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Extra Pieces: Awesome August - Technic, Dungeons and Dragons, Jaws

Welcome back to the Extra Pieces, bringing you the latest views and reviews from Jay's Brick Blog and the Rambling Brick. Today we kick off by considering the newLEGO® Technic 42174 Emirates Team New Zealand AC75 Yacht, the Team New Zealand entry in the 2024 America's Cup, due to get underway at the end of August. Richard gets nostalgic over Australia's victory in 1983 and the declaration by our Prime Minister that it would be somewhat churlish for any employer to sack a worker for not turning up that day. https://youtu.be/s8mdHO2_Zo8?si=8Rg7IoPpMSCfjXVk

We take a look at the latest LEGO Ideas submissions to progress to the development phase - https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ideas-selects-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-and-italian-rivieria-as-your-next-sets/

We take a look at the August Technic Range The Rambling Brick has been churning through the latest Technic Releases including the 42172 McLaren P1, which Richard finally finished building after a few distractions https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/31/42172-mclaren-p1-pt-2/ 42173 Koenigsegg Jesko Absolute - in two colours https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/21/technic-42173-koenigsegg-jesko-absolut/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/08/04/42184-white-koenigsegg-jesko-absolut-its-been-recoloured-but-how-different-is-white/ 42176 Porsche GT-4 Electric Race Car with its new Powered Up Technic Move hub https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/28/42176-porsche/ 42182 Apollo LRV lunar rover, which interestingly enough scales fairly nicely with the Creator 3in 1 Space Astronaut. https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/20/42182-apollo-lrv/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/22/is-lego-creator-3in1-31152-space-astronaut-compatible-with-the-lego-technic-42182-lunar-rover/ 42177 Mercedes-Benz G500 Professional Line https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/26/now-i-get-it-42177-mercedes-benz-g500-professional-line/

Jay has put together the LEGO Ideas Jaws set, which brings together a well designed shark, a brillliant boat design, tying them together in a diorama befitting a 50 year tribute (which is technically next year) https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-21350-jaws/ He also previews the Dungeons and Dragons Minifigures and consider what a D&D based theme might begin to look like. https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/lego-collectible-minifigures-series-dungeons-and-dragons/

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Welcome back. This prolonged break has been brought to you by travel and winter sickness!

Richard went to visit Japan Brickfest in Kobe on the second weekend in June. Some of his highlights include:

• @fukutaku10‘s amazing phoenix and dragon
• Orchestra by Sachiko Akinaga
• Masao Hidaka's monorail
• Great Ball contraption Check out Planet AFOL on Youtube for coverage of the entire event.

Once Richard saw a life-size Gundam outside a shopping centre, he came to realise that 60421 Robot World was not such a far-fetched thing. https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/01/60421-lego-city-robot-world-nostalgic-callbacks-and-more/

Richard has also been building the 42172 LEGO Technic McLaren P1 Supercar. So far, the experience has not been without its challenges. https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/15/42172-lego-technic-mclaren-p1-unboxing-and-build-experience-

In the meantime, Jay has been looking at the upcoming Jaws set from LEGO IDEAS. Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws has been given the Ideas/18+ diorama treatment. Between Jaws, Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost Ark, we speculate about what might come next.

https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-21350-jaws-officially-unveiled-youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-shelf/

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Welcome back: In this episode we consider some of the Big Philosophical Questions: There’s a new Modular and Botanical to be released in December - not January as we have become accustomed. Is it my imagination, or are Christmas and New Year starting sooner than usual? The silly season (for LEGO news) is now underway, with new reveals and deals coming along on a daily basis...

Reveals and Reviews: LEGO Botanicals 10639 Tiny Plants - to be released in December, this is a return to the "I can't believe that it's LEGO" that we have seen in the range previously. Richards Review https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/10/30/10329-tiny-plants-hands-on-review/ Jay’s Review https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10329-tiny-plants/

Super Mario 71426 Piranha Plant Richard’s Review https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/11/03/71426-piranha-plant-hands-on-review/

The Modular building: 10326 Natural History Museum: Reveal: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/legos-new-modular-natural-history-museum-10326-will-be-available-in-december-instead-of-january-2024/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/10/31/10326-modular-natural-history-museum-revealed-december-1-release/

Jay’s review https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10326-modular-natural-history-museum/

