Review: 40699 Retro Record Player GwP for LEGO® Insiders Weekend

As well as 40700 Winter Holiday Train which I reviewed earlier this week, the LEGO® Insiders Weekend includes a second Gift with Purchase (GwP) with a higher threshold. 40699 Retro Record Player is available to LEGO Insiders from midnight 23 November 2024 until end Sunday 24 – along with Double Points on all purchases.

Review: 21350 Jaws from LEGO® Ideas

Growing up near many of the Massachusetts shooting locations for 1975's Jaws, my interest was understandably piqued when The LEGO Group announced development of a set based on the film. Now, just a year-and-a-half after that announcement, I'm excited to examine the final set and the parts it contains. Fortunately, almost all of these elements are now available for purchase via the LEGO® Pick a Brick service, if desired in quantity.

Review: 40700 Winter Holiday Train GwP for LEGO® Insiders Weekend

Several Christmas-themed LEGO® trains, both big and small, have appeared over the years and this coming holiday season brings us 40700 Winter Holiday Train, a new Gift with Purchase (GwP) available to LEGO® Insiders beginning on 23 November 2024 – along with Double Points.

Review: 71485 Mateo and Z-Blob the Knight Battle Mech from LEGO® DREAMZzz™

A big mech calls for a big name and 71485 Mateo and Z-Blob the Knight Battle Mech is certainly a long one for this 1333-piece set. Though I can't help but think simply going with Mateo and Z-Blob the Knight Mech would have been enough. Surely 'Knight' and 'Mech' suggests battling is a given, right? We might never know, but by reading this article you will know if this LEGO® DREAMZzz™ set is worthy of the Round Table of New Elementarian Knights. 

Review: 71814 Tournament Temple City from LEGO® NINJAGO®

71814 Temple Tournament City is the largest set in the 2024 LEGO® NINJAGO® lineup, and as a substantial set of 3489 pieces, it has plenty of interesting parts to talk about. Many of them are now available from LEGO® Pick a Brick (PaB), where you can buy them in bulk.

Review: 76289 Thor vs. Surtur Construction Figure from LEGO® Marvel

76289 Thor vs. Surtur Construction Figure takes its cues from 2017's Thor: Ragnarok. The giant fire demon, Surtur was predicted to destroy Asgard and is depicted here as a large-ish construction figure.

From an initial look, the parts are pretty, but I'm not sure everything about this set is going to Ragna-rock my world!

Review: Cerebro Gift with Purchase from LEGO® Marvel

From midnight Friday 1 November 2024, two new LEGO® sets come with their own Gifts with Purchase (GwP) only for LEGO® Insiders: set 21353 The Botanical Garden comes with 5009005 Entrance Gate, and set 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion comes with the subject of today's review, 5009015 Cerebro.  

Let's roll with Professor Charles Francis Xavier to find out if his mind-enhancing machine is a big ball of fun, or sends us into a coma.

Review: 42177 Mercedes-Benz G 500 PROFESSIONAL Line from LEGO® Technic

LEGO® Technic is having a strong year, with loads and loads of cars to enjoy. We’ve had sportscars, racecars, supercars and F1 cars in various scales. All of these have one thing in common: they need tarmac to drive on. To go off trail, we need something special, and that’s where today’s set comes in. Set 42177 Mercedes-Benz G 500 PROFESSIONAL Line sure seems to have the right look, so let's take it for a drive.

Review + MOC: 71481 Izzie's Dream Animals & 71483 The Never Witch's Nightmare Creatures from LEGO® DREAMZzz™

The first wave of LEGO® DREAMZzz™ underlined the building toy component of the theme by having different builds achieved through partial deconstruction of the first build and then adding to it with an alternate set of instructions. This idea is taken to the next level in the August 2024 wave with sets 71481 Izzie's Dream Animals and 71483 The Never Witch's Nightmare Creatures. 

