You know, LEGO is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range this year. The five boxes which pay homage to more or less emblematic sets dating from the different waves of products sold since 1999 under the Star Wars license were launched today and there is not a shadow of a promotional polybag in the background. 'horizon. So it's LEGO celebrating this anniversary, because as far as we are concerned, to participate in the event, you have to go to the cashier ...

Today we are interested in the set 75259 Snowspeeder (309 pieces - 39.99 €) which therefore pays homage to the version of the set according to the instruction booklet 7130 Snowspeeder launched in 1999. The design of this commemorative Snowspeeder is still closer to the machine seen in the set 75049 Snowspeeder marketed in 2014.

The real reference to the 7130 Snowspeeder set lies above all in the turret and its snow-covered base which accompany the Snowspeeder. LEGO wants to do well in vintage, but no question of delivering a construction that is too outdated using outdated techniques and a dated aesthetic. Exit also the gray color of the original set, LEGO retains here only a few touches of gray on a white skin.

No surprises during the assembly phase: we build a classic Snowspeeder, rather successful on this scale. A few stickers to stick and you're done. Of them Spring-Shooters are hidden under the wings of the machine, it is discreet and these accessories which bring a little playability do not disfigure the construction. It is less discreet for the Stud Shooter placed at the back.

The two pilots can take place in the cockpit, the canopy of which is pad-printed. You still have to put two stickers on the side windows of Dak Ralter's combat post to finish dressing the whole thing.

As for the characters provided, the assortment is rather correct with the essential Luke Skywalker and Dak Ralter, here accompanied by a rebel soldier.

Luke was already delivered in the set 75235 X-Wing Starfighter Trench Run (4+). The character therefore benefits here also from two faces, one of which has a raised visor, which is not the case with Dak Ralter's head, which displays the visor in place on both sides.

Dak Ralter uses the same torso / leg combination as Luke and a helmet with the usual character-specific designs and additional pad-printed detail on the sides.

The Hoth Rebel Trooper benefits from a new torso with a very successful interpretation of the outfit seen during the Battle of Hoth and also available in sets 75239 Action Battle Hoth Generator Attack et 75241 Action Battle Echo Base Defense.

The seasoned collector no doubt owns multiple versions of these different characters already, but the assortment delivered here is logical and in theme.

The real peculiarity of the five sets marketed for the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range is also and above all the presence in each of the boxes of a vintage minifigure delivered with a small support and a pad-printed presentation plate.

In the 75259 Snowspeeder set, Lando Calrissian takes on the role of the minifig collector. No particular relationship between this character and the content of the set, but that's how it is. The minifig is perfectly identical to that of the 10123 Cloud City set released in 2003, it's LEGO that says so in the instruction booklet.

Pad printing techniques have however evolved a little in fifteen years and we can see that the printing of the different patterns benefits from increased finesse and precision. But it's the same minifigure down to the last detail with its two-tone cape and black legs.

The display is nothing special, the pad printed plate is simply plugged into two arches. This support will be attached to the other four supplied in the different boxes with the 2x4 piece included.

The overall display formed by the assembly of the five supports is not very inspired, I would have liked to have had a flexible plastic bottom element like those provided in some LEGO Star Wars polybags with for example the faces of the actors who embody the different characters delivered here in minifig format.

These sets are delivered in a pretty box which contains all the codes of the best collector's products with a selective varnish finish of the most beautiful effect. This very successful packaging will perhaps slow the enthusiasm of collectors when the question of opening these boxes will arise and some will prefer to keep these sets sealed, at least for now.

The good news of this set is the possibility of obtaining a vintage Lando Calrissian minifig identical to that of 2003. There is therefore no point in tracking down the original version on eBay and others, you risk anyway, on a misunderstanding of paying a high price for a 2019 minifigure with the special 20th anniversary pad printing on the back ...

This series of sets marketed on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range is also an opportunity for LEGO to once again remind the actors of the secondary market that no range or minifig is really immune. of a reissue ...

39.99 € is the price of the collector's souvenir. If you don't have a Snowspeeder, you might as well take this one and if you want Lando Calrissian in a vintage version, you don't really have a choice.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before April 11, 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.

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New Disney Collectible Minifig Series (Ref. 71024) Coming In Just Over One Month on the LEGO Shop and on the shelves of your favorite toy store so it's time to take a look at the 18 characters that make up this new series of bagged characters.

