Lego 4635 – Fun With Vehicles

This set is surely one of the best of this theme. With more than five hundred pieces, it combines versatility of the proposed ideas in the manual instructions, creativity by the fact that with such a bunch of different pieces it is rather interesting and motivating to build new models and best of all it’s with this kind of sets that kids really start to learn the true meaning of building Lego.

This brick set proposes simple but interesting models besides the always useful mini-figures (two in this case):  for instance there is a nice tow truck, not as small as I would expect in this set, it is six dots width, that is the same of the average city trucks, its wheels are even bigger than the average size and at the back it has a nice winch the competently tows small vehicles.The set is basically composed by vehicles: the small blue jeep Continue reading

Some Lego Gift suggestions for next Christmas

First of all let me tell you that this is a highly subjective choice. There are thousands of different reasons and criteria to choose and make a small list like this one. My choice is based of course not only in my personal taste- as you’ll see the city is my favorite theme – but also somehow in some good value for money opportunities.

November is just arriving and with it many stores start to increase their offer in terms of available sets. I don’t pretend to make a top 10 and it might be a very unfair list, but I’m sure that the next 10 sets will provide some great moments of fun not only to the younger but overall to all the Lego fans.Have a look: Continue reading