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LEGO The Simpsons “Brick Like Me” Official Poster

April 28, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons Promo Poster

Fox has released the official promo poster for the The Simpsons LEGO episode “Brick Like Me.” The episode will premiere this Sunday, May 4th on Fox at 8/7c.

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LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Promotion Poster Image

April 27, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Poster

The French LEGO Shop@Home website has posted an image of the FREE promotional poster that will be given away with any LEGO Star Wars purchase, while supplies last. The poster features the iconic lightsaber battle between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in The Empire Strikes Back (see below). Read more about the May the 4th promotions here.

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LEGO Creator Expert Fairground Mixer (10244) Officially Revealed

April 26, 2014 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Creator Expert Fairground Mixer (10244)

LEGO has officially revealed their latest exclusive set, the LEGO Creator Expert Fairground Mixer (10244) at the Sydney Brick Show in Australia. This fairground set is fit neatly into two trucks and is easily opened to show the whole ride and games. The Mixer itself is also Power Functions ready so you can just pop in a motor and let it run. The Fairground Mixer consists of 1746 pieces and will retail for $149.99 and will be available in June. Check out the official press release, designer video, and more images of the set below.

10244 Fairground Mixer

Ages 16+ | 1,746 Pieces

US $149.99 – CA $179.99 – AU $199.99 – DE 129.99€ – UK £119.99 – DK 1,199.00 DKK

*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Climb aboard the LEGO® Fairground Mixer and hold onto your hat!

Unfold the awesome Fairground Mixer, turn the crank and see it come to life! The fair has come to town and children and adults alike can’t wait to try the rides. Buy your ticket from the ticket booth and climb aboard the Mixer. Then try reaching the golden bell on the high striker or hit the target to plunge the dunk tank lady into the water. As evening falls, the swirling Mixer ride glows in the darkness, before being folded down onto its own trailer for transportation to the next town. This magical fairground is packed with wonderful details that will capture everyone’s imagination. Includes 12 minifigures: a juggling man on stilts, dunk

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LEGO Star Wars “May the 4th Be With You” Promotion Details

April 25, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Shop May the 4th Promotion

Earlier today while I was at Philly Brick Fest 2014, I received an email from the LEGO VIP Program and they have given us a sneak peek on what we can expect from the LEGO Star Wars “May the 4th Be WIth You” promotion at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. The promo starts next weekend from May 3-5 and the offers are good while supplies last.

The first promo is the FREE Darth Revan minifigure with purchases of LEGO Star Wars purchases of $75 or more.

The second promo is a FREE poster with any LEGO Star Wars purchase.

Finally, there will be a sale on select LEGO Star Wars items.

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TeeFury T-Shirt Featuring Good Cop/Bad Cop

April 25, 2014 / / 0 Comments

TeeFury T-Shirt Good Cop, Bad Cop, Ugly Cop

TeeFury is back with another LEGO themed t-shirt which features Good Cop/Bad Cop/Scribble-Face Cop from The LEGO Movie. This new shirt pays homage to Clint Eastwood’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. This shirt is now available for $11 and the offer is good for only 24 hours. Get yours today before time runs out.

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Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards aka Rockys

April 25, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - The Rocky Awards Ceremony

Day 2 of Philly Brick Fest 2014 came and went and during the day, judges were walking around evaluating a ton of MOCs in various themes which included best Philly MOC, Space, Bionicle, Military/Historical, Most Creative, Train, Steampunk, Building/Structure. Winners of these respective themes will get a custom Rocky trophy designed by Tyler Clites (Legohaulic). There was even a Stanley the Snail Award for best snail MOC.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - The Rocky Awards Ceremony

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - The Rocky Awards Ceremony

The first award given out was an honorary award given to Chris Edwards who was the first person to register as an AFOL and the first person to display his MOCs.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Honorary Rocky Award

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Honorary Rocky Award

The second award given out during the night was the Stanley the Snail Award given to the best snail MOC out of the whole convention. The winner of this award was Nicki Toizer.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Snail

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Snail

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Snail

The second Rocky that was given out was to the best MOC which represented Philly. This award was also given to Nicki Toizer for her Cheesesteak w/ Fries.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Philly

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Philly

The next award was for best Space themed MOC. The winner was Jim Rhoades for Comet Empire.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Space

After that, we had the best Bionicle set which went to Joshua Kunicki for his Flagious MOC.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Bionicle

Up next was the best Military/Historical MOC and the winner was Todd Michels for his Tank vs Helicopter display.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Military/Historical

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Best Military/Historical

The next award that was up for grabs was the Most Creative MOC which went to Richard Chow/BrickFormula for his LEGO Sorter. You can check out how it works here.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 The Rocky Awards Ceremony - Most Creative

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Philly Brick Fest 2014 LEGO Event Kit Ben’s Discovery (PBF001) Review

April 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Philly Brick Fest 2014 Ben's Discovery (PBF001)

Today was the first day of AFOL & Exhibitor registration for Philly Brick Fest 2014 and inside my goodie bag was an exclusive LEGO event kit for particular registrants, Ben’s Discovery (PBF001). This minifigure is one of Philadelphia’s finest residents and his work in proving that lightning is electricity, Benjamin Franklin.

He is created from Bilbo Baggins’ torso and Shakespeare’s hair piece. There is also his kite and the key that is attached to the string. He is housed in a clear standard baseball card case. Overall, Ben Franklin is a pretty cool and exclusive minifigure to add to my LEGO collection.

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The Simpsons LEGO Episode “Brick Like Me” Commercial

April 23, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO The Simpsons Commercial

Fox’s Animation Domination has released a commercial the next episode of The Simpsons and at the end of the video, it features a teaser of The Simpsons LEGO episode, “Brick Like Me.” We can now see the animation style for the characters and objects. Check out the commercial below. Thanks to Rob for the heads up.

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Flashback Shredder Free for UK Customers

April 23, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Flashback Shredder Minifigure Polybag

Earlier today, there was a report by Brickset that there will be a FREE promotional LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Flashback Shredder (5002127) minifigure polybag available for UK LEGO Brand Stores and UK Shop@Home from May 16-31 with purchases of £25 or more. This minifigure will probably be available in US later this year.

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LEGO CUUSOO to be Replaced with LEGO Ideas

April 23, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO CUUSOO has just posted a message stating that LEGO CUUSOO beta will be ending and will be replaced with a new site called LEGO Ideas. Effective April 30th, 2014, everything that was related to LEGO CUUSOO will be migrated to LEGO Ideas. With the launch of LEGO Ideas, there will be some updated terms and conditions.

1. All projects will have one (1) year to reach 10,000 supporters. Existing projects will have until May 1st, 2015 to get the required number of supporters and will keep their existing supporters. Any projects submitted after April 30th will have one year from the publish date to reach 10,000 supporters. Projects that don’t get 10k within the year will expire and will no longer accept supporters. You may be able to resubmit the project but you will start with zero supporters.

2. If you are between 13-18 years old, you may now create and submit projects but if you reach 10k, you will need a written permission from a parent or legal guardian before your project will be considered for the Review Stage.

The current LEGO CUUSOO site will be redirected to LEGO Ideas for 6 months so during that time, everything will be automatically redirected. After November 1, 2014, all links going to LEGO CUUSOO will stop redirecting so you have to update your links.

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More Images from The Simpsons LEGO Episode “Brick Like Me”

April 22, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The Simpsons LEGO Episode "Brick Like Me"

There are some new images from The Simpsons LEGO 550th episode, “Brick Like Me.” From the images, the episode combines various types animations including the regular one that you would see in a typical Simpsons episode, LEGO animation, as well as a combination of both. Part of the main plot may revolve around a set called Perky Patty’s Princess Shop that Homer purchased for Lisa. Brick Like Me will be shown on May 4th on Fox.

The Simpsons LEGO Episode "Brick Like Me"

The Simpsons LEGO Episode "Brick Like Me"

The Simpsons LEGO Episode "Brick Like Me"

The Simpsons LEGO Episode "Brick Like Me"

The Simpsons LEGO Episode "Brick Like Me"

The Simpsons LEGO Episode "Brick Like Me"

The Simpsons LEGO Episode "Brick Like Me"

**Via Eurobricks via /Film.**

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LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain (21020) Official Images

April 22, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain (21020)

Amazon.co.uk continues to give us images of the 2014 summer LEGO sets and this one gives us the LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain (21020).

Construct a detailed LEGO brick model of the world-famous Trevi Fountain, the largest fountain in Rome. Designed by Nicola Salvi, the ‘Fontana di Trevi’ took 30 years to build and was completed by his friend – the sculptor, Pietro Bracci – in 1762, 11 years after Salvi’s death. This stunning Baroque monument carved from Travertine stone has been the backdrop for many classic movies, including Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita. And, today, over 250 years later, the 49-meter-wide fountain still draws thousands of visitors to the small Trevi square.

  • Interpretation of real-world architectural landmark, the Trevi Fountain
  • Booklet included with details on the design, architecture and history of the fountain
  • Measures 5″ (14cm) tall, 7″ (20cm) wide and 5″ (14cm) deep
  • Collect the entire LEGO Architecture Landmark and Architect Series sets
  • The LEGO Architecture product line is about celebrating the world of architecture

LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain (21020)

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LEGO Friends Summer 2014 Official Images

April 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Fans of the LEGO Friends line also get the chance to see the official images of the summer 2014 sets courtesy of Amazon.co.uk.

First Aid Jungle Bike (41032)

Ride through the jungle on the First Aid Jungle Bike and look out for animals that need your help. There’s a monkey in distress, trapped in a cave by a heavy rockfall! Use the shovel to clear the fallen rocks and check the monkey with Emma’s medic bag before you help it find a banana to eat. Then use the walkie-talkie to radio home about your rescue mission. Includes Emma mini-doll figure and a monkey.

LEGO Friends First Aid Jungle Bike (41032)

LEGO Friends First Aid Jungle Bike (41032)

Jungle Falls Rescue (41033)

Help the tiger in trouble at the beautiful but powerful Jungle Falls! Rush to the riverside and find the tiger stranded in rough waters. Wade in and help Olivia build a dam to stop the waterfall before pulling the tiger to safety. Then head up to the cliff-top hut to cool down with a drink and some fresh fruit salad in the company of the friendly chameleon. Later you can explore the jungle caves together. Who knows what treasures you will find! Includes Olivia mini-doll figure, a tiger cub and a chameleon.

LEGO Friends Jungle Falls Rescue (41033)

LEGO Friends Jungle Falls Rescue (41033)

Summer Caravan (41034)

Head off on a summer camping trip with the LEGO Friends! Olivia and Joanna have a brand new car and caravan and are looking for the perfect spot outside Heartlake City to set up camp in the sunshine. Help them prepare a delicious lunch on the camping stove and sit down to eat at

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LEGO City Arctic Summer 2014 Official Images

April 22, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Amazon.co.uk has listed the new LEGO City summer 2014 Arctic sets for pre-order. This sub-theme makes its return this year after last being released in 2000.

Arctic Snowmobile (60032) – 44 pcs – $6.99

Search for the secrets of the ice with the super-cool LEGO City Arctic Snowmobile! Venture out into freezing polar conditions with the explorer in his specialist Arctic gear. Crack open the huge ice block with the axe to reveal the mysterious crystal inside. Use the walkie-talkie to report your discovery, then load the ice and crystal onto the sled and return to base camp to conduct more tests. Includes an Arctic explorer minifigure with assorted accessories.

LEGO City Arctic Snowmobile (60032)

LEGO City Arctic Snowmobile (60032)

Arctic Ice Crawler (60033) – 113 pcs – $14.99

Reach the remotest destinations with the LEGO City Arctic Ice Crawler! This super-robust utility vehicle has multiple lights and tracks to cope with icy terrain, plus a radar and antenna to maintain contact with the support team. Help the Arctic explorer to uncover the secrets of the ice with the pickaxe and circular saw. Lift exciting discoveries safely onto the truck using its powerful rotating crane and drive back to base camp. Includes an Arctic explorer minifigure with assorted accessories.

LEGO City Arctic Ice Crawler (60033)

LEGO City Arctic Ice Crawler (60033)

Arctic Helicrane (60034) – 262 pcs – $39.99

Provide aerial back-up for an expedition of discovery with the cool LEGO City Arctic Helicrane! Head out into the wild with the Arctic explorer on a husky sled equipped with a camera, light and radar screen. Scan the huge ice block for hidden crystals frozen inside and then

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LEGO City & Creator Summer 2014 Official Images

April 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO City High-speed Passenger Train (60051)

Continuing with the reveals of the summer 2014 official images of various LEGO sets, Amazon.co.uk is back with images the LEGO City and LEGO Creator themes.

Train Station (60050) – 423 pcs – $64.99

Take a taxi to the busy LEGO City Train Station, a place that never sleeps! On arrival, go up the stairs and through the opening doors. Check the time on the large clock hanging from the roof and the map of train services by the ATM. While you wait for your train, browse around the shop selling LEGO City products. Feeling hungry? Head to the kiosk and order a croissant or pizza and a drink from the menu signs hanging above the desk. Then take a seat on the clean platform, enjoy your snack and relax. Includes 5 minifigures: conductor, chef, taxi driver and 2 travelers.

LEGO City Train Station (60050)

LEGO City Train Station (60050)

High-speed Passenger Train (60051) – 610 pcs – $149.99

Travel around the city in no time with the motorized LEGO City High-speed Passenger Train! Operate the 8-channel, 7-speed infrared remote control to power around the curved tracks at top speed. This streamlined, super-efficient train has a high-speed front profile and electricity contact points on top. Lift off the roof of the front car to place the driver inside at the cool dashboard and open the passenger cars to access the seats and tables. Wait for the train with the traveler at the way station, and pedal safely across the crossing with the cyclist once the train has gone past. Includes 3 minifigures: train driver, traveler and

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LEGO Ninjago Summer 2014 Official Images

April 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Penkid11 on Eurobricks has posted images of the two LEGO Ninjago summer 2014 sets which come from Amazon.co.uk and are available for pre-order.

X-1 Ninja Charger (70727) – 426 pcs – $39.99

Kai’s X-1 Ninja Charger is an awesome 2-in-1 vehicle! Set off in hot pursuit of the Nindroids who have stolen Kai’s Techno-Blade. Aim the flick missiles at the Nindroid disc flyer and steer clear of its saw blades. Rotate the engine bay and fire the dual shooter to target the jet-packing Nindroid hovering above. Open up the hood, activate the built-in interceptor bike and accelerate to retrieve that valuable Techno-Blade! Includes 3 minifigures with weapons: Kai and 2 Nindroids.

LEGO Ninjago X-1 Ninja Charger (70727)

LEGO Ninjago X-1 Ninja Charger (70727)

Battle for Ninjago City (70728) – 1223 pcs – $119.99

The huge evil OverLord has powered up and is threatening to take over New Ninjago City. Help the Ninjas to defend the Ninjago temple using its awesome array of hidden features. Plan your strategy in the control room and activate the catapult stairs to send intruding Nindroids flying. Evade laser-cannon fire from OverLord and retaliate by triggering the tower’s dual catapult and hidden disc shooter. Zoom down the zip line from the roof with Lloyd, spin the rotating walls to reveal hidden weapons, and glide into battle with Jay. Outsmart those Nindroid invaders and lock them up in the prison! Includes 8 minifigures with assorted weapons and accessories: Jay, Lloyd, Zane, Nya, OverLord and 3 Nindroids.

LEGO Ninjago Ninjago Battle for City (70728)

LEGO Ninjago Ninjago Battle for City (70728)

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LEGO Legends of Chima Summer 2014 Official Images

April 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Penkid11 over on Eurobricks has posted the official high quality images of the LEGO Legends of Chima summer 2014 sets. In addition, Vagrant has posted images of the Ultrabuild figures as well. These images come from Amazon.co.uk and area available for pre-order.

Vardy Ice Vulture Glider (70141) – 217 pcs – $19.99

Evil Vardy has stolen the CHI and is escaping in his super-cool Ice Vulture Glider! Strap Lundor into his weapon station and fight ice with fire using his smoking-hot armory. Watch out for the glider’s huge wings and ice-blue claws and evade the dual flick missiles fired from either flank. But beware – just when you think you’ve got Vardy trapped, he could detach his flyer and speed away with the precious CHI! Includes 2 minifigures with assorted weapons: Vardy and Lundor.

LEGO Legends of Chima Vardy Ice Vulture Glider (70141)

LEGO Legends of Chima Vardy Ice Vulture Glider (70141)

Eris Fire Eagle Flyer (70142) – 330 pcs – $29.99

Lagravis has been imprisoned in an ice cage by cold-blooded villain Strainor who has taken his CHI. Zoom to the rescue with Eris on her magnificent Fire Eagle Flyer. Place Eris at the controls and launch into the sky. Then enter fire CHI power mode to speed high above the Kingdom of Chima. When Strainor is in your sights, fire the missiles to send him scurrying for cover and free your tribal ally. Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: Eris, Lagravis and Strainor.

LEGO Legends of Chima Eris Fire Eagle Flyer (70142)

LEGO Legends of Chima Eris Fire Eagle Flyer (70142)

Sir Fangar’s Sabre-tooth Walker (70143) – 415 pcs – $39.99

Gorzan is trapped in the ice cage and must escape with the CHI before Sir Fangar can catch up

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The LEGO Movie Themed T-shirt This Saturday on TeeFury

April 21, 2014 / / 0 Comments

TeeFury T-Shirt Good Cop, Bad Cop, Ugly Cop

TeeFury.com will be having another The LEGO Movie themed t-shirt on sale this Saturday, 4/26. It features Good Cop/Bad Cop/Scribble-Face Cop paying homage to Clint Eastwood’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. T-shirts from TeeFury start at $11 and the design lasts for 24 hours.

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Bricks By The Bay 2014 Convention Announces Brickfilm Festival

April 21, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The team over at Bricks by the Bay have sent out a press release to announce a new addition to the convention, a Brickfilm Festival. LEGO fans are now able to submit their own brickfilms for a chance to win a brick-built trophy and a LEGO set. One of the judges will be none other than award winning brickfilmer and the founder of Paganomation, Dave Pagano. Not only will Dave be a judge, he will also be the keynote speaker as well. Read more about the Brickfilm Festival below:

Bricks by the Bay 2014 Convention Announces Brickfilm Festival

BRICKS BY THE BAY convention August 7-10, 2014

Northern California-April 2014:

This year, Bricks by the Bay is holding its first Bricks by the Bay Brickfilm Festival.

Brickfilmers from around the world are encouraged to submit films with the convention theme of “Fun & Games” as well as their best work of the prior year. Filmmakers need not be convention attendees to enter the festival.

A Brickfilm is a film made using LEGO bricks, usually created with stop-motion animation techniques, although they may also include CGI, traditional animation, or live action elements.

Winners in the following categories will be announced August 9, 2014 during the Bricks by the Bay Convention and will receive a brick-built trophy and a LEGO set:

Best Film
Best Film in the convention theme of “Fun & Games”
Best Story
Best Technical Achievement
Young Filmmaker Award (12 and under)
Special “Sweatbox” award to the best Film by a convention attendee

Winning entries will

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LEGO Marshmallow Peeps

April 20, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Lego Bunny Peeps

Today is Easter Sunday and fans in the LEGO community have gotten into the Easter spirit including Sean and Steph Mayo (Siercon and Coral). They have created a LEGO version of the Marshmallow Peeps as their Iron Builder entry using the yellow sloped curve piece.

Legohaulic has also created a box of Peeps using the same yellow 1×2 curved slope and one of the chicks even has its head bitten off. These two entries are very cool especially considering today is Easter and the entries are very well-timed.

What Up Peeps?

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New LEGO Minecraft Sets Listed on Brickshop.nl

April 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Brickshop.nl now has listed 6 more LEGO Minecraft sets on their website and these could be the minifigure scale sets that will be coming out later this year. There are no other details besides the set name and numbers.

The Cave (21113) – € 19.95
The Fram (Farm?) (21114) – € 29.95
The First Night (21115) – € 39.95
Creative Box (21116) – € 54.95
The Ender Dragon (21117) – € 69.95
The Mine (21118) – € 99.95

**Via Brickset**

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LEGO May 2014 Building Events

April 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Toys R Us LEGO Star Wars Building Event

LEGO Club has published a couple of new free LEGO building events that will be happening early next month. First up is a “Build your own Star Wars Starfighter” event at all Toys R Us stores on May 3rd from 12-2pm. Kids ages 5 and up will be able to build a LEGO Star Wars Mini TIE Fighter and a Mini X-Wing, similar to the one you would get in an advent calendar.

The other building event is the LEGO Store Monthly Mini Model Build. For May, you can make a cute little dragon that breathes fire. Like with every monthly mini build, the event starts at 5pm but families usually line up for it way earlier than that. Quantities are limited and are available while supplies last.

LEGO Store Monthly Mini Model Build

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Star Wars Insider Issue #150 LEGO Covers

April 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Star Wars Insider #150 LEGO Issue

A few days ago, StarWars.com has revealed the covers for Star Wars Insider issue #150. The newsstands will have the Han Solo and Clone Troopers variants and comic book stores will feature a Diamond exclusive Obi-Wan Kenobi. This issue will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars theme and will take a look back at the line as well as the new animiated series on Disney XD, Star Wars Rebels. Issue #150 of Star Wars Insider will be available on June 10th

Thank you to the few of you who emailed in about it from Brickset as well as over on Brick Fanatics.

Star Wars Insider #150 LEGO Issue

Star Wars Insider #150 LEGO Issue

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Philly Brick Fest Only A Week Away

April 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Philly Brick Fest 2014

Philly Brick Fest is only a week away and I’m happy to announce that I will be attending the convention and covering the event. This will be my very first LEGO event that I will be attending and I’m very excited that I can be a part of it. The convention will be held at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and opens at 10am until 5pm. If you’re in the area and you’re a LEGO fan, I highly recommend you attend it. Although you can’t buy any more tickets online, they will be available at the door. Hope to see you all there!

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More Images from The Simpsons LEGO Episode “Brick Like Me”

April 17, 2014 / / 5 Comments

There are now a few more images of The Simpsons LEGO episode “Brick Like Me” that come directly from the physical copy of TV Guide. We can now see more characters from the show including the whole family as well as Principal Skinner and Nelson Muntz. These images are in addition to the ones we seen on the cover and from Entertainment Weekly. Thanks to Bill Kuchman from Popculturology for the heads up.

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Ghostbusters Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Project on LEGO CUUSOO

April 17, 2014 / / 3 Comments

Brent Waller whose idea of the latest LEGO CUUSOO set to be released, the Ghostbusters Ecto-1, is back with another project on CUUSOO. He has listed another Ghostbusters themed project, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. As you may know, Mr. Stay Puft was chosen as the Gozer’s Destructor Form when Ray Stantz let an image of it “just pop in there.”

Brent’s version of Mr. Stay Puft stands over 34cm (13 inches) tall and has fully articulated head, arms, hands, legs, and feet. I am astonished beyond the capacity for rational thought of this project and if you have the same feeling, be sure to support the project as well. Stay tuned as Brent has given a teaser for some minifigures to be included in the future. Can you guess who they are?

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The Simpsons LEGO Episode Interview on Entertainment Weekly

April 16, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons "Brick Like Me"

Entertainment Weekly has released another image from the The Simpsons LEGO episode, “Brick Like Me.” They have done a Q&A with Simpsons co-executive producer Brian Kelley and executive producer Matt Selman and some interesting details came out from the interview including the producers have been wanting to make the May 4th episode since early 2012. They also talked more about the plot and LEGO’s investment in the episode. It was mentioned that LEGO helped pay for the episode and had some input as well. Head over to EW to read more about the interview.

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The LEGO Movie Experience at LEGOLAND California

April 16, 2014 / / 1 Comment

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Last month, I attended Star Wars Days 2014 at LEGOLAND California and while I was there, I also checked out the recently opened The LEGO Movie Experience. The LEGO Movie is now out worldwide but if you still haven’t seen the movie yet, there will be some spoilers after this point. You have been warned.

The LEGO Movie Experience is a replica of the basement area of “The Man Upstairs” which is shown at the end of the film. The area is filled with sets that were actually used in the movie including the different worlds in the movie such as Bricksburg, The Old West, Cloud Cuckoo Land, Middle Zealand, and the Octan Tower. Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816) is also displayed in the space area of the basement. You can even see some nods to AFOLs such as Bruce Lowell’s donut and rubber duck. Check out images of The LEGO Movie Experience and if you’re in the San Diego area, head over to LEGOLAND and check it out in person. Pictures don’t show the place justice.

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Another Image of The Simpsons LEGO Episode “Brick Like Me”

April 15, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO The Simpsons Brick Like Me

Yesterday, we saw the first image of The Simpsons LEGO 550th episode, “Brick Like Me,” premiering on Fox May 4th. Today, on The Simpsons Facebook Page, there is a new image of from the episode which again shows Marge with a different face, most likely used for animation purposes. You also get to see the Springfield County Court House with their slogan “Liberty and Justice For Most” as well as other various buildings in the background. Read more about the episode over on TV Guide. Now we just have to wait for a commercial for the episode.

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LEGO CUUSOO Exo Suit Logo and Release Date Revealed

April 15, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO CUUSOO Exo Suit Logo

Back in January of last year the Exo Suit project by Peter Reid on LEGO CUUSOO hit 10,000 supporters and after the review stage, it was announced in October that it would become an official LEGO set. The LEGO designers have been hard at work and today, they have revealed the logo for the set as well as the release date of August 2014 courtesy of New Elementary. The AFOL team that was assembled to help plan and market the set along with LEGO employees consists of Peter Reid, Tim Goddard, Andrew Hamilton, Jeremy Williams, Drew Maughan, Tim Johnson, Julie Greig, Yvonne Doyle, and Ian Greig.

The team went on a two day workshop in Stansted, UK back in January and March to discuss how the set would be presented. Andrew Hamilton has built a model of what the meetings looked like below. Read more on what happened during the meetings over on New Elementary. I can’t wait to see the final product in the next few months!

Designing the Exo-Suit

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Final Day for LEGO Shop Double VIP Points

April 15, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Just a friendly reminder, today is the last day for Double VIP Points for your purchases from LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. You’ll be able earn $5 for every $50 you spend on every purchase. If you’ve been holding off on your big LEGO purchases such as the recently released The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) or The Simpsons House (71006), now is the best time to get them.

There will probably be another one of these days later on this year as well. Be sure you’re signed up to be a VIP member when you purchase from LEGO because you may be able to get in on rare Triple VIP Points like last year. We’ll let you know when the next double points are available so you can plan your purchases.

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LEGO The Simpsons TV Guide Cover

April 14, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons TV Guide

TV Guide has released an image of next week’s double issue of their listings and on the cover features Marge Simpson as a LEGO minifigure but with a totally different face. Hopefully, the faces won’t be like that in the show.

The episode called “Brick Like Me” is the show’s 550th episode in which the characters are in LEGO form. The plot is Homer waking up in a world where everything is made of LEGO bricks and he as to go on an adventure to “put together” how he got there and to figure out how to get home. The episode airs on May 4th.

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Mixels Series 2 Official Images

April 14, 2014 / / 0 Comments

We’ve already seen images of the characters of Series 2 of the LEGO Mixels at the 2014 New York Toy Fair but Amazon Japan now has the official images of the characters from this wave. There are images of these characters in the back of the current instruction booklets but we now get to see clearer images of them.

Series 2 features three new tribes: the Frosticons (blue), the Fang Gang (brown), and the Flexers (orange). The Frosticons hail from the frozen crystalline shells of dead volcanoes and consists of Slumbo (41509), Lunk (41510), and Flurr (41511).

The Fang Gang live on a farm where they grow food to satisfy their massive appetites. This tribe has Chomly (41512), Gobba (41513), and Jawg (41514).

Finally, the Flexers live in the Rubberlands, defending their land from the Nixels. The three members of this tribe includes Kraw (41515), Tentro (41516), and Balk (41517).

These wildly popular figures will be available in June and will go for $4.99 each.

LEGO Mixels Series 2 Slumbo (41509) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Slumbo (41509) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Lunk (41510) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Lunk (41510) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Flurr (41511) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Flurr (41511)

LEGO Mixels Series 2 Chomly (41512) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Chomly (41512) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Gobba (41513) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Gobba (41513) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Jawg (41514) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Jawg (41514)

LEGO Mixels Series 2 Kraw (41515) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Kraw (41515) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Tentro (41516) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Tentro (41516) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Balk (41517) LEGO Mixels Series 2 Balk (41517)

**Via Brickset**

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LEGO The Simpsons Series Minifigures (71005) Feel Guide

April 13, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons Series Collectible Minifigures (71005)

There have been reports that the LEGO The Simpsons Series Minifigures (71005) are starting to hit shelves early at various retailers such as Walmart and now Toys R Us. The official release date for the minifigures is still two weeks away on May 1st. In preparation for the release, a reader who is also a fellow member of SandLUG has found some at LEGOLAND and provided a feel guide for the minifigures. Since feeling for the heads may be somewhat difficult, luckily the characters also have accessory pieces that can help out in identifying them. Thank you to Charlie for the guide.

1. Homer
Feel for 1×2 tile remote control and 1×1 round stud donut piece

2. Bart
Feel for the two wheels (they bend) and the skateboard deck.

3. Marge
Feel for her hair – it’s long and bulky. To make sure, feel for her purse.

4. Lisa
Feel for her saxophone.

5. Maggie
Feel for her teddy-bear.

6. Grampa
Feel for 2×2 square tile and a cone-ish head. He is one of two minifigures that have the tile with movable legs. Don’t get him confused with Marge.

7. Ned Flanders
Feel for his toolbox and cup with handle.

8. Krusty the Clown
Feel for his cream-pie. His hair feels like two handles of a
jackhammer.

9. Milhouse van Houten
Feel for 2×2 square tile and kid legs. His head is bulkier than Ralph’s. Feel for his big nose if you’re unsure.

10. Ralph Wiggum
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Awesome LEGO Ship MOC with Realistic Sail Rigging

April 13, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Pinnacle

The past few days, we’ve been doing a few posts featuring LEGO ships from the Thousand Sunny from One Piece to the contest that ReBrick is hold to name a new LEGO Pirate ship that will be released early next year. Mr. Townsend over on Eurobricks has posted his creation, the 14 gun brig called the Pinnacle. It has taken him over one and half years to build and consists of about 3200 bricks. What’s cool about it is the custom sails that he has created using painting canvas dyed with tea. The amount of detail the yarn used to rig the sails is amazing. Check out more images of the Pinnacle below.

