Today we take a quick detour through the world of the Minecraft video game with the set 21163 The Redstone Battle (504 pieces - 54.99 €), a product derived from the variation of the classic game in Dungeon crawler : the aptly named Minecraft Dungeons launched last May.

I did my homework and played Minecraft Dungeons a bit before putting together the game-inspired set. It's fun, you don't have to have an encyclopedia on hand to figure out how to handle it. his character and we have fun with the added bonus of a little ultra-pixelated Diablo side that should appeal to the most nostalgic.

The LEGO set overshadows the thing a bit by offering a very nice presentation on the packaging: it's colorful, immersive and we find the red and black tones of the Redstone mines. Do not get carried away, the contents of the box are much less sexy, no decor is provided. Too bad we'll be satisfied with what LEGO offers us, even if at 55 € the derivative product I think the manufacturer could have provided a piece of wall and a lava flow.
As this set is directly inspired by a video game, it is therefore important to check that its content is faithful to the digital version. With Minecraft, this is generally the case, with biomes, animals, objects, and characters being as cubic as LEGO bricks.

Here we get four heroes of the game with their characteristic outfits and faces: Hex, Hal, Hedwig and Valorie. From a distance, we can consider the LEGO versions to be generally very successful, the torsos reproducing in detail the patterns seen on the screen. But one detail spoils the picture a bit: The legs of the different minifigs are desperately monochrome and do not match the textures seen on the different characters in the game. We could also discuss the interest of pad printing the sides and the upper face of the heads. Seen from the back, the different figurines look a bit like an assortment of Apéricubes.

The bangs of Hedwig would also have deserved to be molded on the head of the minifig, it is a characteristic attribute of the character and its absence simplifies the LEGO figure a little too much. For a derivative product sold at a high price, it is a real shame not to be able to obtain a little more accomplished figurines.

The two creatures that haunt the Redstone Mines, The Redstone Golem and Redstone Monstrosity are however very faithful to the digital versions. We can just regret here too the lack of textures on some pieces while others are very nicely pad printed. It smacks of the savings of a candle light at LEGO and the result is a bit bland in places despite the alternation of gray tones which compensates a little.

It was enough, however, to provide a few additional copies of the play Medium Stone Gray pad printed used on the torso of the Redstone Golem and on the feet of the Redstone Monstrosity and then it would have been possible to dress the Golem's arms and legs a bit. Even with an identical pattern on all copies provided, a simple change in orientation of the piece would suffice to texture the creature a little more.

The two creatures are really only usable from the front, their backs being much more sketchy. The limbs of the two golems are connected to the torso by Ball Seals which allow very dynamic staging without breaking everything. So there is plenty of fun with the different heroes provided and the two creatures to face.

LEGO also provides a Piggy bank, the pig with a chest on the back which contains some green pieces symbolizing the emeralds of the game. Here too, some patterns are missing at the bottom of the pig's legs and LEGO could have made an effort to offer us a new version of the chest more similar to that of the game. As it stands, we once again feel the will not to invest too much time and money on this project.

The base camp table with its map and candle is also provided in this box, it will be difficult to put into context, the set does not even offer a piece of wall. LEGO still provides us with a health potion, that's always taken, and regulars of the range will find here in two copies the Tile 2x4 colored Tan with two studs already seen in other boxes.

As you will have understood, not seeing a sheet of stickers among the photos presented here, the ten or so elements (excluding minifigs) bearing patterns are pad printed.

LEGO is however not stingy with various and varied weapons in this box and there is something to equip everyone with two copies of the crossbow already seen earlier this year in the sets. 21159 The Pillager Outpost et 21160 The Illager Raid and a bag containing swords, a hammer, a flail, a katana, a scythe of the cold and a pair of prongs "last laugh"I find these weapons really successful and although they are all monochrome, they are well in the spirit of the game.

In the end, I think that LEGO offers us a derivative product that is generally successful but which unfortunately overlooks too many aesthetic possibilities. The lack of decor, even basic, and the savings made on the printing of the pieces are felt while the public price of the set is relatively high for what this box really has to offer. The fact remains that this set is in my opinion a nice gift to give to a fan who wants to decorate his office with emblematic characters and creatures of the game.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at July 13, 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 Hidden Side set 70434 Supernatural Race Car (244 pieces - 29.99 €), an almost affordable box whose content caught my eye when it was announced.

