As promised by LEGO, the LEGO Ideas set 21326 Winnie the Pooh is now available as a VIP preview on the official store.

Since the official announcement of the product, everyone has had plenty of time to get a very precise idea of ​​the value of adding to their collection this box of 1265 pieces sold at the public price of 109.99 €, depending on their affinities with the universe concerned or the desire to collect everything that comes out under the LEGO Ideas label regardless of the subject covered.

To take advantage of this VIP preview, do not forget to identify yourself on the Shop so that you can add the set to your basket and place an order. As a bonus, LEGO offers some drawings to collect in exchange for VIP points via the rewards center. You have to "spend" 750 points per drawing, five different models are available.

The possibility of accumulating the two gifts of the moment falls apart with this launch offset by one hour compared to the usual times but you can still get the set 40449 Easter Bunny's Carrot House currently offered and until next April 5 from 60 € of purchase.

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Remember, a few weeks ago LEGO launched a competition on the LEGO Ideas platform which will allow the creation of one of the next sets offered on condition of purchase (GWP) on the official online store. The theme imposed was Space and the 15 finalist entries were chosen by the jury.

It is now a question of voting to choose the winning entry from among the 15 proposals listed at this address. You can only vote once and you have until March 22 to do so. Even if the big winner of the vote and the five other participations which will have obtained the most votes will be rewarded with a fairly substantial endowment in LEGO products, only the winning participation will be adapted as an official product.

LEGO today unveils the LEGO Ideas set 21326 Winnie the Pooh, an official product inspired by the project Winnie the Pooh initiated by Ben Alder alias benlouisa. In the box, 1265 pieces and five characters: Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Coco Lapin, Eeyore and Tigger. Those who remember the cartoon broadcast on FR3 in the 80s will undoubtedly regret the absence of Master Owl in this set which remains despite everything a beautiful evolution of the initial project.

The LEGO designer has taken over Benlouisa's proposal by expanding the tree that houses the teddy's hut and giving it a more cartoonish side than that of the reference project. The result is in my opinion a bit messy in places but LEGO takes the austerity out of the original project tree and that's a good thing.

Behind the tree which makes use of the corals delivered here in green, the hut opens in two parts to allow a presentation of the small troop in front of the planned facilities, we may regret the absence of a table and some chairs to avoid leaving the Tigger and Piglet minifigs sitting on the floor. LEGO doesn't skimp on the jars of honey and the interior of the hut is full of furniture and supplies. Special mention for the swarms with their bees on a rotating axis fixed on the branches of the trees, it's cartoon and it sticks to the atmosphere of the cartoon.

The five characters provided are all very true to their appearance in the differences between movies or animated series that have been released for many years, and ultimately Winnie I find the least successful of the set of figures provided. The teddy bear seen on the screen has a rather angular face, but the head of the minifigure does not make him as sympathetic and naive as I remember.

The set which is spread over a format of 24 x 18 cm and 22 cm high does not escape a handful of stickers that will be used to dress the interior of the cabin and its few accessories, the LEGO Ideas range does not avoid not the stickers.

We could discuss the graphic design of the packaging, LEGO having chosen to use the usual format of products intended for adult customers. Some will appreciate the sober side of the thing with a real emphasis on the content of the product without unnecessary frills but others would probably have preferred a presentation more in the spirit of the animated series with a colorful background and a less staid aesthetic.

You will have to pay € 109.99 from March 18, 2021 to afford this box for the planned VIP preview. The set will then be available to all customers of the official store from April 1st.

Nostalgia often has a price and it is therefore up to everyone to see if this set, which refers to a universe very popular with a whole generation, deserves to spend the hundred euros requested by LEGO. We will also remember that this is not the first appearance of Winnie and his friends at LEGO, many sets had been marketed between 1999 and 2001 and then in 2011 in the DUPLO range.

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It's tradition: LEGO always does a bit of teasing before the official announcement of products in the LEGO Ideas range and today it's the turn of the set. 21326 Winnie the Pooh to be staged in a short video sequence that allows us to discover the minifig of the bear cub with its red balloon and a copy of the jar of honey that will be in the box.

We especially remember that this new box is identified as part of the ecosystem "Adults Welcome"and that it will therefore be aimed more at a nostalgic audience than at little children who are fans of the teddy bear and his friends. For all intents and purposes, I would like to remind you that this set is inspired by the LEGO Ideas project by Ben Alder alias benlouisa.