Hot off the heels of featuring in many of our end-of-year lists, Maxx Davidson gets off to a cracking start with his first LEGO build of 2024. Or should that be a… Croaking start? With the latest Iron Forge seed part, he’s crafted one of the cutest amphibians out there: the red-eyed tree frog. Said seed part is the minifigure helmet, and there are actually two variants used here. Both designs have been around for a long time, albeit in decidedly modern colours! The classic spaceman helmet in orange makes up the frog’s toes. Meanwhile, the flowers use a colour variation that’s barely a couple of years old – the ‘newer’ crash helmet in coral pink. I say newer – that part is now 30 years old! (Holy heck, that part is 30 years old?! Where does the time go…) The post Twice the helmets for double the NPU appeared first...

Traveling the yellow brick road from the savannah to the windowsill, we arrive at a home for some flowers and winged creatures. Today we take a look at LEGO Creator 3-in-1 31149 Flowers in Watering Can. This set caused us to sit back and reflect a bit on the nature of 3-in-1 sets and if more thought is going in to the secondary models than used to – and if so, is it working? Here’s our review of this 420-piece set, which is available now from LEGO.com for US $29.99 | CAN $39.99 | UK £24.99. Unboxing the parts, instructions, and sticker sheet As usual, the thumb-punch box shows small pictures of the alternate models alongside a large picture of the namesake build on the front. It’s very yellow! On the back, larger pictures show different angles of all three builds, slightly marred by removing the sticker marking this as a...

LEGO China has revealed a new LEGO Ninjago set with the Micro Ninjago City (40703) which could be a future gift with purchase set. It contains 339 pieces but the price requirement to get it is still unknown at this time. It is basically a downscaled version of the Ninjago City (70620) from The LEGO Ninjago Movie. If you look on the back of the box, it shows three other sets in silhouettes and it looks like it’ll be sort of a Houses of the World thing where there are Ninjago GWPs spread throughout the year. 40704 is the Micro Ninjago Docks and is based on the Ninjago City Docks (70657) also from the movie. 40705 is the Micro Ninjago Gardens and a smaller Ninjago City Gardens (71741). Lastly, 40706 is the Micro Ninjago City Markets which is the latest large-scale Ninjago set 71799. Looking at the scale of them, they’re...

The LEGO Winter Village lineup has been a fan favorite since its debut back in 2009 with 10199 Winter Village Toy Shop. Since then, there has been a new Winter Village addition every single year. That brings us to a total of 14 unique sets (15 if you include the rerelease of the Toy Shop in 2015). While it makes for an amazing display in those chilly months, a yearly Winter Village tradition also means packing it up for the off-season. Since everyone’s collections and storage methods are vastly different, we reached out to the AFOL community (specifically the Fans of LEGO Winter Village Facebook Group, among others) to find out the best ways to store your Winter Village. We got some great responses with various solutions and methods for what to do when it’s time to pack up. Some make a new display each year while some stick with tried...

The LEGO Ideas Third 2023 Review Stage qualifying is now over and there were 42 projects that are now in the running to become the next official LEGO Ideas set. The LEGO Ideas team will now comb through all the projects to see which one fits with their branding. Which one(s) do you want to pass the review stage and which one(s) do you think LEGO will choose? • Modular Heritage Museum• Great Temple of Abu Simbel – With Secret Treasure• Rolls-Royce Phantom 1 “Phantom of Love”• Moon Palace• NASA’s SLS Block 1 & 1B Rockets – Artemis Missions• LEGO Anatomy• WTC Twin Towers & Vista International Hotel 1979• Coraline: The Pink Palace• Good Ogel’s Garden• Happier Than Ever• City Burger• Desktop Rock ‘n’ Roll• Phineas and Ferb!• JWST• Harry Styles Love on Tour 2023• LEGO Microscope• Sequoia Tree• Tesla Center• Working Canal Lock• Christmas Theater• Wreck-It Ralph 10th Anniversary• Stray...