No question of giving you an academic presentation on the subject here or giving you a simple description of what you see in the photos, you have in any case already selected your favorites among all the characters proposed. I will therefore content myself with highlighting the qualities or the faults of these minifigs. Some of them deserve a closer look and take five minutes out of the usual wonder at Disney products, especially at € 3.99 per copy.

For the service haters, when I talk about finishing, I am well aware that no one will spend their time scrutinizing these minifigs very closely and they will end up lined up on a shelf a reasonable distance from their owner's gaze. ...

Picsou, Riri, Fifi and Loulou will find their audience among the readers of Picsou Magazine and also among all those like me who one day had in their hands a re-edition of the manual of the Juniors Castors. Scrooge's minifig is really very accomplished and it incorporates almost all of LEGO's know-how in molding and pad printing.

It is flawless for printing with an exemplary finish, even the element that allows the duck tail to be inserted between the legs and the torso and colored on three sides to be really fitting with the hips and the bottom of the character torso.

Donald's three nephews are a bit more sober with the same head and legs for the whole troop and a torso / cap set in the colors of each of the three young ducks. The torsos are neutral but it is faithful to the usual outfit of the characters. We can discuss the budget to spend to bring together the three characters: 3.99 € x 3 ...

The detail that makes the difference and that gives interest to each of these characters: the accessories provided with each of them with a slingshot (Bartman's), a torch to assemble, a copy of the Beavers manual Juniors and a compass that will also serve as an interior page.

I would have preferred to get the three fur hats that the Junior Beavers are equipped with instead of the caps. But it's very personal. No major finishing flaw to note on these three rather banal but very neat minifigs.

Recall in passing that Donald and Daisy were both delivered in the first series of Disney collectible minifigs (ref. Lego 71012) marketed in 2016.

In a box of 60 sachets: 4 copies of Picsou and 2 copies of each of the Castors Juniors.

The Mickey and Minnie minifigs are directly inspired by the animated short Steamboat Willie but are available here in a "Light" version. Exit the metallic shade of the minifigs from the LEGO Ideas set 21317 Steamboat Willie, and the minifigs are ultimately more faithful to the cartoon version.

The two big white circles on Minnie's torso are still missing and the skirt still has polka dots when she did not have any in the short film, but these two minifigs available for € 3.99 will save money for those who do not want the steamboat set 21317 sold for € 89.99. They will at least be able to boast of having the right to the helm of the boat and a lifebuoy.

The finish could have been better for these two characters. There is black ink drips under the noses of both mice and the white ink applied to the front and sides of the feet is drooling a bit in places.

No pad printing on the inside of the feet or on the back. There is also a difference in color between the white parts tinted in the mass and the pad-printed parts. A single coat on a black background is clearly not enough.

More colorful versions of these two characters were already delivered in the first set of Disney Collectible minifigs (ref. Lego 71012) marketed in 2016.

In a box of 60 sachets: 4 copies of Mickey and Minnie.

Tic et Tac are really successful and the pad printing of the torso, simple but effective, offers a beautiful fur effect with just a few strokes.

For the uninitiated, we differentiate the two characters by the color of their nose and their teeth: Tic (the serious) with the black nose and tight upper teeth, Tac (the blunderer) has a red nose and teeth discarded.

No plastic tails on these minifigs, and I think that's a shame. An insert identical to the one seen on Donald's or Scrooge's minifigs with a small molded tail making the junction with the pad printing on the back would have done the job.

For the rest, it's pretty good. There are a few ink stains which have nothing to do there in certain places of the characters' faces but it is overall very clean. The two minifigs even have the luxury of having the right to small articulated legs that allow really more dynamic poses.

Big marks related to the manufacturing process are visible on the back of the head of the two minifigs, but it is a technical constraint which is at the origin of this aesthetic defect and it is therefore difficult to blame LEGO for these somewhat unsightly traces.

In a box of 60 sachets: 4 copies of Tic et Tac.

Elsa and Anna are now joining the world of minifigs in parallel with their already well advanced career in mini-doll format. Opinions will be divided on the adaptation of these two characters in minifig version. They probably lose some of their usual grace in passing, but I find the two minifigs very convincing all the same.

Please note, the capes are simply thrown into the bags and all the plastic parts are delivered in an additional transparent bag. Beware of the scissors a little too fast.

