wow, finally a UCS edition of Jabba the Hutt's ship. A set with just under 4000 pieces, 10 minifigures although I count 11 ^^ and a price of 499,99€.…
