Today we take a quick look at the LEGO Marvel set 76127 Captain Marvel and The Skrull Attack (307 pieces - 29.99 €), the only box based on the Captain Marvel movie expected in theaters on March 6.

To be honest, I was surprised and then disappointed by the content of the set, but I forgot that this little box of 300 pieces with its three minifigs is only sold for around XNUMX euros. Obviously, if we put all these parameters in perspective, we find some explanations that minimize the disappointment.

So don't expect to assemble a Quinjet the size of those in the sets 6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle (2012)  76032 The Avengers Quinjet City Chase (2015) et 76051 Super Hero Airport Battle (2016). This is a very compact (and vintage) version of the ship seen in the movie trailer that LEGO offers. It almost looks more like a big Microfighter than a small classic ship loosely on a minifig scale.

Only Nick Fury enters the tiny cockpit, Carol Danvers cannot fit there because of her hair too voluminous. The canopy is not fixed to the cabin, it must be removed completely to put the minifig in place and then reassemble everything. The result is hardly ridiculous for anyone accustomed to larger ships, but younger ones are likely to find what they are looking for.

The level of detail of this first generation Quinjet remains very correct even at this reduced scale and the few stickers provided largely contribute to polish the thing. Always so annoying, you have to dress the canopy of the cockpit with a few stickers and it's ugly in addition to being difficult.

The youngest will be able to knock out things using the two rocket launchers nicely integrated under the wings and whose mechanism ejects four missiles at a time. A hatch opens at the back of the ship, but other than the cat, it's hard to slip anything inside.

On the minifig side, there are some good, some not so good and some downright mediocre. Young Nick Fury is absolutely correct with his shirt, tie and holster. We do not necessarily recognize Samuel L. Jackson, but we know that it is him so we will end up convincing ourselves that there is a resemblance between the figurine and the actor.

Regarding Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel, it will take even more imagination to find Brie Larson in the minifig provided. Neither the truly generic facial features already used in the LEGO Star Wars range to reproduce the face of Qi'Ra (Emilia Clarke) nor the hair color seem convincing enough to me to associate this minifigure with the one that embodies Carol Danvers. on the screen. Brie Larson seems to me to be more blonde than anything else.

The torso of Captain Marvel is successful, it is in any case faithful to the version of the outfit seen in the various trailers already released. Too bad for the legs which are here neutral and which could have benefited from a bi-injection version with red boots.

Talos, the Skrull on duty, is in my opinion a failure. The torso does the trick, but the headdress used to replicate the character's pointed ears is a bit ridiculous. In my opinion, it was enough to pad two ears without adding anything on the character's head to avoid this elf look from the Juniors range. The savings thus achieved would have made it possible to finance a fabric "skirt" to embody the sides of Talos' coat and a pair of legs in two colors for the Captain Marvel minifigure ...

I forgot, Carol Danvers is here with Goose, her cat. It is a cat identical to the one that also hung out in the Batcave (76052), In the Old Fishing Store (21310) or in the Detective's office (10246). What a cat.

In short, this set has at least the merit of existing and allowing us to obtain a new version of Nick Fury and a new minifigure of Captain "almost" Marvel after that of the set 76049 Avenjet Space Mission (2016)

The Quinjet is a micro version that can't be faulted aesthetically but is too compact to be believable and Talos' minifigure doesn't really pay homage to the character in the film.

For 30 € or a little less in the coming months, I will still make the effort to add this box to my collection because it is the only product derived from the film offered by LEGO.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before February 24, 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.

Today we are quickly interested in the LEGO Star Wars set 75233 Droid Gunship (389 pieces - 59.99 €), which follows the set 75042 Droid Gunship marketed in 2014 which had itself in its time taken over the version of the set 7678 Droid Gunship launched in 2008. There is almost always a Droid Gunship on the shelves at LEGO.

We can also see here a message from LEGO to those who have gotten into the habit of storing these boxes in the hope that one day they will be able to finance their retirement in the Caribbean: reissues, reinterpretations and other "improved" remakes follow one another and the movement is accelerating.

No big update on this new droid seen in Episode III and aside from the few aesthetic evolutions of rigor we find the metapieces that allow to give it its rounded shape and the few guns that bring it a touch of playability. It will be difficult to do better on this scale anyway and the inevitable future reissues should be of the same barrel.