The two sisters are here equipped with somewhat soft rubber hair which does not fit completely over the characters' heads and which produces a somewhat comical "wig" effect. Looks like these pieces have a little sizing issue, the quilts that rest on the shoulders of the Queen of Arendelle and her little sister limiting the sag of the accessory anyway. This defect is much more visible on Anna, it is amplified by the thickness of the cape and there is still a significant space at the level of the front of the minifigure which makes the whole thing a little disappointing.

For the rest, it's quite successful with pretty pad prints on the chest and the entire outer surface of Elsa's arms. I am a little less enthusiastic about the skirt of the two minifigs, the details of Anna's are not very visible but remain faithful to the usual outfit of the girl. The provided capes do the job, Elsa's is really beautiful with its ice crystals. Two identical soft capes are provided for Anna in the bag.

In a box of 60 sachets: 4 copies of Elsa and Anna.

Here is in a few words what I could tell you about these first 10 minifigs of the second series of Disney characters to collect. The continuation in the second part of the test which arrives quickly.

Note: During this first part of the test, a first complete set of 18 characters (provided by LEGO) is brought into play. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before April 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 interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75237 Tie Fighter Attack (77 pieces - 19.99 €), a small box stamped "4+" intended for the youngest fans who have not yet fully mastered all the techniques of the range System.

As is always the case with these boxes or those of the defunct range Juniors, LEGO therefore provides some (very) large pieces that simplify the assembly of the content. Here, the Tie Fighter therefore comes down to a few parts to be attached to the skeleton of the ship made up of large elements.

If we take into account that this range favors the simplicity of assembly to the fidelity of the model, we can still consider that the Tie Fighter is rather successful and the ship has not become a simple microfighter plush than usual as is the case with other models in the 4+ range.

It is quickly assembled, there is not really much to have fun as it is for lack of opposition to the Tie Fighter and it will be necessary to go back to the cash register to afford the complementary set, the reference 75247 A-Wing Starfighter which we have already talked about.

Due to the extreme simplification of the assembly process, the two wings only hold in place via a double Technic pin and are therefore not firmly attached to the cockpit. They don't come off unexpectedly, but they do move a bit. Nothing serious. As usual, no machine launcher on the ship, probably to avoid domestic accidents between young fans and it will be necessary to do pew pew.

For the form, LEGO adds here a mini control station vaguely inspired by the base of Yavin, not enough to cry genius even if as usual everything is pad printed in this small box. The transparent screen that displays the Death Star is new for now. It will likely reappear in a future set in the LEGO Star Wars range.

As for the minifigs provided in this small box, the Tie Fighter Pilot is neither new nor exclusive, it is the one delivered in the sets 75154 Tie Striker (2016) et 75161 Tie Striker Microfighter (2017)

The Rebel Trooper is however for the moment exclusive to this box thanks to a torso and a face both new. The torso delivered here is a successful and more detailed evolution of the piece that until now dressed the Rebel Fleet Troopers already available in several sets already on the market.

Be careful with the helmet of this Rebel Trooper which has an annoying tendency to come off the head during handling. The Clutch Power of the room seems a little weak.

In short, this third set of the 4+ variation of products in the LEGO Star Wars range is undoubtedly the most successful of the three boxes offered at the start of the year despite the simplification of the model to build. I don't know what the MOCeurs will be able to do with the big piece that serves as the base for the cockpit or the two hexagonal black plates used for the wings, but they already know.

€ 19.99 is probably a little expensive, but Amazon will quickly take care of slashing the price of this small set, so that collectors can build up a squad of new Rebel Fleet Troopers at a lower cost.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before April 7, 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 quickly unpack the LEGO Marvel Avengers Endgame polybag 30452 Iron Man and Dum-E that we will soon be able to obtain under the condition of purchase.

No surprise inside, what is there is presented on the bag: An Iron Man minifigure in version Quantum Suit which will join all the other characters in the same outfit distributed in the different sets based on the film, a transparent support so that the minifig takes a little height and Dum-E, Tony Stark's assistant robot.

The good idea of ​​this polybag is to provide a transparent vertical support to assemble which attaches to the back of the minifig and which allows it to really stage it.

Dum-E is rather simplified here and it makes sense for a construction delivered in a polybag. Best of all, this version of Dum-E directly echoes that of Tony Stark's other assistant, Dum-U, which will be delivered in the 76125 Iron Man Hall of Armor set.

