Here we go again for a period during which VIP points are doubled for any purchase made on the official online store.

Note that even if the points calculation system changed a few months ago, the amount of the reduction to be applied to a future one remains the same, i.e. 5% of the amount spent by default and 10% in case of doubling of points. VIP. 750 accumulated VIP points will therefore give you the right to a reduction of 5 € to be used on your next purchase on the official online store or in a LEGO Store.

Remember that you now need to generate a voucher via the interface dedicated to the VIP program to be able to benefit from your points. You then get a unique code to enter in the basket before validating your order.

The offer is valid until March 29, 2020 and can be combined with the one that allows you to obtain the set 40370 40 Years of LEGO Trains from 99 € of purchase until March 22. From March 23, it will be the turn of the set 40371 Easter Eggs to be offered from 55 € of purchase.

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Today we quickly tour the LEGO Marvel set 76143 Avengers Truck Takedown (477 pieces - € 39.99), one more box based on the Marvel's Avengers (Square Enix) video game whose release was initially scheduled for May 2020 but has finally been postponed to next September.

Here, too, the Avengers face the AIM troops (Advanced Idea Mechanics) and for the occasion Captain America and Hawkeye are at the controls of a modular truck with a slightly strange look. The machine is based on four (too) small wheels and it opens to store the rear Stud Shooter competition mounted on Technic beams.

Why not, even if the vehicle would in my opinion have benefited from being mounted on large wheels or tracks, just to make it more homogeneous. Just press the latch at the back to open the two body panels that hide the weapon, it's always taken for playability, and the cockpit of the truck is also a little strange but it has the merit of being able to accommodate a minifigure in uniform under the mobile canopy.

With its look and its blue / gray color and by simply changing the stickers, the machine could also just as well integrate the LEGO Jurassic World range and I think that this truck is not really up to what could have invented Tony Stark to make life easier for the band of superheroes. For a more successful product, LEGO could in my opinion have added a motorcycle that it would have been possible to store in the rear compartment for Captain America, the barrel then being fixed above the driving position.

Opposite, the AIM troops had to be content with a more modest three-wheeled machine, but they were assisted by a combat drone armed with Stud Shooters which is attached to the back. We find at the front a rim identical to those seen on the Black Panther motorcycle in the set 76142 Avengers Speeder Bike Attack. If the truck struggles to convince me, this very simple three-wheeled motorcycle seems more consistent with the universe developed here thanks to its aggressive look and its use justified by the transport of the combat drone.

As usual, we stick some stickers on the truck and on the motorcycle with the bonus of a license plate which also serves as the signature of the designer of the set: NA811 for Nabii aka Mark Stafford.

On the minifig side, we get here two members of the Avengers. Captain America benefits from a brand new double-sided face and torso, shield and mask previously seen in the set 76123 Captain America: Outriders Attack (2019) and a pair of neutral legs. The white of the torso is not really white as usual but the design of the piece is very faithful to the video game version although it lacks a few patterns on the arms to make it perfect. LEGO is kind enough to deliver hair for the character, it's nice.

Hawkeye benefits from his side of a torso and a new head, all plugged on neutral legs and with hair in Medium Dark Flesh already used in the past for Thor, Newt Scamander and a handful of other generic minifigs. Nice graphic work on the torso, too bad the legs have not received the same attention.

Finally, the two AIM agents delivered here are identical to the one seen in the set 76142 Avengers Speeder Bike Attack. One of the two agents is equipped with a flamethrower and a jetpack, why not, these elements will bring a little variety when it comes to forming a small squad intended to populate a diorama.

As for the set 76142 Avengers Speeder Bike Attack, there is fun here by getting some new minifigs and everyone should find something for themselves. Even if the "Avengers truck" will probably not go down in history in the same way as a Quinjet, this box sold at the public price of 39.99 € is a product that makes the effort to be self-sufficient with what fun for two or three without having to go back to the checkout. It's already that.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at March 29, 2020 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and 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. Shipment of the batch as soon as the sanitary situation permits.

Go ahead for pre-order at Minifigure Maddness boxes of 60 sachets containing one or more series of 16 characters from the 20th series (LEGO ref. 71027).

The complete box is on sale for 168.99 € instead of 184.99 € using the code HOTH66 to enter in the basket before validating the order. You will then have to add 4 € delivery costs by DHL Express. The bag therefore costs you € 2.88 including postage instead of € 3.99 and the brand undertakes to align itself without discussing with Amazon FR or eBay FR if the latter offer prices even lower under the same conditions.

Attention, at this stage we do not know how many complete sets it will be possible to obtain with a box of 60 sachets, even if the previous series (LEGO ref. 71025) allowed us to obtain three complete sets of 16 characters. Also note that this is a pre-order while stocks last with a delivery date announced for the first week of May.

Bonus for those who have a facebook account: if you place an order and then go to the brand's facebook page, you can have a chance to win a copy of the LEGO Marvel set 76032 The Avengers Quinjet City Chase and the two complete sets of 18 Disney minifigs (ref. Lego 71012) put into play by liking the page and then sending a DM mentioning your order number. Draw and announcement of winners on April 20.

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Let's pretend nothing has filtered out these last weeks and discover with amazement the three new boxes of the LEGO Star Wars range officially announced today: the sets 75274 Tie Fighter Pilot Helmet (724 pieces), 75276 Stormtrooper Helmet (647 pieces) and 75277 Boba Fett Helmet (625 pieces), which will be sold at the public price of 59.99 € from April 19, 2020 (64.99 € in Belgium, 74.90 CHF in Switzerland).

LEGO promises us an assembly experience worthy of the most discerning adult fans with these detailed reproductions of three iconic helmets from the Star Wars universe. In terms of dimensions, the Tie Fighter Pilot and Stormtrooper helmets are 18 cm high, that of Boba Fett 21 cm with the antenna.

According to the mention on the packaging, these products are intended for major fans and LEGO announces that it will continue to offer products specifically targeting adult fans, using the same sober and minimalist packaging proposed here.

We will talk about these three helmets again shortly on the occasion of a "Review ", while waiting the three boxes are already referenced and available on the official online store.

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75276 STORMTROOPER HELMET ON THE LEGO SHOP >>

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Just to keep busy and wait while waiting for something better, here are some official visuals of the 16 characters from the 20th series of collectible minifigs in bags (LEGO ref. 71027 - € 3.99 per bag) expected on May 1st. Given the current context, I think it is a little early to possibly plan a trial session in your favorite store, you will have to be patient or order a complete box of 60 sachets from those who will soon offer this packaging for sale .

These new images here are mostly digital versions of each of these minifigs with perfect pad printing. To see them "in real life" refer to to the photo gallery taken at the last New York Toy Fair.

On the menu, a boy and his Piñata (Pinata Boy), a young girl with her boombox (breakdancer), a woman disguised as a pea (Peapod Costume Girl), a knight (Knigh Tournamentt), a pirate (pirate girl), a young girl with her rocket (SpaceFan), a young girl disguised as a llama (Llama Costume Girl), a Viking warrior (Viking ...), a red Power Ranger (Super warrior), a karateka with his nunchaku (martial arts boy), a javelin / discus thrower with her medal (Athlete), a diver with a turtle (Sea Rescue), a guy disguised as a green lego brick (Brick Suit Guy), a musician with his portable synthesizer (80s musician), a girl in pajamas with her teddy bear (Girl pajamas) and a young boy with his drone (drone boy).

(Visuals via The Minifigure Store)