Continuation and end of this quick review around the minifigs of the 19th series of characters in collectable bags (ref. Lego 71025).

The distinguished guest of this new series is obviously Johnny Thunder, hero of a whole generation of LEGO fans in the 2000s. Even if LEGO is content to simply name this minifig "jungle explorer", we find here all the emblematic attributes of the famous explorer: the mustache, the tabs on the sides of the face, the red scarf and the dark beige shirt. the hat does not have the curved brim and Johnny Thunder is content here with a magnifying glass instead of his usual pistol slipped into the belt, but it is him.

Technically, it's almost perfect and there are hardly any injection points visible on the top of the hat and on the green cover of the backpack to spoil the rendering a bit. The unique chameleon with its superb pad printing is a significant bonus.

The phantom knight is also an obvious reference to a theme developed by LEGO in the 90s: the Fright Knights range with its iconic logo featuring a bat that can be found here on the character's shield. The realization is once again of the highest caliber with a nicely pad-printed armor and a superb chainmail that dresses the front and back of the torso. Two translucent swords are delivered in the bag.

The next minifigure, a female firefighter, lacks inspiration but it will find its place in any diorama that features a fire station. There is also nothing to reproach this minifigure which allows to obtain a helmet with integrated hair, a pad-printed megaphone and a nice torso with orange vest and reflective elements. It's clean but not very original.

The guy who comes out of the shower is a little more creative with his charlotte which was also used by the surgeon of the 6th series of collectable minifigs marketed in 2012 (ref. 8827) and his towel tied around the waist which hides a cloud of bubbles covering the private parts of the character.

The hairbrush is not new but and the green plastic duck appears for the first time in this color after the yellow version of the LEGO CITY set 60234 People Pack - Fun Fair marketed this year.

The facial expression where the character seems embarrassed opens the door to a humorous scenario and should inspire the creators of various and varied dioramas. This very successful minifig should make the heyday of many upcoming exhibitions ...

After the guy disguised as a pizza and the young woman in a fox costume, there is a third costumed character in this series of minifigs: a guy loosely disguised as Care bears whose costume takes two of the usual attributes of colorful teddy bears: The heart of Big kiss or Toubisou and the rainbow of Big joker or Tougentille.

But it's a person hiding under the colorful costume and the one-sided minifigure "furry"a bit odd, especially with the patchwork of colors used for the arms, legs, ears and eye area. The head mold is also that of the guy dressed as a panda in the first series of collectible minifigs based on The LEGO Movie (ref. 71004) Two hearts are included in the bag.

The space bounty hunter appears to be an alien in pursuit of a guy whose head is being priced. The minifigure doesn't have much to do with the one presented on the official visuals: the pad printing is radically different on the final version and I'm not sure that's a good thing. The metallic gray effect looks a bit sloppy to me and the few areas of yellow and red color are a bit too pale.

The helmet of Ant-Man and Firefly is recycled for the occasion and here too LEGO has added a gray surface in the form of a visor which leaves me a little doubtful. I preferred the discreet patterns of the official visual. The see-through book cover with the wanted poster saves the furniture.

Finally, this series of minifigs also allows us to obtain two other female characters: a gardener a little eccentric in the spirit of the TV series "The Golden Girls" and an dog sitter. Why not. The old lady has a very original look and she is accompanied by a decorative flamingo that can occasionally be used to really represent the animal. Attention to detail is evident here with a pair of green gloves, nicely done eye makeup and even a mole placed on the left cheek.

The young dog sitter, identifiable thanks to the pad-printed tab on the cap with integrated ponytail, is well presented thanks to the accessories and the two dogs accompanying the minifig. The only criticism I can make with this figure that I find rather interesting: the very rough junction between the torso and the hips with a white band which breaks the combi-short effect a little.

The bulldog, delivered here in white, is not unpublished. A beige version (Tan) it already accompanied a minfiig from the 17th series of collectible minifigs (ref. 71018). The dachshund is on the other hand a novelty introduced in this series and the mold is successful even if I am not sure that the post placed on the back of the animal is very useful. The young girl is delivered with a shovel which allows her to collect the two new droppings provided. These two pieces will obviously end up being quickly recycled into chocolate ice cream.

Overall, this second part confirms my initial impression: LEGO has really put all its technical know-how at the service of these minifigs by not balking in passing on the accessories that serve to reinforce the context of each character. The bear guy disguised as the bounty hunter alien seem to me to be the two least successful characters of the bunch, but it's up to everyone to gauge the interest of each of these minifigs based on their personal tastes.

