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LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2016 Giveaway Official Rules

July 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

If you want to get in on the San Diego Comic Con 2016 LEGO exclusives but can not make it to the event this week, LEGO will be doing giveaways every day starting tomorrow until Sunday. They have posted the official rules and there will be different prizes each day. Many will enter, few will win.

According to the list, the prizes include both the exclusive BrickHeadz sets as well as the exclusive HYDRA Captain America and Atom minifigures. For the days of the exclusive sets, it is not stated which set will be given out at this time since there are two Marvel BrickHeadz sets and two DC BrickHeadz sets to choose from. We’ll probably know during that particular day which one will be given away.

A total of 40 Prizes will be awarded in this Prize Giveaway:

Thursday, July 21: 5 LEGO® DC Super Heroes SDCC Retail Exclusive Sets
5 LEGO® DC Super Heroes SDCC Exclusive Minifigures – Atom

Friday, July 22: 5 LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes SDCC Retail Exclusive Sets
5 LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes SDCC Exclusive Minifigures – HYDRA Captain America

Saturday, July 23: 5 LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes SDCC Retail Exclusive Sets
5 LEGO® DC Super Heroes SDCC Exclusive Minifigures – Atom

Sunday, July 24: 5 LEGO® DC Super Heroes SDCC Retail Exclusive Sets
5 LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes SDCC Exclusive Minifigures – HYDRA Captain America

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First Look at The LEGO Batman Movie’s Batgirl, Robin, Joker at SDCC

July 20, 2016 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Booth (2829) is currently being set up at San Diego Comic Con and one of the banners that has been set up is for The LEGO Batman Movie which shows the first look at Batgirl, Robin, and the Joker. The characters are voiced by Rosario Dawson, Michael Cera, and Zach Galifianakis, respectively.

The LEGO Batman Movie will have a fairly large presence at SDCC starting with the WB panel on Saturday in Hall H with director Chris McKay and Batman himself, Will Arnett. Also, there will be The LEGO Batman Movie selfie stations at the WB Booth (4545) as well at the LEGO Booth. There will also be life-size models of Batman, Batgirl, and Joker around the booth to take pictures of/with.

**Image via Reddit**

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Ask Your Questions for LEGO Dimensions SDCC 2016 Roundtable Session

July 19, 2016 / / 45 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

San Diego Comic Con 2016 will be kicking off very soon and there are plenty of LEGO-related things to do at the event. As part of the press, we’ve been invited to attend a roundtable session with some of the developers of TT Games including Game Directors James Mcloughlin and Arthur Parsons as well as some unannounced voice talents to discuss the new Year 2 content for LEGO Dimensions before their panel.

If you have any questions to ask about the upcoming LEGO Dimensions content, let me know in the comments section below all I’ll try my best to relay the messages. Please keep the questions strictly to what has been already announced and not to future LEGO themes or minifigures because they will most likely give a suggestive response.

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LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Marceline Fun Pack (71285) Official Image & Description

July 19, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Marceline Fun Pack (71285)

Toys R Us has upload the product listing for their exclusive LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Marceline Fun Pack (71285). It retails for $11.99 and will be available on November 18, 2016.

The listing also gives some details about her in-game abilities including Telekinesis and Teleport as well as the other builds for the Lunatic Amp such as the Shadow Scorpion and Heavy Metal Monster.

Toys R Us Exclusive – LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Marceline Fun Pack. Build and place Marceline on the LEGO® Toy Pad to bring her to life in the game, and add her to an exciting mash-up of your favorite characters!

The Lego Dimensions Adventure Time Marceline Fun Pack Features:

Get ready for fun in the Adventure Time adventure world and battle arena.

Build and place Marceline on the LEGO® Toy Pad to bring her to life in the game, and add her to an exciting mash-up of your favorite characters!

For ages 7-14 years

Contains 60 pieces

Keep the Adventure Time™ party rocking in the LEGO® DIMENSIONS™ multiverse with Marceline the Vampire Queen!

Build and place her on the LEGO Toy Pad to send her into the game with her Sonar Smash and Bolt Deflector abilities using the Marceline Axe Guitar.

Activate her Telekinesis and Teleport skills to make your way through the Adventure Time Adventure World and Battle Arena.

Build and use Marceline’s Lunatic Amp to make some noise, and rebuild it into the Shadow Scorpion and Heavy Metal Monster when you need even more power.

Exclusively at Toys R Us

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LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Marceline Fun Pack (71285) Revealed

July 18, 2016 / / 0 Comments

In addition to all the cool LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time packs that will be coming out this fall, there will also be a Toys R Us exclusive with the Adventure Time Marceline Fun Pack (71285). This Fun Pack features a Marceline The Vampire Queen minifigure along with a brick-built Lunatic Amp. The Adventure Time Fun Pack will be available at Toys R Us on November 18.

Keep the Adventure Time party rocking in the LEGO Dimensions multiverse with Marceline the Vampire Queen! Build and place her on the LEGO Toy Pad to send her into the game with her Sonar Smash and Bolt Deflector abilities using the Marceline Axe Guitar. Activate her Telekinesis and Teleport skills to make your way through the Adventure Time Adventure World and Battle Arena. build and use Marceline’s Lunatic Amp to make some noise, and rebuild it into the Shadow Scorpion and Heavy Metal Monster when you need even more power.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes SDCC 2016 Atom Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

July 18, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes SDCC 2016 Atom

LEGO has officially revealed another exclusive minifigure that will be given away next week at San Diego Comic Con 2016 which is the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Atom (Ray Palmer) from the CW’s Arrow, Flash, and the Legends of Tomorrow series. You also get a printed 4×4 plate decorated with Ray Palmer’s company, Palmer Technologies. Atom will be given away on Thursday, July 21 and on Saturday, July 23.

A few days ago, LEGO also revealed the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Steve Rogers Captain America as one of the exclusives at the event.

The minifigures will be given away in the Pavilion Terrace starting at 12:30pm but they usually start it a little earlier. LEGO will also be doing the giveaways on Twitter if you aren’t able to make it to SDCC.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) Box Distribution

July 17, 2016 / / 2 Comments

As you probably saw from yesterday’s post about the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) being available in stores, there are some new details about them. It seems that there are reports the street date for them is possibly tomorrow, July 18. There is also a box breakdown of the minifigure distribution from CM4Sci on Eurobricks:

5 per box

Banana Guy
Arabian Knight
Spy

4 per box

Serenader
Imp
Hiker
Rogue
Dog Show Judge
Spooky Boy

3 per box

Babysitter
Pirate
Cyborg
Ice Queen
Penguin
Kickboxer
Wildlife Photographer

If you’re searching for some of the more highly sought-after minifigures like the Babysitter, Penguin Guy, or the Wildlife Photographer, you might have a harder time finding them since they only come three in a box. However, a popular one like the Banana Guy should be plentiful. I’ll have my “feel guide” for the Series 16 Collectible Minifigures up in a day or so stay tuned if you’re waiting for it.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) Already Being Sold?

July 16, 2016 / / 17 Comments

It appears that the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) has starting to hit some stores like Toy R Us as well as some LEGO Stores. Considering that there has been any official news or announcements on this latest wave from LEGO, it’s interesting to see them being sold so early since they were scheduled for a September release. LEGO sleuth CM4Sci has been doing some phone calling and has found out that:

They want the Disney series to come back in September so it can be sold alongside the Disney castle, so they pushed Series 16 up.

I’m not sure if this is legitimate from LEGO but remember we do have the general release of the LEGO Disney Castle (71040) on September 1 while VIPs can get it from August 17-31. If you’ve been waiting for Series 16 to come out, you may want to check around because they might be already out in the wild and you might get lucky. Let us know in the comments if you did indeed find them available for purchase in stores.

I’m not sure where the image above came from as I linked it from Eurobricks, so let me know so I can give credit.

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LEGO Dimensions Green Arrow (71342) Given Away at SDCC 2016 Dimensions Panel

July 16, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Dimensions Green Arrow (71342) E3 Promo

Remember a few months ago, when it was revealed that the LEGO Dimensions Green Arrow (71342) polybag was given out at E3 2016? It looks like that the same polybag will be given out at San Diego Comic Con next week during the LEGO Dimensions panel on Sunday, July 24. Attendees will be given the Green Arrow polybag upon entry to the panel as a “thank you” for attending the panel. Hopefully there aren’t people that just go there to get the polybag and leave right after but I’m pretty sure there will be.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, and The LEGO Group offer Comic-Con attendees a new glimpse inside the ever-expanding realm of LEGO Dimensions. Be among the first to see a new trailer, new characters, and game features in this unparalleled mash-up game experience. Featuring key members of the TT Games development team and voice acting talent. All attendees will receive a limited-edition LEGO Green Arrow minifigure! LEGO Dimensions is now available for PlayStation4 and PlayStation3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and the Wii U system.

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LEGO Dimensions Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack Revealed

July 16, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The new Argos catalog is now available and a reader has sent over a scan of the first image of the LEGO Dimensions Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack. The pack features what looks like the entrance of the Magical Congress of the United States of America (MACUSA) and a Newt Scamander minifigure along with a brick-built Niffler. We first saw an image of the Newt Scamander minifigure from the E3 trailer last month.

The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack allows you to play through six levels from the movie with with scenes and quotes from the film. The story pack will be available in November and retails for £39.99 which is $49.99 here in the US, similar to the Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242).

**Initial image via Twitter. Also seen on BricksFans.**

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LEGO Super Heroes BrickHeadz Sets Revealed for SDCC 2016

July 15, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO DC Comic Super Heroes BrickHeadz Batman and Joker

LEGO has just revealed some of the exclusives that will be sold at San Diego Comic Con 2016 with the Super Heroes BrickHeadz. These sets are just previews of the full line which will be coming in 2017. Each set will be sold each day at SDCC for $40 each.

In order to purchase the sets at the LEGO booth (2829), attendees must go to the Pavilion Terrace to participate in a random drawing to qualify to buy which begins as early as 7am each day. If you qualify, you take your voucher to the LEGO booth and make your purchase there.

Thursday – Batman and Joker

LEGO DC Comic Super Heroes BrickHeadz Batman and Joker

Friday – Doctor Strange and Black Panther

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes BrickHeadz Doctor Strange and Black Panther

Saturday – Superman and Wonder Woman

LEGO DC Comic Super Heroes BrickHeadz Superman and Wonder Woman

Sunday – Captain America and Iron Man

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes BrickHeadz Captain America and Iron Man

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LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252) Review

July 14, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252)

The LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252)icon was officially announced last month and is now available for purchase for VIP memebers at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. LEGO has graciously sent a copy of the set for us to review. The set contains 1,167 pieces and retails for $99.99. The Volkswagen Beetle follows along the same scale of some of the other LEGO Creator sets that have been released in the past like the Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (10220) and the Mini Cooper (10242). The contents of the box include eight numbered bags, the instruction booklet, a sticker sheet, and four loose tires.

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LEGO Wonder Woman Life-Size Statue Revealed for SDCC 2016

July 14, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes SDCC 2016 Wonder Woman

The Wall Street Journal has revealed another LEGO brick-built statue that will be displayed at San Diego Comic Con 2016 with a life-size version of Wonder Woman. The statue stands over 6’1″ and it contains 22,736 pieces and weighs 138 pounds. It took 99 hours to design and 218 hours to build it from bottom to top. It will be displayed on the outer rim of the LEGO booth (2829) where attendees are able to take pictures of it. It’s not that surprising that this character was chosen to become a statue considering that it is Wonder Woman’s 75th anniversary and DC will be celebrating it throughout the convention.

The statue will be one of many that will be displayed at the LEGO booth at SDCC which also includes LEGO Ninjago Jay. Check out the video below of a time-lapse build of the Wonder Woman statue.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes SDCC 2016 Wonder Woman

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes SDCC 2016 Wonder Woman

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LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252) Now Available for VIPs

July 14, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252)

The LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252)icon is now available for purchase for VIP members. The set has 1,167 pieces and retails for $99.99. I’ll have my review of the set sometime soon so keep an eye out for it. As always, feel free to use the links provided as it does help support the site and lets me do more giveaways and such.

10252 Volkswagen Beetle
Ages 16+. 1,167 pieces.
US $99.99 – CA $129.99 – DE 89.99€ – UK £69.99 – DK 799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Head for the beach with the VW Beetle!

Celebrate the iconic VW Beetle with this awesome LEGO® Creator Expert reproduction. This detailed model comprises a number of special features and elements that help recreate the distinctive Beetle characteristics, including an azure-blue color scheme, curved fenders, flat windshield, VW logo, and an authentic 4-cylinder air-cooled engine and fuel tank. The accessible interior features beige-colored, forward-tilting seats, dashboard and steering wheel, and the roof-mounted surfboard and a cooler box can be removed. This model has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience with a touch of nostalgia.
• 1960s VW Beetle with surfer theme features an array of brick-built details including an azure-blue color scheme, curved fenders, white rims with distinctive hubcaps, round headlights, wing-mounted turn signals and opening hood, trunk and doors.
• Use the included stickers to choose 1 of 4 license plates.
• Remove the cooler box and surfboard from the roof rails.
• Tilt the

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LEGO Disney Castle (71040) Designer Video

July 13, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Disney Castle (71040)

LEGO has finally released the designer video for the LEGO Disney Castle (71040) which was announced a few days ago. If you missed out on the announcement, the set contains 4,080 pieces and retails for $349.99. Check out the designer video featuring LEGO Designer Marcos Bessa to see all the cool little details of the set.

71040 The Disney Castle

Ages 16+. 4,080 pieces.
US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £289.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Welcome to the magical Disney Castle!

Bring the magical world of Disney to your home with The Disney Castle. This highly detailed LEGO® model with over 4,000 pieces offers a rewarding build and play experience, and comes with an array of exciting Disney-themed features and functions. The intricately detailed facade and towers replicate the iconic Walt Disney World® Resort Cinderella Castle, and each accessible castle room includes special features inspired by some of Disney’s greatest animated feature films, providing endless play possibilities with the included minifigures: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Tinker Bell, or other characters from your collection.

• Includes 5 minifigures: Mickey Mouse with a tuxedo, Minnie Mouse with red dress, Donald Duck with classic outfit, Daisy Duck with pink skirt, lavender colored shoes and a bow, and Tinker Bell with wig element, skirt, wings and a magic wand.

• The Disney Castle features a detailed facade with a stone bridge, clock, wide arched entrance, ornate balconies, spired towers, plus

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LEGO Ideas Adventure Time Brick-Built Characters (21308) Set Revealed

July 13, 2016 / / 13 Comments

LEGO Ideas Adventure Time Brick-Built Characters (21308)

LEGO has revealed an image of the LEGO Ideas Adventure Time Brick-Built Characters (21308) which will displayed at San Diego Comic Con 2016 next week. The set will be released in January 2017 and the characters include Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, Lady Rainicorn, Marceline, BMO, Gunter and Ice King. The set will contain 495 pieces and retail for $49.99.

The project was designed by aBetterMonkey and it achieved 10,000 supporters back in May 2015 and it was eventually approved by LEGO to become an official set in March.

If you’re looking for the traditional minifigures of some of the Adventure Time characters, LEGO Dimensions will be releasing some of them in September.

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MOC Nation Service Launches Today

July 12, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Here’s something that may be of interest to some of the readers. The guys over at a new site called MOC Nation: Designer LEGO Creations has reached out to us to let you know about their launch today. It’s basically a site for LEGO fans to purchase sets designed by other builders while builders themselves are able to create some income from their designs. MOC Nation will source the parts as well as create the instructions for the set and shipping them out. Check out the press release below.

MOC Nation Launches to Bring LEGO® Enthusiasts’ Dreams to Life, Offers Kits to Recreate Limited-Edition Designer MOCs at Home

Casting custom LEGO® creations as works of art, new website brings designs from top independent LEGO® designers to fans around the world

Aliso Viejo, CA — MOC Nation (https://mocnation.com), a website for lovers of LEGO®, design, and maker art, launches today to showcase and sell kits of the best independent designer LEGO creations from around the world. A MOC (“My Own Creation”) is an original work of art built with authentic LEGO bricks and parts. MOC Nation handpicks unique creations from top MOC designers, features them on the website, and offers kits containing all of the elements and instructions needed to recreate the MOCs at home.

The MOC Nation website uses rich photography and a video view to showcase the MOCs. The designs are rated by level of difficulty to build, and “playability,” ranging from display-only to fully playable. Most MOC Nation kits contain between 150 and 900

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes SDCC 2016 Steve Rogers Captain America Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

July 12, 2016 / / 19 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes SDCC 2016 Steve Rogers Captain America

LEGO has just revealed on their social media networks the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Steve Rogers Captain America exclusive minifigure that will be given away at San Diego Comic Con 2016 next week. As I mentioned before, this Captain America is the HYDRA version of the character which came out a few months ago. There’s no word yet on which day the minifigure will be given away but there will be a minifigure given away each day of the con at the Pavilion Terrace at 12:30pm.

For those who aren’t able to attend, LEGO will be doing giveaways on Twitter and be sure to follow the hastag #LEGOSDCC as well.

Update: The HYDRA Steve Rogers Captain will be available on Friday, July 22 and Sunday, July 24. You will also have a chance to win online on Friday, July 22 and Saturday, July 23 by following the hashtag #LEGOSDCC.

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LEGO Amazon Prime Day Sale 2016

July 12, 2016 / / 5 Comments

Amazon Prime Day has started and there aren’t that many LEGO deals but the LEGO Star Wars UCS TIE Fighter (75095) is one of the deals that is going on for Prime members. The regular price of the UCS TIE Fighter is $199.99. This deal starts at 8:05am PST.

The LEGO Education DUPLO Early Simple Machines III 4517242 deal starts at 9:05am PST and its regular price is $144.95.

The LEGO City Swamp Police Station (60069) deal starts at 10:05am PST and its regular price is $89.99.

Finally, the LEGO DUPLO Disney Sofia the First Royal Stable (10594) set starts at 11:05am PST and the normal price for that set is $24.99.

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The LEGO Batman Movie at San Diego Comic Con 2016

July 11, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

Warner Bros. has finally confirmed their San Diego Comic Con 2016 Saturday panel in Hall H which will be showing off a lot of upcoming movies including The LEGO Batman Movie. During the panel, Director Chris McKay and Will Arnett will be present to give a sneak peek of the movie. There will most likely be some new unseen footage which will probably not be made public until it gets closer to the movie release date of February 10, 2017 unless it leaks online somehow.

Other Saturday activities on the convention floor will include The LEGO Batman Movie selfie booth at the Warner Bros. booth (4545).

Over in the LEGO Booth (2829), there will be The LEGO Batman Movie talent signings as well as a selfie booth. There will also be the usual building activities where attendees can help build life-size models of LEGO Batman, Batgirl, and the Joker from The LEGO Batman movie.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kinguin Giveaway Winners Announced

July 11, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Last week, we partnered up with Kinguin to give away three PC copies of the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game. The contest is now over and the winners have been picked by Kinguin and they are:

Collin H.
Dan Q.
Finn N.

In order to receive your prize, please contact Kinguin at [email protected] within 7 days from announcing the winners. In the message title, please include “LEGO giveaway with The Brick Fan”.

Congratulations to the winners and stay tuned because I’ll have more contests to giveaway more LEGO related stuff in the near future.

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LEGO Disney Castle (71040) Officially Announced

July 11, 2016 / / 67 Comments

LEGO Disney Castle (71040)

LEGO has officially announced the latest Direct-to-Consumer set with the Disney Castle (71040). It contains 4,080 pieces and retails for $349.99. It will be available from August 17-31 for VIPs and in September 1 for the general public.

LEGO Disney Castle (71040)

71040 The Disney Castle

Ages 16+. 4,080 pieces.
US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £289.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Welcome to the magical Disney Castle!

Bring the magical world of Disney to your home with The Disney Castle. This highly detailed LEGO® model with over 4,000 pieces offers a rewarding build and play experience, and comes with an array of exciting Disney-themed features and functions. The intricately detailed facade and towers replicate the iconic Walt Disney World® Resort Cinderella Castle, and each accessible castle room includes special features inspired by some of Disney’s greatest animated feature films, providing endless play possibilities with the included minifigures: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Tinker Bell, or other characters from your collection.

• Includes 5 minifigures: Mickey Mouse with a tuxedo, Minnie Mouse with red dress, Donald Duck with classic outfit, Daisy Duck with pink skirt, lavender colored shoes and a bow, and Tinker Bell with wig element, skirt, wings and a magic wand.

• The Disney Castle features a detailed facade with a stone bridge, clock, wide arched entrance, ornate balconies, spired towers, plus a four-story main building and a five-story, golden-spired main tower, both containing rooms with assorted Disney-inspired features and

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League: Gotham City Breakout Releasing This Week

July 10, 2016 / / 4 Comments

The upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League: Gotham City Breakout movie will be released in two days which includes the new exclusive blue Nightwing minifigure. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can get free 2 day shipping on it which will arrive on release date. It is currently priced at $16.99 which is 32% off the list price.

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LEGO Panels at San Diego Comic Con 2016

July 10, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The San Diego Comic Con 2016 schedules are out and surprisingly, there aren’t that many LEGO panels this year as compared to last year. I scanned the schedules and I’ve only found there are three and they are all on Sunday.

The first panel revolves around LEGO Dimensions and the new content that will be coming out in a few months.

The second one is for LEGO Ninjago and it will be discussing the latest season and also talk about the development of the sets as well as some new stories for Ninjago.

The final panel is for LEGO Nexo Knights and they will discuss the characters and the development of the TV series as well as the product design process of the sets.

LEGO Dimensions

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, and The LEGO Group offer Comic-Con attendees a new glimpse inside the ever-expanding realm of LEGO Dimensions. Be among the first to see a new trailer, new characters, and game features in this unparalleled mash-up game experience. Featuring key members of the TT Games development team and voice acting talent. All attendees will receive a limited-edition LEGO Green Arrow minifigure! LEGO Dimensions is now available for PlayStation4 and PlayStation3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and the Wii U system.

Sunday July 24, 2016 11:15am – 12:15pm
Room 6DE

LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Tommy Andreasen (showrunner), Kevin and Dan Hageman (writers, Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu), join Simon Lucas (design lead), Christopher Stamp (designer), and Nelson Lamonica (property lead) discuss the latest season … Continue

20% Off LEGO Jurassic World, Minecraft, Elves at Toys R Us

July 10, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Toys R Us is having a pretty good promotion this week on various LEGO sets. You can get 20% off all LEGO Jurassic World, LEGO Minecraft, and LEGO Elves which is good both online and in stores. On top of that, the LEGO Bionicle promotion is stackable so with purchases of $40 or more, you can either get the Skull Warrior (70791), Skull Slicer (70792), or Skull Basher (70793) for free as well.

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The LEGO Movie Sequel Script to be Rewritten

July 8, 2016 / / 6 Comments

There has been many changes going on for The LEGO Movie Sequel in the past few months. Last month, it was reported that the movie was pushed back a second time to February 2, 2019 from the original release date of May 26, 2017. Variety is now reporting that Warner Bros. has hired Raphael Bob-Waksberg to rewrite the script for the movie. With Phil Lord and Chris Miller being busy with other projects, the studio went in another direction for the writing.

Although it’s not that unusual for movies to be rewritten this early in production, it does seem a little worrisome that there are so many changes announced for The LEGO Movie Sequel so far. Hopefully these changes are for the best.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 Hulk vs. Red Hulk Revealed

July 8, 2016 / / 24 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Hulk vs. Red Hulk

The Hollywood Reporter has just revealed another 2017 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes set that will be displayed at San Diego Comic Con in a few weeks with the Hulk vs. Red Hulk set. The 375 piece set will be available in January at a $59.99 price point.

The set will include Hulk, She-Hulk, Red Hulk, and Red She-Hulk along with their respective vehicles. This set marks the first time that She-Hulk and Red She-Hulk is in minifigure form. Red-Hulk is basically the Hulk bigfig with some slight color differences.

As mentioned before, the set will be shown off at SDCC along with the 2017 Marvel Mighty Micros. It looks like LEGO is bring the heat with all these cool Super Heroes sets next year and hopefully we’ll get to see more soon.

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LEGO Illustrator Dan Veesenmeyer at San Diego Comic Con 2016

July 7, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO news has been fairly quiet so far for San Diego Comic Con 2016 but here’s something that might be of interest to you if you’re attending. LEGO illustrator Dan Veesenmeyer will be attending the event in a couple of weeks and can be found at Artist Alley #EE-21. If that name sounds familiar, you’ve probably seen his work in the LEGO Club Magazines, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game, as well as an upcoming book for kids called How to Draw LEGO Ninjago.

Dan will be selling prints and doing commissions (first come, first served) for SDCC attendee throughout the weekend. The prints will start at $10 each and are signed and numbered while inked LEGO minifigure sketches start at $40. Kids will also be able to get free head sketches during the event. So if you have some time, swing by Dan’s booth and check out what he has to offer.

**Via SDCC Unofficial Blog**

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LEGO Nexo Knights King’s Guard (5004390) Review

July 7, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Nexo Knights King's Guard (5004390)

Here in the US if you got one of the 2016 LEGO Wall Calendars, there was a voucher for a free LEGO Nexo Knights promotion that runs from July until September which is the King’s Guard (5004390).

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Blocks Issue 21 Press Release

July 6, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Blocks Issue 21

Blocks has sent over their press release for Issue 21 of the magazine.

Secrets from the LEGO Architect in Blocks magazine

Have you ever wondered about the designers behind the LEGO sets you buy? Blocks Issue 21, on sale now, has an interview with Adam Reed Tucker – the man behind LEGO Architecture. Here is a sample of the conversation he had with Blocks magazine, that had to be left out because we didn’t have the space…

Adam Reed Tucker is living the dream of many – if not most – LEGO fans. Many know that he has designed sets with the LEGO Group and tours exhibitions of his skyscrapers, but as well as that he has been a speaker for LEGO Education, worked on a DK book and contributed to the Master Builder Academy. It’s all in a day’s work for a LEGO Certified Professional.

Blocks Issue 21

But one surprising thing about this LCP is the controversial methods he will employ when necessary. He prefers to be a purist – but is willing to bend that rule when he needs to. 100% purist builders should not read any further.

‘The one area I am not a purist in,’ Adam tells Blocks, ‘is that, if it is absolutely necessary, I will cut pieces. There were times when I needed a 1×11 plate for the rollercoaster. There is nothing that I can do. I cannot take a 1×3 and a 1×8, because I can’t splice them. I could glue them, but I’ll just take a 12 and snip a

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LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) Review

July 6, 2016 / / 9 Comments

LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828)

When the LEGO officially announced the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) set, there was very mixed reactions to it, much like to the trailer when it came out, although it was towards the positive side more unlike for the trailer itself.

For me personally when I saw the details of the new Ecto-1, I actually liked it because of some of the details and features it has which I’ll get to later on. The Ecto-1 & 2 contains 556 pieces and retails for $59.99 which actually isn’t too bad for a licensed set. The contents of the box includes four numbered bags, one instruction booklet, and a small sticker sheet.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Kinguin Giveaway

July 5, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kinguin Giveaway

The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game was just recently released and we here at The Brick Fan have partnered up with Kinguin to do a giveaway for the game. Actually this is for three copies of the PC version of the game so if you want to get in on the action, head on over to Kinguin to enter.

The giveaway will run until July 10 and the winner will be announced on July 11. Kinguin will be suppling the codes so you’ll have to contact them at [email protected] to claim your prize.

Good luck to everyone that enters and May the Force Be With You!

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LEGO Classic Knights Minifigure (5004419) Review

July 4, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Classic Knights Minifigure (5004419)

LEGO has just released a new retro set that pays homage to the LEGO Castle theme with the Classic Knights Minifigure (5004419) set. It contains 47 pieces and it is currently free with purchases of $50 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home.

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LEGO Birthday Buddy (40226) Set Found

July 3, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Birthday Buddy (40226)

Some new instructions have been uploaded to LEGO’s servers today and one of the new ones includes a set we haven’t heard about yet, the Birthday Buddy (40226). It looks somewhat like a chocolate birthday cupcake with a candle on top of the head.

There are no details about it like price point or availability but I’m going to guess it’ll be priced at $9.99. I assume we’ll start seeing this set first at LEGOLAND parks as these type of sets usually show up there first and eventually at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home later on.

Thanks to Julio for the email heads up.

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LEGO Minifigures Entering Jupiter’s Orbit Tomorrow

July 3, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Tomorrow night, the NASA Juno spacecraft will finally be entering Jupiter’s orbit after a five year journey. Onboard the Juno are some LEGO minifigures that were created as part of a partnership between NASA and The LEGO Group to inspire children to pursue science and engineering.

The minifigures are made out of a special space-grade aluminum and they represent some important mythological and science figures which includes the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno, and Galileo Galilei. Jupiter is holding a lightning bolt as he is the god of the sky and thunder. Juno holds a magnifying glass to signify her search for the truth. Galileo holds a miniature planet of Jupiter as well as a telescope.

The LEGO minifigures will not be returning to Earth as they will be intentionally dropped into Jupiter’s atmosphere after the Juno probe orbits the planet for a year.

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LEGO Bionicle Toys R Us Promotion

July 3, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Toys R Us is having a new promotion this month where you can get a free LEGO Bionicle set with purchases of $40 or more. You can choose between Skull Warrior (70791), Skull Slicer (70792), or Skull Basher (70793). This promo is obviously to move out older inventory to make way for the summer 2016 sets but it’s nice to get a fairly larger set instead of polybags. The promo is available in stores and online and it lasts until July 23.

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LEGO Ouch T-Shirt Available on TeeFury

July 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

TeeFuryicon has a new LEGO t-shirt available today for 24 hours called Ouch. It’s the same expression that you make when you accidentally step on a LEGO brick. The shirt is available in red and the word is in the LEGO font. The shirt starts at $11 but you can save 30% with the coupon code FURY30.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Giveaway Winner Announced

July 2, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

As some of you may have noticed, the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) have been fairly hard to find as they may have been selling out really fast or whatever reason. To show my appreciation for the readers of the site, I ran a contest to giveaway a complete set a few weeks ago. The contests has recently ended and the winner is:

Joanne – Philippines

I’ve already contacted the winner and the package will be sent out soon. Thank you to everyone who entered as we had 12,800 entries which is one of the more entered giveaways I’ve done. I have a few more giveaways planned for the next couple of months so stay tuned for those.

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LEGO Dimensions Sonic the Hedgehog Minifigure Revealed

July 1, 2016 / / 7 Comments

Earlier today, Mark Warburton from TT Games shared some images of the Sonic the Hedgehog minifigure that will coming out for year two of LEGO Dimensions. As we know by know Sonic the Hedgehog will be one of the new licensed properties that will be coming to the popular toys-to-life genre along with a slew of other characters.

As you can see, the Sonic LEGO minifigure is pretty true to the character with the new molded head piece. He is also shown holding a life preserver piece instead of the One Ring piece as shown at the end of the trailer but this could be just a placeholder. We’ll have to wait and see when the images of the expansion pack are released.

Thanks to everyone who emailed this in from NeoGAF while I was at work.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 Mighty Micros Sets Revealed

July 1, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Wolverine vs. Magneto

Just a short while ago, LEGO officially revealed the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 Mighty Micros sets. Like with the DC wave, there will be three sets for Marvel as well and will be displayed at San Diego Comic Con 2016 next month. As seen above, we have Wolverine vs. Magneto. Wolverine has a X-Wing Mighty Micro while the Magneto minifigure looks kind of like Onslaught with black head piece with white eyes.

Next up we also have Iron Man vs. Thanos. This is the first time we have Thanos in a traditional minifigure form, albeit a tiny version, and he comes with an Infinity Gauntlet Mighty Micro with the Infinity Gems. The Iron Man minifigure has the classic Armor Model 4 suit.

Finally we have Spider-Man vs. Scorpion. Spider-Man makes another appearance in a Mighty Micros set with a slightly different head printing and this time he has the Spider-Mobile.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Iron Man vs Thanos

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Spider-Man vs. Scorpion

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LEGO July 2016 Promotions Now Live

June 30, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar

It’s a new month on the east coast and that means the July 2016 LEGO promotions and events are now live on Shop@Home. The main promo is the LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)icon set with purchases of $50 or more for VIP members which goes on until July 10.

LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)

New sets that are available include the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto 1 & Ecto 2 (75828)icon as well as the LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253)icon as well as the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Rescue from Ra’s al Ghul (76056)icon.

LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Rescue from Ra's al Ghul (76056)

If you are making a purchase online, please use the links above as it does help support the site as well as letting me do various giveaways throughout the year.

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The Brick Fan June 2016 Monthly Recap

June 30, 2016 / / 0 Comments

June is pretty much over and it was a pretty busy month for LEGO news. Here are some of the top LEGO news posts from the month.

LEGO Creator London Bus (40220) Polybag Revealed – A new LEGO Creator Mini London Bus (4022) set showed up on LEGO’s servers and it was revealed on the August 2016 Store Calendar that will be available with purchases of $75 or more.

LEGO Creator London Bus (40220)

LEGO DFB – The Mannschaft Minifigure Series (71014) Completely Sold Out – After only a month on the European market, The LEGO DFB – The Mannschaft Minifigure Series (71014) has been sold out at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home Europe and there are no plans to produce any more.

LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014)

Some LEGO Dimensions Series 2 Expansion Packs Revealed – Ahead of the Series 2 LEGO Dimensions announcement, Amazon revealed some of the expansion packs that will be included.

LEGO Dimensions Year 2 Content Officially Announced – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment officially announced their lineup for Series 2 of LEGO Dimensions which includes new IPs such as Sonic The Hedgehog, Adventure Time, The A-Team, Mission Impossible, E.T., The Goonies, Knight Rider, The Powerpuff Girls, Gremlins, Beetlejuice, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and the new Ghostbusters team.

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Ideas Third 2015 Review Winners Announced – The Third 2015 Results for LEGO Ideas were announced and the Beatles Yellow Submarine and the Apollo 11 Saturn V will become official LEGO Ideas sets in the near future.

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LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228) Review

June 29, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

Today I have a short review of the exclusive LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228) set. This set was gifted to me by my store manager at Babies R Us who went to a meeting at the flagship TRU in New York. The set contains 133 pieces and retails for $9.99. It is currently unavailable here in the US for purchase at this time but is available at Toys R Us Germany. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags, the instruction booklet, and a sticker sheet.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes 2017 Mighty Micros Sets Revealed

June 29, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros: DC Comics Superman vs. Bizarro (76068)

LEGO has announced that they will be continuing the LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros line in 2017 and today they have shown off a sneak peek at some of the sets that will be coming next year.

