Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO set 5006291 2x4 Teal Brick, a small box of 110 pieces that will be offered from 200 € purchase during the VIP weekend of 21/22 November 2020.

Those who last year made the effort to spend € 200 on the official online store to get the set 5006085 Buildable 2x4 Red Brick This year will therefore have a second model to add to their collection of bricks to assemble. In the same vein, we will remember the LEGO Marvel set 76039 Ant-Man Final Battle marketed in 2015 and which also offered some oversized LEGO bricks to build.

As LEGO does things pretty well, this new duck blue brick (Teal) is different from the red offered last year. the result is the same, a 2x4 brick on a black backing, but the brick building process is different.

Don't expect to spend hours there, it's all assembled in minutes. It remains a nice product that can sit on a desk to show your passion for LEGO in the eyes of your colleagues.

For those who would have a little trouble judging the real size of this promotional product, I have put a minifigure next to the display, the photo speaks for itself.

Like most products offered to members of the VIP program, this small set is delivered in the usual yellow cardboard box, with a somewhat cheap look for a gift valued at 12.99 € by the manufacturer and that is not possible to obtain only for a very substantial minimum purchase amount.

Do you really need this little gift in your life? It will be up to you to decide this weekend.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at November 30, 2020 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.

As promised, I quickly give you some very personal impressions about the LEGO set 10276 Colosseum announced today. I won't detail the content of each bag or each construction step, if that's what interests you, treat yourself to this box and enjoy the experience without having been spoiled beforehand. At 499.99 € a construction toy, that's the least of it.

Everyone will understand that this is the biggest set ever marketed by LEGO, we have been told repeatedly since the announcement. But beyond the announcement effect, what does this product actually offer, which will go on sale on November 27 at the public price of € 499.99? As you can imagine, you shouldn't expect too much from the editing experience. I don't think I've ever assembled another set where the impression of working in the assembly line was so present. It is the subject who wants that, difficult to blame the manufacturer or the designers on this point.

A few words on the packaging of the product, although you know that I generally prefer to talk about what is in the box rather than gargling on the packaging: The set will be delivered in a dedicated box and the product is protected on two sides with cardboard reinforcements. We can salute the effort of LEGO to try to deliver a product in good condition but it lacks protection on the other two sides of the box. The copy I received has suffered a little on these two unprotected sides.

The inventory of 9036 pieces, including 340 arches Tan 1 x 3, 236 arches Tan 1 x 4, 207 bricks Tan 1 x 2 with pattern, 92 bricks Tan 1 x 4 with pattern or 59 windows Tan 1 x 2 x 2, is distributed in four numbered sub-packages which contain part of the bags and the corresponding instruction booklet. These four booklets are not in blister packs and are simply thrown into the boxes in question. They therefore arrive at best curled and at worst horny or damaged. For an exceptional product, we could hope for a little more care in the packaging.

For the record, we note that LEGO has chosen to use the number 4 in the additive form IIII on one of the sub-packaging and the associated instruction booklet rather than using the more common version IV, a syntax which is not fake, but rather used for clocks or Roman coins. A few facts on the monument itself or on the work of the designers are present at the beginning of the instruction booklets, but it is necessary to be satisfied with texts in English and Italian. Adding text in Italian was the least of things, now you have to make more effort and include other languages ​​without forcing the acquirers to download PDF files to benefit from a translation in their language.

The designers obviously determined the scale of the product based on the 2x3 and 2x4 arches present in number in the bags and on the stacked candle technique used for two of the three different versions of the columns placed on the outer face of the construction. The rest to follow. We will also remember that this Colosseum is not on the scale of the reference monument, the designers confirm that they have used the technique known as "vertical exaggeration" to allow the use of certain parts or techniques and in passing give from the presence to the LEGO version which is therefore higher than the reference monument.

