Episodes
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Barad Dûr: A Slice of Life in Mordor
Welcome back to another special episode of Extra Pieces! Today's episode takes us to the Land of Mordor, where the shadows lie, any by shadows, we mean a 5,471-piece 73cm tall Barad-Dur LEGO set, that's due to be released on the 1st of June!
Last year, we dedicated an entire episode to Rivendell, and we felt like we had to do the same for Barad-Dur, lest we upset the Dark Lord Sauron, so here's a deep geeky dive into all things Barad-Dur, Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings!
LEGO Barad-Dur Reveal: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-unveils-10333-barad-dur-a-towering-5471-piece-model-of-saurons-stronghold/
How Tall Is Barad-Dur? https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/heres-how-tall-lego-10333-barad-dur-is-plus-how-it-compares-to-orthanc-and-other-tall-sets/
The Rambling Brick's Reveal, Spaculation and Costing out of full play set range vs Annual commitment: https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/05/15/10333barad-dur-revealed-new-minifigures450usd-speculation/
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Episode Notes
Well, that was an unexpected hiatus: no sooner did we get the last episode up onto the inter webs, and Jay went on holiday!
We are back, well partially! We are back! Well, partially: Richard is out of town at a conference, and it was from the hotel bedroom that he recorded this episode. In case you got any weird background noises, or the episode just doesn’t quite sound the same.
It's May which means that a whole heap of 2nd half 2024 sets just got revealed!
In this episode, we discuss May the 4th Star Wars sets, LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 26 Space minifigures, and more!
LEGO City 60414 Fire Station: https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/04/22/fire-finds-its-future-history-and-60414-fire-station-review/
Summer 2024 Previews discussed:
Summer 2024 LEGO MarvelSummer 2024 LEGO Star WarsSummer 2024 LEGO CitySummer 2024 LEGO Harry PotterWe hope you enjoy the episode. If you do, please leave a 5 star review on your pod-paying platform of choice, as it helps others to find the podcast.
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Series 6 Episode 2 Episode Notes
Welcome Back: We apologise again for a slightly extended break: in this episode, you can hear the full story why. It’s not what you might expect! In this episode:Jay talks us through the long-awaited 21438 Dungeons and Dragons: A Red Dragon’s Tale set that was revealed a few weeks ago. https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-21348-dungeons-and-dragons-red-dragons-tale/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-45008325-dungeons-and-dragons-mimic-dice-box-gwp/https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/20/are-you-ready-to-roll-lego-ideas-dungeons-and-dragons-red-dragons-tale-officially-revealed/
Richard presents the 40683 Flower Trellis Display, available in early April (and again in late May/June) as a gift with purchase. The threshold of $USD150/GBP135/AUD240 is easily achieved if you are eyeing off some of the larger sets, less so if you if you aren’t.
https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/28/40683-flower-trellis-display/There are some other terrific releases coming out in April, including LEGO City 60439 Space Science Lab https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/23/60439-space-science-lab-hands-on-early-review/LEGO Technic 42196 Lamborghini Huracán https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-42196-lamborghini-huracan-tecnica-orange/
And the LEGO Friends Space Research roverhttps://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-friends-42602-space-research-rover/
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Welcome Back to Series 6 and a little bit of March Madness - there are so many new sets out this month, we have almost lost track!https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/buying-guide-every-new-lego-set-march-2024/
In this episode, we take a closer look at some new releases, and accidently overlook others.
NEW LEGO Animal Crossing: Is it the Spritual successor to Fabuland?https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-every-lego-animal-crossing-minifigure-march-2024/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-77050-nooks-cranny-and-rosies-house/https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/27/lego-animal-crossing-77046-julians-birthday-party-just-add-minifigures/https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/23/animal-crossing-for-the-uninitiated-part-1-77049-isabelles-house-visit-hands-on-review/
10332 Medieval market squarehttps://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-10332-medieval-town-square-is-a-modern-update-to-medieval-market-village-with-a-new-grey-lego-goat/https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/09/10332-medieval-town-square/Goat!https://www.instagram.com/p/C3kmlm_pZCc/
Richard and Branko have been looking at some Technic Space Sets:https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/02/for-science-42179-planet-earth-and-moon-in-orbit/https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/29/lego-technic-space-42178-surface-space-loader-lt78/
Ninjagohttps://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/18/baby-riyu-is-growing-up-71810-young-dragon-riyu-hands-on-review/https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/04/71815-kais-source-dragon-battle-hands-on-review/We also discussed the insights that Ninjago designer Lee Chi Wing @citysoncreation has been sharing on Instagram.Here are some of his notes on the 71819 Dragon Stone Shrine https://www.instagram.com/p/C3s3tqCrzbq/
We hope you enjoy the show. Please share it with your LEGO Loving friends, and feel free to reach out to us @extrapiecespod or [email protected] with comments, thoughts and suggestions.
