Episode Notes Welcome back to another Extra Pieces episode! We had a big weekend, heading to Brickvention 2023, back at its home in the Royal Exhibition Building after two years away! In today's episode, we also discuss the newly announced Clone Commander Cody and Captain Rex helmets, and the upcoming A-Frame Cabin! Some of the builders mentioned in our Brickvention 2023 recap, check out their social profiles! @jayfa_mocs @cookinwithbricks @thesecretwalrus @vozzy67 @blackly.cat @ sleepydonnychen...
Jan 27, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Episode Notes Happy New Year and welcome to our first episode of 2023! Lots to cover with new LEGO set reviews and all the new LEGO smell with all the January 2023 reveals! Thanks for listening and tuning in! If you've been a fan, why not leave a review or give us 5 stars on your favourite podcasting app. You can even drop us a line at extrapiecespod@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments! Brickvention 2023 is almost here! Brickvention, Australia's premier LEGO fan convention is on with...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Episode Notes Blacktron’s Back! What better post-Christmas present than to hear about the looming release of 40580 Blacktron Cruiser as a gift with purchase. It got Richard and Jay just a little excited. So here is just a little episode. Here are their initial reactions Jay https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/blacktron-returns-in-2023-with-lego-40580-blacktron-cruiser/ richard https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/12/28/blacktron-is-back/ How do you feel about this set? It would be much better as a set to b...
Dec 28, 2022•4 min
Episode Notes Welcome Back. This will be our last episode before Christmas 2022, and we would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, wherever in the world, you might be. Thank you so much for having us along this year - we are really excited to see how the podcast has grown this year. Your recommendations and reviews mean the world to us: why not leave a review or give us 5 stars on your favourite podcasting app. You can even drop us a line at extrapiecespod@gmail...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this special episode, Richard and Jay pay a special visit to LEGO Australia's brand new office, and sit down with Troy Taylor, Vice President & General Manager of LEGO ANZ. As a two decade veteran at LEGO Australia, we chat about Troy's journey and how the Australian LEGO fanbase have changed throughout the years, and what local fans can expect from 2023 and beyond! After 10 years at Macquarie Park, LEGO Australia's office moves to a brand new office, which has been decorated and customis...
Dec 08, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Episode Notes Today, 10307 Eiffel Tower was revealed: Richard and Jay had a chance to see the model up close, with designer Rok Žgalin Kobe, earlier this year at the Recognised LEGO Fan Media Days, and offer their thoughts about this Flagship Icons set for 2022. Is this set Too Big? Is it Too Small? Is this set for you? You can read our reveals here: https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/11/15/10307eiffel-tower-revealed-the-tallest-lego-model-yet https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-10307-eiffel-tower-o...
Nov 15, 2022•22 min
Vale LEGO MINDSTORMS with Special Guest: BrickJournal's Joe Meno In the final week of October, the LEGO Group announced that the 51515 Mindstorms Robot Inventor set will be retired at the end of the year, a little over 2 years after its release. The App will also enter its sunset phase - with the development team deployed throughout the LEGO group. Jay and Richard are joined by BrickJournal's Editor-In-Chief Joe Meno, who among other things is involved with FIRST LEGO League. He helps us learn m...
Nov 13, 2022•Season 3Ep. 7
Episode Notes Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces and thanks in advance for tuning in! This time, Jay and Richard preview the new paper bags that are being used as part of the LEGO Group's efforts to eliminate single-use plastics by the end of 2025. https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/10/27/we-stress-test-the-new-in-box-paper-bags/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/first-look-at-legos-new-sustainable-paper-bags-coming-in-a-retail-set/ With inflation continuing to rise, cost of living pressur...
Oct 29, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Welcome back to a very special Billund-themed episode of Extra Pieces. Jay and Richard have just got back from Denmark, where they attended Skaerbaek Fan Weekend, and LEGO Fan Media Days at the LEGO Campus. After many years of isolation and no travel, it was an excellent time catching up in person with other LEGO fan media, LEGO designers and more. In this episode, we talk about the forthcoming LEGO Ideas Table Football set (21337), and because it's the 90th Anniversary, we have plenty of specia...
Oct 14, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Episode Notes Welcome back to another Extra Pieces episode! In today's episode, we go on a deep dive of LEGO's newest Minifigures Series 23, which is both Costumed and Holiday-themed! We also muse about the latest LEGO Ideas set, 21335 Motorised Lighthouse which has been slightly divisive due to its high pricetag. Jay and Richard will be heading to Billund, Denmark for Fan Media Days in late September, and will be at Skaerbaek Fan Weekend, so let us know if you'll be there as we'd love to say hi...
