Today we take a quick tour of the content of the LEGO Star Wars set 75326 Boba Fett's Throne Room. In this box of 732 pieces inspired by the series The Book of Boba Fett whose broadcast has just ended on the Disney + platform, enough to assemble a modular palace and seven minifigs: Boba Fett, Fennec Shand, Bib Fortuna, a Theelin dancer, a Quarren, a Gamorrean guard and a Weequay guard. You will have to pay €99.99 from March 1st to buy this derivative product.

Looking closer, this set is actually directly based on the post-credits scene from the last episode of the series' second season. The Mandalorian, both by its casting and by the features built into the product. Fennec Shand and Boba Fett storm the palace there, the Gamorrean guard falls under the bullets and rolls down the stairs, Fennec Shand cleans up and knocks out a handful of extras, Boba then finally settles his account at Bib Fortuna and s sit on the throne. Those who hoped to obtain the kitchen of the premises or the bacta tank of Boba can therefore make up their minds.

The latest interpretation of Jabba / Bib Fortuna / Boba Fett's palace at LEGO dates from 2012 with the reference 9516 Jabba's Palace joined in 2013 by the extension of the set 75005 Rancor Pit. We especially remember the drama around set 9516 which, according to the complaint of representatives of the Turkish cultural community in Austria, was a perfect reproduction of the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul or the Jami al-Kabir mosque located in Beirut (Lebanon) (1st blog post here, 2nd blog post here).

No risk with this new reference, LEGO no longer even alludes to the fact that it is a palace and the overall aesthetics of the product have been cleverly adjusted to slightly erase the central nave / minaret effect with a flat roof and a slightly flattened tower. Even if the construction plays on two scales with an exterior appearance that symbolizes the palace as it appears on the screen, we are therefore presented with this derivative product as Boba Fett's throne room.

This is a children's toy and this minimalist playset does not forget young fans who would like to have a little fun. Several features are at their disposal with an opening palace entrance door that even incorporates the electronic peephole, a tilting staircase that allows the Gamorrean guard to fall when Boba Fett and Fennec Shand arrive, a removable throne that reveals a hiding place with two weapons and two Beskar blocks and a simple but effective system that allows the infamous and opportunistic Bib Fortuna to be ejected from his throne.

And that's not counting with all the modularity of the construction which can be arranged in different ways to either obtain a linear diorama or a set closed on three sides. The different modules are integral with each other, they can be clipped onto the base so that the construction presented in linear mode can be manipulated without breaking everything. The sheet of stickers remains reasonable for a construction of this scale even if I think that the two ends of the armrests of the throne deserved better than simple stickers.

The future commercialization of an extension with the Rancor pit is in my opinion beyond doubt. The support of the palace seems to me to be designed specifically to be fixed on an additional construction and the grid a little lost in the middle of the diorama would then find its raison d'être. The set would evolve on the way to the version present in the series The Book of Boba Fett and would no longer be a mere derivative of a post-credits scene.

The endowment in minifigs is substantial with seven characters with generally successful elements and pads. The Boba Fett figure is logically the one that already appears in the set 75312 Boba Fett's Starship marketed since last year. LEGO didn't skimp on the pad printing to stick as close as possible to the outfit seen on screen, even if the green jetpack is probably missing a little color.

The Fennec Shand figurine is identical to that of the set 75315 Imperial Light Cruiser, also marketed since 2021, but the character does not have his usual helmet in this new box. You have to make do with hair that pretty much does the job, it's the accessory already seen last year in a set from the CITY range and on Makkari's head in the Marvel range. Fennec Shand arrives well without his helmet during the attack on Bib Fortuna's palace, it's fitting.

These two minifigs are therefore not new, but the rest of the cast is made up of five new figurines: Bib Fortuna, a Theelin dancer, a Quarren, a Gamorrean guard and a Weequay guard. Bib Fortuna's last appearance at LEGO dates back to 2012, the Twi'lek promoted from butler to crime lord after Jabba's death is frankly modernized here with a nice pad print and a slightly less bumpy headdress.