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Extra Pieces Live!
Expect audio anomalies galore as Jay and Richard record an episode in front of a live audience on Convention Day (January 19th) at Brickvention 2024, in Melbourne Australia. Not only is it our first live episode, it's also the first time we have recorded an episode while being in the same room, during daylight hours!
We talk about life as LEGO Bloggers, as a hobby or profession; the joy of reviewing LEGO, stickers, no stickers, Space and we share our advice for fledgling Content Creators.
We also take a little Q&A from the audience.Thanks to everyone who came to say hi during the event: its always awesome to catch up with listeners and readers in real life.
There's a live convention with around 600 attendees happening in the background, so the audio quality is a little different to our regular episodes. We want to thank the organising committee for the opportunity.
We'll be back with a regular episode soon. So, don't forget to subscribe through your favourite podcasting app.
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Happy New Year and welcome to the first Extra Pieces episode of 2024!
January has flooded us with plenty of new releases, and Jay and Richard discuss some of them in this new episode.
We will be at Brickvention 2024 in Melbourne, Australia and are looking forward to saying hi if you're there!
Tickets for Brickvention are available online:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/brickvention-2024-australias-premier-lego-fan-event-tickets-693986160287
Here are some of the sets we discussed in the episode:
10328 Bouquet of Roses:
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/12/30/10328-bouquet-of-roses/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10328-bouquet-of-rosesLEGO City Space
https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/01/09/60431-space-explorer-rover-and-alien-life/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/12/23/taking-off-with-the-new-city-space-60430-interstellar-spacecraft-review-swoosh-testing/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/12/28/60429-space-ship-and-asteroid-discovery-telling-the-story-in-a-single-frame/42639 Andrea’s Modern Mansion
https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-friends-42639-andreas-modern-mansion/Sets were provided by the LEGO Group. All opinions are our own.You can even drop us a line at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments! You can also follow us on Twitter or Instagram @extrapiecespod or Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/extrapiecespod/
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Extra Pieces: LEGO 2024 Previews Friends, City, Creator, SPACE!
Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces.
As we close out the year, we're turning our eyes towards 2024 and the new year and the past week has seen most of the January 2024 releases revealed, and it would appear that there is space for everyone!
In today's episode, we cover some of the newly revealed sets coming in the new year: LEGO City, Friends, Creator and DreamZzz as well as explore what the new Space strip that has appeared in sets across themes mean.
We preview one of the most impressive Creator 3in1 ranges to surface in recent years.
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/january-2024-lego-creator-sets-are-all-about-brick-built-things/
LEGO Friends features some old familiar Faces in 2024
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-friends-2024-sets-revealed-including-the-exclusive-42639-andreas-modern-mansion/
LEGO City: including a new range of Space. But does it take more than a silver embossed panel on the box to make it a glimpse at Classic?
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-city-2024-joins-the-space-race/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/12/03/there-is-space-for-everyone-in-2024s-lego-catalogue/
LEGO Dreamzzz returns to round out the initial wave, with some fan favourites making their debut, as well as a few small sets, too.
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-dreamzzz-january-2024-sets-revealed-with-more-budget-friendly-options/
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Welcome back to podcast. By the time you have listened to this Black Friday will be but a distant memory.
In this episode we discuss the virtues of the reimaginined 40601 Majisto's Magical Workshop - celebrating 30 years since the debut of the Dragon Knights and the first appearance of Majisto the Wizard.
You can read Richard's review of this set, and checkout his attempts to replicate the back of the box builds based on the original. https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/11/17/40601-majistos-workshop-review/
In his quest to modify the set to recapture some of Dragon Knights era magic, but for the modern day, Richard also looked at modern options available to upgrade the minifigures of Majisto's Workshop.
