Thursday, October 31, 2019

LEGO Star Wars Snowspeeder™ – 20th Anniversary Edition

Cross Posted to Brick Set
 
This is my third 20th anniversary Star Wars kit. I'm hoping to get the rest before they leave production. I'm also going to try a different format for this post, as well as the next ones.

Link to Speed Build:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tsGQfthEz8&feature=youtu.be

Part 1: Main Build
Let's start with main attraction, Luke's Snowspeeder! I've never owned a LEGO Snowspeeder before (although I came real close with the Sandspeeder) but I am really impressed with the details here. The kit feels adequately dense and stable in the hand. The built in play features are easily accessible but aren't easily triggered during handling. Highly swoosh-able! The greebling is decently built up and a plethora of stickers round out the fine details throughout (and through-in!) the craft.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

LEGO Hidden Side iOS app as VIP Reward?

I tried checking to see if either BrickSet or BrickFan had reported on this but it looks like they haven't. There's actually been few times I've seen new rewards go live for VIP that haven't been reported for a few days. I've noticed an all around lack of announcements on TLG's part on announcing new rewards for the updated VIP program. Very interesting...

The VIP page shows the following rewards in the VIP Exclusive Rewards section:

Seems weird? As far as I knew Hidden Side was already available for free on iOS. Why would I need to pay 200 Points to download it. I pulled up the app on my phone and safe to say it still works (and is appropriately Halloween themed right now!).