A new episode of the Extra Pieces Podcast, our ongoing collaboration with JaysBrickBlog, is now live. In this post, you will find the links to the sets we mention.

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In this episode, we look at Awesome August, and some of the recent releases, including the LEGO® Technic range and the LEGO Ideas Jaws Set. Jay presents his review of the Dungeons and Dragons Minifigfures due for release in September or October (depending on your location). We also look at the latest LEGO Ideas Announcement and speculate on just what might be going on with the ongoing review of the Pixar Lamp submission.

Today, we kick off by considering the new LEGO® Technic 42174 Emirates Team New Zealand AC75 Yacht, Team New Zealand’s 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.

We take a look at the latest LEGO Ideas submissions to progress to the development phase: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the Italian Riviera.

We follow this up by taking a look at the August Technic Range. The Rambling Brick has been churning through the latest Technic Releases including:

• 42172 McLaren P1
• 42173 Koenigsegg Jesko Absolute – in Dark Grey and White
• 42176 Porsche GT-4 Electric Race Car with its new Powered Up Technic Move hub
• 42182 Apollo LRV lunar rover which, interestingly enough, is scaled fairly nicely with the Creator 3in1 Space Astronaut.
• 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)

Jay also reviews the Dungeons and Dragons Minifigures and we consider what a D&D based theme might begin to look like.

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Until next time,

Play Well.