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We can now finally see the box and set images of the summer 2016 LEGO Star Wars sets courtesy of The Brick Show. The first two sets are based on the LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures with the Eclipse Fighter (75145) above and the StarScavenger (75147) right below. There are also two sets from The Force Awakens as well as Rebels and the Clone Wars. This year’s advent calendar was also displayed but it does contain spoilers so that’s at the very bottom if you want check it out.
Eclipse Fighter (75145) – $29.99
StarScavenger (75147) – $49.99
Encounter of Jakku (75148) – $59.99
Resistance X-wing Fighter (75149) – $79.99
Vader’s TIE Advanced vs A-Wing Starfighter (75150) – $89.99
Clone Turbo Tank (75151) – $109.99
Captain Rex’s AT-TE (75157) – $119.99
LEGO Star Wars 2016 Advent Calendar (75146) – $39.99
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There’s been a lot of new today, mainly from this thing called the 2016 New York Toy Fair. We’re still waiting for images from Chad but in the meantime, there is now an image of the upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag from The Brick Show. This polybag will complement the Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) which will be coming out in a few days.
As you can see, Mr. Freeze is based on the Otto Preminger’s character in the TV show and comes with his freeze gun and jet nozzles from his suit. It was given out to attendees of the Toy Fair but there’s still no word on how the general public will be able to get the polybag at this time.
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LEGO has officially announced the newest LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Series set with the Assault on Hoth (75098) at the 2016 New York Toy Fair. Unfortunately some bad apples leaked it yesterday but today we get to see some higher quality images of the set as well as the official press release for it.
The LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) will be available on Saturday, April 30 for the start of the May the 4th promotion. There will no be no VIP Early Access for the set. Check out the pertinent details of the set below.
Here's an icy February Designer Video.Announcing 75098 Assault on Hoth™!Available starting April 30th on shop.LEGO.com or in LEGO® Stores.
Posted by LEGO Shop on Saturday, February 13, 2016
75098 Assault on Hoth™
Ages 12+. 2,144 pieces.
US $249.99 – CA $299.99 – DE 249.99€ – UK £219.99 – DK 2199.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Play out action-packed Hoth battles like never before!
This fantastic LEGO® recreation of the Rebel force’s Echo Base from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back has all the details you need to create your own epic ice-planet battles. Set out on scouting missions with the Snowspeeder armed with twin spring-loaded shooters, and when you spot the enemy speeder bike, get back to
Earlier today, Disney XD has released a clip from the new LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises shorts that will be airing Monday, February 15 at 8:00pm EST. The show will feature many of the main characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie and will tell stories about the characters before the attack on Jakku. Check out the clip below as well as the official press release.
LEGO Star Wars Animated Short Featuring “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Characters to Debut Monday, February 15 on Disney XD
SHORT TAKE FROM DISNEY XD
LEGO STAR WARS animated short featuring “STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS” CHARACTERS, TO DEBUT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 ON DISNEY XD
An all-new animated short “LEGO® Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – Poe to the Rescue” featuring popular heroes and villains from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will premiere MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 (8:00 p.m. EST) on Disney XD.
“Poe to the Rescue” is the first episode in “LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises,” a series of all-new animated shorts that take place prior to the First Order’s attack on Jakku and tell never-before-told stories including Kylo Ren, Han Solo, Finn, Rey, BB-8, Maz Kanata and more.
Premiering immediately after Disney XD’s highly anticipated “Gravity Falls” finale, the short will follow Resistance pilot Poe Dameron as he comes to the aid of Admiral Ackbar who is being held captive by Captain Phasma. Kylo Ren, C-3PO and BB-8 will also appear.
Airdates for the additional episodes will be released at a later date.
At the beginning of the year, LEGO released a new Creative Building Set (10702) to complement their line of Classic sets. Upon looking at the box and the pieces that are included, it reminds me of when I was a kid myself when I just had a box of basic bricks and building random stuff with my dad. Now as a father myself, I get to pass that same concept of building using only our imagination with what is given in the set.
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LEGO Nexo Knight fans, mark your calendars for a Toys R Us building event next Saturday, February 20 from 12-2pm local time. Kids are able to build and take home an exclusive Nexo Knights Shield Dock. The event is intended for kids but sometimes adults get lucky and are able to get one. Building events like these are very popular so I suggest getting there early as there are limited quantities available.
TRU Canada will have the event on Saturday, February 27 from 12-2pm.
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The Jedi High Council Chamber project by lojaco is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The set is based on the scenes from the Star Wars prequel trilogy where the Jedi masters meet. It also can incorporate Power Functions to give it more detail. The proposed piece count is under 1,500 pieces.
The Jedi High Council Chamber now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, and the Old Fishing Store as the projects qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage. As cool as the project seems, it is based on LEGO’s top selling license which usually means it almost has no chance of it becoming an official set. Will that change in this review stage? We shall see in upcoming months.
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LEGO has been pumping out press releases today in preparation of the 2016 New York Toy Fair and the latest one is about the summer wave of LEGO Star Wars sets. More importantly, there are details of the next UCS set with the Assault on Hoth (75098). There is now official details of the set which will be available on May 1 for $249.99. It will have 2,144 pieces and will recreate the iconic scene from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Some minifigures included with the Assault on Hoth is Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Toryn Farr, Wes Janson, Wedge Antilles, and K-3PO, just to name a few. We should be getting the official images of the set very soon but if you can’t wait, check out LEGO’s video that shows the sets here. Check out more details of the upcoming Star Wars sets below.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR — LEGO Systems, Inc. today announced a robust slate that will drive continued excitement for the LEGO® Star Wars™ product line, the company’s first-ever licensed theme collection that today is a perennial favorite among fans of all ages. From sets based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to those inspired by a new original animated series, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures to sets based on the upcoming Star Wars: Rogue One film, the 2016 LEGO Star Wars collection is one of the largest and
Today StarWars.com has given details on the all-new animated television series that will be airing this summer on Disney XD called LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. The show will be similar to previous LEGO TV shows which will include humor and it will be set between Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. As we learned at the toy fairs from a few weeks ago, there will be two LEGO sets that will be based on the show with the Eclipse Fighter (75145) – $29.99 and Star Scavenger (75147) – $49.99. Check out the details of The Freemaker Adventures below.
Told in the whimsically-charged style that audiences have come to expect from LEGO Star Wars entertainment, the series stars the Freemakers, a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from the scoured debris of space battles strewn throughout the galaxy. When their youngest discovers a natural connection with the Force through an ancient artifact — the Kyber Saber — his world is turned upside down, and he and his family are thrown into an epic struggle against the Empire to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy. Throughout their adventures, the Freemakers explore new worlds, meet new and familiar characters, and learn the true value of what it means to be a family.
“We are very excited to launch for the first time a TV series with Disney XD,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president, licensing & entertainment at the LEGO Group. “The creative team behind The Freemaker
Blocks has sent over their press release for Issue 17 of the magazine. They’ll be review various sets including an in-depth look at the new LEGO Nexo Knights theme.
Issue 17 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers, and will be in shops on Thursday 18th February.
This month, we dive headfirst into LEGO’s latest Big Bang theme, with full reviews of every Nexo Knights set, plus an in-depth interview with LEGO Designer Mark Stafford – who reveals a few tantalising secrets behind the space-castle mashup, and gives us some hints as to its future direction.
Elsewhere, we head back to the glory days of Castle, with a detailed look at the 1984 Lion Knights range, and showcase an incredible collection of Doctor Who builds from Thorsten Bonsch – as he unveils his latest timey-wimey creation exclusively in Blocks.
There’s much more besides, with comprehensive reviews of the brand new Brick Bank and Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ, while Simon Pickard introduces us to the art of microscale. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with Tom Poulsom, LEGO’s very own birdman, on books, building and, of course, birds.
Get your copy on 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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The North American International Toy Fair will be happening this weekend and we are teaming up again with YourCreativeFriends/Brick Fest Live to bring you LEGO coverage of the event. Chad will be there and will be sending us images of various LEGO sets that will be displayed. Hopefully we’ll get images of the summer wave of Star Wars sets that are allowed.
LEGO has also released a press release for the event which talks about the Star Wars: Rogue One sets. Like I mentioned before, there will be five sets based on the upcoming movie and the prices range from $9.99 to $149.99.
Finally, officially confirmed for April release is the LEGO Ideas Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305). It’ll have 769 pieces and will be priced at $69.99 which I talked about last month.
LEGO Systems Unveils Hundreds of New Building Sets to Spark Creative Play for Builders of All Ages and Interests
– More than 300 new products unveiled at North American International Toy Fair –
NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LEGO Systems, Inc. will showcase its collection of new building sets–over 300 new products–at this week’s North American International Toy Fair. Among the new offerings is LEGO(®) NEXO KNIGHTS(TM), a new original LEGO property that depicts a medieval kingdom set in a futuristic world. New LEGO products are on display in booth #1635 in Hall 3B of New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from February 13-16.
“The LEGO system of play empowers children of all ages and interests to be creative,
If you’ve been following LEGO Senior Designer Marcos Bessa on social media, you would know that he has a very interesting life inside and outside of The LEGO Group. Within the company he’s designed many popular LEGO sets from the SHIELD Helicarrier (76042) to the most recent Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) and many more in between. Outside of the company, he’s very passionate about music and recently, he has appeared on Denmark’s version of the Got Talent series and has been very impressive not only with the audience but with the judges as well. Check out some of his performances below.
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A few weeks ago, we got details of the summer 2016 wave of LEGO Star Wars sets from the London Toy Fair but images weren’t allowed for the sets for either London or Nuremberg. However there’s an image of what appears to be part of the Encounter on Jakku (75148) set which comes from an Amazon listing for the DK LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Level 2 Reader. The image shows some of the Niima Outpost along with a clear shot of the Unkar Plutt, Rey, and BB-8 minifigures. The set also includes Teedo and a brick-built Luggabeast that is not shown in the preview images of the book. I’m not sure if the image will be taken down or not but check it out below while you can.
Thanks to Emily V. for emailing this in earlier today.
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A few days ago, there was a report that there was a LEGO DC Comic Super Heroes set that would include a Ra’s al Ghul minifigure. Just2Good now has the set name and number which is Rescue from Ra’s al Ghul (76056). He also stated that the set will a store exclusive but as to which one remains unknown. It’s also rumored that Talia al Ghul would also be in the set but J2G didn’t have info on that. It’s not too much new information but at least there’s confirmation that the set exists.
Update: Just2Good over on Eurobricks has given the list of minifigures that will be in the set including Ra’s al Ghul, Talia, Damian Wayne’s Robin, and Desert Batman.
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There’s some new information today on a couple of LEGO Super Heroes polybags that will be coming out this year. For the DC Super Heroes side, we can now confirm that there will indeed be a Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag that’s been much talked about the past few months. There’s still no details of how to obtain it.
For the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes side, there’s a mysterious Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag but again, there’s no further information about it at this point in time.
The information comes from CM4Sci over on Eurobricks which you can follow the respective threads in the links above. More details as they come.
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There hasn’t been much LEGO t-shirts available lately but Ript Apparel has a very cool LEGO Voltron minifigure shirt available for 24 hours. The shirt starts at $11 and there are other items available with the design as well including hoodies, posters, coasters, and more. Shipping and handling starts at $2.98 here in the US and is planned to ship out this Friday. As a big fan of the original Voltron series back in the 80s, this shirt is a no-brainer purchase for me especially with the new Netflix series coming later this year as well.
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The LEGO news has slowed down just a tad bit but there’s an interesting set that has popped up online recently. Bouwsteentjes.info has found a new Minifigure Wedding Favor Set (40165) that has shown up on eBay. This updated version of the set now includes a brick-built alter and a couple of the newer five-stem plants. The minifigures have also been updated as well with both the bride and groom having three different sets of hairs each with the male also having a top hat. There’s no information on the price for this 89 piece set but I have a feeling that it’ll be showing up at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home in the near future.
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Last week, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released details of the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game. We already know that the main game will be based on the blockbuster hit but there is even more gameplay to it.
Today Game Informer has released details of some of the side missions and events that will be in the game which lets players explore backstories of some of the characters. There are six full optional missions that are unlocked when you collect enough gold bricks.
One of these missions include how C-3PO got this red arm. This part of the story hasn’t been released yet but will be explained in an one-shot Marvel comic in March but we also get to play through it later this year. Another mission that was teased is the events of how the Rathars were captured aboard Han Solo and Chewbacca’s Eravana freighter.
Again, the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game will be available on June 28 on a variety of systems. There is also the Deluxe Edition available for Playstation 4 and XBox One which includes the exclusive 30605 Finn (FN-2187) minifigure polybag as well as the Season Pass for the game.
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The Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) were just released here in the US but there’s already information about Series 16 (71013) courtesy of Just2Good. His source has shared 14/16 minifigures from the wave which include:
Babysitter
Wildlife Photographer
Cyborg
Ice Queen
Penguin Guy
Banana Guy
Spy
Imp
Hiker
Rogue
Arabian Knight
Serenader
Spooky Boy
Scalawag Pirate
Series 16 is scheduled to be released in September/October and remember that we also have the Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) coming out in May. Again thanks to J2G for the information that he generously provides. Go sub to his channel if you haven’t.
Update: CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has stated that the last two minifigures are a Dog Show Judge and a female Kickboxer.
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Lunar/Chinese New Year 2016 is still one day away here in the US but it has already taken place over on the other side of the world and here are some more LEGO MOCs celebrating the holiday. The above creation is by Titans Creations and the rest below are labeled. Happy new year to everyone that is celebrating! I know I’ll be eating a lot tomorrow.
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released a new clip for the upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash which features Brainiac preparing to go up against the Justice League. Remember, if you purchase the Blu-Ray Combo Pack or the DVD versions of the movie, you’ll also get the exclusive Cosmic Boy (30604) minifigure polybag. As you may know, Cosmic Boy is part of the founding members of the Legion of Super-Heroes which also included Lightning Lad who we’re already got in the Target 2015 Minifigure Box Set. There’s still hope that we could also get Saturn Girl to round out the trio. LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash will be available digitally on February 9 and the physical copies on March 1.
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We’ve all seen the images of the upcoming 2016 LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets from the Nuremberg Toy Fair but there’s a new rumor of another set coming this summer. As you can see from the image above, it would be a mid-sized set which include Ra’s al Ghul and there are talks about it including Talia al Ghul as well. Of course there’s no concrete information at this time of what this mysterious set is about or which version of Ra’s al Ghul we’ll be getting as we’ve seen different versions of him in the LEGO Batman video games. Stay tuned as more details of this set come out in the near future.
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Yesterday, I was invited as part of the press to LEGOLAND California for the premiere of The LEGO Movie 4D A New Adventure which will be opening to the public on February 6th. When I got there, we checked in at the front gate and was whisked in shortly after. There was a whole red carpet set up where kids and adults were able to take pictures with some of the main characters from The LEGO Movie like Emmet, Wyldstyle, Benny, and Unikitty. There I also ran into my friend Mariann from Model Building Secrets who was also doing her coverage of the event. After the red carpet, there was food stands set up where we could grab what ever we wanted to snack on.
As for the 4D Adventure itself, it is new attraction the 425-seat theater that incorporates effects like wind, rain, and fog to what you see on the screen. The story is pretty neat as the main characters end up in a mysterious theme park called Brick World which is ran by Lord Business’ brother, Risky Business, who voiced by actor and comedian Patton Oswalt. From what I saw, both kids and adults were digging the 12 1/2-minute film as it was very enjoyable throughout.
After the film, there was a post-screening Q&A which had The LEGO Group’s vice president of licensing and entertainment and producer of The LEGO Movie Jill Wilfert and Joshua Wexler from Pure Imagination Studios as the guests. Wilfert gave fans some details of what LEGO projects we … Continue
Just a short while ago, LEGO revealed the official images of the new LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (75828) set from the upcoming movie based on the all-female cast. As you can see, the set features all of the main characters including Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates, Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert, Kate McKinnon as Jillian Holtzmann, and Leslie Jones as Patty Tolan. The Ecto-1 is based on a new vehicle and is able to fit all four Ghostbusters minifigures. It also seems that all of their proton packs will be able to fit in the back as well.
Also revealed along with the Ecto-1 is the Ecto-2 motorcycle which is ridden by Chris Hemsworth’s character Kevin. One of the images also might contain a spoiler as Kevin seems to be possessed. The last minifigure in the set is a red Daemon which could be something that’s part of the plot.
Reports have that the set is priced at $59.99 and will be available on July 1st.
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If you collect LEGO Star Wars sets here in the US, you probably have noticed that we never got the winter 2016 wave of sets while other parts of the world have already gotten them. According to the AZ Central, LEGO has confirmed today that they will be released in March. There’s no mentioning on what date they’ll be released but it’s usually at the beginning of the month. Keep in mind that we’ll also be getting Double VIP points a week in so if you can hold off a little longer, you’ll get more bang for your buck.
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Earlier today, Ryan Reynolds posted on Twitter some LEGO sets promoting the upcoming Deadpool movie showing off some “spoilers” for the movie. He’s pretty much poking fun at the Toy Fairs like London and Nuremberg that show off upcoming products and the spoilery nature of LEGO sets based on movies. If you’re not familiar with Deadpool, he’s pretty much a super hero that tends to break the fourth wall with usually has a humorous effect.
The sets that are shown off include Deadpool Space Squid Shark Balloon Battle (6969) which has 1991 pieces and the other one is called Deadpool Hot Dogs Moose and Owl (2016) which has 8675309 pieces or Jenny’s number. Obviously both of these sets are fake but note that they use legit LEGO pieces which makes it even more hilarious.
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The talk around the LEGO community the past few days is about new LEGO Holiday Christmas Train that is rumored to be coming out later this year. This was first reported by nesquik on Eurobricks and was brought to light by Just2Good. It was mentioned that it is not a re-release of the 2006 Holiday Train (10173) so we don’t have to worry about the same issue that happened last year with the re-release of the Winter Toy Shop (10248). Keep in mind that nesquik has given legit information before in the past so what they are saying could be true. Of course things can change by the time the holiday season rolls around so I wouldn’t put too much into this rumor until some concrete details are uncovered. If a new Holiday Train is actually coming out this winter, would you guys be picking it up?
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I’ve finally had some free time for some building and today’s review is on the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avenjet Space Mission (76049). This is one of the newer Super Heroes sets that has been released so far for 2016 and is based on the Avengers Assemble animated series. The set contains 523 pieces and retails for $59.99. The contents of the box include four numbered bags, a bagged Thanos, a sticker sheet, a comic, and the instructions.
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Continuing with the LEGO Star Wars news for today, this post pertains to the upcoming Rogue One sets that will be coming out later this year. The Rogue One subtheme was announced at the Nuremberg Toy Fair last week and there’s been much talk about it the past week or so, mainly if the Slave I shown in the image would be one of the sets along with Boba Fett.
There are now some new box outline images from a retailer catalog which I won’t be posting but they do give some detail in to the Rogue One sets. There are five sets based on the movie with set numbers:
75152
75153
75154
75155
75156
There are also three Buildable Figures based on the Rogue One movie with set numbers:
75119
75120
75121
Note that the background image does show a TIE Fighter flying in the back. Whether or not it will be a set or not remains to be seen. Obviously, there are no info yet on the prices, piece count, etc. but we should be getting more details later this summer. It’s been reported earlier that the sets will be released this October.
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In the wee hours of the morning, I reported that there will be a new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game that will be releasing on June 28. I now have the official press release for the game and more images as well as the trailer for it.
There will be two versions of the game, the regular one and the Deluxe Edition which includes the Season Pass as well as the 30605 Finn (FN-2187) minifigure polybag. The Deluxe version is only available for Playstation 4 and Xbox One. The PS4 Deluxe Edition has an exclusive DLC for the Phantom Limb Level Pack as well as a Droid Character Pack.
Amazon and GameStop has both versions of the game available for pre-order, depending on which retailer you desire, with Amazon having 20% off on the pre-orders. If you’re part of the Best Buy Gamer’s Club, you can get 20% off the game as well.
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES, THE LEGO GROUP AND LUCASFILM ANNOUNCE LEGO® STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
The No. 1 LEGO® Videogame Franchise Triumphantly Returns with an In-Depth Journey Through the Latest Star Wars Blockbuster
Experience Exclusive New Story Content from Star Wars Universe that
Provides Deeper Insights into the Film’s Most Memorable Moments, while Allowing Players to Build, Battle and Fly Through the Galaxy Like Never Before
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm today announced LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™, marking the triumphant return of the No. 1 LEGO videogame franchise,
Today it has been revealed that the latest LEGO video game title with LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The game will be available on June 28, 2016 on all platforms. This also confirms that the Finn (30605) polybag will be part of a promotion for the game.
Update: Amazon, GameStop, and Best Buy has both versions of the game available for pre-order.
“The Force is strong with this one… The No. 1 LEGO® videogame franchise triumphantly returns with a fun-filled, humorous journey based on the blockbuster Star Wars film. Play as Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, Kylo Ren, Han Solo, and the rest of your favorite characters from the movie!
In LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, players relive the epic action from the blockbuster film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, retold through the clever and witty LEGO lens. The game will also feature exclusive playable content that bridges the story gap between Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens also introduces Multi-Builds and Blaster Battles to the LEGO videogame universe. With Multi-Builds, use available LEGO bricks to open up new paths, then break them apart and re-build them again to open up another! And another! During Blaster Battles, use your surroundings as cover to stand against the First Order.”
Back in October, there was an image of a LEGO Star Wars Finn (30605) polybag that showed up online. Many people noticed that there was a code on the bottom left corner of the packaging which may suggest that it’ll be included with a video game as they usually are.
It looks like Twitter user Shinobi602 has found an Amazon Italy listing of a LEGO Star Wars: Episode 7 video game for the PlayStation 4. It also lists the release date is May 31, 2016 which could just be a placeholder and the listing mentions that some of the playable characters include Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, Kylo Ren, and Han Solo.
Shinobi602 also mention there will be a Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announcement tomorrow for the game as well so we’ll see if WB sends over a press release in the morning.
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Willy over at LDraw has informed us that an update on the new All-In-One-Installer is now available to download.
LDraw All-In-One-Installer 2015-02 now available
An updated version of the LDraw[1] All-In-One-Installer, in short AIOI, has been released.
The AIOI supports Windows XP (Home and Pro), Windows Vista or higher (all versions). On 64-Bit Operating Systems it will install in the “Program files (x86)” folder. The Installer will NOT run on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT Ver 4, 2000, or XP below SP2.
It contains the following changes:
Upgraded to LDraw Parts Library 2015-02
Upgraded to LPub3D 1.3.4.591.2
Upgraded to LDCad 1.5
Added LSulpt 0.5.0
Added tons of OMR-Models
Lets you decide the location of the LDraw parts library
You can download the AIOI from:
Many thanks to all the programmers who contributed to this release.
[1] LDraw is an open standard for LEGO CAD programs that allow the user to create virtual LEGO models and scenes. You can use it to document models you have physically built, create building instructions just like LEGO, render 3D photo realistic images of your virtual models and even make animations.
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The folks over at Bricks has sent over a new press release regarding Issue 9 as well as a special promotion for it.
All orders of Bricks issue 9 print, single orders and subscriptions will receive a free digital edition*.
Inspired by the Ghostbusters Firehouse, Bricks goes all retro, looking at an era that has influenced some of the finest franchises and sets to date. So flick back your mullets, plump your shoulder pads and enjoy celebrating a decadent decade.
It was a generation that tasted cable television, fed on Hollywood blockbusters and consumed merchandising like no other. Collectable culture was born, every show came with its own toy line leading to a mass production that oozed originality and new levels of creativity. LEGO upped the anti as new exciting themes hit our shelves. It was here that we were introduced to the likes of Classic Space, Pirates and Castle collections, to name but a few… it was no longer just about the city.
The issue starts with a thorough examination of the long-awaited Ghostbusters Firehouse set before blasting back through the decade. Michael LeCount chooses his ten best sets of the ’80s, David Alexander Smith shows us his Neo-Classic Space dinosaurs while Orion Pax recreates iconic toys with LEGO. The likes of Optimus Prime, Castle Grayskull and Inspector Gadget are all brought to life through the brick. Lucy Boughton looks at the official licenses inspired by the decade’s finest films, alongside a peek at LEGO food throughout the years.
There hasn’t been much information about the upcoming Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) set since it was announced that it would be the next official LEGO Ideas set but Just2Good has shared some new information about it. It’ll be available in April and will have 769 pieces. This will be the largest CUUSOO/Ideas set that LEGO has produced and the pricing will reflect that retailing for $69.99. In terms of the design of the set, J2G has mentioned that it’ll pretty much look like the set submitted on Ideas, seen above, except that that it’ll have bricks instead of Technic parts for the walls. We should be getting official details of the Labyrinth Marble Maze either in February or March.
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Readers here may or may not have noticed that there were no images of the summer wave of LEGO Star Wars sets. The reason is because photography of the sets were prohibited. That didn’t keep people from leaking the images though. I won’t be posting them and will be waiting until LEGO allows photography, hopefully at the New York Toy Fair.
However PromoBricks has provided some additional information about the upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets including the name of the TV series two of the sets will be based on. The Freemaker Adventures is a new LEGO TV series that will be airing in August, similar to The Yoda Chronicles and Droid Tales. There are two ships, Eclipse Fighter (75145) and Star Scavenger (75147), that will play an integral part in the show.
