Today we're talking very quickly about the contents of the LEGO Star Wars set. 75398 C-3PO, a box of 1138 pieces currently for pre-order on the official online store at the public price of €139,99 and which will be available from August 1, 2024.

Almost everything has already been said about this product, including the possibility of displaying it alongside the droid from the set 75379 R2-D2 (€99,99), but I still had to check if this box really deserves the honors of our portfolios without delay, in particular we have before our eyes the true color of the construction without the usual optimization of the official visuals.

I will point it out right away for those who have not looked at the construction closely or who have gotten a little carried away by discovering the official visuals of the product, the construction is not covered with plastic parts. Metallic Gold and we have to make do with a meager dozen brilliant pieces, the two of which Dish for the eyes, the rest being composed of matte elements in Pearl Gold. These latter are not all the same shade and many pieces have this usual "marbled" effect with darker streaks which detract from the overall aesthetic of the product.

Some of the pieces that cover the droid's lower right leg are in turn metallic Silver, others are installed at the junction between the torso and the arms, i.e. around thirty elements supplied in this shade.

Only the parts of the breastplate and C-3PO's face are pad printed, the rest is based on stickers (see the scan of the board below). The plaque which provides some facts about the protocol droid is also pad printed, this is now the standard for sets which use this artifice to suggest a collector's effect.

For the rest, the assembly of the product is quite entertaining with a very colorful internal structure on which the gold and metallic parts are installed. Nothing very complicated with 275 steps to reach the end of the construction without counting the three minutes necessary to assemble the minifig support and the presentation plate.

To prevent it from tipping over, the droid is firmly planted in a base which guarantees maximum stability. This configuration is not shocking when C-3PO is alone but the support may be less suitable for a combination with the droid from the set 75379 R2-D2 which will rest on the floor of the living room dresser.

The arms can be oriented to obtain the two positions visible in the photos that I offer you here, a third documented configuration which requires a few quick modifications will allow the right arm to be put in position on the dome of R2-D2 (see visual below ). LEGO has thought of everything, it's appreciable and all that remains is to hope to be able to acquire the two droids at a preferential rate via a set of the two products. Just kidding, that won't happen.

The torso is logically static, the head can however be oriented as you wish. We will remember the use of magic wands for the extensions which “connect” the two sections of the arms and two ski poles placed on the outer surface of the knees.

Aesthetically, this C-3PO with LEGO sauce is doing honorably in my opinion except perhaps at the level of the face with a slightly strange expression and bulging eyes which spoil the overall appearance of the model a little. I don't know if it was really possible to do better, but as it stands it seems a little approximate in this area. The back of the model benefits from a very good finish, no one will expose C-3PO from the back but it is always nice to know that the finish is of the same level on all sides of a product.

The ventral section with visible wiring is based solely on the aesthetics of the handful of stickers provided and the result seems quite convincing to me with a visible reduction in the diameter of the droid's body in this location and a few black parts which are visually forgotten under the stickers. We will also welcome the presence of five fingers on each hand, this is not always the case at LEGO when it comes to representing human or robotic limbs.

The minifig provided is the one already available in this configuration since 2022 in the LEGO Star Wars set Ultimate Collector Series 75341 Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder (€239,99), nothing new on this side and the opportunity for all those who absolutely want to add this version to their collection to obtain it for a hundred euros less. We obtain in passing a new copy of the brick celebrating the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range, we begin to accumulate them.

This model is in my opinion generally convincing for a product on this scale, it would however have deserved a little more consideration with a real layer of Metallic Gold which would have given it a little more character. The few shiny touches present on the body of the droid are not enough, it is even a little sad with this vaguely golden matte shade and mottled with production defects in places.

The posture of C-3PO is realistic, the setting on the sand of Tatooine may seem superfluous but the base ensures maximum stability for the product and the presence of a minifig available until now only in a much more expensive set is a good news. I will be one of those who will make the effort, the homage to the famous droid is acceptable, but I will be patient while waiting for the price of this box to be a little more attractive elsewhere than at LEGO.

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Today we're quickly taking a look at three derivative products that are available via the Insiders rewards center: three magnets with their bases that can be obtained individually by exchanging 2250 Insiders points, or around €15 each in against value.

Unsurprisingly, these three derivative products are manufactured by LEGO's usual subcontractor, the Chinese company RDP and the finish is of the usual level of other rewards offered in the past: we always note some manufacturing and finishing defects, but it is overall rather correct in this specific case.

You will have understood, we are talking here about magnets delivered with presentation bases, you can choose to display them as LEGO thought, use them on the fridge to hang your shopping lists or even wear them on clothing pin style using the magnet on one side of the fabric and the plate cut out with the same pattern on the other.

Note that the magnets as well as the plate which accommodates them are numbered, probably to create a range effect or to ensure that you do not mix up the supports and the magnets themselves. The cutouts ultimately leave no room for doubt, it is surely a question of generating a collectible effect around these products.

If the homage is effectively paid to LEGO products with the Classic Space logo, the emblem of the Knights of the Lion and the famous duck on wheels, we still remain very far from what we are, in my opinion, entitled to expect from the manufacturer and these magnets are too irrelevant for me for me to decide to devote a significant amount of Insiders points to them.

