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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.
Update: A few hours after I did this post, Paperballpark over on the Brickset forums has found an URL … Continue
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.
Here’s something interesting coming out of the folks at Brick Fanatics this morning. Have you ever wanted to wear official LEGO costumes for your Halloween parties and functions? Well that will be happening starting next year. Local costume company, Disguise, has announced last week that they are partnering up with The LEGO Group to produce official Halloween costumes, role play and accessories based on popular LEGO characters. This will be a multi-year deal so you can expect to see LEGO costumes in the next few years in the US, Europe, and Asia. There’s no word on what characters will be included but most likely there will be some from their own IP library like Chima, Ninjago, Friends, and The LEGO Movie. Looking on their website, they already have LEGO Mixels listed. You can expect the official LEGO costumes to be hitting shelves starting in fall 2016.
POWAY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Disguise, Inc., the Halloween costume division of leading toy manufacturer, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK), announced today that it has secured a licensing agreement with the LEGO Group to “construct” children’s Halloween costumes, role play and accessories based on popular LEGO® characters. The multi-year, multi-category agreement grants Disguise rights to distribute its LEGO licensed products across channels in North America, Europe, Korea and China.
“The LEGO brand is full of aspirational characters that kids love and want to be. We are very excited to be partnering with the LEGO Group to design and create innovative costumes and accessories based on their inspirational and iconic characters,” said Joe Anton,
Earlier today, I’ve received an email from a reader named Gonzalo who sent me images of the first building set polybag for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter (30276). There was no mentioning of where it came from, where it will be available at, or the price of it (if any).
There is also another The Force Awakens LEGO polybag with the C-3PO (5002948) minifigure polybag which I believe will be available in November at Toys R Us with a purchase.
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It was revealed a few a while back but there will be a polybag associated with Star Wars: The Force Awakens which is a C-3PO (5002948) minifigure polybag. As you can see, this version of C-3PO is a little different from the usual versions we’ve seen since has a red arm for some reason which will be revealed in the movie this December.
There are two different offers for the polybag in the US as far as I know. One is a LEGOLAND Florida special offer where purchases of $35 or more from September 7 to September 28 will net you on of these polybags. The other offer hasn’t been officially announced yet but I heard that it will be available at Toys R Us with a certain purchase amount in November. Check out a short review of it from PromoBricks below.
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The Little Prince project by Colin23 is the latest project to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the book, Le Petit Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery where a pilot stranded in the desert meets a yound prince fallen to Earth from a tiny astreroid.
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There are some more modifications that builders have made to the new LEGO Ideas WALL·E (21303) set. Yesterday, I spoke about a mod by Chris McVeigh on a solution to fixing the stability of the head. Another builder named PPUNG DADDY(뿡대디) has implemented Power Functions to the WALL·E set. The way they have it set up, you only need 16 bricks including the Power Functions motor to get WALL·E moving. As you can see in the video below, the battery box is inserted into the trash compactor and the receiver is attached to the back while the motors are hooked on to the tread wheels. The wires go underneath the set which is very unintrusive. I’m pretty sure many had ideas about motorizing WALL·E and this is one way of doing it. Check out the video below.
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If you like shopping from the comfort of your home/office, the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets are now available for purchase on Amazon. Also available are the new LEGO Star Wars Constraction sets.
Speed into action on Rey’s Speeder! Collect Rey’s Speeder with dual stud shooters, opening storage hatch and side-mounted bag, blaster, buzzsaw, electrobinoculars and more. Hover into action on Rey’s Speeder! This cool landspeeder has everything Rey needs for scouting the surface of a desert planet, including dual stud shooters, opening storage hatch and side-mounted bag, blaster, buzzsaw and electrobinoculars. There’s also a detachable sled with space for a minifigure when Rey must make a quick escape down the desert dunes! Recreate your own fantastic scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Includes 2 minifigures: Rey and Unkar’s Thug with a crowbar.
Send in the rapid response First Order Snowspeeder! Drive back the enemy with the First Order Snowspeeder featuring three-man crew, storage, stud shooter, rapid-fire shooters, hidden wheels and more. Call in weaponized support with the First Order Snowspeeder! With a crew of three, this rapid response vehicle features a forward storage compartment, fixed stud shooter in the cockpit, two rapid-fire stud shooters built into the engines and transparent wheels hidden out of site for a true ‘hover’ look. Now you can recreate your own great scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: 2 First Order Snowtroopers and a First Order Snowtrooper Officer. Features storage compartment, cockpit-mounted
If you have one of the new LEGO Ideas WALL·E (21303) sets, you may have found that the head is too top-heavy and swings backwards when you tilt it up or down. This diminishes any poses that you may want it to have. LEGO has since delayed the release of the set and is making corrections to it. However the parts that they will be including only support the neck more and not the head itself.
LEGO photographer Chris McVeigh has posted a modification for the head to allow it to be more stable. The parts that are needed are Beam 2M W. Ball ظ 10.2 (4289258) and Brick 2X2 W. Cup For Ball (4524353) which is the typical ball and socket joint. It allows the head to fully swing around while also being able to stay in place as well. The result of this mod can be seen below at one of Chris’ pictures. Check out the full guide over on his website.
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The past half day or so, there have been official unveilings of various Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys including the new LEGO Star Wars sets at the Star Wars Global Toy Unboxing event. Below are the official images and descriptions of the TFA sets minus the First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter (75101) which will be unveiled sometime later today. I’ll update this post when they’re available. All the sets will be available starting at midnight local time at Force Friday.
Rey’s Speeder (75099)
Hover into action on Rey’s Speeder! This cool landspeeder has everything Rey needs for scouting the surface of a desert planet, including dual stud shooters, opening storage hatch and side-mounted bag, blaster, buzzsaw and electrobinoculars. There’s also a detachable sled with space for a minifigure when Rey must make a quick escape down the desert dunes! Recreate your own fantastic scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Includes 2 minifigures: Rey and Unkar’s Thug with a crowbar. $19.99 USD
First Order Snowspeeder (75100)
Call in weaponized support with the First Order Snowspeeder! With a crew of three, this rapid response vehicle features a forward storage compartment, fixed stud shooter in the cockpit, two rapid-fire stud shooters built into the engines and transparent wheels hidden out of site for a true ‘hover’ look. Now you can recreate your own great scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: 2 First Order Snowtroopers and a First Order Snowtrooper Officer. $39.99 USD
Overnight, two more LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets have been unveiled at the Star Wars Global Toy Unboxing event. The first of the two sets is the First Order Transporter (75103) at Cape Town, South Africa. It contains 792 pieces and retails for $89.99. You can watch that unboxing here.
The other LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens set that was unveiled earlier today was Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle at Berlin, Germany. Set designer, Niels Fredriksen was there with some fans with the reveal. The set contains 1004 pieces and retails for $119.99. You can see the whole unboxing over at this link on YouTube.
I expect more LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets will be revealed later today leading up to Force Friday.
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It looks like today is the start of some big news regarding LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets. During the Star Wars Global Toy Unboxing event, the first set has officially announced by Disney/Lucasfilm in Seoul, South Korea, Poe’s X-Wing Fighter (75102). Many of you have been probably already seen it but this is the first time that we’re able to actually show images of the set. You can watch the unveiling of the set at the Global Unboxing event over on YouTube. Check out the press release below.
75102 – Poe’s X-Wing Fighter™
Battle the forces of the First Order with Poe’s X-Wing Fighter. This customized starfighter is packed with features, like the 4 spring-loaded shooters, 2 stud shooters, retractable landing gear, opening wings, opening cockpit with space for a minifigure and space behind for the BB-8 Astromech Droid. There’s even a loader with tool rack, extra ammunition, and a seat for a minifigure. So climb the access ladder, strap in and get ready to recreate your own great scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Includes 3 minifigures with assorted accessories: Poe Dameron, Resistance ground crew and a Resistance X-Wing Pilot, plus a BB-8 Astromech Droid. $79.99 USD
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What_the_brick on Instagram has given us our first look at the LEGO Star Wars Commemorative Brick that will be given out at the Toys R Us Force Friday event. He was told that anyone who goes will be able to get one so we’ll see if that holds true or not. The brick is a 1x6x5 gray panel featuring a New Order Stormtrooper from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the words LEGO Star Wars on top. According to the Toys R Us press release, there will also be an exclusive Star Wars poster, while supplies last. Also, the people who are the first few in line for the Force Friday event will be able to get the LEGO Star Wars Commemorative Brick, a Star Wars poster, and a Star Wars character flashlight.
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It’s September 1st on the east coast and that means the new LEGO 2015 Advent Calendars are now available for purchase at Shop@Home. There are three different themes to choose from LEGO Star Wars, LEGO City, and LEGO Friends. If you want one, I suggest you pick them up as soon as possible because they tend to sell out fairly quickly.
Journey through the Star Wars galaxy in the countdown to Christmas! Reveal minifigures, starships, vehicles and more with the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar with 24 doors and a fold-out playmat. Take a journey through the galaxy this holiday season with the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar! Open each of the 24 doors to reveal a fun Tatooine, Endor, Hoth, Space or Christmas-themed gift. With minifigures, starships, vehicles and more to discover, as well as a great fold-out playmat, Christmas will arrive faster than you can say “May the Force be with you!”
Countdown to Christmas with the LEGO City Advent Calendar! Countdown to Christmas with the LEGO City Advent Calendar with police, space, arctic and Christmas-themed surprises, and 6 minifigures. Enjoy the countdown to Christmas with the LEGO City Advent Calendar, featuring 24 awesome gifts that will make each day a special day! You can meet Santa, decorate the Christmas tree, build a snowman or blast off into space aboard the shuttle. It’s just like Christmas day! Help the police catch a cook, take a cool remote-controlled car for a spin
The LEGO Minecraft theme will be continuing in 2016 with a few more of the minifigure-scale sets. CM4Sci on Eurobricks has posted the names of four sets that will be coming out next year. I don’t play Minecraft anymore but doing some research, the sets do sound interesting. Like with the current wave, there will be a few different biomes that will be played out in the new Minecraft sets.
The Iron Golem (21123)
The End Portal (21124)
The Jungle Tree House (21125)
The Wither (21126)
The Iron Golem set, you’ll probably be getting a few minifigures since the Iron Golem defends villages of at least 10 villagers. Obviously LEGO won’t be putting that many in a what I expect to be a smaller set but I think there will be a few.
The End Portal will probably contain a lot of gray parts with some green portals.
I think The Jungle Tree House is exactly what it sounds like. There will be some sort of house in a jungle setting so expect to see lots of trees and such.
Finally, The Wither is a floating, three-headed boss. It is created with soul sand in a T-shape and you put wither skeleton skulls at the top so I think there will be some wither skeleton minifigures in the set.
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The past few days, there have be some news coming out of Eurobricks regarding the 2016 LEGO Marvel and DC Comics Super Heroes sets and it looks like there’s a lot to look forward to. In the Winter wave, there are some details for the new Racers sets which will be out in January. Sir Gareth has gathered a list of details from CM4Sci, Hulk_Smash, and Just2Good.
Racers 1 – $9.99
Includes Captain America and Red Skull
Racers 2 – $9.99
Includes Green Goblin and Spider-Man
Racers 3 – $9.99
Includes Hulk and Ultron
Iron Skull Submarine Attack – $34.99
Includes Captain America, Hydra Henchman, Iron Man Scuba Suit Variant, and Iron Skull
Avengers Space Mission – $69.99
Includes Captain America Spacesuit Variant, Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Hyperion, Iron Man Spacesuit Variant, and Thanos Big-fig
In March, there will be 3 sets based on Captain America: Civil War but minifigures that will be included are, of course Captain America, Iron Man, Crossbones, Ant-Man/Giant Man, Agent 13 (Sharon Carter), and Scarlet Witch. Black Widow will be in one of the cheaper sets and Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier will be in two sets. J2G also hints that Black Panther and Falcon may make an appearance as well.
Captain America: Civil War 1 – $19.99
Captain America: Civil War 2 – $34.99
Captain America: Civil War 3 – $49.99
Over on the DC side, we already know about the Batman v Superman sets including the one with the Batmobile. There’s also that Classic TV Series Batcave … Continue
A few days ago, I reported that the upcoming LEGO Ideas WALL·E (21303) set was possibly being delayed due to an issue with the build. There wasn’t any specifics of what the issue was or how long the release would be delayed because there hasn’t been an official statement by LEGO about it. However, they did mention on Twitter that it would be slightly delayed at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home but you can find it at other retailers like Toys R Us and such. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the set will be available on September 21 but I’m not sure where the source is for that date. I’ve also heard that it might available on September 27. As far as I know, the set is being delayed indefinitely.
The issue in question is the head/neck area where the head connects to the neck. The neck connection isn’t able to support the weight of the head and it will swing backwards every time you tilt the head up. The only problem with you getting it early is that you won’t have the the parts needed to stabilize the head. A few people who already have purchased WALL·E have contacted LEGO Customer Service and they are being sent parts 4211695 and 4265484 to help alleviate the problem but it doesn’t seem to make sense because they only further support the neck more but doesn’t really solve the problem with the joint in the neck holding the head as it will still swing backwards due to … Continue
As you can see from the image above, I have a full box of the Series 14 Monsters LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010). As we know by now, there are three complete sets of 16 minifigures in a full box and that is what I have in my possession. With that, I’ll be doing three separate giveaways until the rest of the year to three lucky fans for each set 16. The first giveaway will be in this post and the others will be held on Halloween, October 31 and on either Thanksgiving, November 26 or on Christmas, December 25. I haven’t decided on the last one yet.
To enter the giveaway, just use the Rafflecopter widget below. It’s pretty simple and straightforward and in two weeks, I’ll be randomly choosing a winner through the widget and that fan will be sent a set of 16 Monsters minifigs for free.
I didn’t feel like feeling for each minifigure so when you receive them, they will be opened but will have everything that should be there including the leaflets and the stands.
Good luck everyone and I would like to thank the LEGO CEE team for sending a box in for me to do this giveaway.
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If you use Facebook, earlier today LEGO has rolled out a new wave of LEGO Minifigures Stickers that you can use in your chat or messages and in comments as well. Unlike some of the previous Stickers from the first wave, all of the new ones are animated. It’s nothing really actual LEGO related but it’s something fun especially for the start of the weekend. If you haven’t yet, go follow my page on Facebook as well. I’d really appreciate it.
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LEGO Stores have already started passing out the October 2015 LEGO Store Calendars and we now get to see all the promotions and events that will be happening during the month. The biggest promo for October is the exclusive LEGO Creator Holiday Train (40138) that will be available October 13 – November 13 with purchases of $99 or more, while supplies last.
For a week from October 26 – November 1, you can get a free LEGO Star War Episode III: Revenge of the Sith collectible poster with any LEGO Star Wars purchase. This is the final collectible movie poster available for the Star Wars series.
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Today I have another Throwback Thursday review, but again not in the traditional sense. I’ve received an advanced review copy of the upcoming Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History by DK that will be released in October. Included with the book is a LEGO Space Micro-Scale Space Cruiser (11910). If it looks familiar, that is because it is a mini version of one of the best LEGO Space sets of all-time, the Galaxy Explorer (497/924).
The set comes in comes separately in a box within the slipcover. The front of the box shows the Micro-Scale Space Cruiser with a rather large LEGO logo on the top left and the set number on the right. There’s also a window showing off some of the pieces of the set. The back of the box shows some action shots of the Space Cruiser.
Within the box, there is a polybag and a small instruction booklet included. The set is designed by Mel Caddick and it contains 102 pieces.
The build is very quick and easy to assemble and just like its larger counterpart, the back is able to open up by the hinges to reveal a 1×2 mini moon buggy.
Overall, the Micro-Scale Space Cruiser (11910) is a great little replica of the famous Galaxy Explorer. Again Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History will be available in October but you can pre-order it now on Amazon. I’ll have a review of the book itself after I have time to read through it.
There are reports over on Reddit that the upcoming LEGO Ideas WALL·E (21303) set has been delayed for a few weeks due to a “quality issue.” I’ve also gotten a message from a reader who also works at a LEGO Brand Store and they have said the same thing. From my message, they also said that “something was not up to LEGO quality they they missed.” I’m not sure what this quality issue is about but I’m wondering if it is part of the top neck joint area that makes the head unstable and won’t stay in place as I stated in my review. I’ll try to get some more clarification and how long the delay will be. The set was scheduled to be released on September 1st.
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In 2008, Disney and Pixar released a film called WALL·E and it instantly became not only one of best animated movies of all-time, but one of the best movies in general. In July of last year, the LEGO Ideas project by Angus MacLane hit 10,000 supporters and a few months later, it was announced that WALL·E would become an official LEGO Ideas set.
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A few days ago, we got our first look at the new LEGO Seasonal Trick or Treat (40122) set. The set is officially available on September 1st but some LEGO Stores have started receiving their shipments of it. I’ve managed to purchase a set and here’s my review of it.
The Trick or Treat set contains 133 pieces and retails for $9.99 like previous Seasonal sets. The contents of the box include three un-numbered bags, a small instruction booklet, and two loose dark green 4×8 plates.
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I’ve gotten confirmation today that Amazon has started shipping out the new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! movie to people who had a pre-order for it. It also includes the exclusive Trickster minifigure for you to add to your collection of DC characters. The movie will officially be released tomorrow but if you order today, it’s possible that you might get it tomorrow or at least in two days with Prime shipping.
I’ve actually had the chance to watch the whole movie during a screening at San Diego Comic Con and I must say that it’s a better movie than I expected. Of course, you have the humor and cheesiness that every LEGO movie has but the story is pretty good as well.
Crime is on the run as the newly formed Justice League keeps Metropolis safe and this makes evil genius Lex Luthor very unhappy. Together with Black Manta, Sinestro and a gang of ruthless recruits, Lex builds his own league and declares them the Legion of Doom. With this super powered team of terror and a plan to attack the top-secret government site, Area 52, can Lex finally be on the verge of victory? Sound the alarm and get ready for the bricks to fly when Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League face off against the world’s greatest Super-Villains! It’s the next all-new original movie from LEGO® and DC Comics.