Pinnacle

Pinnacle

Pinnacle

Pinnacle

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LEGO WildStar Rocket House at PAX East 2014

April 11, 2014 / / 0 Comments

PAX East 2014 is happening right now in Boston and if you’re lucky enough to attend, make sure to visit the WildStar booths there. Our good friend Mariann Asanuma from Model Building Secrets is there and she is showing off a build that she has created for Carbine Studios. Mariann was commissioned to create a 50,000 piece LEGO Rocket House designed straight from the game and it is currently displayed in the main lobby. After the show, it will be dontated to Child’s Play along with $10,000. There is also a smaller version of the Rocket House that will be given away to someone who pre-orders WildStar while at the convention. Check out the images of Mariann’s builds below. I’ll add more when they are available.

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Upcoming LEGO Set Details: MINI Cooper, Santa’s Workshop, Carnival

April 11, 2014 / / 3 Comments

There is some news coming out of Dutch retailer Speelgoedn1.nl of some new LEGO sets coming out later this year. The first set is the MINI Cooper MK VII (10242) which we teased about last year. Some details of the set is that it is green and white with racing stripes. The roof is removable and you can see a beige interior with details such as the gearbox and handbrake. The site also mentions that there are also fog lamps. The MINI Cooper is the third vehicle set that is not tied into a particular theme following the Volkswagen Beetle (10187) and the Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (10220). It is possible that the MINI Cooper will be available on May 15th as the early VIP exclusive set.

The next set that is mentioned to be released this year is Santa’s Workshop (10245). LEGO will be continuing the Seasonal theme again to add to your Winter Village. This set will have six minifigures: Santa, Mrs. Claus, and four elves.

The final set that is revealed is the Carnival set (10244) which will fit into the Modular theme. Some details of the set includes a glow in the dark feature and has a whopping 12 minifigures including a juggler on stilts, a man dizzy from the ride, two boys, two girls, and more.

Are you guys excited to hear about these new sets that will be coming out later this year?

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LEGO One Piece Thousand Sunny MOC

April 10, 2014 / / 0 Comments

If you’re into anime shows, then you probably recognize the featured picture above. A builder by the username xinleiming has created a LEGO MOC of the Thousand Sunny from the One Piece series which is one of my favorite mangas/anime. This is the current ship of the Straw Hat Pirates who are led by the protagonist of the series, Monkey D. Luffy. As you can see, the build implements many of the details from the original ship including the lion figurehead at the bow. The amount of details this MOC has is amazing and I wouldn’t mind having one for myself. Check out more images of the Thousand Sunny here.

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New The LEGO Movie Themed T-Shirts Now Available at TeeFury

April 9, 2014 / / 1 Comment

TeeFury Thursday T-shirts

The cool The LEGO Movie themed t-shirts that we previewed a few days ago are now available on TeeFury.com. One of the shirts features Unikitty as Grumpy Kitty (Grumpy Cat) with the tagline “Nothing is Awesome.” The other t-shirt features Benny and the 1980-Something Space Program with the tagline “We can build a spaceship.” These two shirts will only be available for 24 hours so get one before they are gone. By using our links above, you’ll be supporting our site.

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LEGO DUPLO Super Heroes Official Images

April 9, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO DUPLO Super Heroes Superman Rescue (10543)

There are some new images of the LEGO DUPLO Super Heroes sets that are to be released this summer. The Super Heroes sub-theme is new to DUPLO and introduces younger children who are new to LEGO to various super heroes and villains in the DC Comics Universe. Check out the images and set descriptions below.

Superman Rescue (10543)

Fly to the rescue and save the day with Superman! Help him stop the car from crashing into the water hydrant, then head back to work at the Daily Planet office. Young children will love creating adventures with Superman. Encourage basic building skills with the easy-to-build office and brightly colored LEGO DUPLO bricks. Includes a LEGO DUPLO Superman figure.

LEGO DUPLO Super Heroes Superman Rescue (10543)

The Joker Challenge(10544)

Catch The Joker before he causes more chaos! Help Batman speed to the scene in his Batmobile, then use the Batarang to stop The Joker and his out-of-control radar. Young children will love building exciting scenes with the large, brightly colored bricks and helping Batman to save the day, time and time again. Includes LEGO DUPLO Batman and The Joker figures.

LEGO DUPLO Super Heroes The Joker Challenge (10544)

LEGO DUPLO Super Heroes The Joker Challenge (10544)

Batcave Adventure (10545)

Enter the Batcave and get ready for some exciting adventures! Park the Batwing and get to work with all of the amazing Batman gadgets, but watch out – Catwoman is sneaking about! Help Batman quickly down the slide to capture her. Your child will develop creativity and building skills with this iconic, easy-to-build set featuring lots of extra bricks for extended play. Fire the imagination with endless super hero role play opportunities.

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LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Promo Artwork

April 9, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

LEGO has released some new artwork for the LEGO The Hobbit Video Game which is now available on all major consoles. These images prominently shows off Smaug who plays a pivitol part in the Hobbit Trilogy. As mentioned in our report from the 2014 London Toy Fair, Smaug will have a similar size to the dragon in the LEGO Castle Dragon Mountain (70403) set. Click through the images to download a high quality version to use as wallpapers.

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

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LEGO Pick-A-Brick Wall Changes

April 8, 2014 / / 14 Comments

New Pick-A-Brick

If you have been to a LEGO Brand Store recently, you might have seen some new changes to the Pick-A-Brick wall. For people who frequent the wall, you may have noticed that the price per cup has been raised $1.00 from its previous price. The smaller cups are now $8.99 each and the larger ones are $15.99. Another change is that the wall will have certain brick elements that are the same for every Brand Store and will be rotated simutaneously throughout the year. These elements will give kids some inspiration of what they can build and the labels suggest what they could go well with such as LEGO City or Star Wars.

For people who buy in bulk of the elements at the store, the prices for the cases has also gone up from the usual $75 to $100 price tag now. Even with the price increase, the cases are still a pretty good value if you need a lot of a certain element. How do you guys feel about these changes to the PAB Wall? Let us know in the comments below.

Shout out to Genevieve who does a great job in keeping our wall filled with cool and interesting pieces.

New Pick-A-Brick

New Pick-A-Brick

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The LEGO Movie Themed Community Window at Fashion Valley LEGO Store

April 8, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Community Window

The Community Window at my local LEGO Store in San Diego (Fashion Valley) has been changed out and the new model is The LEGO Movie themed. It was created by Tommy who is a fellow member of SandLUG. The build is actually an interactive model where he has placed 12 Emmet minifigures throughout the whole model. The store even has a cool little contest where they are giving away the remaining Benny posters they have to children who can find all 12 Emmets. If you’re in the area, stop by the store and check out Tommy’s model and see if you can find all 12 “hidden” Emmets. Technically, I found 14 mentions of him but who’s counting 😉

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Community Window

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Community Window

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Community Window

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Community Window

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Community Window

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Community Window

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LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Launch Trailer

April 8, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

Today, is the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug on Blu-Ray and The LEGO The Hobbit Video Game is also available. WB Games has released the launch trailer for the game which features gameplay from the first two films of the Hobbit trilogy, An Unexpected Journey and The Desolation of Smaug. There will also be a DLC released in the future for There and Back Again but there’s no details of that just yet. If you pre-ordered the game from Gamestop, then you would’ve gotten the Good Morning Bilbo Baggins minifigure polybag.

As mentioned before, the Blu-Ray with the Legolas Greenleaf (30215) polybag is also available today and it is on sale at Target for $22.99 which is $5 off the retail price. This offer is valid only for this week.

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Two New TeeFury T-Shirts Coming Out This Week

April 7, 2014 / / 1 Comment

TeeFury Thursday T-shirts

TeeFury will be having another LEGO themed t-shirt sale this Thursday, April 10th. Featured on one of the shirts this week is Unikitty as Grumpy Kitty with the tagline “Nothing is Awesome.” The other shirt of the day features Benny and the 1980-Something Space Program with the tagline “We can build a spaceship.” Overall, another two cool t-shirts will be coming out this week.

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LEGO Lost World Zoo Exhibit by Bright Bricks

April 7, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The folks over at Bright Bricks has been hard at work creating some animals for LEGO Lost World Zoo exhibit at the Milestones Living History Museum in Hampshire, UK. They have filled the exhibit with creations of animals from the past including dodo birds, dragonflies, a woolly mammoth, and the sabre-toothed tiger seen above. This masterpiece consists of around 120,000 LEGO bricks and is about 1.4m high and 2.4m long. Below is a timelapse video of the tiger being built by UK’s only LEGO Certified Professional. The exhibit runs until April 27th so if you’re in the area, drop by to check out the exhibit and all the creations Bright Bricks has done.

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New LEGO Pirate Ship Coming in the Future?

April 7, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Starting today, ReBrick will be having a contest to name a new LEGO Pirate ship. The contest will run until Sunday, April 13th and the winning name has the opportunity to be the name of a LEGO pirate ship as well as one of the new LEGO Pirate ship sets that is signed by the designer.

Does this mean that we will be getting a new LEGO Pirates theme with new ships in the future? From the looks of the contest, it seems that there may be one in the future especially with the “one of the new LEGO pirate ship sets” wording. What are your thoughts on this contest of naming a new ship and us potentially getting a new Pirate ship or even a fleet of them?

**Via Eurobricks**

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More Hi-Res Official Images of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Summer Sets

April 6, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Starblaster Showdown (76019)

A couple of days ago, we reportedreported on some new official images of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Guardians of the Galaxy sets as well as the X-Men set. There are now a few more high-res images of the sets.

Starblaster Showdown (76019)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Starblaster Showdown (76019)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Starblaster Showdown (76019)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Starblaster Showdown (76019)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Starblaster Showdown (76019)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Starblaster Showdown (76019)

Knowhere Escape Mission (76020)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Knowhere Escape Mission (76020)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Knowhere Escape Mission (76020)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Knowhere Escape Mission (76020)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Knowhere Escape Mission (76020)

The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

X-Men vs. The Sentinel (76022)

LEGO Marvel X-Men vs. The Sentinel (76022)

LEGO Marvel X-Men vs. The Sentinel (76022)

LEGO Marvel X-Men vs. The Sentinel (76022)

LEGO Marvel X-Men vs. The Sentinel (76022)

LEGO Marvel X-Men vs. The Sentinel (76022)

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LEGO CUUSOO Doctor Who and Companions Achieves 10,000 Supporters

April 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The Doctor Who and Companions project by Andrew Clark has achieved 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO and becomes the latest set to reach the first review stage of the year. It also becomes the second Doctor Who project to reach the review stage ever since LEGO started allowing these projects to be submitted with the first project being GlenBricker’s version. This version features the TARDIS and it is able to open up to show the inside Console. It also includes a Dalek and proposes a few versions of the Doctor and Companions.

With this new Doctor Who project also reaching the required number of supporters, we can see that the fan base is definitely is there and fans of the TV series do want to see it as an official LEGO set. Whether or not either project will pass the review stage still remains to be seen. It now joins the LEGO Bird Project, the Modular Apple Store, the BTTF – Jules Verne Train, the previously mentioned Doctor Who project by GlenBricker, and The Big Bang Theory in the review stage with a month left until the deadline for any more projects joining the list. Congratulations to Andrew for this achievement. We’ll have the official comments as soon as they are available.

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, AndrewClark2!

2014.04.07

Dear AndrewClark2,

Old and new Doctor Who fans can now rejoice that this project has reached 10,000 supporters!

You’ve done a great job converting the adventures through time and space, which all started in

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More LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Movie Set Official Images

April 4, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

A few days ago, we did a post on the official images of the LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Movie sets. Today, we have more images as well as the reveal of the last set in the movie wave, the Turtle Lair Invasion (79117), courtesy of Amazon Canada.

Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

Turtle Lair Invasion (79117)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Lair Invasion (79117)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Lair Invasion (79117)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Lair Invasion (79117)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Lair Invasion (79117)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Lair Invasion (79117)

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LEGO Star Wars Summer 2014 Official Images

April 4, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Snowspeeder (75049)

Continuing along with the reveal of official set images today, here we have the summer wave of the LEGO Star Wars sets courtesy of Amazon.

Snowspeeder (75049)

Lead Rogue Squadron with Luke Skywalker in the streamlined Snowspeeder! Place him and gunner Dak Ralter in the dual cockpit with their weapons and attack with the spring-loaded shooters hidden under each wing. Target the Imperial Snowtrooper with the rear stud blaster or convert it to fire the harpoon hook and take down the 75054 AT-AT (sold separately). Then take the action to the ground with the tripod gun. Recreate the classic Battle of Hoth from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back! Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: Luke Skywalker, Dak Ralter and a Snowtrooper.

LEGO Star Wars Snowspeeder (75049)

B-Wing (75050)

Play out epic scenes from Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and other thrilling space battles with the B-wing! Rotate the cockpit so the pilot always has a clear view ahead. Rev up the 4 huge engines to power through the galaxy and fire the spring-loaded shooters to repel Imperial attacks. Adjust the wings from the iconic cross shape for flight or landing mode. Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons and an accessory: Ten Numb, Gray Squadron Pilot and General Airen Cracken.

LEGO Star Wars B-Wing (75050)

LEGO Star Wars B-Wing (75050)

Jedi Scout Fighter (75051)

Protect the vital Holocrons from the dark side with Jek-14 and his streamlined Jedi Scout Fighter. Lift the rear hatch to stash the containers of Holocrons and lightsabers. Place clone trooper Jek-14 and his co-pilot in the dual cockpit that opens two

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The LEGO Movie Summer Wave Official Images

April 4, 2014 / / 5 Comments

The LEGO Movie Emmet's Construct-o-Mech (70814)

I guess today is a day for revealing official images of upcoming LEGO sets on Amazon. Here we have the summer wave of the three The LEGO Movie sets.

Emmet’s Construct-o-Mech (70814)

Prepare for the ultimate battle with evil Lord Business. Join creative forces with Master Builder Emmet to make this massive Mech. Open up the cockpit and place Emmet in the driver’s seat. Knock over anything that gets in your way with the swinging wrecking balls. Grab a Skeletron in the Mech’s excavator bucket or rotate the roller to iron out the opposition. But hurry before Lord Business glues the whole world together. Includes 3 mini figures with accessories: Emmet and 2 Skeletrons, plus an Angry Kitty figure.

The LEGO Movie Emmet's Construct-o-Mech (70814)

The LEGO Movie Emmet's Construct-o-Mech (70814)

The LEGO Movie Emmet's Construct-o-Mech (70814)

The LEGO Movie Emmet's Construct-o-Mech (70814)

The LEGO Movie Emmet's Construct-o-Mech (70814)

Super Secret Police Dropship (70815)

Lord Business’ Robo Police have invaded Cloud Cuckoo Land in their high-tech Dropship and are in hot pursuit of Emmet, Batman, Green Ninja and Johnny Thunder! With a pair of Robo SWATs at the controls in the dual cockpit, fire up the rocket boosters for lift-off. Once airborne, turn the rear control to rotate the boosters and surge forward in fly mode. Fire the stud blasters and target the heroes with the rotating front cannons and rooftop rifle. Open the sliding side panels to access the weapon rack and extend the zip line to lower the Robo SWATs to the ground. Make a smooth landing and then try to capture Emmet and co in the Dropship’s removable prison. Includes 8 minifigures with weapons and accessories: Emmet, Batman, Green Ninja, Johnny Thunder and

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LEGO Ultra Agents Official Images

April 4, 2014 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Ultra Agents Riverside Raid (70160)

The new LEGO Ultra Agents sets are now listed on Amazon UK and the official images are also available as well as the descriptions for each set.

Riverside Raid (70160)

Urgent call for rookie Ultra Agent Max Burns! Adam Acid is trying to steal crates of toxic compounds from the Astor City docks for his Super Villain master, Toxikita. Give chase on the awesome 2-in-1 quad bike and jet speeder and thwart this Riverside Raid! Fire the stud shooters from the vehicle or detach and use them as hand weapons. Activate the jet speeder function to split off and take the action-packed pursuit to the water. Attach the rear winch to pull back the jet speeder, and when you’ve located the missing crates, use it to drag them back to a safe place. Includes 2 minifigures with weapons: Agent Max Burns and Adam Acid.

LEGO Ultra Agents Riverside Raid (70160)

Tremor Track Infiltration (70161)

Attention Ultra Agent Jack Fury! Tremor, the iron-fisted Super Villain, is rampaging through the streets of Astor City in his fearsome armored track vehicle. Your vital mission is to protect the ultra chip which contains all the Ultra Agents’ secret plans. Stay clear of the vehicle’s massive power-punching fists. Fend off the flick missiles with the shield and retaliate by firing the stud shooter. Use all your skills to outsmart this heavily-armored Super Villain. Just one mighty punch from Tremor’s vehicle will explode the mainframe database and release the precious ultra chip! Includes 2 minifigures with weapons and accessories: Tremor and Agent Jack Fury.

LEGO Ultra Agents Tremor Track (70161)

LEGO Ultra Agents Tremor Track (70161)

Infearno Interception (70162)

Calling

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LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men Official Images

April 4, 2014 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Starblaster Showdown (76019)

The new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets are now available for pre-order on Amazon UK and as a result, the official images of these new sets are now available as well. Below are the new LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy sets as well as the X-Men set. There is also a video demonstation of the Milano set from Marco.

Starblaster Showdown (76019)

Launch into battle against the Sakaaran’s Necrocraft in the awesome Starblaster and help Star-Lord to escape with the orb! Place the Nova officer in the cockpit and launch into the sky. Fold back the wings for high-speed pursuit mode and then flip them up to activate arrest mode. Use the space blasters and boot thrusters of Star-Lord to outwit the enemy and protect the priceless orb! Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons and accessories: Star-Lord, the Sakaaran and a Nova officer.

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Starblaster Showdown (76019)

Knowhere Escape Mission (76020)

Team up with Groot and Rocket Raccoon to plot an escape from Knowhere! They’ve discovered the rare orb in the mining fields, only to be ambushed by the bad guys. Evade shots from the huge bazooka assembled by the Sakaaran and the evil Nebula and return fire with Rocket Raccoon’s custom space blaster. Leap into action with the gigantic posable Groot to confront the sword-wielding Nebula. Launch a fierce counter-attack so Rocket Raccoon can get away in the mining pod with the precious orb in its grabbing claw! Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons: Rocket Raccoon, Nebula and the Sakaaran, plus Groot figure.

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Knowhere Escape Mission (76020)

LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Knowhere Escape Mission (76020)

The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

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LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Roundup

April 3, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO The Hobbit Good Morning Bilbo Baggins Polybag

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be coming out next Tuesday and there are some LEGO-related things going on with the movie as well. There is still time to pre-order the LEGO The Hobbit Video Game from Gamestop and you will receive the exclusive Good Morning Bilbo Baggins minifigure shown above.

Also, Target will be selling the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital HD copy of the movie which includes the Legolas Greenleaf (30215) polybag.

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LEGO The Simpsons Series Minfigures (71005) Found at Walmart

April 3, 2014 / / 3 Comments

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If you’re excited for the new LEGO The Simpsons Series Minifigures (71005), you may want to check out your local Walmart stores. I received an email by a reader named Michelle who found a box of 60 on the shelves at her Walmart in Walker, LA. The minifigures will officially be released on May 1st. So if you want to get your hands on them a little earlier, it may behoove you to check out Walmart and see if they put them on shelves on accident.

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The LEGO Movie The Emmet Awards Ordinary to Extraordinary Contest

April 2, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie The Emmet Awards

It is now April and The LEGO Movie’s The Emmet Awards have started another contest for the month. This month’s contest is called Ordinary to Extraordinary. For this contest, you just have to build an ordinary LEGO model and add pieces to it to make it extraordinary. You can upload up to four images and people can vote on them. The contest lasts until the end of the month.

The Ordinary to Extraordinary Award. – Take everyday vehicles and buildings and rebuild them into something totally crazy-awesome to help save the day! Be sure to upload a before AND after photo so everyone can see the transformation!

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Jason Bateman to Narrate Beyond The Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary

April 2, 2014 / / 1 Comment

According to Deadline.com, Jason Bateman has joined up to narrate the LEGO documentary, Beyond The Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary. The film will be shown at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month. The film is direced by Oscar-winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and Oscar-nominatee Kief Davidson (Open Heart). The film is the first official LEGO documentary and it covers everything LEGO related including conventions the fans of the brick.

LEGO bricks have captured imaginations for generations, and today, the community of builders is bigger than ever: Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs) display their latest creations at Brick Conventions, self-proclaimed Master Builders create entire worlds out of the modular bricks, and a corporate design team plans the Times Square unveiling of the largest LEGO model ever created. Directed by Oscar-winner Daniel Junge and Oscar-nominee Kief Davidson, Beyond the Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary playfully delves into the extraordinary impact of the LEGO brick, its massive global fan base, and the innovative uses for it that have sprung up around the world. Junge and Davidson’s delightful survey of boundless and surprising creativity will inspire audiences of all ages rediscover their inner child.

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LEGO April Fool’s Day Roundup

April 2, 2014 / / 8 Comments

It seemed that yesterday, I caused quite a stir with my post stating that I will be leaving my site at the end of the month. It seems that I couldn’t fool some of you guys. I am happy to announce that I will not be leaving The Brick Fan and will be continuing what I’ve enjoyed doing for the past two years. To those who thought I was really leaving, I’m very sorry for pulling that joke on you. There were quite a few comments left on the post as well as on Facebook from a number of fans and I was touched that many of you really enjoy coming to the site. As a result of this joke, I will be doing another giveaway in the very near future! Stay tuned for that.

In other LEGO April Fool’s Day news, there were a quite a few sites in the community that also did their own thing. If I missed anything, let me know in the comments and I’ll add it to the list below.

LEGO announced on their Facebook Page that for one day only, all orders that were placed will be delivered by a real turtle and shipping times would vary.

Toys N Bricks announced that they were going to be focusing on other construction toy companies.

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Movie Set Official Images

April 1, 2014 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

Although today is April Fool’s Day, this isn’t a joke. The official images of the LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets based on the Michael Bay movie are now available courtesy of Canadian online retailer Chapters Indigo. They have listed two of the three sets that will be available this summer, the Turtle Van Takedown (79115) and the Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116). They have yet to list the Turtle Lair Invasion (79117) at this time. There are also details of the sets below.

Turtle Van Takedown (79115) – 368 pics/$39.99.

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

Vern and Raphael are speeding through the city streets in the souped-up Turtle Van to rescue Michelangelo, but the Foot Soldier has lowered the barricade gate to block the road. Check the on-board computer to outwit it and accelerate to top speed to crash through the barricade. Open up the side doors to unleash the hidden flick missiles and fire the roof missiles to hit the gas tank and blow up the gate. When you find Michelangelo, release the mechanical arms holding him down on the stretcher and crank up the van’s Turtle Power to zoom away. Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Vern, Foot Soldier, Raphael and Michelangelo.

Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116) – 741 pics/$69.99.

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

The Turtles have come to the rescue of April and are escaping in the bad guys’ Big Rig truck. Karai and the Foot Soldiers are in hot pursuit in a super-slick black SUV so there’s no time to waste. Speed away with April hanging onto the side of … Continue

LEGO T-Shirt.com Giveaway Winners Announced

April 1, 2014 / / 0 Comments

A few weeks ago, we did a contest in conjunction with Shirts.com to give away two youth-sized LEGO t-shirts. The contest is now over with 798 entries and the winners are:

#691 Gayle G
#312 Bill M
#131 Albert Shiu

Please message us your full address on our Facebook Page or to our email at [email protected]. You have five (5) business days to message us or we will have to pick another winner. Congratulations to the winners!

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The LEGO Group Announces Mads Nipper is Leaving Company

April 1, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Group has announced that Mads Nipper will be resigning from the company and will become the CEO of Grundfos, a Danish company that is a global leader in advanced pump solutions. He will be joining the company on August 1st. Mads has been with The LEGO Group since 1991 and has had a number of senior positions in marketing and innovation. CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp has commented:

Mads has been instrumental in the transition of our company over the past ten years. His vast experience and informal approach combined with his true passion for the LEGO brand are all factors that have contributed greatly to our success in recent years. While I am very sorry to see Mads go, I am equally confident that the strong capabilities and robust organisation that Mads has built within the Marketing area will secure a smooth transition over the coming months.

Recently, Mads was instrumental in helping bring in The Simpsons license to the company and the eventual release of the products..

Mads has also given his comments on his new position:

I am looking very much forward to be a part of the Grundfos Group. I have chosen Grundfos, because it is a value based company, who through quality products enhance the lives of the customers while doing something good for the world at the same time. I have enjoyed every minute of LEGO, a great company with great products and great people. Now it’s time for some new and exciting challenges for me, and I

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A Sad LEGO Farewell…

April 1, 2014 / / 15 Comments

It is with heavy heart that I have to announce my retirement from LEGO effective at the end of April. When I started this site back in 2012, I didn’t imagine I would have the amount of readers that I have today. This is why it’s hard to tell everyone I’m leaving.

The reason why I’m leaving LEGO? LEGO has always been a hobby for me but I also have other hobbies, some of which is taking up most of my time right now. I have always tried to keep the readers updated on the latest LEGO news as well as giving everyone some insight of the sets with my reviews. I feel that I cannot keep up anymore with my other hobbies requiring my attention and I don’t want to do articles that are substandard to my usual quality of writing.

Effective at the end of April, I will stop writing about LEGO news but I’ll leave the site up for posterity and maybe once in a while, I’ll do a post. I’ve been contemplating doing this for a while now but I think this is the right decision for me.

What will I do with all my sets? I’ll probably box them all up and store them in the garage and maybe I’ll let my kids have them someday.

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LEGO April 2014 Double VIP Points Now Happening

March 31, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO April 2014 Store Calendar

The April 2014 promotions on LEGO Shop@Home are now going and will be available tomorrow morning at LEGO Brand Stores. The biggest thing that will be going on is LEGO VIP members will be getting Double Points for all purchases starting now until April 15. You will be able to earn $5 for every $50 you spend. The free with purchase item will be a LEGO Friends Stephanie’s Bakery Stand (30113) polybag for all LEGO Friends purchases.

Also happening this month is the Helicopter Free Monthly Mini Model Build. On April 19th and 26th, there will be a Marvel Super Heroes Club Meeting which kids will receive a t-shirt featuring classic Electro. This weekend, the LEGO Store in Danbury, CT will have their Grand Opening Celebration. The opening at Fashion Show in Las Vegas, NV will be happening on April 25-27.

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LEGO May 2014 Store Calendar Details

March 31, 2014 / / 3 Comments

May 2014 Lego Store Calendar

The May 2014 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and there some very interesting things happening during the month at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. It looks like May will be the month to promote LEGO Star Wars products. One of the biggest things happening is the UCS Sandcrawler (75059) will be available May 3rd, just in time for the May the 4th promotion weekend. During that event, the Darth Revan minifigure polybag (5002123) will be available for purchases of $75 or more on Star Wars products.

From May 13 – June 15, you can build a Star Wars starship and choose your side.

From May 19-31, find all the Droids hidden around the LEGO Store and enter to win a LEGO Star Wars set.

The Club Meeting t-shirts will feature Anakin Skywalker.

In non-Star Wars news, the LEGO The Simpsons Series Minifigures (71005) will be available on May 1st.

The Free Monthly Mini Model Build will be a green dragon.

Finally, there will be a VIPs only early access to a new exclusive set starting on May 15th. I have not heard anything about the details of this set at this time. Word has it that the set may be the UCS Tumbler but there’s no confirmation of that. If you heard anything about it or want to speculate on what it is, feel free to leave a comment below.

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LEGOLAND California Star Wars Days 2014 Recap

March 31, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGOLAND California Star Wars Days 2014

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend Star Wars Days 2014 at LEGOLAND California. There were many activities held at the park such as the Droid Hunt, the Miniland Scavenger Hunt, and the Fan Gallery. I also ran into a couple of friends there which was cool. The Fan Gallery was ran by Ace over at FBTB and the MOCs were created by local AFOLs including members from LUGOLA and SandLUG. Other things that were cool at Star Wars Days was the replica of Luke’s Landspeeder. Check out all the images I took while I was there below.

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More LEGO Legends of Chima Summer Sets Found

March 30, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Legends of Chima Cragger’s Fire Striker (70135)

Nagyzee on Eurobricks has found a couple more LEGO Legends of Chima summer sets that are store exclusives. Cragger’s Fire Striker (70135) has 3 minifigures including Cragger, Stealthor, and Vornon. The other set is Sir Fangar’s Ice Fortress (70147). This larger set has 5 minifigures: Sir Fangar, Strainor, Voom Voom, Gorzan, and Worriz.

LEGO Legends of Chima Cragger’s Fire Striker (70135)

LEGO Legends of Chima Cragger’s Fire Striker (70135)

LEGO Legends of Chima Cragger’s Fire Striker (70135)

LEGO Legends of Chima Cragger’s Fire Striker (70135)

LEGO Legends of Chima Sir Fangar’s Ice Fortress (70147)

LEGO Legends of Chima Sir Fangar’s Ice Fortress (70147)

LEGO Legends of Chima Sir Fangar’s Ice Fortress (70147)

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The LEGO Movie: Everything is Awesome Edition Now on Amazon

March 29, 2014 / / 5 Comments

The LEGO Movie: Everything is Awesome Edition

Amazon now has the The LEGO Movie: Everything is Awesome Edition Blu-ray available for pre-order for $41.99 and it is eligible for Prime shipping. As you can see from the image above, there are 3 discs, a cool Emmet display case, and the exclusive prologue Vitruvius minifigure. The listing does have a pre-order price guarantee so if the price goes down anything between now and the day of the release, you will get the lowest price.

Update: There is a small price drop to $39.96 to the listing.

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LEGO Star Wars Darth Revan is May the Fourth Promotion Minifigure

March 28, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars Darth Revan Promo

The Darth Revan (5002123) minifgure polybag that we reported on a few days ago will indeed be the FREE exclusive minifigure for the “May the Fourth” promotion. The offer will only be valid from May 3-5, while supplies last, and you will have to spend $75 or more on LEGO Star Wars products at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Homeicon.

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The LEGO Movie Emmet’s Flying Car Building Event at Toys R Us Again

March 28, 2014 / / 6 Comments

If you missed The LEGO Movie building event at Toys R Us stores back in February, then you’re in luck. They are having the same event on Saturday, April 12th from 12-2pm. The event will be building Emmet’s Car which is the same as before. Who doesn’t like free LEGO anyways but make sure you get there at least 30 minutes before the event starts because I guarantee there will be a line going for it.

We have already done a review on the car and you can download the instructions for it here.

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Sandcrawler Listed on Shop@Home for May 3rd Release

March 28, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059)

The LEGO Star Wars UCS Sandcrawler (75059) has been listed on Shop@Home for a May 3rd release, just in time for the “May the Fourth” promotion. The set was officially announced earlier this month and it will have 3296 pieces and retail for $299.99. There’s no word yet on what the exclusive minifigure for the promo but the TC-4 or the Darth Revan minifigures have been rumored to be the front runners. We’ll let you know as soon as details become available.

