Extra Pieces: Awesome August - Technic, Dungeons and Dragons, Jaws

Welcome back to the Extra Pieces, bringing you the latest views and reviews from Jay's Brick Blog and the Rambling Brick. Today we kick off by considering the newLEGO® Technic 42174 Emirates Team New Zealand AC75 Yacht, the Team New Zealand 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. https://youtu.be/s8mdHO2_Zo8?si=8Rg7IoPpMSCfjXVk

We take a look at the latest LEGO Ideas submissions to progress to the development phase - https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-ideas-selects-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-and-italian-rivieria-as-your-next-sets/

We take a look at the August Technic Range The Rambling Brick has been churning through the latest Technic Releases including the 42172 McLaren P1, which Richard finally finished building after a few distractions https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/31/42172-mclaren-p1-pt-2/ 42173 Koenigsegg Jesko Absolute - in two colours https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/21/technic-42173-koenigsegg-jesko-absolut/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/08/04/42184-white-koenigsegg-jesko-absolut-its-been-recoloured-but-how-different-is-white/ 42176 Porsche GT-4 Electric Race Car with its new Powered Up Technic Move hub https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/28/42176-porsche/ 42182 Apollo LRV lunar rover, which interestingly enough scales fairly nicely with the Creator 3in 1 Space Astronaut. https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/20/42182-apollo-lrv/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/22/is-lego-creator-3in1-31152-space-astronaut-compatible-with-the-lego-technic-42182-lunar-rover/ 42177 Mercedes-Benz G500 Professional Line https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/26/now-i-get-it-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) https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-21350-jaws/ He also previews the Dungeons and Dragons Minifigures and consider what a D&D based theme might begin to look like. https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/lego-collectible-minifigures-series-dungeons-and-dragons/

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Welcome back. This prolonged break has been brought to you by travel and winter sickness!

Richard went to visit Japan Brickfest in Kobe on the second weekend in June. Some of his highlights include:

• @fukutaku10‘s amazing phoenix and dragon
• Orchestra by Sachiko Akinaga
• Masao Hidaka's monorail
• Great Ball contraption Check out Planet AFOL on Youtube for coverage of the entire event.

Once Richard saw a life-size Gundam outside a shopping centre, he came to realise that 60421 Robot World was not such a far-fetched thing. https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/01/60421-lego-city-robot-world-nostalgic-callbacks-and-more/

Richard has also been building the 42172 LEGO Technic McLaren P1 Supercar. So far, the experience has not been without its challenges. https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/07/15/42172-lego-technic-mclaren-p1-unboxing-and-build-experience-

In the meantime, Jay has been looking at the upcoming Jaws set from LEGO IDEAS. Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws has been given the Ideas/18+ diorama treatment. Between Jaws, Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost Ark, we speculate about what might come next.

https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-21350-jaws-officially-unveiled-youre-gonna-need-a-bigger-shelf/

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Welcome back to another special episode of Extra Pieces! Today's episode takes us to the Land of Mordor, where the shadows lie, any by shadows, we mean a 5,471-piece 73cm tall Barad-Dur LEGO set, that's due to be released on the 1st of June!

Last year, we dedicated an entire episode to Rivendell, and we felt like we had to do the same for Barad-Dur, lest we upset the Dark Lord Sauron, so here's a deep geeky dive into all things Barad-Dur, Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings!

LEGO Barad-Dur Reveal: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-unveils-10333-barad-dur-a-towering-5471-piece-model-of-saurons-stronghold/

How Tall Is Barad-Dur? https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/heres-how-tall-lego-10333-barad-dur-is-plus-how-it-compares-to-orthanc-and-other-tall-sets/

The Rambling Brick's Reveal, Spaculation and Costing out of full play set range vs Annual commitment: https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/05/15/10333barad-dur-revealed-new-minifigures450usd-speculation/

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Well, that was an unexpected hiatus: no sooner did we get the last episode up onto the inter webs, and Jay went on holiday!

We are back, well partially! We are back! Well, partially: Richard is out of town at a conference, and it was from the hotel bedroom that he recorded this episode. In case you got any weird background noises, or the episode just doesn’t quite sound the same.

It's May which means that a whole heap of 2nd half 2024 sets just got revealed!

In this episode, we discuss May the 4th Star Wars sets, LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 26 Space minifigures, and more!