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/11/21/40601-majistos-workshop-finessing-figures/
We also take a look at the Avengers Tower. Released last weekend, you can read Jay's coverage here:https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/the-5201-piece-lego-avengers-tower-76269-is-the-ultimate-mcu-set-and-even-comes-with-a-kevin-feige/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/just-how-tall-is-the-lego-avengers-tower/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/a-closer-look-at-all-the-minifigures-from-76269-avengers-tower/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-marvel-taxi-gwp-free-with-purchase-of-avengers-tower/
Finally... we have a chat about the newly unveiled Orient Express: check out Jay's Review (achieved in part with a loan of Richard's Emerald Night for comparison.https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-ideas-21344-the-orient-express-train/
We hope you enjoyed this episode! Is there any set or theme in particular that you'd like us to cover in a future episode?
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Extra Pieces: Modular, Botanicals, Chinese New Year and More
Welcome back: In this episode we consider some of the Big Philosophical Questions:There’s a new Modular and Botanical to be released in December - not January as we have become accustomed.Is it my imagination, or are Christmas and New Year starting sooner than usual?The silly season (for LEGO news) is now underway, with new reveals and deals coming along on a daily basis...
Reveals and Reviews:LEGO Botanicals 10639 Tiny Plants - to be released in December, this is a return to the "I can't believe that it's LEGO" that we have seen in the range previously.Richards Review https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/10/30/10329-tiny-plants-hands-on-review/Jay’s Review https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10329-tiny-plants/
Super Mario 71426 Piranha PlantRichard’s Review https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/11/03/71426-piranha-plant-hands-on-review/
The Modular building: 10326 Natural History Museum:Reveal:https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/legos-new-modular-natural-history-museum-10326-will-be-available-in-december-instead-of-january-2024/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/10/31/10326-modular-natural-history-museum-revealed-december-1-release/
Jay’s reviewhttps://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10326-modular-natural-history-museum/
We have also seen the Chinese International Import Expo take place with some significant sets revealed:Chinese New Year/Spring Festival :80112 Auspicious Dragon / 80113 Family Reunion CelebrationMonkie Kid: 80054 Megapolis CityFriends: 42604 Heartlake City Mallhttps://ramblingbrick.com/2023/11/07/ciie-2023/https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/2024-lego-lunar-new-year-sets-celebrate-the-year-of-the-dragon-and-reunion-dinner/https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-look-at-lego-80054-megapolis-city-celebrating-5-years-of-monkie-kid/After the dust settled, Richard sat down and took a closer look at some of the images of Megapolis. Then he started to get really excited...https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/11/07/monkie-kid-80054-megapolis-city-10-reasons-that-this-middle-aged-afol-is-excited/
We hope you enjoyed this episode! Is there any set or theme in particular that you'd like us to cover in a future episode?
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Animal Crossing: New Horizon sets revealed.
Welcome back: Podcast episodes can be like buses. You see none for ages, and then several arrive all at once.This week, Jay and Richard unpack the reveal of the Animal Crossing New Horizons sets, the first official reveal of new sets for 2024.
We look at the history of the game and the contents of the upcoming sets and discuss whether or not they bear a passing resemblance to Fabuland... For some strange reason, we completely overlook Sylvanian Families which originated in Japan in the mid 80s
Jay Predicted that this theme should come to pass back in 2020. You can read that initial prediction here. https://jaysbrickblog.com/editorial/lego-animal-crossing-could-be-fabulands-spiritual-successor-we-all-need/
You can check out the new sets here:https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-look-at-the-lego-animal-crossing-sets-coming-1-march-2024/
And see Richard's comparisons with some classic Fabuland sets from the 70s/80s here: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/10/15/lego-animal-crossing-sets-revealed-for-march-2024-release/
Are you now Fabu-curious? Here are some of Richard's Previous Reviews of these vintage icons.
