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The LEGO Monkie Kid collection is full of playful and imaginative sets, and the latest wave is no exception. At the beginning of the month, the fourth wave of sets were released with three new sets; the #80025 LEGO Monkie Kid Sandy’s Power Loader Mech, the #80026 LEGO Monkie Kid Pigsy’s Noodle Tank, and the #80028 LEGO Monkie Kid The Bone Demon.

As you may recall from our previous discussions, LEGO Monkie Kid is the LEGO Group’s first product line based on Chinese culture, reimagining the Monkey King tales from the classic Journey to the West novel. The story focuses on Monkie Kid and his friends battling against the Demon Bull King and his army of Bull Clones trying to take over the city. There is a television show accompanying the sets with, but so far, the episodes only aired in Malaysia and Australia. However, you can catch some of them on YouTube.

The LEGO Monkie Kid line is known for large and highly detailed mech, but the #80025 LEGO Monkie Kid Sandy’s Power Loader Mech is the first mech made specifically for a big-fig. As you can see, the mech is short and stocky to help balance the already large size and heavy weight of Sandy, the big-fig, but it still has a tendency to topple over at times, as you will see in the video further below.

Both arms of the mech have fun play functions. The left arm is activated with a rubber band to deliver punches, and the right arm can spin around to rotate Sandy’s Crescent Staff. There are also flip-out jet boosters, and a booth on top for Mo the cat. There are also a couple of spider demons – Syntax (with a small mech) and Huntsman – to play out some battle scenes. This is a great playset overall, and a good example of mech building. In fact, I like it better than some of the previous LEGO Monkie Kid sets with mechs that are awesome but are also overwhelmingly large. The set comes with 520 pieces and retails for $54.99. It is available at the LEGO Monkie Kid section of the Online LEGO Shop.

The #80026 LEGO Monkie Kid Pigsy’s Noodle Tank is one of the most imaginative sets I have seen since the first wave of The LEGO Movie sets. It’s a mech on tracks, shaped like a giant noodle bowl. And it has a pink stud-shooting gatling gun on one arm, two chopsticks weapons in the other arm, and a red rake looking weapon at the front that moves up and down as the mech is pushed. In addition, the tank has a rotating kitchen with lots of food items and a disc-shooter in the fridge.

On the baddies side, there is a food delivery panda drone and a lemonade-shooting panda robot. The whole thing is just incredibly fun. The set comes with 661 pieces and retails for $59.99. It is available at the LEGO Monkie Kid section of the Online LEGO Shop.

If you thought the first to sets were fun, check out the third set, the #80028 LEGO Monkie Kid The Bone Demon. First of all, it has the most glow-in-the-dark pieces LEGO released in a single set to date (10 different elements and a total of 76 pieces). In addition, according to a tweet by Simon Lucas, Senior Creative Director at the LEGO Group, the designers made the set experience to be like a video game, “LEGO designer Justin Ramsden and I really tried to make the building journey part of the play. Like a video game, there’s a battle at each level, and in the end you face the big boss.”

Okay, so how does this work? The idea is that through the set, you can defeat the Bone Demon three times. First, you build and battle two Bone Spiders, then the White Bone Demon’s crypt (where Monkie Kid and Mei take on the Bone Spirits and a Bone Scuttler), then a Bone Scorpion. Finally, all builds are combined to create the large Bone Demon that’s over 15.5 in. (40 cm) high. To combat these formidable enemies, Monkie Kid has a battle mech and Cloud Board, and Mei has a winged jetpack, and each come with buildable weapons that can be upgraded as the challenges get tougher.

Some parts that make up the Bone Demon look better than others, but overall the set materializes a really interesting concept of progressive play, and the final build is definitely impressive. And of course, glow-in-the-dark parts are always cool. If you want to see how the Bone Demon comes together, watch the video below. The set comes with 1,373 pieces and retails for $119.99. It is available at the LEGO Monkie Kid section of the Online LEGO Shop.

I feel that this is a particularly strong wave for the LEGO Monkie Kid line. All three sets are well-designed, creative, fun, and not too expensive. My favorite is the noodle tank, because it is just so hilarious, but the other two sets are very good as well. Because all three sets come with lots of play-features and movable parts that are hard to explain with just words, I have included video-reviews in the player below.

What do you think? How do you like the new LEGO Monkie Kid sets? Did you get any of them already? Which is your favorite? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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There are a number of 2021 LEGO sets that are going to be released later this year but are already available for pre-order. While pre-ordered sets don’t get shipped until the actual release date (and you won’t be charged until then either), the benefit is that you don’t have to scramble to place an order when the set is available and risk getting the dreaded out of stock notification. You have the peace of mind that your order is already in, and LEGO will ship it as soon possible. Below is a list of all the sets currently available for pre-order that you can purchase at the Online LEGO Shop.

