Here’s the official blurb:

This 2,500-piece set encapsulates the essence of adventure and nostalgia whilst featuring meticulous details. Fans can build a selection of their fondest moments from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time or from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild through building and exploring the depths of the Great Deku Tree. In addition to the Great Deku Tree, the set comprises iconic sceneries from the video games including the Master Sword pedestal from Breath of the Wild, as well as Link’s House from Ocarina of Time, allowing enthusiasts freedom to customize their display. The build is elegantly mounted on stands, providing an effortless showcase of the set.

Notably, both builds offer interactive features. In the Breath of the Wild rendition, the Great Deku Tree’s face can be animated with the simple press of a lever, while the Ocarina of Time Great Deku Tree version boasts a captivating mechanism: when activated, its mouth opens, revealing a cleverly designed Skulltula (a spider-like enemy from the games) that descends into its depths.

In the Breath of the Wild version, enthusiasts will marvel at the Great Deku Tree adorned in vibrant pink blossoms, accompanied by the iconic Master Sword pedestal. Notably, this rendition boasts an engaging feature: the ability to animate the tree’s expressive eyebrows and mouth, adding depth to the build.

Meanwhile, in the Ocarina of Time version, builders will encounter a lush green foliage-adorned Great Deku Tree. This version includes Link’s House, a pivotal element tied to the Ocarina of Time narrative, adding an extra layer of nostalgia and authenticity to the set. It’s worth mentioning that regardless of which version you choose to build, you will have the ability to construct both the Master Sword pedestal and Link’s House as smaller models.

Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda series at Nintendo, commented: “I’m really thrilled that The Legend of Zelda is joining the world of LEGO bricks, which has spurred the creative impulses of so many people of all ages.

“The Deku Tree was the first element from The Legend of Zelda we wanted to represent using LEGO bricks. This set allows you to build two different versions of the Deku Tree from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with unique features that are a great fit for the nature of the series. I can’t wait for everyone to get the chance to build this part of The Legend of Zelda world with their own hands.”

Zehava Masser, Ashkelon

Zehava Masser, a daughter of Holocaust survivors, was in her Ashkelon home when her adjacent studio took a direct hit from a missile that destroyed everything in it. Somewhat presciently, she had long before written on her website, “Beauty Cannot Protect Us.” Her intention at the time, she said, was to suggest that beneath her highly aesthetic works lay many disturbing themes.

Artist Zehava Masser. (Bernard Dichek)

Masser’s current paintings repeat a style that she mastered in her Holocaust-themed artwork. Abstract human bodies appear in attractive colors, yet are emaciated and disfigured in form. When asked if it is possible to compare then and now, she said it would be wrong to do so in any political discussion.

“Intellectually, rationally and psychologically there is no room for comparisons,“ she said. “But our emotions speak differently.”

Tali Riaboy, Ma’alot-Tarshiha

The subject of the Holocaust also feeds into visual art created by Tali Riaboy. A resident of the northern city of Ma’alot-Tarshiha, she and her soldier sister Maya came to celebrate their grandmother Ludmilla’s birthday with her during the second week of October. Octogenarian Ludmilla endured World War II as a young child in Ukraine fleeing the Nazis with her parents.

‘Generations of Fear,’ a triptych by Tali Riaboy. (Courtesy)

While Tali and Maya were at their grandmother’s home, there were several rocket attacks accompanied by an alert about a suspected terrorist infiltration from the nearby Lebanese border.

“When we came out of the bomb shelter there were soldiers everywhere with their hands on the triggers of their weapons. At that moment, Grandma turned to us and said, ‘I don’t want to have that fear again,’” recalled Riaboy.

The “fear” she was referring to, explained Riaboy, were memories of her early childhood.

Tali Riaboy. (Bernard Dichek)

To calm their grandmother, Riaboy and her sister went ahead with what they have been doing ritually on their grandmother’s birthday for years: they cut her hair. Photos taken by Riaboy capture that moment and are now part of a triptych Riaboy created called “Generations of Fear.”

Nadine Bar-Noy, Sderot

The memories of October 7 remain very strong for Sderot-based artist Nadine Bar-Noy, who witnessed on social media as Hamas terrorists drove through her hometown while she sheltered in her safety room.

“I didn’t come out for three days,” said Bar-Noy, who has tried to put that experience aside to work on a personal project.

