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Today's random set is 79013 Lake-town Chase, released during 2013. It's one of 9 The Hobbit sets produced that year. It contains 470 pieces and 5 minifigs, and its retail price was US$49.99/£49.99.

It's owned by 5,888 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $201.90, or eBay.

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Today's random minifigure is frnd173 Friends Andrea - Light Aqua Layered Skirt, Bright Light Orange Top with Music Notes, Trans-Dark Pink Glasses, a Friends figure that came in one set, 10727 Emma's Ice Cream Truck, released during 2016.

Our members collectively own a total of 969 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $4.80.

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It took a while for Heartlake City to get in the medical business; the first hospital didn't debut in the Friends world until 41318 Heartlake Hospital in 2017. Fortunately, the second generation of Friends didn't have to wait seven years for a hospital (though it has been seven years since the first hospital).

The new cast of Friends are having their medical needs being addressed with 42621 Heartlake City Hospital. I remember the first hospital having many windows and almost as many stickers, but very few minidolls. I hope that the newer hospital has rectified that somewhat.

This set shows a rather momentous occasion - Autumn is receiving a prosthetic arm!

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LEGO has officially revealed several new products arriving to celebrate May the 4th this year, including 75382 TIE Interceptor and a coffee table book about the history of LEGO Star Wars! The press release follows:

Get Ready for May the 4th!

As celebrations for the LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary continue throughout the year, fans should hold on tight to their TIE Interceptors as a lot of exciting things are happening. May the 4^th be with you!

The TIE Interceptor building set that was part of the first launch of the Ultimate Collector Series in 2000 is back in a new and redesigned version. Admirers of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi can relive the action of the movie, as they recreate the distinctive wings, detailed cockpit, and laser cannons of the magnificent 75382 TIE Interceptor building set.

The 1,931-piece set is an impressive 40 centimetres/16 inches long and comes complete with an exclusive TIE Pilot minifigure and Mouse Droid figure, currently limited to this set. The model is mounted on a stand with a printed plaque and includes a printed brick with the LEGO Star Wars anniversary logo.

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The gifts with purchase that will be offered when you buy Star Wars sets between the 1st to the 5th of May have been revealed. They are:

• 40686 Trade Federation Troop Carrier, free with purchases exceeding €160/$160/£145
• 5008818 Battle of Yavin Collectable Coin, free with orders above €90/$90/£80
• 30680 AAT, free when you spend over €40/$40/£35

View pictures and more information after the break.

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Many LEGO set designers use our BrickLists feature to maintain a list of the sets they've worked on and often provide interesting insights about their involvement.

Once a week we publish an entry from one of their lists on the home page to increase awareness of this information and to encourage more designers to create them.

Niek van Slagmaat wrote this about their work on 17101 Boost Creative Toolbox:

My first product! Designed in collaboration with Carl Merriam and the living legend Jørn Thomsen. My good friend Ilia Gotlib, who back then was in our product technology team, engineered the fantastic external motor.

Vernie was created by the 3 of us working together, because the neural load was too much for a single designer. I personally worked on the Guitar and did a number of sketch models for Frankie the cat and the Rover. The complexity of this project was extremely daunting, only just coming into the company, but it was perfect for teaching me a lot of skills in very little time.

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The second in the series of microscale shops is now available as a gift with purchase at LEGO.com.

40684 Fruit Store is free to LEGO Insiders with purchases exceeding £180/$200/€200, until the 25th of April, or while stocks last.

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Here's a list of the reviews that we've published recently:

	10332 Medieval Town Square Despite its odd building arrangements, in places, this set is absolutely charming
	75379 R2-D2 75379 R2-D2 is certainly a pleasant surprise, improving on its larger counterpart overall
	75383 Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator While the perfect LEGO Sith Infiltrator remains elusive, this model exceeds expectations
	60439 Space Science Lab 60439 Space Science Lab looks good alone, but better connected to a larger base complex
	43237 Isabela's Flowerpot Isabela's Flowerpot is innovative for the Disney theme and looks beautiful
	75378 BARC Speeder Escape The minifigures are appealing; the speeder bike is reasonable; the price is poor

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10193 Medieval Market Village was launched in 2009, becoming the largest Castle set produced at the time and with a higher recommended age than normal for the classic theme. Fifteen years later, sets designed for teenage and adult LEGO fans have become commonplace.

10332 Medieval Town Square reflects how these sets have changed, taking loose inspiration from 10193 Medieval Market Village and including far greater detail, more than doubling its predecessor's piece count! Furthermore, the model should complement 10305 Lion Knights' Castle perfectly.

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These are the most read articles that we've posted during the last fortnight:

The total number of news article views this week is 182,745, which is 35,691 fewer than last week.

These are the sets that have been viewed the most this week:

The total number of set detail pages viewed this week is 1,248,825, which is 58,690 more than last week.

This week's vintage set is 343 Train Ferry, released during 1968. It's one of 17 System sets produced that year. It contains 147 pieces.

It's owned by 190 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you might find it for sale at BrickLink or eBay.

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Star Wars subjects are sometimes produced at multiple scales concurrently, but one version is usually intended primarily for play and the other for display. 75379 R2-D2 therefore seems fairly unusual, given its notable similarities to 75308 R2-D2, launched in 2021.

This model is clearly smaller than its precursor and less expensive too, although it seems very functional and surprisingly detailed, comparing favourably with the larger model. Moreover, this set contains an outstanding anniversary minifigure, as Darth Malak from Knights of the Old Republic makes his LEGO debut!

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The Australian certified store has revealed a third Despicable Me 4 set, following the two that were unveiled last week.

75580 Minions and Banana Car includes four of Gru's yellow helpers: Tim, Ron, Mel and Mega Minion Dave.

Update: We have removed the images at the request of NBC Universal.

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