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Anyone still facing delay? my nov 2024 order finally got cancelled by LEGO after 6 months. Then I placed another shortly after, and stuck IN WAREHOUSE for over a month. Stragely, another order I place FEB only took 2 weeks in total to arrive. Might need to send customer service a message again =(

oh, I guess the fact that I'm not familiar with the source material may have ruled out some of the flaws you have pointed out.

Here is my review on LEGO Monkie Kid 80066 Mythical Creature Qilin: THE GOOD: The Qilin. is great. Many cool side builds. Excellent miifigures. THE NOT SO GOOD: Not cheap. Wasn't in the plan to buy this one but needed a set to reach a GWP threshold last month and here we are, what a nice surprise. I have to admit, there are better sets in the theme but coming in with no expectation at all, the build and the Qilin itself has quite a few thing to praise about. First, the building experience, it may due to the fact I mostly build buildings, I did enjoy it quite well. Especially the outer details and the head has been the most fun to build. There are some interesting use of parts too. The finished the Qilin is slightly smaller than expected but still decent size to look lively. I really the use of flames around the legs which made it look more authentic. It has plenty of movements to allow great posing although the legs joint is more stationary but I think it's needed for stability. Now the side builds do not disappoint, the Pigsy's dumpling cart is brilliant and can be placed in any lego city. The hover craft is simple but integrate with the Qilin very well as a saddle. I also like how the designers came up with yet another unique build from flying cloud. Just like other Monkie Kid's sets, this one also comes with excellent minifigures. I also noticed they use a different hair piece for Sandy instead of usual mohawk. Yes the set is not cheap just like other monkie kid set, but I mean nowadays which LEGO doesn't feel expensive? Put that a side, it's a decent set that I would definitely recommend if you like asian cultures.

Here is my review on LEGO Disney 43268 Lilo and Stitch Beach House: THE GOOD: Great looking house, while it is open back design, it has enough depth to be great looking. Simple but yet very interesting builds with some cool details through out. Surprisingly good space ship build despite its size. Excellent minifigures. THE NOT SO GOOD: A bit pricey but expected with Disney license. I was never a stitch fan nor have watched the animation but this set immediately caught my eyes with vibrant coloured beach house when it was first announced. With a 20% off deal, which made the pricing somewhat competitive, I show no hesitation to get this. And it was fun to build. It's very similar to the UP house in terms of details and level of building. But because if its size and exterior, this allows some very interesting details across the build. The results do look good. The fun extends into the interior with some great furniture builds as well. I'm also impress with the small space ship build, as it is small yet effective. In the end, it has a great building experience while looking great. Of course it also have the potential to extend into a very impressive beach house. All 5 (6 if you count the soft toy) minifigures are excellent, while Stitch has a more vibrant colour than previous variants and Lilo reused some parts from last year Fatnasia Mickey's variant. All minifigures has its own characters and I just love them. The use of Dreamlings body for the soft toy is smart, although the scale is a bit off but guess that's how you work your way around without making new moulds which would have push the price of this set further. As I mentioned before, although I have no attachments to the licensed property, I had lots of fun and absolutely love the end results. It's definitely a set I would recommend to everyone if you are into cool LEGO buildings and unique minifigures.

haha yea, it works surprisingly well.