75059 Sandcrawler™

Ages 14+ 3,296 Pieces

US $299.99 – CA $349.99 – DE 299.99€ – UK £249.99 – DK 2,799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Collect a true icon of the classic Star Wars™ universe – the mighty Sandcrawler™!

Recreate unforgettable scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope with this amazing LEGO® incarnation of the Jawas’ desert-going vehicle, the Sandcrawler™. Turn the knob at the rear and steer the Sandcrawler into position, lower the front ramp and offload the droids using the 2 working cranes. Luke Skywalker™ and his Uncle, Owen Lars, are sure to be impressed with the selection on offer: there’s R2-D2, an R1-series Droid, an R2 unit, R5-D4™, a Treadwell Droid™, Gonk Droid™ and even C-3PO™. When the sale is complete, lift the side panels and top to reveal more great features inside, like the engine, storage bay, cockpit and more. There’s even a speeder bike for when the Jawas need to venture outside. Includes 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker™, Uncle Owen, C-3PO™

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LEGO Friends Jungle Tree House (41059) Revealed

March 27, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Friends Jungle Tree House (41059)

Nagyzee on Eurobricks has revealed the final set for the LEGO Friends summer wave, the Jungle Tree House (41059). There’s no details of the set but it does show it has Mia as the minidoll and four animals included. Check out the details of the other Jungle Friends sets in our previous post.

LEGO Friends Jungle Tree House (41059)

LEGO Friends Jungle Tree House (41059)

LEGO Friends Jungle Tree House (41059)

LEGO Friends Jungle Tree House (41059)

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LEGO Star Wars Darth Revan Minifigure Polybag Found

March 26, 2014 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Darth Revan Minifigure Polybag

Brickset has posted an image of a new LEGO Star Wars polybag of Darth Revan which was found in the Czech Republic. He was first seen as the main protagonist in the Knights of the Old Republic video game back in 2003, which I’ve played before on the PC. He was a Dark Lord of the Sith and Master to Darth Malak and was in part of the Mandalorian Wars as well as the Jedi Civil War. Brickset notes that Revan could be the exclusive minifigure for the LEGO May the Fourth promotion this year. More details as they become available for this polybag.

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LEGO The Simpsons Series Collectible Minifigures (71005) Official Images

March 26, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures (71005)

LEGO has posted the images of The Simpsons Series Collectible Minifigures (71005) on their Facebook Page. The list of minifigures include Maggie, Bart, Lisa, Milhouse Van Houten, Ralph Wiggum, Homer, Itchy, Marge, Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Scratchy, Krusty the Clown, Grampa, Chief Wiggum, Nelson Muntz, and Apu Nahasapeemapetion. These minifigures will be available in May for $3.99 each. Each minifigure will have their own unique accessories including:

Maggie – Bear
Bart – Skateboard
Lisa – Saxophone
Milhouse – Biclops comic
Ralph – “I choo-choo-choose you” Valentine’s card
Homer – Donut and remote control
Itchy – Club
Marge – Donut Fancy magazine and purse
Ned – “I love South Paws” cup and toolbox
Mr. Burns – Blinky in a fishbowl and an inanimate carbon rod
Scratchy – Axe
Krusty – Pie
Grampa – Newspaper with the headline “Old man yells at cloud”
Chief Wiggum – Microphone and baton
Nelson – Bat
Apu – Squishee cup

LEGO The Simpsons Series Collectible Minifigures (71005)

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The LEGO Movie Everything is Awesome Edition Blu-Ray Image Update and Price Change

March 25, 2014 / / 4 Comments

The LEGO Movie Everything Is Awesome Edition Blu-Ray

Walmart yet again has updated their page for The LEGO Movie Everything is Awesome Edition Blu-Ray but this time the page shows a nice-looking image of the box. If you followed our earlier post, you would’ve seen that the price dropped to $29.96. Unfortunately, Walmart has been finagling with the price of the Blu-Ray and now the price has been upped to $39.96. It seems like they’re not even sure what they want to sell it for. I expect the price to fluctuate even more in the months between now and August.

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The LEGO Movie Everything is Awesome Edition Blu-Ray Price Drop

March 25, 2014 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Movie Blu-Ray Everything Is Awesome Edition

Last week, we reported on The LEGO Movie Everything is Awesome Edition Blu-Ray which includes the exclusive Vitruvius minifigure was found on Walmart’s website. It was listed at $41.38 but today they have discounted it even further to $29.96. I’m not sure what Walmart’s policy is on price drops after you pre-order. If you did pre-order since last week, you can cancel that order and pre-order again with the new price. Amazon also has a similar item listed but there is no price listed or any mentioning of the Vitruvius minifigure at this time. We’ll let you know if there are updates on the listing. The Blu-Ray is slated for release in August.

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BrickLink Announces MOC Shop and Teaser Page

March 24, 2014 / / 2 Comments

BrickLink MOC Shop

Earlier this month, BrickLink officially announced that they will be launching the BrickLink MOC Shop in May. It is a place where members can create, share, buy, and sell their MOCs to other members in the community. Builders can upload an image or the LDD file of their MOC for members in the community to like and comment on it and if it gets enough recognition, it becomes a candidate for it to be sold. The design of the MOC will be evaluated for parts availability by sellers. If it is approved, the MOC will be available for purchase as a BrickLink Original. You can read more about the process on the post here. BrickLink has released a teaser page for the MOC Shop (above image). What do you think of this new service and will any of you be selling your MOCs?

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The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Rules of the Sea

March 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Rules of the Sea

In The LEGO Movie, MetalBeard mentioned that the first Rule of the Sea is to never place your rear end on a pirate. I’ve been wondering what the other rules were since they weren’t mentioned in the movie. The LEGO Movie’s Facebook Page has listed the rest of these rules and they are pretty hilarious.

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Rules of the Sea

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Rules of the Sea

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Rules of the Sea

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Rules of the Sea

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LEGO Star Wars TC-4 Confirmed as Star Wars Day Volunteer Giveaway

March 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars TC-4 Polybag

FBTB has confirmed that the exclusive minifigure for volunteering and displaying a MOC at this week’s Star Wars Days at LEGOLAND California will indeed be the TC-4 minifigure polybag. This particular minifigure has been rumored to been this year’s LEGO May the 4th promotional giveaway but there’s been no confirmation on that yet.

Star Wars Days features many activities such as the 501st & Rebel Legion Droid Hunt and the Miniland Scavenger Hunt. Also be sure to check out all the MOCs that will be displayed at the Fan Gallery on the Model Shop roof. There’s a very slim chance that I may be there this year but I have to see.

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LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids Announced for Nintendo 3DS/Playstation Vita

March 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment along with TT Games and The LEGO Group announced that there will be a new LEGO video game based on the LEGO Ninjago Rebooted animated series on Cartoon Network. In LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids, players will use their favorite Ninjas to protect New Ninjago City from the Digital Overlord and his army of Nindroids. This new game is a sequel to the LEGO Battles: Ninjago and consists of 30 levels that follow the storyline of animated series. Ninjago: Nindroids is developed by Hellbent Games and will be available this summer exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS and the Playstation Vita. Check out the images of the game as well as the full press release below courtesy of Games Press.

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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announce LEGO® NinjagoTM: NindroidsTM for Nintendo 3DS & PlayStation® Vita

Popular LEGO videogame franchise is back with high-kicking action! Become the ultimate Ninja and battle to save Ninjago City against the evil Overlord

London, UK – 24th March, 2014 – Go, LEGO Ninjago, go! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced the second installment to the highly popular LEGO Ninjago franchise, LEGO ® Ninjago™: Nindroids™ comes to the Nintendo 3DS™ handheld system and PlayStation ® Vita handheld entertainment system this summer. Developed by Hellbent Games in partnership with TT Games, the latest LEGO handheld game delivers a high-kicking action oriented gameplay experience based on the hit LEGO Ninjago TV show and play theme.

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LEGO Futurama “Shut Up and Take My Money” T-Shirt on Ript Apparel

March 23, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Futurama Fry Shut Up and Take My Money

A few months ago, we asked for your help on our Facebook Page to vote for a t-shirt design on Ript Apparel in hopes of having it printed. Well that day has come for the LEGO Futurama “Shut Up and Take My Money” design. It is now available for purchase on Ript Apparel for only $10 for 24 hours. If you’re feeling adventurous, they also have a set of 4 coasters (see below) featuring characters from Futurama as LEGO minifigures including Fry, Leela and Nibbler, Bender, and Doctor Zoidberg.

I’ve mentioned before that Ript is one of my favorite t-shirt sites and the quality of the shirts are excellent. Shipping starts at only $2.98 and they usually ship in two business days. Feel free to use our links above and you’ll be helping support the site to keep it running smoothly.

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Summer Set Official Images

March 23, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Karai Bike Escape (79118)

The official images of the 2014 LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets are now available courtesy of Toby Adams on Eurobricks.

Karai Bike Escape (79118) – 88 pcs – $12.99

Pull Leonardo’s skateboard at speed in Karai Bike Escape with motorbike, mutagen canister, explode-function road sign and vending machine.

Hang on tight and recover the mutagen!

Karai has grabbed one of the lost mutagen canisters and is trying to escape on her super-cool motorbike. Attach a rope to the back of the bike with Leonardo and take a thrill-packed skateboard ride through the city streets. Hang on tight as Karai accelera Hang on tight and recover the mutagen!

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Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) – 196 pcs – $24.99

Turn humans into mutants in the Mutation Chamber with mutation switch and spinning electrodes. Plus Spider Bytes with huge grabbing claws.

Unleash the mutated Spider Bytez against the Turtles!

Uh-oh, it’s Turtle trouble! Raphael has infiltrated the Kraang’s lab and discovered the Mutation Chamber which can turn humans into mutant creatures. Climb the ladder with Victor, spin the electrodes and knock him into the mutation tank. Turn the knob to Unleash the mutated Spider Bytez against the Turtles!

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119)

T-Rawket Sky Strike (79120) – 286 pcs – $34.99

Stage an epic aerial battle with the T-Rawket featuring ejector seat and pizza shooter versus Kraang Ship with ooze barrel dropper.

Launch a Turtle-powered Sky Strike with the T-Rawket!

Green alert! The Kraang Ship is dropping mutagen bombs all over the city. Take to the skies with Donatello and Michelangelo in

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Benny Stardust vs Brick in the Wall TeeFury T-Shirts Available Today

March 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

TeeFury LEGO T-Shirt Benny Stardust vs. Brick in the Wall

TeeFury is back with two more LEGO-themed t-shirts. One is called “Benny Stardust” by dann matthews which features, of course, Benny combined with David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust. The other shirt is called “Brick in the Wall” by moysche which is a Pink Floyd/LEGO mash-up. These shirts are available for $11 only for 24 hours. If you purchase these t-shirts using our link above, you’ll be supporting The Brick Fan so we can give you the latest LEGO news and reviews.

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Brickworld Tampa Announced for October

March 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

A few hours ago, Brickworld announced that they have added another city to their list of LEGO events this year, Brickworld Tampa. This new event will be held at the Florida State Fairground on October 25th & 26th. The Greater Florida LUG as well as Orange LUG will be partnering up with Brickworld to run the event in Tampa later this year. Brickworld Chicago is still a few months away in June and Brickworld Fort Wayne will also be in October. More details for Brickworld Tampa will be available in the near future.

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LEGO Friends Character Encyclopedia Preview

March 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Friends Character Encyclopedia

As we mentioned last year, there will be a new LEGO Friends Character Encyclopedia coming out this summer from Dorling Kindersley. Like with other DK books such as the Star Wars Visual Dictionary, you will get lots of detailed information of the LEGO Friends sets as well as in-depth facts about the characters of Heartlake City. There is also a minidoll with an exclusive outfit and accessories which hasn’t been revealed yet at this time. In the Character Encyclopedia, you wil learn more about the characters’ favorite things to do, likes and dislikes, as well as some secrets that you may not know about. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon and will be available in June.

Take a trip to Heartlake City and join in on the fun with the LEGO® Friends in the new LEGO® Friends Character Encyclopedia from DK.

Meet Mia, Stephanie, Andrea, Olivia, and Emma-and all the LEGO Friends characters! Find out about their pets, hobbies, vehicles, and favorite places to just hang out. Learn about their likes and dislikes, their cool outfits, and even discover their top secrets!

Featuring tons of images and fascinating facts about the popular LEGO Friends sets and mini-dolls, LEGO Friends Character Encyclopedia also comes with a mini-doll in a new and exclusive outfit and two cool accessories!

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LEGO Star Wars Microfighters TIE Interceptor (75031) Review

March 21, 2014 / / 0 Comments

For the fourth set of the LEGO Star Wars Microfighters line, we have the TIE Interceptor (75031). Although the ship was seen only at the climax of Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, it had some impact in the movie, especially when they get Admiral Ackbar to say “It’s a trap!” The set contains 92 pieces and retails for $9.99.

LEGO Star Wars Microfighters TIE Interceptor (75031) LEGO Star Wars Microfighters TIE Interceptor (75031)

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March LEGO User Group Showcase at Fashion Valley Store

March 21, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Showcase

Spring is here and we’ve have a cool looking new model at the Fashion Valley LEGO Store showcase. This model was created by members of L Gauge which is a group of members in the LEGO Community here in the San Diego area who are working together to create a museum for visitors to see the history of LEGO.

This month’s model at the store is a scene showing minifigures having a fun time at the beach just like what we have here in sunny San Diego. Check out the images below.

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Showcase

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Showcase

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Showcase

Fashion Valley LEGO Store Showcase

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Death of the Faerie Forest by Siercon and Coral

March 21, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Faerie Forest

There always comes a time when a LEGO builder has to take down a build that they’ve cherished for a long time. This is what Sean and Steph Mayo, aka Siercon and Coral, has done with their Faerie Forest. Since they are moving soon, it had to be dismantled but it’s also a bittersweet moment. Hopefully we’ll get to see another forest build from them in the future. Check out the death of the Faerie Forest below. Be prepared to shed a tear.

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More The LEGO Movie Blu-Ray Details and Possible Box Art

March 20, 2014 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Movie Blu-Ray Everything Is Awesome Edition

There is a image on NeoGAF of what could be the box art for The LEGO Movie “Everything is Awesome Edition” Blu-Ray. The box shows Emmet on the cover as well as a image of what the exclusive LEGO Vitruvius minifigure looks like. This version of the Blu-Ray also includes DVD, Digital HD Ultraviolet, as well as the bonus 3D version and has tons of extras. This image seems to go along with the information we got yesterday of which version the Blu-Ray the Vitruvius minifig will be in.

Doing some research, Walmart could be the retailer that will be stocking the “Everything is Awesome Edition.” The page lists the Blu-Ray as well as the LEGO Minifigure. The retail price is $45.99 but they have a pre-order for $41.38. Will the price dissuade you from picking up the movie with the minifig?

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Brick Fest Live Groupon

March 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

There is a new Groupon for a LEGO event called Brick Fest Live that will be held in New Jersey in July. Below are the details of the event.

For many, the fascination with LEGO bricks begins in childhood and endures into adulthood. The custom creations and constructions merely increase in size along with the person. Brick Fest Live LEGO Fan Festival provides a venue for LEGO lovers of all sizes to come celebrate their mutual affection, build new creations, and see some truly awesome LEGO sculptures. Visiting vendors also sell custom LEGO accessories, such as science-fiction-style or military-replica weapons suited to a LEGO figure’s grasp.

$27 for one ticket to the Brick Fest Live LEGO Fan Festival with an exclusive mini-figure accessory set from BrickWarriors (up to $42.07 total value, including ticketing fees)

Friday, July 11, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Friday, July 11, from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 12, from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 13, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 13, from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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The LEGO Movie Blu-Ray Will Include Vitruvius Minifigure

March 19, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Brickset has gotten some information regarding the exclusive minifigure that will be included with The LEGO Movie DVD. Someone wrote in to Huw and stated that it will be the young version of Vitruvius that is the exclusive. He will have normal eyes, a grey headband, a printed amulet, and robes. It was also stated that he will only be available in the Collector’s Edition DVD/Blu-Ray/3D/Digital copy off the movie. So far, there is no retailer listing the Blu-Ray with the Vitruvius minifigure but Amazon has a pre-order for the version of the movie that was described.

“A friend of mine just took a survey about the collector’s edition of the LEGO movie, and showed me an image of the package, including the exclusive mini figure. It’s the prologue version of Vitruvious with normal eyes, wearing a grey headband, has a printed amulet and robes. It appears that it’s only included with the collector’s edition that includes DVD, Blu Ray, 3D and digital copy of the movie.”

Update: A user on the Blu-Ray forums pretty much confirms that WB will have a Collector’s Edition called the “Everything is Awesome” edition.

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LEGO Star Wars T-Shirts Giveaway

March 18, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Just as we wrapped up a previous contest, we are having another one starting today. We here at The Brick Fan are teaming up with Shirts.com to do a giveaway for two youth-sized LEGO t-shirts. One shirt features Darth Vader as well as the X-Wing and TIE Fighter. The other shirt features the X-Wing and many of the notable characters in the Star Wars franchise (see below). This contest is only open to US residents and it runs until the end of March. Winners will be randomly chosen shortly after using the old trusty Rafflecopter app. Be sure to like and follow Shirts.com for a few more entries and also check out their whole lineup of LEGO T-Shirts they have available. Good luck to everyone who enters!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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LEGO DC Super Heroes Martian Manhunter Giveaway Winner Announced

March 18, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126)

If you read my review of the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126) minifigure a few weeks ago, you would’ve seen that we were doing a giveaway for one of these guys. As we have reported, this minifigure is no longer available for the LEGO Shop@Home promotion for both the US and Canada due to overwhelming demand not even two weeks into the month. We also stated that the Martian Manhunter could still be available in stores and a few people have emailed in saying their stores still had some.

Our giveaway has ended and the lucky person to get the polybag is Zack Thompson whose email entry was the winner. You have 5 business days to contact us on Facebook or email us at [email protected] with your info.

We are working on another giveaway for something totally different so stay tuned!

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LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters MOC by Sergio Herencias

March 17, 2014 / / 2 Comments

With the news that a LEGO version of the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108) becoming an official set, many people have took it upon themselves to build their own Firehouse Headquarters to have it ready for when the vehicle is available this summer. Sergio Herencias is one of these people. From inspiration from Dr. Dave Watford and Brent Waller, he has created his version the Firehouse which is a hybrid of both Ghostbusters movies. From the descriptions, the building is 38cm x 33.6cm x 17.5cm and consists of 3467 pieces. The total time it took for him to build was around 20 hours. The floors are removable and it also includes lights from LifeLites. Sergio also has plans to include lights in the Ecto-1 as well. Check out the timelapse video of him building his Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters MOC below.

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LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Side Quest Character Pack DLC Revealed

March 17, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Side Quest Character Pack DLC

Automation Creations on Eurobricks has found an image of a DLC pack for the LEGO The Hobbit Video Game called the “Side Quest Character Pack.” This DLC has four characters including a Dwarf Merchant Lady, Vacation Saruman, Thranduil’s Elk, Girion, a Dwarf Soldier, and a River Troll. After doing some research on this Character Pack, it looks like it’s being offered online at some European online retailers when you pre-order the game. Over here, we have the Good Morning Bilbo Baggins minifigure as the Gamestop pre-order bonus. So far no other retailers have any other bonuses for the game. Thanks to Kevin for the heads up.

Update: There are a couple more DLC packs that were found on the Eurobricks forum. Thanks to Nickk in the comments for the heads up.

First there is one called “The Big Little Character Pack” which has some characters as babies or little people such as Baby Smaug, Baby Gimli, Snow Troll, Spider, Stone Dwarf, and Bandobras “Bullroarer” Took.

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game The Big Little Character Pack DLC

The other DLC is call “The Battle Pack” in which you have some weapons and armor to start off with. These include Jewelled Mithril Armour, Smaug’s Headdress, Dwarf King’s Wig, Buddy-up Gloves, Shadow Sword, Orc Cleaver, Orc Bow, The “Axe”, Smaug’s Feet, Lake-town Boots, and Light Orb Shield.

LEGO The Hobbit The Battle Pack DLC

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LEGO First Kiss by Antonio Toscano

March 16, 2014 / / 3 Comments

The First Kiss video by Tatia Pilieva was about twenty strangers were asked to kiss for the first time. People got together even with the awkwardness and the video was very moving.

Antonio Toscano, known for his various stop-motion videos, has done a LEGO version of First Kiss using minifigures. Unlike the original video, there are a few comedic shots in his version as well. Check out Antonio’s video above and if you haven’t seen the original by Tatia, I’ve embedded that one below.

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LEGO CUUSOO The Big Bang Theory Achieves 10,000 Supporters

March 16, 2014 / / 6 Comments

Are you a fan of The Big Bang Theory? If so, then you guys may be getting an official LEGO set in the near future. The reason is because The Big Bang Theory collaborative project by Alatariel and GlenBricker has achieved 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. If Alatariel’s name sounds familiar, that is because they are the same person who created the Female Minifigure Set which also hit 10,000 supporters back in last June. That project is still being evaluated.

The BBT project represents Sheldon Cooper and Leonard Hofstadter’s living room and also includes the whole gang including Howard, Bernadette, Amy, Penny, and Rajesh with Cinnamon. The living room has various details such as the Green Lantern’s lantern, the Rubik’s cube tissue box, a model of DNA, and a mini LEGO Death Star. The reason that this project has achieved the number of supporters needed is the fan base and because it’s been blogged by a number of high profile sites. Even the official Twitter account of The Big Bang Theory has tweeted about the project.

It now joins the LEGO Bird Project, the Modular Apple Store, the BTTF – Jules Verne Train, as well as the Doctor Who project, which hit 10k two days ago, in the first review stage in early May. Congratulations to Alatariel and GlenBricker for this achievement and it looks to be a very intereesting review in a few months. Believe in magic, you muggles!

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, Alatariel and GlenBricker!

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The LEGO Movie/Portal T-Shirt on Ript Apparel

March 16, 2014 / / 3 Comments

Ript Apparel T-Shirt

Ript Apparel is back with another LEGO-themed t-shirt and this time they have Benny from The LEGO Movie featured. The shirt also features Wheatley from Portal 2. Overall, it’s a neat shirt for fans of both franchises. The shirt is only available for 24 hours so don’t hesitate or you might miss out on it. Every purchase you make will help support The Brick Fan.

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LEGO Seasonal Easter Bunny (40086) Review

March 14, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Spring is only a week away that that means Easter is also almost here. Much like LEGO acknowledging Valentine’s Day with the Teddy Bear (40085), they have released a Seasonal Easter Bunny (40086) as well. This set has 106 pieces and also retails for $9.99.

LEGO Seasonal Easter Bunny (40086) LEGO Seasonal Easter Bunny (40086)
LEGO Seasonal Easter Bunny (40086)

The build of the Easter Bunny is pretty straight-forward. It is built from the bottom up and there are no real surprises. It has similar arms as the Teddy Bear for it to hold the brick-built carrot. Unlike the bear, the legs do not move at all. The only articulation it has is the arms and the ears.

LEGO Seasonal Easter Bunny (40086)

LEGO Seasonal Easter Bunny (40086) LEGO Seasonal Easter Bunny (40086)

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The Easter Bunny isn’t as cute as the Valentine’s Bear but it’s a neat little set. Plus they go well next to each other. It is now available at LEGO Brand Stores as well as on Shop@Home for a limited time. If you do not know, LEGO only sells these types of sets only a few times in a year to match the season. Once the time has passed, you probably can only find them on the secondary market. So if you’re liking the Easter Bunny, don’t hesitate to pick it up pretty soon.

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LEGO Friends Jungle Rescue Summer Set Images

March 14, 2014 / / 1 Comment

British retailer Tesco has publish the box art for a few of the summer wave LEGO Friends jungle rescue sets. They also have provided descriptions of the sets:

LEGO Friends First Aid Jungle Bike (41032)

First Aid Jungle Bike (41032) – 156 pieces – $14.99

Seek out animals and nurse them back to health with the LEGO® Friends First Aid Jungle Bike set.

Help Emma to rescue the monkey trapped in the cave! Hop on the First Aid Jungle Bike with detachable sidecar and race to the scene, before springing into action and clearing the fallen rocks. Use the shovel to shift them out of the way, and then use the medic bag to check the monkey’s health.

Once everyone’s safe you can help the monkey to find a banana to eat, before using the walkie-talkie radio to warn others of the dangerous rockfall!

The LEGO® Friends First Aid Jungle Bike 41032 set includes an Emma Mini-doll figure and a monkey.

LEGO Friends Jungle Falls Rescue (41033)

Jungle Falls Rescue (41033) – 183 pieces – $19.99

Prepare to embark on a wild rescue mission with the Jungle Falls Rescue set from LEGO® Friends!

The beautiful Jungle Falls is home to some truly amazing wildlife. The power of this location shouldn’t be underestimated though, and the rough waters seem to have stranded a tiger. Spring into action and halp Olivia to build a dam, before rescuing the frightened animal.

Once safe, you can all go up to the cliff-top hut and enjoy some tasty drinks and a fresh fruit salad in the company of the friendly chameleon. Later you can

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LEGO Minecraft Microworld: The End (21107) Image Revealed

March 14, 2014 / / 5 Comments

The LEGO Minecraft Facebook Page has revealed an image of the newest Microworld set in the line, The End (21107). The set contains two levels of tan pieces which represent the End Stone. There are also some Obsidian pillars on the top level as well as the brick-built Ender Dragon. On the bottom level are a few of the neutral humanoid mobs called Endermen. Like with the previous LEGO Minecrafts sets, The End looks to be modular but is mostly open-faced on the bottom level. There’s no word on the number of pieces but it will be available in the summer. The Minecraft team is also working on minifigure-scale Co-Build set but there hasn’t been any updated information for that set since last year.

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LEGO CUUSOO Doctor Who Achieves 10,000 Supporters

March 13, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The Doctor Who project by GlenBricker and Kaminoan is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. It’s only been a little over two weeks since LEGO announced that they started accepting Doctor Who theme projects on the site and this project just shot up in the number of supporters.

The project suggests 5 minifigures, K-9, and 3 brick-built Daleks. The set itself would consist of the TARDIS Police Box and the TARDIS Console. Keep in mind that LEGO has given a warning to prioritize the minifigures or they have the liberty to choose from a list of suggested options. No doubt the demand for an official LEGO Doctor Who set is there. Now we just have to wait for the first review period to see if it passes LEGO’s criteria of becoming an official set.

It joins the LEGO Bird Project, the Modular Apple Store, and the BTTF – Jules Verne Train so far as the sets in the running during the first review stage. In a fast-moving surprise, The Big Bang Theory now becomes the highest supported project on CUUSOO. The official LEGO comments will be posted as soon as they become available.

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, GlenBricker and Kaminoan!

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Congratulations, GlenBricker and Kaminoan on reaching 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO!

You’ve presented a very nice TARDIS exterior and interior playset, and an assortment of characters from which to choose. We’re looking forward to considering this project in the LEGO Review, but for now excuse us while we go

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The LEGO Movie Master Builder’s Submarine MOC by Imagine Rigney

March 12, 2014 / / 2 Comments

"We Can Make a Bat-submarine… (Patent Pending)": LEGO Movie Submarine Side View

Last month, we reported on an image that surfaced of the Master Builder’s Submarine that was created by various characters in The LEGO Movie. The digital design was created by Grant Freckelton and his team using LEGO Digital Designer. In the movie, six characters worked together to create it. In the real world, it took one person to make it and he goes by the name of Imagine Rigney on Flickr. He has recreated the submarine with great accuracy. The sub is only a part of his bigger models as you can see from the images below. The sub is a cutaway design in which the characters witness the fall of Unikitty’s Cloud Cuckoo Land. He notes that while building the model, he found out that many of the elements used in the digital image didn’t exist in some of the colors or no longer exists. A very awesome MOC by Imagine Rigney and truly a representation of The LEGO Movie’s message.

Fall of Cloud Cuckoo Land - Watching It Fall Apart!

Fall of Cloud Cuckoo Land Bird's Eye View

Fall of Cloud Cuckoo Land Underwater View

Fall of Cloud Cuckoo Land

Fall of Cloud Cuckoo Land Right Side Fall of Cloud Cuckoo Land Left Side

"We Can Make a Bat-submarine… (Patent Pending)": LEGO Movie Submarine Front View

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Warner Bros. Hires Chris McKay as Director for The LEGO Movie Sequel

March 12, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Warner Bros. now has a new director for The LEGO Movie sequel. Deadline is reporting that Chris McKay will be the one directing the sequel to one of the best grossing animated movies of all-time. If McKay’s name sounds familiar, then you may know that he worked on the very hilarious Robot Chicken series on Adult Swim. He also edited a lot of the animation for The LEGO Movie. McKay will be joining the team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller who will now be producing the second movie as well as the writers, Jared Stern and Michelle Morgan. Deadline also notes that the second movie will be a straight sequel even though the studio was still in talks about the Ninjago movie.

The LEGO Movie has grossed $361 million worldwide in a little over a month in the theaters and is the #1 movie for 2014. The LEGO Movie 2 has a reported release date of May 26, 2017 so the studio has a few years to make the sequel as good, if not better, than the first movie.

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LEGO Star Wars Microfighters Millennium Falcon (75030) Review

March 11, 2014 / / 1 Comment

In our third review of the LEGO Star Wars Microfighters sets, we have the Millennium Falcon (75030). The set has 94 pieces and retails for $9.99. The contents of the box includes one instruction booklet and two unnumbered bags.

LEGO Star Wars Microfighters Millennium Falcon (75030) LEGO Star Wars Microfighters Millennium Falcon (75030)

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LEGO The Simpsons / The LEGO Movie Couch Gag

March 11, 2014 / / 1 Comment

There’s a new cool LEGO video of The Simpsons couch gag that was created by Brickfilmer MonsieurCaron. This stop-motion video incorporates the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) as well as various characters from The LEGO Movie. The minute video shows three different gags and is done very well. Check out the video below.

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No More Martian Manhunter Minifigures Available on LEGO Shop@Home

March 11, 2014 / / 7 Comments

No More Martian Manhunter Minifigures Available

I’ve gotten a few emails today from people who were ordering from Shop@Home and were trying to get the exclusive LEGO DC Comics Martian Manhunter (5002126) minifigure polybag but were informed that there were no more available. That’s right. There are no more Manhunters available not even two weeks into the promotional period. I’m not that surprised since LEGO fans have been waiting for this guy to get one step closer to completing their Justice League collection. At this time, you can still see the minifigure added to your shopping cart but you will get an email stating there are no more available. Below is that email that people have been getting from S@H about the promo. You may still be able to find one in brand stores but I’d call first to make sure they still have some available. Plus, there is the secondary market such as eBay or Bricklink for you to find these guys. Thanks to Zack and Jimmy for the heads up.

