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Thanks, yes local stores means local toy stores in Asia/Oceania region. yup this kind of back to the roots of the story inspired Monkie Kid which I dig :) thanks. This and the monkey king mech are really great sets.

Here is my review on latest Monkie Kid set 80024 The Legendary Flower Fruit Mountain. It started to appearing in local stores already =) THE GOOD: Look absolutely stunning. Great display piece. Excellent minifigures. Some very interesting builds like the bridge and pathway to the top of the mountain. I like how the water fall opens. Surprisingly amount of depth and space to place minifigures. THE NOT SO GOOD: The clear stickers are a challenge to align properly on a reflective piece. The apple tree is too heavy to keep it upright. Overall, I love this set. It is a very good looking set either with all parts combined or even each part individually. The quality of the minifigures are excellent too. The build itself is not difficult but there are a lot of small details incorporated into this. It may lack play features but as an adult collector, I prefer great looking sets and play features really are secondary. I also like the amount of references to the Monky King origin in this desing. And it's great to see Lego decides to go with a lovely terrain build instead of Big-Mech or Vehicles. The only down side is some of the stickers are very hard to apply, may be this is just me. Also I believe the apple tree issues might just my piece connection not the best. Other than that, I can't really find any fault in this. Yes it is an expensive set but I'm satisfied with the end results. It's also great to see this wave now available at local specialty stores as well as lego store, which means more likely to get a discount later =) Anyway, I recommend this set to everyone even you are not a fan of Monkie Kid.

Hmm Thanks, cos I thought I've seen one very similar is earlier sets. I guess there are too many Batman variants been released and poeple wants something different?

Just opened The Batman vs Penguin vs Harley Quinn pack. I love the idea on getting minifigures in minifigures pack and love the alternate face of Harley Quinn. Sad there is no exclusive minifigures nor parts in this pack.

looks really good mate!

oh nice, any pics? might tempted to do the same.

Just built 75299 Trouble on Tatooine. I wish they include a bigger tent than having the crossbow. Anyway, happy to get Baby Yoda in a cheaper set. here is my detailed thoughts.

there is one more advantage I found, it makes buying a whole box way cheaper XD I wonder if they going to transition this to blind box considering they are doing it for VIDYO. Then we need to train our ears to be extra sensitive XD

No more bag feelings... The minifigures do look interesting. I guess we all need to enhance our hearing so we can identify figures by just shaking the box XD

Finally it's widely available in New Zealand. Managed to get 20% on a sealed box. Strangely, I got more Alien and Shipwreck Survivor and only has 2 full sets. Anyone else having uneven distribution? And my favourite is the Shipwreck Survivor and the Beekeeper.

It's available for NZ, I just ordered 5 =)

Yes it’s on base plates and I’m not familiar with the lore too and still loving it. Thank you! You never know, they might release another one in few years time. Haha I like your cabinent!

I'm just wondering if rest of the world also having a delayed release on series 21 outside Lego Stores and Lego online? Even the Lego store in Auckland has very low supply on this. Still waiting for the local store to stock series 21 so I can buy a box with discount.

After 10 hours spent across 5 days, I finally completed the build and here is my review on 71741 Ninjago City Gardens: THE GOOD: LOOKS STUNNING!!! Massive volume, for me the side temple feels like more of a bonus. Lots of new ways to create awesome details in various areas. The fully working arcade is just brilliant. The dragon skeleton display and the skylight are also great design. 18 minifigures!!! (20 if you include the 2 decorative ones) THE NOT SO GOOD: Some of the parts (e.g. the cover sewage pipe) doesn't connect well. The instruction booklet has some steps which make the build a bit more difficult than it should. Some components a bit flimsy to be removed while the 2nd level path way is a bit too tight for removal. Overall, this is another contender for set of the year. It looks absolutely stunning. And I love all the little details they put into each components, from the tree to outdoor air con but highlight for me is definitely the minifig scale working Arcade. I also love the minifigures selection, although I do think fans following the TV series will probably appreciate the minifigures more. Many of the shops can easily modified to a typical Lego City store. The temple also great even on its own, it's truly a bonus side build which I will be extremely happy already even without it. It is pricey but consider the volume (factor in it's also cheaper than the previous incarnation with more volumes), it's actually very competitive pricing too. Can't wait to see what's LEGO is cooking up next for similar set =). While this is not perfect (there are some flimsy parts and parts doesn't connect so well), I am extremely satisfied with the end results and totally recommend this set for everyone.

Just built the 76168 Captain America Mech. Man, it's very good. Loving the printed pieces and the minifigure. (my review here.) Now tempted to get the Mile Morales one and looking forward to what coming next =P

Yes, I sometimes rebuild sets I owned in the early 90s and modern sets are a lot more detailed. Thanks, I'm trying to build one with lego =).

