Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75318 The Child (1073 pieces - 84.99 €), a box which finally offers a Baby Yoda (or "Child") figurine a little more consistent than the microfig available in two sets including this one and less cubic than the BrickHeadz version of this character seen in the series The Mandalorian.

Those who have already assembled the sets 75255 Yoda (1771 pieces - 109.99 €) or 75230 Porg (811 pieces - 69.99 €) will be here in familiar territory: this new figurine uses techniques already used in these two other sets with an internal structure based on Technic beams on which more or less textured sub-assemblies are placed.

Nothing very exciting during this phase of assembly, but the solution at least allows the figurine to be stored without having to disassemble all the parts. As for Yoda, the brick stacking sequences follow one another to create relief and it is only when you press the different panels on the internal structure that you will know if you have for example shifted a Plate.

You can be wrong on the positioning of some small parts of the outer surface of the coat, it will not change much on arrival and we can not say that the drape effect is extremely precise, it is even a little messy when viewed up close.

The designer has chosen to represent the differences in the texture of the coat by alternating between smooth surfaces for the inside of the collar, the cuffs of the sleeves or the flap of the closure and visible tenons for the outside of the garment. Knowing that the collar flap is lined with fur and that the fabric of the coat is smooth, I would rather have done the opposite to keep some visible studs dear to all those who like to keep the LEGO "DNA" and get a more finish. sober on the rest of the coat.

A bit more entertaining is the construction of the character's head with its clip-on ears and movable mouth. The two ears are independent and each of them is connected to the head via two Ball Seals which allow a limited vertical displacement but sufficient to vary the expressions.

The head is fixed on a Ball joint central and a slight clearance allows it to be moved, within the limits of the stop linked to the collar of the coat. The two eyes are fixed and they are also the only pad-printed pieces in the set, with a subtle brown line that allows you to obtain a look that really matches that of the creature seen on the screen.

The arms are fixed and held by three anchoring points but the hands plugged into Ball Seals can be oriented pretty much as you see fit. However, they cannot hold much because of the limited length of the three fingers which does not allow them to completely close on the palm.

The creature "holds" in the left hand the knob of the lever of the Razor Crest, composed here of two half-spheres used until now in transparent version on the head of certain minifigs or on streetlights and available for the first time in Silver. The detail is interesting, it was either that or the bowl that the creature holds with both hands in some scenes.

Here we avoid the assembly of legs that we never see on the screen and the figurine therefore rests on a flat base which guarantees it foolproof stability.

Even if everything is not perfect on this figurine, especially in terms of the proportions of the head, the result remains in my opinion much less creepy as the googly-eyed version of Yoda that comes in the aptly named set 75255 Yoda. This Baby Yoda is almost cute and in any case he does not have to be ashamed of the many other products derived from the character marketed in recent months by different manufacturers.

We can not go wrong, it is LEGO and the many visible studs are there to remind us. It is in the spirit of the other minifigures already marketed by LEGO and we can at least be satisfied to be able to align them all on a shelf without one of them denoting too much by its different style.

The Baby Yoda microfig delivered in this box is not new or exclusive, it is the one already provided in the set 75292 The Razor Crest (139.99 €). Those who only want this microfig therefore have the opportunity here to get it for a little less and try to get rid of the rest of the set on the secondary market.

The presentation sticker doesn't tell us much about the character and just reminds us that this statue is not to actual scale, with the character standing over three inches tall in the series and only 20 cm in LEGO version. We could have done without the small display and the no-show plaque, but it gives the product a collector's touch and fans love it.

This new product seems to me in the end sufficiently successful to deserve to join the shelves of a fan of the Star Wars universe and fans of the series. The Mandalorian now have the choice at LEGO between three versions of the character with the microfig available in two boxes, the BrickHeadz version of the set 75317 The Mandalorian & The Child (295 pieces - 19.99 €) and this one.

The and 75318 The Child is currently available for pre-order on the official online store with delivery announced from October 30, 2020.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 13th 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 are quickly interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75283 Armored Assault Tank (AAT), a small box of 286 pieces sold for 39.99 €, with the two minifigs that many fans of the animated series The Clone Wars were waiting accompanied for the occasion by a few parts which allow to assemble an AAT.