As an eBay Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Due to overwhelming demand, the LEGO Shop Martian Manhunter promotion has been ended early for both the US and Canada.

Update: LEGO now lists the Martian Manhunter on the promos page as “Sold Out.”

Update 2: Ace over on FBTB also confirms that he’s also gotten one of these emails.

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LEGO Legends of Chima Season 2 Premieres This Week

March 11, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Legends of Chima animated TV show is back for season 2 on Cartoon Network this week. One big change is that the show has been moved to Saturday mornings. Below are the names of the episodes courtesy of Toonzone.

At the end of last season, the Dark Tribes were revealed as the ones who has trapped all the Legend Beasts and King Crominus as well as the ones who blocked the Chi falls. Cragger turns good again ands joins the main tribe warriors to the Outlands to save Chima. We can expect to see the new Spider and Scorpion tribes during this season.

Sat Mar 15 – 9:30am – 201 – Into the Outlands
Sat Mar 22 – 9:30am – 202 – A Tangled Web
Sat Mar 29 – 9:30am – 203 – The Legend Thief
Sat Apr 05 – 9:30am – 204 – The Eagle and the Bear

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LEGO Minifigure Wall Mural

March 10, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Slow news days gives me a chance to catch up on some emails I’ve received the past few days. A reader named Dan has emailed in about something that he’s been doing for his sons. As an artist, Dan has started a LEGO minifigure mural in their room featuring characters from the Super Heroes line. So far he has posted images of Batman, Superman, Robin, Spider-Man, and the Joker that he has painted on the walls. Just looking at the closeups of the images, the characters look spot on. Dan is also planning on painting an Avengers wall as well as characters from The LEGO Movie. Check out more images below and follow his deviantArt and Pinterest for updates in the near future.

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LEGO Mixels Mix Max Murp Instructions

March 10, 2014 / / 6 Comments

For you LEGO Mixels fans, you already know that you can mix and match pieces to create new Mixel character. LEGO has provided a number of instructions for you to create a Mix, Max, or Murp character. If you combine certain Mixels together, you will get a Mix and one character will have more control than the other. If you combine all three characters from a single tribe, you can create a Max. If you combine Mixels that have no synergy with each other, you will get a Murp. This new Mixel will have a unique personality and cannot be controlled. Check out all the characters that you can create on the minisite. Keep in mind that not all the characters listed have instructions but you can get a feel on how to create your own.

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Packaging Design Explanation for LEGO Star Wars UCS Sandcrawler 75059

March 8, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059)

The LEGO Marketing department has given an explanation of the Ultimate Collector’s Series seal on the new LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059).

“The decision has been made to change the packaging for future “LEGO exclusive” Star Wars sets to include the UCS seal and de-link from the core Star Wars packaging. In addition to the packaging change an update has been made to the building instructions. The building instructions will have additional pages detailing the model’s connection to the movie and its development process. Much as the Creator Expert badge differentiates the larger models from the core assortment the goal of this change is to better communicate to builders that these sets represent our biggest building challenge in the LEGO Star Wars theme.”

**Via Brickset**

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LEGO Technic Volvo L350F Wheel Loader (42030) Promo Video & Press Release

March 8, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Volvo has released a press release and a video of how The LEGO Group and Volvo teamed up to create the Technic Volvo L350F Wheel Loader (42030). It seems that Eurobricks forum member Johan Sahlström, aka Superkalle who is also a Volvo engineer, had a hand in helping in the design of the set. As we’ve seen before, the L350F was revealed at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair earlier this year.

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures (71005) Details

March 8, 2014 / / 1 Comment

D'OH!! Simpsons CMF pic

Amazon.uk may have given us a clue of which characters are included in the LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures (71005).

Woo-hoo! It’s The Simpsons! The LEGO Minifigures series continues with this great collection of 16 of your favorite characters from TV’s longest-running comedy. There’s Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson, as well as Grampa, Ned Flanders, Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Muntz, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Clown, Itchy & Scratchy, Mr. Burns and Milhouse. Each The Simpsons minifigure comes in a sealed ‘mystery’ bag with its own special accessories, display plate and collector’s leaflet. Buy a bag, open it up and see which one you get!

One thing to note about the list above is that some of the characters are different from what was reported last year from Nerdly.co.uk. They listed Moe as one of the minifigures but he isn’t on the list above so we’ll have to see which one is correct. I’m guess he won’t be cause of the job that he has as a bartender which isn’t really suitable for children.

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Store Fashion Valley Named Brand Retail Store of the Year 2013

March 8, 2014 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Brand Retail Store of the Year 2013 (Fashion Valley, San Diego)

I’ve just gotten news that my local LEGO Store in Fashion Valley (San Diego, CA) has won the LEGO Brand Retail Store of the Year for 2013! LEGO takes in many factors to choose the winner and the surveys we fill out after our purchases do factor into account. It isn’t a surprise that the Fashion Valley store won because the staff there is simply awesome from all the Brick Specialists and to Mike the Store Manager. I hang out there a lot (more often than I should) and I’ve seen first-hand of how the employees take care of their customers from answering questions customers may have to a simple thing like the check out process. If you have a chance to go to this store in Fashion Valley, show your support by congratulating the staff there. They do great work and they truly deserve the award!

LEGO Brand Retail Store of the Year 2013 (Fashion Valley, San Diego)

Here’s Genevieve holding the trophy.

LEGO Brand Retail Store of the Year 2013 (Fashion Valley, San Diego)

Here’s KJ, Michael, and Mario with the award.

LEGO Brand Retail Store of the Year 2013 (Fashion Valley, San Diego)

Here’s a young customer and KJ intensely monitoring the store.

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Sandcrawler (75059) Officially Announced

March 7, 2014 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059)

As we predicted, the new LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059) has been revealed at Brick Cascade 2014 in Portland, Oregon. The set is indeed labeled an Ultimate Collector’s Series set. Check out the press release, the designer video, and the official images below.

75059 Sandcrawler™

Ages 14+ 3,296 Pieces

US $299.99 – CA $349.99 – DE 299.99€ – UK £249.99 – DK 2,799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Collect a true icon of the classic Star Wars™ universe – the mighty Sandcrawler™!

Recreate unforgettable scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope with this amazing LEGO® incarnation of the Jawas’ desert-going vehicle, the Sandcrawler™. Turn the knob at the rear and steer the Sandcrawler into position, lower the front ramp and offload the droids using the 2 working cranes. Luke Skywalker™ and his Uncle, Owen Lars, are sure to be impressed with the selection on offer: there’s R2-D2, an R1-series Droid, an R2 unit, R5-D4™, a Treadwell Droid™, Gonk Droid™ and even C-3PO™. When the sale is complete, lift the side panels and top to reveal more great features inside, like the engine, storage bay, cockpit and more. There’s even a speeder bike for when the Jawas need to venture outside. Includes 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker™, Uncle Owen, C-3PO™ and 4 Jawas™, plus R2-D2™, R2 unit, an R1-series Droid™, Gonk Droid™, R5-D4™ and a Treadwell Droid™.

Travel the dunes with the LEGO® Star Wars™ Sandcrawler™ with working cranes, detailed interior, 7 minifigures, 5 droids and lots more!

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Bricks by the Bay is Back For the Fifth Straight Year

March 7, 2014 / / 0 Comments

It is never too early to talk about LEGO conventions that are upcoming later in the year. Bricks by the Bay is back again this year for their fifth straight year and will be held on August 7-10, 2014. There are some new things happening at the event. One is the increased floor space. There is now over 33,000 square feet of LEGO goodness. There will now be two ballroom spaces for AFOLs and LEGO fans to show off their creations. There is also an extra day for attendees to participate in different events held at the convention. There will be more details of the convention as we get closer to the date. Read more about Bricks by the Bay 2014 in their press release below:

Fifth Annual BRICKS BY THE BAY Convention coming this August

LEGO® builders and fans convention August 7-10, 2014

Northern California-March 2014: It is time to mark calendars for LEGO® artists, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and fans for the Fifth Annual Bricks By the Bay convention coming this summer: August 7-10, 2014. The convention will be hosted at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California.

“This year marks a special milestone for Bricks By the Bay,” said Bill Ward, director and president of the organization. “This will be our fifth annual convention. We held our first in April of 2010 and were blown away by the incredible reception, both among LEGO® builders and fans but also the general public.

Bricks By the Bay 2014 has two new features: increased floor space

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LEGO Minecraft Teaser Video

March 7, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Minecraft team is planning on releasing some details of the next Minecraft set. In the video below, they show something that wants to burst out of a brick and wants people to guess what it is. We do know that the designers have been working on a Co-Build set and have been giving updates on it. Or could it be the revealing of the Microworld: The End (21107) set? Back in January, it was revealed that this set would be joining the current Minecraft sets. The End features bricks called End Stone and mobs called Enderman. This dimension also has a boss mob called the Ender Dragon. We’ll see soon enough what this mysterious trailer is all about in the very near future.

Post by LEGO Minecraft.

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LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures Teaser Images

March 7, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures Ned

There are a couple of teaser images of the LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures (71005) featuring arms of a couple of the characters. One image shows Ned Flanders holding a cup that says I Heart South Paws which is from his store, The Leftorium. Left-handers unite! The other image shows Homer holding a 1×1 round tile of a sprinked donut. We’ve already seen this image back in January at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair. This version of Homer also has a 1×2 TV remote control. We should start seeing images of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures – The Simpsons Series soon. They will be available in May along with the TV episode on Fox.

LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures Homer

**Via LEGO Facebook Page**

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LEGO Star Wars Microfighters AAT (75029) Review

March 7, 2014 / / 0 Comments

In our next review of the LEGO Star Wars Microfighters sets, we have the AAT (75029). The set contains 95 pieces and like all the other Microfighter sets, it goes for $9.99. The box includes two un-numbered bags and a small instruction booklet.

LEGO Star Wars Microfighters AAT (75029) LEGO Star Wars Microfighters AAT (75029)

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LEGO TMNT Mikey’s Mini-Shellraiser (30271) Polybag Found

March 6, 2014 / / 2 Comments

30271 Mikey's Mini-Shellraiser

Ultron32 on Eurobricks has posted an image of a new LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles polybag that was being sold at their local toy store, Mikey’s Mini-Shellraiser (30271). Not only do you get a Michaelangelo minifigure, you also get a brick-built remote controlled Mini-Shellraiser. There’s no word on how else this 47 piece polybag will be distributed or the price for it.

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A Million and One Pieces LEGO Exhibition

March 6, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The Forest Lawn Museum is having a LEGO exhibition from March 8th through Memorial Day, May 26th called A Million and One Pieces. This event is the first solo museum exhibition by David Tracy who worked as an apprentice for renowned LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya. This exhibition features thirty-two pieces of art including sixteen LEGO lamps in a series called Splash of Color, chairs, tables, and also a sculpture of a human head. These pieces range from 2,700 to 26,000 LEGO bricks. Again, the event will be at the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale, CA. Check out the official press release below:

FOREST LAWN MUSEUM
AT FOREST LAWN—GLENDALE
PRESENTS

A MILLION AND ONE PIECES
By David Tracy
Contemporary Furniture and Sculpture Crafted from LEGO® Bricks

MARCH 8 – MAY 26, 2014
Opening Reception Saturday, March 8, 2014
6 to 8 pm

GLENDALE, CA—Forest Lawn Museum presents A Million and One Pieces, an exhibition of enchanting contemporary furniture and inventive sculptures masterfully hand-crafted from vibrant LEGO® bricks by celebrated up and coming designer David Tracy. On view at Forest Lawn Museum from Saturday, March 8 through Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, 2014, A Million and One Pieces is the first solo museum exhibition for Tracy and features thirty-two pieces that push the boundaries of modern design, utilizing tens of thousands of LEGO® bricks.

The opening reception for A Million and One Pieces will take place Saturday, March 8, 2014 from 6 to 8 pm. The exhibition comes as the LEGO® brand is front and center in

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LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Featuring Ocean’s 11

March 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

IGN has released a new trailer video of LEGO The Hobbit Video Game based on an Ocean’s 11 theme. The crew consists of the Dwarves of Thorin and Company setting out to regain their lost kingdom. A heist if you may. The trailer gives some of the Dwarves nicknames such as The King for Thorin, Oin as The Jumper, Ori as The Shooter, and Kili as The Ladies Man. The nicknames also correspond to some of the abilities the character uses like a slingshot for Ori, and Oin’s ability to jump higher. The game is action-packed and has the usual humor thrown in to lighten the mood. Check out the PC Demo as well as what you can expect to find in the game.

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LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded Minifigure Revealed

March 6, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded

DK has just revealed the exclusive minifigure that will be in the LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded book on their Facebook Page. It will be Luke Skywalker in his Tatooine outfit. They named him “retro” Luke Skywalker because it is the same yellow-skinned variant that was found in the Landspeeder (7110) set from 1999. This year marks the 15th Anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars theme and DK is acknowledging that. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon and will be available in May.

LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded

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More LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Gameplay Details

March 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

The LEGO Video Games blog has given us some gameplay details of the LEGO The Hobbit Video Game. There have been some big improvements while navigating through the game or the HUB as the designers call it. In these HUBs, players can now go inside Hobbit houses, find secret tombs, cellars, and Elven and Dwarven ruins. In these secret areas, you can expect to find some nice hidden treasures. These items can be used to enhance character abilities and also to unlock new quests in a brand new quest chain system.

Another thing you can do in story mode is crafting new items by the way of the Blacksmith. You will have to mine hidden LEGO ores found throughout Middle-earth. Also defeating Orcs, Goblins, and Wargs can also net you some of these loot items and can be used to create a Mithril Weapon. Perfect your Blacksmithing skill and you could even create “perfect” items that glows to show its unparalleled craftsmanship. Check out our video below of the PC Demo.

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Mini Marshmallow Man T-Shirt on Ript Apparel

March 5, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Ript Apparel is back with another cool LEGO themed t-shirt. This time it is the Mini Marshmallow Man by Brinkerhoff. Since we’ll be getting the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 as an official LEGO set in the near future, this shirt will go great with it. Like with many other sites that sell t-shirts, it will only be available for 24 hours so act fast. If you use the link above, you’ll be supporting The Brick Fan.

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Doctor Who Project on LEGO CUUSOO Already Surpassed 5,000 Supporters

March 5, 2014 / / 2 Comments

It’s only been a week since LEGO CUUSOO announced that they would start accepting Doctor Who projects and so far there have been many projects listed but one of them is leading the pack. That one is created by GlenBricker in collaboration with Kaminoan and is simply named Doctor Who. The project suggests 5-7 minifigures, K-9, and 3 brick-built Daleks with the TARDIS and the console. Currently as of this writing, it already has quickly amassed 6,980 supporters so we know that the demand is there for an official set. CUUSOO has also sent out their official comments for passing 5,000 supporters. Since there are so many Doctor Who projects listed, we can’t feature them all but be sure to check out all the ones listed and spread the word about them. Maybe yours will be the next one reaching 5,000 supporters and on your way to getting 10,000.

Congratulations on 5,000+ Supporters!

2014.03.05

That pretty blue police box does more than just police boxing. It’s a time machine. Don’t believe me? Just look at how quickly this project reached 5,000 supporters! Aside from the beautiful TARDIS this project offers Minifigures, a K-9 and brick build Daleks. We think it is safe to say that the essence of Doctor Who is captured in the awesome project.

Remember that LEGO CUUSOO is set up to produce individual sets, so we suggest you prioritize and reduce the number of minifigures you recommend be included in a potential LEGO set. Otherwise we would like the liberty to choose

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LEGO Store March 2014 Mini Monthly Build Event & 40096 Review

March 5, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO March 2014 Mini Monthly Build Event

Yesterday was the March 2014 Mini Monthly Build event at my local LEGO Store (Fashion Valley, San Diego) and as usual, the place was packed with parents and kids building the Spring Tree (40096) set. It may seem from the images that the store was bombarded by families and customers but the staff on the floor had it all under control. I didn’t stay for the whole event but it looked like everything went smoothly.

LEGO March 2014 Mini Monthly Build Event

This month’s mini build was a 62 piece Spring Tree. It’s a simple built tree with eyes and a blue jay sitting on top. The piece count may be misleading since the build is made up of a lot of small pieces. It does come with some nice tan arch pieces but it looks off because the rest of the tree trunk is brown. The base is created with two 2×4 lime plates instead of a single 4×4 plate. I also didn’t understand the purpose of the eyes. Overall, it is just a tree with some wacky designs that kids can enjoy.

LEGO March 2014 Mini Monthly Build Spring Tree (40096) LEGO March 2014 Mini Monthly Build Spring Tree (40096)

LEGO March 2014 Mini Monthly Build Spring Tree (40096)

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter Minifigure (5002126) Review

March 4, 2014 / / 1 Comment

During the month of March, LEGO Stores and Shop@Home is offering a minifigure polybag that I’m sure many people will be wanting to get their hands on, the DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126) polybag.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126) LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126)

Martian Manhunter, aka J’onn J’onzz, is based off The New 52 version. He has a green head with red eyes and black surrounding them to show the depth of the eyes. He has a green torso with red straps going across the chest. Around his shoulders area is a blue collar from the cape. The legs are mostly blue with some red printing for part of his tunic.

Overall, the Martian Manhunter is a really good minifigure and is a great addition for fans of the Justice League of America. If you were lucky to get the Green Lantern from the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, then you have the potential to get all of the original members of the JLA with the release of the Flash this year. If you’re like the majority of us who don’t have Mr. Hal Jordan, you just have to wait for him to be released in an official set. For the meantime, at least we’re one step closer to a full JLA.

To get the Martian Manhunter, you will need to spend $75 at LEGO Stores or on Shop@Home but for 1 lucky winner, you can get it for free! All you have to do is to enter our giveaway on the Rafflecopter app below. The giveaway will end on March 15th.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126) LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126) LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter (5002126)

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LEGO The Hobbit PC Game Demo Video

March 4, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

As we reported yesterday, the LEGO The Hobbit Video Game PC demo is now available for download. I’ve played through the demo and have recorded it for you to take a look. The demo takes place below The Misty Mountains where the company of Dwarves are captured by the Goblin King. The point is to find a way to escape. If you want to try out the demo yourself, you can download it here. The game will be available next month.

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Bechtel’s LEGO Tunnel Boring Machine

March 4, 2014 / / 0 Comments

To celebrate Bechtel’s involvement in the First LEGO League, they have commissioned UK LEGO Certified Professional Bright Bricks to create a replica of a tunnel boring machine. The 2-meter long model consists of 50,000 bricks and was created with the help of Bechtel’s engineers. The miniature model shows all the working components of a real tunnel boring machine. It is of 1/20 scale and took a 3-man team 25 days to finish. Check out the video below:

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Brick Fans Could Be Printing Their Own LEGO Bricks in the Future

March 3, 2014 / / 2 Comments

There was an interesting report earlier today by Time that The LEGO Group could be considering 3D printing as a business strategy. Could we be able to print our own bricks and minifigures in the future? The article states that LEGO is looking at ways to adapt to an age where things are going digital. Although LEGO does have an online presence, they want to grow that presence and they believe that 3D printing may be the way to go.

John Goodwin, LEGO’s CFO, states, “3-D printing is a fascinating development and certainly opens up a lot of new avenues. We are looking very intently at it and monitoring it, looking at what potential opportunities there are for consumers.”

Last week at The LEGO Group’s 2013 annual report, CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp stated in the press conference that LEGO wants to leverage digitalisation and 3D printing could be another way how the company could achieve that goal. Finally Mads Nipper, LEGO’s Chief Marketing Officer, notes 3D printing “might be an exciting opportunity to print your own bricks.” What do you think of the idea of creating your own bricks using 3D technology?

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batman Tumbler (30300) Polybag Review

March 3, 2014 / / 0 Comments

A few weeks ago, we reported that the new LEGO DC Comicss Super Heroes The Batman Tumbler (30300) polybag had started showing up at Target stores. Ever since then, I’ve been looking around the stores here with no avail until today. I found just hanging around by its lonesome self and gave it a new home. The polybag consists of 57 pieces and retails for $3.99. The price per ratio is exceptionally good for this set coming in at $0.07/piece.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batman Tumbler (30300) Polybag LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batman Tumbler (30300) Polybag

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New LEGOLAND Set (40115) Found

March 3, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO LEGOLAND Entrance with Family (40115)

Brickset’s database update has yielded a cool little set that you may start to find at LEGOLAND parks in the near future. This new set shows a family in miniland scale at the entrance of the park. One of the kids is dressed up in a Castle theme outfit while the other is in a fairy outfit. After looking at the instructions, there are 320 pieces used to build the set. There’s no word on the price for this LEGOLAND Entrance with Family (40115) set as of this time. It looks like it’s time to make a trip to LEGOLAND California for me!

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The LEGO Movie The Emmet Awards Double Decker Contest

March 3, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie The Emmet Awards

The second part of The LEGO Movie The Emmet Awards contest is now available for kids to enter. The contest that started today is called the “Double Decker Contest” and you have to build something useful. Then you have to build something else that is useful and combine the two to create something double useful. Upload your image and you’re entered. Only kids under the age of 18 are qualified to enter. Remember the winner of this contest will go up against other contest winners throughout the event.

Contest #2 (March): The Double Decker Award. – Can you take something around you, stack it up and make it double awesome using LEGO bricks and your creativity?

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LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Demo Now Available

March 3, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

If you want to try out the new LEGO The Hobbit Video Game, now you can. LEGO and TT Games has released the demo for it and you can play through one of the levels.

Whilst traversing High Pass over The Misty Mountains, Thorin Oakenshield and his company of Dwarves accidentally set up camp on top of a secret entranceway in to Goblin Town.

The player is tasked with battling the Goblin King and then navigating the perilous gangways and boardwalks of Goblin Town in a frenzied escape!

The demo is 550 MB and will only work for Windows 8, 7, XP, and Vista. The file is not compatible for the Mac. Head over to the download page to get your copy of the demo. We’ll have a video review up of the demo later today.

Remember that Gamestop has a bonus exclusive Good Morning Bilbo Baggins minifigure when you pre-order the game. The game will be available on April 8th.

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LEGO Star Wars Microfighters Clone Turbo Tank (75028) Review

March 2, 2014 / / 0 Comments

When the images of the new LEGO Star Wars Microfighters first came out last year for this current wave, I was a thousand times more excited for these set than the regular system sets. These Microfighters are miniature models, aka chibi-style, of their regular counterparts. These new sets have also replaced the Planets sets.

The first Microfighters set that we have for review is the Clone Turbo Tank (75028). The set has 96 pieces and retails for $9.99. The contents of the box includes a small instruction booklet, two unnumbered bags, and two loose 1×10 black Technic brick with holes.

LEGO Star Wars Microfighters Clone Turbo Tank (75028) LEGO Star Wars Microfighters Clone Turbo Tank (75028)

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Preview of LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded

March 2, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded

Earlier today, an image of the new LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059) was presumably found in the new LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded. The previous version of the book was released in 2009 and this updated Dictionary will have 48 additional pages to include all the sets that have been released in the past 5 five years such as last year’s Ewok Village (10236), the new Microfighters sets from this year, and the Sandrawler as mentioned above.

The book also has updated their “Beyond the Bricks” chapter where it behind-the-scenes on how the sets are made by the designers. As with many other LEGO books by DK, there will also be an exclusive minifigure included. It hasn’t been revealed of who it will be. DK has noted they will reveal who it will be very soon. It has been rumored that it will be another variant of Luke Skywalker. If you’re a fan of the previous LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary, you’ll surely be a fan of this version as well. Amazon is currently taking pre-orders for the book and it will be available in May.

LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded

LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded

LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded

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The LEGO Movie Combine & Build Instructions

March 1, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Create & Combine Ice Cream Cruiser

The LEGO Movie minisite has been updated with a new section called Create & Combine in which they provide downloadable instructions for some really cool looking builds. Provided that you have the correct sets, you will be able to build these new vehicles. The last build is Emmet’s Dimensional Portal Machine and LEGO has only provided the pieces to create it. There’s nothing to combine on that build. These instructions give builders an inspiration to combine other sets they may have to create something unique.

The above image is called the Ice Cream Cruiser and it combines the Master Builder Academy Level – Space Designer (20200) and The LEGO Movie Ice Cream Machine (70804).

LEGO Create & Combine Thermo-Bolt Fire Flyer

Thermo-Bolt Fire Flyer

LEGO City Airport Fire Truck (60061) + Ninjago Kai Fighter (70721).

LEGO Create & Combine Raptor Rally Bike

Raptor Rally Bike

LEGO Creator Turbo Quad (31022) + Legends of Chima Eagle Legend Beast (70124)

LEGO Create & Combine Lion Claw Mark VII

Lion Claw Mark VII

LEGO Creator Sunset Speeder (31017) + Legends of Chima Lion Legend Beast (70123)

LEGO Create & Combine Hydro-Turbo Sky Ray

Hydro-Turbo Sky Ray

LEGO City Tow Truck (60056) + Ninjago Thunder Raider (70723)

LEGO Create & Combine Dimensional Portal Machine

Dimensional Portal Machine

**Thanks to Michael for the heads up.**

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Brick Cascade 2014 Happening Next Week

March 1, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Next week, the Brick Cascade 2014 LEGO convention will be happening in Portland, OR. The event will be held at the Oregon Convention Center from March 6-9 and visitors can see many MOCs from very talented builders such as Alice Finch and Lino Martins. The AFOL days will be held the first two days and the public expo begins on Saturday. There are also a number of vendors where you can purchase LEGO related items like t-shirts, parts, and sets. Tickets are $8 per person or $28 for a family of 4. The first 1,000 kids to enter the doors will get a FREE LEGO minifigure. There will also be raffles held throughout the event for brick grab bags. If you’re in the Portland area next week, feel free to drop by and check out what Brick Cascade has to offer!

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First Image of the New LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059)

March 1, 2014 / / 6 Comments

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Flickr user kjavis88 has posted the first image of the new LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059). The image appears that it’s from the LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded that is supposed to come out in May. The new Sandcrawler has lots of plates usage and also includes Uncle Owen Lars and at least three Jawas minifigures. Other things the Sandcrawler has are LEGO Technic treads, a magnetic winch, and a Jawa hoversled. It has been rumored that this new set would be revealed at Brick Cascade 2014 and would be the exclusive for LEGO’s May the 4th promotion. Other reports show that the Sandcrawler would go for $349.99. Now we just have to wait for the official images of the set. This also makes me wonder what other new things are updated in the new LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary.

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel’s Market Visit (30116) Polybag Found at Walmart

February 28, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel's Market Visit (30116) Polybag

For you polybag hunters, you’ll be glad to know that the LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel’s Market Visit (30116) polybag has been found at Walmart stores by our friend Joe Meno for $3.99 each. The polybag consists of 37 pieces and includes the Rapunzel mini-doll from Tangled. The set also has a market stand that sells flowers and a croissant. Some stores may or may not have these polybags so your mileage may vary. Thanks to Joe for the update.

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March 2014 LEGO Store and Shop@Home Promotions Now Available

February 28, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO DC Universe/Comics Martian Manhunter

It is now March 1st on the east coast and that means that the new promotions at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home have now started. The main exclusive for this month is the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter minifigure that is given away for purchases of $75 or more. Also, all of the new sets from various themes are now available such as Star Wars and Super Heroes. Also, The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) is now available for individuals who are not VIP Members. Check out what LEGO has to offer in the calendar below.

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Doctor Who Galore on LEGO CUUSOO

February 28, 2014 / / 1 Comment

A few days ago, we reported that LEGO CUUSOO has changed their License Conflicts and Resolutions and have begun accepting projects based on Doctor Who. Whovians who are also fans of LEGO can now rejoice as it may seem that there could be an official Doctor Who set released sometime in the future. Since the announcement, there have been a myriad of projects that have already been submitted to CUUSOO. Check out all the projects and show your support if you like what you see. If you also have an idea that could be worthy of the number of supporters needed, then feel free to submit your project and perhaps your idea could be the one that gets to 10,000 supporters first!

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Mattel Agrees to Purchase Mega Brands Inc for $460 Million

February 28, 2014 / / 7 Comments

Reuters is reporting that Mattel Inc., the world’s number 1 toymaker, has agreed to purchase Mega Brands Inc. for around $460 million. Mega Brands, who makes Mega Bloks, has been trying to compete in the in the construction toys segment for many years but has dominated by The LEGO Group. Mattel hopes this acquisition can help the brand better compete in the building blocks industry. They already create a number of different types of toys and may have more licences at their disposal. A couple of things that LEGO has an advantage on is quality and consumer loyalty which is why they are the world’s leading construction toy manufacturer. What impact do you think this acquisition of Mega Brands Inc. by Mattel has on The LEGO Group in the future?

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LEGO April 2014 Store Calendar Details

February 27, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO April 2014 Calendar

Images of the LEGO April 2014 store is now available and there are some cool stuff happening throughout the month. Here’s a list of some of the notable things that is going on in April.

  • LEGO Double VIP Points is back from April 1-15. You can earn $5 for every $50 you spend.
  • Free Stephanie’s Bakery Stand (30113) polybag with any LEOO Friends purchase. This offer is valid from April 1-20, while supplies last.
  • The Monthly Mini Model Build on Tuesday, April 1st is a pretty nice looking helicopter.
  • From April 7-30, visit your local LEGO Store and you can take a picture with LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. Share your photo using #LEGOStore to receive a Marvel Super Heroes poster.
  • On April 17, there will be a LEGO Minifigure Speed Build Challenge at the LEGO Store. The fastest builder can win a Build a Minifigure 3 Pack.
  • Also listed on the calendar is Philly Brick Fest. We’ve been helping promote the event and it will be happening on April 26-27.
  • There are a couple of LEGO Store openings during the month. On April 4-6, celebrate the grand opening at Danbury Fair in Connecticut. On April 25-27, the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas will also be holding an opening.
  • There are also two LEGO Club Meetings during the month which hasn’t happened before for the Super Heroes line. This time it will feature LEGO Marvel Super Heroes on the 19th and on the 26th. Kids can get a cool classic Electro t-shirt when they attend.
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LEGO Legends of Chima Online Now Available on iOS

February 27, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Back in August of last year, the LEGO Legends of Chima Online game hit the beta stage and players could sign up to try out the game. The game is a free action adventure MMO where you can team up with friends to defend the world of Chima. The browser-based game was available to play on Windows or Mac but Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today has announced that the game is now available for Apple iOS devices including iPad, iPhone, and iTouch on iTunes.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, the LEGO Group and WB Games Montréal Makes the Popular World of LEGO® Legends of CHIMA™ Online Available for iOS

Online PC and Mac Game Now Playable on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch Devices; Young Warriors Can Now Play Together and Partake in Epic Battles Across All Platforms

BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The battle for CHI builds on in the world of CHIMA™! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The LEGO Group and WB Games Montréal today announced the launch of LEGO® Legends of CHIMA™ Online for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices, playable with a WiFi connection. LEGO Legends of CHIMA Online, already available for Windows PC and Mac, is an immersive and interactive free to play online game that extends and complements the popular LEGO Legends of CHIMA universe of products, including construction sets, vehicles, TV shows and more! The online game officially moved out of Beta last month with game enhancements and new features including parent accounts and chat, and this enhanced experience is now

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The LEGO Group 2013 Annual Report Results

February 27, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Group has completed their 2013 Annual Report with CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp sharing details about the company’s growth last year. The LEGO Group had its 9th straight year of organic growth and increased their sales by 11% which outpreformed the traditional toy market. The overall revenue by the company has quadrupled over the past 10 years. LEGO has seen main growth in Poland, Germany, and China which in turn helped their sales numbers. Legends of Chima was one of the best selling themes for LEGO last year and the Friends theme was one of the top 5 themes. LEGO City, Star Wars, and DUPLO rounded out the top 5 themes of 2013. The Friends line also seen double digit growth along with some of the core themes including City, Creator, DUPLO, and Technic. With all of the various sets that LEGO releases every year, the company is meticulous in following industry standards and as a result, there have been no product recalls for the 4th straight year.