#10290 LEGO CREATOR PICKUP TRUCK: This set showed up a few days ago at the Online LEGO Shop without any official announcement. This is quite strange, as the large LEGO Creator Expert vehicles always used to get a special press-release. Anyhow, it features a generic 1950s American style vintage pickup truck (no license involved), designed especially for adult LEGO builders. It comes with a stepside bed, opening doors, hood, and tailgate and removable wooden side railings. There are also a bunch of accessories to create a seasonal display; a wheelbarrow with flowers and a watering can for spring, two wooden crates, tomatoes, carrots and a milk pail for summer, a crate with pumpkins for the fall, and a wreath and festive gift for winter. The vehicle measures over 5.5 in. (14 cm) high, 13 in. (33 cm) long and 5.5 in. (14 cm) wide. The set comes with 1,677 pieces and the price is $129.99. You can pre-order it today and it will ship from October 1st at the 18+ section of the Online LEGO Shop.

#10289 LEGO BOTANICAL COLLECTION BIRD OF PARADISE: We talked about this set already (see links at the end of this post), but to recap, it is the third set in the LEGO Botanical Collection (along with the #10280 LEGO Flower Bouquet and the #10281 LEGO Bonsai Tree. It features a brick-built version of a Bird of Paradise in a stylish black pot. It actually makes a really nice looking and unique house plant that you will never have to water (although you might want to dust it off from time to time). As a guide, the tallest leaf limb measures over 18 in. (46 cm) high and the flowerpot measures over 5 in. (13 cm) in diameter. The set comes with 1,173 pieces and the price is $99.99. You can pre-order it today and it will ship from August 1st at the 18+ section of the Online LEGO Shop.

#42126 LEGO TECHNIC FORD F-150 RAPTOR: This set also showed up at the Online LEGO Shop unceremoniously. It features Ford’s 2021 F-150 pickup truck with a V6 engine with moving pistons, plus suspension on all wheels. There are also four opening doors, an opening hood, and truck bed. The model measures over 6 in. (15 cm) high, 16.5 in. (42 cm) long and 7 in. (18 cm) wide, comes with 1,379 pieces, and the price is $99.99. You can pre-order it today and it will ship from October 1st at the LEGO Technic section of the Online LEGO Shop.

#76238 LEGO CLASSIC TV SERIES BATMAN COWL: This set is the latest in the LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Super Heroes helmets and cowls collection. It’s meant to be a display peace for adult collectors, with authentic details and a display stand. The model measures over 7 in. (19 cm) high, 3 in. (10 cm) wide and 4 in. (12 cm) deep, comes with 372 pieces, and the price is $59.99. You can pre-order it today and it will ship from October 1st at the LEGO DC Super Heroes section of the Online LEGO Shop.

#76237 LEGO MARVEL SANCTUARY II – ENDGAME BATTLE: There are quite a few LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets coming later this year, and this one is already available for pre-order. The four-winged Sanctuary II spaceship features six stud shooters, opening cockpit with pilot’s seat and instrument panel where the mighty Thanos controls the ship. Down below in the cargo room sits the Infinity Gauntlet. The set contains three minifigures: Iron Man with blue power blasts and a shooter; Captain Marvel with fiery power blasts and a shield, and Thanos with a golden helmet and double-bladed sword. The ship measures over 2.5 in. (7 cm) high, 7 in. (18 cm) long and 14 in. (36 cm) wide with 322 pieces. The price is $39.99. You can pre-order it today and it will ship from October 1st at the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes section of the Online LEGO Shop.

LEGO STAR WARS SETS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER: There are two LEGO Star Wars sets you can purchase now that will ship from August 1st; the #75314 LEGO Star Wars The Bad Batch Attack Shuttle for $99.99, and the #75296 LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Meditation Chamber for $69.99. They are available for pre-order at the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.

LEGO SUPER MARIO SETS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER: There is a whole collection of LEGO Super Mario sets coming later this year, and two of the most popular ones are already available for pre-order; the #71391 LEGO Super Mario Bower’s Airship Expansion set for $99.99, and the #71387 LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Luigi Starter Course for $59.99. This is the second starter course under the LEGO Super Mario line, with an interactive Luigi figure featuring a color sensor, an LCD screen to display many different instant reactions to movement, and a speaker that plays sounds and music from the video game. Both sets will ship from August 1st, and are available to pre-order at the LEGO Super Mario section of the Online LEGO Shop.

#31121 LEGO CREATOR 3-In-1 CROCODILE: One of the upcoming LEGO Creator 3-in-1 sets that will be released on August 1st is available for pre-order in North America (please note that this set has been available already in other regions). The set features a crocodile with poseable body and opening jaw with accompanying bird and fish skeleton, and it can be rebuilt into a snake with a moving body and jaw, or a frog with an extending tongue and movable legs. The Crocodile measures over 1 in. (4 cm) high, 14 in. (38 cm) long and 4 in. (12 cm). The set comes with 454 pieces and the price is $29.99. You can pre-order it at the LEGO Creator section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? Are you planning to take advantage of the pre-order period and get any of these sets early? Which one(s)? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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