Many fans are wondering what dancer Theelin is doing here. She is present in the background during the party organized by Bib Fortuna in the post-credits scene of the last episode of the second season of the series The Mandalorian. From what we see of the character on screen, the figure will do.

The chained Twi'lek prisoner present in this scene is missing, it's a bit of a shame. LEGO could have gone to the end of the concept and added a figurine for this character freed from his chains by Fennec Shand or more simply replaced the Quarren or Weequay extras provided.

We are not going to be choosy, a new version of the palace of Jabba / Bib Fortuna / Boba Fett is always welcome. This new interpretation is a little minimalist as it is, but we can hope for a future extension that will give it a little more consistency.

The cast delivered is convincing with a large handful of original and very well executed creatures and the playability is frankly there even if it is only a question here of reproducing a scene of a few minutes. The sets of the LEGO Star Wars range that meet all these criteria are not commonplace, so in my opinion this one deserves all your attention knowing that it could eventually evolve into a more elaborate product and that it will not then be necessary regret having skipped it.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at March 7, 2022 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below.

LEGO today unveils the set 10298 Vespa 125, a box of 1106 pieces stamped 18+ which will be available from March 1, 2022 at the retail price of €99.99. Those who follow the usual channels on social networks have already been able to discover this machine from every angle, the others now have at their disposal a complete gallery of official visuals to get a better idea of ​​what this officially licensed product has to offer. to offer.

It is therefore a question here of assembling a reproduction of the emblematic two-wheeler of the Italian brand Piaggio. The version proposed by LEGO is freely inspired by the VNB1T model marketed in 1960 and the vehicle is accompanied by a few accessories: a vintage helmet, a basket and a bouquet of flowers and this exhibition model is not immune to stickers.

The model is 35 cm long, 12 cm wide and 22 cm high.

We'll talk about this product tomorrow on the occasion of a "Review ".

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On the sidelines of five new sets from the LEGO Speed ​​Champions range which will be available from March 1, 2022, collectors will also have to go in search of a new promotional polybag, the reference 30434 Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro which offers a more compact interpretation of one of the vehicles in the set 76910 Speed ​​Champions Aston Martin Valkyrie AMR Pro & Vantage GT3 (592 pieces - 39.99 €).

The bag of 97 pieces and some stickers under official license allows you to assemble a micro version of the 1000 horsepower hypercar, if it is not offered by LEGO on the occasion of the launch of the new products in the range, it will be necessary find a sign that offers or sells it in the coming weeks.

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the set 31204 Elvis Presley - The King, a new reference in the LEGO ART range which, with its 3445 pieces, allows you to assemble three portraits of your choice of the famous American singer. The combination of three copies of this product, which will be available from March 1, 2022 at the public price of €119.99, also offers the possibility of assembling a large "collector" mosaic. I remind you for all practical purposes that the instructions necessary for assembling the combined mosaic are not provided and you will have to download them in PDF format from the manufacturer's website and consult them on a PC or on a tablet.

It's no coincidence that LEGO is releasing a product this year featuring Elvis Presley: A Musical Biopic Produced by Warner Bros. will be released in theaters next June and LEGO obviously intends to surf on the simple fact that we are talking about the King again, knowing that Tom Hanks will also be in the film to play the role of Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

As much to tell you right away, I am personally not a big fan of Elvis. I therefore motivated myself to put the thing together by telling myself that, on the visual that I chose from the three proposed, the character has a false air of Dick Rivers. And that he doesn't stare at me with a quizzical look or a fixed smile.

The recipe here is exactly the same as for the other references in the LEGO ART range: the nine 16x16 plates that serve as a support for the work are linked together by a few pins and you just have to carefully follow the instructions in the instruction booklet. to assemble the chosen model. A few pieces then dress the result with a black border that acts as a frame. The visual is finally enhanced with a signature of the singer, you can also not put it and the parts necessary to plug the hole are provided.