Also announced at the LEGO Star Wars press conference at Nuremberg is that we should expect some sets based on the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie. There are no details on these sets but they are expected to be released in October to coincide with the movie release in December. It was also mentioned that there’s a new lightsaber that was shown that is similar to Count Dooku’s curved saber.
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Continuing with another review of the LEGO Dimensions wave 3 sets that were recently released, I have in hand the Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238). This expansion pack consists of 40 pieces and retails for $14.99. The box consists of two un-numbered bags and the minifigure instructions.
Minifigure
There is only one legit minifigure in this Fun Pack and that is the Cyberman which is based off the 2013 design. The torso has lots of gray and dark gray printing on both sides and also continues down to the legs while the whole minifigure itself is of a pearl silver color. The head is a new mold with the handles on top of the head and the tear drop printing for the eyes.
In-game, the Cyberman has many abilities including swimming, mind control, hacking, drone, x-ray vision, and silver blowup so it’s a pretty versatile character to use.
Build
The building part of the set is the Dalek. There are three different builds for the Dalek which include the regular version, the Fire ‘n Ride Dalek, and the Silver Shooter Dalek. Again, LEGO doesn’t provide the instructions in the box to build it but you can find them online.
For the regular Dalek, it has the distinct shape of the cyborg. For the top portion, there is a printed dome piece with a trans-blue eyestalk. In the midsection, you have a telescope piece representing the gunstick and an antenna for the manipulator arm. Finally for the bottom part, you have the skirt structure … Continue
The 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair is still going on and PromoBricks is still giving out tidbids about some of the summer sets we should be expecting. You may have noticed that there were no photography for the upcoming Star Wars sets. There are reports saying that LEGO wants to keep a couple of the sets under wraps because it involves a new LEGO Star Wars property for later this year. However, there are some details of the 2016 Advent Calendar (75146). If you don’t want to be spoiled, I suggest STOP reading now.
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A few days ago, a new image of the LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223) showed up online and now the instructions are also available if you want to build your own. Keep in mind that the 8×8 radar trans-clear radar dish (6093714) is a brand new piece so you may have to substitute something else in the meantime. You might also want to download the PDF while it is still available as I assume that LEGO didn’t want the instructions to be released this early in the year. This set will most likely be available during the holiday season as one of the LEGO promotions.
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Way back in August, I reported on a rumor that LEGO will be producing a special Collectible Minifigure series featuring the German national football team. Today at the 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair, it was announced that there will indeed be a special series (71014), exclusive to Germany, consisting of 16 minifigures of some of the players on DFB, Die Mannschaft (The Team). They are scheduled to be released in May just in time for the 2016 UEFA European Championship.
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Just like that and then 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair has started and there are now some images of the summer wave of LEGO sets. The guys over at PromoBricks and Zusammengebaut are there and they have provided the images for the world to see. There will also be videos as well from both sites later as well as more higher quality images when they are settled in after each day. Again, I’ll keep this post updated as more images are shared. Also if you haven’t checked it out yet, I’ve compiled a list of some of the sets we should be seeing in summer 2016. Images continued after the break.
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Today, January 25, is the last day to get the free LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388) on Shop@Home. You can get it with any purchase and if you’re not sure what you’ll be getting in it, head over to my review to see everything that’s included. This Intro Pack was originally to end a few weeks ago but LEGO extended the promotion until today. I’m not sure if this promo was extended for LEGO Brand Stores or not.
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We’ve just gotten over the holiday season but Brickset has already posted an image of this year’s exclusive LEGO Seasonal set. The 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223) features Santa and Christmas tree in a container with a little house build below it sort of like a snowglobe. This looks to be one of the coolest looking Seasonal set so far. It’ll most likely be available either in October or November when the holiday promotions start. Thanks to BB8fan for the email.
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The 2016 London Toy Fair has kicked off and it looks like our friends over at Brick Fanatics has the initial scoop of some of the LEGO sets that have been shown off to invited attendees. Again, photography is not allowed in the LEGO booth so we’ll have to wait a few days for the Nuremberg Toy Fair to see them. Note that these sets do correspond to some of the rumor posts I have previously done. Stay tuned as I’ll keep this post updated when more news come in.
Update: Huw over Brickset has given more in-depth details of some of the non-licensed sets.
Update 2: CapnRex101 has done his report on the LEGO Star Wars sets as well as DC sets.
Update 3: LostinTranslation has updated with more themes.
Update 4: Angry Birds and Minecraft info has been added.
Update 5: The details for the Marvel sets are up.
Update 6: Info on Ninjago, Nexo Knights, and Bionicle are up.
LEGO polybag hunters, it looks like the newest polybag has started to arrive at Target stores with the LEGO Disney Princess Frozen Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397). It retails for $3.99 and it looks like has has its own DPCI number with 086-14-0140 and was found in the LEGO section. This is pretty much the cheapest way to get the Olaf minifigure without purchasing any of the larger LEGO Frozen sets. Your mileage may vary as some stores may not have the polybag available yet but be on the lookout in the near future. I do know that the LEGO UK has this same polybag as a promo with qualifying purchases. Thanks to Nick for the heads up.
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Starting tomorrow, toy fair frenzy begins with the London Toy Fair and a few days later, the Nuremberg Toy Fair will be kicking off as well. During these times, we’ll be getting detailed information about the upcoming summer 2016 LEGO sets like their pricing and piece counts and whatnot. Usually at the London Toy Fair, pictures aren’t allowed but we do get in-depth info from LEGO fan sites that are able to attend. I’ll be compiling the information given into a singular post similar to what I did last year.
Later on the in the week, the Nuremberg, aka German Toy Fair, will be going on and this is the fair where we get our legit first images for the summer 2016 sets. Again, I’ll have to rely on our colleagues from across the pond to provide these images which I’ll then put what I can in another post.
Stay tuned in the next week or so to get some juicy information about the summer 2016 LEGO sets.
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I don’t feature LEGO MOCs that often here but since Lunar/Chinese New Year is coming up in a few weeks which I’m pretty excited about, I think it’ll be nice to feature some based around the holiday since 2016 is the Year of the Monkey. Here we have Cid Hsiao’s version of Sun Wukong, aka the Monkey King.
The amount of detail that went into the build is pretty spectacular especially in the head which sometimes is the hard to create. The build is based on the character in the famous novel, Journey to the West, and in recent times seen in video games such as League of Legends and Smite.
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Adam over at Bricks has sent over the press release for Issue 9 of the magazine which includes articles such as the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse (75827), builds by Orion Pax and the Arvo Brothers, as well as more information about LEGO Nexo Knights.
Bricks issue 9 – The influential 80s. Inspired by the Ghostbusters Firehouse, Bricks goes all retro, looking at an era that has influenced some of the finest franchises and sets to date. So flick back your mullets, plump your shoulder pads and enjoy celebrating a decadent decade.
It was a generation that tasted cable television, fed on Hollywood blockbusters and consumed merchandising like no other. Collectable culture was born, every show came with its own toy line leading to a mass production that oozed originality and new levels of creativity. LEGO upped the anti as new exciting themes hit our shelves. It was here that we were introduced to the likes of Classic Space, Pirates and Castle collections, to name but a few… it was no longer just about the city.
The issue starts with a thorough examination of the long-awaited Ghostbusters Firehouse set before blasting back through the decade. Michael LeCount chooses his ten best sets of the ’80s, David Alexander Smith shows us his Neo-Classic Space dinosaurs while Orion Pax recreates iconic toys with LEGO. The likes of Optimus Prime, Castle Grayskull and Inspector Gadget are all brought to life through the brick. Lucy Boughton looks at the official licenses inspired by the decade’s finest films, alongside a peek at LEGO … Continue
A few days ago, the third wave of LEGO Dimensions expansion packs were released and in that group was the Ghostbusters Level Pack (71228). It contains 115 pieces and retails for $29.99. The contents of the box include three un-numbered bags and the instructions. This review is only for the contents of the box and not the actual gameplay.
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The Old Fishing Store by robenanne is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This was a very popular project when it first went live in December. I’m not exactly sure where the traffic was coming from but in a little bit over a month, it didn’t take long for the project to get the required number of supporters to get into the First 2016 Review Stage.
As for the project itself, it has the popular modular style that many builders desire and it is not short of design. It consists of 2,160 pieces and has three floors with a removable roof and the back wall able to be opened. The building has a very realistic look with the brown and sand green bricks used. There are also three minifigures included with the proposal.
The Old Fishing Store now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, and the Modular Train Station as the projects that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage. Keep in mind that all four of these projects so far are non-licensed projects which is what LEGO is trying to push with their Creative Ideas Wanted campaign.
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In an update to the news yesterday that LEGO was no long supporting the LEGO Digital Designer (LDD), LEGO Community Support Senior Manager Tanja Friberg has given a clarification on the popular program. Many fans were surprised it was said that LDD was no longer supported but that technically isn’t the case.
LEGO will still continue to support LDD with its functionality but the only difference is that there will not be automatic updates of the elements to the program, however new elements will be added from time to time. There’s no word on when these updates will occur.
Dear Ambassadors, I hope this will help clarify a bit of the confusion and misunderstanding from our end regarding LDD. TLG will remain committed to digital building going forward, in regards to LDD, this means that we will continue to support the current functionality. We will not be doing automatic updates on elements, however elements will continue to be added from time to time. Unfortunately we cannot ensure that all elements are made available. I can see that the message has spread widely in the community since Kevin’s statement and I hope that you will assist us in spreading this message as well. Thank you!
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There’s been much talk on various forums about getting some updates for the LEGO Digital Designer (LDD). Recently, we’ve been updated on the status of the popular program and it looks like LEGO will not be supporting it. However for those who use the program to plan your builds, there are still other programs out there to use including LDraw, Mecabricks, Bricksmith, and SR 3D Builder.
Good Afternoon everyone, I’ve just touched base with one of our Digital Product Specialists within the Consumer Services team. A business decision has been made to no longer allocate resources towards the LDD program / initiative. For now, the program will continue to be offered to anyone interested in utilizing it but please do not expect any updates regarding functionality, the adding of new LEGO elements or glitch fixes. We have decided to pursue other digital experiences. Although this may not be the answer you were hoping for, I hope this information will be of use to your RLUG members. Thank you for your time and continued support for the LEGO Brand and hobby.
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The folks over at Blocks has sent over the press release for Issue 16 of the magazine.
Issue 16 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers, and will be in shops on Thursday 21st January.
Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, and what better way to declare your love than with LEGO? From Valentine’s hearts to brick bouquets, this month’s issue is packed with outside-the-box ideas to make this year’s celebrations a little more special.
Elsewhere, we dive into our ‘Build It’ section to show you how to construct your own transforming Optimus Prime model, with step-by-step instructions and a guide to sourcing all the parts you’ll need, and find out how you can recreate long-retired sets without breaking the bank.
There’s much more besides, as Daniel Konstanski takes us through the history of ramp and pit baseplates, while Simon Pickard investigates how LEGO can save a national heritage site from ruin. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with Matt De Lanoy, the man behind one of LEGO Ideas’ fastest-growing projects.
Get your copy on 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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“Who You Gonna Call?”
LEGO® Dimensions™ Adds Five New Expansion Packs Based on World’s Biggest Entertainment Brands: Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Doctor Who, Back to the Future, and LEGO Ninjago!
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the release of five, highly collectible LEGO Dimensions expansion packs based on Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Doctor Who, Back to the Future and LEGO Ninjago. Players can customize their building and gaming adventures in LEGO Dimensions with the purchase of these Wave 3 Level Pack, Team Pack and Fun 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. 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.
Ghostbusters fans who want to spookify their LEGO Dimensions experience beyond the Ghostbusters level in the LEGO Dimensions
Legosamsonite over on Eurobricks has found a new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man vs. The Venon Symbiote (30448) polybag over on eBay. This polybag features a normal Spider-Man minifigure and also features the Venom Symbiote which is some sort machine and includes five Venom heads. There’s no word on where it will be available here in the States or how much it’ll go for. Thanks to PolyD for the email heads up.
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Our friends over at BZPower has found the set descriptions of the upcoming wave of LEGO Elves sets. The descriptions gives us some insight on what we can expect from the storyline which introduces the new dragons. There also more official product images of the sets so we can get a better look at each set.
Emily Jones and the Baby Wind Dragon (41171)
Help Emily Jones teach Fledge to fly!
Join Emily Jones as she searches for dragon cherries in Elvendale. Look up in the tree; a beautiful, sparkling dragon egg has hatched! Help her get the baby wind dragon out of the egg with some chocolate. Use the wobbling stepping stone to teach Fledge how to fly back up to the moss nest!
Includes an Emily Jones mini-doll figure, plus Fledge the baby wind dragon.
Features a waterfall with cave, tree, wobbling stepping stone function and a moss nest.
Help Emily Jones lure the baby wind dragon, Fledge, out of her egg with a chocolate bar.
Join Emily as she uses the stepping stone function to teach Fledge to fly.
The Water Dragon Adventure (41172)
Fly with Naida and Merina to discover new parts of Elvendale!
Help Naida Riverheart the water elf, hold on tight as Merina the water dragon, flies around Elvendale in search of new and interesting places! Explore the waterfall while Naida feeds Merina by using her magic water powers to toss food to the dragon. Discover hidden treasures in the magic waterfall, and help Naida brush her hair and try
A few weeks ago, we saw the official box art images for the both the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros as well as for Marvel. We now have some official product images of the set courtesy of Just2Good who sent them in earlier today. In these new images, we can clearly see the whole vehicle for the respective characters. This also gives us a clearer look for the logos which, unfortantely, look like they’re stickers. I know that these may not appeal to everyone as I’ve seen the comments for them but they are pretty cute and to get two licensed characters in a $9.99 set is not a bad deal.
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The Modular Train Station by Legowolf is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The set is based on 19th century train stations in Europe and has many features including:
The platform at the back lets you lay track in the same direction as your street, so that your diorama can fit in a compact space. The platform height is sized for standard Lego trains.
There is equal detail on front and back, which is unusual for modular buildings.
The roof and upper back wall detach, exposing the vaulted interior for play.
The focal point inside is the ornate clock and timetable, which features replaceable letters so that you can set your own destinations.
The interior features a ticketing office, ticket vending machine, newspaper box, snack bar, public toilets, and turnstiles leading to the platform.
The exterior features statuary, decorative moulding and brickwork, and arched glass windows. There is a bicycle rack for couriers in the front, along with public noticeboards.
A snack bar opens onto the interior and the station platform, because captive customers are profitable customers!
The project now joins the Fossil Museum and the Gingerbread House as the ones that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage which is already shaping up to be a pretty good one so far.
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A few weeks ago, we got our first at the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053) and and now there are some new high quality images of the set. First are some close up images of the minifigures courtesy of Just2Good. Here we have close up images of both the new Harley Quinn and Deadshot minifigures that will be included in the set which are based on the New 52 series. The other images are from Roger who emailed in the back of the box as well as the product image of the set. The price point of the set is rumored to be at $19.99.
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I almost totally forgot about this but last Christmas, I did a contest to giveaway the last set of the Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010). The contest has been over for a few days and the winner of them is:
Chris B. – Branson, MO
Again, these minifigures were provided by the LEGO AFOL Relations & Programs Team and hopefully for this year I’ll have different styled contests, like building ones, to give away to the readers which allows you to show off your work to the community.
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It’s been pretty slow LEGO news-wise but there are now new details on the summer 2016 wave of LEGO BIONICLE sets. From what I see, there will be at least 5 sets in the wave which you can see the list below. They’ll be available in August so we should probably see them at the upcoming toys fairs in a few weeks.
Ekimu the Mask Maker (71312)
Lava Beast (71313)
Storm Beast (71314)
Quake Beast (71315)
Umarak the Destroyer (71316)
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If you’ve been waiting for the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) to be released on February 1st, you may want to check out Target stores. I’ve gotten a few messages from readers who have found them in stores and are able to purchase them without being blocked at the registers while paying for them. YMMV on that but it’s worth checking out. Of course if you’re in other parts of the world, they’ve already been released in the beginning of the year.
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I’ve been holding off on this particular post until there were better images and it looks like there are some from Just2Good. There are now some higher quality images of the upcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War sets. We first saw these sets in December when they were first revealed in the LEGO Catalogs but there are now some larger and sharper quality box art and product images from J2G including some exclusive ones. There will be a spoiler but if you saw the previous post, then you would already know what that is.
The first set is called Black Panther Pursuit (76047) and it contains287 pieces and it includes minifigures of the Winter Soldier, Captain America, and Black Panther. The set includes Black Panther’s jet, Captain America’s 4×4, and the Winter Soldier on a motorcycle.
Next up is Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050) consisting of 179 pieces and has minifigures of Falcon, Black Widow, and Crossbones. Widow is riding the newer style of motorcycle while Crossbones rides different styled 4×4.
Finally we have the Super Hero Airport Battle (76051). This 807 piece set includes Giant-Man, a microfigure Ant-Man, Agent 13, Scarlet Witch, Winter Soldier, Captain America, War Machine, and Iron Man in his Bleeding Edge armor. The set itself includes another Quinjet, the airport traffic control tower, and a luggage cart.
There will also be another Civil War set coming out later in the summer but there’s no details on what that set is or which characters it’ll include.
The Gingerbread House by Swan Dutchman is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. We’ve already seen LEGO do a Gingerbread House with the holiday exclusive set 40139 but the project proposes one that’s large enough to fit in with the Winter Village theme. The Gingerbread House now joins the Fossil Museum as the two projects so far to qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage.
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the 1960’s Batman TV series and to commemorate the event, LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052). The set contains 2,526 pieces and will retail for $269.99. It’ll be available for LEGO VIP members early on February 15-29 and to the general public on March 1. Check out the official press release below as well as more images of the set.
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,
In the beginning of the year, LEGO released some new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets including the new wave of Buildable Figures sets. This includes some of the main characters in the movie including Captain Phasma (75118). The set has 82 pieces and retails at $24.99. The higher price is slightly justified by some of the items which I’ll explain a little later. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags, a bagged cape, a loose torso frame, and the instructions booklet.
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I haven’t talked much about this lately but there are some new updates to the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) since I last posted about them. You may remember there was a rumored list for the figures coming from a Ukrainian site. Unfortunately, that list turned out to be dead in the water and there was no merit to it.
Fast-forward to the present time and there have been a few members on Eurobricks who have pretty much confirmed a couple of minifigures that will indeed be in the wave including Ursula, Peter Pan, Mr. Incredible, and Syndrome. This has been corroborated by some images of hair molds that popped up online a few weeks ago. There are also rumors of Genie, Mickey Mouse, Captain Hook, and two unspecified Disney Princesses. The LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) are scheduled to be released in May and we should have more details coming out in the next couple of months.
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The folks over at Bricks Culture has sent over the press release for issue 4 of the magazine. Check out below what the next issue of Brick Culture has to offer.
Pre-order Bricks Culture issue 4 now
Collaborative builds and innovators galore
Issue 4 of Bricks Culture magazine continues to explore the world of LEGO and its role within modern pop culture. As more individuals adopt this medium as a form of expression we discover bonds are being formed, spawning the most amazing collaborative builds.
This issues cover, showcases the amazing work of the Arvo brothers and how they have taken their Alien model to the next level, by producing it as a book. Prolific builder Simon Liu looks at community builds and shares his love for science fiction while David Alexander Smith conducts an collaborative experiment by asking three builders to create one model. This is without the knowledge of what the other is building – an amazing outcome I am sure you will agree.
When it comes to pioneering builders this issue is not in short supply as we visit the home of OrionPax and delve through his tv inspired creations. Including giant transformers, terminators and realistic inspector gadget model. We catch up with former LEGO designer and space aficionado Bjarne Panduro Tveskov before visiting Alaska to discover the Bionicle creations of Breann Sledge.
There’s more inspiration from the likes of Chris McVeigh and Cole Blaq while James Pegrum gives us another lesson from history.
Packed with innovators and creators from across the world,
Lunar New Year 2016, aka Chinese New Year, is now less than one month away and people, including me, have already started preparing for the occasion. For 2016, the Chinese zodiac lands on the Year of the Monkey so for those who were born in the years 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, and 2016, this is your year to shine.
For the past couple of years, LEGO has released small Creator sets celebrating the Lunar New Year with sets that are only available in Asian countries and they have continued that this year with the Year of the Monkey (40207) set. This set has 165 pieces and is currently available at Toys R Us Hong Kong as part of their promotion.
For people in other parts of the world, it’s almost impossible to get one of these sets unless you have connections or you just buy it off the secondary market. Fortunately, LEGO has provided the building instructions for you to create your own if you have the parts. I hope LEGO continues these kinds of builds for at least two more years for the the Year of the Dog because I’ll be very interested in that one.
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It looks like LEGO has the minisite up for the upcoming LEGO Angry Birds Movie sets which includes the official box art images as well as product images and play features for each set. Also we have the official names of the sets and they’ll be available this April. Check out the images below for each set in the wave and clickthrough to see a larger version.
Piggy Car Escape (75821)
Speedy Chuck is racing after the Piggy Car as the naughty piggy has stolen some of the bird eggs! Dodge the flying ice cream as you catch up with the pesky piggy! Rescue the eggs safely and return them to the flock, or play out your own chaotic and fun scenes inspired by The Angry BirdsTM Movie.
Piggy Plane Attack (75822)
Prepare for take-off! Those tricky piggies will try anything to get the flock’s eggs out of Bird Island—even jetting off on a plane! Grab the catapult and prepare for some bird-flinging fun at high altitude! Help Red rescue the eggs from the plane, but watch out for the flick missile shooters.
Bird Island Egg Heist (75823)
Red’s hot temper has landed him in an Angry Bird Anger Management Class at Matilda’s House—but he’s even angrier when a naughty piggy steals the eggs! Catapult Red at the Piggy Trike and take the eggs from the box in the back of the trike! Play out action-packed scenes from The Angry BirdsTM Movie and return the eggs to the flock.
A few days ago, Paul Feig, the writer and director of the new all-female cast of Ghostbusters, tweeted saying there will be some fun stuff from LEGO that will be based off the movie. We already knew that there will be at least one set because of the licensing announcement back in November.
Fast forward to today where Just2Good on Eurobricks has posted that one set (75828) will be the new Ecto-1 which is the 1980’s Cadillac Fleetwood station wagon. Of course, there’s no images yet but it’ll be based on the vehicle seen above. There’s not other information given besides that but hopefully it’ll be large enough to fit all four of the new Ghostbusters crew unlike the Ideas Ecto-1 (21108) which couldn’t hold all four and the proton packs.
There’s also no word on how many sets will be released based on the movie so there’s much speculation there too as well. From the sound of Feig’s tweet, it might suggest a couple of sets but we’ll see. The new Ghostbusters movie will be released in theaters on July 15.
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For those who’ve been waiting to build the new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The Batmobile (30446) polybag, well wait no longer. LEGO has already uploaded the building instructions to their servers and is readily available to download. If you want to wait for the 63-piece polybag to show up in stores, it’ll be available at Toys R Us sometime in the near future. I’ll have to check in the system to see when shipments of them will arrive.
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If you were able to pick up the LEGO 2016 Wall Calendar last November/December, there were some coupons that you could redeem at LEGO Brand Stores this year for some promotional items. From January 1-March 31, you can get a FREE 43-piece Parrot (30472) polybag with any purchase, while supplies last.
The Parrot is very simple build with you just stacking bricks up. There is some articulation in the build with the tail being on a hinge so it can move up and down. The wings are on the newer ball joints and so you can rotate them in plenty of directions.
The Parrot (30472) is a middle-of-the-road polybag. It is kind of cute but nothing else beyond that. Since it is free with any purchase, especially will all the newly released sets, it’s a decent pick up. If you don’t have a coupon to redeem it, the building instructions are now available online so you can create your own.
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As I mentioned a few days ago, LEGO Vip members would get early access to a new exclusive set in February and it was rumored to be the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052). Well it looks like there are now images of the set via Facebook.
The set contains nine minifigures including Batman, Bruce Wayne, Robin, Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth, Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin, and The Riddler. For the set itself, we have the Batcave, the classic Batmobile, Batcycle, and Batcopter. If you look closely, there’s also a very small area for Wayne Manor. I must say that the retro look of everything looks amazing and will appeal to kids as well as the older generation who grew up with Adam West’s Batman. Rumors say it’ll have 2,526 pieces and will cost $269.99.
It’s also been reported that there will be a Mr. Freeze promotional polybag to go along with the set.
Now it’s time to wait for the official press release and images of the Batman: Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) from LEGO themselves.
Update: Images have been removed at LEGO’s request.
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A few days ago, I reported on some images of a couple of new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens polybags. Well if you want to build your own, LEGO has uploaded the instructions for the First Order Star Destroyer (30277) as well as Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (30279) to their servers. Of course, you’ll need your own parts but you can at least have them built. For polybag hunters, you’ll probably want to wait until they show up in stores, whenever that it. I’ll let you guys know when and where as soon as there’s info.
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This is a little bit out of my realm but I know there are educators who are readers of the site and this might be of interest. LEGO Education at CES 2016 announced the new WeDo 2.0 robotics kit for elementary school students. The updated WeDo 2.0 is designed to teach kids from second to fourth grades STEM basics. There are over 40 hours of projects including physical, life, earth, and space sciences along with engineering and technology.
The core set comes with a programmable Smarthub, motor, two sensors, and 280 building elements, plus software including the Get Start Project which is an introductory experience to the WeDo 2.0 resource. According to TechCrunch, setting up a classroom with sufficient units would cost around $2,000 and it also includes the cost of licensing.
WeDo 2.0 is now available and the software is compatible with PC, Macs, Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.
