It was a dark and stormy night. A doorbell rang! Tim screamed. Could this be the long-lost sister of the boy in the tattered shawl who escaped the castle dungeon after his spaceship crashed? He threw the door open in earnest.
Last year, LEGO® NINJAGO® launched Ninjago Legends, a miniseries with a different art style to the original. The first instalment, Monstrosity, was accompanied by some great sets, and the upcoming instalment Duskfall will provide us with 3 sets. Today, I’ll be reviewing the smallest of the batch: 71871 Battle at the Dragon's Blade.
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Upon its 1 June 2026 release, set 11377 Minas Tirith will face a dual siege: hoards of eager LEGO® fans, and the dark forces of Mordor, in the form of the 40893 Grond Gift with Purchase (GwP).
While falling somewhat short of Tolkien's described scale of a hundred feet, I was nevertheless excited to take a look at the set, and see whether it would manage to batter its way into my heart.
Goodness Cretaceous me! It's another LEGO® Jurassic World™ dinosaur fossil, but it's not actually Jurassic – Maastrictianly speaking, it's Late Cretaceous – but let's not make bones about it.
According to the folklore printed in the instruction booklet, LEGO® Chinese Festivals set 80120 Prosperity Carp Leaping symbolises "achieving one's aspirations through perseverance and determination", and displaying a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate ornament at home can bring good luck in one's career or studies. I think this is a bit contradictory – do you need to work hard if you have the ornament? Personally, I'd put more faith in the hard work part. Nonetheless, it looks like a great model – especially as we haven't seen too many sets with brick-built fish.
Today I return to the rainbow road with a look at the new moulds, recolours, prints and techniques found in 72050 Luigi & Mach 8.
Today we take a look at the honey-loving children's favourite, Winnie The Pooh from LEGO® Disney™ set 43300. The happy bear comes with a large pot dripping with the nectar and buzzing with bees. Let's dive in and examine all the tasty new parts which are included.