LEGO has also invested in themselves including DKK 2.6 billion in facilities in Mexico, Czech Republic, Hungary, and China. More facilities equal more responsibilities and The LEGO Group has enrolled in the WWF Climate Savers program in which they are 1st in the industry. They have improved energy efficiency by 30% since 2009 and employee injuries have reduced by 40% since 2009. The LEGO Group also added 1,355 employees last year due to it’s growth and is one of the company’s largest annual employee increases in history.… Continue

More Images of LEGO Mixels Series 2 & Series 3

February 26, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Mixels Series 2

There are now some more Series 2 and Series 3 images and details of the very popular LEGO Mixels characters courtesy of Figures.com. The Series 2 tribes consist of the Frosticons (blue): Slumbo (41509) Lunk (41510) Flurr (41511), the Fang Gang (brown): Chomly (41512) Gobba (41513) Jawg (41514), and the Flexers (orange): Kraw (41515) Tentro (41516) Balk (41516). The Series 2 Mixels will be available in June.

The Frosticons hail from the frozen crystalline shells of dead volcanoes.

The Fang Gang live on a farm where they grow food to satisfy their massive appetites.

The Flexers live in the Rubberlands, defending their land from the Nixels.

Series 3 of the Mixels consist of the Glorp Corp (green): Glomp (41518) Glurt (41519) Torts (41520), the Spikels (tan): Footi (41521) Scorpi (41522) Hoogi (41523), and the Wiztastics (purple): Mesmo (41524) Magnifo (41525) Wizwuz (41526). Series 3 will be available in September.

The Glorp Corp is a gooey tribe of thrill-seekers and swamp-dwellers.

Spikels are a fun-loving tribe.

The Wiztastics tribe is a traveling magic troupe known for putting on spectacular shows.

LEGO Mixels Series 3

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LEGO Star Wars Rebels The Ghost (75053) Product Image Found

February 26, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars Rebels The Ghost (75053)

There is now an official product image of the new LEGO Star Wars Rebels The Ghost (75053). The image below came through my Facebook feed but didn’t attribute a source. I’ve also checked the normal news sites but nothing was found for that particular image either. You can see a clearer image of the ship as well as the minifigures including Zeb Orrelios, Hera Syndulla, and Kanan Jarrus, and a Storm Trooper. Nothing much new but at least there’s another image of The Ghost. The set contains 929 pieces and will retail for $89.99. It will be available in August along with the other sets from the summer wave.

Pilot The Ghost with 2 cockpits, 360-degree rotating gun turret, spring-loaded shooters, detachable escape pods, Holocron and more.

Join the Rebel heroes aboard The Ghost!

Get ready to battle the Empire with the Rebel heroes’ awesome starship – The Ghost – as seen in the thrilling Star Wars: Rebels animated TV series! Stay on course with Rebel minifigures in the two cockpits and put Zeb on patrol in the 360-degree rotating Join the Rebel heroes aboard The Ghost!

LEGO Star Wars Rebels The Ghost (75053)

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LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Projects Featuring Orion Pax

February 26, 2014 / / 0 Comments

In light of Team BTTF’s Jules Verne Train getting 10,000 supporters on their project, there is another creator on LEGO CUUSOO who also has some Back to the Future projects hoping to achieve what Team BTTF has done three times already and that person is Orion Pax, aka Alex Jones. If you’re fans of LEGO MOCs, you may have heard of Orion’s name since we’ve featured him on the site a few times before. On CUUSOO, he has listed a number of projects themed with “2015” which is the 30th anniversary of the first Back to the Future movie.

One of those projects is the Nike MAG that Marty wore in the second film. These particular shoes are confirmed to be re-released by Nike next year with power laces. Orion’s other BTTF projects include various buildings from Back to the Future II such as the Cafe 80s, the cinema showing Jaws 19, the Texaco station, and the iconic Hill Valley Courthouse.

Go check out these projects and support them if you like what you see. Also remember that Team BTTF also has some other neat projects that you can support as well. Overall, it’s cool to see that many fans are embracing the fact that a renowned movie like Back to the Future will be reaching its 30th anniversary and are creating things that bring back memories of when we first saw the movie and hopes that fans like us can actually have one of these sets in our hands.

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Blu-Ray Now Available For Pre-Order

February 26, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug - LEGO Legolas Polybag

You can now pre-order The Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital HD UltraViolet Combo Pack for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug online at Target for $25.99. This Combo Pack also includes the Legolas Greenleaf (30215) LEGO polybag that we first saw a few months ago. The polybag has 33 pieces and includes the same Legolas minifigure as in Escape from Mirkwood Spiders (79001) but it also has a flick-fire ballista and a target to shoot at. The Blu-Ray will be released on April 8th.

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LEGO CUUSOO BTTF – Jules Verne Train Achieves 10,000 Supporters

February 26, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The BTTF – Jules Verne Train by Team BTTF becomes the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. It now joins the LEGO Bird Project and the Modular Apple Store in the review stage on May 5th. Coincidentally, Jules Verne is also the first train-type project to get 10,000 supporters. The Train was seen at the very end of Back to the Future III when Doc Brown along with his family, Clara, Jules, and Verne, comes back from the Old West to visit Marty and Jennifer.

The Jules Verne Train is now the third project by Team BTTF to achieve this feat along with their DeLorean-Time-Machine (21103) as well as the UCS DeLorean Time Machine. By getting the required amount of supporters on this project shows that LEGO fans, especially AFOLs, appreciate projects that are based on things we are familiar with and all grew up with such as the Back to the Future movies.

Congratulations yet again to Team BTTF for reaching their goal! The Invisible Hand now becomes the highest supported project on CUUSOO.

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, m.togami!

2014.02.28

Congratulations on reaching 10,000 supporters for yet another fantastic Back to the Future model. This train engine is beautifully built and has so much character. It really captures what must be the second most iconic vehicle from the Back to the Future trilogy.

We now officially advance this project to the Review phase.

What happens now?
This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A “LEGO Review Board”

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LEGO CUUSOO Now Accepting Doctor Who Projects

February 25, 2014 / / 6 Comments

LEGO CUUSOO has updated the License Conflicts and Resolutions section of their Knowledge Base and something interesting has surfaced. Before today, projects on CUUSOO that were based on Doctor Who themes may have been turned down or rejected due it having conflict with other companies who had the license to produce Doctor Who products such as Character Building. We can now report that LEGO CUUSOO now welcomes projects based on Doctor Who which probably means that Character Building does not have the license anymore. Does this also mean that we could maybe possibly see Doctor Who sets in the future? Who knows but at least people can now submit projects based on the very popular TV show and can hope that it will pass the review stage to become an official CUUSOO set!

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New LEGO Hero Factory Polybag Mini-Mech (40116) Polybag Found

February 25, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Hero Factory Hero Mini-Model (40116)

Coming out of Brickset’s database, there is a new LEGO Hero Factory Invasion From Below polybag that will be coming out in the near future, a Mini-Mech (40116). This 31 piece polybag features Natalie Breez from the Alpha Team riding a small mech wielding two swords. These new minifigures for Hero Factory were introduced this year’s winter wave sets. There’s no word yet on how this polybag will be distributed.

**Via neoape**

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LEGO The Hobbit Video Game New Gameplay Footage

February 25, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

There is now some new gameplay footage of the new LEGO The Hobbit Video Game courtesy of Outside Xbox. The game features 16 levels of scenes from the first two movies of The Hobbit Trilogy, An unexpected Journey and The Desolation of Smaug. This gameplay video shows a scene from The Goblin King Battle. The game also includes the Instruction Build minigame that was first introduced in The LEGO Movie Video Game. The video also notes there will be 80 character to unlock throughout the game.

The LEGO The Hobbit Video Game will be available on April 8th and if you pre-order the game at Gamestop, you will get an exclusive Good Morning Bilbo Baggins minifigure. Check out the gameplay video below.

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LEGO Non-Stop Trailer by Brotherhood Workshop

February 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

As we all know, guys over at Brotherhood Workshop makes some pretty awesome stop-motion videos. Recently, they have released a new video featuring a LEGO trailer of the movie Non-Stop starring Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore which hits theaters on February 28. Check out the trailer below as well as a split-screen version and a behind the scenes version.

Global action star Liam Neeson stars in Non-Stop, a suspense thriller played out at 40,000 feet in the air. During a transatlantic flight from New York City to London, U.S. Air Marshal Bill Marks (Neeson) receives a series of cryptic text messages demanding that he instruct the airline to transfer $150 million into an off-shore account. Until he secures the money, a passenger on his flight will be killed every 20 minutes.

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The LEGO Group Looking To Replace ABS Plastic by 2030

February 24, 2014 / / 1 Comment

A few days ago, Plastics News has reported that The LEGO Group has started their search to find a new sustainable resin to replace the existing ABS the company currently uses for their bricks by 2030. LEGO Senior Project Manager states, “I need to find a material that is just as good as this one. I need to find a material that will be just as good in 50 years, because these are passed down from generation to generation.”

Currently, the company has been testing bricks with an impact modified polylactic acid but this new test is not as promising yet. The issue with it is that a few weeks after molding, the bricks do not stay together as good as the traditional process does. One of the ways that LEGO measures the quality of the bricks is by testing the “clutch power.” A reason why these new bricks are failing the standards is because the machines that test the bricks are not compatible with the new materials.

LEGO uses more than 6,000 tons of plastic every year with 70% of the materials being Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and it now wants to be more efficient in using the new materials which should benefit the company financially and environmentally.

Check out more details on what LEGO is planning to do in the near future in the article. Also, if you haven’t watched National Geographic’s Mega Factories episode of LEGO before, I highly recommend watching it below. Although the video is fairly old now, it’s still … Continue

LEGO Minifigure Graduation Set Found

February 24, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Graduation set

Flickr user AC Pin has found a new Graduation Set at their local LEGO Store. This new set is similar to the current Minifigure Birthday Set (850791) and Wedding Favor Set (853340) with a baseplate, a banner, a minifigure-scale arch, and stickers. The Graduation Set contains one minifigure wearing a graduation gown and cop standing at the podium. He looks similar to the Graduate minifigure from the Series 5 Collectible Minifigures. The arch shows some books and caps thrown in the air. The set contains 30 pieces but there was no mention of the price. I’m assuming it will have the same price as the other minifigure sets at $9.99 each. This set is perfect for people who are graduating this spring as well as in the future.

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The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide Giveaway Winner Announced

February 23, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Recently, we did a review of The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide and we also had a copy to giveaway to one lucky individual. We had over 500 entries and using Rafflecopter’s random winner generator, the winner chosen is:

#319 Ryan Howerter

Send us a message on our Facebook Page or send us an email with your mailing address. If we don’t hear back in three (3) business days, we will choose another recipient.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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LEGO City Arctic Polybag Found

February 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO City Arctic Polybag

Just2good on Eurobricks is reporting that German retailer Dingsa Online Store has a new LEGO City Arctic polybag in their store. There’s no details of the set but it looks to be a ski-plane type of vehicle. Not a very long post but at least we know there’s another set coming out for the Arctic sub-theme.

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LEGO Ghostbusters HQ Instructions by Brent Waller

February 21, 2014 / / 1 Comment

It has been announced that Brent Waller’s Ghostbusters Ecto-1 will be the next LEGO CUUSOO project to be released as an official set but will not include the iconic Firehouse. Many people were disappointed but don’t worry. Assuming you have the correct amount of pieces, Brent has provided instructions for the Firehouse for FREE on his website in LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) format. You can see in the image below that the Ghostbusters HQ/Firehouse is taller than the Town Hall (10224) modular building so it makes a great addition to your city!

Overview of my display

**Via Brent on Eurobricks**

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Details About Brick Fiesta 2014

February 21, 2014 / / 1 Comment

If you’re going to be in Texas in a few months, you may want to drop by Brick Fiesta 2014 in San Antonio. Ran by volunteers of TexLUG and it’s other chapters, this fairly new convention has been very successful the past couple of years since it was started back in 2011. Like with other LEGO events, there will be AFOL days as well as public days for the attendees. See below for the details of Brick Fiesta 2014.

Location:
Hilton DoubleTree Airport
37 NE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78216

Date: July 3-6 (convention)
Public hours: July 5 (10am-4pm), July 6 (10am-3pm)
Public: http://www.brickfiesta.com
AFOLs: http://www.brickfiesta.com/2014-sanantonio/

Description: A celebration of LEGO in Texas – the only travelling LEGO fan convention. Hosted last year in Dallas (Mesquite), this year it arrives in San Antonio, the river city! This will be Brick Fiesta’s fourth year.

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon Being Released in Future?

February 21, 2014 / / 7 Comments

Over on the Bricklink forums, there is a discussion that LEGO is planning a re-release of the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Series Millennium Falcon (10179) at end of this year or early next year. The originator of the thread states someone “very reliable” from Denmark emailed them about the news. There’s no details if the re-release is the same as the previous model or a new design. These are rumors but it’s something to keep an eye on.

As we all know, the UCS Millennium Falcon is a highly sought item from the LEGO Star Wars line and are many collectors’ white whale item. They are currently going for a couple of thousand dollars on the secondary market and people have also resorted to buying the parts separately to build their own.

Again, these are all rumors but we’ll stay on top of it. More details as they come.

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The LEGO Movie Sequel Has Release Date of May 26, 2017

February 21, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie sequel that we’ve been reporting about now has a tentative release date of May 26, 2017 according to Box Office Mojo. Warner Bros. has already recruited screenwriter Jared Stern (Wreck-It Ralph, Mr. Popper’s Penguins) and Michelle Morgan to start working on a script for the follow-up to The LEGO Movie. There is no word on who will be directing the sequel but Phil Lord and Christopher Miller has stated they would like to produce the second movie.

As we also reported a few days ago, there will also be a LEGO Ninjago movie by Warner Bros. that will be released in the future and there were talks about which movie would be released in theaters first. Now that there’s a date for sequel, we can probably assume that the Ninjago movie will be coming out first with the sequel still three years out.

The LEGO Movie has been tops of the box office for the past few weeks and it looks to stay on top this weekend even though there are some movies coming out this week like Pompeii and 3 Days to Kill. Early forecasts show that The LEGO Movie will still stay on top after this weekend. It has already made over $200 million worldwide and it doesn’t look like it will slow down anytime soon.

**Via Collider**

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My First Game Console: Sprite Edition LEGO Instructions Now Available

February 21, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO photographer Chris McVeigh has provided the instructions of his My First Game Console: Sprite Edition free to download for everyone. The instructions are on his website in PDF format and includes everything you need to build your own console. Older generation of gamers know that the build is based on the Nintendo Entertainment System from 1985 and it is a great representation of it. If you don’t feel like building it but still want to have one, Chris does sell his kits in his store. Time to start finding the pieces and making your own LEGO NES console.

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The LEGO Movie/Guardians of the Galaxy Mash-Up is Awesome!

February 20, 2014 / / 3 Comments

Everything is awesome in The LEGO Movie. The new Guardians of the Galaxy trailer was also awesome. What happens if you combine the two? Infinitely times more awesome! This is what MTV has done. They have combined scenes from The LEGO Movie with the sounds of the GotG trailer and they fit perfectly. Chris Pratt, who voiced Emmet, is also one of the stars in the new Marvel movie.

The LEGO Movie is about to pass $200 million at the box office and Guardians of the Galaxy will hit theaters on August 1. Check out the mash-up video below and the official GotG trailer underneath that.

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The LEGO Movie Experience Opens at LEGOLAND California Resort

February 20, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The Lego Movie Experience at LLCA

The new The LEGO Movie Experience is now open to the public at LEGOLAND California Resort. The Experience features a behind-the-scenes look at the real movie set seen in the film. You get to see the “basement” area that was shown in The LEGO Movie which shows the many different worlds of the movie including Bricksburg, The Old West, Cloud Cuckoo Land, the Octan Tower, and Middle Zealand just to name a few. The whole set took a team of 10 LEGO Master Builders 5 weeks to design the models and 2,000 hours to build the whole thing. Below are some other interesting facts about The LEGO Movie set:

1,200: Models on the set (two or more pieces stuck together)

3,863,484: Number of LEGO bricks used to create the set

15,080,330: Total LEGO pieces seen in the entire movie. If you were to build the entire film with LEGO, this is how many bricks you’d need.

116: Number of buildings made from LEGO.

165: Number of vehicles

15: Number of spaceships

1,423: Number of minifigures

The whole experience doesn’t stop there. There are also models displayed at the LEGOLAND Hotel as well. The model of the logo took about 4 Master Builders around 220 hours to complete. It is 8 feet long, 2.5 feet high, and 2.5 feet deep and weighs about 1,200 pounds. Check out the video below for a preview of The LEGO Movie set before you go and see the real thing. Jadon Sand, who plays Finn in the movie, will be there … Continue

Could LEGO Ninjago Movie Hit Theaters Before The LEGO Movie Sequel?

February 19, 2014 / / 2 Comments

Last year, we reported that a LEGO Ninjago movie by Warner Bros. will be heading to movie theaters. A few weeks ago, we also reported that the studio has already started working on a script for The LEGO Movie sequel. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the Warner Bros. will soon decide whether to do go ahead and do a sequel for The LEGO Movie as well as the Ninjago movie at the same time and if they do, they have to decide which one will come to theaters first. Dan Lin and Roy Lee, who helped produced The LEGO Movie, will join directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller as the producers for Ninjago. Charlie Bean who directed Tron: Uprising on Disney XD will direct the Ninjago movie. Dan and Kevin Hageman, who wrote Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu for Cartoon Network, will also be involved in the new movie.

Warner Bros. has rights to only one sequel for The LEGO Movie so The LEGO Group could go to another studio if they wanted to. By adding another film from the LEGO Universe, this will help establish a stronger bond between the companies.

There are no details at this time of what the LEGO Ninjago movie will consist of but we can expect the same type of action/adventure style that the cartoon series has plus throw in the humor that the show provides. Although Ninjago is a theme focused mainly to younger males, Dan and Kevin note that 30% of Cartoon Network’s audience is female so there … Continue

LEGO The Hobbit Legolas Greenleaf Polybag Included with Blu-Ray Combo

February 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The Hobbit The Desolation of Smaug - LEGO Legolas Polybag

The One Ring has revealed the box art for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug home video release. The Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital Combo Pack of the movie will also include the LEGO Legolas Greenleaf (30215) polybag. There’s no mentioning of which retailer will have this box set with the polybag included but signs point to Target. Last year, Target sold the same combo pack of An Unexpected Journey with a Bilbo Baggins minifigure so it seems likely that they will do the same thing for the second part of the trilogy.

**Via Eurobricks & neoape**

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Sets First Look

February 18, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Iamste on Eurobricks has posted an image of the LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie sets from the 2014 American International Toy Fair. Someone has seemed to snuck a quick photo in even though the sign clearly states no photography for these particular sets. The sets are the Turtle Van Takedown (79115) – 368 pcs/$39.99, Big Rig Snow Gateway (79116) – 741 pcs/$69.99, and the Turtle Lair Invasion (79117) – 888 pcs/$99.99. There’s still no details on what the sets are about but at least you can get an overview from the image. You can also somewhat see the Turtles themselves in the foreground with their darker skin color. What are your guys’ first impressions of these sets?

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LEGO Green Lantern Minifigure Coming Soon?

February 18, 2014 / / 0 Comments

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There’s been much talk over the interwebs over the past day of one of the pictures our good friend Joe Meno, editor of BrickJournal, took while attending the 2014 American International Toy Fair. This picture is of a Green Lantern LED Lites and is speculation that a minifigure version of him may be coming out in a future set or polybag. This version of the highly sought character is the same as in the LEGO Batman 2 DC Super Heroes Video Game and is different from the one that was given away at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con

There have been rumors that we would probably see a Green Lantern this year but nothing legitimate has come out as of this time. On another note about the LED Lites, all of the other characters that are shown in the image all have minifigure equivalents now that the Flash is out so that might add to the speculation.

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LEGO Legends of Chima Gorilla Legend Beast (70125) Review

February 17, 2014 / / 0 Comments

This is another guest post by our new reviewer, Dave. Follow him at deviantART and on Flickr to see more of his work.

When I went to Toys R Us to get my LEGO Legends of Chima Legend Beast sets, I knew I could only afford two at the time. I knew I was getting the Lion regardless, so it was a toss up between this guy and the Wolf. I ultimately chose the Gorilla Legend Beast (70125) because I felt his brown parts would supplement those from the Lion well.

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LEGO Legends of Chima Lion Legend Beast (70123) Review

February 17, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Hello Readers Of The Brick Fan. My name is Dave, I’m an AFOL from Central California. I am writing a review as a guest on Allen’s news and review website. Firstly I’d like to give a big thanks to Allen for allowing me to contribute set reviews to his blog and allow me to get a little more exposure. Now a little more about myself. I’ve been playing with regular LEGO ever since the Age of 2, and I’m 25 now. I primarily focus on MOCing in the less popular “Constraction” style of LEGO (i.e Bionicle, Hero Factory, and other figure building lines). My MOCs can be found on deviantART or Flickr. As a Reviewer, I look at sets primarily as a MOCer and from the standpoint of how a set can be utilized for its parts as well as trying to appreciate the build of the set. I like to use a basic “Pros Vs. Cons” style of reviewing. However, for the sake of writing here on Allen’s blog I will also be using his scoring system. Thank you for reading my reviews and I hope you find them helpful.

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LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059) To Be Revealed at Brick Cascade?

February 17, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Hoth Bricks is reporting that the new LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059) will be officially revealed in March at Brick Cascade 2014 in Portland, OR. Early reports of the new Sandcrawler is that it will go for $349.99 and will be a larger, regular set much like the Ewok Village (10236) from last year. Hoth Bricks is also reporting that an exclusive Slave I, possibly with an Ultimate Collector’s Series label, will be revealed sometime in September. There are no other details for the two sets but at least we get to know a timeframe of when they will be officially revealed by LEGO, if these rumors are true.

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The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) Now Available for VIPs

February 16, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Sea Cow (70810)

The day is here! LEGO VIP members rejoice! The new The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) is now available for VIP members on Shop@Home. Make sure you’re logged in with your LEGO ID for the link to work. The set will also be available at your local LEGO Store when they open. Check out the details and images of the Sea Cow below.

70810 MetalBeard’s Sea Cow

Ages 14+ 2,741 Pieces

US $249.99 – CA $299.99 – DE 249.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 2,199.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Help our heroes escape the Micro Managers on MetalBeard’s Sea Cow!

Shiver me timbers, the Micro Managers are approaching our heroes and MetalBeard aboard his wacky Sea Cow ship. Climb the mast to keep a look-out. Fire the powerful shooting cannons from the side of the ship to repel the Micro Managers. And watch out – one has flick missiles and the other can shoot a net! Raise the anchors, spin the rear propellers and steer the ship to safety with the mini version of MetalBeard at the wheel. Includes 4 minifigures: Benny, Emmet, Vitruvius and Wyldstyle, and 2 figures: MetalBeard and QueasyKitty.

Battle 2 Micro Managers with The LEGO® Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow with mini version of MetalBeard, 4 minifigures and cow with wings!

  • Includes 4 minifigures: Benny, Emmet, Vitruvius and Wyldstyle, and 2 figures: MetalBeard and QueasyKitty
  • MetalBeard’s Sea Cow features chimney, 2 anchors, 4 back propellers, 2 huge side turbines, lanterns, 2 gold keys,
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New LEGO The Simpsons Episode Details Revealed

February 16, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006)

There are now new details of the LEGO The Simpsons episode that will be airing in May on Fox. The episode will be called “Brick Like Me” and it will air on Sunday, May 4th. This brick-filled episode will be the show’s 550th of the The Simpsons which is longest-running American sitcom in television history. The plot of the episode is Homer waking up in a world where everything is made of LEGO bricks. He goes on an adventure and must “put together” how he got there in the first place and figure out how to get home.

The new episode goes along with the Simpsons House (71006), which became a hot selling item at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home, and is part of The LEGO Group’s licensing deal with 20th Century Fox. The deal also includes a line of Collectible Minifigures that will be released in May. Stay tuned for more details of the LEGO The Simpsons episode.

**Via ScreenCrush**

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LEGO Legends of Chima Sets at the 2014 New York Toy Fair

February 16, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Legends of Chima fans, the 2014 American International Toy Fair even has something for you guys. There were plenty of sets displayed at the show and Toyark was there to take some pictures of them. Your Creative Friends has also taken a close-up video of the upcoming minifigures.

System Sets

Vardy Ice Vulture Glider (70141) – 217 pcs – $19.99
Eris Fire Eagle Flyer (70142) – 330 pcs – $29.99
Sir Fangar’s Sabre-tooth Walker (70143) – 415 pcs – $39.99
Laval Fire Lion (70144) – 450 pcs – $49.99
Maula’s Ice Mammoth Stomper (70145) – 604 pcs – $89.99
Flying Phoenix Fire Temple (70146) – 1301 pcs – $119.99

Speedorz

Scorching Blades (70149) – 77 pcs – $12.99
Flaming Claws (70150) – 74 pcs – $12.99
Frozen Spikes (70151) – 77 pcs – $12.99
Lava Breakout (70152) – 59 pcs – $12.99
Fang Trap (70153) – 79 pcs – $12.99
Frozen Fortress (70154) – 58 pcs – $12.99
Inferno Pit (70155) – 74 pcs – $12.99
Fire vs. Ice (70156) – 102 pcs – $19.99

Ultrabuilds

CHI Laval (70206) – 49 pcs – $14.99
CHI Cragger (70207) – 58 pcs – $14.99
CHI Panthar (70208) – 59 pcs – $14.99
CHI Mungus (70209) – 64 pcs – $14.99
CHI Vardy (70210) – 68 pcs – $14.99
CHI Fluminox (70211) – 91 pcs – $19.99
CHI Sir Fangar (70212) – 97 pcs – $19.99

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LEGO Ninjago Summer Sets at 2014 New York Toy Fair

February 16, 2014 / / 2 Comments

For you LEGO Ninjago fans, you’ll be glad to know there will be two new sets coming out this summer, the X-1 Ninja Charger (70727) and the Battle for Ninjago City (70728). The X-1 Ninja Charger comes with 426 pieces and retails for $39.99. The minifigures included are Kai and two Nindroids.

The Battle for Ninjago City has 1223 pieces and will go for $119.99. There are a whopping 8 minifigures in this set: Jay, Lloyd Garmadon, Zane, Nya, the Overlord, and three Nindroids.

**Via Toyark**

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The LEGO Movie Summer Sets Official Box Art Revealed

February 16, 2014 / / 2 Comments

In the upcoming months, three more The LEGO Movie sets will be released: Emmet’s Constructo-Mech (70814), Super Secret Police Dropship (70815), and Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816). Toyark is at the 2014 American International Toy Fair and they have images of the official box art for those sets as well as some more images of the sets themselves. Emmet’s Constructo-Mech will have 708 pieces and retails for $59.99. The Super Secret Police Dropship has 854 pieces and goes for $79.99. Finally, Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! has 940 pieces and will retail for $99.99.

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sets at 2014 New York Toy Fair

February 16, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Continuing with our news from the 2014 American International Toy Fair in New York, Toyark has some images of the LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets from the Nickelodeon animated TV series. The sets include Karai Bike Escape (79118), Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119), T-Rawket Sky Strike (79120), and Turtle Sub Undersea Chase (79121). Unfortunately, there were no details of the three TMNT movie sets. Check out the images below.

Plus, there is a new set listed on Toys R Us that we didn’t even know about, Shredder’s Lair Rescue (79122). The sets contains 478 pieces and has five minifigures: Michelangelo, Raphael, Shredder, Foot Soldier and a Robo Foot Ninja.

Shredder has captured Michelangelo in the dungeon of his Lair. Glide to the rescue with Raphael in the cool flying Turtle vehicle. Fly through the windows into the Lair, but stay alert at all times because traps are everywhere. Watch out for the collapsing stairs and the hidden saw blade shooter underneath. Beware of the fearsome four-armed Robo Foot Ninja launching an attack from the flipper. Use the grapple hook of the flying Turtle machine to pull away the dungeon door and free Michelangelo. Turn the Turtle Power on the Foot Soldier to get to Shredder before he transforms his throne into an escape pod and flies out of there! Includes 5 minifigures with weapons: Michelangelo, Raphael, Shredder, Foot Soldier and a Robo Foot Ninja.

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Lair Rescue (79122)

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shredder's Lair Rescue (79122)

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LEGO Star Wars Sets at 2014 New York Toy Fair

February 16, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Star Wars were displayed at the 2014 American International Toy Fair and Toyark has images of some of the 2014 summer sets.

The Phantom (75048) – 234 pcs – $24.99
Snow Speeder (75049) – 279 pics – $29.99
B-Wing (75050) – 448 pcs – $49.99
Jedi Scout Fighter (75051) – 490 pcs – $59.99
Mos Eisley Cantina (75052) – 616 pcs – $69.99
The Ghost (75053) – 929 pcs – $89.99
AT-AT (75054) – 1137 pcs – $109.99
Imperial Star Destroyer (75055) – 1359 pcs – $129.99
Advent Calendar (75056) – 274 pcs – $39.99

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Sets at 2014 New York Toy Fair

February 16, 2014 / / 2 Comments

Toyark is at the 2014 American International Toy Fair at New York City and they have images of the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes X-Men vs. The Sentinel (76022). The set contains 336 pieces and includes four minifigures: Wolverine, Storm, Cyclops, and Magneto.

