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I wonder if that was intentional? XD

My Jan 11th and 13th order arrived. Only 5 piece of a robot minifigure head missing from more than 1000 parts, so kudos to the staff hand picked my order XD. Hopefully the squirrels and other animals arriving soon too.

Here is my review on 76399 Hogwarts Magical Trunk: THE GOOD: The trunk is great and surprisingly cool locking mechanism. Awesome selection of both old and new minifigure parts! Lots of cool small builds too, I love the chessboard under the sofa even though it's a sticker. Interesting build and tons of fun. THE NOT SO GOOD: The bottom of the trunk is definitely not for display. This is a great set, both in terms of display and playability. The whole build & customise concept has been executed perfectly. The ideas on having the ability to customise your own Hogwarts student is great and it is very generous LEGO included a variety of minifigure parts. It reminds me on some big lego town minifigure pack back in the late 80s/90s. There are also lots of small details and builds integrated into the trunk which allows you to recreate different scenes. The trunk is great and the locking mechanism works surprisingly, although I must admin the bottom side of the trunk is a bit lacking but then I doubt they can make it happen with this size and price if they make a perfect trunk. Since I bought this with a discount, the price ain't that bad but full price can be a bit pricey, but anyway this is a set I will recommend to anyone given its level of execution in the whole build and customise concept. Now I wish they do similar sets for other themes too.

sad, so many nice pieces gone. should have ordered the new chest lid before the change... was waiting for the GWP but got delayed in NZ/AU ... now just hope those 2022 new parts will return at some point

Here is my review on 76398 Hogwarts Hospital Wing: THE GOOD: Awesome Clock Tower mechanism. Lovely looking hospital beds. Excellence minifigures (especially the head gear for Madam Pomfrey, I wish Lego do one with black and white =P ) BABY SKULL!!!! THE NOT SO GOOD: Looks empty by itself. I personally not liking the hollow flooring. Overall, it's a fairly good set if you just started collecting Harry Potter sets. However, I can't help but it really looks empty by itself. You really need a few of the modular extension for this one. But the clock tower build and play feature is awesome. I also like the genuine hospital beds design. The minifigures are excellent, you pretty much get all 3 main characters in this one set, but the new headgear for Madam Pomfrey is nicely done. It could easily moulded to be a Lego Nun head piece but of course LEGO won't do it =P. I personally bought just because of the baby lego skull, it does not disappoint. The new chest lid is also nice. I will probably only recommend this set if you have specific piece you want here or you just started collecting Harry Potter sets.

Nice review, I really like this set. I find the stickers ok, it's hard to apply but I've been worse. Love the pirelli tyres and the AMG mesh print.

funny, order from 23rd and 24th jan shipped but order from 15th Jan still in warehouse for me ....

Don’t seem to be available in AU NZ … :(

Here is my review on 76205 Gargantos Showdown: THE GOOD: Great Gargantos build and it looks menacing just because the size of it is actually bigger than the pictures shown. Excellent minifigures, great printings on all 3 characters. Great choice to use medium legs for America Chavez. Super heroes sets not based with a facade build nor repetitive vehicles. THE NOT SO GOOD: Can't think of any. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness is probably one of my most anticipated movie of the year, and this lego set made me happy. It turns out to be way better than expected. I think Gargantos is very well done is is a lot bigger than the product pictures online. The build is fun too and I did not encounter the connectivity issue which some other reviews have highlighted. The minifigures are excellent, love the details on American Chavez and the use of mid legs here. Always good to have more Wongs and Strange. This strange though has excellent printing, the only thing I wished happened is re-use to the first Strange's effects. That has more details and represnet the magic spell more compared to a clear colour piece. I recommend this set to any marvel fans and I think it's great and good to see small sets not based on facade builds nor vehicles. Interestingly, Wanda is missing and she is still on the packaging so I guess the rumors of another set coming are true. Will just have to wait and see.

yes, mine just updated to shipped too.

nice, my order on 11th still in warehouse

with the pandemic still going strong here in NZ, I think it's the right move. Lots of kids would be touching it otherwise.

