As announced in the pages of the previous issue released in December 2022, the March 2023 issue of the Official LEGO Batman Magazine is available on newsstands today for €6.99 and comes as expected with a "biting tire" Batcycle. with space to install a minifig not included. This magazine is also switching to laminated paper bags from this issue.

This magazine seems to resume a normal periodicity after the winter break and the next issue is announced for April 28, 2023, it will allow you to obtain a minifig of...Batman with his "Jet".

For those who are interested, I remind you that the instructions for the various mini-models delivered with the magazines published by Blue Ocean are available in PDF format. on the publisher's website. Simply enter the code on the back of the bag to obtain the file, 212325 for assembly instructions for the Batcycle delivered with this number.

Today we go very quickly around the contents of the LEGO set 40648 Money Tree, a box of 336 pieces sold since December 25 at the retail price of €24.99.

If you are interested in Chinese culture, this money tree which should in principle bring money and luck will seduce you, it will not take up too much space on the dresser in the living room with its 16 cm high. He may also possibly complete a set of sets from the Botanical Collection LEGO, even if the finish of this little tree is a little less accomplished than that of the other products in the range.

The object is in principle decorated with tangerines, red envelopes intended to accommodate cash donations and coins. In fact, he is satisfied here with about twenty pumpkins which therefore serve to symbolize the fruits concerned, 14 red micro envelopes and a dozen nicely executed coins. All decorative elements are stamped, there are no stickers in this box. Still no paper bags in this new addition to the LEGO catalog. The manufacturer could have inserted a real red envelope in the box, as is the case in the annual sets on the theme of the Chinese zodiac: in Asia we offer money to our loved ones on the occasion of the New Year celebrations and you could also have complied with this custom thanks to the envelope provided.

The set is composed of just over 330 elements but it still has the luxury of being very repetitive, the fault of the subject matter. The pot that hosts the tree may bring back memories to those who assembled the bonsai from the LEGO set 10281 Bonsai Tree, it is a simplified version of the black pot present in the set of the Botanical Collection marketed since 2020.
The two golden "boats" attached to the pot are in fact not boats: they are school, gold or silver ingots once used in China as currency.

Each of the branches of the tree includes at least one pumpkin, an envelope and a coin, the whole is fixed on a plush trunk itself fixed on the base of the product. You don't have to be an avid LEGO fan to assemble this little tree, there's nothing very complex here.

This lucky tree could, in my opinion, have become a pretty decorative product offered on condition of purchase, it does not necessarily deserve that we spend 25 € on it unless you are already familiar with the tradition concerned and wish to replace the one you already have with a plastic version or plan to give someone a copy. So money actually grows on trees, but especially for LEGO.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at 5th January 2023 next at 23:59 p.m. Just post a comment under the article to participate. Your participation is taken into account regardless of your opinion.

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

LEGO finally unveils the Modular 2023 which bears the reference LEGO ICONS Modular Buildings Collection 10312 Jazz Club and it is, as you have probably already discovered via the usual channels, a Jazz club next to which is installed a pizzeria.

The construction will probably not revolutionize the genre but it is in my opinion a good "elephants" filler that will complete the colorful street of those who line up these sets somewhere at home. For those who arrive late on the hobby, know that this type of set generally offers some original construction techniques, a more or less detailed interior but always cluttered and the possibility of then having a little fun with it (which no one does) by removing the different floors and the roof.

The piece of street of 2899 pieces which will be available at the public price of 229.99 € from January 4, 2023 measures 30 cm high by 26 cm wide and it allows to obtain 8 minifigs.

10312 JAZZ CLUB ON THE LEGO SHOP >>

(The link to the shop redirects to the version of the official shop for your country of connection)

As a bonus, LEGO provides some explanations concerning the extreme simplification of the cover of the instruction booklets of its products. This change is directly related to the switch to paper bags for parts: less ink on the booklet, less potential transfer of ink to the bags. There were probably other more pressing issues to deal with, notably concerning the finish of certain parts or the protection of other elements against scratches, but LEGO seems decidedly more concerned with form than substance:

The December 2022 issue of the Official LEGO Star Wars Magazine is now available on newsstands for €6.99 and it gets us a 39-piece Imperial Light Cruiser as planned. The next issue of this magazine will be available from January 11, 2023 and it will be accompanied by a minifig of Luke Skywalker in Hoth outfit already seen in 2021 in the LEGO Star Wars set 75298 AT-AT vs. Tauntaun Microfighters (205 pieces - 19.99 €).

