We apologise for the headline, roar-some has been overused in descriptors of this new three-foot long Jurassic Park T-Rex but it encapsulates our feeling about said 3,145 piece set. We’ll not witter on about its dimensions, display stand and other elements just lay down some press imagery here for you …
Read More »Kicking off Q1 with some top Kidult Kit
It’s a bit “broken record” of us to keep harping on about how the Kidult market (which has ben around forever) is now thrust into the limelight, labelled and defined, toy companies and licensors seeing the incredible cash to be had from grown-ups with money that isn’t isolated to be …
Read More »A masterpiece in its own right – the new LEGO Sunflowers
Delighted to see this, the Sunflowers set, right up there detail wise to the Stary Starry Night set. reated in close collaboration with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the brick-built painting captures the iconic brushstrokes of Van Gogh’s masterpiece. A 2615-piece sets you up to learn more about …
Read More »LEGO Technic Oracle Red Bull Racing RB20 – More F1
The LEGO announcement that it had entered into a deal with F1 last year has already given us more F1 stuff than we can shake a (gear) stick at. Huge launch in Vegas recently for a range of smaller builds here is the 18+, 1,639 piece set, impressive enough and …
Read More »The Kidults – Results are in, winners declared and a few entries achieve “Approved” status
The inaugural Kidult Awards have concluded after an overwhelming response to this unprecedented event which saw almost 100 entries play out for recognition in 11 categories. The celebrity judging panel had to call in assistance to ensure everything was put thoroughly to the test and ensure the inaugural allocation of …
Read More »LEGO does some research – Parents prioritise Kids Xmas lists over their own*
*shocker eh? No, but seriously, beyond the headline that an impressive 97% of parents prioritise Kids Xmas lists over their own is that it is the age of 17 when lists start to get boring, no, still we await the revelations. LEGO and their research also found that half of …
Read More »LEGO and F1 partner up for, well, some LEGO based F1 stuff
We’re not sure what the new partnership will bring, everyone at LEGO and F1 are excited and there is a fancy new video to launch said partnership. Best part for us is their tagline “Putting play in pole position” – we like that plenty. Her’s some stuff from …
Read More »Bo shuda Jabba fans, LEGO Barge arrives
It is an Ultimate Collector Series model, packed with intricate details and plenty minifigures to tempt you to part with over four hundred of your hard-earned. Features on-board include the ability to fold down the sides and lift off the sails and top deck to admire the detail packed interior …
Read More »Twenty Toys Argos tell us are hot to trot this Xmas
It is a rather special day today, well, we think so. Having conducted extensive research amongst our in-house experts and external consultants, media professionals from around the globe and further afield it has been decided that today, with 99 days to go until Christmas, should be celebrated. The number 99 …
Read More »LEGO takes to the track with a life-size version of their 1:8 McLaren P1
McLaren Formula 1 Team driver Lando Norris completed a lap around Silverstone (5.891km) in this life-size car made up of 342,817 LEGO Technic elements and an electric motor; the first big build the LEGO Group has ever made capable of steering and driving an entire lap of a racetrack The 1:1 scale …
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