by Bricks RSS | Dec 18, 2024 | The New Elementary
They’re back, they’re bigger and they’re more powerful than ever. Those pesky Blacktron folk have been playing a long game, and on 1 January 2025, it all comes to fruition as LEGO® Icons set 10355 Blacktron Renegade invades stores! Who better to...
by Bricks RSS | Dec 16, 2024 | The New Elementary
In July, I reviewed LEGO® Botanicals sets 10368 Chrysanthemum & 10369 Plum Blossom. They were pronounced to be two of the Four Gentlemen: a set of traditional plants in East Asian culture. The remaining two are bamboo and orchid. Those flowers are less...
by Bricks RSS | Dec 15, 2024 | The New Elementary
August 2023 saw the introduction of LEGO® Icons 10315 Tranquil Garden, a Japanese-inspired model which is a little bit larger than minifigure scale and features modular components to vary the garden layout. At the time, we assumed that this was a one-off.However, set...
by Bricks RSS | Dec 13, 2024 | The New Elementary
The last 2024 LEGO® DREAMZzz™ set we’re reviewing is another great example of the quirky set design of this original theme: a witch’s hut nested atop a gigantic raven. So far, I’ve been critical towards many sets of this wave due to unfocused and...
by Bricks RSS | Dec 12, 2024 | The New Elementary
Still doing your Christmas shopping – or just starting? After midnight Friday 13 December 2024, the 40701 Ballerina & Nutcracker Scene is gone from LEGO.com, but a new Gift with Purchase (GwP) becomes available that isn’t limited to LEGO® Insiders and has a...
by Bricks RSS | Dec 12, 2024 | The New Elementary
This article contains affiliate links to LEGO.com; we may get a small commission if you purchase. In what is surely our final update on LEGO® Pick a Brick for 2024, we have been informed that the service has temporarily paused “Standard” elements in...