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Building sets, display models, scale replicas and collected comics, assessed on build quality, part count and what you actually get in the box.
Third-party brick sets cost roughly a quarter per piece and build subjects the big brand does not make. What you give up in exchange, and why the name on the listing is often not the name on the box.
Comic shops are hard to buy presents in: everything is either four pounds or a hundred. Seven picks under £25, sorted by what they physically are, plus three traps that are easy to walk into at the till.
Omnibus, Absolute, Deluxe, Epic, Masterworks, Compact. The formats are priced like a quality ladder and are not one. Which to buy for which reader, and why out-of-print status matters more than price.
A light kit turns a grey display model into a scene, but only if the set has somewhere to put the light. Which BrickBling kits are worth it, Classic versus Remote, and what to check on the listing first.
A guide to original-design brick sets for adults: flower bouquets, animal models, motorised display pieces and STEM kits, plus the packaging, pricing and shipping caveats worth knowing before you order.
One brick replaces the battery box, the IR receiver and the remote, and drives both Power Functions and Powered Up motors. Which BuWizz hub to buy, and the four things to know before you spend this much on a brick.
Large-scale motorized and remote-controlled brick machinery compared: the 8,506-piece RC crane, the motorised roller coaster and the mid-range vehicles worth starting with, plus build times and the missing-brick reality.
Life-size art masks from PureArts compared: the Nazgul King, both T-800 variants and the DC cowls, plus the exclusive-edition rule that changes where you should buy, and the pre-order deposit and weight problems nobody mentions.
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Forbidden Planet has been the UK's biggest pop culture retailer since 1978. How its shop and website compare, how the pre-order system works, and what to check before ordering from abroad.