The least repetitive part of the assembly is obviously the base of the model, the internal structure of which is composed of ten plates. Olive Green identical to those already seen in the sets of the new LEGO Art range and some Technic elements. We quickly realize that it will take creativity to find a place to exhibit this XXL Colosseum with a floor space of 59 x 52 cm.

This Colosseum cannot be directly associated with the LEGO Architecture universe: its base is not as polished as that of the products in the range and no monument identification plate is provided. The outline of the base is dressed in small assemblies which give it its definitive vaguely rounded shape, but we rather have the impression that we have roughly cut the ground to extract the thing.

I would have preferred a rectangular base with a little more context around the Colosseum, such as a thicker block of vegetation which would also have helped to accentuate the imposing side of the monument. Two slightly indented "carrying handles" are available on the sides of the base, they will be useful for moving the model later. Let's not forget the few olive trees and the micro-vehicles including a FIAT 500 present on the forecourt, this is the nod in reference to the LEGO Creator Expert set 10271 Fiat 500 which will fuel discussions between friends.

When the plinth is assembled, the sub-assemblies which constitute the structure of the monument are then linked together and this is where the chain work really begins. The few original techniques used to stick as closely as possible to the architecture of the reference monument have their effect during the assembly of the first section. Then, weariness quickly takes over. Spreading the assembly of the set over several days or weeks is a solution that will reduce this impression of constantly reproducing the same modules. I spent a good fifteen hours there, taking my time and spreading the editing over a week.

Everyone will have a different interpretation of these very repetitive construction phases, some will be a little bored while others will see it as a rather "relaxing" process and will consider that the end justifies the means. However, the challenge quickly becomes very relative and we even surprise ourselves building by looking only with a distracted eye at the instructions.

Each of the sub-assemblies reproducing the many corridors circulating under the stands of the Colosseum is connected to the others via a few ball joints gray sometimes a little difficult to clip without forcing on the parts placed nearby. The last module is connected via a few more tolerant clips which avoids forcing. These connection points remain visible from certain angles and in my opinion it would be time for LEGO to offer these pieces in the dominant shade of the construction in which they are integrated.

The product can also be assembled by several people thanks to the distribution of the bags and the instructions in four sub-modules. It will be an opportunity to share a friendly moment and limit weariness. The modularity of the product will then make it possible to bring together the different sub-sections to obtain the final model.

There isn't really an easily removable section on this model apart from the piece of the wooden floor which, covered with sand, served as the central arena. This sub-assembly which partially covers the hypogeum (the basement of the arena with its numerous corridors) is removable, it only fits on a few plugged-in candles. The construction is solid, it will withstand the phases of transport and there is hardly any coverings in Dark Tan, held by two ingots Tan, which embody the columns placed on the top row of the outer wall which may possibly come off following a false movement.

I know some will want to debate the choice of the dominant shade for this mockup, as the two shades of beige used are not really true. In my opinion, this is an acceptable compromise so that the LEGO version maintains a certain visual uniformity without pouring into the patchwork of gray and brown present on the "real" monument. The Tan is also a fashionable color at LEGO when it comes to reproducing walls, it will be necessary to make do with it.

Tastes and colors are indisputable and this XXL Colosseum will undoubtedly find its audience in addition to serving as a self-promotion marketing tool for LEGO as the largest official set ever marketed. We could also find in this model a possible educational vocation but it lacks the possibility of "converting" it into a historical version with all the walls, the arena and the The veil, the set of canvases deployed to protect spectators from the sun. As it stands, it's just a reproduction of the almost 2000-year-old monument that has suffered the ravages of time and the elements.

It will cost € 500 to afford this imposing model which can decorate a library or an office and which will certainly make the heyday of fan exhibitions. Some will wonder if it was really necessary to offer a reproduction of the Colosseum on this scale rather than marketing a micro-version in the LEGO Architecture range. Others will be delighted to have the opportunity to build and exhibit a monument of this magnitude alongside the Taj Mahal from set 10256 reissued in 2017, from the Sydney Opera House from set 10234 marketed in 2013, the reproduction of Big Ben from set 10253 marketed in 2016 and from London Tower Bridge from set 10214 released in 2010. Fans of the LEGO Star Wars range who want to expand their dioramas on Tatooine around the set 75290 Mos Eisley Winery will find in this box an inventory of parts in Tan and Dark Tan who should give them ideas (Mos Espa? Tatooine?). It's up to everyone to see if the investment is justified and for what reason.