The first set, shown above, is Superman vs. Bizarro (76068). This is the first time that the Bizarro minifigure has been in a widely available set and not the San Diego Comic Con exclusive.

Next is Wonder Woman vs. Doomsday (76070) in which Wonder Woman gets an Invisible Plane Mighty Micro made up of lots of clear pieces. Also Doomsday now becomes an official minifigure although he is the chibi version.

Last up is Batman vs. Killer Moth (76069). This version of Batman is the chibi version of the Adam West classic Batman which includes the retro Batcopter.

LEGO has hashtagged their post with #SDCC so we can probably expect to see these in person at San Diego Comic Con next month.

LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros: DC Comics Batman vs. Killer Moth (76069)

LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros: DC Comics Wonder Woman vs. Doomsday (76070)

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The LEGO Batman Movie is a 90-Minute Easter Egg

June 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

There are some new details regarding what we can expect to see from The LEGO Batman Movie. Producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in a recent interview with Collider has given some little tidbids about the movie.

First, there are no limits to what eras of Batman will be covered. They also stated that the movie is pretty much a 90-minute Easter egg and it covers anything up to Batman v Superman as well as the future of Batman, whatever that means.

The LEGO Batman Movie won’t be out for quite a while so we can expect many more little teasers and tidbids of it until then. Hopefully, we’ll get to see something for it from San Diego Comic Con next month.

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LEGO Ninjago Jay Statue to be Displayed at San Diego Comic Con 2016

June 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

San Diego Comic Con 2016 is only a short few weeks away and everyone’s been patiently waiting for LEGO do some reveals of their own. Earlier today, LEGO revealed one of the many brick-built statues that will be displayed at the convention which is LEGO Ninjago’s Jay in his new outfit from the current wave of LEGO Ninjago sets. It was stated that it took builders 345 hours to create the 64,148 piece statue.

I will be at SDCC 2016 all five days to report on anything LEGO related. There’s nothing available yet on the program schedule as it is still a little too early but stay tuned.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Amazon Sale

June 27, 2016 / / 2 Comments

All three of currently released LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War sets are on sale over on Amazon for 20% off.

Black Panther Pursuit (76047)

Target Winter Soldier’s motorbike with the Black Panther Jet’s 2 stud shooters. Set also includes Captain America’s 4×4 with a spring-loaded shooter and 3 minifigures: Captain America, Winter Soldier, Black Panther.

Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050)

Dodge Crossbones’ truck’s 2 stud shooters, activate the explode function and reclaim the toxic case element. Set includes 3 minifigures: Falcon, Black Widow, Crossbones, Redwing drone and a bike.

Super Hero Airport Battle (76051)

Escape in the stud-shooting Quinjet from the airport featuring a control tower with 2 explode functions. Includes 6: Captain America, Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, War Machine, Agent 13, minifigures and a buildable Giant Man figure.

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Brickworld Chicago 2016 World of Lights

June 26, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Brickworld Chicago 2016 is over but one of the more spectacular things to see is the traditional “World of Lights” event that takes place. If you’re not familiar with World of Lights, it takes place after the public is gone and the lights are turned off. The only source of light are from the builds that have lights included.

The Brick Show has taken photos and video of some of this year’s builds for BrickWorld Chicago which you can check out below.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Kylo Ren and Rey Character Vignettes

June 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game will be releasing in just two short days and there are some new character vignettes that have been shown off including Kylo Ren and Rey.

If you didn’t know yet, there are two versions of the game, the regular edition and the Deluxe Edition. The best version for your money is the Deluxe as it includes the Season Pass for the game which includes a number of Level and Character Packs. Also included is the exclusive Finn (FN-2187) minifigure.

There are a few retailers that will be having different exclusives when the game comes out so here’s a list of what deals are included with who.

Amazon

20% off physical pre-order and newly released games

GameStopicon

Jabba’s Palace Character Pack
The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack
Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (30279) polybag

Best Buyicon

20% off if you’re part of the Gamer’s Club
First Order Star Destroyer (30277) polybag

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LEGO Classic Knights (5004419) Official Images

June 25, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)

LEGO will be releasing another retro-type set that pays homage to some of the original LEGO themes and for this year, it will be the Classic Knights (5004419) set. There are now official images of the set from Brick Merge which shows some closer details of the Classic Knights set.

Like with the 2014 Classic Spaceman Minifigure (5002812) and the 2015 Classic Pirates Minifigure (5003082) sets, the Classic Knights (5004419) set will contain a minifigure from a particular theme and in this case, a Crusader Knight from the LEGO Castle theme. The build itself is a small ballista that is very similar to the 1986 Siege Cart (6012) but with updated parts. There’s also a small booklet showing off some of the various knights that LEGO has released throughout the years.

The Classic Knights (5004419) set will be available starting June 30-July 10 with purchases of $50 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on SHop@Home.

LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)

LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)

LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)

LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)

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LEGO Ninjago Cole (5004393) Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

June 25, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Lego Ninjago 5004393 Cole Exclusive

Just revealed over on HelloBricks is a new exclusive LEGO Ninjago Cole (5004393) in his stone armor. The packaging is similar to the LEGO Nexo Knights Royal Guard (5004390) promotional minifigure that will be given out next month with the LEGO 2016 Wall Calendar voucher. It’s a small box that opens up in the middle to reveal the minifigure. It’s cool that this type of packaging isn’t an one-off thing for the Royal Guard. As far as how to get the Cole (5004393) minifigure, that is unsure at this time but I’ll definitely let you know when details are available.

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Blocks Issue 21 Press Release

June 25, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Blocks Issue 21

Issue 21 of Blocks magazine is now with subscribers and on shelves across the UK.

This month, we’re deconstructing the Architecture range to find out what makes those iconic buildings tick, including exclusive interviews with two of the biggest names on the scene – Adam Reed Tucker and Rocco Buttliere.

Elsewhere, MOD Squad member Alec Hole takes a comprehensive look at the new CITY Police range, before giving us his own spin on expanding 60130 Prison Island, while Daniel Konstanski examines LEGO jails through the ages.

There’s much more besides, as we take you behind the scenes on our front covers and introduce you to some ingenious methods for creating roofs from build specialist Simon Pickard. It’s all topped off with a journey into interior design, with detailed instructions for a pair of inspired living room and kitchen builds.

You can get your copy now in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

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LEGO Inside Tour 2016 Exclusive Set Revealed

June 24, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The last of the LEGO Inside Tour 2016 has concluded and we can finally show the exclusive set that was given out to attendees of the event. Jan Beyer over on Facebook has posted images of the LEGO Truck Show (4000022) which is a national truck tour that started out in 1998. The truck itself is able to open up and show the stuff on the inside and it also includes eight minifigures.

It’s a really cool looking set but if you weren’t one of the LEGO Inside Tour attendees, expect to pay a hefty price for it on the secondary market. Check out a review of the LEGO Truck Show (4000022) over on the Lego with Daniel and Oriel YouTube channel which I’ve embedded below.

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie Voice Actors Revealed?

June 23, 2016 / / 8 Comments

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

It may appear that the voice actors for The LEGO Ninjago Movie has been revealed in a tweet earlier today which shows an image of some sort of Warner Bros. catalog of upcoming films. The cast list as follows:

Master Wu – Jackie Chan
Lloyd – Dave Franco
Kai – Michael Pena
Nya – Abbi Jacobson
Jay – Kumail Nanjiani
Zane – Zach Woods
Cole – Fred Armisen

The image also shows off some new outfits for the ninjas but those could just be a placeholder. The synopsis and the release date of September 22, 2017 shown also matches up to what has been reported before. Of course there’s still a long time until the movie is released so anything can change but so far, that is what is going on with The LEGO Ninjago Movie.

Ninjago is the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, using their skills and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy: high school.

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Rumored San Diego Comic 2016 Exclusive LEGO Minifigures

June 23, 2016 / / 9 Comments

San Diego Comic Con 2016 is just around the corner and speculation has been going on about which LEGO minifigures will be given away this year. Earlier today, Sir Gareth over on Eurobricks has revealed that they are Captain America (Steve Rogers) for Marvel and the Atom for DC.

This version of Captain America is the recently controversial Hydra agent version of the character. As for the Atom, it will be from Ray Palmer from the CW’s Arrow/Flash series and the Legends of Tomorrow series. This will be the third character featured from the Arrowverse as the Green Arrow was given away back in 2013 and Arsenal from last year.

Of course, none of this is confirmed yet until they are revealed, hopefully soon, as exclusives from other companies have already been announced. Stay tuned as more details for LEGO in SDCC 2016 are released.

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LEGO Speed Champions Winner’s Podium Building Instructions

June 23, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Speed Champions Winner's Podium

For those who miss out on the LEGO Speed Champions Toys R Us building event last week, I’ve been sent over scans of the instructions for the Winner’s Podium set. All of the parts are pretty common except for the printed checkered flags which have only been released in a few sets so you may have to find a substitution. Thanks to Bob for the scans.

LEGO Speed Champions Winner's Podium

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LEGO Star Wars Rogue One Catalog Teaser

June 23, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rogue One

Our friends over at Promo Bricks has compiled a list of the LEGO catalogs for the second half of 2016. The catalogs doesn’t have much that we haven’t already seen before but the main thing is in the LEGO Star Wars section.

There, we see a little teaser for the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One sets which will be coming this September. The image shows one of the new Death Troopers along with five system sets. As I mentioned before in a previous post, there will also be three Buildable Figures in the wave as which are not shown in the US catalog but is seen in others.

The packaging is still blanked out but it has already been revealed that it will mainly feature the Death Trooper on the top-right corner. The only thing left to see are the sets themselves which I hope some of them will be revealed at San Diego Comic Con next month.

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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LEGO August 2016 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

June 22, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO August 2016 Store Calendar

The LEGO August 2016 Store Calendar is now up on LEGO’s servers and we can now see all the promotions and events that will be happening for the month.

August 1-15: FREE exclusive LEGO Creator Mini London Bus (40220) with purchases of $75 or more, while supplies last.

August 1-31: FREE LEGO Disney Princess Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397) polybag with any Disney Princess purchase.

August 1: The LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252) will be available to the general public.

August 1: A lot of the summer 2016 sets will be available for various themes like Super Heroes, Ninjago, Nexo Knights, Technic, City, Elves, Friends, DUPLO.

August 2-3: VIP Monthly Mini Build will be an Apple (40215) just in time for back to school.

August 13: Exclusive LEGO Disney Princess building event. Build and take home an exclusive LEGO build as well as get a special Disney Rapunzel set. Registration for it starts on July 1.

August 17-31: VIPs get early access to the next D2C set. The rumor is it will be the LEGO Disney Cinderalla Castle (71040).

LEGO August 2016 Store Calendar

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LEGO Nexo Knights Royal Guard (5004390) Promotional Minifigure Revealed

June 22, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights Royal Guard (5004390)

There is now an image from Brickset of the LEGO Nexo Knights Royal Guard (5004390) promotional minifigure that will be given away from July to September. The only legit way to get it is with the last voucher from the 2016 LEGO Calendar which was given away last year with purchases.

The set comes in a box similar to the ones from the Target Minifigure Gift boxes but with full Nexo Knights deco. It’s kind of neat that it comes in a box instead of just a standard polybag. The Royal Guard itself seems to be an unique minifigure with updated torso and leg printing.

LEGO Nexo Knights Royal Guard (5004390)

LEGO Nexo Knights Royal Guard (5004390)

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060) Official Images

June 21, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum (76060)

There are now official images of the summer 2016 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060) which come from Amazon Japan. I’ve already talked about the set description from a previous post that came from LEGO Shop@Home but the page on there has been taken down. The set will consist of 358 pieces and retail for $29.99.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum (76060)

Stage a face-off against the portal beast in Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, with levitating function levers and mystical artifacts. Includes 3 minifigures.

Banish the portal beast from Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum!

Team up and expel the portal beast from Doctor Strange’s mysterious headquarters with some super-heroic supernatural action! Fend it off with Doctor Strange’s mystical artifacts, and evade being captured by the portal beast’s tentacles using the cape of levitation. Send in Karl Mordo to battle the beast with his quarterstaff, and help The Ancient One strike with the powerful magical fans at her fingertips!

Includes 3 minifigures: Doctor Strange, Karl Mordo and The Ancient One.
Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum features a portal beast with rotating teeth, moving eyes and tentacles that can trap minifigures, shelves for mystical artifact accessories, levitation effect for 2 minifigures, and levitation function for Doctor Strange’s cloak.

Weapons include Karl Mordo’s quarterstaff and The Ancient One’s magical fans with eldritch calligraphy.

Accessory elements include Doctor Strange’s cloak of levitation and magical power elements with eldritch calligraphy markings.

This set offers an age-appropriate building experience for ages 7-14.
Sanctum Sanctorum measures over 4” (11cm) high, 12” (31cm) wide and 7” (18cm) deep.

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LEGO Products Showcasing at Licensing Expo 2016

June 21, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Batman Movie

This week at the 2016 Licensing Expo, a few companies including Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network will be presenting some of the LEGO products that will be releasing in the future. For Warner Bros., they will be announcing some products for The LEGO Batman Movie as well as The Ninjago Movie.

WBCP Builds On Its LEGO Portfolio

WBCP and The LEGO Group continue to build on a powerhouse partnership offering kids and collectors a compelling portfolio of proven brands, including LEGO DC Super Heroes, among many others. Across the Studio, Warner Bros. and The LEGO Group have taken their collaboration to another level for fans, as WBCP and The LEGO Group expand their strategic partnership into a portfolio that offers key product categories, except construction, to support Warner Bros. Pictures’ and The LEGO Group’s feature film offerings, bringing these characters and worlds to fans through an array of product. Exciting properties supported by a LEGO-inspired program, include:

The LEGO Batman Movie: WBCP and The LEGO Group brings fans of all ages exciting merchandise for the eagerly awaited The LEGO Batman Movie, which takes fans on a new adventure with Batman as the Dark Knight embarks on a personal journey to find himself while learning the importance of teamwork in hopes to save Gotham City from The Joker and the Rogues Gallery.

The Ninjago Movie: Also from the world of LEGO comes The Ninjago Movie as WBCP and The LEGO Group continue their partnership to create cool and collectible product in driver categories to support the film.

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Disney to Air Frozen Northern Lights LEGO Animated Shorts

June 21, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Disney has announced there will be four new LEGO animated shorts that will be coming to the Disney Channel based on the upcoming Frozen Northern Lights story starting in November. There will also be a TV special to present the shorts that will be airing around Thanksgiving time. The shorts will feature the original voice cast of the first Frozen movie including Kristen Bell (Anna), Idina Menzel (Elsa), Jonathan Groff (Kristoff), and Josh Gad (Olaf).

It’s not that surprising that LEGO is teaming up with Disney again to produce content for Frozen as they’ve already released a few sets based on the popular movie.

Thanks to Jeff for the email heads-up.

*Via USA Today**

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LEGO Ideas Guidelines and TOS Updates

June 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Earlier today, LEGO Ideas released a blog post with updates to the Guidelines and TOS. These new rules hopefully will weed out some projects that LEGO already has already produced based on existing IPs and such. The rules will also prevent projects that are extremely large and with no realistic way for LEGO to mass produce it. Some of the main points of the new guidelines and TOS include:

-Once we produce a LEGO Ideas set based on a third-party property, we will not accept more Ideas submissions based on that property.

-Projects must fit in a single product box, so we’re setting a part count limit of 3,000 pcs.

-Projects must focus on a single concept or third-party property.

-It’s now simpler to collaborate on projects.

-New restrictions on project contents

-New guidelines to help improve project descriptions

-Terms of Service now preserves projects that gain a significant following.

-Terms of Service revises language regarding assignment of rights.

Check out the blog post for more in-depth descriptions of these updates.

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LEGO Ideas Merchant’s House Achieves 10,000 Supporters

June 20, 2016 / / 6 Comments

The Merchant’s House by bigboy99899 is the latest project to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The model has a medieval setting which is pretty popular among fans. There are some minifigures included with the project such as the merchant, wife, kid, traveller, and knight.

The Merchant’s House now joins Voltron – Defender of the Universe, Spaceballs – Eagle 5, and The Addams Family Mansion as the projects that qualify for the Second 2016 Review Stage.

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Tiny LEGO Wonders: Build 40 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models! Book Review

June 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The folks over at No Starch Press has sent me an early review copy of Tiny LEGO Wonders: Build 40 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models! by Mattia Zamboni. The book consists of 208 pages and as the title states, instructions for 40 mini build. The book will be available on July 30 but you can pre-order now on Amazon for 30% off the list price.

The book is separated into different categories depending on what type of vehicle the builds are about such as trains, airplanes, and boats. Each build consists of a few pages which also includes the parts needed to create it. Similar to other book instructions, the construction is condensed into a few steps with multiple pieces going into each step.

I must say that some of the vehicle builds are pretty nice looking especially with a few of the cars with the small wheels. They actually give sort of a sleek look to them.

If you’re into building minimalistic cities, Tiny LEGO Wonders: Build 40 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models! may be a good resource for you, There are many different builds and may provide inspiration for you to create your own miniature vehicles. The words are very minimal as there isn’t that much of a need for them. The instructions may be a little confusing as they do incorporate a number of pieces for each step. The biggest offender of this are the ship builds. Other than that, I think it’s a pretty solid book.

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) Review

June 19, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

Earlier this month, LEGO released their Direct-to-Consumer set for the LEGO Minecraft line with The Village (21128)icon. The set contails 1,600 pieces and retails for $199.99. The contents of the box contain 11 numbered bags, one bag of plates, and two instruction booklets, one of which is to create all the builds while to the other is a smaller one with inspirational builds.

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Marvel Announces Merchandising Program for Guardians of the Galaxy 2

June 19, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Marvel has announced the merchandising program for the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 which, not surprisingly, will include official LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets to go with it. James Gunn on his Facebook Page also mentioned that more female characters will be represented such as Gamora, Mantis, Nebula, and Elizabeth Debicki’s rumored character Ayesha.

I’m making sure this time around the female characters are more represented in the toy world. Not only Gamora, but Mantis, Nebula, and Elizabeth Debicki’s character as well.

Press Release

Building off the breakout hit success of the first film in 2014, Marvel is unveiling a super-charged licensing program in support of its red hot Guardians of the Galaxy ahead of the 2017 sequel.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1The freshly expanded merchandising program will offer year-round support to the franchise for fans of all ages with an expanded focus on younger consumers — who have helped fuel the popularity of the Disney XD animated series — with a rollout including new toys, games, books, apparel, accessories, and more.

With anticipation for the new film already reaching a feverish pace, a slate of Marvel Publishing titles including Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1, Rocket Raccoon Volume 1: A Chasing Tale, and Groot Volume 1, and the success of the Disney XD show sparking a second season renewal with new episodes set to debut this fall, Guardians of the Galaxy is being primed by Marvel to become a true evergreen tentpole franchise.

To help spark ongoing demand for all things Guardians, Marvel is

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Giveaway

June 18, 2016 / / 18 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Today is my birthday so what better way to celebrate it than to give away a complete set of LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012). If you’ve entered my previous contests before, it’s nothing too hard about it. The contest will run until the end of June and I will pick a winner shortly after. The contest is open to everyone so good luck!

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The LEGO Movie 2 Release Date Pushed Back to 2019

June 17, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Late night news coming out of Deadline.com is that The LEGO Movie 2 has been pushed back to February 2, 2019. This is the second time the sequel to the highly popular movie has been pushed back with the original release date of May 26, 2017, then to May 18, 2018. There was no reason why Warner Bros. decided to move the movie back along with a couple of other ones but we still have The LEGO Batman Movie and the LEGO Ninjago movie to look forward to in 2017.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060) Set Description

June 17, 2016 / / 7 Comments

There is now a set description for the upcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060) on Shop@Homeicon. We now know the minifigures that will be included in the set which are Doctor Strange, Baron Karl Mordo, and The Ancient One. The description also mentions the portal beast being in the set which could be Shuma Gorath but it doesn’t directly say.

Although there is an image of the instructions booklet for the set, I would rather wait until the official images come out later to post them. Thanks to Troy for the heads up.

Stage a face-off against the portal beast in Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, with levitating function levers and mystical artifacts. Includes 3 minifigures.

Banish the portal beast from Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum!

Team up and expel the portal beast from Doctor Strange’s mysterious headquarters with some super-heroic supernatural action! Fend it off with Doctor Strange’s mystical artifacts, and evade being captured by the portal beast’s tentacles using the cape of levitation. Send in Karl Mordo to battle the beast with his quarterstaff, and help The Ancient One strike with the powerful magical fans at her fingertips!

Includes 3 minifigures: Doctor Strange, Karl Mordo and The Ancient One.
Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum features a portal beast with rotating teeth, moving eyes and tentacles that can trap minifigures, shelves for mystical artifact accessories, levitation effect for 2 minifigures, and levitation function for Doctor Strange’s cloak.

Weapons include Karl Mordo’s quarterstaff and The Ancient One’s magical fans with eldritch calligraphy.

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LEGO Dimensions E3 2016 Roundup

June 16, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

In the past few days, TT Games has been releasing images and videos as well as content of some of the upcoming IPs that will be included in year 2 of LEGO Dimensions at E3 2016. In yesterday’s livestream at E3 2016, they showed off some more of images.

If you didn’t see the official announcement last week, there are 16 new IPs that will be coming to LEGO Dimensions including: Adventure Time, Mission: Impossible, The A-Team, Ghostbusters, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The LEGO Batman Movie, Harry Potter, The Goonies, Sonic The Hedgehog, Teen Titans Go!, LEGO City Undercover, Knight Rider, The Powerpuff Girls, Gremlins, Beetlejuice, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

Like with the previous year, the expansion packs will be coming in a number of waves starting in September, November, January, and March.

One of the main things the’ve highlighted is the new Battle Arenas feature which is a competitive gameplay that consists of up to four players. All of the the upcoming and previous characters will be able to be used in the Battle Arenas which themselves have four game modes including Capture the Flag.

News about the year 2 content of LEGO Dimensions will continue coming out this summer as we head towards the release in September. I wouldn’t be totally surprised if TT Games makes an appearance at San Diego Comic Con next month with more reveals so stay tuned for that.

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Teen Titans Go!

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Sonic the Hedgehog

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions The Goonies

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

LEGO Dimensions Harry Potter

LEGO Dimensions The LEGO Batman Movie

LEGO Dimensions Knight Rider

LEGO Dimensions The Powerpuff Girls

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More LEGO Dimensions Year 2 Content Revealed from E3 2016

June 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

E3 2016 is still going on and TT Games is still promoting the new wave of LEGO Dimensions content. In today’s interview with IGN, Arthur Parsons has revealed that there will be a couple more Story Packs that will be coming in the the future including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them as well as The LEGO Batman Movie.

We knew there was going to be a Fantastic Beasts pack but it’s cool that it’s a Story Pack to play out the upcoming movie. The LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack was really interesting because I would’ve thought that it might be a standalone game but being part of LEGO Dimensions is neat.

Further along in the interview, Arthur also mentioned that in the Goonies pack, you can play as all the Goonies as well as Sloth. Check out the full 9-minute IGN interview below.

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LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253) Available for VIPs

June 15, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Creator Big Ben 10253

The new LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253)icon is now available for purchase for VIP members on Shop@Home and LEGO Brand Stores. It consists of 4,163 pieces and retails for $299.99. If you are purchasing online, please use our links as it does help support the site.

10253 Big Ben
Ages 16+. 4,163 pieces.
US $249.99 – CA $299.99 – DE 219.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build the world’s best-known clock tower!

Get up close to Big Ben! The clock was first started on May 31st 1859, and Big Ben’s first chime rang from the 96-meter Elizabeth Tower on July 11th of the same year. This over 23” (60cm) high LEGO® interpretation of the iconic structure is a tribute to its engineering and architecture. It features a detailed facade with statues, shields and windows, and a clock tower with 4 adjustable clock dials and a removable roof allowing access to the belfry, plus buildable exterior elements including a sidewalk, lawn and a tree depicting the building’s location. This model makes a great display piece for the home or office.
• Big Ben features a detailed section of the Westminster Palace and the adjoining Elizabeth Tower, 4 detailed clock dials with movable hour and minutes hands, and a sidewalk, tree and grass area depicting the building’s location.
• Remove the top of the tower to access the Big Ben bell.
• Put your LEGO® building skills to the test!
• Special elements include 4

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Tiny LEGO Wonders by No Starch Press

June 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Tiny LEGO Wonders

No Starch Press has sent over a press release regarding one of their upcoming books called Tiny LEGO Wonders by Mattia Zamboni.

Tiny LEGO Wonders

Tiny LEGO Wonders
Build a lot with a little in the “new LEGO bible”
Tiny LEGO Wonders

San Francisco, CA (June 14, 2016) — While some LEGO models require thousands of pieces, anyone can make an impressive replica with fewer than 10 bricks, a dash of creativity, and the latest book from No Starch Press.

Tiny LEGO Wonders

Hailed as the “new LEGO bible” by VICE, Tiny LEGO Wonders (No Starch Press, $24.95, 208 pp., July 2016) is a collection of step-by-step building instructions for 40 compact yet realistic miniscale models—each built with fewer than a few hundred bricks. Packed with stunning models of engineering feats like a muscle car, a fire engine, a Swiss locomotive, and wooden ships, Tiny LEGO Wonders teaches readers how to make the most of their LEGO collection, no matter its size.

Tiny LEGO Wonders

The pint-sized models in Tiny LEGO Wonders include:
A space shuttle and crawler-transporter
Emergency vehicles like choppers, police cars, and fire trucks
A cruise ship, freighter, and wooden ships
An Airbus A380, F-15 Eagle, and V-22 Osprey
Flatbed trucks and cement mixers
Race cars like the McLaren F1 and Ferrari F1
A fleet of sci-fi military vehicles
Bullet trains like France’s high-speed TGV train

According to No Starch Press founder Bill Pollock, “Miniscale building has fascinated me since I watched a friend build an airport from a cupful of LEGO bricks. Tiny LEGO Wonders finally makes miniscale building make sense.”

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LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242) E3 2016 Gameplay Demo

June 14, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Earlier today over on Twitch, Arthur Parsons and James Mcloughlin from TT Games showed of some of the gameplay of the LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242). The pack tells the story of the upcoming Ghostbusters movie but you can also see other franchises mixed in with it. In the demo, you can also see some other characters being used like Jake from the Adventure Time Team Pack (71206) and Stripe from a future Gremlins pack. Check out the video in the link above.

Things just got spookier in LEGO Dimensions with the all-new Ghostbusters Story Pack! Relive the film and help Abby Yates and her team of Ghostbusters save the world from the mysterious and evil ghost, Rowen, across 6 action-packed levels of gameplay. Equip Abby with her Proton Blaster to activate her Charge Transfer ability to move electricity between conduits, and use her Intelligence Access ability for puzzle-solving. Ride around in the Ecto 1, then rebuild it into the Ectozer and The Perfecto for super-charged power. Customize the LEGO Toy Pad with the Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant gateway build, and unlock a brand new Ghostbusters Adventure World and exclusive Battle Arena.

-Things just got spookier in LEGO Dimensions with the all-new Ghostbusters Story Pack!

-Relive the film and help Abby Yates and her team of Ghostbusters save the world from the mysterious and evil ghost, Rowen, across 6 action-packed levels of gameplay.

-Customize the LEGO Toy Pad with the Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant gateway build, and unlock a brand new Ghostbusters Adventure World and

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LEGO Dimensions Battle Arena E3 2016 Gameplay Demo

June 14, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

E3 2016 is going on all week and LEGO Dimensions. has shown off some of the new content that will be coming out later this year. The main thing was shown off was the Battle Arena. The demo shown was sort of a Capture the Flag mode featuring a local 4-player split screen. There are four game modes in each Battle Arena.

Some other details that were given out for the Year 2 LEGO Dimensions content is that all of the new expansion packs will have unique Battle Arenas. All of the first year’s characters are able to be used in the Battle Arenas. Additionally, you can play as a single player if you desire and the other characters will be controlled by the computer.

The release schedule again will be in separate waves with the first being in September, then November, January, and March.

Check out some of the Battle Arenas gameplay below.

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LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252) Officially Announced

June 14, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252)

LEGO has officially announced the next direct-to-consumer exclusive set with the LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252). The set contains 1,167 pieces and retails for $99.99. It will be available for early access for VIP members on July 14 and the general public on August 1. Check out the more images and the press release details below.

LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle (10252)

10252 Volkswagen Beetle
Ages 16+. 1,167 pieces.
US $99.99 – CA $129.99 – DE 89.99€ – UK £69.99 – DK 799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Head for the beach with the VW Beetle!

Celebrate the iconic VW Beetle with this awesome LEGO® Creator Expert reproduction. This detailed model comprises a number of special features and elements that help recreate the distinctive Beetle characteristics, including an azure-blue color scheme, curved fenders, flat windshield, VW logo, and an authentic 4-cylinder air-cooled engine and fuel tank. The accessible interior features beige-colored, forward-tilting seats, dashboard and steering wheel, and the roof-mounted surfboard and a cooler box can be removed. This model has been designed to provide a challenging and rewarding building experience with a touch of nostalgia.
• 1960s VW Beetle with surfer theme features an array of brick-built details including an azure-blue color scheme, curved fenders, white rims with distinctive hubcaps, round headlights, wing-mounted turn signals and opening hood, trunk and doors.
• Use the included stickers to choose 1 of 4 license plates.
• Remove the cooler box and surfboard from the roof rails.
• Tilt the rear seat forward to access the storage

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Demo Available on PS4

June 13, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The demo for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game is now available for download for the PlayStation 4. The stage is called “Niima Outpost” and it lets you play though the stage on Jakku where Finn meets up with Rey and BB-8. It looks like it’s only available for the PS4 at this time.

Engage in Blaster Battles with Stormtroopers, use Multi-Builds to race through Niima Outpost, and dogfight with TIE Fighters through derelict Imperial Star Destroyers in the Millennium Falcon before escaping Jakku!

The official E3 2016 trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shown at the Sony conference and you can watch it below.

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LEGO Ninjago and Nexo Knights Official Costumes on Disguise.com

June 13, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Local costume company Disguise.com has posted some of the new LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Nexo Knights for this Halloween season. We first heard about the costumes back in October and we had a sneak peek from the New York Toy Fair.

Characters for Ninjago include Jay, Kai, Nya, and Lloyd while Nexo Knights have Clay, Lance, and Aaron. There are two variations of costumes like Prestige and Deluxe. Both styles have a tunic, pants, mask, and a pair of hands. The only difference is the Prestige have larger foam legs.

I’m still waiting for more information about these costumes from my contact at Disguise which I’ll update later if I get it.

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Bricks by the Bay 2016 Press Release

June 13, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Northern California LEGO® Convention
Bricks by the Bay, August 18-21, 2016

Bricks by the Bay™ recently announced its seventh annual gathering of LEGO enthusiasts in Northern California. Bricks by the Bay is once again coming to the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara. The convention is one of the largest in the Western U.S. and will run from August 18th through August 21st, with a Public Exhibition to be held on the last day of the convention on August 21st.

Under new leadership, Bricks by the Bay is proud to announce its new convention website at www.bricksbythebay.com. The website features a calendar of convention events and activities as well as online registration for convention attendees. Tickets to the Public Exhibition can also be purchased online.

“As registration gets underway and with the unveiling of the redesigned website, we are looking forward to the biggest and best convention ever,” said Bricks by the Bay spokesperson Patty Sherin.

Bricks by the Bay expects attendees from all around the country and the world who will be showcasing all manner of cool and exciting LEGO creations. In honor of its seventh anniversary, Bricks by the Bay’s theme this year is “Seven.” The lucky number “Seven” will no doubt inspire fantastic and awe-inspiring LEGO builds.

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LEGO Toys R Us Deals 6/12-6/18

June 13, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Toys R Us is having a couple of deals on LEGO sets this week until 6/18. First is a 2 for $20 sale on LEGO Dimensions Fun Packs. The other deal is 20% off all LEGO Speed Champions sets. Both offers are available online and in stores. If you have a R Us credit card, you can also get an additional 10% off on Thursday.

Also, don’t forget there’s a LEGO Speed Champions building event this Saturday as well.

LEGO Speed Champions Toys R Us June 18 Building Event

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LEGO Worlds E3 2016 Updates

June 13, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Worlds has just announced at E3 there are new updates coming to the game with the main feature being multiplayer. Read up on the updates and check the E3 trailer below.

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE LEGO® WORLDS ONLINE MULTIPLAYER

Players Can Explore, Discover and Create Together

Burbank, Calif. – June 13, 2016 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO® Group announced today that LEGO® Worlds, the LEGO play experience made entirely of digital LEGO bricks, is adding online multiplayer. The new online multiplayer functionality allows two players to explore each other’s worlds together, create together, and engage in cooperative and competitive play experiences that players can build themselves. LEGO Worlds is currently available for PC through STEAM Early Access.

“Building and playing with friends is at the core of LEGO play and we’re excited to bring online multiplayer into LEGO Worlds,” said Jonathan Smith, Head of Production, TT Games. “The online multiplayer experience offers unlimited possibilities for players to explore one another’s worlds, build and share creations, and just have fun together.”

“We are very pleased to see how LEGO Worlds has grown after a year in Early Access,” Says Niels Jørgensen, Vice President, Digital Games for the LEGO Group. “It’s a fantastic way to engage with LEGO play digitally, and we are excited for the added social component that online multiplayer will bring to the gaming community.”

Developed by TT Games, LEGO Worlds is an open environment of procedurally-generated worlds made entirely of LEGO

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Bricks Issue 13 Press Release

June 12, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Bricks Issue 13

Great builders, great buildings

Issue 13 of Bricks takes a look at some of the world’s best LEGO structures and the amazing builders that create them.

Bricks Issue 13

Architecture plays a pivotal role in sculpting our landscapes whether old or new, big or small, structures that push the boundaries of design hold a constant fascination. Our relationship with architecture is no more apparent than when it comes to our use of LEGO bricks; we love to create castles, houses and skyscrapers and much more.

Bricks Issue 13

In this issue, Bricks takes a close look at some of the best microscale architecture on offer, from official sets to those brick architects that never cease to amaze. Ingeniuos part usage and unique techniques are of a plenty.

Bricks Issue 13

The journey begins in London, with the new Creator Expert Big Ben set. The techniques used within this set area testament to the skills of the designer, Jamie Berard. We then fly to the USA where Adam Reed Tucker has built wonders of the engineering world for a Chicago museum. Another native of the Windy City is Rocco Buttliere, who reveals the clever techniques used to create his detailed skyscrapers. This month we have an exclusive feature from Tom Alphin, author of The LEGO Architect book, who not only guides you through scale and proportion in LEGO building but also provides his never-before-seen instructions to build your own model of San Diego’s Geisel Library.