The perception of the proposed experience is very subjective: some will see it as a guided puzzle that relaxes them a little while others will quickly be annoyed to have to settle for fixing Tiles colored circles for a few hours to finally obtain a painting of 40 x 40 cm sold for €120. The Tiles on the other hand will be difficult to remove from the modules and the supplied super brick separator is not of much help. Its use in this specific case just guarantees you to expel pieces to the four corners of the living room and the golden crowbar provided is a better ally during the operation. Choose the visual you want to assemble carefully, dismantling the whole thing is a real purge.

For those who are wondering, each mosaic is foolproof once assembled, the pine Technic provide a first level of connection to the nine modules, the whole is reinforced by the presence of the gray parts placed on the back of the model and the whole is completely secured by the installation of the frame of the table with tiles that overlap the uprights. The Tiles remain bare on the front face, it will be necessary to dust regularly or try to add a plexiglass insert.

As with the other mosaics in the range, LEGO provides two wall fixings but you can easily use only one by placing it in the center of the frame. LEGO still does not provide an easel to present the construction on a piece of furniture without having to lean it on something and that's a bit of a shame. Bonus: The finished frame does not fit in the product packaging, figure it out.

As is often the case in this range, the works on offer are only really legible with a certain distance. Moreover, it is not Pixel Art in the literal sense of the term, with its subtleties that make it a truly original artistic exercise. LEGO offers us here simple photos converted into mosaics with more or less coarse flat colors. So much the better for the vintage effect and the erasing of Elvis' facial flaws, so much the worse for the photo-realism of the thing.

As usual, we are promised a thematic podcast planned to accompany the assembly from the launch of the product. This audio track will only be available in English and is not yet downloadable at the time of this writing.

In short, if the inventory (see scanned page above) appeals to you because you love Elvis Presley to the point of displaying this painting somewhere in your home, go for it. If you want to try to transform Elvis into Johnny Hallyday or Eddy Mitchell thanks to the inventory provided, try it. Otherwise, do like me and quickly move on, the month of March will be full of new products in many ranges and you will easily find what to do with your 120 €.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at March 5, 2022 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below.

Today we quickly go around the contents of the LEGO set 10299 Real Madrid Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, a large box of 5876 pieces that I have just finished assembling and which will be available from March 1, 2022 at the public price of 349.99 €. As the title of the product indicates, this is a question of assembling a reproduction of the Real Madrid club's residence stadium and it is already the third set of the same type to join the LEGO catalog after the two references already marketed on the same theme, the sets 10272 Old Trafford - Manchester United (2020) et 10284 FC Barcelona Camp Nou (2021)

What the name of the product does not reveal is that this reproduction of one of Europe's most popular stadiums is already on its way to being permanently obsolete. The real Santiago Bernabéu is indeed currently being renovated with delivery scheduled for the end of 2022 of the new version of the enclosure.

The stadium will frankly change its appearance and the version offered by LEGO will therefore be nothing more than the memory of a glorious but bygone era. Real Madrid fans can always console themselves by saying that they own the version of the enclosure whose lawn was trodden by Cristiano Ronaldo between 2009 and 2018.

I have already spoken to you in detail about the two other stadiums offered by LEGO and this new reference walks directly in the footsteps of its predecessors, with its qualities and its defects. You can imagine because of the appearance of this new stadium, we risk being bored during this "experience" of editing for adults which is broken down into about forty sachets. It's the subject who wants it, we assemble almost four times the same thing except for a few details over the pages of the two thick instruction booklets.

We start as usual with the lawn with here the signature motif of Santiago Bernabéu. The white lines are more or less aligned this time, there has been great progress on the pad printing of the three plates used. A detail: the pad printing of the central plate is in fact slightly lighter than that of the other two and you will notice this difference in color under certain lighting.

Even knowing that we will not escape long repetitive sequences thereafter, the discovery of the first quarter of the stadium is interesting with the construction of the support composed of Technic beams and large colored elements, followed by the addition of the elements architectural elements which then make up the exterior of the enclosure which measures on arrival 44 cm long by 38 cm wide and 14 cm high.

