Extra Pieces - LEGO® Conversations & Perspectives

Extra Pieces: Introducing LEGO DREAMZzz and Second Half 2023 Reveals Happy May the 4th! Did you manage to order anything on the 1st or were you dissuaded by LEGO's website crashing, items and GWPs going out of stock rapidly or are just waiting for the Second half of 2023 sets? It's a big episode today, and as we approach the second half of 2023, we discuss a whole raft of newly revealed and announ...

Star Wars Day 2023 sets, Tales of the Space Age, Disney 100 Minifigures; Ninjago Core Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! In this week's episode, we look to the stars, both for Star Wars Day and towards the next LEGO Ideas set - Tales of the Space Age. Elsewhere, we talk about the Disney 100 Minifigures Series, Ninjago Core and more! If you're in Victoria and looking for a fun school-...

Cancelled LEGO sets, Up House, return of LEGO Indiana Jones, and new themes that make sense. Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces! In this week's episode, we cover a raft of topics, from the latest LEGO Indiana Jones sets, to cancelled sets and more. If you're in Victoria and looking for a fun school-holiday activity, be sure to check out Bendigo Bricks, which will be running from 15-16...

Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces, and we have dedicated the entire episode to a very precious set - 10316 Lord of the Rings: Rivendell LEGO Lord of the Rings is back in epic fashion, with a 6167-piece Rivendell, featuring all 9 Fellowship of the Ring minifigures and some additional characters. We take a deep dive into Imladris, and debate just how momentous this set is, and its impact on...

Welcome to Series 4 Episode 2 Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! We’re trying to be a lot more consistent with our upload schedule in 2023, and so far so good!   We’ve been up to a lot, and still basking in the glow of new 2023 LEGO sets.   Richard has been busy exploring LEGO City, with reviews of 60389 Custom Car Garage, and 60384 Penguin Slushy Van, including a fun Ice Planet remix.   ...

Episode Notes Welcome back to another Extra Pieces episode! We had a big weekend, heading to Brickvention 2023, back at its home in the Royal Exhibition Building after two years away! In today's episode, we also discuss the newly announced Clone Commander Cody and Captain Rex helmets, and the upcoming A-Frame Cabin! Some of the builders mentioned in our Brickvention 2023 recap, check out their soc...

Episode Notes Happy New Year and welcome to our first episode of 2023! Lots to cover with new LEGO set reviews and all the new LEGO smell with all the January 2023 reveals! Thanks for listening and tuning in! If you've been a fan, why not leave a review or give us 5 stars on your favourite podcasting app. You can even drop us a line at extrapiecespod@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments...

Episode Notes Blacktron’s Back! What better post-Christmas present than to hear about the looming release of 40580 Blacktron Cruiser as a gift with purchase. It got Richard and Jay just a little excited. So here is just a little episode. Here are their initial reactions Jay https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/blacktron-returns-in-2023-with-lego-40580-blacktron-cruiser/ richard https://ramblingbrick.com...

Episode Notes Welcome Back. This will be our last episode before Christmas 2022, and we would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, wherever in the world, you might be. Thank you so much for having us along this year - we are really excited to see how the podcast has grown this year. Your recommendations and reviews mean the world to us: why not leave a review or g...

In this special episode, Richard and Jay pay a special visit to LEGO Australia's brand new office, and sit down with Troy Taylor, Vice President & General Manager of LEGO ANZ. As a two decade veteran at LEGO Australia, we chat about Troy's journey and how the Australian LEGO fanbase have changed throughout the years, and what local fans can expect from 2023 and beyond! After 10 years at Macqua...

Episode Notes Today, 10307 Eiffel Tower was revealed: Richard and Jay had a chance to see the model up close, with designer Rok Žgalin Kobe, earlier this year at the Recognised LEGO Fan Media Days, and offer their thoughts about this Flagship Icons set for 2022. Is this set Too Big? Is it Too Small? Is this set for you? You can read our reveals here: https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/11/15/10307eiffe...

Vale LEGO MINDSTORMS with Special Guest: BrickJournal's Joe Meno In the final week of October, the LEGO Group announced that the 51515 Mindstorms Robot Inventor set will be retired at the end of the year, a little over 2 years after its release. The App will also enter its sunset phase - with the development team deployed throughout the LEGO group. Jay and Richard are joined by BrickJournal's Edit...

