The UCS AT-AT, while not perfectly-accurate, seems to draw a pretty well-defined standard for "minifig-scale." It straddles the line between a playlet and a collector's item, and opened the door for 2022 to have a rapid influx of new Hoth sets to coincide with it.

So when they announced a new LEGO AT-ST, my first thought was "Is this supposed to go with the AT-AT?" After all, the new scale made previous, smaller AT-ST's look absolutely pitiful by comparison, and the release dates were too convenient to be anything but a planned display opportunity. Well, that, and our last model had very limited play options, demanding you display it with your Mandalorian sets and nothing else with its design.

So I cracked out my Star Wars handbooks, poured sweat over a calculator, and came to a final conclusion: this model would have to be roughly 2/5 the height of the UCS AT-AT.

The UCS AT-AT clocks in at 65cm, and this set is 26cm high, almost perfectly on-point. Between this, the UCS AT-AT, and the Snowtrooper battlepack, we finally have a great minifigure-scale Hoth display in the works, perhaps as an apology for the UCS Echo Base. LEGO really went out of their way with the accuracy of this set, and the only thing holding it back from being an addition to the UCS collection is the price point, a mere $50.

So to finish this long-winded preface to my review: yes, this set does serve as a great scale comparison to your brand-new UCS AT-AT, and you'll definitely want it if you have that set on display.

Now, as for the actual review.

I love this set. The included figures are great, the Probe Droid is something I've always wanted from a LEGO set, and the new Chewbacca design with the snow particles in his fur is a cute addition.

The part usage in this set is great, and aside from building many parts twice for symmetry, the design looks fantastic to boot. Something obviously meant to be compared to a UCS needs to look the part, and this set does not disappoint. The two included troopers, a rebel and an imperial respectively, are some of those nicer, more movie-accurate ones we've seen as of late, and the fact that the AT-ST itself has holsters for the pilot's props is a blessing. On top of this, the inclusion of Chewbacca might also be a nod to the original AT-ST set, which featured him taking one over on Endor.

Overall, this set is a fantastic new addition to my shelf and now I have to save up for an AT-AT to do it justice. Thanks, LEGO.

When I first saw this, I saw a striking similarity between her and the Night Elves from World of Warcraft. The glaring connection is the heavy use of moon-themed imagery and purple armour, and it wouldn't take much modification if you were fulfilling your Blizzard-based LEGO dreams that were never fulfilled after the death of Overwatch LEGO.

I love the night protector's translucent weaponry, and the purple sword is easily one of the most valuable pieces in Series 22 for me, even more than the easy-to-access horse and dog. Her dark cyan hair is also striking against her bright blue face, and the purple-with-silver mail armour is a great design, especially with that cute little gem in the middle.

This lady will be a great addition to my mediaeval collections and I seriously hope some sort of "not Warcraft" night elves pop into existence within the fantasy world of LEGO Castles. Great set, best one in the series for me.

For 2,000 VIP points (roughly $300 worth of spending), this set might seem overpriced, but let me be the one to defend it.

First off, my brother is a photographer, so picking up a model like this was a MUST. What I expected was nothing more than a block of bricks with some props, but I was shocked to find this set is fully articulated to feel like a real camera, down to the satisfying little "click" sound when you tap one of the faux-buttons. This camera, despite lack of many play features, goes out of its way to feel like a real camera.

The included bits are a piece of film (yes, it fits inside the film slot) and a lens cap (yes, it attaches to the lens). Because of the "play features" in this set, you can easily pack all of the parts together and safely move this set without a huge risk of losing parts. This set is also very structurally stable, since it uses a combination of brick-built elements and technic to hold the entire thing together.

One point I need to dock from this set is the issue with the compartment door on the back. The back of this camera opens up like a real one, allowing you to place all your extra parts inside of it, and the door can be very hard to open without accidentally snapping two bricks off of the edge. I don't know if or how this could have been rectified, and my only real suggestion would be to have used an ingot brick underneath the slot to create a lip for you to get your finger inside of, which a company like Kodak would have inevitably added to the real camera.

Overall, with the age of point-and-shoots, especially ones which use film, dying to the smartphone era, this set is a wonderful little blast from the past. It has the real heft of a camera and I can see a ton of children really enjoying playing pretend photographer with it, and it's such a fun build that it would look perfect in any camera enthusiast's collection. I was tempted to buy a second one for my brother before I saw the current aftermarket price of the model, and I'm overjoyed knowing that I have at least one of these beauties in my personal collection.

Let me start by saying that I was not so lucky. In 2015, LEGO suffered with dark red bricks being brittle and snapping very easily, and with that, my Nether Fortress is filled with cracked, snapped, or outright broken pieces. I've gotten multiple replacements, and you just have to be okay with dealing with the slow replacement service on LEGO's site.

Beyond that, the build quality is nice (albeit tedious with the baseplates), and the minifigs here are really fun.

The Blaze included with this set is an earlier design that was vastly improved upon in later sets, along with the Ghast's appearance during his "shooting" feature (the use of a stud shooter just... doesn't work). The zombie pigman, while outdated, is nice, and Alex is always a welcome addition to my cast.

The play feature in this set is kind of lame, just a stack of lava you can make fall with an admittedly scary mechanism that involves stressing one of your pieces. I understand what they're going for, but you're better off building this to display. Despite this, I do appreciate the use of Glowstone instead of an exposed lever, something LEGO Minecraft has been bad about as of late.

Brittle pieces, aftermarket price gouging, and outdated designs aside, this is a great set, and a little patience will go a long way for an owner.

I'll start by saying this: the Elva is a hard car to capture. With it's insane curvature, strange proportions, and open top, many people aren't surprised to learn that the full-price retail model isn't great.

So how does a tiny polybag model scale up to it?

First off, this set gets a pass for being so small: it's about Hot Wheels-sized, meaning the "loss of detail" is justified, and to many's surprise, this set has LESS problems. The model looks great, it's by far one of the most bang-for-your-buck polybag sets out there, and I can imagine many kids and adults alike leaving this one built for a long time.

I know minifig-scale sets are a big deal for many collectors, but sometimes you need to overlook that and enjoy this for what it is. It's to scale with the old LEGO Racers line, and that's cool enough for me.