Placed next to a similar, tree, fountain and flowers from both 30412 Park Picnic and 40236 Romantic Valentine Picnic, Garden Dreams’ builds are undoubtedly similar, using familiar techniques in different ways. Whether it’s the flowers placed near each other and other plants, the bar with multiple leaf elements at varying heights through the stud or the fountain’s transparent dome placed the right way up rather than inverted, these solutions won’t be alien to veteran LEGO fans.

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As far as the new LEGO Avatar range is concerned, colour us more than pleasantly surprised by the quality, playability and all-round appeal that the four System sets in particular offer. For being based on a film that most of us won’t have watched since it came out in 2009 and who, by this stage, aren’t overly bothered by the impending four more instalments of the franchise to come, this mini-selection of sets provides an authentic refresher of all that was genuinely interesting about Pandora, futuristic military and big blue cats, and kind of has us now looking forward to more…

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That being said, LEGO is there to be played with and built upon and, once you play around with the AMP suit a little more, you notice a couple of shortcomings to tackle. First up, in comparison to how it looks in the film and to how it acts as a highly mobile mech in combat with Neytiri (which 75571 Neytiri & Thanator vs. AMP Suit Quaritch replicates), the LEGO AMP suit’s arms are really too short.

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LEGO Avatar 75571 Neytiri & Thanator vs. AMP Suit Quaritch is a great set, but that doesn’t mean the mech AMP suit included can’t be even better.

Of this first wave of Avatar sets, 75571 Neytiri & Thanator vs. AMP Suit Quaritch stands out as best representative of the play potential that a brick-built Pandora holds, for striking the finest balance between the clash of nature and machinery that takes place, and at the best value price too.

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11021 90 Years of Play will be released on May 1 for £44.99 / $49.99 / €49.99. If you’d like to learn more about the set, make sure to read our in-depth review before you buy. 

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In honour of that character, we’ve created a version of her from 11021 90 Years of Play’s warmer elements. Her default ‘blob’ form can be approximated rather well thanks to the set’s mix of bricks and slopes, as well as the varying shades of red, pink, purple and yellow.