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42639 Andrea’s Modern Mansion: A Grand Design brings a Bespoke Solution

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The Original LEGO Friends, Stephanie, Olivia, Emma, Mia and Andrea, have all grown up. Thanks to the narrative imperative induced by the Time Skip, they have now achieved a degree of success in their adult lives, while the series now focuses on a new group of friends, including Mia’s daughter, Autumn. Branko has taken a look at the Largest LEGO Friends Set Ever: 42639 Andrea’s Modern Mansion, which has recently reappeared after a few months on Backorder. His story behind the construction might not, technically, be canon, but the information in the episode that brings all the friends back together (Friends the Next Chapter:Series 2 Episode 11 Friends Reunite) doesn’t explicitly say it didn’t happen this way…

This set was sent out by the LEGO Group at the Rambling Brick’s Request. All opinions are our own.

Read on as Branko take a closer look at this Grand Design!

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LEGO Art 31215: Van Gogh’s Sunflowers Revealed.

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The LEGO Art range has come a long way since the first Pixel art pieces were released a few years ago, stopping off via the Great Wave, and the Milky way, and more recently the LOVE Sculpture. Today, in association with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the LEGO Group has officially revealed. the latest model in this series: 31215 Van Gogh’s Sunflowers.

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10362 French Cafe is the first of a new ICONS “Restaurants of the World” subtheme.

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One of the biggest challenges facing LEGO Fans who have been collecting for any significant period of time is one of storage and display space. I am excited to see that with the latest LEGO ICONS subtheme, Restaurants of the World, we are getting a detailed facade and streetscape, chock full of neat parts usage, yet limited to a depth of only 8 studs. I can smell the coffee from here.

The first set in the series 10362 French Cafe is due for release on March 1st 2025. It has 1101 pieces and will be priced at $AUD129.99/ USD79.99/79.99€/£69.99

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Set the Sails & Hoist the Jolly Roger: LEGO – One Piece Partnership Revealed

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The Tale of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, as they seek for the One Piece Treasure, has been one of the most successful manga publications in history. The series has also been in near constant production as an anime series since 1999, with over 1130 episode produced to date. That’s a lot of lore to catch up on and explains why I will probably never fully understand Bionicle. However, a NETFLIX adaptation started in 2023, and with only 8 episodes produced so far, I have a good chance of getting up to date by the end of the weekend – leaving me ready and waiting for season 2 when it drops later in the year.

We don’t know much about any sets that we might be getting, but we have a short teaser animation…

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I took an Adventure to Brickvention 2025

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I built a thing. This is not a specifically unknown concept. Each year, I build an original model for Brickvention, Australia’s AFOL Networking Event, which was held last weekend. I presented a MOC (my own creation) paying homage to the LEGO Adventurers theme from 1998. The amount of Lore that found its way into the MOC possibly warrants a post in its own right. Here it is.

Let me tell you a tale…

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LEGO Mario Kart: a new paradigm with 72032 Standard Kart

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If you have been following Rambling Brick for a while, you will know that I was quite taken by LEGO Super Mario when it was first released. The timed gameplay provided interesting challenges, maximizing the capabilities of the Smart Brick/Mario figure. Each subsequent year saw new environments and new capabilities. I drifted away over the last year or so, with too many other shiny things providing a distraction, but the Mario Kart wave has piqued my interest again.

Mario Kart on the Wii was the game my family first bonded over on the Nintendo Wii, years ago. Fifteen years later, we still play on the Nintendo Switch from time to time. I was keen to try the LEGO version, so I dropped into my store and (delighted to see the set on the shelves on New Years Eve), picked up the 72032 Standard Kart. With 174 pieces, and priced at $AUD29.99/$USD19.99/€19.99/£17.99, it felt like a reasonable price of entry to the theme. But is it enough on its own?

Let’s take a closer look…

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40756 Lucky Knots [review]

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This set has been revealed as a gift with purchase throughout January 2025, in conjunction with Spring Festival celebrations later in the month. The threshold for this set has not been revealed at the time of writing, but has been reported as being a relatively high £135. That said, there are lots of new sets about to be released, including the 10355 Blacktron Renegade and the 10350 Tudor Corner Modular Building, along with the international release of the Chinese New Year sets, new sets from City, Creator 3in1, Friends and more, so reaching that threshold should not be too hard.

This set was sent to us by the LEGO Group for review purposes, but all opinions are our own. Let’s take a look, and see what you think.

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31162 Creator 3in1: Cute Bunny

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We have been browsing through some of the LEGO Creator 3in1 sets for the January release, particularly those looking at creature builds. I have another today: 31162 Cute Bunny has 326 pieces and will be priced at $AUD29.99/£17.99/$usd19.99/€19.99. There are three builds – a rabbit, a seal pup, and a llama. The LEGO Group provided this set for review purposes, all opinions are my own. Let’s take a closer look.

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31163 Creator 3in1 Playful Cat Review

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Continuing our look at some of the upcoming creator sets, today we look at 31163 Playful Cat. This set has 407 pieces and is priced at AUD39.99/USD24.99/€24.99/£19.99. It goes on sale on January 1 2024. This set comes with 3 builds: the playful cat, the puppy, and the pigeon. Let’s take a closer look.

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Creator 3in1 31165 Wild Animals Panda Family (All Forms)

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LEGO® Creator 3 in1 is going in for creature modeling in a big way in 2025, with six of the nine new sets featuring creatures, real or imagined. The LEGO Group have sent a few of these sets over for review. (all opinions are my own)

Today, I’d like to look at 31165 Wild Animals: Panda Family. With 626 pieces, and priced at $AUD59.99 / $USD39.99/ €39.99/ £34.99. the set brings us builds with the theme of animal families – featuring an adult and its young. Here the builds include Pandas; Orca and Penguins. Lets take a closer look.

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