After the official visuals which did not really allow us to appreciate each of the minifigs, here are detailed views of each of the 12 characters from the 26th series of collectible LEGO minifigs on the Space theme which will be available at the beginning of May 2024 under the reference 71046.

A customer (@RealDemin) from a brand located in Georgia was able to obtain a box of 36 sachets and took the time to list on these views of the 12 minifigs concerned with their title and the associated code in order to easily identify them via a scan of the QR code placed on the packaging:

Today we quickly take a look at the contents of the LEGO Star Wars Starship Collection set 75376 Tantive IV, a box of 654 pieces currently available at the public price of €79.99 via the official online store as well as in the LEGO Stores and a little cheaper elsewhere.

This is the third set of the wave of products branded Starship Collection marketed this year with the references 75375 Millennium Falcon et 75377 Invisible Hand, and the Tantive IV is obviously also an emblematic ship from the Star Wars saga. It was therefore predictable to see him integrate this new series of models in the format Midi Scale from its launch, just to set the tone and attract potential collectors. LEGO has already explored the subject in all the usual formats from micro-things to classic sets including large models of the range Ultimate Collector Series, the Tantive IV is a chestnut from the LEGO Star Wars range.

It therefore remained to be verified whether this ship supports adaptation to a scale which allows less detail, no playability and which does not allow all the usual fantasies in terms of angles and finishing. I think this is the case with this version which is instantly recognizable and which retains all the significant attributes of the ship. There are necessarily some shortcuts and some approximations, but the overall line of the ship is there and this little model does not stand out compared to the other two models on the market.

As is often the case, the model suffers from the problem of difference in color between the stickers on a white background which adorn several elements and the rest of the parts in the inventory which display a rather "off-white" color. We can console ourselves by noting that the designer has integrated a few winks intended for fans with the symbolic presence of Princess Leia, R2-D2 and C-3PO in the bowels of the ship or the absence of the capsule. evacuation en route to Tatooine under the right side of the ship. It's always a good idea to spark conversations between fans.

For the rest, we could talk for a long time about the aesthetic choices at work here but this format imposes some compromises and I think that the designer is doing quite well given the constraints. The format Midi Scale is back at LEGO and in my opinion we can conclude that it is coming back through the front door with the three pretty models on offer.

The ship is perched on a black support in the usual format, it is suitable for the exhibition model aspect, it is a little less convincing if we hope to make the Tantive IV "float" on the shelf. Here too, LEGO favors the collection side of exhibition models over the staging potential, it is a choice that I do not discuss even if the support may seem in this specific case a little too bulky for what it supports . The Tantive IV is a little flat, not very long, in my opinion it has a little difficulty existing on its big black base but this is a very personal observation.

The product allows you to obtain a new pad-printed brick celebrating the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars range, it is identical in the three boxes of this Starship Collection. We could have imagined three variants to collect rather than the same brick three times but we will have to be content with accumulating identical elements.

Even with its few aesthetic approximations, this Tantive IV with a very correct finish on all its surfaces benefits greatly from the format Midi Scale and all those who do not want the somewhat crude existing playsets will, in my opinion, find here enough to add this ship to their collection without leaving too much space and money.

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The March 2024 issue of the official LEGO Marvel Spider-Man magazine is currently on newsstands at a price of €6.99 and as expected it allows you to obtain a minifig of Miles Morales, a figurine already seen identically in the LEGO Marvel set 76244 Miles Morales vs. Morbius.

In the pages of this magazine, we discover the minifig which will accompany the next publication of the Marvel Avengers version of the magazine announced for April 25, 2024: This is Star-Lord in his outfit also seen in the sets 76253 Guardians of the Galaxy Headquarters (9.99 €) and 76255 The New Guardians' Ship (€99.99). The character will be accompanied for the occasion by an “amazing flying object” to build.

Today we quickly overview the contents of the LEGO Harry Potter set 76432 Forbidden Forest: Magical Creatures, a small box of 172 pieces available at the public price of €29.99. You read correctly, this box is sold for €30 despite its reduced inventory, being a fan of the Harry Potter universe in a LEGO way is very expensive.

As you can imagine, this small set is very quickly assembled, there is nothing here to satisfy your thirst for construction techniques or to relax for more than a few minutes. The forbidden forest is symbolic here and you have to make do with a few vaguely detailed modules which can be clipped together and rearranged as you wish.

We will salute the relative modularity of the product so as not to seem to systematically denigrate it too much. We will also note the presence of a few phosphorescent pieces which save the furniture a little within this forest which is not really one.

What remains on arrival are two minifigs, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, and three creatures if we don't count the phosphorescent spider or the bat: Buck the Hippogriff, a baby Thestral and a Cornish elf exclusive to this box . It's almost correct for a set of this size but the public price of the product remains in my opinion much too high despite the presence of these three creatures from the bestiary of the franchise.

It will perhaps be possible to combine this somewhat bare forest edge with other future products on the same theme, the principle already being at work thanks to the polybag 30677 Draco in the Forbidden Forest which allows you to add an additional module to the diorama. It's then up to you to possibly expand on things by building a few trees.

There was undoubtedly room for improvement regarding the decor which serves to stage the two characters provided and the three associated creatures, as it stands, everything really remains too basic to offer any assembly experience and guarantee a satisfactory exposure potential.

This is minimum service at LEGO this time, we are in the spin of the Harry Potter license accompanied by an intensive recycling of existing elements more than in the desire to offer something really convincing.

There is therefore no reason to buy this box at full price, it is already available at Amazon for less than €24 which brings us closer to the acceptable price for an uninspired product located in the soft underbelly of the range :

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If you prefer to invest in complete boxes rather than in individual figurines, know that the Minifigure Maddness brand is offering a pre-order today on a set of two boxes of 36 sachets from the 26th series of collectible minifigs on the theme of Space (ref. 71046). Knowing that it is no longer possible to simply try to guess the contents of the new rigid cardboard packaging, this option can be interesting to limit breakage and share the contents of these boxes with your friends.

If you are wondering which 12 characters and their accessories are included in this 26th series (Ice Planet Redux with Space Penguin, Space Nurse with Pink Space Baby, Robot Human Suit for Tiny Aliens, Orion with translucent parts, Alien in UFO Costume, Classic Space Robot, Retro Spacewoman, Mutated Blacktron, Modern Astronaut, Gray Alien Tourist, Alien Insectoid and M-Tron Redux), you will find on the product sheet the visual of the leaflet delivered in each box which was recently leaked on social networks.

We do not yet know the exact distribution of these boxes which could in the best case contain 3 complete sets of 12 characters, but Minifigure Madness offers the set of two boxes (72 figurines in total) at 226.98 € including postage using the code HOTH212 or,  3.15 € the minifig delivered to your home by DHL Express.

If you are a little behind on your purchases of minifigs, know that the set of two boxes of 36 sachets from the 2nd series Marvel Studios (71039) is available at 217.98 € including postage with the code HOTH214 or,  €3.02 per minifig

Please note, this is a pre-order, shipping announced around May 14, 2024.

Bonus: If you spend at least €350 on the online store, you get a set of three exclusive minifigs at LEGO Stores offered via the code HOTH216. The different codes listed in this article can be combined with each other.

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