Lego Star Wars Utapau Troopers

Year: 2014
Set#: 75036
Series: Lego Star Wars
MSRP: $12.99
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This set has plenty of minifigures. It has a three-legged Octuptarra droid, 2 212th battalion clone troopers, and 2 clone paratroopers. All 4 clones have stud-launching blasters, and the Octuptarra droid has a swiveling head and 3 flick-missiles. The set also comes with extra studs for the clones' blasters. These are exclusive minifigures so they are quite rare. Nice parts are the blasters, and the dome on the tri-droid. Not really any rare parts. This set goes really well with 75040 General Grievous' Wheel Bike. An 8 out of 10.

Lego Star Wars General Grievous' Wheel bike

Year: 2014
Set#: 75040
Series: Lego Star Wars
MSRP: $24.99
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This is a good set if you have other sets from the same series. It comes with General Grievous' Wheel bike, General Grievous, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Grievous has 4 lightsabers, (2 blue and 2 green), and Kenobi has a MagnaGuard staff and a blaster.



The Wheel bike has the main wheel in the center with a handle you can hold to drive it, a seat for Grievous with small controls, and a clip to hold the blaster included in the set behind the seat. It also has a flick-missile mechanism that shoots 1 missile, 2 large blaster cannons, and 4 detailed legs that fold out from the sides of the bike. This is a tough set and playability is Ok but you need a correct surface to drive on. Useful bricks are basically all of the parts on the legs. Rare bricks are the transparent wheel and the chrome grills on the outside of the wheel. This set is better for older kids because of the challenging build it presents. I suggest also purchasing 75036 Utapau Troopers with the set. A 7 out of 10.

Lego DC Super Heroes Brainiac Attack

Year: 2015
Set #: 76040
Series: Lego DC Super Heroes
MSRP: $24.99
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The minifigures in this set are awesome! It comes with Brainiac's Skull Ship, Brainiac, Martian Manhunter, Superman, and Supergirl. The Skull Ship comes with a large gun that can be knocked-off using Superman's Super-jumper, a opening cockpit, poseable tentacles, and a missile launcher. This set is the weakest one I have. The weakest spot is where the hose that comes from the big gun connects to the ship. Useful and rare bricks are the dome on the Skull Ship, the main pieces on the ship, and the transparent green piece on the gun. This one is fun to play with. What really makes this set 9 out of 10 instead of 8 or 7 is because of the minifigures! Many of the minifigures were exclusive, and this was the first one that Martian Manhunter came in!!

Batman: Manbat Attack

Year: 2013
Set#: 76011
Series: Lego DC Super Heroes
MSRP: $19.99
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This set was all around a great value. It includes a very nice, if simple, Batcopter, Batman in his black suit, Manbat, Nightwing, 2 Batarangs, 2 sticks of TNT, and a jetpack. The Batcopter has 2 rotor blades, rocket launchers, and a winch. The use of a beam for the tail was creative. The jetpack was nice, but not notable. Both models were durable, but were built with mostly common pieces. A very fun set, and the first in 7 years to include Nightwing. An overall 8 of 10.

Batman: The Riddler Chase

Year: 2014
Set#: 76012
Series: Lego DC Super Heroes
MSRP: $29.99
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This set has very rare characters! It comes with the Batmobile with hidden missiles in the back, the Riddler's dragster with an adjustable wing, 2 money bags and a bomb, the Flash, Batman ( Dark Knight suit), and the Riddler ( with bowler hat). Batman comes with 2 Batarangs, and the Riddler comes with a gold crowbar.

The Batmobile has a large cockpit, engines and rocket boosters, and the back end flips up to reveal 2 flick missiles. The Riddler's dragster has a HUGE engine, money bags on the back, and if you tip the car upward, the bomb presses against the ground and falls off. A strong set except for the flames on the engine. rare and useful parts are Bowler hat, crowbar, wing and cockpit. Playability is good but you think Lego could make a better bomb-dropping system. 8 out of 10

Batman: The Penguin Face Off

Year: 2014
Set#: 76010
Series: DC Comics Super Heroes
MSRP: $12.99
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This is a nice set that comes with Batman's jet-ski, The Penguin's Duck Boat and a small iceberg. It also comes with Batman,(Scuba Suit),The Penguin and 2 Robot Penguins. The Penguin has his umbrella and a controller, Batman has a Harpoon Gun and a the Penguins have TNT. It also comes with a crystal.  Batman's jet-ski has 2 flick-missiles, moving wings and a rotating turbine. The Penguin's Duck Boat has a rotating propeller, rocket boosters on the back, and also 2 flick missiles. The whole set has good durability with no exceptions. Rare bricks are the eyes on the Duck Boat. The holders for the flick missiles and the props are useful. Playability is great. A 9 out of 10.

Lego Speed Champions Ferrari LaFerrari

Year: 2015
Set#: 75899
Series: Lego Speed Champions
MSRP: $14.99
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This set is also "Awesome!!!". It includes a red Ferrari car, a driver with a Ferrari uniform, 2 sets of rims, a wrench, and a stoplight. We bought these 2 speed champions sets while out of town, and couldn't wait to get home to build a garage! They have since required an entire racing team. Rare parts in this one include the fenders, cockpit, front splitter, and assorted slopes and curves. The entire set has high durability, and is one of the most simple and fun sets of 2015. Overall a 9 of 10.