Once again, LEGO is taking a few liberties by putting a pilot in this standalone droid. We will not complain, this is the opportunity to get an additional Battle Droid that must be extended here in the cockpit ...

No unnecessary finishing touches under the droid, but the missile guns are very well integrated. Just push on an element to trigger the fire of two missiles at the same time. When deployed, the somewhat coarse landing gears touted in the official product description only loosely tilt the ship, which rests on its front guns.

LEGO still does not deign to provide a discreet or even transparent support to allow the object (flying) to be properly presented in a diorama or on a shelf. However, this is not a simple collector's reflection, I think that even the most playful fans would find their account there.

Be careful with the stickers to stick on the rounded parts, the youngest and those who are not very familiar with the exercise of the installation of these stickers will have to show patience and thoroughness not to disfigure the machine.

No balanced balance of power here, this box is only half of what it reproduces. You will have to go back to the cash register and afford the set 75234 AT-AP Walker (74.99 €) to be able to finally launch a credible confrontation on the beach of Kashyyyk. The bill will swell in passing, but when you love you (almost) not count.

I never thought I could write this one day, but the two Battle Droids provided in this box are actually the real stars of the product.

They are now a little more mature than the monochrome versions that LEGO has provided us by wagon so far in different boxes. The pad printing of the robot's head is very successful and the olive green torso gives a very "Kashyyyk" semblance of camouflage to these figurines.

For the rest, we will retain the discreet update of the pad printing of the face of Chief Tarfful with a look now more aggressive than on the version of the set 75043 AT-AP released in 2014. As usual with wookies, the minifig version doesn't really pay tribute to the size of these creatures, but we'll do with it.

The wookie blaster is still embodied by the 1989 musket, and while the accessory vaguely does the job, it's about time LEGO thought about a more accomplished version of this weapon.

Yoda is identical to the version seen in the sets 75017 Duel on Geonosis (2013) 75142 Homing Spider Droid (2016) et 75168 Yoda's Jedi Starfighter (2017). Still no patterns on the legs, a few folds in the minds of those on the chest would have been good. Shame about the bubbles in the lightsaber's blade. In 2019, it's a mess for a manufacturer of plastic toys, whatever the technical excuse that explains the presence of these bubbles.

In short, a box that will probably not fit in the Hall of Fame of the best sets in the LEGO Star Wars range, but which will allow those who still stood away from products in this range in 2014 to catch up.
This correct set but without real panache, will end like many others on sale one day or another. Be patient and you will save a few tens of euros on arrival. Amazon already offers it at a lower price than the LEGO Shop:

[amazon box="B07FNS9YSZ"]

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before February 19, 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.

Let's go for a little "test" of The LEGO Movie 2 set 70832 Emmet's Builder Box (125 pieces - 29.99 €) which allows you to obtain a storage case accompanied by a few pieces to assemble three small models.

The star of this product sold for 30 € is obviously the storage box with its LEGO logo, its modular internal spaces and its rather opulent finish. It is solid, colorful and functional. Guaranteed effect on the youngest.

The dividers can be positioned as you see fit to obtain small compartments adapted to your needs. The size / storage capacity ratio of the thing is not foolish but it makes you a rather funny screw or joint box if you are a handyman in addition to being a fan of LEGO ...

I would have liked to get more dividers, it is impossible to define 10 different storage spaces with those included in the box. No risk of inadvertent opening of the box during transport, the two closing clips provided do their job.

Incidentally, you can assemble three mini-things with the supplied inventory. You don't have to take one apart to assemble the other, and all three constructions are relatively basic.

The forklift is correct, the "house" is a simple facade of no great interest and the ultra-simplified version of Emmet's Construct-o-Mech which had made the heyday of the range of products derived from the first part of The LEGO Movie saga with the set 70814 Emmet's Construct-o-Mech, save the furniture.

Only one minifig in the box: Emmet in his usual outfit who is here accompanied by a baby invader DUPLO. A second minifigure would have been welcome, especially at this price.

Not enough to cry genius with this set, even if the effect of the storage case on the youngest is guaranteed. I now have to buy a copy for my youngest son who already told me that I could keep the contents of the set, only the storage box interests him ... to store "stuff". He has already tried to place a compote, two madeleines and a carton of fruit juice in it.

