I’ve only bought a couple of sets in the Ultra Agents theme. I can’t say that I’m all that into the dark color schemes or the play oriented vehicles. I do like the villains though, so many bizarre and unique elements!
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40154 Pencil Pot
This charming little set caught my eye on a recent visit to the Lego store. I’m always on the lookout for parts packs, and this one looked to have a nice mix of ‘city’ elements and a good price per piece ratio. Continue reading 40154 Pencil Pot
Infernites (Series 4 Mixels)
They aren’t new anymore, but I just picked mine up recently, so I figured that I should talk about the second incarnation of the Infernites. If you’re like me, you might have written off this trio as a rehash, but don’t be so quick to dismiss. Continue reading Infernites (Series 4 Mixels)
Orbitons (Mixels)
This last weekend I took a trip up to Seattle. While I was there, I took in the local Lego stores to see what regional treasures there were to find. Sadly, the Pick-A-Brick walls were a bit disappointing. As a consolation, I did pick up one of the new Mixel tribes and assemble them on the train ride home.
40120 Valentine’s Day Dinner
This year’s seasonal sets are a nice departure from the cute animals sets that Lego produced last year. Each set is an 8×8 vignette with a pair of minifigures in an appropriate setting. Kicking off the line is this interestingly mature Valentine’s Day Dinner.
The LEGO Neighborhood Book
Lately, I’ve been spending a bit more time around train and town AFOLs and it has had me thinking about straying into minifig scale buildings. I saw some lovely models last month at BrickCon, that inspired me even further. I don’t own any of the ‘modular’ buildings that Lego has released, so the idea of building one of my own is a bit daunting. Lucky for me, The LEGO Neighborhood Book is the perfect introduction.
21109 Exo Suit
Like many middle-aged AFOLs, the greys, blues and yellows of classic space Lego dominate my memory of childhood building. Now that I am getting back into the hobby, it is exciting to see the renaissance of neo-classic space. Many talented builders are still inspired by those happy little space men in their brightly colored space suits, and it was this nostalgia that helped fuel the successful Lego Ideas campaign for the Exo Suit.
21110 Research Institute
The Lego Ideas (formerly Cuusoo) site has been producing some fantastic sets in the last couple of years, but many of them have been based on licensed properties that don’t interest me very much. This latest set, the Research Institute, garnered its support around the desire to see more female minifigs scientists. As my interest in minifigs has been growing, I bought a copy to check it out.
Waka’s Robot Factory
I follow a number of builders on flickr and my feed is full of mecha, space, and microscale builds. As I’ve mentioned before, I am drawn to Lego mecha and I follow a number of Japanese builders on flickr, just for their intricate mecha models. One of those builders, Tomoyuki Wakata (legorobo:waka) has just released a lovely how-to book for building Lego mecha
Waka’s Mech World
As a child, I spent a year living in Japan. My father was contracting for a Japanese company and working long hours, so I had a lot of time to myself. Some of my oldest memories come from watching Japanese giant robot shows after school, so getting to explore toy stores full of mecha models and watch anime on tv (this was the early 80s, so it was still mostly unknown in the states), was inspiring.