We're not going to lie, the AAT in 2020 version has gone through the wringer and those who have in their collection the version of the set 8018 Armored Assault Tank (AAT) marketed in 2009 will undoubtedly have a little trouble with this new, much more compact model which borrows part of its design from the version of theEpisode I. seen in 2015 in the set 75080 AAT.

The fact remains that this new interpretation of the machine is rather well designed and that it leaves enough internal space to install the two Battle Droids provided. The turret rotates 180 °, the main gun and side guns can be angled for fun and the designer has even two built-in Spring Shooters under the machine. It's playable and this AAT is strong enough to be handled by the youngest.

There are only two stickers in this box, and you will have to do without a few details on the front of the machine such as the missile launcher tubes. But I think we will all agree anyway to conclude that the AAT is here only to serve as a pretext to sell us a new version of Ahsoka Tano and provide us with a Clone Trooper of the 332nd. . The machine is also a little off topic but those who did not have one will kill two birds with one stone.

As for the (real) minifigs delivered in this box, it will therefore be necessary to be satisfied with Ahsoka and a "Ahsoka Clone Trooper", the two Battle Droids being only filler figures without much interest. For 40 €, it is meager.

Ahsoka's latest "adult" minifigure dates back to 2016 with version Fulcrum delivered in the set 75158 Rebel Combat Frigate. The outfit of this new minifigure based on the seventh season of the animated series The Clone Wars is roughly the same as seen on screen, but it lacks the forearm protections to really convince.

The pad prints are impeccable, the part used for the headdress is the one already seen on the head of the other adult version of Ahsoka and on that of Shaak Ti, the face no longer displays the too cartoonish look seen on the other minifigs of the character inspired by the series The Clone Wars and this minifigure will cost you in any case less expensive than that of the set 75158 Rebel Combat Frigate which is sold individually for around 80 € on the secondary market. What more ?

The Ahsoka Clone Trooper, a member of the 332nd Company of the 501st Legion commanded by Ahsoka during the Siege of Mandalore, reuses the head, torso and legs of the Clone Troopers delivered in the set 75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers. It's logic. The helmet is successful, with a pad printing very faithful to the version seen on the screen. Two copies would have been welcome in this set, just to have the start of a squad on hand.

The two Battle Droids delivered here are identical, although LEGO presents them separately on the packaging probably to give some consistency to the set, and they were already in the sets. 75233 Droid Gunship et 75234 AT-AP Walker in 2019. Pad printing on the head and torso in Olive Green save the furniture and prevent us from getting the versions that we all already have in handles of twelve in our drawers. For those who are wondering, the blasters in Pearl Dark Gray that equip the two minifigures have been available from LEGO since 2015.

In short, there is no need to philosophize for a long time about this little box at the somewhat excessive public price which puts everything on the two minifigs provided. Those who refused to buy the set 75158 Rebel Combat Frigate (130.99 €) based on the series Star Wars Rebels and released in 2016 will avoid making the same mistake again if they absolutely want an adult version of Ahsoka Tano without having to feast on aftermarket dealers later.

The Army builders who have invested in a handful of sets 75280 501st Legion Clone Troopers will just have to wait for this new set to end up on sale or for the 332nd Clone's helmet to be retailed on the aftermarket to build up a full squad.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 11th 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 are quickly talking about the LEGO Art concept that LEGO sells to us as "... a building experience that is both relaxing and rewarding ..."by being interested in the set 31199 Marvel Studios Iron Man (3167 pieces - 119.99 €).

I'm not going to give you the full pitch of these products which, taken individually, offer three (31199 Marvel Studios Iron Man et 31200 Star Wars The Sith) or four (31197 Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe et 31198 The Beatles) construction possibilities depending on the model and which can even end in a mega-fresco if you buy three copies of the Marvel and Star Wars versions. What interests me here is the concept itself which uses the LEGO brick in the service of an exercise that does not seem to me at first sight to be breathtakingly creative.

Everything is pre-mixed to try to ensure that whoever launches it does not get tired too quickly: Each painting is divided into nine sub-sections to be assembled separately before putting them together to form the final fresco and the pieces are already sorted by color . The instruction booklet completes to facilitate the task of customers in search of relaxation by guiding them thanks to a digital identification of each color concerned. Hard to be simpler, the next step was to deliver the product already assembled.