Aug 28, 2022•Season 3Ep. 4
Episode Notes Welcome to a special LEGO 90th Anniversary episode of Extra Pieces! It's 10 August, and The LEGO Group celebrates an incredible milestone - a 90th birthday! From humble beginnings making wooden toys, to the great leap forward to ABS plastic, and now, a cultural phenomenon that has redefined how fans young, old and everyone in between play. In this episode we discuss LEGO's remarkable staying power, some memorable sets, and how it's changed through the years. Counting down to the 90...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Welcome Back July has been an incredibly eventful month, with early reviews of the massive slate of August releases in the lead up to LEGO's 90th Anniversary. Since we last met... Richard visited Brixpo - a LEGO Fan run expo in Adelaide There was an awesome, Minifigure-scale Imperial Light Cruiser from Star Wars on display https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cf0nK8rpyYT/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Inflation has become as much of a talking point as COVID With the imminent price rises from August and ...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 2
LEGO® CON Wrap up. On June 18th 2022, The LEGO Group streamed their second LEGO CON - a product Showcase full of designer interviews, product reveals and more. You can still watch the stream at https://LEGO.com/LEGOCON Jay and Richard look at some of the set reveals from LEGO CON and share their thoughts of the event. Sanctum Sanctorum https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/06/19/lego-con-reveals-76218-lego-marvel-sanctum-sanctorum/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-76218-sanctum-santorum-2022-reveale...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Welcome Back to Series 3 Welcome back. Sorry it has been a few months of radio silence. Life got in the way, and we have also both been focusing extra hard on our blogs - which meant that our schedules were almost impossible to line-up! That said, we are glad to be back in your ears, and things have improved (slightly), so we aim to be back to our regular programming. We've caught up on some of the bigger news and announces while we were away, and also discuss the latest sets and price increase ...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 1
S2 E11:Back to the Future and More! Welcome back to another episode of Extra Pieces: delayed in post production - sorry! This time, we acknowledge that it's our first birthday. We look at the LEGO Back To the Future Time Machine AKA Delorean https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-10300-back-to-the-future-delorean-time-machine/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/lego-back-to-the-future-delorean-designer-interview-sven-franic/ We examine the LEGO Star Wars Dioramas https://ramblingbrick.com/202...
Apr 10, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Episode Notes: Extra Pieces Season 2, Episode 10 Welcome Back to the Extra Pieces! We have been suffering from a touch of March Madness, with new sets left right and centre. And now we are back! Richard has been working with some of the new LEVO City Space sets and seems to be just a little over-excited. Is this Classic Space making a triumphant return? He thinks so! https://ramblingbrick.com/2022/02/28/is-this-the-return-of-classic-space-60350-lunar-research-base-hands-on-review/ https://rambli...
Mar 09, 2022•Season 2Ep. 10
Welcome to the Year of the Tiger Happy Lunar New Year of the Tiger Sets Discussed: Jay had had the chance to review some of the new releases for February: Brickheadz https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40553-40552-toy-story-brickheadz/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40559-wile-e-coyote-road-runner-brickheadz/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40549-demogorgon-eleven-brickheadz-stranger-things/ We have been looking at the Ninjago EVO Dragons http://ramblingbri...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Season 2 Episode 8 Welcome Back to the Extra pieces. Things got really busy just before Christmas, but we are now back. In this episode: Jay and Richard recap their trip to Brickvention 2022 in Melbourne. Discover just how expensive LEGO Goats have become And discuss our Purchases to date, this year: Friendship tree house; Encanto house Creator 3in1 Majestic Tiger. These have been in part to get the Year of the Tiger Gift with Purchase. https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-40491-year-of...
Jan 19, 2022•Season 2Ep. 8
Extra Pieces Xmas Extras As 2021 came to an end, the LEGO Group's announcement schedule got a little out of hand. And Real Life got busy. Before we knew it, it was a month since our last episode. We will be back with a full length episode soon - looking at some of the latest news, and possibly looking back over 2021 We will be back Real Soon Now™. In the meantime, the Extra Pieces team would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Dec 25, 2021•20 min
Episode Notes: S2E7 Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! We love hearing your feedback, or thoughts, so why not drop us a line at @extrapiecespod on twitter or instagram or go old school and send us some email at extrapiecespod@gmail.com In today's episode, we chat about: Announcements at the 4th Chinese International Import Expo: 2022 LEGO Lunar Year Sets: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/pricing-release-date-and-more-photos-of-2022-lego-chinese-new-year-sets-now-available/ https://ramblin...
Nov 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Episode Notes Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! We love hearing your feedback, or thoughts, so why not drop us a line at @extrapiecespod on twitter or instagram or go old school and send us some email at extrapiecespod@gmail.com In today's episode, we chat about LEGO 21330 Home Alone: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-21330-ideas-home-alone/ https://ramblingbrick.com/2021/10/22/home-alone-arrives-in-time-for-the-holidays/ LEGO acknowledging and pledging to remove gender bia...
