April 2023 LEGO News Roundup
Lots of great LEGO Fan Media content this month, plus an overview of the new sets released in May (including several new Star Wars sets).
Lots of great LEGO Fan Media content this month, plus an overview of the new sets released in May (including several new Star Wars sets).
Let’s explore the many different ways that AFOLs ‘go big’ to make LEGO Conventions a great experience for everyone.
One of the most iconic scenes from the entire Indiana Jones series captured in a diorama for adults that’s still packed with play features — yes, please!
Reviews of Indiana Jones, Stuntz, and Marvel sets, plus some great LEGO content from around the web.
In addition to a large diorama aimed at older builders (which we will review soon), The LEGO Group produced two smaller sets with younger builders in mind. That’s why I recruited my son to help build them!
This wildly overpriced set looks cool, but good luck completing a double loop with the cool flywheel motorcycles. Let’s find out about the major flaws in the design of these new loop elements.
A licensed LEGO set that’s compatible with the Modular Building Series? Let’s find out how well this iconic building from the MCU was adapted into a LEGO set.
February might be a short month, but it was packed with great LEGO Articles from around the web.
This 6000-piece set is the largest Lord of the Rings LEGO model ever released, but is it the best? At $500, I certainly hope so!
Let’s revisit one of the less popular recent sets in the series to see how it compares to the four sets that came out after it…
February is Black History Month — Let’s celebrate by learning about two books by talented Black LEGO Creators!
An interesting “baby architecture” set containing four popular landmarks was released today.
I am not happy with the increasing purchase requirements for gift-with-purchase sets, and I’m not a fan of the awkward system that allows LEGO VIP Members to spend VIP Points on exclusive ‘free’ sets either. They aren’t really free anyways since you need to make another purchase. (You will probably want to spend enough to receive free shipping, too – $35 in United States).
Nonetheless, since Brick Architect was created to celebrate LEGO Architecture, I wanted to make sure readers are aware that #40585 World of Wonders is available for a limited time on the VIP Rewards Center. It costs 2700 points, which works out to $20.77 USD for 382 pieces – an equivalent of $0.054 per piece. (A $20 dicount at LEGO.com costs 2600 points.)
As noted in my January 2023 Roundup, I noticed that the set uses stickers instead of printed tiles which is unfortunate. As you can see in the photos below, even The LEGO Group can’t apply stickers without a little bit of dust sticking to the edge.
#21041 The Great Wall of China and #21056 Taj Mahal have already been captured in LEGO Architecture sets — I would not be surprised to see a larger LEGO Architecture set based on Al-Khazneh (Petra) or The Parthenon later this year.