As for the two other stadiums already marketed, the blue bleachers are symbolized by striated parts separated here by orange lines, we are definitely in symbolism and minimalism. The repetitive nature of the assembly will inevitably give confidence to those who lend themselves to the exercise and it will be advisable not to be too pretentious by keeping only a distracted eye on certain sequences of the instruction booklets: there is everything even a few variants that should not be missed or you will have to go back a few pages. Take my word for it.

The sticker party starts quickly with a board that contains about sixty stickers and the few stickers that quickly take place on the bleachers are not really connected with their support. The graphic designer has once again tried to reproduce the reflections of the different streaks but it is in my opinion too coarse to be credible and sufficiently discreet.

The adjustment between the different bleacher modules is very approximate depending on the area and there are still a few empty spaces in places, but this stadium is designed to be observed from a certain distance and the whole remains visually coherent in my opinion. Unlike the set stage 10272 Old Trafford - Manchester United, the corner stands, with the exception of the smallest modules at the foot of the lawn, are here made up of striated pieces which contributes to the very homogeneous rendering of the whole.

The construction is designed to allow a separation in two of the enclosure. On both sides, the stadium quarters are attached to each other and you will have to remove a few pieces to separate them and store them when the time comes to make room on your shelves. The roof is removable, just to let you admire the interior of the stadium with its dozens of stickers. It's a detail that doesn't actually add much, there are only bleachers to contemplate and the roof could also have been firmly attached to the structure.

There are some subtle differences in color on the white parts, some of which go from a very clean white to a creamy white which will give you an idea of ​​the color of the roof after a few months of exposure. Even though LEGO has long since changed the recipe for the plastic used for parts by removing Tetrabromobisphenol-A, a flame retardant that caused elements exposed to UV to yellow prematurely and whose use is now banned, roofs will inevitably end up tarnishing. and the stickers of the stands by suffer from prolonged exposure. Small consolation, the two large white plates flanked by the mention Real Madrid are pad printed.

If the construction is generally solid and easily transportable, there remains, as for the two other stadiums based on the same principle, some slightly annoying points of fragility: the edges of the stands on which some stickers are stuck have an annoying tendency to come off if, for example, we try to readjust a block of seats after having made the junction between two quarters of the structure. It will then be necessary to completely unhook the block concerned, reconnect the support and then put the steps back in place using the retaining clip. To avoid this inconvenience, it is better to just grab the two halves of the stadium by the outer edge of the construction and not try too hard to manipulate the stands.

The parallel with certain products from the Architecture range might seem obvious, but the extreme miniaturization of the places to keep a construction of a reasonable format will undoubtedly leave fans of this range unsatisfied even if there are some rather convincing architectural details. on the outside of the enclosure. It is only a stadium, even if Santiago Bernabéu is an enclosure with very original facades, expanded and modified according to the different phases of renovation since 1947.

The forecourt of the stadium is decorated with a few trees and the club bus that transports the players. No stickers on the sides of the bus, it's a shame, two stickers more or less wouldn't have changed much. The name of the stadium and the emblem of the club plated on the pediment of the place are on the other hand stamped, it is always taken. Regarding the fidelity of the reproduction, I think that the designer delivers a very convincing job even if the external walls of Santiago Bernabéu are not so beige, that the four side towers are missing some spirals and that some areas have obviously given him some a hard time with the arrival of techniques that are a little surprising but always interesting to discover.

Once again, die-hard Real Madrid and LEGO fans may be won over by this cumbersome model of the club's home stadium. Some may hesitate to spend the 350 € requested by LEGO on a "souvenir" version of a speaker with a glorious past but already obsolete and it will be in my opinion wise to wait a few months to pay for this derivative product much cheaper than its starting public price or change your mind and finally give up. If this niche product ultimately meets with a simple success of esteem, nothing serious for LEGO, the buzz is made and the marketing department has largely found its account.

This high-end merchandise costs more than a jersey, now it's up to you to see if your love for this club is worth spending such a sum to add this stadium to your shelves. Stadium collectors who now have three different copies will find it difficult to ignore knowing that the range effect is well respected with three models on the same scale which use the same tricks to symbolize, for example, the bleachers, bases matching look and similarly designed stickers.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at March 4, 2022 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below.