Notice to anyone who missed the chance to get a copy of the set 77942 Fiat 500 Baby Blue Exclusive Limited Edition, the ZAVVI brand is once again offering this reference in a limited edition at the price of € 79.99 to which must be added € 2.99 for delivery costs to France, i.e. € 82.98 all included.

To be able to buy the set, you no longer have to go through the French version of the brand's website but go directly to the main address of the site. ZAVVI promises delivery within 14-15 days, but this time is usually a little shorter.

Do not delay too long if this box seems essential to you, we do not know the quantities produced during the test phase launched after LEGO around some variants of existing products but we know that these sets will not be reissued when the stock initial will be exhausted or no later than November 30, 2021.

 LEGO 77942 FIAT 500 BABY BLUE EDITION AT ZAVVI >>

It was relatively difficult to get a copy of the set 77942 Fiat 500 Baby Blue Exclusive Limited Edition, so I made the effort to buy one to put it into play on the site. For those who do not follow, this box is a variation of the set 10271 Fiat 500 created by LEGO as part of a temporary "test" held in the UK and Ireland and this product sold for € 84.99 is not available for sale through regular channels. The secondary market is obviously already enjoying this geographical and temporary exclusivity with a resale price which currently reaches 120 €.

If you do not yet have your copy, know that the ZAVVI brand offers a new pre-order phase with availability announced for November 30, 2021.

To validate your participation in this new competition and try to add a blue Fiat 500 to your shelves, all you have to do is identify yourself via the interface below and follow the instructions provided. As usual, it is a question of finding information on the official online store and then correctly answering the question asked. At the end of the participation phase, the winner will be chosen by drawing lots from among the correct answers.

Your contact details (name / nickname, email address, IP) are only used within the framework of this competition and will not be kept beyond the drawing of lots which will designate the winner. As usual, this no-obligation competition is open to all residents of mainland France, DOM & TOM, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

The prize is provided by myself, it will be sent to the winner by me and by Colissimo followed with insurance and signature on delivery (and suitable packaging) as soon as their contact details are confirmed by return email.

As always, I reserve the right to disqualify any participant who has attempted to defraud or hijack the entry system in order to increase their chances of winning. Hateful and bad losers to abstain, the others will have more chances to win.

Good luck to everyone !

A few days ago, we discovered that LEGO was preparing the marketing of "variants" of existing sets and in particular a blue version of the Fiat 500 from the set. 10271 Fiat 500 (2020)

Today we learn that these variations, LEGO CITY 77943 Fire Station Starter Set & 77944 Fire Station Headquarters, LEGO Creator 77940 Mighty Dinosaurs & 77941 Mighty Dinosaurs will be reserved for the UK and Ireland as a temporary test and will never be available elsewhere. The sets are therefore on sale on the English version of the official online store but are not accessible via the French version. Whatever LEGO says, it is once again a matter of geographic exclusivity disguised as a test, when the promise had been made to no longer limit the distribution of certain products to certain areas of the world.

However, there is still hope for all those who want to add a blue Fiat 500 to their collection: the ZAVVI brand offers the set. 77942 Fiat 500 Baby Blue Exclusive Limited Edition at the rate of 79.99 € with immediate availability. Do not delay too long if this box seems essential to you, we do not know the quantities produced during this test phase but we know that these sets will not be reissued when the initial stock is exhausted or by November 30 at the latest. 2021.

 LEGO 77942 FIAT 500 BABY BLUE EDITION AT ZAVVI >>

The information comes from the declarations of conformity of the products issued by LEGO which are freely available via the manufacturer's website: several new references which are obviously variants of existing products are formalized, among which the sets 77941 Mighty Dinosaurs et 77942 Fiat 500.

You will obviously have recognized the sets 10271 Fiat 500 (2020) et 31058 Mighty Dinosaurs (2017) with the only difference being a change of dominant color on the vehicle on one side and on the animal and its variants on the other. The inventory of the blue Fiat 500 remains a priori identical to that of the 2020 version with 960 parts.

These two boxes and some others with a similar reference are also already referenced in the pages that allow you to retrieve the instruction files of LEGO products in PDF format:

We do not really know when, how and for how much it will be possible to afford these variations of existing products, it could possibly be limited edition sets intended to be offered for example as VIP rewards.

LEGO has not yet officially communicated on these products, we will have to wait until the manufacturer decides to do so to be clear about it and find out how it will be possible to add a blue Fiat 500 on our shelves.

I hadn't forgotten the LEGO Creator Expert set 10271 Fiat 500, but this box of 960 pieces sold for 84.99 € arrived at my place after the launch of the product and it is therefore only today that I give you some impressions of this set of which you already know almost everything.

