To accompany the launch of a large handful of new products in March 2024, LEGO is offering two new promotional offers which allow, on the one hand, to be offered a copy of the set 40680 Flower Store from 200 € of purchase without restriction of range and on the other to be offered two small polybags, the Animal Crossing references 30662 Maple's Pumpkin Garden and Friends 30665 Beach Cleanup, for any purchase of a minimum amount of €50 in the Friends, Animal Crossing, Creator 3-in-1, DREAMZzz and CITY universes.

These two offers are valid until March 10, 2024 and you may find what you need there if you, for example, want to collect all of the products in the LEGO Animal Crossing range.

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LEGO today unveils a set that will be available from March 1, 2024 only on the shelves of the Store installed in the heart of the LEGO House in Billund: the reference 40505 LEGO Building System.

This box, the 5th in the collection of sets which pays homage to the emblematic products of the LEGO brand, features three universes with the DUPLO train dating from the 80s, the range Town Map with its constructions with red roofs launched in 1955 and a miniature version of the colorful LEGO Technic chassis delivered in 1977 in the set bearing the reference 853 Car Chassis.
At the back of the construction presented in front of a gray wall which embodies the staging visible in the space dedicated to the different LEGO universes of the LEGO House in Billund, we find 19 emblematic nano-constructions installed in niches as well as a space left voluntarily empty by the manufacturer which will allow buyers of this box to add their favorite model.

For those who are wondering about the presence of the number 5 on the box: this set is the fifth element of what we can now call the "LEGO House Collection" after references 40501 The Wooden Duck (2020) 40502 The Brick Molding Machine (2021) 40503 Dagny Holm - Master Builder (2022) et 40504 A Minifigure Tribute (2023), all limited edition.

Public price of the set: 699 DKK or approximately €94. This product is not available anywhere other than the Billund Store, so you will have to contact secondary market resellers to obtain it if you do not want to make the trip.

Today we continue with the release of a copy of the LEGO DC set 76252 Batcave Shadow Box, a box of 3981 pieces freely inspired by the film Batman Returns (1992). This derivative product is an exhibition model sold for €399.99 which integrates some features, a Batmobile and allows you to obtain Batman minifigs in two versions, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, Alfred Pennyworth, The Penguin and Max Shreck.

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Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Star Wars set 75375 Millennium Falcon, a box of 921 pieces currently for pre-order on the official online store and which will be available from March 1, 2024 at the public price of €84.99.

You already know if you followed the announcement of this product and the two other references of the same barrel, LEGO is launching a new Starship Collection which brings the format back to the forefront Midi Scale who had his first hours of glory a few years ago via the sets 7778 Midi-Scale Millennium Falcon (2009) et 8099 Midi-Scale Imperial Star Destroyer (2010)

We then had the right to other references using the principle of this compact scale adapted to these models with the sets 77904 Nebulon B-Frigate sold exclusively at Amazon USA in 2020 and 75356 Executor Super Star Destroyer available since last year.

Those who have followed me for many years know that I have always been very attracted by this somewhat unusual format which, in my opinion, allows you to obtain pretty compact models without sacrificing too much the level of detail of the product and to allow you to create a nice collection without breaking the bank or buying a house with a room dedicated to the biggest ships in the Star Wars range. This is once again the case here, with a product which largely returns the 2009 version to the ropes in terms of finish and which allows you to have fun without spending several hundred euros.

The format Midi Scale However, it is necessary to review a little its conception of the LEGO universe and to make some concessions on the precision of the finishes of the model concerned. There are always a few empty spaces here and there, the adjustments between the different sub-assemblies are not always perfect and some of the solutions used will perhaps seem a little far-fetched to some, in particular with managed angles of somewhat haphazard manner.

We can also cite a certain fragility of different sections but this is a model and not a children's toy. It is the result that counts and the pleasure of assembly remains very present with the added bonus of the satisfaction of seeing the birth of a model which will be very credible observed from a certain distance.

Scale obliges, the greebling or the art of adding finishing details using small elements, can seem a little crude in certain places but that's the price to pay to stay within the imposed format and I find the whole thing rather visually coherent.

During assembly, we add the crew of the ship in the manner of what the set also offers 75356 Executor Super Star Destroyer and even if these very symbolic micro-representations of the different characters quickly disappear under the cabin of the ship, it is still appreciable to see that the designer has planned to please the fans in the space of a few assembly sequences. The Dejarik table is delivered in a very symbolic but pad-printed version.

The ship is here installed on a support similar in its finish to that of the set 75356 Executor Super Star Destroyer, the collection effect will be there and this relatively discreet black sub-assembly will be forgotten to highlight the construction. Those who want to add a figurine or attach the additional brick delivered in this box to the rest of the product can do so via the two sets of tenons available, simply remove one or two of the grids installed in these locations. The support remains independent of the model, you can have fun flying it around the room before putting it back in place.

We can also discuss the absence of a minifigure in this box, I personally think that the set is sufficient in itself and that it was not necessary to add a character. Here we obtain a pretty exhibition model which exists without having to be accompanied for example by Han Solo and which in my opinion would ultimately have been rather assimilated to a microfighter luxury if LEGO had added a minifigure.

Small useful clarification, there are no stickers in this box and all the patterned elements that you see in the photos are therefore pad printed. So much the better for the model which will better resist the assaults of time, light and dust on your shelves.

The set is flanked by a small plaque confirming to all those who have no idea of ​​the subject covered that it is indeed the Millennium Falcon as well as a pretty brick celebrating 25 years of the LEGO Star Wars range. These two pad-printed elements obviously reinforce the "collector" side of the product, we are not going to complain about it.

If you have never approached the format Midi Scale, let yourself be tempted, these products are financially very accessible, they offer a relatively brief but satisfactory assembly experience and the result obtained will, in my opinion, meet your expectations.

