A few hours before the launch at LEGO of the pre-weekend VIP weekend offersBlack Friday, we take a quick look at the small limited edition set that will be offered from 120 € of purchase on the LEGO Shop and in the LEGO Stores: the benchmark 40338 Christmas tree. This small box of 392 pieces will then be offered, always for the same minimum purchase amount from November 28 to December 2, 2019.

This new festive gift allows you to assemble a Christmas tree with a respectable height: 22 cm high. The model is rather detailed with a stack of layers of green coins slipped over a central trunk and decorated with colorful balls, gray cookies and diamonds in different hues.

The icing on the cake, the construction is placed on a base which allows the toy carousel placed at the foot of the tree to turn with a wave of the hand. The functionality is anecdotal, but we will not reproach a manufacturer specializing in construction toys for making an effort on the possibilities offered by a small product. I was a little disappointed when I discovered the function, I expected without really knowing why that the entire tree would turn, but it was ultimately only the merry-go-round that moved. It is however logical.

In short, LEGO is offering here a small promotional product which has benefited from a careful design and which will easily find its place on the corner of a piece of furniture during the holiday season. Too bad the minimum purchase amount required (120 €) to be offered this pretty little box is so high ...

Note: Two copies of the set presented here, supplied by LEGO, are included. Deadline fixed at  December 7, 2019 next at 23pm. 

Update : The winners were drawn and were notified by email, their nicknames are indicated below.

Today we are very quickly interested in the set 75248 Resistance A-Wing Starfighter (269 pieces - 29.99 €), another chestnut tree from the Star Wars range which has already been the subject of multiple adaptations to the LEGO sauce for 20 years.

With each new version its improvements, and here we benefit from a ship more slender than usual, which is not to displease me. The set is a little less clumsy than the 2017 version of the set 75175 A-Wing Starfighter, that's always what it takes.

Everything is assembled in 15 minutes, there is nothing here to occupy a young fan for a few hours. It will therefore be necessary to count on the ludic potential of the whole to prolong the "experience" while living "[even more] fun space adventures".

Two Spring-Shooters are hidden under the cabin and the firing is triggered via the black buttons accessible at the front of the cabin. The mechanism is very well integrated and does not alter the general appearance of the vessel, a detail that will please collectors keen to line up models rather than toys on their shelves.

On the cockpit side, it's minimum service with the possibility of placing Snap Wexley there, which will have no control console. This new version of the A-Wing also benefits from real retractable landing gear. These elements are rather basic but they allow to really elevate the ship and give it some allure.

On a purely aesthetic level, the blue pins which hold the two dummy guns on the sides of the vessel are in my opinion a little off topic but this is not dramatic for a product which is not intended to serve as a reference model. .

Even if the green tint of the stickers is rather consistent with the parts on which they take place, we regret the large number of stickers to stick on the fuselage of this small vessel intended to be handled by young fans not always very careful. Stickers on a (really) white background suffer from the usual problem of color shift with white-cream pieces.

Two minifigs accompany the spaceship, pilot Temmin "Snap" Wexley (Greg Gunberg, JJ Abrams' friend back in this new episode of the saga) and Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix, played on screen by Billie Lourd who does not is other than Carrie Fischer's daughter.

Snap Wexley is entitled to a new face, to the helmet already seen on the head of the same character in the Microfighters set 75125 Resistance X-Wing Fighter (2016) and the outfit already worn by Poe Dameron in the set 75102 Poe's X-Wing Fighter (2015)

Connix's minifigure features Sally Ride and Tina Goldstein's features and Leia's hair delivered here in Medium Dark Flesh, all plugged into a unique torso with successful pad printing. The outfit looks true to what has already been revealed about the character via the visual of the Topps map which is currently circulating on the internet.

In short, this set does not add much to the LEGO Star Wars range and its acquisition is only justified by the presence of Kaydel Ko Connix who will find its place in the Ribba frames of many collectors anxious to bring together all the characters of the saga, including extras making a stealthy appearance on screen. LEGO knows how to distribute the most requested minifigs in all the boxes of each new wave, we can not blame him for trying to sell as many sets as possible.

