It is the shopping center in Strasbourg which announces it on his facebook page : It is only a matter of a few weeks for the effective opening of the LEGO (Certified) Store which will be located in the heart of the Place des Halles shopping center in Strasbourg.

The confusion of genres is also generally maintained by forgetting the word "Certified" in the name of these shops which regularly open all over France and it should be remembered that this new space will not be a LEGO Store. "official" with the services that go with it, including the VIP program.

LEGO had vaguely promised that these Certified Stores would one day be affiliated with the program, but nothing has ever been done to allow customers of these franchised shops managed by the Italian company Percassi to accumulate points when they make their purchases and then use them to obtain a reduction.

Regarding the actual opening date of this shop, it will obviously be necessary to wait for a relaxation of the sanitary measures in force, in particular those concerning commercial areas of more than 10.000 m2.

Today we take a quick look at the set 71745 Lloyd's Jungle Chopper Bike, one of the four boxes currently marketed in the LEGO Ninjago range which show the events taking place in the special episode "The unknown island" .

In the packaging, a modest inventory of 183 parts which allows to assemble (again) a motorcycle for Lloyd, a vehicle presented here as 2-in-1 by LEGO and from which we can extract a surfboard that will allow Nya to move. This relative "modularity" of the bike is in passing the main functionality of this small set sold for € 19.99.

You guessed it, the bike is assembled very quickly and the end result is nothing exceptional. It is in the details that it is necessary to look to find some interesting parts or techniques with for example two rims in Pearl Gold which until now were only available in the DC Comics set 76159 Joker's Trike Chase (2020) and a very simple but effective rear suspension, based on two Technic rubber parts on which the two beams which hold the rear wheel crash down.

For the rest, the body of the vehicle, about twenty centimeters long, uses a few Technic pieces on which decorative elements are grafted, a handful of stickers are glued and it's done.

The surfboard is then plugged into the back and the motorcycle then becomes a somewhat hybrid machine equipped with a fabric sail similar to those seen on the two boats in the set. 71748 Sea Battle Catamaran. These veils are only printed on one side and they will probably tend to get dirty and crumpled easily, the pattern on the other hand is very successful.

Even if the sand yacht loses a little of its splendor when the two elements are separated, this modularity offered by this product makes it possible at least to obtain two machines with which it is possible to play two without getting too bored. For a LEGO set at 20 €, this is already a weighty argument.

The pilot is well protected by a roll bar which folds over his shoulders but Lloyd has no handlebars to steer his machine. The young ninja therefore has his hands empty when he is standing in front of his control panel (a sticker) and it's a bit of a shame.

As in all the other sets inspired by the adventures of the little troop on the unknown island, LEGO includes in this box a copy of the Amulet of the Storm and this set is the cheapest option to obtain the item.

As for the three minifigs delivered in this box, two are available in other sets, Lloyd in version to Iceland with his tactical outfit and the Rumble Keeper with his colorful shield, and only Nya is exclusive to this set. The pad printing of this minifigure is also really very successful, with here also a detailed tactical vest that covers a blue pad-printed outfit on a background in Pearl Dark Gray and whose color is almost matched with those of the arms.

If you have to look for an argument to justify the purchase of this small box, it is therefore on the side of Nya's unseen minifigure that you have to look. The motorcycle with its onboard surfboard does not demerit but the machine does not revolutionize the genre, especially in the Ninjago range.

For fans of Nya: we know that the character will occupy a central role in the 15th season of the animated series, so there will certainly be some new never-before-seen versions of the girl to add to your collections.

In short, for 20 €, we are not going to ask too much and this small box is the ideal complement for all those who have already invested in one or more of the other sets on the same theme. The whole of this sub-range highlights pretty tampographs, a few good ideas and it refreshes a universe that often hums with reissues and a little less inspired sets. For me, it was a great discovery knowing that I am neither the target nor a nostalgic fan of the arrival of the Ninjago range in the LEGO catalog in 2011.

Note: The set presented here, provided by LEGO, is as usual involved. Deadline fixed at April 2th next at 23pm. 

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As usual, it is the cheapest product in your basket that benefits from the advertised reduction and in the best case you can therefore benefit from a 25% discount on your entire order, if you buy twice the same product or two products sold at the same price.

This offer is only valid today and tomorrow and delivery is free from 69 € purchase.

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ZAVVI currently has an offer that allows you to obtain a immediate 20% reduction valid on a selection of around forty sets.

The number of boxes benefiting from this offer is limited but there are still some LEGO Star Wars, Marvel, Batman, Super Mario, Harry Potter, Ninjago, Disney, Creator or even Technic references.

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Today we are quickly talking about the Republic Gunship expected in the LEGO Star Wars range this year following a video conference during which the designers agreed to deliver some more or less evasive answers to the questions put to them. The product was not presented to us, it was just a question at this stage of evoking the set by kicking in touch on most of the questions too specific.

We now know that the Republic Gunship winner of the vote organized last year on the Ideas platform will be well marketed this year, probably in the fall, and that it will be an imposing stamped model Ultimate Collector Series.

The double canopy, about fifteen centimeters long, pad-printed with red patterns, which will be used on this model was briefly presented during the conference, specifying that it logically defines the scale of the rest of the construction. It is composed of two copies of the 10x4x3 one which already equips many models including the 2012 UCS B-wing or the Anakin Jedi Interceptor. The designers also evoke the need for a coffee table to display this Republic Gunship which promises to be imposing, a simple shelf is probably not enough.

One should not expect to get a large handful of minifigs in this set, the designers confirming that the minifig (s) that usually accompany UCS products are there to add a decorative touch to the exhibition models concerned.

In the radius of the rumors which circulate elsewhere, we have a reference, it would be the set 75309, a theoretical public price which would be fixed at 349.99 € and a number of parts which is not confirmed for instant: 3292.