Let's pretend nothing has filtered out these last weeks and discover with amazement the three new boxes of the LEGO Star Wars range officially announced today: the sets 75274 Tie Fighter Pilot Helmet (724 pieces), 75276 Stormtrooper Helmet (647 pieces) and 75277 Boba Fett Helmet (625 pieces), which will be sold at the public price of 59.99 € from April 19, 2020 (64.99 € in Belgium, 74.90 CHF in Switzerland).

LEGO promises us an assembly experience worthy of the most discerning adult fans with these detailed reproductions of three iconic helmets from the Star Wars universe. In terms of dimensions, the Tie Fighter Pilot and Stormtrooper helmets are 18 cm high, that of Boba Fett 21 cm with the antenna.

According to the mention on the packaging, these products are intended for major fans and LEGO announces that it will continue to offer products specifically targeting adult fans, using the same sober and minimalist packaging proposed here.

We will talk about these three helmets again shortly on the occasion of a "Review ", while waiting the three boxes are already referenced and available on the official online store.

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Just to keep busy and wait while waiting for something better, here are some official visuals of the 16 characters from the 20th series of collectible minifigs in bags (LEGO ref. 71027 - € 3.99 per bag) expected on May 1st. Given the current context, I think it is a little early to possibly plan a trial session in your favorite store, you will have to be patient or order a complete box of 60 sachets from those who will soon offer this packaging for sale .

These new images here are mostly digital versions of each of these minifigs with perfect pad printing. To see them "in real life" refer to to the photo gallery taken at the last New York Toy Fair.

On the menu, a boy and his Piñata (Pinata Boy), a young girl with her boombox (breakdancer), a woman disguised as a pea (Peapod Costume Girl), a knight (Knigh Tournamentt), a pirate (pirate girl), a young girl with her rocket (SpaceFan), a young girl disguised as a llama (Llama Costume Girl), a Viking warrior (Viking ...), a red Power Ranger (Super warrior), a karateka with his nunchaku (martial arts boy), a javelin / discus thrower with her medal (Athlete), a diver with a turtle (Sea Rescue), a guy disguised as a green lego brick (Brick Suit Guy), a musician with his portable synthesizer (80s musician), a girl in pajamas with her teddy bear (Girl pajamas) and a young boy with his drone (drone boy).

(Visuals via The Minifigure Store)

Today we quickly tour the LEGO set 40371 Limited Edition Easter Egg, a small box of 237 pieces which will be offered from March 23 to April 13, 2020 from 55 € of purchase without restriction of range.

The Easter egg to be built here partially takes up the principle of what is called the Lowell Sphere, named after its creator Bruce Lowell, with its cubic interior structure and paneling based on panels with visible tenons in gradient.

The construction is divided into three modules with the lower part of the shell, a removable intermediate zone and the cover. Nothing very complicated in terms of assembly techniques, it's simple and repetitive. The DOTS effect is felt here too with many small pieces to align to decorate the shell and a whole lot of additional pieces which aim to fill the lower internal space, the white of the egg. We also assemble a little chick with the eyes of Mixel which logically finds its place in the yolk of the egg.

On arrival we get a big construction that is a little too cubic to really look like an egg. We are also at the limit of converting the thing to BrickHeadz format, which should delight fans of characters with "revisited" morphology. Younger fans eager to discover new techniques may find it beneficial by learning to dress a bob to make it (almost) round.

In short, this small limited edition set (it's marked on the box) mixes genres without really convincing and I'm not sure we'll find many people from next March 23 to force themselves to spend € 55 on the store. official online to get this box.

As usual, tastes and colors are indisputable and it's up to you.

Note: The product shown here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at March 22, 2020 next at 23pm.

Update : The winner was drawn and 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. Shipment of the batch as soon as the sanitary situation permits.

Those who follow the Good Maps page of the site have already known it for several days: the offer that currently allows you to be offered the set 40370 40 Years of LEGO Trains and which was to end this evening is extended by one week, that is to say until March 22.

The minimum purchase to take advantage of the offer being relatively high and customers probably having other concerns at present than ordering LEGOs, there is obviously stock.

If you want to bet on the availability of the offer at least until March 20, know that LEGO is planning a VIP Points X2 operation from that date. It will then be possible, subject to a change of plan on the part of LEGO before then, to combine the two offers.

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Today we can discover a little more about the LEGO Super Mario "range" with a short video featuring a large interactive minifigure, additional characters and a buildable level of the game. At first glance, the experience seems rather fun, even if we visibly move away from the "traditional" LEGO concept with its minifigs.

We also know that there will be several sets but that the Mario figurine will be the only one to be equipped with the device offering all its interactivity to this range with screens in the eyes, mouth and chest and a speaker. The construction shown in the video below is an assembly of elements from several sets in the range. It will also be possible to build your own levels while respecting the constraint of 60 seconds to complete the game. No interaction with the Nintendo Switch and presence of a Bluetooth connection which we do not yet know what it will be used for.

Until better, the mini-site dedicated to this new range can be found  at this address.