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Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO DC set 76271 Batman The Animated Series Gotham City, a large box of 4210 pieces which will be available as an Insiders preview from April 1, 2024 at the public price of €299.99.

You know since the announcement of this colorful fresco, this is a strong homage to the animated series Batman: The Animated Series ou BTAS for the most die-hard fans or Batman: The Animated Series in our regions. Broadcast for the first time in 1992, this series has widely found its audience and its 65 episodes are now available on Netflix so that all those who never had the opportunity to watch it during their youth can do so.

LEGO is therefore going with a large fresco representing Gotham City from the series with its original “Art Deco” style architecture and its dark atmosphere. The construction, almost 80 cm long and more than 40 cm high, brings together numerous nods and other references to the series, the fan service is at work here to the hilt and everyone, including me Even those who have had excellent memories of this series will in principle not be disappointed.

The assembly of the product involves in part the junction between plates on which we gradually install all the planned elements, the progression is interesting and we never really get bored unlike certain LEGO mosaics that are more boring over time. I remember the wide variety of facades and techniques used to achieve the promised result, certain ideas are reused here and there but the progression is intelligently balanced so as to never have the impression of working on an assembly line.

There is no need to wait for the final result to benefit from all the good ideas in the set, each section reserves its share of layers integrating a detail or a scene and the object gradually becomes thicker as it progresses. installation of the different structures. It is therefore advisable to savor the assembly of the product and to take your time.

It will also be more difficult to come back to an underlay later without trying to guess whether this or that section is designed to be easily removed. Upon arrival, the fresco offers a beautiful effect of perspective and depth on Gotham City, like the LEGO Ideas set 21333 Vincent Van Gogh - The Starry Night, with the possibility of coming back whenever you want to pick up a section and enjoy what it hides or covers.

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Many of the winks proposed involve the installation of stickers with graphics that I find uninspired and that's a bit of a shame. I'm thinking in particular of the twenty or so gray stickers which feature different characters, it's a bit sad as it is and there was undoubtedly room to make these different stickers more visually attractive to better integrate them into the diorama. We inevitably recognize the characters concerned via their minimalist interpretation in the form of a minifig but I am a little disappointed by the very simplistic side of the aesthetic bias.

If certain stickers disappear in the depths of Gotham under removable elements, a large part of them remains visible on the surface and one wonders how these stickers will age on a product intended to sit on a piece of furniture or to be hung on the wall . We must also take into account the difficulty of maintaining and dusting such a product with a complex surface design; a brush will not be enough and it will be necessary to use an air can or a blower regularly to prevent dust from nesting in areas. very difficult to access spaces.

There are two pad-printed elements in this box, not counting the four minifigs provided: the Bat-Signal visible in the sky of Gotham and the micro-representation of Batman on a red background installed at the top of a building. This is a failure for the Bat-Signal, whose yellow color pad-printed on a black background offers a much less attractive rendering than the retouched official visuals and the design of the Tile red which features Batman is once again a little too simplistic to convince me.

For the rest, in my opinion it is flawless with a very successful fresco, a frame with very thin edges which does not cannibalize the work, the possibility of placing the construction on a piece of furniture without it tipping over at the slightest contact thanks to the integration of two retractable supports at the rear and the guarantee for the most dedicated fans to be able to spend time exploring Gotham by removing the different removable sections to discover what is going on behind each facade. I am not listing all these references for you, those who make the effort to spend €300 in this big box must retain the privilege of this discovery.

The fresco is topped with an inscription which reproduces quite well the font used for the title of the animated series, with white letters underlined by an undercoat of black which highlights the text. I am one of those who think that the fresco really benefits from the presence of this visual extension, I would even have appreciated if the designer added the mention "The Animated Series"somewhere at the top of the table and perhaps in the form of a pad-printed plate, just to have the complete reference.

I have scanned the two sticker sheets provided for you (see below), you will find there all the references and characters which will adorn the fresco during assembly.

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The product is accompanied by four new minifigs perched on a ledge independent of the main construction and flanked by two gargoyles in the manner of the presentation already seen in the sets 76139 1989 Batmobile et 76161 1989 Bat Wing. It's very successful and the four characters provided are graphically rather well executed with their outfits very faithful to those seen on the screen, except perhaps for Batman who struggles a little to convince me with this simplified and busy interpretation which lacks a bit. little visual elegance when comparing it with the outfit seen in the animated series.