Comic Alliance has a few images from some different angles.

In other LEGO Marvel news, the Guardians of the Galaxy sets were not allowed to be photographed but there are some details about them.

Milano Spaceship Rescue. Includes 5 minifigures: Star Lord with removable mask, Gamora, Drax, Ronan, and the Searcher.

Starblaster Showdown – Includes 2 small ships and 3 minifigures: Star Lord, Searcher, and Nova Officer.

Knowwhere Escape Mission – Includes 4 minifigures: a brick-built Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Nebula, and, a Searcher. Set includes a tower and a wheeled claw vehicle for Rocket Raccoon.

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The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) Officially Revealed

February 16, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Sea Cow (70810)

The 2014 American International Toy Fair has kicked off in New York City and the first piece of news that we bring you is the official unveiling of The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810). The set will be available to LEGO VIP members on February 17th and officially to the general public on March 1st.

70810 MetalBeard’s Sea Cow

Ages 14+ 2,741 Pieces

US $249.99 – CA $299.99 – DE 249.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 2,199.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Help our heroes escape the Micro Managers on MetalBeard’s Sea Cow!

Shiver me timbers, the Micro Managers are approaching our heroes and MetalBeard aboard his wacky Sea Cow ship. Climb the mast to keep a look-out. Fire the powerful shooting cannons from the side of the ship to repel the Micro Managers. And watch out – one has flick missiles and the other can shoot a net! Raise the anchors, spin the rear propellers and steer the ship to safety with the mini version of MetalBeard at the wheel. Includes 4 minifigures: Benny, Emmet, Vitruvius and Wyldstyle, and 2 figures: MetalBeard and QueasyKitty.

Battle 2 Micro Managers with The LEGO® Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow with mini version of MetalBeard, 4 minifigures and cow with wings!

  • Includes 4 minifigures: Benny, Emmet, Vitruvius and Wyldstyle, and 2 figures: MetalBeard and QueasyKitty
  • MetalBeard’s Sea Cow features chimney, 2 anchors, 4 back propellers, 2 huge side turbines, lanterns, 2 gold keys, 2 bottles, bottle with printed ship, box with 4
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LEGO Ghostbusters (21108) Officially Announced at New York Toy Fair

February 16, 2014 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Ghostbusters (21108)

The LEGO Ghostbusters (21108) set has been officially revealed at the 2014 American International Toy Fair. The set consists of 508 pieces and will be available in June 2014 for $49.99/CAD $59.99. The minifigures included will be Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore. The set was announced as the next LEGO CUUSOO project to become an official set last month.

This fun and iconic vehicle from the blockbusting ‘80s movie is fully loaded with all the paranormal detection equipment needed to track down those ghastly ghosts. It also features cool Ghostbusters logo decoration, removable roof, tracking computer and seats for 3 minifigures.

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Our buddies at Your Creative Friends has taken a close-up of video of the Ghostbusters set.

21108 LEGO® Ghostbusters™
Ages 12+ 508 pieces
USD $49.99 / CAD $59.99

Who ya gonna call? LEGO® Ghostbusters™!

Celebrate 30 years of ghostbusting action by building the iconic Ghostbusters™ Ecto-1 car out of LEGO® bricks. Selected by LEGO Cuusso members based on an original concept submitted by Brent Waller, a 3-D Environment Artist in the video game industry from Brisbane, Australia, this fun and iconic vehicle from the blockbusting ‘80s movie is fully loaded with all the paranormal detection equipment needed to track down those ghastly ghosts. It also features cool Ghostbusters logo decoration, removable roof, tracking computer and seats for 3 minifigures.

Set also includes a booklet containing building instructions, selected images and behind-the-scenes details about the classic Ghostbusters film. So if there’s something strange in your neighborhood, strap on your proton pack

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The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide Book Review

February 15, 2014 / / 0 Comments

A few days ago, I’ve received a new Dorling Kingsley LEGO book in the mail courtesy of Penguin Group, The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide. Before the movie was released, the book gained recognition early by revealing some of the movie sets and minifigures that will be released in a few months. The Essential Guide retails for $12.99 and is written by Hannah Dolan. The book only consists on 64 pages but it is jam-packed with details about the movie.

The book starts off by introducing Bricksburg and some of its citizens. It then goes into detail of some of the main characters that you will see in the movie. Each of these characters gets two pages dedicated to them filled with random facts and tidbids. There are also pages that show some of the locations the characters will be visiting such as the Octan Tower, The Old West, and Cloud Cuckoo Land, just to name a few. The guide also mentions some of the other Master Builder of Bricksburg and their skills like the highly-popular popular Green Lantern and Johnny Thunder. Like I’ve mentioned before, the book also shows details of the three new Movie sets that will be released in the near future, Emmet’s Constructo-Mech (70814), Super Secret Police Dropship (70815), and Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816). At the end of the book, it goes behind the scenes with Matthew Ashton, Vice President of Design for Playthemes and Intellectual Properties at The LEGO Group and it shows how the designers came up with the … Continue

The LEGO Movie Video Game Achievement/Trophy Guide

February 15, 2014 / / 10 Comments

The LEGO Movie Video Game

I’ve managed to complete The LEGO Movie Video Game on the Playstation 4 and have managed to get all the trophies associated with the game. Here’s an in-depth guide to completing everything the game has to offer including how to get all the Red Bricks to getting all the Golden Instruction pages. There are some things that you can easily do in Story Mode but the majority has to be done in Free Play since you will need specific abilities from various characters to do certain objectives. Hopefully this guide can help you out in your quest to getting the final “The Piece of Resistance” achievement.

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The LEGO Movie “Untitled Self Portrait” by Batman

February 14, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Batman

If you watched The LEGO Movie, you would know that Batman, voiced by Will Arnett, made a song for Wyldstyle. He played it while letting Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Vitruvius check out his new subwoofers. The song is called “Untitled Self Portrait” and it talks about how Batman is an orphan. AngryConfusedRabbit has created a video of the full song including the deep, mesmerizing lyrics. This song is the total opposite of “Everything is Awesome!” with its dark meaning while the other is very cheerful and happy. The song is available on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.

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More Images of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

February 14, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

USA Today has posted some official images of one of the new LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy sets, The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021). The set will have 665 pieces and retails for $74.99. The set features the Murano as well as the smaller Milano and includes five minifigures: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Ronon the Accuser, and a Sakaaran Soldier. The set will be displayed at the 2014 New York Toy Fair so we’ll surely see more images then.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021)

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LEGO City Arctic Sets Box Art

February 14, 2014 / / 3 Comments

LEGO City Arctic Snowmobile (60032)

Kockamania.hu has provided some of the box art of the new LEGO City Arctic sets. You are now able to clearly see some of the details of the sets.

Arctic Snowmobile (60032) – 44 pieces

Go on an ice adventure on the LEGO® City Arctic Snowmobile with trailer plus an ice block, crystal, Arctic explorer minifigure and pickaxe.

Investigate the secrets of the ice with the LEGO® City Arctic Snowmobile!

Search for the secrets of the ice with the super-cool LEGO® City Arctic Snowmobile! Venture out into freezing polar conditions with the explorer in his specialist Arctic gear. Crack open the huge ice block with the axe to reveal the mysterious crystal ins Investigate the secrets of the ice with the LEGO® City Arctic Snowmobile!

Arctic Ice Crawler (60033) – 133 pieces

Drive across icy terrain with the LEGO® City Arctic Ice Crawler with rotating crane, radar, antenna and an Arctic explorer minifigure.

Explore remote areas with the LEGO® City Arctic Ice Crawler!

Reach the remotest destinations with the LEGO® City Arctic Ice Crawler! This super-robust utility vehicle has multiple lights and tracks to cope with icy terrain, plus a radar and antenna to maintain contact with the support team. Help the Arctic explorer Explore remote areas with the LEGO® City Arctic Ice Crawler!

LEGO City Arctic Ice Crawler (60033)

Arctic Ice Crawler (60034) – 262 pieces

LEGO City Arctic Helicrane (60034)

Arctic Outpost (60035) – 374 pieces

Uncover secrets of the ice in the LEGO® City Arctic Outpost including truck, trailer and hi-tech mobile laboratory with all-terrain vehicle.

Investigate remote polar areas with the awesome LEGO®

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LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Key Art and Press Release

February 14, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game

Today Warner Bros. has released the key art for the LEGO The Hobbit Video Game. The art shows Bilbo with Gandalf, Thorin, and Legolas in the foreground being chased by Smaug. In the background are some of the dwarves from The Company. Check out the press release below.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the key art for LEGO The Hobbit, available this Spring for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita, the Wii U™, Nintendo 3DS™, as well as Windows PC. Join Gandalf, Bilbo, Thorin Oakenshield and Company, as they set out on an unforgettable journey filled with both splendor and peril, on their quest to take back the Lonely Mountain from Smaug The Magnificent.

In LEGO The Hobbit, kids and families will take on the form of their favorite Hobbit characters and follow the storyline of Peter Jackson’s first two films. Players will embark on quests throughout Middle-earth, joining Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Grey, and Thorin Oakenshield and Company in their exciting adventures toward the Dwarven Kingdom of Erebor. Along the way, players will solve countless puzzles, partake in Treasure Quests and battle with Orcs, Trolls, Goblins and fouler things.

**Via Gamespress**

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Clearer Images of the LEGO Star Wars Rebels Sets

February 14, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars The Phantom (75048)

USA Today has posted a couple of clearer images of the new LEGO Star Wars Rebels sets including The Phantom (75048) and The Ghost (75053). We first saw these sets at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair.

The Phantom has 234 pieces and retails for $24.99. There are two minifigures included in the set: Ezra bridger and a new astromech droid, Chopper.

LEGO Star Wars The Ghost (75053)

The Ghost includes 929 pcs and retails for $89.99. The minifigures included are Kanan Jarrus, Hera Syndulla, Zeb Orrelios, and a Stormtrooper.

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The LEGO Movie Video Game Review

February 13, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Video Game was released the same day the actual movie came out. I’ve been playing it for the past week and here’s my take on it. Like many other LEGO video games, it was developed by Traveller’s Tales and retails for $49.99/$59.99 depending on which system you got the game on. This review will be based on the Playstation 4 version. **SPOILER ALERT**

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Chracters

There are a totsl of 96 characters that you can unlock throughout the game including a majority of the ones that was seen in the actual movie. While playing through the story mode, you can unlock many of the characters after each stage is completed. Even though you’ve “unlocked” them, you would still need enough studs to purchase them for use although a number of the major characters are given to you for free.

Each character has their own abilities and some are a lot more useful than others. For example, I would mainly use characters that can do multiple things such as Superman who can fly and destroy gold bricks. Another character that I would use a lot is Wonder Woman because she can also fly as well as use her lasso at grapple points.

All characters unlocked on The LEGO Movie Video Game.

Gameplay

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The 86th Academy Awards Best Picture Nominees in LEGO Form

February 13, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO American hustle

To celebrate the Best Picture Nominees for the 86th Academy Awards, Yahoo has put together a series of 9 posters of the nominated movies in LEGO form. The nominees include American Hustle, 12 Years a Slave, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Nebraska, Philomena, and The Wolf of Wall Street. The Oscars will be hosted by Ellen Degeneres on Sunday, March 2nd.

LEGO 12 Years a Slave LEGO Captain Phillips LEGO Dallas Buyers Club LEGO Gravity LEGO Her LEGO Nebraska LEGO Philomena LEGO The Wolf of Wall Street

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The LEGO Movie Outtakes

February 13, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Brick Bust

IGN has posted some outtakes from The LEGO Movie. The outtakes shows various scenes from the movie characters’ perspective. They aren’t actually outtakes but they’re pretty funny nonetheless. The LEGO Movie looks to dominate the box office again this week after opening with a whopping $69.1 million last week. Check out the video below.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batman Tumbler (30300) Found at Target

February 12, 2014 / / 5 Comments

One of our fellow readers has found one of the new 2014 LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes polybags, The Batman Tumbler (30300), at Target stores. They were at stocked at the impulse check-out lanes for $3.99 each. We’ve reported that this polybag was found last month at a LEGOLAND Discovery Center but I believe this is the first time that we’ve seen these polybags in US stores. Thank you for TJ for the heads up on our Facebook Page.

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Could The LEGO Movie Pyjamas Emmet Be Purchased at Best Buy?

February 12, 2014 / / 11 Comments

The LEGO Movie Pyjamas Emmet Polybag

If you’ve been trying to get The LEGO Movie Pyjamas Emmet (5002045) minifigure polybag, Best Buy could be your answer. Best Buy was having a promotion of having the minifigure as a bonus for purchasing The LEGO Movie Video Game. According to a user on Reddit, a user purchased them separately without buying the game as seen from the image below. I’m not sure if this is allowed by store policy but it doesn’t hurt to go try and see. If you’ve tried purchasing Pyjamas Emmet this way, let us know in the comments below if it worked or not.

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The LEGO Movie McDonald’s Action Cups Review

February 12, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Happy Meal Action Cups

The LEGO Movie Action Cups are now available at McDonald’s and I’ve managed to collect all 8 cups. The action part of the cups is the lenticular feature that they have. Each cup features a portrait of a character in the movie with their names as well as a scene that changes. If you haven’t seen the movie yet (what are you waiting for?), the some scenes on the cups may contain spoilers.

Emmet

Emmet’s cup shows him smiling and holding a hammer. The scene shows him falling into another brick dimension.

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Batman

Batman switches from normal to angry expressions and holding his Batarang. The scene shows him arriving in his Batmobile to rescue Wyldstyle and Emmet.

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Bad Cop/Good Cop

Bad Cop switches to Good Cop and he holds a microphone. The scene shows Bad Cop’s flying police car and the 4×4 SWAT car chasing Wyldstyle. You also see Sheriff-Not-A-Robot.

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MetalBeard

MetalBeard’s portait doesn’t really show much. It just shows him raising his cannon arm and his other shark-attached arm. His scene shows the Sea Cow being attacked by Super Secret Police Dropships.

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Vitruvius

**Spoilers Ahead** Vitruvius’ cup shows his young version as well as his older blinded version. The scene shows him and Emmet looking at a bird imagined by Emmet.

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President/Lord Business

President Business’ portrait shows him smiling with his coffee cup while his Lord Business version shows him in his menacing outfit. The scene him riding a mech that I don’t remember seeing in the movie. I could be wrong though.

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The LEGO Movie’s The Emmet Awards – Design Your Own Trailer

February 12, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Movie The Emmet Awards

The LEGO Movie’s The Emmet Awards have begun and kids up to 18 years old can enter the first contest of directing their own trailer. You can create the trailer by using LEGO’s very simple app. Drag and drop various scenes into the timeline to create a full 12-scene trailer. After that, select your trailer image cover and choose your tags and you’re done. Below are some of the rules. Check out the full rules on the contest itself.

Contest #1: Begins on February 11, 2014 at 8:00AM Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) and ends on February 28, 2014 at 11:59PM EST.

Entries will be evaluated by the Judges based on the following criteria:
25%: Creativity
25%: Originality
20%: Awesomeness
20%: Overall fit and faithfulness to the Monthly Contest theme
10%: For Video and Music Editing Contests: Entertainment value and interesting use of the video and audio clips;
For Building Contests, the stability and structural integrity of the model.

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The LEGO Movie ReBrick “Be The Special” Alternate Building Contest

February 12, 2014 / / 0 Comments

ReBrick is having a contest for you to win some cool prizes. It is called “Be The Special” and all you have to do is to take any existing set and build an alternate model out of it. Also, you can only use the pieces in that set so no exchanging parts or using extra parts. Submit your entry to ReBrick and bookmark it in the Building Challenge category. The contest is open until March 31, 2014 at 8:59am EST (14:59 CET). The top 10 models with the most likes will be entered into the semi-finals and will be judged by a panel consisting of:

  • Frederikke Hoff, Community Editor at the LEGO Group
  • Michael Fuller, Senior Designer at The LEGO Group who has worked on The LEGO Movie sets
  • Chris McKay, Co-Director of The LEGO Movie

LEGO will be providing some very cool prizes for the winners of the contest including The LEGO Movie Promo PR Tin that we reported on before. Check out the prizes below:

One (1) grand winner will receive a prize of:

  • A limited edition gold-colored Emmet Statuette, not available in retail and only available though official LEGO competitions.
  • An exclusive LEGO Movie PR tin containing nine LEGO Minifigures.
  • A LARGE LEGO Movie Set not yet officially revealed, signed by the designer.

One (1) second place winner will receive a prize of:

  • A limited edition gold-colored Emmet Statuette, not available in retail and only available though official LEGO competitions.
  • An exclusive LEGO Movie PR tin containing nine LEGO Minifigures.
  • A medium LEGO
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The LEGO Movie Sweepstakes Winners Announced

February 12, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Movie Poster

Last month, we ran a sweepstakes to celebrate the premiere of The LEGO Movie in theaters. The contest is now over and the winners have been chosen randomly by Random.org. We had an unexpected but overwhelming turnout with 11,652 total entries. Without further ado, here are the winners of The LEGO Movie Sweepstakes:

Grand Prize – #11387 Keith Cotton

(1) The LEGO Movie Getaway Glider (70800)
(1) The LEGO Movie Melting Room (70801)
(1) “Everything is Awesome” Adult Tee
(1) “Emmet” Youth Tee
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Minifigure Key Chain featuring either Emmet, Wyldstyle, or Bad Cop
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Series Collectible Minifigure (71004) Mystery Bag

2nd Place Prize – #2962 Erin Faye Schlanger

(1) “Everything is Awesome” Adult Tee
(1) “Wyldstyle” Youth Tee
(1) The LEGO Movie: Ready, Steady, Stick! Activity Book
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Minifigure Key Chain featuring either Emmet, Wyldstyle, or Bad Cop
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Series Collectible Minifigure (71004) Mystery Bag

3rd Place Prize – #3494 Joanne Reyes

(1) Cinch Bag
(1) The LEGO Movie: Ready, Steady, Stick! Activity Book
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Minifigure Key Chain featuring either Emmet, Wyldstyle, or Bad Cop
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Series Collectible Minifigure (71004) Mystery Bag

Congratulations to all the winners! We will be sending an email out to the winners listed above and you will have five (5) business to contact us. If we do not get a response, the prizes will be forfeited and another winner will be selected at random.

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The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282) Polybag Review

February 11, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie is the hottest film in theaters and there are some LEGO polybags that tie into the movie. One of those polybags is the Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282). It contains 40 pieces and retails for $4.99.

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Gamestop LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Pre-order Bonus Revealed

February 11, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Gamestop Pre-order Bonus

Gamestop has now revealed their pre-order bonus for the LEGO The Hobbit Video Game. For pre-ordering the game on various systems including the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Playstation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Wii U, and Nintendo 3DS, you will get an exclusive “Good Morning Bilbo Baggins” minifigure, while supplies last. Like withe many other Gamestop exclusives, you will not find these minifigures in a LEGO set so the only way to get them is to pre-order the game or purchase off Bricklink or eBay. The game will be available on April 8th.

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The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) Back Box Image

February 11, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810)

There is now an image of the back of The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) as well as a storage room full of the sets from the back room of an undisclosed LEGO store. Sources have been telling me that the set will go for $249.99 and they will be available early for LEGO VIP members in stores and on Shop@Home on February 17th.

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810)

**Via Reddit**

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FX Guide Goes Behind the Scenes of The LEGO Movie

February 10, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Fxguide has released a 30-minute video going behind the scenes of The LEGO Movie. They interview the Animal Logic team with Pablo Plaisted (Cinematographer), Aidan Sarsfield (CG Supervisor) and Grant Freckelton (Production Designer) and goes in-depth of how they developed the CGI and the animation for the movie. If you’re not familiar with fxguide, it is a site for people who are interested in visual effects especially in films. If you have some time, check out the video below to see how The LEGO Movie was created. Thank you to Michael for the heads up.

FX GUIDE EP 186 THE LEGO MOVIE from Animal Logic on Vimeo.

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Winter 2014 LEGO Sets Arriving at LEGO Brand Stores

February 10, 2014 / / 6 Comments

I’ve gotten quite of few emails today of readers who wrote in to let me know that various LEGO Stores throughout the US have shipments of new LEGO sets including Star Wars, Super Heroes, Chima, Juniors, etc. You may want to call your stores to see if they do indeed have these new sets. Remember, you can get The LEGO Movie The Piece of Resistance (30280) polybag with purchases of $50 or more.

In other related news, I have received word from a few sources that next week’s LEGO VIP exclusive set, MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) will go for $250. Hopefully, we’ll get to see some official images of the set later this week.

Thanks again to everyone who wrote in.

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LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021) Image

February 10, 2014 / / 3 Comments

LEGO® Spielwarenmesse 2014

We now have an image of one of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Guardians of the Galaxy sets courtesy of promobricks at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair. The set seen on the bottom right corner of the image is called The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021). The set shows Star Lord flying and rescuing the Milano while Gamora is piloting the Ship.

In other LEGO Marvel news, you can see the back of the Astonishing X-Men costume version of Cyclops from this summer’s X-Men set.

Here’s a link to a large version of the image. Thanks to Ben for writing in and also Eurobricks for finding the image.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter Found on eBay

February 10, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter Polybag

A seller in Hungary is already selling the LEGO DC Universe/Comics Super Heroes Martian Manhunter polybag on eBay. This particular polybag will be March’s promotion at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home for purchases of $75 or more. For you Justice League fans who can’t wait until March, here’s your best chance to get your Martian Manhunter a little early.

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier LEGO Stop Motion

February 10, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be in theaters in a few months and you’ve probably seen the trailers by now but have you seen a LEGO stop motion of it? Antonio and Andrea Toscano is back with another one of their awesome trailers and this one features the newest Captain America movie. Check out their video below. Here’s a link to a side-by-side version of the original trailer.

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The LEGO Movie Wyldstyle Cosplay by SunlitEquinox

February 10, 2014 / / 2 Comments

Wyldstyle cosplay

The LEGO Movie is the talk of the town right now and I was wondering when and if people were going to do cosplay of some of the movie characters. It looks like Flickr user SunlitEquinox is the first person that I’ve seen to do that with her Wyldstyle outfit. The whole outfit is not completed yet as the pants and shoes aren’t finished but the hoodie looks spot on. I’ll update this post as soon as the whole cosplay is done. Thanks BrickNerd and to everyone who emailed in about it.

Wyldstyle cosplay

Wyldstyle cosplay

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The LEGO Movie The Piece of Resistance (30280) Polybag Review

February 9, 2014 / / 2 Comments

During the month of February, LEGO Stores and Shop@Home will be giving away The LEGO Movie The Piece of Resistance (30280) polybag with purchases of $50 or more. The polybag consists of 33 pieces and includes Emmet and the small chunk of rock that Piece of Resistance is stuck to.

The LEGO Movie The Piece of Resistance Polybag (30280) The LEGO Movie The Piece of Resistance Polybag (30280)

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The LEGO Movie Valentine’s Day Printables

February 9, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Batman Valentine's Card

Valentine’s Day is this week so why not put a LEGO spin on your traditional Valentine’s treats. The LEGO Movie has provided some Valentine’s Day Printables of some of the characters from the movie including Batman, Emmet, Unikitty, and Wyldstyle. You can either use the print outs on a treat bag or as just a regular card. Make someone feel special on Valentine’s Day with The LEGO Movie. Thanks to Michael for the heads up.

The LEGO Movie Emmet Valentine's Card The LEGO Movie Unikitty Valentine's Card The LEGO Movie Wyldstyle Valentine's Card

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The LEGO Movie Review (Spoiler-Free Version)

February 9, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Brick Bust

The big day came and went with much buzz and fanfare, the premiere of The LEGO Movie. As you may have seen, As with The LEGO Group, we’ve been promoting the movie heavily on here and it’s had quite a response. Here’s my spoiler-free review of it.

We first reported about the movie and its casting way back in 2012 and after two years in the making, it is finally here. Even before the movie premiered, the official sets were already in major retailers and on LEGO Shop@Home. When I first saw them, I already knew that it was going to be good. Then came the number of trailers and teasers and that pretty much clinched it for probably for everyone who remotely likes LEGO.

The biggest point in the movie is to build whatever comes to your mind which has always been LEGO’s mission statement. That’s what Emmet has tried to set out to do throughout the movie. He has to find it in himself, with the help of his friends, that he is “The Special.”

The LEGO Movie Brick Bust

The actors and actresses did a great job on their characters. There were also some cool and unexpected cameos that we won’t spoil in this review. The jokes and puns were enough to keep everyone smiling throughout the movie, not too much but just the right amount.

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The LEGO Movie Emmet’s Flying Car Review

February 8, 2014 / / 12 Comments

The LEGO Movie Toys R US Building Event

Today at Toys R Us stores, they were holding a special The LEGO Movie building event. Kids were able to build and take home Emmet’s car which can also be changed into a flying car. The whole “set” consists of 42 pieces which 40 are used for the regular car and 34 for the flying version. I prefer the regular car because the other feels incomplete but I didn’t expect too much given the pieces used. Below are the instructions for both modes of the car.

Update: Thank you to IconBoy for providing a nice PDF version of the build. You can download it here.

The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car

The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car The LEGO Movie Emmet's Flying Car

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LEGO DC Universe/Comics Super Heroes UCS Tumbler Coming in 2014?

February 8, 2014 / / 6 Comments

While doing a review of the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batman: Tumbler (30300) polybag, Jason from The Brick Show revealed there will be a Ultimate Collectors’ Series Tumbler coming in 2014. There’s no sources connected to this rumor so we’ll have to see if it is true. There have been a couple of versions of it already in official sets including The Tumbler: Joker’s Ice Cream Surprise (7888), The Bat vs. Bane: Tumbler Chase (76001), and The Batmobile Ultimate Collectors’ Edition (7784) which was an alternate model. The Tumbler was also submitted to LEGO CUUSOO by Brent Waller but was ultimately rejected.

Again, the UCS Tumbler is just purely a rumor as of this time since there are no actual sources for it. Check out their review below and around 2:22 is where Jason confidently states there will be one coming out this year.

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Donatello Minifigure Found

February 8, 2014 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Turtle Sub Undersea Chase (79121) - Donatello

Our buddies over at Your Creative Friends has gotten their hands on one of the new turtle minifigures from the summer wave of LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets. Here they have Donatello from the Turtle Sub Undersea Chase (79121). He wears some sort of breathing apparatus on his face and some gear on the torso. From the image below of the set, it looks like Leonardo is also wearing the breathing mask on the bottom corner. It’s kind of strange that they’re turtles and can’t breathe under water. At least we get a varient of Donatello as well as another version from the movie line.

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Sub Undersea Chase (79121)

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LEGO CUUSOO Modular Apple Store Achieves 10,000 Supporters

February 8, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The Modular Apple Store project by gotoandbuild is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. It now joins the LEGO Bird Project in the review stage. The project features a two-floor Apple Store which includes a glass spiral staircase. Also included are Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak as minifigures. The layout of the store is your standard Apple Store that you can find in malls throughout the world. There are tables with computers in the middle of the store and the Genius Bar in the back.

Although the project has successfully achieved 10,000 supporters, I do not see it passing the review stage because of the IP that it is attached to. Congratulations to gotoandbuild for this achievement though. The BTTF – Jules Verne Train now becomes the highest supported project on CUUSOO.

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LEGO Arrives on MAD Magazine This Month

February 7, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO MAD Magazine

April’s issue of MAD Magazine will get the LEGO treatment. Entertainment Weekly has revealed April 2014’s cover of the magazine and it features Alfred E. Neuman as a LEGO minifigure. There’s no word on what the issue is about but it will be LEGO related. As we all know, MAD offers satire as it’s main genre of literature so we can expect it to be fairly humorous. The LEGO issue will be available at newstands on February 25th.

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The LEGO Movie Mania!

February 7, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Poster

The big day is now here! The LEGO Movie premieres today at theaters throughout the United States and some of you may have already seen it. Even before the weekend, the movie is already Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with a 97% Fresh rating as of this writing.

There are many promotions that are going on that is related to the movie. First is all the goodies you could get even before you start watching the movie. Regal Cinemas and AMC Theaters are giving out exclusive minifigure polybags with RealD 3D ticket purchases. Check out the offers here.

The LEGO Movie Regal Cinemas Bonus

If you’re into LEGO video games, then you’ll be glad to know that The LEGO Movie Video Game is also available today. The game is available at Gamestop, Walmart, and Best Buy. Unfortunatly, the bonus offers were only available for pre-orders. I picked up mine at Best Buy and the Pyjamas Emmet polybag was packaged individually. I’m not sure if other stores were packaged the same or not. The game also includes a $7.50 voucher for a movie ticket purchase. I’ll be reviewing the game as soon as I complete it. Check out the launch trailer below.

Finally, McDonalds has also gotten into the promotion game with some Action Cups. There are 8 total to collect but could be hard to get all of them. I’ve managed to only get one of them because the one I went to wouldn’t break open the boxes for the other characters until they finish up one … Continue

The LEGO Movie Master Builder’s Submarine

February 6, 2014 / / 7 Comments

The LEGO Movie Patchwork Submarine

An image has surfaced on The New York Times of a ship that was created by various characters in The LEGO Movie including Wyldstyle, Benny, Batman, Vitruvius, Unikitty, and Emmet. The “Master Builder’s Submarine” was created while the group was being chased by Bad Cop and consists of all the builders’ different styles. This creation was created by the film’s production designer, Grant Freckelton and his team using LEGO Digital Designer. My guess is that it is most likely not going to an official set but it would be totally awesome if it was. Check out the video below to see the submarine being assembled in the movie.

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Images of LEGO Mixels Series 2 & 3

February 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Spieletest.at has attended the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair and they have gotten images of the LEGO Mixels Series 2 and 3 sets. With the help of Brickset, we also know the names of these new characters. Series 1 will be available at LEGO Shop@Home in a few weeks any may have already shown up at Toys R Us stores early.

Series 2

LEGO Mixels Series 2

Slumbo (41509)
Lunk (41510)
Flurr (41511)
Chomly (41512)
Gobba (41513)
Jawg (41514)
Kraw (41515)
Tentro (41516)
Balk (41516)

Series 3

LEGO Mixels Series 3

Glomp (41518)
Glurt (41519)
Torts (41520)
Footi (41521)
Scorpi (41522)
Hoogi (41523)
Mesmo (41524)
Magnifo (41525)
Wizwuz (41526)

**Via Eurobricks**

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More LEGO Ultra Agents Images From Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014

February 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Ultra Agents

German site Spieletest.at was also at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair and they have took some pictures of the new LEGO Ultra Agents sets. They have images of a number of the bad guys and their vehicles except for the smallest set, the Riverside Raid (71060).