The Hidden Side universe is a mixture inspired more or less frankly by everything that from near or far can affect the ghost hunt at LEGO or elsewhere: Scooby-Doo, Monster Fighters, Ghostbusters, Stranger Things, etc ... and it sometimes seems difficult to me to find an overall coherence to this concept which adds as a bonus an overlay of augmented reality play to construction toys. Despite everything, the range does manage to surprise me from time to time.

If I often remain insensitive to the various and varied constructions offered by LEGO in this range (school, prison, castle, cemetery, etc ...), I am however sometimes attracted by the few vehicles available in some of these boxes. The big 4x4 of the set 70421 El Fuego's Strunt Truck (2019), the school bus of the set 70423 Paranormal Intercept Bus 3000 (2019), the fire truck from the set 70436 Phantom Fire Truck 3000 (2020) and the "supernatural" car to build in this box are in my opinion very successful models.

And it's good because one can wonder what this car comes to do in the range that the vehicle attracted me. The craft could be piloted by Baron Von Barron, take part in stock car races or roam the streets of a Steampunk town, its versatility makes it a product that I think should appeal to a much larger audience than that. from the tote universe of teenage ghost hunters.

Since this is a "supernatural" hot rod, it was necessary to add a functionality to it to match the title. No steering or suspensions, but the car can "fly" having previously positioned its wheels horizontally like Doc Brown's Delorean or more recently Lola, Phil Coulson's convertible. No complex mechanism here, a few parts are enough to produce the desired effect.

We can regret that the LEGO version is not completely faithful to the vehicle seen in the animated series derived from this range: By comparing the model of the set with the hot rod seen on the screen, we quickly realize that the designer is 'is content to "reinterpret" the vehicle by narrowing the machine to go from two places to one. Pity.

Note that this vehicle does not have "transformation" capabilities as is the case in other boxes in the range. The hot rod is already part of the parallel universe of the game, so it is not intended to convert into a "ghost" machine.

The essential and inevitable colored wheel that allows the LEGO Hidden Side game to recognize the content of sets and offer some video game sequences is rather well integrated into the vehicle. Placed at the back, it does not disfigure the machine and vaguely takes the form of the reactor seen in the animated series. The two two-tone blocks based on new 1x2 half-cylinders placed on the sides of the body can be turned so that only the black part is visible, the aesthetics of the car thus maintaining a certain sobriety. The blue piece will be used in the video game.

The cockpit is easily accessible via the vehicle's movable roof and allows the driver to be installed without realizing that our fingers are too big for this child's toy. Once is not customary, the car will gladly do without thematic stickers to stick on the body, it's up to you depending on what you do with the model.

It will also be noted that this is the first appearance of the skull installed at the front in Pearl Dark Gray, the part was until now only available in white in a few boxes of the Ninjago (70593), Nexo Knights (70326), Legends of Chima (70147), The LEGO Batman Movie (70907) or even The Lone Ranger ( 79110).

This small box also allows you to get four characters including three minifigs: Jack Davids the young ghost hunter, Vaughn Geist, a Shadowwalker and the (dead) dog Spencer.

Jack's minifig is an assembly of elements already seen in numbers in the sets of the LEGO Hidden Side range, the head and the cute cap with integrated hair since the beginning of the year, the rest since 2019. The character is here delivered with a new 2020 variant of its smartphone present in three other boxes of the 2020 wave.

Vaughn Geist's minifig, the serving Dum Dum Dugan, is also featured in the sets 70433 JB's Submarine et 70437 Mystery Castle. The figurine is in my opinion visually very successful with an impeccable pad printing, especially on the torso which combines three layers of clothing and a few accessories.

The Shadowwalker with his false airs of a Game of Thrones creature in negative is for his part delivered almost identically in the sets 70436 Phantom Fire Truck et 70437 Mystery Castle but the transparent blue wings are only in this set. The part was already supplied in Neon Green in sets 70421 El Fuego's Strunt Truck et 70425 Newbury Haunted High School marketed in 2019.

The character's helmet is far from unheard of, it is an item in the LEGO catalog since 2004 that the youngest will eventually have discovered with the Nexo Knights range. Purists will undoubtedly find what to do with the character's head, especially in the Marvel universe, the rest is too generic for me even if the pad printing of the torso and legs seems to me overall very successful.

