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Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO set 10391 Over the Moon with Pharrell Williams, a box of 966 pieces currently available for pre-order on the official online store and which will be available exclusively from LEGO from September 20 at a public price of €109,99.

Once again, reactions were very mixed when this product was announced, based on the animated film PIECE BY PIECE, a biopic based on bricks and minifigs on the life of the artist Pharrell Williams, which is scheduled for release in theaters in October 2024. Some praise the artistic side of the thing, while others see it as a lazy product without much creative effort sold far too expensive for what it has to offer.

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I think that this set should indeed be considered as a product whose content, which came out of the artist's imagination, was simply translated into plastic bricks by LEGO. Nothing more, nothing less.

The construction provided here will not revolutionize the genre, but the result is rather pleasing to the eye with a nice contrast between the shuttle, the smoke plumes and the colored trail. The scene is dynamic, we can easily imagine the ship escaping towards new adventures leaving behind a great breath of colorful optimism.

The shuttle is not extremely complex, it is even a very basic machine of the level of what is usually found in the CITY range. It still has some attributes that make it credible in its context with three wheels that can be easily removed when the machine is in flight, a golden canopy through which we can't see much but which will undoubtedly delight a few creative minds who will find a use for it in their constructions and a notch placed at the back that allows the ship to be securely installed on the drag without the whole thing risking falling. No stickers in this box and the golden canopy is delivered packed in a dedicated bag to avoid the inevitable scratches if it had been thrown in a bag with other parts.

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I won't spoil the construction process for you, the assembly experience is pleasant with some rather original techniques for the trail and the smoke volutes. In the photos above, you will also understand how the trail can balance thanks to the triangular smoke volute base, it's well seen. The rest of the product is not very inspired on a technical level, but nothing serious.

LEGO adds a small abacus-shaped display stand to the box that contains 49 different heads in 7 skin tones, making a total of 51 heads with those of the two figures provided. 30 of them are new, but it's a safe bet that they won't remain exclusive to this box and that they will populate many LEGO sets in the future.

Two figurines are provided, Pharrell Williams and Helen Williams, they benefit from very pretty pad printing, they are accompanied by hair for Helen and a cap for Pharrell as well as helmets with golden visors, it is very well executed and the result is very neat.

This product, intended for an audience of fans of the artist, will probably only meet with critical success, but its marketing potential probably outweighs the potential sales volume. It serves the promotion of the film, it associates LEGO with a creative effort by going beyond the usual context of licenses wrung out to the limit and allows the toy manufacturer to give itself an artistic and poetic dimension often absent from its catalog of derivative products.

This set, which glorifies the artist in question and his vision of the world, can also be considered a bit of an arrogant and pretentious exercise. It will probably not appeal to regular LEGO fans, but it will probably find some buyers among those who have a different relationship with LEGO products.

Later, this box will inevitably end its career with a big reduction in its public price, it will then be time to treat yourself to a big handful of diversity in the form of plastic heads and to obtain the pretty golden canopy that equips the ship. The objective will be reached for LEGO and the fans who have been able to show patience will find what they are looking for.

In the meantime, I'm keeping the visuals of the product packaging to illustrate my usual photo during the next sales and other Black Fridays.

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Lb6 - Comment posted the 20/09/2024 at 10:39

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Today we take a quick tour of the content of the LEGO Star Wars set Ultimate Collector Series 75397 Jabba's Sail Barge, a box of 3942 pieces which will be available at the public price of €499,99 as an Insider preview from October 3, 2024 before global availability announced for October 6, 2024.

As always with LEGO Star Wars products, Ultimate Collector Series, opinions have been very divided since the announcement of this interpretation of Jabba's barge, a machine which until now had only had the honors of the "Classic" range via the sets 6210 Jabba's Sail Barge (2006) et 75020 Jabba's Sail Barge (2013)

Some see it as the ultimate version of the thing, while others have a little trouble grasping the interest of such a profusion of pieces sold for €500. It will obviously be up to each person to appreciate the relevance of the exercise, there is no single opinion about these exceptional products reserved for a demanding clientele who can afford them.

