Today we are interested in the small LEGO Star Wars promotional set 40451 Tatooine Homestead, a box that will be offered from € 85 purchase of products from the LEGO Star Wars range on the occasion of the annual May the 4th operation which will take place from May 1 to 5, 2021 (details of the planned offers can be found on the Good Deals page)

This new product will expand the collection of scenes microscale initiated in 2019 with the sets 40333 Battle of Hoth (offered during Operation May the 4th in 2019) and 40362 Battle of Endor (offered during Triple Force Friday in October 2019) and completed in 2020 with the set 40407 Death Star II Battle offered on the occasion of May the 4th.

This fourth small box honors Tatooine by applying the same construction principles as the other three mini-dioramas with a SNOT base (Studs Not On Top) and some micro-constructions that come to dress the thing.

As usual, the assembly of this set with the reduced inventory of 217 pieces is very quickly dispatched. The mini diorama is flanked by a pad-printed element which reminds us that the scene is from Star Wars and that we are in 2021. There was no doubt something to do better than telling us the year the product was marketed, but the collection effect is there.

As the product title suggests, this includes putting together the Lars family farm with its outdoor hut, underground yard, vaporizers, and Luke's Landspeeder. Further in the dunes, we set up a Sandcrawler with his two Tiles Identical pad-printed sides around which are gathered some micro-characters seen on the screen in Episode IV: two Jawas, C-3PO, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker and Owen Lars. Beru Lars with his brown skirt and blue waistcoat is also present in the underground courtyard of the farm.

I was hungry for more with the promotional set 40407 Death Star II Battle that I found visually a little messy and I find here what allowed me to appreciate the two other references based on Hoth and Endor already available in this collection: a readable diorama with a relatively clean staging and mini-constructions summary but faithful. It is successful and it is once again proof that LEGO can do without a polybag with a new or exclusive minifig, provided you show a little creativity.

As this new product is a promotional item offered on condition of purchase, there is therefore no reason not to add an additional micro-diorama to your collections as long as you plan to spend your money on the official online store at planned dates.

These small thematic sets do not take up too much space, they are aesthetically rather successful and this format changes us a bit from the usual scale of classic sets. LEGO values ​​these small boxes at 14.99 € or 17.99 € in this specific case and I am convinced that even if they were sold at this price instead of being offered on condition of purchase, they would find their audience quite easily.

See you on May 1st for the launch of the offer that will allow you to be offered this nice little set from € 85 purchase in products from the LEGO Star Wars range.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 4th May 2021 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.

LEGO officially unveils the LEGO Star Wars set today 75308 R2-D2, a box of 2314 pieces which will allow from May 1, 2021 and against 199.99 € to assemble an exhibition model of the astromech droid R2-D2.

It is especially a question here of bringing out in a more modern version the droid which was available between 2012 and 2014 in the set. 10225 R2-D2 (2127 - 199.99 €) by taking advantage of the evolution of construction techniques and the availability of new elements to update the appearance of the product a little.

Like its predecessor, this 31 cm high by 20 cm wide droid offers some integrated features such as the retractable foot, the rotating dome or the various retractable tools and adds an extractable periscope as well as a storage compartment for the saber of Luke Skywalker, a nod to the scene of the clash on Jabba's barge seen in theEpisode VI (Return of the Jedi).

As announced yesterday, the support that accompanies the droid incorporates a pad-printed commemorative brick that marks the 50th anniversary of the company Lucasfilm. The figurine provided is not exclusive to this box, it is the one we all already have in our drawers.

See you in a few hours for a "Review ".

LEGO STAR WARS 75308 R2-D2 ON THE LEGO SHOP >>

(The link to the shop redirects to the version of the official shop for your country of connection)

LEGO uploaded some visuals from the Star Wars set 40451 Tatooine Homestead which is also present in the official mobile application for obtaining assembly instructions. This small box of 217 pieces will be offered from € 85 purchase of products from the range from May 1 to 5, 2021 on the occasion of the May the 4th promotional operation.

The product will expand the collection of scenes microscale initiated in 2019 with the sets 40333 Battle of Hoth (offered during Operation May the 4th in 2019) and 40362 Battle of Endor (offered during Triple Force Friday in October 2019) and completed in 2020 with the set 40407 Death Star II Battle offered on the occasion of May the 4th.

We will talk about this little box again during the day on the occasion of a "Review ".

The sign Walmart uploaded the other lego set based on the movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) expected in theaters next September, the benchmark 76177 Battle at the Ancient Village.

In the box, 400 pieces to assemble a dragon and five characters: Shang-Chi, Morris, Xialing, Wenwu (The Mandarin) and Death Dealer. The public price of this set in France should be € 39.99, no specific date for sale at the moment.

As I said yesterday, LEGO had offered to several sites to receive the two products derived from the film in test this month but this offer was canceled a few days ago for reasons related to "a change in marketing plan".

Marvel unveiled some products film derivatives Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) among which the set 76176 Escape From The Ten Rings with two official visuals.

It is therefore the opportunity to see a little more closely this box of 321 pieces which will be sold at the public price of 29.99 € and which will allow us to obtain four minifigs and a creature: Shang-Chi, Morris (a Dijiang), Wenwu (The Mandarin), Katy and Razor Fist.

We do not know when the two sets planned around the film will be marketed, the theatrical release of which has been postponed to September 2021, but LEGO had offered to receive them for testing this month and this offer was canceled there is a few days for reasons related to "a change in marketing plan".