Regarding the minifig, it is this bag that will allow you to get Tony Stark in the Quantum Suit which dresses all the characters in the different sets. The helmet remains standard and the set is not really matched, but this is also the case in the various sets provided for the other characters who usually wear a helmet (Ant-Man, War Machine)

The interpretation of the outfit Quantum Suit in LEGO sauce is really successful with dotted surfaces with a metallic look and a superposition of elements well rendered by the use of light gray areas. The continuity between the torso and the legs is very correct but we find the usual pad printing defect at the junction between the thighs and the lower legs.

It's also a pity that LEGO decided not to pad anything on the character's arms. A few gray lines would have helped to dress the minifigure even more.

Two faces for Tony Stark: A standard expression and a version with the nicely pad-printed HUD that remains partially visible when the helmet visor is up.

So it's a polybag in my opinion rather successful that LEGO offers here, with a major character, a welcome presentation support and a small construction that will easily find its place in a diorama.

Note: The polybag shown here, supplied by LEGO, is used as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before April 7, 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 quickly tour the LEGO DC Comics set 76117 Batman Mech vs. Poison Ivy Mech (375 pieces - € 39.99), a box that seemed promising to me when it was announced in June 2018 at the San Diego Comic Con but which ultimately seems disappointing to me on closer inspection.

If I always appreciate having to build a mech or two regardless of the range, here it is the relative fragility of all the constructions that seems prohibitive to me. Everything is fragile here, and some parts come off at the slightest manipulation. Even Firefly, which is perched on a slightly wobbly support, has trouble standing up because of the weight of the various elements of the jetpack grafted onto the minifig.

Batman's mech looks pretty good (from a distance) but it's very messy when you look at it closely. Here too, it is really too fragile to be playable and you quickly get tired of putting the different elements back in place, which do not fail to come off during the simplest manipulations. The designer also wanted to overload the robot with a whole series of Bat-symbols to the point of overdose rather than polishing the finish by filling certain empty spaces or hiding certain joints.

The robot's posability is very correct thanks to the numerous notched joints and to those based on Ball Seals, but it really takes a lot of patience to find the balance point of the whole. It is very annoying and I dare not imagine the disappointment of the youngest who may not have the patience of an adult.

Poison Ivy's organic mech isn't really one. It is rather a plant on which the character takes place and there too, the balance of the whole is very precarious. LEGO has provided a function to tilt the whole backwards for a little more playability, but the stability of the thing suddenly becomes very relative.

The BatMech is equipped with two Stud Shooters, a circular saw to cut the branches of the Poison Ivy mega-plant, and a manual net launcher to try and capture Firefly. The latter does not actually throw much, the fault of a simple mechanism without a spring that you just have to push to eject the net. It is without interest, the net does not leave very far and does not even have time to deploy ...

Poison Ivy is also entitled to a Stud Shooter placed on the right branch of the monstrous plant. The simple fact of trying to put it into action accidentally and almost always causes the structure to tilt backwards, which is only held in place by the effect of gravity.

This set sold for 39.99 € will probably not go down in posterity for the constructions it offers and I would not be surprised to see it in destocking everywhere in the months to come.

The idea of ​​providing content that allows you to play without having to check out is laudable, but in my opinion it is poorly executed here. Poison Ivy's plant is no match for BatButton's mech and I pity the one who loses in the toss and will have to grapple with the plant to face the big mech.

The minifig endowment is however very correct in this set: four major characters in a box of this type, it is rather well served.

Unfortunately, Batman's torso is already available in a few other boxes released in 2018/2019 and The Flash was delivered (with all red legs) in the set. 76098 Speed ​​Force Freeze Pursuit (2018). There are still Poison Ivy and Firefly to bring a little novelty to this set.

Unpublished but minimalist torso for Poison Ivy, with the added bonus of a significant difference in color from the flesh color on the upper part which should in principle ensure the junction with the character's head. Only the torso of Firefly saves the furniture with a nice pad printing on both sides. The new helmet delivered here in yellow can only give regret to all those who would have liked to see it on Ant-Man ...

There isn't much to say about the legs of the various characters provided here, about three of them are hopelessly neutral and not pad printed and Flash's legs are those of the granny in the vintage swimsuit from the LEGO set. CITY 60153 Fun at the Beach (2017)

The issue LEGO faced with printing flesh color over dark shade is also very present on Flash's face. It's darker pink than Flesh and it's ugly ...

In short, this set is only valid because it offers collectors two "new" minifigs and at 39.99 €, it's far too expensive for the "construction experience" offered. I say no, except in promo at a much more reasonable price.

The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is brought into play as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before April 2, 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.