Today we return to the LEGO Marvel Avengers universe with the set 76170 Iron Man vs. Thanos, a reference of 103 pieces stamped 4+ which will be available from March 1st at the public price of € 19.99.

In the box, we find something to assemble two constructions which immediately seem a little off topic and which obviously only offer a very limited challenge, even if this is the purpose of the 4+ universe intended for the youngest fans in transition course from the DUPLO range to more classic products.

The "starter brick", as LEGO names it in the official product description, is the base of Tony Stark's ship here. It is on this large piece that the handful of elements are placed which allows to obtain a somewhat coarse jet with a open cockpit Even though the ship deserved to be completely closed, the youngest will have no trouble installing or removing Tony Stark from this spacious, easily accessible cockpit.

The ship in question seems to be more or less inspired by that seen in Doctor Strange comic # 1 published in June 2018 but we can also imagine that the designer is vaguely referring here toy marketed in 2009 in the range Marvel crossovers. LEGO designers have their influences and their childhood memories and it is not uncommon to find traces of them in their creations, it may be the case here.

Two pad printed parts are integrated into the ship with on one side a few control screens in the cockpit and a hood with an ARC Reactor. This piece may find a second life among MOCeurs who want to tinker with a Hulkbuster. The ship is equipped with two Disc shooters side which will only be of interest as long as the young owner of the set has not yet lost the three ammunition provided.

Opposite, we're building a rotating turret for Thanos. The thing, which looks like a product from the defunct range Mighty Microphones, is equipped with the new dart launcher which replaces the previous model since last year. LEGO only provides one ammunition, it's a bit petty, and two pad-printed pieces that take up the pattern visible on the character's torso dress the sides of the barrel. The playability could have been maximum if LEGO had planned a turret orientable on a vertical axis but this is unfortunately not the case. It is still a question of targeting a ship and not a car.

The two main constructions are accompanied by an alcove protected on one side by lasers in the middle of which there is an Infinity Gauntlet. The coin used here is just a Oversized Minifig Hand as there are in many other boxes at LEGO since 2013. No trace of the Infinity Stones on the glove, it is necessary to be satisfied with a generic element not padprinted.

As for the two minifigs delivered in this box, nothing new or exclusive: the Iron Man figurine is the one already seen since 2020 in the sets 76140 Iron Man Mech, 76152 Avengers Wrath of Loki, 76153 Avengers Helicarrier, 76164 Iron Man Hulkbuster versus AIM Agent, 76166 Avengers Tower Battle et 76167 Iron Man Armory. It was also offered with the official LEGO Marvel Avengers magazine in November 2020.

Thanos' minifigure is the one in the set 76141 Thanos Mech (2020), the pair of legs less pad printed. The 76141 set therefore remains the only solution to obtain a minifig dressed from head to toe, it is also sold for € 9.99.

So there is not much to chew on in this little box, except maybe apart from the two pretty colored supports called "Energy Stands"by LEGO. These two pieces are rather original and they allow to beautifully stage the minifigures. They also provide an appreciable aesthetic solution when it comes to trying to stabilize characters overloaded with various and varied equipment that have a Little trouble to stand up The MOCeurs will eventually find their use on ship reactors.

In short, this box sold for 20 € does not have many arguments to make whether in the field of the construction challenge or that of the characters. Even the gameplay is only relative with the inability to orient the turret upwards to aim at Tony Stark's ship. It is therefore in my opinion possible to do much better with 20 €, even for a young child.

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In all other cases, the overall discount percentage will decrease depending on the price difference between the two products purchased.

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Notice to fans of LEGO collectibles who are currently scrambling to assemble the five themed models offered via thehe VIP rewards center, there are at least two other products on the same principle elsewhere in the world. LEGO has indeed offered two pieces 45mm in diameter bearing the likeness of the Mario minifigure with a "Gold" version in Hong Kong and a "Silver" version in South Korea.

Even though there were a few rumors that it would one day, none of these promotional products have been offered anywhere other than Asia to date.

The golden version was put into play at Toys R Us Hong Kong in November 2020 via a scratch card given from 100 HKD of purchase which allowed to try to win one of the 500 copies available. The silver version was offered through the same promotional mechanic in South Korea. These two pieces with a very limited edition and even more limited distribution are obviously for sale on eBay at very high prices. When you love you don't count and the most complete collectors who strive to bring together all the LEGO products in the Super Mario range will perhaps be interested in these two very exclusive products:

We know that the LEGO set 40450 Amelia Earhart Tribute will be offered in March at LEGO but until now we only had a little fuzzy or low resolution visuals of this pretty box which will allow the red Lockheed Vega 5B to be assembled used by Amelia Earhart during her crossing of the Atlantic in 1932.

We now have two official high resolution visuals of this promotional product which should be offered from March 6 to 14, 2021 from 100 € of purchase. Now it's up to you to see if these images which allow you to discover a little more closely the plane with its stickers, the display adorned with a small plate and the minifigure with its card are enough to convince you to add this product to your collection by spending the minimum amount requested on the official online store.

(Visuals via lego.brickmegastore.com)

If you want to know (a little) more about the development of the relaxing playlist titled "LEGO White Noise"Online for three weeks on several platforms including Spotify, iTunes and Google Music, the manufacturer has posted the making of the thing.

We suspected that all this was based on overturned bricks, manipulated, brewed, etc ... and this short very first degree video on the subject will probably not teach you much. I have already said it during the initial announcementFrom the concept, I'm not at all sensitive to these ASMR brick noise. I tried to insist to see if my stress level dropped as I listened, but nothing helped, I come out more annoyed than before.

Some of you may have tried out this seven track playlist, feel free to indicate if you felt more relaxed from these different sound sequences which seem like it took a lot of research and research. experimentation. Unless Jinn, the sound engineer in the video, and his collaborators wanted to play a joke on LEGO and pocket a small ticket in the process. Hard to say, we don't see them smiling under their masks.