It is therefore necessary to spend a few hours aligning the pieces, grouping the 9 plates together via pins and constructing the frame which surrounds and stiffens the mosaic. We fix the two hooks that allow the thing to be pressed to the wall and it's settled. If you do not intend to mount Iron Man to the wall, you will have to manage: LEGO does not provide a stand or easel to build, for example to put the painting on a piece of furniture.

The front of the painting remains in "visible tenons", no glass or plexiglass insert to isolate the model from the dust which will not fail to slip between the rooms over time. I'm not worried, sooner or later a third-party manufacturer will provide a complete framing solution for these products.

I've seen a lot of people rave about the rather successful packaging of these products, but I think it's especially important to point out that the finished painting does not fit in the box. It's a shame, exit the possibility of carefully storing the assembled product in this large flat box which nevertheless takes up roughly the format.

LEGO indicates that it is also necessary to install nine white pieces in the center of the back of each of the modules that make up the table, I deliberately offset them so as not to force on the center of the outgrowth provided for that which seemed to me to offer more resistance than usual. I later understood why I was having trouble inserting them.

If you take a good look at the photos below, you will indeed see that some of the nine modules have a defect with a slightly depressed central part. This design flaw spills over to the back of each frame with tenons that appear to be poorly spaced. Six of the nine copies provided in the set I received are concerned and we find the ripple effect on the final mosaic when looking at it in profile. Given the high-end positioning of the product, I expected not to have to notice any major defect on the parts supplied and I find myself having to contact customer service about this ... In my case, this is not a big deal, but the average executive in a hurry to relax will certainly have better things to do.

Impossible to marvel here on a particular technique or on a precise step, it is really only at the end of the assembly and seen from (very) far that the complete model is revealed and that we forget that it's just crass pixel art in LEGO style. Some will conclude that the end justifies the means and that the assembly process is only secondary, the goal boiling down to getting a mosaic to display proudly in your living room or office. They are probably right.

As I said above, these tables are 3-in-1 products. It is indeed possible to choose from the start one of the three artworks offered by LEGO, and you can even dismantle everything later to change the visual, the inventory provided in each box allows it.

To have completely disassembled the copy provided by LEGO, it is a laborious step even with the help of the new steroid separator supplied which allows to remove four parts at a time instead of two. And if you want to embark on the assembly of a second visual, you will need at least a preliminary sorting several thousand parts whose colors are very similar.

LEGO has tried to wrap it all up in a somewhat lounge by offering users to listen to a dedicated audio track during the assembly phase. The idea of ​​accompanying the user without distracting them too much visually is interesting in theory, but I held on for five minutes before letting go and realizing that I had to stay focused on the edit without trying to understand what the different things were about. stakeholders.

The soundtrack planned for this set is indeed a simple podcast of an hour and a half available only in English and at very average recording quality with people chatting and laughing, you can listen to it. an extract at this address to get an idea of ​​the content. LEGO will therefore not have deemed it useful to offer us the entire experience in French when it was enough to invite three or four French-speaking types to discuss Iron Man to at least provide localized content. It's petty, but I think you don't miss much.

Everyone will have an opinion on the relevance of the concept, and what I retain personally after three hours of assembly divided into four sessions, is that we are a little bored. You also have to be careful not to confuse a few shades between them, but once you have visually associated the color present in the pages of the booklet with the corresponding shade, the assembly line work goes without a hitch. If you want to simplify your task a little more and get rid of the assembly phase even more quickly, you can number the cups containing each shade once and for all by respecting the table provided by LEGO.

Bravo to those who will resolve to spend three times € 120 to afford the mega-fresco that can be assembled with the content of the Marvel and Star Wars versions by having previously downloaded the essential instructions in PDF format.

You read that correctly, LEGO does not offer a paper version of these instructions, even though it was only about thirty extra pages to add to the basic booklet ... small savings. I also have a thought for the most demanding collectors who will want to be able to simultaneously assemble the three models and the mega-fresco for the Marvel and Star Wars versions, with a final bill which climbs to almost 720 €. Those who will be satisfied with the four Beatles or the four variations of Andy Warhol's famous painting will get away with just under € 480.

