76120 Batwing and The Riddler Heist

We continue to tour the boxes marketed on the occasion of the 80 years of the vigilante of Gotham City with a quick tour of the LEGO Batman set 76120 Batwing and The Riddler Heist, a box of 489 pieces sold at the public price of 54.99 €.

This set highlights a new bat-vehicle, the Batwing, but it also allows to assemble two other means of locomotion which guarantee a good playability to the whole. If we add the four characters provided, the inventory of this box seems to me rather balanced.

The main course of the set is obviously the Batwing delivered here in a new version which features two new cannons placed on the wings in addition to the usual ones. Stud Shooters present near the cockpit.

Impossible to miss these two new appendages launchers of Tiles 1x1 rounds whose integration lacks a little discretion for my taste between the gray of the barrel and the brown of the part that must be pushed to eject in turn the four projectiles stored inside the weapon. The mechanical operation of these Rapid-Fire Multi Shooters does not pose any particular problem. It's effective and you just have to think about renewing the stock of ammunition from time to time.

76120 Batwing and The Riddler Heist

I find the Batwing very successful visually. The cockpit is spacious and can accommodate Batman without having to force the canopy, the wings take more or less correctly the shape of the emblematic logo dating from 1966 and present since on the majority of the derivative products and the two stickers to stick on the fuselage bring a appreciable finishing touch. The cockpit is dressed in a sticker that at least has the merit of being in the tone of the rest of the ship. The assembly is easy to handle by holding the vessel from below. Nothing falls, no part comes loose.

The enemy of the day, The Riddler, tumbles here in a pocket helicopter to steal a safe. Why not. The machine is in the colors of the villain with a perfectly assumed cartoon side. The whole thing lacks a little finishing especially at the level of the bubble which closes on the cockpit with some open spaces a little unsightly on the sides.

Two missiles placed just above the skates add a bit of playability to the machine which also has a chain to hang the safe coveted by the super-villain.

The safe received special attention from the designer. It is very well designed with a simple but effective mechanism disguised as a code system that allows the door to be locked. Too bad the sticker to be glued on the round piece is not perfectly centered, you have to compensate by shifting the sticker to obtain a convincing effect.

76120 Batwing and The Riddler Heist

To assist Batman in his hunt for the Riddler, LEGO puts Commissioner Gordon behind the wheel of a Gotham City Police Department (GCPD). The vehicle is rather successful even if in profile it seems to me very crushed. Gordon has no problem at the controls, that's the main thing.

You don't reach the level of detail of a Speed ​​Champions range vehicle, but the finish of the car is very honest with a bull bar up front, a simple but effective grille and even a spotlight attached to the left mirror.

As for the color of the background of the stickers, it is almost in line with the color of the body parts. One more effort and there we are.

76120 Batwing and The Riddler Heist

The minifig endowment is very correct here. The supplied Riddler is not exclusive to this box because it is also delivered in the set 4+ 76137 batman vs. The Riddler Robbery sold for € 9.99. If it's just this minifigure you're interested in here, better buy the other box. The realization of the torso is very clean with a beautiful black shirt effect under the green suit. The face has only one expression because of the bowler hat that leaves visible the back of the head of the minifigure. No regrets, the head of this minifigure is in my opinion particularly successful.

Shazam is identical to the version of the 30623 polybag, the distribution / marketing method of which is not yet known, but the character is here equipped with a white hood since he does not need to look like Zachary Levi. White cape, nice torso, two convincing expressions for the face, it is very correct.

76120 Batwing and The Riddler Heist

Things get tough with Commissioner Gordon's minifigure, the upper part of which is however really very successful. Under the hairstyle also used in the LEGO Harry Potter range for Cédric Diggory, the two faces of the characters are superb and the torso benefits from a perfect pad printing, LEGO even managing to provide us with an almost white shirt under the jacket, as in the visuals set officials.

Unfortunately, the minifigure is a bit spoiled by the pair of legs on which the two sides of the jacket are pad-printed. It is neither seamed nor aligned with the torso and the effect in all cases only works from the front. Too bad, it was almost flawless.

Finally, we find in this box the inevitable Batman, identical to the one already seen in other boxes with its pale face and its too fine pad printing which is erased according to the manipulations of the mask of the minifigure. I understand the desire to keep a common thread from one box to another, but LEGO could have made the effort to provide us with different outfits for this character whose 80th birthday we are celebrating all the same this year.