As far as I'm concerned, I will skip this product without regret, having no particular affinities with these imposing models of monuments, but I salute the work of the designers who manage to offer us an aesthetic product. almost flawless. The level of detail is in my opinion sufficiently faithful to the subject of reference to make this box a very beautiful tribute to the Roman Colosseum which, even if it does not revolutionize the LEGO concept in terms of assembly experience, should satisfy the most demanding collectors and architecture enthusiasts.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at November 25, 2020 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.

As promised, we quickly tour the LEGO Ideas set 21324 123 Sesame Street (1367 pieces - 119.99 €), a box inspired by the educational series Sesame Street broadcast in the USA in the 70s and adapted in France in the 80s under the title 1, Sesame Street. Part of the original program, dubbed in French, was broadcast in 1992 on FR3, followed in 2005 by a new French adaptation entitled 5, Sesame Street, but we cannot say that this program will have accompanied our young years in an intensive way.

If the program in question will not have marked French youth, it is still important to note that this educational program has become cult for a whole generation of English speakers. The show Sesame Street has been broadcast or adapted in more than 120 countries since the 70s and the success of the LEGO Ideas project, which today becomes an official product, is not the result of an intensive spam campaign on social networks as it is often the case.

The project initially submitted on the LEGO Ideas platform has been reimagined by LEGO in a much less ambitious version that goes from 2945 to 1368 pieces. Exit the big modular building, make way for a construction of the "movie set" type which boils down to a facade coupled with a few shallow spaces as we often see in LEGO products. It is in line with the subject treated, I think that this idea should have been taken to the end by adding a few projectors as was the case for the film set of the Friends series in the set LEGO Ideas 21319 Central Perk.

The designers in charge of the adaptation of the initial project had a great time dealing with the subject and this product is really very pleasant to assemble. The inventory is rather impressive in variety and the list of more or less obvious references to different episodes of the show is endless. This is what fans who followed this educational program assiduously during their young years were waiting for and they should not be disappointed.

The LEGO Ideas range is sometimes criticized for straying a little too far from the original idea or for treating it in a way that does not really respect the project initiated by the fan designer, in my opinion it is not the case here. The fan service is really at work with references to the show's most iconic episodes, although many fans will have only vague memories of the broadcast and miss a few of those references. more or less obvious.

There is no base plate in this box, but LEGO still provides two 16x16 plates that serve as a starting point for the construction of the alley. the filling of the two curves of the sidewalk is moreover a little rough, it will be necessary to make with it. It also lacks the tree in the street next to the sign and the blue letterbox, but the most picky can always add one on the sidewalk which is not covered with Tiles smooth, undoubtedly to leave the fans the possibility of staging the different characters provided by inserting them on the visible tenons.

The main building loses some of its attributes during the narrowing of the initial idea to make it a product that meets the brand's standards in terms of content / public price ratio and one of the three windows of the facade disappears. Bert and Ernie's apartment located in the basement also disappears and the distribution of the different rooms of the building does not really correspond to that seen on the screen even if the essential is there and we will retain the pretty details on the facade such as the pediment placed above the front door or the decoration of the always open windows. We will console ourselves by saying that the decor of the show has constantly evolved over the seasons and that the different tenants are constantly moving.

The furniture installed in the different rooms of the New York building is largely of the level of that generally available in the sets of the universe "Structure". Those looking for some techniques to make an armchair, a bed, a bathtub or a vintage television will find here some interesting ideas for their creations. Mr Hooper's shop, inspired by the version seen in the most recent seasons of the emission, is also rich in elements of decoration but it really lacks a minifigure of the character.

