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I got a set of the classic green army men from Brick Mini during Bricks LA and have to say they are pretty darn cool.
They work on a LEGO stud or minifig hand so your sigfig can sit around and play with them.
You get eight standing (all in different poses) and three tank parts (the dude coming up out of the tank and two tank hatches, one opened and one closed).
I had seen the Brick Mini chess sets around Instagram and Facebook, but had only thought of getting them in passing.
Then at Bricks LA’s virtual con I got to see a presentation of their products and decided to bite the bullet and place my order (the attendee’s discount didn’t hurt either). I got a chess set (seen in this review), a set of the nano soldiers, and a couple meeples (I will discuss the others in another post).
For the chess pieces you can take your pick from a number of LEGO color matched options. I went with the classic black and white.
You buy each side separately. So a full set will cost $18, but doing so allows you more creative options with the color schemes. Each side is comprised of two sets of four pawns, a rook, a knight, a queen, and a king. You wind up with an extra king and queen for each side.
You have to build your own board or buy a starter board from them (the parts will be official LEGO pieces).
You will need 64 1×1 plates in two colors. 32 of each color and an 8×8 plate.
The pieces are all designed so that a minifigure can hold each one.
These are really kind of fun. Whether you want a little something for your own desk or want to add a touch of Queen’s Gambit to your city’s park, I think you’ll like these.
Available at BrickMini.com.
Cool new twist in the Hotwheels line. The ride-ons give your minifigs a chance to zip through your city on a speedy orange track.
Ride-on are designed to attach figures from leading brand blocks companies. As you can see from my photos they can clip on different areas via their hands and even sit in some of the rides.