You must convert 2250 Insiders points to obtain a magnet, the equivalent of around €15 in counter-value. As usual, the conversion of your points allows you to obtain a unique code to use during a future online order on the Shop, you will have 60 days from the date of issue of the code to use it . Only one code for a promotional item per order, so you must place three separate orders to obtain the three magnets. It's up to you.

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Today we come back very quickly to the content of the LEGO Marvel sets 10792 Drill Spinner Vehicle (58 pieces - 19,99 €), 10793 Spidey vs. Green Goblin (84 pieces - €19,99), and 10794 Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters (193 pieces - €54,99), three boxes available on shelves since March 2024 and all stamped 4+. This mention indicates that these products are aimed at a very young audience who are slowly switching from the DUPLO universe to the classic LEGO inventory, with a few adjustments which make it possible to limit the complexity of the construction experience.

We're not going to lie, what interests most of us in these sets are the minifigs provided. The constructions are very basic, everything is assembled in five minutes flat and the emphasis here is mainly placed on the playability offered by these products. For those wondering where LEGO found its inspiration, these three boxes marked with the words Spidey and his Amazing Friends are loosely based on the eponymous animated series launched in 2021 on the American channel Disney Junior.

Taken separately, these three products don't have much to offer, except perhaps the spider-cave of the set 10794 Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters which can stand on its own with a relatively dense construction and a nice assortment of figurines, but it is the bringing together of the three sets which makes it possible to obtain a substantial play area bringing together several machines and a large cast.

The public prices of these products are high, but we all know that parents who are leaving the DUPLO universe are already used to spending crazy amounts of money for sets with content that does not always match the content offered, whether in terms of the quantity of plastic or the fun and possibly educational potential of the product concerned. Nothing is ever too expensive when it comes to being good parents and offering the best to your children, LEGO understands this well.

The constructions are as usual in this range based on large parts that are easy to handle for the youngest, the result obtained necessarily suffers a little with crude machines and a den that is not very aesthetically inspired.

We therefore find characters in their "juniorized" version of the series, so many variants which may interest collectors even if the pad printing of these figurines is sometimes a little basic and many figurines are flanked by short articulated legs. It will be enough to replace the legs with "classic" versions to make these torsos and heads standard characters, the 4+ range has its faults but it often provides pretty pad printing.

Please note that these boxes do not contain stickers and that the patterned pieces are therefore all pad printed. A detail that may seem trivial but which allows you to obtain a few pieces that can be used in other contexts if you are used to creating dioramas on the theme concerned.

I admit that I have fallen for these sets since their release, only for the figurines which offer interesting variations of the usual costumes. As you can imagine, everything else ended up at the bottom of a drawer. There is also no valid reason to pay full price for these products, they are available at a price lower than their public price elsewhere than on the official store and in particular at Amazon:

Discount -22%

LEGO Marvel 10792 Drill Spinner Vehicle

54.99 € 42.99 €

BUY

Discount -48%

LEGO Marvel 10793 Spidey vs. Green Goblin

9.99 € 5.20 €

BUY

Discount -10%

LEGO Marvel 10794 Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters

19.99 € 17.99 €

BUY

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Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Harry Potter set 76440 Triwizard Tournament: The Arrival, a box of 1229 pieces available on the official online store as well as in the LEGO Stores since June 1 at the public price of €139,99.

The product pitch is simple: it reproduces the arrival of the Beauxbâtons and Durmstrang schools during the Triwizard Tournament. LEGO will have deemed it appropriate to bring together the two schools in a single box rather than offering two different sets, why not but it is at the cost of some compromises, notably on the format of the Beauxbatons carriage.

The latter was in fact much more detailed in the set 75958 Beauxbatons' Carriage: Arrival at Hogwarts (430 pieces - €49.99) marketed in 2019, it takes on the appearance of a carriage from the Disney range and this year you have to be content with just one Abraxan to pull it. It's a bit sad as it is even if the roof can be removed to install figurines and the doors open on both sides.

We can imagine that the carriage is not the star of the set and that it is in fact only a "bonus" to accompany the Durmstrang boat. This one is rather faithful to the version seen on the screen even if the construction of 35 cm long by 45 cm high necessarily leaves out some details. The curves of the ship are respected, LEGO integrates the right number of masts and sails and the object does not use meta-parts for the hull which has the merit of allowing this box to offer a great experience of assembly.

Some will find the choice of colors for the hull and the different fittings a little off-topic but I understand LEGO's desire to make this boat a more visually attractive product than it is on the screen.

LEGO does not separate the two main constructions of the product and only provides a single instruction booklet in the box. However, four-handed assembly remains possible by using the instructions in digital format in addition to the paper booklet and by sharing the bags (1 and 2 for the carriage, 3 to 10 for the boat).

The sails are made of the usual soft material which I find a little out of place on this type of high-end toy, you will have to be careful not to stain or tear them. Only the central main sail is flanked by a pattern on one of its sides, the other three remain white on both sides.