I would also have appreciated a larger cast but here we have to make do with Catwoman, Batman, Harley Quinn and the Joker. Once again, certain pad prints are a little less successful in real life than on the official retouched visuals, I am thinking in particular of the white areas on the Harley Quinn figurine which turn pink on the red background of the parts that make up the figurine.

The fresco is sufficient in itself and some would undoubtedly have exchanged the handful of minifigs and the support provided for a lower retail price. That's not the case for me, I've watched this series a lot and being able to get four of the main characters is a real bonus that I appreciate alongside the build which instantly puts me back in the mood. This set is obviously aimed at a specific clientele and is not aimed at the youngest Batman fans who already have many much more fun little boxes on hand.

The homage to a cult animated series for an entire generation seems to me to be very well done, it will still be necessary to accommodate the price requested by LEGO, €300, to be able to display the thing in a comic book library or in an office rather than on the living room dresser. The product obviously falls into fan service but in my opinion it is done with a certain skill and the whole thing is coated in a really very original aesthetic which ensures an obvious link with the animated series from which it is inspired.

I already have a place reserved on my shelves for this beautiful object, I will make the effort as soon as the product is launched. For once, I balance the excessive nature of the public price of this box with a good combination between the pleasure of assembly linked to the discovery of the numerous references scattered throughout the streets of Gotham and the satisfaction of obtaining a visually very successful fresco. At the end, LEGO does not always manage to combine these two recipes with each other and I think that is the case here. I had a lot of fun building Gotham City with Chloe, each working on one of the two instruction booklets provided, and I've had just as much fun admiring the end result ever since.

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Today we take a quick tour of the content of the LEGO Star Wars set 75387 Boarding the Tantive IV, a box of 502 pieces available at the public price of €54.99 since March 1st.

Those who had already invested in a copy of the set 75324 Dark Trooper Attack are here on familiar ground with an open half-corridor which at least allows you to enjoy the action that takes place there and a few features so that this exhibition diorama is also a playset when you want to replay the scene in question. takes.

We could discuss at length the relevance of the staging via a corridor open on two of its sides, some consider that it is much too minimalist to convince them whereas others appreciate being able to easily install the figurines provided and have a little fun with the different integrated mechanisms. Tastes and colors are not up for debate, it's up to everyone to appreciate LEGO's proposal.

In addition to the few supports connected to levers clearly visible along the floor of the corridor, we also have a more discreet mechanism which allows you to open the door placed to the left of the construction. The functionality is rather well integrated if you view the diorama from the intended angle and it is easily accessible at two points on the back of the construction. We have fun with it for five minutes, it's anecdotal but we're not going to blame LEGO once again for making an effort to offer a little more than a simple model that's too static.

The floor of the corridor alternates between visible studs and smooth surfaces, there are enough possibilities to install the figurines provided and create a dynamic scene. For all those who would like to obtain a more opulent diorama, LEGO mentions the possibility of acquiring a second box and extending the corridor, this is documented at the end of the instruction booklet (see below) and the connection pins between both copies of the set are provided.

You obviously have to go back to the checkout to take advantage of this possibility but the result is a real playset half-open on both sides with which the youngest will be able to have a little fun and which will allow photographers to have a nice effect perspective.

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There are a few stickers to stick in this box, nine in total, and those most concerned about protecting their constructions from attacks from the sun, dust and time will be able to easily do without them without disfiguring the product. The white door is pad printed, it is very nicely executed. I think it is simply because a possible sticker might rub against the wall behind which it is stored that LEGO made the effort not to provide a sticker for this room.

As for the seven minifigs delivered in this box, it's mixed for a set celebrating the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range, I was expecting a little more something new. Darth Vader is supplied in the version whose head is also delivered in the sets 75347 Tie Bomber, 75368 Darth Vader Mech  et 75352 Emperor's Throne Room Diorama. The two Stormtroopers are those from the sets 75339 Death Star Trash Compactor et 75370 Stormtrooper Mech. The two rebel soldiers are the ones in the set 75365 Yavin 4 Rebel Base and so there is only Raymus Antilles completely new here. The latter can also be installed on a transparent brick which allows the figurine to be "suspended" to replay the famous scene seen on the screen during which the rebel passes from life to death.

We will console ourselves with the exclusive and “collector” minifig provided on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range: that of Fives, the ARC Trooper. The figurine is quite detailed with pad printing for fans of the animated series. Star Wars: The Clone Wars should largely benefit from it.

The figurine is for the occasion accompanied by a pad-printed support which allows it to be staged and combined with other minifigs of the same barrel via a Plate black supplied which allows the connection between the supports. This minifig is off-topic here, I would have preferred a new version of a character associated with the scene.