To be honest, I am one of those who find that this Fiat 500 in a LEGO version only looks very similar to the model from which it was inspired. Once again, LEGO is venturing in my opinion on slippery ground with this set which tries as best it can to reproduce a car with very pronounced curves, as was already the case in 2018 for the Aston Martin of the set. 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5. I still welcome the risk-taking even if the end result seems to me far from being up to what we can expect from the world leader in toys in 2020.

Paradoxically, I also think that the designer is doing honorably on many points given the almost impossible challenge to meet while respecting the technical and financial constraints imposed by the manufacturer. A few MOCeurs have also engaged in the exercise, with a result that seems more convincing to me, but little is known about the strength of their creations and their ability to eventually be marketed as is.

On this official model, everything is fine until we start to assemble the different body parts. We quickly realize that the Fiat 500 in the LEGO version will unfortunately not have the curves of the reference model and the front gradually takes the form of a Polish Fiat 126 while the rear evolves into the design of 'a Diane (Citroën), in particular because of windows that were too flat and straight to really pay homage to the Fiat 500. The designer still managed to fit two examples of the glass already seen on the canopy of the stadium from the LEGO set. Creator Expert 10272 Old Trafford - Manchester United, but these elements which could have been useful for a reproduction of the Fiat Multipla do not ultimately add much to this model.

The small engine placed at the rear is among the most successful elements of the set, with a very satisfactory level of detail. The upholstery is also very correct with a rear bench and front seats which bring a welcome touch of color to this model whose body in "Cool yellow"may seem a little bland. We note that the folding front seats are fixed to the floor via nougat-colored arms already seen in particular on the ice cream cone in the set The LEGO Movie 2 70822 Unikitty's Sweetest Friends EVER!.

The driving position benefits from an exemplary finish and nothing has been forgotten: gear lever, mobile handbrake, speedometer, adjustable steering wheel with pad-printed Fiat logo, everything is there. The interior of the doors is also very well done with a trim that incorporates the color Dark Red seats and handles. The trunk placed at the front accommodates a spare wheel (without hubcap) which slips in front of the tank. There is nothing to say about the interior of the vehicle, it is faithful to the reference model and is detailed enough for a model in the LEGO Creator Expert range.

Things go wrong when it comes to returning to the body parts and installing the rear window, windshield and roof equipped with a movable tarpaulin. It's angular and really too flat with a very unsightly staircase effect at the back. The side beads which try to reproduce the hooking of the bodywork at this point help to reinforce the impression that the vehicle is "pointing" upwards. To me, the real Fiat 500 is a pretty "little ball" and I don't get that feeling here.

Seen from the side, this Fiat 500 reveals the stacking of parts characteristic of vehicles from the LEGO Creator Expert range. We like it or not, but we can't blame the designer for having respected the codes of the range. We will note some differences in color between the different yellow pieces, with for example some tiles which are slightly darker than conventional bricks.

Regarding the front side windows, the designer has not complicated the task: there are none. More annoying, the absence of mirrors and the single wiper present on the reference model. The addition of two mirrors would however have made it possible to give a little volume to the front and to satisfy the purists. On the roof, the tarpaulin consists of a very fine fabric element which does its job when handling the mechanism. I'm not a fan of these fabric-based shortcuts but here it was hard to do otherwise to stay true to the real Fiat 500.

To remind us that this is an Italian vehicle and incidentally a Fiat 500, LEGO is adding in the box an easel with a painting on the background of the Colosseum and some accessories. We are in the absolute cliché and the presence of the reference vehicle on the table in my opinion only reinforces the impression that what we have just built is not really a Fiat 500 ... The suitcase to be fixed on the rear luggage rack is welcome, it is covered with stickers but it brings a nice finishing touch to the model. LEGO also provides three sets of interchangeable license plates with Italian, German and Danish versions.

In summary, I think that the vehicle to be built here is largely of the level of what one would expect from a model of the LEGO Creator Expert range in terms of the pleasure of assembly, the complexity of the techniques used and the level interior detail. Unfortunately, the experience is marred a bit by an exterior appearance which is far from paying homage to the benchmark vehicle.

The LEGO fan is often very indulgent with the manufacturer, I know that many of you will be content with this little yellow car even if it only vaguely resembles a Fiat 500. For my part, I expect a little more serious when it comes to offering a model in a "LEGO Creator Expert" version and I think that there are challenges that you have to know to leave aside if you do not intend to invest to produce the parts necessary to obtain an acceptable result.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at March 17, 2020 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn. Shipment of the batch as soon as the sanitary situation permits.