Today we quickly tour the LEGO Technic set 42124 Off-Road Buggy, a box of 374 pieces that will join from January 1, 2021 all LEGO products that benefit from the Control + motorization ecosystem. The promised interactivity and the presence of the Hub Powered Up (88012) and two L engines (88013) increase the retail price of this product to 129.99 €.

Those who spent long hours outside with their Nikko Dictator or Dominator in the 80s will be able to treat themselves to a nice breath of nostalgia here. The designer did his homework well and we find the aggressive look of the small radio-controlled cars of the time: the big wheels with white rims, the notched tires, the antenna with its white ball, the fins and other spoilers, the colored markings. , everything is there. The comparison and the homage unfortunately stop there.

The vehicle is assembled in less than half an hour, including the installation of stickers, and those who have had a copy of the set in their hands 42109 App-Controlled Top Gear Rally Car will quickly understand that this new vehicle equipped with elements of the Control + ecosystem is nothing more than a new version of the Top Gear rally car on which we add front and rear suspensions, all packaged in a different packaging. We therefore quickly understand that this buggy will not stand the comparison with the cars of our childhood from which it is inspired.

As with the Top Gear rally car, LEGO is reworking some overly optimistic illustrative visuals and displaying a description that evokes the "off-road" possibilities of this new vehicle. In fact, it is already so sluggish on flat and perfectly smooth ground that a simple passage over gravel or in the grass is enough to slow the machine considerably. It lacks torque and the 650 gram buggy (batteries included) is too light to really take advantage of the integrated front and rear suspensions when attempting to cross.

The lower surface of the Powered Up Hub which accommodates the six AA batteries necessary for the operation of the vehicle is not protected but the ground clearance of this buggy is sufficiently substantial to avoid friction and scratches during outdoor use. However, this toy remains a product to be used indoors, it will adapt more to a very smooth parquet than a dusty path.

The Control + application will be updated to offer a control interface dedicated to this buggy. The proposed skin is ergonomic and allows a quick grip of the machine. It's no frills but it's within everyone's reach. As usual, some uninteresting challenges will be offered and a few additional buttons allow sound effects to be broadcast via the smartphone speaker. Smartphone under iOS or Android essential as for the other sets which make use of this dedicated application.

In short, if you were hoping to finally get an agile and fast machine, it's once again a failure: this set is far too expensive for the construction experience and the driving sensations it has to offer. The same thing without motorization but with a replica of the vintage remote control, all for 60 or 70 €, I took without thinking to add this buggy with the successful aesthetics on a shelf next to the NES.

There, at 130 € for a joke, I will wait patiently for this box to be taken out of stock at one of the brands that are used to slashing prices on this type of product. Nostalgia is priceless, but a little bit all the same.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 27, 2020 next at 23pm. "The" I try, I participate "are automatically deleted, make an effort.

Update : The winner was drawn and was notified by email, his nickname is indicated below. Without a response from him to my request for contact details within 5 days, a new winner will be drawn.

Onward for an eighth batch as part of the Hoth Bricks 2020 Advent calendar with the entry into play of a copy of the set 10277 Crocodile Locomotive (€ 99.99). Train enthusiasts will find something to fill their shelves here and those who have a city crossed by a railroad can possibly motorize the locomotive via the integration of elements. Powered Up not supplied: one Smart Hub (88009 - €49.99) and Technic L engine (88013 - 34.99 €).

To validate your participation, all you have to do is identify yourself via the interface below and follow the instructions provided. As usual, it is a question of finding information on the official online store and then correctly answering the question asked. At the end of the participation phase, the winner will be chosen by drawing lots from among the correct answers.

Your contact details (name / nickname, email address, IP) are only used within the framework of this competition and will not be kept beyond the drawing of lots which will designate the winner. As usual, this no-obligation competition is open to all residents of mainland France, DOM & TOM, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

A big thank you to LEGO for allowing me to offer the series of pretty sets brought into play at the end of the year. The prize will be sent to the winner by me and by Colissimo, followed with insurance and signature on delivery (and suitable packaging) as soon as their contact details are confirmed by return email.

As always, I reserve the right to disqualify any participant who has attempted to defraud or hijack the entry system in order to increase their chances of winning. Hateful and bad losers to abstain, the others will have more chances to win.

Good luck to everyone !

Note: If you choose to identify yourself in the participation interface via facebook, be aware that in the event of a win, the personal information (name / first name / photo) linked to your account will be displayed in the widget.

Good news for anyone who spent € 349.99 to buy the LEGO Ideas set. 21323 Grand Piano : Lego announces having updated the Powered Up application which is used to "play" with this product by adding dozens of classic songs to listen to composed by Ravel, Schumann, Mozart, Satie or even Chopin and four "playable" audio tracks by pressing any key piano including the great classic "Brother Jacques".

The app update also adds three new play modes: looping the same title, playing all tracks in order, or playing the playlist in shuffle mode.

This update of the application obviously does not change the initial concept and this very pretty model does not really gain in interactivity, the sound being broadcast by the smartphone that hosts the application. Too bad that LEGO did not take advantage of this update which takes place just before the holiday season to add a piano version of the title of Mariah Carey "All I want for Christmas is You"...

LEGO sets 40460 Roses (120 - 12.99 €) and 40461 ​​Tulips (111 - 9.99 €) are now listed on the official online store and the manufacturer indicates that these two boxes allowing you to assemble pretty flowers with an adjustable stem will be "available soon".

You will understand, these two small sets are in fact extensions, or call products, linked to the set 10280 Flower Bouquet (756 - 49.99 €), a box of the brand new Botanical Collection expected at the start of 2021 in the 18+ range. The bouquet in question can therefore be expanded with the content of one or more copies of these two small sets. LEGO does not provide the vase to stage it.

We will be talking about these two new sets and the 18+ bouquet very soon, certainly on the occasion of a "Review "grouped if LEGO manages to coordinate the shipment of products.

Do you like Iron Man? Here is something to fill your living room with today with representations of the character in LEGO style via the daily bundle put into play on the occasion of the Hoth Bricks 2020 Advent calendar: The sets 31199 Marvel Studios Iron Man (119.99 €) & 76165 Iron Man Helmet (59.99 €). To you the long hours of relaxation and relaxation by assembling the mosaic and the helmet with the effigy of the character. You can then explain to your friends over a drink that you are paying a strong and somewhat intrusive tribute to Tony Stark because you still have not mourned your loss.

To validate your participation, all you have to do is identify yourself via the interface below and follow the instructions provided. As usual, it is a question of finding information on the official online store and then correctly answering the question asked. At the end of the participation phase, the winner will be chosen by drawing lots from among the correct answers.

Your contact details (name / nickname, email address, IP) are only used within the framework of this competition and will not be kept beyond the drawing of lots which will designate the winner. As usual, this no-obligation competition is open to all residents of mainland France, DOM & TOM, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

A big thank you to LEGO for allowing me to offer the series of pretty sets brought into play at the end of the year. The prize will be sent to the winner by me and by Colissimo, followed with insurance and signature on delivery (and suitable packaging) as soon as their contact details are confirmed by return email.

As always, I reserve the right to disqualify any participant who has attempted to defraud or hijack the entry system in order to increase their chances of winning. Hateful and bad losers to abstain, the others will have more chances to win.

Good luck to everyone !

Note: If you choose to identify yourself in the participation interface via facebook, be aware that in the event of a win, the personal information (name / first name / photo) linked to your account will be displayed in the widget.