Happy Flashback Friday or belated Throwback Thursday :)  One insignificant piece in this set is a bit too new and a few are a bit too old (all direct & close substitutions), but overall it's a pretty faithfully preserved piece of history from before the dawn of the minifig era.Video: LEGO Rocket Base from 1973 reviewed ? set 358Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

It begins.  I don't live in the UK, so I wasn't able to get all of the first summer wave sets starting the week before last.  I also don't live on the southeast seaboard of the US, so I wasn't able to start loading up on them last weekend.  Where I live, things are often slow to appear on shelves, but I get what I can, when I can, to bring you timely new content as quickly as I can.  The big, big release hasn't hit yet for me, but the very tip of the iceberg is upon us.Videos:Time lapse ⏩ LEGO Star Wars Republic Fighter Tank 75182LEGO Star Wars 2017 Republic Fighter Tank review! 75182Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

I believe it was February when I announced that I would significantly throttle back on reviews and divert attention towards New Jang City and custom MOCs.  Said diversion was a success, but now the next major LEGO release & set review season is about to begin, so let's take a look back at what I was able to accomplish during the break.Video: LEGO city & custom builds season-end overview!Original linkOriginal author: theJANG

I had a reprint of the original version of The Little Engine That Could when I was probably 3 years old, but I completely forgot about it as an adult!  I've been on the lookout for a good opportunity to make a tank engine style steam loco, and somehow this thing happened out of the (medium) blue.  It runs very well, but my depletion of parts for the Blauhaus Building forced a bunch of aesthetic compromises.  Most importantly, the boiler should be a bit taller and it should have a more consistent cross-section.  Perhaps eventually, once I have more parts, I'll revisit this, but for now, I must consider it a very successful and happy little project!Video: Working LEGO Little Engine That Could ? tank engine MOCOriginal linkOriginal author: theJANG

Seasoned fans of Japanese television might recognize this tricycling toddler as Kinoko Sarada (lit. “Mushroom Salad”) from the 80’s show Doctor Slump. The show – which I’ve never seen but sounds completely insane – was the brainchild of Akira Toriyama, who later went on to create the more widely known Dragon Ball. In fact many Doctor Slump characters – including Miss Salad – even make cameos in the latter. Taiwanese builder Helen Sham has captured the bratty fashionista’s likeness perfectly, right down to her cool shades and pull-along radio. The post Those were the salad days appeared first on The Brothers Brick. Original linkOriginal author: Iain