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If you didn’t see the post for some of the Summer 2016 LEGO Nexo Knights, you probably missed out of the little teaser for some new villains that will be appearing in sets and on the TV show. You can check out more details of these characters over on the LEGO Nexo Knights minisite.
General Magmar
When you want to conquer the world with an army of monsters, you need a good general to command them. General Magmar is the greatest strategist, warrior and cook the Book of Monsters has ever produced. He talks in big words and fights the big fights. Too bad he rarely wins…
Whiperella
Whiparella is so scary she even frightens the Book of Monsters. She is shaped like a snake, has a whip that will call out your deepest fear and her Spidergloblins turn into that fear. Her only personal fear is being called ‘Whimparella’ – which, of course, one of the knights does constantly.
Flama
You don’t want to hug this monster. Flama is a molten mass of liquid lava and you would vaporize in just a moment. Usually seen in cohort with her rock brother Mouldron creating havoc somewhere. Together they are the Hot’n’Heavy twins that deliver a 2-for-1 offer on destruction.
Burnzie
Burnzie is a big, bad monster. He has yellow gleaming eyes, a mouthful of sharp teeth and spooky, downward pointing horns. If you point an ordinary sword at him, he will spurt magma fumes on it, to make it go red-hot in an instant.
LEGO news comes in waves and in this latest one, the Fossil Museum by whatpumpkin is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is also the first project to qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage.
The project is pretty much what it says, it’s a little museum scene showing off some skeletons of various dinosaurs including Stegosaurus, Pteranodon, Apatosaurus, Deinonychus, and Spinosaurus. Museums with dinosaur attractions are very popular and this project looks to be a very fun and education set if it becomes an official one.
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I’m not sure why it took so long but LEGO has finally released the designer video for the LEGO Creator Brick Bank (10251). This set is the eleventh set in the popular modular line and the fourth corner building. The video shows you lots of the small details and play features that you may not have noticed before.
10251 Brick Bank
Ages 16+. 2,380 pieces.
US $169.99 – CA $219.99 – DE 149.99€ – UK £119.99 – DK 1399.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Make a safe deposit at the Brick Bank!
Make a secure deposit at the highly respected Brick Bank, featuring an array of intricate details and hidden surprises. Easy-to-remove building sections provide access to the detailed interior, comprising a bank with an atrium foyer, tiled floor, arched windows, ornate chandelier, lockable vault and a transaction counter with security glass; a laundromat with printed window, tiled floor and 4 laundry machines; plus 2 second-floor offices with an array of detailed furniture, fixtures and accessories. The exterior of the building features a detailed sidewalk and an elaborate façade with carving and statue décor, decorative roofline, large arched windows, central balcony, clock and an accessible roof terrace featuring a large skylight.
• Includes 5 minifigures: a bank manager, secretary, teller, and a mom and child.
• The Brick Bank features a bank, secretary’s office, bank manager’s office, laundromat and a detailed façade and sidewalk.
• Bank features an atrium foyer with wide, arched entrance, triangular-patterned floor tiling, ornate
Well it’s another busy day regarding information for the summer 2016 LEGO sets. There’s even more set names from various themes including City, Creator, Disney Princess, Friends, Nexo Knights, and Ninjago. These names come from Just2Good, Eurobricks, as well as NeoGAF. Some of the more interesting stuff include the volcano theme for the City line while Friends will focus an amusement park theme. For the Nexo Knights, you can see images of some new and updated over on LEGO’s minisite.
City
Volcano Starter Set (60120)
Volcano Research Truck (60121)
Volcano Crawler Vehicle (60122)
Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)
Volcano Research Base (60124)
Gas Station (60132)
Fun at the Park (60134)
Colt Laundry (41123)
Vet Puppy Daycare (41124)
Vet Horse Trailer (41125)
Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)
Amusement Park Arcade (41127)
Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)
Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)
Amusement Park Rollercoaster (41130)
Nexo Knights
The Globlin Thrower (70318)
Macy’s Thunder Club (70319)
Aaron’s Aero-Hunter (70320)
General Magmar’s Siege Machine (70321)
Axl’s Mobile Tower (70322)
Jestro’s Volcano Base (70323)
Ultimate Axl (70336)
Ultimate Lance (70337)
Ultimate General Magmar (70338)
Ultimate Flama (70339)
Soupperson1 over on Brickipedia has gotten in touch to let me know about a contest they are holding to celebrate their 10th anniversary. There are some awesome LEGO prizes that are up for grabs for the winners.
First place
70604 Tiger Widow Island
70313 Moltor’s Lava Smasher
60113 Rally Car
Second place
70312 Lance’s Mecha Horse
71306 Pohatu – Uniter of Stone
70599 Cole’s Dragon
Third place
60117 Van and Caravan
70331 Ultimate Macy
41111 Party Train
Head on over to the contest page to see how to enter. There will be new tasks every day contest will run until January 29.
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On the February 2016 LEGO Store Calendar, you probably saw that from February 15-29, VIPs get early access to a new exclusive set. Aegis2000 over on Eurobricks is reporting that it’ll be the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Classic TV Series Batcave (76052) with Tragic Banjo and Sir Gareth backing up the information. So far, it’s been said that the set will include Batman, Alfred, Catwoman, and Robin, just to name a few and the set will have more than just the Batcave. I’m assuming they mean the Classic Batmobile will also be in the set.
Also another piece of information that was given. A few weeks ago, there was a leaked image of Otto Preminger’s Mr. Freeze minifigure. Sir Gareth is reporting that that particular minifigure is actually a promotional polybag.
Of course all this is speculation but Tragic Banjo and Sir Gareth are pretty good sources considering that they’ve been correct on a lot of past info. LEGO should be releasing the official press release with images for the Classic TV Series Batcave (76052) in the next few weeks or so and hopefully the designer video for it so stay tuned.
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Just2Good has been busy today as he has released three videos of some Summer 2015 LEGO set names including themes from LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes, and LEGO Star Wars. These are only some of the sets as there should be plenty more to come.
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Earlier today, the National Park Service Centennial Vignettes by LEGORanger16 has also achieved 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project features small scenes on 10×16 plates which shows various US National Parks like the Everglades in Florida, Katmai in Alaska, and Saguaro in Arizona. This project seems to be a very educational set as it gets kids learning about some of the National Parks here in the US.
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Polybag hunters, there are now images for some new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens polybags that will be coming out this year. The first one above is the First Order Star Destroyer, also called The Finalizer (30277). It has the same Resurgent-class Star Destroyer but it has some minor changes to it.
The other polybag is a miniature Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (30279). It’s pretty much a smaller version of set 75104.
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The Concorde Display Set by ABStract is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the famous British/French airliner which was known as one of the fastest jets in aviation history. It was eventually retired in 2003 due to safety and budget issues. The Concorde project itself has many features like a working nose droop mechanism and moveable control surfaces.
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If you’ve been holding off on getting the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) but you want to see some closer details of the set, the designer video is now available online. Yes I did that it was available for viewing over on the LEGO Shop Facebook Page but I was waiting for a version of it to become avaialble on YouTube for easier viewing.
In the video below, you can see designers Marcos Bessa and Paul-Constantin Ţurcanu discuss some small details that you may not know about yet. I’ve already purchased and I should have my review sometime next week when I have some time to build the set.
75827 Firehouse Headquarters
Ages 16+. 4,634 pieces.
US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £274.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Get ready to bust some ghosts at the Firehouse Headquarters!
Recreate iconic Ghostbusters™ scenes with the 2-story Firehouse Headquarters, featuring laboratory, living quarters, containment unit and much more. Capture the ghosts with the proton packs and restore order, or solve other supernatural cases! Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and Zombie Driver.
Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Zombie Driver and Library Ghost.
Also comes with Slimer, Pink Ghost and Blue Ghost.
Slide the Ghostbusters™ heroes down the fire pole into action.
From now until January 10 with every purchase you make at LEGO Brand Stores or on Shop@Home, you’ll get a FREE LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388). If you haven’t gotten one yet, here’s a little sneak peek of what is included in this Intro Pack.
As you can see, there are a total of five items in the pack including a generic Lava Monster minifigure, a Shield holder key chain, a poster, and two sticker sheets, one with the Nexo Knights and the other with the Monsters.
For the Lava Monster minifigure, it looks like a combination of a couple of the monsters in this wave but this particular minifigure looks like it’s exclusive to this pack. Like with the other monsters, it has a red torso and wears some black pants with leg armor printing. It has a double-sided head and has a helmet to go along with him. However, there is no accessory.
The Shield holder key chain is the same one that all the Nexo Knights have in gray color. There is a gray 1×1 Technic brick with hole and a 1×1 round stud glued on to the shield itself. Finally there’s a little chain that you can attach it to whatever you want.
The poster is double sided and on one side, you have the promo image that we saw on the back of the LEGO Club Magazine back in October. On the other side, you have a cool image of the Monsters posing in front of a fire.… Continue
Well 2015 is in the books and it was another successful year on The Brick Fan so let’s take a look at what happened last year. Prepare to be inundated with statistics so let’s do a little recap of some of the numbers for the site last year. As you can see from the graph below, we saw another increase in traffic last year which went up for about 60% compared to the 2014. Subsequently, other metrics increased accordingly including first-time visitors which went up 56% while returning visitors went up 70%.
There were also some traffic milestones that were achieved in 2015. We finished the year with 17.5 million page views with October 11 being the highest recorded traffic day with 105,085 page views with a majority of it being for the official 2016 images post. That day also gave the most of active number of users on the site with 779. Unless somehow a post goes viral, I doubt that I’ll see a number that high anytime soon. Finally, we ended the year with December being the most visited month of 2015.
In regards to our social media sites, the Facebook Page went from 4,137 in 2014 to 7,513 at the end of 2015.
Over on Twitter, there were 1,526 new followers in 2015 and we ended the year with 5,379.
Finally on Google+, we ended 2015 with 1,856 followers which was a sharp increase from 516 in the beginning of the year.
A lot of new LEGO sets became available today and included in that list is the Valentines Cupid Dog (40201). As you can see, LEGO has gone back to the 2014 creature designs instead of continuing with the vignettes from last year. This set contains 150 pieces and retails or $9.99. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and a small instruction booklet.
The build is very simple and much like the previous characters, you start with the lower torso and legs. After that, you build up the rest of the torso and arms followed by the head. The legs are still on hinges while the arms are on ball joints so there’s more articulation. The head is on a swivel and the ears are also on a ball joint. You can also see its tongue sticking out a little. Finally, the tail is able to swing around on a TECHNIC pin. The accessories included with the the dog is a little brick-built candy heart and a bow and arrow. You also see on the torso that it’s wearing a red bowtie made out of cheese slopes.
Overall, the Valentines Cupid Dog (40201) is a slight upgrade over the 2014 Valentine’s Day Teddy Bear (40085) but mainly because of the articulation it has. However, it is a slight downgrade from the Valentine’s Day Dinner (40120) vignette that we got last year since it was pretty much perfect. I don’t have any cons for the Cupid Dog but it’s not as cute as the … Continue
The new Valentines Cupid Dog (40201) is now available and on the back cover of the instructions, we get our first look at the LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202). The set will contain 111 pieces and like with all these little Seasonal sets, it will retail for $9.99. As you can see, LEGO has gone back to the character builds which we first saw in 2014.
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It’s January and that means the new LEGO February 2016 Store Calendar is now available (at least in stores) which shows all the promotions and events going on for the month. I’ll link to the PDF version when LEGO updates their servers.
From February 1-14, you can get a FREE LEGO Nexo Knights Robin’s Mini Fortrex (30372) with purchases of $50 or more, while supplies last.
From February 13-15, you can earn Double VIP Points on the LEGO Architecture White House (21006) during Presidents’ Day weekend.
From February 15-29, you can get 50% off the LEGO Friends Campsite Scrapbook (853555) with a purchase of $50 or more on Friends sets.
On February 2-3, the Monthly Mini Build will be a Snowmobile.
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Happy New Year, at least for the people on the east coast. It’s January 2016 over there and that means a plethora of new LEGO sets are now available for purchase on Shop@Home. This also includes exclusives like the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827), the LEGO Creator Brick Bank (10251), and all the sets from the new LEGO Nexo Knights theme. Also, don’t forget the new wave of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets are also available. There is also the LEGO Nexo Knights promotion from now until January 10 in which you get a free Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388) with every purchase, while supplies last. Also go check out all the other promos and events that will be happening in January on my previous post.
Keep in mind that Shop@Home is a little wonky at the beginning of the month so you may have to retry a few times to get items into your shopping cart. Clearing your browser cache helps out with that.
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Earlier today, I did a post on the top 10 LEGO posts on the site for 2015. Readers also asked about the most viewed reviews I’ve done this year. There have been over 600 sets that have been released this year and I’ve reviewed around 80 of them, ranging from various themes like Creator to staples like Star Wars and Super Heroes. Note that I do have a lot of sets that I’ve purchased but haven’t had time to build and review like the SHIELD Helicarrier and Doctor Who, just to name a few.
The Gingerbread House was the second Christmas exclusive set that was available at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home during Black Friday weekend. A neat little set with some great details.
The first seasonal Christmas promotional set for 2015 was the Christmas Train which was a neat little set, especially since it’s larger than last year’s Christmas sets.
Today is the last day of 2015 which means that best of lists are popping up all over the internet. I’ve gotten a few requests from avid readers regarding some of the “best of” things from The Brick Fan.
First off is the most viewed posts from this year and since I love statistics, this was a no-brainer. A majority of you guys really liked seeing what’s in store for 2016 in regards to set names and images as well as LEGO exclusive sets. There’s also that little April Fools joke that had the LEGO community buzzing for a little bit.
Ahh the good ol April Fools Day joke that got a lot of people excited but also broke a lot of hearts. The fake press release that I conjured up really made it sound official but I’m sure some people saw past it. I have no idea if joke had any impact on LEGO actually re-releasing this year’s Winter Toy Shop (10249).
Many people took heed of this post for this year’s LEGO Advent Calendars back in August. It wasn’t a surprise since they are very popular and sold out a few months after they were released.
January is the time for exciting new LEGO sets and 2016 is no exception
The best thing about a new year is new LEGO sets. It may be a time to make a fresh start or celebrate new beginnings, but when that clock strikes midnight on 31 December it means we have a whole new wave of sets in our grasp.
The 2016 line-up looks impressive: NINJAGO is taking to the skies, City has a great new island prison and the intergalactic craziness of NEXO KNIGHTS boasts some great new pieces. Alongside all these store releases we have two massive exclusives available in the form of the Ghostbusters fire station and the very impressive Brick Bank Modular.
Inspired by these vast buildings, this month at Bricks we are wandering into the world of all things urban. Starting with the Brick Bank, Mark and Dr Dave examine this modular floor by floor, leaving no tile unturned. Packed full of new elements and great colour pieces, this new offering looks set to be a winner. Chris Pearce investigates the latest 2016 sets and highlights what we should be looking forward to most. Alongside this there are amazing custom builds in the form of Janet VanD’s theatre, Patrick Bosman’s piece of historic Holland and Jamie Douglas’ twin-roofed Brickadilly station.
As it’s a new year we have some great new series starting. Huw Millington hits the rails and starts his journey aboard on LEGO trains while our new technique master, Luke Hutchinson, begins his
Also if you haven’t seen yet, LEGO is doing a Creative Ideas Wanted campaign to get more original ideas on the site and for people to not rely on existing IPs for their projects. Just a little hint if you’re thinking of submitting your project on LEGO Ideas.
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There will be a new promotion over at Toys R Us Hong Kong starting in a few days and in their ad, we get our first look at the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406) minifigure polybag which I first talked about this minifigure earlier this month. It’s hard to see but the minifigure looks pretty similar to General Hux from Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (75104) but without the sideburns. I’m not sure if there are any other differences between the two at this time as the image is quite small. This polybag will supposedly be here in the US sometime in 2016. Clickthrough the image to see a larger version. Thanks to XiaoKeung for emailing in about this.
Update: There is now a clearer image of the First Order General (5004406) via Brickset. As suspected, it is pretty much a generic general.
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It’s never too early for details on summer 2016 LEGO sets but Just2Good and his “insider” is back with a new video regarding some upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets. There will be at least two more sets based on The Force Awakens movie which are “Encounter on Jakku” and the “Resistance X-Wing”.
There are some spoilers in the video so I won’t discuss any of that if you haven’t seen the movie yet but I do have a clue on what one of the sets will look like. For the Resistance X-Wing set, I’m going to assume that it’ll look like the one from the Series 3 Microfighters set but in a larger scale. How large will it be? I’m not sure but hopefully around the same size as Poe’s X-Wing Fighter (75102) but in the blue and gray/white color scheme. Feel free to discuss below but no spoilers please and if you haven’t seen the movie yet, avoid watching the stuff after 15 seconds.
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Not to be outdone by his previous posts but Just2Good has provided in a new video the official box art images of the 2016 wave of LEGO Elves sets. We now get an even closer look at the new dragons that are being introduced for the theme. I know a lot of people are more interested in the parts selection including some pieces in new colors. The sets aren’t listed in the January 2016 catalog so I assume they’ll be available some in the spring.
Emily Jones and the Baby Wind Dragon (41171)
The Water Dragon Adventure (41172)
Elvendale School of Dragons (41173)
The Starlight Inn (41174)
Fire Dragon’s Lava Cave (41175)
The Secret Market Place (41176)
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If you’ve been following my posts for the past week, you would know that our friend Just2Good has been posting official box art images for the 2016 sets. He’s back again with another video and this time it is for the LEGO Speed Champions theme. As I mentioned before, there are some new car manufacturers that are included in the upcoming wave including Chevrolet, Ford, and Audi and returning from this year is Porsche. There will be seven sets in 2016 but the ones that interest me the most are the Audi ones. Which sets are you looking forward to?
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (75870)
Ford Mustang GT (75871)
Audi R18 e-tron quattro (75872)
Audi R8 LMS Ultra (75873)
Chevrolet Camaro Drag Race (75874)
Ford F-150 Raptor Ford Model A Hot Rod (75875)
Porsche 919 Hybrid and 917K Pit-Lane (75876)
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If you follow LEGO’s social media pages, you might have seen the image above and sort of a call to action post for LEGO Ideas. Over on their blog post, they’re kicking off a “Creative Ideas Wanted” campaign where they’re wanting people to submit original idea projects and not ones that are based on existing items.
We’ve seen a plethora of Ideas sets that have been released that are based on licensed properties and LEGO is pretty much looking for something original. The best original CUUSOO/Ideas set in my opinion is probably the Exo Suit because it was cool, very good playability, and most importantly not based on anything.
This is sort of a double-edged sword because people tend to go for licensed projects and non-licensed projects seem to fall by the wayside but it’s hard to get support if people don’t know nothing about it and the project doesn’t get exposure. I’ve tried to help promote projects back then but I’ve made a change earlier this year because I get so many requests for a post. It’s gotten to the point where I get a couple a day and if I continued what I did, the site would be nothing but Ideas projects. However, I don’t mind tweeting them out which I do now.
When you visit various LEGO fan sites and Facebook pages over the next month, there’s a good chance you will run into our “Creative Ideas Wanted” campaign. Kicking off on the 26th December and continuing until the end of January,
LEGO has announced it yet but in the latest LEGO Club Magazine, there’s a little blurb about the release date of the Series 15 Collectible Minifigures (71011). As you can see below, Series 15 will be available in February along with the Series 7 LEGO Mixels, most likely on February 1st. I know people have been wondering and asking about it since they were revealed a few weeks ago. They’ve usually had a January release the past few years but LEGO has some huge releases next month including the LEGO Nexo Knights, LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827), the Brick Bank modular building, and the rest of the winter wave sets. I have a feeling that LEGO wanted to save something for February and not overwhelm everyone next month. For people across the pond, Shop@Home UK has Series 15 with a January release.
If you haven’t checked it out yet, WhiteFang has already done his review over on Eurobricks. I’ve also done my little feel guide for Series 15 if you’re interested.
Thanks to everyone who emailed/tagged me on this piece of info.
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Another day, another video from Just2Good featuring official LEGO box art images of some upcoming sets. This time, he has shown off the images for the three LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros sets: Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin (76064), Captain America vs. Red Skull (76065), and Hulk vs. Ultron (76066). If you missed it a few days ago, the images for the DC Mighty Micros are also available.
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Well it looks like more characters that we’ve been wanting from the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game is making the jump from digital to physical toys. I’ve already talked about the Doctor Strange set but there are now rumors of a LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Ghost Rider set coming summer 2016.
This rumor has been floating around for a while on Eurobricks but Clone OPatra has “confirmed” that the Spirit of Vengeance will be in a set with Spider-Man. Given that Ghost Rider isn’t too far from his motorcycle, I assume that it’ll be part of the set in some form. There’s no details on what villain(s) will be in the set or which version of Ghost Rider it’ll be whether it be Johnny Blaze, Daniel Ketch, Alejandra, or Robbie Reyes. Keep in mind that Clone OPatra is a licensed moderator in the forum so that may lend some credibility to the rumor.
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Just2Good is back again with another holiday treat. In this video, he has provided the high quality box art images for the 2016 wave of LEGO Minecraft sets. The theme is still going strong as I keep hearing kids wanting more Minecraft sets. There will be four sets in this upcoming wave which includes The Iron Golem (21123), The End Portal(21124), The Jungle Tree House (21125), and The Wither (21126).
The Iron Golem will have have four minifigures: Iron Golem, Alex, Zombie, and a Baby Pig.
The End Portal has four figures: Steve in Diamond Armor, two Endermen, and a Cave Spider.
The Jungle Tree House has six minifigures: Alex, Steve, Creeper, Skeleton, an Ocelot, and a Sheep.
The Wither has four figures: the Wither itself, two Wither Skeletons, and Steve.
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If you’re still able to get the physical copies of the LEGO Club Magazines, the January-February 2016 issue has a very cool exclusive poster featuring the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Buildable Figures of Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and the First Order Stormtroopers. The only bad thing about it is that it’s stapled and not rubble glue attached like they do sometimes. Hopefully there’s a non-folded/stapled that’ll be available in the future because this is a cool poster to hang up.
On the other side, it features a some neat artwork featuring the Millennium Falcon.
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If you’ve been following my posts, you may have seen the report of some of the new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets have shown up at various retailers like the Kryptonite Interception (76045) which is based on the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie. We first saw a teaser of the set back at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. The set contains 306 pieces and retails for $29.99. The contents of the box include three numbered bags, two instruction booklets, a small sticker sheet, and a comic book.
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It’s mid past midnight on the east coast and that means the list of items that LEGO has discounted after Christmas are now live over on Shop@Home. The list of sale items at LEGO Brand Stores are also posted below. Note that some items listed online are already listed as “sold out.”
Just2Good has posted in a video some high quality images of the official box arts for the upcoming spring 2016 LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets including the Batman Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053) as well as the three DC Mighty Micros sets, Batman vs Catwoman (76061), Robin vs Bane (76062), The Flash vs Captain Cold (76063).
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The LEGO Star Wars 2015 Advent Calendar (75097) has been completed yesterday and there were some things that I liked about it and there were things where I wasn’t too impressed by it.
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One thing I really liked about this year’s advent calendar is the little sub-themes the builds were separated into like Tatooine, Endor, and Hoth. Even the flap on the box doubles up as a little playmat featuring the destinations.
All of the minifigures this year were pretty good since we didn’t get a Battle Droid for the first time ever in an advent calendar. Of course there are also some standout minifigures like the homage to the Ralph McQuarrie’s 1979 Lucafilm Christmas card with the R2-D2 and C-3PO minifigures. The other minifigures that I liked were Jawa and the Hoth Rebel Trooper which was a little teaser on the character that we’ll get next year.
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There were also some things that I didn’t enjoy as much like the weapon racks we get every year. There were also the ones with the play features which turned to be rather bland like the catapult, the turret, and the Hoth Command Post. Other than that, all the other builds were decent.
I also think the retail price of $39.99 is a little overpriced for what you get but it is … Continue
Well it’s Christmas and I have another giveaway to do. I’ve already given out two complete sets of the LEGO Series 14 Collectible Minifigures (71010) and I have one more set to give out. The contest will run for a week and as usual, I’ll be using the Rafflecopter widget below to do it. Good luck and happy holidays!
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I like to wish every Brick Fan a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays! May your tree and stockings be filled with stuff that’s been on your wish list. I hope everyone is able to spend some time with friends and family. Take some time to enjoy the simple things in life and most of all, stay safe. If you got some LEGO this holiday season, happy building!
The Charlie Brown Christmas tree above was created by Chris Maddison.
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LEGO has sent over details of items that will be on sale starting on December 26. There are two different lists that were given, one of which contains items that are discounted on Shop@Home as well as in LEGO Brand Stores. The other list shows discounts that are only good in stores because Shop@Home is sold out on those items.
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For my first of the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2016 sets, I have the First Order Battle Pack (75132). It consists of 88 pieces and retails for $12.99. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and a small instruction booklet. Feel free to keep reading and not be worried about being spoiled because there are no spoilers in my reviews of TFA sets.
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You guys may have seen this already but I’ve held off reporting on it because some people might see it as a Christmas spoiler. We’ve seen how generous The LEGO Group is to their employees and for this year, they have some special Christmas gifts for everyone in the company.
First off, there’s a new set floating around on the secondary market called the Borkum Riffgrund (4002015). This 559 piece set is the 2015 Christmas gift that is given out to every employee around the world and is based off the offshore wind farm that LEGO has invested in to help the company reach 100% on renewable energy by 2020.
