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60404 CITY Burger Truck

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       As I said last article, I would do an article on the new burger truck set from LEGO, so now here I am doing that. It was a bit more overpriced than I initially assumed, so I wasn't too pleased but I guess it's okay. Anyway, before we get to the price, I want to just introduce the set. It's directed towards those 5 years old and up and included 194 pieces. The sole build is obviously a burger truck, or rather a burger van  because of its humble size with a big detachable burger housing the chef. Technically, the vehicle is just a flatbed van that carries a big hollow replica of the products its owners are selling. Anyway, the set, in terms of characters, is standard for these food truck sets from CITY: 2. There is the burger chef and then some random civilian who appears to be in tune with the local music scene (pun intended)      As you can see, there isn't too much to this set functionally (mostly aesthetics), and definitely nothing that w...

New Releases: The 100+ sets coming out this month

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     Hello! Today is January 1st, so happy new year! A topic today which is more important than that though, is the release of more than 100 new sets across various themes including CITY, STAR WARS, NINJAGO, and CREATOR. It's a very exciting time for LEGO fans and so the company's online site will undoubtedly have heavy internet traffic for the next few days. Today, in this article, I want to cover a few of the new releases, sharing my thoughts and opinions. Here we go! 1. 80113 Family Reunion Celebration      This set is a Lunar New Year set that includes over 1800 pieces and 13 minifigures. The main build in the set is this traditional Chinese modular-looking building. I wouldn't be surprised if it indeed was compatible with the other modular structures.       The building has a pretty detailed interior with various rooms like the kitchen, dining room, restroom, and entrance, which go to show that this building is supposed to be a rest...