Today we are interested in the LEGO Marvel set 76144 Avengers Hulk Helicopter Rescue (482 pieces - 59.99 €), a box available for a few weeks which accomplishes the feat of completely missing its subject, even in certain details. Still, the product offers pretty decent playability and therefore deserves some attention, even from those who skipped it a bit too quickly.

This set indeed looks like a derivative of the film Avengers Endgame, but almost everything is far too approximate to be credible. Many fans, however, will be indulgent with these glaring inaccuracies and will just add Pepper Potts / Rescue and Hulk in version. Quantum Suit to their collection without really worrying about the rest of the contents of the box.

As it was absolutely necessary to offer a vehicle, the designer thought that a helicopter would do the trick. And if in addition it allows to drop the Hulk on the evil Chitauris, it's even better. Neither the machine, nor the functionality are obviously present in the film. The helicopter could almost be delusional if it weren't so wacky with its blades and canopy that seem to come straight out of a set in the LEGO Nexo Knights range, its skates and missile launchers carelessly placed at the end of the wings.

In addition to the function that allows the Hulk to be ejected by pressing the orange button placed near the rotor, we can retain the presence of a case with code lock that allows you to store the Nano Gauntlet and two clips to hang Black Widow's sticks while she's in control of the craft. The wings are mobile, they can unfold upwards or stay flat on the sides of the helicopter. Both Tiles with the Avengers logo that adorn the upper surface of the wings are pad printed. It is always that taken.

The set also has the merit of offering a complete content with good guys and bad guys and so there is something here to have a little fun for the youngest by ejecting the Hulk so that he takes the skin off the two evil Chitauris. The whole is still far too crude to convince an adult fan who is looking for a new product derived from the film.

On the villain side, the buildable Leviathan is a far cry from paying homage to the film's version. Here, we are satisfied with a mini-model articulated like a snake or a Ninjago dragon with an outside cockpit. We are close to the Microfighter and it's a bit of a shame for a set sold for € 60. The book cover in Trans purple which is used here as HUD is not new, it was already delivered in two sets The LEGO Movie 2 marketed in 2019. The other provided device allows to install a Chitauri and it is undoubtedly the element of the set the more faithful to the film.

The endowment in characters is interesting here even if the approximations are numerous. We could for example discuss the color of the armor of Pepper Potts in Rescue version and frankly bulky additional elements that dress the minifig. And that's not to mention the provided hair which isn't quite in the spirit of Gwyneth Paltrow's hairstyle in the final scenes of the movie or the helmet that doesn't have a movable visor.

It will also be necessary to rid the minifigure of its various accessories to put the hair on its head. Still, we're finally getting a LEGO version of this character and that's a good thing. The pad printing of the minifig's torso and legs is superb with a pretty impressive level of detail.

The majority of the stickers in the set are on a transparent background and it is a solution that seems to me to be suitable for avoiding the color differences often observed between the stickers and the parts on which they are placed. The moving parts of Pepper Potts' armor are therefore dressed in some of these stickers and the result is in my opinion quite acceptable.

Hulk is delivered here in version Quantum Suit and the outfit is pretty much faithful to the movie, except maybe for the chest details and the oversized logo. LEGO provides the Nano Gauntlet that the character puts on in a scene but the outfit worn by Bruce Banner at this point in the film is not the one delivered here.

It's not a big deal, collectors of minifigs in their variant Quantum Suit keep their hands green and expose the Nano Gauntlet apart. The latter comes with four Infinity Stones to plug into the slots provided (Spirit, Power, Time and Reality), the other two (Soul and Space) are available in the set 76131 Avengers Compound Battle (2019)

The Black Widow minifigure is not new, it is the one already delivered in the set 76126 Ultimate Quinjet marketed in 2019. Same observation for the two Chitauris with slightly sad legs which were also delivered in set 76126. No weapons for the two villains, they are in command of their respective machines and the small flying platform is equipped with of them Stud Shooters.

In short, this set is not a product derived from the movie Avengers Endgame of which they nevertheless take some elements but it allows us above all to complete our collection of minifigs in version Quantum Suit and finally get a Pepper Potts / Rescue minifigure. It's up to you to see whether to spend 60 € right away or wait for a promo at Amazon.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 12th February 2020 next at 23pm.

