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LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Luigi Coming!

by Thita (admin) on April 22, 2021

The LEGO Super Mario collection started last year with the #71360 LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Mario Starter Course. The highlight of the set is the LEGO Mario figure with integrated color sensors, LCD screens, and a speaker that give instant expressive responses as you move the character through the buildable course from the Start Pipe to the Goal Pole while collecting virtual coins and avoiding obstacles. The game can be played solo or with friends, and the course can be rearranged and combined with various expansion sets to create more challenging levels. It’s a highly interactive game experience that has been super popular with younger fans, and some older ones too.

Another set Mario can interact with is the #71374 LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System set, which is considered one of the most advanced, complex, and fun set LEGO ever released. We already discussed this set several times, and you can learn about it via the links at the end of this post.

So far, the only interactive character in the LEGO Super Mario line has been Mario, but this summer another starter set is coming, this time with an interactive Luigi.

The #71387 LEGO Super Mario Adventures with Luigi Starter Course features a full course from start to finish, Luigi with built-in interactive features (similar to Mario), and a few extra brick-built characters; Pink Yoshi, a Bone Goomba, and Boom Boom.

In the video below, LEGO and Mario fan just2good with discuss the upcoming set in more detail.

It’s pretty exciting to see another interactive character in the LEGO Super Mario line. And I’m curious to see if Mario and Luigi could interact in any way either through the starter courses or through the LEGO Super Mario app. The set should be released sometime this summer, and in the meantime you can check out the currently available sets at the LEGO Super Mario section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the idea of a second LEGO Super Mario Starter Course? Do you have any of the already released sets? Are you excited about adding Luigi? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Coming Soon!

by Thita (admin) on April 21, 2021

in LEGO Star Wars

Today, the LEGO Group revealed a new product for the ultimate Star Wars fan collection: the #75308 LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 construction set, launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Lucasfilm. Below are the details.

The galaxy’s most lovable droid can now be recreated in stunning detail with this 2,314 piece set, the most feature-packed LEGO brick version of R2-D2 from the LEGO Group to date. Adult LEGO builders and Star Wars fans alike can recreate their favorite moments from the films as they craft R2-D2’s unique retractable mid-leg, rotating head and a periscope. The model also has hidden tools tucked away, such as a lightsaber hilt hidden in a secret compartment in the head. Overall measurements: 12.5 in. (31 cm) high, 7.5 in. (20 cm) wide and 6 in. (15 cm) deep.

This set is perfect for any hero looking for a fun and immersive building experience. When finished, the R2-D2 replica makes an impressive focal point when displayed with the set’s exclusive minifigure version of the iconic droid and a special Lucasfilm 50th anniversary LEGO brick.

In 2021, Lucasfilm is celebrating half a century of storytelling with a range of commemorative, fan-favorite 50th anniversary Star Wars products, including this new LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 model.

Commenting on the new set, Jens Kronvold Frederiksen, Creative Lead of LEGO Star Wars at the LEGO Group said:

“We have had the pleasure of creating hundreds of Star Wars-inspired models over the past two decades since we first launched LEGO Star Wars sets. As Lucasfilm celebrates their 50th anniversary, it seemed fitting to challenge ourselves and push the limits of what is possible with LEGO bricks by recreating a fan-favorite Star Wars character in great detail like we have never achieved before. We are delighted with the result and hope our fans get as much joy out of building the sets as we did designing it.”

The set will be available exclusively from official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop from 1st May 2021. Prices are as follows: priced from 199 EUR/USD – 179,99 GBP – 329.99 AUD – 269.99 CAD. For more information, visit the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.

It’s interesting to compare the new #75308 LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 set to the #10225 LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 released in 2012. That set was also targeting advanced builders, contained 2,127 pieces, and retailed for $180. (See the earlier set below.)

What do you think? How do you like the new version of R2-D2? Is this a set you’re planning to get? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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