The new LEGO Star Wars prequel collectible posters have rolled out. For purchases of any LEGO Star Wars products at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home, you can get the Episode I: The Phantom Menace poster for free. Unfortunately, these posters do come folded but they still make great ones to hang up. This promotion will be available until Sunday, August 30.
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After the reveal of the LEGO Seasonal Halloween Trick or Treat (40122) set yesterday, there’s now an image of the next seasonal set, the Thanksgiving Feast (40123). This image comes from the back of the instruction booklet from the Trick or Treat set and it shows a vignette of a Thanksgiving dinner with an older couple. This set will be available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home in October for $9.99.
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The Indominus Rex project by senteosan is the latest project to get 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project features the antagonist in the new Jurassic World movie as a fairly large display piece which contains around 700 bricks.
Although the dinosaur is a great model and a set I would like to have, I have some reservations of this project becoming an official set because of the LEGO Jurassic World license. If it was a generic dinosaur, it might have had a better chance to pass but since the description describes it as the one from the movie, I doubt that it will make it through but we’ll see in a few months.
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(1)Stein over on Eurobricks has revealed the new LEGO Seasonal Halloween Trick or Treat (40122) set. The set features a small vignette with a small black tree and a trick or treater. From first impressions, it doesn’t look as the Valentine’s Day Dinner (40120) or the Painting Easter Eggs (40121) sets but I’ll still try to pick it up nonetheless. It’ll be available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home in September for $9.99. They might even show up at LEGO Stores earlier so if you want one of these sets, you have to act fast because these little exclusive sets tend to sell out pretty quickly.
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The Hobbit-Rivendell project by fishingtwister is the latest one to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This project is a very elaborate MOC of the Elven city of Rivendell from The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings books/movies. It includes about 10 different buildings that you can display to your liking to recreate the scene. Note that the mountain in the background is not included in the project.
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People collect LEGO for many reasons. Most people love to build the sets, others love creating MOCs. Many of us try to collect a certain theme whether it be Star Wars or Super Heroes, there’s always something out there for someone. While collecting sets, there might be some that many would consider the “Holy Grail” of LEGO sets.
So what constitutes as a “Grail?” It pretty much can be anything that one’s heart desires. It could be a set that someone has been on their radar for a long time. An obvious example that sticks out would be the UCS Millennium Falcon (10179) from 2007. However it doesn’t have to be a rare or an expensive set. It can also mean collecting every set that has been released for a certain theme. Grails doesn’t have a set definition and can change over time as it constantly evolves to our taste and personal opinions.
Identifying what a “Grail” is gets challenging when one attempts to apply a meaning to it. It could be defined by it’s rarity, for example, popular retired sets like the Cafe Corner and the Green Grocer modulars and the before-mentioned Millennium Falcon. For some, other items like Comic Con exclusives could also be considered due to their rarity. For me, my Grail was the Death Star (10188) but that was a few years ago when I got back into the hobby and have since purchased one. My Grail has now shifted to the ever-elusive UCS Millennium Falcon but it isn’t a high priority … Continue
Earlier today, I’ve received the press release for Issue 11 of Blocks magazine which will be available on Thursday, August 20. Check out the details of what Issue 11 will be about below.
The September issue of Blocks is with subscribers now and will be in UK shops on Thursday August 20. This month, the Scooby Doo gang are taking control, with plentiful reviews and an exclusive interview about the new sets.
Elsewhere, we test drive the Ferrari F40 in brick form, meet the guys behind The Brick Show, look at a rare case of some ‘non-LEGO’ LEGO, study the anatomy of Castles through the years, and find out more about the transition of Ninjago from brick to paper form.
What’s more, with an events section that transports you to amazing LEGO exhibitions from both Australia and the USA and plenty more features besides, Issue 11 of Blocks is jam-packed like no other.
To subscribe, find a local stockist or simply find out more just visit www.blocksmag.com
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The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is essentially a large scale build of Gozer’s physical manifestation which towers over buildings and minifigures. The model stands at 13 inches high and contains around 1800 pieces at its current state.
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LEGO has officially revealed their latest seasonal Direct-to-Consumer set with the LEGO Creator Winter Village Winter Toy Shop (10249). You may be thinking, didn’t LEGO release a Winter Toy Shop before. The short answer is yes with set 10199 back in 2009. However, this version of the set is for fans who either missed out on the first one or are looking for an updated Toy Shop.
The new Winter Toy Shop (10249) will contain 898 pieces and retail for $79.99. Although it looks very similar to the old one, there are some new pieces including some printed sign pieces, minifigure faces, and so on.
The set will be available early for LEGO VIP members on September 16 and to the general public in October. Check out the full press release, images, and designer video below.
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
It’s August 18 and that means the newest LEGO exclusive set, LEGO Ninjago Temple of Airjitzu (70751), is now available for purchase on Shop@Home. To be able to purchase it, you have to be logged in with your LEGO ID. The set is the first D2C set for the LEGO Ninjago line and they went all out on this 2,028 piece set which retails for $199.99. The set will also be available at LEGO Stores when they open tomorrow morning. Check out the details of the set below along with the designer video and additional images.
70751 Temple of Airjitzu
Ages 14+. 2,028 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $229.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Join the Ninja at the beautiful Temple of Airjitzu!
Enjoy the ultimate LEGO® NINJAGO™ building experience as you construct the majestic Temple of Airjitzu and surrounding village! The highly detailed Temple building has many delightful architectural features including Oriental–style decorated windows and sliding doors. The intricate wooden-frame-style walls of the nearby Blacksmiths and beautiful curved roofs of the Smugglers Market will also test your LEGO building skills. And with every Ninja included in one set for the first time, plus loads of other key characters, you can role-play all your favorite NINJAGO adventures. Take tea in the reception area of the Temple, practice your Ninja moves in the training room or join Wu in his study to read or paint. Discover the Ninja glider upstairs
It’s time to close out the contest I was running for the LEGO BIONICLE SDCC 2015 Skull Scorpio Mask. There were just over 5,000 entries which is fairly low considering that the other two contests had a couple thousand more entries. It’s not really a surprise since people were really going for the exclusive Super Heroes minifigures. As usual, the winner is randomly chosen and the name that was given is:
Saqib Asomugha – Massachusetts
Again, thank you to everyone who participated in the SDCC giveaways. I wish I had more of the SDCC stuff to give out but that’s all I could get my hands on. Stay tuned as in a few weeks, I have another contest planned hopefully in the beginning of September. I won’t say what it is right now but I’m pretty sure you guys will definitely like it.
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CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has revealed what appears to be the official logo for the new theme that will be coming out in 2016 called LEGO Nexo Knights. The details of the theme are pretty scarce but it will be replacing LEGO Legends of Chima and will be bringing a Castle-type theme with hints of Steampunk. The story will revolve around some hero characters named Clay, Macy, Aaron, Robin, and Lance going up against some baddies named Jestro, Moltor, and Lavaria.
Rumor has it there are six building sets as well as six character sets named Ultimate (Character Name) which I assume will be Constraction/Ultrabuild sets. More details as they become available.
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If you’re a fan of the LEGO Advent Calendars, Amazon has all three of this year’s calendars available for pre-order including Star Wars, City, and Friends. The advent calendars have been pretty popular the past few years especially the LEGO Star wars one which usually sells out even before Thanksgiving time rolls around. They should be available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home on or around September 1st so I suggest picking them up early if you really want one before they sell out.
Journey through the Star Wars galaxy in the countdown to Christmas! Reveal minifigures, starships, vehicles and more with the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar with 24 doors and a fold-out playmat. Take a journey through the galaxy this holiday season with the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar! Open each of the 24 doors to reveal a fun Tatooine, Endor, Hoth, Space or Christmas-themed gift. With minifigures, starships, vehicles and more to discover, as well as a great fold-out playmat, Christmas will arrive faster than you can say “May the Force be with you!”
Countdown to Christmas with the LEGO City Advent Calendar! Countdown to Christmas with the LEGO City Advent Calendar with police, space, arctic and Christmas-themed surprises, and 6 minifigures. Enjoy the countdown to Christmas with the LEGO City Advent Calendar, featuring 24 awesome gifts that will make each day a special day! You can meet Santa, decorate the Christmas tree, build a snowman or blast off
For the past couple of days, there has been a disturbance in the force regarding the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens set images. I have been getting a ton of emails of people notifying me about the official images being released. Yes, I have seen them and they look great. Some have also wondered why I haven’t posted any of the images. The reason is that we’re “supposed” to be under an embargo and are not allowed to post them. When those images came out, I emailed the LEGO CEE Team and wanted to confirm that we shouldn’t post them. Their response was simply. “Yes, the embargo remains.”
There have been quite a few big name sites that did post them which may make it seem that it would be okay to but I won’t be following in those footsteps. The reason is because I’m one of the newer members of the LEGO Ambassador Network and don’t want to jeopardize my working relationship with The LEGO Group just because of a couple of images. There was an request/agreement back in June to not post any of the TFA sets until we were allowed to and I will be sticking to that agreement.
Yes, this is big news and we’ve been waiting a long time for these TFA images but I’m pretty sure LEGO didn’t want them to be released this way. I am not looking for page views and whatnot. Just because some some sites have posted them doesn’t mean that I should. If this … Continue
No Starch Press continues to crank out books geared towards LEGO fans and the next one I have for review is The LEGO Architect by Tom Alphin. This book contains 192 pages and retails for $24.95 and it gives you a history lesson about the different architecture styles throughout the world.
Travel through the history of architecture in The LEGO Architect. You’ll learn about styles like Art Deco, Modernism, and High-Tech, and find inspiration in galleries of LEGO models. Then take your turn building 12 models in a variety of styles. Snap together some bricks and learn architecture the fun way!
The LEGO Architect is separated in to different chapters by type of architecture such as Neoclassica, Modernism, Postmodern, etc. Within each chapter, Tom talks about some of the history for that architecture type with examples of real-life buildings that incorporate it.
Of course this is a LEGO book so Tom also shows off different MOCs that uses the style. To take it a step further, Tom also gives you building instructions with a parts list of each type of architecture he talks about in the book.
At the end of the book, there are some tips and ideas of how to build your own buildings from various builders including Adam Reed Tucker who’s known for being involved with the LEGO Architecture theme.
Overall if you’re starting to get into creating buildings and structures, then The LEGO Architect is a good reference guide to help you start building. The instructions given are very helpful to give … Continue
The Disney D23 expo is going on in Anaheim and LEGO has just officially revealed the LEGO Ideas WALL•E (21303) set over on their blog. If you’re going to D23, you can meet Angus MacLane at the Pixar booth for some signings and at the LEGO Ideas panel. There’s not much new information as we already had some of the images and description from Amazon a few days ago. The set will be available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home on September 1st for $49.99.
Build, display and role play with WALL-E! Construct the LEGO Ideas version of WALL-E with posable neck, adjustable head and arms, gripping hands, opening trunk and rolling tracks. Build a beautifully detailed LEGO version of WALL-E -the last robot left on Earth! Created by Angus MacLane, an animator and director at Pixar Animation Studios, and selected by LEGO Ideas members, the development of this model began alongside the making of the lovable animated character for the classic Pixar feature film. It has taken almost a decade to perfect the LEGO version, which incorporates many authentic WALL-E characteristics, including a posable neck, adjustable head, arms that move up and down and side to side, plus gripping hands and rolling tracks. With a trunk that opens and closes, you can tidy up the planet one pile of garbage at a time! This set also includes a booklet about the designer and the animated Pixar movie.
Ript Apparel has a new LEGO themed t-shirt for sale today that is a combination of two hit movies, The LEGO Movie and TRON, called Emmetron. The shirt starts at $11 and will only be available at this price for 24 hours and after that, you’ll have a second chance to get at a slightly higher price. After that time passes, it’ll be sent to the “Graveyard”. Fans of either movie will most definitely want to pick it up before it’s too late.
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Since today is a Thursday, let’s do a sort of a retro review on a newer set. For one more day, LEGO will be giving out the promo LEGO Classic Pirates Minifigure (5003082) with purchases of $75 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. Some stores may have already run out of their stock so online is probably the only way you can get it. This set continues the trend from last year where LEGO releases a set dedicated for a classic theme. Last year, we had the Classic Spaceman Minifigure (5002812) and now we have another theme with the Pirates.
Box
Like with the previous promo, the box for the Classic Pirates Minifigure is made of a matte-like material. The design is also the same with the classic LEGO System logo on each side of the box and the year now shows 2015.
Contents
The contents of the promo box include a sealable bag of parts, a postcard showing off some of the LEGO Pirates minifigures through the years, and the building instructions/history guide.
The postcard shows a few Pirates minifigures including Captain Redbeard as well as some of the newer ones from this year.
For the instruction booklet, the first couple of pages show you the build while the rest of the book shows you a variety of LEGO Pirates sets starting from 1989 until the present. Did you know there was a LEGO Pirates Advent Calendar (6299) in 2009?
Build
The build for the set is mostly a small island … Continue
Three weeks ago, Chad Collins, the creator the LEGO Fan Convention Philly Brick Fest and touring LEGO experience Brick Fest Live, quietly launched a new web show called “Stay Creative”. The name of show, is the tagline Chad and his daughter Jordyn used in each of their videos on their YouTube channel, Your Creative Friends (YCF).
I have gotten to know Chad and his team, and have attended Philly Brick Fest each of the last two years. My blog, and YCF started around the same time, and each have had their share of success. But when Chad recently declared on his show that he wanted to buy BrickLink, it caught me off guard. His show, and new mission to buy the popular LEGO marketplace, are sure to get major attention. It seems like Chad is up for answering any question posted to social media using #AskStayCreative, and was gracious enough to answer these follow up questions from me on this topic. Here we go!
TBF: What makes you qualified to take over BrickLink?
CC: Before answering that question, it is important to recognize the late Dan Jezek, his mother Eliska (whom I briefly met two years ago at BrickWorld), for her willingness to keep BrickLink running as Dan’s legacy, and to Jay Kim for bringing stability and scalability to the ever growing popularity of the marketplace. Jay came to Philly Brick Fest in 2014, and it was great to meet him them. I am looking forward to our next conversation.
There have been various reports that the new Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures: Monsters (71010) have already started showing up at Target stores throughout the US well ahead of the official release date of September 1st. If you can’t wait to get your hands on these Monster minifigures, you might want to head to your local Target store to see if they have any already on the floor. I assume Toys R Us will be following suit soon as well. Also, feel free to use my guide to help you find the ones you’re looking for. Thanks to everyone who messaged in about it.
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The Hollywood Reporter has reveal that Zach Galifianakis is in the final stages of negotiation to voice the Joker in the LEGO Batman spinoff movie in 2017. He now joins Will Arnett who will be reprising his role as the Caped Crusader along with Michael Cera who will be voicing Robin.
Galifianakis has done voice acting before on the big screen with Humpty Dumpty in Puss in Boots as well as on various TV shows like American Dad!, Bob’s Burgers, and The Simpsons. He’ll no doubt bring his own spin on the Clown Prince of Crime and I look forward to seeing it in a few years.
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The LEGO CEE Team has sent over some details on a new LEGO TECHNIC contest being held over on Rebrick with some awesome prizes for the winners included an unannounced set as well as the new Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 (42043). Check out the details of the contest below.
Build THE Mercedes-Benz Truck of the future!
One day during the early 1920’s Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler sat down in Germany and agreed to merge their two car companies into one and start producing Mercedes-Benz cars. They had each made their own versions of the world’s first petrol-driven cars back in 1886. Within years, Gottlieb Daimler sold his first truck – almost 120 years ago!
Some of the first Mercedes-Benz branded diesel powered trucks were built in Stuttgart in 1923. Today, in 2015, half of all trucks on the German roads are Mercedes-Benz trucks.
Just imagine how Karl and Gottlieb would react if they were time-warped from 1925 to 2015 to witness just how big, fast and capable the Mercedes-Benz trucks have become 90 years later! What would they say if they could see what their vision has led to?
Your vision…
Think the new LEGO® Technic 42043 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 is the coolest Technic set ever made? (Yeah, we like it, too!) And have you thought about what the perfect truck would look like if you could design your own?
Hold that thought, and now, imagine yourself traveling 30 years into the future, to 2045. You’re taking a brand new Mercedes-Benz Truck out for a spin.
The new LEGO Ideas WALL•E (21303) is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It retails for $59.99 and will be available on September 1 so I assume that LEGO will be officially revealing the set soon. There’s something interesting about the description. It states “set also includes a booklet about the designer and the animated Pixar movie” so does that mean the movie is included or is the booklet about both the designer and the movie?
Update: And it’s been taken off Amazon.
Build, display and role play with WALL-E! Construct the LEGO Ideas version of WALL-E with posable neck, adjustable head and arms, gripping hands, opening trunk and rolling tracks. Build a beautifully detailed LEGO version of WALL-E -the last robot left on Earth! Created by Angus MacLane, an animator and director at Pixar Animation Studios, and selected by LEGO Ideas members, the development of this model began alongside the making of the lovable animated character for the classic Pixar feature film. It has taken almost a decade to perfect the LEGO version, which incorporates many authentic WALL-E characteristics, including a posable neck, adjustable head, arms that move up and down and side to side, plus gripping hands and rolling tracks. With a trunk that opens and closes, you can tidy up the planet one pile of garbage at a time! This set also includes a booklet about the designer and the animated Pixar movie.
In a few weeks, the new Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures: Monsters (71010) will be hitting store shelves pretty soon. The legendary WhiteFang has already done his review over on Eurobricks. To prepare for the release of this set, below is a “feel guide” on how to correctly get the minifigures you are looking for. Note that the dot method on the package isn’t accurate anymore and shouldn’t be relied on.
