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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