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LEGO Marvel Spider-Man 76178 Daily Bugle (Part 2: The minifigures) [Review]

The newest set in the LEGO Spider-Man lineup is also the largest. Revealed just today, Marvel 76178 Daily Bugle includes 3,772 pieces and will be available for US $299.99 | CAN $399.99 | UK £274.99 from LEGO Stores and LEGO.com from May 26 for LEGO VIP members and June 1, 2021 for all. We’ve already taken a look at the rest of the set’s contents in Part 1 of our review, and now it’s time to explore the full cast of twenty-five minifigures.  Come along as we find out the who’s who of new and returning characters!

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LEGO Marvel Spider-Man 76178 Daily Bugle (Part 1: The build) [Review]

LEGO has spent a lot of time exploring the Spider-Verse. From Monster Trucks to the Spider-Cave(!?), we’ve seen a lot of key characters and locations. One, though, was notable for its absence — the Daily Bugle. Now that lack has been addressed, and in a big, big way, as today we’re able to reveal that the newest set in the LEGO Spider-Man lineup is also the largest. Marvel 76178 Daily Bugle includes 3,772 pieces and will be available for US $299.99 | CAN $399.99 | UK £274.99 from LEGO Stores and LEGO.com from May 26 for LEGO VIP members and June 1, 2021 for all. This huge set includes a whopping twenty-five minifigures, two vehicles, and the eponymous skyscraper.

There’s a ton of details to explore—in fact, so much that we’ve split this review in two. In this first part we’ll focus on the build, while in the second part we’ll go through the whole cast of minifigures in detail. So come along as we take an early, in-depth look at building this huge range-topping set.

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LEGO reveals 75936 Jurassic Park T-Rex Rampage featuring the largest dinosaur ever in an official set [News]

Welcome… to LEGO Jurassic Park. LEGO has officially revealed 75936 Jurassic Park: T. rex Rampage, a behemoth of a set towering nearly a foot and a half high and clocking in at 3,120 pieces. The set comes with the largest brick-built dinosaur ever released in an official LEGO set–a gigantic Tyrannosaurs Rex–along with the iconic front gate to Jurassic Park and six minifigures including John Hammond, Ian Malcolm, Ellie Sattler, Alan Grant, Ray Arnold and Dennis Nedry.

The set will retail for US $249.99 | CAN $299.99 | UK £219.99 beginning June 19th for LEGO VIPs (free for anyone to join) with general availability beginning July 1st.
Update: be sure to read our review of 75936 Jurassic Park: T. rex Rampage, which includes an interview with the set’s designer.

 

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Wicked-cool gunship will shred its enemies

There is little doubt that this gunship by Mark Stafford is one deadly ship, from its sleek black radar-eating surface to the whisper-quiet propulsion engines, forward blasters, and armor-piercing rail guns. Speaking of rail guns, Mark has found a very surprising use for the segmented garage door part.

01 Arikara

This gunship also features some very well designed mechanical greebly parts along the spine, which complement the sleek black sculpted lines.

05 Rear Angles

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A newcomer is in town, showcasing Mark Stafford’s Isurus

Hi there. You might notice that I’m not one of the usual posters – Andrew or Josh – but rather someone else. My name is Linus Bohman, and I usually build and hang out with lego space builders. If you recognize my name you might have seen me on Classic-Space or From Bricks To Bothans. Andrew has contracted me (I wont say what I get out of this ;-) to be part of the bigger better Brother’s Brick and bring you the latest and best of the spacey goodness out there – something I intend to do swiftly and unmercifully. Now, let’s get it on!

Mark Stafford has posted an update to the previously blogged Mako. The new craft is a military version, and a great improvement to an already nice craft:

The new craft is called Isurus. Wonder why? Read Mark’s short comic strip, entitled “gentle persuasion“, to find out…

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Mark Stafford’s A-29 Mako

What batch of catch-up updates (say that three times fast) would be complete without something from Mark Stafford?

His A-29 Mako is a “multi-purpose atmosphere or space fighter.” Nice. (Via the speedy Snoikle.)

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Mark Stafford’s R-Wing Fighter

Extending the number of letters in the Star Wars fleet of fighters (X-wing, Y-wing, B-wing, A-wing, etc.) is a popular pursuit among Star Wars LEGO fans. From Bricks to Bothans, the Star Wars LEGO community, is holding a contest to build an R-wing fighter.

Here’s Mark Stafford’s entry in all its delicious orangy goodness (via Snoikle):

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Crysilon Origins Revealed!!!

Since I posted his first “Crysilon” ship a couple of weeks ago, Mark Stafford has continued posting vehicles and vessels in his new Space faction. Now, he reveals exactly where Crysilons come from in a wonderfully illustrated LEGO comic:

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Favorites from the FBTB Star Wars Vignette Contest

If you’ve been following Bruce’s posts on VignetteBricks, you know that FBTB Forums have been hosting a Star Wars vignette contest. The contest has spawned many great vignettes, but here are a few of my favorites. (FBTB Forums admin Onions has kindly posted a photoset on Flickr with all of the entries.)

Two vigs from bwu that use micro vehicles and minifig heads in an interesting way:

Han Solo drops a toolchest on Chewbacca’s head in a vignette from Mark Stafford:

Another micro vehicle entry — this one from yellost:

Finally, my personal favorite, an explosive scene from Return of the Jedi by Big_X:

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Mark Stafford’s Crysilon Silverfish

Mark Stafford’s most recent creation seems to be the first entry in a new Space faction, the Crysilons. Mark describes the Crysilons as “Strange aliens allied to the insectoids and with no colour sense at all”:

And check out the minifig pilot! I believe that’s a CLIKITS piece for a head:

 

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Supersized Mantis

In his Octan Refinery (previous post), Mark Stafford included several tiny yet awesome gunships:

In this thread on Classic-Space.com, Mark announces the minifig-scale version of this gunship, dubbed the Mantis:

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Lord Sinister’s Half Track by Mark Stafford

In addition to his creations inspired by H.P. Lovecraft, Mark Stafford’s Adventurers folder includes several cool vehicles. Here’s a new one, a half-track for Sam “Lord” Sinister:

Be sure to check out his other vehicles:

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