€ 4 per bag is still way too expensive despite the care taken for the majority of the characters delivered here. A box of 60 sachets containing three complete sets, so I recommend that you find two friends with whom to share the contents. I remind you in passing that the Minifigure Maddness sign currently offers the box at 188.99 € including postage, the bag therefore costs a little over 3 €.

Note: During this second part of the test, a second complete set of 16 characters (provided by LEGO) is brought into play. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before September 12, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

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 interested in new collection of minifigs (ref. 71025) with its 16 unseen characters in sachets sold for € 3.99 each. At this price, I think it is also legitimate to be even more demanding than usual about the originality and the finish of each of these figurines accompanied by some accessories.

There is nothing to philosophize about for hours on these minifigs: if you collect the different series, you will need them all, otherwise, you will have to go in search of the one (s) whose theme interests you. I will therefore be satisfied simply to give you here some thoughts on each of these minifigs to discover in these new bags and in the process to make you win a complete series.

The various series already marketed so far have regularly given pride of place to costumed characters with more or less wacky outfits that make collectors happy. This is also the case with this 19th series of bags and so we get here a guy disguised as ... pizza.

Those accustomed to these series of figures in sachets will have recognized the coin which was already used for the type disguised as watermelon from the series based on the movie The LEGO Movie 2 (ref. 71023). The pad printing of the pizza slice is very successful, a pity that LEGO has not made the effort to print a pattern on the back of the piece to represent the crust and dress the character a little more. As it stands, it's a bit empty.

Under the slice of pizza, you have to be content with a neutral green torso, I would have liked a more graphically elaborate piece with for example the buttoned collar of a polo shirt. The pad printing of the checkered pattern on the legs is perfectly aligned and the supplied sign makes it easy to stage this character in the streets of a diorama.

The girl dressed as a fox, who makes a cameo in The LEGO Movie 2, joins the club of characters dressed as animals seen in different series. His outfit is convincing but the pad printing lacks a bit of consistency on the torso and on the character's mask: the layer of white is a little pale on these two orange-colored pieces, and only the tail benefits from a truly white area. As usual, official visuals based on 3D renderings are often far too optimistic on certain technical details and the return to reality is sometimes a little disappointing.

The new version of the hen, delivered here in beige (tan) will appeal to anyone who wants to brighten up a chicken coop that already contains the white version and the dark beige model (Dark Tan) existing.

This 19th series of collectible characters also allows us to obtain a mummy that combines pretty much all of LEGO's know-how in pad printing. The bandages, the mask, the loincloth on the legs injected in two colors, the jewels with metallic reflections and the headdress worn by the character clearly benefited from special care on the part of the designers.

By the way, I note that LEGO obviously knows how to pad print over the entire length of the arm, one less excuse for not having made an effort on the new Harry Potter minifigs whose jacket never features the colored bands seen in the screen.

The face of the head that presents the real face that is under the death mask of this mummy is the detail that makes this figure my favorite of this series, even if on a closer look, the white area that covers the beige loincloth at the knees to create the drape effect is a bit sloppy. The official visual of the character gave hope for a more successful finish on this point ...

This new series also includes a character from Chinese literature: the monkey king. Sūn Wō Kōng, main hero of the novel The Pilgrim Monkey has since become an inexhaustible source of references used in many manga, animated series and video games. The minifigure has above all the merit of being really very accomplished on the technical level with a beautiful relief effect on the torso, a double face, a hairstyle that integrates the two ears of the character and a pair of nicely worked legs. Here too, LEGO is highlighting all its expertise and the result is impressive.

Return to a more contemporary theme with a fan of video games and a developer / programmer whose attributes are bordering on caricature, even if the two characters are visually consistent with the passion or the profession they insistently embody.

Le Gamer features several references that LEGO fans will appreciate: on closer inspection, the character's shirt is dressed in logos Classic Space, M-tron et Blacktron colors and the packaging of the video game features the Cyborg from the 16th series of collectible characters released in 2016 (ref. 71013). It's fan service, but we like it.

The green hair with integrated headset is not new, it is the one seen recently in a more classic color on the heads of Poe Dameron and Nodin Chavdri in the LEGO Star Wars range. The controller is however new and not to offend anyone, it has the shape of an Xbox controller and the look of a Playstation controller ...

