Today we quickly take a look at the contents of the LEGO Star Wars Starship Collection set 75377 Invisible Hand, a box of 557 pieces currently available at the public price of €52.99.

You know if you follow, this product takes advantage of the format Midi Scale seen for the first time at LEGO in 2009 then forgotten for a few years before returning to shelves in 2020 and being in the spotlight again this year with three new products.

In this box, we assemble General Grievous' ship and the designer has done his homework with particular attention to details and winks that will please fans: during assembly we come across the Jedi Interceptors of Anakin and Obi-Wan as well as an MTT installed in the hangar at the rear of the ship.

These references are obviously very symbolic at this scale but it will remain possible to guess them later thanks to the design of the model which makes it possible to obtain a crossing hangar observable through the installed glazing.

Many people were waiting for LEGO to one day offer the Invisible Hand in its catalog but everyone suspected that there is only the UCS scale to allow the thing to be declined without having to settle for a product too summary or disrespectful of the characteristic shapes of this vessel. The opportunity seized here makes it possible to obtain a relatively faithful and easily exhibitable model without having to compromise too much on the design and imagine a support capable of maintaining a very slender construction in balance.

The assembly of the ship is quickly completed, but the winks and the decomposition of the model into two sections to be joined together via a few clips should please fans. No one is going to display half a ship to "do like the crash landing scene in the movie" but just having a reference like this shows that LEGO is capable of adding a little fun to a product which a priori did not offer as much at first glance.

The result seems very convincing to me with a rendering consistent with the reference vessel and some aesthetic shortcuts that are easily excusable if we take into account the constraints imposed by the chosen scale. The construction is inspired and it has style, that's the main thing.

This ship is undoubtedly not the most emblematic of the Star Wars universe, even if it has its fans, but each collection needs second knives intended to highlight the key pieces.

This was the case with the series of helmets from the saga, it is the case again here with a first salvo of three products of which the Millennium Falcon is obviously the central piece and two other constructions which create this collectible effect research. This is well seen on the part of LEGO, it is indeed the group effect which makes it possible to obtain a beautiful set of products to proudly display on a shelf.

There are obviously a few stickers in this box and that's always a shame, especially when it's a model intended for exhibition. Those who want to avoid seeing these stickers damaged over time will probably not stick them, the model will happily do without the Separatist logo and the yellow and black stripes embodied by these stickers.

The black support, which I find rather elegant and correctly sized so as not to visually cannibalize the model, receives the usual pad-printed plate which specifies what it is and the brick celebrating 25 years of the LEGO Star Wars range is also provided in this box.

Those who want to add a Grievous, Anakin or Obi-Wan figurine to the support can use the studs available on the surface. LEGO has chosen not to include characters in these boxes, it is up to everyone to see if the addition of a minifig brings something to the overall presentation.

As you can imagine, I am a big fan of this scale and I am therefore one of those who are enthusiastically watching the return of these compact models to the manufacturer's catalog. I hope that the designers have other models in their plans, I am ready to dedicate a space to these products while the slew of more or less successful helmets left me unmoved. There will inevitably be some of the most creative fans to stage all these ships in dioramas respecting the imposed scale, I am curious to see the result of an exercise which promises to be very visually interesting.

In any case, it is difficult not to consider the acquisition of the three products offered in this series of sets entitled Starship Collection, they only aspire to be exhibited together to form a coherent series of models which will not invade the living room.

We do not yet know if LEGO really intends to go further in exploiting the format or if it is an isolated initiative, but in my opinion it is a good start with a balanced selection which only requires to be quickly joined by other equally inspired and accomplished models.

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LEGO has put the promotional set online 40682 Spring Garden House, a box of 277 pieces valued by the manufacturer at €19.99 and which will probably be offered subject to purchase at the beginning of April 2024 for any purchase via the official online store or in a LEGO Store.

We do not yet know the conditions of the offer associated with this product, they will undoubtedly be online quickly on the Shop.

LEGO today unveils a new lifestyle reference that should please Batman fans: the set 76271 Batman The Animated Series Gotham City with its 4210 pieces that allow you to assemble a wall fresco inspired by the animated series Batman: The Animated Series and obtain a few minifigs along the way: Batman, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and the Joker. The figurines are installed on a ledge flanked by two gargoyles in the manner of the presentation already seen in the sets 76139 1989 Batmobile et 76161 1989 Bat Wing.

The 76 cm long by 41.6 cm high fresco features a Gotham City skyline dotted witheaster eggs diverse and varied and removable sections which reveal some scenes which will undoubtedly please fans. Installation on the wall or on a piece of furniture, the choice is yours.

Availability announced in Insiders preview from April 1, 2024 before global marketing planned for April 4. Public price: €299.99.

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Today we are very quickly interested in the contents of the LEGO Harry Potter set 76424 Flying Ford Anglia, a small box of 165 pieces sold at the public price of €14.99 since March 1, 2024. The vehicle is a chestnut from the LEGO Harry Potter range, it is sold here alone in an even improved version which should easily find its audience.

An ever more accomplished body, a lighter color and an overall more convincing design with the possibility of installing two minifigs in the passenger compartment, this version is a real notable evolution in the adaptation of the vehicle. There remains the usual problem of slightly dull pad printing on the doors which breaks the line of the car, but we will make do with it for lack of anything better.

LEGO also manages to impose on us some stickers for the license plates and the dashboard, it's a shame in a set like this which focuses exclusively on the vehicle and which could have done it with a little more panache (and pad printing).

Harry Potter and Ron Weasley can therefore be installed in the vehicle, but you will have to raise their arms so that the figurines can hold in place. It's always better than nothing, once the doors are closed we no longer see that the two characters are in fact standing in the passenger compartment, the fault of the short, non-articulated legs used here. Hedwige can join the two young students in the car, Scabbers will have to make do with the trunk alongside the suitcase provided.

Fans will have a feeling of déjà vu when observing the minifigs provided, this is not the first time that LEGO has released the two characters in these outfits. These latter are evolutions of those already seen in other boxes, it is correctly executed and the most diligent collectors will perhaps appreciate adding variants to their display cases. The heads used are classics from the LEGO catalog, just like Hedwig and Scabbers.

This set won't revolutionize the genre, but it only deals with one subject and does it quite well. It is an accessible entry point for any new fan of the Harry Potter franchise, it allows you to obtain four characters including two figurines and it offers a few satisfying minutes of assembly which results in a lovely version, undoubtedly the best to date. this day, of the vehicle seen on the screen. For €15, it's already very good.

Note: The product shown here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at March 16, 2024 next at 23:59 p.m. Simply post a comment below the article to participate. Your participation is taken into account regardless of your opinion. Avoid “I’m participating” or “I’m trying my luck”, we suspect that this is the case.

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