LEGO City 60414 Fire Station: https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/04/22/fire-finds-its-future-history-and-60414-fire-station-review/

Summer 2024 Previews discussed:

• Summer 2024 LEGO Marvel
• Summer 2024 LEGO Star Wars
• Summer 2024 LEGO City
• Summer 2024 LEGO Harry Potter

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Series 6 Episode 2 Episode Notes

Welcome Back: We apologise again for a slightly extended break: in this episode, you can hear the full story why. It’s not what you might expect! In this episode: Jay talks us through the long-awaited 21438 Dungeons and Dragons: A Red Dragon’s Tale set that was revealed a few weeks ago. https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-21348-dungeons-and-dragons-red-dragons-tale/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-45008325-dungeons-and-dragons-mimic-dice-box-gwp/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/20/are-you-ready-to-roll-lego-ideas-dungeons-and-dragons-red-dragons-tale-officially-revealed/

Richard presents the 40683 Flower Trellis Display, available in early April (and again in late May/June) as a gift with purchase. The threshold of $USD150/GBP135/AUD240 is easily achieved if you are eyeing off some of the larger sets, less so if you if you aren’t.
https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/28/40683-flower-trellis-display/

There are some other terrific releases coming out in April, including LEGO City 60439 Space Science Lab https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/23/60439-space-science-lab-hands-on-early-review/ LEGO Technic 42196 Lamborghini Huracán https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-42196-lamborghini-huracan-tecnica-orange/

And the LEGO Friends Space Research rover https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-friends-42602-space-research-rover/

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Welcome Back to Series 6 and a little bit of March Madness - there are so many new sets out this month, we have almost lost track! https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/buying-guide-every-new-lego-set-march-2024/

In this episode, we take a closer look at some new releases, and accidently overlook others.

NEW LEGO Animal Crossing: Is it the Spritual successor to Fabuland? https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-every-lego-animal-crossing-minifigure-march-2024/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-77050-nooks-cranny-and-rosies-house/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/27/lego-animal-crossing-77046-julians-birthday-party-just-add-minifigures/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/23/animal-crossing-for-the-uninitiated-part-1-77049-isabelles-house-visit-hands-on-review/

10332 Medieval market square https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-10332-medieval-town-square-is-a-modern-update-to-medieval-market-village-with-a-new-grey-lego-goat/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/09/10332-medieval-town-square/ Goat! https://www.instagram.com/p/C3kmlm_pZCc/

Richard and Branko have been looking at some Technic Space Sets: https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/02/for-science-42179-planet-earth-and-moon-in-orbit/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/29/lego-technic-space-42178-surface-space-loader-lt78/

Ninjago https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/02/18/baby-riyu-is-growing-up-71810-young-dragon-riyu-hands-on-review/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/03/04/71815-kais-source-dragon-battle-hands-on-review/ We also discussed the insights that Ninjago designer Lee Chi Wing @citysoncreation has been sharing on Instagram. Here are some of his notes on the 71819 Dragon Stone Shrine https://www.instagram.com/p/C3s3tqCrzbq/

We hope you enjoy the show. Please share it with your LEGO Loving friends, and feel free to reach out to us @extrapiecespod or extrapiecespod@gmail.com with comments, thoughts and suggestions.

Expect audio anomalies galore as Jay and Richard record an episode in front of a live audience on Convention Day (January 19th) at Brickvention 2024, in Melbourne Australia. Not only is it our first live episode, it's also the first time we have recorded an episode while being in the same room, during daylight hours!

We talk about life as LEGO Bloggers, as a hobby or profession; the joy of reviewing LEGO, stickers, no stickers, Space and we share our advice for fledgling Content Creators.

We also take a little Q&A from the audience. Thanks to everyone who came to say hi during the event: its always awesome to catch up with listeners and readers in real life.

There's a live convention with around 600 attendees happening in the background, so the audio quality is a little different to our regular episodes. We want to thank the organising committee for the opportunity.

We'll be back with a regular episode soon. So, don't forget to subscribe through your favourite podcasting app.

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Extra Pieces episode of 2024!

January has flooded us with plenty of new releases, and Jay and Richard discuss some of them in this new episode.

We will be at Brickvention 2024 in Melbourne, Australia and are looking forward to saying hi if you're there!

Tickets for Brickvention are available online:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/brickvention-2024-australias-premier-lego-fan-event-tickets-693986160287

Here are some of the sets we discussed in the episode:

10328 Bouquet of Roses:

• https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/12/30/10328-bouquet-of-roses/
• https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10328-bouquet-of-roses

LEGO City Space

• https://ramblingbrick.com/2024/01/09/60431-space-explorer-rover-and-alien-life/
• https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/12/23/taking-off-with-the-new-city-space-60430-interstellar-spacecraft-review-swoosh-testing/
• https://ramblingbrick.com/2023/12/28/60429-space-ship-and-asteroid-discovery-telling-the-story-in-a-single-frame/

42639 Andrea’s Modern Mansion

• https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-friends-42639-andreas-modern-mansion/

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