This is now my third experience with Speed Champions. I have two earlier models, the Ferrari 488 and the Ford Fiesta. I was intrigued by this new Ferrari F8 Tributo due to its wider design. At eight studs wide, two Minifigures can fit side-by-side in the interior. Additionally, the car looks sleek and I like having nice looking cars in
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I am always on the lookout for new buildings to line my LEGO® city streets. While my favorites come from Creator Expert, Creator 3-in-1 produces the occasional gem. I was intrigued by the Townhouse Pet Shop and Café (31097). It combines both classic and modern style architecture to good effect based on the box art. Consequently, it made my wish
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What?!? Two pirate set reviews in one week. How can that be? It’s pirate week, that’s how! Earlier this week, True North Bricks brought you the pre-release review of the Pirates of Barracuda Bay. Continuing the theme of the week, I dug up an old kit that I never assembled. The Classic Pirate Minifigure (5003082) set came out in 2015
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Growing up, Pirates LEGO® sets were my favorite. Of all the sets that I owned, most of them were from that swashbuckling theme. Consequently, imagine my joy when I opened a plain brown box from the LEGO Group and found The Pirates of Barracuda Bay (21322) inside. In my prime KFOL years, I saw the end of the original Pirates
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January 2020 brought a new selection of exciting LEGO® sets to the market. Among them, the City theme received a new Safari Off-roader (60267). Several details drew me to this kit early on. Firstly, you get a new big cat figurine. Second, one Minifigure comes with the log costume that I loved so much in the Mountain Police Headquarters set.
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This week’s review is a bit of a throwback. Though retired, the Palace Cinema (10232) is one of my favorite LEGO® sets. I have owned this set for a number of years already. It was among the first that I acquired after emerging from my LEGO® dark ages. However, I purchased it sometime before the inception of True North Bricks.
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The announcement of the new Jurassic World sets in 2018 had me excited. I love LEGO® dinosaurs. While I already had a T. rex from the 2016 line, this new variant from T. rex Transport (75933) piqued my interest. I really liked the color scheme. However, I opted against buying it initially. As mentioned, I already had a T. rex,
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Since emerging from my LEGO® dark ages, Ninjago has steadily grown into one of my favorite themes. Admittedly, many of the sets cater to a younger generation of cartoon enthusiasts. However, the more-than-occasional gem also springs from the series. One that caught my eye in the early 2020 selection was Gamer’s Market (71708). It was not the builds per-se, but
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I bought Modular Sweet Surprises quite a while ago. It has been sitting un-built since last July. The set was on sale, and I thought the store front would look good on the shopping promenade I am planning for my LEGO® city. The box images for this set look okay, but honestly, my expectations were not high. Previously, I reviewed
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Occasionally, I decide to be done collecting a theme. It is not that I do not like the theme. More like I have gotten all the sets that I was really itching to have. Such was the case with the last round of Arctic Exploration sets from the City theme of 2018. However, fate had another plan that made itself
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