Bricks Issue 13

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – Battle of the Bricks

June 11, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemanker Adventures Battle of the Bricks

A couple of hours ago, Disney XD livestreamed the LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – Battle of the Bricks which you can check out the full video below.

There were four teams of YouTubers and LEGO enthusiasts who were in the competition including some cool friends. Some of these people you may recognize from the LEGO community like Paul Hollingsworth from Digitalwizardz, Mariann from Model Building Secrets and LEGO artist Paul Lee.

Team Eclipse Fighters

101 Dark Monkey
Peter Aoun
Paul Hollingsworth

Team Blazemakers

Zexy Zek
Aaron Newman
Mariann Asanuma

Team Star Scavengers

Evantuberaw
Daddytube
Russell Clark

Team Z-Wingers

Parker Games
Paul Lee
Eric Tetangco

Judges

Eric Varszegi
Strawburry17
Dan Steininger

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Full Trailer

June 10, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

The full trailer for the upcoming Disney XD animated series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures has been released. It gives you a sneak peek at what happens between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The premiere will be airing on Disney XD on Monday June 20th at 10am EDT.

Also if you missed it, there will be a LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Battle of the Bricks competition that will be live streamed tomorrow at 8pm EST on the Disney XD YouTube channel.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Battle of the Bricks Building Competition on Disney XD

June 9, 2016 / / 1 Comment

To mark the premiere of LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, Disney XD has announced that there will be a Battle of the Bricks building competition that will be streamed live on the Disney XD YouTube channel on June 11 at 8pm EST.

The competition will consist of some YouTube influencers as well as some local AFOLs and will be hosted by Zach King. Winners will receive custom LEGO Kyber Saber trophies as well as some unannounced prizes, probably some of the new LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures sets. Check out the promo below.

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LEGO Ideas Third 2015 Review Winners Announced

June 9, 2016 / / 14 Comments

LEGO news is just flying off the charts today. LEGO Ideas has just announced the results of the Third 2015 Review. There were two winners chosen and they are Beatles Yellow Submarine and the Apollo 11 Saturn V.

The Beatles Yellow Submarine is, of course, by The Beatles and this set will cater to the older generation who watched and listened to it. The best of all, we get official Beatles minifigures!

The Apollo 11 Saturn V will be another LEGO Ideas space set which should be pretty popular as well.

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LEGO Dimensions Year 2 Expansion Packs Now Available for Pre-Order

June 9, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242)

The Year 2 LEGO Dimensions Expansion Packs was just shortly announced but you can now pre-order some of them on Amazon. These packs will be released on September 27 and future packs will be released in waves like with the previous ones.

Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242) – $49.99

Includes Abby Yates, Ecto-1, and Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant.

Things just got spookier in LEGO Dimensions with the all-new Ghostbusters Story Pack! Relive the film and help Abby Yates and her team of Ghostbusters save the world from the mysterious and evil ghost, Rowen, across 6 action-packed levels of gameplay. Equip Abby with her Proton Blaster to activate her Charge Transfer ability to move electricity between conduits, and use her Intelligence Access ability for puzzle-solving. Ride around in the Ecto 1, then rebuild it into the Ectozer and The Perfecto for super-charged power. Customize the LEGO Toy Pad with the Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant gateway build, and unlock a brand new Ghostbusters Adventure World and exclusive Battle Arena.

-Things just got spookier in LEGO Dimensions with the all-new Ghostbusters Story Pack!

-Relive the film and help Abby Yates and her team of Ghostbusters save the world from the mysterious and evil ghost, Rowen, across 6 action-packed levels of gameplay.

-Customize the LEGO Toy Pad with the Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant gateway build, and unlock a brand new Ghostbusters Adventure World and exclusive Battle Arena.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242)

Adventure Time Level Pack (71245) – $29.99

Includes Finn the Human, Jakemobile, and Ancient War Elephant.

Help Finn the Human on his mission to find the

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LEGO Dimensions Year 2 Content Officially Announced

June 9, 2016 / / 17 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Year 2

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has officially announced their lineup for Year 2 of LEGO Dimensions. Some of the new franchises that will be making their LEGO debut include Sonic The Hedgehog, Adventure Time, The A-Team, Mission Impossible, E.T., The Goonies, Knight Rider, The Powerpuff Girls, Gremlins, Beetlejuice, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and the new Ghostbusters team. You can also check out some of the expansion packs that were revealed yesterday which will be releasing starting September 27.

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES AND THE LEGO GROUP ANNOUNCE THE EXPANSION OF LEGO® DIMENSIONS™

Even More Blockbuster Franchises, All-New Battle Arenas, Bigger Adventure Worlds and the Introduction of Story Packs Offer Gamers New Ways to Play in 2016 and Beyond.

Expansion Pack Assortment Will Add 16 Fan-Favorite Universes for More Mind-Blowing Mash-ups!

Burbank, Calif. – June 9, 2016 –– Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO® Group today announced the expansion of LEGO® DIMENSIONS, the LEGO toy and videogame hybrid, with more blockbuster franchises and even bigger gameplay possibilities. New expansion packs broaden the complete selection to 30 of the world’s most popular entertainment brands allowing players to customize their experience by mixing and matching favorite characters and universes with full compatibility. Game features adding to the fun are all-new, four-player competitive Battle Arenas, a first for LEGO videogames, as well as Story Packs, which provide deep, story-driven gameplay around the biggest theatrical releases and include a fresh LEGO brick building experience.

LEGO Dimensions packs based on 16 new entertainment properties will

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Some LEGO Dimensions Series 2 Expansion Packs Revealed

June 8, 2016 / / 22 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242)

Ahead of tomorrow’s LEGO Dimensions announcement of Series 2, Amazon Mexico has released images of a few of the expansion packs that will be included. These are just a few of a number of Fun Packs, Team Packs, Level Packs, and even a new Story Pack.

Update: LEGO has officially announced the Year 2 content and you can also pre-order them on Amazon.

Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242) – $49.99

Includes Abby Yates, Ecto-1, and Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Story Pack (71242)

Adventure Time Level Pack (71245) – $29.99

Includes Finn the Human, Jakemobile, and Ancient War Elephant.

LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Level Pack (71245)

LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Level Pack (71245)

Adventure Time Team Pack (71246) – $24.99

Includes Jake the Dog, Lumpy Space Princess, BMO, and Lumpy Car.

LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Team Pack (71246)

LEGO Dimensions Adventure Time Team Pack (71246)

Harry Potter Team Pack (71247) – $24.99

Includes Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort, Enchanted Car, and Hogwarts Express.

LEGO Dimensions Harry Potter Team Pack (71247)

LEGO Dimensions Harry Potter Team Pack (71247)

Mission Impossible Level Pack (71248) – $29.99

Includes Ethan Hunt, IMF Scrambler, and IMF Sport Car.

LEGO Dimensions Mission Impossible Level Pack (71248)

LEGO Dimensions Mission Impossible Level Pack (71248)

The A-Team Fun Pack (71251) – $11.99

Includes B.A. Baracus and B.A.’s Van.

LEGO Dimensions The A-Team Fun Pack (71251)

LEGO Dimensions The A-Team Fun Pack (71251)

**Via Eurobricks**

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New LEGO Brand Store Coming to Westfield UTC San Diego

June 8, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Store San Diego - UTC

San Diego residents, it looks like we’ll be getting another LEGO Brand Store in the future as there is one listed as coming soon at Westfield UTC in La Jolla. This new store has been rumored for a few months and the other store we have is in Fashion Valley. There’s no details on when the store will be opening but I’ll definitely be there to get the freebies with any other store openings. The UTC location will cover people who live further North while the one in Fashion Valley will still be the preferred one for people in east and south San Diego. I’ll update when there are more details.

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Another Hint Sonic the Hedgehog is Coming to LEGO Dimensions

June 8, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Dimensions has released another teaser video and this time it features Gollum with jumping at what appears to be the One Ring. Nothing too suspicious about that except the caption which says, “When it comes to rings, you don’t get in Gollum’s way. Unless you’re the new guy on the block! Find out who’s headed to Lego Dimensions this Thursday.”

If you rewatch the video, you can see the ring spin slowly similar to how the rings from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise spin. Coupled with the caption, this is hinting towards that Sonic the Hedgehog is confirmed the be part of LEGO Dimensions for Series 2. This was rumored before as expansion pack 71244. Just one more day until we see what LEGO Dimensions will be announcing!

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BrickLink Update Now Live

June 8, 2016 / / 1 Comment

BrickLink Update

After months of testing and tweaking, BrickLink has finally rolled out the new look and features for the site. The homepage as well as store pages have a new user interface with changes to the category viewer. Other changes include an updated search engine that allows you to find items easier. There’s a lot more that’s been included with the BrickLink update so head over and check it out.

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Gremlins Coming to LEGO Dimensions

June 7, 2016 / / 3 Comments

It looks like there was a new franchise that was snuck in a LEGO teaser earlier today in a tweet which is now deleted and replaced by another. Sharp eyes have found out that Gizmo from Gremlins was in the first teaser behind the Wicked Witch but was removed shortly after but you could still set Gizmo’s ear.

If you’re not familiar with Gremlins, it was a 1984 Warner Bros. comedy horror film that featured Gizmo who spawns other evil little Gremlins after an accident and they start causing havoc in the town.

Gremlins will be one of the many new franchises that LEGO will be bringing to LEGO Dimensions along with Harry Potter. Stay tuned as we get closer to an announcement this Thursday.

**Via Reddit**

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LEGO Speed Champions Toys R Us Building Event on June 18

June 7, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Speed Champions Toys R Us June 18 Building Event

Toys R Us has updated their in-store events page and on Saturday, June 18 from 11am-1pm, there will be a LEGO building event. For this one, it will be a LEGO Speed Champions Winner’s Circle Podium build which features a small podium with a trophy. Also pictured in the foreground are a couple of minifigures but they probably won’t be included so don’t get your hopes up on that.

The event is free and is intended for children but if you get lucky, older participants are sometimes allowed too. Make sure you get there early as these LEGO Toys R Us building events usually have long lines unless you live in a small city.

**Note: This is for Toys R Us USA.**

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LEGO Hints at Harry Potter Expansion Packs for LEGO Dimensions

June 7, 2016 / / 7 Comments

Over on the LEGO Dimensions Twitter account, they just tweeted a cryptic video of a minifigure with the quote “Only I can live forever. I’m a true Riddle. Who am I?” If you’re a big fan of Harry Potter, you would know that Lord Voldemort said the first sentence in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and his real name is Tom Riddle. This can only suggest that LEGO will be announcing Harry Potter expansion sets for LEGO Dimensions this coming Thursday. Whether or not it will be new Harry Potter minifigures remains to be seen but stay tuned in the next couple of days for the official announcement.

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LEGO Announces In-Store Birthday Party Program at Flatiron District LEGO Store

June 7, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Yesterday LEGO released a press release announcing a new exclusive In-Store Birthday Party Program at the flagship Flatiron District LEGO Store. These parties are 90 minutes long and are targeted for children ages 5-14.

People can now reserve a spot on a Saturday or Sunday between June 11 and October 30. The parties can have up to 10 children at a cost of $40/child with a required $100 non-refundable deposit. Check out the full details in the press release below.

NEW YORK, June 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LEGO Brand Retail, Inc. today announced a new in-store LEGO® brick-themed birthday party experience for children ages 5-14, exclusively available at the LEGO® Store: Flatiron District. Beginning today, families can reserve a Saturday or Sunday time between June 11 and October 30 to celebrate their child’s birthday. Guided by two LEGO Brick Specialists, children will take part in hands-on LEGO building activities and group challenges, and take home a LEGO-themed party favor.

Designed with a child’s desire for creative play in mind, the 90-minute parties incorporate personalized building activities, guided mini-model builds and fun competitive building challenges for a one-of-a-kind celebration. Each party features a variety of fun building prompts and unique favors including:

  • Exclusive Mini-Model Build: build and take home a mini birthday cake LEGO model, only available from the LEGO Store: Flatiron District
  • Group Play: team up to tackle building challenges, such as creating the tallest LEGO brick tower or strongest LEGO bridge
  • Free Build Time: unleash your imagination to build anything you want during free build
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LEGO Dimensions Announcement Coming This Thursday

June 6, 2016 / / 5 Comments

Just a short while ago, LEGO Dimensions posted a little teaser of an announcement coming this Thursday, June 9. Rumors have it that the announcement will be some of the expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions Series 2.

This is ahead of E3 which is next week so I’m pretty sure this announcement will be shown more at the event if it is for Series 2. We already know that there’s some sort of promotion for the Supergirl (71340) and Green Arrow (71342).

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game – The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack Trailer

June 6, 2016 / / 1 Comment

GameSpot has released a new trailer for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game – The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack. This DLC Pack is included with pre-orders of the Deluxe Edition of the game on Amazon, GameStopicon, and Best Buyicon.

The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack includes playable characters of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia in cold weather gear; Lobot and the Ugnaughts from Cloud City, and the bounty hunters of Bossk, Dengar and White Boba Fett.

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LEGO Ideas The Addams Family Mansion Achieves 10,000 Supporters

June 6, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The Addams Family Mansion by afol777 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project features the mansion from the original The Addams Family TV sitcom from the 60s and is a tribute to show. There are many details packed into it which ends up to be a pretty large model made up of over 7,000 pieces. Of course if it is to become an official set, it’ll have to be scaled down substantially.

The Addams Family Mansion joins Voltron – Defender of the Universe and Spaceballs – Eagle 5 as the projects that qualify for the Second 2016 Review Stage.

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LEGO DFB – The Mannschaft Minifigure Series (71014) Completely Sold Out

June 5, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014)

Less than a month after the release of the LEGO DFB – The Mannschaft Minifigure Series (71014), it is now completely sold out and LEGO will not be producing any more. If you didn’t know, they were only available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as well as on Shop@Home Europe. The only way now to get them is probably through eBay or BrickLink unless you know someone that was able to get them. If you were one of the lucky ones that was able to get them, consider yourself pretty lucky as there was a very limited run of these minifigures.

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**Via Brickset Forums. Original image from GraphicBricks.**

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Pre-Order LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force Today and Receive on Release Date

June 5, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Just a little reminder that the LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force will be released on Tuesday and if you pre-order it by today, you’ll get it on release date.

The new book by DK is an informative guide featuring information on the latest LEGO Star Wars sets and minifigures. There will also be an exclusive minifigure included with the book with Unkar’s Brute from The Force Awakens.

Featuring the latest LEGO® Star Wars™ sets and minifigures, LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force is a fun and informative guide to a LEGO galaxy far, far away. . . .

A must-have for fans of the live-action Star Wars saga and its LEGO incarnation alike, this is the most up-to-date companion to LEGO Star Wars, with detailed information about the latest sets and minifigures and illustrated with extensive photography.

Featuring an exclusive new LEGO Star Wars minifigure, LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force follows the same format as DK’s LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side and LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles.

LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Character Vignettes

June 4, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The past few weeks Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released short character vignettes of some of the playable characters in the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game. So far, they have released videos of Poe Dameron, Finn, and BB-8 which shows off some of the in-game scenes and gameplay. The game also features original dialogue by the actors so it’s not just a straight-on movie port over.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game will be available in just a few short weeks on June 28 and if you get the Season Pass, you’ll be getting a lot of additional content along with the game. If you haven’t checked out what will be included, head on over to my other post.

I’m guessing WB will be continuing to release videos of more playable characters so I’ll update this post as they come out.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass

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LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot (5004408) Available at LEGOLAND California as Star Wars Days Promo

June 4, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot

A couple of weeks back, it was revealed that there was a new LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot (5004408) minifigure polybag. There was no details on how to obtain it until today. My friend John was at LEGOLAND California today for Star Wars Days and one of the promotions in the shop was a free gift with purchase of $30 or more on any LEGO products which was the Rebel A-Wing Pilot.

As of this point, this weekend is the only way to obtain the minifigure that I know of so if you know any people who live close by to LEGOLAND California, you may want to ask them to pick it up for you. I’ll let you guys know if this polybag will be available anywhere else.

LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot (5004408)

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LEGO Creator London Bus (40220) Polybag Revealed

June 3, 2016 / / 12 Comments

LEGO Creator London Bus (40220)

Earlier today, Brickset uploaded an image of a new LEGO Creator London Bus (40220) polybag which features a double decker bus. There’s no word on how to obtain the polybag at this point as there is nothing listed on the LEGO Store calendar for July. We’ll have to wait and see if it is part of an August promo or not since the it goes great with the upcoming LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253) which will be releasing mid-June for VIPs and to the general public on July 1.

We’ll also have to see if this is a regional set or not as it does feature something prominent from the UK and we usually don’t get stuff like that here in the US. If it is, you can always build your own with the instructions but you’ll be missing the stickers for the advertisements on the sides of the bus.

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LEGO Creator Fountain (40221) Review

June 1, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Creator Fountain (40221)

Today, LEGO released the Creator Fountain (40221) as a free set as part of a June 2016 promotion. It consists of 105 pieces and you can get it with purchases of $75 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home, while supplies last. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions.

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LEGO Issues Official Statement Regarding Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Instructions

June 1, 2016 / / 9 Comments

LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)

LEGO has released an official statement in the LAN regarding the gear instruction issue for the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS. A few other reviews out there have expressed concern that the gears weren’t shifting in the correct order. If you read the statement below, LEGO did take this point into consideration and decided that the way that it was built in the instructions gave more of a smoother experience but that’s up for the individual builders to decide which way to build it.

Thank you to all our dedicated fans for the comments regarding the GT3 RS by LEGO Technic.

It is correct that the gears in this model are not sequential as in the real Porsche PDK. This is however, a deliberate decision taken to ensure that we make the best possible LEGO version of this amazing car that both meets our design requirements and gives everyone a great building and product experience.

It was a considered decision taken during development that the gears running in the correct order meant that it did not result in a great experience when driving the car. Too many gears are engaged at the same time and smooth running with all those tolerances is just not possible.

If you switch the build in steps 267 and 269 the gears will run sequentially, and everyone who feels that this is the better solution should feel encouraged to do so.

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LEGO Toys R Us UK Photo Competition

June 1, 2016 / / 1 Comment

I’ve been contacted by a representative from Toys R Us UK about a photo competition they’ve just started to win either a £100 Toys R Us voucher or a LEGO City High-Speed Passenger Train (60051). It’s a pretty simple contest as all you have to do is to take a scenic picture with a LEGO minifigure. The top 10 photos will be featured and voted upon. Head over to the link above to submit your entries.

**Note: This contest is only for residents of England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.**

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Review

June 1, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)

Back in January of this year at the 2016 London Toy Fair, there were some details of the new LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)icon and at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, we got our first look at it. LEGO fans and car enthusiasts alike were excited for the set and just last month, it was officially announced.

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LEGO June 2016 Promotions Now Live

May 31, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Creator Fountain (40221)

It’s a new month and that means the June 2016 promotions are now live on LEGO Shop@Home. June also means the release of some summer 2016 sets for LEGO Cityicon and LEGO Star Warsicon. The LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)icon was supposed to be available too but I’m not sure why it’s not you’re not able to add it to the cart. Hopefully that’ll be changed in the morning.

LEGO Creator Fountain (40221)

LEGO June 2016 Store Calendar

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The Brick Fan May 2016 Monthly Recap

May 31, 2016 / / 1 Comment

A lot of readers have asked me about this in the past and I think it’s time to implement it. I’m starting a new segment called The Brick Fan Monthly Recap which is a post about some of the top LEGO articles for the month that some of you may have missed.

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Now Officially Available – The highly anticipated and now very popular LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) are now available for purchase in stores and online. They’ve been so popular that people have been having a hard time trying to find them while stores are having trouble keeping them in stock.

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

LEGO Ideas Voltron – Defender of the Universe Achieves 10,000 Supporters – LEGO Ideas Voltron – Defender of the Universe project hits 10,000 supporters in a matter of a few weeks and now heads to the Second 2015 Review Stage.

Sonic the Hedgehog Rumored to be Confirmed for LEGO Dimensions – CM4Sci on Eurobricks has reported that Sonic the Hedgehog (71244) will be heading to LEGO Dimensions when Series 2 comes out.

LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug Building Instructions – During the LEGO Star Wars May the 4 event, there was a special promotion for LUG members to purchase the exclusive Escape the Space Slug set.

LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug

LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) Review – I did my review on the very controversial LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) set and it was a mixed review at the end.

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Series Assault on Hoth (75098)

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More LEGO Sales on Amazon

May 30, 2016 / / 2 Comments

You’ve probably may have noticed this but retail stores have been marking down sets to clear out shelf space to make way for the summer 2016 wave of LEGO sets. As a result, Amazon has also dropped prices on over 150 LEGO sets with at least 20% off the retail price. I’ve already mentioned some of these sets like the City ones but there’s also some Star Wars and Super Heroes ones, just to name a few. Check out the full list here and again, thank you for purchasing through my link as it does help support the site.

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Last Day for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Promo at LEGO Stores

May 30, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Reminder today is the last day to get the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag at LEGO Stores. You may have to call the stores first to see if they still have some available. Unfortuately if you’re shopping online, the promotion sold out very fast on Shop@Home and there are no more on that front.

Toys R Us stores might still have them available. Check with customer service with the item number 396626. Alternatively, you can purchase online and do a store pickup if they are still available near you.

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LEGO Technic Summer 2016 Official Images

May 29, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Technic Volvo EW160E (42053)

There are now official images of the summer 2016 LEGO Technic sets via Bricker. There are only three sets in the wave minus the Porsche GT3 RS (42056) which I’ll have a review of on June 1.

Volvo EW160E (42053) – 1,166 pcs – $119.99

LEGO Technic Volvo EW160E (42053)

LEGO Technic Volvo EW160E (42053)

CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC (42054) – 1,977 pcs – $179.99

LEGO Technic CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC (42054)

LEGO Technic CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC (42054)

LEGO Technic CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC (42054)

Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055) – 3,925 pcs – $279.99

LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055)

LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055)

LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055)

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LEGO 2016 Exclusive Products Available on June 1

May 28, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Minifigure Display Frame (853611)

A lot of the LEGO exclusive products that I’ve reported earlier have now been listed on Shop@Homeicon with the official images. These items include:

– LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Minifigure Display Frame (853611)icon
– LEGO What Am I (40161)icon
– LEGO Minifigure Cake Mold (853575)icon
– LEGO Keychain Rack (853580)icon

All of the items will be available starting on June 1 and three of the four are priced at $16.99 each. The What Am I set is priced at $39.99 and it includes 16 minifigures as well as small builds and two game boards. LEGO Brand Stores will also be carrying the items when they are released.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Minifigure Display Frame (853611)

LEGO What Am I? (40161)

LEGO What Am I? (40161)

LEGO What Am I? (40161)

LEGO Minifigure Cake Mold (853575)

LEGO Keychain Rack (853580)

LEGO Keychain Rack (853580)

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Promotion Now Live

May 27, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447)

The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag promotion is now live for Memorial Day weekend if you weren’t able to pick it up at Toys R Us a few weeks ago. It is FREE with purchases of $35 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on LEGO Shop@Home. If you’re deciding to make a purchase or not, be quick on it because it is only available until 11:59pm EST, May 30.

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LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) Box Art Revealed

May 27, 2016 / / 15 Comments

LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828)

Just2Good over on Eurobricks has posted the official box art for the upcoming LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) set. The set is based on the reboot movie that will be released on July 15. It consists of 552 pieces with a price point at $59.99 and it will be available on July 1.

Update: The official image is now up from Amazon Japan.

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LEGO A Spaceship Odyssey T-Shirt on Ript Apparel

May 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Ript Apparel - LEGO A Spaceship Odyssey

Ript Apparel has released a new LEGO shirt design today featuring The LEGO Movie’s Benny. The shirt is called “A Spaceship Odyssey” which is a play off the classic science fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. It will be available for 24 hours and pricing starts at $11 for the regular t-shirts.

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New LEGO Americas Community Manager Announced

May 26, 2016 / / 1 Comment

It was been fairly quiet on the news front but over on the LEGO Ambassador Network, it has been announced that LEGO has found a replacement for the Americas Community Manager position which was previously held by Kevin Hinkle. As you may or may not have known, the position was in the air the past few months as Kevin was moving to another position within The LEGO Group. Starting on July 1st, Paul Striefler will be taking over and you will be able to meet him in some upcoming LEGO conventions.

I am happy to inform you that we have accomplished the very difficult task of finding a suitable candidate to replace Kevin Hinkle as Community Manager for Americas. Although we are sad to say goodbye to Kevin as a team member in AFOL Relations & Programs, we are thrilled that we are able to provide Kevin with a chance to explore new opportunities within The LEGO Group, and even within the LEGO Community Engagement (LCE) Department, ensuring that Kevin will still be a close colleague. As Kevin has already told you through an earlier LAN post, he will move into a new role as Business Integration Manager, using his years’ of experience engaging with and supporting the TFOL and AFOL community to build a stronger collaboration between the LEGO markets, business units and community.

We are very happy to announce that our new Community Manager for Americas is Paul Striefler. Some of you already know Paul as he has been assisting Kevin for more than

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LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot Polybag Found

May 26, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot

Just2Good on Eurobricks has provided some official images of a new LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-wing Pilot. This version of the pilot is from the Star Wars Rebels animated series with the helmet piece with some nice detailed printing. There’s no word yet at this time on how the Rebel A-wing Pilot will be distributed.

LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass Details

May 26, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced the details for what will be included in the Season Pass for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game which comes out next month. If you pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition of the game, the Season Pass will be included already. Check out the full details below.

LEGO® Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass Details Announced

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced further details on the LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Season Pass, which grants players access to a variety of downloadable content (DLC), including new game levels and story-driven content, as well as additional characters from across the Star Wars ™ galaxy.

The Season Pass features three brand new Level Packs that extend the LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens adventure with exciting new content not seen in the movie. Each add-on pack will allow players to experience key events from the film in different ways, including Poe Dameron’s journey back to the Resistance base after crash landing on Jakku, the assault on Maz Kanata’s castle through the eyes of Kylo Ren and the collapse of Starkiller Base from the perspective of two Resistance pilots. The Season Pass will also include five Character Packs featuring well-known Star Wars™ heroes, villains and Droids.

The LEGO Star Wars ™: The Force Awakens Season Pass will be available for £7.99 on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Steam (Windows PC). Players can also purchase each DLC Pack individually for £1.70 for Character & Vehicle Packs and £2.50 for

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LEGO Toys R Us Exclusive Geoffrey & Friends (40228) Set Found

May 25, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

Our friends over at PromoBricks has found a new exclusive Toys R Us LEGO set that is available over in Germany. The set is called Geoffrey & Friends (40228) and it features the Toys R Us mascot and two children minifigures. The set contains 133 pieces and retails for €9.99 which will most likely translate to $9.99 if it is released here in the US. As a R Us employee, I would definitely want to pick this set up even with the creepy looking Geoffrey. I checked the system this morning and there was no record of the set at this time but I’ll keep you guys updated.

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

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LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

May 25, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights The Book of Knights

LEGO and Dorling Kindersley has announced the exclusive minifigure that will be including with the upcoming LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights will be Merlok the Magician. This version of Merlok is before he transformed into Merlok 2.0. The Book of Knights will be available in August but you can pre-order it now on Amazon.

Prepare to enter a futuristic knights’ realm, with epic quests, scary monsters and true technical wizardry in LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™ The Book of Knights.

Young knights battle monstrous foes in the exciting land of Knighton, The Book of Knights chronicles these heroes and their adventures, complete with exciting powers and upgrades from a virtual world!

Full of brand new LEGO sets and characters such as Lance, Macy and Jestro, The Book of Knights comes with a new and exclusive LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS Merlok minifigure, from before he becomes Merlok 2.0!

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Spider-Man Character Pack Now Available

May 24, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Spider-Man Character Pack

The Spider-Man Character Pack DLC is now available for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game. It has also been reveal that there will be six playable characters for it including Spider-Man (Captain America: Civil War), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Spider-Girl, Iron Spider, and Scarlet Spider. Check out the official press release and trailer for the Spider-Man Character Pack below.

Spider-Man Character Pack Coming to LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers TODAY, Featuring Characters from Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today that a new Super Hero will be available in LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers – Spider-Man! The Spider-Man Character Pack will be available starting today as a complimentary download for all consumers who purchase the game. This exciting new content will feature six (6) fan-favourite web-slingers in full LEGO ® form, including the character’s first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as seen in the recently released blockbuster, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, and classic versions from select Marvel comics. This downloadable content (DLC) will be available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U™, and Steam® (Windows PC).

Spider-Man Character Pack:

· Spider-Man (Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War)
· Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
· Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
· Spider-Girl
· Iron Spider
· Scarlet Spider

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LEGO Announces Quest2NINJAGO Wu-Cru Team Challenge

May 24, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Quest2Ninjago Wu-Cru Team Challenge

Yesterday LEGO released a press release to announce a LEGO Ninjago Quest2NINJAGO Wu-Cru Team Challenge competition that spans across seven cities in the US.

ENFIELD, Conn., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LEGO Systems, Inc. today announced The Quest2NINJAGO™ Wu-Cru Team Challenge, a traveling interactive competition visiting seven cities across the United States this summer. Based on the blockbuster LEGO® NINJAGO™ property – which comes to life through a collection of building sets and a top-rated animated television series on Cartoon Network – the competition invites children ages 7-12 to use their “ninja” skills to conquer challenges and compete for a chance to be named a Quest2NINJAGO Champion. The winning team from each city will earn a spot as national finalists and receive an all-inclusive trip to LEGOLAND® California Resort, home of the newly opened NINJAGO World and NINJAGO The Ride, where they will compete for the title and grand prize.

The basketball court sized competition course, anchored by large-scale LEGO brick models of two of the property’s most popular characters, Master Wu and Lloyd, features four arenas – Fire, Lightning, Energy, and Earth – each containing two challenges. Children compete in teams of two, using their physical and mental “ninja” skills to make their way through eight timed challenges to earn points, including:

-Element Tumbler Puzzle: crack the code by solving four color pattern challenges
-Kai’s Laser Maze: use physical agility to navigate a tangled web of laser rays
-Jay’s Lightning Maze: guide a wand through a maze without touching the “lightning”
-Mystery Tile Puzzle: correctly

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LEGO City City Square (60097) Amazon Sale

May 23, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Continuing with more sales, the LEGO City City Square (60097) is on sale for $131.99, as of this post, which is 31% off the retail price of $189.99. The set is pretty neat and it has some nice building including a small LEGO Store and delivery truck as well as the tram.

The City Square (60097) was released last year so it still has some shelf life left but this is a great price for it especially if you’ve been holding off on it.

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LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One Buildable Figures Characters Revealed

May 23, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rogue One

There is now confirmation of the three Buildable Figures that will be included with the sets based on the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One movie. The characters include Jyn Erso, a Death Trooper, and K-250. We did have a list before of the set numbers and piece count but there’s no details on which character goes with which set.

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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LEGO City 2014 Trains Sale on Amazon

May 22, 2016 / / 4 Comments

If you’re looking to get some of the older LEGO City train sets, Amazon has some pretty good deals on a couple of them. The High-speed Passenger Train (60051) is on sale for $82.39 which is a savings of 45% of the retail price of $149.99.

The other set is the Cargo Train (60052) which is listed at $133.79, a savings of 33% of the normal price of $199.99.

Both sets were released in 2014 so they will be retiring soon to make way for newer sets so now is a great time to pick them up if you’ve been holding off.

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LEGO Classic Knights (5004419) June/July Promotion

May 21, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)

You’ve probably seen a glimpse of this set on the LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar but from June 30 to July 10, VIPs can get a Free exclusive LEGO Classic Knights (5004419) set with purchases of $50 or more. LEGO is continuing the traditional classic sets which pays homage to some of the original themes from LEGO. The sets first started in 2014 with the Classic Spaceman Minifigure (5002812) and last year with Classic Pirates Minifigure (5003082).

The set has 47 pieces and the box will again be the white one that’s been used before but with updated printing with this year’s theme. With three different classic themes that have been released or will be releasing with the Knights, there aren’t that much “Classic” themes to choose from. If these types of sets continue next year, I have a feeling it might be for LEGO Town.

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LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

May 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar

The LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar is now up on LEGO’s servers and we can see all the cool promotions and events going on for the month.

July 5-6 – VIP Monthly Mini Model Build will be a Frog (40214)

June 30-July 10 – Free exclusive Classic Knights set with purchases of $50 or more for VIPs.

July 15-31 – Free LEGO City Volcano Jackhammer with City purchases of $35 or more.

July 1-31 – VIPs earn double points on the Police Patrol Boat (60129) and Crooks Island (60131).

July 14-31 – VIPs get early access to a new exclusive set.

Some new sets that will be coming out in July include the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto 1 & Ecto 2 (75828) and the LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253).

Thanks to Jeremy W. for the email heads up.

LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar

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New LEGO Home Furnishing Items Found at LEGOLAND Billund

May 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The talk of the town the past couple of days or so are some new LEGO home furnishing items that have been found over at LEGOLAND Billund by Andres over a Zusammengebaut.com . For some of these items, fans have made their own custom ones but it’s nice to see some official LEGO products as well. Hopefully we’ll see these items available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home in the near future.

Update: I have found out from my friend John who was at LEGOLAND California and the items are now available for purchase. Both the Minifigure Frame and the Keychain Rack are $16.99 each.

The first is a 46 piece LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Minifigure Frame which is able to hold up to 15 super hero minifigures. There’s no word yet on whether a DC version will be released as well.

The second is an official LEGO Keychain Rack which consists of 32 pieces.

Finally, there is a new LEGO Minifigure Cake Mold. There has been a Minifigure Cake Mold released before back in 2009 with item 852708 but that was a red version.

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Bricks Issue 12 Press Release

May 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Issue 12

The guys over at Bricks Magazine is celebrating their first year and they have sent over a press release of the latest issue.

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
Celebrate the Bricks Birthday as we turn one with the release of issue 12.

Join us in a retrospective look at our first year and relive the incredible adventure that has been 12 months in Bricks. This journey of ours leads perfectly into this month’s topic – quest. A quest can be described as an adventurous expedition with an end goal – much like a LEGO build.

Bricks Issue 12

The questing fun starts in Elevendale, where Miku the dragon takes us on his hunt for the lost dragon with Emily Jones and the elves. These sets have produced some lovely pieces and enchanting builds; it is a world you won’t want to miss. As the story closes on a cliffhanger Bricks ventures over to Eurobricks to examine their long-running LEGO fantasy role-playing game, Guilds of Historica; a fictional world of territories building custom creations to earn points for their chosen factions.