Here is my review on the new lego city family house: THE GOOD: The house looks good Good varieties of rooms decor New Dog New Dashboard print Lots of space to pose minifigures even without the road plates Good parts selections for expanding similar style building THE NOT SO GOOD: Road plates not necessarily needed in my opinion Overall, I do like this set. It looks nice and great to get new dog which is a golden retriever! The new dashboard print also a nice addition. And it's always nice to see CMF parts being utilised in normal set (the video game controller). I don't really like the road plates though and to be honest, it didn't really add much to the set. I guess it's really depended on individual's preference. I got this set with discount so the price was not that bad for me but in RRP the price does feel a bit on the high end. I will recommend this set if you cant wait to get the new dog or does not have similar sets before and of course if you are into the new road plates =)

Here is my review on 76173 Spider-man and Ghost Rider vs Carnage: THE GOOD: Robbie Reyes's version of Ghost Rider. Interesting build for the car front and back bumper. THE NOT SO GOOD: May be have an extra set of effect parts would be better. Car looks a bit too long compared to its width from top down view. I've always liked Ghost Rider and this is an ok set if you are into different version of Ghost Rider, it is actually a great set if you never have any spider-man or carnage before. The car works better than the bike in terms of proportion to the minifigure. It looks a bit too long since it's only 6 studs wide. It's nice to see new ways to build Carnage's tentacles though. Overall, this set is great for people who do not own any spider-man or carnage figure. Otherwise it will only appeal to those who wants a different version of Ghost Rider =)

Originally I have the same thought about the price but thinking about how much usually they charge one minifgure (NZ$5) which means 7x will be $35 plus $20 for the battle platform to become the RRP of NZ$55 then it doesn’t feel as overpriced.

Here is my review on the latest Ninjago 71375 Tournament of Elements: THE GOOD: Excellent selection of minifigures. The printing of the Ninjago 10 yrs tile is great. Some nice touch in the battle platform build (e.g. I personally like the vase and the guard rails) The spinjitsu tool works exceptionally well. THE NOT SO GOOD: I'm totally ok with this but considering the main target audience probably I will say lack of action features in the battle platform build. Overall, this is a great minifigure pack and great for getting parts for oriental buildings. The minifigures are excellent. My favourites are Jacob and Gravis's heads. The so called Limited Edition Lloyd has excellent print quality too. There are also some nice touch the the vase in terms of the build but definitely lacking some action features compared to similar sets. I also prefer the gold colour pieces (ones utilised a lot in Monkie Kid themes) than the pearl gold colour. Wonder when Lego will consider swapping it out in future set. anyway, this set is still great and would recommend to people into unique minifigures and getting oriental style parts!

Might be to do with the suppliers. The Auckland store BaM bins were nearly empty in DEC until they got the newer parts right before Christmas. And exclusive parts only come in low quantities. It then cleared by resellers on day 1 =(. And no sign of the dog, dog astronaut torso yet. It's getting frustrating at time with the reseller situation as there is no way I can visit the store everyday and staff hardly answer the phone or they will just tell you not in stock or not sure. thanks for the offer but I'll just wait and see =)

Ok went to the Auckland store this morning and the teddy bear already sold out :(

Was there any more left? last time the special ones got cleared out by reseller on day one. Did you see any sausage dogs too?

haha, to be honest, these 2 makes perfect sense to be stickers. As these are posters in real life =) You're welcome. Imagine they stop making exclusive prints for next year one I bet there will be riots =) I believe this theme is the focus to expand the Chinese market. Originally, these were regional exclusives but due to complains and demand of regional exclusive sets, they decided to release in other regions too.

Here is my review on the other 2021 CNY set 80106 Story of Nian: THE GOOD: The Nian Beast, especially the head build is interesting. The look of the entrance is very authentic. Love the design of the door. Excellent selections of minifigures with new printed torsos. Surprising amount of space. Once again, great value on what you are paying. THE NOT SO GOOD: To be honest, can't find any. The only thing I would comment on is why Lego expects the grand parents to do all the heavy cleaning work considering the accessories given to them ... lol Overall, it is another great set. Although I personally think 80107 is better but this is still good. It may be just a facade build but as far as I know about this style of houses, it really just a wall so it kinda makes sense and the space in front of the entrance gives this set a lot more depth that you seen in the photos. The design of the door is just brilliant. The Nian beast also a very interesting build. With 6 minifigures with new torsos, this set is really great value of money. I will recommend this set to everyone. A few side notes, I found it funny the designer gave the grandparents cleaning duty and the superheroes effect parts for the fire works really exaggerating and you probably want to get away from those fireworks in real life XD. Especially if you speak/understand Cantonese, seeing the grandmother holding a shovel to clean snow during new year does not really align with the supposed new year theme =P