76120 Batwing and The Riddler Heist

In short, this box offers both something to have a little fun with two flying machines and a police car and enough to fill the Ribba frames of minifig collectors with three new characters out of four. It's already very good, especially since its selling price is already below 50 € on Amazon. I valid.

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legolard - Comment posted the 28/07/2019 at 23:51
27/07/2019 - 17:15 In my opinion... Reviews

42097 lego technic compact crawler crane 3

Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Technic set 42097 Compact Crawler Crane (920 pieces - 99.99 €), a box that features a spider crane and that LEGO presents as a product intended for the youngest fans who discover the wonderful world of gears and pine Technic.

And LEGO does well to mention that this set is aimed at a young audience because complex mechanisms should not be expected here. Each available function is independent and allows a single action to be performed. Lovers of functionalities combined via very elaborate sub-assemblies will therefore be left hungry.

I specify it for those who do not really know the LEGO Technic range and who wonder where are the 920 pieces of the set: there are here more than 270 pine of all kinds and the elements used to assemble the two tracks of the machine are delivered in 60 copies.

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Assembly is relatively easy with a very explicit instruction booklet which details each of the 274 assembly steps in pine near. We start with the mobile base of the crane with the installation of the various rotating elements that will allow the arm and the four stabilizers to come into action. The crane base cover is fairly basic but this is the price to pay to be able to observe the operation of the various mechanical subassemblies. At this point, you still have the choice between continuing to assemble the set to get a construction machine or let your imagination run wild and turn it into a tank with rotating turret ...

You have to stick a few stickers in the process, and even if some of them are purely decorative, several of these stickers allow you to clearly identify the function accessible via one of the many knobs distributed on the crane frame. Not to mention the lever which allows the base of the arm to be slightly raised to prevent the latter from getting stuck between the two rear stabilizers when the boom is deployed.

The boom is also deployed using a wheel which sets the linear actuator in motion and the crane then reaches about fifty centimeters in height when the extension fitted with a rack is fully extended (via another wheel ). The raised rotating base cannot make a full turn on itself, you have to settle for an angle of 180 °, enough to have a little fun but the angle seems too limited to me to reproduce the possibilities of this type gear in real life.

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42097 Compact Crawler Crane

Just to put the four stabilizers in place, you have to seriously grind. Too bad these elements do not raise the body of the crane, it seems to me that it is however the principle of these compact machines which are useful on sites where the accessibility of lifting equipment is a problem.

Each stabilizer is deployed independently of the other three and it is therefore necessary to repeat the same operation four times via three distinct phases: orient the stabilizer according to the desired angle, tilt it and then mill to make between the support in contact with the ground via a screw endless circulating on a rack. I'm not a specialist in this type of gear, but pairing the stabilizers two by two seemed to me to be a little more interesting.
The stabilizers must be stored in a sequence that allows them to be stored in sets of two on the crane deck.

As if there were not enough wheels in this set, LEGO adds one to deploy the dummy control panel (a sticker) placed under the frame of the machine when it is retracted. It's quite realistic, these Spider cranes not having a cabin for the operator. The statistics will perhaps make smile the purists but one counts besides "only" 53 gears in this box of which 17 are used only of wheels.

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Small aside: For those who thought that I was perhaps doing a little too much about the sewing thread that serves as the thread in my review of the set LEGO Ideas 21318 Treehouse, the thicker, stronger cable provided here (P / N 6219044) might well have done the trick.

In short, this set sold for a hundred euros has a real "didactic" side with mechanical sub-assemblies that are easy to assemble and whose correct functioning can be checked along the way so as not to have to disassemble everything in order to to correct any error. Each wheel corresponds to a single feature well identified with the help of the stickers provided and it is an opportunity for those who would like to embark on more complex models to discover the basics of the LEGO Technic system.

However, a crane is still a crane and we will quickly tire of deploying each stabilizer in turn between two trips on the hard plastic tracks. There is arguably more fun and less expensive in the LEGO Technic range unless you are passionate about public works and then you plan to invest in more complex models like for example the motorized crane of the set. 42082 Rough Terrain Crane (2018), the set 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator (2016) or the enormous 42100 Liebherr R 9800 Excavator (4108 pieces - 449.99 €) expected for the start of the school year.

