June 2024 LEGO News Roundup

This month’s reviews included the rare 2/5 star (not very good) set, plus an update on The LEGO Parts Guide, and links to some great articles that I discovered.

As we move into summer, we enter the quietest months of the LEGO calendar. There are relatively few new sets released throughout the summer (with the notable exception of those June 1 releases which aren’t available in North America until August 1). There also tends to be a bit less content from around the web; I suspect that I’m not the only one distracted by warmer weather!

Reviews this month

The first set we reviewed was #60440 LEGO Delivery Truck. It is a little overpriced, but I think it will be very popular with LEGO fans!

The second article reviews two related sets: #42171 Mercedes-AMG F1 W14 E Performance and #42165 Pull-Back (LEGO Technic). The larger of the two sets dissapointed me… Even if you aren’t interested in Technic and don’t want to read the full article, I want to explain why. The problem is that the model relies on way too many stickers to match the appearance of the real car.

The smaller version captures the essence better while using a lot fewer parts.

The smaller version captures the essence better while using a lot fewer parts.

The actual car has an elegant curved accent line in a beautiful teal color. They managed to capture that curve in the smaller set using a flex axle, but they relied completely on stickers for the larger set. I believe that stickers should enhance a set, but shouldn’t be required to capture it’s essence, which is why I’ve highlighted (lowlighted?) this as one of the worst sets I’ve built in a long time.

LEGO Parts Guide improvements

After working really hard on the LEGO Parts Guide from January through March, I took a break to work on some other projects. I am happy to report that I’ve been working on some additional improvements this month, although I wouldn’t expect any major new features until the fall.

My recent investments were in the tools which I use to maintain the site, as well as some nice improvements to the Newly Added Parts page where you can track my progress.

Updated Newly Added Parts page showing a few of the new parts this month.

Updated Newly Added Parts page showing a few of the new parts this month.

The main reason to improve my own management tools is to add additional parts to the guide. This month, I’ve added 28 parts with a focus on two areas: A handful of brand new parts which are already gaining popularity, and a new category containing 6 new labels for the different lengths of Flex Axles.

July 2024 releases for AFOLs

July is looking like one of the quietest months of the year for new LEGO set releases. There’s really only two sets worth mentioning, plus the epic LEGO Star Wars book which you can preorder now and will be shipping on July 20.

#10337 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole is the only new set that I can recommend this month.

#10337 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole is the only new set that I can recommend this month.

You can see all the rest of the new releases by visiting the lego.com store. (Making a purchase using our referral link helps support this website.)

Best articles from around the web

Learn more about the LEGO hobby every month with a selection of great articles from around the web…

some models maybe don’t need any (new) elements and some will need quite a few. … if [the IP partners] have a very strong emphasis on a certain part of the model, we ask them if this is something that we really need to nail because it’s important for their brand representation … Something like the wheel can be one of those things where the IP can feel quite strongly about it.

Sven Franic (LEGO Designer)

ZNAP - Late 90's LEGO parts that snap together.

ZNAP – Late 90’s LEGO parts that snap together.



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