On the programmer side, the manufacturer here adopts a somewhat strange technique, as for the mummy, to propose the shirt tied around the character's waist with legs injected in two colors, part of the red area of ​​which is covered with gray ink. It's moderately convincing with a noticeable shade difference and the usual problem of the junction between the rounded area and the lower leg not being completely covered.

The character comes with a laptop that first appears in white and a little robot that makes good use of the blaster seen in the LEGO Overwatch range. You probably already know that the binary code on the young woman's t-shirt means LEGO.

There are two sportsmen in this new series. The girl who rides a mountain bike is fashionable with her ultra-colorful outfit and her blue bike identical to the one seen in the LEGO CITY set 60202 People Pack: Outdoor Adventures (2018). The hair is here attached to the helmet, the legs are embellished with a pattern on the sides and there is even a bandage on the character's left arm. It is in my opinion very successful and this bag is easy to identify: it is the biggest of the box.

The rugby player is a little disappointing with a helmet that seems too thick to represent the protection used by some players. The character's outfit is simple but correct with a nice pad printing for the elastic of the shorts and the ball has a handle to slip into the hand of the minifig.

The accessory is misleading from certain angles and it was difficult to do otherwise anyway, except perhaps by inserting the handle directly into the body of the ball. The alternative face of this rugby player is well in the theme ...

At this point, I think we can already say that this new series of collectible minifigs is a great demonstration of LEGO know-how, both technically and creatively. It's varied, well executed and many new accessories are introduced into the LEGO universe through these different characters.

We meet quickly for the rest of this "Review "with the eight other characters of this 19th series.

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Note: During this first part of the test, a first complete series of 16 characters (provided by LEGO) is brought into play. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before September 10, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

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.

The second LEGO Star Wars volume of the collection Build Your Own Adventure is now available and I take this opportunity to give you some thoughts on the content of this box called "Galactic Missions" which mixes book of ideas and set of parts to build an "exclusive" model.

As usual with the boxes of this collection, it is especially the model and the minifigure provided that motivate the fans. Here we will be satisfied with a Cloud Car of 65 parts in microfighter and a Bespin Guard already seen in the sets 75146 Star Wars Advent Calendar 2016 et 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City.

The generic guard delivered in this box also bears a name: it is Seb Astro. The story that serves as a common thread for the presentation of the different models takes the courageous guard who is also a pilot in his spare time from Naboo to Jakku via Bespin, Corellia or even Scarif.

Logic would have liked the publisher to provide us with a Cloud Car Pilot with the machine, but it was missed this time. For those who haven't bought the set 75222 Betrayal at Cloud City, it will therefore be necessary to wait for this year's LEGO Star Wars Advent calendar (ref. 75245) to install the pilot at the controls of this Cloud Car.

The good surprise comes this time from the 80-page idea book included in the box. The different models offered are created by Rod Gillies, a MOCeur who regularly collaborates with the publisher Dorling Kindersley (DK) and whom you already know if you are a regular at flickr galleries: he posts his creations there under the pseudonym of 2 Much Caffeine or 2MC with in particular a small series of Star Wars micro-dioramas very successful.

In addition to the more or less inspired mini-models, we therefore find over the pages of this book of ideas a few small unpublished staging more or less easy to reproduce and based on the same principle of the base without apparent tenons which highlights value the micro-structure placed on it.

As usual in this collection, the building ideas book contains only photos of the assembled models. Apart from a few exploded views of the more complex models, there are therefore no instructions strictly speaking in these pages and you will have to call on your deduction skills to determine some of the techniques used. The instructions for assembling the Cloud Car are however provided, they are of the level of the instructions usually delivered by LEGO in the classic sets.

In short, this box does not revolutionize the genre with its dispensable Cloud Car and a minifigure far from unpublished but the book that accompanies the set of parts deserves in my opinion a glance for the few pretty creations in the format microscale that he proposes.

In this specific case the lack of detailed instructions for the most complex models is really felt, and that's a shame. The possibility of obtaining them, even by downloading them on a dedicated mini-site, would make it possible to give more consistency to the product and make it a real toy more than a simple collection of ideas to leaf through.

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Note: The box set shown here, provided by publisher Dorling Kindersley, is included as usual. To participate in the draw, all you have to do is post a comment (avoid "I participate, I try, etc ..." be a little more constructive) on this article before the September 8, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

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 largest set of the wave of boxes marketed for the 80th anniversary of Batman: the LEGO Batman reference 76122 Batcave Clayface Invasion with its 1038 pieces and its public price set at 119.99 €.

