1:8 scale Supercar showdown

Since we still don’t have any official updates about the anticipated 2022 LEGO Technic 1:8 supercar, I decided to use the following 5 cars to take a look at the official LEGO sets released so far in this scale, the available MOCs and also what alternative brick manufacturers can offer:

The following sets are in the video:

LEGO Technic 42056 Porsche 911 RS – available on Ebay / Bricklink / amazon.de

LEGO Technic 42083 Bugatti Chiron – lego.com / amazon.de

LEGO Technic 42115 Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 – lego.com / zavvi.com / amazon.de

Ferrari F12 MOC by Loxlego – rebrickable.com / buildamoc.com

CaDA C61042W Italian Supercar – decadastore.com

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LEGO is quietly upgrading all Control+ sets and they’ll modify the Zetros

Last year I showed you a promo photo of the Zetros that had a weird Technic hub with screws instead of the snap-on lid. That time we received no explanation about it, but the mysterious new hub suddenly appeared in all building instructions, and the Zetros has even more changes!

You can access the old building instructions of the 42129 Mercedes-Benz Zetros set here for comparison.

LEGO sets retiring soon & deals for November 2021

UPDATE – For the latest deals & coupons check out my new dedicated page – racingbrick.com/deals!

I receive tons of comments asking about sets worth to buy, which ones are likely to be retired soon and whether I know about any good deals. I decided to make this video and also share a list of sets that are expected to be retired, and also some good deals I found recently. Here’s the video first:

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LEGO 10294 Titanic available for preorder & other novelties for November

I’m sure you saw my detailed building review, the 10+1 things you didn’t know about the set & the shorter Tinic version, now here’s your chance to buy the LEGO 10294 Titanic set! If you missed any of these videos, I embedded them at the end of the post. Here are the links:

LEGO 10294 Titanic – lego.com US / lego.com UK / lego.com DE / lego.com AU

There are other sets available now at LEGO that I reviewed recently:

LEGO 76240 DC Batman Batmobile Tumbler – lego.com US / lego.com UK / lego.com DE / lego.com AU

LEGO 21330 Ideas Home Alone – lego.com US / lego.com UK / lego.com DE / lego.com AU

The Technic Batmobile is only available in North America, other countries have to wait unfortunately

LEGO 42127 Technic The Batman Batmobile – lego.com US / lego.com UK / lego.com DE / lego.com AU

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LEGO Ideas 21330 Home Alone – all details

We’ve been waiting for so long to get this set, but finally it’s here – the LEGO Ideas 21330 Home Alone! 3955 pieces of McCallister action, fully packed with nostalgia! It has tons of details, references and Easter eggs, let’s take a look at them in my detailed preview video:

The price: €249.99 / $249.99 / £249.99/ 399.99 AUD/349.99 CAD

It will be available from LEGO.com/HomeAlone  and LEGO Stores  from 1st November, 2021

LEGO Tumbler Battle – 76023 (old) vs 76240 (new) & 76239 (minifig scale)

The LEGO 76240 LEGO® DC Batman Batmobile Tumbler is the new version of the original 76023 Tumbler from 2014. Is this a just a slightly updated version or does it have real improvements? And how do they compare to the minifig-scale 76239 LEGO DC Batman Batmobile Tumbler: Scarecrow Showdown set? You can find out in this video!

LEGO 76240 DC Batman Batmobile Tumbler will be available from 1 November 2021 – lego.com US ($229.99) / lego.com UK (£209.99) / lego.com DE (229,99 €)

LEGO 76239 DC Batman Batmobile Tumbler: Scarecrow Showdown is available here – lego.com US ($39.99) / lego.com UK (£34.99) / lego.com DE (39,99 €)

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LEGO 10294 Titanic – all details of one of the largest LEGO sets ever

The LEGO 10294 Titanic is a fantastic replica of the most famous ship of all time, the RMS Titanic. As one of the longest and largest LEGO models to date, it has 9090 pieces and it is 135 cm long. Here is my detailed building review of the set:

The set will be available for pre-order from 1st November and general sale from 8th November – lego.com US / lego.com UK

The price is : €629.99 / $629.99 / £569.99/ 999.99 AUD/799.99 CAD

After the review here are 10+1 things that you didn’t know about the LEGO 10294 Titanic set! Weight? Exact dimensions? Shortest shelf required? How does it look like next to the Saturn V? Most importantly, DOES IT FIT ON THE CAR TRANSPORTER?

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