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The other gift that LEGO employees will receive is a extra month’s salary for their hard work according to The Copenhagen Post. This is on top of their regular paychecks and is for all the work the employees have done to help LEGO become the number one toy company in the world. Indeed a very Merry Christmas to everyone that is part of the company.
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It looks like LEGO BIONICLE fans are getting a sneak peek at some new stuff. Earlier today, Kim from the LEGO Community Engagement team sent over images and a short excerpt from an upcoming LEGO BIONICLE graphic novel called Gathering of the Toa by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The book will be available on December 29 and it’ll be available in paperback, hardcover, or on the Kindle. Although I’m not into BIONICLE, I know there are readers who are interested in the theme.
On the mythical island of Okoto, the forces of darkness are on the move. To defeat evil, the island Protectors call on the help of six elemental heroes known as the To a. Join Tahu, Kopaka, Onua, Gali, Lewa, Pohatu, and Ekimu as they discover their powers and gather together to fight the hordes of Skull Spiders and the oncoming darkness.
Also includes a never-before-seen look into the secret world of Bionicle in THE OKTO PROTECTORS GUIDE.
The first in an epic graphic novel series of new stories and action-packed adventures following the heroes of Okoto. Features exclusive content that provides maps, myths, and more!
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The holidays are for giving and being thankful for what we have. For some, they might not be as fortunate as others and this is where the story begins. The guys over at Brickpicker has emailed me about a fundraiser raffle they are doing to help keep Ed’s son school open which you can read in the link above. Long story short, the school is struggling to stay open and the guys are holding a raffle for a chance to win some retired LEGO sets, which comes from their own collection, and the proceeds will go directly to St. Paul School including:
Sealed Case of 64 Series 10 Collectible Minifigures (71001)
Creator Town Hall (10224)
Monster Fighters Haunted House (10228)
Star Wars Death Star (10188)
Star Wars UCS R2-D2 (10225)
The raffle tickets are $10.00 each for a particular item and for $50.00, you can get an entry for all the sets. The school needs $200,000 by the end of January and hopefully I’m able to spread the word about it on my little corner of the internet. Even though not every LEGO collector is a reseller, Brickpicker has been a great asset to the community with their price guides and I wish them the best on this campaign.
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Earlier this month, I’ve done reviews on the three new LEGO Architecture 2016 skyline sets with Venice (21026), Berlin (21027), and New York City (21028). LEGO, in addition, has also provided one of the landmark sets with the Burj Khalifa (21031). It contains 333 pieces and will retail for $39.99. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instruction booklet.
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From now until Thursday, December 24 at Toys R Us stores, you can get a free LEGO Creator Seasonal Christmas Tree (30286) polybag with purchases of $30 or more on LEGO sets, excluding LEGO Dimensions. This is most likely the last free polybag promo for the year at Toy R Us. It isn’t as flashy as the last two free promos but it’s something if you’re doing some last minute Christmas shopping.
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There hasn’t been much information about the upcoming 2016 LEGO Angry Birds sets but there are now the first official images of the sets coming from the Russian 2016 catalog. I won’t translate the names because I know they’ll come out weird but we do know the names of the characters for the sets. For the birds we have Red, Matilda, Stella, Bomb, Chuck, and Mighty Eagle. For the piggies, we have King Pig, Leonard, Pirate Pig, Biker Pig, Chef Pig, Foreman Pig, and generic Piggies.
The sets themselves look pretty interesting in various locations like the castle and pirate ship. There’s also a motorcycle, cannon, and airplane. The play feature is mainly the catapults that launch the birds to their targets pretty much similar to the game.
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Earlier today, there was an interesting find from Brick Heroes. As I mentioned earlier this year, there will be a new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes set coming out next year called the Classic TV Series Batcave (76052). LEGO already did a teaser of what we can expect in the set with the Adam West Batman minifigure and the hopefully the 1960s Batmobile.
Well there’s now an image of what appears to be Otto Preminger’s Mr. Freeze minifigure floating around which come from a certain factory. For reasons, I won’t post the image but I’m still allowed to talk about it and all I’ll say about it is that it looks remarkably accurate like Mr. Freeze from the TV series as seen above. More details as they come.
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LEGO has been slowly uploading the new 2016 sets to their servers and the latest set that we haven’t seen before is the LEGO Star Wars Homing Spider Droid (75142). The set contains 310 pieces and is pretty similar to previous incarnation of the set in 75016. This one includes minifigures of Yoda, an Elite Corps Clone Trooper, and two Battle Droids. Check out the rest of the LEGO Star Wars winter 2016 wave sets over on my previous post.
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Today I have a short review of the LEGO December 2015 Christmas Tree Ornament (5003083). It was only available for a week with purchases of $50 or more at LEGO Brand stores and on Shop@Home. This is the second year that LEGO has done this particular promotion with last year being the Christmas Train (5002813) and this one comes in at 32 pieces.
Like with the previous one, it does come in a resealable packaging with protects the inner fabric bag that holds the set. The tree itself is pretty simple with the usual building techniques of stacking the sloped pieces. There are some printed pieces like the envelope tile as well as the 2015 tile which is exclusive to the ornament. At the top, you have the Technic axle connector which allows you to tie the gold cord to hang it up.
Overall, it’s a pretty nice little exclusive that LEGO has included with their promo and I hope that it continues next year as well. If you missed out on it, the parts are very common minus the 2015 1×2 tile and the cord that LEGO has included. The instructions are below if you want to make your own.
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With yesterday’s news of the 2016 LEGO set images coming out, LEGO has made the English (European) version of the January-June 2016 catalog publicly available for everyone to check out. We can now clearly see the sets as well as the official names of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets like the Captain America: Civil War ones.
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There has been much excitement today with the LEGO 2016 catalog images from carlboettcher and I think the last things we haven’t seen before are the new LEGO Elves and Minecraft sets. There will be six sets for the LEGO Elves theme which now introduces the Dragons from the storyline.
Emily Jones and the Baby Wind Dragon (41171)
The Water Dragon Adventure (41172)
Elvendale School of Dragons (41173)
The Starlight Inn (41174)
Fire Dragon’s Lava Cave (41175)
The Secret Market Place (41176)
LEGO Minecraft is still going strong in 2016 with four more sets that take place in various biomes. They introduce some new characters like Alex, the Iron Golem, and the Wither.
The Iron Golem (21123)
The End Portal (21124)
The Jungle Tree House (21125)
The Wither (21126)
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I’m back with more exciting news today which comes from Flickr user carlboettcher and this time, we have the new 2016 wave of LEGO Speed Champions sets. Yes, car enthusiasts rejoice as there will be seven sets coming in next year. There have been watermarked images about these sets a few months ago and that’s why I didn’t post them but now we are able to see them fairly clearly. As I mentioned before, there will be new car manufacturers included in this wave such as Chevrolet, Ford, and Audi which joins Porsche as the returning brand from 2015.
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (75870)
Ford Mustang GT (75871)
Audi R18 e-tron quattro (75872)
Audi R8 LMS Ultra (75873)
Chevrolet Camaro Drag Race (75874)
Ford F-150 Raptor Ford Model A Hot Rod (75875)
Porsche 919 Hybrid and 917K Pit-Lane (75876)
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It looks like the German LEGO 2016 catalog is available and Flickr user carlboettcher has upload some images of the upcoming LEGO Super Heroes sets including the ones for Captain America: Civil War. As you can see above, there will be three sets accompanying the movie that will be released in March. Loosely translated from German, the first set is called Black Panther Pursuit (76047) which includes Captain America, Winter Soldier, and Black Panther. The next set is called Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050) which has Falcon, Black Widow, and Crossbones. The last set is called Super Hero Airport Battle (76051) which has Captain America, Winter Soldier, Iron Man, War Machine, Scarlet Witch, Agent 13, a micro Ant-Man, and a brick-built Giant Man.
On another page of the catalog, we get our first official look at the LEGO Mighty Micros which I briefly reported on a few days ago.
DC Comics Super Heroes
Batman vs Catwoman (76061)
Robin vs Bane (76062)
The Flash vs Captain Cold (76063)
Marvel Super Heroes
Spiderman vs Green Goblin (76064)
Captain America vs Red Skull (76065)
Hulk vs Ultron (76066)
Finally we have a new set that hasn’t been talked about with the Batman Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053). It includes Batman with a Bat-Pod, Harley Quinn with her motorcycle, and Deadshot.
Thanks to everyone who emailed in with the original source.
If you want to see what happens behind the doors of The LEGO Group, make sure to tune in to National Geographic this Sunday, December 20 at 8/7c for Inside LEGO. The show’s “Inside” series turns to the LEGO and Vice President of Design Matthew James Ashton as he shows how the company finds new LEGO Set Designers. Set your calendars/alarms/DVRs as Inside LEGO should be a very interesting episode for fans of the brick.
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If you guys missed out on the LEGO 2015 Minifigure Gift Box Set (5004077) that was on sale online a few weeks ago, you’ll be glad to know that it is back online again with the same promotion it had before. You can purchase it outright for $9.99 each or you can get it free with purchases of $39.99 or more on City, Ninjago, or Super Heroes sets. The promo lasts until December 25 online. Target stores also have the same promo going on too in their latest ad but it lasts until the end of the week. The main attraction for the box is probably the Lightning Lad minifigure.
If you’re at stores and you’ve been patiently waiting for the 2016 sets, you’ll be glad to know that a few sets have started to show up including the Kryptonite Interception (76045) for $29.99/DPCI 204-00-1517 as well as the Iron Skull Sub Attack (76048) for $29.99/DPCI 204-00-1520. Also there are reports that the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poe’s X-Wing Fighter (30278) polybag have shown at Target, mostly at the checkout aisles.
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Issue 15 of Blocks Magazine will be available starting tomorrow. Check out the details on what you can expect from the latest issue.
Issue 15 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers, and will be in shops on Thursday 17th December.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has finally arrived in cinemas, and to celebrate we’ve assembled the best builders in the galaxy to construct seven iconic saga scenes, from the classic trilogy to the new film. We also take a look at the Star Wars Battle Figures, and compare Darth Vaders new and old in a showdown of galactic proportions.
Elsewhere, we find out how LEGO can be used with prosthetic limbs to improve the lives of child amputees, how Britain’s most outspoken toy retailer is preparing for the Christmas season, how to bring your minifigures to life and why not every LEGO set is a solid investment.
There’s much more besides, as animation expert Steve Guinness wraps up his Italian Job project, while David Kresse shows us how to motorise our Technic MOCs. This build-filled issue is topped off with an exclusive interview with Michael Price, the mind behind LEGO Star Wars series Droid Tales.
Get your copy on 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.
It looks like we have an image of the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Clash of the Heroes (76044) set courtesy of CM4Sci on Eurobricks. The set is the smallest in the wave coming in at 92 pieces and it includes minifigures of Batman in his armored suit and Superman. The set seems to be loosely based off a scene that’s shown in the trailer. You also get a nice looking Batsignal which I hope is a printed piece.
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Yesterday Just2Good has found a new listing on Brickset’s database of a new promotional LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (50044006) minifigure polybag that will be coming out next year. There’s no images of the First Order General yet.
There is also no information at this time of what this polybag is for, whether it be a May the 4th promo, a Shop@Home promo, or just a standard minifigure polybag at Toys R Us.
As we saw a few months ago, there’s also another The Force Awakens minifigure polybag coming out next year with Finn (FN-2187) in his Stormtrooper outfit. THere’s also no details at this time on that one either. More information as they come.
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Captain Nemo over Eurobricks has referenced Flickr user luiggi who has posted some images of the minifigures that will be in the upcoming LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros sets. These sets are pretty much small racer sets featuring Super Hero characters from both DC and Marvel.
As you can see below, the minifigures are basically chibi versions of the characters with them having funny expressions and short legs. There will be six sets in the initial wave of the LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros sets and they’ll be available in spring 2016. The sets are as follows:
DC Comics Super Heroes
Batman vs Catwoman (76061)
Robin vs Bane (76062)
76063 The Flash vs Captain Cold (76063)
Marvel Super Heroes
Spiderman vs Green Goblin (76064)
Captain America vs Red Skull (76065)
Hulk vs Ultron (76066)
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Back in August, I reported on an accessory item for LEGO Dimensions called a Gaming Capsule which is a storage case for your Dimensions minifigures and builds. It was originally available over in the UK but we are now able to order it Amazon. According to the description, it has 12 compartments to store various items and it retails for $14.99. It’ll be available on December 20. Thanks to Jason for the heads up on this.
Speaking of LEGO Dimensions, Amazon has a sale going on for the Starter Packs for $59.99 on all systems. This is 40% off the retail price and is the lowest we’ve seen so far. If you’ve been holding off on getting it, this is the perfect time to pick it up.
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A few days ago, I posted WhiteFang’s review of the Series 15 Collectible MInifigures (71011) on my Facebook Page and since then, I’ve received quite a few emails on when my traditional feel guide post will be up for when the minifigures start showing up in stores in late December/beginning January.
Below is the box distribution from WhiteFang as well as a short guide on what to feel for when searching for a particular minifigure. Note that the dot method on the packaging does not work any more and feeling for the minifigures is the most surefire to get the one you want. I know some readers may want to skip this post entirely as you’re already seasoned veterans in this field. This post is mainly for readers who are new to feeling and collecting minifigures.
Astronaut
Frightening Knight
Flying Warrior
Faun
Janitor
Wrestling Champion
5 per box
Clumsy Guy
Kendo Fighter
Shark Suit Guy
1. Farmer
The easiest way to find the Farmer is to feel for the pitchfork. The pig is also helpful but be careful that it is not the skunk.
All in a day’s work!
Every day, the hard-working Farmer gets up at sunrise when the rooster crows. He puts on his overalls, his well-worn boots and his old brown hat, and he goes outside to slop the pigs, milk the cows and feed the horses. After that, it’s time to collect fresh eggs from
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If you’re shopping at Walmart, there are a number of LEGO polybags they have available for purchase as stocking stuffers. Quantities may vary and they go for $3.94 each. Some of the polybags they have available include:
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Joker Bumper Car (30303)
LEGO Elves Azari’s Magic Fire (30259)
LEGO Friends Mini Golf (30203)
LEGO Friends Smoothie Stand (30202)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man Super Jumper (30305)
LEGO Ninjago Anacondrai Battle Mech (30291)
LEGO Star Wars TIE Advanced Prototype (30275)
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As I stated a few days ago, the promotion for the LEGO Star Wars Stormtrooper Sergeant (5002938) is now available at Toys R Us stores. You can get it free with purchases of $30 or more excluding LEGO Dimensions. The item number is 168354 if you’re looking for it. Some stores might let you purchase it individually if you’re lucky.
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Today we’re continuing our gift opening for the LEGO Star Wars 2015 Advent Calendar (75097) with something that goes well with the Stormtrooper from a few days ago.
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Earlier this week, it wa revealed that the Cosmic Boy (30604) minifigure polybag would be available with the upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Cosmic Clash movie. You can now pre-order the movie on Amazon. Both the Blu-Ray + DVD + Digital HD and and the regular DVD versions will include the Cosmic Boy Minifigure. The movie will be released on March 1st.
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If you’re still doing some Christmas shopping, LEGO has double VIP points going again for this weekend at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. This is basically the same as about 10% off translated into VIP points. Plus you can still get the free exclusive 2015 Holiday Ornament when you spend $50 or more. Orders that you place this weekend should arrive before Christmas and this is pretty much the last VIP points event of the year.
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The time is finally here for you LEGO Ninjago fans. The official images for the 2016 LEGO Ninjago sets are now available via Amazon France. As you can see the storyline continues on with the Sky Pirates theme which was revealed at San Diego Comic Con. The only set doesn’t have images is the Sky Shark (70601) probably because it is a store exclusive. I’ve also added the set descriptions which were found a few months ago.
Cole’s Dragon (70599)
Face-off against sky pirate Bucko with Ninja warrior Cole’s Dragon, featuring a posable neck, wings and legs. Free the trapped Zane’ element from the special Djinn blade and ride away victorious! Includes 2 minifigures: Cole and Bucko.
Includes 2 minifigures: Cole and Bucko.
Cole’s Dragon features a posable neck, wings and legs, golden details and LEGO elements in Cole’s characteristic black and brown colours.
Weapons include a transparent Djinn Blade with trapped Zane’ element and Bucko’s pirate sword.
Recreate and role-play epic scenes from the NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu TV show.
Cole’s Dragon measures over 2″ (7cm) high, 7″ (18cm) long and 7″ (18cm) wide.
Ninja Bike Chase (70600)
Set off in pursuit of sky pirate Sqiffy’s flyer with Kai and Nya’s bikes. Kai’s bike features fold-out cutting’ golden Ninja blades and hidden cannons/boosters, while Nya’s bike is equipped with an adjustable elemental water cannon to target the flyer. Evade the flyer’s bombs and battle to free the trapped Cole’ element from the special Djinn blade. Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: Kai, Nya and Sqiffy.… Continue
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I’m back with the third LEGO Architecture 2016 skyline themed review with Berlin (21027). This is the middle sized set of the wave coming in at 289 pieces. Again, I’m not sure of the price point but I believe it’ll be close or the same as Venice. The contents of the box include four un-numbered bags and the instruction booklet.
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Back in April , there were rumors of a new LEGO Star Wars Death Star set coming im 2016 and it looks like it may be coming true. Brickset has a listing for a new Ultimate Collector Series Death Star with set number 75159. The 10188 version is still available in America but has been recently retired in Europe and has been listed as “Retiring Soon” on Shop@Home. I’ll have more information as they come.
Update: Apparently, Just2Good posted this info on Eurobricks yesterday but I didn’t see on there as I only saw on Brickset this morning.
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I’ve gotten a few emails from readers who have seen the LEGO Star Wars Stormtrooper Sergeant (5002938) show up at their Toys R Us stores. They’ve also said that this minifigure polybag will be available starting on Sunday, December 13. No word yet on whether it’ll be part of a promotion or just for purchase individually. This particular polybag was first available in Europe as well as LEGOLAND. I’ll keep you guys updated.
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The past month or so, we’ve been talking about the rumored LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) and that there’ll be 18 characters to collect. Over on Eurobricks, Robert8 has referenced an Ukrainian site which has listed a potential lineup for the Disney Minifigures. What’s interesting is that the list also contains names that we’ve already seen rumors of like Peter Pan and Captain Hook. If you look at the bottom of the list, there are also some characters from the movie Inside Out. Also note that some iconic Disney characters like Goofy have been omitted so this could mean future waves as well. Keep in mind that this list could be false but we’ll see in a few months.
1. Mickey Mouse
2. Minnie Mouse
3. Donald Duck and Pluto
4. Peter Pan
5. Mulan
6. Genie
7. Aladdin
8. Lilo
9. Stitch
10. Tarzan
11. Jane
12. Captain Hook
13. Jafar
14. Joy
15. Sadness
16. Anger
17. Fear
18. Disgust
Update: There are a few characters on the list that will indeed be in the set but this list is false.
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In the beginning of 2016, the new LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) will be available for purchase. I didn’t post this last month but Sergio from Swiss Ghostbusters raised an issue about the similarities between his project on LEGO Ideas and the official set which you can read here. Anyways he received a set from LEGO and has done a timelapse build video as well as a showing off some of the details on it. If you’re on the fence on whether to pick it up or not, check out the video below.
75827 Firehouse Headquarters
Ages 16+. 4,634 pieces.
US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £274.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Get ready to bust some ghosts at the Firehouse Headquarters!
Recreate iconic Ghostbusters™ scenes with the 2-story Firehouse Headquarters, featuring laboratory, living quarters, containment unit and much more. Capture the ghosts with the proton packs and restore order, or solve other supernatural cases! Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and Zombie Driver.
Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Zombie Driver and Library Ghost.
Also comes with Slimer, Pink Ghost and Blue Ghost.
Slide the Ghostbusters™ heroes down the fire pole into action.
Chase the ghosts and secure them in the containment unit.
Turn the librarian old lady into a scary ghost with the double-sided face
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A few months ago, it was revealed that there would be a new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes polybag featuring Cosmic Boy (30604). Today, Nerdist has a new exclusive trailer for the LEGO DC Comics Superheroes – Justice League: Cosmic Clash direct-to-video Blu-Ray/DVD. In the trailer, the movie introduces the members of the Legion of Super-Heroes including Lightning Lad, Cosmic Boy, and Saturn Girl as well as new villains like Vandal Savage and Captain Fear. We already have Lightning Lad from the Target LEGO 2015 Minifigure Box Set (5004077) and included with this movie is Cosmic Boy.
One thing LEGO has done differently with this minifigure is that it’s not in a clamshell like previous movies. This is a bummer for polybag collectors as you’ll probably want to get two copies of Cosmic Boy so you can open one of them and keep one sealed. The Blu-Ray/DVD will be available on March 1 while the Digital HD version will be available on February 9. Now we just need a Saturn Girl minifigure and the founding members of the Legion of Super-Heroes will be complete…
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As I mentioned yesterday, the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avengers Hulk (5003048) polybag promotion is now available at Toys R Us stores. You can get it free with purchases of $30 or more on LEGO sets minus LEGO Dimensions or if you’re lucky, you can get it individually for $4.99 each. It contains 27 pieces and it’s similar to the Rocket Raccoon (5002145) from last year.
Minifigure
The minifigure is based off the Age of Ultron bigfig version of the Hulk from the The Hulk Buster Smash (76031). He does have the same olive green colored skin with purple pants which are dual-molded and goes around the back of the legs. The Hulk also has a double-sided head with angry expressions on both but one has an open mouth. The hair is your simple black one but it could’ve used the spikier one from like the Sleepyhead to match up with the bigfig. Also to note that this is only the second minifigure version of the Hulk with the other being a Shop@Home promo back in 2012.
Build
The other part of the polybag is the small version of the Hydra off-roader from the Hydra Showdown (76030). The main play feature is the hinged part in the middle of the vehicle which allows you to take it apart as if Hulk was breaking it. The handles on each end lets Hulk hold it.
Stickers
Like with Rocket Raccooon, the Hulk polybag also has stickers you can add to the Age of Ultron sets. … Continue
It looks like we know where the new 2016 LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The Batmobile (30446) polybag will be sold at. Toys R Us has it listed on their site in preparation of being sold online and in stores. The polybag has 63 pieces and retails for $3.99. The TRU item number for it is 084232. There’s no word on when it’ll be available but I can check tomorrow when I go to work.
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The promotion for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avengers Hulk (5003048) minifigure polybag is now live at Toys R Us stores. You can get it free with purchases of $30 or more on any LEGO sets minus LEGO Dimensions. Some may even get lucky and just purchase them separately. If there are any left over after this week, you can purchase them for $4.99 each. The TRU item code is 169132 if you’re looking for them since employees are sometimes confused on what these polybags are.
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Back in June, LEGO teased part of the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Kryptonite Interception (76045) set but there is now “official” images of both the set as well as the box art. The set 306 pieces and will retail for $29.99 and it includes minifigures of Ben Affleck’s Batman and two Lexcorp Henchman. The set also has the new Batmobile that we’ve saw closeups of before as well as a Lexcorp forklift carrying some kryptonite. As stated back in June, the set will be available on January 1st. Thanks to everyone who emailed in about it.
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We’re on our fourth day of the LEGO Star Wars 2015 Advent Calendar (75097) and we get a minifigure to go with the Tatooine theme for the first couple of days.
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Did you catch that subtle hint dropped by Just2Good? He did his thoughts video about the upcoming 2016 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets and he dropped a hint about a set involving Doctor Strange coming next year. It could be a set tied in to the Doctor Strange movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch that will be coming out in November 2016 or one that’s based on the comic books but I think it’ll be the former since LEGO tends to release sets based off the movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe even if it’s a one-off set such as the Ant-Man Final Battle (76039). I could be wrong though. Stay tuned as more information is revealed in the upcoming months.
Update: Sir Gareth on Eurobricks has said that the set is tied in to the movie a few months ago. I missed it since I don’t spend that much time on EB as I used to.
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The folks over at BrickBuilderPro has a sale going on for 25% off everything on the site. If you’re looking for custom items like printed signs and minifigures, head on over to check what they have to offer. The sale even works on the popular custom building instructions. Use the discount code BUILDPRO15 at checkout to get the savings.
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The current theme for the LEGO Star Wars 2015 Advent Calendar (75097) is still Tatooine and today we have a rather obscure object if you didn’t pay fairly close attention to A New Hope.
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For those who missed out on purchasing the LEGO Target 2015 Minifigure Gift Box Set (5004077) about a week ago, you’ll be glad to know that Target stores have now started to get shipments of them. They are still priced at $9.99 and it looks like there’s no limit. If you’re looking for it, use an inventory checker with the DPCI number 204-00-1716 to see if there are any near you. Thanks to Stephen for the heads up.
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Yesterday we had a first look at the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) but now we have clear official images of the packaging and box. There is also the product image of all the minifigures included in this wave. All we need now is the official names of the minifigures since the list below was a loose translation from French.
Queen
Animal Control
Jewel Thief
Tribal Woman
Dancer
Flying Warrior
Satyr
Scary Knight
Wrestling Champion
Costume Shark Guy
Clumsy Man
Kendo Fighter
Astronaut
Laser Robot
Janitor
Farmer
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We’re now on Day 2 for the LEGO Star Wars 2015 Advent Calendar (75097) and it looks like we already have a theme going for the first couple of mini builds with items from Tatooine.
