The LEGO® Group graciously sent me another pre-release set to review. This time, I got a 2020 Holiday kit featuring a BrickHeadz Nutcracker (40425). Interestingly, this one has me eating some of my words from my last BrickHeadz review! NOTE: The LEGO® Group provided this set for review. However, the provision of products does not guarantee a favorable review. I
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I started my career in wildlife biology. Consequently, I have a big interest in animals. I like to collect LEGO® animals as a result. I have numerous alligators already. However, the Wrecked Shrimp Boat (70419) caught my interest early on. It has an albino alligator. I waited quite some time to buy the set, but I finally found it on
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I recently received a few small seasonal sets to review from the LEGO® Group. Two were Halloween related. The third was the Winter Snowball Fight (40424). I feel it is a little early in the year to think about the snowball fights. However, since the set is already available for retail, let us look at how this kit fares. NOTE:
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The LEGO® Group often releases seasonal sets to coincide with major holidays. Most years, we get Halloween kit. This year is no exception with Halloween Hayride (40423). While it is a small set, it contains a few fun details. NOTE: The LEGO® Group provided this set for review. However, the provision of products does not guarantee a favorable review. I
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This is my third BrickHeadz set. The first one was a LEGO® Store exclusive Wonder Woman build. It was not an official set, but a giveaway build. The second was a bee gift-with-purchase. It remains unbuilt in my pile of shame (backlog of LEGO® sets to build). Therefore, really, this is my first official BrickHeadz review. The theme never interested
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After Pirates of Barracuda Bay in early 2020, I have been on a pirate high. Consequently, I was thrilled to learn that 2020 had a second pirate-themed set in store. The LEGO® Group included a Creator 3-in-1 Pirate Ship (31109) in the summer 2020 offerings. While European markets received this set on June 1, North America had to wait. Complications
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I think I have found my favorite LEGO® book, and it did not even come with an exclusive Minifigure. Recently, the LEGO® Group announced a crowd-funding initiative to make a book for AFOLs by AFOLs. The book went up for a vote on the LEGO® Ideas platform. However, prior to that, a panel of AFOLs weighed in on what would
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September 1, 2020 marks the official release date for several LEGO® sets. Among them is Main Square (60271). The LEGO® Group gave official word of the set in mid-August. Subsequently, they offered me the set as a pre-release review. I jumped at the opportunity for a few reasons. First, these big City sets give me a lot of inspiration for
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LEGO® food trucks are amusing. I really enjoy them. The trucks are always fun in and of themselves. However, you also get a lot of fun signage and accessories for custom builds. In January 2020, we got two of them, the Monster Burger Truck (31104) and the Ice-Cream Truck (60253). This week, we examine the latter. Click here to learn
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I was at Walmart not long ago scouring the LEGO® aisle. Something different caught my eye. Normally I just breeze past the fake LEGO® without a second glance. However, on this trip, I saw the Block Tech building base on the bottom shelf. It is a road base plate, and it is five dollars. As you all know, genuine LEGO®
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