In short, you have understood the principle of this Bento for children, so I will not give you a presentation of the other case in the colors of Cool-Tag, the set 70833 Lucy's Builder Box, available at the same price. Others will certainly take care of making you a "review" of 30 pages or 20 minutes of the thing ...

Note: The set shown here, supplied by Warner Bros., is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before February 17, 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.

Before returning to the DC Comics universe or talking about the unique set based on the movie Captain Marvel, we quickly end the test cycle of the new LEGO Spider-Man with the set 76114 Spider-Man's Spider Crawler (418 pieces - 39.99 €) which allows to obtain a nice range of characters in addition to offering a rather successful machine.

We cannot repeat it enough, Spider-Man is not Batman and therefore does not really need all the gear that LEGO invents him to bring order to the streets. But since you have to build things in each box to maintain the concept of the "construction toy", LEGO always goes with a more or less successful vehicle or machine.

Here, it's a mechanical spider that is being assembled and I must say that the end result is really convincing. This Spider-Crawler only looks like a spider, it is indeed a robot piloted by Peter Parker, which can throw things and in principle move on any terrain, even the most rugged . Well, Spider-Man could do without such a device, but it's successful so I take.

Some Technic parts, a very simple mechanism that allows the legs of this robot to be raised and lowered when moving the thing, it is simple but effective. Be careful to use the machine only on flat surfaces so that the thin wheel located under the spider is permanently in contact with the ground. After a few hours, you will also find the dog's hair wrapped around the axis of the central wheel and it will be necessary to ensure that the whole is cleaned regularly.

On the aesthetic level, LEGO is not really in the finesse and is content to use the two colors of the Spider-Man costume with a few touches of gray to accentuate the robotic aspect of the machine. Simple and efficient. Of them Stud Shooters in the front, a bomb launcher or canvas placed at the top of the abdomen, there is something to do.

But, you can imagine, even if the machine is very successful, the set has much more to offer than this red and blue Spider Crawler with a very interesting character endowment.

Sandman and Vulture are no strangers to the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes lineup, and they have both already undergone varying degrees of success. The versions offered here are very convincing with modern and detailed pad prints and accessories that showcase the abilities of each character well. These are my "favorite new releases", no doubt about it.

Sandman is actually only a half minifig with a torso that sits on a plinth already seen in other colors within the Nexo Knights range. By adding the base to build and the bulky hammer provided, the set works quite well. Good luck to all those who want to fit all this into a Ribba setting ...

I regret, however, that LEGO did not see fit to provide us with an extra pair of legs to give us the choice of how to present the character. Ideally, I would have wanted a base in which to plug the complete minifigure, but we cannot have everything. We can always use the version of the calamitous set 76037 Rhino and Sandman Supervillain Team-up (2015) for a "before and after".

Vulture is here equipped with a well-designed jetpack with truly swiveling wings, whose feathers are dressed in stickers, and large enough to pay homage to the character. The central part of the jetpack, on the other hand, is a little too coarse for my taste, but once again we'll do with it.

I already really liked the wings delivered in the set 76083 Beware The Vulture (2017) but I ultimately prefer the version delivered here and it's always better than the minifig of the set 76059 Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap (2016) which used the Falcon wings in green.

These two characters are here accompanied by the usual Spider-Man with legs injected in two colors also delivered in the sets 76113 Spider-Man Bike Rescue et 76115 Spider Mech vs. Venom and an unpublished minifigure: Miguel O'Hara aka Spider-Man 2099 who arrives from his alternate future to help Peter Parker.

The minifigure is generally successful, even if the regulars of the comics which feature this character will perhaps judge that it lacks some patterns on the legs and on the arms. A red stripe on the arms would have been welcome and the legs could have benefited from a few touches of the mesh light blue which helps to give relief to the face and torso.

Even though you don't see much of Vulture's back when equipped with his mechanical wings, it's always good to know that LEGO has made the effort to offer us such a detailed pad printing on this side of the minifigure. Spider-Man 2099's back is more basic but the dot-based patterns perfectly emphasize the character's musculature.

Sandman has an alternate facial expression which in my opinion is just the one to use when he is placed on his pedestal and the other side could have been used for the “100% minifig” version of the character.

In short, for once, I really have the impression that LEGO has made an effort on the few pieces that accompany the characters by offering us a construction with questionable usefulness but with interesting features.

