Today we are quickly interested in the last of the three sets of the LEGO Monkie Kid range marketed since July 1: the reference 80028 The Bone Demon sold at the public price of 109.99 €. With 1373 pieces, it is the biggest box of this summer wave of a range which already totals more than twenty sets since its launch in 2020.

The purpose of this new product: to assemble the Bone Demon, a creature inspired by the demon Bai Gu Jing present in the Chinese folk tale Journey to the west. The legend serving more or less as a reference to the universe of the Monkie Kid range, the references are numerous but are often integrated in a more or less faithful way.

To achieve the promised result, LEGO proposes to build several small elements which, when combined with each other, will form the demon, about forty centimeters high. Each of the sub-sets is rather convincing even if we inevitably notice the pieces that will be used to compose the main creature of the set. An axis that protrudes from a spider or a Ball joint which remains in the void on the body of the scorpion, it was necessary to anticipate the possibility of bringing all the elements together later.

It will be difficult to go straight to building the demon itself without following the instructions exactly. Those who would like to take a shortcut risk getting lost along the way between the various modifications to be made to each of the sub-assemblies that are brought together at the end of the third booklet. The easiest way is to follow the proposed progression so as not to miss any step and have to tediously go back through the assembly process.

Taken separately, the different elements of the set allow you to have a little fun but above all they shout their desire to join the scorpion to give life to the Bone Demon. We could have imagined being able to directly assemble the creature and possibly then separate the different elements to flesh out a playset, but no one would have really benefited from these few spiders, this scorpion and the two ancillary constructions.

You would also have expected a model that only reuses some of the sub-assemblies but the final creature uses almost all the elements of the set except the columns of the white portico which do not integrate the construction. We cannot escape an imposing sheet of stickers, some of which are on a transparent background so as not to penalize the phosphorescence of the pieces on which they are placed.

The body of the scorpion serves as a base for the demon, then we fix the lair of Lady Bone Demon on which we clip the claws of the scorpion which become the arms of the creature, we add the decoration of the portico for the head and the two large white spiders with turned legs come to dress the shoulders. Two sabers are provided so that the creature can face the Monkie Kid installed on his side in his mini-mech propelled by a motor cloud.

Le Bone Demon is ultimately very stable and the set of phosphorescent pieces really gives it allure in the dark. Up close, the finish is not of an exceptional level, but the model deserves to be observed from a distance to really benefit from the result obtained thanks to the assembly of the different modules.

As for the minifigs delivered in this box, the Monkie Kid benefits from a torso which is for the moment exclusive to this set and the rest of the elements that make up the figurine are available in other boxes of the range. The young hero has three versions of his staff here, with a large-format weapon for the mech, an intermediate version and the usual accessory.

Mei's minifig is the one already seen in other boxes since the beginning of the year, the young girl comes with her hair and her helmet, she can be staged in her flight outfit by recovering the wings of the cloud which allows the mech to move through the air.

More interesting, the two Bone Spirits are equipped with torsos whose arms are phosphorescent, it is also the case for the heads of these two identical creatures which rest on the purple part used for the overlords of the Ninjago range in 2019. The arms and head of the White Bone Demon are not phosphorescent but the character is available in two versions with an angelic face and the other more aggressive and the possibility of replacing the bottom of the dress by the piece that also equips both Bone Spirits. The pad prints are impeccable, nothing to say.

Two additional skeleton heads to be placed in the pots carried by the large spiders are provided, they are not phosphorescent.

Once again, the Monkie Kid range does not disappoint me with a product that takes advantage of all that the LEGO concept has to offer: The playset is made up of many elements that are self-sufficient and do not just serve as a pretext to the assembly of the creature. Upon arrival, the Bone Demon maximizes the use of these different elements and the result is visually very convincing in my opinion. If I were younger I would be over the moon with a product like this.

As for the other boxes in the range, it will be difficult to find this box at a lower price than that charged by LEGO: the manufacturer does not distribute this range to its resellers in France and only markets these products intended primarily for the Asian market because that he has undertaken to no longer offer "geographic exclusivity".

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at August 3, 2021 next at 23pm. For newcomers, know that you just need to post a comment to participate in the draw.

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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Today we quickly make the rounds of one of the three novelties expected in the LEGO Monkie Kid range from July 1: the set 80026 Pigsy's Noodle Tank, a box of 662 pieces sold at the public price of 49.99 €.

Those who follow the evolution of the range will have understood what it is about here, for the others, an explanation is in order: Pigsy is the owner of a food truck already seen in the well-named set. 80009 Pigsy's Food Truck marketed in 2020. When he does not treat his group of friends, the cook pig takes part in the ongoing clashes and it is therefore his truck which is transformed here into a large bowl of noodles with the false air of a tank.

Pigsy here defends Mr Tang, the guy with his red scarf, who tries to escape Pan, the shop owner. Speedy Panda seen in the set 80011 Red Son's Inferno Truck in 2020, all under the eyes of Lee, the guy disguised as the mascot of the place. If you haven't understood anything, that's okay, the set won't really need the context linked to the animated series, which is still not broadcast in France, so that the youngest will find their place. account.

The main build is really decked out with weapons and accessories with machine launchers on all sides, a pair of chunky chopsticks that can fit in the robot's back or hand, and an open kitchen that is full of items. themes very popular with fans.

