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IAMBRICK Sakura Station & Skybridge Review – Better Together Here Having previously built and reviewed IAMBRICK's Corner Store & Izakaya, I was really looking forward to getting my hands on the Sakura Station & Skybridge. The Corner Store was one of those builds where the hours just disappeared. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and IAMBRICK had really impressed me with the quality of the bricks, the instructions and the Japanese styling. The Sakura Station & Skybridge is a 1,593-piece addition to the same Japanese-inspired street scene. It features a pedestrian skybridge, station area, cherry blossom tree, street furniture, integrated lighting and a rather lovely car. I was particularly interested in how the two models would work together. I really enjoy the Japanese aesthetic, and having already built the Corner Store, this seemed like a natural addition. So how did it compare? Building Experience Much like the Corner Store & Izakaya...

JAKI SAW Billy Television Building Set Anyone who follows my interests will know that my real passion in brick building is recreating scenes from films. I've built more than 70 movie-inspired LEGO MOCs over the years, so when a company like JAKI starts producing officially licensed models based on films such as SAW, they're naturally going to get my attention. I recently reviewed their SAW Pig Mask, which I thoroughly enjoyed, although I acknowledged that its appeal was probably quite limited outside fans of the franchise or people like myself who collect movie-inspired builds. The Billy Television is a much more ambitious proposition. Rather than simply producing a static display piece, JAKI has incorporated lighting, sound, mechanical movement and an assortment of cogs and gears into a model with a surprisingly small footprint. I was particularly interested to see how they would manage to fit everything together, and whether all those features would genuinely add ...

JAKI SAW Pig Mask – A Little Piece of Horror Cinema  Grab yours here! My main focus within the LEGO hobby is creating MOCs inspired by cinema. I've now built more than 70 movie-inspired models, covering everything from classic films to horror, science fiction and pretty much anything else that catches my imagination. It's also why manufacturers like JAKI appeal to me. I love seeing companies explore film licences and produce building sets based on recognisable characters, props and scenes, particularly when they venture into horror, a genre that doesn't receive nearly enough attention in the building brick world. The JAKI SAW Pig Mask is a good example of this. I'm a fan of the SAW franchise, so this was always going to be something that interested me. It's a slightly bizarre subject for a building set, but I rather like that. Not everything needs to be another beautiful building, vehicle or traditional display model. This is also my first ex...

Lumibricks Midnight Haunted Mansion – A Hauntingly Good Build Get yours here! I've built and reviewed quite a few Lumibricks models now, and one thing I've come to appreciate about the company is its willingness to explore different themes and architectural styles. The Midnight Haunted Mansion L9092 is another example of that creativity, taking us away from more traditional modular buildings and into something altogether darker. And I have to say, this is quite a substantial model. With its imposing gothic architecture, deep red and black colour scheme, integrated lighting and numerous hidden features, the Midnight Haunted Mansion certainly makes an impression. It's a building that immediately catches your attention, and the closer you look, the more there is to discover. Halloween is a theme that lends itself particularly well to brick building. There are so many opportunities for unusual architecture, clever techniques and unexpected little details, and Lumibr...