As mentioned in WhiteFang’s review, there are three complete sets in an unopened box. Below are a distribution you should expect to find in a complete box:
3 per box
Wolf Guy
Wacky Witch
Zombie Cheerleader
Tiger Woman
Zombie Businessman
Banshee
Spider Lady
4 per box
Plant Monster
Fly Monster
Spectre
Gargoyle
Skeleton Guy
Square Foot
5 per box
Zombie Pirate
Mad Scientist
Monster Rocker
1. Wolf Guy
The long bone piece should be the easiest thing to feel for.
2. Zombie Pirate
There are several things that make him stand out. His sword is the obvious choice while the pirate hat and peg leg are also helpful
3. Monster Scientist
The easiest thing to feel for is the flask accessory piece. His long headpiece could also be useful.
4. Wacky Witch
The Wacky Witch has a couple of easy things to look for when searching for her including the cat, broom, and hat piece.
5. Plant Monster
The large plant head piece is a dead giveaway since it is such a unique piece to Series 14.
The folks over at No Starch Press has sent me a couple of their upcoming books for review. One of these books is called Medieval LEGO by Greyson Beights. The book contains 132 pages and retails for $14.95.
Castles and kings, battles and treaties, famine and plague, intrigue and invasion!
Medieval LEGO takes you through real English history in the middle ages with a unique twist, with every event illustrated by a tiny little LEGO scene. With contributions by medievalists and scholars, this book brings medieval history to life in a fun, kid-friendly way.
Inside, you’ll learn about events like the Battle of Hastings, the chartering of Oxford University, and the signing of the Magna Carta. You’ll witness the infamous Black Death, and the Great Famine, and you’ll read about famous historical figures like Robin Hood, Richard the Lionheart, Geoffrey Chaucer, and William the Conqueror.
Grab your broadsword and turn the page to join the adventure.
The first thing I noticed when I saw the book was that it reminded me of the little children’s storybooks. The small size of it immediately gave me some nostalgia of some of the same sized books when I was a kid but don’t let that fool you. Medieval LEGO is filled with a lot of historical content along with closeups of builds that give a small scene for the event.
The book is separated into three parts which encompasses several date ranges throughout the Middle Ages. Within each chapter are a number of important historical events that happened in … Continue
Eurobricks super-sleuth CM4Sci has reported on a couple of rumored
Eurobricks super-sleuth CM4Sci has reported on a couple of rumored LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets for 2016. Remember last year at SDCC where LEGO released an exclusive Batman Classic TV Series Batmobile? Well it looks like we’ll be getting a Classic TV Series Batcave (76052) to go along with it next year. There’s no word on whether there will be a Batmobile included with the set or not.
CM4Sci has also given details on another set called the Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053). From the looks of it, it sounds like there will be multiple vehicles associated with this set. Stay tuned as more details of next year’s set begin to emerge for various themes.
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Back in June, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced some new licenses coming to LEGO Dimensions including Ghostbusters and Midway Arcade. There’s now a new image of the Starter Pack (71173) which shows the full lineup of minifigures for the Level Packs, Team Packs, and Fun Packs including minifigure for the Midway Arcade Expansion Pack (71235). The image shows some sort of gamer character wearing a green shirt with a black jacket. His accessories include a soda and what looks to be a coin. Thanks to CM4Sci on Eurobricks for the heads up.
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In my next review of the LEGO Scooby-Doo sets, I have the Mystery Plane Adventures (75901). It only contains 128 pieces but it retails for $19.99 which is fairly high. The contents of the box include two numbered bags, one instruction booklet, and a sticker sheet.
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Back in February, LEGO announced that Andrew Clark’s Doctor Who and Compansions project on LEGO Ideas will become an official set. There hasn’t been much or any information, for that matter, regarding the set however Hulk_Smash over on Eurobricks has changed that.
They have mentioned that the set might be based on The Time of the Doctor Christmas special episode of the series with the minifigures being Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi’s respective Doctors, Clara, two Daleks, and a Weeping Angel. The set itself will be the TARDIS interior with the exterior on the end and it can “come off and display as the TARDIS.” The release date will be December 1st and as we already seen from a Toys R Us price tag, the retail price of the set will be $59.99 unless it was marked up but I doubt it was.
Keep in mind that these are only rumors until confirmed by LEGO themselves when they officially announce it, supposedly on September 1st, but Hulk_Smash has given legit information before so the details given could be true. Thanks to Josh for the heads up.
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For my final SDCC 2015 contest, I’ll be giving away the exclusive LEGO BIONICLE Skull Scorpio Mask. This version of the mask is the same one that is in the the Skull Scorpio (70794) set but in a trans-neon green color.
The giveaway will have the same rules as my previous ones. Click on the Rafflecopter widget below and follow the instructions for the Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ entries. You do not have to “like” or “follow” the pages but they are definitely appreciated.
Since I started this contest late, I’ll add an extra day on it and it’ll run until 8/16/15 at 11:59:59pm PST. Good luck to everyone who enters.
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A week ago, I ran my second SDCC 2015 contest by giving readers a chance to win the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America (Sam Wilson) minifigure. The entry period is now over with over 8,000 total entries and the winner has been randomly chosen. Their name is:
Nina Rojas – Costa Rica
Thank you to everyone who entered but wait, there’s still one last giveaway to do. The last SDCC exclusive that I will be giving away is the LEGO BIONICLE Skull Scorpio Mask. It might not be as popular as the other exclusives but it’s free to enter so who knows. You might just get lucky. I’ll start that giveaway in a day or so and it’ll last for about a week.
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I’ve received an email from the creator of Brickablocks.com and he specializes in unique hand-made LEGO themed items. One of their main items for sale are the shirts including LEGO Blacktron and M-Tron ones. Along with t-shirts, there are also a lot of custom items he has available for sale. Brian has also given a 20% off coupon to our readers by using the code “thebrickfan” at checkout. The expiration date for the coupon is August 31.
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Here’s something intersting for you football fans (soccer fans here in the US). Sir von Lego over on Eurobricks has reported that there will be a LEGO Collectible Minifigure series featuring the German football team dedicated for the 2016 UEFA European Championship. I assume this will be similar to the Team Great Britain series (8909) back in 2012 for the London Olympic Games. There’s no word on whether this is a worldwide release or be exclusive to Europe like it was last time. Thanks to CM4Sci for the heads up.
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You can now pre-order the newly announced LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters expansion packs on Amazon. The Ghostbusters Level Pack (21228) is $29.99 will be released on January 19, 2016 and it includes the Peter Venkman Minifigure, the Ecto-1, and the Ghost Trap.
The Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233) won’t be available until March 31, 2016 which gives us some breathing room since there are so many expansions packs coming out for LEGO Dimensions at release. This Fun Pack includes the Stay Puft minifigure and a brick-built Terror Dog.
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Back in June, LEGO held a contest to giveaway a limited edition LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Bat-Pod (5004590) to some lucky fans. LEGO has finally chosen the winners and emails like the one below are being sent out. I’m not sure if they’re all went out at one time or going out in batches so check your spam folders for an email from [email protected] if you’re from the US/CA. Europeans will be notified from [email protected]. After you get the email, you aren’t the winner yet. You’ll have to respond to the email to claim your prize by the end of next week. Congrats to all the winners and hopefully someone is kind enough to post the instructions for those who want to recreate their own.
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Today Amazon.de has upload a ton of listings for various upcoming LEGO 2016 sets. There were many posts on Eurobricks on these listings but I’ve organized them alphabetically by theme. Thanks to CM4sci for the heads up. The set names are loosely translated from German so they might not be the official names but they give you an idea of what the sets are. This list does correspond to the list that came out a few days ago.
Update: LEGO has asked sites to remove the list. Amazon.de messed up and accidentally posted it just a little bit too early. Sorry folks.
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A few days ago, I reported on a possible set list name for various 2016 LEGO themes. Today it looks like more information has come out on Amazon.de of the 2016 LEGO Ninago sets. The names are in German but they’ve been loosely translated but they do correspond to the list a few days ago. This also may give us more clues about the theme. As I reported from SDCC 2015, the direction may be headed to a Pirates theme and it may seem like that with the Black Widow Island Set. Thanks to CM4sci for the heads up.
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Today at Gamescom, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has revealed some new LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters expansion packs including a Level Pack (71228) and some Fun Packs (71233) and (71241). For the Level Pack, you get a Peter Venkman minifigure along with the Ecto-1 and a Ghost Trap. For one of the Fun Packs, you get a Stay Puft minifigure with a brick-built Terror Dog and the other Fun Pack consists of a Slimer minifigure with a Slime Shooter. Also check out some gameplay stills below.
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In my second review of the LEGO Scooby-Doo sets, I have the smallest set in the wave, the Mummy Museum Mystery (75900). The set contains only 110 pieces and retails for $14.99. The contents of the box include three un-numbered bags, an instruction booklet, a small sticker sheet, and a loose 4×10 plate.
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Our friends over at No Starch Press has sent over a press release for their upcoming book, The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling. This new book by Dennis Glaasker and Dennis Bosman takes a look at some real-life vehicles recreated with LEGO by various builders. It doesn’t look like there are instructions on how to build them but there are tips and tricks that describe the design and building process. You can pre-order the book over at No Starch or on Amazon.
The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling
New book showcases fan-built LEGO models of real vehicles
San Francisco, CA (August 4, 2015) — The LEGO scale modeling community brings a miniature world to life with artistry, skill, and patience—a world inhabited by remarkably detailed scale models of real trucks, ships, planes, race cars, and even construction vehicles. Some of these models are so intricate, they’re easy to mistake for the real thing.
In The Art of LEGO Scale Modeling (No Starch Press, $29.95, 204pp., Sept. 2015), authors Dennis Glaasker and Dennis Bosman are our guides to this unique world. These two veteran builders, who have been scale modeling with LEGO since the 1970s, are now releasing a stunning and fascinating new book that belongs on the coffee table in every LEGO-loving household.
For the first time, we’re invited into the world of twenty-four of the most talented LEGO scale modelers, who showcase models like the Tyr Viking, a four-foot-long ship constructed from more than 20,000 LEGO elements; a Caterpillar bulldozer complete with two
We are one month away from Force Friday where major retailers will be releasing new products for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Toys R Us has given their gameplan for the event opening at midnight September 4th. Some of the LEGO-related things happening at TRU include having a chance for a LEGO Star Wars Commemorative Brick and an exclusive Star Wars poster, while supplies last. Additionally, all of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets will be available for purchase.
At the Times Square TRU location, there’s a special exhibition showing off some of the best-known Star Wars toys in the world that is curated by Rancho Obi-Wan, Inc. and part of that exhibition includes the 2003 LEGO Star Wars Cloud City (10123) being displayed.
On Thursday, September 3rd, there will be Star Wars activities throughout the day starting at 9am and it includes a LEGO Star Wars make and take event. There are special giveaways for the first fans in line that also includes the LEGO Star Wars Commemorative Brick.
Check out the full press release below.
TOYS“R”US® TO LAUNCH NEW STAR WARS™ SAGA PRODUCTS WITH MIDNIGHT OPENING EVENTS WORLDWIDE
The Next Chapter of the Legendary Franchise Begins at Toys“R”Us Stores Across the Globe on Force Friday, September 4 at 12:01am as Fans Get First Access to New Toys, Exclusive Giveaways and More; Company’s International Flagship Store in Times Square to Host Historic Star Wars Toy Exhibition and Ultimate Midnight Opening Celebration
WAYNE, NJ (August 4, 2015) – Toys“R”Us® is going into hyperdrive and preparing
We might not know much information about the upcoming LEGO Ideas Doctor Who or WALL•E (21303) sets but Toys R Us may have given us the prices for the sets. Over on Reddit, someone has managed to snap a couple of pictures of the price tags for both sets for the upcoming store shelf resets. As you can see, the Doctor Who set will be $59.99 while the WALL•E set will be $49.99. We’ve already seen some images of WALL•E so we can kind of gauge how big it is compared to the Doctor Who set which is a little bit more expensive. Usually there’s no markup on the LEGO Ideas sets at TRU so I believe these will be the prices at the LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home.
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The LEGO Physics project by Christian Bechinie (kleinraum42) is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. It consists of brick-built dominoes and a pretty elaborate marble run. Think of it as a LEGO Rube Goldberg machine. If you’ve seen one of these machines in person at a LEGO convention, you would be amazed and how much detail goes into creating one of them.
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LEGO has revealed the official images of the Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures: Monsters (71010) along with the descriptions of each character. They will be available starting September 1st.
Banshee
“I’ve got bad news, and more bad news…”
Poor Banshee. It’s not her fault that her job is to warn people about bad news in their future. And she does it very well, with all of the woeful weeping and wailing that you might expect from an ancient spirit of ill omen. But nobody likes to hear her tidings of misfortune, and so she finds herself unwelcome wherever where she goes.
It’s hard to make friends when you’re compelled to inform your fellow Minifigures that they’re going to stub their toes, or misplace their phones, or forget to water their plants. It’s not like the Banshee causes the problems herself; she’s just cursed with the ability to see that they’re going to happen. For some reason, though, everybody seems to blame her anyway. On the bright side, she’s recently become pen pals with the Sad Clown, who just loves getting bad news!
Fly Monster
“Bzzz. Bzzz? Bzzz!”
Until very recently, the Fly Monster was a regular housefly. Now that he’s been mutated into a half-fly, half-Minifigure creature, he’s found himself a little bit confused. Part of the problem is that his mind is still pretty much that of a fly. The other part is that he doesn’t realize just how much larger he is than he used to be.
When rumors started last year that there would be a new LEGO Scooby-Doo theme, many fans were excited about it but some were also skeptical on how the sets would look like. That is until when the first images came out early this year and worries were relieved. All the sets were also available at San Diego Comic Con a few weeks ago to attendees and they quickly flew off the shelves. They are now officially available and the sets have become hard to find as many old-school Scooby-Doo fans as well as newer fans wanted a piece of the action.
One of the sets I’ve managed to pick up is one of the most iconic vehicles in television history in my opinion, The Mystery Machine (75902). The set contains 263 pieces and retails for $29.99 which is a decent price for what you get. The contents of the box include three numbered bags, two instruction booklets, and one large sticker sheet.
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There hasn’t been much information about the new LEGO Ideas WALL•E (21303) since it was accidentally revealed back in June until now. Korean LEGO community BrickInside has somehow managed to acquire the set and has done an in-depth review on it, albeit in Korean. You can still translate the words but the most important things to look at are all the pictures the OP has provided. One thing that I got out of is that it says the release date was September 1 although Smyths had it listed as a December release so I’m not sure which one is correct until LEGO officially reveals it and provides the details. Below are some of the images of the LEGO Ideas WALL•E (21303) and there are a lot more in the link above.
Update: Sorry folks, looks like they jumped the gun on the review and have taken down the post.
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Within a few hours of being available on Shop@Home, a majority of the LEGO Scooby-Doo sets have become out of stock. The sets were also flying off the shelves at my LEGO Store but I managed to pick up a couple of them. The sets have also shown up at Walmart, Target, and Toys R Us but if you don’t want to hunt, Amazon has you covered with four of the five sets still at retail price and are Prime eligible.
Investigate the Mummy Museum Mystery with Scooby and Shaggy! Solve the Mummy Museum Mystery with Scooby-Doo and Shaggy including opening sarcophagus and secret compartment in stairs with gem elements. Enter the spooky museum with Shaggy and Scooby-Doo and solve the mystery of the missing gems! Jeepers, it’s a creepy place-our heroes are spooked. and hungry, as usual. But hang on! Are they seeing things or is that a hamburger hanging from the ceiling? Reach for the burger to accidentally open the golden sarcophagus or take off the mummy’s headdress to reveal the mastermind behind the robbery. Then open the secret door in the stairs to reveal the hidden treasure! Includes 2 minifigures: Shaggy and Mummy/Dr. Najib with an accessory element, plus Scooby-Doo (standing version). The Mummy Museum features an opening golden sarcophagus with brick-built hamburger and chain, secret compartment in stairs containing 3 gem elements, spotlight-style elements and a secret file tile with mystery clues.
Yesterday, I posted a list of potential 2016 LEGO sets and at the very top of the list was a thing called LEGO BB or “Big Bang.” Not to be confused with the LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302), “Big Bang” is an internal term used by LEGO for a new IP that has a major media campaign to go along with it much like Ninjago from 2011 and Legends of Chima in 2013.
This takes us to 2016 where we’ve been given various hints and specualation on what this new theme is. First we have Amazon where there is an Activity Book and a Mini Guide which gives the description:
An activity book featuring the heroes, villains, vehicles, and locations from the top secret, NEW LEGO brand!
So we know that there is indeed a new theme coming in 2016 but what could it be? I’ve reported before there was a rumor of a LEGO Castle Fantasy Era theme. That rumor has slightly changed and word going around on Eurobricks is that there’s a new theme called “Space Knights” which is said to combine elements of both Castle and Steampunk.
As you may have seen on Flickr and MOCPages, LEGO Steampunk is a pretty cool subtheme that the community likes to dabble in. Heck, there’s even a whole book dedicated to LEGO Steampunk builds by Guy Himber who is one of the forerunners in the scene.
Again, this is whole LEGO Space Knights Steampunk theme is still speculation but there are some fairly … Continue
An interesting list popped up over on BrickPicker that could be a potential list of the first-half 2016 LEGO sets for various themes. This list does correspond to earlier rumors of some City and Ninjago sets for next year. The list was scrambled when I looked at it so I tried to organize it into separate themes. If you look closely, there could be a hint to what the next modular set could be. Keep in mind this isn’t an official list.
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It’s August on the east coast and that means the summer 2015 wave of sets are now officially available at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. The main set that will be available is the LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302). It’s very possible that the set will be sold very quickly since it appeals to both TBBT fans as well as LEGO fans in general.