In short, even if the end result is aesthetically acceptable seen from quite a distance, I think that I am definitely not in the target targeted by LEGO with this type of product. lifestyle to assemble yourself. I was quite bored and even a little annoyed and the result obtained does not seem to me of sufficient originality for me to spend 120 € in at least one of the models offered. A few glossy posters will do the trick for much less.

The theoretical versatility of each of the sets also seems to me to be very overrated as soon as we add the laborious but inevitable phase of dismantling and sorting and the technical faults encountered on the test copy convinced me to skip the line. So it will be without me.

You now have my opinion on this product and if you have already fallen for one or more copies of these mosaics, do not hesitate to share yours in the comments. The concept is different enough from what LEGO fans usually buy that opinions are very mixed.

LEGO, for its part, seems to have imagined that the concept will quickly find its audience and other products of the same type will be marketed with at least two references planned for 2021: the set 31201 Hogwarts Crest which should make it possible to assemble the coats of arms of the four Hogwarts schools and the reference 31202 Mickey & Minnie Mouse.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 10th October, 2020 next at 23pm. Defective frames will be replaced.
I say this for all intents and purposes even though it seems to me that it makes sense, disagreeing with me doesn't reduce your chances of winning.

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 set 10275 Elf Clubhouse (1197 pieces - 94.99 €), the festive product which joins this year the universe of Winter Village.

Those who are used to investing each year in these pretty buildings with snow-covered roofs and a little loaded decoration will be on familiar ground here. This new building, which obviously serves as a home for the elves when they are not on duty in Santa's workshop, is filled with furniture, accessories and decorative details which explain the presence of nearly 1200 rooms in this little set.

The assembly is entertaining with many techniques that punctuate the essential sequences of stacking bricks and plates for the construction of the walls and roof of the pavilion. Among the various toys to assemble, there is a pirate ship and a piano which obviously refer to the LEGO Creator sets. 31109 Pirate Ship and Ideas 21323 Grand Piano marketed this year. We also get (again) a decorated tree with a different design from those already delivered in the different sets of the range Winter village. It became a gimmick which does not facilitate the creation of a coniferous forest within the dioramas, each designer goes for his version.

Designer Chris McVeigh at work this year does not forget to give a nod to his past as an MOCeur with a buildable computer that sets the standard to his many creations on the subject of computing. It will be just one more detail for many fans, but I find this mini model to be very successful.

Two "big" functions are available here: The mechanism which allows to tilt the bunk beds installed upstairs by turning the button disguised as a clock and the waffle dispenser integrated into the fireplace with a tilting tray to recover the treat evacuated by the machine. We're not going to complain about being able to have a little fun with this set, in my opinion it's always good news when the designers make the effort to offer us assemblies that offer a certain interactivity, even anecdotal.

As with many other constructions on the same theme, this half-house is therefore above all a playset, with its open side which allows you to enjoy the different rooms and their fittings. We could debate the interest of providing us with a half-construction while the model is more intended to take pride of place in the middle of a winter village that emerged from the boxes on the occasion of the end-of-year celebrations, but I find that the house here remains sufficiently "closed" on three sides to be able to be exposed from certain angles.

The light brick supplied to install under the roof does not work miracles. It softly lights up the elves' chamber, and only if you hold your finger on the remote button. We cannot repeat it enough, it is time for LEGO to offer a light brick with an on / off button that would allow more successful staging.

I also hope that the "official" lighting kits project Lego night mode vaguely tested at the start of the year will quickly lead to something concrete. The manufacturer is lagging behind on this subject while many third-party brands have been offering lighting solutions for a long time to integrate into buildings and the two false light garlands placed on the edges of the roof of this clubhouse really deserved to be functional.

The reindeer with non-detachable flexible antlers is based on the same mold as the one supplied in the version patronus in the LEGO Harry Potter set 75945 Expecto Patronum (2019). The figurine is very successful, I would have gladly exchanged one of the four elves for a second copy of the deer. Hopefully, next year LEGO brings us a Santa's sleigh pulled by four of these pretty minifigures, those in the set 10245 Winter Village Santa's Workshop (2014) made of bricks are getting a little old.