Like I said about the set ship 75257 Millennium Falcon, if you do not yet have an A-Wing in your collection, this set will do well, provided you find it at a price much lower than that charged by the manufacturer.

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual in play. Deadline fixed at December 5, 2019 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.

Time to take a quick look at the LEGO Star Wars set 75257 Millennium Falcon (1353 pieces - 159.99 €) with a new interpretation of the most emblematic spaceship of the Star Wars saga which is also a chestnut tree from the LEGO range.

With each new version, its improvements, its modifications, its qualities and its defects. There is always a Millennium Falcon in the LEGO catalog and it is ultimately the one to buy to have fun or to please a young fan who has not known the previous versions: while the sets removed from the spokes are selling too expensive in the aftermarket, the current version is still available on sale somewhere.

This 2019 version, based on the film The Rise of Skywalker, uses the usual recipe: A (very) compact vessel, with an acceptable exterior appearance, a basic but sufficient interior and maximum playability allowed by the various mobile panels of the cabin.

The ship's frame here is made up of Technic elements that give it all the rigidity it needs to withstand the onslaught of young fans. A few plates to hide the bars and we then assemble the different spaces that serve as a fun base for this playset. The interior is a little empty, but we will console ourselves by telling ourselves that there is room to stage the various characters provided.

The overall look of the ship is good, this model is not a 5000 piece UCS and compromises in ship shape are inevitable. Seen from afar, this Millennium Falcon almost looks great. Up close, it is immediately less obvious with a lot of rough angles and holes in the cabin.

Like on the ship in the set 75105 Millennium FalconTwo Spring-Shooters are integrated into the mandibles of the vessel and you just need to slide your finger into the openings to trigger the shot.

The large sheet of stickers provided will not surprise anyone but it has a rather annoying flaw: most of the round stickers provided are not correctly centered and they will have to be aligned taking into account only their final positioning to compensate.

The rear of the ship is rather successful with the integration of transparent blue parts on a white background. This solution for reproducing the propulsion system is undoubtedly the best possible without having to resort to additional lighting. The hinges retaining the upper panels are really very apparent here, but we will do with it.

Under the ship, it is minimum service with four fixed and fairly basic landing gears and a set of laser cannons based on ski poles plugged into cones that come off easily and that you must avoid losing.

The pizza slice opening system seen in the set 75105 Millennium Falcon marketed in 2015 goes by the wayside with here larger portions of the cabin which can be opened to allow access to the various playable spaces. These different elements can obviously be unclipped to completely discover the interior of the vessel and have fun without being hampered by the protruding plates.

Dejarik's table pad printed on a black shield is identical to the one seen in the set 75212 Kessel Run Millennium Falcon (2018) and the hyperdrive present in this new version is more basic than that of the set 75105 Millennium Falcon. It comes down here to a few pieces on which we stick a sticker.

The cockpit is still so cramped, impossible to accommodate more than three characters, DO included. The canopy and the front face are nicely pad printed, in the right shade, but the whole obtained by assembling the two half-cones is only held by the two tenons visible above the occupants' heads. This is in my opinion a bit tight for a playset. It is also around the cockpit that we find the most approximate finishes of this model with a very unsightly fixing clip for the upper panel of the cabin which remains far too visible.

The endowment in minifigs is correct here even if many collectors will be disappointed to obtain new copies of the minifigs of C3-PO, R2-D2 and Chewbacca already delivered identically in many boxes. They will console themselves with the minifigs of Lando Calrissian, Finn and Boolio.

The star of the set is obviously Lando Calrissian with a very successful minifigure which honors the character played on the screen by Billy Dee Williams but which remains consistent with the younger version of Donald Glover. the hairstyle used here is perhaps a little too "disco" but the details of the face are enough to make the whole sufficiently believable in my eyes. The minifigure comes with two elements that make up Lando's cape, I wasn't asking for so much and would gladly have done without the upper part.

Finn's minifigure is not 100% new, the character's head delivered here is identical to the one seen in the set 75176 Resistance Transport Pod (2017). I'm not sure that the minifigure deserved to receive the hair of young Lando or Nakia (Black Panther) but we will do with it.