I blame the squirrels took my focus away XD

yes, it looks good. the pricing is really good on this one.

it's a hidden treasure. it's in the instruction though, may be missed a step?

here is my review on this year City 60326 Picnic in the Park: THE GOOD: 2 squirrels! and they are great. New minifigure parts, I love the new hair piece. Small but interesting builds, personally I like the maintenance karl a lot. Good price in current climate. THE NOT SO GOOD: none. This is a great cheap set which includes a lot of cool stuff and I really like it. Having 2 variations of squirrels and new minifigure elements in such small set is pretty rare these days. The squirrels of course are great but I also like the maintenance kart as well. Can't find anything that is negative about this set. In fact, buying multiple of this sets during discount season might be a better value compared to order squirrels from Brick & Pieces if you are interested in building an army of squirrels. A set I will recommend to everyone.

Argh, after reinspecting the build, I had a technic pin inserted the wrong way hence blocking the movement. XD yes got a pin wrong side. now it does feel cool, I still wish the build a bit shorter so it's not just horizontally but if the ride can also spin inside the wheel, time to do some modification, same here, bought this mostly cos the throne. I didn't have the mech but I did bought the white bone demon via brick & pieces, so it's lonely for her to just stand on my desk. plus the throne looks impressive anyway

Here is my review on Monkie Kid 80034 Nezha's Fire Ring: THE GOOD: Great Fire Ring build with the use to roller coaster tracks plus lots of flaming effects. The Nezha's minifigure. The White Bone Demon throne also great build. Some interesting details in the Evil Macaque's ride. Interesting use of some new pieces in Nezha's ride build. THE NOT SO GOOD: High Price Tag. I wish the Nezha's ride have more mobility even within the fire ring. I had a good time building this set and the end result is better than I expected. I like it overall, I do think the Nezha's fire ring could have been much better than this if they designed to have the ship/ride to even spin within the fire ring. The fire ring itself though is quite awesome. Having Nezha appears in LEGO minifigure form is another highlight, somehow Nezha wears a more traditional attire than the other characters with more modern design. There are lots of details incorporated even into the smaller builds and it's quite interesting for me. The white demon throne seat looks great and is a great desk display. Apart from the price tag, it's actually a cool lego set. May be dropping the Evil Macaque's ride would make this cheaper? However, I do like 80032 Chang'e Moon Cake Factory more just because some of the graphic designs are much more interesting compared to this one. I still recommend this set to anyone especially if you like Journey to the West or have some form of connection cultural wise.

yea, seems to be very interesting to have more space inside the factory great idea Still not my favourite but definitely in the top 5 for me

I wonder when my order is shipped out, will they charge me with new price or the price when I ordered .... hmmm

Here is my review on Monkie Kid's 80032 Chang'e Moon Cake Factory: THE GOOD: Great Bunny Mech with refreshing building experience and great look. The graphics designs are great. Expanding to characters that inspired from other Chinese tales. Awesome Minifigures. So many nice details packed in the moon cake factory build. THE NOT SO GOOD: High price tag. Not so widely available depending on the region you live in. I really like this set. For someone who has an East Asian root and love the Journey to the West, having character like Chang'e materialised is just great. To be honest, this set is not limited to Monkie Kid but would be awesome for the Moon Festival too, especially with all the moon cakes. Usually I prefer printed parts but some of the graphic designs on the stickers are great. One of the best things coming from this set is the Mech itself. I got tired of mech built lately but this bunny inspired mech is truely great, looks good and fun to build. Also fun to play with as well. Of course the moon cake factory is also great, having the whole conveyer belt incorporated into the design is just brilliant. As always, the minifigures are excellent in this set. Chang'e of course is the highlight with a modern twist but that rabbit robot, now I truely want an army of this. I'm really satisfied with this set, I can't really find any faults on the lego set itself, the only thing is not that good is really the price. Monkie Kid sets are usually expensive, if you are in AU/NZ it's also LEGO online exclusive for now which means no discounts.... But other than that, it's definitely a set I would recommend and I do hope Monkie Kid would continue with excellent sets like this. And sometimes I feel bad Monkie Kid in general doesn't sell well down here in NZ because it has some truely great sets since it's started!

I've been doing the same since the first wave but some of the parts aren't available top purchase like shoulder armour and fabric pieces.

NZ finally received the shipment, and lucky to get 20% off for a sealed box. Luckily got 3 complete sets! Absolutely love the Robot Repair Tech, it's so good. Local stores in NZ already received them, so stores other than the LEGO stores might have it on shelves in OZ already since logistically it should arrives in OZ earlier than NZ.

i'm in NZ i have order shipped in november I'm still waiting =(

With the new year near, I look back at all the sets released so far, still think the best is Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.