“Before the war, I hired a building contractor to renovate my home,” said Bar-Noy, listing numerous construction deficiencies she discovered after he vanished from the scene. “There’s no question in my mind that he felt he could take advantage of a woman, that his attitude reflected a patriarchal attitude too common in Israeli society.”

Artist Nadine Bar-Noy and ‘No Way to Build A Home,’ a mixed-media work. (Bernard Dichek)

In constructing a multi-media piece that she calls “No Way to Build A Home,” Bar-Noy incorporated elements that reflect another painful theme.

“When I was growing up, our new immigrant family felt that we had to hide our ethnicity and not speak the Moroccan dialect in public. Only recently have I been able to return to Moroccan culture,” she said, speaking in her Jaffa residency studio, where she had a life-size drawing of her parents on one wall and a sculptured leaf based on their vineyard on another. These childhood reminders, she said, help guide her creative process.

Yaron Steinberg, Kibbutz Dafna

The theme of a home also figures prominently in the works of Yaron Steinberg, who has turned his attention to depicting the dwellings of Kibbutz Dafna, located near the Lebanese border, where he has lived for the last three years.

Yaron Steinberg’s charcoal drawings express a utopian vision of kibbutz life. (Bernard Dichek)

“It took me quite a while after October 7 before I could do anything connected to art,” said Steinberg, 41. “I asked myself what the point was of doing art. I felt completely superfluous. I’m not a doctor, I’m not even a soldier, as I was discharged from reserve duty several years ago.”

In Jaffa, Steinberg slowly began to draw his interpretation of kibbutz homes. Knowingly or not, his choice of materials, colors and technique aptly symbolized the current period.

“I realized I had to work in black and white, so I chose charcoal,” he said. “Using a process known as subtractive drawing I start by painting everything black, then slowly reveal points of light as I erase the black and bring in the white.”

Steinberg’s depictions of single-story kibbutz homes portray what he describes as “the utopian vision many kibbutzniks have of their lifestyle.” He pointed out that he uses as a frame of reference mid-20th century American architecture in the vein of Frank Lloyd Wright, with big windows providing views of nature.

Brit Einstein, Kibbutz Magen

Brit Einstein brought earth from the Kibbutz Magen potato fields to create a series of art pieces. (Bernard Dichek)

The harmony that Steinberg tries to conjure in his drawings resonates with Brit Einstein, a member of Kibbutz Magen. She reflects nostalgically about the days when she would wander barefoot through the fields of her kibbutz near the Gaza border in peaceful solitude, thinking about her art.

That idyll ended abruptly on October 7 when Einstein found herself alone in her safe room hearing gunshots and getting frantic messages from friends who had sighted terrorists. “I thought that in another five minutes my life would be over,” she recalled.

Fortunately for Einstein, the gunshots she was hearing turned out to be coming from Magen’s civilian anti-terror first responders who managed to stop the terrorists before they reached the kibbutz.

A view of the Mediterranean Sea from the Old Jaffa Aritsts Residency building. (Bernard Dichek)

“I went to Tel Aviv afterward and didn’t do anything connected to art. Then just before joining the Jaffa residency, I felt a need to go back to the kibbutz and work on a tractor in the potato fields,” she said.

Einstein brought a barrel full of earth from the fields with her to Jaffa, where she used the soil to create a mixed-media piece. Another project she was working on is comprised of video images that could easily be interpreted as a metaphor for October 7. In the video we see waves that have created a hole in a sea wall at the Jaffa port, bursting through the opening.

Anuar Jour had trouble creating following the October 7 atrocities. (Bernard Dichek)

As the Jaffa residency wound up at the end of March, all 10 artists had overcome their hesitations about continuing their artwork. For Jour, the turning point was a daily routine that began with volunteer work she did teaching painting to Arab and Jewish children in Jaffa.

One additional aspect of the project involved individual meetings between the artists and more than 20 art curators and gallery managers.

“Because they live in the peripheral regions of the country, it’s hard for these artists to make the connections that can advance their careers,” said Sahar Azimi, the residency manager. “That could be one silver lining for them of this troubled period.”

That’s according to a royal expert and author, who claims senior royals within Buckingham Palace would have known that the timing this week of King Charles snubbing his younger son for a key role he was expected to be granted would have “really hurt” Harry.