We do not know much about Boolio, the alien provided here in a very successful outfit and faithful to what we have seen for the moment that of the character of the film. The character's head is also very convincing with a mix of hard plastic and softer material for the horns and a two-color injection.

In short, if you don't have a Millennium Falcon version System, it is obviously this one that you have to buy right now, especially since the box is already on sale with a reduction of 32% on its usual retail price: 109.00 € at Amazon instead of 159.99 € on the official LEGO store as of this writing.

The youngest will find what they are looking for with a solid and playful playset and collectors will add a new version of the Millennium Falcon to their probably already crowded shelves and some pretty new minifigs in their Ribba frames. There is something for everyone and Chewbacca, C3-PO and R2-D2 will end up in the usual drawer of invasive "duplicates".

Note: The set presented here, supplied by LEGO, is as usual put into play. To participate in the raffle, all you have to do is post a comment (avoid the "I participate, I try, etc ..." be a little more constructive) on this article before November 25, 2019 next at 23pm. 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.

As promised, we take a quick look at the news LEGO Batmobile from the set 76139 which pays homage to the vehicle seen in the Tim Burton film released in theaters in 1989. The official product announcement has just taken place, so you have been able to discover this new product from all angles and get your first opinion. As usual, therefore, I am content to give you some personal thoughts here and to illustrate everything with many photos of the different stages of construction. The rest will be up to you.

As much to tell you right away, I am conquered by this set. The 1989 Batmobile is for me the ultimate Batmobile, the one that best embodies the powerful, organically shaped vehicle piloted by the vigilante of Gotham City. The 1989 film then developed a much more serious and dark atmosphere than that of the wacky TV series broadcast so far and this vision of the Batmobile looking like a classic American vehicle boosted with elements of fighter aircraft had made me strong. impression.

3.50 kg of bricks divided into 24 bags, for 24 construction stages and here we find the techniques often used for vehicles in the LEGO Creator Expert range, with an internal structure based on Technic parts on which different sub-assemblies are placed made up of classic pieces.

If you regularly assemble products from this range, you will be in familiar territory here and you will discover in passing the ingenious solutions implemented to reproduce the curves of the vehicle as faithfully as possible. The final model of over 60cm long and 22cm wide is impressive. The overall look of the vehicle is consistent with the version seen on the screen, with some compromises on angles and other roundings on which I am happy to indulge here.

The whole remains fragile in places, but the vehicle is generally manageable without breaking everything. The presence of the supplied rotating support allows you to admire the Batmobile from all angles without having to grab it by the sides and risk picking up a few parts. The location of the chassis to be aligned with the protuberances of the support is materialized by blue Technic parts, this is clever and it avoids looking for the vehicle's point of balance.

As usual, the inventory is rich in colorful pieces that find their place in the heart of the Batmobile. This mix of colors is very useful for better decoding the instructions which quickly become more difficult to visualize as you move through the ranges of the booklet. The body of the Batmobile being black, the red border around the parts to be added at each stage is very useful here.

No barrels or other parts too diverted from their usual use here and in my opinion so much the better. The designer has also worked to limit the use of very large parts and this is a good thing, both for the overall rendering of the model and for the construction process. The top-of-the-range model aspect is only reinforced, as is the pleasure of reproducing the curves of the vehicle with the help of carefully placed small parts. I'm not always a fan of the exposed studs on the LEGO models for the exhibition, but for once I find the balance between smooth surfaces and visible stud areas here to be quite consistent.

If the designer was able to show incredible creativity in the reproduction of the body of this Batmobile, he did not forget to add some features that add character to the product.

The steering of the front wheels is functional, the two on-board machine guns are deployed by turning the engine placed at the rear and the canopy of the cockpit slides forward to reveal the spacious interior. The two grapples placed on the sides of the vehicle which allow in the film to take very tight turns are fixed, they are not ejectable.

These different functions may seem anecdotal to some collectors who will be content to exhibit this Batmobile, but they at least have the merit of being present and making the difference with a "real" static model. Those who saw the film at the time will remember being impressed by the process of opening the canopy and the system of deploying the two machine guns. Finding these two flagship features of the 1989 Batmobile here is therefore really appreciable.

