Bricklink Designer Program 2021: the official visuals of the sets resulting from the 2nd phase of crowdfunding

Review: LEGO Star Wars 75333 Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter

On the LEGO Shop: the LEGO Ideas 21334 Jazz Quartet set is available as a VIP preview

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series: packaging change in sight

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Bricklink Designer Program 2021: the official visuals of the sets resulting from the 2nd phase of crowdfunding

If you have an iPhone or iPad, LEGO has updated its dedicated app to the assembly instructions of its products by adding the five boxes from the second crowdfunding phase of the Bricklink Designer Program 2021. We therefore discover the packaging of these different sets all stamped 18+ with their respective boxes:

910003 Mountain Windmill (2086 pieces - 149.99 €)
910009 Modular LEGO Store (2124 pieces - 149.99 €)
910013 Retro Bowling Alley (2793 pieces - 189.99 €)
910015 Clockwork Aquarium (876 pieces - 54.99 €)
910023 Venetian Houses (3460 pieces - 244.99 €)

Nothing to say, it's still visually very successful and those who participated in the financing of these different sets and who are waiting to receive their copy(s) should not be disappointed. For the others, it will eventually be necessary to go through the secondary market and the note may be very high.

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Review: LEGO Star Wars 75333 Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter

28/06/2022 - 11:20 In my opinion... LEGO Star Wars New LEGO 2022 Reviews

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Star Wars set 75333 Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter, a small box of 282 pieces which is currently in pre-order on the official online store at the public price of 34.99 € with an availability announced for August 1, 2022.

This is not the first version of Obi-Wan Kenobi's ship at LEGO, we had already had a first interpretation in 2002 in the set 7143 Jedi Starfighter, to a version with Hyperdrive in the set 75191 Jedi Starfighter with Hyperdrive marketed in 2017 and even to a model of the range Ultimate Collector Series with the set 10215 Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter marketed in 2010. Without forgetting the micro-things with that of the set of the range Planet Series 75006 Jedi Starfighter & Kamino marketed in 2013 and that of the set 4487 Jedi Starfighter & Slave I (2003) or the micro-thingy delivered with the LEGO Star Wars magazine in 2021.

This new version of 25 cm long by 13 cm wide is obviously a simple toy for the youngest, so the most demanding fans will find it difficult to find what they are looking for in terms of detail and finish. We get a central fuselage with a few layers of parts to give it a minimum of thickness, fixed wings with correctly managed angles, a bulging space that hides a storage niche for the body of the astromech droid when the dome is in place on the left wing of the ship, a basic cockpit but spacious enough to comfortably install Obi-Wan and two Stud Shooters new generation that can be easily removed if you plan to display this ship as a simple model. Ultimate refinement, this ship has the luxury of having a "retractable" front landing gear that allows it not to be slumped on the ground.

All this is very quickly assembled, knowing that the two wings are necessarily identical except for a few details and that the product is pleasant to build but does not offer breathtaking techniques of creativity. The cockpit's clear bubble isn't protected by the plastic recently seen on the windshields of a few vehicles in what's now called the adult ICONS range, LEGO hasn't decided to make the same effort to the smaller pieces delivered in sets intended for the youngest.

There is no escaping the traditional sheet of stickers with about fifteen stickers to apply so that Obi-Wan's ship benefits from a satisfactory level of detail. Did this children's toy need so many stickers? Nothing is less certain: with barely more than a hundred assembly steps, we stick a sticker every ten pages.

As for the figurines delivered in this box, we obtain Obi-Wan Kenobi, the astromech droid R4-P17 and the Kaminoan star of the product, Taun We. We remember the first appearance of this character in Episode II (Attack of the Clones), he ended his career shot dead by Fennec Shand in the ninth episode of the first season of the animated series The Bad Batch.

LEGO does it pretty well by representing this character with an atypical physique without making it an irrelevant figurine that would no longer really use the codes of the usual minifigs. The result seems to me to be a good compromise both on the interpretation of the appearance of the creature and its size. The present pad printings are more than up to what one could expect, Taun We's head is made of hard plastic and it is attached to the character's long neck.

Obi-Wan Kenobi's minifig is new from head to toe with very correct pad printing. No problem matching the color between the torso and the head of the character, LEGO dresses Obi-Wan close to the neck. the tunic is nicely represented and the manufacturer delivers a head of hair and a hood to be used according to the chosen face. The outfit, although less contrasted than on the official retouched visuals, is both in line with that seen on screen in Episode II and with that present in the video game. The Skywalker Saga. Everyone will be happy.