Tremor Track Infiltration (71061)

LEGO Ultra Agents Tremor Track Infiltration (71061)

Infearno Interception (71602)

LEGO Ultra Agents Infearno Interception (71602)

Toxikita’s Toxic Meltdown (71063)

LEGO Ultra Agents Toxikita’s Toxic Meltdown (71063)

Hurricane Heist (71064)

LEGO Ultra Agents Hurricane Heist (71064)

Ultra Agents Mission HQ (71065)

LEGO Ultra Agents Mission HQ (71065)

**Via Eurobricks**

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The LEGO Movie McDonald’s Action Cups Available Tomorrow

February 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Happy Meal Action Cups

As we reported last month, McDonald’s is also promoting The LEGO Movie and they will be having some Action Cups as their “toy” for the month. There are 8 different cups that you can collect feature many characters from the movie including Batman, Unikitty, Bad Cop, Emmet, Wyldstyle, MetalBeard, President Business, and Vitruvius. The cups are lenticular so there are different scenes for each character. These collectible cups are also McPlay compatible so kids can play mini-games on mobile devices. They are available starting tomorrow and you should be able to buy them without getting a Happy Meal. Check out the McDonald’s commercial below.

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The LEGO Movie Ticket Giveaway Winners Announced

February 6, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Poster

Last week, we started a giveaway for some tickets for The LEGO Movie courtesy of Fandango. The contest is now over and there were over 1600 entries to the giveaway. Winners were chosen Random.org and they are:

#1026 Jenn McClearn
#65 Jeremy Marshall

Please send us a message on our Facebook Page to claim your prize. If you don’t use Facebook, send us an email at [email protected]. You have until Sunday to message us or another winner will be chosen. If you didn’t win, don’t worry. We have another sweepstakes going for some awesome prizes including sets, t-shirts, and more!

Update: Since I didn’t hear back from one of the winners, another person was chosen and it is #660 John L. from California. I will be contacting you to get you your prize as soon as possible.

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LEGO Legends of Chima Ultrabuilds Video From 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair

February 5, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Atamaii.tv Toy Reporter has another video from the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair of some LEGO Legends of Chima sets and this time, they are featuring some of the Ultrabuilds of the summer wave. In the video, the presenter shows off some features of CHI Sir Fangar from the Sabretooth tribe. At the end of the video, you also get to see some of the other Ultrabuilds from this year’s lineup.

CHI Sir Fangar (70212) – 97 pieces

Attack with LEGO® Legends of Chima™ CHI Sir Fangar with movable jaws, shooting ice weapon, flipping spikes, playable CHI function and more.

CHI-up and build the ultimate Sir Fangar!

Hunt down rivals and launch an attack with menacing CHI Sir Fangar! This buildable CHI-powered caped warrior features snapping jaws and huge saber teeth. Pose his super-flexible limbs and flip the spikes for awesome action poses. Fire the shooting ice wea CHI-up and build the ultimate Sir Fangar!

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LEGO CUUSOO Knight Rider K.I.T.T. by Orion Pax

February 5, 2014 / / 2 Comments

If you’re a fan of LEGO MOCs, then you’ve probably heard of Orion Pax, otherwise known as Alex Jones. We’ve featured some his work on our site including the Masters of the Universe, the Transformers G1 Optimus Prime, and the Ghostbusters Headquarters, just to name a few.

We can now report that Alex has gone CUUSOO, not cuckoo, CUUSOO as in his very first project on the site. He has submitted his model of K.I.T.T. from the Knight Rider series in hopes of getting the required 10,000 supporters needed for review. We also featured K.I.T.T. before but this time you can vote on it on CUUSOO and it could have the potential to become an official set. With all the 1980’s cars becoming real sets like the Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) and the upcoming Ghostbusters ECTO-1, Alex hopes that his model can join the lineup. Alex’s version of K.I.T.T. is 7 studs wide and also includes a 2×3 red light brick to simulate the Anamorphic Equalizer of the Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am. If you like what you see, give the Knight Rider K.I.T.T. project a vote.

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LEGO Responds to Girl’s Letter Asking For More Female Minifigures

February 5, 2014 / / 4 Comments

Earlier this week, we reported that a young girl wrote a letter to The LEGO Group asking for more female minifigures to go adventures. LEGO has responded to that letter with pretty much what I wrote in my editorial. I stated that kids should starting making their own adventures with the vast variety of female minifigures already available to them. So to Charlotte and people supporting her, stop trying to push your political agenda to a company that has already been making huge strides the past few years to cater to both genders. Hopefully, this will be the last time I’ll be talking about this subject matter. Take a look at LEGO’s response below:

We are grateful that we have a product that so many children around the world engage with. Each year hundreds of thousands of children all over the world reach out to us after playing with our products, and give us positive feedback and suggestions for ways to improve. We reply to all consumers who reach out to us, and this answer is between us and the consumer unless the consumer decides to share our response of course.

We believe that LEGO® play appeals to children of both genders and all ages. Building with LEGO bricks fosters the creativity of children which is why it’s our mission to offer any child – regardless of their age, gender or interests – a relevant LEGO play experience.

LEGO play has often been more appealing to boys, but we have been very focused on including more

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LEGO Store February 2014 Mini Monthly Build Event & 40095 Review

February 4, 2014 / / 4 Comments

Sneak peek at February's Monthly Mini Model Build, The LEGO Movie Micro Manager

Today was the February 2014 Mini Monthly Build event at LEGO Stores. To celebrate the premiere of The LEGO Movie this weekend, this month’s build is one of Lord Business’ Micro Managers (40095). The event itself had one of the biggest turnouts ever for a Monthly Mini Build. If you’ve been to the store here at Fashion Valley in San Diego, you’ll know where Bloomingdale’s is. The line at the start of the event was already to the entrance of Bloomingdale’s which is crazy. Like other Monthly Builds, there was a limited number available for kids to take home.

The staff at the store were very cool as usual and I also got to meet some fellow readers of the site which was pretty awesome in itself. At the end of the building event, there were still a number of kids still outside waiting for their turn to come in and build. The staff had to call an audible and got everything bagged up ready for the kids when they came in and from what I saw, the execution was flawless. Although the final kids weren’t able to build it in the store, they were still given one to take home. Despite the unexpected huge turnout, it was another successful Monthly Build. It was estimated that around 50% of the people who showed up were new families to the Monthly Build event. Check out some images that were taken at the event below.

LEGO Store February 2014 Mini Monthly Build Event

LEGO Store February 2014 Mini Monthly Build Event

LEGO Store February 2014 Mini Monthly Build Event

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The LEGO Movie Glue Escape Racing Game

February 4, 2014 / / 0 Comments

There is a new game for The LEGO Movie on Cartoon Network’s website called Glue Escape. It’s like car chase game where you have to battle Bad Cop and you have to hit his Police Car three times to win. There is also another objective where you have to save either Wyldstyle or Batman within the three rounds given. There are power-ups that you can use to help you defeat Bad Cop. There are two stages to choose from: The Wild West or Legopolis. You first have to start with Emmet’s Car and after you win the first bout with Bad Cop, you will unlock the Plumbing Truck. After you win on the other stage, you can unlock the Garbage Truck to use. There is also an option for you to use your SigFig that you’ve created in the game as well. Although the options are limited, the game is still entertaining.

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The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Now Available Digitally

February 4, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The digital versions of The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack are now available on Amazon as well as on iTunes. For a few dollars more, you can also purchase the physical CD which also includes a FREE AutoRip MP3 version of the album. If you’re using iTunes, the tracks are $1.29 each and the whole album is $7.99 so it’s more cost efficient to just by the whole album.

1. Everything is Awesome!!! – Tegan and Sara
2. Prologue – Mark Mothersbaugh
3. Emmett’s Morning- Mark Mothersbaugh
4. Emmett Falls in Love – Mark Mothersbaugh
5. Escape – Mark Mothersbaugh
6. Into the Old West – Mark Mothersbaugh
7. Wildstyle Explains – Mark Mothersbaugh
8. Emmett’s Mind- Mark Mothersbaugh
9. The Transformation- Mark Mothersbaugh
10. Saloons and Wagons- Mark Mothersbaugh
11. Batman- Mark Mothersbaugh
12. Middle Zealand – Mark Mothersbaugh
13. Cloud Cuckooland and Ben the Spaceman – Mark Mothersbaugh
14. Emmett’s Speech – Mark Mothersbaugh
15. Submarines and Metal Beard – Mark Mothersbaugh
16. Requiem for Cuckooland – Mark Mothersbaugh
17. Reaching the Kragle – Mark Mothersbaugh
18. Emmett’s Plan – Mark Mothersbaugh
19. The Truth – Mark Mothersbaugh
20. Wyldstyle Leads – Mark Mothersbaugh
21. Let’s Put It All Back – Mark Mothersbaugh
22. I Am a Master Builder – Mark Mothersbaugh
23. My Secret Weapon – Mark Mothersbaugh
24. We Did It! – Mark Mothersbaugh
25. Everything Is AWESOME!!! – Jo Li
26. Everything Is AWESOME!!! (Unplugged)- Shawn Patterson and Sammy Allen
27. Untitled Self Portrait – Will Arnett
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BrickSlopes 2014 in the Works

February 3, 2014 / / 0 Comments

I’ve been recently contacted by Steve Poulsen to talk about a new LEGO convention called BrickSlopes which will be happening in a few months. This convention is started by Steve along with Cody Ottley and are members of UtahLUG. They have been in the Utah LEGO community for a while and decided it was time to start a LEGO convention in their area. BrickSlopes is an event created for everyone around the world but especially for individuals who are in the Intermountain West and Pacific coast since there aren’t that many LEGO conventions in that geographical area.

Like with many other LEGO events, there will be public showings where you can see many cool LEGO creations from awesome builders. Also, LEGOLAND California’s Master Model Builder, Gary McIntire, will be the keynote speaker at the convention. The event will be happening May 1-4 with the public showings on the 2nd & 3rd at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah. Check out Steve and Cody’s interview on Beyond the Brick from last year where they go in-depth more about BrickSlopes. Also, follow their Facebook Page for updates about the event.

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LEGO Legends of Chima and Ultra Agents Set Features at Nuremberg Toy Fair

February 3, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Atamaii.tv Toy Reporter is back with a few new videos coming from the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair. The first video shows some of the play features of the LEGO Legends of Chima Flying Phoenix Fire Temple (70146). It shows the new Phoenix tribe going up against the also newly introduced Sabretooth tribe. The other Chima set that was shown was Maula’s Ice Mammoth Stomper (70145). The Mammoths are also a new villanous tribe that plans to steal the CHI. Check out some images of the Legends of Chima summer sets here.

In Atamaii’s other video, the LEGO presenters show off the new LEGO Ultra Agents sets including the Ultra Agents Mission HQ (71065). The set contains a semi with a trailer but hidden inside are the Ultra Agents’ secret headquarters. It is filled with a control panel, a small lab, a speedboat, a quad, and a prison.

The other Ultra Agents set displayed was the Hurricane Heist (71064). The set is a mech-type set which can transform into a helicopter. This set also has a sleek Tron-looking bike with a female agent riding it.

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The LEGO Movie Character Mask Cut Outs

February 3, 2014 / / 8 Comments

A fellow reader has informed me that there are some new printable material that you can print out for your kids. There are 10 different colored masks of The LEGO Movie characters that you can cut out. There are also holes that you punch out to attach a string to. Your kids can wear these masks while they are heading to theaters to see the premiere of The LEGO Movie this weekend. They are not listed on the official site but you can click on the images below to get a full sized image that you can print out.

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The LEGO Movie Ticket Offer at Toys R Us Stores

February 3, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Toys R Us The LEGO Movie Ticket Redemption

As we reported yesterday, Toys R Us stores are having a 20% sale on all The LEGO Movie sets. Also, with any LEGO set purchase of $50 or more, you can get a card with a code worth up to $7.50 off a movie ticket. This is pretty cool if you’re going to see the movie anyways. You can a sale on the sets at MSRP plus a discount on a ticket. Pretty nice.

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The LEGO Movie Sequel Already in the Works

February 3, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Movie Poster

The Wrap is reporting that The LEGO Movie sequel is already in the works. Even though the movie doesn’t premiere until this weekend, sources close with knowledge of the studio’s plans says that Jared Stern and another writer has already started working on the script a second movie. There’s no details yet of what the sequel will be about but it will no doubt make LEGO fans very happy. Stern has done work for The Internship, Wreck-It Ralph, and Mr. Popper’s Penguins, just to name a few. Early estimates are that The LEGO Movie this weekend will rake in around $40 million and should be the top box office movie.

The LEGO Movie sets are already very popular and stores have had trouble keeping them in stock but if another movie is released, there will most likely be even more sets coming out in the future. Does this news of a potential sequel make you even more excited?

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The LEGO Movie Video Game Pre-order Bonus From Best Buy

February 2, 2014 / / 8 Comments

There is a new Best Buy ad this week for pre-ordering The LEGO Movie video game. You can get the Pyjamas Emmet polybag as well as $7.50 in movie cash to see the movie in theaters. This is almost the same offer as what Gamestop is offering except that you get the Western Emmet. From the looks of it, the offer is valid on the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. We’re not sure this offer is valid on the other ports of the game. The same Pyjamas Emmet is also available if you’re a Regal Crown Club member (free) and you purchase a RealD 3D ticket from Regal Cinemas. Also, remember that you can get the Radio DJ Robot minifigure pre-order bonus from Walmart as well as purchasing a RealD 3D ticket from AMC Theaters. Now it makes it even harder to decide what offers to go with to collect all the exclusive minifigures.

**Via Reddit**

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My Response to a Little Girl’s Letter to LEGO (Editorial)

February 2, 2014 / / 17 Comments

A young girl by the name of Charlotte has been making the rounds on the internet of a letter seen above that was sent to LEGO.

Dear Lego Company:

My name is Charlotte. I am 7 years old and I love legos but I don’t like that there are more Lego boy people and barely any Lego girls. Today I went to a store and saw legos in two sections the girls pink and the boys blue. All the girls did was sit at home, go to the beach, and shop, and they had no jobs but the boys went on adventures, worked, saved people, and had jobs, even swam with sharks. I want you to make more Lego girl people and let them go on adventures and have fun ok!?!

Thank you.

From Charlotte.

I usually don’t write about controversial topics like this but this is something I would like to touch on. From what I’ve seen, many people have been praising Charlotte for writing such a powerful letter to LEGO. As a LEGO fan, I have to disagree with Charlotte’s letter as well as to everyone I’ve seen supporting her and here’s why.

LEGO has been trying very hard the past few years to get more younger girls building from the highly popular LEGO Friends sets as well as the newly released Disney Princess sets. Charlotte’s point in the letter is that she wants more female minifigure to have more adventures. There have been plenty of female minifigures in “boys” sets such as a … Continue

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282) Now Available at Toys R Us

February 2, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282)

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer Polybag (30282) is now available to purchase on the Toys R Us website as well as in stores for $4.99 each. Also, all of The LEGO Movie sets are 20% off MSRP. If you’ve been waiting to get some of these sets, this week is a good week to get them.

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282)

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282)

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LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Now Available For Everyone

February 1, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006)

For those who are not LEGO VIP members and missed out on the chance to get the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) early a few weeks ago, the set is now available to the general public at your local LEGO Store or on Shop@Home. The set contains 2523 pieces and goes for $199.99. If you aren’t a VIP member yet, what are you waiting for? It’s a free membership and it allows you to have perks over people who don’t have it such as early access to exclusive LEGO sets.

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LEGO Mixels Displayed at Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014

February 1, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Promobricks is back with another report from the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair. This time, they are reporting the whole series of LEGO Mixels were displayed at the event. We can only see Series 1 and only a couple of figures from Series 2 and 3. According to the official press release, Mixels will make their US debut on February 6th and premiere on the Cartoon Network on February 12th. The sets will be available in stores on March 1st.

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LEGO DUPLO Super Heroes Sets at Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014

February 1, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The guys over at Promobricks are at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair and they have gotten a close up look at the LEGO DUPLO Superman’s Rescue (10543) and Batcave Adventure (10545). Superman’s Rescue has 19 pieces and retails for $19.99 and the Batcave Adventure comes with 59 pieces and retails for $49.99. There is also the The Joker Challenge (10544) but that one was not displayed at the event. These new DUPLO Super Heroes sets will surely make younger kids ages 2-5 very happy as they are introduced to LEGO as well as various super heroes.

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The LEGO Movie Month at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home

February 1, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Store February Promo

February is here and we are only 6 days away from the premiere of The LEGO Movie in theaters! LEGO Brand Stores and Shop@Home has some cool stuff to get you ready for the movie. As we reported last month, you can get a free exclusive Piece of Resistance Polybag (30280) for purchases of $50 or more, while supplies last. Also on Tuesday February 4th, the LEGO Stores will be holding the Monthly Mini Model Build and this month, it will be a Micro Manager (see below). This build will probably be a very hot event so head over to your stores early to get in line for a chance to build it.

Remember, we also have a couple of contests for a chance to win some cool The LEGO Movie prizes including LEGO sets and movie tickets! Head over to our sweepstakes to check out all the prizes you could win. If you’re wanting to get in on the movie ticket giveaway, check out our easy contest over there! There are only a few days left to enter so don’t miss out.

Sneak peek at February's Monthly Mini Model Build, The LEGO Movie Micro Manager

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The LEGO Movie Summer Sets Video by Atamaii.tv

January 31, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Stu Carter on Atamaii.tv has gotten a closeup video footage of two of The LEGO Movie summer sets at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair. The beginning of the video shows some details and features of the Super Secret Police Dropship (70815) including its dual cockpits, spring-loaded missiles, and a rope winch. Later on in the video, the presenter shows off Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816) with it’s extendable wings and hidden cannons. I was already excited about the new summer sets but after seeing the video, I’m even more excited now!

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The LEGO Movie Cast Answers Your Questions on Moviefone

January 31, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Brick Bust

Last week, we reported that Moviefone was giving The LEGO Movie fans a chance to ask a few members of the cast questions. The video is now out and Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, and Will Arnett have answered a few of your questions. Check out the video below and see if your question was answered. The video was filmed at LEGOLAND California.

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LEGO Martian Manhunter Minifigure Revealed on March 2014 Calendar

January 31, 2014 / / 17 Comments

LEGO DC Universe/Comics Martian Manhunter

Today is Chinese New Year but LEGO news never stops. It’s not even February yet but the March 2014 Calendar is already available and there is a shocking development for you LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes fans. Throughout March, for every purchase of $75 or more, you can get a free exclusive Martian Manhunter minifigure, while supplies last. For you Justice League fans, you’re now one step closer to collecting the team. Other things that are happening at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home are many new sets from various themes will be available for purchase including the DC Universe/Comics Batman: The Penguin Face Off (76010) and Batman: The Joker Steamroller (76013) sets. Also, with purchases of any LEGO Legends of Chima sets, you can get a free Ewar’s Acro-Fighter (30250) polybag. On March 1, there will be a new exclusive LEGO set available to purchase. Spoilers! It will be The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810).

**Via neoape**

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LEGO Architecture Trevi Fountain (21020) Revealed At Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014

January 30, 2014 / / 0 Comments

In the beginning of the month, we reported that the next LEGO Architecture set would be the Trevi Fountain (21020). Promo Bricks has attended the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair and has took pictures of the set. The Trevi Fountain is located in Rome, Italy and was designed by Nicola Salvi in the 1700s. One of the traditions is to throw coins using the right hand over the left shoulder. The new Architecture set is expected to be released this summer.

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LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters Game Available on iOS

January 30, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Microfighters on iTunes

Today, Warner Bros. Entertainment has released a new shooting game on iTunes called LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters. You take control of the new Microfighters ships, which will be released here in the US very soon, and blast your way through 18 levels spread out on four planets: Endor, Yavin, Hoth, and Geonosis. You can choose between the six different types of ships including the TIE fighter, X-wing, Star Destroyer, Droid ATT, Millennium Falcon, and Clone Tank. It has a similar vertical scrolling look like older games such as the Raiden series. You can collect studs to spend on upgrades for your Microfighter. The app only costs $1.29 and is available for devices with iOS 6.0 or later such as iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Like many other LEGO related games, Android devices will have to wait a little longer for its release. Check out the official press release below as well as more screenshots of the game.

LEGO® Star Wars: Microfighters for iOS now available

Get ready to blast your way through space! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, LucasArts and The LEGO Group today announced the release of LEGO® Star Wars ™: Microfighters , for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, bringing the classic space and ground battles of the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War to your fingertips. Players can fly for the Rebellion and Galactic Republic, or turn to the dark side to play as the Empire and Separatists.

LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters allows players to pilot any one of six Star Wars

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The LEGO Movie TV Spot Featuring Green Lantern

January 30, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Green Lantern

A few more TV spots for The LEGO Movie have came out and one of them features the Green Lantern and his DC comrade, Superman. The actors of 21 Jump Street and the upcoming 22 Jump Street, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, team up again with the help of Emmet and the gang in The LEGO Movie to save Bricksburg from Lord Business. We get to hear Jonah Hill speak for the first time as the Green Lantern. He is supposed to help Superman who is stuck in a sticky substance but he also gets himself stuck. The other video parodies Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel and features Emmet as the Man of Plastic, the one who will save the world. Check out both videos below.

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The LEGO Movie Ticket Giveaway

January 30, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Poster

As we all know by now, The LEGO Movie will be released in theaters on February 7th. Tickets are now available at Fandango and if you purchase tickets online, you can get a free song download of “Everything is AWESOME!!!” the Sing-A-Long Instrumental Version. There are also a variety of limited edition The LEGO Movie Fandango Gift Cards available for purchase as well. These gift cards show different scenes in the movie as well as my personal favorite, the movie theater setting one.

We here at The Brick Fan are fortunate to do another giveaway and this time, you can win some free tickets to see The LEGO Movie. We have some promo codes to give away that you can use to apply to your ticket purchase online. Like our previous giveaway, which is still going on, all you have to do is to follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter app below and you will be entered. The contest starts today and runs until February 6th so you have time to plan your trip to see The LEGO Movie. This contest is open to the US. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Will Be Next LEGO CUUSOO Set!

January 30, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO CUUSOO Fall 2013 results are in and the next official LEGO CUUSOO set is Brent Waller’s Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary set! Unfortunately, from what was shown in the video (see below), only the ECTO-1 and the minifigures will be in the final product which means the iconic firehouse would be left out. There were a total of seven projects up for review which was a record including Female Minifigure Set, Poptropica: Dr. Hare’s Lair, The Road to Oz, ATLAS Mini Model Education Outreach, Ghostbusters, FTL – Faster Than Light, and Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary. The Female Minifigure Set by Alatariel is still being evaluated. The Land Rover Defender 110 project from the Spring 2012 review was also rejected.

Below are the images from Brent’s project and not a representation of the final product. There were a lot of very good submissions that was going up against the project but somehow it was worthy enough to become official CUUSOO Set #007. The final ECTO-1 car model was largely based on the original design of the car. LEGO is still working out the final design, pricing, and availability for the set. Congratulations to Brent for joining the exclusive club of designers who has gotten their project to become an official LEGO set!

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LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures Revealed at Nuremburg

January 29, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Instagram user hmouyal has posted the first picture of the LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures from the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair. In the image, you can see a different Homer minifigure than than the one in The Simpsons House (71006) and he has a donut 1×1 round tile and a 1×2 tv remote control. The packaging will have the iconic clouds from the cartoon series.

**Via CM4S on Eurobricks**

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Various LEGO Summer Sets at Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014

January 29, 2014 / / 3 Comments

Here’s some images from various summer wave LEGO sets from Fedro’s photostream including City, Creator, Friends, Hero Factory, and Ninjago.

Ultra Agents Mission HQ (71065) – 1048 pcs

LEGO City Arctic Helicrane (60034)

Arctic Outpost (60035) – 374 pieces

Uncover secrets of the ice in the LEGO® City Arctic Outpost including truck, trailer and hi-tech mobile laboratory with all-terrain vehicle.

Investigate remote polar areas with the awesome LEGO® City Arctic Outpost!

Drive out into remote areas with the mobile LEGO® City Arctic Outpost and investigate the secrets of the ice in its high-tech laboratory! The truck’s powerful engine and massive tires means it can cope with the toughest conditions. Pull out the box of too Investigate remote polar areas with the awesome LEGO® City Arctic Outpost!

Arctic Base Camp (60036) – 735 pieces

Lead a mission from LEGO® City Arctic Base Camp with laboratory, conveyor belt, scooter, husky sled, tracked vehicle, helicopter and more.

Plan and go on the ultimate expedition from LEGO® City Arctic Base Camp!

Head out into the wilds and set up the hi-tech LEGO® City Arctic Base Camp to explore the secrets of the ice! Set out on major expeditions with the snow scooter and husky sled team. Investigate the secrets of the ice with the powerful tracked exploration Plan and go on the ultimate expedition from LEGO® City Arctic Base Camp!

LEGO Creator Bike Shop & Cafe (31026) – 1023 pcs – $89.99

The LEGO® Creator Bike Shop & Café is packed with exciting, imaginative details and can rebuild into an

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LEGO Legends of Chima Summer Sets at Nuremburg Toy Fair 2014

January 29, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Flickr user Fedro has uploaded a lot of images of the new LEGO Legends of Chima summer sets on his photostream. Check out some of the new sets below!

Sir Fangar’s Sabre-Tooth Walker (70143) – 415 pieces

Escape LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Fangar’s Saber-tooth Walker with snapping jaws, ice claws, ice-tipped flick missiles and detachable trike.

Fend off Sir Fangar’s fearsome Saber-tooth Walker!

Gorzan is trapped in the ice cage and must escape with the CHI before Sir Fangar can catch up with him. Help the Gorilla tribe leader slice through the ice with his red-hot Blayzhamma. Dodge the ice-tipped flick missiles shot from Sir Fangar’s chillingly Fend off Sir Fangar’s fearsome Saber-tooth Walker!

Laval’s Fire Lion (70144) – 450 pieces

Race Mungus to the CHI with Cragger and LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Laval’s Fire Lion with fire CHI power mode and 4-missile rocket pod.

Stop Mungus getting the CHI with Laval’s Fire Lion!

Mungus needs to get the blue CHI to utilize all his powers and Cragger is racing to get to it first. Even up the odds with the mighty Fire Lion, placing Cragger alongside Laval in the cockpit. Enter fire CHI power mode to draw the Fire Lion up to full hei Stop Mungus getting the CHI with Laval’s Fire Lion!

Flying Phoenix Fire Temple (70146) – 1301 pieces

Guard the awesome LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Flying Phoenix Fire Temple with fire CHI power flying Phoenix against Saber-tooth attacks.

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The LEGO Movie Summer Sets Revealed at Nuremburg Toy Fair 2014

January 29, 2014 / / 7 Comments

Flickr user Fedro attended the 2014 Nuremburg Toy Fair and they got a chance to see the new The LEGO Movie summer sets including Emmet’s Constructo-Mech (70814), the Super Secret Police Dropship (70815), and Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816). Check out all the awesome looking sets below!

Emmet’s Constructo-Mech (70814)

Swing the twin wrecking balls of the massive Construct-o-Mech!
Prepare for the ultimate battle with evil Lord Business! Join creative forces with Master Builder Emmet to make this massive Mech. Open up the cockpit and place Emmet in the driver’s seat. Knock over anything that gets in your way with the swinging wrecki Swing the twin wrecking balls of the massive Construct-o-Mech!

Super Secret Police Dropship (70815)

Pursue Emmet and the Master Builders in the awesome Dropship!
Lord Business’ Robo Police have invaded Cloud Cuckoo Land in their high-tech Dropship and are in hot pursuit of Emmet, Batman™, Green Ninja and Johnny Thunder! With a pair of Robo SWATs at the controls in the dual cockpit, fire up the rocket boosters for Pursue Emmet and the Master Builders in the awesome Dropship!

Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816)

Count down for lift-off in Benny’s dream Spaceship!
Benny may have spent too much time in space with a lack of oxygen, but this wacky character is also a Master Builder. Help him construct the Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! of his dreams then help the heroes to evade the Robo Police interceptor. Open the Count down for lift-off in Benny’s dream Spaceship!

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LEGO Mixels Premieres on Cartoon Network on February 12th

January 29, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Mixels

Cartoon Network has released their official press release for the premiere of the new LEGO Mixels animated show on February 12th. The official website will launch on February 6th and the sets will be available on March 1st.

Cartoon Network and The LEGO Group Mix It Up Globally with MIXELS

Mixels.Com Makes U.S. Debut on February 6

Mixels Animated Shorts Premiere on Cartoon Network February 12

Calling All Mixels App to Launch in First Quarter

LEGO(R) Mixels Building Sets in Stores March 1

Mixels is a groundbreaking global franchise created by the powerhouse partnership of two of the biggest forces in kids’ entertainment – Cartoon Network and The LEGO Group – and will make its US debut on multiple screens and platforms this February. A true multiplatform brand, Mixels.com arrives on the web first on February 6, followed by animated shorts on Cartoon Network starting February 12 during the Teen Titans Go! half hour (7:30-8:00pET). Soon after, kids will be able to “mix, max and murp” with their own LEGO(R) Mixels collectible building sets and download the Calling All Mixels app.

Kids media consumption changes every day and this unprecedented collaboration and launch of Mixels continues the evolution of how Cartoon Network is looking at the development and distribution of content and IP creation. Bringing together world-class animators, game developers and product designers from the onset and launching the property on multiple platforms and formats, Cartoon Network and the LEGO brand will enable kids to have a fully integrated and rich experience from the very start

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The LEGO Movie Music Maker App Released

January 29, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Music Maker

If you’re an old-school fan of Mario Paint for the Super Nintendo, then The LEGO Movie has something cool for you. They have released a new app called The LEGO Movie Music Maker which have a similar feature as Mario Paint’s Composer with a slight difference.

In the beginning, you choose between Emmet, Wyldstyle, Benny, and Batman to watch them dance. Next, you choose from three different songs including the main theme song of the movie, “Everything Is AWESOME!!!” The Music Mixer itself shows your mixer board where you can place different sound blocks to create a sound effect. There are four types of sound blocks to choose from: percussion, guitar, synth, and voices. The song that you choose will loop in the background and will add on whatever sound effect you’ve place on the board. Once the line goes over an effect, the characters will do a dance move for it. You can also change characters and songs on the fly as well. Just a warning, by changing songs, you will lose everything you’ve already done and it will clear the board so be careful when doing that. After you’ve completed your dance, you can save it and it will give you a code so you can return later to edit. You can also send it to a friend for them to watch. It’s pretty neat and kids will enjoy creating some music while watching the characters dance around to it.