That said, the model does have a few strengths to offer beyond its display potential, with movable side panels and two removable sections that allow access to the various internal spaces of the machine and an assembly experience that spans just over 7 hours that is overall quite entertaining.

The latter begins with the construction of a platform composed of beams and other Technic frames, in order to stiffen the base of the barge. A layer of plates, a layer of Tiles, we then obtain the floor of the machine. the rest of the interior is in the sauce Structure with a welcome alternation between furniture, decorations and walls or pillars to delimit the different spaces.

Then the movable side panels are installed, and finally the two sections of the barge deck with their masts and sails are finished. The only slightly repetitive phase is the one that focuses on the assembly of the different hull elements.

If you're considering spending the €500 LEGO is asking for this set, don't spoil the various assembly sequences visible in the photos below too much and keep the pleasure of the experience. This is also why we generally agree to spend such sums on these products.

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On arrival, we notice the contrast between the interior and the upper deck, which are almost entirely covered with Tiles and the hull of the barge which gives pride of place to the exposed tenons. Everyone will have an opinion on this necessarily deliberate aesthetic choice, I am one of those who hoped for a more "smooth" finish on the exterior panels, even if it meant adding a little texture via a few Tiles pad printed.

As it stands, the object, 77 cm long by 25 cm wide and 25 cm high, looks in my opinion more like an oversized version of the two models already marketed previously in the "classic" range than a model with exemplary finishing sold for €500.

The interior spaces are properly laid out, making this model a real playset that looks like a product from the very discreet range Master Builder SeriesThe kitchen is full of various accessories, the cockpit is quite detailed and one could almost play with this luxury playset which cleverly exploits the difference in scale between its interior layouts and its exterior appearance.

The product is also designed to allow access without real limitations to the different spaces and without betraying its function as an exhibition model: via the well-adjusted movable side panels with very discreet hinges or via the removable upper deck that fits perfectly on the hull of the machine. The barge is also equipped with three fixed supports that allow it to be "levitated" in a rather discreet manner, the effect obtained is interesting.

This product obviously requires to be associated with the contents of the LEGO Star Wars set 75396 Desert Skiff and Sarlacc Pit (€79,99), a box that almost becomes a simple extension of this model, to obtain a more complete diorama and a more exhaustive cast. Here we must be content with the 11 characters provided, some may regret that Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca and even Boba Fett are absent from this box, especially for €500.

To avoid going back to the checkout, you will have to resign yourself and be content with the characters provided, some of which are really very generic. The selection remains interesting, however, with some very secondary characters but welcome in our collections filled with variations of the same heroes and villains without being technically flawless.

Princess Leia, for example, whose torso is very well done, seems to be wearing red shorts instead of the tunic seen on screen due to the use of two-tone molded legs, and Salacious Crumb was not given real pupils, which gives her a slightly strange look.

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Some of the pad prints are brand new, some heads have been used in other sets before, and the casting is a mix of new and recycled. Kithaba gets a welcome update from the set's somewhat basic figure. 9496 Desert Skiff (2012), Wooof and Vizam make their debut in the Star Wars range, the Gamorrean guard is the one already seen in the set 75326 Boba Fett's Throne Room.

The Bib Fortuna minifig is new but a little less detailed than the one in set 75326 and C-3PO and R2-D2 are here delivered in versions already seen in other boxes. We will remember the return of Max Rebo with a mold identical to that of the version of the set 75020 Jabba's Sail Barge, the Jabba figurine reusing the usual mold with a new and very successful pad printing.

The latter can be installed in the barge on the beige support, which is also removable, or placed on the black display stand alongside the pad-printed product presentation plaque and the brick celebrating 25 years of the LEGO Star Wars range.

LEGO provides another very simple display to line up the rest of the cast, it's a good idea. I repeat, it would be time for LEGO to improve the graphics of the plate that groups together some technical information about the machine, I find that this design has aged a little badly if not vintage but it's very personal.