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Benji - Comment posted the 31/07/2019 at 00:11
23/07/2019 - 16:06 In my opinion... LEGO Ideas Reviews

LEGO Ideas 21318 Treehouse

As promised, we now quickly tour the LEGO Ideas set 21318 Treehouse (3036 pieces - 199.99 €), a beautiful box that has a little more to offer than the big handful of plant elements made from sugar cane that LEGO puts forward.

This set is neither a licensed product which ultimately only serves to sell us a product derived from a known universe, nor a set to build in a few minutes before putting everything in the back of a drawer. It will therefore leave indifferent many fans of LEGO who usually focus on products derived from well-identified universes.

Yet it is indeed a high-level creative experience in which anyone who spends the € 200 requested by LEGO can participate. The initial project posted on the LEGO Ideas platform by Kevin Feeser had found its audience in a few months and this adaptation to the LEGO standards of the Treehouse should not disappoint all those who supported the project.

In my opinion, the designer César Soares in charge of the file at LEGO was indeed rather respectful of the spirit of the initial project. Some may regret the very shimmering side of the official version, especially on the roofs of the three cabins, which contrasts with the more sober and more organic version of Kevin Feeser. As far as I'm concerned, I prefer the atmosphere "Center Parcs"from the LEGO version, I'm not trying to get a new tree from the Endor forest here to put some Ewoks in.

Those who love elaborate construction techniques and hate repetitive assemblies will definitely find their value here. Do not expect to finish the thing in less than three hours, it will be necessary to show patience to set up the trunk, the three furnished huts and the branches covered with foliage. I think this is also a set to assemble without hurry and in small sequences, to really savor all the details.

If some people wonder where are the 3036 pieces in this construction, they will quickly find the answer to their question by unpacking the contents of the bags: the set is full of small decorative pieces to put in place over the 894 construction stages.

LEGO Ideas 21318 Treehouse

The initial project did not foresee any particular support and was satisfied with a neutral basis. The official version offers a pretty green base to build crossed by a small stream and on which you will have to install many accessories that will help furnish this part of the set.

The assembly of the trunk is a fine example of the original techniques used here with the aim of ensuring the rigidity of the part of the tree which will have to support the weight of the three cabins and the branches. The solid internal structure to be assembled is then covered with bark panels for a very convincing result with many variations in the finish. Each piece of bark is unique or almost: the finish seems almost random because it varies from one block of pieces to another and there are hardly any branches to have an identical structure. Small nod to the passage to Kevin Feeser with a pad printed piece bearing his initials and the words "Build your Dreams"to place on the trunk.

The cabins seem similar at first glance but here too, the designer incorporates a large number of variations, particularly in the structure of the walls. You don't get bored during the assembly of the different living spaces and you escape the impression of building the same thing three times.

A detail that is a little annoying at this stage: some structures are very fragile, such as several of the railings that surround the cabins, the posts of which are based on spotting scopes. It is not uncommon to end up with some elements that come loose during handling.

LEGO Ideas 21318 Treehouse

The trunk is divided into two parts to allow removal of the top of the tree which prevents access to the interior of the three cabins when it is in place. Well seen, although I think there won't be many people to try and have fun with this set. On the other hand, the interior of the cabins full of numerous fittings and other accessories, the solution set up here to facilitate access is welcome.

The roofs of the three cabins are also removable and they are identified by a color code which means that you do not have to spend long minutes looking to which cabin belongs to which roof or other. The colored inserts placed on the edge of the cabin walls match the two pieces placed on the back of the roofs. Smart and very practical.

We could discuss the choice of color for the roofs of the three cabins. This blue color will divide fans with on the one hand those who wanted a more organic color and on the other those who will consider that this blue breaks a little the visual monotony of the whole. It's up to you.

LEGO Ideas 21318 Treehouse

We build the set like a growing tree: from the bottom to the top. After the trunk and the large branches that support the huts, it is then necessary to assemble the upper branches to set up the foliage. The internal structure of the dozen large branches is identical but the finish varies from one copy to another to reinforce the organic side of the construction. The four small branches that are placed at the top of the tree are also based on an identical structure, the difference being made on the alternation of colors of the foliage.

A few black or gray fixing clips are still visible on the finished model, and even if the foliage hides them a little, we lose a little the wood side of the whole. Even if it means going so far into detail, it was necessary to provide these elements in Reddish brown and provide a visually perfect finish.

