Friday, June 27, 2025

A Year of Polybags 59/260: 6966 Mini Jedi Starfighter Review

I was never really a fan of the Jedi Starfighter, no matter which model it was. That pointy wedge one or this one. I...

A Year of Polybags 143/260: 30160 Batman: Jet Surfer Review

Today's set, 30160 Batman: Jet Surfer, is another one of those polybags with no name on the front. Good ol' reliable Bricklink lists the name...

A Year of Polybags 62/260: POTC 30132 Voodoo Jack Review

Ahhh. Pirates of the Caribbean. What a lovely film franchise you were, right along with a pretty good series of LEGO set tie-ins. At...

A Year of Polybags 71/260: Galaxy Squad 30230 Mini Mech Review

I always saw Galaxy Squad as LEGO's rendition of Starship Troopers. Such a fun theme. And today's polybag, 30230 Mini Mech, is one of...

FBTB’s LEGO Advent Season of EXTRA Spam 2022 Day 18

Our annual tradition moves along, another batch of Advent Calendars. Ace handling Star Wars (again), Eric handling Harry Potter (again), and Nick handling Marvel...

A Year of Polybags 206/260: 5002948 C-3PO Review

I love / hate today's set, 5002948 C-3PO. First of all, the picture on the polybag is grossly misrepresenting the figure you actually get. It...

Review: 76029 Iron Man vs. Ultron

One of the things that Avengers: Ultron's Weekend Out got right was that there were a whole mess of Ultrons around. In the comics, we...

A Year of Polybags 151/260: 30276 First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter Review

This is one robust TIE Fighter. I've reviewed a couple of these things to date, but today's set, 30276 First Order Special Forces TIE...

Review: 4842 Hogwarts Castle

4842 is the 4th edition of Hogwarts Castle, and will probably be the last.  At the top of the pricing schedule, this set has...

Review: 75007 Republic Assault Ship & Coruscant

The second set of the series 3 planets is basically a wrap up of the final scene from Episode II. If you only watch...