It's playable, the machine moves like a real spider with its movable legs raised and lowered by a simple but effective mechanism, the balance of power between the good guys and the bad guys is balanced: objective achieved in my case for this set sold € 39.99.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before February 15, 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.

Today we quickly tour the LEGO Star Wars set 75229 Death Star Escape (329 pieces - 29.99 €), a small box that promises us to "dive into an unforgettable space adventure"according to the official description of the product by LEGO ... Without going that far, the set has at least the merit of reproducing a cult scene from Episode IV and almost everything is there.

We will forget the fact that Luke and Leia courageously cross a Death Star duct from a dizzying height and we will be satisfied with the two structures provided to assemble to reproduce a truly minimalist version of the film set.

Too bad that the usual vertical light bands characteristic of the Death Star are missing from this staging, they could have contributed to give a little more context to the whole, especially at the level of the wall on which the control panel is located. the door. We obviously know that we are at the heart of the Death Star, but a little something is missing so that the places are immediately recognizable.

It is also a pity that the designer once again offers us a cinema set whose back lacks a bit of finishing. I do not know who will want to exhibit the thing at home, but it will be necessary to choose the angle of presentation of the scene.

The two black plates which constitute the base of the playset are not dressed in Tiles and it's petty. A few flat pieces and two stickers with a trompe-l'oeil effect could have advantageously completed the set and simulated depth. As it stands, Luke and Leia are unlikely to fall from a great height.

The designer also wanted to leave the fans the possibility of opening the structure, probably to make them forget that the two sections connected by the mobile gangway are a little too close to each other when they face each other as in the movie.

Here we find a Stormtrooper perched on a platform overlooking the passage that Luke and Leia want to take. It is consistent with the scene of the film, it is even possible to eject the type via a small mechanism actuated by a red wheel not very discreet. We can always say to ourselves that it counts as one more feature.

The gangway can be moved by pushing or pulling it, no special mechanism at this level. The same goes for the door which can remain blocked in the open position and (almost) closed by activating the mechanism provided.

A nod from the designer to the most assiduous fans, the door remains slightly ajar as in the film when the Stormtroopers try to catch Luke and Leia who are about to jump. To complete the whole, there are also the conduits that Luke uses to hang the grapple.

On the minifig side, LEGO obviously provides the two main protagonists of the scene, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, but is not very generous in Stormtroopers. One more copy would have been welcome.

Luke is here equipped with the belt taken on a Stormtrooper, white version of the usual accessory of Batman in the film which was dedicated to him, already seen on the hips of Disco Batgirl in the set 70922 The Joker Manor and on the version Easter Bunny of Batman in the Toys R Us exclusive pack based on the movie (ref. 5004939). Nothing rare for the rest, the head, the torso and the legs are already present in many sets. The lightsaber doesn't have much to do there, but Luke with his saber is always better than without.

Those who have not wanted to spend several hundred euros since 2016 to afford the set 75159 UCS Death Star (499.99 €) will be able here to obtain the torso of Leia available so far only in this big box. The double-sided head of the minifig is currently exclusive to this set and the hair is only available in the sets 75159 UCS Death Star et 7965 Millennium Falcon marketed in 2011.

Too bad for the white legs, I would have preferred a piece reproducing a tunic corresponding to the outfit seen in the film.

For the Stormtrooper, the head, torso and legs are the ones already seen in many boxes. The new helmet that I personally find very successful but which is far from being unanimous among fans is for the moment only present in this set and in the 4+ box. 75235 X-Wing Starfighter Trench Run and will also dress the Stormtroopers of the set 75262 Imperial Dropship to come up.

Honestly, I'd rather see here a thinly veiled homage to the cult Kenner-branded playsets that some of us knew in our youth than a toy that really brings something to the LEGO Star Wars range. This set would find a justification if it was one of the elements of a coherent group of boxes allowing to reconstitute a set of scenes but it is not the case.

The scene reproduced here deserves a little more context than the tablecloth in the living room or the carpet in the children's room and on this point the sets 75159 and 10188 did almost better.

Collectors will console themselves with the possibility of affording this version of Princess Leia's minifigure at a reasonable price.

As usual, no one is forcing you to pay 30 € for this little box, it is already less than 25 € at amazon:

[amazon box="B07FP6ZWNC"]

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, is included as usual. To participate in the raffle, simply post a comment on this article before February 15, 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.