We have also seen the Chinese International Import Expo take place with some significant sets revealed: Chinese New Year/Spring Festival :80112 Auspicious Dragon / 80113 Family Reunion Celebration Monkie Kid: 80054 Megapolis City Friends: 42604 Heartlake City Mall https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/11/07/ciie-2023/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/2024-lego-lunar-new-year-sets-celebrate-the-year-of-the-dragon-and-reunion-dinner/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-look-at-lego-80054-megapolis-city-celebrating-5-years-of-monkie-kid/ After the dust settled, Richard sat down and took a closer look at some of the images of Megapolis. Then he started to get really excited... https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/11/07/monkie-kid-80054-megapolis-city-10-reasons-that-this-middle-aged-afol-is-excited/

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Welcome back: Podcast episodes can be like buses. You see none for ages, and then several arrive all at once. This week, Jay and Richard unpack the reveal of the Animal Crossing New Horizons sets, the first official reveal of new sets for 2024.

We look at the history of the game and the contents of the upcoming sets and discuss whether or not they bear a passing resemblance to Fabuland... For some strange reason, we completely overlook Sylvanian Families which originated in Japan in the mid 80s

Jay Predicted that this theme should come to pass back in 2020. You can read that initial prediction here. https://jaysbrickblog.com/editorial/lego-animal-crossing-could-be-fabulands-spiritual-successor-we-all-need/

You can check out the new sets here: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-look-at-the-lego-animal-crossing-sets-coming-1-march-2024/

And see Richard's comparisons with some classic Fabuland sets from the 70s/80s here: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/10/15/lego-animal-crossing-sets-revealed-for-march-2024-release/

Are you now Fabu-curious? Here are some of Richard's Previous Reviews of these vintage icons.

• 3660 Fisherman's Wharf https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/05/3660-fishermans-wharf/
• An exploration of the figures https://ramblingbrick.com/2019/03/29/ricky-raccoon-reduced-to-his-elements-feeling-fragmented-in-fabuland/
• 341 Catherine Cat's House and Morty Mouse https://ramblingbrick.com/2019/02/25/feeling-forty-and-fabulous-in-fabuland-review-341-132-catherine-cats-house-and-morty-mouse/

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Notes go here

Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! Sorry about the unexpected break: Richard's been sorting some stuff out and then Jay went on a whirlwind trip to Denmark!

There were a few audio issues with this episode, with Richard occasionally sounding like he was trapped in the bottom of a deep, dark hole. Hopefully we will be in a more acoustically friendly environment next time...

In today's episode, Jay talks a bit about his recent trip to Denmark where he was able to visit Skaerbaek Fan Weekend for the 2nd time. Photos will come soon, but check out https://www.instagram.com/jayong28/ for some videos of the MOCs!

He also attended RLFM Days (Recognised LEGO Fan Media Days), an exclusive event organised by the LEGO Ambassador Network for select Fan Media. More reveals to come soon!

There are also some tales of people Jay met, from designers to builders honoured in the LEGO House Masterpiece Gallery and even Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen which was a tremendous honour.

That time that Friends came to Fan Media Days 2017 https://ramblingbrick.com/2017/07/13/making-new-friends-interview/

Here are other things we discussed:

LEGO Piranha Plant (coming 6 November 2023) https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/09/22/71462-piranha-plant-reveal/

The future of LEGO Super Mario

October 2023 launches

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Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces. We're shrinking down and exploring tiny things, and big changes in today's episode.

Jay and Richard have a robust discussion on LEGO Insiders, the rebranded VIP program and what it means for fans.

We also talk about some recent sets we've built like the LEGO Ideas Insect Collection, Passenger Airplane and also the recent blind box change to LEGO Minifigures. No more feeling up CMF!

LEGO Insiders

• https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/15/vale-lego-vip-vip-program-set-to-be-rebranded-as-lego-insiders-from-august-21-2023/
• https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/legos-vip-program-is-being-rebranded-to-lego-insiders/

LEGO Insiders Treasure Hunt

• https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/21/lego-insiders-treasure-hunt/

LEGO IDEAS Insect Collection

• https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/15/21342-lego-ideas-insect-collection-unveilled/
• https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-ideas-21342-the-insect-collection/

LEGO City Passenger Airplane

• https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/28/new-ways-to-play-with-the-lego-city-60367-passenger-airplane/

Boxed Marvel Series 2 Minifigures

• https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/lego-collectible-minifigures-marvel-series-2/
• https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-marvel-minifigures-series-2-weight-guide-and-correcting-other-identification-myths/

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Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces. We're taking to the skies at supersonic speed with the reveal of the LEGO Concorde, which is set to be released in September 2023.