With these sets only a minor part of the structure is shared between the alternative builds. Like in LEGO® Creator sets, 3 designs are offered for the price of 1 (at least in theory). How do these designs fare, what interesting parts do they consist of and what did they inspire me to build?

Review: 10370 Poinsettia from LEGO® Icons Botanical Collection

Charming festive display piece or stunning parts pack? LEGO® Icons Botanical Collection 10370 Poinsettia is both! One third of its 608 parts are rare or exclusive, all of which are integral to the plant's striking bracts, plentiful foliage and sturdy woven-basket flowerpot.

Review: 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion from LEGO® Marvel

LEGO® Marvel is taking us back to school in the next 18+ set 76294 X-Men: The X-Mansion. This highly anticipated set contains 3093 pieces and a host of new mutant minifigures. Read on to see if this LEGO version of Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters makes the grade...

Review: 76290 The Avengers vs. The Leviathan from LEGO® Marvel

We are reviewing another August LEGO® Marvel release today, 76290 The Avengers vs. The Leviathan. The set features a foe of furiously fantastic proportions to fight, and of course a couple of superheroes from the Marvel universe ready to do battle!

Review + MOC: 71480 Logan the Mighty Panda & 71479 Zoey's Cat Motorcycle from LEGO® DREAMZzz™

Do you remember the ancient fable about a race between a cat and a panda? The one where the cat could turn into a motorcycle but the panda with bamboo guns was nevertheless still faster? No? Well may this LEGO® DREAMZzz™ review will shed some light on their story.

Review: 10340 Wreath from LEGO® Botanical Collection

Even at a glance, it's clear 10340 Wreath aims to combat the winter blues with a whole forest of green and some zesty orange slices. Let's see what else the latest entry in the LEGO® Icons Botanical Collection has to offer.

Review: 40728 Brite Bomber GwP from LEGO® Fortnite™

The Battle Bus has one more passenger! 40728 Brite Bomber is a LEGO® BrickHeadz Gift with Purchase from 1 to 7 October 2024.

Review: 10339 Santa's Post Office from LEGO® Icons Winter Village

New LEGO® elements are always at the top of our Christmas list here at New E! Let's see what goodies Santa has delivered us in this year's Winter Village installment, 10339 Santa's Post Office.

Review : 76781 Wednesday & Enid's Dorm Room from LEGO® Wednesday

We’re finishing off the LEGO® Wednesday sets with the title character's living quarters featured in 76781 Wednesday & Enid's Dorm Room. The tenants have very different styles and their dark meets colorful personalities are on display in their shared room. Let's find out if the clashing styles will result in a comprehensive build.

Review : 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure from LEGO®

Wednesday is a spin-off TV series, following the daughter from The Addams Family as she’s sent to a special school for outcasts. She’s a girl who sees the world with a healthy dose of sarcasm and speaks her mind with a love for the macabre. The second season is expected to premier on Netflix in 2025 and, to prepare us, LEGO is releasing 3 sets based on the show in October 2024. 

I’ve already had a quick look at the LEGO® BrickHeadz™ set 40750 Wednesday & Enid, and today we’re taking a look at 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure. Snap your fingers twice and enter Nevermore Academy with me.

Review: 10391 Over the Moon LEGO® Pharrell Williams set

The LEGO® Pharrell Williams collaborative set 10391 Over the Moon was revealed earlier this month in advance of the October release of the film Piece by Piece, an animated biopic directed by Academy Award® winner Morgan Neville.

A gold-adorned space shuttle and a pile of minifigure heads certainly caught our attention when the set was announced, so read on to find out more.

Review: 31213 Mona Lisa from LEGO® Art

It's time to crack the LEGO® Da Vinci Code! The new Mona Lisa LEGO® Art set hides not only a mysterious smile but also many recoloured elements to re-imagine the famous painting in bricks. And by the way, the frame puts all previous gold rushes in the shade. Let's have a closer look at the colour layers while the paint is still fresh.