Saturday, June 28, 2025

A Year of Polybags 197/260: 30528 Mini Master-Building MetalBeard Review

Maybe if I watched the movie, I'd appreciate this set more. Sponsorship This week’s set of reviews is sponsored by Brandon Griffith, one of the best...

A Year of Polybags 200/260: 30284 Tractor Review

As far as mini tractors go, this one, 30284 Tractor, is the best one. Admittedly, there isn't a single other mini tractor set that...

Review: 7962 Anakin’s and Sebulba’s Podracers

When the 2011 second-wave sets were first leaked, the reactions for most sets was the same we'd felt in recent years: "meh, too expensive."...

Review: 7956 Ewok Attack

Ewoks are a curious thing to Star Wars fans, and how you feel about them, in a lot of ways, is based on your...

Review: 7670 Hailfire Droid & Spider Droid

2008 was an interesting year for Star Wars fans. The Force Unleashed was taking the property into new yet familiar territory making use of...

Review: 8677 Ultimate Build Mater

It's a little funny that my least favorite character from the Cars franchise ends up being one of the best LEGO Cars sets. 8201...

Review: 7868 Mace Windu’s Jedi Starfighter

7868 set overview
Since 2002, we’ve gotten a slew of Jedi Starfighters in all shapes and sizes. We’ve gotten seven unique starfighters in System scale alone! Somehow I’ve managed to skip all of them except the very first: 7143 Obi Wan’s Jedi Starfighter. It is still one of my favorite sets and one of my favorite Star Wars vehicles. The ship has recently been appearing frequently in the Clone Wars Animated series, and naturally LEGO has been producing sets based on the animated variants. Right now there are three LEGO Jedi Starfighters available- 7868 Mace Windu’s Jedi Starfighter, 8093 Plo Koon’s Jedi Starfighter, and the largely-hated 10215 Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter. 7868 is a Walmart/ LEGO Store exclusive and is priced at $39.99 for 309 pieces. Not great if you still go by the $.10/part golden ratio, but that was before the dark times… before inflation! Plus, you get four vehicles and five minfigs, so there’s a lot of playability here.

Review: 6863 Batwing Battle Over Gotham City

They couldn't all be winners, could they? Nope. Before I rant about why I don't like it, let's break the set down. You get three...

Review: 30057 Anakin’s Podracer

I’m starting to wish these mini sets, mostly sold at Target and Toys R Us as seasonal or promotional sets, were widely available. Scratch...
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Review: 9479 Ivan Mater

You know, I'll be honest, I absolutely hate Larry the Cable Guy. I can't stand his comedy, he just annoys me, and if you...