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This display for minifigs which ultimately looks like a cinema set and which offers some fun possibilities seems to me to be rather well done and even if the scene perhaps deserved something a little more ambitious, I find it largely my account with a very convincing decor and a sufficient supply of figurines so that this piece of corridor is not too empty.

We recognize the places, the construction does not take up too much space and we ultimately obtain a beautiful decorative object in the form of a nod to a cult scene from the saga. What more could you ask for except to pay a little less for this box than its public price set at €54.99, which should quickly be possible elsewhere than on the manufacturer's official online store.

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Today we are quickly interested in the contents of the LEGO Harry Potter set 76430 Hogwarts Castle Owlery, a small box of 364 pieces available since March 1 at the public price of €44.99. The price of the product seems frankly exaggerated given the limited inventory delivered in this box, it remains to be verified whether the subject has been correctly covered to try to determine whether this set can become a must-have in the range or whether it will remain on the shelf. essential products even for the most dedicated fans.

It must be admitted, the Hogwarts aviary is not a chestnut tree in the LEGO Harry Potter range and even less so in the form of an independent building. It has already been seen attached to other walls of the wizarding school in the past but this is the first time that LEGO has dealt with the thing in isolation, as in the films of the saga. The result is necessarily a little surprising, the large tower here becoming a simple playset for children, both not very architecturally inspired but sufficiently accessible.

The model proposed here, however, seems to promise yet another modular Hogwarts playset and we therefore assemble the large tower installed on its rocky peak while waiting for something better. Everything here is symbolic and summarized to its simplest expression, we should not expect an ultra-detailed construction of the premises even if the whole still peaks at 37 cm high.

The assembly does not hold any surprises and does not require any particular talent. We stack, we pile up and in a few minutes the trick is done. For the required budget, you're bound to be a little disappointed, even if the packaging doesn't promise anything more than what it contains.

The rock is minimalist and the half-tower itself obviously does not offer all the numerous niches that accommodate the birds seen on the screen. We will have to make do with this very simplistic interpretation of the place and be satisfied with the few winks proving that the designer and the graphic artist responsible for designing this product have done their homework.

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We will note, for example, the presence of a box of owl food from the brand Eeylops Owl Emporium nicely pad printed or the possibility of rotating the base of the aviary basement. There are no stickers in this box, which is a notable detail.

Nothing crazy at the end, there's not really any fun in "replaying" the scenes that take place on site and we'll have to wait to see if this model really finds its place in a more substantial playset for judge its relevance, knowing that it is a building that is isolated from the rest of Hogwarts.

As for minifigs, collectors get here new versions of Harry Potter and Cho Chang, but they will have to make do with the version of Argus Filch already seen in the LEGO Harry Potter set 76402 Hogwarts: Dumbledore's Office sold for €89.99, minus the character's pad-printed legs. It's thin, but it's still a good deal.

This set is also a good provider of owls, with a rather interesting selection. From there to spending 45 € in this box however, you will undoubtedly have to think a little before giving in.

We also obtain one of the 14 collectible portraits, installed for the occasion under the roof of the aviary, this is always a lpus for the most complete collectors with the possibility of possibly subsequently carrying out exchanges between fans to bring together all the existing portraits.

So there is nothing here to talk about for hours, the contents of this box, a little too expensive for my taste, will not revolutionize the genre or the Harry Potter range. Those who have been impatiently waiting for the aviary in the form of an independent construction finally have one on hand, the others can wait to see what the range has in store for us in June before getting started.

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Today we quickly take a look at the contents of the LEGO Star Wars Starship Collection set 75377 Invisible Hand, a box of 557 pieces currently available at the public price of €52.99.

You know if you follow, this product takes advantage of the format Midi Scale seen for the first time at LEGO in 2009 then forgotten for a few years before returning to shelves in 2020 and being in the spotlight again this year with three new products.

In this box, we assemble General Grievous' ship and the designer has done his homework with particular attention to details and winks that will please fans: during assembly we come across the Jedi Interceptors of Anakin and Obi-Wan as well as an MTT installed in the hangar at the rear of the ship.

These references are obviously very symbolic at this scale but it will remain possible to guess them later thanks to the design of the model which makes it possible to obtain a crossing hangar observable through the installed glazing.