Bricks Issue 12

Bricks Issue 12

There’s plenty of building to take part in as we take a stab at recreating Jason Allemann’s working trebuchet, build a medieval crane using the book Build Your Own LEGO Knights Realm. James Pegrum gets into the spirit of our theme as he recreates Bilbo’s banquet, showing us ways to make trees and authentic Hobbit furniture. There is insight from Timothy Jones as he explains how he created a giant blue sea serpent and Claus-Marc Hahn reveals how his incredible tower

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Spider-Man Character Pack DLC Announced

May 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Spider-Man Character Pack DLC

USA Today has revealed a number of new Spider-Man products that will be releasing for Captain America: Civil War and included on the list is a FREE Spider-Man Character Pack DLC for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. It will be available for all systems that have DLCs most likely next Tuesday. There’s no word on which characters will be available besides Tom Holland’s Spider-Man from Civil War so we’ll have to wait and see.

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More LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Friends Summer 2016 Sets Revealed

May 20, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Ninjago Airjitzu Battle Grounds (70590)

Earlier today, Just2Good has found some new official images of some summer 2016 sets including the LEGO Ninjago Airjitzu Battle Grounds (70590) and the LEGO Friends Heartlake Party Shop (41132) and the Heartlake Performance School (41134).

The Airjitzu Battle Grounds (70590) has 666 pieces and retails for $59.99. It is a medium-sized playset that incorporates the use of some Airjitzu flyers which are also included.

LEGO Ninjago Airjitzu Battle Grounds (70590)

The Heartlake Party Shop (41132) has 176 pieces while the Heartlake Performance School (41134) has 774 pieces.

LEGO Friends Heartlake Party Shop (41132)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Party Shop (41132)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Performance School (41134)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Performance School (41134)

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LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253) Officially Announced

May 19, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Creator Big Ben 10253

LEGO has officially announced the next direct-to-consumer set with the next landmark-type set with the LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253). Some of you may already saw this leaked out yesterday ahead of the embargo which was very disappointing for those who decided to follow the rules.

Anyways, Big Ben consists of 4,163 pieces and will retail for $249.99 which is a heck of a deal considering how many pieces it has compared to the price. Big Ben will become the 5th largest set that LEGO has produced and the second set this year to make that list with the Ghostbusters Firehouse (75827) being released earlier this year. It is on scale with the Tower Bridge (10214) so if you have that set, you can display it next to each other.

LEGO VIPs will have early access to the set starting on June 15 and to the general public on July 1. Check out the press release and more high-quality images below.

10253 Big Ben
Ages 16+. 4,163 pieces.
US $249.99 – CA $299.99 – DE 219.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build the world’s best-known clock tower!

Get up close to Big Ben! The clock was first started on May 31st 1859, and Big Ben’s first chime rang from the 96-meter Elizabeth Tower on July 11th of the same year. This over 23” (60cm) high LEGO® interpretation of the iconic structure is a tribute to its engineering and architecture. It features a detailed

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050) Review

May 18, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Crossbones' Hazard Heist (76050)

It’s been a few weeks since Captain America: Civil War has been released so I think it’s about time to do some reviews on the LEGO Marvel Super Heores sets based on the movie. The first set is the Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050). It consists of 179 pieces and retails for $19.99. The contents of the box include two numbered bags, the instructions, a sticker sheet, and a comic. Warning, there will be spoilers in these reviews so if you haven’t watched the movie yet, I would avoid reading any further.

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Blocks Issue 20 Press Release

May 18, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Blocks Issue 20

The folks at Blocks has sent over the press release for Issue 20 of the magazine. The latest issue takes an in-depth look at the newest wave of LEGO Speed Champions sets and more.

Issue 20 of Blocks magazine has zoomed through subscribers’ letterboxes, and will be in shops on Thursday 19th May.

This month, we’re gearing up for a comprehensive look at the new Speed Champions range, including an exclusive interview with the man behind a real-life Audi.

Elsewhere, Simon Pickard introduces us to his brand new technique for building mind-bending roads, while Daniel Konstanski finds out what goes into a LEGO racing car. It’s not all about the wheels this month, however, with a look back at some classic LEGO football sets and reviews of the latest Ninjago and Super Heroes releases.

We’re also celebrating the premiere of two new blockbusters, with a pair of whimsical Alice in Wonderland builds and instructions for some superpowered X-Men Mighty Micros. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with viral sensation Iain Heath and a complete guide to Technic clutch control.

You can get your copy from Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) Now Available for VIPs

May 18, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

The newest D2C set is now available for LEGO VIP members with the LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)icon. The set contains 1,600 pieces and retails for $199.99. I’ll have my review of The Village in a few days but feel free to check out some of the details below.

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

21128 The Village
Ages 8+. 1,600 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $249.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1899.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build and protect The Village!

Join forces with Alex at the busy Minecraft™ village, including a variety of biomes plus a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and marketplace. Enjoy hands-on Minecraft adventures featuring your favorite characters and objects with this LEGO® Minecraft set—designed for young fans of the highly successful sandbox video game.
• Includes 4 minifigures: Steve, Alex, zombie and a zombie villager, plus a Creeper™, enderman, pig, baby pig, iron golem and 2 villagers (a farmer and a librarian).
• The Village features rainforest, snow and desert biomes, and includes a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and a marketplace.
• Fold out the library and butcher’s buildings and lift the marketplace roof to access the interiors.
• Grab your iron sword and prepare for battle!
• Build the iron golem to help protect the village.
• Accessory elements include a crafting table, water bucket, emerald-ore-style elements, 2 pumpkin heads and a chest with emerald-style elements.
• Weapons include a sword and a pickaxe.
• Set your imagination free—rebuild the set for more LEGO®

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DLC Pack Now Available

May 17, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DLC

The last DLC for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is now available with the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pack. The DLC has 13 playable characters including Agent Melinda May, Agent Bobbi Morse, Agent Daisy Johnson, Agent Jemma Simmons, Agent Koenig, Agent Leo Fitz, Cal Johnson (Mr. Hyde), Deathlok, Gordon, Grant Ward, Jiaying, Lincoln, and Raina. It also has a vehicle to unlock with The Bus and a brand new level.

The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DLC may be the last one that we know about but Arthur Parsons has hinted in a recent interview that there may be one more in the near future so stay tuned for that.

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LEGO 2016 Color Palette

May 17, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO 2016 Color Palette

LEGO over on the Ambassador Network has just released an updated version of the 2016 color palette. This consists of all of the colors that are currently used for various LEGO elements.

You can download the PDF version here.

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LEGO Dimensions Green Arrow (71342) E3 Promo Polybag Revealed

May 16, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Green Arrow (71342) E3 Promo

It looks like there are already images of the exclusive Green Arrow (71342) promotional polybag of some of the LEGO Dimensions characters that will be given out at E3 next month. As you can see, it has the golden RFID bases for the Green Arrow. There’s also another polybag that is reported to be given out with Supergirl (71340).

**Via eBay via Minifigure Price Guide**

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LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech (70326) Official Images Revealed

May 16, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech (70326)

Jacob_9821 is back with more official summer 2016 images and this time it is for the LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech (70326). The minifigures included in the set are Whiparella, Ash Attacker, Robin, and a Squirebot. The set contains 530 pieces and it was reported earlier at New York Toy Fair that it will cost $39.99 but I also see reports that it might be $49.99 so we’ll see when it is listed on Shop@Home.

LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech (70326)

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“The Greatest Villain of All Time in Ninjago” LEGO ReBrick Contest

May 16, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO ReBrick has a new LEGO Ninjago contest starting today called “The Greatest Villain of All Time in Ninjago” for some really nice prizes. You have to create a stop-motion video revolving around some of the bad guys of Ninjago.

Some of the prizes include a trip for two to LEGOLAND Billund and hotel stay for the grand prize winner while six runner up winners will get signed copies of the Temple of Airjitzu (70751).

The deadline to enter the contest is August 11, 2016. Head over to ReBrick in the link above to see all the rules.

Have you ever wanted to immerse yourself in a fun, action-packed ninja universe? Now is your chance to dive into the adventurous NINJAGO world and explore the greatest villains. We invite you to make a max. 1 minute stop-motion video with the theme “the greatest villain of all time in NINJAGO.” Create a story around existing NINJAGO bad guys or build your own super villain(s). We encourage you to be creative and original and show your twist on the NINJAGO universe.

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LEGO Minifigures Online Appears to be Cancelling in October

May 15, 2016 / / 4 Comments

It appears that the LEGO Minifigures Online video game will be ending later this year when the licensing agreement ends in October. Funcom has released their annual report and the numbers did not meet the forecasts of the company, mainly with the lack of players and revenue generated.

The beta version of LEGO Minifigures Online was first introduced in 2013 when it was a free-to-play MMO game model with microtransactions in game. It was then relaunched into a full game in 2015 and it was changed to a buy-to-play business model where you purchase the full game first.

The game had a tie-in with the physical LEGO Collectible Minifigures which included codes to unlock specific minifigures in game, each with their own abilities.

Funcom communicated in the Q3 2014 report that the initial numbers coming in from the first weeks of live data indicated that it would take longer than planned to achieve the internal targets for player and revenue in 2014 and 2015. The Company has during 2015 been unable to improve these numbers. As a result of this the revenues generated by LEGO® Minifigures Online did not meet the internal forecasts. The Company has therefore fully written off the underlying assets of the game. As of the time of this annual report, the Company does not find it likely that any of the game metrics will improve, and has adjusted its investment in the game accordingly. The license agreement with LEGO for the LEGO® Minifigures Online game ends October 2016.

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LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158) Official Images Revealed

May 15, 2016 / / 14 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158)

Well it looks like the official images of the LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158) that I reported on a few days ago has been revealed by Jacob_9821 over on Eurobricks. The set is a store exclusive and it has 938 pieces and includes minifigures of Ahsoka Tano, C1-10P (Chopper), Ezra Bridger, Captain Sato, and Agent Kallus. As you can see, the minifigure for Ahsoka has been updated with a normal face and she also has trans-blue blades for her lightsabers.

LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158)

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71013) Series 16 Banana Suit Guy Image

May 15, 2016 / / 11 Comments

There’s a new image from none other than CM4Sci of the Banana Suit Guy from the Series 16 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71013) which comes from Dutch toy shop Superspeelgoed.nl. This new wave should be available this fall so there’s still a ways to go before we see official images of the set. I know there’s another image of the packaging but I won’t post it and will delete any comments that link to it. The list below is all of the minifigures for Series 16.

Babysitter
Wildlife Photographer
Cyborg
Ice Queen
Penguin Suit Guy
Banana Suit Guy
Spy
Imp
Hiker
Rogue
Arabian Knight
Serenader
Spooky Boy
Scalawag Pirate
Dog Show Judge
Female Kickboxer

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LEGO City Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134) Now Available at Toys R Us

May 15, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO City Fun in the Park - City People Pack (60134)

There are numerous reports that some of the summer 2016 LEGO City sets have been released at Toys R Us including the highly anticipated Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134). Technically it won’t officially be available at other places like Shop@Homeicon on May 22 but you can get it a week early at retail price of $39.99. Your mileage may vary but there’s a good chance they have it in the back if it’s not on the floor. Plus for getting it, there’s also a promotion going on for a free LEGO Ninjago Battle Pack with purchases of $30 or more.

Spend a great day in the park with some LEGO City residents, with playground equipment, picnic table, park bench, hot dog cart, 14 minifigures, and baby and dog figures.

Meet a bunch of new people spending a beautiful day in the park! Help the father watch his baby, while the kids play in the playground with their grandparents. Buy a hot dog at the cart and enjoy a bite to eat on the park bench, before getting back to work with the painter. Watch out for the dog though, he’ll grab your food if you’re not careful. This is the perfect pack to populate your city!

LEGO City Fun in the Park - City People Pack (60134)

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Tanker Truck Takedown (76067) Official Images Revealed

May 14, 2016 / / 12 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Tanker Truck Takedown (76067)

Jacob_9821 over on Eurobricks has just posted the official images of the last LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War set with the Tanker Truck Takedown (76067). The set has 330 pieces and includes minifigures of Captain America, Hawkeye, Vision, and of course, Spider-Man. One of the main reasons why this set is a summer release is probably to conceal that Spider-Man will be in Civil War. The set looks decent but the main draw is in the minifigures. The Tanker Truck Takedown (76067) is reported to be a Toys R Us exclusive set.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Tanker Truck Takedown (76067)

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406) Listed on Toy R Us

May 13, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406)

The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406) minifigure polybag is finally listed on Toys R Us’ website for $4.99. This most likely means that it should be showing in stores here in the US as part of an upcoming promotion. This minifigure was first released as a promo in TRU Hong Kong and after a few months, it will finally be available here. The character isn’t too special but polybag collectors would want it anyways. I’ll try to check the status of the minifigure when I get to work tomorrow. The item number is 553205 if you’re searching for it in stores.

Update: I’ve checked the system and there are 6,300 polybags at the closest distribution center here in California waiting to be sent out to stores in nearby states. There’s still no word on when they will be available.

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LEGO Ninjago “Time to Close the Circle”

May 13, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Ninjago Fall 2016

Earlier today, LEGO posted the above image on their social media networks of what appears to be a new storyline for LEGO Ninjagoicon which includes the caption “Time to Close the Circle.” The image shows Cole holding a lantern with Ninjago City in the background. Does this mean the end for LEGO Ninjago animated TV series as they wrap up the show with the “Rise of the Villains” subtheme just in time for the LEGO Ninjago Movie or is it just the beginning? What are your thoughts on this mysterious image?

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LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158) Set Name Revealed

May 12, 2016 / / 4 Comments

In more summer 2016 LEGO Star Wars set news, Just2Good on Eurobricks has revealed a new set called the Rebel Combat Frigate (75158). This is based on the Star Wars Rebels animated show which is the rumored set with the Ahsoka Tano minifigure. Whether it is Ahsoka’s corvette, also known as the Fulcrum, remains to be seen as J2G will be giving more details of the set soon. More details as they come.

Update: Official images of the set have been revealed.

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LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127) Official Images Revealed

May 12, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127)

Amazon.UK has released the official images of the summer 2016 LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127). The set consists of 984 pieces and will retail for $109.99. The minifigures included in The Fortress are Steve in golden armor, three skeletons, a horse, and sheep.

LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127)

LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127)

**Via Just2Good on Eurobricks**

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LEGO What Am I (40161) Game Revealed

May 12, 2016 / / 7 Comments

A fellow reader has sent me to Jay’s Brick Blog who has found an image of what appears to be a new LEGO set called What Am I (40161) which is loosely based on Guess Who board game but with LEGO minifigures.

The set was found at an Italian LEGO Store so I have a feeling that it’s a LEGO Brand Store/LEGOLAND exclusive. There’s no mentioning of pricing but it does have 536 pieces so it’s a fairly medium-sized set but yet portable. Of course you can customize it with your own minifigures for more play value.

No word on a US release date but I do look forward to seeing it when it is released.

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LEGO VIP Program Questions

May 12, 2016 / / 11 Comments

As you may or may not know, I am part of the LEGO Ambassador Network and from time to time there are workgroups where input is needed from members of the LAN as well as from the LEGO community. Below are some of the questions that were presented to us and LEGO would like some input on the current state of the LEGO VIP program. You can either answer anonymously or with your login below. Please answer seriously and honestly to your ability. Thanks for your help!

1) Please describe how you and your family make use of the VIP program today.

2) Please identify the key benefits the LEGO VIP program provide for your family as a whole.

3) How does the VIP program influence your and your family’s LEGO experiences, such as the LEGO sets and themes you are interested in?

4) Please brainstorm ideas related to additional experiences family oriented VIP members would like access to.

5) Please look into how family oriented VIP members would want to be treated as a VIP when they come to the LEGO store, call the contact center and otherwise get into contact with the LEGO Group.

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LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos (70596) Official Images Revealed

May 11, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos (70596)

Earlier today, the official images for the summer 2016 LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos (70596) were revealed via Amazon Japan. As you can see above, the set will be a playset type set with the Chaos Cave along with a slew of minifigures. The set will come in at 1,253 pieces and will retail for $119.99 which is the largest of the 2016 LEGO Ninjago sets in terms of piece count.

LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos (70596)

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Rescue from Ra’s al Ghul (76056) Official Images Revealed

May 11, 2016 / / 9 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Rescue from Ra's al Ghul (76056)

There are finally official images of the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Rescue from Ra’s al Ghul (76056) which comes from Amazon Japan via Just2Good on Eurobricks. As mentioned before in a previous post, there are four minifigures in the set which includes Desert Batman, Robin, Ra’s al Ghul, and Talia al Ghul. Details of the set include a Batmobile Buggy and a very tiny part of the Lazarus Pit.

Take the enemy by surprise and crash Desert Batman’s Buggy through the gates of Ra’s al Ghul’s hideout. Draw your sword as you duel with Talia al Ghul at the top of the staircase. Evade Ra’s al Ghul jumping out of the Lazarus Pit and rescue Robin from the cell — but watch out for the swinging axe trap!

Includes 4 minifigures: Desert Batman, Ra’s al Ghul, Robin and Talia al Ghul
Features Ra’s al Ghul’s secret headquarters and Desert Batman’s Buggy
Secret headquarters features 2 opening gates for Desert Batman’s Buggy to smash through, a winding staircase with a green diamond-style element and lever-operated swinging axe trap, Lazarus Pit area with translucent-green liquid-style element, a catapult to launch Ra’s al Ghul into battle, and a prison cell for Robin with exploding door function
Buggy features 2 stud shooters and weapon holders for Desert Batman’s Batarang and sword
Weapons include Desert Batman’s sword and Batarang, Talia al Ghul’s sword, Ra’s al Ghul’s sword, Robin’s fighting stick and an axe
Accessory elements include Desert Batman’s mask and cape, Ra’s al Ghul’s cape and a black

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LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood Now Available

May 10, 2016 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood direct-to-video original movie is now available for purchase which also includes the exclusive Scooby minifigure with slightly different face printing. Both the Blu-Ray and Standard versions of the movie will have the minifigure so it all depends on what you want to get.

Scooby-Doo and the Gang in Their First LEGO Movie!

Oooh, Hollywood! The glitz, the glam…the Headless Horseman! Join your favorite K-9 sleuth, Scooby-Doo, along with Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. gang as they find themselves in a Tinseltown twist. While on a VIP tour of the legendary Brickton Studios, Scooby and friends get a firsthand experience of the rumored hauntings when classic movie monsters drop in for a creepy casting call. There’s only one way to solve this thriller and save the aging studio – it’s Mystery Inc.’s movie magic time. Grab your Scooby Snacks and hop in the director’s chair for this all-new LEGO movie!

Special Features:

Scooby-Doo and LEGO Too Featurette
Scooby-Doo’s Sleuthing Secrets Featurette
3 Bonus Vintage Cartoons

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Disney Infinity Cancelled, More Fuel for Star Wars to LEGO Dimensions?

May 10, 2016 / / 15 Comments

Just a short while ago, Disney Infinity SVP & GM, John Blackburn, announced that they have decided to discontinue the production of Disney Infinity. Their final retail releases will be coming out in the next month or two but that is it for the toys-to-life brand. As you may or may not know, Disney Infinity 3.0 was the home to Star Wars line and that’s why LEGO Dimensions didn’t have any expansion packs based on the theme. At E3 2015, Disney vice president of production John Vignocchi also stated that Star Wars will never come to LEGO Dimensions.

Does this announcement of Disney Infinity being cancelled pave way for the Star Wars franchise to come to LEGO Dimensions? If you recall, there was a rumor last year from a fairly reliable source on Eurobricks that there could be LEGO Dimensions Star Wars expansion packs coming in late 2016/early 2017.

There’s no actual correlation between today’s announcement and the rumors but who knows if there’s already a deal between LEGO and Disney/Lucasfilm to produce expansion packs for Dimensions. This could also mean that other Disney franchises could also be coming over to LEGO Dimensions. Stay tuned as I’ll definitely update if there’s any news, especially with E3, San Diego Comic Con, and Gamescom coming in the next few months.

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange DLC Now Available

May 10, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange DLC

It’s Tuesday and that means there’s a new DLC release for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game with the All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange pack. If you have the Season Pass, you can go ahead and download it now to play the new level. You can also purchase it separately as well for $2.99.

There are 8 playable characters for the All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange DLC pack including Doctor Strange, Baron Mordo, Clea, Doctor Voodoo, Dormammu, Jennifer Kale, Mindless One Warrior, and Night Nurse.

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 5 Expansion Packs Now Available

May 10, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Dimensions Wave 5

Today marks the release of Wave 5 of the LEGO Dimensions expansion packs with three new Fun Packs including Ghostbusters Slimer (71241), DC Comics Super Heroes Bane (71240), and Ninjago Lloyd (71239). This also marks the last of the expansion packs for Series 1 and we should be hearing details about Series 2 LEGO Dimensions expansion packs very soon, most likely at E3 next month.

LEGO® Dimensions™ Adds Three New Fun Packs Based
on DC Comics, Ghostbusters and LEGO Ninjago
Players Can Grow Their Collection to Create Even Crazier Combinations
with Their Favorite Characters, Vehicles and Gadgets
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the release of the highly collectable DC Comics Bane, Ghostbusters Slimer and LEGO Ninjago Lloyd Fun Packs. Players can customize their building and gaming adventures in LEGO Dimensions with the purchase of these Wave 5 Fun Packs which provide buildable characters, and rebuildable 3-in-1 vehicles and gadgets with special in-game abilities. All expansion packs provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game. Plus, any expansion pack character can unlock the corresponding Adventure World of the same brand to provide players with additional open-world gameplay content based on that entertainment property.

DC Comics fans can broaden their LEGO Dimensions gameplay with the buildable Bane Fun Pack. Players can place the buildable villain on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring him to life in the game, and then activate his Hazard Protection, Big Transform, or Super Stealth abilities to solve puzzles and overpower enemies. His 3-in-1 Drill

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) Review

May 9, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Series Assault on Hoth (75098)

The May the 4th flagship set for this year was announced back in February with the LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098)icon. Almost immediately, there was an overwhelmingly negative response to the set and pretty easy to see why it got such as response. Let’s take a deeper look at the set to see if all of the negative press was warranted.

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LEGO Mother’s Day Rose (852786) Promotion on Shop@Home

May 8, 2016 / / 5 Comments

This might be a little late for some of you but LEGO Shop@Home has an unannounced Mother’s Day promotion for a FREE LEGO Rose (852786) with purchases of $35 or more. The rose comes assembled and is glued together so there’s no building invovled but it does make a nice display model. The promo is an online exclusive and lasts for about 5 more hours as of this post.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Promo at Toys R Us

May 8, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447)

Starting today at Toys R Us in stores only, there is a promotion for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag free with purchases of $30 or more. This promotion is slightly better than the one LEGO will be having at the end of the month. If you’re lucky, you might even be able to purchase it individually but your milage may vary. The promotion will last until the end of the week.

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LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014) Box Breakdown

May 7, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014)

If you’re a LEGO Collectible Minifigures completionist, you would know that the DFB German National Football Team (71014) will be released next week in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. If you’re lucky to be in those countries or have someone picking them up for you, you would know that the easiest way to find each minifigure is to get a complete box since there’s really no way to feel for them.

Fortuantely, someone from the Singapore Brick Users Group has managed to get a full box and has given a breakdown of how many of each German player will be in a box.

3 per box

Joachim Löw – Coach
Manuel Neuer – #1
Benedikt Höwedes – #4
Mats Hummels – #5
Jérôme Boateng – #17
Christoph Kramer – #20
Max Kruse – #23

4 per box

Shkodran Mustafi – #2
Bastian Schweinsteiger – #7
Mesut Özil – #8
Thomas Müller – #13
Mario Götze – #19
Marco Reus – #21

5 per box

Sami Khedira – #6
André Schürrle – #9
Toni Kroos – #18

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LEGO The Walking Dead Negan T-Shirt on Ript Apparel

May 6, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Ript Apparel LEGO Negan

I haven’t promoted a LEGO themed t-shirt in a long time but Ript Apparel today has released a new one featuring The Walking Dead’s main antagonist this past season, Negan and his barbed wire baseball bat Lucille. The shirt will starts at $11 and is available for 24 hours at this price.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Polybag Review

May 6, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

If you followed one of my previous posts, you would’ve probably found the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag at Toys R Us. It contains only 25 pieces and retails for $3.99. This is also the exact same polybag that will be included in a LEGO promotion from May 27-30 for spending $35 or more.

This version of Captain America has been in a few sets including the Avengers: Age of Ultron sets as well as a couple of the Civil Wars sets but this is the cheapest way to get the minifigure.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

The black motorcycle frame is fairly rare as it has only been in two other sets. The motorcycle also has a small sidecar which has a flick-fire missile attached to it with a small clip. The front of the sidecar has another clip to slide Captain America’s shield in.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

For what you get with the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag, it’s definitely worth looking for at Toys R Us especially if you collect the Super Heroes sets. I would totally spend $4 for it instead of spending $35.

It’s also a little strange that TRU is selling the polybag ahead of a LEGO promo in the same month because that usually doesn’t happen, especially here in the US. If you’re searching for it, the item number is #396626. If the polybags are not on the floor, they’re probably behind a counter somewhere or in the back of house.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

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BrickUniverse Columbus 2016 Press Release

May 5, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Greyson over at BrickUniverse has sent over a press release regarding their next LEGO fan expo in Columbus, Ohio in August. There’s still time to sign up to be a registered attendee if you want to display your creations and join in on activities.

The center of the LEGO universe will be in Columbus, Ohio this August! BrickUniverse Columbus AFOL Convention will be coming to the Greater Columbus Convention Center August 19-21, 2016 for three full days of fun for adult and teenage fans of LEGO. The website is www.brickunvierse.org/columbuscon

Over the three days, convention attendees will be able to meet fellow adult LEGO fans including Jonathan Lopes from San Diego, Dan Siskand of Brickmania, Rocco Buttliere from Chicago, The Brick Show, and more!

Attendees will also be able to experience:
Seminars, Roundtable discussions, and Workshops: insightful talks led by fellow members of the community
Incredible Displays: 27′ long LEGO model of the USS Missouri built by Dan Siskand, urban landscapes built in a custom LEGO scale by Jonathan Lopes from California, a 180 sq. foot LEGO Renaissance Fair built by James Burrows from Florirda, and more!
Games: multiple AFOL games like speed build and combo with chances to win free LEGO
Interaction: Meet LEGO fans from across the the country. Fanss from California, Chicago, Florida, Virginia, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Georgia, and of course locally in Ohio have already registered for the convention
Charity: there will be a silent auction and raffle supporting Creations for Charity
And what’s even more awesome is that the convention is

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LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug Building Instructions

May 5, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug

This past Saturday, LEGO Brand Stores held a special event for LEGO Users Group (LUG) members for the start of the May the 4th shopping event. Members of various LUGs around the world were invited to the event at their local LEGO Store and there were some LEGO Star Wars exclusives for the event including an Assault on Hoth art poster as well as the Escape the Space Slug set.

The 161 piece set was obtained by spending $150 on LEGO Star Wars sets and I believe they were limited to 28 per store. The box is similar to the exclusive ones that are sold at various conventions like San Diego Comic Con.

LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug

The Escape the Space Slug set is based on the scene in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where Han Solo and the rest of the crew escaped during the Battle of Hoth and went into hiding on the maw of the exogorth.

This particular set shows a small diorama of the scene after the Millennium Falcon flew out of the space slug’s mouth. This set is actually the first time that LEGO has created the Space Slug so that’s pretty neat.

Although there are no new or rare pieces so if you have the correct parts, you can build your own. My friend Joey, who also went to his LUG event, was nice enough to send over a PDF copy of the instructions for me to share so you can download it here. The file is about 14mb so it’s not … Continue

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer Recreated in LEGO

May 5, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars Rogue One

The fairly recent trend in LEGO animated filming is recreating official movie trailers and a group of people called the Animators Collective has done just that with the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer. The stop-motion video took only a few weeks to create but it is a perfect representation of the trailer. The animators have also released behind-the-scenes videos including the VFX Breakdown as well as Behind the Scenes shots, and a side-by-side comparison.

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Sonic the Hedgehog Rumored to be Confirmed for LEGO Dimensions

May 4, 2016 / / 18 Comments

There are some new rumors regarding some of the expansion packs for Series 2 of LEGO Dimensions. CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has reported that one of the packs is “confirmed” to be Sonic the Hedgehog (71244). Of course, nothing is really confirmed until there are there actual details about them but CM4Sci has proven to be a very reliable source of information. Furthermore in the thread, there are strong suggestions that the KR (71252) pack will be based on the Knight Rider franchise.

To give a short roundup of some rumored LEGO Dimensions expansion packs for Series 2, we have the promotional Supergirl from E3, Sonic the Hedgehog, Knight Rider, Jillian Holtzmann from the Ghostbusters reboot, Adventure Time, Harry Potter, Fantasitc Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Teen Titans GO!

I have a feeling we’ll have more information about the next series of LEGO Dimensions expansion packs next month at E3 as well as San Diego Comic Con in July.

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New LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Trailer Released

May 4, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game

Earlier today, I was sent a press release regarding a new trailer for the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game.

In honour of Star Wars Day, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released an all-new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer revealing exclusive new levels exploring adventures set in the time leading up to the hit film.

The trailer delves into untold tales within the Star Wars galaxy all with a LEGO twist, including Han and Chewie’s voyage to capture the ravenous Rathtars, how the mysterious Crimson Corsair foiled the plans of the First Order, secrets behind Lor San Tekka’s journey to the Jakku Village, Poe Dameron’s daring rescue of Admiral Ackbar and more!

It will also feature original voice work from key members of the theatrical cast: Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and other top stars from the film.

The six (6) New Adventures featured in LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens:

· Rathtar Hunting – Follows Han Solo and Chewbacca’s voyage to capture the ravenous Rathtars.
· Lor San Tekka’s Return – Uncovers secrets behind Lor San Tekka’s journey to the Jakku Village.
· Poe to the Rescue – Details Poe Dameron’s daring rescue mission to save Admiral Ackbar.
· Crimson Corsair– Explores how the notorious Outer Rim pirate, the Crimson Corsair, foiled the plans of the First Order.
· Trouble Over Taul– Follows the events leading up C-3PO’s acquisition of his new red arm.
· Ottegan Assault– Reveals a puzzle piece

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LEGO Ideas Spaceballs – Eagle 5 Achieves 10,000 Supporters

May 4, 2016 / / 7 Comments

The Spaceballs – Eagle 5 by NvdK is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. If you’re not familiar with Spaceballs, it is a parody movie of various movie franchises including Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, and the Planet of the Apes. The project features Captain Lone Starr’s Eagle 5 which is the Winnebago space ship.

The project now joins Voltron – Defender of the Universe as the projects that qualify for the Second 2016 Review Stage.

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LEGO May the 4th Sales & Promos

May 4, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars 2016 May the 4th

Today is May the 4th and remember there are sales going at both the LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home.

– Free First Order Stormtrooper (30602) with purchases of $50 or more.

– Double VIP Points on all LEGO Star Wars purchases.

– Free LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens theatrical poster with any LEGO Star Wars purchase.

Product Description US RRP Sale Price
75074 Snowspeedericon $9.99 $7.99
75075 AT-ATicon $9.99 $7.99
75091 Flash Speedericon $29.99 $23.99
75092 Naboo Starfighter
icon		 $49.99 $39.99
75094 Imperial Shuttle Tydiriumicon $99.99 $79.99
75096 Sith Infiltratoricon $89.99 $71.99
75106 Imperial Assault Carriericon $129.99 $103.99
75107 Jango Fetticon $19.99 $15.99
75108 Clone Commander Codyicon $19.99 $15.99
75109 Obi-Wan Kenobiicon $24.99 $19.99
75110 Luke Skywalkericon $19.99 $15.99
75112 General Grievousicon $34.99 $27.99
75113 Reyicon $19.99 $15.99
75115 Poe Dameronicon $24.99 $19.99
75116 Finnicon $24.99 $19.99
75117 Kylo Renicon $24.99 $19.99
75118 Captain Phasmaicon $24.99 $19.99
75126 First Order Snowspeedericon $9.99 $7.99
75131 Resistance Trooper Battle Packicon $12.99 $10.39
75132 First Order Battle Pack
icon		 $12.99 $10.39
75139 Battle on Takodanaicon $59.99 $47.99
75140 Resistance Troop Transportericon $69.99 $55.99
75141 Kanan’s Speeder Bikeicon $19.99 $15.99
75142 C-3PO Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853449 Yoda Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853451 Chewbacca Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853469 Wicket Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853470 R2-D2 Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
850996 Darth Vader keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
850997 Princess Leia Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
850998 Boba Fett Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
850635 Darth Vader Magneticon $6.99 $5.59
850446 Darth Maul Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
5005008 LEGO Star Wars: Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy Bookicon $24.99 $19.99
5004853 LEGO
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LEGO 2016 Summer Olympics & Paralympics Mascots Building Instructions

May 3, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO 2016 Summer Olympics Vinicius

This is a pretty unusual thing but LEGO has published the instructions for the two 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics mascots (40225), Vinicius and Tom. The word on these characters is that they’ll be available regionally in Brazil.

LEGO 2016 Summer Olympics Tom

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Black Panther DLC Now Available

May 3, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Black Panther DLC

Starting today, you can download the latest DLC for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game with the Black Panther Character & Level Pack. Some of the characters that you are able to play as include Black Panther (T’Challa), Aragorn, Black Knight (Augustine du Lac), a Dora Milaje Warrior, Killmonger, Man-Ape (M’Baku), Shuri, Ulysses Klaw (Classic), and White Wolf. There is also the Black Panther Skybike that you can use in the Wakanda level. TT Games Arthur Parsons has given some details about the Black Panther DLC Pack over at Marvel.com.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Available at Toys R Us

May 3, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

If you’re waiting for the LEGO promotion for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag from May 27-30, you may want to check out Toys R Us. There are numerous reports that they are available in stores for $3.99, including mine, with no qualifying purchases. Instead of spending $35 at the LEGO Stores or on Shop@Home, you can just get it outright for $3.99. The polybags may be on the floor but if not, ask for it with the item number #396626.

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LEGO Ideas Voltron – Defender of the Universe Achieves 10,000 Supporters

May 2, 2016 / / 9 Comments

With very much hype on social media on the past few weeks, the Voltron – Defender of the Universe project by len_d69 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the popular Japanese anime and is personally one of my favorite shows from the 80’s. It contains all five lions including the black for the head and body, yellow and green for the arms, and blue and yellow for the legs.

Voltron is the first project to qualify for the Second 2015 Review Stage. I usually am not biased on LEGO Ideas projects but this is one that I actually want to see released as an official set.