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 very quickly interested in the small LEGO Seasonal set 853990 Easter Bunny House which was thought to be a promotional product but which will eventually be sold on the manufacturer's official online store at the retail price of ... € 7.99.

No need to draw you a drawing, this box of 57 pieces is a seasonal product on the theme of the Easter holidays, with its packaging in the shape of a colored egg dressed with a label to personalize which contains what to assemble a young girl disguised as rabbit, a micro-henhouse with a hen, a scooter and some vegetation.

The goal of the product is simple: you hide the set in the garden and the children will have to locate it. As with Kinder eggs. Except that these allow you to get chocolate AND a mini-toy, for much less per unit. To compensate and not risk disappointing the most greedy, nothing prevents you from adding a treat in the resealable packaging of the set to accompany the parts provided.

There is nothing very exciting about the micro-henhouse, apart from maybe the egg hidden in the lower part of the building accessible by opening the white hatch.

LEGO scooter enthusiasts can get a new copy of the version here Medium Azure of the machine already seen in the sets 10264 Corner Garage (2019) 41379 Heartlake City Restaurant (2019) et 41389 Ice Cream Cart (2020). Note that the scooter crutch is not a bucket handle, it is a handlebar. The more observant will have noticed that the headlight of the scooter consists of a fried egg and this wink is appreciable.

The hen provided is the white version last seen in 2017 in the small seasonal set 40237 Easter Egg Hunt. LEGO does not provide any "real" eggs in this small box and is content to deliver a few white bulbs to plug into the gray plate in addition to the copy to hide under the henhouse. Pity.

Finally, the minifigure is rather pretty with its torso which echoes that of the character seen in the promotional mini set 5005249 Easter bunny offered at LEGO in 2018 then at Toys R Us or King Jouet. We will remember the small details that make all the charm of the character with the pad-printed tail on the back or the teeth slightly apart and the make-up of circumstance on the face.

In summary, we get here a young girl disguised as a rabbit who is holding a carrot and who is about to leave to deliver eggs laid by a decidedly very productive hen on her scooter. Why not, even if I find that 8 € for this type of product is still a bit expensive.

The set will be available at this address on the LEGO Shop from February 1st.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 10th February 2020 next at 23pm.

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 make the tour of the small LEGO Star Wars set 75266 Sith Troopers Battle Pack (105 pieces - € 14.99), a box that allows us to get enough to start building an army of Sith Troopers, Sith Jet Troopers and possibly officers of the Final Order.

As is usually the case in Battle Packs from the LEGO Star Wars range, the vehicle provided here is of little interest. This time it is a simplified version of the Speeder seen in the set 75100 First Order Snowspeeder marketed in 2015, which only serves as a pretext to sell us a construction toy whose main advantage is the presence of four minifigs. The machine can not really accommodate the entire squad delivered in this box but we can at least fix a Stud Shooter at the front to obtain an orientable barrel. It's always taken.

The canopy of the cockpit is more than symbolic, as are the seats and the engines. The finish of the model is far from complete, but with 105 pieces in the box and a public price set at 14.99 €, you should not ask for too much.

The Battle Packs of the LEGO Star Wars range are therefore especially interesting for the minifigs they contain. Some fans would prefer to get four copies of the same character, but others are happy to be content with the varied assortment offered by LEGO. Here, we are entitled to a "standard" Sith Trooper, two Sith Jet Troopers and an officer (or a non-commissioned officer) whose black outfit may suggest a sergeant or a squad leader even if the grade pad printed on the torso seems undocumented to me for the moment.

The Sith Trooper minifig delivered here is not exclusive to this small box, it is the one already delivered in the set 75256 Kylo Ren's Shuttle marketed since October 2019. The two Sith Jet Troopers are however exclusive for the moment to this Battle Pack and as for the white version of the Jet Trooper seen in the set 75250 Pasaana Speeder Chase, they benefit from a nice pad printing and convincing accessories with a jetpack in two parts including a small Tile pad printed.

