Extra Pieces - LEGO® Conversations & Perspectives

As 2021 came to an end, the LEGO Group's announcement schedule got a little out of hand. And Real Life got busy. Before we knew it, it was a month since our last episode.

We will be back with a full length episode soon - looking at some of the latest news, and possibly looking back over 2021

We will be back Real Soon Now™.

In the meantime, the Extra Pieces team would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces!

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In today's episode, we chat about:

Announcements at the 4th Chinese International Import Expo:

2022 LEGO Lunar Year Sets:

80108 Lunar New Year Traditions

80035 Monkie Kid Galactic Explorer

LEGO Super Mario Beachfront

The LEGO UCS AT-AT is finally unveiled by LEGO!

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Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces!

We love hearing your feedback, or thoughts, so why not drop us a line at @extrapiecespod on twitter or instagram or go old school and send us some email at [email protected]

In today's episode, we chat about

LEGO 21330 Home Alone:

https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-21330-ideas-home-alone/

LEGO acknowledging and pledging to remove gender bias from its products:

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Last night, the LEGO Group announced the 10294 Titanic -

Jay and Richard discuss their initial impressions and just who they think this set might be for.

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thanks for joining us for another episode.

Today, Richard and Jay talk about:

LEGO CITY Stuntz

The Dr Strange's Sanctum Workshop

The Global Shipping/Supply chain crisis

Advent Calendars: Hint get them early!

And The Rambling Brick Celebrates 5 years on the LEGO Ambassadors Network.

It is also 5 years since his first survey of gender distribution in LEGO City - and how it changed in the years after the arrival of LEGO Friends

Some sets reviewed on this podcast were provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. All opinions are our own.

Thanks for listening. If you have any subjects you might like to hear us talk about, drop us a line.

Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces. September has been a jam-packed month for LEGO announcement, reveals and more!

Richard and Jay discuss all the new sets revealed and reviewed, Classic Town influences, and begin rabidly speculating about what LEGO sets we may get in 2022!

BrickCon 2021 RJ Speaking on Saturday afternoon October 2nd, 4pm

Whatever happened to classic Town?

Santa’s Visit

Rampant speculation for 2022

Some sets reviewed on this podcast were provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. All opinions are our own.

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Welcome to Series 2 Episode 3 of Extra Pieces! It's officially Spring Down Under and with it come the hope of new beginnings! We get into toy photography from home, 90th Anniversary Speculation, Camp Nou shaking up Largest Set lists and on the opposite side of the spectrum, great sets under US$50!

Richard organises a Toy Photography Safari, from the comfort (confines?) of his own home! Check out photos from the Rambling Snap Meet: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ramblingsnapmeet/

Jay and Richard discuss LEGO's 90th Anniversary, and what the commemorative set might be:

Talk About Camp Nou, and the Top 10 largest sets

https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/kick-off-at-lego-10284-camp-nou-fc-barcelona-stadium/

Building on a budget? Here are some great sets under US$50.

Colour Variation experiment

Some sets reviewed on this podcast were provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. All opinions are our own.

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Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! On this episode, we chat the new LEGO Super Mario sets featuring Luigi, Hogwarts Icons and the mysterious whereabouts of LEGO Trains!

Harry Potter Icons

Here's his review: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-76391-harry-potter-hogwarts-icons-collectors-edition/

Marvel Collectable Minifigures

Here are our announcememnts:

LEGO Super Mario Reviews:

Vidiyo Discussion:

Speculation about a new train: based on no facts whatsoever...

Some sets reviewed on this podcast were provided by the LEGO Group for review purposes. All opinions are our own.

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Welcome back to Season 2 of the Extra Pieces! We're officially back in your ears after a short break, and we can't wait to chat about all things LEGO.

On this episode we get back to the swing of things, and chat about some of our recent builds as well as the untimely death of LEGO Vidiyo in its current shape or form.

Show notes:

Recent Reviews

75309 UCS Republic Gunship Review

Correction: Waititi’s 1st minifigure was IG11 from the Mandalorian

75316 Mandalorian Starfighter

LEGO Brickheadz Pets Ginger Tabby, Cockatiel, Hamster

Death of Vidiyo https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-vidiyo-in-its-current-form-is-dead-rip-l-l-a-m-a/

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Welcome to Episode 6 of Extra Pieces!

This is the final episode of Season 1 of the Extra Pieces Podcast, and wow, what an absolute blast/ A special thank you to all of you for listening in, subscribing, writing in and leaving us wonderful reviews.

To close off Season 1, we have our very first guest on the podcast - we chat to Steve Guinness aka @thebrickconsultant whose LEGO Ideas Typewriter set was recently released.

We chat about his experience working with the LEGO Ideas team, inspiration behind the Typewriter, and how he expresses his creativity through the brick.

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Links:

LEGO Ideas Typewriter Launch and Ideas Team Q&A: https://ramblingbrick.com/2021/06/09/21327-lego-ideas-typewriter-announced-qa-with-the-ideas-design-team/

Minifigure Habitats https://ramblingbrick.com/2019/09/15/build-a-habitat-for-a-minifigure-to-win-a-set-of-series-19-collectable-minifigures/

https://thebrickconsultant.com/blogs/

LEGO CON Details: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/introducing-lego-con-2021-livestream-event/

Steve's 10K Club Interview: https://ideas.lego.com/blogs/a4ae09b6-0d4c-4307-9da8-3ee9f3d368d6/post/411d3bd6-1c6c-4480-bce4-c7fe41847356

Steve's LEGO Masters Finale Build: https://thebrickconsultant.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Legomasters-inner-child.jpg

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The Extra Pieces will be back for Season 2, with a few new developments, so keep an eye out on our social media for news on when Season 2 will drop!

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