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LEGO Bionicle Summer 2016 Official Images

May 2, 2016 / / 5 Comments

The upcoming summer 2016 images of the LEGO Bionicle sets have been uploaded to Toy R Us’ website which includes the descriptions of the sets. The only set missing is the Quake Beast (71315) which could mean that it’s another store exclusive.

Ekimu The Mask Maker (71312)

Ekimu The Mask Maker has emerged from sleep and is ready to fight with his Crystal Hammer and Crystal Saw Shield. Turn the wheel to rotate the torso and twist the battle arm for fast-action play with this sturdy Bionicle® hero, featuring posable joints, unique rune decoration and mask pop-off trigger.

The LEGO Bionicle Ekimu The Mask Maker (71312) Features:
Features a Bionicle® head with mask pop-off trigger, powered-up Mask of Creation, Crystal Saw Shield, armor chest piece with unique rune decoration and posable joints.

Twist the arm wheel to activate the battle arm.

Includes a Crystal Hammer weapon.

Stands over 8 Inch tall.

Lava Beast (71313)

The only Elemental Beast in the 2016 LEGO® Bionicle® series that can fly, this buildable Lava Beast features 2 lava-crystal-like wings and slicing lava blades. Turn the wheel to activate the rotating torso for fast-action combat scenes, but avoid the enemy’s strikes to the jaw that will pop off the beast’s mask. Power up by popping off the Beast Mask of Corruption and add the corrupted Unity Mask of Tahu to gain the edge in battle.

The LEGO Bionicle Lava Beast (71313) Features:
Features a Bionicle® head with mask pop-off trigger, 2 pairs of slicing lava blades, Beast Mask of Corruption, punchable

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Now Officially Available

May 1, 2016 / / 12 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Today is the first of May so that means the new LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)icon are officially available at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Homeicon. Instead of the traditional 16 minifigures to collect, there are now 18 in this series. I’ve already done a review on them that you can check out. If you’re still looking for them, I’ve also provided a feel guide to help you out.

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LEGO Dimensions Supergirl (71340) Image Found

April 28, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Supergirl (71340)

There hasn’t been much news lately about any future expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions but Huw over at Brickset has found some instructions on a new Supergirl (71340) Dimensions pack which includes a first look at the minifigure. From the looks of it, a majority of the minifigure is the same as the Supergirl we got in the Brainic Attack (76040) set except that the head and hair are new.

There’s no mentioning on how to get it but Just2Good over in the article says it will be an E3 exclusive promo in June. If this is true, hopefully she’ll be available at a later time so people who can’t attend E3 will be able to get one in an expansion pack.

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The LEGO Group Owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Announces His Successor

April 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Yesterday, LEGO released a press release regarding the future of the company. It was announced that Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and his son, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen will be switching roles on the board of directors as Thomas Kirk will be the new deputy chairman while his father becomes an ordinary member of the board.

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen says:

“The family has for some years been making careful preparations for the future. I am very pleased to say that we are now ready to take certain important steps toward the smooth generational handover that will continue to maintain active family ownership of the LEGO Group – not just for the next generation but also for generations to come.

“As part of the preparations, we have decided that in each generation one person should be taking on the role as the most active owner. The most active owner will on behalf of the whole family be close to the LEGO Group, the LEGO Foundation and KIRKBI. We in the family have agreed that Thomas should assume this role in the fourth generation. Thomas has built up an in-depth knowledge of the companies, and he enjoys the backing of the whole family.”

You can read more on the story in the link above or if you’re subscribed to The Wall Street Journal, they did their own piece about this story.

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LEGO May the 4th 2016 Sales

April 28, 2016 / / 9 Comments

LEGO Star Wars 2016 May the 4th

Yesterday while I was travelling, LEGO sent over some of the promotions that will be going on for the May the 4th event which actually starts on April 30.

I’ve already talked about some of the promos including the First Order Stormtrooper (30602) with purchases of $50 or more. You can also get Double VIP Points on all LEGO Star Wars purchases. Also free with any LEGO Star Wars purchase, you can get the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens theatrical poster.

Finally we have a list of the items that will be going on sale during the event which you can check out below.

Product Description US RRP Sale Price
75074 Snowspeedericon $9.99 $7.99
75075 AT-ATicon $9.99 $7.99
75091 Flash Speedericon $29.99 $23.99
75092 Naboo Starfighter
icon		 $49.99 $39.99
75094 Imperial Shuttle Tydiriumicon $99.99 $79.99
75096 Sith Infiltratoricon $89.99 $71.99
75106 Imperial Assault Carriericon $129.99 $103.99
75107 Jango Fetticon $19.99 $15.99
75108 Clone Commander Codyicon $19.99 $15.99
75109 Obi-Wan Kenobiicon $24.99 $19.99
75110 Luke Skywalkericon $19.99 $15.99
75112 General Grievousicon $34.99 $27.99
75113 Reyicon $19.99 $15.99
75115 Poe Dameronicon $24.99 $19.99
75116 Finnicon $24.99 $19.99
75117 Kylo Renicon $24.99 $19.99
75118 Captain Phasmaicon $24.99 $19.99
75126 First Order Snowspeedericon $9.99 $7.99
75131 Resistance Trooper Battle Packicon $12.99 $10.39
75132 First Order Battle Pack
icon		 $12.99 $10.39
75139 Battle on Takodanaicon $59.99 $47.99
75140 Resistance Troop Transportericon $69.99 $55.99
75141 Kanan’s Speeder Bikeicon $19.99 $15.99
75142 C-3PO Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853449 Yoda Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853451 Chewbacca Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853469 Wicket Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853470 R2-D2 Keychain
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LEGO Ideas Johnny Five Achieves 10,000 Supporters

April 28, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The Johnny Five project by PepaQuin is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the robot from the Short Circuit movies back in the 80s. It has about 300 pieces and stands at 7″ tall with various points of articulation including the torso, arms, head, and even the eyebrows. Johnny Five also features a retracting shoulder mount and moving treads.

The project barely makes it into the First 2016 Review Stage and it joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, the Old Fishing Store, the Jedi High Council, the Particle Accelerator, the Jurassic Park Visitor Center, and the Rolling BB-8 as the projects that qualify for review.

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LEGO June 2016 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

April 28, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO June 2016 Store Calendar

The June 2016 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can now see all the promotions and events for the month.

Earn Double VIP Points for the LEGO Technic Race Kart (42048) and the Mine Loader (42049).

June 1-15: The main promotion for the month is the LEGO Creator Fountain (40221) with purchases of $75 or more.

June 6: Collect card #3 for the LEGO Star Wars Character Card which is a First Order Stormtrooper.

June 7-8: The Monthly Mini Build will be a Seaplane (40213).

June 13: There will be a Minifigure Swap on that Monday.

June 15-30: LEGO VIP members will get early access to a new exclusive set.

June 20: Collect card #4 for the LEGO Star Wars Character Card which is Kylo Ren.

June 14, 21, 28: Build or race prebuilt vehicles at the LEGO Store to get a LEGO Technic Poster.

Thanks to everyone who emailed in about it. I saw it yesterday but was travelling to Philly Brick Fest so I couldn’t get to it.

LEGO June 2016 Store Calendar

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LEGO Architecture Summer 2016 Official Images

April 26, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Architecture Buckingham Palace (21029)

For the LEGO Architecture fans, there are now official images of the two summer 2016 sets from Amazon. Even though there are only two sets coming out, they are both very nice, hefty looking builds.

Buckingham Palace (21029)

LEGO Architecture Buckingham Palace (21029)

LEGO Architecture Buckingham Palace (21029)

United States Capitol Building (21030)

LEGO Architecture United States Capitol Building (21030)

LEGO Architecture United States Capitol Building (21030)

LEGO Architecture United States Capitol Building (21030)

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LEGO Elves Summer 2016 Official Images

April 26, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Elves The Precious Crystal Mine (41177)

Continuing with the coverage of the summer 2016 official images, we now have the ones for LEGO Elves via Amazon UK. This summer wave finally introduces the antagonist of the storyline with Ragana so it’s nice seeing her in a set.

The Precious Crystal Mine (41177)

LEGO Elves The Precious Crystal Mine (41177)

LEGO Elves The Precious Crystal Mine (41177)

The Dragon Sanctuary (41178)

LEGO Elves The Dragon Sanctuary (41178)

LEGO Elves The Dragon Sanctuary (41178)

LEGO Elves The Dragon Sanctuary (41178)

Queen Dragon’s Rescue (41179)

LEGO Elves Queen Dragon’s Rescue (41179)

LEGO Elves Queen Dragon’s Rescue (41179)

LEGO Elves Queen Dragon’s Rescue (41179)

Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle (41180)

LEGO Elves Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle (41180)

LEGO Elves Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle (41180)

LEGO Elves Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle (41180)

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LEGO Ninjago Summer 2016 Official Images

April 26, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Ninjago Rock Roader (70589)

We finally have some official images of a few of the summer 2016 LEGO Ninjago sets courtesy of Amazon UK. There are still a couple of the store exclusive sets that don’t have images yet so I’ll add those when they become available.

Rock Roader (70589)

LEGO Ninjago Rock Roader (70589)

LEGO Ninjago Rock Roader (70589)

Kryptarium Prison Breakout (70591)

LEGO Ninjago Kryptarium Prison Breakout (70591)

LEGO Ninjago Kryptarium Prison Breakout (70591)

LEGO Ninjago Kryptarium Prison Breakout (70591)

Salvage M.E.C. (70592)

LEGO Ninjago Salvage M.E.C. (70592)

LEGO Ninjago Salvage M.E.C. (70592)

LEGO Ninjago Salvage M.E.C. (70592)

The Green NRG Dragon (70593)

LEGO Ninjago The Green NRG Dragon (70593)

LEGO Ninjago The Green NRG Dragon (70593)

LEGO Ninjago The Green NRG Dragon (70593)

Ultra Stealth Raider (70595)

LEGO Ninjago Ultra Stealth Raider (70595)

LEGO Ninjago Ultra Stealth Raider (70595)

LEGO Ninjago Ultra Stealth Raider (70595)

**Via Hoth Bricks**

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Review

April 25, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Last month, LEGO officially announced the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) and a majority of the LEGO community as well as the rest of the world went bananas. They were rumored last year on April Fools Day but may people dispelled as just that since people can’t really trust anything said on that day. The rumor ended up to be true and here we are now.

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Designer Video and Interview

April 25, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)

Earlier this morning, LEGO announced the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) and now the designer video is also available. LEGO has also sent over an interview with the product designers.

The designers of the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS Andrew Woodman and Uwe Wabra are talking about their dream project – from the idea to the complete model.

What was the idea behind this project?

Andrew Woodman, Senior Design Manager, LEGO Technic:
As a lover of design and high-performance cars, it was a dream to make the Porsche 911 our first model. When we started to collect ideas for this new LEGO Technic model, we realized that we wanted to create more than just a great building experience. It should be all over special. We knew that we needed a partner with the perfect vehicle that was both highly desirable and a true icon. So we reached out to Porsche.

How did the cooperation with Porsche run?

Andrew Woodman, Senior Design Manager, LEGO Technic:
The cooperation with Porsche was fantastic. The employees are incredibly passionate for the Porsche brand and showed huge interest in our LEGO Technic model.
From our very first meeting it was clear that Porsche shared the same passion for the vision of this concept and together we decided upon using the current 911 GT3 RS as the first vehicle in this LEGO Technic series.

How much time did the whole process take and what were the particular development steps?

Andrew Woodman, Senior Design Manager, LEGO Technic:
The whole process

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Officially Announced

April 25, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Yesterday LEGO did a teaser for LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) and today they have officially announced the set. It has 2,704 pieces, retailing for $299.99 and it will be availale globally on June 1 at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. Check out the press release and some more images of the set below.

42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Ages 16+. 2,704 pieces.
US $299.99 – CA $349.99 – DE 299.99€ – UK £249.99 – DK 2599.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Discover the iconic Porsche 911 GT3 RS!

Experience the iconic Porsche 911 GT3 RS with this authentic LEGO® Technic replica. Inside the box you’ll discover a special collector’s book chronicling the history of LEGO Technic and Porsche GT cars, together with 4 original-design rims bearing the RS emblem. The sets of elements are boxed, and the building sequence gives an insight into the real-life vehicle’s assembly process. The model features detailed, orange bodywork, red suspension springs, detailed headlights, taillights, brake calipers and rims with low-profile tires. The accessible cockpit features a detailed dashboard, working gearbox, steering wheel with gearshift paddles, racing seats and a glove compartment containing a unique serial number. Functions include opening doors and hood with storage compartment and suitcase, and an opening rear lid that houses a detailed flat 6 engine with moving pistons. This 1:8 scale model has been designed to provide an immersive and rewarding building experience.• Features authentically designed aerodynamic bodywork, adjustable rear spoiler, headlights and taillights, red

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Teaser Video

April 24, 2016 / / 8 Comments

News has been fairly quiet lately but today LEGO has posted a teaser of the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) on their Facebook Page. If you look closely, you can kind of see that it is orange as rumored before. The caption also shows it coming in 911 hours. I’ve been told official release of it in the US is in 911 hours or in 37 days which is June 1 while the rest of the world is on August 1. As for pricing, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) will be €299 and £249 as stated at the London Toy Fair. Now the wait is on for June 1st.

Update: The Porsche 911 GT3 RS has been officially announced.

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LEGO Star Wars Master Your Force Building Event at Toys R Us on May 7

April 22, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you’re a fan of the LEGO building events at Toys R Us stores, mark your calendars. On Saturday, May 7 from 12-2pm, there will be a LEGO Star Wars Master Your Force event happening which includes a clue hunt and building an exclusive mini Millennium Falcon. Canadian residents will have their event on April 30. Thanks to Daniel for the heads up.

Visit your nearby Toys”R”Us and immerse yourself in a far-away Universe to awaken and master the force. Participate in clue hunt and build to take home your very own exclusive Mini LEGO® Star Wars™ Millennium Falcon™ (while supplies last).

For Club Members in US: Visit any US Toys“R”Us store on Saturday, May 7th between 12-2pm for a LEGO® Star Wars™ building event!

For Club Members in Canada: Visit any US Toys“R”Us store on Saturday, April 30th at 11am for a LEGO® Star Wars™ building event!

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Toys R Us Friends & Family Promotion Starts Tomorrow – Save 20%

April 21, 2016 / / 4 Comments

The Toys R Us Friends & Family promotion starts tomorrow and there’s a 20% off coupon that you can use both in stores and online. Fortunately, LEGO is not included in the exclusions list so if there’s a set that you’re interested in, this weekend might be a good time to pick it up. Keep in mind that TRU does mark up the prices just a tad bit you won’t actually get the full 20% off. If you’re shopping online, use the code FRIEND20 at checkout.

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Blocks Issue 19 Press Release

April 21, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Blocks Issue 19

Issue 19 of Blocks magazine is now with subscribers, and on shelves from today (Thursday 21st April).

This month, we pit Captain America against Iron Man in our Civil War cover feature, as six brilliant builds go head-to-head in the superhero showdown of the century.

Continuing the Marvel-lous theme, Daniel Konstanski dissects every LEGO Quinjet so far, while MOD Squad member Chris Wight shows us how to improve the latest version. Our Civil War coverage is rounded out with reviews of the latest sets and an exclusive interview with TT Games head honcho Arthur Parsons, who talks all things LEGO Marvel’s Avengers.

There’s also plenty of non-superhero related goodness to get stuck into, as we go behind-the-scenes on the latest LEGO Ideas project and celebrate the live adaptation of The Jungle Book with a series of exclusive builds. Meanwhile, Minifigs.me’s Nick Savage gives us the lowdown on starting your own LEGO business.

You can get your copy from Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

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BrickBuildersPro Bake Sale Promo

April 21, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The folks over at Brick Builder sPro has let us know about a promotion they’re running until tomorrow.

Bake Sale at Brickbuilderspro.com! Take 10% off new printed “baked” goods including prints for pies, cakes and cookie. Offer good thru Friday 4/22.

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LEGO Star Wars 2016 May the 4th Shopping Event Details

April 20, 2016 / / 21 Comments

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th

The 2016 LEGO Star Wars May the 4th shopping event is next week and LEGOicon has teased more details about the promotion. We already knew about the exclusive minifigure for this year with the First Order Stormtrooper (30602). It is available free with purchases of $50 or more on LEGO Star Wars products.

There is also the Double VIP Points on all LEGO Star Wars purchases which is always nice.

What we didn’t know about is the free LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens theatrical poster. The image is a direct recreation of the official poster using LEGO minifigures and builds. The only downside that I suspect about it is that it’ll be folded up. I’ve uploaded a clearer image of the poster from a postcard that I got in the mail which you can see below.

Finally, it’s worth mentioning that the headline set for May the 4th is the UCS Assault on Hoth. I’ll have my review on this particular set in a few weeks time.

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th

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LEGO Mixels Series 9 Official Images

April 20, 2016 / / 2 Comments

CM4Sci has let us know that the official high-quality images for the LEGO Mixels Series 9 are now available via the Mixels Wiki. In this newest wave, the names of the three tribes are Newzers, Nindjas, and Trashoz. They continue to look more and more interesting as the theme goes on as they have some interesting pieces and make great parts packs.

Screeno (41578)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Screeno (41578)

Camsta (41579)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Camsta (41579)

Myke (41580)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Myke (41580)

Cobrax (41575)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Cobrax (41575)

Spinza (41576)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Spinza (41576)

Mysto (41577)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Mysto (41577)

Gobbol (41572)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Gobbol (41572)

Sweepz (41573)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Sweepz (41573)

Compax (41574)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Compax (41574)

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LEGO DC & Marvel Super Heroes Summer 2016 Official Images

April 19, 2016 / / 11 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Scarecrow Harvest of Fear (76054)

It looks like online shop Mister Bricks has uploaded the official images for the summer 2016 LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes as well the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets, sans the store exclusive sets.

Batman: Scarecrow Harvest of Fear (76054)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Scarecrow Harvest of Fear (76054)

Batman: Killer Croc Sewer Smash (76055)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Killer Croc Sewer Smash (76055)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Killer Croc Sewer Smash (76055)

Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle (76057)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle (76057)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle (76057)

Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058)

Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap (76059)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap (76059)

76059 Spider-Man Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap-2

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LEGO LEGOLAND Train (40166) Review

April 18, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO LEGOLAND Train (40166)

Today I have a fairly short review on a somewhat exclusive set and that is the LEGO LEGOLAND Train (40166). It contains 210 pieces and retails for $19.99 and is only available at the various LEGOLAND theme parks around the world. The contents of the box include four numbered bags and the instructions.

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LEGO Friends Year-long Contest Announced

April 18, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Over on the LEGO Ambassador Network, LEGO has announced a collaboration between LEGO Rebrick and North American Fan Conventions in 2016 with the Best Friends Contest.

Each convention in North America will have builds featuring the LEGO Friends theme and there, a semi-finalist winner will be chosen along with a winner from Rebrick, whom of which will win a collection of 2016 LEGO Friends sets including 41118 Heartlake Super Market, 41129 Adventure Park Hot Dog Van, 41122 Adventure Camp Tree, 41134 Heartlake Performance School. From the semi-finalists, one grand prize winner will be chosen to win a one-of-a-king life-sized brick-brick LEGO Friends fox.

BrickFair Alabama | Birmingham, AL; USA
BrickCan | Vancouver, BC; Canada
BrickUniverse Raleigh | Raleigh, NC; USA
Philly Brick Fest | Oaks, PA; USA
BrickFair New England | Marlborough, MA; USA
BrickSlopes | Sandy, UT; USA
Brickworld Chicago | Schaumburg, IL; USA
Brick Fiesta | Houston, TX; USA
Brickfête Toronto | Toronto, ON; Canada
BrickFair Virginia | Chantilly, VA; USA
Bricks by the Bay | Santa Clara, CA; USA
BrickCon | Seattle, WA; USA
BrickFair New Jersey | Somerset, NJ; USA
BrickUniverse Dallas | Plano, TX; USA
Denver Brick Fest | Denver, CO; USA

The last day to sumbit entries on Rebrick is November 21, 2016. I will be at Philly Brick Fest in a few weeks so I look forward to seeing some of the LEGO Friends entries there.

Rules

•Entries must use LEGO bricks and other LEGO building elements primarily from LEGO Friends sets. Elements from other sets may be used,

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LEGO DC Comics Mr. Freeze (30603) Minifigure Polybag Promo Extended on Shop@Home

April 17, 2016 / / 0 Comments

If you didn’t get a chance to get the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag before the deadline a few days ago, LEGO has extended the promotion on Shop@Home until April 29 or while supplies last. The same restrictions apply where you have to spend $75 or more and it’ll be automatically be added to the shopping cart.

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LEGO Disney Cinderella Castle (71040) Rumored to be Released in September

April 16, 2016 / / 7 Comments

If you can’t get enough of the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012), today over on Eurobricks, CM4Sci has revealed that there will be a direct-to-consumer LEGO Disney Cinderalla Castle (71040) that is scheduled to be released in September.

There are no concrete details on the castle at this time but I’m assuming that it will be based either on the Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World or the castle from the movie.

As for the minifigures, CM4Sci also mentioned that they will be the standard minifigures and not minidolls. If you’re collecting the Disney Collectible Minifigures, you’ll notice that Goofy or Pluto aren’t included and I’m guessing they’ll be part of this set along with some other main characters like Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy. It’s also rumored that Tinkerbell would be included as well.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Feel Guide

April 16, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

It isn’t that long until the release of the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) or if you’re lucky, you may already have some at your local Target stores. I’ve been asked this by quite a few number of readers so here’s my “feel guide” for the Disney Minifigures. Good luck on your search!

Stitch

Stitch is one of three minifigures in the series to have short legs. His molded head with the two large ears should be easy to feel for.

Alien

As the second minifigure with short legs, you should be feeling for the head piece as well but this time for the antenna on top of the head.

Buzz Lightyear

Buzz Lightyear should be fairly easy with the wings on the jetpack.

Aladdin

Since there are two minifigures in this series that have the lamp piece, I would still suggest feeling for it. Genie will be easier to pick out because of the “leg” tail piece he has so if you don’t feel it, it will be Aladdin.

Genie

As mentioned above for Genie, you should be feeling for the curvy tail piece.

Maleficent

For Maleficent, she has many identifiers including the sloped dress piece and the horned headdress.

Alice

Alice is one of two minifigures that have the new skirt piece. I would suggest feeling for the 1×1 round tile or the bottle to confirm.

Cheshire Cat

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Custom LEGO Ideas Mazes from the LEGO Community

April 15, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

The LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)icon has been available for a few weeks now and I’ve been seeing quite a few custom mazes that the community has created. Of course, you have Jason Allemann (JK Brickworks) with the original design as well as a motorized mini golf maze which you can see it going in the video below. Some features of it include a swinging block, the rolling gate, and of course the motorized windmill.

Motorized Mini Golf Maze

Another one from JK Brickworks is his Legends of the Sea which features an underwater scene filled with many objects like a broken in half sunken ship, ancient ruins, and the Kraken.

Marble Maze (Labyrinth) - Legends of the Sea

On to maze designs that I’ve seen not created by Jason include Benny’s Maze by Marcus_Aurelius2 over on Reddit. It shows a very cool design that is made to look like Benny’s Spaceship.

Another very cool one that I’ve found was a Star Wars scene by Chun-Wei Cheng that includes many microbuilds like the X-Wing, TIE Fighter, AT-AT, and the Death Star.

01-star wars maze

John Stephens over on Flickr has created a futuristic factory-themed maze that has robotic arms and the dangling chains which I really like.

Factory Frenzy

Over on Instagram, brick_rhodes has created a golf-themed maze. The main feature is that you have to “drive” the ball off the tee. Although not a real maze, per-se, you have to guide the ball while avoiding traps like the sand traps and water.

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More GameStop Bonuses for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game

April 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

It looks like GameStopicon has included more bonuses for the pre-orders of the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game. For the PS4icon and XBox Oneicon Deluxe versions for the pre-order, you also get the mini Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (30279) polybag along with the Jabba’s Palace Character Pack and Empire Strikes Back Character Pack. This is on top of the Finn minifigure and if you’re on PS4, the other two Playstation exclusive packs. For other systems,icon you’ll get the Jabba’s Palace Pack and the Command Shuttle polybag while handhelds just get the polybag.

If you’re going the Amazon route, you’ll be getting 20% off the pre-order price so it’s up to you if that’s worth it or not.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League Gotham City Breakout Pre-Order on Amazon

April 14, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League Gotham City Breakout

For those who have been waiting for it, the upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout is now available for pre-order on Amazon. We also have a release date of June 21 for the movie. As you can see, the movie also comes with the exclusive Nightwing LEGO minifigure which is the blue version of the character.

Batman faces his greatest challenge yet: VACATION! The caped crusader reluctantly agrees to let Batgirl and Nightwing take him on a long overdue vacation from crimefighting, while Superman and the Justice League watch over Gotham City. Neither operation goes as planned when Batman’s vacation is cut short by dangers from his past and invaders from the center of the earth, and Superman and the other Leaguers quickly realize just how much Batman usually has his hands full with the villains of Gotham.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Gotham City Breakout

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) Designer Video Now Available

April 14, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

I’m not sure why it isn’t on their main channels but the designer video for the LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) is now available. So far the reception of the set is fairly mixed. There are some new and useful pieces but the price point may be a turnoff. Check out the video below of some of the close-up details and play features of The Village.

21128 The Village
Ages 8+. 1,600 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $249.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1899.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build and protect The Village!

Join forces with Alex at the busy Minecraft™ village, including a variety of biomes plus a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and marketplace. Enjoy hands-on Minecraft adventures featuring your favorite characters and objects with this LEGO® Minecraft set—designed for young fans of the highly successful sandbox video game.
• Includes 4 minifigures: Steve, Alex, zombie and a zombie villager, plus a Creeper™, enderman, pig, baby pig, iron golem and 2 villagers (a farmer and a librarian).
• The Village features rainforest, snow and desert biomes, and includes a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and a marketplace.
• Fold out the library and butcher’s buildings and lift the marketplace roof to access the interiors.
• Grab your iron sword and prepare for battle!
• Build the iron golem to help protect the village.
• Accessory elements include a crafting table, water bucket, emerald-ore-style elements, 2 pumpkin heads and a chest with emerald-style elements.
• Weapons

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LEGO Star Wars Rogue One Official Minifigures Revealed?

April 14, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rogue One

Earlier today, LEGO posted an image of what appears to be the official minifigures for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As you can see, it is a recreation of the teaser image of some of the characters including Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso and Donnie Yen’s character, just to name a few.

If these are the real minifigures for the Rogue One sets, they are expected to be released on Force Friday, September 30. Below are the set number, piece counts, and prices for the system sets and Buildable Figures.

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

Buildable figures:

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) Officially Announced

April 14, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

LEGO has just announced the newest direct-to-consumer set with the LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128). This set will contain 1,600 pieces and will retail for $199.99. LEGO Minecraft is the newest theme to get a D2C set when it is released on May 18 for VIPs and June 1 for the general public. Check out the official press release as well as more images of the set below.

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

21128 The Village
Ages 8+. 1,600 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $249.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1899.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build and protect The Village!

Join forces with Alex at the busy Minecraft™ village, including a variety of biomes plus a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and marketplace. Enjoy hands-on Minecraft adventures featuring your favorite characters and objects with this LEGO® Minecraft set—designed for young fans of the highly successful sandbox video game.
• Includes 4 minifigures: Steve, Alex, zombie and a zombie villager, plus a Creeper™, enderman, pig, baby pig, iron golem and 2 villagers (a farmer and a librarian).
• The Village features rainforest, snow and desert biomes, and includes a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and a marketplace.
• Fold out the library and butcher’s buildings and lift the marketplace roof to access the interiors.
• Grab your iron sword and prepare for battle!
• Build the iron golem to help protect the village.
• Accessory elements include a crafting table, water bucket, emerald-ore-style elements, 2 pumpkin heads and a chest with emerald-style elements.

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Recent LEGO Contest Winners Announced

April 13, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

It seems that I never announced the winners of some of the LEGO contests that I had running the past couple of weeks. The first is for a complete set of Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) which goes to:

Wayne A

The other contest was for the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) minifigure and that one goes to:

Steven W

Arrangements have already been made to get the items to the winners. Also remember that voting is still going for a few more days on for the LEGO Architecture Building Contest which is turning to be a very close contest. If you haven’t checked it out yet, head over to the post and have a look.

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LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014) Officially Announced

April 12, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014)

LEGO has officially announced the LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014). They will only be available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland starting on May 14 and will be €2.99 each. The players included in the set are:

1 Manuel Neuer
2 Shkodran Mustafi
3 Mesut Özil
4 Benedikt Höwedes
5 Mats Hummels
6 Sami Khedira
7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
9 André Schürrle
13 Thomas Müller
17 Jérôme BoatengEa
18 Toni Kroos
19 Mario Götze
20 Christoph Kramer
21 Marco Reus
23 Max Kruse
Trainer/Coach Joachim Löw

If you are looking them, good luck trying to feel for them as they don’t really have any easy identifiers besides the hair pieces. Each player will have a soccer ball piece while the coach will have a clipboard tile piece. Each jersey is unique with their names printed on the back and if you look closely, there’s also the Adidas logo on front of the jerseys.

LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014)

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Showing Up at Target

April 11, 2016 / / 13 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Well it looks like it has finally started here in the US. A user over at Reddit has found some of the new LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) being put out a couple of weeks early of their scheduled release date of May 1st. The ones found in the thread were in Denver, CO but that’s the only one I found that has reported on them being out early. The details of the Disney Minifigures are the same as previous Collectible Minifigures series. They are $3.99 each and the DPCI number is 204-00-1379.

Good luck on your hunt as even if you find them, the store may not be able to sell them to you because of the May 1 street date. I wouldn’t go out of your way to find them as I feel most stores may not have them out yet. If you do find some, let us know in the comments what cities have them as fans may appreciate the gesture.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia Book Review

April 11, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

A week ago, DK’s latest edition of a LEGO Character Encyclopedia was released with the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia. This 208 page book details a lot of the sets and minfigures that have been released since 2006 up until the winter 2016 sets. One of the main features of the book is the exclusive minifigure that is included which I’ll get to later.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

The LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia starts off with the table of contents which is somewhat useful but to an extent. I felt that it’s more useful when searching for a set or minifigure by year, if you know it, since there is no index in the back of the book which I think would be a much better help when searching for a particular item.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

For each set or minifigure, there are lots of information on the page like the description and spotlights various area to give even more info. Also there’s a small section what the book calls “vital stats” which includes details such as owner, used for, and gear for sets and likes, dislikes, friends, foes, skills, and gear for minifigures. Below that, it also gives details of the set names, numbers, and the year it was released. As I mentioned before, the encyclopedia is updated to the current wave of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets including the Mighty Micros.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

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LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014) Revealed

April 11, 2016 / / 5 Comments

Earlier this year at the 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair, it was announced that there will be a special LEGO Collectible Minifigure series that is based on the German National Football Team, DFB (Die Mannschaft). It looks like we have a first look at the LEGO DFB Minifigure Series (71014) courtesy of PromoBricks.

As you can see above, there are 15 players, including the goalkeeper, along with the coach Joachim Löw. It is unknown at this time which players are chosen for the team but if you look closely at the jerseys, we do see the Adidas logo which means there could be some sort of licensing agreement with the clothing company.

It was previously known that The Team (71014) will be available May 14 and will be retailing for €2.99. It is also speculated that they will only be available in Germany.

Update: The minifigures have been officially announced. They will be available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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The Brick Fan LEGO Architecture Building Contest Voting

April 9, 2016 / / 8 Comments

Last month, I started the Architecture Building Contest on here to have readers create some miniature buildings and monuments of their real life counterpart in the new Architecture Skyline design to win some cool prizes. There are some really awesome entries over in the Flickr Group but unfortunately one of the entries wasn’t based on a real life city, which was stated in the rules, so I can’t include it in the voting process but it was a very good one though based on Batman’s Gotham.

Check out the builds below and if you need a reference to the real life building, I’ve also linked to images of them. Then cast your vote in the Strawpoll link below of which Architecture build resembles the real life buildings the best. The voting period will run until 11:59pm PST on April 16. The city with the most votes will be declared the winner of our very first contest!

Update: After a slight error, there was another entry that wasn’t previously added. Please recast your vote in the link below.

Toronto Skyline1

Toronto Skyline

– Rogers Center
– CN Tower
– Queen’s Quay Terminal
– TD Canada Trust Tower
– First Canadian Place

Cleveland Skyline

Cleveland #1 Skyline

– Federal Court House Tower
– Key Tower
– Terminal Tower
– Post Office Plaza
– 200 Public Square

Skyline: San Fransisco

San Francisco Skyline (Right to Left)

– Transamerica Building
– Bank of America
– The Ferry Building
– The Painted Ladies
– Coit Tower

LEGO Seattle Skyline

Seattle Skyline

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– Century Link Field
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LEGO Star Wars Summer 2016 Official Images

April 9, 2016 / / 7 Comments

Coming off our posts last night of official images for various LEGO themes, we now have some for LEGO Star Wars to show you via Amazon UK. These aren’t all the sets that will be coming out but we do get to see one of them from the upcoming The Freemaker Adventures TV series.

Thanks to everyone who emailed in about them, Just2Good for the Eclipse Fighter.

Eclipse Fighter (75145)

Eclipse Fighter (75145)

Eclipse Fighter (75145)-2

Eclipse Fighter (75145)-3

StarScavenger (75147)

LEGO Star Wars StarScavenger (75147)

LEGO Star Wars StarScavenger (75147)

LEGO Star Wars StarScavenger (75147)

Encounter on Jakku (75148)

LEGO Star Wars Encounter on Jakku (75148)

LEGO Star Wars Encounter on Jakku (75148)

LEGO Star Wars Encounter on Jakku (75148)

Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75149)

LEGO Star Wars Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75149)

LEGO Star Wars Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75149)

LEGO Star Wars Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75149)

Vader’s TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150)

LEGO Star Wars Vader's TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150)

LEGO Star Wars Vader's TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150)

LEGO Star Wars Vader's TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150)

Clone Turbo Tank (75151)

LEGO Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank (75151)

LEGO Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank (75151)

LEGO Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank (75151)

Captain Rex’s AT_TE (75157)

LEGO Star Wars Captain Rex's AT-TE (75157)

LEGO Star Wars Captain Rex's AT-TE (75157)

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LEGO City Summer 2016 Official Images

April 8, 2016 / / 3 Comments

A couple of official images for the upcoming summer 2016 LEGO City Volcano sets are now up on Amazon. There isn’t much to see now but I’ll update this post when more images come out later.