The sheet of stickers to stick is quite impressive, LEGO has definitely freed itself from the idea of ​​providing only pad printed elements in the sets of the LEGO Ideas range and no longer hesitates to multiply the stickers. This set of the range is not the first to use stickers to polish the look of the model, but there are more than twenty illustrations to stick here. As usual, everything that is not on the sheet of stickers that I scanned for you is therefore pad printed.

The same goes for the new molded elements delivered in this set. We could hear for a few years all the "specialists" guarantee us that LEGO would never produce new parts for the sets of the LEGO Ideas range, this set definitely proves the opposite and confirms that it is LEGO which decides and that it there are no set rules. Sesame Street is an educational show that was followed by a whole generation of children and the subject deserved to be treated seriously and without too many approximations, so the different characters had to be faithful to the costumes seen on the screen. .

The minifig endowment is content to bring together some of the most iconic characters of the show and it is far from exhaustive, in particular missing Kermit the frog who made his first regular appearances on the show long before being at the helm of the Muppet Show and Le Comte (Le vampire Count von Count).

We still get Oscar The Grouch (Mordicus) in his trash, Bert (Bart), Big Bird (the yellow bird replaced by the white albatross Toccata in the French adaptation of the show), Cookie Monster (Macaron) , Elmo and Ernie (Ernest). Undoubtedly to maintain the international character of the product, LEGO does not provide representations of the human characters present in the show, the cast varying according to the different adaptations.

The various new molded elements to adapt the look of the characters to the minifig format seem very successful to me. They manage to keep the identity of each costume or puppet while respecting the codes of the LEGO universe and benefit from impeccable pad printing. Only regret: Cookie Monster and Elmo are content with monochrome torsos and we do not find the fur effect of the original puppets, even a simplistic pad printing would have been appreciated to dress these figurines a little.

If the universe presented in this box does not speak to you, it is because you are not one of those who were lulled by the show. Sesame Street is nevertheless a cult universe for a whole generation of children and LEGO treats the subject rather seriously here, not skimping on the finish. The set should therefore easily find its audience in many countries even if sales will probably be more confidential in France.

Those who collect all the products in the LEGO Ideas range will have no choice and they will have to add this new reference to their inventory, but it is neither the most expensive nor the most dispensable of the products in the range. The others can skip the line, but they may miss out on a great assembly experience and an inventory of nearly 1400 pieces rich in small original and very colorful elements.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at November 3, 2020 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 quickly tour the LEGO Star Wars set 75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers (285 pieces - 29.99 €), a small box which allows fans of the animated series in particular The Clone Wars to get enough to start assembling a small army of Clone Troopers of the 501st Legion.

LEGO will therefore have heard the appeal of fans launched via the long spam campaign organized on social networks to try to convince the manufacturer to produce a Battle Pack of the 501st. In response, however, LEGO is not content with the usual format usually containing four minifigs and a mini vehicle of no great interest, all sold for 14.99 €. If the fans really want a few soldiers from the 501st, they are probably ready to pay a little more and LEGO is therefore going for a product with a little more content, the public price of which is set at 29.99 €.

Many minifig collectors would however have gladly done without the two vehicles delivered in this box. The BARC Speeder and the AT-RT are also really oversized and the staging of a minifig at the controls of these two machines makes it a bit ridiculous. The designers have put forward their explanation for this problem of scale: it is at this price that the two machines offer a minimum of playability and functionality, taking advantage of the passage of a level of detail that the more compact versions do not offer. not. Many fans already saw themselves investing heavily in a Battle Pack classic to accumulate the Clone Troopers, they will also have to deal with several copies of the two vehicles provided.

The different minifigs delivered in this box being armed with classic blasters, we had to find how to integrate some Stud Shooters on gear. The Speeder and the AT-RT are therefore both armed with these coin launchers. We no longer count the versions of the BARC Speeder at LEGO and even if the one in the set 7913 Clone Trooper Battle Pack marketed in 2011 remains my favorite, it seems to me that this new version does not deserve even if it seems a little too long.