The set unfortunately does not escape a sheet of stickers, which is a bit of a shame in a box sold for €500 and presented as a product intended for collectors.

The two soft sails will quickly gather dust, they will need to be maintained regularly to keep them in perfect condition or put everything in a suitable display case. A thin plastic alternative might have been wise, LEGO must have the technology to offer something easier to keep over time.

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In the end, it is up to each person to judge the relevance of the product in relation to its public price and the aesthetic choices at work. As far as I am concerned, I find the object rather successful even if the excessive presence of studs on the surface does not excite me.

The barge seen on screen has a much smoother surface, there was probably a better compromise to be made by adding a large handful of Tiles to improve the finish of the thing. I'm not going to complain about having this year something other than a big gray ship without much flavor, this product brings a little freshness to the universe Ultimate Collector Series and effectively brings the subject last discussed in 2013 back to the forefront.

The price of this box will unfortunately not put it within everyone's reach, those who would have happily settled for a more modest but also less expensive playset will have to wait a little longer.

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Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below.

Eljanos - Comment posted the 18/09/2024 at 19:09

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Today we take a quick look at the contents of the LEGO FORTNITE set 77071 Supply Llama, a box of 691 pieces currently available for pre-order on the official online store and which will be available from October 1, 2024 at the public price of €39,99.

As with the Battle Bus, the subject matter here was predictable, as this supply llama has become emblematic of the FORTNITE video game over the seasons. LEGO is therefore going for its own version without forgetting what makes its reputation as a manufacturer of construction toys in addition to the finish of its products and the assembly experience: the features integrated into the products.

This llama is therefore both a purely decorative product and a toy that offers something to install the bonuses inside the colored piñata and eject them afterwards. Nothing very elaborate here, it is gravity that allows you to recover the grappling hook, the bluing, the noise ruby, the backpack, the lucky charm, the slap juice and the dynamite via the openings on the sides of the construction.

For the rest, if you are wondering where the 691 pieces of the product have gone, a large part of the small parts of the inventory are notably in the animal's fur. The finish is quite acceptable for a product at this scale with its 24 cm high, there are only three stickers and the product probably did not deserve to become a more imposing and therefore more expensive construction. The nod to the video game is still billed at €40 and this product being an exclusive to the official store it will be difficult to find cheaper.

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One regret: LEGO does not provide any minifigs in this box and yet it was the opportunity to include some additional skins which would have completed the collection initiated via the set. 77073 Battle Bus (954 pieces - €99,99). The whole thing is assembled in thirty minutes, the assembly experience will not leave you with an unforgettable memory, especially if you do not like lining up small pieces. I will not spoil the inside of the llama, you must have some surprises in exchange for your €40, but we are approaching the technique usually reserved for BrickHeadz figurines.

In addition to its game mechanics, FORTNITE also relies on the many outfits offered to players, so ignoring potentially interesting minifigs in certain sets in the range seems a bit disappointing to me, even if apart from the Battle Bus LEGO only offers purely decorative products with no real playability.

In short, this little product will undoubtedly please the most assiduous LEGO and video game fans who will see in it the association of the best of their two favorite worlds, all for an almost reasonable budget. This is not the first time that LEGO deals with this subject, but the first version of the llama was an edition on a more modest scale and in a very limited edition. This box sold for €40 should, like the rest of the range, be very present under the Christmas trees; it is the ideal gift for a fan of the game who wants to enhance the decoration of his office with a very colorful pencil pot.

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GrimBrick - Comment posted the 25/09/2024 at 23:24

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Today we take a quick look at the contents of the LEGO FORTNITE set 77073 Battle Bus, a box of 954 pieces currently available for pre-order on the official online store and which will be available from October 1, 2024 at the public price of €99,99.

Fans dreamed of it, LEGO made it happen: after the digital association of these two universes, they finally meet in the aisles of toy stores, even if some may remain hungry when they see that these are mainly derivative products that will only end up displayed on a shelf and not pure playsets like a Super Mario or Minecraft range.