Here is my review on Monkie Kid 80065 Erlang's Celestial Mech: THE GOOD: Despite flaws of the mech, the legs are probably one of the best mech legs I've ever built. Good selection of minifigures if you are into chinese myth. The mini cloud build and hover bike are surprisingly cool. THE NOT SO GOOD: The waist is too thin proportion wise, although the cape did help to visually hide this. Somewhat small in comparison with other mech in the same themes. With 2x Insider points earlier and my desire to have a Erland's mech against the Monkey King Warrior Mech, ended up buying this. To be frank, I was very skeptical on the mech build when this was first announced, well while I had fun building this and there are indeed cool things come with it, it did not change my view that this mech could have been better. Before talking about the flaws, the legs build are one of the best pair of legs I've built. With great movement and interesting use of parts. The shoulder with the Celestial Dog heads are also very detailed and look cool. But with these pair of legs and shoulders, the rest of the mech doesn't feel in the same ratio so it does feel like a mech with incorrect proportion. The arms seem short compared to the length of legs and size of palms. And the waist is just too thin with no waist movements. The cape did well to visually make it look good but if you removed it, then it does look odd. The head is fun to build and looks nice but I can't help to feel it looks like optimus prime. You get a massive spear with cool parts but there are visual gaps due to the parts use. Overall the size is relatively small compared to other mechs in the theme. When I place this next to the OG Monkey King Warrior mech, my immediately feeling is, Erlang has no chances of winning XD. The minifigures though are excellent. While Monkie Kid and Monkey King only have small variation compared to others already released, you do get an updated Erlang and Celesital General. The Celestial general would be great if you want to build an epic chinese army, though it will likely to be quite costly when the parts are available on PAB later. I also liked the mini cloud and the hover bike, small yet effective build. Pricing wise, not as bad as some sets released in the past but still not cheap. Waiting for insider points double will probably get you best deals or hope of sales on LEGO store. And in the end, it's probably a set that is skippable unless there are elements you really want in this.

Here is my review on LEGO City 60460 No Limits: Race Car Ramp Track: THE GOOD: Great build for a potential bridge. No stickers with cool printed design tiles! Both the hot dogs and toilet racers are great. Cool new minifigures torsos. THE NOT SO GOOD: Could be better if the other side of the ramp also have the printed tiles. Bought this for the Toilet Race to accompany the hospital bed racer I bought earlier. Didn't have much expectation to be honest but this turns out to be a very cool set. First I was surprised that there are no stickers and all those cool design tiles are printed. Comes with cool new minifigures torsos, and of course 2 very cool mini racers. Both the hot dog and toilet are fun, I do wish the toilet has no exposed studs at the back though. The biggest surprise is how strong the ramp is, it really has a potential for you to buy multiples and build a city bridge or highway but this of course will come with a cost. I wish more of the printed tiles were included so that the banners do not just appear on one side of the ramp. In terms of fun factors, the targeted age group will surely have fun and the play mechanism works better than the previous failed STUNTZ sub theme as some of those designed plays were impossible to pull off. Overall, at this price and usually getting a decent discount, I did not feel it broke my wallet but do wish just a bit more cheaper. But as a LEGO City overall, it's great. But let's be honest, if it wasn't the toilet racer, I would probably not have buy this lol. Looking forward for the parts to be available on PAB so I can build my own custom racers.

Finally, available in NZ too. So happy shops still do 20% off when buying the whole box and get 3 sets. Saved the hassle to try to find the beastmaster. This series is definitely one of the best in recent years. I'm going to miss regular series this year as the F1 cars took one spot and september likely to be a licensed series. My favourite is definitely the cupid because I love the hearts on his face.

Here is my review on LEGO Marvel 76311 Spider-Verse: Miles Morales vs. The Spot: THE GOOD: 4 excellent currently exclusive minifigures based on the Sony Spiderverse animated movies. New hair piece for Miles. Surprisingly fun build and cool looking police car. THE NOT SO GOOD: The Deli felt incomplete. High retail price. Finally we have a set based on the Sony's Spiderverse animated movies. Obviously the key thing hooked me to the set when it was first announced are the minifigures. Having 4 variants (currently exclusive) of characters from Spiderverse is great. All 4 of them are excellent, the best is probably SPOT for me. And surprisingly, LEGO made a new hair piece for Miles. To my surprise, the police car is looking really fine when finished, I like the look of it and overall slightly different to the police cars in other themes I've built. The Deli, while it has great graphic design on the stickers and look great from the front, it does feel incomplete due to the lack of roof and how little space it has. While the ATM action feature is nice, I really don't mind if it is not included and make the set cheaper. One interesting thing I noticed is the pin connection on the side, and the piece you usually use to stack of modulars, so may be there are more sets coming in the near future. While the minifigures are great and must have for marvel fans, the price tag of this set is really on the high end. although I did get a 20% discount but still feeling the hit. Overall, it's a fun marvel set with excellent minifigures, I only recommend you buy this set if you absolutely want the minifig and can't wait for a bigger discount.

