It's time to crack the LEGO® Da Vinci Code! The new Mona Lisa LEGO® Art set hides not only a mysterious smile but also many recoloured elements to re-imagine the famous painting in bricks. And by the way, the frame puts all previous gold rushes in the shade. Let's have a closer look at the colour layers while the paint is still fresh.
Ever since I came into contact with his work when I was a teenager, I’ve been intrigued by the work of Dutch artist M.C. Escher. The way he incorporates math and warped perspective into his art strikes a chord with me. With LEGO® DREAMZzz™ set 71486 Castle Nocturnia, do we finally get a LEGO version of his work?
80058 Celestial Pagoda is the largest set in the June 2024 wave of releases for the LEGO® Monkie Kid™ theme. It's a good-looking building with some decent architectural features, and comes with seven minifigures plus Baby Mo the cat. Let's take a closer look at the unique and unusual elements which are included.
Hey! Listen! The LEGO® Great Deku Tree is a brand new set based on the beloved Nintendo video game series, The Legend of Zelda™. As the 2-in-1 name suggests, the parts in this set can build one of two trees: the Deku tree as it appears in the original Ocarina of Time game or the more recent Breath of the Wild. There's a lot to explore including new moulds, recolours, and exclusive figures. Let's go!
LEGO® Speed Champions has long been in pole position as a theme, bringing us great-looking cars put together with brilliant building techniques and useful new elements. It seems 76925 Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car & AMR23 is another winner...
60420 Yellow Construction Excavator is the smaller of the two construction-themed LEGO® City sets that were released in June 2024.
An obvious companion piece to 60409 Yellow Mobile Construction Crane which I recently reviewed, there are a number of recolours, prints and minifigure parts shared between both sets. Even so, the Excavator is a fine model in its own right, boasting its own selection of unique and interesting parts. Let's take a look.
In June, LEGO® Speed Champions returned with a second wave of sets for 2024 and today we're looking at the futuristic 76923 Lamborghini Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo. It's a one-of-a-kind LEGO Speed Champions set for a one-of-a-kind hypercar – there exists a single Lamborghini V12 Vision in the entire world.
I am Groot. Does he really need much more of an introduction than that? I am LEGO® Marvel 76297 Dancing Groot! There are only a few parts in the bags of Dancing Groot for us to report on and therefore our focus on parts is going to be a little short on content as a result.
The LEGO® DREAMZzz™ theme is known for introducing unique new molds, and the August 2024 wave of sets is no exception. I’ve already shown you an overview of all major new elements in the wave, but now it’s time to build the sets for a closer look.
We kick off the series with 71484 Cooper's Robot Dinosaur C-Rex. At 917 parts, the set sits in the middle of the wave, which ranges from 226 to 1742 parts. Zoey and Cooper are under attack from enemies who look a bit familiar, and will need to put their dreamcrafting talents to the test to defend themselves. But first, we’ll need to study the elements available to them.
Attention all LEGO® Space fans! Once again, The LEGO Group is honouring the legacy of Classic Space by bringing back a popular Gift with Purchase (GwP).
LEGO® 41838 Travel Moments is billed as a collaborative build to display travel memories and mementos. There are some new prints and a handful of recolours to look at, plus we will answer this burning question: where are all those colours hidden in the final model?
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LEGO® Icons sets tend to be expensive; often priced in the triple digit spending realm. LEGO Icons Botanical Collection sets have been more affordable, with the most expensive to date, 10289 Bird of Paradise (review by Victor Pruvost), breaking the 100 € ceiling in some countries. Outside of the Botanical Collection branding, LEGO has released smaller flower-themed sets within the price range of one or two dozen euros.
Two new sets available in August 2024, 10368 Chrysanthemum and 10369 Plum Blossom, combine these two ideas – a low price point of about 30 € each, and lifestyle picture-worthy aesthetics and quality. How do they fare, and what are they made of?
I love a big spaceship! I won’t lie. A nice, big, ostentatious spaceship. If it is made out of plastic LEGO® bricks and all ready to be built by me and my son to start the school summer holidays off with a bang – then even better!
Loftus? Lofty? There's a joke there somewhere. Anyway, today we take a look at LEGO® City 60409 Yellow Mobile Construction Crane. Confusingly, it's anything but LEGO yellow. Instead, it sports a bright light orange colour scheme and brings with it a host of recolours, new moulds and prints.
There are three sets left to review from our batch of June 2024 LEGO® Friends sets, and 42623 Beach Water Scooter, 42625 Beach Smoothie Stand, and 42630 Heartlake City Water Park all depict fun in the water. Just as I started building these, the summer sun finally appeared here in the Netherlands, after weeks of rain. So it’s the perfect occasion to have a cooldown, be it at the pool or on the beach.
