LEGO® STAR WARS #75050 - B-WING

Our first purchase of the Star Wars themed sets: discounted sets are always such a bonus! Great design and a really fun build - sturdy model with lots of playability. Our collection will now have to expand to include more Star Wars.

PIECES:  448
                               VALUE:   ZAR 379.00 (ZAR 0.846 per brick)
ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  9/10
               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  8/10
                             QUALITY:  10/10
                  INSTRUCTIONS:  10/10
             MINI CHARACTERS:  9/10
                           OVERALL:  9/10

LEGO® CREATOR #31035 - BEACH HUT

Our first Creator 3in1 set; a great build and fun to create three models from the set. We will be on the lookout for more in this series.

PIECES:  286
                               VALUE:   ZAR 299.99 (ZAR 1.049 per brick)
ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  9/10
               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  7/10
                             QUALITY:  10/10
                  INSTRUCTIONS:  10/10
             MINI CHARACTERS:  8/10
                           OVERALL:  9/10

AUSINI #24808 - FAIRYLAND

PIECES:  523
                               VALUE:   ZAR 249.00 (ZAR 0.476 per brick)
ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  8/10
               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  6/10
                             QUALITY:  7/10
                  INSTRUCTIONS:  7/10
             MINI CHARACTERS:  5/10
                           OVERALL:  6/10

COGO #3710 - ENGINEERING

PIECES:  166
                               VALUE:   ZAR 99.00 (ZAR 0.596 per brick)
ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  7/10
               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  7/10
                             QUALITY:  7/10
                  INSTRUCTIONS:  7/10
             MINI CHARACTERS:  5/10
                           OVERALL:  6/10

BATMAN TUMBLER

We have been waiting in anticipation for the Batman Tumbler...

                                                             ... unfortunately to date we have not been able to find it locally.

By chance we discovered that Decool has now also released their version of the model and we immediately placed our online order. Lets hope it is dispatched and shipped within a reasonable time frame.

COGO #3611 - FIRE FIGHTER

PIECES:  225
                               VALUE:   ZAR 99.00 (ZAR 0.440 per brick)
ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  8/10
               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  7/10
                             QUALITY:  7/10
                  INSTRUCTIONS:  7/10
             MINI CHARACTERS:  5/10
                           OVERALL:  6/10

Not the most imaginative design or best use of pieces, does however form a reasonable base on which to improve. The red bricks are darker than pictured on the box and do not match most other red bricks.

ENLIGHTEN #631: HEAVY DUTY STEAM LOCOMOTIVE

PIECES:  224
                               VALUE:   ZAR 98.00 (ZAR 0.438 per brick)
ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  9/10
               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  7/10
                             QUALITY:  8/10
                  INSTRUCTIONS:  7/10
             MINI CHARACTERS:  7/10
                           OVERALL:  7/10

MOC: HELICOPTER

ENLIGHTEN #624 - DELUXE PASSENGER CAR

Another one from the Elighten Train Series

PIECES:  292
                               VALUE:   ZAR 98.00 (ZAR 0.336 per brick)
ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  9/10
               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  7/10
                             QUALITY:  8/10
                  INSTRUCTIONS:  7/10
             MINI CHARACTERS:  7/10
                           OVERALL:  7/10

AUSINI #27114 - MAGIC SCOPE

Found this by chance in a local pharmacy. Interesting build and on a fairly large scale with some unusual building techniques. There are some areas that lacked detail and could have been finished off better. Some of the building techniques used could be improved with a few additional pieces.

Is it our imagination; the castle tends to have a Eastern feel to it and yet all twenty of the minifigs have a European theme to them???

PIECES:  2149

                               VALUE:   ZAR 498.00 (ZAR 0.232 per brick)
ACCURACY OF PACKAGING:  8/10
               FUN/PLAYABILITY:  8/10
                             QUALITY:  7/10
                  INSTRUCTIONS:  7/10
             MINI CHARACTERS:  6/10
                           OVERALL:  7/10

The castle can be configured in two different ways adding to the overall playability.

LEGO® TOP GEAR

The opening sequence of Top Gear done completely in Lego® goes viral!

As huge fans of Top Gear, it was great to find the video and this got us wondering: is there a Top Gear  set in the future. Here's hoping..