The little dead dog returned to ghost status is the one you already have in several copies if you are a fan of the range. In short, the assortment of minifigs offered in this box is nothing new or exceptional and the purists of the Marvel universe who just want Vaughn for his outfit and his hat in Medium Dark Flesh to convert into Dum Dum Dugan will be able to get it for 10 € less in the set 70433 JB's Submarine.

In the end, I am pleasantly surprised by this little box, and it is not because it is a product that fits perfectly into the world of the LEGO Hidden Side range, on the contrary. The hot rod is original enough to motivate the purchase of the set and it will easily find its place in many themed dioramas. In the end, it's almost a good thing that this range is just a melting pot of various influences, it's up to everyone to find what they like and put it to their taste.

I have not given you the promotion of the augmented reality video game associated with these boxes here, I think that those who wanted to try it have already bored of it and that the others can save their download time. The ghost hunt on offer isn't much fun beyond a few minutes, and adding new scannable sets to the app is nothing new.

Note: I remind the angry service that this site is not the LEGO Wikipedia and that I am only giving my opinion on different products. If you have a different opinion from mine, it is possible and quite normal.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at July 9, 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 making a foray into the DC Comics universe with the set 76159 Joker's Trike Chase, one of the three boxes of the range marketed since the beginning of June 2020. Sold for 54.99 €, this small set of 440 pieces offers to assemble a new Batmobile, a three-wheeled motorcycle for the Joker and allows you to have fun without necessarily having to iron at the cash register to balance the forces involved.

The Batmobile provided here is a version no doubt vaguely inspired by the one seen in the video game Arkham Knight, ultra-simplified for the occasion. No steering or suspensions, but the result is quite interesting with an aggressive look and a really spacious cockpit.

The vehicle makes use of five examples of the transparent piece that has been used for years to close the cockpit of various rolling or flying machines. This element is here available in black and it dresses the wheels and the back of the Batmobile. This original use of a classic element is interesting even if the part only clips on one side and therefore does not really stay in place, especially at the level of the wheels. The vehicle could in the process almost do without the four stickers to stick on these wings with angular and smooth surfaces that make the machine truly photogenic.

Even if it has not been used for a few years in this color, the canopy of the cockpit is however not new, you have already seen it on the machine of the set 7067 Jet-Copter Encounter marketed in 2011 in the very successful but also very ephemeral Alien Conquest range. This coin is much more common in yellow, in Trans Red or Trans Orange, it is currently found in several Ninjago or Monkie Kid sets.

The cockpit is accessible enough to place Batman in it without having to call in someone with little fingers. It's up to you whether you want to let the cloth cape wrinkle behind the figure or if you prefer to remove it before installing the character behind the wheel of the machine.

Finally, the four wheels are dressed with pad-printed parts of the boss's logo already used in 2019 on the bat-vehicles of the sets. 76119 Batmobile: Pursuit of the Joker et 76122 Batcave Clayface Invasion.

Robin has to be content here with the red motorbike he shares with Spider-Man, Red Hood or the pizza delivery man from the Hidden Side range, or a scooter if you do not put in place the fairing on which it is necessary stick two stickers in the colors of Batman's young acolyte.

The other big machine of this box, the Trike (for three-wheeled motorcycle) of the Joker also seems to me sufficiently convincing to justify the purchase of this box. The designer has done tons of it so that you can guess at first glance who owns the device, but it is well in the spirit of the character.

The rear center wheel uses a steel rim Pearl Gold already seen in Silver in the set 76142 Avengers Speeder Bike Attack, on the Spider-Cycle of the set 76148 Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock and on the AIM machine of the set 76143 Avengers Truck Takedown.

The big function of this Trike, it is the opening of the mouth placed at the front when the vehicle is moving. It's well done and the effect is fun. The riding position is less whimsical than what LEGO recently offered us for Spider-Man or Black Panther on their respective contraptions and Harley Quinn can stand or sit right behind the Joker. You will have less chance than usual of losing the two small gray pistols of the Joker, they can be clipped on the sides of the saddle of the Trike.

Four characters are provided in this box and as often, the assortment mixes some new elements with a large ladle of pieces already seen in other sets.

Batman's torso and head are already delivered in 2019 in sets 76118 Mr. Freeze Batcycle Battle, 76119 Batmobile: Pursuit of the Joker, 76120 Batwing and The Riddler Heist et 76122 Batcave Clayface Invasion and this year in the set 76160 Mobile Bat Base which we will talk about shortly.