The placement of the leaves is documented step by step for each branch. If at this stage of assembly you are already fed up, you can always give free rein to your imagination and install the foliage according to your current mood. The final model will not suffer, it is after all an organic element that ignores notions of geometry.

Another detail that annoys me a bit: LEGO should definitely produce a better quality flexible cable than the sewing thread supplied for the winch. On a set at 200 €, this reel which is unraveling a little is not up to the task.

LEGO Ideas 21318 Treehouse

As I said above, the top of the tree can be removed to access the huts inside the ultra-detailed. Kevin Feeser and Cesar Soares obviously worked a lot on the choice of furniture and accessories installed in each of these cabins which are ultimately only spaces to admire.

Each cabin is easily identifiable: the parents' bedroom with a double bed and a dressing table, the children's bedroom with its bunk beds and the bathroom with its bin and toilet. Whatever the hut, it is relatively difficult to place a minifigure in it with adult hands and it therefore becomes almost impossible to make up stories in such cramped spaces. The same goes for the passage around the cabins, too narrow to allow anyone to move around.

In theory, it should be possible to move from one hut to another without having to go down the tree. This is the case here with a small wooden bridge between the bathroom and the children's bedroom. To go from the parents' room which is directly accessible by the main staircase to the bathroom, we will say that it is enough to jump from one platform to another. It's a shame, I would have liked to have had a real logic of progression between the different spaces with a small piece of additional wooden bridge to connect the parents' cabin to the bathroom, as was the case on the project original.

A note: For a set oriented "nature", it lacks some additional animals with for example several birds on the branches and some rabbits wandering at the foot of the tree.

LEGO Ideas 21318 Treehouse

LEGO offers in this set a function that seems interesting at first glance: the manufacturer delivers a complete set of vegetation with a duo of autumnal hues that will replace the spring assortment installed when you decide it's time to dust and dust. put your green leaves in the dishwasher. In theory, the principle is attractive.

In practice, it will take a lot of patience to replace each element by removing one by one the fifteen branches of the tree. You can obviously once again do as you see fit and mix the different shades together, buy a batch of white sheets for a wintry look, or invest in blue foliage to transport the build into the Upside-down world as in the Stranger Things set 75810 The Upside Down. aWith this last option, the roofs of the huts will already be the right color ...

The model can be moved quite easily by grabbing it by the trunk. It is also better to avoid catching it by the cabins and paying the price for the "modular" side of the set, the three sub-assemblies being easily detached from their support.

The assortment in minifigs is anecdotal here and the four figurines delivered in this box are there to give a little life to the construction. The character with the scissors is obviously the minifig version of Kevin Feeser, a hairdresser by trade when he's not working on a LEGO project.

LEGO Ideas 21318 Treehouse

In short, this set is in my opinion a real construction toy which highlights elaborate techniques with the added bonus of a sufficient level of finish to sell the organic aspect of the tree. However, it is difficult to talk about nostalgia with this product, the cabins I built when I was a kid were very far from resembling those offered here.

It's up to you to see if you have 199.99 € to put in this box, we have all been very much in demand by LEGO in recent years with more and more licensed products derived from universes that we are passionate about. Here, it is above all about investing in a nice, timeless exhibition product that will take up space (and easily dust) with its 40 cm high and its grip of 27 x 24 cm and which will offer very limited playability. .

I will still make the effort to spend € 200 on this set because I think we have to support this creativity that can do without super heroes, lightsabers and spaceships and because Kevin Feeser really did it. effort to come up with an original "idea" amidst many LEGO Ideas projects that are often a little too lazy or opportunistic.

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sakarov - Comment posted the 23/07/2019 at 23:15

LEGO Harry Potter Build Your Own Adventure

Today it's the turn of the new LEGO Harry Potter Build Your Own Adventure book to undergo a quick test, just to see if the idea book and the small bundle of bricks provided are worth spending twenty euros.

The good news: There are no stickers in the bag of 101 pieces (ref. 11923) which allows you to assemble the two models offered. Please note, it is not possible to build both models at the same time, you will have to dismantle one to assemble the other. The assembly instructions provided are of the same level as those usually found in the booklets inserted in the official boxes.

The main model is also the most attractive. It is the one that reproduces the Sorting Hat ceremony (Sorting Hat), a ritual that determines the home of all new students at Hogwarts. The interactivity of the thing comes from the mobile wheel placed at the foot of the construction which can be rotated to choose the house attributed to the character in place on the display.