Update: Just2Good has uploaded some of the Airport sets.
Update 2: More Volcano sets are up on Mister Bricks.

Airport Starter Set (60100)

LEGO City Airport Starter Set (60100)

LEGO City Airport Starter Set (60100)

Airport Cargo Plane (60101)

LEGO City Airport Cargo Plane (60101)

LEGO City Airport Cargo Plane (60101)

Airport VIP Service (60102)

LEGO City Airport VIP Service (60102)

LEGO City Airport VIP Service (60102)

Airport Air Show (60103)

LEGO City Airport Air Show (60103)

LEGO City Airport Air Show (60103)

LEGO City Airport Air Show (60103)

Volcano Starter Set (60120)

LEGO City Volcano Starter Set (60120)

LEGO City Volcano Starter Set (60120)

Volcano Exploration Truck (60121)

LEGO City Volcano Exploration Truck (60121)

LEGO City Volcano Exploration Truck (60121)

Volcano Crawler (60122)

LEGO City Volcano Crawler (60122)

LEGO City Volcano Crawler (60122)

Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)

LEGO City Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)

LEGO City Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)

LEGO City Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)

Volcano Research Base (60124)

LEGO City Volcano Research Base (60124)

LEGO City Volcano Research Base (60124)

LEGO City Volcano Research Base (60124)

Service Station (60132)

LEGO City Service Station (60132)

LEGO City Service Station (60132)

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LEGO City Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134) Official Images

April 8, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO City Fun in the Park - City People Pack (60134)

One of the more talked about sets during the Toy Fairs earlier this year was the LEGO City Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134). The set will be available this summer and retails for $39.99 with 157 pieces. The main talk of the set, which made headlines on major worldwide news sites, is the man in the wheelchair as well as the baby minifigure and the stroller. They’re the first of their kind and is a very long-awaited addition to the LEGO City theme.

The official images of the LEGO City Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134) are now available on LEGO’s servers and now we can take a closer look at everything that will be included in the set.

Will you be picking up this set? Thanks to JoshuaM for the email. Via Minifigure Price Guide.

LEGO City Fun in the Park - City People Pack (60134)

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LEGO Creator Summer 2016 Official Images

April 8, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Creator Twin Spin Helicopter (31049)

Just2Good has sent over high resolution official images of the summer 2016 wave of the LEGO Creator sets. There are only four sets but they are pretty nice looking ones especially the RV from the Vacation Getaways set which I can see being used for MOCs based on a hit TV series. Check them out below.

Twin Spin Helicopter (31049)

LEGO Creator Twin Spin Helicopter (31049)

Lighthouse Point (31051)

LEGO Creator Lighthouse Point (31051)

LEGO Creator Lighthouse Point (31051)

Vacation Getaways (31052)

Vacation Getaways (31052) Vacation Getaways (31052)

LEGO Creator Vacation Getaways (31052)

Treehouse Adventures (31053)

LEGO Creator Treehouse Adventures (31053)

LEGO Creator Treehouse Adventures (31053)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Product Packaging Revealed

April 8, 2016 / / 0 Comments

StarWars.com has revealed the packaging for the upcoming products for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The packaging features a black and blue color scheme that shows a Shadow Trooper or Death Troopers, as I’ve also heard them being called, with the new mask in the foreground with a couple of AT-ATs and TIE Fighters in the back. The LEGO Star Wars boxes should have the same design since we did get Kylo Ren like other toys when The Force Awakens sets came out.

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

Buildable figures:

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Teaser Trailer Released

April 7, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Star Wars has released the official teaser trailer for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that is scheduled to come out this December. If you didn’t know yet, there will be a number of LEGO sets that will be released in conjunction with the movie and is rumored to come out on Force Friday 2016. There’s no word yet on what the sets will be but I assume some of the vehicles in the teaser will be included.

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

Buildable figures:

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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Warner Bros. Announce LEGO Friends: Always Together DVD

April 6, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Friends: Always Together

Fans of LEGO Friends, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has sent over a press release regarding their next direct-to-home special called LEGO Friends: Always Together. This DVD will have three 22-minute episodes and is a continuation of the TV specials that air on the Disney Channel. Check out the press release below.

FIVE BEST FRIENDS COME TOGETHER AGAIN AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
AND THE LEGO GROUP RELEASE
LEGO® FRIENDS: ALWAYS TOGETHER

ON DVD JUNE 28, 2016

Burbank, CA (April 6, 2016) – Five best friends are reunited as they embark in all sorts of adventures across Heartlake City in LEGO® Friends: Always Together, a continuation of the popular TV specials currently airing on the Disney Channel. On June 28, 2016 Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release LEGO® Friends: Always Together on DVD, featuring three 22-minute episodes for a $9.97 SRP.

The episodes of LEGO® Friends: Always Together, follow best friends Andrea, Stephanie, Olivia, Emma and Mia throughout a diverse array of expeditions in their hometown. From entering a talent contest, to going camping – and even assisting in running a hotel – the girls combine their eclectic skill sets and unique interests to seize the day. In each adventure, they are faced with adversity but quickly learn that anything is possible when you work together!

Each character in the LEGO® Friends: Always Together story has unique personality traits and hobbies to appeal to children of all interests and passions. Through positive messages of teamwork, perseverance and acceptance, viewers will learn some of life’s most

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) Review

April 6, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series - Mr. Freeze (30603)

At the beginning of the month, LEGO released a new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Batman Classic TV Series Mr. Freeze (30603) polybag as part of a promotion at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Homeicon. You can get him with purchases of $75 or more and it is supposed to be a small extension to the Batman Classic TV Series Batcave (76052)icon.

The polybag features the Mr. Freeze character in the 1966 Classic Batman TV series portrayed by Otto Preminger. The face printing is perfect down to the long red eyebrows and wrinkles.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series - Mr. Freeze (30603)

His cooling suit is a light blue color with upper part of the torso having printing for the temperature controls of the suit. There’s also some printing of the freeze collar that continues on the back although I wish there was an actual piece for that.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series - Mr. Freeze (30603)

He also wears a cold pack with two tanks that connects with the trans-clear piece around the neck. Another detail is the knob to turn the air on and off. Finally, we have the blue Freeze Gun that connects to the air pack using a whip piece.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series - Mr. Freeze (30603)

Overall, the Batman Classic TV Series Mr. Freeze (30602) is a very nice 16 piece polybag. It will be available until April 15, while supplies last so we’ll see if it will be fairly rare or not in the future since it requires $75 purchases to get it.

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Bricks Issue 11 Press Release

April 6, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Issue 11

The folks over at Bricks/ has sent over the press release for Issue 11 of the magazine.

In the name of the game

Whether it was watching a family member flip the Monopoly board across the room, crushing armies in Risk or just simply guessing whodunnit in Cluedo, there is no disputing games are a key part of growing up. Despite the humble board game now taking second fiddle to consoles and mobile devices, games still play a huge role in development, regardless of format. This month, Bricks looks at the influence games have had on LEGO and vice versa.

Bricks Issue 11

Keeping it traditional, we start with six – SIX – new Angry Birds sets. Chris Pearce takes us through their crazy world, as he explores the new pieces and figures you can expect to find. As we pass go, we catch-up with Lucy Boughton as she looks into The LEGO Group’s game division, which gave birth to the amazing rebuildable dice games that have provided endless hours of fun. It’s checkmate with Dr Dave, as he looks at the highly collectible, themed Chess offerings from across the years which, inspired Bricks to make our own LEGO chess set, using collectible minifigures. We review the latest ideas set Labyrinth Marble Maze and even provide some alternative courses, thanks to its creator Jason Allemann. We finish our gaming section with a recreation of the classic board game, Ghost Castle.

Bricks Issue 11

Bricks Issue 11

In addition to this, we get the inside scoop from Carl Greatrix as he is announced as the latest

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Ant-Man Level & Character Pack Now Available

April 5, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Video Game - Ant-Man Level & Character Pack

For the owners of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game, there is a FREE Ant-Man Level & Character Pack that you can download today. You can now play a level based on the Ant-Man movie and there are playable characters including Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Yellowjacket, Hope Van Dyne, Hank Pym, Cassie Lang, Scott Lang, Darren Cross, Luis, Ant-Man (Hank Pym), The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Ant-Thony (Flying Ant).

The Ant-Man Character & Level Pack will be PlayStation exclusive until 7/5/16 which it will then be available for other systems that have downloadable content. Check out the trailer and press release below.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers FREE Ant-Man DLC Pack Available NOW Exclusively for PS4 & PS3 for a limited time; New Video Unveiled Today

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of the latest downloadable content (DLC) for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, the Marvel’s Ant-Man Character & Level Pack, along with a new video showcasing this mighty cast of Super Heroes.

Based on Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man,” the highly acclaimed Marvel Studios film, this add-on content is available today as a FREE download exclusively for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 players.

Utilizing the ability to shrink in size but increase in strength, Ant-Man (Scott Lang) stars alongside a variety of memorable characters, including Ant-Man (Hank Pym), Yellow Jacket (Darren Cross), Hope Van Dyne, Luis, Scott Lang, The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), and Cassie Lang, along with Ant-Thony (Ant-Man’s Flying Ant). The pack also includes an exciting new theatrical-based level from the blockbuster

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LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia Now Available

April 5, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia

The new LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is now available for purchase and it also includes the exclusive Pirate Batman minifigure. I’ll have my review of the book in a few days or so but I have a feeling that most people who buy the book will be more interested in the Pirate Batman minifigure.

LEGO® DC Comics™ Character Encyclopedia is a comprehensive visual guide to the full range of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes minifigures, including Batman, Superman, and their friends and foes.

Learn little-known facts and figures about all the characters from the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes universe including Green Lantern, the Joker, and Wonder Woman. Find out details on the various sets and where each minifigure appears, as well as their special weapons, cool gadgets, and amazing vehicles.

Featuring an exclusive minifigure, LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is the must-have guide to the LEGO DC Comics minifigures.

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New DK LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights Book Found

April 4, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights

It looks like we have another LEGO DK book to look forward to later this year with LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights. This new book will be available at the end of August and it takes a deeper look at the Knights of the recently released theme. The Book of Knights is also complementary to the summer release of The Book of Monsters which takes a look at the villains of the theme.

As you can see above, there will be an exclusive minifigure included which is still a mystery for now and also a new shield that will be first shown off in the book.

Thanks to Maniac4Bricks for the heads up on Instagram.

Prepare to enter the world of Knighton, a futuristic realm filled with with epic quests, scary monsters, and true technical wizardry, in LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™: The Book of Knights.

The latest must-have LEGO theme, LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS introduces a new world of young trainee knights and their fiery foes. LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS: The Book of Knights chronicles these heroes and their adventures, complete with upgrades and enhancements from a virtual wizard! Fans will be able to learn more about their favorite characters and their weapons, vehicles, powers, and more.

Full of all-new LEGO sets and characters, LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS: The Book of Knights comes with an exclusive minifigure and access to exclusive online content!

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout Trailer

April 4, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Gotham City Breakout

A few weeks ago, it was revealed there would be another LEGO direct-to-video movie called LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout which also includes an exclusive Nightwing minifigure. Today there is a new description and trailer for the movie that you can check out below.

Fighting crime is a full-time job and Batman NEVER takes a vacation. That is until he finally agrees to let Batgirl and Nightwing take him on a long overdue trip – leaving Gotham City under the watchful eye of the Justice League in LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout.

When Batgirl and Nightwing take Batman on a trip down memory lane – literally – to visit one of the key mentors from his formative years, it’s up to the Justice League to keep Gotham City crime-free. But neither situation proves to be a “vacation” as the Bat trio encounters old nemeses on their adventure, and the Justice League discovers just how busy Batman is on a regular basis. It’s a brick-tastic battle on two fronts as Batman, Batgirl and Nightwing take on Bane and Deathstroke, while the Justice League – with some help from a few Teen Titans – fends off an assault by many of Batman’s infamous adversaries to ensure Gotham City’s safety.

**Via ComicBook.com**

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Free Shipping on Uniqlo Orders

April 4, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Uniqlo T-shirts

Last week, I reported that Japanese apparel brand Uniqlo has expanded their selection of official LEGO t-shirts to the US. For two days only, there is FREE shipping on all orders so if you’re thinking of getting some shirts, now is a pretty good time to do so. The only downside is that some of the designs have sold out or have low stock. Head over to the Uniqlo site to see the selection available.

Thanks to Daisy for the email heads up.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Box Distribution

April 4, 2016 / / 16 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

As we know by now, the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) will be available starting on May 1 but they have already shown up at LEGOLAND Billund. One of the main questions of the series was the box distribution and it looks like we have that answer via someone in the Legend Bricks LEGO 交流交友區 Facebook group which are as follows.

Alien x4
Genie x4
Mickey x4
Mr. Incredible x4
Stitch x4
Syndrome x4
Aladdin x3
Alice x3
Ariel x3
Buzz Lightyear x3
Captain Hook x3
Cheshire Cat x3
Daisy Duck x3
Donald Duck x3
Maleficent x3
Minnie x3
Peter Pan x3
Ursula x3

As you can see, you can still get three complete sets in an unopened, unsearched through box which is great. The distribution is pretty even because there aren’t any minifigure that come five in a box now.

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Reminder to Redeem LEGO 2016 Wall Calendar Bonus Points Coupon

April 2, 2016 / / 2 Comments

As a reminder if you picked up the LEGO 2016 Wall Calendar last year, you can now redeem the second coupon (in LEGO Brand Stores only) that is attached to it for an extra 100 bonus VIP Points. This is basically an extra $5 added to your account for future purchases. This coupon will be valid through June.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Packaging Revealed

April 2, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Earlier this week, LEGO officially announced the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) and now we have the official packaging for the series via Amazon via Hoth Bricks. Nothing too much new about it but I do like the blue color scheme.

In other news, it looks like the Disney Minifigures are already available at LEGOLAND in Billund, Denmark so we can probably start seeing them show up here in stores in a few weeks. The official release date for them is May 1.

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

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LEGO April Fool’s Day 2016 Roundup

April 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Another year, another April Fools Day has passed. As a tradition, there were plenty of LEGO fan sites that put out some false articles in hoping to catch readers off guard.

We announced LEGO Ideas Revisited which gives rejected LEGO Ideas projects a second chance in passing the review stage.

BrickLink

The popular service introduced the 1×5 Finder.

Brickset

They did a review of the 7538491478894966 Assault on Echo Rebel Wampa Snowspeeder Base on Hoth which makes fun of the upcoming UCS Assault on Hoth (75098).

They also announced the expansion of the LEGO Cinematic Universe consisting of Deadpool, Galidor, and DUPLO movies.

Brick Fanatics

An Australian and New Zealand breakfast cereal called Weet-Bix announced Weet-Brix which is a new cereal based on LEGO bricks.

Bricksfans

They announced Little Bricks Magazine which focuses on DUPLO.

Brickpedia

They uncovered LEGO’s secret communist society.

BrickNerd

They revealed the AutoSort 2600 which is an auto sorting machine costing around $9,000 and will be released in 2017.

Eurobricks

They changed the primary language on the site to Korean.

LEGO

LEGO themselves announced that LEGO minifigures have been granted legal population status.

Minifigures.com

They announced their latest minifigure, Mr. Invisible.

Mixels Wiki

They announced Background Mixels which takes a look at some of the not so prominent characters.

Reddit

Mattel takes over LEGO which has been used before on other sites in previous years.

The Brothers Brick

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LEGO Volkswagen Käfer Rumored for Second Half of 2016

April 1, 2016 / / 0 Comments

CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has posted details on a new LEGO vehicles set that is rumored to come out possibly later this year and that is the Volkswagen Käfer, aka the Beetle. He mentions that it’ll be similar to some of the previous vehicles like the Mini Cooper (10242) and the Ferrari F40 with set number 10252. Keep in mind that LEGO has already released a version of this car in 2008 with set 10187 so this might be the newer style of the Beetle.

Yes, I know that today is still April Fools Day but remember that Just2Good also posted about the Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) last year on this same day and it was in fact true so don’t put this rumor on the backburner just yet but don’t get your hopes up too high if this is a false rumor.

I’ll have more details, if any, when they become available.

Update: CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has reported that the set will indeed be the Volkwagen Beetle. It will be available for general release on August 1st for $99.99 with it being available for VIPs in July.

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BrickCon 2016 Builder Registration Now Open

April 1, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you want to be a registered attendee for BrickCon 2016, the registration for the event is now open. This means you can bring your MOCs, attend games and activities, access to seminars and presentation, and more. You’ll also get two engraved, customizable 1×8 bricks as well as the red BrickCon 2016 brick.

Early Bird Registration – until August 1st – $65
Regular Registration – August 2nd through September 18th – $75
Late Registration – September 19th through September 25th – $100
At-The-Door Registration – Beginning September 30th – $120

This year’s theme is MADNESS.

MADNESS – What is it?

Is it Anger? Hysteria? Absurdity? Foolishness? Mania? Delusion? Stupidity? Lunacy? Craziness?

Explore what MADNESS means to you.

Build something to show us your MADNESS!

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LEGO Shop@Home Now Accepting PayPal

April 1, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Shop@Home

Here’s something new that’s on Shop@Home starting today. If you’re making any purchases, you’ll notice that there is now a new PayPal payment option available. For those who use the service, this is another easy way to do your checkout.

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LEGO Announces LEGO Ideas Revisited

March 31, 2016 / / 11 Comments

LEGO today has announced in a new initiative that Ideas projects that were rejected during their respective Review Stages to have a second chance in becoming an official set. This new plan is called “LEGO Ideas Revisited” and starting this summer, fans will be able to vote for projects in a head-to-head format similar to the March Madness bracket.

Early on there weren’t that many CUUSOO/Ideas projects that qualified at a certain Review Stage so for the first Revisited voting period, LEGO will be combining a few of the early Review Stages together to create the bracket determined by when they achieved 10,000 supporters. Each voting period will vary depending on the number of projects being considered. For the first bracket, there will be three weeks of voting until the winner is chosen at the end which you can see above.

The first bracket pits the Winchester – Shaun of the Dead, Eve Online Rifter, and The Legend of Zelda against each other with the winner going up against outcome of the Modular Western Town, UCS Sandcrawler (even though we already have one), and Thinking with Portals! matchup.

After the winner is chosen, the LEGO Jury will again deliberate to see if that particular project will become a set. It will go through the same rules as before so nothing has changed there. Check out the full press release below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LEGO Gives Rejected LEGO Ideas Projects a Revisit

BILLUND, DENMARK (April 1, 2016) – Beginning this summer, LEGO Ideas will have a new

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LEGO April 2016 DC Super Heroes Mr. Freeze Polybag Promotion Now Live

March 31, 2016 / / 1 Comment

April 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

The April 2016 promotions are now live on LEGO Shop@Home including the FREE LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag with purchases of $75 or more. Some new sets that are now available for purchase include the LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)icon and sets from the LEGO Angry Birdsicon theme. Check out everything that will be happening in April on the Store Calendar.

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LEGO Jurassic World Video Game Now Available on Mobile Devices

March 31, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Jurassic World

Earlier today, I received a press release regarding the LEGO Jurassic World video game being available on mobile devices. You can purchase the game for $4.99 on both Android and on iOS.

LEGO Jurassic World

LEGO Jurassic World

LEGO Jurassic World

LEGO Jurassic World

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES, THE LEGO GROUP AND UNIVERSAL BRAND DEVELOPMENT INVITE PLAYERS ON AN EPIC MOBILE ADVENTURE INLEGO® JURASSIC WORLDTM ON iPHONE, iPAD, iPOD TOUCH & ANDROID DEVICES

All Four Jurassic Films in One Action-Packed Mobile Game, Available on the App Store and Google Play Today

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Universal Brand Development today announced the release of LEGO ® Jurassic World™ for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, available now on the App Store and Google Play. For the first time ever with a LEGO videogame, players can use Apple’s 3D Touch controls to enhance their experience.

The action-packed adventure game brings the excitement of all four Jurassic films to one mobile game for the first time, spanning more than two decades of epic films from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, including Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III and the recent box office blockbuster Jurassic World. Reimagined with TT Games’ signature LEGO humour, the thrilling adventure recreates unforgettable scenes and action sequences from the films, allowing fans to experience for themselves the franchise’s most memorable moments and the opportunity to fully explore the expansive grounds of Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna.

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LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood Movie Now Available for Pre-Order

March 30, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood

The upcoming LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood original movie is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Like with many other LEGO movies, there will be an exclusive minifigure with Scooby. This version of him has a slightly different face printing than what’s already been released in sets. Both the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital HD Combo Pack and the Standard version will include the minifigure. LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood will be released on May 10, 2016.

Scooby-Doo and the Gang in Their First LEGO Movie!

Oooh, Hollywood! The glitz, the glam…the Headless Horseman! Join your favorite K-9 sleuth, Scooby-Doo, along with Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. gang as they find themselves in a Tinseltown twist. While on a VIP tour of the legendary Brickton Studios, Scooby and friends get a firsthand experience of the rumored hauntings when classic movie monsters drop in for a creepy casting call. There’s only one way to solve this thriller and save the aging studio – it’s Mystery Inc.’s movie magic time. Grab your Scooby Snacks and hop in the director’s chair for this all-new LEGO movie!

Special Features:

Scooby-Doo and LEGO Too Featurette
Scooby-Doo’s Sleuthing Secrets Featurette
3 Bonus Vintage Cartoons

LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood

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LEGO DFB Minifigure Series (71014) Live Stream Reveal on April 12

March 30, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Back at the 2016 Nurember Toy Fair, LEGO announced there will be a special LEGO Minifigure series dedicated to the German national football team, DFB (Die Mannschaft). It looks like our friends over at PromoBricks has some more details on these minifigures from a press release that was sent to them.

On April 12, there will be a live stream to reveal the players for the LEGO DFB Minifigure Series (71014). There’s no hints or rumors on which players will be included so far but everything will be confirmed in a few weeks.

Some more details we already know about of the DFB Series include them being available starting on May 14 and will be retailing for €2.99. However another thing that is unknown is whether or not they’ll be available worldwide or just in Germany.

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Video Game Classic Captain Marvel & Masters of Evil DLC Packs Available Today

March 29, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Classic Captain Marvel DLC

If you have the Season Pass for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game, there are a couple of DLC packs that you can download starting today.

The first DLC is the Classic Captain Marvel Pack which includes playable characters of Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Kang the Conqueror, Magnitron, Moonstone, Poundcakes, Tic, Warbird, and Wonder Man. You also get Captain Marvel’s Skycycle as one of the vehicles that you can use.

After an exploding alien machine grants her amazing super powers, Carol Danvers became the interstellar Super Hero known as Captain Marvel! Now, when arch-enemies reappear in her life, it’s up to Captain Marvel to save the city of New York. This pack features eight playable characters, a new vehicle, and one new level.

The other DLC that was released today for the Season Pass is the Masters of Evil Pack. This DLC has playable characters of Baron Zemo, Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Black Knight (Nathan Garrett), Enchantress, Executioner, Iron Man (Classic), Melter, Radioactive Man, Thor (Classic), Valinor, and Whirlwind.

Baron Zemo and his Masters of Evil are up to no good when they attempt to lure out the Avengers and defeat them in this re-telling of the classic 1963 comic book adventure. This pack features 11 playable characters and one new level.

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Masters of Evil DLC

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LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia Exclusive Jay Minifigure Revealed

March 29, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia

Earlier today LEGO revealed the exclusive Jay minifigure that will be included in the LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia. This version of Jay is the Techno Silver stone armor version that we’ve seen the other ninjas already have. Also included with the book is the Starfarer comic book. The book will be released on June 7, 2016 but you can pre-order it now on Amazon.

LEGO® NINJAGO™: Character Encyclopedia, a New York Times bestseller, has been updated and expanded with 48 brand-new pages of LEGO NINJAGO minifigures and sets, making it the ultimate book for your little ninja.

Read each character’s ninja file to learn what makes each one special and unique, and find out which weapon each ninja uses. From Ninja to Nindroid, each character has a brilliantly photographed page filled with amazing facts and trivia, like which minifigure is the rarest and which minifigure can be found in the most LEGO NINJAGO sets. Explore the vehicles, weapons, and locations that make up the LEGO NINJAGO world.

Discover everything there is to know about the Masters of Spinjitzu in DK’s updated and expanded LEGO NINJAGO: Character Encyclopedia.

LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Officially Announced

March 29, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

LEGO has officially announced the upcoming LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) which are set to be released on May 1st. Instead of the normal 16 minifigures that we’ve been getting, there will now be 18 of some of your favorite Disney characters while the pricing will still be the same at $3.99 each. Check out the press release and individual images is the minifigures below.

New LEGO® Minifigures Series Features First-Ever Disney Character Edition

– LEGO Minifigures Collection Features 18 Iconic Disney Characters –

BILLUND, Denmark (March 29, 2016) – The LEGO Group today announced its 18th collection of LEGO® Minifigures starring some of The Walt Disney Company’s most beloved characters inspired by stories from across the entire Disney universe. Eighteen new minifigures bring to life in LEGO form for the first time the playful personalities of some of the most iconic characters from Disney classics such as Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland to Disney·Pixar favorites like The Incredibles and Toy Story.

“For more than 16 years, fans have been recreating their most beloved Disney stories through LEGO play,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president of licensing and entertainment for The LEGO Group. “This year, we’re excited to give them a diverse collection of Disney characters from classic storylines, to never-before-seen LEGO likenesses of Disney icons in order to further the creative play possibilities for Disney and LEGO fans alike.”

This collectible series of LEGO Minifigures will be widely available for purchase in all major toy retailers, as well as at shop.LEGO.com and in LEGO Stores

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game PlayStation Interview

March 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The PlayStation YouTube channel has posted some a new video about the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game. The video interviews TT Games Lead Story Designer Graham Goring as he describes some of the new features that will be in the game such as Multi-Builds, Blaster Battles, and the Flight gameplay.

Goring also shares that there are about 40 different vehicles varying from creatures like the Luggabeast and Mouse Droid to the full size ships as well as the Microfighters.

Finally, Goring shares that PlayStation owners will be to get an exclusive Phantom Limb level pack which tells the story of how C-3PO gets his red arm. Along with that, there is also the PS exclusive Droid Character Pack that allows to play various droids.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the FIRST official Gameplay Trailer for LEGO® Star Wars: The Force Awakens™, showcasing the exciting new content that will be coming to a galaxy… not so far, far away on June 28, 2016. For the first time, fans can get a glimpse of the brand new features available in this epic adventure, including:

· Blaster Battles – Players can now engage in intense Blaster Battles, seeking cover behind nearby objects, which is a first for a LEGO game. Characters can then pop out from the safety of cover to fight enemies with blaster fire.

· Multi-Builds – The enhanced Multi-Builds system allows players to choose from multiple building options to solve a puzzle and advance the game in different ways. For

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Official LEGO Uniqlo T-Shirts Expand to US

March 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Uniqlo T-shirts

Recently LEGO joined in a collaboration with Japanese apparel brand Uniqlo to produce official LEGO t-shirts which has now expanded their collection to here in the US. There are eleven different designs for men, seven for girls, and five for boys. There’s no word yet on when women designs will be released.

All the shirts are made from 100% cotton and includes the LEGO logo at the bottom of the shirt. The pricing is decent for an official LEGO shirt which starts at $9.90 for boys and girls and $14.90 for men.

Check out all the designs of the LEGO Uniquo t-shirts that are available for purchase over on their website.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Wayne Manor Teaser Trailer Released

March 28, 2016 / / 6 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie Villains

For the second time in less than a week, there’s a new teaser trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie. This teaser features Wayne Manor and it also introduces Batman’s butler, Alfred Pennyworth portrayed by Ralph Fiennes.

The teaser trailer also gives us another look at some of the villains in the movie including The Penguin, The Riddler, Killer Croc, Catwoman, Bane, Clayface, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Mr Freeze, Two-Face, Scarecrow.

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LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) Giveaway

March 27, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468)

Today is Easter Sunday and to celebrate, I’m going to do a giveaway for the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468). For those in the US and Canada, you already know that this set is fairly rare as it was only available for a very short time on LEGO Shop@Home and and at Toys R Us. Even at TRU, it was hard to find since most stores didn’t have them on the shelves and were holding them behind the guest services desk or people have been buying them up in bulk since there was no limit.

I did purchase one extra set for this giveaway and the rules are the same as other giveaways, just do the objectives in the widget below. The contest is worldwide and shipping is included. It will run for a week until April 3, 2016 and which I will announce the winner after.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Details

March 27, 2016 / / 11 Comments

Back at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, LEGO revealed the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) that will be coming out later this year but there were no details on it. Our friends over at PromoBricks has found out some concrete info on it including the release date of August 1 and will be priced at €299 and £249 which was revealed at the London Toy Fair.

In addition, a Swiss online shop does not mention that there are any batteries included like the other Technic sets so we can assume there are no Power Functions in the set so the pricing of the set will be mostly on the parts count which is still unknown at this time.

Another small detail that Michael has given is that the Porsche 911 GT3 RS will be a “lava orange” color and not the prototype camouflage that is shown in the image above which car makers use to disguise their future models.

Given some of the details, are you still on board with the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) or has it deterred you somewhat?

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LEGO Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Movie Poster

March 26, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

To celebrate the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice yesterday, LEGO posted the above image on their social media sites to promote the movie as well as the sets that go along with it. The image basically recreates one of the official posters for the movie in LEGO minifigure form and it looks awesome. I wish this was one of the posters that LEGO gives out as a promotion but it doesn’t look like there will be one but you can download a high-quality version that you can print out and hang up.

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LEGO Dimensions Easter Eggs Press Release

March 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Dimensions

Easter Eggs are fun for all ages, as proven by the treasure trove of hidden content found in movies, TV and especially videogames. Because LEGO Dimensions brings together so many different entertainment brands, the game is filled with interesting crossover content that will make you feel nostalgic while simultaneously hitting your funny bone.

LEGO Dimensions

These in-game Easter Eggs bring together some unexpected couplings, like the Ghostbusters having a friendly run in with Rose and Jack-like figures on a sunken ship:

LEGO Dimensions

Other in-game secrets include Wonder Woman’s run in with the ghoulish Librarian from the Ghostbusters film, the Doctor standing in front of a wall tagged “Bad Wolf,” and a Vigo mural from Ghostbusters that sends players on fun side quests.

LEGO Dimensions

LEGO Dimensions

LEGO Dimensions

LEGO Dimensions

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LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One Set Pricing and Piece Count

March 25, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Earlier this year, it was revealed that there would be some LEGO Star Wars sets based on the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie and it looks like there will be another Force Friday event for it.

We already knew the set numbers but today over on NeoGAF and on PromoBricks, there is now information about the piece count and pricing for the sets in USD and Euros which are as follows:

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

Buildable figures:

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

Until confirmed, take this information as only rumors but don’t be surprised if the info is correct. Thanks to Christian for the email.

**Image courtesy of PromoBricks**

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LEGO Brand Store Sales Until April 10

March 25, 2016 / / 10 Comments

Starting today, LEGO Brand Stores in the US and Canada will be having a sale on a lot of sets, most likely to clear out inventory space. Some sets, especially the exclusives, are already retired but your mileage may vary if your store has them in stock or not. I’m only listing the US pricing but for Canadians, use the discount percentage off of your prices. The sale will last until April 10, 2016.

Product Description Discount US RRP Sale Price
10594 Sofia the First Royal Stable 20% $24.99 $19.98
10617 My First Farm 20% $19.99 $15.98
10674 Pony Farm 20% $29.99 $23.98
10686 Family House 20% $29.99 $23.98
10694 LEGO® Creative Supplement Bright 20% $19.99 $15.98
21022 Lincoln Memorial 20% $29.99 $23.98
21023 Flatiron Building 20% $39.99 $31.98
31029 Cargo Heli 20% $9.99 $7.98
31033 Vehicle Transporter 20% $24.99 $19.98
31035 Beach Hut 20% $29.99 $23.98
31043 Chopper Transporter 20% $9.99 $7.98
31046 Fast Car 20% $19.99 $15.98
41063 Ariel’s Undersea Palace 20% $54.99 $43.98
41066 Anna & Kristoff’s Sleigh Adventure 20% $29.99 $23.98
41068 Arendelle Castle Celebration 20% $29.99 $23.98
41075 The Elves’ Treetop Hideaway 20% $49.99 $39.98
41093 Heartlake Hair Salon 20% $29.99 $23.98
41094 Heartlake Lighthouse 20% $39.99 $31.98
41095 Emma’s House 20% $69.99 $55.98
41103 Pop Star Recording Studio 20% $14.99 $11.98
41104 Pop Star Dressing Room 20% $29.99 $23.98
41105 Pop Star Show Stage 20% $39.99 $31.98
41106 Pop Star Tour Bus 20% $59.99 $47.98
60078 Utility Shuttle 20% $24.99 $19.98
60079 Training Jet Transporter 20% $49.99 $39.98
60108 Fire
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LEGO Nexo Knights Event at Select Walmart Stores

March 24, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights fans, there’s some sort of event going on tomorrow, March 25, from 1:00-6:00pm in select Walmart stores. Attendees to the event will get a FREE LEGO Nexo Knights gift, while supplies last. I have absolutely no idea what this gift is or which stores will be holding the event but it’s worth checking out if you have a store near you.

Thanks to Joseph for emailing in the image.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Easter Eggs

March 24, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

Earlier this morning, the much-anticipated teaser trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie was released and if you didn’t watch it a few times or closely enough, there were plenty of Easter eggs that you may have missed.

Fortunately, some hardcore LEGO fans like Just2Good, have picked apart the teaser and has pointed out some cool stuff like Batman’s suit collection where there was plenty to look at like the Pirate/Buccaneer Batman which we’ll be getting in the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia, Batman Beyond, and Knightmare Batman from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Another thing that was pointed out was the villains in the movie like Scarecrow, a Bigfig Bane, Killer Croc, Catwoman, and Captain Boomerang. Check out J2G’s video below to see all the Easter eggs in The LEGO Batman Movie.

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie Details

March 24, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

Not to be outdone by The LEGO Batman Movie teaser trailer this morning, there’s some news about The LEGO Ninjago Movie that is slated to be released on September 22, 2017. The movie is now in the production stage and we also have a logo for the movie but that could change between now and the release. The Movie Insider also has some details of the plot for The LEGO Ninjago Movie:

Ninjago is the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, using their skill and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens, struggling against their greatest enemy: high school.

As you can see, it’s very different from what we’re used to seeing on the hit TV animated series. What do you think of the plot that’s been given for The LEGO Ninjago Movie?