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As I mentioned a few days ago, I received a couple of UK-based LEGO magazines and the other one that I got was the second issue of Bricks Culture. If you haven’t heard before, Bricks Culture is a higher end, quarterly magazine that takes a more in-depth look at the different “cultures” that have spawned from the adult LEGO community. The magazine is spearheaded by Mark Guest with various contributors who you may have heard of like Huw from Brickset and Tim Johnson from The New Elementary.
My first impression of taking the magazine out of the packaging is that it’s hefty. It’s made of a heavier stock paper than typical magazines so you get a premium feel when you hold it. Just flipping through, you get this snap from pages which I appreciate since I don’t have many magazines that are comparable to it.
After reading through it, you get a different vibe as from other LEGO magazines. There’s no reviews or tips on how to build something. What you get are stories about different builders and what they’ve done so far to get to where they are at now in their LEGO careers. Some of the people featured in this issue of Bricks Culture include Fairy Bricks, Harley Quin (InkBlot Photo), and Paul Lee, just to name a few.
One of the articles that I enjoyed was the one about the early beginnings of LEGO Space: Building the Future and the challenges Peter Reid and Tim Goddard went through before … Continue
French reporter toy site Mint in Box has revealed some rumored LEGO Star Wars Winter 2016 sets which will also include some Episode 7: The Force Awakens sets.
The Microfighters line will be continuing with six sets, two from The Force Awakens and four from Star Wars Rebels, AT-DP, The Ghost, TIE Advanced Prototype, and Wookie Gunship.
There will also be two more The Force Awakens system sets which I won’t name but you can find them if you do some research.
There will be four total LEGO Star Wars Battle Packs, one hero and villain for The Force Awakens and the other two for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront game featuring the Empire and Rebels.
If that’s not enough, the second wave of LEGO Star Wars Battle Figures will be available, one of which is the First Order Stormtrooper which was revealed during SDCC.
Finally, there will be some sets based on the Original Trilogy and the Prequels: Hoth Attack, Bespin Carbon Freezing Chamber, Droid Escape Pod, Revenge of the Sith Obi-Wan’s Jedi Interceptor.
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There’s no time to slow down for my next giveaway. For this one, I’ll be giving away the SDCC 2015 exclusive LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America (Sam Wilson) minifigure. This version of Sam is the new Secret Wars version where he has taken over the reigns of Captain America. This is currently the only way this minifigure as it isn’t in any other set unless LEGO has something planned for Secret Wars comic series in the future.
The same rules apply to this contest as with the last one. Just follow the Rafflecopter widget for the instructions. While you’re on the Facebook Page, feel free to like the page itself if you haven’t yet, although it’s not required to enter. You can also get more entries by following my Twitter and Google+ pages but they are optional.
This giveaway will also run for a week and will end on 8/7/15 at 11:59:59pm. Good luck everyone and may the odds be ever in your favor.
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Last week, I ran a contest to give away the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes SDCC 2015 Arsenal minifigure and there was a whopping 9,490 entries which is the most in a week span. After much anticipation, the winner is:
Jia Xiang – Hong Kong
I’ve already emailed the winner and if I don’t hear back, I’ll have to reroll the winner. To everyone else, thank you for entering but don’t fret. There is still two more SDCC 2015 giveaways in the next couple of weeks and I’ll be posting the contest for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes All New Captain America (Sam Wilson) minifigure a little later today so stay tuned for that.
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Tomorrow marks the premiere of A LEGO Brickumentary in select theaters nationwide as well as on iTunes. LEGO fans had the chance to check it out during san Diego Comic Con earlier this month and many people came out enjoying it. Various theaters will also have MOCs set up by local LUGs so you can also check out some cool builds and the movie at the same time. I’ve already watched a special screening of it in early June and it’s a pretty fun movie. Check your local listings to see if A LEGO Brickumentary will be available in an area near you. If not, iTunes has you covered as well.
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I’ve recently received a couple of LEGO magazines from over in the UK. One of these magazines is from Blocks with their latest issue #10. Some of you may not know this, but I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a couple of members of the Blocks team, Rob and Michelle, at Philly Brick Fest earlier this year. The magazine started late last year but went through a couple of personnel changes in the beginning of this year. From what I’ve been told by Rob is that they have big visions for the magazine and will continue to push out content that you may or may not find online. A little self plug: some photos I took while at PBF in April were used in Issue 9 so that’s pretty cool.
My first impressions from just looking at the table of contents is that it’s jam packed with articles, from reviews, to building techniques, showcases, and editorials. As mentioned before, Issue 10 mostly focuses on the LEGO Batman theme but it’s not overwhelming as there are other themes tossed in to give it some contrast.
One of the articles I enjoyed was the LEGO Inside Tour column by Svein Tore Bidne Bøe and their first-hand experience of the event. As someone who might not have a chance to go to Billund, I do enjoy reading about others’ experiences as everyone has different perspectives.
Again flipping through the magazine, you get a couple columns regarding the LEGO Batman subtheme. One of the columns talks about some of the … Continue
The official Star Wars website has given everyone a closer look into Vesa Lehtimäki’s newest book by DK Publishing, LEGO Star Wars: Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy. I’ve talked about it a little bit before but we now get to see some preview pages and what we can expect from the book. You can now pre-order the book on Amazon and it will be released on November 10th.
LEGO® Star Wars® sets and minifigures come to life in this beautiful photography book.
Created by Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki using his son’s favorite toys, the book features painstaking recreations of classic movie moments and hilarious new takes on fan-favorite characters and themes. Informative captions give technical details for each scene, while anecdotes from Lehtimäki offer background insights to his creative process.
LEGO Star Wars Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy is a breathtaking new look at a timeless icon that allows fans to see their favorite minifigures from the classic saga in an exciting new way.
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The September 2015 LEGO Store Calendar is now available on the servers and let’s take a look at some of the promotions and events that will be happening during the month.
From September 1-20, you can get a FREE LEGO Creator Tractor (30284) with purchases of $50 or more.
From September 21-27, you can get a FREE LEGO Star Wars Collectible Poster with any LEGO Star Wars purchase. This poster will be featuring Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
Speaking of LEGO Star Wars, one thing that isn’t mentioned on the Sept 2015 LEGO Store Calendar is Force Friday on September 4th which is the official release of the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets.
On September 1-2, the Monthly Mini Model Build event will feature a Diver. You can register for the event starting on August 4th.
There will be a new LEGO catalog available on September 8th.
From September 7-11, ask a Brick Specialist about the LEGO Ninjago Airjitzu sets and get a stamp for your LEGO Passport.
From September 12-13 at 10am, there will be a LEGO Friends building event to showcase the new Pop Star sets.
From September 16-30, LEGO VIP members get early access to the new LEGO holiday set. Rumors are that it will be the LEGO Creator Winter Toy Shop (10249).
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I’m a few weeks late but here is my short review of the July 2015 LEGO Monthly Mini Build, the Whale (40132). This month’s event was the first one after the new registration changes were implemented in June. You can no longer do walkups to have your child(ren) build but instead you register and get on the list to build at a specific time. If you miss your time, then your spot may be given away at the store’s discretion and there are no rainchecks. I heard from attendees that the signups were pretty crazy and times spots filled up very quickly, pretty similar to SDCC signups but on a smaller level.
The whale itself is the smallest for 2015 so far coming in at only 31 pieces. The build is pretty straightforward with no special techniques and extremely easy to create even for younger children. Although the set is only named a whale, the shape of it is similar to a humpback. On top of the whale, there is a simulation of watching coming out of their blowhole. The tail is able to move up and down on the hinge.
Again to attend these LEGO Monthly Mini Builds, you have to register online. At the time of this review, registration for August’s build, the Squirrel (40133), is probably filled up but you can try and sign up. I can’t guarantee that there will still be any spots open because these events are that are that popular. I believe registration for September’s build will be … Continue
There have been small reveals here and there the past couple of months regarding a couple of the characters from the Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures: Monsters (71010). Today, an anonymous reader has sent me an image of the official leaflet that will be in the Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures: Monsters (71010) which shows off all 16 of them with their accessories including a couple of characters which we haven’t seen before. According to an Argos ad, Series 14 is scheduled to be released in September. Thanks to the anonymous emailer for the image.
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LEGO has revealed the exclusive Zombie Skateboarder minifigure that will be included in the upcoming DK book, LEGO: I Love That Minifigure. The minifigure is pretty much a combination of the Skater minifigure from the Series 1 Collectible Minifigures with a new zombie head and some tattered jeans.
The book itself will be available on October 6th but you can preorder it now on Amazon for almost half off the suggested retail price.
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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In my next book review, I have Mike Doyle’s latest addition to his Beautiful LEGO series with Beautiful LEGO: Wild!. The book has 232 pages and retails for $24.95 and is scheduled to be released on September 25th. This book includes the latest curated collection of LEGO art showcasing work by artists in the LEGO community. If you remember, there was a call for entries back in February and people submitted their creations in hopes they would be chosen to be included in the book.
The cover of Beautiful LEGO: Wild! is made of the thicker cardboard that we’re used to by now and mainly features the Rainbow Lorikeet bt Gabriel Thomson. The back also has some smaller images highlighting some more builds that you can expect to see in the book. The inside flap gives a synopsis of what the book is about.
Scenes from nature spring to life in Mike Doyle’s latest curated collection of LEGO art, Beautiful LEGO: Wild! From botanical marvels to adorable critters—such as a sea otter family made from 3,500 LEGO pieces—every page is sure to delight the artist and naturalist in all of us.
Interviews with LEGO masters from around the world give you a glimpse into the inspiration behind these incredible works of art. Discover amazing landscapes, insects, mythical creatures, and more, all within the enchanting pages of Beautiful LEGO: Wild!
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To further speculate that LEGO will be releasing a new LEGO Star Wars Hoth Echo Base set in a few months, there’s a listing in Brickset’s database that may have just confirmed the set. There’s a direct-2-consumer set listed with set number 75098 which has a recommended retail price of $249.99. The dimensions of the box are also listed at 22.9 x 18.9 x 3.6 inches which is the same size as the Ewok Village (10236). That set had 1990 pieces so I’m thinking that the Hoth Echo Base will have around the same number of pieces.
If you haven’t watched the LEGO Star Wars mini movie that could be a teaser for the set, you can check it out over on the minisite. Thanks to Joseph for the heads up.
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With the huge popularity of Disney’s Frozen movie in 2013, LEGO released the Elsa’s Sparkling Ice Castle (41062) as part of the LEGO Disney Princess theme late last year/early this year. It has been revealed over on Brickset’s database that there will be two Frozen sets coming out in the future. One is called Anna & Kristoff’s Sleigh Adventure (41066) which has a recommended retail price of $29.99. As the set name states, it will include Anna and Kristoff and most likely Krisoff’s reindeer companion Sven.
The other set that’s named in the database is the Arendelle Castle Celebration (41068). This is the home of Anna and Elsa but there aren’t any hint to which minifigures/dolls will be included in the set. I would assume that Elsa and Anna in outfits seen during the event and maybe Hans could be included but that’s just my guess. This set has a RRP of $59.99 so I think it’ll have around 400+ pieces. The release date listed on both sets say 2015 and since there was nothing announced/revealed for the summer wave sets, I think they’ll be released around the holiday season.
It’s already been announced that Frozen 2 will be released but won’t be for a while so more sets based on the first movie is a pretty good move since kids are still into the movie even after two years and the first set was extremely popular during the holiday season last year. I know that the movie is one of my niece’s favorite movies to … Continue
For those who have been wanting to see the exclusive Season 6 clip of LEGO Ninjago from San Diego Comic Con 2015, LEGO has upload that particular clip to YouTube as an unlisted video. I’ve been asked many questions about the panel on social media about the video and now you can see it for yourself.
The video doesn’t show much but as you can see from the clip below, the Ninjas are now wanted by the police and are on the run. There were also subtle hints after the panel that next season will have Pirates included as well.
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Brick Fiesta 2015 started a few days ago and one of the perks for registering as an AFOL is some of the cool swag you get. Artist Paul Lee has created some very cool classic movie posters as LEGO sticker versions that can fit into the LEGO Creator Palace Cinema (10232). These posters include Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Blade Runner, Jaws, Amélie, and Jurassic World.
Different LEGO conventions have different swag given out sometimes and most of the time, you never know what you’re going to get. If you haven’t been to a convention as a registered attendee, you should make the effort to go to at least one so see all the fun stuff that you normally wouldn’t see on public days. Check out all of Paul’s other posters below.
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For my other review of the new summer 2015 wave of LEGO Minecraft sets, I have The Nether Fortress (21122) which is the largest set in the wave. The set will be available on August 1st and it contains 571 pieces and retail for $79.99. Again, this set was sent in by the LEGO CEE Team for me to review.
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Back in March, I reported on a few upcoming LEGO DK books that will be released late this year. One of these books by Finnish LEGO photographer Vesa Lehtimäki, aka Avanaut, was tentatively called LEGO Star Wars: Through a Lens but the finalized title of the book is called LEGO Star Wars: Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy. It’ll retail for $24.99 and has 176 pages and will be released on November 10.
If you’re into LEGO photography, you’ve probably heard of Avanaut’s work as it has also been used in the LEGO The Hobbit set promotions. I think LEGO Star Wars Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy will make a very nice coffee table book as it can show off what a person with a camera and LEGO can do with some imagination. Obviously, Avanaut is just a one person in the popular LEGO photography community and this book may be a stepping stone to introduce more people into the hobby.
LEGO® Star Wars® sets and minifigures come to life in this beautiful photography book.
Created by Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki using his son’s favorite toys, the book features painstaking recreations of classic movie moments and hilarious new takes on fan-favorite characters and themes. Informative captions give technical details for each scene, while anecdotes from Lehtimäki offer background insights to his creative process.
LEGO Star Wars Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy is a breathtaking new look at a timeless icon that allows fans to see their favorite minifigures from the classic saga
Earlier this week, I wanted your guys’ opinion on what kind of giveaway I should do for the San Diego Comic Con 2015 exclusive minifigures that I have. It looks like there’s an overwhelming response that you guys want three separate giveaways so that’s what I’ll do. I’ll make each giveaway a seperate post using the Rafflecopter app and each giveaway will last about a week.
The first giveaway is for the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Arsenal Minifigure. Like I said before, these giveaways are worldwide so those who weren’t able to attend SDCC can have a chance to win as well.
The ways to qualify for the giveaway are stated in the Rafflecopter app below. While you’re at The Brick Fan Facebook Page, feel free to like, share, and comment on this contest post. The Twitter and Google+ entries are optional but they do give more entries for following my other social media outlets.
This particular giveaway will end on 7/31/15 at 11:59:59pm. After that, I’ll update this post again with the winner’s name and I’ll contact them directly.
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In probably my final coverage San Diego Comic Con 2015, minus the upcoming giveaway, I have the LEGO Star Wars Dagobah Mini-Build. It contains 177 pieces and retailed for $40 at the convention. The set is similar in style to the Tatooine Mini-Build from Star Wars Celebration 2015.
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A little earlier today, Universal announced that Jurassic World will be getting a sequel and is scheduled to be released on June 22, 2018. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard will be returning as the stars of the movie while Steven Spielberg will again be the executive producer. Jurassic World opened in theaters last month and has become the third highest grossing movie all-time passing The Avengers.
LEGO also released some sets to go along with the movie but currently there is a shortage of inventory and a majority of them have been out of stock due to the popularity of the first movie. Although not guaranteed, it’s almost safe to say that we can assume that there will be LEGO Jurassic World 2 sets coming in 2018 as well.
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If you missed out on this month’s recently ended LEGO City Space Utility Vehicle (30315) promo at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home, your next solution may be at Target. One of our readers has notified me that they have seen a lot of the polybags available at his local Target. I was also told that the DPCI# is 204-00-0291 which is the same code they use for a lot of polybags and minifigures that are sold there so it’s hard to use a tracker to check their inventory. The only way to know if a store has it is to go there and look around. You mileage may vary. Thanks to Kevin for the heads up.
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This morning, I received a press release from the folks of No Starch Press regarding former LEGO designer Megan Rothrock, The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 3: Robots, Planes, Cities & More!. It’ll be available this September for $24.95 at No Starch including a 30% coupon code to use on the site. You can also pre-order it on Amazon if that’s your preferred choice.
San Francisco, CA (July 22, 2015) — Fans of The LEGO Adventure Book series from No Starch Press get ready—heroes Megs and Brickbot are about to embark on their most grueling quest yet! In the latest installment of this popular series (more than 100,000 copies sold), readers go on an unforgettable journey through the studios of the world’s finest LEGO builders.
In volume 3 of The LEGO Adventure Book series, titled “Robots, Planes, Cities & More!” (No Starch Press, $24.95, 192pp., Sept 2015), readers learn to build colorful LEGO models including an old-time movie theater, a Renaissance-era house, a jukebox, sushi, an ice cream truck, sports cars, and even a chicken coop. With step-by-step breakdowns of 40 LEGO models and dozens of lively scenes, studios, and more, this is Megs and Brickbot’s most inspiring adventure to date.
According to No Starch Press founder Bill Pollock, “We publish books that encourage our readers to think and create. This tour through the LEGO world shows that building with LEGO is about creativity; the number of amazing things you can build is endless.”
Earlier today, LEGO has updated the LEGO Ninjago panel from San Diego Comic Con 2015 to YouTube. I’ve done a recap of the panel but if you want to experience it yourself, you can watch the 43 minute video below. The panel includes the design team for Ninjago which includes Tommy Andreasen (senior creative manager, The LEGO Group), Dan Hageman (writer, Ninjago TV series), Kevin Hageman (writer, Ninjago TV series), Keith Malone (content development director, The LEGO Group) Simon Lucas (creative lead, LEGO Ninjago), and Maarten Simons (senior designer, LEGO Ninjago) and was moderated by Brian Bowler (marketing director, The LEGO Group).
As for those who have been asking what will be happening next season of Ninjago, the panel does give you some hints on who the villain will be. Not mentioned in the video, but there were lanyards given out to attendees which may suggest that next season will revolve around Pirates. The only bad thing about these videos is that they do not include the exclusive clips that were shown at that time.