As usual, under the helmets of these soldiers of the Final Order we obviously find a head of .... Angry clone. These three minifigs are equipped with Stud Shooters, as is the case with most Battle Packs featuring Troopers, and I regret once again that LEGO does not deliver some good old generic blasters, although I understand that the gameplay comes first.

The minifig of the officer of the Final Order is rather successful with its red piping on the chest and the logo of the organization led by Palpatine / Sidious pad printed on both the belt buckle and on the cap. The character's face is however not new, it is that of Lex Luthor, Bruce Wayne and several generic minifigs marketed so far in the Jurassic World or Star Wars ranges.

In short, a Battle Pack, it is always good to take for a collector of minifigs and with patience it is not uncommon to be able to obtain these small boxes for a price lower than the price charged by LEGO. I'm not sure these Sith Troopers will become as cult as the original Stormtroopers over the years, but these minifigs are visually very successful and deserve to find their place in your collections. And one more officer, even generic, is always good to take.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 9th February 2020 next at 23pm.

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 75272 Sith TIE Fighter (470 pieces - 74.99 €) which allows us to build a TIE Dagger from Final Order seen (from afar) in The Rise of Skywalker and to get three minifigs.

The ship seems at first glance simple, even simplistic, but it is rather pleasant to assemble even if one does not escape a big repetitive phase when it comes to building the triangular wings. Since it is impossible to present the ship on the lower tip of the wings, LEGO provides us with a very basic but perfectly adapted small support and of an unfailing stability. You just need to lift the TIE to unhook it from the support, it is only fixed via a single tenon per pillar.

The cockpit is correctly fitted out with two pad-printed control panels on the sides and a seat for the pilot which allows him to prop up his legs. There are also no stickers in this small box, the four pieces bearing patterns are all pad printed. The cockpit canopy is superb with a pattern that blends in perfectly with the rest of the ship and the cockpit access hatch opens for a more "realistic" feel.

The wing assembly phase brings a little color to this gray, black and red set with a few large pieces interspersed which serve to space the two triangles. We slip a Spring shooter under the upper triangle, it's properly concealed so as not to disappoint those who will display the ship on a shelf.

Both wings may seem a bit fragile at the start of the assembly phase but they are well designed and will withstand the most intense handling. The attachment point of each wing with the extension of the cockpit is also well thought out, it is solid and easily unclip to store the vessel flat in its box without having to disassemble everything.

The Spring-Shooters are activated by pressing the center piece of the wing that covers the barrel. It's hard to be more discreet while retaining a feature that must work every time. MOCeurs will find in this box some Wedges 4x2 triangular in red (4 copies) and black (6 copies) which are used for finishing the fenders.

This model is not a 3000-piece UCS and the ship's finish therefore logically remains rather sketchy, but I think this TIE Dagger can legitimately find its place on a shelf alongside the many variations of TIEs already marketed at LEGO. Whatever the exposure angle, it works and nothing really shocks me, except maybe the gray parts separating the two solar panels on each of the wings which remain visible in view from behind and which could have been black. .

The assortment of minifigs delivered in this box is once again bordering on off-topic and clearly stems from the desire to distribute the characters between the different sets to encourage the purchase of the complete collection.

If the Knights of Ren are ultimately only extras without much interest, those who collect these characters get here the one who bears the name of Trudgen, equipped for the occasion with his Uruk-Hai machete. To collect the four knights offered by LEGO, you have to go back to the cash register and purchase the set 75256 Kylo Ren's Shuttle which allows to obtain Ap, lek and Ushar and of the set 75273 Poe Dameron's X-Wing Fighter which contains Vicrul.

Trudgen's minifig comes equipped with the hairstyle already seen in a jumpsuit Tan / Medium Dark Flesh on Pao's head in the set 75156 Krennic's Imperial Shuttle (2016) and delivered here in a color adapted to the character's outfit. The pad printing of the head, torso and legs is here of very high quality with a very satisfactory level of detail.

Finn's minifigure is not new, it is the one already delivered in the set 75257 Millennium Falcon with her "raspberry" hair already seen on the head of young Lando Calrissian or Nakia (Black Panther).

Finally, the driver provided is not more original than Finn, it is the minifigure delivered in set 75194 First Order TIE Fighter Microfighter with his pretty helmet that covers a head of Clone Troopers pissed off.

