Inquisitive minds rejoice as a new museum has opened downtown, featuring exhibitions from the past and the future. I took a look at the elements the museum is made of in Part 1, and today we’ll wander through its halls and study the artifacts on display, in this build review of LEGO® ICONS™ 10326 Natural History Museum.
06 November 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ set review: 10326 Natural History Museum
03 November 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ parts review: 10326 Natural History Museum
We are nearing the end of the year; traditionally the time LEGO showcases their next Modular Buildings set, and this time it's arriving a month earlier. With an impressive lineup of 17 previous sets (18 if you count 10190 Market Street), the bar is set high, but we are in for a real treat this time with a field trip to 10326 Natural History Museum. Before we enter the exhibition to study the models on display in Part 2, we will first have a closer look at all the new elements found in this set.
29 October 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ review + MOC: 10329 Tiny Plants
16 October 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ build review: 10318 Concorde
Fasten your seat belts, it's the final instalment of our LEGO® ICONS™ 10318 Concorde review where we'll be exploring the set's build techniques and nice part usage before concluding with a look at the impressive completed model.
09 October 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ recolours and prints review: 10318 Concorde
We've already taken a look at the set's intriguing new moulds in Part 1 of our LEGO® ICONS™ 10318 Concorde review. Today we'll be focusing on the recolours and prints, and gosh, what a stunning selection of prints it is!
25 September 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ new moulds review: 10318 Concorde
Jumping straight to the build of this sleek, meter-long aircraft was very tempting, however, LEGO® ICONS™ 10318 Concorde comes with two exclusive new curved pieces and a brand new slope, so a closer look at these amazing elements, with some insight from the LEGO element design team, must come first!
29 July 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ review: 10315 Tranquil Garden
When we first saw images of the latest LEGO® ICONS™ set, 10315 Tranquil Garden, we were excited to see new elements, recolours and creative parts use all wrapped up in the aesthetics of a traditional Japanese garden scene.
The set was created in collaboration with Hoichi Kurisu, a landscape designer famous for his tranquil gardens across the world. As they say in the instruction booklet, it's time to "make yourself at home, relax and be one with nature for a moment. Or stay as long as you like."
Come this way...
19 July 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ review: 10321 Chevrolet Corvette
After some off-road adventures in the very British Land Rover Classic Defender 90, courtesy of Zach Hill’s review, today we take a look at a true icon of American automobile history. The release of LEGO® ICONS™ 10321 Chevrolet Corvette celebrates the car’s 75th birthday, and there is indeed much to celebrate, with new moulds, recolours, and prints.
20 June 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ review: 10320 Eldorado Fortress
Pirates beware! The legendary Eldorado Fortress from 1989 returns on 4 July 2023 as a LEGO® ICONS™ set, so we got our telescope out to scan for new elements on the horizon. What has changed since the original LEGO® Pirates version came out 24 years ago, and how does the set look placed next to the Blackseas Barracuda from 2020?
14 June 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ review: 10317 Land Rover Classic Defender 90
Renowned for its aid in off-road adventures, scientific expeditions, or even just pulling stumps from farmers' estates, the Land Rover Defender is one of the world's most iconic four-wheel-drive vehicles. For the off-roader's 75th birthday, The LEGO Group and Land Rover are celebrating with a new LEGO® ICONS™ vehicle: 10317 Land Rover Classic Defender 90.
18 May 2023
Flowerfest: Caz Mockett
11 May 2023
Flowerfest: Thomas Jenkins
04 May 2023
Flowerfest: Tom Loftus
Last week, New Elementary's Flowerfest kicked off with an impressive line-up of character builds by Eero Okkonen. A Sontaran built from rose petals is a tough act to follow, but I'm ready to do my best! I'll be analyzing two recent arrivals to the LEGO® Botanical Collection - 40646 Daffodils and 10313 Wildflower Bouquet - and sharing MOCs inspired by their parts.
27 April 2023
Flowerfest: Eero Okkonen
After we took a look at the new and rare parts in the 2023 LEGO® Icons Botanical Collection sets a week ago, I am now kicking off our Flowerfest! Over the next few weeks, my New Elementary colleagues and I will reveal what we created with these beautiful elements.
I received two LEGO® Icons Botanical Collection sets, 40646 Daffodils and 10314 Dried Flower Centrepiece. As usual, these floral bricks and pieces inspired me to build flowing hair and elegant clothes… Well, mostly. I also turned a rose into Sontaran.
20 April 2023
Flowerfest: Introducing the elements
Here at New Elementary, we love a good Parts Festival! But we also love to push boundaries. So how about a Parts Festival containing no new moulds?
24 March 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ set review: 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell
In a previous article, I took a careful look at the numerous new element designs, decorations, and recolours that appear in the forthcoming 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell set from the LEGO® ICONS™ theme. Today, I'll be expanding upon that by taking a look at the building process and finished model, with additional insight from Senior Graphic Designer, Ashwin Visser, who New Elementary spoke to at Recognized LEGO Fan Media Days in September 2022.
04 March 2023
LEGO® element design interview: 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell
No single designer is ever wholly responsible for a LEGO® set, so to get a better understanding of the new elements in 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell, we spoke to four of them! Our very own ‘Council of Elements’ comprises three element designers: LEGO Senior Designer Mani Zamani, LEGO Senior Designer Gitte Thorsen and LEGO Design Master Yoel Mazur; as well as one of the model designers, LEGO Design Master Wes Talbott.
22 February 2023
LEGO® ICONS™ parts review: 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell
When details first emerged of the LEGO Group revisiting The Lord of the Rings franchise some ten years after the discontinuation of the original theme, as a Tolkien fan my interest was understandably piqued. Following the release of three sets under the LEGO BrickHeadz banner earlier this year, we're about to receive a set under the LEGO® ICONS™ theme, in the form of 10316 The Lord of the Rings: Rivendell.
At 6167 parts, it's a massive set, and I was eager to embark on the quest of reviewing it.
31 December 2022
LEGO® ICONS™ 10312 Jazz Club: build and features review
At three stories tall and dressed in nearly the three primary colours, this Modular Building splits into four pieces. Just like mozzarella and basil, the combination of jazz club and pizzeria make a delicious pairing.
21 December 2022
LEGO® ICONS™ 10312 Jazz Club: New parts in the musical Modular
The LEGO Group's 2023 Modular Building is 10312 Jazz Club and New Elementary has already scoured the three-story venue for new and rare parts. Brickmaster Jamie Berard, creative lead of the LEGO® ICONS™ team, joins us in this euphonious examination to share insights on its design, which was led by Anderson Ward Grubb.