The character has three different cloaks here which allow her to change her appearance and make her a little more dynamic, but I find the initiative unconvincing and I would have gladly exchanged this set of rags for a single rigid cloak identical to the one seen in the set 76139 1989 Batmobile.

I note that, in accordance with what had been announced on the occasion of the conference on quality problems at LEGO, the content of which I summarized for you a few days ago, the pad printing of Batman's face is a little less pale than usual. It's not perfect with a skin tone that is still not at the level of the parts tinted in the mass, but there is progress.

Robin is also made up of elements already seen in other sets: the character's head and torso were present in the sets 76118 Mr. Freeze Batcycle Battle et 76122 Batcave Clayface Invasion, these pieces are placed on a pair of legs Medium articulated often used in the Harry Potter range.

The Joker's torso and head are previously seen pieces in the set 76119 Batmobile: Pursuit of the Joker, the head was also used in the sets 10753 The Joker Batcave Attack (2018) et 76138 Batman and The Joker Escape (2019)

Only Harley Quinn's minifig makes it possible to obtain new elements: the head and the hair were in the set 76138 Batman and The Joker Escape, but the torso and legs are new pieces without much artistic risk taking that remain in the spirit of what LEGO has already offered us in The LEGO Batman Movie range. The pad printing problem at the "knees" with a missing white ink area has still not been resolved at LEGO.

In short, this set will undoubtedly never become a great classic of the range but it puts us back in the mood for the film and the The LEGO Batman Movie range with two large vehicles sufficiently original to deserve our attention. and playability guaranteed by the balance of forces involved. Harley Quinn arguably deserved better than being relegated to the Joker's passenger rank, and a motorbike or simple tricycle would have been welcome.

The assortment of minifigs is a bit behind here with very little new for a lot of recycling and collectors will no doubt be disappointed. As usual, we will wait until this box is sold around 40 € before cracking.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at July 5, 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 Marvel Spider-Man set 76151 Venomosaurus Ambush, a box of 640 pieces inspired by comics Old Man Logan et Old man hawkeye in the pages of which we find the "venomized" T-Rex in pursuit of a large 4x4. The reference stops there, this product does not feature Wolverine and Hawkeye.

This new set which completes the already very long list of boxes which put Spider-Man in control of various and varied machines is sold at the public price of 79.99 € on the official online store. The box is not currently listed elsewhere, it is undoubtedly a temporary exclusivity that LEGO reserves, at least for a few weeks, before possibly providing it to one or more specialized brands.

With a price of 79.99 €, we are logically entitled to expect a little more content than in the usual sets which often serve as a pretext to sell us some more or less exclusive minifigs. And the objective here seems to be achieved with on one side a Spider Buggy which takes the air of Monster Truck and on the other a rather imposing "venomized" T-Rex.

Spider-Man's vehicle is designed to stand up to the creature he faces in this set, so we assemble a much more elaborate machine than the usual spider-things. It is well executed and there is even a suspension that allows the cab to be lowered onto the chassis by simply pressing on the buggy. The two blue elastic bands provided do the rest.

The missile launcher placed on the rear turret is a 2020 novelty also delivered in the Marvel sets  76153 Helicarrier and Ninjago 71703 Storm Fighter Battle, just like the arrow with its rubber tip which is a variant of the usual version. The possibilities of integrating this new element will be better than those of the canon Technic Classic (ref. 6064131) often used so far and that's good news for anyone who doesn't like to sacrifice a model's looks for a bit of playability.

We stick a large handful of stickers on the vehicle to give it its final appearance, we install the driver in the space provided which even has a backrest and a steering wheel and off we go. A second character can take place on the cannon.

The other big construction of the set is the "venomized" T-rex that you have to try to knock out with the only projectile provided. I am quite impressed by the finish of the creature which combines pad-printed pieces with others on which you have to stick the essential stickers.

The joints are numerous and it is not only a question of Ball Seals at rough settings even if the T-rex's arms and head are so equipped. The legs of the T-rex are adjustable with great precision thanks to the assemblies Technic that allow a notch adjustment. It will be necessary to find the point of balance of the creature to stage it in certain positions but the possibilities are really increased tenfold by the use of these notched pieces. Beware of the three claws simply clipped on the end of the legs of the T-rex, they tend to come off very easily during handling.

The creature has a "chest" in the abdomen, you can store Venom himself, the skeleton provided or one of his other victims that he would have devoured. This space is well integrated, it does not disfigure the model and adds a bit of playability. Venom can also take place on the back of the T-rex, two studs are provided to seat the minifig.