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One of the best LEGO polybags in 2015 in my opinion has to be the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Joker Bumper Car (30303). We first heard about it back in December but there’s been an issue of it being publicly available for purchase. First it was on Toys R Us’ website but then it was taken down then there were rumors or it showing up at Target but that never happened, to my knowledge. As of this point, the only places I’ve heard of the polybag being available, besides eBay or BrickLink, was during the Daily Mail promotion, at a select few Toys R Us stores, and currently at LEGOLAND parks. It contains 47 pieces and normally retails for $3.99.
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Minifigure
The only minifigure in the polybag is Joker himself. This version of the Joker has been in three previous sets so it isn’t that hard to find him but this polybag is easily the cheapest way to get him in a set. He wears his iconic purple suit with a green vest on the inside. He has a double-sided white face paint with a sinister smirk on one side and evil grin on the other. To finish his look, he has his green hair. THe Joker’s accessory is a pie.
Build
The bumper car build is pretty simple but is easily recognizable. It uses some clever SNOT building techniques to create the bumper areas. What’s nice is that it also has some wheels … Continue
The Brotherhood Workshop is back with their latest LEGO video collaboration with the guys from HISHE which features The Lord of the Rings. If you recall from The Return of the King, Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas return to Pelennor Fields with the Army of the Dead to win the battle against the Orcs there. What if the Orcs knew the heroes would be coming back with the Army of the Dead? Check out the video below with some hiarious consequences.
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I’ve finally had some time to finish up my daily coverage of San Diego Comic Con 2015 with the last day of the convention. For Sunday, I didn’t try to get any of the exclusive LEGO sets since I already got all three of them the previous days so I pretty much roamed around the exhibit hall until the first panel which was the world premiere showing of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom. The movie was pretty good and had a decent plot. As for Trickster, who is also the exclusive minifigure with the movie, he shows up right at the beginning. That’s all I’ll say about that. At the end, there was also a very brief panel moderated by Greg Miller and consisting of Troy Baker, Josh Keaton, Khary Payton, Brandon Vietti, Rick Morales, and Jim Krieg.
After that, I headed off to the next panel which was the LEGO Ninjago one and apparently there are a lot of Ninjago fans because there was a huge line for it. I’ve did a recap of that panel and yes, there will be another season coming with hints of there being pirates included.
For the last panel of the day, it was the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes one which gave attendees an inside look at the development process of some of the recent LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets, animated content, and the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game. The panel consisted of Marcos Bessa, Adam Corbally, Jason Cosleer, Cort … Continue
In a few weeks, the official release of the tenth LEGO Ideas set, The Big Bang Theory (21302), will be happening at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. I’ve received a set from the LEGO CEE Team to review for you guys.
The set was first conceived on LEGO Ideas back in February 2014 by Alatariel and GlenBricker and the project passed the review in November 2014. Before that, there was a lot of support from fans of the television sitcom which has a cult following in itself. The official set will contain 484 pieces and retail for $59.99.
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Earlier today, I’ve received a press release email from the Blocks team regarding the latest issue of their magazine which will be a Batman focused issue. Check it out below:
The new edition of Blocks Magazine is on its way to subscribers now. This month, Batman has cast his watchful eye over the issue, with Anatomy of the Batmobile, reviews of new sets including Jokerland and a history timeline.
Elsewhere, we find out how real life ninjas portray Ninjago, showcase a huge Arkham Asylum build, learn how to make LEGO water displays and catch up with the man behind Brickstand.
Blocks’ events section visits San Diego Comic Con, Northumbria Brick Show, Star Wars Day at LEGOLAND and we find out what it’s really like to go on the LEGO Inside Tour.
With all this and plenty more it’s an action packed issue, available in stores and online in digital format from Thursday 23rd July. As well as free prize draws, subscribers get their copies early – see www.blocksmag.com for more details.
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I hear you guys like giveaways so here’s another one that you may be interested in. As you can see from the image above, I have a whole set of LEGO SDCC exclusives that I will be giving away. You may ask how did I get two sets of exclusives. You may not know this but I had my brother stand in line with me at Comic Con and he was able to get a whole set himself. Since he isn’t into LEGO as much as I am, we came to a mutual agreement to give me the exclusives and here we are.
So my question for you guys is what kind of giveaway do you want? Would you like to have three separate giveaways for each individual exclusive or just one giveaway for all three exclusives. I made a Straw Poll and you can vote on your choice. The one with the most votes will be the giveaway that will be done. I’ll let this run for about a week or so to let the votes populate. This will be a worldwide giveaway so that people who weren’t able to attend SDCC have a chance to win them.
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The next LEGO Star Wars free poster promotion is now going and for any LEGO Star Wars purchase you make at LEGO Brand Stores or on Shop@Home, you can get the Episode VI: Return of the Jedi one. This is the third Star Wars collectible poster that has been released since May and it completes the original trilogy with the prequel trilogy ones starting next month. Again, these collectible posters are already folded when you receive them but are still cool enough to be hung on a wall. This promo will only last a week and will end on July 26th so get it while you can.
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In my second review of the San Diego Comic Con 2015 exclusive sets, I have the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Throne of Ultron that was sold to ticketed attendees on Friday. The set has 203 pieces and was sold for $40. This set recreates the brief scene in Avengers: Age of Ultron of Ultron sitting on his throne.
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At the beginning of July, LEGO Stores changed out their Build-A-Minifigure bar and there are now some new elements for you to choose from. I picked out every single part of each element I could find at the station so some of the parts might be leftovers from last quarter.
For the torsos above, the most notable ones I found was the Kingdoms lion torso and the Monster Fighters jacket.
For the legs, there isn’t much that stand out. There is the Curtis Bolt Ultra Agents black legs with the blue screen that could be useful for some sci-fi characters. The blue jeans are good for any general use. Finally the white spaceman ones are also available.
For the head accessories, I’m not sure which ones are for this quarter because I forgot to document which ones were for last quarter so here’s everything I could find from my store. The selection at your store may vary but there should be some of these in all locations. As you can see, there’s a nice variety to choose from.
For the heads, again I apologize for not being sure which ones are from this quarter’s change out since my store was out of the new heads last quarter. However what I found in this selection are some pretty cool ones like the ghost head from Lord of the Rings and a couple of the female Ultra Agents ones.
Lastly for the accessoreis, some of the new ones include the the trans-pink mug, a bat, a toolbox, … Continue
Idle Hands has posted some close up images of the new minifigures from the Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures: Monsters (71010). These images show off the Plant Monster, Bigfoot, Monster Rocker, Zombie Businessman, Skeleton Guy, Specter, Gargoyle, Zombie Cheerleader, and Spider Lady. As you can see from the images aside from the “Monsters” having some great printing, they also have some very neat accessories to go with them like the camera for Bigfoot and the pumpkin for the Skeleton Guy. Apparently, the Series 14 minifigures were shown off at a toy event called Sweet Suite which shows off upcoming toys for this holiday season.
Earlier today, we saw also the Crazy Scientist from the new Argos ad in addition to the Wacky Witch we saw last month in a French ad. This wave of Collectible Minifigures looks to be a definite winner when they are released in a few months.
Update: It looks like the official names are on the Argos website.
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The summer 2015 wave of sets are scheduled to be released soon and that means rumors are starting to pop up about 2016 sets. The first of these rumors is for the 2016 LEGO City sets. A few days ago, legomilk over on Eurobricks has talked about some of the LEGO City stuff including some Fire sets, one of which is a large Fire Station that will go for around €109,99. Other City sets that were mentioned are some small police sets, cars and garage, cleaning sets, and rescue sets. I’m assuming that the rescue sets will be related to the fire station.
Some other rumors for 2016 are for the LEGO Ninjago sets. Again, legomilk give some small details about next year’s wave of Ninjago sets noting that they will be back but with 5 sets. This might not seem like a lot but keep in mind that we’ve gotten a lot of sets this year from the Tournament of Elements wave to the recently finished Morro storyline. We’re not sure what will be going on in 2016 but there have been hints that it might involve pirates next year so we’ll see plus there’s the LEGO Ninjago movie coming in 2017 so I don’t see the theme going away anytime soon.
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Over in the UK, the new Argos catalog is available and Brickset has found an image of the new LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 14 (71010) – Monsters. The picture shows off the Mad Scientist minifigure which makes him the fifth one we’ve officially seen with the others being the Rocker Monster, Crazy Witch, Skeleton, and Lady Vampire. I also like the look of the Monsters logo. It gives it a wacky feel which I think Series 14 will be bringing to the table.
The rest of the minifigures on the list that have yet be seen are The Fly, Gargoyle, Grim Reaper, Specter/Ghost/Phantom/Spirit, Bigfoot, Tiger Woman, Werewolf, Zombie Pirate Captain, Zombie Cheerleader, Zombie Businessman, and Plant Monster/Man-eating Plant. The ad shows Series 14 will be available in September so we’ll probably see LEGO officially revealing all of them in the next few weeks or so.
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I’m back with another daily recap for San Diego Comic Con 2015. In this post, I’ll cover both Friday and Saturday since nothing much happened on Friday. On Friday, my day was pretty open since there were no LEGO panels happening that day. The LEGO booth was also pretty bland that day. The reveal of the day was the LEGO Ninjago Temple of Airjitzu (70751).
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TeeFury has a cool LEGO shirt for sale today called The Brick Knight featuring Batman in minifigure form in the iconic scene from Batman: The Animated Series. It comes in either black or navy but I think the design looks best on black. The shirt is available for 16 more hours as of this writing and it goes for $11.
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A few months ago, I featured Anaheim Ducks goalie Frederik Andersen and his LEGO goalie mask that he wore during last season in the NHL. For this upcoming season, he will be wearing another LEGO inspired mask to pay tribute to his homeland of Denmark. He has commissioned DaveArt artist David Gunnarsson to create a mask featuring LEGO Batman wearing the Ducks jersey. Even the Ducks logo is seen wearing Batman’s cowl. It looks like we can look forward to seeing Andersen wearing different LEGO masks every season.
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Last last week, I received a package from the LEGO CEE team and inside was the summer 2015 wave of the LEGO Minecraft The Snow Hideout (21120) and The Nether Fortress (21122) sent for me to review. Although I haven’t done many reviews of the previous LEGO Minecraft sets, I have some knowledge of Minecraft since I used to play the game a few years ago. This review is for The Snow Hideout (21120) which contains 327 pieces and will retail for $34.99.
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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Michael Cera will be voicing Robin in the LEGO Batman spinoff movie. He joins his Arrested Development cast mate Will Arnett who will be voicing Batman.
Chris McKay will be directing while Phil Lord and Chris Miller joins Roy Lee and Dan Lin as producers. Not much else is known about the LEGO Batman Movie but we do know that it will open on February 10, 2017.
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The LEGO Scooby-Doo sets are scheduled to be released on August 1st and Amazon has listed four of the five sets available for pre-order. They have also included the official images and descriptions of each set. Only only one missing details is the Mystery Mansion.
Investigate the Mummy Museum Mystery with Scooby and Shaggy! Solve the Mummy Museum Mystery with Scooby-Doo and Shaggy including opening sarcophagus and secret compartment in stairs with gem elements. Enter the spooky museum with Shaggy and Scooby-Doo and solve the mystery of the missing gems! Jeepers, it’s a creepy place-our heroes are spooked. and hungry, as usual. But hang on! Are they seeing things or is that a hamburger hanging from the ceiling? Reach for the burger to accidentally open the golden sarcophagus or take off the mummy’s headdress to reveal the mastermind behind the robbery. Then open the secret door in the stairs to reveal the hidden treasure! Includes 2 minifigures: Shaggy and Mummy/Dr. Najib with an accessory element, plus Scooby-Doo (standing version). The Mummy Museum features an opening golden sarcophagus with brick-built hamburger and chain, secret compartment in stairs containing 3 gem elements, spotlight-style elements and a secret file tile with mystery clues.
Drop hamburgers on the Headless Horseman and reveal his true identity! Fire the Mystery Plane’s hamburger flick missiles and swing down to reclaim the stolen golden cup and unmask The Headless Horseman. Chase the Headless Horseman with Shaggy and Scooby-Doo and reclaim the stolen
It’s been almost a week but I’ve finally had some time to do a recap on the first day of San Diego Comic Con 2015. This recap is mostly about the LEGO-related events and stuff during the first day of the convention. The LEGO booth was at the same place as it has been for the past couple of years. Inside the booth was a play area where attendees could build whatever they want. There was also little builds that were put up on the showcase. One of the main attractions at the booth was the life-size Hulk vs the Hulk Buster piece.
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You guys wanted it and here it is. On the third day of San Diego Comic Con 2015, LEGO had on sale for ticketed attendees the LEGO Star Wars Dagobah Mini-Build set. I’ve opened up the set and have provided readers with the building instructions for the set.
For this set, there are a few rare pieces like the tan satellite dish 4617765, the 2x2w bow 6055868, the dark tan jumper plate 6092591, the dark tan round plate 6038461, and the olive green 1×1 plate 6058245. Also, the gray frog has been in a few sets but it’s mostly been used in the modular sets so they could be fairly rare too. Finally, the complete R2-D2 minifigure has only been in two sets, the Jedi Interceptor (75038) and the Sandcrawler (75059).
Head over to my Flickr album to see all the building steps for the Dagobah Mini-Build in an organized fashion or you can download the PDF I’ve also provided to use at your leisure.
I hope you guys have enjoyed these building instructions for the SDCC 2015 exclusive sets. As I’ve been telling readers, I feel that these builds should be enjoyed by as much people as possible and this is a way for me to give back to the LEGO community.
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A few weeks ago, I ran a contest to give away a LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Winter Soldier (5002943) minifigure polybag. The contest is now over and there was a total of 3,090 entries. The winner was randomly chosen by Random.org and the winner is:
Trisha C.
I’ve emailed the contest winner and they have 3 days to reply with their information and if I don’t receive it in time, I’ll have to reroll the winner.
If you didn’t win, don’t worry. I’ll be having another contest soon for something that many LEGO fans would be interested in. Here’s a hint, it involves San Diego Comic Con. Stay tuned in the next few days as I try to catch up on posts from SDCC.
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If you are a LEGO VIP member, you can now purchase the new LEGO Creator Ferrari F40 (10248) on Shop@Home as well as at LEGO Brand Stores. The set has 1,158 pieces and for some reason, the retail price has jumped up to $99.99 instead of $89.99 when it was first announced. If you aren’t a VIP member, you will be able to purchase the set on August 1st. I’ve already done a review of the set and if you want to see my opinions of the F40, head over to my previous post.
Build your very own Ferrari F40!
Experience the iconic Ferrari F40 firsthand, with sleek aerodynamic lines, vented, hinged rear hatch, opening doors and detailed interior.
Get up close to one of the world’s greatest supercars—the Ferrari F40! This awesome LEGO® Creator Expert replica of the iconic sports car with its sleek aerodynamic lines, distinctive rear spoiler and racing-red bodywork is packed with authentic brick-built details, including pop-up headlights, side air intakes and a vented rear hatch that opens to reveal a twin-turbocharged, 90-degree V8 engine! Open the doors and you’ll discover complete authenticity, right down to the crafted cabled door handles, steering wheel with Ferrari logo and 2 red racing seats, while under the hood you’ll find a luggage compartment and tools. A special windscreen element with printed A-pillars and custom-made, molded rim inserts with sturdy, road-gripping tires add the final touches to this intricately designed model, a must-have for all Ferrari fans!
Features an array of brick-built details, including
Well it looks like the time is finally here. The iconic LEGO Star Wars Death Star (10188) has finally been listed as “Sold Out” on Shop@Home. The status was changed from “Call to check product availability” just yesterday so it may seem that the set will be finally retiring after 7 long years on the market. You can still pick up the Death Star Amazon at retail price and some LEGO Brand Stores may still have some left. I did hear from a source that the Death Star will be gone by the end of the year and it looks like it may be happening sooner than we think. If you have been holding off on picking it up, I suggest you drop what you’re doing and go get it.
There was a rumor earlier this year that a new Death Star set would be coming out in 2016 to replace the current one. With the news of set 10188 listed as sold out on Shop@Home combined with the rumor, it’s possible that we will actually be seeing a new one next year.
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LEGO Dimensions has revealed the different ways the TARDIS can be rebuilt into for the LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Level Pack (71204). You have the standard TARDIS but it can also be rebuilt into a Laser-Pulse TARDIS as well as the Energy-Burst TARDIS.
Also included in the Doctor Who Level Pack (71204) is the 12th Doctor minifigure who you can play as in the game and if you die, you can play as all of the previous incarnations of the Doctor. Finally, K-9 will also be a playable character.
You can now pre-order the Doctor Who Level Pack (71204) on Amazon it states that it will be available on September 27 but I’ve also heard reports of it being available on November 3 so I’m not sure which date is correct.
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Our friends over at No Starch Press has sent out a press release regarding a new book that you may be interested about called The LEGO Architect. The book is written by Tom Alphin and you’ve probably seen his work before in the LEGO community. Check out the press release below or head over to No Starch Press to pre-order the book that includes a coupon code for 30% off. You can also pre-order the book on Amazon.
The LEGO Architect
Explore the world of architecture through LEGO
San Francisco, CA (July 14, 2015) — It’s one of life’s certainties: when you give curious kids LEGO bricks, they’ll build little LEGO houses.
But talented LEGO artists from around the world have taken the art of house building to new heights, and the results are sensational. The LEGO Architect (No Starch Press, $24.95, 192 pp., September 2015), a new coffee-table book from San Francisco-based No Starch Press, showcases art deco skyscrapers, neoclassical federal buildings, postmodern office complexes, and sleek modern homes—all built with thousands of plastic LEGO bricks by a community of remarkably patient and visionary artists.