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The new LEGO Ideas Doctor Who (21304) on Shop@Home is currently out of stock and will ship by December 14 however Amazon has you covered. They currently have it at $59.95 and it also includes free Prime shipping if you’re a member and they usually ship in a day or so.
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Yesterday I started my reviews of the new LEGO Architecture “skyline” models, as I like to call them, with New York City (21028) and I’m back with another one today with Venice (21026). Like with New York City, the Venice set shows some of the most notable landmarks in the city.
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It’s been a while since the last time we’ve talked about the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) but ffgf on Eurobricks has posted an image of the box which shows all the characters we’ll be getting. Which minifigures are you excited to pick up?
Queen
Animal Control
Jewel Thief
Tribal Woman
Dancer
Flying Warrior
Satyr
Scary Knight
Wrestling Champion
Costume Shark Guy
Clumsy Man
Kendo Fighter
Astronaut
Laser Robot
Janitor
Farmer
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Every year at this time, it’s been a tradition of me doing the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendars. The calendars are pretty special to me as they are one of the first reviews I’ve done on The Brick Fan since getting back into LEGO. This year is no different as I have the new LEGO Star Wars 2015 Advent Calendar (75097). It consists of 292 pieces and retails for $39.99. It is currently sold out at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. I warned readers to pick it up as soon as possible when it became available in August/September because they tend to sell out by this time.
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In 2016, LEGO will be releasing a few more LEGO Architecture sets but with a little change to the format that’s been working for them. For this next wave, a few of the sets will have a skyline format with some recognizable buildings from a particular city.
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There are now finally official images of some of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets coming out in 2016. First is the Iron Skull Sub Attack (76048) which includes minifigures of Scuba Iron Man, aka Mark 37 (Hammerhead), Scuba Captain America, Iron Skull, and a Hydra Diver.
The other set is the Avenjet Space Mission (76049) which has minifigures of Space Iron Man, aka Mark 39 (Starboost), Space Captain America, Captain Marvel, aka Carol Danvers, Hyperion, and a bigfig Thanos.
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It’s December 1st and that means the January 2016 LEGO Store Calendar is now available to peruse. The main theme of the month is centered around the new LEGO Nexo Knights. One of the promotions for it will be a FREE Nexo Knights Intro Pack which is free with any purchase from January 1-10, while supplies last.
From January 16-31, you can get a free LEGO Friends Camp Bridge polybag with any Friends, Elves, or Disney Princess purchase of $35 or more.
On January 5-6, the VIP Monthly Mini Model Build will be a Polar Bear. Remember you have to be a LEGO VIP Member to sign up for the event.
At the beginning of the month, the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) will be available for purchase. A lot of other sets from various themes will also be available. Also not listed is the newest LEGO Creator Modular building with the Brick Bank (10251).
On January 11-15, there’s a LEGO Nexo Knights Play event at LEGO Brand Stores. Build a monster or hero vehicle and get a power-up to use in the app.
On January 18, 4-6pm, there will be a LEGO Minifigure Swap at LEGO Brand Stores. Bring a minifigure to the store and trade with a Brick Specialist or other people there.
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It’s technically December 1st on the east coast and that means some new LEGO 2016 sets are now available for purchase on Shop@Home. Some of the sets that are available include sets from various LEGO themes such as City, Creator, and Technic. The two Disney Princess Frozen sets are also available today as well. I believe this is the first time that LEGO has officially released sets for the next year a whole month early. If you’re doing some Christmas shopping, this gives you some more options to choose from.
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The new LEGO Ideas Doctor Who (21304) set is now available for purchase on Shop@Home. I feel this set will run out of stock pretty quickly as we get closer to Christmas. If you haven’t checked it out yet, Brickset has already done a review on it. I’ll have my take on it in a few days.
Construct a stunningly detailed LEGO® version of the iconic TARDIS® and role-play the Doctor’s time-travel adventures! Created by fan-designer Andrew Clark and selected by LEGO Ideas members, this set is based on the BBC’s popular and long-running television series about a Time Lord – the Doctor – exploring the universe in a blue police box. Due to trans-dimensional engineering, the TARDIS is bigger on the inside than the outside and this cool multifunctional set includes the console room that houses all the flight controls. Regenerate the Doctor and defeat the evil Daleks™ and a Weeping Angel with the help of his extraordinary companion Clara. Then close the doors of the TARDIS and launch into another dimension! Includes 4 minifigures with assorted accessory elements: the Eleventh Doctor, the Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald and a Weeping Angel, plus 2 Daleks™.
Includes 4 minifigures with assorted accessory elements: the Eleventh Doctor, the Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald and a Weeping Angel, plus 2 Daleks.
Features an opening TARDIS, detachable interior console room with assorted flight controls, exclusive graphic details and steps.
Build an authentic replica of the iconic TARDIS time machine in LEGO bricks!
Great for display or role-playing scenes from the TV
The guys over at The Brick Show has a deal going on at Wildcard Toys for 20% off everything in the Brick Show store. This includes their arcade machine minibuilds, t-shirts and more. There’s no coupon code needed as the discounts are already applied and it is good until Wednesday.
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The new Toys R Us ad for December 6 has started arriving in mailboxes and one of the LEGO promotions that will be going on is for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avengers Hulk (5003048) minifigure polybag. You can get it free with purchases of $30 or more on LEGO sets. LEGO Dimensions is excluded with this promotion. After the promo period is over, you can most likely purchase them separately probably for around $4.99 each, if there are any left over. The item code is 169132 if you have trouble finding them.
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It’s midnight on the east coast and that means the LEGO Cyber Monday 2015 deals are now live on Shop@Home. There’s a limited number of sets for you to choose from but there might be something that might interest you. It is also the last day to get the free exclusive LEGO Seasonal Gingerbread House (40139) with purchases of $99 or more. You also get free shopping on all orders. Some sets listed below might be sold out but that’s the list that was sent over. The Black Friday deals are still going on too so if you want in on those, there’s still some time.
About a week ago, Target released the new 2015 LEGO Minifigure Gift Box Set (5004077) online for purchase individually for $9.99 or you could get it free with certain purchase restrictions but a majority of buyers went with the former route. After a day or two, they seemingly removed it from the website while physical locations don’t even know about it. From what I’m hearing, corporate is pretty upset with it being sold online early or something.
Anyways, people have started receiving their shipments of the box set including me. This is the second box set that Target has released in two years so it could be a trend going forward with them releasing one around this time every year but we’ll see. The packaging is similar with clear windows showing the four minifigures that are included. The design corresponds to the particular theme the minifigure is in which is the same as last year’s themes.
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There are now new official images of the some of the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets coming out of The Entertainer toy shop. The first set is the Battle on Takodana (75139) which includes a new Kylo Ren with a removable mask and an actual face of the character. Finn is also included in the sets and this is a cheaper set to get him in. There’s also the Maz Kanata minifigure that we briefly saw a few weeks ago. Finally, there are a couple of First Order Stormtroopers.
The other The Force Awakens set that we can now legitimately show images for is the Resistance Troop Transporter (75140). This set includes an older General Leia minifigure along with Admiral Ackbar and two Resistance Soldiers. The previous images for this set had the dish stands that haven’t been removed with editing software so I didn’t post it back then to please the legal gods.
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The LEGO Black Friday 2015 sales are now live on Shop@Home as well as at LEGO Brand Stores when they open in the morning. Remember that you can get the exclusive Gingerbread House (40139) with purchases of $99 or more. You can also get free shipping on all orders. Note that some sets may be listed as “sold out” online but they could still be available in stores.
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Thanksgiving is here and it’s a day to give thanks and to reflect on what we have. For some of us, we’re also waiting for Black Friday shopping. How about getting something for free sound? One of our readers has generously donated three (3) LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens C-3PO (5002948) minifigure polybags and I’m doing a giveaway to three lucky people. I know some people didn’t get a chance to get this particular minifigure due to various reasons but you can try to win one here.
Like with all my other giveaways, I’ll be using Rafflecopter and the winners will be randomly chosen by the widget. I’ll let the giveaway run for a week so if you want in on it, just do the tasks below. Thanks again to Pedro for sending them in. Good luck to everyone and have a happy holiday.
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German shopping site Spielzeugschutte has posted official images of a few of the LEGO Star Wars 2016 sets. These include a new Star Wars Rebels set, some new Battle Packs that are based off the recently released Star Wars Battlefront video game as well as Series 3 of the Microfighters sets. Expect the images for the rest of the winter wave sets to come out pretty soon as they’re expected to be released late next month/beginning of the year.
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The holiday shopping season is here and LEGO has published their Black Friday 2015 sales as well as their Cyber Monday sales which are both good in-stores and online. During this time, you can get the 2016 LEGO Wall Calendar with purchases of $75 or more online and the 2015 exclusive Gingerbread House (40139) with purchases of $99 or more, while supplies last. There is also FREE shipping on all orders. I’ve organized the list that was sent over by themes so you can easily see which sets will be on sale this weekend. The sales will start at 12am EST on Friday and Monday.
Earlier today, LEGO announced that LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales will be released on DVD on March 1, 2016. Droid Tales was a five-part series on Cartoon Network that is a retelling of the Star Wars saga told from the eyes of C-3PO and R2-D2. There’s no word on whether there will be an exclusive minifigure for the DVD or not but I’m going to guess no on that.
The fun begins following the victory celebration in the Ewok village on Endor, at the end of STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI. R2-D2 and C-3PO have gathered to regale Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca and the other Rebels with the tales of their adventures that led to the events of STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE. An accidental kidnapping occurs while the droids are reminiscing, and suddenly you’re taken on a new journey that leads to the retelling of the entire STAR WARS saga, as told by R2-D2 and C-3PO! It’s hilarious and playful, packed with all your favorite interlocking characters. LEGO(R) STAR WARS(TM): DROID TALES is intergalactic thrills for the whole family!
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We’re back again with more official box art images of a lot of LEGO sets from various themes for the first half of 2016 in preparation of the sets being sold on Shop@Home very soon including Architecture, BIONICLE, City, Creator, Disney Princess, DUPLO, and Friends. To see more in-depth images of the sets, head on over to Brickset. Which sets below are you looking forward to picking up?
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Continuing with our coverage of official images that have come out today, we now have the box art images of the second wave of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Constraction Buildable Figures. We first saw an image of all of them last month when they were published in the LEGO Club Magazine but it was a little hard to see what each one looked like besides the First Order Stormtrooper which we saw back in June. If you want to see the characters in other poses, head on over to Brickset.
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LEGO has uploaded more official images to their servers and what more exciting stuff to see than the images for their newest theme, LEGO Nexo Knights. There are now images for most of the sets including the “Ultimate” sets which features the major characters in the theme with their powered up weapons and accessories. As you can see from the images below, the sets use a lot of blue and trans-orange which I think is a great color combination. To see more images of the sets, head over to Brickset. Which LEGO Nexo Knights set(s) are you looking forward to picking up?
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If you’ve ever wondered what your LEGO sets are worth, then you’ve probably been on Brickpicker where you can see the values of pretty much every set on the secondary market. Our friends Ed and Jeff Maciorowski has recently released a new book called The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets, Identification and Price Guide by Krause Publications. It contains 250 pages and retails for $26.99.
In recent news, there have been many reports of LEGO sets being a better investment than gold and some people are jumping at the opportunity to make a quick buck or two. Many times, I’ve seen two distinct groups of LEGO fans, people who build and people who use LEGO as a business.
We’ve probably all seen what retired LEGO sets are worth on eBay or BrickLink if we’ve gotten into LEGO late. We know that prices for sets on the secondary markets gradually rise as time goes on. Since there is still pretty good demand for retired sets, this is where LEGO investors come in or as many people call them, resellers.
The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets can be seen as a good resource for newer investors to get started in the hobby because we’ve probably wondered what a certain set is worth at one point in time. I know that I have although I’ve never sold anything before. It tells you how to pick the right sets for investing and what sets to avoid. If you’re looking to buy retired sets for your own collection, this … Continue
The Apollo 11 Saturn-V project by saabfan and whatsuptoday is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project was created to celebrate the 45th anniversary for the NASA Apollo 11 moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin back in 1969.
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The 2015 LEGO Minifigure Gift Box Set (5004077) is now available for purchase online at Target. The minifigures that are included in the set are DC Comics Super Heroes Lightning Lad, Ninjago Kai, Legends of Chima Sir Fangar, and a City Scuba Diver. You can see the other two minifigures in my previous post from last year.
The set goes for $9.99 but you can get it for free when you purchase $50 of City, Ninjago, and Super Heroes sets. You can also get free shipping on all orders. It doesn’t look like there’s a limit on the Minifigure Box Sets (5004077) you can get. Also it says LEGO items are excluded, you can use the promo code TOYS at checkout to save $2 on it.
If you’re searching for it online, the item number is 49153007. The store DPCI number is 204-00-1716.
Thanks to Stephen for messaging this in.
Update: It looks like Target figured out their mistake and the TOYS promo code does not work at checkout anymore. Also, they are starting to ship the sets already as I have gotten a FedEx tracking number for my shipment.
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A few days ago, I reported that some official images of the 2016 LEGO sets including City, Creator, and Technic have shown up on their servers and some posts have listed them for a December 1 release date. While I was at retail life today, a few readers emailed in and have told me that they saw some of the sets at their local Toys R Us stores. Not all TRU stores may have them available on the floor or for sale so your mileage may vary.
Additionally, they are also available for purchase online as well.
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During San Diego Comic Con, Nathan Sawaya announced his latest LEGO exhibition, The Art Of The Brick: DC Comics, which opened at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia. Kotaku has a few of the 120 models that will be on display during the exhibition including the life-size 18-foot Batmobile. The Art of the Brick: DC Comics is a global tour with exhibitions at major cities around the world.
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The HMS Beagle by LuisPG is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the ship’s second voyage from 1831-1836 during the exploration of South America. The exploration was of historical importance because Charles Darwin joined the crew and later released The Voyage of the Beagle.
The project also has some small vignettes of Darwin’s exploration while on the Beagle including the Galapagos Islands, Andes Mountains, and Patagonia.
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Earlier today, FedEx dropped off a surprise package from LEGO which contains the new LEGO 2015 Seasonal Holiday Exclusive Gingerbread House (40139). The set contains 277 pieces and is obtained starting on Black Friday November 27-November 30 at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home with purchases of $99 or more, while supplies last. If you’ve received an invitation to the LEGO VIP shopping event for Saturday, November 21, you can get the set a week early with the same conditions. VIP members who didn’t get an invite are also able to get the promo as well when the store regularly opens or on Shop@Home.
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Issue 14 of Blocks Magazine is now available online and in stores. Check out the press release below.
This month we take a journey into the space-time vortex with the Doctor and his TARDIS, featuring an in-depth review of the latest LEGO Ideas set. We also stop off for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes interview on how the Ideas platform really works, including what the review process involves, why larger projects don’t make the cut and much more besides.
Elsewhere, we take a look at how LEGO’s spaceship designs have changed over the decades, the most profitable LEGO sets to invest in, how to build a supercar and whether LEGO Dimensions really is worth your money.
With the holiday season just around the corner, we also feature the best sets to buy for your LEGO-mad loved ones this year in our handy Christmas consumer guide – including the LEGO gifts for the AFOL who has everything.
Get your copy on Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early as well as monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.
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LEGO has started to upload official images of a few of the 2016 LEGO City, Creator, and Technic sets to their servers. A few of the sets have also been listed on Shop@Home if you can find the link with them being scheduled for release on December 1. This is probably the first time I’ve heard of 2016 sets being released before Christmas so if the listings are indeed true, there are more options for your holiday shopping. Check out some of the official box images below.
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You’ve probably seen this already but here’s something fun for the holidays. Brand Station is partnering up with LEGO to produce some official slippers for this holiday season. There are 1,500 pairs of slippers that were produced and they’ll be randomly given away to people who fill out a Christmas wishlist on the LEGO France website. This probably means that a majority of us won’t know the comfort of these LEGO slippers which is a bummer but it’s still cool to see.
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The promo for the 2016 LEGO Wall Calendar is now going on at LEGO Brand Stores. If you haven’t seen an image of it yet, a user on Reddit has posted an image of it including the coupons that you can use in 2016. You have to have the physical coupon from the calendar to get the promos. Photocopies of them are not permitted.
From January 1-March 31, you can get a FREE Mini Parrot with any purchase, while supplies last.
From April 1-June 30, you can get 100 bonus VIP points with any LEGO VIP purchase.
From July 1-Spetember 30, you can get a FREE exclusive LEGO Nexo Knights minigure with any purchase, while supplies last.
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A few weeks ago, an image of the LEGO Nexo Knights Knight’s Cycle (30371) polybag surfaced online. A few days ago, another polybag called Robin’s Mini Fortrex (30372) has been posted on Eurobricks. The polybag features one of the main characters of the theme with Robin riding a mini version of the Fortrex castle. There’s no word yet on when or how it can be acquired.
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During this past Halloween, I did a contest to give out the second complete set of the Series 14 Monsters LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010). The contest is now over and there were over 7,500 total entries this time. The winner has been randomly chosen by the Rafflecopter widget and the winner is:
Brittney H. – Alpharetta, GA
Again this was the second of three contests I’ll be holding for these Series 14 minifigures. The last contest will be held sometime by the end of the year. Thank you to LEGO Community Engagement for sending them in so I could do these contest for you guys.
Speaking of future contests, I have one coming up for something related to LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens so stay tuned for that.
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If you missed out on the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens X-Wing Fighter Toys R Us building event, one of our readers has tweeted me the instructions for the build. The parts that are needed are pretty common so you might have some spares in your collection to build your own X-Wing.
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There’s been many changes to the LEGO Monthly Mini Events the past couple of months with the new registration system and the changing of the dates of when you can register and now, there’s another change starting next month.
Registration for LEGO’s December Monthly Mini Build starts today but there is information about January’s event at the bottom. Starting next month, in order to participate in the future LEGO Monthly Mini Builds, you have to be a VIP member and need a registered email address.
I assume most people who attend the events are already VIP members but if you’re not (I’m not sure why since it’s free), you can sign up here.
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There’s some new information coming out of Brick Pirate regarding the upcoming LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012). Usually we get 16 different minifigures to collect with the regular Collectible Minifigures but in the Disney series, it looks like LEGO has changed it up a little because there will be 18 characters to collect. Not much else is known at this time but it’s rumored that we could be seeing Peter Pan and Captain Hook. It’s also high possible that Mickey Mouse will be in the series considering he is the face of Disney. More details as they come.
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In the past couple of days, there have been more leaks of various LEGO sets but of course I’m not going to post the images. However I can still talk about them, mainly for some of the LEGO Super Heroes including DC and Marvel.
There’s not much details about the DC sets except that one of them includes minifigures of Batman, Harley Quinn, and Deadshot.
The details of some of the Marvel sets have been floating around various forums but there is information that some of you may enjoy. For the Iron Skull Sub Attack (76048), the set includes minifigures of Scuba Iron Man, aka Mark 37 (Hammerhead), Scuba Captain America, Iron Skull, and a Hydra Diver.
Another set is called the Avenjet Space Mission (76049) and it’s a neat one. The Avenjet is similar to the ship seen in the Avengers Assemble animated series but the cool stuff is the minifigures that are included. We get Space Iron Man, aka Mark 39 (Starboost), Space Captain America, Captain Marvel, aka Carol Danvers, Hyperion, and get this, a bigfig version of Thanos.
I know this is pretty vague with no official images to look at but I’m pretty excited for the new characters especially Thanos. Also the new Iron Man suits gets us a little closer to a collection of the Iron Legion from Iron Man 3. If you do run across these leaked images, please do not post them in the comments or I’ll have to remove them.
Black Friday is still a few weeks away but ads for various retailers are now available and the Walmart ad is one that many fans may be interested in. Last year, they sold the Creative Tower (10664) which contained 1600 pieces for $30. This year, they’re doing a similar deal with the updated LEGO Classic Large Creative Box (10697) which contains 1500 pieces for $30. It normally retails for $60 but you know what happens during Black Friday. For half of the price, you get a variety of bricks in numerous colors. Prepare to fight the crazy crowds if you’re going for this set.
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Here’s something that I’ve don’t think I’ve seen yet online. I was visiting the store today and I was told about a promotion that will be happening starting tomorrow and lasting through Sunday for some LEGO Ninjago sets. When you purchase the Temple of Airjitzu (70751), you will be getting the Enter the Serpent (70749) set for FREE. Yes, you heard that right. If you’ve been holding off on getting the Temple of Airjitzu, tomorrow is a great time to pick it up especially when you’ll also be getting a $60 set for free.
This promo is going on at all LEGO Brand Stores as well as on Shop@Home.
Update: Looks like LEGO has pulled the online offer. It is now only available in stores.
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Marvel has released the first clip of the upcoming animated special, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled! The show will be airing on Disney XD on Monday, November 16 at 9:30pm EST. We first saw some details about the show on the last day of San Diego Comic Con when they showed some clips of it.
The plot revolves around the Avengers having a party when they suddenly have to save Iron Man from Ultron’s control. The usual cast of Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Vision, Black Widow, and Hawkeye as well as some special appearances by Spider-Man, Iron Spider, and Ant-Man. Check out the clip below.
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About a week ago, I received a copy of DK’s LEGO Star Wars: Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy by Vesa Lehtimäki, aka Avanaut. If you’ve search for LEGO photography at one time or another, you’ve probably come across his photos before. It consists of 176 pages filled with his work and retails for $24.99. Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy is a good example of what a coffee table book should be as it is filled with tons of high quality images from the artist.
One thing the book does not consist much of are words, at least the majority of it. The reason is because the book really doesn’t need words. However in the captions, Avanaut sometimes gives you some insight on how the images were created like using various household objects like gypsum and baking powder. Other times, you get a short description of what the scene is about. If you’ve tried LEGO photography before, you know that there’s lots of little details you have to get to find the right composition for the object. Avanaut is one of the many LEGO photographers who has pretty much mastered this craft.
The Behind the Scenes section of the book, it takes you through the life of Avanaut and how he has gotten to this point in his career. It also shows some of his concept art as compared to the final shot. Did you know that one shot took four years and two photoshoots to get right?
A short while ago, LEGO revealed the official images of the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) that will be coming in January 2016. We can now also see inside of the Firehouse which shows tons of little details from Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II including the lab where Egon is examining Louis, the dancing toaster, and the photography room where Egon is examining Vigo’s pictures, just to name a few. Check out the description of the set as well as more images below.
75827 Firehouse Headquarters
Ages 16+. 4,634 pieces.
US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £274.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Get ready to bust some ghosts at the Firehouse Headquarters!
Recreate iconic Ghostbusters™ scenes with the 2-story Firehouse Headquarters, featuring laboratory, living quarters, containment unit and much more. Capture the ghosts with the proton packs and restore order, or solve other supernatural cases! Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and Zombie Driver.
Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Zombie Driver and Library Ghost.
Also comes with Slimer, Pink Ghost and Blue Ghost.
Slide the Ghostbusters™ heroes down the fire pole into action.
Chase the ghosts and secure them in the containment unit.
Turn the librarian old lady into a scary ghost with the double-sided face and extra wig!
There’s an image floating around the interwebs of a product sheet originating from Facebook that confirms the rumor that we’ll be getting some LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) in 2016. The rumors started back on April 1st by Just2Good but nobody knew if it was real or not since it was posted on April Fool’s Day but this new piece of evidence pretty much confirms it. There’s no mentioning on which Disney characters will become LEGO minifigures but it’ll be interesting to see who we get since there are so many to choose from. Who’s on your list to see become an official minifigure?
Update: I’ve been told by CM4Sci that Peter Pan and Hook could be two of the minifigures. I’ll keep update as more information comes in.
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The details of the LEGO VIP Store specials on November 21 are now available and here are some specials offers that you can expect to see on that date.
For one day only, you can get Double VIP Points on all purchases.
You can get a FREE exclusive LEGO Seasonal Gingerbread House (40139) with purchases of $99 or more. It was scheduled as a Black Friday weekend offer but VIPs can get an extra day to get it and to avoid the shopping rush.
Finally, the exclusive 2016 LEGO Wall Calendar promotion has kicked off as well so you can get that offer as well.
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The folks over at Brick Fanatics has found one of the first media items that will be part of the new LEGO Nexo Knights theme. The book by Ladybird is called LEGO Nexo Knights: Nexo Power Rules and is similar to the Scholastic books from before where it contains stores, activities, as well as a minifigure. The one that will be included in this book is Aaron’s Squirebot. The book will be available in February 2016 but you can pre-order today on Amazon.
Meet the Nexo Knights! This is an exciting activity book with a collectable minifigure featuring LEGO’s newest theme – classic knights with a high-tech, futuristic twist. You can read the cool story and complete fun puzzles in the kingdom where magic meets technology. Let the adventure begin!
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Okay so this is out of left field but Grammy winner singer/songwriter Mariah Carey is in talks to voice Commissioner Gordon in The LEGO Batman Movie according to Deadline. I don’t know where this potential signing is going but if she is on board, she’ll join Will Will Arnett (Batman), Michael Cera (Robin), Rosario Dawson (Batgirl), Zach Galifianakis (Joker), and recently signed on Ralph Fiennes (Alfred) as the cast so far. Uh yea, I’m still confused.
Update: In a correction to the previous report that Mariah Carey was voicing Gordon, she will actually be voicing Gotham’s mayor as stated by The Hollywood Reporter.