Episode Notes Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces and thanks in advance for tuning in! This time, Jay and Richard preview the new paper bags that are being used as part of the LEGO Group's efforts to eliminate single-use plastics by the end of 2025. https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/10/27/we-stress-test-the-new-in-box-paper-bags/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-look-at-legos-new-sust...

Welcome back to a very special Billund-themed episode of Extra Pieces. Jay and Richard have just got back from Denmark, where they attended Skaerbaek Fan Weekend, and LEGO Fan Media Days at the LEGO Campus. After many years of isolation and no travel, it was an excellent time catching up in person with other LEGO fan media, LEGO designers and more. In this episode, we talk about the forthcoming LE...

Episode Notes Welcome back to another Extra Pieces episode! In today's episode, we go on a deep dive of LEGO's newest Minifigures Series 23, which is both Costumed and Holiday-themed! We also muse about the latest LEGO Ideas set, 21335 Motorised Lighthouse which has been slightly divisive due to its high pricetag. Jay and Richard will be heading to Billund, Denmark for Fan Media Days in late Septe...

Episode Notes Welcome to a special LEGO 90th Anniversary episode of Extra Pieces! It's 10 August, and The LEGO Group celebrates an incredible milestone - a 90th birthday! From humble beginnings making wooden toys, to the great leap forward to ABS plastic, and now, a cultural phenomenon that has redefined how fans young, old and everyone in between play. In this episode we discuss LEGO's remarkable...

Welcome Back July has been an incredibly eventful month, with early reviews of the massive slate of August releases in the lead up to LEGO's 90th Anniversary. Since we last met... Richard visited Brixpo - a LEGO Fan run expo in Adelaide There was an awesome, Minifigure-scale Imperial Light Cruiser from Star Wars on display https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cf0nK8rpyYT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Inf...

LEGO® CON Wrap up. On June 18th 2022, The LEGO Group streamed their second LEGO CON - a product Showcase full of designer interviews, product reveals and more. You can still watch the stream at https://LEGO.com/LEGOCON Jay and Richard look at some of the set reveals from LEGO CON and share their thoughts of the event. Sanctum Sanctorum https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/06/19/lego-con-reveals-76218-le...

Welcome Back to Series 3 Welcome back. Sorry it has been a few months of radio silence. Life got in the way, and we have also both been focusing extra hard on our blogs - which meant that our schedules were almost impossible to line-up! That said, we are glad to be back in your ears, and things have improved (slightly), so we aim to be back to our regular programming. We've caught up on some of th...

S2 E11:Back to the Future and More! Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces: delayed in post production - sorry! This time, we acknowledge that it's our first birthday. We look at the LEGO Back To the Future Time Machine AKA Delorean https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10300-back-to-the-future-delorean-time-machine/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-back-to-the-future-delorean-...

Episode Notes: Extra Pieces Season 2, Episode 10 Welcome Back to the Extra Pieces! We have been suffering from a touch of March Madness, with new sets left right and centre. And now we are back! Richard has been working with some of the new LEVO City Space sets and seems to be just a little over-excited. Is this Classic Space making a triumphant return? He thinks so! https://ramblingbrick.com/2022...

Welcome to the Year of the Tiger Happy Lunar New Year of the Tiger Sets Discussed: Jay had had the chance to review some of the new releases for February: Brickheadz https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40553-40552-toy-story-brickheadz/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40559-wile-e-coyote-road-runner-brickheadz/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40549-demogorgon-e...

Season 2 Episode 8 Welcome Back to the Extra pieces. Things got really busy just before Christmas, but we are now back. In this episode: Jay and Richard recap their trip to Brickvention 2022 in Melbourne. Discover just how expensive LEGO Goats have become And discuss our Purchases to date, this year: Friendship tree house; Encanto house Creator 3in1 Majestic Tiger. These have been in part to get t...

Extra Pieces Xmas Extras 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...

Episode Notes: S2E7 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 extrapiecespod@gmail.com In today's episode, we chat about: Announcements at the 4th Chinese International Import Expo: 2022 LEGO Lunar Year Sets: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/pr...