The last trailer for the film Black Widow is available and we will now have to wait until April 29 to discover the film in theaters and, incidentally, to check whether the only derivative product currently marketed by LEGO, the reference 76162 Black Widow's Helicopter Chase (271 pieces - € 29.99), is an acceptable representation. Without getting too wet and given the different clues available (a helicopter, snow ...) we can already imagine that the set tries to reproduce the scene seen in the different trailers.

I will obviously soon offer you a "Review "from this box that allows us to obtain a helicopter, a motorcycle, a quad and three minifigs: Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), Yelena Belova and Taskmaster.

LEGO having a sense of timing, I immediately received a copy of the LEGO DOTS polybag 30556 DOTS Mini Frame currently offered on the official online store from 30 € / 35 CHF of purchase.

There is nothing to philosophize about for a long time on this bag of 85 pieces, it allows you to assemble a mini photo frame to decorate according to your desires and your mood of the moment.

I have put the proposed decoration for you by default, probably because I am used to following the instructions to the letter and want that "it looks like what lego planned", but you can get a little more creative with the few extra items provided.

The primary function of this construction is to serve as a photo frame that will sit on the corner of a piece of furniture, so I inserted the photo of someone important to me. The visual is also almost too far behind in the thick frame that stifles the staging a little.

In short, it's a gift from 30 € / 35 CHF purchase on the official online store and it gives you a first idea of ​​what the LEGO DOTS concept offers with its small pieces to align without getting nervous to get pretty decorative patterns.

Just putting this pattern together I really struggled to keep my cool trying to position the pieces that make up the pattern correctly, so as far as I'm concerned I will do the dead end. on the rest of the range which offers a jewelry merry-go-round, pencil holders, photo frames and customizable bracelets.

Note: The product shown here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at March 18, 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.

We continue the tour of the LEGO Marvel novelties of the first half of 2020 with the Spider-Man set 76150 Spiderjet vs. Venom Mech (371 pieces), a small box sold at the public price of 39.99 € which will offer the youngest something to have fun but which will leave many collectors unsatisfied.

The biggest part of the set is a Spider-Man-themed airplane, the aptly named Spiderjet. In terms of form, we get a jet with an original design, well equipped with various and varied missiles and with a cockpit spacious enough to accommodate a minifig.

For the rest, LEGO could easily have placed this construction in category 4+ because the plane is dressed in very large parts and the assembly of the thing only takes a few minutes. The designer has not made any particular effort on the two missile launchers, the mechanism works perfectly but it is really very roughly integrated with the added bonus of two blue side doors that can be opened but which do not overlook anything.

Venom's mech is based on the same principle as those of sets 76140 Iron Man Mech (148 pieces - 9.99 €), 76141 Thanos Mech (152 pieces - 9.99 €) and 76146 Spider-Man Mech (152 pieces - 9.99 €) with many points of articulation which allow very varied poses. The black piece which serves as the torso, here dressed with a pad-printed Nexo Knights shield, is not unpublished in this color, it was already used to form the walls of the wagon in the set 76099 Rhino Face-Off by the Mine inspired by the movie Black Panther and released in 2018.

Here we find the defect already present on the hands of the Iron Man mech in the set 76140 Iron Man Mech with one of the two extensions of the part used to fix the three fingers which remains far too visible. Here too, however, it was sufficient to use the Plate 1 x 2 with a single equivalent extension to avoid this somewhat unsightly outgrowth, or to add a finger.

We do not escape the traditional sheet of stickers in this box with six stickers for the Spiderjet cabin and the seventh for the safe security system that the Venom mech can take with a chain terminated by an anchor .

As for the minifigs, it will be necessary to accept the duplicates to obtain the only new character of the set: the Spider-Man minifig with its legs injected in two colors is indeed far from unpublished, it is the one seen in a half. dozen of boxes since 2019. That of Venom is also recycled, it was delivered in 2019 in the set 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom.

We therefore have the Spider-Man Noir minifigure left, a version of the character who evolves in an alternate universe and who also makes an appearance in the animated feature film. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse released in 2018.

Looking more closely, we see that only the torso and the head of this minifigure are unpublished. The legs are regularly used by LEGO, they are those of Cédric Diggory, Cornelius Fudge, Happy Hogan, Severus Snape or General Hux. The alignment of the pad printing between the torso and the legs is also very rough and it's a shame for a new character that we will probably never see again in a LEGO set. The black hat is making a comeback in this box after being worn by various musicians, bandits and other gangsters between 2009 and 2013.

This small set with partially sloppy content sold for 39.99 € is in fact becoming a must because it allows you to obtain a truly new character. The Venom mech could just as easily have been sold separately at the retail price of € 9.99 like the other three already marketed this year and the Spiderjet just deserved to finish in a box marked 4+. We would then have at least had the right to pad printed parts instead of stickers.

In short, if you have a young Spider-fan at home, he will probably have fun with this box which offers enough to stage a confrontation. If you only collect minifigs and already have Spider-Man and Venom, turn to the aftermarket to get Spider-Man Noir.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at March 19, 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.

We had already known for a few months that LEGO had planned to market new "busts" in the spirit of sets 77901 Sith Trooper Bust et 75227 Darth Vader Bust, but the rumor was only partially accurate: Official visuals for LEGO Star Wars sets 75276 Stormtrooper (647 pieces - 18 cm high) and 75277 Boba Fett (625 pieces - 21 cm high) allow us to observe that it is more about helmets placed on a display than actual busts.