According to Tom Alphin, author of The LEGO Architect, “The official LEGO Architecture sets are bestsellers because they allow people to experience architecture hands-on, by recreating famous buildings. My book runs with this idea, but with the broader goal of exploring many influential architectural styles.”
In The LEGO Architect, readers learn about the history of seven unique architectural styles and follow step-by-step instructions to build twelve LEGO models.
The latest project to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas is Rakrondewl’s Lothlorien. This project is based on the Lord of the Rings house of Celebor and Galadriel as seen in the movie. There are a couple of play features that are included such as a minifigure catapult, flick-fire missiles, and detachable sections. The characters that are suggested include Galadriel, Celebor, Frodo Baggins, Aragorn, Legolas, and Boromir.
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On the second full day of San Diego Comic Con 2015, LEGO sold the exclusive LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avengers: Age of Ultron Throne of Ultron set. Like with the Action Comics #1 Superman set, I’ve opened it up and have provided the building instructions for the set for you readers.
I can confirm there are no exclusive part to the Throne of Ultron set so that’s a sigh of relief for those who are wanting to recreate this set. However there are a few parts that are somewhat rare due to the fact that they have just been recently released this year in sets. For example, the fire pit bowl 6104346 is only in a couple of the newer LEGO Friends and LEGO Elves sets. Other than that, all the other pieces should be readily available on BrickLink if you’re sourcing your parts.
Again, you can head over to my Flickr album to see larger building instruction images or you can download the PDF version to use at your convenience. On pages 28 and 29, I’m not sure why the steps go from 13 to 16 but it’s in order so there aren’t any missing steps.
This past Thursday, it was technically the first day of San Diego Comic 2015 and as a tradition, many people got in lines for various things but mainly panels and exclusives. LEGO again this year released a few exclusives for sale at the convention and the first day was for the limited edition LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Action Comics #1 Superman. This was a highly sought after set when it was first announced back in June.
The set recreates Joe Shuster’s 1938 iconic cover which features Superman’s first comic book cover. The LEGO set itself contains 145 pieces and retailed for $40. Some people like to keep the set sealed to preserve its “value” while for me, I opened it, and provided readers with the building instructions since there was many who were interested in building their own.
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Late last month, LEGO officially revealed the LEGO Creator Ferrari F40 (10248) to fans and there was an overwhelming positive response to it. The set contains 1158 pieces and retails for $89.99. The contents of the box includes 8 bags numbered 1 & 2 and a packaged instructions booklet along with a small sticker sheet.
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One of today’s panels I attended today at San Diego Comic Con 2015 was LEGO Ninjago and I got a lot of response on Twitter from fans when I tried to live tweet the panel. The panel consisted of Tommy Andreasen (senior creative manager, The LEGO Group), Dan Hageman (writer, Ninjago TV series), Kevin Hageman (writer, Ninjago TV series), Keith Malone (content development director, The LEGO Group) Simon Lucas (creative lead, LEGO Ninjago), and Maarten Simons (senior designer, LEGO Ninjago) and was moderated by Brian Bowler (marketing director, The LEGO Group). Be warned, there might be some spoilers pertaining to the upcoming season of LEGO Ninjago.
The panel discussed some of the upcoming developments of in the world of Ninjago and also gave some sneak peeks at what’s coming in the future. First, they talked about some of what happened this season of the television series which corresponds to the summer 2015 wave of sets. They also took some time to talk about some of the early designs for the characters and how they translated from the first designs to the final products. The panel also touched on the new Airjitzu abilities and the early concepts for the Airjitzu sets.
Next up, the panel talked about new locations that the Ninjas headed to this season such as the city of Stixx, the Cloud Kingdom, and Yang’s Haunted Temple.
After that, they talked about some of the characters that appeared this season and what effects they had on the show. After entering Yang’s Haunted Temple, the ninjas … Continue
I few days ago at San Diego Comic Con 2015, a very good friend by the name of Ryan surprised me with one of the exclusive LEGO sets that were sold, the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Action Comics #1 Superman. I’m very grateful because I wasn’t able to pick up the set Thursday morning. Here I’m doing something that LEGO collectors and reseller will probably hate but people who weren’t able to get the set at SDCC or general LEGO fans will appreciate. I’ve opened the set and have provided every with instructions on how to build your own version of Action Comics #1.
Included with the instructions are the parts list so you can BrickLink the parts you need. Most of the parts are pretty common but there are some that have just been released and pretty rare at this time including the yellow 1×1 plate with clip 6071270, the yellow 6L bar 6109813, the dark green modified brick with curved top 6100223, and the front grill 6021687. The only brand new piece is the dark green roof 6135573 so you may have to find a substitute until that piece is more widely available. Superman is the same one we’ve had before. You can check out the full review of the set here.
Below are the images of the steps to create the set but if it’s too small, head on over to my Flickr album and you can check out larger images of them.
Update: After many, many, many requests, I have … Continue
For the final review of the San Diego Comic Con 2015 LEGO free exclusive giveaways, I have the LEGO BIONICLE Skull Scorpio Mask. This mask is the same mold as the upcoming Skull Scorpio (70794) set except that it is trans-neon green. As usual, the packaging is the plastic clamshell that all the other free exclusives have been in. The cardboard inside shows some nice artwork of something. Honestly, I do not collect LEGO BIONICLE so I don’t know the terminology of things that are part of the theme but I know there are a lot of readers who are so if you recognize what’s printed on the card, let me know.
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In my second review of the San Diego Comic Con 2015 LEGO exclusives, I have in hand the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes All New Captain America (Sam Wilson) minifigure. This version of Captain America is based on the new Marvel Secret Wars event where Sam Wilson, formerly the Falcon, has taken the reigns of Captain America.
Like with the other SDCC LEGO exclusive minifigures, Captain America is packaged in the small clamshell with a piece of cardboard to show the background. The background itself has the Secret Wars logo with some meteors falling with the red, white, and blue. The bottom left corner does show “San Diego Comic Con International 2015 Exclusive” so this minifigure might not show up in future sets.
The Sam Wilson Captain America minifigure has some great printing throughout and there are many small details that make the minifigure a definite pick up. The torso is mostly blue with the white star and wings. The lower area of the torso has some red to round out the colors of the flag. The belt buckle is one of the details that stand out for me. The legs are blue and red with the red part being the boots that are half printed on the front, side, and back. The head is mostly white representing the mask Sam wears with some red goggles. One nice thing to note is that he has a double-sided head with a smiling expression on one side and a stern look on the other. The hair is the slick … Continue
Official images for some upcoming DK LEGO books have also reveal the exclusives that are included with the books. Coming out in October, the first book is called LEGO: I Love That Minifigure! and right on the front, it shows the exclusive minifigure to be a Zombie Skateboarder. Unfortuantely, there are no images of that particular minifigure at this time.
Meet the most sought-after LEGO® minifigures of all time, I Love That Minifigure brings together 200 of the coolest, rarest and most collectable minifigures.
I Love That Minifigure is your indispensable guide to the LEGO® world’s unique characters. Whether you want to check your collection or read-up on all your favourite LEGO® minifigures, I Love That Minifigure covers more than 35 years of LEGO history, and comes with its own new and exclusive LEGO minifigure for your collection.
Find out the key features of each minifigure, their original availability and rarity rating perfect for any budding LEGO minifigure collectors.
The other DK book that will be released in October is Great LEGO Sets: A Visual History which will include a Micro-Scale Space Cruiser. Yes, that’s right a micro version of the classic LEGO Space set 928 and one of the inspirations for Benny’s Spaceship.
Packed with stunning photography and fascinating facts, Great LEGO® Sets: A Visual History explores the history of LEGO sets in magnificent detail. The guide offers an expansive overview of the most significant, popular, and interesting play sets, featured in chronological order from 1955 to the present day.
On the first day of San Diego Comic Con 2015, LEGO did a raffle for the first exclusive minifigure for this year, the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Arsenal, aka Roy Harper, from the hit television series Arrow. The packaging is the same clamshell plastic that has been used the last few years. The cardboard shows a nice dark background of a city and the words “San Diego Comic Con International 2015 Exclusive” on the bottom left corner. The back of the cardboard doesn’t have any special details except the usual legal wording.
For the Arsenal minifigure itself, the torso has some very nice dark red print on both the front and back of the jacket. There are some harness buckles on the left and right of the torso as well as a buckle around the waist. The back of the torso shows his quiver filled with arrows. The legs are black with more buckles on each of the legs. Arsenal wears a red mask and to much of many people, he does include a double-sided head with an angry expression on the other. He also wears a red hood that’s a similar mold to the green ones we’ve seen before. Finally, his accessory is the black bow.
Overall, the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Arsenal is a pretty cool minifigure, especially to Arrow fans. Unfortunately for fans who aren’t able to attend SDCC, the only way to get this minifigure, at this time, is through the secondary market and from looking at eBay, they’re … Continue
In the new LEGO Club Magazine, there’s a cool contest going for LEGO Legends of Chima and the prize is what you see above. Yes, you saw that correctly. There are 25 Chima sets included in the prize pack with over 10,000 pieces and 92 minifigures.
How to Enter:
1. Build a fortress to help protect the CHI.
2. Download the contest entry form.
3. Take a picture of your build.
4. Email the contest entry form and your build photo to [email protected] and put “Chima Big Box Contest” in the subject line.
The deadline to enter is October 30, 2015. The contest is open to US and Canadian Club members and there will be two (2) winners chosen.
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FBTB is reporting that the new LEGO Scooby-Doo sets as well as LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302) will be available for purchase early at San Diego Comic Con. The sets will are scheduled to be released in August but convention attendees will get first crack at the sets. I’ll see if I can get my hands on them but I won’t be too sad if they are quickly sold out.
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It’s been rumored for a while that there would be the very first direct-to-consumer LEGO Ninjago set coming out this year and LEGO has revealed it today with the Temple of Airjitzu (70751). The set consist of 2,028 pieces consisting of a 12 minifigures, many which are exclusive to the set, and will retail for $199.99.
The Temple of Airjitzu (70751) will be on display at San Diego Comic Con this Friday so attendees can get a close up look at it. It’ll be available for VIP members starting on August 18 and for the general public on September 1st.
70751 Temple of Airjitzu
Ages 14+. 2,028 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $229.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
Join the Ninja at the beautiful Temple of Airjitzu!
Enjoy the ultimate LEGO® NINJAGO™ building experience as you construct the majestic Temple of Airjitzu and surrounding village! The highly detailed Temple building has many delightful architectural features including Oriental–style decorated windows and sliding doors. The intricate wooden-frame-style walls of the nearby Blacksmiths and beautiful curved roofs of the Smugglers Market will also test your LEGO building skills. And with every Ninja included in one set for the first time, plus loads of other key characters, you can role-play all your favorite NINJAGO adventures. Take tea in the reception area of the Temple, practice your Ninja moves in the training room or join Wu in his study to read or paint. Discover the
LEGO has published a new mini movie over on the LEGO Star Wars minisite called the Battle of Hoth and it may give a teaser for the new LEGO Star Wars Hoth Echo Base set that’s rumored to be released in October. The last Hoth Echo Base was released back in 2011 and it looks like there will be a lot of updates and play features to go along with it.
The mini movie shows the entrance to the base itself and the control room. There are also a couple of turrets shown as well as an ion cannon. The shield generator is also shown in the video which might mean that it could be in the set too. The previous version did not have it. Other things that are shown includes a e-web turret, a speeder bike, and a snowspeeders. The video also Luke hanging in the Wampa cave but whether that part will be included in the set remains to be seen.
As for the minifigures, there are some Rebel troopers, an updated Leia, K-3PO, and R3-A2 in the Echo Base scene and Han was at the Wampa cave.
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Entertainment Weekly has announced that the BBC’s Doctor Who cast of Peter Capaldi (Twelfth Doctor), Jenna Coleman (Clara), and Michelle Gomez (Missy) will be doing voices of their respective characters in LEGO Dimensions. All three will be included in the LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Level Pack (71204). The Level Pack will also include builds of the TARDIS as well as K-9. There’s no word on the release date of this particular expansion pack but I believe it’ll be released on September 27 along with a slew of other Fun Packs, Team Packs, and Level Packs.
If you’re attending San Diego Comic Con this week, you can try out LEGO Dimensions at the Hard Rock Hotel and get a limited edition print featuring Portal and Doctor Who, while supplies last.
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The last LEGO exclusive giveaway for San Diego Comic Con 2015 isn’t a regular minifigure but a trans-neon green LEGO BIONICLE Skull Scorpio Mask. It isn’t as cool as the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Arsenal or LEGO Marvel Super Heroes All New Captain America (Sam Wilson) minifigures but fans will still line up to get this exclusive. There’s no packaging shown for the mask but it’ll probably look like the ones given away at NYCC last year. The LEGO BIONICLE Skull Scorpio Mask will be given away on Saturday.
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They have also listed out the schedule for their product reveals during the convention. On Thursday, July 9th, LEGO will be revealing the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Batmobile. On Friday, they’ll be revealing a LEGO Ninjago set. I’m guessing it’ll be the direct-to-consumer Ninjago Temple (70751). Finally, for their big finale on Saturday, July 11th, there will be a LEGO Star Wars reveal. We already know that the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Buildable Battle Figures Stormtrooper will be shown off there but hopefully there will be more sets displayed as well.
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LEGO today has posted the first real-life image of the LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Level Pack (71204) with Peter Capaldi holding a brick-built TARDIS. We previously saw the Doctor Who Level Pack on the back of some instructions and the set will contain the Twelfth Doctor with a sonic screwdriver as well as K-9. SDCC attendees will be able to play the Doctor Who level at the Hard Rock Hotel this Thursday through Saturday. As we know by now, Peter will be making an appearance at the Doctor Who panel at SDCC and who knows, he might even show up where LEGO Dimensions is set up for guests to try out.
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Next month, one of the main promos LEGO will be having is the LEGO Classic Pirates Set (5003082) with purchases of $75 or more. The folks across the pond has already gotten a hold of this retro set and for those who was wondering what’s inside the set, Gnaat Lego has given some nice closeup shots of it including the contents. Again, the set has a nice slide out box and is a nice complement to the LEGO Classic Spaceman Minifigure (5002812) set from last year. I look forward to picking up this retro Pirates set next month and adding it to my collection.
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There’s a very interesting rumor coming out of Eurobricks courtesy of none other than Just2Good. Over in the Series 14 topic, there was mentioning of a LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures Series coming in May 2016. This was also mentioned before on his April Fool’s post but nobody really took it seriously because it was April Fool’s Day.
This rumored Disney Collectible Minifigure Series is a really interesting theme since LEGO has been doing various Minifigures series based on different themes including The LEGO Movie, The Simpsons, and the upcoming the Series 14 Monsters (71010). There are a number of characters that could be used because of Disney’s vast collection of animated movies but one thing that was also mentioned was Pixar.
Another question that could be asked is if Marvel would be affiliated in the way distant future because Disney acquired Marvel back in 2009 and LEGO has already produced a lot of Marvel characters as minifigures. Many LEGO Marvel Super Heroes fans have been wanting a series of Marvel characters as Collectible Minifigures. I’m not saying that LEGO will be making a line for this but it’s certainly a possibility.
There’s so many questions to be asked out of this LEGO Disney CMF rumor but we’ll have to wait until next year to see if this is actually true or not. Again, this is just a total rumor and should be taken with a grain of salt for now but keep in mind that J2G has been a pretty reliable source of upcoming products.… Continue
Brickworld Chicago 2015 is over and done and our friends at Beyond the Brick, as usual, has done a comprehensive recap of the whole event. If you weren’t able to attend or want to relive the memories there, the team has over a 3 hour playlist of videos dedicated to various builds that were on display including a 2 hour long guided tour of this year’s Brickworld if you have some time to check that out. Thanks to Beyond the Brick for their continued coverage for fans who weren’t able to attend.
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A few weeks ago, my Facebook Page hit 5,000 Likes and I realized I never did anything to celebrate the event. Well here’s a little something to make up for it. Last month, LEGO had a promo for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Winter Soldier (5002943) minifigure polybag. Some of you may not have had the chance to pick it up so here’s a way for you to try and win one. The winner gets to do whatever with it, whether it be opening it up, keep it sealed, or sell it. It’s up to you.
As usual, I’ll be using the Rafflecopter app. There are a few ways to enter. First, visit The Brick Fan Facebook Page and while you’re there, why not throw a like on the page. Next is to follow me on Twitter and/or Google+. The last two are optional but it does increase your chances a little. That’s it! I’ll let the contest run until Sunday, July 12 at midnight PST. One winner will be chosen randomly and I’ll ship the polybag to you for free. I’ll just need your shipping address.
It’s not much but this is just a little something to give back to the community. Thanks to everyone for your support and good luck!
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Usually at the LEGO booth at San Diego Comic Con, there are life-size models of various characters from different themes. This year won’t be any different with the inclusion of the whole Scooby-Doo gang as well as The Mystery Machine. This model is made from 70,875 LEGO bricks and took over 525 hours to build it.
Another model that will be displayed at booth #2829 is LEGO Ninjago Lloyd. This version of Lloyd is the latest one where he is possessed by Morro and he is seen rappelling from the ceiling. This is the first time at SDCC that a model has done that. The model took 155 hours to create with 15,225 bricks.
I’m sure there will be more LEGO models being displayed at the booth and we’ll probably be seeing more as we get closer to next week.
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For the past few years, Microsoft has had a big presence at San Diego Comic Con. This year they are holding a contest that may interest you and you don’t even have to attend SDCC. They have 20 different collectible Xbox One consoles that you can win including one featuring LEGO Marvel’s Avengers and another with LEGO Dimensions. Check out the official rules for more info.
There are three different ways to enter the contest:
1. Enter at San Diego Comic Con 2015.
Visit the Xbox Gaming Lounge at the Manchester Hyatt. Just take a picture of one of the custom consoles on display and Tweet or Instagram the photo with the hashtags #XboxSweepstakes and #SDCC. You also have to follow @Xbox on Twitter.