One placed in mid OCT and one early NOV. Both with CC. Just give them a call and ask them to update payment method if you are worried.

Order delayed for so long that I needed to update payment method, and funny the customer rep was telling she doesn't know who made the decision to not close the service during the move and holidays and ended up having a long backlog of order piled up. Looks like will be another month or two wait for now (OCT and NOV orders) and now I tempted to order those new hair pieces!!!!

Here is my review on LEGO Sonic The Hedgehog 77003 Super Shadow vs. Biolizard: THE GOOD: Super sonic & Super Shadow in one set! Biolizard is a surpringsly fun and detailed build. THE NOT SO GOOD: none. When super sonic minifig debut last year, I was a bit sad because it was in a expensive set that I don't really want, so when this was announced and with a cheaper price, plus a build looks more interesting, I knew I will buy this. Turns out, the biolizard is a very fun build. it's bigger than expected which allow some cool details. Overall shape is good and I like how the make it very posable with articulation points around most key joints. The build of the front legs is the most interesting for me. And of course, there are no stickers! The launcher is the same build if you have previously built the sonic launcher, and this one with no star prints as it's supposed to launch Super version of the characters. It can interact with the play features built into the biolizard but you will need to make sure it generate enough power. The biolizard is quite strong. And of course most importantly, the minifigures. Having both super sonic and shadow in one set is just great. And both minifigures are very good. Overall I cannot find anything I don't like in the set, with 20% off discount, made this a very good buy. More over, the lizard build can potentially customised to creatures or machine from other games. I immediately thought of the devine beast in Breath of the Wild.

Here is my review on LEGO DC 76303 Superman Mech vs. Lex Luthor: THE GOOD: The printed 'S' logo is great. Lex is a more superior minifigure than superman this time. THE NOT SO GOOD: Still don't like the element used for fingers as it still look more like a monster hand. Superman minifigure without his iconic hair and no dual moulded legs. Originally not planning to buy this until I found out the 'S' logo is printed. Turns out, the mech is really bland. There are way better mech in this series. Still don't feel right with the current use of element for figners, to me still looks like a villain robot than the good ones. As usually, this type of mech have no articulation joints for elbow and knees which makes posing limited. Having said that, the printed 'S' logo is really nice. My biggest issues with the set is actually the superman minifigure, I think it could benefits to use the classic superman hair, plus dual moulded legs or having his red briefs printed. But well, when superman is not as good then you get a very nice Lex Luxor minifigure. At this price, it's still a fun set for those who nenver own a superman minifigure, but only buy when you really needed. The excellent printed 'S' logo is tempting but likely you may find cheaper way to get it through bricklink or brickowl.

Here is my review on LEGO Friends 42641 Surfing Dogs and Scooter Adventure: THE GOOD: The Corgis are excellent and good. they include not one but two. The scooter is a fun build. THE NOT SO GOOD: none. Once again LEGO Friends delivers with small sets like this. I'm going to be honest, just like most people, I bought this set for the Corgis. And they are excellent and the overall mould and prints works well with LEGO City too. Including two, even though it's a colour variation is very good. Surprisingly, the scooter is also a fun build, at least for me, I haven't build anything like that yet. Land yatch is simple yet functional but I did have a thought, may be it can minus the land yatch and make this set the lowest price point but current pricing still very competitive. And never will say no to minidolls because they often come with cool hair and head gears. IF you like to collect LEGO animals like me, this is definitely a set for you.

