Today we take a closer look at the contents of the LEGO Creator set 40337 Mini Gingerbread House, a small limited edition box of 499 pieces that will be offered by LEGO from December 6 to 24, 2019 from 100 € / 115 CHF of purchase without restriction of range.

You guessed it, this little box allows you to assemble a compact version of the gingerbread house from the LEGO Creator Expert set 10267 Gingerbread House (94.99 €) marketed since mid-September.

With 499 pieces in the box, you can imagine that the inventory here consists of a majority of small elements that will have to be carefully assembled. The set also requires two instruction booklets for a total of 148 assembly steps. In the end, the reproduction offered here is consistent with the large model, all or almost all the attributes of the "big" house are present.

The set offers many original techniques that should appeal to all those who like to discover all the possibilities offered by the LEGO ecosystem. In this regard, this box offers a rather high-end assembly "experience", far from the simplistic polybags or basic constructions sometimes offered in certain products offered on condition of purchase.

There is only one sticker in the box, the one allowing to date the construction with the year of production of this box. You are free to stick it or not on the white part provided.

The back of the model is uniform and full. Due to the very small scale of the construction, there are logically no accessible interior spaces as on the version of the Creator Expert set 10267 Gingerbread House. This mini gingerbread house is anyway intended to end up on the corner of a shelf during the holidays or to serve as an element adding an effect of forced perspective in a snowy diorama.

In the end, I am pleasantly surprised by this small box which is not intended for sale but which still offers a real successful construction. The real downside is elsewhere: the minimum purchase to be reached to be offered this set is set by LEGO at 100 € / 115 CHF of purchase and it is a substantial amount. Evil tongues will answer me that at LEGO "for 100 bucks, you have nothing", but I can not help thinking of all those who hoped to have to spend, as in the past, only 65 or 85 € to take advantage of the offer.

An important detail: LEGO has already in the past put on sale products that were previously offered as part of a promotional offer. This small set is valued at 19.99 € on the page that describes the offer, there may be a chance that it will be possible to purchase it separately in the weeks or months to come, when your LEGO budget has found some color.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 16, 2019 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and was 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.

Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75256 Kylo Ren's Shuttle (1005 pieces - 129.99 €), a novelty launched last October which also has the mission of making us forget the ship really out of the set 75104 Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle marketed in 2015.

There is no suspense, it's mission accomplished with this new interpretation of Kylo Ren's ship that sticks a little more to the model used on the screen. The color is the right one, the integrated functions finally allow to put the LEGO version in "realistic" configurations and the endowment in minifigs is sufficiently motivating to justify the purchase of this new box.

On the assembly side, it's quite pleasant in the early stages before logically becoming a bit repetitive when it comes to tackling the wings of the ship. The cockpit is spacious enough to accommodate three minifigs without having to enter them with forceps and here we find the usual difference in scale inside / outside which allows to have a nice exhibition product that becomes a playset when you access the different interior spaces.

The cockpit seats are attached to an access ramp that can be deployed under the vessel. The functionality is a bit superfluous and this ramp is not really accessible, except to flip the model, which in itself is not very practical ...

Two Spring-Shooters are integrated under the hull of the ship and they are placed in such a way as not to disfigure the model and to annoy collectors. We also quickly assemble the mechanism that will allow the wings to deploy by gravity when lifting the ship.

It's well thought out, it works and the effect obtained during takeoff is very interesting. Even the most jaded should be taken in, I know what I'm talking about. To bring the wings to the vertical, just turn the right engine placed at the back of the ship. Here too, the mechanism is discreet and perfectly integrated.

The outer covering of the wings is basic but sufficient. Inside, it's immediately more messy with visible reinforcement pieces and the whole system that allows you to store the tip of the wing under the widest part. The mechanism designed to achieve this effect is also very well thought out, it is just not completely hidden in the thickness of the wings and the result is visually a little messy as it is.

I do not hold it against the designer, the playability of the whole really benefits from this feature and it would have been a shame to do without it for questions of finish. The same goes for the few empty spaces at the level of the Technic elements which serve as a mobile support for the upper part of the wings.

Sooner or later we'll get a UCS version of this ship anyway, and those who aren't ready to put up with the aesthetic compromises of this version should one day have an even bigger, more detailed and up-to-date ship. more successful finish.