The second model to build with the supplied inventory makes good use of all the parts. It allows to simulate the use of the network of chimneys by Harry Potter with the possibility of making the character disappear by rotating the central support.

LEGO Harry Potter Build Your Own Adventure

LEGO Harry Potter Build Your Own Adventure

This set also allows you to obtain four pad printed pieces bearing the emblem of the different houses of Hogwarts. Those who invested in the (big) set 71043 Hogwarts Castle can replace the infamous stickers to stick on the display which is used to showcase the minifigs of Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin and Rowena Ravenclaw with these pretty pieces.

The Sorting Hat provided was so far only available in the set 75954 Hogwarts Great Hall, it is therefore the opportunity to also add this very successful piece to your collection at a lower cost.

The minifigure delivered with this book is not new and even less exclusive, it is that of Harry Potter already seen in the set 75954 Hogwarts Great Hall and in the polybag 30407 Harry's Journey to Hogwarts, recently offered by LEGO.

The building ideas book only contains photos of the assembled models. There are therefore no instructions to speak of in these pages and it will be necessary to call on your powers of deduction to determine some of the techniques used. Those who want to reproduce several of the models presented will have to have a varied and consequent bulk of parts.

As usual in this collection, a little story serves as a common thread to connect the different scenes between them.

LEGO Harry Potter Build Your Own Adventure

Most of these models are relatively simple but original and novel. They were specially created by the official LEGO designers who are currently working on the Harry Potter range, including Marcos Bessa and Mark Stafford, and therefore respect the usual standards of the brand. Some of these creations could have easily found their audience in small boxes.

With a book presenting quality models and a set of parts that allows to assemble two rather original constructions, this box deserves in my opinion the 20 € requested by Amazon. It will be a nice gift to give to a young fan who already owns all the sets in the range.

La English version is available immediately at Amazon, the French version sold for € 28.95 is expected on October 25, 2019.

Note: The box set shown here, provided by publisher Dorling Kindersley, is included as usual. To participate in the draw, all you have to do is post a comment (avoid "I participate, I try, etc ..." be a little more constructive) on this article before the July 29, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory.

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.

bricodino - Comment posted the 19/07/2019 at 17:39

75947 Hagrid's Hut Buckbeak's Rescue

Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Harry Potter set 75947 Hagrid's Hut Buckbeak's Rescue (496 pieces - 64.99 €), a box that allows you to reproduce a scene seen in the film Harry Potter and the Prisonnier d'Azkaban. To have fun saving the hippogriff before it falls into the hands of the executioner, we have the essentials here: A handful of characters, Rubeus Hagrid's hut, the pile of pumpkins and the pillar to which Buck is attached.

The set is quite complete and LEGO even makes the effort to offer us a well-appointed cabin with a few nods to fans who still remember the film. From the outside, the LEGO version is a simple yet believable enough reproduction of the construction seen on screen, even though it's actually only a half-hut. The roofs are a little disappointing with a few empty spaces between the different sides and a slightly light finish and the interior is as usual at LEGO very compact with some pieces of furniture that take up a lot of space, a fireplace and the essential accessories and references that appeal to fans.

There are five stickers to stick on the walls and doors of Rubeus Hagrid's hut and the two stickers that take place on the doors are too small to perfectly cover the affected rooms. LEGO has been very careful about the sizing of these two stickers with a too large cutout around the handles which spoils the "wood" effect a bit. The two stickers to stick on the walls of the cabin are doing a little better. They are in the tone of the parts to which they must be applied and the rendering is correct.

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The designer left two Technic pieces exposed on the exterior walls of the cabin, I still wonder for what purpose knowing that the construction is not really intended to be connected to something else. Perhaps it was to respect the symmetry with the connection points between the two hut modules or to leave it to the fans to change the arrangement of the two "modules" of the hut.

Inside the cabin, there is a reference to the film Harry potter and the sorcerer's stone with the dragon egg (Norbert) that Hagrid keeps in his fireplace and the supplied light brick which can be activated by pressing the exterior fireplace of the construction allows to highlight the thing. The effect is very nice in the dark (see photo below) but remains anecdotal because the LEGO light bricks cannot be switched on permanently.

LEGO did not forget to provide us with Hagrid's pink umbrella, it is logically stored near the fireplace it is used to light. The copy of Daily Prophet delivered in this box is identical to the one already seen in the sets 75955 Hogwarts Express, 75953 Hogwarts Whomping Willow et 75957 The Knight Bus.