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LEGO Dimensions Superhero Mashup Press Release

March 24, 2016 / / 0 Comments

To celebrate the upcoming release of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released an epic new LEGO Dimensions trailer bringing The Dark Knight, the Man of Steel and DC Comics’ mightiest heroes face to face with the universe’s most notorious supervillains.

New LEGO® Dimensions™ Trailer Brings Together DC Comics’ Mightiest Super Heroes and Super-Villains

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released a new trailer for LEGO Dimensions in celebration of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the first live-action film to feature both Batman and Superman, as well as the first theatrical live-action portrayal of Wonder Woman.

Fans can build and play with these iconic DC Comics Super Heroes and more in LEGO Dimensions. Not only does the Starter Pack come with a buildable Batman minifigure and 3-in-1 rebuildable Batmobile, but players can also customize their building and gaming adventures with the purchase of additional DC Comics expansion packs. These packs include the DC Comics Team Pack and five different Fun Packs which each provide additional gameplay, buildable characters, and rebuildable vehicles and gadgets with special in-game abilities. Expansion Packs from the worlds of The Lord of Rings, The LEGO Movie, Ghostbusters, LEGO Ninjago, The Simpsons, and many more, let players create new, unexpected super alliances of their choosing in the quest to defeat the evil Lord Vortech.

The DC Comics Superman Fun Pack includes a buildable Superman minifigure and Hover Pod. Players can bring the Man of Steel to life in the game and activate his Flying, Dive, Invulnerability, Laser Deflector,

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Blocks Issue 18 Press Release

March 24, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Blocks Issue 18

The folks over at Blocks has sent over the press release for Issue 18 of the magazine which is now available for purchase.

Issue 18 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers and on shelves nationwide in the UK.

This month, we celebrate all things Batman v Superman, with an exclusive series of builds, reviews of the new sets and the lowdown on how to create the perfect Dark Knight Tumbler.

Elsewhere, MOD Squad member Daniel Konstanski shows us how you can improve your Carbon Freezing Chamber, while we catch up with the Brick to the Past team and find out whether TT Games’ latest effort is worth your time.

There’s much more besides, including reviews of the latest Frozen sets and a behind-the-scenes look at David Pickard’s Blacktron project. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya on his DC Comics exhibition.

Get your copy now in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

Blocks Issue 18

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The LEGO Batman Movie Batcave Teaser Trailer Released

March 24, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

The past few days, we’ve been getting small tidbids of the new The LEGO Batman Movie with some screencaps and the official logo but today we have the first teaser trailer for the movie of the Batcave. The LEGO Batman Movie will be in theaters February 10, 2017.

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LEGO Ideas Rolling BB-8 Achieves 10,000 Supporters

March 23, 2016 / / 14 Comments

The Rolling BB-8 project by mjsmiley is the latest one to get 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the new fan favorite droid and it is able to actually roll. The model uses only official LEGO parts including the Star Wars Planet shells as the body. The head is able to stay upright with magnets. The project also proposes a base station that is able to show the rolling ability with a crank.

The Rolling BB-8 now joins a plethera of projects that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage including the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, the Old Fishing Store, the Jedi High Council, and Particle Accelerator, and the Jurassic Park Visitor Center.

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More LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

March 23, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game - The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack

Earlier today, LEGO released another trailer for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game but in this one, they snuck in something at the end of the video. It was revealed that if you pre-order the Deluxe Edition of the game, you’ll be getting early access to The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack. If you are a Amazon Prime member, you’ll be getting 20% off the game when you check out.

GameStopicon also has revealed their exclusive bonus for all systems with the Jabba’s Palace Character Pack which includes:

The dregs of the galaxy’s criminal underworld come to LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Jabba’s Palace Character Pack. This character pack includes the mighty Jabba the Hutt and his loyal retainers Bib Fortuna, Malakili and Gamorrean Guards, plus the bounty hunter Booush, dancer Oola, and Princess Leia in her Jabba’s barge costume.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game - Jabba's Palace Character Pack

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Brickbuilderspro March 10% Off Sale

March 23, 2016 / / 0 Comments

It’s March Madness at Brickbuilderspro. Check out the new pieces and parts stocked for Spring. Take 10% off Stickers and Printed Pieces with Promo Code: MADMARCH

visit www.brickbuilderspro.com

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Stormtrooper (30602) Revealed as May the 4th 2016 Promo

March 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper (30602) - May the 4th

If you missed my previous post of the LEGO May 2016 Store Calendar, the exclusive minifigure was revealed to be the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Stormtrooper (30602). At first, the minifigure looks extremely close to the one found in the First Order Battle Pack (75132). The only difference is that the torso has a minor addition and a backpack. This version of the Stormtrooper looks to be Jakku version of the character but that could be debated.

Initial responses to the First Order Stormtrooper (30602) have been somewhat negative as many people are fine with the one that came in the Battle Pack. Since technically it is a new exclusive, albeit the small changes, polybag collectors will still probably want one however there could have been other better choices of characters. Do note that the threshold to get the minifigure for free is now $50 for 2016 instead of the $75 from previous years. Maybe LEGO is banking on people getting multiples of this polybag with the lower price.

LEGO Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper (30602) - May the 4th

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LEGO Nexo Knights Coloring Pages

March 23, 2016 / / 0 Comments

This post may be more focused toward the younger kids but The Brick Show has created some free printable coloring pages for the new LEGO Nexo Knights theme. There are 29 different ones, one for each character of the theme, that you can print out to use for your activities.

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LEGO May 2016 Store Calendar Promos & Events

March 23, 2016 / / 4 Comments

May 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

The May 2016 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can see the various promotions and events that will be happening in the month. On May 1st, the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) are scheduled to be released but it doesn’t say on the calendar.

April 30-May 4 – The May the 4th event continues this year and the exclusive minifigure that will be given out is the First Order Stormtrooper with a LEGO Star Wars purchase of $50 or more.

April 30-May 4 – Earn Double VIP Points on on LEGO Star Wars purchases. You also get a free The Force Awakens poster with any Star Wars purchase.

May 27-30 – The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag will be available with purchases of $35 or more.

May 3-4 – The VIP Monthly Mini Build will be a Hedgehog (40212).

May 7 – LEGO Elves Building Event at LEGO Brand Stores.

May 9-10 – Free LEGO Star Wars Master Your Force Jango Fett character card when kids build a Star Wars spaceship and compete against others at LEGO Brand Stores.

May 16 – Minifigure Swap Day at LEGO Brand Stores.

May 18-31 – VIPs get early access to a new exclusive LEGO set. Rumor has it that it could be the LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253) but we’ll see in a few weeks when LEGO released their press release of the set.

May 23-24 – Free LEGO Star Wars Master Your Force Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios character card.

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LEGO.com Celebrates 20 Years on the World Wide Web

March 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

It may not seem like that long ago but the term “World Wide Web” was coined less than 30 years ago. Today is LEGO.com’s 20th Anniversary on the internet and they have posted a page showing some of the different iterations of the site. The simplicity of the site in 1996 is just pure nostalgia as I remember seeing other websites looking similar when I first got online in school. Ah, who remembers using good ol’ Netscape as your browser back then and that dial-up modem sound. If you want to actually use the older versions of LEGO’s site, head on over to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine and you can still browse around.

At the bottom of the page, there’s a matching game and if you match up five things, you get to download wallpapers from various classic themes like Town, Western, Technic, Trains, Time Cruisers, Pirates, Aquazone, Space, Castle, and a MOC using classic parts. If you know a browser trick, you don’t actually have to play the game and directly download the images but where’s the fun in that?

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Gameplay Trailer

March 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Just a short while ago, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a new press release and gameplay trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game. There are some new features that will be in the game including Blaster Battles, Multi-Builds, and Flight Gameplay. The game will be released on June 28, 2016 and remember if you purchase the Deluxe Edition of the game, you’ll get the Season Pass as well as the exclusive Finn (30605) minifigure polybag. Check out the gameplay trailer below.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the FIRST official Gameplay Trailer for LEGO® Star Wars: The Force Awakens™, showcasing the exciting new content that will be coming to a galaxy… not so far, far away on June 28, 2016. For the first time, fans can get a glimpse of the brand new features available in this epic adventure, including:

· Blaster Battles – Players can now engage in intense Blaster Battles, seeking cover behind nearby objects, which is a first for a LEGO game. Characters can then pop out from the safety of cover to fight enemies with blaster fire.

· Multi-Builds – The enhanced Multi-Builds system allows players to choose from multiple building options to solve a puzzle and advance the game in different ways. For the first time, t he same pile of LEGO bricks can be used in multiple ways, with the player building and re-building different objects for different purposes.

· Flight Gameplay – Experience the thrill of high-speed, action-packed flight gameplay like never before, piloting iconic

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens HISHE

March 22, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you haven’t seen it yet, the Brotherhood Workshop has teamed up with How It Should Have Ended on creating a HISHE for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in LEGO. The video was created for the 2016 SXSW Video Game Awards show this past Saturday.

I won’t say much about the video but some of the dialogue acknowledges some potential spoilers from The Force Awakens, if you haven’t seen it yet (still?!?). If you watch the credits, our friend Tommy Williamson from BrickNerd was also recognized for the project.

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Life-Size LEGO Batmobile Displayed for European Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Premiere

March 22, 2016 / / 1 Comment

To celebrate the European premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in London, England, LEGO unveiled a life-size model the Batmobile from the movie which is also seen in the DC Comics Super Heroes Kryptonite Interception (76045) set. The Batmobile was created by Bright Bricks with 100,000 bricks over three months time.

If you haven’t read my review of the Kryptonite Interception (76045), it’s a really nice set and the Batmobile is a good representation of the vehicle.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Logo Revealed

March 22, 2016 / / 7 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

Earlier today while I was at work, Will Arnett tweeted out an image of the official logo for The LEGO Batman Movie. This comes a day after we got our first look at some scenes from the upcoming movie and tomorrow, we’ll be getting the first trailer. The LEGO Batman Movie will be released on February 10, 2017. Now let’s see who’s the fastest to create a MOC of the logo.

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LEGO Ninjago Wu Cru Training (30424) Polybag Image Found

March 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Ninjago Wu Cru Training (30424)

Over on Brickset, there’s an image of a new LEGO Ninjago polybag called Wu Cru Training (30424). It features Sensei Wu and Jay doing some training in front of a little display area. There’s no word yet on how to get the polybag whether it be by a promotion or for purchase.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout Movie Box Art & Nightwing Minifigure

March 21, 2016 / / 13 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Gotham City Breakout

There will be another LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes animated film coming out later this year called Justice League: Gotham City Breakout and now there’s an image of the movie as well as the Nightwing exclusive minifigure that will be included in the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital HD combo pack. Not much is known about the movie at this time but we do get a new version of the Nightwing minifigure with blue batons.

Thanks to RonaldTM for the email heads up.

*Via Minifigure Price Guide**

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The LEGO Batman Movie First Look

March 21, 2016 / / 6 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

USA Today has given us our first look at some scenes from the new The LEGO Batman Movie that will be coming out on February 10, 2017. There we can some shots of Will Arnett’s cool looking Batcave with a variety of cowls and suits. We can also see the new Batwing which I assume will become an official set when the movie comes out.

Along with Will Arnett, there will be a star-studded voice casting with Ralph Fiennes as Alfred, Michael Cera as Dick Grayson/Robin, Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Zach Galifianakis as the Joker, and Mariah Carey as Gotham’s mayor. The first trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie will be released this Wednesday.

The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie

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New LEGO Nexo Knights Army Builder Sets Found

March 21, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights Knights Army Builder (853515)

CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has found a couple of new LEGO Nexo Knights army builder sets that will be releasing pretty soon with the Knights Army (853515) and the Monsters Army (853516). Each set comes with four minifigures as well as some weapons and accessories. If these army builder set continues the trend like previous themes, they should retail between $9.99 and $14.99. No word yet on when they will be releasing.

LEGO Nexo Knights Monsters Army Builder (853516)

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LEGO Disney Princess & Juniors Summer 2016 Official Images

March 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel's Best Day Ever (41065)

Earlier today, official images of summer 2016 LEGO Nexo Knights and LEGO Friends became available and now there are also some for LEGO Disney Princess and LEGO Juniors, also from Amazon UK. Since there aren’t that many sets, I’ll just combine those two themes in this post.

The highlight from the Disney Princess wave is probably Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067) with the new characters like Belle, Beast, Mrs. Pott, Cup, Cogsworth, and Lumiere. For the Juniors set, the DC Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724) has the same hero minifigures but Lex Luthor returns and his armor is similar to the 30164 polybag except it is light green instead of dark green as before.

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel’s Best Day Ever (41065)

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel's Best Day Ever (41065)

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel's Best Day Ever (41065)

LEGO Disney Princess Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

LEGO Disney Princess Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

LEGO Disney Princess Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

LEGO Disney Princess Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

LEGO Juniors DC Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724)

LEGO Juniors Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724)

LEGO Juniors Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724)

LEGO Juniors Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724)

LEGO Juniors Friends Stephanie’s Horse Carriage (10726)

LEGO Juniors Friends Stephanie’s Horse Carriage (10726)

LEGO Juniors Friends Stephanie’s Horse Carriage (10726)

LEGO Juniors Friends Stephanie’s Horse Carriage (10726)

LEGO Juniors Friends Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)

LEGO Juniors Friends Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)

LEGO Juniors Friends Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)

LEGO Juniors Friends Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)

LEGO Juniors Friends Mia’s Clinic (10728)

LEGO Juniors Friends Mia’s Clinic (10728)

LEGO Juniors Friends Mia’s Clinic (10728)

LEGO Juniors Friends Mia’s Clinic (10728)

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LEGO Friends Summer 2016 Official Images

March 21, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Nexo Knights

In keeping up with official images of some summer 2016 wave sets, the ones for the new LEGO Friends sets are now also available from Amazon. Included are some of the more highly anticipated Amusement Park sub-theme sets minus the two larger ones such as the Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130) and Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133). I’ll add those once those images become available.

Update: Images of the Amusement Park Roller Coaster are available via Mister Bricks.

Foal Washing Station (41123)

LEGO Friends Foal Washing Station (41123)

LEGO Friends Foal Washing Station (41123)

LEGO Friends Foal Washing Station (41123)

Puppy Daycare (41124)

LEGO Friends Puppy Daycare (41124)

LEGO Friends Puppy Daycare (41124)

LEGO Friends Puppy Daycare (41124)

Vet Horse Trailer (41125)

LEGO Friends Vet Horse Trailer (41125)

LEGO Friends Vet Horse Trailer (41125)

LEGO Friends Vet Horse Trailer (41125)

Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)


Amusement Park Arcade (41127)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Arcade (41127)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Arcade (41127)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Arcade (41127)

Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)

Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)

Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130)

Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133)

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LEGO Nexo Knights Summer 2016 Official Images

March 21, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights

It looks like some official images of some summer 2016 wave LEGO sets have started to appear online on Amazon France today including the LEGO Nexo Knights sets. These sets were first seen earlier this year at the Nuremberg and New York Toy Fairs.

The Glob Lobber (70318)

LEGO Nexo Knights The Glob Lobber (70318)

LEGO Nexo Knights The Glob Lobber (70318)

LEGO Nexo Knights The Glob Lobber (70318)

Macy’s Thunder Mace (70319)

LEGO Nexo Knights Macy's Thunder Mace (70319)

LEGO Nexo Knights Macy's Thunder Mace (70319)

LEGO Nexo Knights Macy's Thunder Mace (70319)

Aaron Fox’s Aero-Striker V2 (70320)

LEGO Nexo Knights Aaron Fox's Aero-Striker V2 (70320)

LEGO Nexo Knights Aaron Fox's Aero-Striker V2 (70320)

LEGO Nexo Knights Aaron Fox's Aero-Striker V2 (70320)

Axl’s Tower Carrier (70322)

LEGO Nexo Knights Axl's Tower Carrier (70322)

LEGO Nexo Knights Axl's Tower Carrier (70322)

LEGO Nexo Knights Axl's Tower Carrier (70322)

Jestro’s Volcano Lair (70323)

LEGO Nexo Knights Jestro's Volcano Lair (70323)

LEGO Nexo Knights Jestro's Volcano Lair (70323)

LEGO Nexo Knights Jestro's Volcano Lair (70323)

Ultimate Axl (70336)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Axl (70336)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Axl (70336)

Ultimate Lance (70337)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Lance (70337)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Lance (70337)

Ultimate General Magmar (70338)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate General Magmar (70338)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate General Magmar (70338)

Ultimate Flama (70339)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Flama (70339)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Flama (70339)

**Via Hoth Bricks**

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LEGO Star Wars Droid Escape Pod (75136) Review

March 20, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Droid Escape Pod (75136)

Earlier this month here in the US, LEGO released another LEGO Star Wars Original Trilogy set with the Droid Escape Pod (75136). The set contains 197 pieces and retails for $24.99 for a not so good $0.13/piece ratio. The contents of the box include two numbered bags, the instructions, and a sticker sheet.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021) Amazon Deal

March 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

If you’re a fan of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets and still haven’t picked up The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021) yet, Amazon has it on sale for their Deal of the Day for $49.99 which is 33% off the retail price. The set has technically been retired but it seems Amazon still has stock of them and is offering it at a very discounted price. The offer will be available for 11 more hour as of this post or while supplies last.

There are also a lot of other sets from various themes on sale as well. Check out the full list here.

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LEGO Star Wars Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137) Review

March 19, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137)

LEGO fans have been waiting for a new Cloud City type set for the LEGO Star Wars theme for a very long time and this year we get a set that’s part of the whole scene with the Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137). This set contains a moderate 231 pieces and retails for $24.99. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions booklet.

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Brick Generals Custom One Punch Man Saitama LEGO Minifigure Review

March 18, 2016 / / 5 Comments

Brick Generals Custom One Punch Man Saitama

A few weeks ago, Brick Generals, formerly known as Brick Bastards started selling a new custom LEGO minifigure named Superhero. If you follow Japanese manga or anime, you would instantly recognize him as Saitama, the protagonist from One Punch Man (ワンパンマン). I never purchase custom minifigures but I knew I had to get it since it’s one of my favorite animes in recent years.

Brick Generals Custom One Punch Man Saitama

The Superhero is made from 100% LEGO parts including the red boxing gloves as his hands and a white cape. The torso has printing of his yellow jumpsuit while the legs finish off the look. The only thing that I wish it had was red boot printing since he had it in the anime. The head printing is perfect with his rather bland expression but there is some minor smudging on the nose. Otherwise the

The price for the Saitama/Superhero minifigure is SGD 29.90 which ended up to be about $25 with the currency conversion and shipping from Singapore. I think the price isn’t too bad even though there isn’t that much custom printing. Again, you can purchase it from Brick Generals and it took about two weeks from order to delivery.

Brick Generals Custom One Punch Man Saitama

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011) Complete Set Giveaway

March 18, 2016 / / 72 Comments

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

Since I haven’t done a giveaway in a while and I have some extras of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011), here’s your chance to win a complete set of them. The contest will start today and will run for two weeks until midnight April 1, 2016. There will be one winner and it will be drawn shortly after the contest is over.

I’m trying a different giveaway app to see if it works a bit better than the one I’ve used before. If you’ve entered other contests before, the rules are pretty similar to before.

Good luck!

**Thank you to the LEGO ARP Team for providing the minifigures for the giveaway. Prize will be mailed by me.**

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

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LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233) Review

March 17, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

A few days ago, LEGO released the newest wave of LEGO Dimensions expansion packs including the Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233). This Fun Pack contains 65 pieces and normally retails for $14.99 but they’ve been on sale for half off recently.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

Minifigure

The minifigure included in the Fun Pack is the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man which many LEGO Ghostbusters fans have been waiting for. He’s a pretty simple minifigure but the character is represented perfectly in minifigure form. The torso has the red scarf pattern which could be very nice for other minifigure uses while the head and collar piece is one mold. The head itself is very nice with the little molding details of the chubby face. Finally it comes with the NFC disc that all Dimensions minifigures come with.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

Build

The main build for the Fun Pack is the Terror Dog. It does resemble the demonic beast very well even though it is brick-built. The face has the angry look that is accentuated by the red eyes. The head

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

The first alternate build for the Terror Dog is the Terror Dog Destroyer. It’s almost the same as the regular one but it has two heads.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

The last build for the Terror Dog is the Soaring Terror Dog which is a flying version of it that kind of look like a dragon.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

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Blokpod Sorting and Storage Solution Review

March 17, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Blokpod Sorting and Storage

A few years ago, LEGO released the Sort and Store (5001125) which was shaped like a minifigure head that allows you to shake the head to sort your bricks. This allows you to theorically sort your large, medium, and small bricks into their respective trays.

After about a year on the market, the LEGO Sort and Store was retired and no official LEGO product has had that feature since. Since then a fairly new third-party company called Blokpod has released a new product that has a similar design and use as the Sort and Store. However there are some differences between the two. First is the transparent case. You can actually see your bricks and how they get sorted when you shake it. Another difference is that it is larger and contains four compartments for even more storage capacity.

Blokpod Sorting and Storage

With Blokpod, you remove the trays by turning them clockwise instead of anticlockwise as the instructions say and vice versa to lock them in place. The plastic is pretty stiff when you first use it but they loosen up once you open it up more. They are modular so you can add more or less to your liking.

Blokpod Sorting and Storage

Again, the premise of the Blokpod is the same as the old Sort and Store. You pour in your bricks and at the top and give it a good shake. The smallest pieces theoretically are supposed to fall to the bottom while larger pieces are supposed to stay in the higher levels. As you can see, some of the … Continue

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Video Game Confirms More DLCs Starting March 29

March 17, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Video Game

Just a short while ago, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment sent out an official press release for the new DLCs that was first reported on yesterday for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game. The first new DLC that will be released is the Classic Captain Marvel Pack which comes out on March 29.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Season Pass Update – First DLC Pack Coming March 29

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the first downloadable content (DLC) for LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers will be the Classic Captain Marvel Character & Level Pack and The Masters of Evil Character & Level Pack, both available on March 29, 2016. These are the first two offerings in the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Season Pass, which grants players access to a variety of the game’s add-on content packs, including an abundance of well-known Marvel characters, brand new levels and additional story-driven content. Here is the complete breakdown of the Season Pass DLC:

Available starting March 29:

Classic Captain Marvel Character & Level Pack

· After an exploding alien machine grants her amazing super powers, Carol Danvers became the interstellar Super Hero known as Captain Marvel! Now, when arch-enemies reappear in her life, it’s up to Captain Marvel to save the city of New York. This pack features eight playable characters, a new vehicle, and one new level.
· Characters and vehicles included: Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel’s Skycycle, Helen Cobb’s Plane, Kang The Conqueror, Magnitron, Moonstone, Poundcakes, Tic, Warbird, and Wonder Man

Classic The Masters of Evil Character & Level Pack

· Baron

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LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) Cancelled From Shop@Home Orders

March 16, 2016 / / 30 Comments

LEGO Shop@Home Iconic Easter

For some reason, the recently released LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) has been rather popular among LEGO fans. If you followed my post this past weekend, Shop@Home North America had an unannounced promotion for the Chicken Suit Guy Minifigure for only a few hours while supplies lasted. Those who placed an order for it during that short period of time would have potentially gotten one as it was a nice incentive to make a purchase. That’s until the last couple of days when people, including me, started getting emails that the Iconic Easter Minifigure has exceeded LEGO’s expectations and were no long available and thus being cancelled from the order.

I have a feeling that this piece of news may upset a lot of people who were affected and were looking forward to getting the set. If you’re still looking for it, your local Toys R Us store might still have them in stock. The last time I checked at my store, they were up at guest services behind the counter but that may vary with your store. The item number is #648866.

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More DLCs Coming for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Video Game

March 16, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Xbox Acheivements has posted some new achievements for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game which reveals that there are more DLC packs coming for the game that includes The Masters of Evil, Classic Captain Marvel, All-New All-Different Doctor Strange, Classic Black Panther, and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

There’s no word on when these new DLCs will be dropping or how much they’ll cost but Season Pass holders will be able to get them for free.

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

**Via Brick Fanatics**

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 4 Expansion Press Release

March 15, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Wave 4 Expansion

Earlier today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment sent over the official press release for Wave 4 of the LEGO Dimensions expansion packs. If you haven’t read it yet, we had an exclusive interview with TT Games Associate Producer Mark Warburton about the Midway Arcade Level Pack (71235)

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LEGO® Dimensions™ Powers Up Gameplay with Midway Arcade Level Pack and Three Fun Packs Based on DC Comics and Ghostbusters

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the release of the new LEGO Dimensions Midway Arcade Level Pack and highly collectable DC Comics Superman and DC Comics Aquaman and Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Packs. Players can customize their building and gaming adventures in LEGO Dimensions with the purchase of these Wave 4 expansion packs which provide additional gameplay, buildable characters, and rebuildable 3-in-1 vehicles and gadgets with special in-game abilities. All expansion packs provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game, for a crazy mash-up multiverse.

The Midway Arcade Level Pack comes with a buildable Gamer Kid minifigure and G-6155 Spy Hunter vehicle and Arcade Machine – all playable in the game, and unlocks more than 20 classic arcade games from Midway Arcade as an exclusive level. These classic games include Seven Twenty, Badlands, Blasteroids, Championship Sprint, Defender, Defender II, Gauntlet, Gauntlet II, KLAX, Joust, Joust 2, Marble Madness, Paperboy, Rampage, Road Blasters, Robron, Spyhunter, SuperSprint, Timber, Toobin, Cyberball, Vindicators and Xybots.

To get started, players attach Gamer Kid to his LEGO Toy Tag and place him on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring him to life

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 4 Expansion Packs Now Available & Exclusive Interview

March 14, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Midway Arcade Gamer Level Pack (71235)

Wave 4 of the LEGO Dimensions expansion packs are now available for purchase including the Midway Arcade Gamer Level Pack (71235), the Ghostbusters Fun Pack (71233), the Superman Fun Pack (71236), and the Aquaman Fun Pack (71237). These new packs allow you to play as those respective characters in the game along with using their abilities to solve various puzzles. The new level pack gives you tons more content which also includes letting you play some classic Midway Arcade games.

Furthermore, we also had the opportunity to do an exclusive interview with TT Games Associate Producer Mark Warburton about the Midway Arcade Level Pack a few weeks ago. I took some questions from the readers and Mark graciously took the time to answer them which you can read below.

What was your favorite part of the Midway Arcade Level Pack? (Either the design of the toys or the in-game content)

To be honest I think both go hand in hand. The first time you see the LEGO toys and the fact that a handful of bricks can be rebuilt in to three different vehicles is quite an exciting moment. Then when you see the level itself and all these cool nods to the history of video games finally come together, it’s an amazing experience.

What other objects where considered besides the G-6155 Spy Hunter car and Defender cabinet?

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446) Polybag Review

March 14, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

Toys R Us stores here and there have let customers purchase the new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446) polybag based on the vehicle from the upcoming Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. The polybag has 63 pieces and retails for $3.99. The Batmobile is a pretty simple build that has the relative shape of the vehicle and when displayed next to the Batmobile from the Kryptonite Interception (76045), it doesn’t look too bad. None of the parts used exclusive although the red 2X2X2/3 plate is a fairly new piece that been used in mostly larger sets. You can’t see it from the outside so you can probably substitute it with another color.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

Again, I found the polybag at my local Toys R Us store. They weren’t in the LEGO section and I had to ask guest services for it because they had to bring it out from the back. If you’re looking for it, ask them to look up item #84232. I didn’t hear anything about it being part of a promotion at this time so I was able to purchase it by itself.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

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LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.9 Update Now Available

March 14, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Here’s something for fans of the LEGO Digital Designer software. A few months ago, there was a report that LEGO would continue to support LDD with its functionality with updates coming from time to time. It looks like that time is today.

LEGO has updated the software to version to 4.3.9 with 318 new bricks from newer themes like Speed Champions and Nexo Knights. The update also fixes some issues for people who are using Mac OSX.

Head on over to the LDD site to download the latest version.

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Captain America: Civil War Character Pack Now Available for PS3 & PS4

March 14, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Video Game - Anti-Registration

Earlier today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the release of the new Captain America: Civil War Character Pack for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game. The DLC is currently a FREE exclusive for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Other systems will get the the add-on content on 4/26/16.

Some of the characters that you can expect to play as include Agent 13, Black Panther, Captain America, Crossbones, Falcon, Iron Man (Mark 46), Scarlet Witch, War Machine, and Winter Soldier.

Check out the trailer for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Captain America: Civil War Character Pack below.

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a new LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video featuring Super Heroes from the recently released Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War Character Pack.

Based on the highly anticipated Marvel Studios film hitting theatres on May 6, 2016, this add-on content is currently available as a FREE download exclusively for PlayStation ® 4 and PlayStation ® 3 players.

Super Heroes once united now find themselves divided! Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War Character Pack expands the game’s already impressive roster of Super Heroes, featuring nine playable characters from the highly anticipated blockbuster, including Agent 13, Black Panther, Captain America, Crossbones, Falcon, Iron Man (Mark 46), Scarlet Witch, War Machine, and Winter Soldier. The pack also debuts the Marvel Cinematic Universe character versions of Black Panther and Crossbones, with both variants appearing in a console videogame for the first time.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers allows players to relive the most amazing moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while also

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LEGO Ideas Maze (21305) Review

March 13, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

When LEGO announced that the Maze (21305) would be the next released LEGO Ideas set, there was a mixed reaction from fans. Some loved the nostalgia of the old school wooden Labyrinth Marble Maze game including me while others felt that another project would have been a better choice. LEGO has graciously sent us a review copy of the Maze and here is my official review of the set.

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New DK LEGO Build Your Own Adventure Books

March 13, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure

Later this year, DK will be releasing some new books in the Build Your Own Adventure series which allows readers to get ideas for creating objects for a particular LEGO theme. The first book is LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure and it includes a Y-Ying Starfighter build and a Rebel Pilot minifigure which is basically a Microfighters set.

A book with bricks that inspires kids to build, play, and learn, LEGO® Star Wars™: Build Your Own Adventure combines more than 50 inspirational ideas for building with enthralling story starters from the world of LEGO Star Wars.

Organized into five chapters based on different planets in the Star Wars universe, readers will use their builds to break prisoners out on Cloud City and spy on the Imperial Army on Endor. Model ideas will inspire readers of various ages and abilities, with an appropriate mix of easy, medium, and harder builds.

LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure will get kids inspired to build and play out adventures of their own, and it comes with bricks and instructions to build an exclusive LEGO Star Wars model to add to their collection.

The other book is called LEGO City: Build Your Own Adventure. The set that will be included is a Fire Truck and it comes with a Firefighter minifigure. The has the same premise as the previous book and it gives you ideas on on how to create stuff for your City.

LEGO City: Build Your Own Adventure

A book with bricks that inspires kids to build, play, and learn, LEGO®

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LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) Minifigure Promotion on Shop@Home This Weekend

March 12, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468)

If you haven’t been able to find the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) minifigure at Toys R Us, there’s a nice surprise over on Shop@Homeicon. For any purchase you make on Shop@Home, you can get the minifigure for FREE on top of the Double VIP points promotion that’s also going on. The Iconic Easter promo will be only be going on this weekend.

Shop: USAicon | Canadaicon

Update: It looks like the offer has been taken off for now. I’m not sure if the offer is over or just a temporary outage. I suggest keep watching it to see if it comes back.

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LEGO Ideas Second 2015 Review Results Announced

March 11, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Earlier today while I was as work, LEGO has announced the results for the projects from the Second 2015 Review Stage that will be now become official LEGO Ideas sets in the near future. Yes, you hear that right, sets, as in two has passed the review stage and have now moved on to the design phase and well on their way to becoming sets that we will be able to purchase

The first project will please classic car fans as the Caterham Super Seven by Carl Greatrix is the first set announced. The project is based on the British sports car.

The other project will be become an official LEGO Ideas set is the Brick-Built Adventure Time Figures by aBetterMonkey. Now you will be able to create your favorite characters from the hit TV series.

LEGO Ideas has also announced that the Star Citizen F7A Hornet, which has been through two review periods, will not be considered any longer.

Of course, there’s no details of pricing and availability for the Caterham Super Seven the the Brick-Built Adventure Time Figures but I’ll let you know once the information becomes available.

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New Marvel Captain America: Civil War Trailer and Rumored Fourth Civil War Set

March 10, 2016 / / 18 Comments

If you haven’t seen it yet, a new trailer for Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War was released earlier today and there was a ton of action throughout. At the end of the trailer there’s surprise appearance but many of us who follow the storyline, we already know who it is:

As for the LEGO sets, three sets have already been released in conjunction with the movie:

Black Panther Pursuit (76047)
Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050)
Super Hero Airport Battle (76051)

However, there’s also a rumored fourth Super Heroes Civil War set (76067) that’s supposed to come out this summer which we haven’t seen yet. The most likely reason we haven’t seen any images of it yet is probably because to conceal the identity of said surprise character until the new trailer came out. Hopefully we see something soon and it’ll be what fans were waiting for.

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Bricks Issue 10 Press Release

March 10, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Magazine Issue 10

The folks over at Bricks has sent over a press release for Issue 10 of the magazine. This latest issue focuses on the Super Heroes theme from both DC and Marvel.

Bricks Issue 10 – Calling all heroes

The time has come to stand and be counted as superheroes battle their arch rivals in the latest edition of Bricks. Issue 10 explores the great rivalries between our favourite heroes and villains from the ever-expanding universes of Marvel and DC Comics, both popular licenses in the LEGO world that have spawned some of the greatest minifigures to date.

The journey begins in the 1960s, deep underground into the newly released retro Batcave set. Inspired by the Adam West era, this giant set is packed with all of our favourite characters and a beautiful Batmobile. This is the latest big exclusive LEGO release and despite some criticism from the online community, we’re confident it will prove to be a big hit. The potential for collectors and customisers alone is huge.

Bricks Magazine Issue 10

Outside the Batcave Lucy Boughton investigates the best LEGO villain figures before taking you around her amazing Poison Ivy Lair. Next stop is Arkham Asylum as we look at the amazing work of Louis Blackwell, a man who is as talented with a pen as he is with the brick as you will see from his one-off exclusive Bricks superhero piece.

We chat with Arthur Parsons of TT Games and get the inside line on the new Avengers console offering, and if this wasn’t enough there is plenty

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Official LEGO Halloween Costumes Sneak Peek

March 9, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Last year, I reported there would be some official LEGO Halloween costumes coming out later this year by local costume company, Disguise. Although it’s still early in the year, it looks like there was a sneak peek at a couple of the costumes from the New York Toy Fair last month by FamilyGamer TV.

In their video, they showed off a costume of Clay Moorington from LEGO Nexo Knights and Lloyd Garmadon from LEGO Ninjago. The costumes look to be made out of the soft cloth and foam while the masks are plastic with a transparent mesh for the eyes.

