Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Lego Star Wars The Last Jedi 2018 Sets Official Images

Today, Lego revealed the Last Jedi sets coming to stores in 2018. They all look amazing with figures that you will want to acquire for your collection. My favorite is the battle pack that comes with 2 first order executioners!

First Order Specialists Battle Pack (75197)

Defense of Crait (75202)

Ahch-To Island Training (75200)

Ski Speeder vs. First Order Walker (75195)

A-Wing vs. Tie Silencer (75196)


These sets are amazing and I can't wait to get my hands on them sometime in 2018. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below!

Lego Star Wars 2018 Ahch-To Island Training Set Revealed!

Today, and image was leaked of an upcoming Star Wars The Last Jedi Set. This set features Luke, Rey, and a Porg! The set looks like it will be around $30 retail and will contain probably less than 300 pieces.
I will definitely get this set for the Porg and Luke. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below!

~via Reddit

Monday, November 20, 2017

Lego City 2018 Sets Official Images

Today, Lego Released images for their 2018 line of City sets. Honestly, they all look great! They incorporate lots of new elements like a beehive and a wearable tree. Have a look below for more details:

Off-Road City Chase (60170)

Mountain Fugitives (60171)

Mountain Police Headquarters (60174)

Wild River Escape (60176)

Airshow Jet (60177)

Speed Record Car (60178)

Mining Team (60184)

Mining Heavy Drill (60186)

Mining Expert Site (60188)
All these sets are really nice and incorporate pieces that I really would like to get my hands on. Let me know what you think of the sets in the comments section below!

Lego 2017 Black Friday Offers!

As we all know, black Friday is right around the corner. With this Lego is having a 20% off sale on certain sets. The only set verified right now to have this discount is the Palace Cinema. There will also be free items with purchases above $99. These will include the Nutcracker and the Lego tote bag. Along with this, new sets will be released which include The Joker Manor, The Taj Mahal, new Nexo Knights sets and more. An exclusive promotional will be applied when you purchase the Joker Manor which will be the Disco and Clown Batman minifigure polybag. There will also be free shipping on all orders which is nice. These offers will begin on November 24th at 12 am EST.
Lego is really stepping up their game this year with promotional and set releases. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below!

Lego Ninjago Movie Kai's Fire Mech (70615) Review

Today, I am going to review Kai's Fire Mech from the Lego Ninjago movie. It retails for $69.99 and comes with a piece count of 944. The price per piece of the set is amazing coming in at around 7 cents per piece. The set also includes 6 minifigures which is good for the price of the set.

The Fire Mech
Kai's Fire mech is approximately 15 inches tall making it one of the tallest Lego mechs ever released to the public. Lego did and excellent job with this set. The details are superb across the entire thing. The one downside is that it is small compared to the actual mech from the movie, but compared to the minifigures it is gigantic. The front of the mech is great in detail. Some things that I did not find nice were that there is a gap between the glass windshield and the mech. This is very unnoticeable and you will probably not mind it. Another critic is the size of the upper arms. It is a bit small and just does not look great from the front view.
The back of the mech is actually very well done in my opinion. There is some detailing which makes it appealing to the eye. There are also 2 tanks that are connected to either arm which connect to the flamethrowers. I don not like the look of the open studs, but there is really no way to avoid it without making it too bulky.
                                                     
The sides show off the shoulder guards very nicely and give it the bulky look tat it was missing on the part of the arm from the front view. The arms have posible technic connection points both on the shoulder and elbow. The elbow connection is very sturdy, but the shoulder connection is not. With one small tap, the arm will collapse to its lowest setting. Each leg is connected to the body with 3 posable connection points each. This makes the legs very sturdy which helps the legs from collapsing while standing. Another downside is that there are no knee joints which is a bummer. The feet are connected to the leg with a technic ball joint which enables the feet to move about freely from the leg position which is nice.
                                                    