Here is my review on LEGO City 60459 Airplane vs. Hospital Bed Race Car Pack: THE GOOD: The hospital bed delivers as promised. Love the vitals monitor print. New wheels piece works well. THE NOT SO GOOD: none. The moment I saw the hospital bed, I knew I will buy this. And this is what small set like this should, fun to build, fun to play and comes with some cool parts. The hospital bed delivers the silliness just right with details. Great the racer is wearing the hospital gown and the badges are just a plus. Would be beyond expectation if the minifigure head also have bruises. Despite being such small set, it gives you a IV drip and a printed vitals monitor. The aeroplane is also pretty nice at this scale, and the new pilot jacket torso is great. And you probably notice the designer try to make the figure to look like Amelia Earhart. While this sandbox cart may not be as fast as the stuntz bike, as a sub-theme, it's pretty cool and simplify the play. The new chasis and wheels work really in my opinion. I wonder how this will work with the ramp, which I did buy for the toilet cart but yet to build. At this price, it's definitely a fun set to have you won't be disappointed.

Here is my review on LEGO Animal Crossing 77053 Stargazing with Celeste: THE GOOD: surprisingly nice set on its good with a great crescent moon. Somehow LEGO managed to keep the price of this set low. THE NOT SO GOOD: Doesn't really fit the other existing animal crossing sets with this scene. If you have played the game, this new set with Celeste will definitely catch your eyes. The smallest set in the whole theme excluding polybag comes with one of the popular character and a very pretty small build. While connectivity is one of the key sell points for this theme, this one on its own made great desktop display due to how well the crescent moon is done. Celeste's head done really well but I do with they use the wings instead of standard arms, I do understand why they chose arms as the intention is to let Celeste to be able to hold some accessories. I also found the star fragments build interesting with the pieces they use. And somehow LEGO managed to keep this at the lowest price point. The only thing that doesn't work well is the connectivity with other sets. Largely because this is a night scene and most other sets doesn't give the same vibe, The same can be said with Julian's birthday party and the town hall set due to different seasons. Having said that, this small set is still excellent and definitely a must have for fans of the game.

Here is my review on LEGO DreamZzz 71487 Z-Blob's Robot and Vehicle Adventures: THE GOOD: Surprisingly, more posable than mech/robot twice its size. Great minifig torso and cool new Z-Blob piece THE NOT SO GOOD: Again, 20-in-1 doesn't seem necessary. Another 20 in 1 from LEGO DreamZzz, already commented on the 20 in 1 gimmick in the other set review which feel pretty much the same in this aspect so will jump directly on the build of this set. Once again I chose to build the default design and it's surprisingly fun to build and mobile. Despite its size, it has more joints articulation than mech or robot twice it's size. Which makes it really fun to pose. Obviously it has less colours compared to the other one but the minifigure and the new Z-blob piece are great. I like the design of the somewhat melting looking of the late 80s/early 90s space suit. Again, at $18NZD it's a great set to get a cool fig with a cool mini robot.

Here is my review on LEGO DreamZzz 71488 Bunchu's Creative Animal Adventures: THE GOOD: Great minifigure and accessory. Buchun is surprisingly posable and has pretty good joints movements. THE NOT SO GOOD: 20 in 1 is purely for marketing purpose. Bought this for the exclusive variant of the new Plush Toy accessory and it does not disappoint. Good to get Izzie with the new torso variant and the new plush toy piece. Buchun build is actually very fun given the size of the set and is extremely posable. The joints have enough articulation to allow you do more than some bigger brick built creatures. Although apart from the head it's far from rabbit looking. The set comes with 10 instructions and you have to find the other 10 online, while 20 in 1 sounds a lot it is more of a marketing strategy than actual feature. We all know we can build way more than 20 with these parts but realistically speaking, if you decided to build the default build, the deconstruction can be more frustrating and the other builds are so small in comparison, not sure if it's worth the time. And I doubt anyone will buy 20 of these. Having said that, the default build and the minifigure are excellent, at just $18NZD, it's a fun little set to have or perfect gift for kids =)