2. Enter through the Xbox Live Dashboard.
On July 9th, log on to Xbox Live from the Xbox One or Xbox 360 and look for the SDCC Collectible Console Sweepstakes.
3. Enter by Mail.
Hand print your name, address, phone number, email address, and date of birth on a 3″ x 5″ piece of paper and mail it in an envelope with proper postage to “Xbox Collectible Console Sweepstakes,” c/o HelloWorld, Inc., P.O. Box 5014, Department 820142, Kalamazoo, MI 49003-5014. You will
receive one (1) entry into the Collectible Console Sweepstakes. Limit: One (1) entry per envelope. All mail-in entries must be postmarked by July 13, 2015 and received by July 20, 2015.
With the popularity of Jurassic World in theaters, Ript Apparel has a new LEGO inspired t-shirt today with one featuring Chris Pratt’s character, Owen Grady, as well as his four Velociraptors, Blue, Charlie, Delta, and Echo. The shirt starts off at $11 it looks like it only comes in blue. If you’re a fan of LEGO and/or Jurassic World, this is a pretty cool shirt to pick up.
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LEGO Dimensions has just announced that the upcoming video game will be at San Diego Comic Con next week. You can play it hands-on at the Hard Rock Hotel in the Legends Ballrooms 1 & 2 from Thursday-Saturday from 3pm-7pm and on Sunday 10am-2pm. There are also limited edition LEGO Dimensions prints featuring Portal and Doctor Who when you try out the game. This also confirms that this will be the first time that we’ll be seeing gameplay of the Doctor Who Level Pack (71204).
In addition, there will be custom LEGO art by Nathan Sawaya displayed and you can take pictures with a life-size LEGO Scooby and Gandalf. You will be able to pre-order any LEGO Dimensions products and you can get an exclusive t-shirt, while supplies last.
If you’re attending SDCC, add on another event to attend to the large list of LEGO-related events that will be taking place throughout the convention.
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In my second review of the boxed LEGO Jurassic World sets, I have the Dilophosaurus Ambush (75916) which contains 248 pieces and retails for $29.99. The contents of the box includes two numbered bags, the Dilophosaurus bagged in separate pieces, two instruction booklets, a sticker sheet, an two loose clear half sphere domes. Again, this review will contain some spoilers.
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To celebrate the start of the 2015 Tour de France, LEGO is teaming up with the British professional cycling team, Team Sky, to create some exclusive minifigures featuring the team’s nine-man roster created by Minifigs.me. From the looks of it, there will only one set featuring the team members of Chris Froome, Pete Kennaugh, Leopold König, Wout Poels, Richie Porte, Nicolas Roche, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, and Geraint Thomas as well as a LEGO Team Sky bus, a Jaguar support car, and Team Principal Sir Dave Brailsford.
To win this whole set, you have to post a picture or video of yourself on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram showing off your support for Team Sky and you must use the hashtag #AllexTeamSky and tag @TeamSky on the post. The contest runs from July 2 to July 8. You can read more about the terms here. Thanks to Dean for the heads up.
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This is more geared towards the folks across the pond but Penny from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) has sent over press release regarding their new LEGO attraction at the WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre. You can read more about the event below.
Amazing giant LEGO® brick animals will bring families closer to nature this summer at WWT Slimbridge
This summer the world’s most popular toy will bring families closer to nature at WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre.
Giant LEGO brick sculptures will be at the attraction in Gloucestershire for eight weeks this summer from July 18 to September 6, alongside their living counterparts.
Visitors will be able to enjoy the trail of 10 individually-designed 4ft (1.5m) LEGO characters inspired by real species at WWT Slimbridge. Included are a large North American River Otter, an Andean Flamingo and a Bewick’s Swan.
Bristol designer Tom Poulsom with the team at Bright Bricks is busy creating the figures from the feet (or paws!) up.
Gary Haseley-Nejrup, Slimbridge General Manager, said:
“We are very excited to welcome this new species to WWT Slimbridge for the
summer. The first completed characters look fantastic, we can’t wait for them to be out in the wetlands surrounded by wildlife and think our visitors will be bowled over by them.
Families love being around nature at WWT Slimbridge and the LEGO brick trail is a fun way of putting the spotlight on some really important species, many of which are endangered.”
As well as the trail there will be a large LEGO brick play
If you’re attending San Diego Comic Con next week and want to get in on the LEGO exclusives, FBTB has given some more details about the drawings, more specifically the days in which the exclusives are sold. We already knew that there will be drawings for the three exclusive sets but we now know that you can’t purchase all of them in one day like previous years.
For this year, each set will only be available a particular day so if you want to get all three sets, you’ll have to stand in line each day to enter the raffles. Sunday is a wildcard day as they will be doing a drawing for all tickets that haven’t been redeemed from Thursday to Saturday. If you were hoping to get the LEGO exclusives on Preview Night, you’re out of luck because nothing will be sold or given away on that day.
Thursday: LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Action Comics #1 Superman™
Friday: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Throne of Ultron™
Saturday: LEGO Star Wars™ Dagobah™ Mini-Build
Sunday: There will be a drawing for tickets that have not been redeemed on this day
Nothing will be sold or given away on Wednesday, Preview Night.
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Last month, it was announced that The LEGO Group would be producing official LEGO Angry Birds sets that will be coming out in 2016 in conjunction with the upcoming Angry Birds movie. Today on Kotaku, we have the first image of what one of the characters would look like. As you can see from the image above, it is Jason Sudeikis’ Red in LEGO minifigure form. LEGO Angry Birds will also be displayed at San Diego Comic Con next week so we can expect to get a better look at what LEGO has planned during the convention.
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If you can’t wait for LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales to air on July 6, well you’re in luck. The whole first episode, Exit from Endor, is available for viewing on Disney XD. The only thing required is that you have to be signed in to your cable or satellite provider. I can confirm that it works on Firefox but I was having some issues with Chrome and Internet Explorer.
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales is a five-part miniseries of 22 minute episodes that will retell the six Star Wars films through C-3PO and R2-D2 perspectives.
Following their victory celebration in the Ewok village on Endor, seen at the close of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, C-3PO and R2-D2 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 viewers are taken on a new adventure that leads to encounters with familiar faces and places that prompt the re-telling of the entire saga. The series offers all of the playful humor that viewers expect from LEGO Star Wars.
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One of the anticipated movies that will be shown off at San Diego Comic Con 2015 will be Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and today The Wall Street Journal has revealed one of the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets that will be released in conjunction with the movie next year, the Batmobile. The set will have 306 pieces and retail for $29.99. It also includes a new Batman minifigure as well as two un-named characters while the Batmobile itself will contain some stud shooters. There will also be another vehicle with the set. So for $30, you get a Batmobile, another vehicle, and three minifigures including a new Batman outfit. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me!
The article also states that the Batmobile will be available on January 1st so we can probably expect it by late December. The set will be on display next week at SDCC and I’ll have some close-up shots of it when it revealed to the public. Thanks to everyone who wrote in about it.
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I’ve finally had some time to watch Jurassic World in theaters and for my second review of the LEGO Jurassic World sets, first of the boxed sets, I have the Raptor Rampage (75917). The set consists of 324 pieces and retails for $49.99. One of the main complaints I’ve heard about the LEGO Jurassic World sets is because of the prices but keep in mind there are some large molds included in the set on top of it being a licensed theme. The box contains three numbered bags, two individually bagged raptors, two instruction booklets, and a sticker sheet.
Warning: There will be spoilers in the LEGO Jurassic World reviews so if you haven’t watched Jurassic World yet, I suggest skipping these posts. I feel it’s been ample time between the release of the movie and the time the reviews go up and I assume a majority of the readers have already seen the movie.
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It looks like all the San Diego Comic Con 2015 LEGO exclusive sets have been revealed and there are now official box art images of the sets. What we didn’t know about the LEGO Star Wars Dagobah Mini-Build is that there will also be a R2-D2 minifigure included in the set. Although it’s not a new version, it’s nice that one is included. If there’s more sets to be revealed, I’ll add it on to this post.
LEGO Star Wars Dagobah Mini-Build – 177 pieces/$39.99
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Action Comics #1 Superman – 145 pieces/$39.99
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Throne of Ultron – 203 pieces/$39.99
LEGO SDCC Retail Exclusives: Winning ticket required for purchase
You must first enter the drawing by picking up a ticket (see below) and then attendees go to the LEGO booth to redeem their ticket if they have a winning ticket and purchase the set at the LEGO booth. The LEGO booth will be located in Hall D, booth #2829.
Ticket Drawing Location:Pavilion Terrace (Upper level outside Sails Pavilion). Attendees must first enter the main Convention Center entrance from the line at the front of the main building. Entry to the LEGO retail drawing at the
San Diego Comic Con 2015 is less than 10 days away and the full programming schedule of events are now up on the main site. As usual, there will be a lot of LEGO-related panels spread out all four days of the convention. I’ll try to attend the following events depending on what else I have going on for those days.
Creativity reaches superheroic heights as brick artist Nathan Sawaya reveals the new The Art of the Brick: DC Comics exhibition. Renowned comic book artist and co-publisher of DC Entertainment Jim Lee will draw live the concept for a brand new Batmobile that will be included in the exhibition. Joining in the discussion are production team membersBrandon Griffith and Tommy Williamson. Q&A moderated by TV host Victor Lucas (Electric Playground).
Arthur Parsons (game director, TT Games), Matt Ellison (producer TT Games), Mike Jones (executive producer, Marvel Games), and Bill Rosemann (creative director, Marvel Games) present an inside look at LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, the first console videogame featuring characters and storylines from the critically acclaimed film Marvel’s The Avengers and the blockbuster sequel Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, all combined with a splash of classic LEGO humor. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and Marvel Games are teaming up to provide a spirited panel discussion on this new, action-packed superhero adventure, including a live game-play demonstration, reveals
San Diego Comic Con 2015 is about a week away and one of the popular mainstays at the convention are comic books. Recently, there’s been a growing trend in the LEGO community of many builders recreating comic book covers with LEGO. This building theme was made more known with Comic Bricks which was on display late last year at Designer Con. Even LEGO themselves will also debuting a set at SDCC next week with their rendition of Action Comics #1 which will be sold at the convention.
LarX99 over on Reddit has continued this trend of recreating various comic book covers with LEGO. Of course, there’s also their rendition of Action Comics #1 which has been a popular topic the past week or so due to the upcoming exclusive set. My favorite cover, seen above, is probably the recreation of Hulk #181 which was the first full appearance of Wolverine, despite the wrong colored costume. Below are just a few covers that LarX99 has done but check out the full album over on Imgur.
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Yesterday, I received a press release for Nathan Sawaya’s next exhibition that will be revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2015 for The Art of the Brick: DC Comics. Additionally, he’ll also have a panel on Thursday, July 9 at 6pm in Room 25ABC for it called DC Comics Meets LEGO Art. The panel will also consist of Jim Lee, and our friends Brandon Griffith and Tommy Williamson. Check out the full press release below.
LEGO® Brick Artist, Nathan Sawaya Teams with World-Renowned Comic Book Artist and Co-Publisher of DC Entertainment, Jim Lee To Draw Live The Concept for a Brand New Batmobile To Be Built Entirely Out of LEGO Bricks
LEGO Batmobile To Be Featured During Sawaya’s Upcoming Global Touring Exhibition, The Art of the Brick: DC Comics
Creativity will reach Heroic heights as LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya unveils the first-look at select signature sculptures to be showcased in the global touring exhibition, The Art of the Brick: DC Comics. Attendees of the interactive DC COMICS MEETS LEGO ART Panel will witness the convergence of the world’s greatest Super Heroes with one of the world’s greatest toys. Acclaimed comic book artist and Co-Publisher of DC Entertainment, Jim Lee, will draw LIVE the concept for a brand new Batmobile to be built entirely out of LEGO bricks and later unveiled during the exhibition. The Electric Playground TV host, Victor Lucas will serve as moderator, with production team members, Brandon Griffith and Tommy Williamson, joining the discussion.
World-renowned artist, Nathan Sawaya, has joined forces with Warner
LEGO is celebrating the grand opening of a LEGO Brand store at the JCPenney Court in Providence, Rhode Island and if you’re one of the first 300 customers to purchase $99 or more tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, you can get a free exclusive LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145) set. The offer is valid while supplies last and be sure to get there pretty early as I suspect there will be a lot of people lined up for it.
LEGO will also have an exclusive Minifigure set with a $50 purchase on Sunday. These sets are pretty unique since it labels the store and city on the packaging. This minifigure set is also limited to the first 300 customers.
You can read more details about the Providence Place LEGO Store opening here.
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The August 2015 LEGO Store Calendar is already up on the servers and there are some promotions for the month that may interest you.
From August 1-14, you can get a FREE exclusive Classic Pirates set with purchases of $75 or more.
From August 1-31, you can get a FREE LEGO Friends Pop Star Red Carpet (30205) polybag with purchases of $35 or more on LEGO Friends, LEGO Elves, or LEGO Disney Princess sets.
From August 24-30, you can get a FREE collectible LEGO Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace poster with any LEGO Star Wars purchase.
From August 18-31, VIPs get early access to a new exclusive set. Rumors has the set being the LEGO Ninjago Temple (70751).
The August Monthly Mini Model Build will be a Kangaroo which looks more like a squirrel. Remember that you have to register in July to be eligible to participate at the event.
Finally, on August 1, the new LEGO Creator Ferrari F40 (10248) will be available for everyone to purchase. The summer 2015 wave of LEGO Minecraft, LEGO Elves, LEGO TECHNIC, and LEGO DUPLO sets will be available as well the new LEGO Scooby-Doo sets. The LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302) will also be available on August 1st.
Earlier today, LEGO announced the latest LEGO Creator set with the Ferrari F40 (10248) and along with the assets, LEGO also provided us with an interview they did with the set designer Michael Psiaki. Here he talks a little more in-depth about the details and challenges while creating the Ferrari F40.
Michael Psiaki is the designer of the LEGO Ferrari F40. In this interview he talks about details and challenges while creating this super sports car.
Did the sharp lines of the F40 make it an easy car to recreate with LEGO bricks?
Actually, the more I worked on this model the more I noticed how many subtle curves there are in the car. The car gets slightly wider and taller as you move towards the back. We managed to pull this off with a clever angled section just behind the doors. It also allowed us to get a really small gap in the frame when the doors close.
Where is the spare wheel?
On the real F40 there’s a compartment under the hood that looks like it should fit an extra wheel in it, but it’s actually too small. Instead there is a can of spray that can be used to patch any flat tires. Just like the real car, the compartment on the LEGO model is too small for a wheel, so we also included the can of spray.
What is one of the more interesting parts used in the model that we can’t see in the images?
LEGO has officially announced the latest addition to the LEGO Creator line, the Ferrari F40 (10248). This set has 1,158 pieces and will retail for only $89.99 which is a fantastic price for this licensed supercar. The Ferrari F40 (10248) will no doubt be a great set for car enthusiasts alike. It’ll be around the same size as the LEGO Creator Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (10220) and the LEGO Creator MINI Cooper (10242).
The LEGO Creator Ferrari F40 will be available for VIP members from July 15-31 and the general public on August 1. Check out the official press release below as well as more images of the set.
Build your very own Ferrari F40!
Experience the iconic Ferrari F40 firsthand, with sleek aerodynamic lines, vented, hinged rear hatch, opening doors and detailed interior.
Get up close to one of the world’s greatest supercars—the Ferrari F40! This awesome LEGO® Creator Expert replica of the iconic sports car with its sleek aerodynamic lines, distinctive rear spoiler and racing-red bodywork is packed with authentic brick-built details, including pop-up headlights, side air intakes and a vented rear hatch that opens to reveal a twin-turbocharged, 90-degree V8 engine! Open the doors and you’ll discover complete authenticity, right down to the crafted cabled door handles, steering wheel with Ferrari logo and 2 red racing seats, while under the hood you’ll find a luggage compartment and tools. A special windscreen element with printed A-pillars and custom-made, molded rim inserts with sturdy, road-gripping tires add the final touches to this intricately designed
It’s been a slow day today but today in the mail, I received the June 2015 Brick Builders Club subscription box. If you’re a new reader and haven’t heard of this, it’s a box curated by the Brick Fest Live crew which contains t-shirts, parts packs, sometimes LEGO sets, and more. For the month of June, I believe it has to do something with summer or the beach.
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Our friends at BrickBuildersPro has introduced their new Instructions of the Month Club which is a yearly subscription service that features downloadable custom build designs every month, limited edition posters, and more. They have also introduced a new Cargo Warehouse design which looks to be exclusive to the subscription. Each subscription also comes with a Club Discount Plan with savings of other downloads. They also have a promo code for the One Year subscription plan by using BFPRO6 at checkout which saves you 12% off the regular price. This offer expires on 7/7/15. If you’re not satisfied, there’s a 60 day trial money back guarantee so there’s nothing to lose for trying it out.
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The Wall Street Journal has revealed the second San Diego Comic Con 2015 exclusive minifigure, DC Comics Super Heroes Arsenal, aka Roy Harper, from the Arrow television series. It was also stated that 1,500 Arsenal minifigures will be given away on Thursday.
Last week, it was revealed that All New Captain America featuring Sam Wilson will also be one of the minifigures that will be given away but no mentioning which day. The raffle drawings will be held from Thursday until Saturday at the Pavilion Terrace so that means there will be one more minifigure being revealed in the next few days.
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A few days ago, I finished the Jurassic Park III part of the LEGO Jurassic World video game and I finished uploading the VODs to YouTube. As part of the gameplay, I try to get the “True Survivor” status for each level and some of the minikits so I don’t have to go back and get it later. This playthrough is for the story mode only and I’ll go back to free play after I finish the Jurassic World part of the game. That part has been delayed a little because I haven’t had time to watch the movie yet so I don’t want any spoilers just yet. I do stream the game on Twitch so if you want to know when I go live, make sure you hit follow button on Twitch.