The sign placed in principle on the roof of Pigsy's truck here becomes a rotating cannon, the fridge hides a coin launcher, the harrow already present at the front of the food truck of set 80009 goes up and down when the vehicle starts moving. and both arms can be oriented as you see fit. Difficult to do better on such a compact product. The tank is strong enough to be handled without breaking everything, but you will have to be careful not to lose the kitchen utensils and food clipped everywhere.

Opposite, Pan pilots a delivery drone that can drop a crate on Pigsy and he is assisted by a lemonade-throwing panda robot equipped with two Stud Shooters. An entire program. Both builds are sketchy, they are there only to provide opposition to Pigsy and allow some fun without waiting for a birthday or the holiday season.

The four minifigs delivered in this box are overall very successful. Pigsy takes advantage of a new torso with a variant of the tactical vest seen in the set 80022 Spider Queen's Arachnoid Base marketed since the beginning of the year and the figurine reuses legs and a head already delivered in other sets.

The pad prints of the different torsos are all very original and well executed, we just regret that the white areas on Lee's legs are a bit bland on a black background. Under the panda costume, we can guess the collar of the shirt worn by the character in the set 80011 Red Son's Inferno Truck, it's consistent. Lee's face is not exclusive to this line, it is also that of several scientists in the LEGO CITY line. Mr Tang keeps his head and the scarf he wears in the set 80023 Monkie Kid's Team Dronecopter.

Note that there are about twenty stickers to stick in this box, but the two ammunition in the form of noodle dishes topped with a fried egg ejected via the fridge are pad printed, just like the Tile with the Pigsy logo which is also supplied in four other boxes and a polybag. For those wondering, the delivery drone remote control screen is a very common piece in the Ninjago and Star Wars ranges.

In short, I think this set has some nice arguments to make in order to find an audience: the caterpillar noodle bowl is fun to assemble, there is plenty of fun without having to immediately go back to the checkout and l inventory provides a slew of very interesting "food" items.

It will be difficult to find this box at a lower price than that charged by LEGO, the manufacturer does not distribute this range to its resellers in France and only markets these products intended primarily for the Asian market because it has undertaken not to no longer offer "geographic exclusivity".

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at July 13, 2021 next at 23pm. For newcomers, know that you just need to post a comment to participate in the draw.

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 one of the three novelties expected in the LEGO Monkie Kid range from July 1: the set 80025 Sandy's Power Loader Mech, with its 520 pieces and its retail price set at 44.99 €.

As with the rest of this range vaguely inspired by the popular legend of the Monkey King and tailor-made for the Asian market, you will have to go through the official online store to afford these three new products. LEGO does not allow resellers to market these products in France and it is only available elsewhere than in Asia because the manufacturer has one day made a commitment to no longer offer geographic exclusivity.

The purpose of the set is here to assemble an exoskeleton piloted by Sandy while the cat Mo plays the DJ at the top of the machine. Why not. The robot, about twenty centimeters high, is obviously in the colors of its pilot and the level of detail is very satisfactory. The points of articulation are numerous, rather well integrated and the members of the "loader robot" are sufficiently dressed not to look too rickety. The stability of the machine is exemplary, and the Sandy figurine does not look ridiculous under its support hoop.

The exoskeleton is equipped to go and knock out Spider Queen's men with a large combat stick on one side (Crescent Staff) "held" by three pliers but which is in fact fixed on a rotary axis via a Technic pin, and on the other a fist which can be extended to strike the enemy with a rubber band which ensures the return of the fingers towards the rest of the hand. The mechanism is basic, the designer has not made any particular effort to hide the white elastic, but the functionality is fun.

I was recently able to talk to two designers about these elastics that I find a little petty, they replied that their presence is often linked to the age group targeted by the product concerned and that their role is to offer a functionality that is easy to assemble without the need for a more complex part-based mechanism. Of which act. I also logically asked the question of the absence of a replacement copy in the box. I was simply told that these silicone rubber bands are strong and durable enough that they do not need to provide extra copies.

The back of the exoskeleton is often less detailed than the front face but we still have a retractable reactor which confirms that the machine can also fly. The two pairs of loudspeakers placed on either side of Mo's console and mounted on ball joints can be turned over to also become reactors.

In the camp opposite, the two henchmen of Spider Queen are a little under-equipped with a very small robot which is only used here as a foil to have fun with the elastic fist. The designer has added something vaguely to retaliate with a Stud Shooter but this relatively stable mini-robot will not convince many people and will encourage the acquisition of other sets with more extensive content to have enough to face Sandy with more or less equal weapons.

We stick a large handful of stickers on the two exoskeletons, difficult to escape these stickers which are graphically very successful here.

As with the sets launched at the start of the year, these new boxes feature the various heroes of this universe struggling with the minions of the evil Spider Queen. We therefore logically find two nasty henchmen in this box, Huntsman and Syntax, characters already seen identically in other sets.

The figurine of Sandy is also the one already seen in other boxes and there is only Mo the Cat who is unseen here with a satchel on the chest which replaces the white fur seen since 2020 on the previous versions of the animal.

In the end, it is beautifully executed and Sandy's exoskeleton imposes it with sufficiently bushy limbs to hide a little the different points of articulation, even if the duo of villains is struggling to find a place in this box.

We can't really blame LEGO for offering almost balanced content that invites the acquisition of other sets to improve the balance of power. As it is, it's playable, but you will have to go back to the cash register so as not to have to draw lots who will have to deal with the slightly ridiculous mini-robot. Business is business.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 27th June 2021 next at 23pm. For newcomers, know that you just need to post a comment to participate in the draw.

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.