Here is my review on 40813 Lucky Cat: THE GOOD: Looks cute. A fun interesting build. The movement of the left palm moves just like many others Lucky Cat statue. THE NOT SO GOOD: The coin and palm should have been printed. Interestingly, LEGO decided to have Lucky Cat as part of the Spring Festivals (Chinese New Year) theme given it's more a Japanese culture related item. But anyway, this is an excellent build. The building process was fun and the end results looks great. It has good proportion to be very cute looking. And it works great as a desktop display. The highlight for me is the movement of the left arm. The way it is designed gave it a movement that mimics most other lucky cat status so well. I can't stop making it move every time I see it. It does come with 2 various of the coins in front but unfortunately these and the left palm are stickers but not printed. I've got a feeling and due to the set number, this might have originally planned to be a GWP or some sort. Now, at $45NZD it does feel a little too high for a set like this but the end results is good enough to justify the spending. It's great to put this next to the Lucky Cat Brickheadz released few years ago. I would recommend this if you are into asian cultures or just want something fun and cute!

yes hopefully future sets come with it. with the show getting positive reception so there is hope. yes I probably won't have buy it if it wasn't the 30% off deal. After the latest episodes, I totally want a set features Lanupa

or go for a candle? XD joking yea, LED light kits would work. Given they include a 2nd pattern for the silhouette, could easily modify to have both level spinning =)

Here is my review on LEGO Chinese New Year 80116 Trotting Lantern: THE GOOD: A full 360 degrees build rather than just half of a lantern. Excellently executed action feature to replicate an actual trotting lantern. Windows decorations are printed. New dumplings piece. THE NOT SO GOOD: The navy colour on top of the roof does not fit the overall colour scheme well. Significantly less minifigures compared to sets releases last 2 CNY. Cannot fit ALL minifigures inside the lantern. Lucky enough to be able to get this a few day earlier. To be honest, when this set was first announced, I was a bit skeptical because the key image appeared like just half a lantern. But once I've built this, it's another WIN from the Chinese New Year theme. First the building experience was fun, while quite a few sections you need to build 8 times, it didn't feel repetitive. Exterior is nicely done with some cool new printed parts. The use of transparent glittering window pieces is brilliant. Although the navy colour on top does feel a bit off. It even managed to add 3 mini stalls in the 2nd level and you take these out as you like. The end results of the lantern itself is excellent. Originally thought this is only half a lantern from the product images, but it is actually a set you can display from any angles. And the best part, it is actually a working trotting lantern. The little mechanism allows you to have this lantern running manually. It even includes one extra piece with different pattern if you want to switch the image shown in the lantern. This set also includes a few of the new dumplings piece which is one of the highlights in this set. Minifigures include a family and the snake costume guy, only 2 new torsos variant though, in comparison with other CNY sets, it is significantly less in umbers as we got spoilt in these aspects in the past few years. Also these minifigures cannot fit all inside the lantern. It's now the 7th zodiac sign and if you like CNY theme or collecting the costume minifig, this is a must have. With less piece count and low price than last year excellent chinese restaurant, while providing a nice looking latern and functions, I will still recommend to any one. Only 5 more years to go from completing all 12 zodiacs!

Here is my review on 75374 The Onyx Cinder: THE GOOD: Excellent minifigures for Fans of The Skeleton Crew. Surprisingly fun to build. THE NOT SO GOOD: Could have more interior details or at least make the current interior more accessible. Somewhat expensive without discount. Originally not planning to get this set but after watching Skeleton Crew, fall in love with the characters and really wanted the minifigures. A 30% off discount gave me a further push to buy this. Turns out, it was a very fun and cool looking build. While the actual ship scale is far from minifigure compatible which limit the interior details of this, it's something different to your typical spaceship build and the building experience was actually quite refreshing for me. It's good the ship is not entirely symmetrical which makes it feel less repetitive. The interior, the designer tried their best have fit an area with sits and tables for the minifigures to gather. The bed is somewhat hard to access but overall the ship is great with some interesting building techniques to produce some unique features. The action feature of the engine is simple but yet effective. Considering the actual ship size in the show, this may be the best iteration to make it to the regular retail set lines. The highlight of this definitely are the minifigures. All 5 are excellently done, and really capture the vibes of their characters. yes, it's missing SM-33 but I can live with that. By no means it's a perfect set and with a high price point but you do get what you usually paid for this type of sets. It's definitely a set you would want if you like the show, if not, it may not have enough appeal. Now can't wait to see what install in the 2nd half of the season and if there may be future potential sets on Skeleton Crew!