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There will be new DK booking coming out in Spring 2016 called LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force. The book retails for $16.99 and it’s pretty much a guide on the latest LEGO Star Wars sets and minifigures. More importantly, there will be an exclusive minifigure that will be included in the book. The character will be revealed as we get closer to the release date of May 3, 2016. You can pre-order Chronicles of the Force on Amazon at a slightly discounted price.
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.
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I’m not sure how long this will stay up but a user last night on Instagram has posted an image of a LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens minifigure of Maz Kanata that is played by Lupita Nyong’o. Not much is known about the character but it is known that she is a space pirate from the planet of Takodana. She is also seen in the official poster that was released a few weeks ago.
This is an interesting minifigure because it wasn’t shown on the leaflet that showed some of the minifigures from the upcoming wave which could suggest that Maz is from a summer wave release. Rumor has it that there will be a set based on Takodana which includes Maz, an unmasked Kylo, and Finn with a lightsaber. Let’s wait a little longer to see if these rumors are true or not.
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TeeFury has a new science LEGO themed t-shirt featuring Nikola Tesla. Known for his work on electricity, the shirt shows Tesla as a LEGO minifigure alongside his favorite pigeon. The shirt starts at $11 and it comes in black, brown, and navy blue and is available for 24 hours.
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Since this hasn’t been taken down yet on other LEGO sites, I assume it’s okay to post since it’s not a preliminary image. Yesterday on the AFOLs of Facebook group, a member posted the above image of the LEGO DC Super Heroes Heroes of Justice: Sky High Battle (76046) set. It has 517 pieces and it is part of the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wave of movie tie-in sets.
The Sky High Battle features a new Batwing along with a green helicopter and includes all of the main characters in the movie including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, and Lois Lane.
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You guys might have already seen these images but earlier today while I was away at retail life again, Brickset has posted some images of the winter wave of 2016 LEGO Star Wars sets which was subsequently spread to other LEGO media outlets. The images come from a leaflet that’s included with the 30605 Finn (FN-2187) minifigure polybag which shows the sets that will be coming out in January as well as the minifigures for the sets.
Now that you’ve seen the images of this wave of sets, what do you guys think of them. Discuss below! Thanks to everyone who emailed me about it. I did see these images but didn’t have time to post about them.
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There’s a new LEGO Star Wars 2-in-1 Battle Pack (66535) found at Target that features the buildable figures of Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Grievous. It retails for $59.99 which is essentially the same price as if you would have purchased sets 75109 and 75112 separately. The only difference is that you also get a poster included with the box. This 2-in-1 Battle Pack is similar to the Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader (66536) one that is exclusivly available through Toys R Us. Thanks to John for sending the image in.
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It’s that time of the year were more details of 2016 set will be coming out. My trusty source has provided me with some more rumored LEGO sets coming throughout next year. There are no pictures but I do have some details for various themes. Let’s just start alphabetically by theme.
For the Architecture sets, we kinda knew about the city type ones but one that wasn’t touched on was one featuring Buckingham Palace from the United Kingdom. It’s made up of lots of tan pieces and also includes a mini double-decker bus.
There was also mentioning of one of the LEGO Ghostbusters sets from the reboot movie which I posted the announcement earlier today. All I have from Ghostbusters is a set number of 75828 with $79.99 NZD.
LEGO TECHNIC fans also get in on the fun with a Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055) that goes for $499 NZD. There’s also another TECHNIC set named “Ultimate Vehicle” which goes for $699 NZD. I’m not sure if that’s the final name of it or not but that’s what I was told.
Although I said I would go alphabetically with themes, I saved what could be an awesome set for last. Back in 2013, LEGO released the LEGO Creator Sydney Opera House (10234) which was based off of the famous building in Australia. Rumor has it that LEGO will be releasing another world building set with the Big Ben (10253) from London with the pricing at $499 NZD.
A few months ago, I posted some details about the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Hoth Echo Base including the set number of 75098 with a recommended retail price of $249.99 which was found over on Brickset.
I have some more details about the set from a very reliable source. The set is actually called the Assault on Hoth (75098) and it will be a Ultimate Collector Series set. Pretty much everything that was shown in the mini movie will be in the set minus the AT-ATs. You can see some of the stuff in the screenshots I took above and below. Han is also shown riding the Tauntaun as well as a small Wampa cave with the Wampa bigfig and Luke hanging out.
Finally as far as the release date? I’m not sure about that but I was told that it would be released in August for New Zealand so I’m guessing it might be a May the 4th set since LEGO has traditionally released UCS sets around that time.
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Yesterday I reported that Toys R Us is having a $15 off sale for the LEGO Dimensions Starter Packs. If you don’t want to shop at TRU, Amazon has matched that deal.
That’s not all! If you’re a Prime member, use the coupon code “LEGOMOMS” and Amazon will be take another $15 off the price for a total of 30% off MSRP. Unless there’s a huge deal during Black Friday, I don’t see it going down this much between now and Christmas.
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Just2Good over on Eurobricks has found out that LEGO will be part of a licensing agreement to produce sets for the upcoming Ghostbusters reboot movie featuring the all-female cast. There was no mentioning on what will be coming out but I assume it be various scenes from the movie like they usually do with movie tie-in sets.
This report was from a few days ago but the whole LEGO Ghostbusters theme is not without controversy. Yesterday, one of the creators of the Ghostbusters Firehouse on LEGO Ideas posted a statement regarding the similarities between their project and the official Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827). I shared that post on Facebook and there was mixed reaction.
Anyways, Ghostbusters will be released in July 2016 so we can probably expect sets between May and July.
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If you’ve been holding off on purchasing LEGO Dimensions, Toys R Us has a pretty good sale going on this weekend that may persuade you a little. On Friday and Saturday, one of the deals is $15 off any LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack. This includes PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Wii U. That is a pretty good deal considering the game has only been out for a few months and is a hit.
The other deal TRU has is Buy 1, Get 1 40% off anly LEGO Dimensions Fun, Team, and Level Packs. This includes all the expansion packs that have been released so far including the Doctor Who Level Pack and others that were released a few days ago. This offer cannot be combined with the previous offer. If you want to do both offers, just make separate purchases.
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The folks over at LUG Brasil has asked me to help promote the Expo LUG Brasil 2015 this weekend and I know I have some readers who are from that area that may be interested in attending. It will be happening November 7 and 8 and entrance to the expo is free.
The EXPO LUG Brasil 2015 is an exhibition with creations made with LEGO® pieces, built by LUG Brasil members. This is the 5th edition of the event, that has free admission and has more than 20 different themes in an area of over 1.000m² with around 60 exhibitors.
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Earlier today, the LEGO Ninjago Facebook Page posted a new image of what we can expect in 2016 for LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitsu with the animated series and sets. As you can see, the Ninjas are indeed going up against a band of Pirates as was teased back at San Diego Comic Con. You can see some of the Pirates including the main villain Nadakhan who is a Djinn that wants to turn people’s wishes into nightmares.
There are also some set descriptions for the sets that will be coming out in the beginning of the year.
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Even though the new LEGO Nexo Knights sets won’t be released until January, we have a first look at one of the polybags that will go with the theme, the Knight’s Cycle (30371). The image was provided by our friend CM4Sci over on Eurobricks. The polybag consists of a Royal Soldier who wields a lance and rides a futuristic looking bike with stud shooters. It looks very reminiscent to jousting so if you have a couple of these polybags, you can make your own Nexo Knights jousting scene.
There’s no mentioning of how to obtain the Knight’s Cycle but I have a feeling that it’ll either be part of a LEGO promotion or sold at retailers like Target or Toys R Us.
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Doctor Who has made an immediate impact in the LEGO world this year with its appearance in LEGO Dimensions and in the upcoming LEGO Ideas (21304) set. io9 is reporting that Warner Bros. is in negotiations with BBC for the Doctor to make an appearance in The LEGO Movie 2.
Director Rob Schrab dropped that teaseer on the Harmontown Podcast but that was pretty much it. Although there wasn’t more information about this, it sounds like the Doctor will be making a cameo appearance like Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Lando did in the first movie.
The LEGO Movie 2 won’t be out until 2018 so there’s still a few years to see if he will actually be in the movie or not. Who knows, maybe we’ll see some other collaboration between LEGO and Doctor Who between then.
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The Beatles Yellow Submarine by kevinszeto is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the Beatles’ tenth studio album which was the soundtrack for the animated film of the same name. The set contains 409 pieces and also contains minifigures of the four members of the band.
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Earlier today while I was work, I saw that The Hollywood Reporter has announced that the spinoff The LEGO Batman Movie has signed Ralph Fiennes to voice Alfred Pennyworth. Fiennes, most known for his portrayal of Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter films, now joins Will Arnett, Michael Cera, and Rosario Dawson as the people who will voice Batman, Robin, and Batgirl, respectively. Zach Galifianakis is still in negotiations to voice the Joker.
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If you’ve been waiting for the LEGO Ideas WALL·E (21303) to come back in stock, wait no more. LEGO has listed the set as available for purchase again on Shop@Home. Presumably, LEGO has fixed the issues the set had with the neck and head since it was initially released back in September. Many people have been waiting to see when it would come back but WALL·E (21303) has shown up just in time for the holiday shopping season.
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Toys R Us has finally started their promotion for the free LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens C-3PO (5002948) minifigure polybag. You can get it with purchases of LEGO Star Wars purchases of $40 or more. If you’re lucky, you can purchase it for $3.99 each.
The polybag features C-3PO 30 years after Return of the Jedi. Although the image shown on the polybag makes him look metallic, C-3PO is actually the flat pearl-gold color we’ve seen before. He does have some new side arm printing as well as on the legs. The most notable difference is the red arm that he currently has which also has some arm printing. There’s no word yet on how he got the arm but there will be a special one-shot from Marvel in December that will reveal what happened.
Again, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens C-3PO (5002948) minifigure polybag is currently free with purchases at Toys R Us. As far as I know, the stores in the San Diego area had around 200 each when I last checked on Saturday. Any that are left over after the promo, can be purchased normally. I would like to give a special thanks to fellow reader Daniel who sent this polybag in.
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In the last couple of hours, LEGO has uploaded the December 2015 LEGO Store Calendar. Let’s take a look at some of the promotions and events that will be happening during the holiday season. There really isn’t much going on in December but let’s take a look at the details.
First is the FREE exclusive 2016 LEGO Wall Calendar with purchases of $75 or more. This offer will run from November 15 – December 24, while supplies last.
From December 7-15, LEGO VIP members can get a FREE Collectible 2015 Holiday Ornament with purchases of $50 or more, while supplies last.
On December 1-2, the FREE Monthly Mini Model Build will be a Submarine (40137).
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A few weeks ago, we reported that there would be a LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Cosmic Boy (30604) minifigure coming out sometime in the future. It was shown as a loose minifigure and I first thought that it would be part of a character encyclopedia or the LEGO Super Heroes DC Comics – Justice League: Cosmic Clash DVD. Brickset has now showing Cosmic Boy as a minifigure polybag which kind of ruins my theories because the exclusive minifigures found with DK books and LEGO movies aren’t normally contained in polybags. The only other explanation I can think of is that it’s going to be part of a LEGO promotion next year. Also notice the cool Legion of Super Heroes logo on the bottom right. Perhaps LEGO will continue promoting those characters from the team next year as well. I’ll have more info as they become available.
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If you don’t live by a LEGO Store and you collect the LEGO Seasonal sets, the new Christmas ones are now available on Shop@Home including Winter Fun (40124) and Santa’s Visit (40125). Both sets are $9.99 each and they are very popular and usually sell out rather quickly both online and in stores. If you want them, I suggest purchasing them soon. If you haven’t seen yet, I’ve already done reviews of both sets if you want to check them out.
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Our good friend Joe Meno from BrickJournal has been working on a new book that is slated to be released early 2016 called Building Disney in LEGO – Volume 1: Disney Characters and yesterday he has revealed the cover of the book shown above.
If you didn’t know, Joe has experience working at Walt Disney World and DisneyQuest so he’s pretty familiar with educating people about Disney characters. When publisher Theme Park Press approached him about creating a Disney/LEGO book, it was pretty much a no-brainer. Building Disney in LEGO will be a series of books that show how to build Disney-themed models with LEGO parts.
If you’re a Disney and LEGO fan, this looks to be a very cool book to pick up when it’s available next year. Follow his new Facebook Page for more updates about the book.
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The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens C-3PO (5002948) minifigure polybag promotion is now live at Toys R Us stores. You can get it free with purchases of $40 or more with any LEGO Star Wars purchase of $40 or more. If you have trouble finding it in stores, check with the cashier or at guest service as they might have them hidden behind the counter and give them the item number 169326.
I did a check at work to see how many are around San Diego and most stores have around 200 in stock. Depending on how nice the employees are at TRU, you may be able to purchase one separately for $3.99 each. If not, just wait until the promotion ends next week and they’ll just sell them regularly.
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If you’re shopping at Target, you may want to know that the new LEGO Ninjago The Cowler Dragon (30294) polybag has showed up in the impulse section of checkout aisles. The 45 piece polybag includes Ghost Warrior Cowler as well as a mini dragon. The dragon itself is similar to the one in Cole’s Blaster Bike (70733) but with a slightly different design. This polybag was part of a promotion overseas but now they’ve started to show up in the States.
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It’s Halloween here in the US and that means I have another full set of Series 14 Monsters LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010) to give away. This is the second set that I will be giving out with the last one by the end of the year.
If you’ve entered my contests before, you know that I’ll be using Rafflecopter to collect entries and the winner will be randomly chosen by the widget. The rules are the same so you don’t have to worry about that and I’ll let this contest run two weeks until November 14.
Thanks again to the LEGO CEE which is now called LEGO Community Engagement for sending a box in for me to share with my community. Good luck to everyone and stay safe while you’re out Trick or Treating tonight.
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A week ago, I did a giveaway for the LEGO CUUSOO DeLorean Time Machine (21103) because it was Back to the Future Day and after over 13,000 entries, the winner has been randomly chosen by the Rafflecopter widget. Without further ado, the winner is:
Julio Cespedes – Omaha, NE
I’ve already emailed the winner and they have a few days to respond or else I’ll have to reroll. Congratulations to Julio but do not worry as I’ll have another contest on Halloween. Wait that’s tomorrow! Yep, so stay tuned for that post.
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Today LEGO has announced the results of the First 2015 LEGO Ideas Review Stage and I believe for the first time ever, there was not a project that was selected to become an official LEGO Ideas sets. These projects include:
Science Adventures
The Discworld
Medieval Market Street
Disney Princess Frozen Elsa’s Ice Castle
Douglas DC-3
Bricksauria/Tyrannosaurus Rex
International Space Station
The Golden Girls Living Room and Kitchen Modular Set
Legend of Zelda: King of Red Lions Play Set
RMS Titanic
1969 Corvette
Small Yellow
Daft Punk
There are no specifics of why each project did not pass but some of the broader reasons stated include disagreements with the intellectual property rights, projects being too similar to existing products or future products, or projects being too large.
All is not lost though as they are still looking into the F7A Hornet – Star Citizen set. If you’re not familiar with Star Citizen, it is an upcoming space simulator video game that will be launching in 2016.
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Brickset has uncovered some new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens polybag that will probably be released in the near future. The first is the Finn (FN-2187) Stormtrooper minifigure polybag. The other polybag is Poe’s X-Wing Fighter (30278) which is a miniature version of the ship.
Unfortunately, there’s no word on how to get them yet but I have a feeling that Finn will be a LEGO promo of some sort and the X-Wing will probably be sold regularly at Target or Toys R Us. Notice there’s a code on the bottom left corner of the Finn polybag which means it could possibly be included with a new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game. I’ll see what information I can find about these two polybags and will update when I can.
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Along with the LEGO Seasonal Winter Fun (40124) set, my LEGO Store also had the other Christmas set available, Santa’s Visit (40125). This set has 167 pieces and also retails for $9.99 just like all the other Seasonal sets. The contents of the box include three un-numbered bags, two loose 4×8 tan plates, and the instruction booklet.
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It was only a few days ago when we got the names of the 2016 LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Constraction Battle Figures and now we have a initial look at the characters for the next wave which comes from the November/December 2015 LEGO Club Magazine. The magazine itself is now arriving in mailboxes and they are also available digitally.
The characters that are in the 2016 wave include Poe Dameron, Finn, Rey, Captain Phasma, Kylo Ren, and the First Order Stormtrooper. These will be officially available in January 2016 but we can probably expect to see them in late January.
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The last two LEGO Season sets have shown up in stores and the first of the two I’ll be reviewing is the Winter Fun (40124) set. It contains 107 pieces and retails for $9.99. The contents of the box include three un-numbered bags, two loose white 4×8 plates, and the instruction booklet.
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Way back in July, I reported that there would be two more LEGO Disney Princess Frozen sets coming out this year and now the official images are now available via Brickset. There’s no word when they will be available.
Anna & Kristoff’s Sleigh Adventure (41066) – 174 pcs/$29.99
Enter the world of Disney Frozen on an exciting sleigh ride with Anna and Kristoff. Whether youre traveling through the snow or shopping for winter supplies at Wandering Oakens Trading Post, Kristoffs sleigh allows you to reenact memorable scenes from the film and create new stories of your own. Includes Anna and Kristoff mini-doll figures plus Sven the reindeer.
Includes Anna and Kristoff mini-doll figures plus Sven the reindeer.
Features Kristoffs sleigh for icy adventures, Wandering Oakens Trading Post to buy winter supplies and a barn to rest in.
Wandering Oakens Trading Post includes an opening window and door, plus a barn fascia with a hay chute function to feed
Create new adventures with your favorite Disney Frozen characters.
Accessory elements include a banjo, skis, money, carrots, rucksack, perfume bottle, ice block, ice pick and 2 cups. Wandering Oakens Trading Post measures over 3 (10cm) high, 3 (10cm) wide and 1 (5cm) deep.
Enter the world of Disney Frozen and for building fun with Elsa, Anna and Olaf. Beautiful Arendelle castles enchanting details such as the ice room, Annas bedroom and a roof slide give you all the inspiration you need to recreate magical scenes from Disney’s Frozen and Frozen
The big news today was reveal of the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827). The official image of the set is now available on Shop@Home along with the description of the set which we already knew about a few weeks ago. If you haven’t yet, check out the details below.
In the image above, we can also see the minifigures of Janine, Dana, and Louis as well as the Librayr Ghost and the Zombie Driver. To the question that many people have been wondering, the doors to the Firehouse Headquarters (75827) can open up to fit the LEGO Ideas Ecto-1 (21108). Click through to see a high quality version of the image.
Update: Although the product page says it is a LEGO Ideas set, designer Marcos Bessa has stated that it is an error on Shop@Home and that the set is not part of the line.
75827 Firehouse Headquarters
Ages 16+. 4,634 pieces.
US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £274.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Get ready to bust some ghosts at the Firehouse Headquarters!
Recreate iconic Ghostbusters™ scenes with the 2-story Firehouse Headquarters, featuring laboratory, living quarters, containment unit and much more. Capture the ghosts with the proton packs and restore order, or solve other supernatural cases! Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and Zombie Driver.
Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine
Entertainment Weekly has revealed the first images of the new LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827). As mentioned before, the set will retail for $349.99 and will have 4,634 pieces.
Recreate iconic Ghostbusters scenes with the 2-story Firehouse Headquarters, featuring laboratory, living quarters, containment unit and much more. Capture the ghosts with the proton packs and restore order, or solve other supernatural cases! Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and Zombie Driver.
Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Zombie Driver and Library Ghost. Also comes with Slimer, Pink Ghost and Blue Ghost.
Slide the Ghostbusters heroes down the fire pole into action. Chase the ghosts and secure them in the containment unit.
Turn the librarian old lady into a scary ghost with the double-sided face and extra wig! Run tests on Louis in the lab to see if he’s possessed!
Suspend ghosts around the building’s exterior with attachable transparent arms. Dodge the slime oozing up through cracks in the pavement.
Measures over 14″ (36cm) high, 9″ (25cm) wide and 14″ (38cm) deep.
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Today is the final week of the LEGO Star Wars free collectible posters promotion at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. The last poster to collect is Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. Like with all the other posters in the series, they will come folded. They will be added to your shopping cart with any qualifying LEGO Star Wars products.
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ReBrick is having a pretty cool LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes contest to win some very nice prizes including exclusives from this year’s San Diego Comic Con. All you need to do is to build your favorite comic book cover featuring Superman, Batman, and/or Wonder Woman, or create a custom super hero. Share your build using the instructions in the official rules. The deadline to enter is December 11 at 9:00am EST.
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Back in June, it was confirmed that the LEGO Star Wars Constraction Battle Figures line will be continuing with the reveal of the First Order Stormtrooper (75114). Today Just2Good on Eurobricks has reported on the other characters in the next wave will also be from The Force Awakens and they are as follows:
First Order Stormtrooper (75114)
Kylo Ren
Captain Phasma
Poe Dameron
Rey
Finn
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The Toys R Us holiday book is showing up in mailboxes now and in the LEGO section of the book, it shows the promotion for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens C-3PO (5002948) here in the US. The minifigure polybag is free starting on November 1 with LEGO Star Wars purchases of $40 or more.
As we know by now, they are already available for $3.99 each at various locations. Some stores, like mine, are sticking to the street date rather than selling them early even though they have them in stock. Once the promo ends, they can pretty much be purchased for $3.99 if there are any left over by then. If you’re actively looking for them, the TRU item number is 169326.
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Registration for Philly Brick Fest 2016 is now live and you sign up to be a full participant. This means you can attend all four days and participate in activities not available to the public. The event will be held on April 28-May 1 and there some new things planned for next year. Beforehand, I’ve sent over a couple of questions about the event. Also check out the official press release below.
TBF: What is the goal for PBF 2016?
CC: This is our 3rd year running for Philly Brick Fest, and while we are still relatively young, there are already a handful of newer conventions that have popped up behind us like BrickSlopes and BricksLA. With Brick Fest Live running all year long, we have been able to meet and interact with LEGO User Groups (LUGs) and Fans of LEGO (FOLs) all over the country. Inevitably, we start talking about LEGO conventions and always extend the invite for them to join us in Philly. Since PBF hit the scene in 2014, which was also the height of LEGO-mania with the launch of the LEGO movie, LUGs and FOLs alike have more choices than ever before to choose the events they want to attend and participate in. We want the world to know that THIS event, Philly Brick Fest, is a “Destination Convention”. Our FOL schedule is packed with activities and surprises, and most of all we know fans gravitate to this event for each other.
TBF: What makes PFB 2016 different from the previous two?… Continue
Earlier today, the official list for the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) were revealed and now there’s a sneak peek of a few of the characters in the wave. The image comes from what appears to be the back cover of the latest LEGO Club Magazine. Here you can see the Costume Shark Guy, Awkward/Clumsy Man, and the Queen.
I don’t know about you but the Costume Shark Guy looks really similar to the Left/Right Shark in Katy Perry’s Super Bowl halftime show from earlier this year.
Again if you didn’t see the list this morning, they are as follows:
Queen
Head of Animal Control
Jewel Thief
Tribal Woman
Dancer
Flying Warrior/Road Warrior
Wildlife/Satyr
Scary Knight
Wrestling Champion
Costume Shark Guy
Awkward/Clumsy Man
Kendo Fighter/Wrestler
Astronaut
Laser Robot
Concierge
Farmer
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LEGO has announced next year’s dates for the LEGO Inside Tour 2016. Registration will open on November 9 on the link mentioned at 10:00am CET until November 13 at 10:00am CET. The tour dates for 2016 will be:
May 11-13
May 25-27
June 8-10
June 22-24
Now to the logistics for it. the price per person is 14,500 DKK or around $2,100, not including any travel costs. The price includes 2 overnight stays with breakfast and catering as well as entry to LEGOLAND.
As with previous tours, there are limited number of attendees so if you want to participate, I suggest planning for the registration because they usually sell out pretty fast.
If you’re still skeptical about the LEGO Inside Tour, everyone that I’ve met who has attended before says that it’s totally worth it. You get to meet LEGO designers and employees, take a factory tour, and get some nice swag to go along with it.
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Even though Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures are still currently in stores, there are official details of Series 15 (71011) already on Amazon France. They are scheduled for a January 2016 release.
Vis des aventures passionnantes avec la Série 15 des figurines LEGO® à collectionner. Rencontre la Reine, le responsable du contrôle des animaux, le voleur de bijoux, la femme tribale, la danseuse, le guerrier volant, le faune, le chevalier effrayant, le champion de lutte, l’homme en costume de requin, l’homme maladroit, le lutteur de kendo, l’astronaute, le robot laser, le concierge et le fermier.
Using Google Translate, the list loosely translates to:
Queen
Head of Animal Control
Jewel Thief
Tribal Woman
Dancer
Flying Warrior/Road Warrior
Wildlife/Satyr
Scary Knight
Wrestling Champion
Costume Shark Guy
Awkward/Clumsy Man
Kendo Fighter/Wrestler
Astronaut
Laser Robot
Concierge
Farmer
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If you have a Toys R Us nearby, you may want to check it because the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens C-3PO (5002948) minifigure polybag is now on the sales floor. Apparently, they’re selling for $3.99 each but I’ve heard that it was part of a promotion either in November or December. Like with other minifigure polybags, you might need a manager to override the hold as they’re supposed to be part of a future promotion. The item number 169326. Good luck on your search.
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To continue with the celebration of Back to the Future Day, I have the LEGO Dimensions Back to the Future Level Pack (71201) for review. It contains 94 pieces and retails for $29.99 which is the standard price for Level Packs. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions booklet.
