Review: #71799 Ninjago City Markets
Can the fourth set in the Ninjago City series compare to the excellent sets that preceded it — and should you add it to your collection before it retires?
Can the fourth set in the Ninjago City series compare to the excellent sets that preceded it — and should you add it to your collection before it retires?
Explore the Most Common LEGO Parts, some interesting April releases, and some awesome articles from around the web.
Blast off with this Space-themed LEGO set that overdelivers given its low price point and younger target audience.
The new experience is interactive, updated regularly, and integrates nicely with the LEGO Parts Guide.
Last month, I launched a completely new LEGO Parts Guide which allows you to explore LEGO parts using a streamlined, well-organized alternative to sites like Bricklink or Rebrickable. I am thrilled to share a new experience that builds on the Parts Guide in an elegant way.
I believe that having easy access to raking data will be tremendously helpful to people trying to organize their own LEGO Collections. Why? Because it gives people a much better sense about which parts are common and which ones are rare — You probably don’t need a dedicated drawer in your storage solution if a part isn’t very common (unless you have gone out of your way to acquire that part in bulk).
There are two ways to explore the Most Common LEGO Parts:
The ‘Overall Rank’ is weighted to highlight parts that are most common against three different measures – the sheer number of pieces produced of that part, the number of sets that the part comes in, and the number of unique colors that the part has been produced in. If you want to sort the list in a different way, you can click on the tabs along the top
Looking Back: I first launched my original guide to the Most Common LEGO Parts in 2019. It was cobbled together using an embarrasing mix of Microsoft Access and Excel, which was exported as static HTML for use on the website. Even though I was unable to update it with new data very often, it grew to be one of the most popular resources at Brick Architect! That’s why I am so excited about this new experience — I can update it whenever I want by simply re-importing the inventories and re-calculating the results.
Please spend some time exploring the new and improved Most Common LEGO Parts Guide by visiting https://brickarchitect.com/parts/most-common/ — Thanks!
You can also join an enthusiastic discussion about these new features at r/LegoStorage on Reddit. Your feedback matters, so please leave a comment or email me your ideas!
The Earth goes around the Sun, something that LEGO Castle fans will love, and more progress on the new LEGO Parts Guide.
I’ve always wanted to play with an interactive model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon — and had the first chance by building this extremely unique LEGO Technic set.
Understand how LEGO works and sort like a pro using this free guide — it’s like a dictionary of all the best LEGO parts.
I’m excited to launch a completely new experience here at Brick Architect! The LEGO Parts Guide is a well-organized, beautifully designed alternative to sites like Bricklink or Rebrickable when you just want to browse relatively common parts that are still being produced, without being bogged down in printed parts, extremely rare parts, or parts which retired two decades ago.
I built this initial version with two audiences in mind:
This is also just the beginning — I’m eager to keep making this experience better by enhancing the page to learn more about each part, offering an easy way to print a LEGO Brick Label for a specific part, and adding more parts to the guide.
Your feedback will help me prioritize the most valuable improvements, so please leave a comment or email me your ideas!
Check out the LEGO Parts Guide by visiting https://brickarchitect.com/parts/ — Thanks!
Medieval village sets are crowd-pleasers that have appeared periodically throughout the LEGO Castle theme’s long history, but is this modern interpretation good enough to meet modern expectations?
New month, new sets, and (sneak peek) new tools to help you organize your LEGO collection and browse common parts.
I’m pleased to report that 2023 was a success at a personal level and in cold hard numeric terms, too. This month we look back, highlight some awesome articles this month, and some top picks for 2024.
120 new labels for a total of 1802 unique parts — should sorting your LEGO collection be your 2024 New Year’s resolution?
I’ve painstakingly reviewed every new LEGO part released in 2023, as well as older parts that I had missed. This is a major update to the collection!
I work hard to make sure that every update makes the collection better and more complete. This includes a lot of work that you might not notice to ensure that each part is placed at an appropriate location in the collection, since many people use the contact sheet as a guide when building and when sorting.
The new labels are almost evenly distributed across three categories:
Whether you use my guide to help sort your collection into logical groups, or print the labels to make parts easier to find, I hope this update helps you get more organized!
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3-in-1 sets are often a good value, but can either of these upcoming sets earn top marks as a great model and building experience?