3660 Fisherman's Wharf https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/05/3660-fishermans-wharf/An exploration of the figures https://ramblingbrick.com/2019/03/29/ricky-raccoon-reduced-to-his-elements-feeling-fragmented-in-fabuland/341 Catherine Cat's House and Morty Mouse https://ramblingbrick.com/2019/02/25/feeling-forty-and-fabulous-in-fabuland-review-341-132-catherine-cats-house-and-morty-mouse/We'd like to welcome Frederick French-Pounce to the team, looking after the audio. Fredierick will take some of the load off Richard and Jay, allowing content to be delivered in a more timely fashion!
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Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! Sorry about the unexpected break: Richard's been sorting some stuff out and then Jay went on a whirlwind trip to Denmark!
There were a few audio issues with this episode, with Richard occasionally sounding like he was trapped in the bottom of a deep, dark hole. Hopefully we will be in a more acoustically friendly environment next time...
In today's episode, Jay talks a bit about his recent trip to Denmark where he was able to visit Skaerbaek Fan Weekend for the 2nd time. Photos will come soon, but check out https://www.instagram.com/jayong28/ for some videos of the MOCs!
He also attended RLFM Days (Recognised LEGO Fan Media Days), an exclusive event organised by the LEGO Ambassador Network for select Fan Media. More reveals to come soon!
There are also some tales of people Jay met, from designers to builders honoured in the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery and even Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen which was a tremendous honour.
That time that Friends came to Fan Media Days 2017https://ramblingbrick.com/2017/07/13/making-new-friends-interview/
Here are other things we discussed:
LEGO Piranha Plant (coming 6 November 2023)https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/09/22/71462-piranha-plant-reveal/
The future of LEGO Super Mario
October 2023 launches
We hope you enjoyed this episode! Let us know if there's anything that you'd like us to cover in a future episode!
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Episode Notes
Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces. We're shrinking down and exploring tiny things, and big changes in today's episode.
Jay and Richard have a robust discussion on LEGO Insiders, the rebranded VIP program and what it means for fans.
We also talk about some recent sets we've built like the LEGO Ideas Insect Collection, Passenger Airplane and also the recent blind box change to LEGO Minifigures. No more feeling up CMF!
LEGO Insiders
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/15/vale-lego-vip-vip-program-set-to-be-rebranded-as-lego-insiders-from-august-21-2023/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/legos-vip-program-is-being-rebranded-to-lego-insiders/LEGO Insiders Treasure Hunt
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/21/lego-insiders-treasure-hunt/LEGO IDEAS Insect Collection
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/15/21342-lego-ideas-insect-collection-unveilled/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-ideas-21342-the-insect-collection/LEGO City Passenger Airplane
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/28/new-ways-to-play-with-the-lego-city-60367-passenger-airplane/Boxed Marvel Series 2 Minifigures
https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/lego-collectible-minifigures-marvel-series-2/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-marvel-minifigures-series-2-weight-guide-and-correcting-other-identification-myths/We hope you enjoyed this episode! Is there any set or theme in particular that you'd like us to cover in a future episode?
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LEGO Concorde reveal; Three Spider-men in one set; LEGO Donkey Kong; Tranquil Gardens and more
Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces. We're taking to the skies at supersonic speed with the reveal of the LEGO Concorde, which is set to be released in September 2023.
In the meantime, we've been continuing on with our coverage of new LEGO August releases. Here are some of the sets discussed in the episodes, and our longer-form reviews.
We also answered some questions from our listener mailbag! If you have any thoughts or questions for us, please send them in!
Learn more about the newly announced LEGO Concorde: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/10/10318-lego-concorde-reveal/
Sets mentioned in this week's episode:
76261 Spider-Man Final Battle: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-76261-spider-man-final-battle/
10315 Tranquil Garden: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-icons-10315-tranquil-garden/
LEGO Donkey Kong: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvE6itNJUy3/
3660 LEGO Fabuland Fisherman’s Wharf [Retro Review]: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/05/3660-fishermans-wharf/
Bringing Myth and Magic to LEGO Castle: The System Years 1992-1999: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/08/castle-the-system-years/
We hope you enjoyed this episode! Is there any set or theme in particular that you'd like us to cover in a future episode?
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Extra Pieces is back for a brand new season! After a couple of weeks of holidays, we are here to discuss the massive wave of new August releases!
After a couple of months away, we find ourselves up against the huge wave of August Releases. Sets provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. all opinions are our own.