In short, three minifigs, two of which are far from unheard of, is too little for a box sold at the insane public price of € 75, even if the model to be built here is quite acceptable. Collectors will hardly be able to ignore them if they want to complete Ren's extras troop, unless they turn to the aftermarket to get the minfig on its own.

This TIE Dagger will offer an opposition to the content of the set 75273 Poe Dameron's X-Wing Fighter, without duplicate at the level of the minifigs provided, but for me the final battle will wait for a promo at Amazon.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 2th February 2020 next at 23pm.

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.

As promised we quickly tour the LEGO Ideas set 21321 International Space Station whose official announcement took place a few hours ago. For this time, the LEGO designer has respected the intentions of the reference project submitted by fan designer fan designer Christoph Ruge (XCLD) and the official model is finally very close to the proposed idea.

With 864 pieces in the box, it was quickly settled. The last step which consists in assembling the eight solar panels which come to be fixed on the main beam is necessarily repetitive, but it is the subject who wants that, difficult to blame the designer.

The model is relatively fragile with a few connection points between the different modules which are satisfied with a single stud. Here too, it is the subject who wants this to stick as closely as possible to the reference construction. On the side of the parts "diverted" from their usual use because of the scale of the model, there are some ski poles for the antennas and can lids for the hatches but no barrels. I appreciate the effort.

My great regret about this set: The educational aspect, which could have been at the center of the product, is completely left out. The instruction booklet, which does not forget to do tons about the designers of the product and the different products marketed by LEGO on the same theme, does not even offer an exploded view of the station detailing the different modules added over the years by the countries involved in this incredible space adventure. I'm still looking for the "fascinating information about the ISS,"promised in the official product description ...

We still have a nice model to display on the corner of a cabinet with its mobile solar panels and its various modules that are necessarily detachable, since it is a LEGO product. The ISS is not a construction with a refined aesthetic and the LEGO version logically becomes a somewhat messy assembly of various and varied elements, but we find the main modules of the station and you can have fun trying to make the connection between those who are really represented on the LEGO version and those who have been overlooked.

I note in passing that the function of securing the shuttle to the station is not documented, so I used one of the additional parts to connect it to the station in a more or less realistic way by removing a part of the the cabin to simulate the opening of the cargo area.

The station is simply placed on its display, so it can be handled without having to remove several pins first. If you want to fly it around the living room, you can. I am a little dubious about this big black display: a version based on transparent parts might have been more suitable to give lightness to the construction.

I note in passing that the designer could not help but slip some blue pins that remain visible on the final product. It's ugly, but I think that LEGO forces its employees to use these parts on visible areas, there must be a specification somewhere stating that it is mandatory to clearly mark the LEGO spirit of the product. I see no other explanation.

The support is dressed in a monochrome pad printed plate with a badly centered pattern and the text of which turns gray. An effort on this detail would have been appreciated, especially for a pure exhibition product.

No stickers in this box. The inventory is also interesting, we find the usual 1x4 solar panels already seen in the LEGO Ideas sets. 21312 Women of NASA and Architecture 21043 San Francisco, delivered here in 64 copies. They are joined by two new pieces with the same pad printing, a 2x3 plate supplied in 46 copies and two 3x8 flags. The hatches of the different modules are optionally represented by the Tile 2x2 round already seen in LEGO Hidden Side sets 70423 Paranormal Intercept Bus 3000 and Ideas 21311 Voltron or by the 1x1 can lid present in many sets since 2015.

The three micro astronauts supplied in the box are identical to those supplied in the LEGO Ideas set 21309 NASA Apollo Saturn V., and the shuttle is similar to the one in the LEGO Ideas set 21312 Women of NASA, it's consistent.

In short, if you collect the different LEGO products on the same theme, you will be hard pressed to find a valid excuse not to fall for this little box sold for 70 €. Do not plan to turn your kids into future astronauts using this model, it is not really educational as it is and in my opinion it is a bit of a shame. It was an opportunity to make the product a great tool for parent / child relationships around a theme that makes both adults and young people dream.

As a bonus, a suggested presentation in "Gravity" mode. It's up to you.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at 31th January 2020 next at 23pm.

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.