This range also allows you to line up some pretty emblematic ships from the Star Wars universe on a shelf without invading your living room and the decorative potential of these compact models is undeniable. Note that if the public price of the product seems a little high to you, this pretty set is also available for pre-order by Amazon for a few euros less with availability announced for March 1st:

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Today we quickly go around the set 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Cottage, a box of 2228 pieces which will be available as an Insiders preview from March 1, 2024 at the public price of €219.99. The product caused a sensation when it was announced, and we need to come back to it with a clear head to check if it finally lives up to my expectations and the price requested.

The assembly of the three constructions delivered in this box is relatively entertaining, with two small secondary models rather well presented embodying the wishing well seen on the screen and the glass coffin and the main course: the house with yellow roofs . We quickly see that we will have to come to terms with the facade of the premises, the construction not being closed on all its sides. If the facade is promising, the other side of the house is a little less so with large openings which reveal the fittings. We are once again in the cinema setting more than in the accomplished representation of the subject treated but this is the lot of many LEGO products which favor playability over the model aspect. It's hard to blame the manufacturer for offering its customers the opportunity to have fun with their toys.

We can console ourselves by saying that the other side offers a beautiful view of the layout of the premises which is of a very good standard with numerous pieces of furniture and other diverse and varied accessories, but I know that many of us regret not being able to obtain in a product clearly marked "18+" a "complete" house intended for exhibition instead of an ersatz playset with which no one will really have fun knowing that there is no bonus no stairs to access the floors and the different spaces are difficult to access unless you use your fingertips.

The pretty roof is obviously the most laborious section to assemble, it will be necessary to be vigilant and not to mix the parts to maintain the appearance desired by the designer. I won't spoil the process for you, you will discover it if you invest your money in this box, but it is convincing on arrival with a very realistic texture and the possibility of removing a section of the roof to take full advantage of the spaces that it covers.

The central hinge which connects the two sections of the cottage makes it possible to slightly improve the accessibility of the premises but it does nothing aesthetically because it significantly changes the layout of the building and the house is not necessarily ricochet then more truly faithful to that seen on the screen. This feature, however, remains interesting for anyone who would really like to take advantage of the furniture piled up in the different rooms and possibly install the dwarves around the table in the main room or in their respective beds identified by stickers.

Don't expect too much to be able to install the seven dwarves realistically around the large table in the main room, the short legs do not bend and they will therefore at best be installed standing on their chairs. On the other hand, they fit into their respective beds even if the room is not a spacious suite and all the furniture is crammed in with forceps.

The facade of the house is also in my opinion very successful with textures and details which give it the very rustic appearance of the cottage seen on the screen, the work provided on this precise point is appreciable with a truly satisfactory result. We will take pleasure in going into the detail of the different elements of decoration or layout with at the end some good ideas for the benefit of all those who are passionate, for example, about medieval-style creations.

You already know that the fireplace on the ground floor is equipped with a luminous brick which undoubtedly contributes more to raising the price of the product more than to heating the dwarves' food and the use of which will require as much habit of holding the must pressed on the button which protrudes from the foot of the facade. It's a system from another age without much interest and I would have happily done without this specific element for a public price falling below €200, but that's not an option.

The vegetation surrounding the house is welcome, it's not the thick forest seen in the animated film but it's a good start to recreate some context. Everything here is more symbolic than totally respectful of the reference film, you also have to make do with a small handful of small animals while Snow White is accompanied by a much more substantial menagerie on the screen. Even at €220, we feel that LEGO is struggling to maintain its margin and cutting back on the details that could make the product something more accomplished and more complete than the somewhat inexpensive representation offered.

We obviously cannot escape a large sheet of stickers but there are still a few pad-printed pieces in this box such as the two Tiles flanked by the inscription "Snow White" which take place on the sides of the glass coffin and which quickly disappear under the vegetation present around the object. French speakers are rarely at the party at LEGO and here, as is often the case, we have to make do with the English names of the different characters.

The supply of figurines is correct with Snow White, her stepmother The Queen, Prince Florian and obviously the seven dwarves. Nothing to say about Snow White and the Prince, two figurines already delivered identically since last year in the set 43222 DisneyCastle, the two characters are successful and conform to those seen on the screen with their usual faults in terms of the superpositions of light-colored pad printing on a darker background.

The rest of the casting seems much less convincing to me with on the one hand a Queen who looks like Palpatine, already seen in the set 43227 Villain Icons and which still seems to me to be so sloppy graphically and technically and on the other hand the seven dwarves with their faces, some of which graphically seem a little disappointing to me. The torsos of the different dwarves are very appropriate, the hats and beards match, but some of the facial expressions seem off to me.

This is very personal, but perhaps we are simply reaching the limits here once again when it comes to making a face look puffy or inflated on a classic minifig head and I find some of these dwarfs without noses and artificially chubby, a little ridiculous.

I know that some of you will not fail to compare this product with the two rather interesting ideas on the same subject proposed and rejected at their time on the LEGO Ideas platform, the debate will not take place anyway and that is LEGO which decides when and how certain products which have been in the pipeline for many months are marketed. There will therefore be no point in crying out for plagiarism, the recovery of the idea or the need for a petition; it is the manufacturer who has control and he alone.

On arrival and putting aside the slightly excessive price of this pretty box, I think that there is something here to please fans of the Disney universe who will be lenient with the savings made and the few approximations techniques and aesthetics observed. The house really has character, it will easily find its place in an interior decoration decorated with the main characters and a line of dwarves returning from work, that's the main thing. Building what this box contains while watching the 1937 animated film for the hundredth time promises a great evening that the most nostalgic fans will surely appreciate.

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