The astromech droid R4-P17, which we had lost sight of since 2016, returns here in a rather successful updated version even if LEGO does not give it a pad printing on both sides of the cylinder as was the case more early in the year for R2-D2 in sets 75330 Dagobah Jedi Training et 75339 Death Star Trash Compactor. It's a bit of a shame knowing that we have already had two fairly similar versions of this droid in the past and that this new box was an opportunity to innovate a little.

On arrival, I think that this Jedi Starfigher is not demerit with a toy that seems very correct to me considering the reduced inventory and three very successful figurines. The public price of the product is undoubtedly a little high, but Amazon and a few others will quickly take care of offering it to us at a more attractive price.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at July 8, 2022 next at 23:59 p.m. Just post a comment under the article to participate.

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On the LEGO Shop: the LEGO Ideas 21334 Jazz Quartet set is available as a VIP preview

28/06/2022 - 00:58 LEGO Ideas Lego news New LEGO 2022 Shopping

It's time to enjoy it thanks to the double VIP points currently offered on the official online store: the LEGO Ideas set 21334 Jazz Quartet is available today as a VIP preview before global availability scheduled for July 1st.

Everything or almost everything has already been said about this box of 1606 pieces sold at the public price of 99.99 € about which I gave you some very personal thoughts. on the occasion of a "Review". Now it's up to you to see if this product is worth spending a hundred dollars to add to your shelves.

Note that LEGO also offers a VIP "reward" based on this product with some digital visuals in different resolutions that may be used as your wallpaper. It's not free, you have to spend 50 points to access these files through the VIP rewards center.

21334 JAZZ QUARTET ON THE LEGO SHOP >>

(The link to the shop redirects to the version of the official shop for your country of connection)

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series: packaging change in sight

27/06/2022 - 15:04 Lego news Minifigure Series New LEGO 2023

I told you a few days ago on the occasion of the announcement of the fifth series of characters to collect from the Super Mario universe (ref. Lego 71410), the days of minifigs delivered in the usual plastic bags are soon over. The manufacturer has already been working for many months on this transition, which should finally take place no earlier than September 2023 and the series of minifigs to collect in bags as we know them will then be delivered in a cardboard box that will no longer allow them to be identified. by handling the packaging.

LEGO does not plan to make life easier for fans: even if the manufacturer willingly admits having noticed over the years that the possibility of identifying the different characters in a series by handling the flexible bag has become a very popular activity. customers, there is no question of adding a code to these rigid packaging or any possibility of identifying their content.

As usual, LEGO declares that it does not rule out reviewing its copy later, but this necessarily implies that sales of minifigs individually or in complete boxes would have to drop significantly for the manufacturer to take into account. take this parameter into account and finally change your mind. Which will probably never happen.

What we do know, however, is that this new packaging will be sealed and not resealable after opening, that its contents will not be accessible without destroying the cardboard, that the boxes containing several series will always be composed of 36 units and that LEGO does not plan to modify the unit retail price of the product, i.e. €3.99.

LEGO could have used the principle of the box already used for the Bandmates of the VIDIYO range, but experience has shown that customers do not hesitate to open the boxes in stores to check the contents and the manufacturer has concluded that we had to imagine a more secure packaging.

I'll spare you all the talk about the need to save the planet that coats this announcement, LEGO obviously highlights the recyclable side of this new packaging and maintains that it is therefore necessary to sacrifice in passing a possibility of identification that simplified the life of many customers but which was in any case not envisaged by LEGO when launching these series of collectible minifigs. It's for the planet, make an effort.

You will find above and below some visuals illustrating the different avenues of reflection envisaged by LEGO around this new packaging with several prototypes. The final version of the packaging should be the one last seen in the gallery below. The possibility of a paper bag was quickly abandoned and the work mainly focused on the need to move from a flexible bag to a rigid container which unfortunately no longer allows you to try to guess the content. The manufacturer even claims that during the test phases with a sample of parents and children, more than 70% of those polled chose the new packaging over the old one. Planet first, take LEGO at its word.

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This summer in the LEGO Stores: a red brick for your home

26/06/2022 - 13:04 LEGO Certified Stores Lego stores New LEGO 2022 Shopping

If you have a LEGO Store nearby, be aware that you can get the construction above offered during an animation that will allow you to assemble and keep the red brick.

To enjoy this animation without obligation to purchase, you will have to go to a participating LEGO Store on the dates and times indicated below:

Le July 16, 2022 from 11AM to 00PM
Le July 23, 2022 from 11AM to 00PM
Le July 30, 2022 from 11AM to 00PM
Le August 10, 2022 from 15AM to 00PM

Remember to check that your favorite LEGO Store or Certified Store take part in the operation.

Only one red brick per person, the quantity of bricks available each day will be limited, first come, first served. Sleep in front of the LEGO Store the night before if you want, but don't push and avoid stepping on children.

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