In the meantime, we've been continuing on with our coverage of new LEGO August releases. Here are some of the sets discussed in the episodes, and our longer-form reviews.

We also answered some questions from our listener mailbag! If you have any thoughts or questions for us, please send them in!

Learn more about the newly announced LEGO Concorde: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/10/10318-lego-concorde-reveal/

Sets mentioned in this week's episode:

76261 Spider-Man Final Battle: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-76261-spider-man-final-battle/

10315 Tranquil Garden: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-icons-10315-tranquil-garden/

LEGO Donkey Kong: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvE6itNJUy3/

3660 LEGO Fabuland Fisherman’s Wharf [Retro Review]: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/05/3660-fishermans-wharf/

Bringing Myth and Magic to LEGO Castle: The System Years 1992-1999: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/08/08/castle-the-system-years/

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Extra Pieces is back for a brand new season! After a couple of weeks of holidays, we are here to discuss the massive wave of new August releases!

After a couple of months away, we find ourselves up against the huge wave of August Releases. Sets provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. all opinions are our own.

What we did on our holidays (spoiler: plenty of LEGO reviews)

LEGO City https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/05/22/60380-city-centre-hands-on-review/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-60376-arctic-explorer-snowmobile/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/06/24/seal-battle-pack-or-family-pack70376-arctic-explorer-snowmobile-hands-on-review/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-60378-arctic-explorer-truck-and-mobile-lab/

El Dorado Fortress https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10320-eldorado-fortress-2023/

LEGO DREAMZzz https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/06/71460-izzie-and-bunchu-bunny/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/06/29/71454-mateo-and-z-blob-robot-hands-on-review/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/09/cage-monster/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-71456-mrs-castillos-turtle-van-dreamzzz/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/27/71457-pegasus-flying-horse/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-71457-pegasus-flying-horse/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/20/71458-crocodile-car/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/23/friends-elves-dreamzzz-71459-stable-of-dream-creatures-review/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/03/71460-dr-ozs-spacebus/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/07/31/71461-fantastical-tree-house/

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Welcome back to Part 2 of our Second Half of 2023 release previews! Be sure to check out our previous episodes for our thoughts on LEGO DreamZzz, Creator 3-in-1, Disney, Gabby's Dollhouse, and Super Mario!

In today's episode, we cover:

The modernised LEGO City: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-city-summer-2023-sets-revealed-the-city-renaissance-is-here/ Friends: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/heres-a-look-at-the-new-lego-friends-summer-2023-sets/ Monkie Kid: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-unveils-four-new-monkie-kid-summer-2023-sets/ Ninjago: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/05/09/ninjago-dragons-rising-sets-revealed-june-release/

Richard has also reviewed the first set from the 2023 Monkie Kid wave: 80049 Dragon of the East Palace

Special thanks to LEGO for providing the sets referenced in this week's episode.

FYI: Jay will be at Brickbuilt Sydney 2023 on Saturday, 27 May!

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Happy May the 4th! Did you manage to order anything on the 1st or were you dissuaded by LEGO's website crashing, items and GWPs going out of stock rapidly or are just waiting for the Second half of 2023 sets?

It's a big episode today, and as we approach the second half of 2023, we discuss a whole raft of newly revealed and announced sets!

Creator 3-in-1: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-creator-31141-main-street-and-31142-space-roller-coaster-revealed/ The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-43225-the-little-mermaid-royal-clamshell Disney Villain Icons & Disney Duos: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-disney-villains-43227-and-disney-duos-43226-revealed/ Gabby's Dollhouse: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-gabbys-dollhouse-sets-revealed-its-time-to-get-tiny/ Super Mario/Donkey Kong: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/04/29/get-ready-to-rumble-in-the-jungle-lego-super-mario-donkey-kong-sets-revealed/ And a Look at the new theme...LEGO DREAMZzz: LEGO DreamZzz: https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/05/02/story-first-sets-later-lego-dreamzzz-revealed/

Special thanks to LEGO for providing the sets referenced in this week's episode:

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