The Duke of Sussex was reportedly left “in tears” after his father awarded the newly vacant military honour to Prince William, says Royal author and commentator, Tom Quinn. Harry had only just returned to the UK for the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Invictus Games, only for his arrival in London to be eclipsed by news that King Charles had no time to see him, despite widespread speculation of a potential reconciliation.

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But, to add insult to injury, just hours after it was confirmed there would be no father-son reunion, the Palace announced that William would receive the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps – an accolade many thought had been reserved for Harry, who famously served with the corps in Afghanistan.

Mr Quinn told The Mirror that those within the Palace circles “knew” the timing would “really hurt” the Duke of Sussex, revealing: “he is said to have been in tears when he heard”. He added: “But they have decided the gloves are off and that Harry needs to realise that when you betray the family, you don’t just escape the things you hated doing as a working royal. You also lose the things you loved.”

Mr Quinn argued Harry has been dealt a “kick in the teeth” and even suggested King Charles timed the “hurtful” Royal announcement for maximum impact.

He added: “King Charles’ announcement that Prince Harry is being stripped of his role as Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps is a real kick in the teeth for the son who always felt marginalised and underrated. What makes it much worse is that the role is being given to the very man who Harry sees as the cause of so many of his problems – his brother. And the announcement was deliberately made during Harry’s brief visit to the UK to have maximum impact; it shows Harry that he really is no longer welcome.

“Being Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps was something Harry really did enjoy and of which he was very proud. There is a rushed feel to the whole thing too as if they can’t wait to be rid of this troublesome prince which is why Harry’s role will be transferred to William in just a few days’ time, on 13 May.”

Mr Quinn echoed Harry’s feelings, saying: “Harry feels his time in the military was a rare happy time in his life when he was judged on his merits as a man not on his merits as a member of the Royal Family.”

Concluding his thoughts, Mr Quinn said: “Having always hated being the spare in terms of the succession he now finds that one of the few important roles he had as the younger brother has now been handed over to the person Harry himself described as his nemesis. Harry cannot fail to get the message; his last few ties to his old life are being cut and he is being set adrift, permanently.”

Last month, Wedding Crashers actor Fisher and Ali G star Cohen announced they had split up in 2023 – and the timing of the news raised eyebrows due to its proximity to allegations made by Wilson in her book.

Wilson branded Cohen a “massive a**hole” and accused him of trying to “bully” her into silence over a contentious chapter in her memoir, which details allegations of misconduct on the set of 2016 comedy film Grimsby. In the UK edition of the book, the actor’s biggest claims are redacted.

Cohen denied all allegations, with his representatives telling The Independent: “While we appreciate the importance of speaking out, these demonstrably false claims are directly contradicted by extensive detailed evidence, including contemporaneous documents, film footage, and eyewitness accounts from those present before, during and after the production of Grimsby.”

Wilson has now revealed she does not think the couple’s divorce had anything to do with her claims, but she did say the “timing wasn’t great for” Cohen.

“I don’t feel like I’m the reason, but it might have just been his general treatment to women,’ she told The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Wednesday (8 May).

The Australian star also admitted that she has not spoken to Fisher since she announced her divorce from Cohen, but acknowledged that they “used to be friends” after working together on a film in 2012.

“I haven’t spoken to her,” Wilson said on the programme.

Hinting that their friendship was over, she added: “Obviously, I used to be friends with her before all this happened. We did a movie together called Bachelorette.”

Sources were previously conflicted on whether Wilson’s claims had impacted the divorce announcement.

One source told The Sun that the headlines were the “catalyst” in their decision to share the news, claiming Fisher was “starting to get embarrassed” by the claims. However, US Weekly reported that there was no link and that the announcement had “nothing to do” with Wilson.

“They have been living separate lives since last year but wanted to give this space and time for their children to be OK with this before the news came out and they got all this attention,” a source told US Weekly.

But a source told The Sun: “Rebel’s book was a catalyst in Isla deciding to announce this to the world; she’s got her own career and reputation to worry about.

“Those close to her said it was starting to get embarrassing with all of the allegations that were spilling out of Rebel’s book. So she felt as though it was the right thing to do to inform everyone of their decision.

“Sacha, on the other hand, did not want that. He has been making as though it’s business as usual before they made this announcement.”

The couple, who have three children, are said to have “battled to make things work for the sake of their family” ahead of their decision to split in 2023.