The Minifigures
This is the regular Kai minifigure that comes in every other Lego Ninjago Movie set. The only difference is that this Kai does not include the katana holder. The printing for the minifigure is very nice and is one of the best of the ninjas in the line. The combination of colors is also very nice and blends very well.
This Zane is the same one that comes in all other Lego Ninjago Movie sets. He has a dual sided head, one side with a smiling face and the other side with an enraged face. He includes the black quiver that connects to his neck and the black bow as his weapon. His printing is on both sides of his torso and only on the front of his legs. The printing is done very nicely and has a certain appeal to the eyes.
This is Hammer Head who is a soldier in Garmadon's army. He is technically exclusive tot his set because of his head which has the beard but other than that, no.Lego did a very nice job in the molding of the head/neck piece. The printing of the torso and legs is also very nice as well. His weapon includes the fish with a hammer attached.
Jelly has also appeared in 2 other sets but is technically exclusive to this set because of a neck bracket which holds a stud for the gun. His head has a red beard with stubble's around the mouth. His head/neck piece is a two part piece which really gives the effect of a jelly fish nicely. His legs have small knee pads instead of large knee pads. His torso is different in the fact that it has jellyfish tentacles coming down from the neck. Lego did an amazing job catching the essence of a jellyfish in a Lego minifigure.
Lauren is a citizen of Ninjago City. She is exclusive to this set and has some very amazing details to spot out. Her head includes 2 faces, one scared and one happy. Unlike other old school citizens in other sets, she is fitted in an outfit more modern. The hair piece is not new, but it does sport a new color which is orange. Her torso and legs have wonderful printing. Her accessory is an ice cream cone with pink ice cream.
Like Lauren, Henry is another citizen of Ninjago City. He is exclusive to this set and also includes some odd but interesting details. One of the details being that  he has a fish on his shirt. His head includes 2 faces, both being scared. His torso, as a I mentioned before, has a fish and some writing on it. I can however not make out what it translates to be. His pants are new and appear to resemble khaki pants which is new for Lego. His accessory is a translucent lime green popsicle.
Overall
Kai's Fire Mech is a set you should definitely get your hands on before it retires. The price per piece and figure count is great for the $70 price point.

Build: 9/10
Minifigures: 10/10
Play-ability: 10/10
Value: 10/10

Let me know what you think of my review and if it helped in any way in the comments section below!

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Lego Star Wars 2018 Sets Revealed

Recently, some images have been released for 4 of the 2018 Star Wars sets. The set images that were released were for the First Order Tie Fighter microfighter, the Millennium Falcon micrifighter, the Tatooine battle pack, and General Grievious' Combat Speeder.

First Order Tie Fighter Microfighter (75194)
Millennium Falcon Microfighter (75193)
Tatooine Battle Pack (75198)
General Grievious' Combat Speeder (75199)
These sets are very nice, but I cannot wait for the other set images to be released. Let me know what you think of these 4 sets in the comment section below!

~via Reddit

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Lego Batman Movie Bricktober 2017 Minifigure Pack (5004939) Review

Today, I will be reviewing the Toys R Us bricktober week 2 minifigure pack. It was the free promotional with purchase of $50 dollars or more. It also could have been bought for $20 by itself if there was an over abundant supply. This minifigure pack gave us some of the Batman suits that were seen in the Lego Batman Movie, but were not released in the sets so far released. The figures in the pack are Bunny Batman, Dollar Bill Tuxedo Batman, Wizbat, and Baturion

 Bunny Batman
This version of batman features a new color of the bunny cowl in a light blue. He has printing on either side of his torso, but only 1 facial expression. He includes a utility belt in white which is exclusive to this minifigure. The accessories included are a blue egg and a pink basket. The only thing that could have been added would be the pink cape that is seen on the luggage tag version of this figure.



 Dollar Bill Tuxedo Batman
This version of batman has very expertly detailed printing all over his torso and legs. The printing goes on the front and back of his torso, both his arms, and the front and sides of the legs. His head features 2 expressions and has the classic cowl covering his face. His accessory is the regular $100 dollar bill.


 Wizbat
This version of batman is very well done. He contains both the neck and back cape in dark blue. Printing was only done on the front of the torso and on the from of the slope piece. His head features 2 expressions and is covered by the classic cowl piece. His accessory is a 7L bar with a standard bat on the end to create a bat-staff.

 Baturion
This version of batman is perhaps the one that was most looked forward to by consumers. His helmet is the famous one that came with the spartan, but instead black. His head has 2 expressions with the black printing covering the eyes for both sides. His torso is very will done with only printing on the front and his legs a dual molded with print on the the front and sides. His accessories include the roman shield, but instead black with amazing printing with relevance to the figure. His other accessory is a standard gold sword.

Overall Opinion
Overall, this is definitely something you should get in the future. Lego did an amazing job with all the little details in every figure. The best out of the 4 would definitely be Baturion with the Bunny Batman close behind. Let me know your opinion on this set in the comments section below


Lego Justice League Brickheadz Sets Revealed

Today, Lego revealed the 4 brickheadz for the latest DC movie, the Justice League. The brickheadz that will be released are the Flash, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and Cyborg. They will all retail for $9.99 and should be available in the beginning of 2018.

The Flash (41598)

Wonder Woman (41599)

Aquaman (41600)

Cyborg (41601)

Lego did a spectacular job in the detail for these characters. I especially enjoy the Flash brickheadz. Let me know what you think in the comments section below!

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Lego Batman Movie 2018 Sets Official Images

Today, Lego released images of their 2018 wave of Batman Movie Sets. These sets will all contain brand new exclusive figures from the movie. Along with theses sets will also be a new wave of minifigures in the minifigure series line.

The Bat-Dune Buggy (70918)

The Justice League Anniversary Party (70919)

Egghead Mech Food Fight (70920)

Harley Quinn Cannonball Attack (70921)

The Bat-Space Shuttle (70923)
I love the figures that come in all these sets and I especially like the justice league anniversary part set. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below!