Month: April 2015 (Page 9 of 13)

LEGO Ideas 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Achieves 10,000 Supporters

April 13, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The 1969 Chevrolet Corvette by brickdater is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. Based onthe 1969 C3, it is one of the most recognizable classic cars in automotive history.

The project becomes the 11th one to reach the First 2015 Review Stage joining The Discworld, Science Adventures, Medieval Market Street, Disney Princess Frozen Elsa’s Ice Palace, Douglas DC-3, Bricksauria – Tyrannosaurus Rex, the International Space Station, The Golden Girls, The Legend of Zelda: King of Red Lions Play Set, and the RMS Titanic. There are now less than 16 days before the review period is finished and there are still a few more projects that could join the list as well.

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LEGO Dimensions Future Theme Speculation

April 12, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 17 Comments

Now that we’ve had time to soak in the announcement of the new LEGO Dimensions with the Starter Packs and the Expansion Packs and seen the LEGO themes that have been revealed so far, let’s take a look at what other themes we could be seeing in the future being included in the video game. We can see from the image above that the top of the box shows lots of minifigures from the Fun, Team, and Level Packs that have already been revealed and even some that haven’t been announced yet. This is purely a speculation post and feel free to comment below on what themes you would like to see to be included in future LEGO Dimensions expansion packs.

Back to the Future

This theme is pretty much confirmed with the Back to the Future Level Pack which includes Marty McFly, the DeLorean Time Machine, and the Hoverboard. Whether or not we’ll be seeing other characters in the future remains to be seen.

BIONICLE

Since LEGO Dimensions is about the minifigures, I’m not so sure that LEGO BIONICLE will fit the concept. They did have some figures during the original run but they weren’t your typical minifigures. The thing that BIONCLE has going for them is that it’s LEGO own IP.

City

Although LEGO City is one of the more popular themes, I don’t see it being a good fit.

DC Comics Super Heroes

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LEGO Legends of Chima Summer 2015 Official Set Images

April 11, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

There are now official images of the final wave of the LEGO Legends of Chima that will be released this summer. Earlier this week, I reported that LEGO Legends of Chima Online video game is shutting down in June so this is also a sign the theme may be going away. There are rumors that the theme will be coming back in mid-2016 but there’s no concrete evidence to support that theory. However, LEGO may decide to release LEGO Dimensions Fun Packs that will have some of the characters so they might not be totally going away. Anyways, below are the last three known sets that will be coming out in summer 2015.

Bladvic’s Rumble Bear (70225)

Mammoth’s Frozen Stronghold

King Crominus’ Rescue (70227)

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LEGO Juniors Green Goblin Minifigure Close Up Look

April 11, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

As we know by now, there will be a re-release of the Green Goblin minifigure this August but he won’t be appearing in your usual LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets. Instead, he will be in the LEGO Juniors Spider-Man Hideout (10687). We first saw images of the new Green Goblin during the 2015 New York Toy Fair but there are now some really good close-up images of him courtesy of Luiggi.

With this minifigure, we can expect to get a classic comic books styled look of the Green Goblin with his purple outfit. His skin color is a little too green for my taste but it’s still a cool minifigure nonetheless with all the details on the front and back of the minifigure. He will also come with his signature glider and a pumpkin bomb. As mentioned before, he will be in the new LEGO Juniors set which contains 137 pieces and will retail for $29.99 however, the Green Goblin is exclusive to this set so you’ll pretty much want to get this set if you want to pick him up unless you just buy him individually on the secondary market.

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LEGO Store April 2015 Monthly Mini Build Event UFO (40129) Review

April 11, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier this week, the LEGO April 2015 Monthly Mini Build took place and I was able to attend the event. For this month, the build was a little UFO (40129) which continues the Space type builds for this year. The event itself seemed extra busy, maybe because kids are still on Spring Break.

LEGO April 2015 Monthly Mini Build - UFO (40129)

The 39 piece UFO is a simple build and has your typical UFO look to it. There isn’t much to say about it but I do like the color scheme and there are a few useful parts like the clear dome and dish pieces.

Next month’s build will stray away from the Space theme and be introducing a Koala (40130). Props to the Fashion Valley LEGO Store staff for keeping it running smoothly. If you missed out on this month’s building event, there are two more chances with the LEGO Club Meetings on April 18 & 25.

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The Brick Show Shop April Sale

April 10, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The Brick Show Shop is having an April 15% off sale on all their products on the site. Use the coupon code apr15a at checkout to get the discount. They have a variety of custom LEGO builds like arcade machines and printed tiles to a variety of minifigures that you can purchase. Shipping is only $1.99 on every order and free shipping on orders over $75.

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LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales First Look Promotional Poster

April 10, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Back in February, I talked about the announcement that Disney has acquired the rights to LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales from The LEGO Group. We now have a first look at a promotional poster for the show that will be airing on Disney XD this July.

The LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales animated series will have five 22-minute episodes retelling the story of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace to Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi from C-3PO and R2-D2’s perspectives but I’m not sure if the show will be totally canon or not. From the looks of the poster, there might also be characters from LEGO Star Wars: Rebels that will be appearing in the show as well like Sabine, Erza, and Kanan. And who’s that mysterious character on the left side above the Ewoks.

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