Saturday, May 3, 2025

Review: 21303 WALL•E

Update 12/23/2015: LEGO has released a service pack to address the free-spinning neck issue. I've modified the final rating to 5 out of 5....

Review: 75099 Rey’s Speeder

When the Force Awakens trailer first launched, and after I'd watched it a few dozen times in a glorious mix of trepidation and fanboy...

Review: 76036 Carnage’s SHIELD Sky Attack

If you are a fan of Marvel comics, there are few things more capable of arguments than the Ultimate universe and few characters (in any...

Review: 76041 The Hydra Fortress Smash

In all my years following LEGO or writing for FBTB, I'm not sure there's been a set that just refused to stay in my...

Review: 75902 The Mystery Machine

There will always be a fond place in my heart for Scooby-Doo. While I was born after it's initial explosion (it started in 69...

Review: 21302 The Big Bang Theory

In the sake of full disclosure, let me be up front about one basic fact: I do not like The Big Bang Theory. I've...

Review: 75089 Geonosis Troopers

After some wildly impractical camouflage in the Commando Troopers battle pack, there's something oddly refreshing to see Geonosis troopers in what seemingly makes a...

Review: 75919 Indominus rex Breakout

This was a hard review to write. Not for any external reasons. Though, I have been busy, I was never busy enough to sit...

Review: 75088 Senate Commando Troopers

This has been an odd year for Battlepacks, since we got four of the things to kick off the 2015 release cycle. A couple of...

Review: 75091 Flash Speeder

One of the strange paradoxes of Star Wars, and LEGO Star Wars along with it, is that some of the best sets have come...