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Collider has revealed the third LEGO exclusive set that will be sold at San Diego Comic Con this year. It will be a LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes set that recreates Joe Shuster’s iconic artwork for Action Comics #1 which features Superman’s first comic book cover. The set contains 145 pieces and will retail for $39.99.
Like with the other SDCC 2015 exclusives, there will be a ticket drawing held at the Pavilion Terrace to determine who will be able to purchase the sets. It joins the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Throne of Ultron and LEGO Star Wars Dagobah as the sets that “fans” will be clamoring over in two weeks which a lot them will end up being on eBay for an exorbitant amount.
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The official press release for LEGO Minifigures Online has the details of the full launch as well as some new screenshots of the game. As I reported before, the game will be changing to a buy-to-play business model where you purchase the game first. If you have purchased anything with real money during the beta, your copy of the game will be upgraded to the full version so basically you get the game for free when it is launched next week.
LEGO® Minifigures Online Launches June 29 on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android
LEGO® Minifigures Online Available at $29.99 on June 29th, featuring full cross-play in the same online world across all devices
OSLO, NORWAY – JUNE 22, 2015 – Get ready for a LEGO adventure unlike any other! Funcom is excited to announce that LEGO® Minifigures Online will be smashing its way onto PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android on June 29, 2015. For the first time ever, gamers will get to play in the same persistent online world across all platforms, making it easier than ever to play with friends and freely switch between platforms to keep the game going wherever players may be.
Funcom announced recently that, after a limited run as a free-to-play game on PC, LEGO Minifigures Online will now launch on both desktop and mobile platforms as a buy-to-play game. To ensure a fresh, new, and even higher-quality experience for everyone, the developers at Funcom have spent months overhauling the game in preparation for this launch. New features and
From now until June 28, every LEGO Star Wars purchase at LEGO Stores or on Shop@Home, you can get a Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back collectible poster that is recreated in LEGO. This is the second of the LEGO Star Wars Collectible Posters that are being released this year with Episode IV already released during the May the 4th promo. These poster are really cool but the only bad thing about them is that they are already folded when you get them.
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Recently, I received a surprise Brick Loot June 2015 subscription box at my doorstep. I first did a review when they first launched at the end of last year. I had some mixed feelings about it since it was advertised as “a monthly box subscription company geared towards LEGO and BRICK Lovers” but I didn’t expect that it would include some clone brands.
Let’s just jump into the box and see what we get. This month’s brick Loot box is called Brickasaurus Park to celebrate the release of Jurassic World in theaters. Since this is a non-paid review, I’m going to give my full honest opinion on it from a typical LEGO fan’s perspective.
The first thing I noticed was the custom Nerdasaurus Rex build by our good friend Tommy Williamson of BrickNerd. As you can see, it’s a pretty cute and nerdy T-Rex. In my eyes, this was one of the few things that interested me as LEGO purists wouldn’t like to see what else is included in the box besides one other item.
The next thing is a Nanoblock set NBA_010 featuring a Stegosaurus and a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Currently this set retails for $26.99 on Amazon. Nanoblock is a clone brand that has a similar design of LEGO bricks in a smaller scale.
Next up are some items that I honestly do not want to mix in with my LEGO bricks. These are some buildable animals that are clearly Chinese knock-offs by a company going by Wange Toys or Wange Industrial Co. … Continue
Starting today until Saturday, June 27 at Toys R Us stores (US), you can get a free LEGO Jurassic World Gallimimus Trap Polybag (30320) with any LEGO set purchase of $30 or more. Previously, this polybag was thought to be an “exclusive” with the pre-order LEGO Jurassic World Video Game but we learned shortly after that it wasn’t the case.
It’s disappointing to know that none of the bonuses for the game were actual exclusives but at least you can have an army of “Gallimimus”/Coelophysis/Compys after the TRU promo is over next week and the polybags go on sale for $3.99 each.
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LEGO has recently published the Australian version of the consumer catalog for the second half of 2015. It shows many of the upcoming sets that we’ll be getting soon including LEGO Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo, and Star Wars including the new Buildable Figures. It also notes the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 14 (71010) will be avaialble in September.
On another note concerning the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets. Due to the sensitivity of the information about the sets, LEGO has asked us to not host images, set names, etc. until September 4 which is Force Friday. Until further notice, I won’t be reporting on any of it unless LEGO officially releases that info themselves through news outlets or on their social media pages. You can find them on other sites but I’ve already removed that info from this site. Thanks to everyone who emailed in about some of the TFA things the past couple of days. It is news but there are some things that are worth waiting for.
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If you missed out on the LEGO Jurassic World building event today at Toys R Us, you can usually count on Reddit to have the instructions for it shortly after. Today’s build was the gate to Jurassic World and fortunately, the parts included are pretty common. The only bad thing is that the Jurassic World logo is a sticker which you have to obtain on the secondary market or make one yourself.
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Update: My friend Charlie has provided me with a clearer PDF of the LEGO Jurassic World gate which you can download for yourself.
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I’ve recently gotten a few emails concerning a new LEGO lights Kickstarter project called i-Brix which the creator states to be an industry-first lighting system to be used with LEGO. These lights have no wires but uses a Power Plate that go underneath the building surface and power is transmitted wirelessly. It seems like a neat concept as you don’t have to build around the wires so if you’re interested, head over to the link above for more details about i-Brix. You can also check out a video of the project below.
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No Starch Press has just sent out the official press release for Mike Doyle’s latest book, Beautiful LEGO: Wild!. This is Mike’s third book in the Beautiful LEGO series that showcases nature-inspired LEGO artwork from artists in the LEGO community. You can also pre-order Beautiful LEGO: Wild! on Amazon. Check out the press release below.
San Francisco, CA (June 19, 2015) — Hailed as a “stunning array” by TODAY and “a feast for the senses” by Wired, the Beautiful LEGO series is back with a new collection of breathtaking art. The highly anticipated Beautiful LEGO: Wild! (No Starch Press, $24.95, 232 pp., September 2015) is brimming with imaginative and vibrant masterpieces from the most talented LEGO builders in the world.
From adorable pets and marine critters to magnificent arboreal landscapes, the creations in Beautiful LEGO: Wild! are sure to delight the artist, naturalist, and LEGO enthusiast in everyone.
Interviews with LEGO masters give readers an exclusive look into the minds behind the art. For featured builder Sean Kenney, creating art with LEGO is more than just connecting pieces—it’s capturing the essence of a subject: “It has to have life. My sculptures need to be rooted in personal expression.” One of Kenney’s pieces, Monarch, is made from more than 60,000 LEGO pieces.
Tom Poulsom, whose amazing bird sculptures became an official LEGO set this year, explains the appeal of working in such an unusual medium. “To me, LEGO is the best puzzle in the world. There are infinite combinations, and it’s possible to create pretty
USA Today has revealed one of the exclusive LEGO minifigures that will be given away free at San Diego Comic Con 2015, Sam Wilson. This version of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Sam Wilson is the “All-New Marvel” Secret Wars version in which he is the new Captain America.
To get the All New Captain America (Sam Wilson) minifigure at SDCC 2015, there will be a raffle done, similar to last year, where they had iPads set up and you just tap it to see if you’re a winner. If you are, you’ll be sent to an employee to pick it up and if you’re not, hopefully you can find a good price for it on eBay. I’m sure the line for this minifig will be very long.
One thing to note is that the article states the limited-edition minifigures will be obtained from drawings Thursday through Saturday so that means there are only three being released this year which is rather odd since there was one every day last year.
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To take a little diversion from the regular news, ThinkGeek has just launched a new product that you might be interested in. If you have lots of books on your shelf, then these new Build on Brick Bookends may just be the thing you need. The set of two bookends have an exterior building surface that are compatible with many construction bricks including LEGO. They also have metal slides for under the books for more stability.
I’ve reviewed ThinkGeek products before including their Build on Brick Mug and the LEGO bricks seems to stay on pretty well. I assume the plates on the bookends will work just as good. You can now order them on their website and the set of two will go for $19.99.
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On the last day of E3, Arthur Parsons did one last interview today with IGN for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers and they showed off an extended demo gameplay of the game. Arthur noted that LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is a “celebration of Avengers” and there will be over 100 new characters that haven’t appeared before in LEGO games including Ulysses Klaw as well as possibly various comic book costumes. There’s not much more information than what we already knew but you can check out the video below.
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Complex has revealed another exclusive LEGO set that will be sold at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, the LEGO Star Wars Mini Dagobah set. It will have 177 pieces and will retail for $39.99 at the LEGO booth #2829.
The set features the iconic scene from The Empire Strikes Back on Dagobah where Yoda was exiled to and was the training grounds for Luke Skywalker. The set has a mini X-wing and Yoda’s hut as well as a mini Luke and Yoda.
One thing that is new at SDCC 2015 is that fans must pick up a ticket at the Pavilion Terrace which is like a raffle. This is definitely a nice change since we don’t have to rush down to the exhibit hall when the doors open. The LEGO Star Wars Dagobah set joins the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Throne of Ultron set as the ones being revealed so far to be sold at SDCC 2015.
Update: Below are the official rules for the LEGO exclusives.
LEGO SDCC Retail Exclusives: Winning ticket required for purchase
You must first enter the drawing by picking up a ticket (see below) and then attendees go to the LEGO booth to redeem their ticket if they have a winning ticket and purchase the set at the LEGO booth. The LEGO booth will be located in Hall D, booth #2829.
Ticket Drawing Location:Pavilion Terrace (Upper level outside Sails Pavilion). Attendees must first enter the main Convention Center entrance from the line at the front of the main building. Entry
There’s finally an official image of the Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010) courtesy of Hoth Bricks. We first heard about this rumored set back in January when I was the first to report this series being a Monsters theme. I also noted that this Monsters series would be available in October which seems to be the case.
In this new official image, which looks to be from a catalog, shows four of the minifigures in Series 14: Rocker Monster, Crazy Witch, Skeleton, and Lady Vampire. Of course these names are not the official names because they were loosely translated from a Czech website. Below is the rumored lineup for the Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010). What do you guys think of them? I feel some of the minifigures have a good potential to be army builders.
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I recently had some time to play more of LEGO Jurassic World and I was able to complete the story mode for The Lost World: Jurassic Park movie part of the game. I made some changes on how I uploaded the videos to YouTube from Twitch. Instead of just doing a long playthrough and uploading in 15 minute increments, I decided to upload the videos by the different scenes in the game. Again this is just the story mode so I haven’t collected everything I’m supposed to yet until I get to the free play mode which I’ll get to sometime in the future.
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If you noticed on the sidebar on the site, Brick Fest Live will be doing a show at the New York Hall of Science starting this weekend until June 28. They will also be debuting their mascot “Stax” for this event. The museum will be giving away several FREE Mini Mascot builds to attendees.
There is a limited Promotional Ambassadorships available. All photos that are shared of the mini-mascot on social media must be posted with the hashtag #brickfestnysci.
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A few weeks ago, I reported that there were some new licenses that were announced for LEGO Dimensions including Ghostbusters and Midway Arcades. At E3, it’s been confirmed that we’ll be getting a Ghostbusters Peter Venkman minifigure with a new hair pieces as well as some arm printing with the No Ghost patch. If you have the LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108), you would know that the minifigures in that set do not have any arm printing so it’s nice to see that the LEGO Dimensions version will have some. We’ll see in the near future if the other Ghostbusters members will also be included in Dimensions as well as the rumored Slimer minifigure.
Also check out IGN’s interview with Jon Katz from WB Interactive Entertainment and Mark Warburton from TT Games to see Peter in action in LEGO Dimensions.
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No Starch Press has a Humble “School’s Out” Book Bundle going for a month that is filled with a lot of their LEGO books as well as some other educational reads. You pay what you want on Humble Bundle but if you reach a certain threshold, you’ll get every book on the list which is a pretty good deal considering that it costs less for every book than by paying for each one separately. The promo ends on July 1st.
Customers who pay any amount receive:
Super Scratch Programming Adventure!: Learn to Program by Making Cool Games
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Earlier today, Disney vice president of of production John Vignocchi did an interview with IGN at E3 and he was asked if Star Wars was ever going to be in LEGO Dimensions and not surprisingly, the answer was an adamant no.
Don’t count on it.
Since Star Wars was announced to be released on Infinity 3.0 yesterday, it was pretty much guaranteed that the theme would not be coming to LEGO Dimensions. Vignocchi notes that “introducing Star Wars to LEGO Dimensions would cannibalize the Disney Infinity business. Good for everyone except Disney Infinity.” I pretty much said the same thing in April when I was speculating on possible LEGO Dimensions themes. Vignocchi also stated that the licensees of Infinity don’t want to mix franchises which is pretty much what LEGO Dimensions is doing.
With the exclusion of Star Wars as a theme for LEGO Dimensions, I really don’t see fans being that disappointed because Dimensions is already filled with many different characters from a lot of themes including some new ones like Portal 2, Wizard of Oz, and Doctor Who.
There have been readers who have asked the same question about Marvel being in LEGO Dimensions and the answer will probably be the same as Star Wars since Disney owns them as well.
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You can now pre-order some of the new LEGO Dimensions expansion packs that were recently revealed but got official images today. There are also descriptions of what is included in the sets. They all have a September 27 release date which is the same day LEGO Dimensions itself launches. This means we don’t have to wait to get that coveted LEGO Chell Portal minifigure.
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A short while ago, TT Games Game Director Arthur Parsons showed off some gameplay footage for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers at E3. The game features the first Avengers movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron, “and more.”
The interview was pretty short but we did get to see some different gameplay footage from the end of the first Avengers movie. The game will begin at the beginning of Avengers: Age of Ultron where they are searching for Loki’s staff. It then segues into the scene in the first Avengers movie where Loki is given the staff. There’s also more content after the Avengers movies including an open-world New York.
There’s also a new team-up combat system called the “Avengers Inititive Moves” where you have certain Avengers team up in various ways for example Hulk interacts with Iron Man or Black Widow with Hawkeye. Every single character will also have a power bar that you can charge up to unleash solo combat special moves or team combo moves. The special moves will take a third off from the fully-powered bar.
The fighting style and costumes for each character is different from movie to movie. All the characters will have new moves and abiliteis. For example, Captain America’s moves from the first Avengers movie will differ from his moves in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Like with the recent LEGO Jurassic World video game, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers will also incorporate actual movie dialog into the game. Arthur also slyly mentions that some of the new MCU characters like Quicksilver will be in … Continue
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expansion packs so we do know that LEGO does have a license to create Ghostbusters products.
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movie to people who had a pre-order for it. It also includes the exclusive Trickster minifigure for you to add to your collection of DC characters. The movie will officially be released tomorrow but if you order today, it’s possible that you might get it tomorrow or at least in two days with Prime shipping.
by Tom Alphin. This book contains 192 pages and retails for $24.95 and it gives you a history lesson about the different architecture styles throughout the world.
is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It retails for $59.99 and will be available on September 1 so I assume that LEGO will be officially revealing the set soon. There’s something interesting about the description. It states “set also includes a booklet about the designer and the animated Pixar movie” so does that mean the movie is included or is the booklet about both the designer and the movie?
by Greyson Beights. The book contains 132 pages and retails for $14.95.
. It only contains 128 pieces but it retails for $19.99 which is fairly high. The contents of the box include two numbered bags, one instruction booklet, and a sticker sheet.
set but in a trans-neon green color.
is $29.99 will be released on January 19, 2016 and it includes the Peter Venkman Minifigure, the Ecto-1, and the Ghost Trap.
won’t be available until March 31, 2016 which gives us some breathing room since there are so many expansions packs coming out for LEGO Dimensions at release. This Fun Pack includes the Stay Puft minifigure and a brick-built Terror Dog.
will also be available on March 31 and it includes the Slimer minifigure and a Slime Shooter.
. The set contains only 110 pieces and retails for $14.99. The contents of the box include three un-numbered bags, an instruction booklet, a small sticker sheet, and a loose 4×10 plate.
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. The set contains 263 pieces and retails for $29.99 which is a decent price for what you get. The contents of the box include three numbered bags, two instruction booklets, and one large sticker sheet.
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. I’ve talked about it a little bit before but we now get to see some preview pages and what we can expect from the book. You can now pre-order the book on 
. The minifigure is pretty much a combination of the Skater minifigure from the Series 1 Collectible Minifigures with a new zombie head and some tattered jeans.
. The book has 232 pages and retails for $24.95 and is scheduled to be released on September 25th. This book includes the latest curated collection of LEGO art showcasing work by artists in the LEGO community. If you remember, there was a 
. That set had 1990 pieces so I’m thinking that the Hoth Echo Base will have around the same number of pieces.
as part of the LEGO Disney Princess theme late last year/early this year. It has been revealed over on 
if that’s your preferred choice.
at retail price and some LEGO Brand Stores may still have some left. I did hear from a source that the Death Star will be gone by the end of the year and it looks like it may be happening sooner than we think. If you have been holding off on picking it up, I suggest you drop what you’re doing and go get it.
is the 12th Doctor minifigure who you can play as in the game and if you die, you can play as all of the previous 
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. If you already have these sets, then you should have no problem putting together the minifigures.
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. The set consists of 324 pieces and retails for $49.99. One of the main complaints I’ve heard about the LEGO Jurassic World sets is because of the prices but keep in mind there are some large molds included in the set on top of it being a licensed theme. The box contains three numbered bags, two individually bagged raptors, two instruction booklets, and a sticker sheet.
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video game and I finished uploading the VODs to YouTube. As part of the gameplay, I try to get the “True Survivor” status for each level and some of the minikits so I don’t have to go back and get it later. This playthrough is for the story mode only and I’ll go back to free play after I finish the Jurassic World part of the game. That part has been delayed a little because I haven’t had time to watch the movie yet so I don’t want any spoilers just yet. I do stream the game on 
. Nanoblock is a clone brand that has a similar design of LEGO bricks in a smaller scale.
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