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Here’s something that’s making headlines today which was first reported over on by Brickset yesterday. If you want to give LEGO sets for Christmas as presents, you might want to purchase them now because there might be a shortage this coming holiday season. LEGO spokesman Roar Trangbaek notes:
“We will not be able to deliver all of the new orders coming from customers in the remainder of the year in some markets in Europe”
The report only mentions Europe at this time but who knows if this shortage will be affecting the States later this year. We have seen a little bit of this shortage mainly with the LEGO Jurassic World sets they have been out of stock on Shop@Home for a while and has had limited quantities in stores ever since the movie came out in June. Another example of a potential shortage may be the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets especially when the movie is released in December. I have a feeling these sets will be flying off the shelves starting Black Friday weekend and will probably be hard to get for a while.
Overall sales have grown by 18% in the first half of 2015 and it doesn’t look like it’s slowing down anytime soon. LEGO CFO John Goodwin notes:
“The high demand also puts a strain on our factories around the world.”
As a result, LEGO has announced that they are planning to invest in factories around the world including Mexico, Hungary, and Denmark to match the demand of LEGO … Continue
Today is Back to the Future Day and to celebrate the occasion, I’m giving away the 2013 LEGO CUUSOO DeLorean Time Machine (21103). The set was officially retired at the end of last year but was still available around the beginning of this year. It has since been off the shelves and only available on the secondary market like BrickLink and eBay but now you have an opportunity to win one. The giveaway is pretty simple and is ran like many of my previous ones. All you have to do is to use the Rafflecopter widget below and follow the instructions. This contest is available worldwide. I’ll let it run for a week and I’ll choose the winner shortly after that. Good luck!
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The folks over at Blocks has sent over details of Issue 13 of the magazine. Check out the details below.
This month the LEGO force really does awaken, with reviews of the new and hotly-anticipated new Star Wars sets. That’s not all for most fans’ favourite theme though, as Issue 13 also includes a mammoth special feature where we look at our top 50 Star Wars LEGO moments, from sets to MOCs, brickfilms, photography and much more.
Elsewhere, we celebrate the upcoming release of Spectre with some exclusive James Bond-themed creations built exclusively for Blocks, take a look at The Walking Dead in LEGO form, investigate Minecraft, LEGO train building and Ma.Ktoberfest.
There’s much more besides, all topped off with an exclusive reveal feature of Brick To The Past’s stunning 2015 historic collaborative LEGO build – ‘The Wall.’ Get your copy on Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early as well as monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.
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I had thought about skipping this post but a number of reader have messaged me wanting the details of the LEGO Ninjago Winter 2016 sets. Toys R Us Canada has posted a few of the sets online including the descriptions. As mentioned before, season six will revolve around Ninjas and Pirates which is evident in the details below.
Cole’s Dragon (70599)
Face-off against sky pirate Bucko with Ninja warrior Cole’s Dragon, featuring a posable neck, wings and legs. Free the trapped Zane’ element from the special Djinn blade and ride away victorious! Includes 2 minifigures: Cole and Bucko.
Includes 2 minifigures: Cole and Bucko.
Cole’s Dragon features a posable neck, wings and legs, golden details and LEGO elements in Cole’s characteristic black and brown colours.
Weapons include a transparent Djinn Blade with trapped Zane’ element and Bucko’s pirate sword.
Recreate and role-play epic scenes from the NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu TV show.
Cole’s Dragon measures over 2″ (7cm) high, 7″ (18cm) long and 7″ (18cm) wide.
Ninja Bike Chase (70600)
Set off in pursuit of sky pirate Sqiffy’s flyer with Kai and Nya’s bikes. Kai’s bike features fold-out cutting’ golden Ninja blades and hidden cannons/boosters, while Nya’s bike is equipped with an adjustable elemental water cannon to target the flyer. Evade the flyer’s bombs and battle to free the trapped Cole’ element from the special Djinn blade. Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: Kai, Nya and Sqiffy.
Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: Kai, Nya and Sqiffy.
Kai’s bike features big wheels with rubber tires, fold-out
Teefury has a new LEGO t-shirt today that is based on Matt Damon’s latest movie, The Martian. The shirt shows an astronaut growing some crops on what appears to be on Mars which had a similar scene in the movie. The shirt starts at $11 and comes in black, brown, and navy. There about 10 hours left to purchase the shirt if you want one.
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LEGO has finally posted an official statement regarding the head swivel issue for the WALL·E (21303) set on the LEGO Ideas blog. It’s pretty much the same thing that was said on a customer’s email that I reported on yesterday. The only difference is that they’ve updated the stock availability to it being shipped in 30 days.
If you’ve already purchased WALL·E, contact Customer Service to get the updated parts when they’re available.
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Yesterday, Star Wars revealed the official poster for The Force Awakens and it didn’t take very long for someone to recreate it in LEGO. This has been making the rounds today on social media but Macro LEGO Universe has pretty much spot on made the official poster using LEGO minifigures.
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It looks like Toys R Us Canada has starting listing more information about 2016 LEGO Sets as they have posted the set description for the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827). This pretty much confirms the rumor of this particular set. Important things to note is that it will retail for $399.99 CAD and contains a whopping 9 minifigures including Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and Zombie Driver.
Also note that the image above is not the official set as it is based on Brent Waller’s LEGO CUUSOO project.
Recreate iconic Ghostbusters scenes with the 2-story Firehouse Headquarters, featuring laboratory, living quarters, containment unit and much more. Capture the ghosts with the proton packs and restore order, or solve other supernatural cases! Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and Zombie Driver.
Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Zombie Driver and Library Ghost. Also comes with Slimer, Pink Ghost and Blue Ghost.
Slide the Ghostbusters heroes down the fire pole into action. Chase the ghosts and secure them in the containment unit.
Turn the librarian old lady into a scary ghost with the double-sided face and extra wig! Run tests on Louis in the lab to see if he’s possessed!
Suspend ghosts around the building’s exterior with attachable transparent arms. Dodge the slime oozing up through cracks in the pavement.
Toys R Us Canada has listed set descriptions of some of the 2016 LEGO Star Wars sets. These are just a few of the sets that are scheduled to be released in the beginning of the year. I’ll update this list as soon as more have been listed online. Thanks to Steve for emailing in about it.
The Ghost (75127)
Launch into the fantastic world of collectible LEGO Microfighters with this miniaturized version of Hera Syndulla’s personal starship, The Ghost, featuring a stud shooter with extra ammo and space to sit the included Hera minifigure with blaster pistol.
Includes a Hera Syndulla minifigure.
Features big engines, stud shooter and an open cockpit with space for a minifigure to sit.
Fire the stud shooter to see off the enemy.
Includes a blaster pistol and extra stud shooter ammo. Match up with the 75128 TIE Advanced Prototype microfighter for space-themed duels.
Measures over 1″ (4cm) high, 3″ (10cm) long and 3″ (9cm) wide.
Galactic Empire Battle Pack (75134)
Take the fight to the rebels with the Galactic Empire Battle Pack, featuring a mini battle station with control console, dual stud blaster station and a detachable spring-loaded shooter, plus 3 Imperial Stormtroopers and an Imperial Technician minifigure, each with a stud blaster.
Includes 4 minifigures: 3 Imperial Stormtroopers and an Imperial Technician
Features a control console, dual stud blaster station and a detachable spring-loaded shooter.
Detach the spring-loaded shooter to expand the battle play.
Includes 4 stud blasters and extra ammo. Accessory elements include 2 jetpacks and 3 Imperial
As we know by now, the release of the LEGO Ideas WALL·E (21303) has been nothing short of a complete disaster. It was originally set for release on September 1st but it has since been delayed and has been listed for a February 2016 release on Shop@Home. The limited amount of sets that have shown up at LEGO Brand have already been sold out or recalled with no mentioning of the reason. Presumably it’s because of the weak neck joint but as I and many others have reported, it’s mainly because of the swiveling head.
A post on Reddit from LEGO Customer Service has noted that WALL·E’s head is indeed a problem and this is the first time that we’ve heard LEGO acknowledging it after numerous complaints from various outlets. They also state that they’re working on a fix for the head with a new solution in the next couple of weeks. My guess is that the second wave of recalls is to fix the head swivel which was a problem from the very beginning. I’m not sure why LEGO didn’t fix it when they recalled it the first time for the neck. Stay tuned as we get details on when the LEGO Ideas WALL•E (21303) will be available for purchase again. If you already have the set ahead of this fix, you can either call or email LEGO Customer Service and they’ll most likely send you the parts.
It’s been a while but Ript Apparel has a new LEGO themed t-shirt available for 24 hours which features a separated Deadpool minifigure. The shirt goes for $11 and at no additional cost, you are also supporting the fight against breast cancer since it is part of their October Project partnership with Bright Pink. The shirt itself is only available in navy blue.
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There hasn’t been much LEGO Ninjago news lately, but the guys over at BZPower has found out some details of season six of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. If you remember from San Diego Comic Con, the theme of the upcoming season will be based around Pirates and the 10 episode names from Cartoon Network seems to correlates with that. There’s no word yet on when the new episodes will air.
Infamous
Public Enemy Number One
Enkrypted
Misfortune Rising
On a Wish and a Prayer
My Dinner with Nadakhan
Wishmasters
The Last Resort
Operation Land Ho!
The Way Back
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Next year we’ll be getting a new DK LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia and as usual, there will be an exclusive minifigure with the book. A rumor from Just2Good has the exclusive minifigure to be Buccaneer Batman. Yes you read that right, Buccaneer Batman. It’s an obscure variant of Batman as I’ve only seen it from the Kenner Legends of Batman toy line. LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia will be available in April 2016 so we’ll probably seeing images of the exclusive minifigure around the beginning of the year.
With over 200 profiles on both rare and popular LEGO® DC Comics minifigures, LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is the must-have guide for young fans of the series as well as serious collectors.
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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Earlier today, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the LEGO Batman spin-off movie has casted Rosario Dawson as the voice of Barbara Gordon, aka Batgirl. She has done voice work before in other animated films like Wonder Woman for Justice League: Throne of Atlantis and she joins Will Arnett (Batman), Michael Cera (Robin), and Zach Galifianakis (Joker) in an already star-studded cast. The LEGO Batman Movie will be in theaters on February 10, 2017.
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Last week was New York Comic Con and The Brick Show was there with West End Toys, a company that sells legitimate LEGO products. However there are other “companies” there that also sell what appears to be LEGO but in reality, they’re just cheap knock-offs from China.
Stephen went around to a few booths showing what products they’re selling and found there were about “20-30” booths selling all kinds of counterfeit LEGO from bricks to minifigures. As LEGO fans, we know which minifigures are legit and which are not but parents and kids who aren’t enthusiasts can’t really tell the difference because they look so similar and are priced way cheaper. As one person at these booths states about selling fake LEGO,
“Doesn’t matter, that’s the best part. They fit on the thing and that’s all that matters to me. I’m all about capitalism.”
That statements bugs me because they’re all about the money. Notice they don’t even use the correct terminology when describing where the minifigures are standing on as they only call it “the thing.” Not a stand or on studs but “the thing.”
Note that this was at New York Comic Con, one of the largest fan conventions in the US. This is my first time hearing about booths selling fake LEGO products at these conventions as I don’t see them at San Diego Comic Con but then again, they are different organizers so they probably don’t care what is sold there.
As LEGO keeps growing bigger and bigger, the more likely companies … Continue
We’re not even halfway into October but Christmas is in full swing at LEGO with the release of the first exclusive LEGO Seasonal promotional set with the Holiday Christmas Train (40138). This set is free with purchase of $99 or more at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. It contains 233 pieces which is about double the size of exclusive Seasonal sets from previous years. The contents of the set include four un-numbered bags and the instructions booklet.
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The LEGO Seasonal Holiday Christmas Train (40138) promotion is now live on Shop@Home. You can get the set for free with purchases of $99 or more. This promo also overlaps with the Double VIP points promo and as I reported a few hours ago, double points run until the end of the month so you don’t have to rush. The Christmas Train promo will run until November 13. Feel free to use my link to Shop@Home as it helps supports the site.
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I’ve gotten a few emails from various readers that they said that LEGO Double VIP has been extended again and will last until October 31. There’s also a report by a user on Reddit that also contributes to this report.
As we know by now, the new LEGO Seasonal Holiday Christmas Train (40138) will be available starting tomorrow and will overlap with the Double VIP promo for two days. If this rumor of the extended Double VIP promo is true, we’ll have more time to plan our shopping since there are two more weeks of it. If you don’t want to risk missing out on it, then I suggest making your purchases tomorrow or Wednesday just in case.
I’m trying to confirm if this report is true or not so stay tuned as I’ll update this post when I have an answer.
Update: I’ve gotten confirmation from my store that the extension is indeed true but if you’re also going for the Christmas Train, I suggest getting your orders in early.
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In keeping with with reveals of 2016 LEGO sets and minifigures, there’s a new one that popped up on Brick Heroes earlier today. They’ve found an image of the new Wonder Woman minifigure that will be included in a LEGO Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice set (76046). The outfit closely resembles the one that Gal Gadot wears in the movie. Also rumored for that particular set are Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, two other minifigures, the Batwing and a helicopter in the colors of LexCorp.
Update: I’m going to assume that LEGO would want this image taken down too with the takedown notice of the 2016 set images so I’ve went ahead and removed it. Sorry folks.
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After a little cool off from all of today’s big news including the announcement of the LEGO Creator Modular Brick Bank (10251), the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas is the Toyota Landcruiser 40 Series by Matthew Inman. The build contains about 1,700 bricks and is very accurate to the real-life counterpart.
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At the BricKorea fan event in South Korea, LEGO has officially announced the next modular to its popular lineup, the LEGO Creator Brick Bank (10251). The set contains 2,380 pieces and retails for $169.99 and will be in January 2016. Modular fans have been waiting for another corner building since 2013 when the Palace Cinema (10232) was released but we’ll be getting one at the beginning of the year. There will be no early VIP access for the set. Check out the press release and more images of the Brick Bank (10251) below.
10251 Brick Bank
Ages 16+. 2,380 pieces.
US $169.99 – CA $219.99 – DE 149.99€ – UK £119.99 – DK 1399.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Make a safe deposit at the Brick Bank!
Make a secure deposit at the highly respected Brick Bank, featuring an array of intricate details and hidden surprises. Easy-to-remove building sections provide access to the detailed interior, comprising a bank with an atrium foyer, tiled floor, arched windows, ornate chandelier, lockable vault and a transaction counter with security glass; a laundromat with printed window, tiled floor and 4 laundry machines; plus 2 second-floor offices with an array of detailed furniture, fixtures and accessories. The exterior of the building features a detailed sidewalk and an elaborate façade with carving and statue décor, decorative roofline, large arched windows, central balcony, clock and an accessible roof terrace featuring a large skylight.
• Includes 5 minifigures: a bank manager, secretary, teller, and a mom and
I’m not sure how long these will stay up but Bothan spies (whung, CM4sci, J2G) over on Eurobricks has found a slew of LEGO 2016 set images found on LEGO’s servers already. Note that these images are official and do not have watermarks but LEGO can decide to remove them from the servers at any time. Some of the images are system sets while some are promotional or polybag sets. What sets are you looking forward to?
Update: LEGO has taken down all their links on their server but the good folks at Brickset had them backed up.
Update 2: LEGO has begun telling sites to remove the images so I’ve complied to their wish. If you’re looking for them, they’re still out there on the web. You just have to find them.
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If you’re going to Disney World Florida, you may want to check out the LEGO Store in Downtown Disney. The reason is because they are selling the exclusive LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Winter Soldier (5002943) for $4.99 each. If you remember, this minifigure polybag was available in June with purchases of $75 or more but it seems that the Orlando location has a large abundance of them. There’s no word on whether the Anaheim location has the same deal or not. If someone can confirm that in the comments, that would be great.
Update: It has been confirmed that the polybag is NOT available at Disneyland Anaheim.
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Earlier this year, I reported that the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Joker Bumper Car (30303) will be coming to Target stores sometime this year and it looks like they’ve finally showed up. There have been multiple reports that the polybag has been found on endcaps in the toy section as well as at checkout lanes for $3.99. The DPCI number for it is 204-00-0479 so you can use an inventory checker to see if there are any near your area. This is probably the cheapest way to get the Joker minifigure and the bumper car isn’t too bad either. Thanks to Dan for messaging this in.
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LEGO has officially reveal their big announcement at New York Comic Con 2015 which is their new IP, LEGO Nexo Knights. There will be 14 sets in the lineup that will go on sale in January as well as a TV series starting in December. The sets will range from $9.99 to $99.99 and will also have a LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS: MERLOK 2.0 companion app to go along with it.
Leg Godt has images of the two sets while TV Insider has images of some of the minifigures including Jestro, Clay, Macy, Axl, Lance, Aaron, and a Claybot. The first set seen below is Jestro’s Evil Mobile (70316) and it contains 658 pieces while retailing for $59.99. The other set is called Fortrex (70317) and that has 1140 pieces and retails for $99.99.
You can also check out the official press release and trailer for LEGO Nexo Knights below. Stay tuned as we’ll probably have more updates for the theme as NYCC rolls on.
LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™ Catapults Into Action
World’s leading toy brand introduces new intellectual property that bridges physical and digital play with building sets, episodic content and digital gaming
New York Comic Con attendees get first-look at story, products and gaming app
NEW YORK, Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The LEGO Group today announced LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS,™ a new, original LEGO property depicting a medieval kingdom set in a futuristic world where five young, brave knights “download” special powers to their shields in order to battle the royal court’s evil Jestro and
It’s never too early for Christmas but here’s a short review of a little Seasonal set I found at the LEGO Store this week, the Holiday Scene Magnet (853353). It’s interesting because this set has been sold since 2011 and it’s still available for purchase on Shop@Home. The set contains 48 pieces and retails for $9.99. The contents of the Christmas Scene Magnet include a small bag with the parts, a small instruction sheet, and a sticker sheet with the words Merry Christmas in different languages.
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LEGO will again be at New York Comic Con and they hint of a big announcement sometime this weekend. They’ll be at booth #1436 and there will most like be large model builds that attendees can take pictures of. There’s no word yet on whether there will be any exclusives or not at the event.
Outside of the booth, there are some LEGO panels that you might be interested in even if you’re not attending. First is the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers: Meet the Talent Behind the Videogame. It’ll feature some of the staff from TT Games talking about the upcoming game. We can also expect to see a new gameplay trailer and more character reveals.
Fri. October 9| 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM | Main Stage 1-D Presented by AT&T
Go behind the scenes with the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers development team, including Arthur Parsons (Game Director, TT Games), Mike Jones (Executive Producer, Marvel Games) and Bill Rosemann (Creative Director, Marvel Games), for an inside look at the first console videogame featuring characters and storylines from Marvel’s The Avengers, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron and more. Moderated by Marvel’s Ryan Penagos (Agent M, Executive Editorial Director, Marvel Digital), this celebration of all things Avengers will provide fans with an exclusive look at a brand new gameplay trailer, in-game character reveals and the latest artwork/videos featuring content from across the Marvel Cinematic and Comic Universe, all told through the LEGO lens with a splash of classic LEGO humor. Be on the lookout for news on special guest appearances
The official Doctor Who YouTube channel has released a new video featuring the new LEGO Ideas Doctor Who (21304) set. The video is made in a Gallifreyan Shopping Network broadcast similar to the Home Shopping Network.
In the video, we can see some closer details of what we’ll be getting in the Doctor Who set and the size of the set compared to a regular person since it’s hard to judge from just pictures.
Construct a stunningly detailed LEGO® version of the iconic TARDIS® and role-play the Doctor’s time-travel adventures! Created by fan-designer Andrew Clark and selected by LEGO Ideas members, this set is based on the BBC’s popular and long-running television series about a Time Lord – the Doctor – exploring the universe in a blue police box. Due to trans-dimensional engineering, the TARDIS is bigger on the inside than the outside and this cool multifunctional set includes the console room that houses all the flight controls. Regenerate the Doctor and defeat the evil Daleks™ and a Weeping Angel with the help of his extraordinary companion Clara. Then close the doors of the TARDIS and launch into another dimension! Includes 4 minifigures with assorted accessory elements: the Eleventh Doctor, the Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald and a Weeping Angel, plus 2 Daleks™.
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Not to outdo the earlier post of the LEGO Ideas Doctor Who (21304) set, LEGO Ideas has revealed the set over on their blog in which we can also see the cool box art for the set as well as the official description. Again, the set will be available on December 1st at a recommended retail price of $59.99 but we can expect Toys R Us to be a little higher than that.
Construct a stunningly detailed LEGO® version of the iconic TARDIS® and role-play the Doctor’s time-travel adventures! Created by fan-designer Andrew Clark and selected by LEGO Ideas members, this set is based on the BBC’s popular and long-running television series about a Time Lord – the Doctor – exploring the universe in a blue police box. Due to trans-dimensional engineering, the TARDIS is bigger on the inside than the outside and this cool multifunctional set includes the console room that houses all the flight controls. Regenerate the Doctor and defeat the evil Daleks™ and a Weeping Angel with the help of his extraordinary companion Clara. Then close the doors of the TARDIS and launch into another dimension! Includes 4 minifigures with assorted accessory elements: the Eleventh Doctor, the Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald and a Weeping Angel, plus 2 Daleks™.
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The past couple of days, LEGO has been teasing fans with images of the upcoming LEGO Ideas Doctor Who (21304) set with a possibility of it being revealed very soon. We don’t have to wait for it because Hoth Bricks has an image of the official set which comes from the French LEGO catalog.
The set comes with 623 pieces and retails for $59.99 and will be available on December 1. It includes minifigures of the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith), the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) which is a different version from the LEGO Dimensions one, Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman), a Weeping Angel, and two brick-built Daleks which are also different from the ones in the Dimensions Cyberman Fun Pack.
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If you followed my coverage of San Diego Comic Con, you would know that there was a panel called DC Comics Meets LEGO Art which featured Nathan Sawaya as a guest. There he talked about his upcoming exhibition called The Art of the Brick: DC Comics and today Comic Book Resources has revealed the LEGO Batmobile that he has created for the exhibit. As you can see, it is a full-size Batmobile which was designed by Jim Lee at SDCC and was created with over 500,000 bricks in less than three months and is 18 foot long.
The tour for The Art of the Brick: DC Comics will open at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia on November 22.
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LEGO has tweeted out another teaser image of the upcoming LEGO Ideas Doctor Who (21304) set. The image shows the inside console room of the TARDIS. It looks like we’re getting closer and closer to the reveal of the set, possibly around this weekend when New York Comic Con 2015 is going o.
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Amazon has started to ship out the pre-order for DK’s latest book, LEGO: I Love That Minifigure. The book goes over some of the finer details of over 200 LEGO minifigures and why are they unique. I Love That Minifigure also includes an exclusive minifigure with the Zombie Skateboarder. The book will be released on October 5 and it retails for $18.99 but you can get it at a pretty good discount at the moment.
Have you ever wondered which LEGO® minifigure had the first double-sided head? Or which one was the first to have a printed torso or peg leg? Discover all the answers to these questions and more in DK’s I Love That Minifigure!
Meet more than 200 amazing LEGO minifigures and find out what makes each one special. With stunning images and informative annotations, this encyclopedia features the most unique minifigures in amazing detail — all accompanied by fascinating facts and trivia that bring them to life.
Perfect for LEGO fans and collectors of all ages, I Love That Minifigure! is the official guide to the rarest and most desirable minifigures, and also comes with its own exclusive minifigure.
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Yesterday, I talked about some of the upcoming building events for October. Hoth Bricks has found a new Toys R Us building event for a mini LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens X-Wing Fighter. This event will be held on Saturday, November 14 from 12-2pm. This X-Wing is Poe Dameron’s version and is slightly different from previous X-Wings we’ve seen from Toys R Us. Mark your calendars because I expect this building event to be very popular ahead of the release of The Force Awakens in December.
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The LEGO Ideas Facebook Page has posted another teaser with the caption “landing soon” for the LEGO Ideas Doctor Who (21304) set, this time with the TARDIS that we’ll be getting. I’m not sure if the caption means that LEGO will be officially revealing it or if it means that we’ll be seeing it in stores soon. Rumor has it that the set will be a November release which also coincides with the release of the LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Level Pack (71204). If you look closely, the Police Box sign appears to be printed but it’s hard to tell if it’s printed or stickers. Also notice the hinges on the side which means the TARDIS will be able to open up to show some details of the control room.
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There are couple of upcoming LEGO building events for the month of October at various retailers that you and your kids may be interested in. The first is a Toys R Us event on Saturday, October 17 from 12-2pm. As you can see above, there is a free mini LEGO City Kayak that kids can build and take home. Image via Instagram.
The other building event is at Barnes & Noble. On Saturday, October 10 at 2pm, there is a Star Wars themed event that includes a LEGO make and take project. The build will feature the Millennium Falcon. Space is very limited and sign-ups are required so if you plan on attending this one, call or visit your local B&N to reserve your space.
Of course you have the LEGO Monthly Mini Build Event at LEGO Brand Stores on October 6-7. Hopefully you’ve already signed up for that last month.
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The latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas is the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Nautilus by Alex Jones, aka Orion Pax. The project features the iconic submarine captained by Nemo in the Jules Verne classic.
This is the second project in as many days to hit 10k supporters for the Third 2015 Review Stage with the Jurassic Park Explorer hitting the milestone yesterday.