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 6
Bonus Episode: 10294 Titanic: Revealed Last night, the LEGO Group announced the 10294 Titanic - One of the largest LEGO sets ever released, its due in early November, at LEGO Branded Stores. It will cost €629.99 / $USD629.99 / £569.99/ 999.99 AUD/799.99 CAD. Jay and Richard discuss their initial impressions and just who they think this set might be for. We would love to know if you would like more of these short 'Extras' in between our normal episodes - get in touch extrapiecespod@gmail.com or @...
Oct 08, 2021•19 min
Series 2 Episode 5: thanks for joining us for another episode. We love your feed back - why not drop us a line at @extrapiecespod on twitter or instagram OR extrapiecespod@gmail.com Today, Richard and Jay talk about: The poorly documented arrival of the second series of VIDIYO Bandmates https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/its-official-lego-vidiyo-bandmates-series-2-has-been-cancelled/ https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/update-lego-bandmates-series-2-shows-up-on-the-anz-online-shop/ LEGO CITY Stuntz https...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Series 2 Episode 4 Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces. September has been a jam-packed month for LEGO announcement, reveals and more! Richard and Jay discuss all the new sets revealed and reviewed, Classic Town influences, and begin rabidly speculating about what LEGO sets we may get in 2022! BrickCon 2021 RJ Speaking on Saturday afternoon October 2nd, 4pm https://Brickcon.org Whatever happened to classic Town? https://ramblingbrick.com/2021/09/12/whatever-happened-to-classic-town-part-i...
Sep 21, 2021•Season 2Ep. 4
Series 2 Episode 3 Welcome to Series 2 Episode 3 of Extra Pieces! It's officially Spring Down Under and with it come the hope of new beginnings! We get into toy photography from home, 90th Anniversary Speculation, Camp Nou shaking up Largest Set lists and on the opposite side of the spectrum, great sets under US$50! Richard organises a Toy Photography Safari, from the comfort (confines?) of his own home! Check out photos from the Rambling Snap Meet: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/ramblin...
Sep 06, 2021•52 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Season 2 - Episode 2 Welcome to another episode of Extra Pieces! On this episode, we chat the new LEGO Super Mario sets featuring Luigi, Hogwarts Icons and the mysterious whereabouts of LEGO Trains! Harry Potter Icons Check out Jay's reveal here : https://www.instagram.com/reel/CSmLjx0pVxg/ Here's his review: https://jaysbrickblog.com/reviews/review-lego-76391-harry-potter-hogwarts-icons-collectors-edition/ Marvel Collectable Minifigures We will link to Jay's review soon Here are our announcemem...
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Welcome back to Season 2 of the Extra Pieces! We're officially back in your ears after a short break, and we can't wait to chat about all things LEGO. On this episode we get back to the swing of things, and chat about some of our recent builds as well as the untimely death of LEGO Vidiyo in its current shape or form. Show notes: Recent Reviews 75309 UCS Republic Gunship Review https://ramblingbrick.com/2021/07/16/75309-ultimate-collector-series-republic-gunship-hands-on-review/ https://jaysbrick...
Aug 01, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to Episode 6 of Extra Pieces! This is the final episode of Season 1 of the Extra Pieces Podcast, and wow, what an absolute blast/ A special thank you to all of you for listening in, subscribing, writing in and leaving us wonderful reviews. To close off Season 1, we have our very first guest on the podcast - we chat to Steve Guinness aka @thebrickconsultant whose LEGO Ideas Typewriter set was recently released. We chat about his experience working with the LEGO Ideas team, inspiration beh...
Jun 24, 2021•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome to Episode 5 of Extra Pieces! We're now officially in the second half of 2021, which means plenty of shiny new 2HY sets and launches to discuss! Do you have any questions you would like us to put to these teams? Email us at Extrapiecespos@gmail.com 0:30- 18:35 News roundup: LEGO getting into the comic book game? A partnership with Skybound (of The Walking Dead and Invincible fame) has been announced, with new comic books coming in 2022 https://ramblingbrick.com/2021/06/04/skybound-entert...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Episode Notes ** We are off to Billund…. Well, virtually. Next week, Jay and Richard are attending the Recognised LEGO Fan Media Days, hosted by the Adult Engagement team of the LEGO group. We will be talking to the following teams: 18+ design group [including Architecture] The AFOL Engagement Team Leadership LEGO Star Wars Collectible Minifigures And LEGO Mindstorms. Do you have any questions you would like us to put to these teams? Email us at Extrapiecespos@gmail.com Discussed in this episode...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 4