Many people were waiting for LEGO to one day offer the Invisible Hand in its catalog but everyone suspected that there is only the UCS scale to allow the thing to be declined without having to settle for a product too summary or disrespectful of the characteristic shapes of this vessel. The opportunity seized here makes it possible to obtain a relatively faithful and easily exhibitable model without having to compromise too much on the design and imagine a support capable of maintaining a very slender construction in balance.

The assembly of the ship is quickly completed, but the winks and the decomposition of the model into two sections to be joined together via a few clips should please fans. No one is going to display half a ship to "do like the crash landing scene in the movie" but just having a reference like this shows that LEGO is capable of adding a little fun to a product which a priori did not offer as much at first glance.

The result seems very convincing to me with a rendering consistent with the reference vessel and some aesthetic shortcuts that are easily excusable if we take into account the constraints imposed by the chosen scale. The construction is inspired and it has style, that's the main thing.

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This ship is undoubtedly not the most emblematic of the Star Wars universe, even if it has its fans, but each collection needs second knives intended to highlight the key pieces.

This was the case with the series of helmets from the saga, it is the case again here with a first salvo of three products of which the Millennium Falcon is obviously the central piece and two other constructions which create this collectible effect research. This is well seen on the part of LEGO, it is indeed the group effect which makes it possible to obtain a beautiful set of products to proudly display on a shelf.

There are obviously a few stickers in this box and that's always a shame, especially when it's a model intended for exhibition. Those who want to avoid seeing these stickers damaged over time will probably not stick them, the model will happily do without the Separatist logo and the yellow and black stripes embodied by these stickers.

The black support, which I find rather elegant and correctly sized so as not to visually cannibalize the model, receives the usual pad-printed plate which specifies what it is and the brick celebrating 25 years of the LEGO Star Wars range is also provided in this box.

Those who want to add a Grievous, Anakin or Obi-Wan figurine to the support can use the studs available on the surface. LEGO has chosen not to include characters in these boxes, it is up to everyone to see if the addition of a minifig brings something to the overall presentation.

As you can imagine, I am a big fan of this scale and I am therefore one of those who are enthusiastically watching the return of these compact models to the manufacturer's catalog. I hope that the designers have other models in their plans, I am ready to dedicate a space to these products while the slew of more or less successful helmets left me unmoved. There will inevitably be some of the most creative fans to stage all these ships in dioramas respecting the imposed scale, I am curious to see the result of an exercise which promises to be very visually interesting.

In any case, it is difficult not to consider the acquisition of the three products offered in this series of sets entitled Starship Collection, they only aspire to be exhibited together to form a coherent series of models which will not invade the living room.

We do not yet know if LEGO really intends to go further in exploiting the format or if it is an isolated initiative, but in my opinion it is a good start with a balanced selection which only requires to be quickly joined by other equally inspired and accomplished models.

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Today we are very quickly interested in the contents of the LEGO Harry Potter set 76424 Flying Ford Anglia, a small box of 165 pieces sold at the public price of €14.99 since March 1, 2024. The vehicle is a chestnut from the LEGO Harry Potter range, it is sold here alone in an even improved version which should easily find its audience.

An ever more accomplished body, a lighter color and an overall more convincing design with the possibility of installing two minifigs in the passenger compartment, this version is a real notable evolution in the adaptation of the vehicle. There remains the usual problem of slightly dull pad printing on the doors which breaks the line of the car, but we will make do with it for lack of anything better.

LEGO also manages to impose on us some stickers for the license plates and the dashboard, it's a shame in a set like this which focuses exclusively on the vehicle and which could have done it with a little more panache (and pad printing).

Harry Potter and Ron Weasley can therefore be installed in the vehicle, but you will have to raise their arms so that the figurines can hold in place. It's always better than nothing, once the doors are closed we no longer see that the two characters are in fact standing in the passenger compartment, the fault of the short, non-articulated legs used here. Hedwige can join the two young students in the car, Scabbers will have to make do with the trunk alongside the suitcase provided.

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Fans will have a feeling of déjà vu when observing the minifigs provided, this is not the first time that LEGO has released the two characters in these outfits. These latter are evolutions of those already seen in other boxes, it is correctly executed and the most diligent collectors will perhaps appreciate adding variants to their display cases. The heads used are classics from the LEGO catalog, just like Hedwig and Scabbers.

This set won't revolutionize the genre, but it only deals with one subject and does it quite well. It is an accessible entry point for any new fan of the Harry Potter franchise, it allows you to obtain four characters including two figurines and it offers a few satisfying minutes of assembly which results in a lovely version, undoubtedly the best to date. this day, of the vehicle seen on the screen. For €15, it's already very good.

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