The Battle Bus was therefore an obvious choice to symbolize the FORTNITE universe with a LEGO sauce and the proposal is here in my opinion very honest. The level of detail is sufficient despite some aesthetic approximations, particularly at the level of the upper part of the ball and fans of the game will find what they are looking for knowing that the product is sold at a rather reasonable price, or in any case accessible to almost all budgets, whether they are made up of pocket money or not.

Please note that the code on the cover of the instruction booklet for the four sets in the range will unlock a digital bonus entitled "Operation Brite Starter Pack" in the video game:

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The assembly of the bus is quickly dispatched, it is at the level of what we find in other ranges of toys for children which stage similar vehicles like for example the school bus of the set 70423 Paranormal Intercept Bus 3000 from the defunct LEGO Hidden Side range. Nothing complicated or very inspired, it is also the subject that defines the level of technicality of many products. No frills like a direction or any mechanism that could have for example set the flame of the hot air balloon in motion.

The interior of the vehicle can store the nine characters provided via the removable roof and the whole thing can end its career in a child's room or in the background of a regular streamer's decor. We all know here that no one will really play with this product, LEGO is simply content in this range to offer all generations of players concerned derivative products that will seduce them. The bravest may try to hang this bus from the ceiling, the effect should be interesting.

The reproduction of the bus is rather faithful, the vehicle of 28 cm long by 28 cm high including the balloon is in all cases easily identifiable, except perhaps for those who do not know the video game in question. LEGO obviously imposes a handful of stickers which as often bring their share of graphic details, we will make do without resigning ourselves. The big approximation here is at the level of the balloon, we do not find exactly the look of this element as it appears in the video game even if the chosen colors are consistent.

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As for the nine figurines provided, the selection seems relatively relevant to me even if the most assiduous fans would always want more. Battalion Brawler, Adventure Peely, Brite Bomber, Cuddle Team Leader, Cube Assassin, Trespasser Elite, Drift, Meowscles and Ravenn are therefore part of it and the pad printing is generally very successful and faithful to the digital versions of the different skins.

There are still some technical flaws, such as the not-quite-white white of Cuddle Team Leader's torso, but the main point is there, and I would like to point out that LEGO has solved a problem that was often present: the ink filling of the area between the curve of the thighs and the legs of the characters.

In my opinion, LEGO has taken on the subject well and has produced a truly successful copy without resorting to excessive scale or inventory which would inflate the price: for a hundred euros, this product which correctly accomplishes its mission will obviously find its audience very quickly.

We could imagine that LEGO arrives a little after the battle on the FORTNITE file even if the game released in 2017 gathers an ever-increasing number of players, but we must also count on the fact that the players of the first hour have grown up, their purchasing power has in principle improved and they are now ripe to pay and treat themselves to a slice of nostalgia. This Battle Bus therefore arrives at the right time and we can predict without too much error that it will be at the foot of many Christmas trees during the end-of-year holidays.

It should be noted that the products in the LEGO FORTNITE range are exclusive to the official online store, at least temporarily, and that it will be difficult to find them elsewhere at a better price than at LEGO before the end of the year. We will therefore have to wait for at least a doubling of Insider points or an interesting promotional product to have the impression of not paying too much for them.

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Masterlol - Comment posted the 17/09/2024 at 8:47

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Today we are taking a quick look at the two new items in the LEGO Animal Crossing range available since August 1, 2024, the references 77051 Fly With Dodo Airlines (292 pieces - 37.99 €) and 77052 KK's Concert at the Plaza (550 pieces - 79.99 €).

The range so far included five boxes which have been joined since this summer by these two new products derived from the video game and we know since the official announcement which took place during the Gamescom 2024 that at least three new references are planned for early 2025. The overall playset composed of the contents of all these boxes therefore expands a little more with each new release, like the giant diorama made up of all the boxes of the LEGO Super Mario range marketed to date.

