Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Review: 4184 The Black Pearl

When the first wave of POTC sets came out in May there was a gaping hole in the collection. While the Queen Anne’s Revenge...

Review: Thor

Thor was always an interesting choice for an Marvel Cinematic Universe movie. I mean, on one hand, it makes sense... in the comics, Thor...

A Year of Polybags 84/260: 30495 AT-ST Review

I was all-in for the ugly that was yesterday's polybag, but today's set, 30495 AT-ST, doesn't quite have the same charm. Sponsorship This week’s set of...

A Year of Polybags 201/260: 30580 Santa Claus Review

Some of these holiday-themed polybags are great. 30580 Santa Claus isn't one of them.   I did not enjoy building this. The first thing you build is...

FBTB’s LEGO Advent Season of EXTRA Spam 2022 Day 1

So it's come to this, another year and we are scrambling because we knew that December was coming and yet still, somehow, managed to...

Review: 75173 Luke’s Landspeeder

I had a hard time writing this review for 75173 Luke's Landspeeder. There exists a problem when trying score a set that's been released...

Review: 79003 An Unexpected Gathering

While I was fairly hard on the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in my review of the movie, and wasn't particularly nice to the...

FBTB’s LEGO Advent Season of EXTRA Spam 2022 Day 7

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 18/260: 30279 Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle Review

I was all ready to give today's set, 30279 Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle, a thumbs up because it looked pretty good compared to the...

A Year of Polybags 17/260: LEGO 40032 Witch Review

Speaking of sets that can hide a wedding ring, today's set, 40032 Witch, is one of those sets. The witch's hat pops off to...