Author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran (Page 10 of 33)

LEGO has released the first details on what will be going on their inaugural LEGO CON which will be happening on June 26. The events listed includes a LEGO Minecraft Q&A with LEGO designers and Lydia Winters of Mojang Studios, a LEGO Technic race, a closer look at the new LEGO Super Mario sets, a LEGO Harry Potter building challenge, a LEGO City interview with a real-life astronaut, and also a new LEGO Star Wars sets reveal. Could the new set finally be the Republic Gunship (75309) that we’ve all been waiting to be announced for a whole year?

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That teaser that LEGO did last week which we though was going to be some new product turns out to be a new event LEGO is hosting called LEGO CON. It is a two hour live event that looks like LEGO’s own toy fair since there’s no Comic Con this year in which there will be official set reveals, special guests, live builds, and Q&As with LEGO designers. It will be live on LEGO.com/legocon at 9am PST on June 26.

Get ready for LEGO® CON 2021 – the ultimate online experience for LEGO fans everywhere!

Families can discover all the latest LEGO® news and connect with other fans globally during this inaugural LEGO CON event

Billund, DK – June 1st, 2021: Today the LEGO Group announces its inaugural LEGO® CON and invites fans of all ages to join the fun! This two-hour action-packed LIVE event will let kids and families discover the coolest new things going on in the LEGO world together with a community of others who share their passion for the brick and creativity.

During the live show, attendees can be the first to see brand new models and epic challenges, watch live building challenges with special guests, and even become a part of LEGO House history, leaving their personal mark inside the Home of the Brick! The livestream kicks-off with a pre-show of AFOL (Adult Fans of LEGO) inspiration before moving to the jam-packed run of show where attendees can also immerse themselves in live virtual activities and conversations with other fans from

For those who are interested, there are some new LEGO activity packs available as digital downloads in the Rewards Center. Each of the activity packs costing 50 points comes with five activity and five coloring sheets for younger kids. There’s also an OK Play reward for 20 points that unlocks a 6 month code that’s worth $59.95. OK Play is an interactive storytelling app that empowers kids to safely create, star in and share their own stories and videos using creative tools like photography, drawing, sound and more.

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A few days ago, LEGO announced that the LEGO Foundation will form a partnership with UNICEF to provide playful parenting to children in need in China. It is a 3 year partnership that will see $2.5 million invested to providing resources to support children in disadvantaged regions. It is expected to 20,000 children aged 0 to 6 years old and around 40,000 caregivers will benefit directly through access to better quality community-based family support services, improved parenting practices and behaviors, and use of age-appropriate play materials.

The LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation join forces with UNICEF to provide playful parenting to children in need in China

Billund, May 27, 2021: The LEGO Group, the LEGO Foundation, and UNICEF today announced a partnership to bring learning-through-play to help early years development in children living in disadvantaged regions of China.

The three-year partnership will see approximately US$2.5 million invested in providing resources to community-based family support programmes to help caregivers understand the importance and life-long benefits of incorporating play into their everyday lives and enhance caregivers’ capacity to better support their young children.

Research has found that caregivers and young children in less developed areas interact less, and that disparity exists between urban and rural areas in many aspects of early childhood development, such as the opportunity to develop language.

“UNICEF is working with our partners so that every girl and boy’s rights to health, education and protection are achieved. Upholding these rights in the early years impacts a child’s long-term health, education and well-being. This partnership

LEGO has released a mysterious trailer that shows something is coming soon on June 26. It shows a 2×2 brick with the stud highlighted in different colors and the whole image glitches. LEGO did do another teaser a few months back with the hashtag #NFT but that tweet was quickly deleted. I’m not sure if this new teaser related to that or not. It’s also possible that it could be the LEGO Light Mode lighting kits that were shown off last year but haven’t heard anything about them since. It’ll still be a few weeks before we see a reveal but hopefully there are more teasers by then.

Big announcement coming soon 👀 It’s ON! pic.twitter.com/n53RQKoEq1

— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 28, 2021

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LEGO is doubling down on the LEGO VIDIYO theme as well as their partnership with adidas as they have announced the LEGO VIDIYO x adidas collection. The collection is designed for kids and they will be available for adidas Creative Club members on May 28 with a wider distribution on June 1.

