Legos of the Fall: Most-Anticipated Sets for the Rest of 2018

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Lego Technic Zeux ($139.99)

This impressive set provides everything you need to make a high-end, Volvo backhoe. There's also a model drone, but it doesn't actually fly.

Quantum Realm Explorers ($19.99)

Due out June 1st, this affordable set ties in to the Antman and Wasp movie. It features the Quantum Vehicle, which has an accessible cockpit, adjustable insect arms and stud shooters. It has minifigs of Antman, the Wasp and Ghost.

Harry Potter and Hedwig Brickheadz ($14.99)

Sure, you love your Pop Vinyls and your bobbleheads, but how many of them do you get to build? Lego's Brickheadz are cute figures you craft from bricks.

The company is releasing a number of new models, including Harry Potter and his owl. You can buy other Harry Potter characters, including Dumbledore and Ron Weasley.

Hogwarts Great Hall ($99)

Bring your sorting hat when you build this 878-piece version of Hogwarts' main building. It also comes with 10 minifigs, a boat, and several accessories.

Unikitty Cloud Car ($9.99)

The breakout star of the Lego Movie, Unikitty, recently got her own TV show and now she's getting a new series of block sets. This affordable, cloud-car set has 121 pieces, which makes it simple for young children, but engaging for fans of all ages. It's due in August.

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Avram Piltch

Avram Piltch is Managing Editor: Special Projects. When he's not playing with the latest gadgets at work or putting on VR helmets at trade shows, you'll find him rooting his phone, taking apart his PC, or coding plugins. With his technical knowledge and passion for testing, Avram developed many real-world benchmarks, including our laptop battery test.

14 Comments Comment from the forums
  • bit_user
    What does this even have to do with tech? This site is about computing - not modern lifestyle, like TomsGuide.
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  • geekinchief
    Thanks for the feedback. We define Tom's Hardware as a site for tech enthusiasts, many of whom like to build things other than PCs and / or share those experiences with their kids. In the weeks ahead, you'll be seeing more content that appeals to makers and to parents.

    Many of the projects on here are tech-related (for example, the Lego Batmobile is programmable). We're trying to reach out to people with new types of content and see how this goes. One of our new core values is "fun." If we see people aren't reading stories about a new we're trying, we'll adjust accordingly.
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  • bit_user
    20985699 said:
    Thanks for the feedback. We define Tom's Hardware as a site for tech enthusiasts, many of whom like to build things other than PCs and / or share those experiences with their kids. In the weeks ahead, you'll be seeing more content that appeals to makers and to parents.
    In the weeks ahead, I might stop following this site. Anandtech has a broader computing focus, anyhow. I never could get Toms even to review any of the growing trend of SFF PCs based on Celerons or Pentium Silver. Some of those could be good HTPCs or for home automation. It's like Toms Hardware has no interest in anything besides gaming (and mining) PCs, these days.

    I have also suggested adding some coverage of home servers. That's a whole DIY area that's been completely neglected by this site, for years.

    And I can't remember the last time I saw any reviews of wi fi routers, on here. That's some information I could actually use right now, in fact.

    20985699 said:
    Many of the projects on here are tech-related (for example, the Lego Batmobile is programmable).
    My only complaint about that was you barely scratched the tech aspects. The article was free of any specifications & details not available on their website. There are moders and probably a few hackers on this site who might like to know what's under the hood.
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  • bit_user
    Speaking of neglected areas, what about the charts?

    If someone has CPU or GPU X and wants to know whether it's worth upgrading to Y, the Charts were great for that.
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  • geekinchief
    Good point. Working on revising the hierarchy pages and doing new articles on when to upgrade.
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  • Blytz
    "There's a model drone that doesn't actually fly."

    yet...
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  • oneblackened
    Yeah why on earth is this on Tom's Hardware?
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  • Zaporro
    What the frik Tom's Hardware?

    First idiot "guides" like "how do i create partition", "how do i connect monitor", "how do i PC" and now article's completely unrelated to computer hardware?

    When you gonna change the misleading "For the Hardcore PC Enthusiasts" into "Just another pseudo PC tech news site loaded with obnoxious ads that's about everything and nothing just to rack up views and funds for country restricted giveaways that you will never be allowed to participate in"?
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  • bloodroses
    Personally, I enjoyed the article.

    For those that want articles related to just PC stuff, here ya go! :)

    http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Build-a-Lego-Computer/
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  • Jake Hall
    What the hell?
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