The four minifigs are all dressed in the same torso, wearing the same hat with built-in ears, and only two of them feature alternate facial expressions. No character with slightly different outfit identified for example as the team leader, it's a shame.

There are only five stickers to stick in this box, including a portrait of the four elves with their employer, two direction signs, one of which leads to the workshop, a calendar and the computer screen. It's more than the three stickers from the Gingerbread House but it's still reasonable. I notice some differences in color on the bricks in Sand green which constitute the walls of the first floor. The problem is therefore still not resolved, we will have to do with it.

To sum up, this elf house is really on the theme, it is fun to put together, it contributes to the overall context by partnering with Santa's workshop and it can even be transformed into a simple mountain chalet by removing the few festive attributes visible on the facade.

The comparison with the construction of the set 10267 Winter Village Gingerbread House (1477 pieces), which had set the bar very high, is not to the advantage of this new building, less spacious but sold at the same price. The set proposed last year and still available on the official store, however, only allows us to obtain two gingerbread characters, against four minifigs and a molded reindeer this year.

If you are one of those who like to bring their sets out of the universe Winter village at the end of the year, I think this new reference will not disappoint you with an original and well-finished product that will integrate perfectly with the rest of the collection. 94.99 €, it is as often a bit expensive for a small construction of about twenty centimeter high, but it is the price to pay to complete without waiting for a Winter village which grows a little more each year and not having to line the pockets of dealers in the aftermarket when it is too late.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 4th 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 make the tour of the LEGO Star Wars set very quickly 75281 Anakin's Jedi Interceptor (248 pieces), a remake of the set 75038 Jedi Interceptor marketed in 2014 which will at least have the merit of allowing all those who arrived in the hobby after the withdrawal of the relevant reference from the LEGO catalog to afford this small vessel at a relatively reasonable price.

We will remember the few changes made to this new interpretation of the ship, especially at the level of the two guns placed inside the wings which benefit from a more accomplished finish. The cockpit is also more comfortable with a headrest, but it is always necessary to ignore a possible presentation support that would have allowed the vessel to be exposed with its fins deployed.

Note also that the solution used to tilt the wings on this new version is different from that proposed in 2014: the plates are replaced by two hinges independent with integrated pins. The effect produced is the same and the solidity of the model does not suffer from this modification. Of them Spring-Shooters are integrated under the cabin, they are discreet and can possibly be removed if their presence disturbs you.

The canopy is a new reference to the slightly different pad printing of the element seen in 2014 in the set 75038 Jedi Interceptor then in 2016 in the set 75135 Obi-Wan's Jedi Interceptor. Two small details disappear at the front, but for the rest the part is identical, injection point placed in the middle included. The dish placed on the front of the cockpit is a part available since 2005 from LEGO.

The LEGO designers do not hide it, they try to offer reissues in which certain details are modified or improved so as not to be satisfied with releasing the same product identically. This is therefore the case here with some changes which, although they will probably not be enough to make this new box a radically different version from the previous one, will convince the most demanding collectors that it is nevertheless a variant. essential.

The ship is assembled in a few minutes, we glue the eight stickers and we move on. It should be noted that the meanness is here pushed to its paroxysm with a sticker representing the logo of the Galactic Republic to stick on the Tile 1x1 round while this same coin was pad printed on the 2014 version. As a bonus, the cutout of this sticker is not even correctly centered and the result is a bit disappointing.

The two minifigs provided in this box are not new or exclusive, they reuse parts already seen in other sets: Anakin's torso and legs are the elements delivered in 2020 in the set 75269 Duel on Mustafar, the legs and the head even dating from 2018 and then delivered in the set 75214 Anakin's Jedi Starfighter.

The R2-D2 figurine here uses the dome updated in 2020 which is also present in the sets 75270 Obi_Wan's Hut et 75273 Poe Dameron's X-wing Fighter. On the version of the set that I received, the pad printing of the dome is also slightly askew. The droid body is the one marketed since 2014.

In short, there is nothing to philosophize about this product for a long time: If you have the previous version, this new box should logically not seem essential to you and you have saved 30 €. Otherwise, you can already find this set for less than 23 euros at Amazon in Germany and it is still cheaper than the fifty euros requested by dealers on the secondary market for the 2014 version.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 2th 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.