Kylo Ren uses here the outfit and the head seen in several sets whose reference 75216 Snoke's Throne Room marketed in 2018, but it is equipped with its helmet in a "repaired" version and the accessory benefits from a really successful pad printing on its entire surface. If you buy this box only for Kylo Ren, go your way and wait for the set 75264 Kylo Ren's Shuttle Microfighter planned for early 2020: You will get exactly the same minifigure for € 9.99 instead of € 129.99.

The two Knights of Ren (Knights of Ren) may seem a bit generic but the combination of parts and accessories, including Obi-Wan's new hood that comes here in black, works pretty well for both characters. The two minifigs provided here don't reveal much of who these characters are, but I expect their contribution to the film to be boiled down to a few clashes before I see them go by the wayside for good. . To gather the whole troop, it will be necessary to wait for the beginning of 2020 with two other figurines distributed in the boxes to come.

If the First Order Stormtrooper with his new helmet was already in the set 75225 Elite Praetorian Guard Battle Pack, the other figurines delivered in this box are new, at least until the availability of the set 75266 Sith Troopers Battle Pack for the Sith Trooper whose helmet and outfit benefit from high-end pad printing. Under the helmets of these two characters, nothing very innovative: we find the usual head of angry Clone Trooper.

General Pryde's minifigure, portrayed onscreen by Richard E. Grant, doesn't look too exciting with its generic outfit but it gets the job done with a pretty successful face.

In short, here is a nice box that offers something to have a little fun thanks to some interesting techniques used to give mobility to Kylo Ren's ship. In my opinion, the set is convincing both in its quality of a really elaborate playset and an exhibition model that can sit on a shelf. It returns the 2015 version to the rank of very preliminary prototype that it is better to forget and when in addition it is sold for less than 100 € at Amazon, it would be a shame to miss out on a product that offers very balanced content.

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Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 12, 2019 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and was 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.

Today we are quickly interested in the other Batmobile that will be available from November 29: that of the LEGO Batman set 40433 1989 Batmobile Limited Edition which will be offered for the purchase of the set 76139 1989 Batmobile (249.99 €).

Valued at 29.99 € by LEGO, this small set of 366 pieces has everything of a product that could have ended up on the shelves of the DC Comics section without having to blush in front of the other boxes already on sale.

You will understand, LEGO wishes here to offer a compact version of the imposing model of the set 76139 and this mini Batmobile also inspired by the one seen in the film by Tim Burton is a high-end promotional product as we would like to see more often at LEGO.

This more or less minifig scale interpretation of the vehicle is in my opinion at least as convincing as that of the 76139 set, with some inevitable compromises motivated by the reduced scale of the model. The cockpit canopy no longer slides forward but tilts to allow access to the cockpit designed to accommodate a minifig and the two machine guns placed on the front cover, here embodied by Stud Shooters, are not retractable.

The only real complaint I can make with this model is the use of gray barrels to embody the side air intakes. As I said before, I often have a bit of trouble with the regular hijacking of these barrels to transform them, for example, into reactors and I find them inappropriate here as well. They are not even the right color and you can only see them. Some will see it as a nod to the many possibilities offered by certain elements of the LEGO inventory, I see it rather as a lazy solution that spoils the general appearance of the model a bit.

For the rest, this mini Batmobile is like its big sister delivered with a rotating support on which a small presentation plate hangs. It is also the only sticker in the box that dresses this small plate.

On the functional side, on the sidelines of the movable canopy, the movement of the vehicle causes the engine nozzle to turn at the rear. It's anecdotal but it's always good to take knowing that the youngest will have the opportunity to discover during the assembly the simple mechanism which allows to obtain this effect.

There is not really much to be said about this mini Batmobile, knowing that it is additionally offered for the purchase of a set which is also so convincing that many fans would have it. bought even without this gift.

This mini version is aesthetically very successful, it is pleasant to build and it will sit on your shelves without any problem alongside those of the sets 76119 Batmobile: Pursuit of The Joker, 76052 Batman Classic TV Series Batcave (2016)  76045 Kryptonite Intercept (2016) et 76035 Jokerland (2015). We can regret the absence of a minifigure in this box, but let's not be too demanding, Batman is already delivered in the set 76139 1989 Batmobile.

In short, if there was one more reason to fall for the 76139 set from its launch on November 29, this set should be enough to motivate you. This will be the case for me, although I would have invested in set 76139 anyway without this nice gift.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 8, 2019 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and was 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.