Too bad the eyes of the T-rex are simply symbolized by two neutral pieces, maybe it lacks something to read to provide a real look. The mouth of the creature is on the other hand very successful with a substantial dentition which circulates over the entire length of the jaw and an orientable tongue.

The T-rex protects an egg that is also "venomous" next to which the skeleton is located. Nothing crazy, but this mini-assembly adds a little stake in the confrontation. It's up to you to invent the story that goes around it.

As for the four minifigs delivered in this box, the assortment alternates between new versions and figurines already delivered in other sets:

The Spider-Man minifigure is the variant with legs in two colors already seen in more than half a dozen boxes released in 2019 (76113 Spider-Man Bike Rescue, 76114 Spider-Man's Spider Crawler et 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom) and in 2020 (76148 Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock, 76150 Spiderjet vs. Venom Mech et 76163 Venom Crawler).

Nothing new on the side of Venom either, the torso and the head of the figurine are the elements present in the sets 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom (2019) et 76150 Spiderjet vs. Venom Mech (2020)

Iron Spider is delivered here in a new version which fixes the major flaw of the 2015 figure seen in the set  76037 Rhino & Sandman Supervillain Team-up : The patterns of the torso and the head, which were not really highlighted at the time, are here underlined by a very appropriate black border. By quibbling a bit, LEGO could have contented itself with a slightly finer line not to unnecessarily drown the design of the torso. LEGO doesn't overdo it with the mechanical legs attached to the character's back and that's a good thing. Too bad the accessory on which we clip the four claws is black.

Finally, the Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) minifigure is 100% brand new with a nice torso matching that of Spider-Man and a molded ABS plastic head that should delight the most complete of collectors. The pad printing of the face is impeccable, the homage to the character is in my opinion successful without going too far from the LEGO concept.

In short, we could have been worried by noting that this umpteenth box which features Spider-Man is sold for 80 €. LEGO has accustomed us to much cheaper sets in this universe, but also less opulent. Here, I think the product gives value for money to anyone looking for both construction fun, playability, some references to more or less cult comics and an assortment of minifigures that offers a minimum of novelty.

The contract is in my opinion fulfilled, although it may be wise to wait to possibly have a chance to find this box a little cheaper elsewhere than LEGO.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at July 4, 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 Disney set 43179 Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters, a large box of 1739 pieces which will be sold for 179.99 € from July 1st and which allows to assemble two emblematic characters from the Disney universe, Mickey and Minnie.

This new exhibition product is intended according to the box and the official description for a hyperactive adult clientele anxious to relax while playing LEGO and the first opinions on this set have been very divided since its announcement with on one side the fans of the Disney universe who find these two models very successful and the other fans who remain a little dubious or even frankly disappointed. And that's without counting on the public price of the product which seems to him to be almost unanimous: it's too expensive.

The good news that will add a dose of user-friendliness when assembling the product: LEGO provides two independent instruction booklets, Mickey on one side and Minnie with accessories on the other, which allows a two-person assembly to be relax as a couple or with friends. Please note, these are not figurines in the true sense of the word.

The two characters, here directly inspired by those seen in the episodes of the animated series Mickey Mouse broadcast since 2013 and which reintroduces "classic" versions of the characters, are in fact statues which have no articulation and which are permanently anchored on their base. It is still possible to change the direction of the arms by modifying the orientation of the two black curved pieces that form the limbs and to turn the hands, but that's it.

We start with the pretty plinths in the form of a photo negative or cinema film on which the two characters sit. The staging is very interesting, some will undoubtedly see characters who come to life when they leave their 2D support. As for the innards of Mickey and Minnie, the interior of the two pedestals based on frames Technic is full of colored parts, which in addition to facilitating the positioning of certain elements makes the instructions on a black background more readable.

The two large white plaques with pad-printed signatures then add a little collector's touch to the two statues and dress the surface bordered with bands, perfectly reproducing the perforation visible on the films.

The effect is obtained by inserting smoked glass in windows and it is really very successful. These 48 panes are the parts shown as using the new color that joins the LEGO palette: 363 Transparent Brown with Opalescense. The result is more blue than brown.

The two figures are firmly anchored on their support, which ensures the stability of each of the statues whose heaviest element is the head. Mickey's right leg is the most successful, it consists of two of the ten new pieces curved at 45 ° and smooth also used for the arms. The other three legs are more classic, they are straight with parts threaded on a flexible axis.