Make the world your stage with new adidas and LEGO® VIDIYO™ apparel

HERZOGENAURACH & BILLUND, May 27th, 2021: Today, adidas and the LEGO Group announce a new collaboration as part of their ongoing partnership, this time introducing a playful adidas and LEGO® VIDIYO™ themed drop.The new collection is all about free expression through movement, taking inspiration from the LEGO VIDIYO play experience which is designed to unleash children’s creativity through music and play. The pieces in this range have been infused with unique patterns and fun elements which make it clear that with the adidas and LEGO VIDIYO collection, kids can turn their world and their wardrobe into a stage for self-expression.

The comfortable, play-ready adidas and LEGO VIDIYO collection takes its graphic element cues from the LEGO VIDIYO world, translating the vibrant and playful nature onto a new stage. William Thorogood, Head of Product at the LEGO Group, commented: “This collaboration is special because it sparks children’s imagination and inspires them to express themselves freely without fear or judgment. By mixing, matching, and customizing their own unique looks, kids can find freedom, joy and confidence as they march to the beat of their own drum!”

The collection is designed for youths and will

Early this morning, LEGO announced the LEGO Everyone is Awesome (40516) set to a very positive response from the community and at time, they also dropped the designer video for the set. Vice President of Design Matthew Ashton talks about the details of the set as well as talks about the inspiration for it because it is very personal to Matthew.

The model is inspired by the rainbow flag which is used as a symbol of love and acceptance by the LGBTQIA+ community and features 11 monochrome minifigures each with its own individual hairstyle and rainbow color. Everyone is Awesome (40516) will be available on June 1 for $39.99.

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LEGO has officially announced the LEGO Everyone is Awesome (40516) set which is designed to celebrate fans’ diversity. Just in time for Pride Month, the 346 piece set will be available starting on June 1 and will retail for $34.99. The set was designed by LEGO Vice President of Design Matthew Ashton who has been posting teasers of the set the past few weeks and has said about the set, “I wanted to create a model that symbolises inclusivity and celebrates everyone, no matter how they identify or who they love.”

Everyone is Awesome LEGO® set celebrates fans’ diversity

Billund, May 20th 2021: The LEGO Group today announces LEGO® Everyone is Awesome a set designed to celebrate the diversity of our fans and the world around us. The buildable display model is inspired by the iconic rainbow flag which is used as a symbol of love and acceptance by the LGBTQIA+ community and features 11 monochrome minifigures each with its own individual hairstyle and rainbow colour.

Set designer Matthew Ashton, Vice President, Design said: “I wanted to create a model that symbolises inclusivity and celebrates everyone, no matter how they identify or who they love.”

“Everyone is unique, and with a little more love, acceptance and understanding in the world, we can all feel more free to be our true AWESOME selves! This model shows that we care, and that we truly believe ‘Everyone is awesome’!”

The 346 piece stands 10.24cm tall and has a depth of 12.80cm – a perfect fit for most shelves or

The BTS “Dynamite” project by JBBrickFanatic is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the donut and music store featured in the music video and it also includes minifigures of Namjoon, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. The BTS ARMY is strong with this one as it took the project less than a week to hit the goal.

The project now joins Imperial Island Fort, Movie Set, Lifeguard’s Shack, A-Frame Cabin, Spaceballs, and The Costume Store as the ones to reach the Second 2021 Review Stage.

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If you receive the LEGO VIP newsletters, you may have gotten one today stating the last VIP collectible coin will be available starting on May 20 on the Rewards Center. This is the fifth one in the series and it is the centerpiece for the display case if you were able to get it.

In addition, it also states that if you missed out on the previous coins, they’ll be back later this year. There’s no mention how big the restock is but at least people will get a second chance to get the first four coins, particularly the Space one that went out of stock in only a few hours. It’s nice to see that LEGO has taken feedback to make more for those who weren’t able to get one.

– Australia & New Zealand: 12:00am BST
– Korea: 1:00am BST
– Europe, Middle East & Africa: 9:00am BST
– North America: 2:00pm BST

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For the past week, LEGO Vice President of Design Matthew Ashton has been teasing out a brand new LEGO set that he has designed. It will be harder to guess what it is because Matthew is teasing the set one brick at a time, more specifically, 2×3 bricks. As of this post, the set consists of black, white, red, yellow, blue, and brown 2×3 bricks so it’ll be a while before everything is revealed. Any guesses on what this mysterious set could be?