We also discover that these boxes are stamped 18+ and therefore, according to LEGO, are aimed at an audience of adult fans who want to exhibit these creations on the corner of a desk or on a shelf. The packaging of these products is moreover well in the spirit of what is done by other manufacturers for similar "luxury" products intended for the most demanding collectors.

On the price side, the rumor indicates that these two sets should be marketed from April 19, 2020 at the public price of € 59.99, a price that seems almost (too) reasonable for creations that are still very successful and delivered in boxes at rewarding design embossed with a logo celebrating the 40th anniversary of Episode V (The Empire Strikes Back).

(Visuals via the brand ToySanta who offers these two products for pre-order)

I hadn't forgotten the LEGO Creator Expert set 10271 Fiat 500, but this box of 960 pieces sold for 84.99 € arrived at my place after the launch of the product and it is therefore only today that I give you some impressions of this set of which you already know almost everything.

To be honest, I am one of those who find that this Fiat 500 in a LEGO version only looks very similar to the model from which it was inspired. Once again, LEGO is venturing in my opinion on slippery ground with this set which tries as best it can to reproduce a car with very pronounced curves, as was already the case in 2018 for the Aston Martin of the set. 10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5. I still welcome the risk-taking even if the end result seems to me far from being up to what we can expect from the world leader in toys in 2020.

Paradoxically, I also think that the designer is doing honorably on many points given the almost impossible challenge to meet while respecting the technical and financial constraints imposed by the manufacturer. A few MOCeurs have also engaged in the exercise, with a result that seems more convincing to me, but little is known about the strength of their creations and their ability to eventually be marketed as is.

On this official model, everything is fine until we start to assemble the different body parts. We quickly realize that the Fiat 500 in the LEGO version will unfortunately not have the curves of the reference model and the front gradually takes the form of a Polish Fiat 126 while the rear evolves into the design of 'a Diane (Citroën), in particular because of windows that were too flat and straight to really pay homage to the Fiat 500. The designer still managed to fit two examples of the glass already seen on the canopy of the stadium from the LEGO set. Creator Expert 10272 Old Trafford - Manchester United, but these elements which could have been useful for a reproduction of the Fiat Multipla do not ultimately add much to this model.

The small engine placed at the rear is among the most successful elements of the set, with a very satisfactory level of detail. The upholstery is also very correct with a rear bench and front seats which bring a welcome touch of color to this model whose body in "Cool yellow"may seem a little bland. We note that the folding front seats are fixed to the floor via nougat-colored arms already seen in particular on the ice cream cone in the set The LEGO Movie 2 70822 Unikitty's Sweetest Friends EVER!.

The driving position benefits from an exemplary finish and nothing has been forgotten: gear lever, mobile handbrake, speedometer, adjustable steering wheel with pad-printed Fiat logo, everything is there. The interior of the doors is also very well done with a trim that incorporates the color Dark Red seats and handles. The trunk placed at the front accommodates a spare wheel (without hubcap) which slips in front of the tank. There is nothing to say about the interior of the vehicle, it is faithful to the reference model and is detailed enough for a model in the LEGO Creator Expert range.

Things go wrong when it comes to returning to the body parts and installing the rear window, windshield and roof equipped with a movable tarpaulin. It's angular and really too flat with a very unsightly staircase effect at the back. The side beads which try to reproduce the hooking of the bodywork at this point help to reinforce the impression that the vehicle is "pointing" upwards. To me, the real Fiat 500 is a pretty "little ball" and I don't get that feeling here.

Seen from the side, this Fiat 500 reveals the stacking of parts characteristic of vehicles from the LEGO Creator Expert range. We like it or not, but we can't blame the designer for having respected the codes of the range. We will note some differences in color between the different yellow pieces, with for example some tiles which are slightly darker than conventional bricks.

Regarding the front side windows, the designer has not complicated the task: there are none. More annoying, the absence of mirrors and the single wiper present on the reference model. The addition of two mirrors would however have made it possible to give a little volume to the front and to satisfy the purists. On the roof, the tarpaulin consists of a very fine fabric element which does its job when handling the mechanism. I'm not a fan of these fabric-based shortcuts but here it was hard to do otherwise to stay true to the real Fiat 500.

To remind us that this is an Italian vehicle and incidentally a Fiat 500, LEGO is adding in the box an easel with a painting on the background of the Colosseum and some accessories. We are in the absolute cliché and the presence of the reference vehicle on the table in my opinion only reinforces the impression that what we have just built is not really a Fiat 500 ... The suitcase to be fixed on the rear luggage rack is welcome, it is covered with stickers but it brings a nice finishing touch to the model. LEGO also provides three sets of interchangeable license plates with Italian, German and Danish versions.

In summary, I think that the vehicle to be built here is largely of the level of what one would expect from a model of the LEGO Creator Expert range in terms of the pleasure of assembly, the complexity of the techniques used and the level interior detail. Unfortunately, the experience is marred a bit by an exterior appearance which is far from paying homage to the benchmark vehicle.

The LEGO fan is often very indulgent with the manufacturer, I know that many of you will be content with this little yellow car even if it only vaguely resembles a Fiat 500. For my part, I expect a little more serious when it comes to offering a model in a "LEGO Creator Expert" version and I think that there are challenges that you have to know to leave aside if you do not intend to invest to produce the parts necessary to obtain an acceptable result.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at March 17, 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.