We can't escape the usual barrels used to symbolize something other than what they really are and two red elements form the bottom of Mickey's shorts. There are also two barrels at the base of the necks of the two statues, but these will be hidden during the insertion of the head.

The inside of the torso is a stack of colored pieces on which a few sub-assemblies are attached which are responsible for bringing a little roundness to the two models. If Mickey's shorts and Minnie's skirt are quite successful, the upper torso is in my opinion much less with angles that are a little too pronounced which produce a "pear" effect.

The hands of both mice are very well done with three fixed fingers, a movable thumb and the outer layer of the glove which is pad printed. Be careful during assembly, in the copy that I received one of these four pad-printed parts has a printing defect with a white spot.

To be honest, I'm one of those people who find these two figures a bit too rough to be really attractive. We obviously recognize Mickey and Minnie, difficult to confuse them with other characters, but all this is still too stylized to convince me. Up to the neck, we can admit that the designer did quite well. Above, it is much less obvious with a too angular rendering which gives me the impression of dealing with characters wearing a mask on the lower face.

The two heads are built on the same principle as the torsos with a stack of colored parts on which we attach sub-assemblies which try to give a little roundness to the whole. The remaining spaces are filled in with half-dome quarters in two different sizes and the nose is the result of a somewhat odd assembly that uses a white version of the piece already seen in red in the LEGO Star Wars set. 75247 Rebel A-Wing Starfighter and which made the heyday of the range Cars in 2017. This piece is also present in yellow on the back of Mickey's shoes.

At the end of the nose of the two characters, there is a copy of the helmet Space Classic in black plugged into a neutral head. LEGO also recalled when announcing the product that this helmet had not been produced since 1987. It's up to you to see which way you prefer to put it, the opening downwards if you place the two statues on a chest of drawers or upwards so that your friends will notice it and you can tell them this anecdote before going to dinner. The ears are made up of an assembly of two semi-circles with visible tenons fixed on a Ball joint. A few Tiles would not have been too much to smooth the inner surface of these ears a little, which as it is, seem a little thin to me.

From the front and from afar, the two characters are almost illusory and the whole will easily find its place on a shelf. Some approximations can be justified by invoking an "artistic" bias or the limitations of the LEGO concept, but in my opinion you have to be really lenient to consider these "interpretations" as faithful to the reference models. It is moreover by placing the two mice in profile that the difficulty of adapting round shapes with square bricks is felt a little.

The Minnie statue shares a lot of techniques and internal sub-assemblies with Mickey except obviously for the attributes specific to this character like the pumps or the skirt. The skirt, composed in particular on the sides of large pad-printed red windshields, is rather successful. I am less convinced by the pumps which are really crude if you look at them closely. Once again, it will be necessary to contemplate the model as a whole and from far enough away not to focus on certain sub-assemblies that are a little too rough to really convince.

Like Mickey Mouse, the mouse's gaze is a big half Dish in pad-printed bi-injection which covers the upper half of the face. LEGO had the good taste of pad printing the eyes on a white piece, thus avoiding the usual color shifts. Unfortunately, the eyes are not as deep black as their outline which is tinted throughout. Too bad, even if from afar, it passes.

To accompany the two mice, LEGO provides some accessories to assemble in the box: A vintage camera in Reddish brown on its tripod with new rounded corners, a cigar box guitar to a rope seen in Mickey's hands on many illustrations, a bouquet of flowers for Minnie and a book whose cover and interior are decorated with four stickers.

I would have preferred a picnic basket and a cinema camera, but we will do with these generally very convincing accessories that allow you to place items in the hands of the characters to boost the presentation a little.

In short, Mickey and Minnie or Michel and Monique, tastes and colors are indisputable and it's up to you to see if these slightly angular LEGO versions of curvaceous characters deserve your money.

To try to end on a positive note, I think the staging of the two characters is really effective and the props provided are very successful. However, I am not really convinced by the aesthetics of the two heads or by the prohibitive price of this exhibition product. But I'm not the ideal customer for this type of set: Mickey and Minnie scared me more than anything when I was young and I preferred the service ducks like Scrooge, Donald, Daisy, Gontran and the Castors Juniors.

This LEGO version will not change my mind about the slightly disturbing side of these two mice, quite the contrary, and so I don't really want to display these two smirking statues in a corner knowing that 'they watch me all the time, especially in the dark.

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