The ship offers a little playability with two interior spaces invented by the designer and which are relatively accessible. You will still need to have small fingers to be able to install a figurine on it even if I think that no one will really play with this boat and that its destiny is to end up as a decoration on the corner of a shelf. The construction overall looks great, even at this scale, and the subject probably does not deserve an ultra-detailed and expensive interpretation which would then become inaccessible to the youngest.

I specify this because I have the impression that this is more often the case in recent years, a part was missing from this box and I am certain that I have carefully checked the contents of all the paper bags of the product. Sometimes I leave a coin at the bottom of a bag and the lack of transparency of these new packaging doesn't help, but that wasn't the case here. Do not hesitate to indicate in the comments if you too have recently noticed the recurring absence of parts in your boxes.

It's the sticker fair in this box and the stickers concerned are graphically very well executed. However, I don't change my mind about them, knowing that this product is more of a construction intended for exhibition than a real toy with which we will have hours of fun. Replaying the "arrival" of a boat and a flying carriage is not very exciting, it must be admitted. It's hard to do without these stickers, they really help to give the boat its appearance.

As for the figurines provided, it is minimum service with two representatives from each of the schools and the Tournament judge: Madame Maxime and Fleur Delacour for Beauxbâtons, Viktor Krum and Igor Karkaroff for Durmstrang and Barty Crouch Sr. (or Barty Crouch) from Ministry of Magic.

It's thin and we could discuss the execution of Madame Maxime which seems to me a little ridiculous here as it stands without her coat with a fur collar to hide the top of her legs. The clothing is only symbolized here by the pad printing of the pieces and the whole thing falls a little flat in my opinion with the oversized limbs coming from the Avatar range. I prefer the 2019 version with the "half dress".

The figurine of Fleur Delacour is for its part a nice evolution of that of 2019 with a torso which benefits here from a little more subtlety to embody the folds of the character's outfit.

The figurines of Viktor Krum and Igor Karkaroff are correctly executed and the outfits are consistent with those seen on screen, just missing the ushankas worn by the two characters when they arrived in the Great Hall. We'll do without. The pad prints are successful and the color of Krum's accessory matches the color of the pad print which runs along the edges of the coat worn by the character.

Barty Crouch Sr.'s torso is new, but the effect applied is a bit of a failure; I can't find here the character's outfit seen on screen during the Tournament. Nor the actor's hair for that matter. Nothing serious, collectors will in any case be delighted to add one more supporting role to their collection of minifigs.

This product seems to me to be rather convincing upon arrival, knowing that the Durmstrang boat deserved a new, more modern interpretation than that of the set. 4768 The Durmstrang Ship marketed in 2005 and which has logically aged very poorly.

The version proposed here is successful, detailed, colorful and faithful, it will also necessarily appeal to all those who want to do something other than what is intended like a Spanish galleon or a pirate ship and this product should therefore easily find its audience. The presence of the Beauxbatons carriage was not essential, especially in a very economical version, but it is still a good idea for those who do not have the 2019 version in their collection.

The supply of figurines seems a little sparse to me for €140, but the star of the set is Durmstrang's ship which offers a real construction experience without being too easy. Too bad for the load of stickers.

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For once, we are quickly talking today about a LEGO figurine in BrickHeadz format, that of the LEGO Marvel set 40669 Iron Man MK5 with its 101 pieces, its availability announced for July 1, 2024 and its public price set at €9,99.

This is already the 244th figurine of its kind and the recipe seems to work quite well for LEGO because the manufacturer continues to build this collection with the same ardor over the years.

This is also the third appearance of Iron Man in this range after the reference 41590 Iron Man launched in 2017 followed by the reference 41604 Iron Man MK50 marketed in 2018. I will spare you the version seen in the pack bringing together Iron Man and Captain America in 2016, this is the set 41492 Ironman & Captain America then exclusive to the San Diego Comic Con which took place that same year.

This involves assembling Iron Man's Mark V armor as it appeared on screen in Iron Man 2 once taken out of his suitcase during the duel between Tony Stark and Whiplash on the Monaco circuit . We'll say that that's pretty much it, the format seriously limiting the possibilities for certain characters and it's sometimes only thanks to a few significant attributes that we really recognize the subject addressed.

This is the case here and it is especially the pad-printed piece placed on the torso of the figurine which is responsible for allowing us to identify the version of the armor indicated on the box. For the rest, in my opinion it is too symbolic to be really convincing. In passing, we face the usual technical defects with, for example, the eyes of the figurines flanked by a layer of white that is not completely uniform.

LEGO could have provided us with a suitcase to clip into one of the character's hands in place of the included thrusters, this detail would undoubtedly have allowed us to assert a little more the version of the armor proposed here. I know that there are unconditional fans of this LEGO range, they will undoubtedly find what they are looking for, especially if they strive to accumulate all the Marvel-licensed figurines or more simply all the figurines in this format.

No sticker in this box, the few patterned pieces provided are therefore all pad printed. We will still welcome LEGO's maintenance of the public price of these boxes over the years, it is still €9,99, and the consistency in the design of these characters with always the classic pink brick which embodies the human brain which pass through the BrickHeadz mill.

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