Buck (or Buckbeak) is here represented in the form of a somewhat static cast figurine. Even though the wings to clip onto the main mold are movable and the head can be oriented according to your wishes, the creature's legs are fixed. The figurine is missing in my opinion of finish while the job has been half done. The head is indeed nicely pad-printed but the body remains a slightly sad, smooth gray, with no particular reference to the creature's coat. Although this year's figure is more accomplished overall, the version of the set 4750 Draco's Encounter with Buckbeak marketed in 2004 had at least the merit of offering a little relief on the front of the body of the creature.

75947 Hagrid's Hut Buckbeak's Rescue

The pile of large pumpkins seen on the screen is here symbolized by a few orange heads and four copies of the new pumpkin, a piece also present in the trunk of Sheriff Jim Hopper's vehicle delivered in the Stranger Things set 75810 The Upside Down. The pumpkins delivered here struggle a bit to replicate the movie's pile of really large veggies, but it's still better than nothing.

To perfectly fulfill his modest mission which is to reproduce a short scene from the film Harry Potter and the Prisonnier d'Azkaban, this set could have included the scarecrow placed in the middle of the pile of pumpkins and some crows. The piece seen on the Scarecrow Head from Collectible Minifig Series 11 and Tonto's in the line of sets based on the film The Lone Ranger would have done the trick.

Tastes and colors are indisputable, some will regret that LEGO provides here only a half-hut while others will appreciate that the construction has an easily accessible interior even with big fingers of an adult fan. As far as I'm concerned, the solution offered by LEGO suits me and the cabin will look like it is placed face-on on the corner of a shelf.

75947 Hagrid's Hut Buckbeak's Rescue

On the minifig side, Albus Dumbledore is missing and the selection is therefore not fully representative of the cast at work in the scene concerned. Dumbledore is in the set 75948 Hogwarts Clocktower, you can use it to complete the scene if you invest in the Hogwarts expansion. As with the other sets in the range, it is once again very approximate in terms of the finish and the choice of outfits.

Hagrid is definitely not in the right outfit, he is not wearing his coat in the scene concerned and LEGO is lazily content to deliver us here the minifig already seen in the set 75954 Hogwarts Great Hall. It's a shame, with the set featured here only referring directly to Buck's rescue scene, Hagrid deserved to be dressed in his somewhat drab sweater and dark vest.

75947 Hagrid's Hut Buckbeak's Rescue

Regarding Harry Potter, same remark as for the other three sets in which he appears in this outfit: The white bands on the sleeves of his vest are missing and the pants are still not the right color.

Hermione Granger's minifigure is correct, we can easily recognize the outfit seen in the scene in question and the integration of the Time Turner on the character's torso is a detail that fans will love. Same observation for Ron whose minifigure is simple but consistent.

The set also allows you to obtain two additional characters that come to expand the collections of all those who swear by minifigs and who abandon the construction toy itself a little: the Minister of Magic Cornelius Oswald Fudge and the Death Eater / executioner Walden Macnair.

75947 Hagrid's Hut Buckbeak's Rescue

Fudge's minifigure is generally acceptable but it lacks a black suitcase in the minister's hands and the stripes on the character's costume are absent. The shirt collar is a bit drab as it is featured as crisp white on official visuals. The head of this minifigure is not new: it is that of Ken Weathley, a character who appears in two sets of the Jurassic World range released in 2018. The legs are those of General Hux and Cédric Diggory. The alignment between the patterns of the torso and those of the hips is really very rough ...

Walden Macnair's minifigure is also more or less acceptable even if the character's face, with its very successful expression, suffers from the usual pallor of figurines whose flesh tone is pad printed on a black background. The torso benefits from a few details that are fairly faithful to the character's outfit on screen, but LEGO forgot to use two-color arms to reproduce the sleeves of the tunic.

75947 Hagrid's Hut Buckbeak's Rescue

In conclusion, the set is correct but it is sold 64.99 € by LEGO and it is in my opinion much too expensive especially if you want to tinker with a closed cabin by buying two copies of this box. I would be more indulgent on the price if the scarecrow, crows, wheelbarrow and Crockdur were provided ... As it is, it's a little minimalist in terms of the exterior environment even if the interior of the cabin is rich in furniture and other accessories. To buy in promo around 50 €.

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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.

lolojango - Comment posted the 16/07/2019 at 22:35