What we did on our holidays (spoiler: plenty of LEGO reviews)
LEGO Cityhttps://ramblingbrick.com/2023/05/22/60380-city-centre-hands-on-review/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-60376-arctic-explorer-snowmobile/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/06/24/seal-battle-pack-or-family-pack70376-arctic-explorer-snowmobile-hands-on-review/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-60378-arctic-explorer-truck-and-mobile-lab/
El Dorado Fortresshttps://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10320-eldorado-fortress-2023/
LEGO DREAMZzzhttps://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/06/71460-izzie-and-bunchu-bunny/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/06/29/71454-mateo-and-z-blob-robot-hands-on-review/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/09/cage-monster/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-71456-mrs-castillos-turtle-van-dreamzzz/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/27/71457-pegasus-flying-horse/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-71457-pegasus-flying-horse/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/20/71458-crocodile-car/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/23/friends-elves-dreamzzz-71459-stable-of-dream-creatures-review/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/03/71460-dr-ozs-spacebus/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/31/71461-fantastical-tree-house/
Thank you so much for being patient with us and we hope you enjoyed this episode! Is there any set or theme in particular that you'd like us to cover in a future episode?
You can even drop us a line at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments!
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Extra Pieces: Upcoming Releases: City, Friends, Monkie Kid and Ninjago
Welcome back to Part 2 of our Second Half of 2023 release previews! Be sure to check out our previous episodes for our thoughts on LEGO DreamZzz, Creator 3-in-1, Disney, Gabby's Dollhouse, and Super Mario!
In today's episode, we cover:
The modernised LEGO City: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-city-summer-2023-sets-revealed-the-city-renaissance-is-here/Friends: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/heres-a-look-at-the-new-lego-friends-summer-2023-sets/Monkie Kid: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-unveils-four-new-monkie-kid-summer-2023-sets/Ninjago: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/05/09/ninjago-dragons-rising-sets-revealed-june-release/
Richard has also reviewed the first set from the 2023 Monkie Kid wave: 80049 Dragon of the East Palace
Special thanks to LEGO for providing the sets referenced in this week's episode.
FYI: Jay will be at Brickbuilt Sydney 2023 on Saturday, 27 May!
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Extra Pieces: Introducing LEGO DREAMZzz and Second Half 2023 Reveals
Happy May the 4th! Did you manage to order anything on the 1st or were you dissuaded by LEGO's website crashing, items and GWPs going out of stock rapidly or are just waiting for the Second half of 2023 sets?
It's a big episode today, and as we approach the second half of 2023, we discuss a whole raft of newly revealed and announced sets!
Creator 3-in-1: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-creator-31141-main-street-and-31142-space-roller-coaster-revealed/The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-43225-the-little-mermaid-royal-clamshellDisney Villain Icons & Disney Duos: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-disney-villains-43227-and-disney-duos-43226-revealed/Gabby's Dollhouse: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-gabbys-dollhouse-sets-revealed-its-time-to-get-tiny/Super Mario/Donkey Kong: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/04/29/get-ready-to-rumble-in-the-jungle-lego-super-mario-donkey-kong-sets-revealed/And a Look at the new theme...LEGO DREAMZzz: LEGO DreamZzz: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/05/02/story-first-sets-later-lego-dreamzzz-revealed/
Special thanks to LEGO for providing the sets referenced in this week's episode:
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Star Wars Day 2023 sets, Tales of the Space Age, Disney 100 Minifigures; Ninjago Core
Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! In this week's episode, we look to the stars, both for Star Wars Day and towards the next LEGO Ideas set - Tales of the Space Age.
Elsewhere, we talk about the Disney 100 Minifigures Series, Ninjago Core and more!