The AT-RT delivered here is on a scale similar to that of the machine supplied in 2013 in the set 75002AT-RT. The mobility of the legs is still limited and the Stud Shooter integrated on this new version struggles a bit to embody the barrel placed at the front of the machine which in principle must be longer and thinner. The machine is stable and it is still possible to make it take a "dynamic" position by shifting one of the legs a few notches. Eleven stickers dress the two machines and some of these stickers, in particular those to be placed on the BARC Speeder seem to me dispensable.

LEGO delivers four minifigs in this box, three identical Clone Troopers and a Jet Trooper equipped with the back accessory already available in other colors for a long time but supplied for the first time in blue. The four minifigs are all equipped with the new head with its color "nougat"which sticks a little more to the physique of Temuera Morrisson, the pad prints are impeccable, the distribution of the endowment in figurines seems judicious to me and the Army builders should therefore find their account.

We will quickly forget both Battle droids generics also provided in this box, any fan of the LEGO Star Wars range who respects himself already has his drawers full.

In short, the fans wanted a Battle Pack of the 501st, LEGO took them at their word by relieving them at the passage of double the price usually charged for these small boxes very popular with those who like to line up units of soldiers. It's fair game, the manufacturer is not there to amuse the gallery but to maximize its profit.

Both devices are way too big for minifigs but they are still playable and I am convinced that younger fans of the animated series The Clone Wars will gladly be satisfied. Should we also include Captain rex in this set? I think so, especially for those who would have bought only one copy anyway.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 27th October, 2020 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 quickly tour the promotional set (GWP for Gift with Purchase) LEGO Mindstorms 40413 Mini Robots which will be offered from 100 € of purchase without restriction of range from October 15, 2020 on the occasion of the launch of the LEGO Mindstorms set 51515 Inventor Robot (359.99 €).

LEGO uses here the principle already applied in 2019 for the launch of the LEGO Star Wars set 75253 Boost Droid Commander whose content was reproduced in the promotional polybag 75522 LEGO Star Wars Mini Droid Commander : the inventory of 366 pieces available this box allows to assemble the five basic robots of the new Mindstorms kit (Blast, Charlie, Tricky, Gelo and MVP), but this small promotional product does better than the reference product with the possibility build the five characters without having to dismantle one to collect parts essential for the next model.

The inventory combines Technic elements and classic bricks and is big enough to offer some possibilities beyond the assembly of the five mini-robots. A Spring shooter And two Stud Shooters are included, it's always taken for the youngest who would like to imagine two new robots and allow them to compete to be "like the grown-ups" who will have fun with the content of the set 51515 Inventor Robot.

We note that the micro-version of Gelo (below) adopts here a much more refined look than that of its large-format cousin and looks like the robot Spot marketed by Boston Dynamics. MVP has an interchangeable module which allows the crane to be replaced by a mobile turret.

The idea of ​​creating an offered product directly derived from the one to be purchased is not new, but it is very well executed here. Those who invest in the new LEGO Mindstorms kit should find it their way with a few micro-models to display on the corner of a desk or on a shelf. They may also find an interest that goes beyond the simple homage to the reference kit with the possibility of including these mini-robots in a more global educational approach.

For others, this set offered under the condition of purchase will probably not be enough to motivate them to pay for their sets at a high price on the official online store, despite the presence of about thirty colored elements. Dark Turquoise (Teal ou Bright Bluish Green) in the box, a shade always very appreciated by the fans.

LEGO has obviously spent a lot of energy around this promotional product to make it a set with an impeccable presentation, let's hope this is also the case for the launch of the LEGO DC Comics set. 76161 1989 Bat Wing (199.99 €) scheduled for October 21 ...

The set is already online on the official LEGO store where the manufacturer values ​​it at 19.99 €.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 26th October, 2020 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.