Exciting news #LEGO lovers! I have designed a new set which is coming out very soon ! And I am extremely happy to unveil an exclusive sneak peek!#DrumRoll

The set will contain this LEGO piece⬇️#yourewelcome #bricktease @LEGO_Group #lego #afol pic.twitter.com/ovxI1y0eV9

— Matthew Ashton (@matthew__ashton) May 9, 2021

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Have you ever wanted to be a LEGO Certified Professional? If so, LEGO is looking for two new LCPs in Mexico and Russia. LEGO has listed a job posting stating some of the requirements they are looking for and if you’re interested, you can send your application to [email protected] by May 28.

We are currently looking for two new LEGO® Certified Professionals in Mexico & Russia

Who can apply?

The LEGO Certified Professional program is, tailored for professional individuals with excellent LEGO building skills, a collaborative approach and a strong passion for the LEGO Brand, brick and building system.

The initial requirements that LCP candidates shall meet are:

• Document a working business model and business plan for their business which is focused on creating unique LEGO experiences.
• Document excellent LEGO building skills.
• Document ability to organize and drive building projects and coordinate events/happenings.
• You speak the native language (ie Spanish or Russian) and English.

How to apply?

If you can answer “yes” to the above-defined initial requirements, we welcome your application to the LCP program. Your application shall include:

• Description of your personal profile
• Documentation of business incl business model and business plan
• Record of LEGO experiences and your portfolio of work

Please send your application by e-mail to [email protected] by 28th of May.

Please note the LCP program is for LEGO entrepreneurs and does not apply to nor will we accept applications from companies or institutions.

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As the pre-production phase of the BrickLink Designer Program is beginning to wrap up by the end of May, many projects are finalizing their designs for the crowdfunding stage. In the past day, there have been two additional projects that have been archived which include the Temple of Hermit by Brickfornia and Japanese Old Style Architecture by TAXON55.

The Temple of Hermit was archived “due to the complexity of revising the model for the program.” The Japanese Old Style Architecture was withdrawn “due to other obligations” from the designer. These projects join the three from RobenAnne that were withdrawn last month and it leaves 26 projects left to potentially move on to the crowdfunding phase.

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With the COVID-19 cases still surging in India, LEGO has announced that they are donating $1 million to support COVID relief. The money will be used to deliver learning to around 20,000 children aged 3-14 whose education has been disrupted by the most recent outbreak, ensure food security for families and provide COVID-19 Care Kits designed to reduce infection rates.

US$1 million donated to support COVID-19 relief in India

The LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation join forces to support Save the Children India to help children and families impacted by the country’s recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

Billund, May 12th, 2021: Today, the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation have announced a US$1 million donation to help Save the Children India support families and children most at risk in Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and West Bengal. It will be used to deliver learning to around 20,000 children aged 3-14 whose education has been disrupted by the most recent outbreak, ensure food security for families and provide COVID-19 Care Kits designed to reduce infection rates.

Steen Lauge Kokkenborg, General Manager, LEGO Group India, said: “The latest outbreak is having a devastating impact on caregiving and schooling for the country’s most vulnerable children. We hope this contribution will provide some security to children and families as well as allow children to continue to learn through play and build vital skills despite schools being closed.”

Sudarshan Suchi, CEO of Save the Children, India, said: “Save the Children has embarked on a journey to reach and protect 1 million people

LEGO is asking for some feedback about the VIP program in the LEGO VIP Rewards Center and you can earn some points for your time. This survey was open to other parts of the country a few weeks ago but has recently opened up in the US.

The purpose of the survey is to help improve the VIP program and the rewards that LEGO provides. There’s 21 questions and it shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to complete.

We are committed to continuously improving the VIP program to meet the needs of our fans. We’d be so grateful if you could take this survey and share your thoughts and opinions. Your feedback is incredibly useful and helps us get better at what we do.

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LEGO has released episode 2 of their Our LEGO Stories podcast which talks about some of the things that LEGO employees have been doing to have a positive impact on the world. This new episode features AFOL Engagement’s Tormod Askildsen along with Annie O’Reilly and Carl Merriam and they talk about the AFOL community and how it continues to inspire LEGO themselves with their creations. They go in-depth to talk about how much influence AFOLs have in some the LEGO’s decision making. The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcast, and YouTube.

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