If you're in Victoria and looking for a fun school-holiday activity, be sure to check out Bendigo Bricks, which will be running from 15-16 April 2023. Tickets available from: https://www.bendigobricks.com
Want to organise and sort your bricks better? Check out Brick Architect's Labelshttps://brickarchitect.com/labels/
Richard's Ninjago Reviews
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/03/25/the-old-and-the-new-7314-recon-mech-rd-vs-71785-jays-titan-mech-face-to-face-review/
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/04/10/ninjagopalooza23-part-i-evo-core-sets-hands-on-reviews-717817178371787/
Jay's Disney 100 Minifigures Review
https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-disney-100-minifigures-full-box-contents-and-distributiohttps://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/lego-collectible-minifigures-disney-100-series/2023 LEGO Star Wars Dioramashttps://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-reveals-two-new-return-of-the-jedi-dioramas-75352-emperors-throne-room-and-75353-endor-speeder-chase/
2023 LEGO UCS X-Winghttps://ramblingbrick.com/2023/04/06/75355-ucs-x-wing-revealed-may-1-release/
LEGO Ideas Tales of the Space Age Review
https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/04/12/lego-ideas-21340-tales-of-the-space-age-revealed-for-release-may-5-2023/https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-21340-tales-of-the-space-age-lets-you-build-a-retro-minimalist-display-on-a-budget/Special thanks to LEGO for providing the sets referenced in this week's episode:
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Cancelled LEGO sets, Up House, return of LEGO Indiana Jones, and new themes that make sense.
Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! In this week's episode, we cover a raft of topics, from the latest LEGO Indiana Jones sets, to cancelled sets and more.
If you're in Victoria and looking for a fun school-holiday activity, be sure to check out Bendigo Bricks, which will be running from 15-16 April 2023. Tickets available from: https://www.bendigobricks.com
List of Cancelled LEGO sets: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/77014-the-temple-of-doom-joins-an-illustrious-list-of-cancelled-lego-sets/
Recent Reviews:
43217 Up House Review: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-43217-up-house-disney/
77013 Escape from the Lost Tomb Review: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-77013-escape-from-the-lost-tomb/
7314 Recon Mech RD vs 71785 Jay’s Titan Mech Face to Face Review: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/03/25/the-old-and-the-new-7314-recon-mech-rd-vs-71785-jays-titan-mech-face-to-face-review/
Should Indiana Jones be considered to be inappropriate subject material for LEGO?If you were going to create an 800 piece set from the original trilogy, that isn’t Temple of Doom, what would you so?
If Indiana Jones is Appropriate, is there any reason we should not see James Bond LEGO sets, beyond the Aston Martin? Would they be the ultimate successor to Alpha Team/Agent/ Ultra Agents.
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Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces, and we have dedicated the entire episode to a very precious set - 10316 Lord of the Rings: Rivendell
LEGO Lord of the Rings is back in epic fashion, with a 6167-piece Rivendell, featuring all 9 Fellowship of the Ring minifigures and some additional characters.
We take a deep dive into Imladris, and debate just how momentous this set is, and its impact on LEGO.
10316 Rivendell will be released on 5 March 2023 for LEGO VIPs ahead of a 8 March general release date.
In-depth reviews:https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/02/25/10361-lego-icons-rivendell-rambling-review/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10316-the-lord-of-the-rings-rivendell/
Richard's photography of Rivendell:https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/02/23/rivendell-might-just-be-my-favorite-set-to-photograph/
Richards review of the Minifigures:https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/02/27/the-figures-of-10316-rivendell/
Special thanks to LEGO for providing the product used in this review
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Welcome to Series 4 Episode 2
Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! We’re trying to be a lot more consistent with our upload schedule in 2023, and so far so good! We’ve been up to a lot, and still basking in the glow of new 2023 LEGO sets. Richard has been busy exploring LEGO City, with reviews of 60389 Custom Car Garage, and 60384 Penguin Slushy Van, including a fun Ice Planet remix. https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/02/06/60389-custom-car-garage-hands-on-review/https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/02/05/slushy-van-60384-rapid-review-febrovery-creative-prompt/ Jay has been busy in Heartlake City, with LEGO Friends reviews https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-friends-41730-autumns-house/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-friends-41741-dog-rescue-van/https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-friends-41732-downtown-flower-and-design-stores/ Rebuilding Helms Deep and coming to terms with brittle brown https://www.facebook.com/jaysbrickblog/posts/pfbid0Sr7cpvRviE3NeVD5iZmEV1RYaFqfQM65FTrPyGfdxpYWjtvrQXENsJDS5Dx9wcmSl LEGO Friends: New Beginnings now on YouTube Richard’s Rivendell 2012 MOC: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gasdoc/sets/72157628965439157/ Thanks for listening and tuning in! If you've been a fan, why not leave a review or give us 5 stars on your favourite podcasting app. You can even drop us a line at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments!
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