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Bricktober 2015 is happening right now at Toys R Us and you can either get a set with purchases of $75 or more or buy them outright for $19.99. For those who don’t have a TRU near them or don’t want to buy the sets off the secondary market, there is some good news. LEGO has upload all four Bricktober 2015 sets onto their servers and you can download them in PDF format so you can build your own.
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After doing a little more digging after my previous post of the Christmas Train (40138), I found that the building instructions for the LEGO Seasonal Gingerbread House (40139) were also uploaded to LEGO’s servers which you can also download at your convenience. The Gingerbread House is part of the free promotion with purchases of $99 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home starting on November 27.
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I’m not sure if this is intentional or not but the instructions for the upcoming LEGO Seasonal Christmas Train (40138) to their servers early and can they can be downloaded in PDF format. The Christmas Train is part of the free 2015 holiday promotion starting on October 13-November 13 with purchases of $99 or more. If you want to build your own, head over to the Building Instructions section on LEGO’s website to download your copy of the Christmas Train. The only thing you’ll be missing is the cool looking holiday box that the set comes in.
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The Jurassic Park Explorer by senteosan is the latest project to get 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is the fourth project by senteosan to achieve this feat with two of them still in review. This is the first project to hit 10,000 supporters for the Third 2015 LEGO Review Stage.
The Jurassic Park Explorer features the iconic vehicle from the first movie. The project also includes minifigures of Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, and Ian Malcolm.
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USA Today has released the first animated short for the new DC’s Super Hero Girls series. If you remember back in April, Warner Bros. announced that LEGO will also be producing sets based on this series. There’s still no word yet on of the characters of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Bumblebee, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, and Katana will be actual minifigures or mini-dolls similar to the Friends and Elves themes. I have a feeling that it’ll be the latter.
The LEGO Group will also be key to building the DC Super Hero Girls franchise, leveraging their experience and success engaging girls in creative construction play to bolster this universe through an array of LEGO® building sets designed to inspire girls’ imaginations.
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The guys over at Brickipedia wanted our readers to know that they are holding a contest that starts today in which you have to perform a task and new tasks will take place every two days. At the end of the month, participants will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win some very cool prizes.
First place: 75904 Mystery Mansion, 70794 Skull Scorpio
Second place: 70735 Ronin R.E.X., 75900 Mummy Museum Mystery
Third place: 70734 Master Wu Dragon, 70792 Skull Slicer
Official Rules:
How do I enter?
You must have a registered account to participate. If you don’t have a registered account, you can create one by clicking here.
Once registered you perform the task given every two days, new tasks will be added at 05:00 AEST every second day. At the end of the Month you’ll be entered into a raffle of all the users who competed the 15 days.
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I’ve briefly talked about the new LEGO Nexo Knights theme for 2016 but due to watermarked images and whatnot, there haven’t been any official images of it until now. The fine folks over at Brickset has revealed the first image of the upcoming theme which comes from the latest Australian LEGO Club Magazine. In the image, you can see some of the Knights like Clay, Macy, Axle, Aaron, and Lance as well as the villains Jestro, Moltor, and Lavaria.
As mentioned before, Nexo Knights will be LEGO’s next big original IP which replaces Legends of Chima and will include a major media campaign to go along with it including a TV show, books, and so on.
Now that we’ve seen an official image of LEGO Nexo Knights, what do you think so far?
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It’s October on the east coast and that means purchases will now earn you double VIP points on LEGO Shop@Home and at LEGO Brand Stores. Even though the Store Calendar shows the Double Points promotion only shows it running from October 1-4, it’s been confirmed that it will actually run until October 14. This extension also overlaps with the free exclusive LEGO Creator Holiday Train (40138) starting on October 13 so I have a feeling that many people will be waiting to kill two birds with one stone.
If you’re planning on doing the double VIP points, what are you planning to purchase? For me, I’ll probably be picking up the UCS Slave I (75060) and some others in the collection that I’m missing. Let me know in the comments below of what you’ll be getting.
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If you’re still trying to piece together the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Bat-Pod (5004590), you’ll find that the hardest part to find is probably the tires because they are only available in The Tumbler (76023). Many have been trying to purchase them off Brick & Pieces but they’ve been out of stock for a while. The good news is that they are now available to purchase again at a decent price of $11.02 per tire which is a bargain compared to $30+ sellers are asking for on BrickLink. I highly suggest that you purchase them now before they go out of stock again. The only downside from ordering from Bricks & Pieces is that you won’t earn any LEGO VIP points or qualify for any promotions that are going on.
Update: And it’s sold out again. I won’t keep updating on its availability. You’ll have to keep checking when it comes back in stock.
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Back in 2013, LEGO released an animated series called the LEGO News Show but it was voiced in German. LEGO has now released the first English episode of the show on the LEGO Club minisite. Like the previous series, it features Dan Brickman and Helen Stone as the anchors. Also joining them as a correspondent is the LEGO Club mascot Max.
The first episode of the LEGO News Show doesn’t provide much news content but is more of a introduction video of the characters that we’ll be seeing more of in the future. The show will have monthly episodes that will be on the LEGO Club minisite and on YouTube as well. Check out the premiere episode in the link above.
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Earlier today while I was at work, LEGO shared on their social media pages a preview of Bad Piggy for the upcoming LEGO Angry Birds theme which coincides with The Angry Birds Movie coming out in 2016. In the image, you can see one of the pigs as well as some of the birds including Red, Matilda, Stella, Bomb, and Chuck.
New York Comic Con 2015 is next week and LEGO does have a booth there. There’s no word on what they will be revealing there, if anything, but the LEGO Angry Birds is possible. If not, we’ll probably see images of the sets at upcoming toy fairs.
Check out the trailer for the movie below and let me know your thoughts on the theme. Thanks to everyone who messaged in about it. I did see it when LEGO posted it but wasn’t able to post about it.
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Our friends over at PromoBricks has provided the official high resolution images of the 2015 limited edition LEGO Seasonal Holiday Christmas Train (40138). The exclusive set will contain 233 pieces and will be given out from October 13-November 13 with purchases of $99 or more, while supplies last. This is the first of two holiday sets with the Gingerbread House (40139) coming in November.
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Double VIP points will be returning in October but as the LEGO Store Calendar states, it will only be available from October 1-4 which is pretty short. Even in March, the event was for a full two weeks. I’ve gotten a couple of messages from concerned readers and they contacted their stores to see what was going on. The responses they’ve gotten back was LEGO was extending the Double VIP Points until October 14. LEGO hasn’t officially said anything about it and I’m trying to find confirmation that this is true. I’ll give an update if there are some new details.
Update: LEGO Customer Service has confirmed that the Double VIP Points promotion will indeed be from October 1-14.
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After a short delay, the LEGO Ideas WALL•E (21303) set is now available for purchase on Shop@Home. Supposedly, the delay was to include parts 4211695 and 4265484 to help strengthen the neck area but the real problem is with the head joint can’t support the weight of the head. We’ll see if LEGO has addressed this issue as well with the delay or if we’ll have to find alternatives to fix it. One very popular solution is by Chris McVeigh who has posted a guide with parts to fix the head problem. There’s no word yet on when LEGO Stores will have them in stock.
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After a fairly disappointing Trick or Treat (40122) set, the LEGO Seasonal sets have returned with the Thanksgiving Feast (40123). The set consists of 158 pieces and retails for $9.99 and have started to show up at LEGO Brand Stores. It will be available on Shop@Home on October 1st.
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The November 2015 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can see all the promotions and events that will be going on in the month.
First off is the continuation of the first of two LEGO Seasonal Holiday sets with the Holiday Train (40138) with purchases of $99 or more. This offer goes from October 13-November 13, while supplies last.
The second LEGO Seasonal Holiday set, Gingerbread House (40139), will be available starting on November 27 with purchases of $99 or more.
From November 15-December 24, you can get a free exclusive 2016 LEGO Wall Calendar with purchase of $75 or more, while supplies last.
On November 21, there are special holiday offers for LEGO VIP members at LEGO Stores.
Starting on November 27, there are doorbuster sales for that roll over to Black Friday weekend.
On November 3-4, the free LEGO Monthly Mini Model Build will be a shark.
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A member of AFOLs of Facebook has posted an image from the back cover of the LEGO Seasonal Thanksgiving Feast (40123) instructions which shows the upcoming LEGO Seasonal Christmas 2015 sets. The image shows the Winter Fun (40124) set on the left and Santa’s Visit (40125) on the right.
Winter Fun shows an outdoor vignette scene in front of a house and includes 2 minifigures, a husky, and a snowmobile.
Santa’s Visit goes back indoors at a living room fireplace and it includes Santa and a Christmas tree.
There have been numerous reports that the Thanksgiving Feast (40123) set is now available at LEGO Stores. The set will also be on Shop@Home on October 1st.
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Great LEGO Sets starts off with a visual timeline of some of the important events and key developments in LEGO set history. If you’re a newer LEGO fan, you probably didn’t know that some of the best LEGO sets came out in the 1980s like Blacktron and Futuron including the Monorail Transport System (6990). A few years after that, M-Tron was released as a new LEGO Space subtheme.
The next chapter gives an in-depth description of how a LEGO set is made. A few LEGO designers also chime in to give some information on the whole development process including Mark John Stafford and Jamie Berard, just to name a few. It’s a very interesting chapter of how a set goes from an idea to being on store shelves.
After that, we get to the meat of the book where it starts going in-depth of some notable sets from LEGO’s history. The sets are divided in chapters by decades starting from the 1950s to 2015. For each set, there’s either a one or two page spread detailing some specifics and why they make it a great set. There is a sub-section called the Guided Tour where it shows some key features of the sets. Another section is called Brick by Brick and … Continue
The LEGO Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones free collectible poster promotion is now available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. You can get a free poster for any LEGO Star Wars purchase you make which also works on keychains. If you’ve been collecting these posters, you’ll know this is the fifth poster and there’s only one left after this in October. Like with the other poster, these do come prefolded which is a bummer. The promo ends Sunday, September 27.
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There’s now an image of the new exclusive LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Hulk (5003048) minifigure polybag that has shown up on Kijiji Canada. The Hulk is actually minifigure size instead of the bigfigs that we’re used to seeing with the character but in the olive green skin color. The only other Hulk in minifigure form was 5000022 back in 2012 as part of a LEGO promo at Shop@Home and LEGO Stores.
The 27 piece polybag also contains a small ATV as well as a sticker sheet similar to the one in the Rocket Raccoon (5002145) polybag where you can add the stickers to an existing set which I believe is for the Quinjet from the Age of Ultron wave.
The packaging does say Toys R Us on it and if it’s similar to Rocket Raccoon, it’ll be available sometime in the near future as part of a promotion and hopefully available for regular purchase after that. Thanks to Rick for the heads up.
Update: I’ve been told the street date for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Hulk (5003048) is December 6, 2015.
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Apparently this started yesterday but LEGO and Scooby-Doo are teaming up to do a LEGO Scooby-Doo Mystery Tour at select LEGO stores throughout the US and you can participate in some activities and get some cool stuff.
All the post says is to go take pictures with some LEGO Scooby-Doo and Shaggy costumed characters, create a trick or treat bag, and leave with an exclusive model of the Mystery Machine. This is probably a mini version of the van. If you were at the Bridgewater Commons event yesterday, let us know in the comments below of how it was.
Below are the upcoming locations and dates of the next legs of the tour.
Natick Mall
1245 Worcester St.
Natick, MA 01760
Saturday, September 26th, 11am – 3pm
Northbrook Court
2171 Northbrook Ct.
Northbrook, IL 60062
Saturday, October 3rd, 11am – 3pm
Water Tower Mall
835 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Sunday, October 4th, 11am – 3pm
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Earlier today, LEGO posted an image celebrating the birthday of Adam West. You probably know that Adam West was Batman from the Batman television series back in the 1960s. That takes us to the point, did LEGO tease out a hint of the Batman minifigure for the upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Classic TV Series Batcave (76052) set?
Notice the Batmobile in the image above of the newer style stud shooters on the hood. Before there was no mentioning if there would be a Batmobile in the 76052 set but this is more evidence that there could be one included. LEGO has released a chibi version of the vehicle at San Diego Comic Con but this set could be a great opportunity to put out a regular sized car.
Thanks to everyone who messaged in about the image. I did see it this morning but I was at work the whole day and didn’t have time to do a post on it then.
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There’s some huge news/rumors coming from Just2Good this morning. He has noted that there are some “very reliable sources” saying that we’ll be getting a direct-to-consumer LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) on January 1, 2016. The set will be over 4,600 pieces and retail at $350. The set will be able to open up to see the interior details and such. J2G also mentioned that this set will be based on the original Ghostbusters films and not for the upcoming movie with the female crew. Finally, he mentions there will be a modular set planned for next near and the the firehouse isn’t a replacement for it.
As we all know by now, there have been some Ghostbusters Firehouse sets that weren’t approved to become official sets on LEGO Ideas but we did get the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108). Additionally, we are also getting some LEGO Dimensions expansion packs so we do know that LEGO does have a license to create Ghostbusters products.
Again, this is all speculation but Just2Good has proven that he is a reliable source of upcoming sets. If you’ve been holding off on getting the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108), I suggest you pick one up soon to go along with the new LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) since he didn’t mention the set coming with one. Sound off in the comments if you’re getting one if it actually becomes a set.
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A few hours ago, LEGOLAND California announced the latest addition to the theme park with the new LEGO Ninjago Land which will be opening in spring 2016. The main attraction will be the LEGO Ninjago The Ride where riders will be able to use hand gestures to send elements at a 3D screen. The ride will also use 4D technology effects like heat, smoke, and wind to give riders an interactive experience. Head on over to The San Diego Union-Tribune to see a video on how the ride will function.
The ride will be part of an one-acre attraction which will be behind the Imagination Zone and it will also includes a training camp. There will be games and activities that will let attendees “train” to be a ninja. Also in store is a shopping venue and Asian cuisine.
The LEGOLAND Ninjago Land is part of ongoing attractions to the part with the expansion of Star Wars Miniland, Heartlake City, and the Legends of Chima water park.
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There’s some new information coming out of Eurobricks from CM4Sci regarding the upcoming 2016 LEGO Nexo Knights theme. He has given some descriptions for the sets in the initial wave. I won’t be copying every single thing that was mentioned in the post but I will highlight some stuff that may be of interest. Of course, there are no official images at this time.
Since Nexo Knights is the next big LEGO IP theme, which will be replacing Legends of Chima, there will be a ton of stuff surrounding the theme including a TV show, books, and games/apps, etc. Again, I’ve only sort of summarized the set descriptions because I didn’t want to copy the whole post so if you want to read up on it, head over Eurobricks.
The main colors for Nexo Knights are blue and gray with a lot of trans-neon reddish-orange (TNRO) similar to the ones found in the Ice Planet 2002 sets. To clarify more about about the steampunk aspect that was reported before, CM4Sci has stated there is no steampunk whatsoever.
Update: I’ve removed the drawings because they hang a fine line of actual preliminary images.
Knighton Disc Launchers (70310) – Small vehicle-type thing with two wheels similar to the LEGO SpongeBob SquarePants Rocket Ride (3831) and two disc shooters. The knight has gray and blue armor and wears a weird helmet. The villain is all red with a black mohawk.
Chaos Catapult (70311) – The catapult is dark brown and black with some stuff on the side. Minifigures include … Continue
The LEGO CEE Team has provided a press release and official images of A LEGO Brickumentary which will be available on Digital, Blu-Ray, and DVD formats. If you didn’t have a chance to see the movie in previous screenings or in select theaters, you can now watch it from the comfort of your home. The movie will be available on November 3 and you can now pre-order it on Amazon. Check out the press release below.
A LEGO Brickumentary
Available on Blu-ray™& DVD November 3rd
Special Features Include Bonus Scenes
BEVERLY HILLS, CA. – August 18, 2015 – If you thought you knew the world of LEGO®, you don’t know brick. Step into the amazing real-life world of the global phenomenon that has captivated fans of all ages, when A LEGO® BRICKUMENTARY comes to Blu-ray™ and DVD on November 3, 2015. Directed by Oscar® winning Director Daniel Junge (2012 Best Documentary, Short Subjects Saving Face) and Oscar Nominated Director Kief Davidson (2013 Best Documentary, Short Subjects Open Heart); and narrated by Jason Bateman, the film takes us on a journey through the LEGO® brand…like you have never seen before.
A LEGO® BRICKUMENTARY is the first official documentary about the world of the LEGO® brick and follows the evolution of the billion-dollar franchise, delving into the impact of LEGO® and its fans around the world. Suitable for “kids” of all ages, the film explores the brick that has captured imaginations for generations and look at the fundamental question – is it a toy or
The “new”/updated LEGO Creator Winter Village Winter Toy Shop (10249) is now available for VIPs at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. There has been a sort of a controversy regarding this set as some people are disappointed that it is a re-release while others who missed out of the first one are happy they are able to pick this up. Either way, the Winter Toy Shop is now available for LEGO VIP members and will be available to the general public on October 1st.
10249 Winter Toy Shop
Ages 12+. 898 pieces.
US $79.99 – CA $99.99 – DE 69.99€ – UK £59.99 – DK 599.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Enjoy the holiday season with the Winter Toy Shop!
Welcome to the Winter Toy Shop! The holiday season has arrived and the toymaker is busy finishing off his latest creations! Outside, children ski and snowboard, and a freshly built snowman sparkles in the light that shines from the toyshop tower. Help decorate the huge tree that stands at the center of the square, play with the curious kitten on the cozy wooden bench or join in with the carolers beneath the ornate streetlamp. This charming set also features a ladder, trees in various sizes, jack-in-the-box, a toy biplane, helicopter, rocket, train, race car, truck, robot, tugboat, teddy bear and a wrapped gift. Have fun building this enchanting winter wonderland! Includes a snowman and 8 minifigures with assorted accessories: a male caroler, female caroler, a woman, 2 men, 2
Earlier this year, LEGO announced that they would be releasing a new wave of LEGO Star Wars Buildable Figures. Although I’m not that into the Contstraction sets, I do love Star Wars and this news raised my interest in these sets. They are separately available for purchase but Toys R Us has a special 2-in-1 Battle Pack (66536) which includes both Luke Skywalker (75110) and Darth Vader (75111).
For this review, I’ll be taking a look at one of the most iconic movie characters of all time with Darth Vader. The TRU Battle Pack has 243 pieces and retails for $49.99 but Darth Vader himself consists of 160 pieces and retails for $29.99. One thing you may notice is the high price for the amount of pieces you get but I feel it’s comparable to what you get with the LEGO BIONICLE sets especially for a licensed theme like Star Wars. The contents of the box includes three un-numbered bags, a bagged cape, and the instruction booklet.
As shown on the box, Vader is from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi where he is dueling Luke Skywalker which you can recreate with this Battle Pack or if you got the figures separately.
Build
I’m not that familiar with Constraction sets so I’m not sure where the builds start from but with Vader, the build starts at the torso. At first glance, you probably can’t tell what you’re building until the middle of instructions when the torso is completed and the armor pieces go … Continue
The folks over at Blocks has sent over a press release for issue 12 of the magazine.
The new issue of Blocks magazine is with subscribers now and on general UK sale this Thursday September 17. Issue 12 features an underwater theme, with reviews of the new Deep Sea Explorers sets, exploration of previous underwater themes, as well as analysis of Friends and Big Bang Theory releases.
We also introduce a brand new 16-page feature for this 12th issue, with bite size sections exploring LEGO games, photography, ‘how-to’ builds, brickfilming and collecting.
Elsewhere, mechas come in for a group discussion, we find out how to create underwater scenery, introduce a new Blocks animation project, visit three shows and get to know LEGO stars from the world of brickfilming, collaborative building and mosaic creation.
Finally, we also introduce a free minifigure for readers renewing their Blocks subscription as it rolls round to our first birthday. With all this and much more besides, can you afford to miss out?
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A few weeks ago, I ran a contest to give away a complete set of Series 14 Monsters LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010). The contest has ended and there were over 15,000 total entries but there can only be one winner (for now). The votes are tallied and the winner is:
John L.
I’ve already sent the winner an email requesting their shipping info and such and if I don’t get a response, I’ll reroll the winner. Remember that there are three complete sets of minifigures in a box so there will be two more giveaways before the year ends with the next one being held on Halloween, October 31st since these are Monsters minifigures. Thank you to everyone who participated and a big thank you to the LEGO CEE team for sending a box in for me to be able to even do this.
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HKLUG over on Facebook has posted the official images of the LEGO Toys R Us Bricktober 2015 sets. Like with previous years, the sets will be in a mini-modular type that can connect with each other using TECHNIC pins. This year will again feature four different sets being offered starting in October with purchases of a certain dollar amount, usually at $75 or more. During and after the Bricktober promotion periods, you can also find the sets being sold separately for $19.99 each. Thanks to Lee for the email.
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Our friends over on Beyond the Brick is known for their interviews of various AFOLs in the community, which I’ve had the honor to be a part of, are planning to go to BrickCon 2015 in Seattle. They haven’t had a chance to make it out there yet and they’re looking for your help to make that a reality. If you haven’t seen it yet, their coverage of BrickWorld Chicago 2015 and BrickFair Virginia 2015 were top notch as usual and they hope BrickCon 2015 will be the same or better.
They’ve set up a Kickstarter with some cool pledge rewards including a digital copy of the BrickCon 2015 DVD at the $15 level and up, custom Smurf minifigures, and custom builds. Plus there are some stretch goals if they make it past their original goal.
Head on over to the Kickstarter project to show your support and if you’re attending BrickCon next month, you might even see yourself in the the DVD when it comes out.
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Back in June, there was a contest by LEGO to giveaway a limited edition LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Bat-Pod (5004590). I was told that winners were sent emails with the tracking number and the sets have already been shipped out. Reddit user uacrobi has already received theirs and they were nice enough to provide a parts list so you can start finding the necessary parts to build your own. They will be providing the building instructions in due time as well. The Bat-Pod (5004590) contains 311 pieces and also includes a very nifty looking box which looks similar to the exclusive sets from San Diego Comic Con except that it’s twice the length. If you’re in need of the parts, head on over to BrickLink to find sellers that have them. Below is the parts list and I’ll do a post of the building instructions when they are available.
Update: As promised, the OP has uploaded the building instructions for the Bat-Pod. The original copy was 100MB but I’ve condensed the file size to less than 20MB without losing quality. You can download it here. Just rotate the PDF clockwise to see it the right way.
In my second review of the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets, I have the smallest set in the initial wave, Rey’s Speeder (75099). We first saw a clear shot of the vehicle in the teaser trailer last year and LEGO has decided to include it in this wave. The set contains 193 pieces and retails for $19.99 which isn’t a bad price point. The contents of the box include two numbered bags and an instruction booklet.
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One of Erik Jones’ NASCAR XFINITY Series sponsors is GameStop and yesterday Joe Gibbs Racing has revealed their new LEGO Dimensions paint scheme for his No. 20 Toyota Camry. The first race that you can catch the car in action is Friday, September 11 at 7:30pm EST at the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at the Richmond International Raceway. LEGO Dimensions is scheduled for release on September 27.
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One of our readers has recently done an interview for TheHDRoom with the Hageman Brothers regarding things that have happened with LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu and what’s in store for the future. If you remember from San Diego Comic Con, LEGO Ninjago will be returning soon and it hints at something to do with pirates. They have also provided a high resolution image of the pirate flag called the Skybound Flag. Check out the full interview in the link above and thanks to Dan for emailing it in.
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Last week on Force Friday, LEGO released the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets to the public. Let’s hit the set reviews off with a bang and do the biggest set in the wave first, the Millennium Falcon (75105). Everyone was excited when the Falcon showed up in the first teaser trailer and we knew it was coming back for Episode VII. Of course, LEGO had to update the 2011 (7965) version so it’ll correspond to the one in the upcoming movie. The new Millennium Falcon (75105) has 1329 pieces and retails for $149.99. There are ten numbered bags, one un-numbered bag of plates, and a bagged instruction booklet with sticker sheet. Be warned, there may be some speculation and minor spoilers in The Force Awakens LEGO set reviews.
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Back in July, I reported that two more LEGO Disney Princess Frozen sets will be coming out later this year. We didn’t have much to go on except for the the set names and prices but Toys R Us Canada has the sets listed online with set descriptions for Anna & Kristoff’s Sleigh Adventure (41066) and Arendelle Castle Celebration (41068) but no images at this time. As I predicted, 41066 will have Anna, Kristoff, and Sven mini-dolls while 41068 will have Elsa and Anna mini-dolls will have outfits from Frozen Fever.
Thanks to Jeff for the tip.
Anna & Kristoff’s Sleigh Adventure (41066)
Enter the world of Disney Frozen on an exciting sleigh ride with Anna and Kristoff. Whether youre traveling through the snow or shopping for winter supplies at Wandering Oakens Trading Post, Kristoffs sleigh allows you to reenact memorable scenes from the film and create new stories of your own. Includes Anna and Kristoff mini-doll figures plus Sven the reindeer.
Includes Anna and Kristoff mini-doll figures plus Sven the reindeer.
Features Kristoffs sleigh for icy adventures, Wandering Oakens Trading Post to buy winter supplies and a barn to rest in.
Wandering Oakens Trading Post includes an opening window and door, plus a barn fascia with a hay chute function to feed
Create new adventures with your favorite Disney Frozen characters.
Accessory elements include a banjo, skis, money, carrots, rucksack, perfume bottle, ice block, ice pick and 2 cups. Wandering Oakens Trading Post measures over 3 (10cm) high, 3 (10cm) wide and 1 (5cm) deep.
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