Two somewhat embarrassing details stand out as you move forward in the construction of the model: many parts are more or less scratched and on a black set, it shows. You should not hesitate to contact the brand's customer service to obtain the replacement of these excessively scratched or damaged parts which are detrimental to the mock-up appearance of the product.

On the canopy of the cockpit, the body incorporates a matt plate while the rest of the elements used for the exterior cladding of the upper face of the vehicle are rather shiny. As a bonus, the unsightly injection point placed in the center of this room is really too visible for my taste.

The many stickers provided are mainly used on interior elements of the vehicle such as the cockpit or the headlights, which they provide opacity. Without counting the big sticker to stick on the identification plate fixed to the presentation support, there are hardly any more than the two stickers to put on the rear wings and those which dress the sides of the retractable machine guns which remain visible. The wheel covers with the logo are pad printed, as is the canopy.

This box also allows you to obtain three minifigs: Batman (Michael Keaton), The Joker (Jack Nicholson) and Vicky Vale (Kim Basinger), the journalist and fiancee of Bruce Wayne in the 1989 film. The three characters enjoy a small display in the form of a roof cornice dressed with two gargoyles seen in many scenes of the film.

Vicky Vale's outfit is simple but consistent with that worn on screen by Kim Basinger in some scenes, except perhaps for the legs which should be flesh-colored at least from the knees to better reproduce the skirt effect of the costume from the movie. The character's face is not new, it is also that of Black Widow, Jyn Erso, Mera or Padme in some sets.

The Joker minifig is 100% new and perfectly reproduces the version of the character played by Jack Nicholson. The continuity of the sides of the coat to the legs is ensured, too bad the pattern of the pants does not go down a little lower.

If LEGO had decided to only provide Batman in this box, I would have been satisfied. The minifigure looks gorgeous with a one-piece mask / cloak set that perfectly mimics Michael Keaton's outfit in the movie. The drape effect of the cloak is very interesting here and the accessory almost ridicules the usual scraps of fabric provided by LEGO. The pad printing of the minifig is not to be outdone and the conversion to minifig format of this iconic outfit is in my opinion very successful.

In short, you will understand that I am very enthusiastic about this box, to the point of being more indulgent than usual on a few points. As far as I'm concerned, it's a big yes and a purchase as soon as the product goes on sale on November 29th.

I know many fans will have to think twice before spending the £ 250 demanded by LEGO on this premium product, but I think it would be a shame to miss out on what I already consider the set of year 2019.

Note: The set shown here, supplied by LEGO, 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 November 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.

This is the bag currently offered at LEGO from 35 € of purchase: the LEGO Creator polybag 40434 Reindeer which is in fact a reissue of the bag bearing the reference 30474 produced in 2016.

No exclusive minifig or license here, with the 77 parts provided we just assemble a reindeer accompanied by two small gifts. The animal in the eyes of Mixel can end up in a festive diorama or on the branches of the tree.

It's cute, it's quickly assembled and it can possibly occupy the youngest for a few minutes. Difficult to make this reindeer take original poses, the legs only open outwards.

You still have to spend 35 € to be offered this unpretentious polybag, and I remain convinced that this type of bag should be included in all orders with no minimum purchase. After all, if we agree to order directly from LEGO and pay a high price for boxes that can be found much cheaper elsewhere, LEGO should make a more significant effort on its side.

That being said, this is arguably not the worst polybag in the history of LEGO promotions and a product on offer is still good to take. This type of bag is also an interesting highlight of the possibilities offered by the Creator 3-in-1 range, often "forgotten" by fans of various and varied licenses but which regularly offers rather successful animals or creatures.

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Note: The two bags shown here, supplied by LEGO, are used 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 November 17, 2019 at 23:59 p.m.. You have every right to disagree with me, this is not eliminatory. 

Update : The winners were drawn at random and were notified by email, their usernames are indicated below. Without a response from them to my request for contact details within 5 days, new winners will be drawn.