A few hours before the launch at LEGO of the pre-weekend VIP weekend offersBlack Friday, we take a quick look at the small limited edition set that will be offered from 120 € of purchase on the LEGO Shop and in the LEGO Stores: the benchmark 40338 Christmas tree. This small box of 392 pieces will then be offered, always for the same minimum purchase amount from November 28 to December 2, 2019.

This new festive gift allows you to assemble a Christmas tree with a respectable height: 22 cm high. The model is rather detailed with a stack of layers of green coins slipped over a central trunk and decorated with colorful balls, gray cookies and diamonds in different hues.

The icing on the cake, the construction is placed on a base which allows the toy carousel placed at the foot of the tree to turn with a wave of the hand. The functionality is anecdotal, but we will not reproach a manufacturer specializing in construction toys for making an effort on the possibilities offered by a small product. I was a little disappointed when I discovered the function, I expected without really knowing why that the entire tree would turn, but it was ultimately only the merry-go-round that moved. It is however logical.

In short, LEGO is offering here a small promotional product which has benefited from a careful design and which will easily find its place on the corner of a piece of furniture during the holiday season. Too bad the minimum purchase amount required (120 €) to be offered this pretty little box is so high ...

Note: Two copies of the set presented here, supplied by LEGO, are included. Deadline fixed at  December 7, 2019 next at 23pm. 

Update : The winners were drawn and were notified by email, their nicknames are indicated below.

Today we are very quickly interested in the set 75248 Resistance A-Wing Starfighter (269 pieces - 29.99 €), another chestnut tree from the Star Wars range which has already been the subject of multiple adaptations to the LEGO sauce for 20 years.

With each new version its improvements, and here we benefit from a ship more slender than usual, which is not to displease me. The set is a little less clumsy than the 2017 version of the set 75175 A-Wing Starfighter, that's always what it takes.

Everything is assembled in 15 minutes, there is nothing here to occupy a young fan for a few hours. It will therefore be necessary to count on the ludic potential of the whole to prolong the "experience" while living "[even more] fun space adventures".

Two Spring-Shooters are hidden under the cabin and the firing is triggered via the black buttons accessible at the front of the cabin. The mechanism is very well integrated and does not alter the general appearance of the vessel, a detail that will please collectors keen to line up models rather than toys on their shelves.

On the cockpit side, it's minimum service with the possibility of placing Snap Wexley there, which will have no control console. This new version of the A-Wing also benefits from real retractable landing gear. These elements are rather basic but they allow to really elevate the ship and give it some allure.

On a purely aesthetic level, the blue pins which hold the two dummy guns on the sides of the vessel are in my opinion a little off topic but this is not dramatic for a product which is not intended to serve as a reference model. .

Even if the green tint of the stickers is rather consistent with the parts on which they take place, we regret the large number of stickers to stick on the fuselage of this small vessel intended to be handled by young fans not always very careful. Stickers on a (really) white background suffer from the usual problem of color shift with white-cream pieces.

Two minifigs accompany the spaceship, pilot Temmin "Snap" Wexley (Greg Gunberg, JJ Abrams' friend back in this new episode of the saga) and Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix, played on screen by Billie Lourd who does not is other than Carrie Fischer's daughter.

Snap Wexley is entitled to a new face, to the helmet already seen on the head of the same character in the Microfighters set 75125 Resistance X-Wing Fighter (2016) and the outfit already worn by Poe Dameron in the set 75102 Poe's X-Wing Fighter (2015)

Connix's minifigure features Sally Ride and Tina Goldstein's features and Leia's hair delivered here in Medium Dark Flesh, all plugged into a unique torso with successful pad printing. The outfit looks true to what has already been revealed about the character via the visual of the Topps map which is currently circulating on the internet.

In short, this set does not add much to the LEGO Star Wars range and its acquisition is only justified by the presence of Kaydel Ko Connix who will find its place in the Ribba frames of many collectors anxious to bring together all the characters of the saga, including extras making a stealthy appearance on screen. LEGO knows how to distribute the most requested minifigs in all the boxes of each new wave, we can not blame him for trying to sell as many sets as possible.

Like I said about the set ship 75257 Millennium Falcon, if you do not yet have an A-Wing in your collection, this set will do well, provided you find it at a price much lower than that charged by the manufacturer.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 5, 2019 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and was 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.