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LEGO Dimensions Back to the Future Level Pack (71201) Review

October 21, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

To continue with the celebration of Back to the Future Day, I have the LEGO Dimensions Back to the Future Level Pack (71201) for review. It contains 94 pieces and retails for $29.99 which is the standard price for Level Packs. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions booklet.

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LEGO Seasonal Holiday Christmas Train (40138) Review

October 13, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 5 Comments

We’re not even halfway into October but Christmas is in full swing at LEGO with the release of the first exclusive LEGO Seasonal promotional set with the Holiday Christmas Train (40138). This set is free with purchase of $99 or more at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. It contains 233 pieces which is about double the size of exclusive Seasonal sets from previous years. The contents of the set include four un-numbered bags and the instructions booklet.

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LEGO Seasonal Holiday Scene Magnet (853353) Review

October 7, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

It’s never too early for Christmas but here’s a short review of a little Seasonal set I found at the LEGO Store this week, the Holiday Scene Magnet (853353). It’s interesting because this set has been sold since 2011 and it’s still available for purchase on Shop@Home. The set contains 48 pieces and retails for $9.99. The contents of the Christmas Scene Magnet include a small bag with the parts, a small instruction sheet, and a sticker sheet with the words Merry Christmas in different languages.

LEGO Seasonal Holiday Scene Magnet (853353)

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LEGO Seasonal Thanksgiving Feast (40123) Review

September 23, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 6 Comments

After a fairly disappointing Trick or Treat (40122) set, the LEGO Seasonal sets have returned with the Thanksgiving Feast (40123). The set consists of 158 pieces and retails for $9.99 and have started to show up at LEGO Brand Stores. It will be available on Shop@Home on October 1st.

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Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History Book Review

September 21, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A few weeks ago, DK sent in one of their upcoming books with Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History. I’ve already done a review of the Micro-Scale Space Cruiser (11910) that’s included with the book which has 256 pages and normally retails for $40.

Great LEGO Sets starts off with a visual timeline of some of the important events and key developments in LEGO set history. If you’re a newer LEGO fan, you probably didn’t know that some of the best LEGO sets came out in the 1980s like Blacktron and Futuron including the Monorail Transport System (6990). A few years after that, M-Tron was released as a new LEGO Space subtheme.

The next chapter gives an in-depth description of how a LEGO set is made. A few LEGO designers also chime in to give some information on the whole development process including Mark John Stafford and Jamie Berard, just to name a few. It’s a very interesting chapter of how a set goes from an idea to being on store shelves.

After that, we get to the meat of the book where it starts going in-depth of some notable sets from LEGO’s history. The sets are divided in chapters by decades starting from the 1950s to 2015. For each set, there’s either a one or two page spread detailing some specifics and why they make it a great set. There is a sub-section called the Guided Tour where it shows some key features of the sets. Another section is called Brick by Brick and … Continue

LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Buildable Figure (75111) Review

September 15, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader 2-in-1 Battle Pack (66536)

Earlier this year, LEGO announced that they would be releasing a new wave of LEGO Star Wars Buildable Figures. Although I’m not that into the Contstraction sets, I do love Star Wars and this news raised my interest in these sets. They are separately available for purchase but Toys R Us has a special 2-in-1 Battle Pack (66536) which includes both Luke Skywalker (75110) and Darth Vader (75111).

For this review, I’ll be taking a look at one of the most iconic movie characters of all time with Darth Vader. The TRU Battle Pack has 243 pieces and retails for $49.99 but Darth Vader himself consists of 160 pieces and retails for $29.99. One thing you may notice is the high price for the amount of pieces you get but I feel it’s comparable to what you get with the LEGO BIONICLE sets especially for a licensed theme like Star Wars. The contents of the box includes three un-numbered bags, a bagged cape, and the instruction booklet.

As shown on the box, Vader is from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi where he is dueling Luke Skywalker which you can recreate with this Battle Pack or if you got the figures separately.

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I’m not that familiar with Constraction sets so I’m not sure where the builds start from but with Vader, the build starts at the torso. At first glance, you probably can’t tell what you’re building until the middle of instructions when the torso is completed and the armor pieces go … Continue

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rey’s Speeder (75099) Review

September 11, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

In my second review of the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets, I have the smallest set in the initial wave, Rey’s Speeder (75099). We first saw a clear shot of the vehicle in the teaser trailer last year and LEGO has decided to include it in this wave. The set contains 193 pieces and retails for $19.99 which isn’t a bad price point. The contents of the box include two numbered bags and an instruction booklet.

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