A box was needed that would allow the contents of the four sets marketed this summer to be grouped together and it is therefore this new interpretation of the Batcave that will serve as a garage. I was hungry for more with the Batcave from The LEGO Batman Movie delivered in 2016 in the set 70909 Batcave Break-In and I logically did not expect much from this new, somewhat similar model.

However, after having put it aside for a few days and being interested in it again, I tell myself that this new set has some advantages that the mediocre 2016 reproduction of the gigantic lair seen in the movie The LEGO Batman Movie did not have. not.

This new Batcave is indeed a little similar to that of 2016 in principle: three modules linked together, including a central space that serves as an office for the justice of Gotham City with a slew of control screens. On the form, we therefore remain on familiar ground with a relative modularity and the possibility if the heart tells you to arrange the whole according to your mood of the day or to enlarge the Batcave by connecting your own extensions via the Technic parts. placed at the foot of each of the constructions delivered here.

It is undoubtedly very subjective, but I find that this Batcave has a side really more "serious" than the version of 2016 which seemed to me more "crazy", the fault of the film from which it was inspired. Even the stickers in two colors to stick carefully on the parts which embody the various control screens are here of appreciable sobriety.

For lack of a real cave, we find here some brown meta-pieces that perfectly embody the walls of the underground lair. Again, it's relatively understated and almost a bit drab but the Batcave really benefits from that "serious" vibe.

The different spaces are full of nods to the universe of Gotham City vigilante that will appeal to the most assiduous fans with the giant Penny recovered during the capture of Joe Coyne aka The Penny Plunderer, the green dinosaur in memory of Dinosaur Island, the playing card in reference to the Joker, the gym or the techno space with a Jetpack prototype.

The real cool feature is not the small cell with removable wall but the "transformation tower" which allows Bruce Wayne to be installed, made to disappear and Batman appearing in full gear. It is very well done, the mechanism works every time and recalls certain magic tricks based on the same principle. I really had fun with this very well integrated feature.

The only vehicle in the set is a rather successful Bat-Tank. The machine may seem a little crude at first, but looking more closely we get here a micro-tank a little chibi  and very detailed which changes us from the usual Batmobiles and other Batwings. The rotating missile launcher module offers good playability to the machine. It may be missing some tracks to polish the appearance of this Bat-Tank with its six hard plastic wheels but we will do with the proposed model.

As the name of the set suggests, Clayface "invades" the Batcave. The buildable minifigure is not as finished as the one in The LEGO Batman Movie set 70904 Clayface Splat Attack (2017), but it at least allows for a new version of this big bad guy that will appeal to all those who had not appreciated the texture based on round pieces of the 2017 figurine. Clayface is stable on its two legs and numerous joints allow him to take different poses on a shelf.

On the minifig side, this box offers a bit of new and a lot of déjà vu: Batwoman's minifig is identical to the one delivered in the set 76111 Batman: Brother Eye Takedown (2018) and Robin is identical to the minifig present in the set 76118 Mr. Freeze Batcycle Battle marketed this year. The Batman figurine is the exact copy of the version supplied in all boxes marketed for the character's 80th birthday.

Bruce Wayne is a mixture of existing elements: he uses the face of Kaz Xiono (75240 Major Vonreg's TIE Fighter) or Happy Hogan (76130 Stark Jet and the Drone Attack) and the character's torso is the one used for Gunnar Eversol in the set 75930 Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate.

The minifigs of Catwoman and Two-Face are however new and for the moment exclusive to this box. The face of Two-Face is in my opinion very successful and with the two-tone hair we obtain an aesthetically impeccable ensemble. I'm less a fan of the red torso which has the purple jacket and black shirt pad printed on, the tie using the base color of the torso. The minifigure in my opinion deserved a more elaborate costume with matching legs.

Catwoman takes advantage here of the mask of the version seen in two of the sets of the The LEGO Batman Movie range, but in black. The character's face works perfectly with the mask, except for the slightly pale chin area. Too bad for the neutral legs, some patterns would have been welcome.

In short, this new Batcave is in my opinion a good surprise. It's a balanced set, less crazy than the previous versions and in my opinion more faithful to the somewhat dark universe of Batman.

The presence of the Bat-Tank, Clayface and a large handful of characters make it a real playset that is self-sufficient. LEGO has of course imagined that fans will want to take advantage of this Batcave to store the content of their other sets with the integration of a support for the Batwing above the cell.