There’s no other costumes shown but we now know there will be at least three themes for the costumes including Nexo Knights, Ninjago, and Mixels. The LEGO costumes from Disguise are scheduled to be available at retailers in fall 2016.

Thanks to Jenn for the heads up.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011) Review

March 9, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

The Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) have been available worldwide for a while now and I’ve finally had time to do my review on it. Ever since I started collecting them back in Series 6, they’ve been getting better and better each series. Let’s see if Series 15 can live up to the hype when the official images came out.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros: Hulk vs. Ultron (76066) Review

March 8, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros: Hulk vs. Ultron (76066)

Some of the sets that were released recently that I was really excited for were the new LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros sets. The one set that really stood out for me from the line was the Marvel Super Heroes: Hulk vs. Ultron (76066). The set contains 80 pieces and retails for $9.99. When you open up the box, the contents of the box are pretty interesting as it contains two sets of instructions, two un-numbered bags, and a product leaflet for Civil War sets. Instead of the builds being in a small booklet, the instructions are leaflets similar to the ones you find in polybags.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) Review

March 7, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)

When the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)icon was officially announced back in January, there was a mixed reaction to the set with some loving it while others didn’t like some aspects of it to those that were indifferent. The set itself is based on the classic Batman TV series starring Adam West and it consists of 2,526 pieces while retailing for $269.99 which has some questioning if it is worth that price.

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The Brick Fan LEGO Architecture Building Contest

March 7, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Late last year, I reviewed some of the new 2016 LEGO Architecture sets including Venice (21026), Berlin (21027), New York City (21028), and Burj Khalifa (21031). I’m happy to announce our very first building contest which happens to revolve around the LEGO Architecture theme with some nice prizes up for grabs.

Contest Rules

This contest will run from March 7 to April 7 and you will be building it similar to the new Architecture Skyline design. Choose any city in the world and create five miniature buildings or monuments that are famous in that city.

Since we’re keeping it fairly simple, the build should be more or less around 10 inches in length by 10 inches in height with some leeway for overhang no more than two studs.

How to Enter

There are a few ways to submit your creation. One way is to add it to the Flickr Group. Another way is on Instagram. For both sites, please use the hashtag #tbfarch so we can easily find your submission.

Entries will be judged on how closely the buildings resemble the real life building.

Fine Print

One entry per person.

Participants from United States Only.

Please do not use decals or stickers.

No non-LEGO parts.

No digital entries (LDD).

No digital backgrounds.

Please use a clean background with good lighting so we can clearly see your build.

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LEGO 2016 Double VIP Points Promotion Now Live

March 6, 2016 / / 4 Comments

One of the best shopping days for LEGO has just started with their annual Double VIP points event at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. The promotion will last from March 7-22 on all purchases.

I’ve also been told there are also Easter Salesicon that are going on at LEGO Stores and online for certain sets which lasts through March 25 that also qualify for Double Points including:

LEGO City Heavy Haul Train (60098)icon
LEGO City Deep Sea Operation Base (60096)icon
LEGO City Hovercraft Arrest (60071)icon
LEGO Scooby-Doo Collection (5004810)icon
LEGO Pirates Chess Set (40158)icon
LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302)icon

What sets are you going to be picking up for Double Points? Help support The Brick Fan by making your purchases through our link. It doesn’t cost you anything extra but it does help keep the site running.

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LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202) Review

March 6, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202)

Just a few days ago, the new LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202) became available in stores and on Shop@Homeicon. The set contains only 111 pieces and retails the standard $9.99 price point. The contents of the box include a couple of bags and the instructions.

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LEGO City ATV Patrol (60065) Toys R Us Promotion Starting March 6

March 5, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Toys R Us USA has started a new promotion for the week of March 6-12 where you can get a FREE LEGO City ATV Patrol (60065) with any LEGO City purchase of $35 or more. This offer will available in stores only.

The online weekly ad, however, does not mention anything about the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) even though it’s in the system as a promo starting the same day when I checked this morning. I’ll double check again tomorrow but you may want to check with guest services with item #648866 to see if they have it stocked up there.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Listed on Toys R Us

March 5, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

Well it looks like we might know where to find the recently found LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447). Toys R Us has the polybag listed on their website with item #396626 so we can probably expect it be purchased individually or part of a future promotion. I’ll check on the inventory status of it and see what I can find.

There have been quite a few items listed on Toys R Us recently including the Batmobile (30446) and the Iconic Easter (5004468) but have had a very limited supply online or in stores. I have received emails that the Iconic Easter will be part of a promotion starting Sunday March 6 and it corresponds to what I looked up in inventory for it. Hopefully the weekly ad will show it tomorrow.

**Via Brickset**

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LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468) Review

March 3, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

A few days ago, Toys R Us released a “new” LEGO Seasonal set with the Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468), otherwise known as the Chicken Suit Guy. This set retails for $5.99 and is currently available at Toys R Us stores in the US, if you can find them.

Outside of the box is a sleeve that slips off. The box is very simple looking and there’s nothing too special about it. The shape and artwork for the box resembles a small hen house with some Easter egg around it. The door opens up to reveal the Chicken Suit Guy sitting in one of those black container molds that we’ve seen in the Target Minifigure Boxes.

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

As for the Chicken Suit Guy, he’s pretty much the same minifigure as from the Series 9 Collectible Minifigures (71000). The only notable visual difference from the two is the head on the original one is hollow while the new one is solid. I also noticed the legs on the new one were somewhat more loose than the old one.

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

Overall, I’m not sure what the purpose of the Iconic Easter (5004468) set is other than being a little Seasonal set that kids can enjoy. As for collectors, this set is a good opportunity to get the Chicken Suit Guy if you missed out on him three years ago. Since the release of this set, the price for the minifigure on the secondary market has dropped dramatically but as with these fairly exclusive sets, some are buying them up in … Continue

LEGO Ideas Jurassic Park Visitor Center Achieves 10,000 Supporters

March 3, 2016 / / 2 Comments

The Jurassic Park Visitor Center by LDiEgo is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. Here we have another fairly large scale build that is based on the popular movie. The Visitor Center is able to open up to reveal several recognizable rooms in the building like the control room, genetics lab, and the kitchen.

The project now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, the Old Fishing Store, the Jedi High Council, and the Particle Accelerator as the ones that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage.

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LEGO Ideas Maze (21305) Officially Revealed

March 2, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

LEGO has officially revealed the next LEGO Ideas set with the Maze (21305). The set was conceived by Jason Allemann (JK Brickworks) and it will be available on April 1st for $69.99. Along with the Maze build, the set will also have a removable container to store the balls. Read more about the design process of the Maze (21305) over on their blog post.

LEGO Ideas Maze – The reinvention of a classic!

The latest LEGO Ideas product reinvents the classic ball and labyrinth game, but adds a twist of creative LEGO building to the fun.

Built entirely from LEGO elements, the LEGO Maze consists of a base frame and a simple tip and tilt mechanism made up of LEGO beams and axles. You turn the wheels to move the maze up and down or from side to side guiding the ball away from the traps.

The interchangeable maze system means you can easily swap maze plates without having to rebuild the entire game. Once you’ve mastered the two maze designs included with the set, you will find lots of inspiration to start creating your own mazes using the bricks included or any of your own LEGO elements.

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

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LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia Exclusive Pirate Batman Revealed

March 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia

Just a short while ago, LEGO’s Twitter account posted an image of the exclusive Pirate Batman minifigure that will be included in the LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia. The minifigure is almost identical to the Batman that was in Justice League: Cosmic Clash movie.

You can now pre-order the book on Amazon and it will be released on April 5.

Additional book cover via DK’s website. Thanks to Claudio for the heads up.

LEGO® DC Comics™ Character Encyclopedia is a comprehensive visual guide to the full range of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes minifigures, including Batman, Superman, and their friends and foes.

Learn little-known facts and figures about all the characters from the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes universe including Green Lantern, the Joker, and Wonder Woman. Find out details on the various sets and where each minifigure appears, as well as their special weapons, cool gadgets, and amazing vehicles.

Featuring an exclusive minifigure, LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is the must-have guide to the LEGO DC Comics minifigures.

LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia Pirate Batman

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Polybag Revealed

March 2, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

There is now an image of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag which comes from instructions that were added today to LEGO’s servers. The polybag doesn’t look like it has any exclusive parts but you do get a Captain America minifigure and a motorcycle. No word yet on how the polybag can be obtained.

**Via Brickset

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HispaBrick Magazine Reviews LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

March 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO hasn’t officially revealed the LEGO Ideas Maze (21305) set but some sites have early access to do reviews of them including HispaBrick Magazine. Just a short while ago, they have posted an early review of the set which was designed by JK Brickworks. We also get to clearly see some how the set looks like and how it functions so go check out HispaBrick’s review. I’ll be doing my review in a few weeks time. The Maze (21305) will be available in April at the retail price of $69.99.

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LEGO ReBrick Relaunches

March 1, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Earlier today, LEGO ReBrick announced the relaunch of the site. Currently, there isn’t much to see on there but they do have a contest going called the Build for the Sky: LEGO Worlds Challenge. The contest revolves around building something creative in the sky. The only caveat is that you must build your entry in LEGO Worlds.

The deadline to submit your entry is April 4, 2016 and the winner will have their creation in the game and the model will be recreated by a known Brick Artist and displayed at the LEGO Worlds booth at E3 Expo in June.

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Issues With LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)?

March 1, 2016 / / 36 Comments

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

If you haven’t purchased any of the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) yet and if there are stores around you that are selling them, you might want to pick them up or be cautious about them. As per a report over on Reddit, there’s some sort of recall on them for whatever reason. Speculation from some is that it might be a legal issue caused by the Shark Guy who looks very similar to the Left and Right Shark from the Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show last year. Some others think it’s just a recall because there are some issues with minifigures themselves or with their accessories like getting multiple torsos and no legs while some are getting multiples of a certain accessory.

If you look on Shop@Homeicon, they’re already marked as sold out which is strange considering they were just released last month here in the US. Was this part of this whole recall thing or was it just a coincidence and they happened to sell out quickly. So far, it seems that is happening only in North America. As of this point, there is no official word from LEGO but I’ll keep you updated if there’s any news on it. If you picked up some of Series 15, did you have any quality control issues with them?

Update: Kim from the LAN has posted:

Just to be clear – we have not done a recall in 6 years and if we did, I am quite confident we’d all know.
There may

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The LEGO Group 2015 Annual Report Results

March 1, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Just a short while ago, The LEGO Group wrapped up their 2015 Annual Report and the numbers show you why they are still one of the top toy brands in the world.

The top themes for 2015 were in random order DUPLO, Ninjago, City, Star Wars, Ninjago, Friends while the best selling sets were Elsa’a Sparkling Ice Castle, Millennium Falcon, City Police Station, Mindstorms EV3, and Heartlake Grand Hotel.

Key Figures

  • Revenue growth excluding foreign exchange impacts was 19% year over year on a local currency basis.
  • Revenue increased by 25% in DKK to DKK 35.8 billion against DKK 28.6 billion in 2014.
  • The year’s operating profit increased to DKK 12.2 billion against DKK 9.7 billion in 2014 – an increase of 26%.
  • Net profit was DKK 9.2 billion compared to DKK 7.0 billion in 2014 – an increase of 31%.
  • Injury rate per million work hours was 1.4 compared to 1.7 in 2014.
    More than 90% of waste from production sites recycled.
  • The number of employees in the LEGO Group increased from 14,762 at the end of 2014 to 17,294 at the end of 2015.

You can check out some of the highlights as well as more details on the press release. You can also download a PDF of the 2015 annual report.

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New March 2016 LEGO Sets Now Available for Purchase

February 29, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO March 2016 Store Calendar

It’s March 1st on the east coast and that means all that means there are a lot of new sets that are available for purchase on Shop@Homeicon as well as on Amazon including:

DC Comics Super Heroes – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Elves – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Marvel Super Heroes – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Minecraft – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Ninjago – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Speed Champions – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Star Wars – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon

The Seasonal Easter Chick (40202)icon is also available for purchase as well as the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)icon over on Shop@Home.

Check out all the promotions and events that will be happening in the March 2016 Store Calendar.

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LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) Review

February 29, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827)

When the then Ecto-1 (21108) was announced that it would be the next LEGO Ideas set, Ghostbusters fans were both happy and sad. Good because we would be getting an iconic car, bad that we wouldn’t be getting the firehouse to go along with it.

Fast forward about a year and a half and rumors started swirling in the community that we would be getting the firehouse in 2016 and back in October, it was revealed that we would indeed be getting the Firehouse Headquarters (75827) next year and shortly after that, the official images of the set were released. The set features details from both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Official List Revealed

February 28, 2016 / / 37 Comments

The LEGO news has been very quiet lately but that has been blown out of the water with an unofficial reveal of the list of characters from the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012). From what’s been told, there will apparently also be a commercial coming out for the minifigures as well. Of course, we get some of the usual cast of Disney characters while some are surprises. You might notice there are some big names missing like Goofy and Pluto among others so that could set up for another wave in the future.

The LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) will be available in May with 18 to collect. What do you guys think of the list of characters chosen that will be in the series? Thanks to CM4Sci for the heads up.

Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
Donald Duck
Daisy Duck
Ariel
Ursula
Peter Pan
Captain Hook
Stitch
Alice
Cheshire Cat
Maleficent
Mr. Incredible
Syndrome
Aladdin
Genie
Buzz Lightyear
Pizza Planet Alien

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Target Easter 2016 Polybags

February 28, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Disney Princess Olaf's Summertime Fun (30397)

This might be a late post as some stores are already stocked with them but if you’re still looking for the LEGO Disney Princess Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397) polybags at Target, you may want to check the Easter section of the store. Also in the Easter section is the LEGO City Fire (30347). Both are going for $3.99 each.

Fire Car (30347) – DPCI: 204-00-0184
Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397) – DPCI: 086-14-0140

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LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468) Now Available Online at Toys R Us

February 27, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468)

If you’re looking to purchase the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468), aka the Chicken Suit Guy, you can now purchase it online at Toys R Us. As of this writing, it is available for Ship-To-Home for $5.99 each.

The Chicken Suit Guy is the same minifigure from the Series 9 Collectible Minifigures (71000) but it also comes with a cardboard box as well. The main reason why people are looking for him is because they’re going for a pretty steep amount on the secondary market and this is a cheaper way to get him. I’m not sure how many they have in stock online but hurry if you want to get one.

Update: It’s sold out online. Your best bet to get one is to sign up for their notifications for when they return to stock or keep checking in stores.

Update 2: It’s available again online and some stores have reported to have them in stock.

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Oscar 2016 Best Picture Nominees in LEGO

February 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The 88th Academy Awards will be airing this Sunday and our friends over at Toscano Bricks has created a video of scenes from the nominees for Best Picture in LEGO form. The movies that are in the running for the Oscar are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight. Check out their video below.

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LEGO Ideas Particle Accelerator Achieves 10,000 Supporters

February 26, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The Particle Accelerator project by JK Brickworks is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. If creator’s name sounds familiar, that’s because his Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) will be released in April.

The particle accelerator is based on the real life machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to contain them in defined beams. The most well known one is the Large Hadron Collider built by CERN. For the LEGO version, it basically demonstrates the concept by using LEGO balls that spin around the ring. Check out how it works in the video below.

The project now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, the Old Fishing Store, and the Jedi High Council as the ones that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage.

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LEGO Seasonal Halloween 2016 Vampire Set Revealed

February 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202) has started to show up at LEGO Brand Stores and on the back of the instructions, we get a sneak peek at the Halloween 2016 Seasonal set for 2016 which is a Vampire with a small bat. Again, the build will be a builable character and honestly, I like the head for the Vampire. Thanks to Sophie from LLC for the email.

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LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force Official Cover and Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

February 25, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: Chonicles of the Force

Last year, I reported on a new LEGO DK book coming out this year called LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force and now the final cover has been revealed as well as the exclusive minifigure that will be included which is The Force Awakens Unkar’s Brute. If you don’t remember when he appeared in the film, check out the spoilers below.

The book will be available on June 7 and you can now pre-order it on Amazon.

**Via StarWars.com**

Featuring the latest LEGO® Star Wars™ sets and minifigures, LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force is a fun and informative guide to a LEGO galaxy far, far away….

A must-have for fans of the live-action Star Wars saga and its LEGO incarnation alike, this is the most up-to-date companion to LEGO Star Wars, with detailed information about the latest sets and minifigures and illustrated with extensive photography.

Featuring an exclusive new LEGO Star Wars minifigure, LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force follows the same format as DK’s LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side and LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles.

LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force

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First LEGO Certified Store Opening in Italy This Summer

February 25, 2016 / / 1 Comment

It looks like LEGO has expanded into Italy as there will be a new LEGO Certified Store opening there this summer. The store will be ran by Percassi House of Brands which has worked with other major name brands of products.

If you’re not familiar with what a LEGO Certified Store is, it’s basically a store owned and operated by a third party with an agreement with LEGO sort of like a franchise. You’ll mostly find these stores in countries where LEGO does not have their own stores in.

Thanks to Andrea from Mattonito for the email.

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Ask Your Questions About LEGO Dimensions Midway Arcade Retro Gamer Level Pack (71235)

February 24, 2016 / / 8 Comments

On March 15, LEGO Dimensions will be releasing a new expansion pack with the Midway Arcade Retro Gamer Level Pack (71235). This new pack will allow players to play 24 classic arcade favorites in full including Defender, Gauntlet, Joust, Rampage, and Spyhunter, just to name a few. Along with it, we also get the Gamer Kid LEGO minifigure as well as builds of the Arcade Machine and the Spy Hunter G-6155 Interceptor.

We here at The Brick Fan have been given an awesome opportunity to interview the Associate Producer at TT Games, Mark Warburton, about the Level Pack and you can also join in the interview as well. Send us questions below in the comments you may have about the Midway Arcade Level Pack and we’ll choose the best ones to ask Mark. Keep in mind this interview is specifically about the Midway Pack. I’ll let this run until Sunday or Monday.

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Do You Collect LEGO Movie Exclusive Minifigures?

February 24, 2016 / / 20 Comments

It seems like every year, we get a LEGO straight-to-DVD movie that also comes with an exclusive minifigure of some sort. This trend first started back in 2011 with LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace which came with a Young Han Solo minifig. Soon after that, Warner Bro. Home Entertainment has been cracking out movies from various themes like DC Comics Super Heroes that also comes packed with a minifigure. Even live-action movies like the Hobbit trilogy joined in with their exclusives which you can see from the list below:

LEGO Batman: The Movie – Super Heroes Unite – Clark Kent/Superman
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Bilbo Baggins
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out – Darth Vader with Medal
The LEGO Movie – Everything is Awesome Edition – Vitruvius
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Legolas Greenleaf
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League – Batzarro
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! – Trickster
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies – Bard and Bain

It’s now 2016 and another LEGO movie will be releasing next week with LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash which includes Cosmic Boy. A few months after that, the recently announced LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood will be coming out as well. I don’t expect WB to stop anytime soon as these movies do sell pretty well especially if it comes packed

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LEGO Buccaneer Batman Revealed in Justice League: Cosmic Clash Movie?

February 23, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Buccaneer Batman

The digital version of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash was released earlier this month and whoever purchased it got to watch the movie a little early than those who are waiting for the physical copy to be released next month.

In the movie, there’s a little sneak peek of Buccaneer Batman who is rumored to be the exclusive minifigure in the upcoming DK LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia. Although nothing is confirmed at this point, there are signs that it could be true even though Buccaneer Batman is a somewhat of an obscure variant of character from the 90’s Kenner Legends of Batman toy line.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia will be released on April 5 so I suspect that we should be hearing something about maybe in March.

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood Movie Revealed

February 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Scooby-Doo: Haunted Hollywood

While I was at work today, I was informed that there will be a new LEGO Scooby-Doo movie that will coming out on May 3 called LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood. Like with many previous LEGO movies, it will also include an exclusive Scooby-Doo LEGO minifigure. From the looks of it, the minifigure has a slightly different face printing than what was released before. Check out a small blurb about LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood as well a trailer below. Thanks to Joshua for the email.

In LEGO® Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood, the gang heads to the entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, where they take a tour of the legendary Brickton Studios, a historic Hollywood movie studio. While visiting the lot, the gang is surprised to find the once powerful film studio has fallen onto hard times. Neglected and in disrepair, Brickton, which has lost its luster, now faces threats of closure and an impending sale to greedy developers who want to tear it down.

**Via Kidzworld via Brickset**

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LEGO Shop@Home February 2016 Sales

February 22, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302)

If you’re looking to get some LEGO sets on discount, you may want to check out some of the offerings on Shop@Homeicon. They have quite a few sets at 20% discount such as the LEGO Ideas Big Bang Theory (21302)icon as well as LEGO City Heavy Haul Train (60098)icon while the LEGO Dimensions Fun Packs are half off the retail price.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League: Cosmic Clash Brainic Clip

February 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Next week on March 1st, the next LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes movie will be releasing with Justice League: Cosmic Clash and today Warner Bro. Home Entertainment has released another clip from the movie featuring Brainiac creating a temporal anomaly against some of the super heroes.

Remember there will be an limited edition exclusive LEGO Cosmic Boy minifigure included with the Blu-Ray Combo Pack as well as for the Standard DVD.

The brilliant, hyper-obsessive-compulsive, super-computer Brainiac is combing the universe for new additions to his collection of worlds when he stumbles upon a ripe planet for his taking – Earth. But Brainiac quickly discovers Earth has a “firewall” – the Justice League. When Brainiac cleverly displaces several members of the Justice League to other time periods in Earth’s history, Batman, Flash and Cyborg must build and use the Cosmic Treadmill to race across time to retrieve their comrades – while members of the Legion of Super Heroes attempt to hold off Brainiac’s assault. Only time will tell in this battle for the fate of the Earth and the Justice League!

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LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468) Listed on Toys R Us

February 21, 2016 / / 11 Comments

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468)

It doesn’t look like the UK and parts of Europe will be the only country having the LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468) set available. It was reported that the set will be available across the pond with purchases of £15 or more in March.

It looks like Toys R Us will also have the set available some time in the future. The set will retail for $5.99 and will include the Chicken Suit Guy minifigure from Series 9 (71000) along with a cardboard henhouse box as well.

This little Iconic Easter (5004468) set will be a good time to pick up the Chicken Suit Guy at a reasonable price for people who missed out on it the first around because that particular minifigure isn’t going for cheap on the secondary market. However, there’s no word yet on when it will be available. The item number is #648866 if you want to check in stores.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v. Superman Clash of the Heroes (76044) Review

February 21, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Clash of the Heroes (76044)

I’m back with another short review and this time, it’s for the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Clash of the Heroes (76044). The set contains 92 pieces and retails for $12.99. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags, the instructions, and a small sticker.

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Star Wars Force Friday 2016 Returns in September

February 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

It appears Force Friday will be a yearly thing as Star Wars: Rogue One will have its own event and there are reports that it is planned for September 30 for this year. The event again will be connected to the upcoming movie being released in December although the date of the event has been pushed back a little from last year’s date.

We already know there will be five LEGO Star Wars sets based on the movie with set numbers:

75152
75153
75154
75155
75156

We also know there will be three Star Wars Buildable Figures with the set numbers:

75119
75120
75121

We’ll most likely see official images of the sets at the Force Friday launch date similar to last year with very heavy embargo rules.

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LEGO Nexo Knights Shield Dock Building Instructions

February 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights Shield Dock

A loyal reader named Jason has emailed me the instructions for today’s Toys R Us building event for the LEGO Nexo Knights Shield Dock. To create your own, most of the pieces are already available except for blank trans-blue shield piece and the new Nexo Power sticker. From what I’m hearing, the set is somewhat flimsy after it is built as stuff just gets easily knocked off here and there. The event also included some other items including a poster and some LEGO Nexo Knights trading cards. Of course, it’s also available on eBay if you want.

As an eBay Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

TRU Canada will have the event next Saturday, February 27 from 12-2pm.

LEGO Nexo Knights Shield Dock

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 4 Fun Packs 50% Off on Amazon

February 19, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Wave 4 of some LEGO Dimensions expansion packs will be released in March and Amazon has the Fun Packs on sale for 50% off the retail price including:

Ghostbusters Stay Puft (71233)
DC Comics Superman (71236)
DC Comics Aquaman (71237)

Along with the Wave 4, there will be the Midway Arcade Retro Gamer Level Pack (71235) but it’s not currently on sale at this time however Prime members are able to get 20% off.

You can help support the site by making your purchases using the links above.

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LEGO April 2016 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

February 19, 2016 / / 6 Comments

April 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

The April 2016 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and there are some cool things happening for the month.

April 1-15: Finally confirmed is the FREE LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag with purchases of $75 or more at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. If you’re planning on picking up the Batman: Classic TV Series Batcave (76052)icon, your decision now is to wait for Double VIP points in March or for the Mr. Freeze polybag in April.

April 25-May 8: You can get a FREE LEGO Elves Sira’s Adventurous Airglider (30375) polybag with purchases of $35 or more on Friends, Elves, and Disney Princess sets.

April 5-6: The VIP Monthly Mini Build will be a Bumblebee.

April 11-15: There will be a LEGO Maze Competition at 5pm using the LEGO Ideas Maze (21305). Here we can also get a good look at the set which should be announced very shortly, probably at LEGO World Copenhagen.

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

April 18: LEGO Brand Stores will have a Minifigure Swap day.

New sets that will be available on April 1 include the LEGO Angry Birds, Juniors, Super Herores, Elves, and Minecraft. There will be bonus VIP points on purchasing the LEGO Elves The Starlight Inn (41174) and the Fire Dragon’s Lava Cave (41175).

April 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

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LEGO ReBrick Relaunching March 1

February 19, 2016 / / 2 Comments

If you’ve ever been on ReBrick, you may feel that it might not be the most effective bookmarking website for fans. Initially, it was a place for fans to share creations and unfortunately, it didn’t work out as planned with various issues hampering the user experience.

LEGO has been at work to do a relaunch on the site on March 1st. They have shared a short video of how ReBrick will work. It’ll still focus on fan creations but will also have more contests for you to enter to win hard to find sets, signed sets, or trips.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) Rumored as April 2016 Promo

February 18, 2016 / / 6 Comments

There has been some worry on whether or not we’ll be getting the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag which was first seen last week at the New York Toy Fair. As of this time, it was only given out to special attendees to the event and some people were speculating that it was only exclusive to that event.

I’ve just received an anonymous email from someone who states they work at a LEGO Store saying that it’ll be widely available as a LEGO promotion in April with purchases of a certain threshold. I went around to check to confirm this and surely enough, Just2Good over on Eurobricks has also stated this and he also added with a purchase of $75.

Until the April 2016 Store Calendar is available, we won’t know for sure but keep in mind that J2G usually doesn’t let us down with his reports. We’ll know for sure if we’ll actually be getting the classic Mr. Freeze polybag when the calendar is released in a few weeks.

Update: It has been confirmed on the April 2016 Store Calendar that it will be part of a promotion.

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LEGO Star Wars Resistance Trooper Battle Pack (75131) Review

February 18, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars Resistance Trooper Battle Pack (75131)

At the beginning of the year, LEGO released some new LEGO Star Wars Battle Packs including the Resistance Trooper Battle Pack (75131). This particular one consists of 112 pieces and retailed for the usual $12.99 price point. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions.

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BrickLink New Storefront Preview

February 18, 2016 / / 0 Comments

BrickLink has given an update on some of the changes coming to the popular third-party LEGO service. The main thing is the new Storefront look that every store will get. I’ll sort of summarize what these changes are but you want a more detailed explanation, head on over to the link above.

First off the stores will have a more streamlined layout and the focus will be on the content of the store. You can change the color and logo to match your liking.

Next is the store curated landing page which lets sellers customize what buyers will see when they arrive to the page.

The new Splash Page will not its own page but will act as an actual splash page when buyers arrive.

The categories have also been overhauled with hierarchy levels within the categories. For example, the different LEGO themes have been broken down to sub-themes so you can easily see what’s available. You can also collapse and expand the categories so you can focus on what’s most relevant to you.

One of the main complaints of the old BrickLink was the search experience. Now there are advanced search filters that are dynamic which makes it a lot more easier to find what you’re looking for.

The Store Terms are now labeled on the right side of the page with an Average Lot Value and a Minimum Buy.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Trailer

February 17, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

A week ago at the New York Toy Fair, we finally got some details of the new LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures and today there’s a trailer online for the new TV series. There’s also a description of what the show is about including the names of the Freemakers: Kordi, Zander, and Rowan who are searching for the Kyber Crystals. Check out the trailer below. Thanks to Miguel for the email.

Long ago, a Jedi Master forged the Kyber Saber, a lighsaber made of Kyber Crystals. It proved to be too powerful, so the Jedi Master shattered it, and scattered the crystals throughout the galaxy, to keep the power out of evil’s hands. Meet Kordi, Zander, and Rowan, three sibling scavengers who, with the help of Roger and Naare, are on a quest across the galaxy, to retrieve the Kyber Crystals before the Emperor does.

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LEGO Clockwork Heart Instructions by JK Brickworks

February 17, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you were on social media this past Valentine’s Day, you may have seen the image above of the Clockwork Heart by LEGO builder Jason Allemann, aka JK Brickworks. If you want to make your own, he has posted the instructions as well as the parts list for everyone to enjoy.

Jason has been prolific in building models that are very impressive, to say the least, with many of which can be motorized to make it even more impressive. If Jason sounds familiar, that’s because his Labyrinth Marble Maze was chosen to be the next LEGO Ideas set which was teased by LEGO just yesterday. Check out his website to see more of his MOCs.

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Brickbuilderspro Instruction of the Month Club Year 2 Promo

February 17, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Brickbuilderspro is celebrating 1 Year of their popular Instruction of the Month Club!

The club features custom build plans with “easy to source” LEGO part ID’s with files featuring parts lists and XML code for sourcing bricks on the web. As they begin Year 2, new members can enjoy a 15% discount on a 12 Month subscription.

Each month, subscribers receive a new unique document with bonus publications including a plan featuring custom stickers and a collectible poster shipped to your home address. According to L.G. Orlando, editor of the Instruction of the Month Club, members responded very positively to the clubs unique offerings including glowing reviews for the Hot Dog Diner and Stacker’s Baseball Stadium plans. You can try Brickbuilderspro subscription plans 30 days risk free. To apply a 15% discount, just use promo code: FAN2016

Visit www.brickbuilderspro.com/new2016.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) Available for VIPs

February 17, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)

The LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)icon is now available for purchase for VIP members. Feel free to use our link when placing your order to help support the site.

76052 Batman™ Classic TV Series – Batcave

Ages 14+. 2,526 pieces.
US $269.99 – CA $329.99 – DE 249.99€ – UK £229.99 – DK 2499.00 DKK

Drive the villains out from Batman’s Batcave!

Help Batman™ and Robin™ to drive the villain intruders from the Batcave, featuring a Bat Lab with Batcomputer, plus the Batmobile with stud shooters, Batcopter with flick missiles and the Batcycle. This special model, based on the classic 1960s TV show, also has a Wayne Manor section with an exterior wall to climb on and Bruce Wayne’s study featuring the iconic Batphone and a false bookcase that slides open to reveal the secret entrance to the Batcave. Before spiraling down the Batpoles into the Batcave, change identity from Bruce Wayne™ and Dick Grayson™ into Batman and Robin (separate minifigures included).

• Includes 9 minifigures: Batman™, Robin™, Bruce Wayne™, Dick Grayson™, Alfred Pennyworth™, The Joker™, Catwoman™, The Riddler™ and The Penguin™.
• This LEGO® model of the Batcave as seen in the classic 1960s TV series features 2 Batpoles for Batman™ and Robin™ to slide down, a selection of Bat-gadgets, helipad, plus a Batmobile and Batcopter.
• The Wayne Manor section of the model features Bruce Wayne’s study with the iconic Batphone, a hinged Shakespeare bust with secret button underneath, sliding false bookcase to access the Batpoles, and

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LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon (75105) Wins 2016 Toy of the Year Award

February 16, 2016 / / 4 Comments

The 2016 New York Toy Fair is over and done and after that, there were also the Toy of the Year awards given out to the best toys from last year. Not surprisingly, LEGO was again in the running for some awards including winning the “Boy Toy of the Year” for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Millennium Falcon (75105) which was the best toy developed specifically for boys of any age. If you haven’t checked out my in-depth review of it, you can read it here.

LEGO was also nominated for “Game of the Year” with LEGO Dimensions but lost out to the popular party Pie Face Game. Note that LEGO Dimensions was the only non-tradional tabletop game in the category.

Finally, Star Wars won “Property of the Year” for the licensor with the greatest success spreading its brand or property throughout the industry while generating interest and excitement. Obviously LEGO had some impact with the brand winning with all of the various LEGO Star Wars sets we got last year, especially with The Force Awakens sets.

LEGO had been in the running for various Toy of the Year awards in every year since the awards have been given out in 2000 and I won’t be surprised if they make the list again next year.

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LEGO Ideas Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) Teaser

February 16, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO has posted a teaser image of the Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) set over on their Facebook Page and other social media pages. This probably means that we should be getting the official reveal any time now even though it seems like we’ve been waiting forever for it. It’ll be available on April 1st and we already know the details of the set like it having 769 pieces and will retail for $69.99. Rumor has it that it’ll look very similar to the LEGO Ideas project with very small changes. Stay tuned for the reveal.

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Watch LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises Pilot Episode

February 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises

If you missed the 6 minute pilot episode of LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – Poe to the Rescue, Disney XD has already uploaded the episode on their YouTube channel. As usual, there’s the humor that these animated shows have. There will be more episodes in the future and they will be announced in due time. Check out the episode below.

With the help of C-3PO and BB-8, pilot Poe Dameron devises a plan to rescue of one of the Resistance’s most important leaders, Admiral Ackbar, from Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man vs. The Venon Symbiote (30448) Polybag Found at LEGOLAND Florida

February 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Last month, we first saw an image of the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man vs. The Venon Symbiote (30448) polybag show up online. Fellow reader Joseph H. has recently emailed in letting me know that he has found the polybag at LEGOLAND Florida. I assume this polybag will be more widely available at other retailers later this year and possibly be at Walmart as a stocking stuffer during the holiday season.

Along with this polybag, he has also found the LEGO City Fire Car (30347), the LEGO Nexo Knights The Lava Slinger (30347), and the LEGO Ninjago Kai’s Mini Dragon (30422) there. If you’re searching for these polybags, you may want to check out LEGOLAND Florida or California and Discovery Centers so see if they have any.

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