The recipe for the range does not change with these two new products, the constructions are basic, they are modular according to your desires and they are designed to integrate into a more global whole. They are still only half-constructions with their respective facades and guaranteed accessibility at the back of each of them. The youngest will thus be able to have fun with the many accessories provided but the older ones will undoubtedly be a little disappointed by the flagrant lack of finishing of the residents' office and the airport.

The two vehicles provided bring a bit of substance to the set with a camper van on one side and a seaplane on the other. Both constructions are in the spirit of the range, it is basic without being sloppy and the camper van even has an opening system that allows access to the interior of the vehicle. The removable roof box allows you to store a few accessories, we are not going to be overly amazed to have to deal with something playable but it is still one more feature than in other boxes in the range.

The seaplane would probably have deserved to be completely closed while keeping the possibility of installing Rodrigue at the controls, we will have to make do with this convertible plane. No stickers in these boxes, everything is pad printed.

No interactive figurine, no bonus to scan, no dedicated application, these two new boxes are like the previous classic derivative products sold by LEGO as allowing to "get away from screens". However, you will have to have been in front of a screen and for enough time to know what it is and possibly spend your money on these sets which only offer the usual interactivity of LEGO products.

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We can imagine that the youngest will find what they are looking for between two games on the Switch by imitating the actions seen on the screen, but we're not going to lie to ourselves, these products are mainly attractive because they allow you to obtain some nicely executed minifigs. The same minifigs sold with few or no pieces would have found their audience in the same way, but LEGO is a manufacturer of construction toys and so you will once again have to buy bricks to obtain the figurines of Kéké, Marie, Monica, Rodrigue and Marine.

We are obviously reaching the limits of the possibilities offered by the LEGO ecosystem when it comes to reproducing the content of a video game: you have to be content with mimicking the actions seen on the screen to have a little fun, minus the dose of video game fun. It is also difficult to rely on the argument that LEGO products allow you to get away from screens when a product is itself directly inspired by one of the most time-consuming video games of recent years.

I have already pointed out in the past, the modularity of the concept is interesting with the possibility of organizing the overall playset according to the available space or your desires, for example by aligning all the products on a decorative shelf or by grouping all the constructions in the corner of the floor of a room. The possibilities are endless, the accessories provided are numerous and the paths to implement to allow you to move from one house to another or to go from a house to the beach can be constantly renewed and diversified. From there to really playing for long hours with this playset, you will have to be really motivated.

The fact remains that LEGO is offering new derivative products here, in my opinion, that are rather faithful to the reference license despite the aesthetic shortcuts. The figurines are still as successful with well-adapted pad printing from the game universe, the most assiduous collectors will definitely find something to their liking. We could quibble about the presence of arms at Rodrigue instead of a more appropriate pair of wings, but once again it is up to everyone to estimate the level of concessions to be made so that these figurines remain minifigs and do not fall into the Kinder product.

At this point, these products appeal more to players' nostalgia than to the news of the video game itself, even if the title still seems to bring together a large community of fans. From there to cluttering up with all these constructions and possibly playing with them, you will have to be very motivated especially when it comes to paying with relatively high public prices compared to the content offered. Fortunately, Amazon is already making an effort on prices and allows you to buy these pretty minifigs accompanied by a few parts for a little less:

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LEGO Animal Crossing Air Travel with Dodo Airlines - Seaplane and Pilot Minifigure Inspired by the Video Game Series Developed by Nintendo - Gift for Kids Ages 7 and Up 77051

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LEGO Animal Crossing Kéké Concert on the Square - Construction Toy for Kids - with a Café and a Vehicle Inspired by the Video Games - Great Gift for Boys and Girls from 7 Years Old 77052

LEGO Animal Crossing Kéké Concert on the Square

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Note: The products presented here, provided by LEGO, are as usual put into play. Deadline fixed at September 20, 2024 next at 23:59 p.m. Simply post a comment below the article to participate. Your participation is taken into account regardless of your opinion. Avoid “I’m participating” or “I’m trying my luck”, we suspect that this is the case.

Update : The winner was drawn and notified by email, his nickname is indicated below.

Cedinou83 - Comment posted the 11/09/2024 at 12:47