120 € is probably a bit expensive, but the set is already available at a reduced price at Amazon. I valid.

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Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the draw, all you have to do is post a comment (avoid "I participate, I try, etc ..." be a little more constructive) on this article before the August 29, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

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 move quickly with the LEGO Technic set 42098 Car Transporter (2493 pieces - 169.99 €), a big box that allows us to assemble a vehicle transport truck with its trailer and something to transport in the form of a blue car that will bring back memories to all those who have added the set 42093 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 to their collection.

The truck to be built here can accommodate five vehicles distributed over the two decks of the tractor and the trailer. Unfortunately, LEGO only provides one vehicle in this box, so four are missing to fill this transport truck. By adding the Corvette ZR1 from set 42093, which is on the same scale, all you have to do is build three more cars, taking inspiration from the two models you already have and which have similar chassis.

As with the Corvette ZR1, the eight cylinders of the engine are set in motion here when traveling and remain visible through the opening of the front cover. It's obviously not very realistic, but it's still one more feature. The steering is managed via a set of axles that cross the chassis and controlled using a thumbwheel placed in the middle of the rear bumper. Hopefully, LEGO has other vehicles on the same scale in its boxes that can either complete a collection or come and sit on this transport truck.

In this box, LEGO has divided the bags into three distinct groups: Those used to assemble the blue car, those used to build the tractor and finally those needed to assemble the trailer. No sub-assemblies, it is necessary to unpack and sort all the bags in each group before assembling the module concerned. This somewhat crude distribution of parts may annoy those used to the usual conditioning, but once the many pins have been isolated, there aren't many parts left to sort out before you start building.

The tractor is then assembled with its directional direction via two knobs and its cabin which tilts forward to reveal the truck's six-cylinder engine. The designer had the good idea to integrate two knobs to orient the wheels of the truck: the one placed above the cabin is no longer accessible when a vehicle occupies the front of the upper deck, so you have to use the one. placed on the side of the truck.

Like the set 42097 Compact Crawler Crane, this box is aimed at the youngest enthusiasts who are gradually learning the intricacies of the LEGO Technic range. The sub-assemblies that will be used to lower the upper deck ramp and tilt the driver's cabin while lifting the ramp placed just above it are relatively simple to build and the worm mechanism that runs on a rack remains visible even when the set is fully assembled.

The trailer is built on a model similar to the tractor with a worm and rack mechanism to lower the loading ramp and a thumbwheel that deploys the rear rails. It is also not possible to load a car without using the trailer, the tractor is not equipped with extendable rails. Here also the assembly is accessible to the youngest without really complex mechanical substructure. As with the tractor, the various functions are documented by explicit stickers.

On the upper deck of the trailer, there are yellow brackets whose mission is to keep the loaded vehicles in place during transport. It suffices to move forward by rolling over them and they are set up under the chassis of the vehicle concerned. A lever placed on the side of the white railing allows the two brackets to be lowered to release the vehicle. Rustic but functional.

When the trailer is attached to the tractor, vehicles can travel from the lower trailer deck to the truck decks via two extendable rails that provide the connection between the trailer and the tractor. It is obviously necessary to rework a little to take advantage of all these features, but each of the mechanisms fulfills its role perfectly and the gameplay is assured.

When loading, the truck tends to move forward a little. Too bad a wheel locking system has not been implemented, we sometimes get annoyed having to hold the cabin to prevent the fact of sliding the car into the trailer to move the whole.

The tractor cabin tilts forwards via a side lever and the mechanism lifts the front of the upper deck. It's very well done and it's an opportunity to take advantage of the six-cylinder engine hidden under the cabin. The doors open, two seats are installed inside and there are even mirrors with blind spot mirrors.

The set uses many panels essential to provide an acceptable level of finish to the tractor cab. There is therefore also a large sheet of stickers to stick on the different elements while trying to respect the alignment between the patterns that circulate on the body. Some stickers are also used to document the functions of the set, including the levers that allow the vehicle locking devices to be disengaged.

In short, I am really won over by this set. It offers an approach to the LEGO Technic concept accessible to the youngest with visible and understandable mechanisms, maximum playability with simple but effective features that allow vehicles to be loaded and unloaded in different configurations and a nice finish of the cabin a bit in the spirit of what the set proposed 42078 Mack Anthem. Once the set is assembled, there is still room on this truck that only asks to transport your creations.

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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.