Note that this edition of the magazine is finally moving to paper bags, a few months after the one dedicated to the Marvel universe.

For those who are interested, I remind you that the instructions of the different mini-models delivered with this magazine are available in PDF format on the publisher's website. Just fill in the code on the back of the bag to get the file, 912290 for the Imperial Light Cruiser supplied this month.

Finally, be aware that it is always possible to subscribe for a period of six months or a year to the official LEGO Star Wars magazine via the abo-online.fr platform. The 12-month subscription (13 issues) costs € 76.50.

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Marvel set 76231 Guardians of the Galaxy Advent Calendar 2022, a box of 268 pieces which will be available at the public price of €34.99 from September 1, 2022. As you will have understood, the Marvel Advent calendar this year puts the Guardians of the Galaxy in the spotlight on the occasion of the release at the end of the year of the film Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special on the Disney+ platform.

Apologies to anyone who hates getting spoiled the content of these calendars before they're available, LEGO has offered to go around them as early as August so you can have time to forget what you've seen of here in December.

It should be noted that LEGO still does not make much effort on the packaging of these Advent calendars despite the very active communication around the manufacturer's desire to pollute the planet less. This type of product was however the perfect opportunity to provide us with 24 paper bags instead of the usual packaging, knowing that LEGO has since 2017 eliminated the thermoformed black plastic tray to replace it with an equivalent cardboard insert.

These calendars are designed to maximize the promise of daily treats for 24 days: beautiful box with an attractive design with the added bonus of a flap that is sold as a game support, internal packaging that allows you to give volume to the micro-sachets, the recipe is the same here as for other calendars whose content discovery is sometimes a little disappointing, like the Kinder versions with their many daily mini-eggs and their single classic egg at the end of the course. In the end, a lot of cardboard and plastic in the trash and not much in the drawers or the stomach.

I'm not going to detail you by the menu each of the 18 micro-thingies that accompany the 6 minifigs delivered in this box, others will gladly take care of it. I sorted the things by category with the ships which are frankly in the theme, the accessories which are more or less in the theme and finally the things which are supposed to be more or less festive accessories but of which one sometimes wonders what it's about. Some boxes will later allow you to solve the mystery of an earlier stage, you will have to wait 24 hours or more and combine their respective contents to obtain something more or less identifiable.

I always wonder why LEGO does not offer daily content that would allow at the end of the journey to assemble a construction grouping the inventory of the product. I would forgive anything unfinished to get the ability to keep all the contents of this calendar on a shelf as a single construct instead of throwing the gizmos in the bottom of a drawer and forgetting about them ever.

With the mini-stuff aside, we're left with six minifigs: Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Mantis, Drax, and Nebula. It's meager for a product that offers us to discover content over a period of 24 days at 1.50 € per box.

The Groot, Rocket Raccoon and Mantis miniatures those already seen in the set 76193 The Guardians' Ship, a box still sold at the public price of 149.99 € which makes these figurines difficult to access for all those who struggle to optimize the management of their pocket money. The Star-Lord minifigure comes from the same set, the character here losing his legs in two colors and changing his hairstyle. So there are only two new figurines left on arrival that will probably forever be exclusive to this box, those of Drax and Nebula who are wearing very successful ugly Christmas sweaters here. Neutral legs for everyone except Groot, there are no small savings.

Should we marvel at this type of product in 2022? I don't think so, even if the youngest may find it useful provided they are familiar with the universe of the Guardians of the Galaxy and show a lot of imagination on days when the content of the box is less inspired. I think it is still possible to do much better with 35 € on hand, most of the boxes in this calendar being of little interest.

To end on a positive note: there will however be the possibility of obtaining a handful of minifigs with their accessories, some of which are difficult to access without spending around 150 €, it's always taken.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at August 26, 2022 next at 23:59 p.m. Just post a comment under the article to participate.

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