Here is my review on LEGO Ideas 21353 The Botanical Garden: THE GOOD: Look absolutely beautiful. With some very nice interior details. Good selection of plants with interesting building experience. Love the new flowers pieces. Comes with surprisingly high number of lego birds and even the D&D CMF brown bird. THE NOT SO GOOD: A bit too expensive. The centre roof need extra care to put on as one of the tree often interfere with it. Bought this day one with the GWP promo and what a beautiful looking set. I only appreciate the look of it once I completed the build. It's an enjoyable build with lots of details with relatively no surprises. Most of the build are very traditional in , the only parts I felt wow I didn't know you can build like this were one of the big tree with the trunk built by gears and the small balcony inside but this is due to the fact I have built lots of big sets in the past 10 years. The exterior looks great but the interior is fun too. The cafe has some very simple yet detailed mini builds that I absolutely love. The new flowers piece is so flexible and great to look at. It's also good to see LEGO include 12 minifigures which is rare in a LEGO Ideas set. Although most of them are just utilising existing parts, but the new vision impaired minifigure head does look good and has lots of potential. One thing to note though, LEGO tried their best to pack the transparent pieces in seperate bags to minimise scratches but I still got a few noticeable scratches. And while the big tree is nice, it sometimes does caught in the edge of the roof when putting the roof on, not big issue and can be avoided with care but I wish this goes smoother.The GWP has the same pavements design and look fits well. However, due to different base plates, it does look odd to have it placed right in front without lifting up the Botanical Garden. In the end, this is a very beautiful set but also fairly expensive. It does gives you more in terms of volume and details compare to the X-Mansion released at the same time but still the price feel a bit expensive. If you don't mind the price, it's definitely one of the best this year. Otherwise the LEGO friends one is probably is also an alternative with a more interesting building experience.

Here is my review on LEGO Marvel 76292 Captain America vs. Red Hulk Battle: THE GOOD: Good looking jet and fun build consider the size of the set. Exclusive minifigures of new iteration of MCU characters. THE NOT SO GOOD: unjustifiable pricing. Based on the upcoming movie, Captain America Brave New World. LEGO once again delivered another Marvel set that is ridiculously priced. Put pricing aside for a moment, the set itself ain't bad to be honest. Given the size of the set, the jet has a pretty fun build with great use of parts to create some colour patterns & design. It also look pretty good, however how well it matches the one in the movie cannot be verified for now given the movie is not out until FEB. All minifigures are currently exclusive to this set. All have good qualify print, I particularly like Sam here. Although I do feel the earlier variant in CMF series is far more superior. Good to get the new falcon, I do feel they could use a better helmet as current design doesn't feel sleak enough. Red Hulk is good to have but it basically a green hulk figure in RED. Given the cotent of this set, if this was under $60NZD, it will be a great fun set. BUT, this set is currently retailed at $100NZD, even if LEGO gives me 20% discount it still overpriced. Unfortunately, this set is currently exclusive to LEGO Store in New Zealand so there is no chance to get discount at least for now. While as a MCU fan, this is probably a set you would want but due to the price, it's hard to justify the purchase. With the underwhelming reception from the trailer and a lot of negative reports surrounding the production, it's unlikely the movie will do well and this set will be popular. So there may be a chance this get a 50% off clearance in the future.