The LEGO Movie Music Maker

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LEGO Ninjago Rebooted Premieres Tonight on Cartoon Network

January 29, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Ninjago fans, the time is here! Today is the premiere of LEGO Ninjago Rebooted on Cartoon Network at 7/6c. This new episode is titled The Surge and the Ninjas have brand new weapons called Elemental Techno Blades and also have new outfits to go with the weapons. Many things have changed since the previous season including Garmadon turning good, the Overload turns digital, and there are many new enemies to fight called Nindroids. Don’t miss out on the highly anticipated return of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu tonight on Cartoon Network.

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LEGO Technic 2014 Sets Revealed at Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014

January 28, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The first images and videos of some of the new 2014 LEGO Technic sets have been revealed at the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair by Hobby Media. Displayed at the show was a Red Truck (42029) and a Volvo Front Loader (40230). Those are not the official names of the sets but just descriptions of what they are. The Front Loader has Power Functions included and can lift up to a kilo and was said to go for about 240 Euros.

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The Cooper Works Custom LEGO Decals Project on Kickstarter

January 28, 2014 / / 0 Comments

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I was recently contacted by Jeff from Cooper Works and was introduced to his decal kits project on Kickstarter. If you like to enhance your MOCs with addition details, this project is for you. There are a number of decals sheets that you can unlock at various pledge amount levels. What’s cool about these decals are that they can fit on many different types of bricks. The goal of the project is to raise $5,500 and it is already over 25% supported with 24 days to go. Check out what Jeff and Cooper Works has to offer and show your support if you’re liking what you see.

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Closeup Video of the 2014 LEGO City Train Sets

January 28, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Legomilk over on Eurobricks has found a video on YouTube by HobbymediaIT of the new LEGO City train sets. There’s no word on where the video is from but I suspect it was taken the 2014 Nuremberg Toy Fair. Check out the video below.

Train Station (60050) – 423 pieces – $64.99

Enter the LEGO® City Train Station with a clock, ATM, train map, LEGO® City shop, kiosk and rail tracks plus a bicycle and yellow taxi.

Browse the shops while you wait at the busy LEGO® City Train Station!

Take a taxi to the busy LEGO® City Train Station, a place that never sleeps! On arrival, go up the stairs and through the opening doors. Check the time on the large clock hanging from the roof and the map of train services by the ATM. While you wait for y Browse the shops while you wait at the busy LEGO® City Train Station!

High-Speed Passenger Train (60051) – 610 pieces – $149.99

Drive the motorized LEGO® City High-speed Passenger Train with a 7-speed infrared remote control plus circular track and way station.

Get around LEGO® City fast in the High-speed Passenger Train!

Travel around the city in no time with the motorized LEGO® City High-speed Passenger Train! Operate the 8-channel, 7-speed infrared remote control to power around the curved tracks at top speed. This streamlined, super-efficient train has a high-speed fro Get around LEGO® City fast in the High-speed Passenger Train!

Cargo Train (60052) – 887 pieces – $199.99

Drive the motorized LEGO® City Cargo

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The LEGO Movie ScreenSlam Official Movie Interviews

January 28, 2014 / / 0 Comments

ScreenSlam has uploaded some new movie interviews with some of the main voice actors from The LEGO Movie. The interviews go in-depth of their particular characters. Check out all the video interviews below:

Will Arnett – Batman

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LEGO Build with Chrome Application Now Works Anywhere In The World

January 28, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Build with Chrome

Back in 2012, we reported on a new application by Google called Build with Chrome by Google Australia that let you create virtual properties on any place in the world. Originally, users took a plot of land in Australia and created things at that particular location. Today it has been revealed that the application has been updated and the WebGL technology now works for the Chrome web browser as well as on the Android versions whether it be on your phone or tablet.

You can show off your creations using your Google+ account as well as see other creations from people in your Circles. If you need help getting started, there is a Build Academy that shows you some short tutorials and challenges using some of the characters from The LEGO Movie. If you have some free time, check out what Build with Chrome has to offer.

**Via Google Chrome Blog**

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LEGO Star Wars Rebels Sets Revealed at Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014

January 28, 2014 / / 5 Comments

The Phantom Star Wars Rebels by LEGO

The Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014 is going on right now and Atamaii.tv got a chance to see some of the new LEGO Star Wars 2014 sets for the new Rebels animated TV series on Disney XD. The first set was the Phantom (75048).

Phantom (75048) – 234 pcs – $24.99

Take on evil Imperial forces in The Phantom with opening cockpit, 2-way spring-loaded shooter, rear cargo compartment and more.

Fly The Phantom into battle against the evil Empire!

Join the Rebel resistance against the evil Empire in The Phantom attack shuttle, as seen in the exciting Star Wars: Rebels animated TV series! Place young Rebel hero Ezra Bridger in the detachable cockpit and store his cadet helmet and blaster in the carg Fly The Phantom into battle against the evil Empire!

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The other ship that was on display at the toy fair was The Ghost (75053).

The Ghost (75053) – 929 pcs – $89.99

Pilot The Ghost with 2 cockpits, 360-degree rotating gun turret, spring-loaded shooters, detachable escape pods, Holocron and more.

Join the Rebel heroes aboard The Ghost!

Get ready to battle the Empire with the Rebel heroes’ awesome starship – The Ghost – as seen in the thrilling Star Wars: Rebels animated TV series! Stay on course with Rebel minifigures in the two cockpits and put Zeb on patrol in the 360-degree rotating Join the Rebel heroes aboard The Ghost!

The Ghost Star Wars Rebels by LEGO

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Free Exclusive Batman Poster This Week With Any Purchase

January 27, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Batman

From today until this Sunday (Super Bowl Sunday), for any purchase at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home, you can get a free exclusive The LEGO Movie poster featuring Batman while supplies last. If you have some cool LEGO Store staff members, you could possibly this Batman poster for free. This is the last week that you can get these movie related poster unless you’re near a LEGO Store and they have leftovers from previous weeks. There is also the secret Benny poster that you can get by telling the staff the secret phrase. Hopefully you will/were able to get all five posters from this month’s LEGO promo.

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The LEGO Movie Exclusive Minifigure Polybags at Regal Cinemas and AMC Theaters

January 27, 2014 / / 9 Comments

The LEGO Movie Regal Cinemas Bonus

LEGO Movie fans rejoice! Regal Cinemas is now offering the free exclusive Pyjamas Emmet polybag with purchases of a RealD 3D movie ticket. This is a Regal Crown Club members exclusive and is only valid at participating Regal, United Artist, and Edwards theaters while supplies last. Head over to your box office for more details about the polybag.

AMC Theaters is also offering a bonus for their Stubs members. From February 7-9 while supplies last, they are giving away the Radio DJ Robot polybag with every purchase of a RealD 3D movie ticket. For us hardcore fans, it looks like we’ll have to watch the movie twice at different theaters which isn’t really a bad thing.

The LEGO Movie AMC Bonus

**Via CM4S and Blondie-Wan on Eurobricks**

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The LEGO Movie Promo Tin Found

January 27, 2014 / / 4 Comments

From time to time, there are some there are some promos that are sent out to various people to promote a certain movie. A lucky individual by the name of matchity on Reddit has gotten a hold of a promo tin of The LEGO Movie. It is filled with instructions of a theater setting with 9 minifigures included: Wyldstyle, Emmet, Batman, Bad Cop/Good Cop, President Business, Wonder Woman, Vitruvius, Ice Cream Jo, and a Gallant Guard. Regular folks like us probably won’t be seeing this set anywhere but you can get one off of eBay. Again, this tin is sent out to various media outlet to help promote the upcoming movie.

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More LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059) Details

January 27, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Last year, we reported that there was a rumor of a new LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler (75059) was being released this year. It looks like that rumor has been confirmed by Brick Shop Holland. There are no images at this time and they have listed the set as an Ultimate Collector’s Series set but it may just be a larger set much like the Ewok Village (10236) from last year. There’s no word on the piece count but jvdrummer182 on Brickset states that it will retail at $349.99. At that price point, my guess is the piece count would be in the upper 2000s/lower 3000s. The origial Sandcrawler (10144) only had 1669 pieces but I suspect this new version will be much larger than that. There’s also no word on the release date but one possibility is during the LEGO May the 4th event. More details as they become available.

**Image above is not the new Sandcrawler. It is mb_bricks’ LEGO CUUSOO project.**

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The LEGO Movie More Extended Scenes

January 27, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Poster

Collider has posted yet another new extended video from The LEGO Movie. This 8 minute clip shows many longer scenes that we’ve seen before including the interrogation between Bad Cop/Good Cop and Emmet. Another scene shows President Business voiced by Will Ferrell transform into Lord Business. The next scene shows Vitruvius and Wyldstyle entering Emmet’s mind. Next up is the scene that we reported yesterday showing Batman’s introduction. The following scene shows the heroes arriving at Cloud Cuckoo Land where they meet Unikitty voiced by Allison Brie. The last scene shows them building a collaborative vehicle while being chased by the Super Secret Police Dropship. After watching these short scenes, I’m now even more excited to see the movie next week! Check out the video below.

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The LEGO Movie Video Game New Screenshots & Gameplay Video

January 26, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Nintendo Everything has provided a couple of new screenshots of The LEGO Movie Video Game. LegoCloneFanatic has also provided the image above of the open world part of the game. It shows Pyjamas Emmet strolling the streets with the Ice Cream Machine in the background. As we slowly get closer to the release of the movie and the game, more screenshots and videos should be coming out. Check out the new images below as well as a trailer showing some new gameplay.

The LEGO Movie Video Game

The LEGO Movie Video Game

The LEGO Movie Video Game

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The LEGO Movie Video Game Radio DJ Robot Walmart Pre-Order Exclusive

January 26, 2014 / / 7 Comments

The LEGO Movie Radio DJ Robot

A few weeks ago, we reported on The LEGO Movie Radio DJ Robot Minifigure polybag but didn’t know how to get it. I was checking Walmart’s site and the dreaded news has come. By pre-ordering The LEGO Movie Video Game, you will be able to get this exclusive polybag. What’s weird is that it is only available on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 at this time. There’s no word on whether the Radio DJ Robot will be available on PS4 and Xbox One. Gamestop also has some bonuses going on with their pre-orders with the Western Emmet and a $7.50 movie ticket voucher. If the Robot DJ is not available on PS4 and Xbox One, it’ll be a pretty hard decision to make for what system you should get the game for.

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The LEGO Movie Extended Scene – I Am Batman

January 26, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Brick Bust

There is now an extended scene on YouTube The LEGO Movie by moviemaniacsDE. The scene shows Emmet and Wyldstyle on the train trying to escape Bad Cop/Good Cop and his flying police car and is ultimately rescued by Batman and his Batwing. This is also the first time that Emmet finds out that Batman is Wyldstyle’s boyfriend and Emmet is bummed out by this revelation. What will happen next after they’ve “crashed” into the sun?

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How The LEGO Movie Was Made Behind the Scenes Video

January 25, 2014 / / 4 Comments

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Sea Cow

If you haven’t got enough of behind the scenes videos of The LEGO Movie, we have one more for you courtesy of ScreenSlam. They have uploaded a video showing how the animators of the movie used actual LEGO sets in their animations. The video also shows glimpses of MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) which will be available next month. If you have some time, I highly recommend watching the video and see how the animators and designers created the movie.

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard's Sea Cow

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The LEGO Movie On Set Movie Interviews

January 25, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Brick Bust

In addition to videos of actors doing their lines in our previous post, ScreenSlam also has some videos of the actors doing interviews about The LEGO Movie including Mr. Morgan Freeman. It cool to hear the thoughts of the actors on the movie itself and everyone seems to genuinely to have enjoyed voicing their characters.

Chris Pratt – Emmet

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The LEGO Movie Behind the Scenes Voice Recordings

January 25, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Brick Bust

Continuing with our coverage of The LEGO Movie, there are some new behind the scenes videos by ScreenSlam of a couple of actors doing some of their lines for the movie. The LEGO Movie is just 2 weeks away and we’ll be continuing doing articles related to the movie. If you haven’t heard, we are doing a sweepstakes to give away some pretty cool The LEGO Movie swag. If you haven’t entered, you still have time to.

Will Ferrell as President Business/Lord Business

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A Few New The LEGO Movie TV Spots

January 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

There are a couple of new The LEGO Movie 20 second TV spots that have been released the past day or so. One is called Unlikely Heroes which shows different kind of heroes including super heroes and unlikely heroes.

The other TV spot is called Fate and the fate of the world lies in Emmet’s tiny yellow hands. We’ve already seen plenty of scenes in this video including Batman reiterating that he works only in black and very, very dark grey.

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The LEGO Movie Fandango Ticket Bonus Offer

January 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Fandango Offer

Fandango is the first movie ticket outlet in the States to offer a bonus for purchasing tickets to The LEGO Movie. The bonus is a free download of “Everything is Awesome (Sing-A-Long Instrumental Version) from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. This bonus is nothing compared to the one across the pond where they are able to get either the Pyjamas Emmet or the Radio DJ Robot minifigure polybags. Hopefully other ticket outlets will have bonuses for purchasing tickets to The LEGO Movie as well.

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The LEGO Movie The Emmet Awards

January 24, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie The Emmet Awards

From February until July, The LEGO Movie will be hosting The Emmet Awards. It is their BIGGEST, little awards show ever! LEGO will be holding some monthly building contests in different categories from directing your own trailer to making something ordinary to extraordinary. Every contest will have five nominees chosen and an overall winner will be chosen from those nominees. If you’re lucky, you may get to win some cool prizes. We’ll have more details one the contest starts.

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The LEGO Movie Sweepstakes

January 24, 2014 / / 9 Comments

The LEGO Movie Poster

In celebration of “The LEGO Movie” arriving in theaters on February 7th, we are happy to announce that we have a sweepstakes for some really cool “The LEGO Movie” prizes. A few lucky winners will have a chance to receive some movie-related goodies. I will be randomly choosing three (3) different winners for the following prize packs:

Grand Prize

(1) The LEGO Movie Getaway Glider (70800)
(1) The LEGO Movie Melting Room (70801)
(1) “Everything is Awesome” Adult Tee
(1) “Emmet” Youth Tee
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Minifigure Key Chain featuring either Emmet, Wyldstyle, or Bad Cop
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Series Collectible Minifigure (71004) Mystery Bag

2nd Place

(1) “Everything is Awesome” Adult Tee
(1) “Wyldstyle” Youth Tee
(1) The LEGO Movie: Ready, Steady, Stick! Activity Book
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Minifigure Key Chain featuring either Emmet, Wyldstyle, or Bad Cop
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Series Collectible Minifigure (71004) Mystery Bag

3rd Place

(1) Cinch Bag
(1) The LEGO Movie: Ready, Steady, Stick! Activity Book
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Minifigure Key Chain featuring either Emmet, Wyldstyle, or Bad Cop
(1) Random The LEGO Movie Series Collectible Minifigure (71004) Mystery Bag

To enter the contest, simply use our RaffleCopter App below. First, we will need your e-mail address. Don’t worry, we won’t spam you. We just need it to contact the winners. You will be added to our subscription list and you will need to confirm your e-mail and enter the secret password from the confirmation e-mail where is asks in … Continue

New The LEGO Movie Models at LEGOLAND California Hotel

January 23, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Display at LEGOLAND California

A fellow reader of the site and contact, let’s call him “Bob,” has sent me some images of some brand new The LEGO Movie models that are currently displayed at the LEGOLAND California Hotel for guests to see. The various scenes were created by the LEGO builders at the park and were based off screenshots and concept art from Warner Bros. Check out all the different scenes in the movie that is in the model. We will have more The LEGO Movie images from LEGOLAND this weekend.

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Final Two LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Animated Sets Revealed

January 23, 2014 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Karai Bike Escape (79118)

The last two LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated cartoon sets have been revealed on Italian site DVD Mart. The first two sets were revealed a few days ago, the Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) and the T-Rawket Sky Strike (79120).

Karai Bike Escape (79118) – 88 pcs

Pull Leonardo’s skateboard at speed in Karai Bike Escape with motorbike, mutagen canister, explode-function road sign and vending machine.

Hang on tight and recover the mutagen!

Karai has grabbed one of the lost mutagen canisters and is trying to escape on her super-cool motorbike. Attach a rope to the back of the bike with Leonardo and take a thrill-packed skateboard ride through the city streets. Hang on tight as Karai accelera Hang on tight and recover the mutagen!

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtle Sub Undersea Chase (79121)

Turtle Sub Undersea Chase (79121) – 684 pieces

Launch a pursuit with Turtle Sub with shooter and detachable mini sub vs. the mini Kraang sub with flick missile shooter and 4 minifigures.

Lead an underwater pursuit of The Kraang!

The Kraang have got the power cell and are getting away in their mini Kraang sub. Rev up the engine of the awesome Turtle Sub and power away in hot pursuit with Donatello, Leonardo and Leatherhead. Watch out for the Kraang sub’s flick missiles, fire the s Lead an underwater pursuit of The Kraang!

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The LEGO Movie – Behind the Bricks Featurette on iTunes

January 23, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Movie has released an exclusive featurette on iTunes called Behind the Bricks. This 4 minute video goes behind the scenes of the movie and interviews the cast while they are stil in character. There are some more new scenes added and you can also hear some characters talk for the first time including Alison Brie as Uni-Kitty, Charlie Day as Benny, and Nick Offerman as MetalBeard. You may have to download QuickTime Player to see the video. If you aren’t able to watch it, it’ll probably be on YouTube in the near future and we’ll embed it below when it is available.

Update: The video is now on YouTube.

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The LEGO Movie Video Game Xbox Achievement List Revealed

January 23, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Video Game Box Art

The LEGO Movie Video Game is still weeks away from release but XboxAchievements has revealed the achievement list for the Xbox version of the game. There are a total of 48 achievements for a total of 1000 points to unlock throughout the game. The Playstation version of the trophies will have similar achievements broken down by rarity.

  • Cover Your Butt! – Complete Prologue – The Prophecy
  • Lets Get Craaazzzyyyy – Complete Level 1 – Bricksburg Construction.
  • Darn Darn Darn Darny Darn! – Complete Level 2 – Escape From Bricksburg.
  • Are You A DJ? – Complete Level 3 – Flatbush Gulch.
  • Freeze, Turkeys! – Complete Level 4 – Flatbush Rooftops.
  • Rest In Pieces – Complete Level 5 – Escape From Flatbush.
  • No Frowny Faces – Complete Level 6 – Welcome to Cloud Cuckoo Land.
  • Every Man For Himself! – Complete Level 7 – Attack On Cloud Cuckoo Land.
  • You Can’t Build ‘Em All At Once – Complete Level 8 – Escape From Cloud Cuckoo Land.
  • Why Are My Pants Cold and Wet? – Complete Level 9 – The Depths.
  • This Bedoubled Land Couch – Complete Level 10 – Infiltrate The Octan Tower.
  • See You Later Alligator – Complete Level 11 – Put The Thing On The Thing.
  • Found Your Pants, Series Is Over – Complete Level 12 – Broadcast News.
  • I Am A Master Builder! – Complete Level 13 – Back From Reality.
  • Release Every Micro Manager! – Complete Level 14 – Bricksburg Under Attack.
  • You Can Still Change Everything – Complete Level 15 – The Final
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The LEGO Movie Benny Minifigure Revealed

January 23, 2014 / / 2 Comments

One of the directors and writers of The LEGO Movie, Chris Miller, has tweeted out a image of the Benny minifigure from the one of the future LEGO Movie sets. As you can see, he has a worn down look with a faded symbol on the torso as well as his signature cracked helmet. Benny will be available in next month’s release of MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) as well as in Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!

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LEGO CUUSOO Buffalo Airways Ice Pilots DC-3

January 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

From time to time, we feature some neat projects on LEGO CUUSOO. We’ve been asked by fellow reader Katie O’Neil to help support the Buffalo Airways Ice Pilots DC-3 project and also help spread the word about it. The model is a collaborative project by Mikey McBryand and Ssorg. The project is based off the Buffalo Airways real life DC-3 and has made numerous appearances in the History Channel’s Ice Pilots. I have actually seen a few episodes of the show in the past and the project does represent the plane very well. Mikey has been hard at work trying to promote his project and we are glad to help out. Head over to the project page to read more about some of the features of the DC-3 and show your support if you like what you see.

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Movie Ticket Voucher Bonus for The LEGO Movie Video Game Pre-orders

January 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Video Game Gamestop Pre-order Bonus #2

If you’re thinking picking up The LEGO Movie Video Game, Gamestop has another bonus added to the pre-orders of the game. For pre-ordering, you will receive a voucher for up to $7.50 off one admission ticket to see The LEGO Movie in theaters. This offer is valid only for the games on the Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U and expires on 3/31/14, while supplies last. This bonus is in addition to the exclusive Western Emmet minifigure that will be given out as well.

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The LEGO Movie Toys R Us Building Event

January 22, 2014 / / 4 Comments

The LEGO Movie Toys R US Building Event

Toys R Us stores will be holding their own The LEGO Movie Building Event on Saturday, February 8th from 12-2pm. At the event you can build Emmet’s car and transform it into a flying car. The event is valid while supplies last.

Remember, LEGO Stores will have their Micro Manager Monthly Mini Model Build event on Tuesday, February 4th starting at 5pm. Get there early because this will probably be a very popular build, just in time for The LEGO Movie premiere later in the same week.

Thank you to everyone who wrote in about it.

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The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) Confirmed For February Release

January 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

As we predicted, the exclusive set being sold early for LEGO VIP Members in February will be The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810). Hoth Bricks has a copy of the February calendar which shows an outline of the epic ship. The set will be sold early to VIP members starting February 17th until February 28th and to the general public right after. The Sea Cow contains 2741 pieces and will have five minifigures: Emmet, Wyldstyle, MetalBeard, Benny, and Vitruvious. Queasy Kitty will also make an appearance in the set. There’s no word on the pricing but my guess would be at least around $200.

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More Details About The LEGO Movie Video Game

January 22, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Video Game

The LEGO Video Game Blog has been updated by Louise Andrews with more information about The LEGO Movie Video Game. One major point Louise made is that everything in the game is made out of LEGO bricks. The game is designed to look just like the movie. Although everything is made of LEGO elements, not everything can be destroyed but there will be enough to keep you entertained. Another thing that is made from LEGO elements are the particle effects such as explosions, water splashes, lava, etc. The animation has been changed up from other LEGO games. The characters in The LEGO Movie video game moves just like the real minifigures in a more rigid way.

There are also a couple of new game features called Master Build and Instruction Build. When you play as a Master Builder, you can find various items from the level and use those pieces to create a brand-new object to use. Instruction Builds are pretty much what they are. They are instructions pages that you find in the levels and you can build them by putting the correct pieces on the model.

Check out all the new screenshots below as well as our coverage of The LEGO Movie video game from last year’s San Diego Comic Con which shows off some of the Instruction Builds.

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Ask Your Questions for the Cast of The LEGO Movie

January 21, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Movie Brick Bust

A few members of The LEGO Movie cast, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, and Will Arnett, will be doing an upcoming episode of Unscripted for Moviefone. From now until Thursday, January 23rd, you can ask the stars questions and if you’re lucky, your question may be answered. Just submit your questions in the comments section of this post, on Moviefone’s Facebook Page, or on Twitter using the hashtag #LegoUnscripted. Check back to Moviefone a few days before The LEGO Movie is released to see if your question was answered.

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London Toy Fair 2014 LEGO Set Report

January 21, 2014 / / 7 Comments

The London Toy Fair 2014 is currently going on right now and the teams over at Brick Fanatics as well as All About Bricks has been covering what’s been going on. They have done initial reports of the LEGO sets displayed at the convention. Unfortunately, photography is not allowed. but Exhibit 3 Sixty has managed to get one of the LEGO City display. In addition to all the reported information, I’ve also added information that we already had from previous posts.

Ultra Agents

Each set comes with a different mission with an online comic which uses augmented reality to make your own comics.

Riverside Raid (71060) – 88 pcs – £9.99
Tremor Track Infiltration (71061) – 241 pcs – £17.99
Infearno Interception (71602) – 313 pcs – £24.99
Toxikita’s Toxic Meltdown (71063) – 429 pcs – £34.99
Hurricane Heist (71064) – 589 pcs – £49.99
Ultra Agents Mission HQ (71065) – 1048 pcs – £79.99

City

Arctic Snowmobile (60032) – 44 pcs – $6.99
Arctic Ice Crawler (60033) – 113 pcs – $14.99
Arctic Helicrane (60034) – 262 pcs – $39.99
Arctic Outpost (60035) – 374 pcs – $49.99
Arctic Base Camp (60036) – 733 pcs – $89.99
Train Station (60050) – 423 pcs – $64.99
High-Speed Passenger Train (60051) – 610 pcs – $149.99
Cargo Train (60052) – 888 pcs – $199.99
Arctic Ice Breaker (60062)

Collectible Minifigures

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Beyond the Brick Episode 100 Featuring Keith Severson

January 21, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The Beyond the Brick team has just filmed their 100th episode and their guest for the show is the head of the LEGO Community Engagement and Events Team, Keith Severson. The interview covered many topics including what he does as the head of the CEE Team and also touched on many questions about the LEGO Community. It was very informative and it was neat to hear what goes on behind the scenes of what the CEE Team does. If you have some time, check out the interview below.

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The LEGO Movie Logo by Chiukeung

January 21, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Just completed The LEGO Movie Logo

To get you more into the mood for The LEGO Movie CK Tsang, aka chiukeung, has recreated the logo from the movie. This build is a fantastic recreation of the official one although it uses different pieces than the original one. This conveys the message that the movie as well as chiukeung bring which is to use your imagination to create something awesome.

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The Android’s Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop by Pepa Quin

January 20, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Worst. Creation. Ever.

In celebration of The Simpsons House (71006) now being available, Matt De Lanoy, aka Pepa Quin, has created The Android’s Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop as his Iron Builder model using the white modified brick 2 x 3 x 2/3 with two studs. Owned by Jeff Alberson, aka Comic Book Guy, this build is a great representation of comic book shop from the cartoon. Matt has implemented some things from The Simpsons House including the Radioactive Man comic book and Bart and his skateboard. This is the total opposite of the Worst. Creation. Ever.

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Partial Box Art

January 20, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119)

Navy Trooper Fenson on Eurobricks has found a couple of images of some of the new LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets on German retailer bucher.de. These are the first of what will be many images of the 2014 TMNT Summer sets that will soon be surfacing in the very near future.

Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) – 196 pieces

Turn humans into mutants in the Mutation Chamber with mutation switch and spinning electrodes. Plus Spider Bytes with huge grabbing claws.

Unleash the mutated Spider Bytez against the Turtles!

Uh-oh, it’s Turtle trouble! Raphael has infiltrated the Kraang’s lab and discovered the Mutation Chamber which can turn humans into mutant creatures. Climb the ladder with Victor, spin the electrodes and knock him into the mutation tank. Turn the knob to Unleash the mutated Spider Bytez against the Turtles!

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles T-Rawket Sky Strike (79120)

T-Rawket Sky Strike (79120) – 286 pieces

Stage an epic aerial battle with the T-Rawket featuring ejector seat and pizza shooter versus Kraang Ship with ooze barrel dropper.

Launch a Turtle-powered Sky Strike with the T-Rawket!

Green alert! The Kraang Ship is dropping mutagen bombs all over the city. Take to the skies with Donatello and Michelangelo in the Turtles’ homemade T-Rawket. Dodge the Ship’s flick missiles and return fire with a sizzling slice of Turtle Power from the p Launch a Turtle-powered Sky Strike with the T-Rawket!

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The LEGO Movie Store Building Event

January 20, 2014 / / 0 Comments

From now until February 16th, LEGO Stores will be holding a building event for kids to create something and show off their creations on the display. I took a trip down to my local store in Fashion Valley and it was already packed with kids and parents having fun building stuff. My awesome friend, Genevieve, was manning the booth at the time I came in and there were some really creative things that the kids had built like castle towers, swimming pools, and even a stingray-style boat. Kids also improvised on some builds such as using bricks as wheels which shows that kids have a very vast imagination at a very young age. For showing off their creations, the kids were given an LEGO Movie Accessory Pack as well as the new Lord Business poster. If you have some time, head over to your store to see what the kids there have created. Check out some of the stuff the kids built below.

The LEGO Movie Store Building Event

The LEGO Movie Store Building Event

The LEGO Movie Store Building Event

The LEGO Movie Store Building Event

The LEGO Movie Store Building Event

The LEGO Movie Store Building Event

The LEGO Movie Store Building Event

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The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Now Available at LEGO Stores

January 20, 2014 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack

Starting today until February 16th, head over to your local LEGO Store and build something for The LEGO Movie display and you can get a free Accessory Pack filled with goodies including stickers, minibuilds, and a keychain. Check out my review of it here. The offer is valid while supplies last.

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Free Exclusive Lord Business Poster This Week With Any Purchase

January 20, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Lord Business

Today starts another week in The LEGO Movie poster giveaway at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. For any purchase from today until Sunday, you can get a free exclusive Lord Business poster. Like with every giveaway, they are available while supplies last. You can also probably snag an Emmet poster if there are any left over from last week.

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The LEGO Movie New TV Spot – Girl Power

January 19, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Western Emmet

There is a new TV spot for The LEGO Movie from Warner Bros. India titled Girl Power which features a lot of Wyldstyle’s scenes including some new, never seen before clips. We also get to see Emmet in his western outfit which you can get for pre-ordering the game from Gamestop. Check out the clip below.

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The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer Polybag Found at Toys R Us

January 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282)

It now looks like how we will be able to get one of the new The LEGO Movie polybags that we’ve reported a few weeks ago. Toys R Us has listed the Super Secret Police Enforcer Polybag (30282) on their website for $4.99 each. They are currently not available to purchase online just yet but they do have it checked for being sold in stores. Like we’ve mentioned before, call your store and check if they are indeed available in stores before you go there. There’s still no word yet at this time on how the Micro Manager Battle (30281) will be distributed. Thanks to Clutch from Bricks on the Dollar for the heads up.

Fly into the fray with the Super Secret Police Enforcer with red and blue lights and control levers plus a cool blaster weapon.

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282)

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282)

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282)

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LEGO 2014 Star Wars and Super Heroes Sets on Toys R Us Website

January 19, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The new 2014 LEGO Star Wars and the Super Heroes sets are now listed on the Toys R Us website. They aren’t available online but they do have a check mark next to “Sold in stores” so this may suggest all the new sets may be hitting store shevles soon. We’ve reported earlier that the Star Wars sets were pushed back until March so LEGO could put their focus on The LEGO Movie sets. The Super Heroes sets were estimated to be released around March/April as well. We all know that Toys R Us sometimes releases new sets early so you may find some in stores sooner than you may think. Call up your local stores to see if they actually have them before you head out.

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Cutaway Style LEGO Sydney Opera House at Brickvention 2014

January 19, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Sydney Opera House

Currently, there are two official LEGO Sydney Opera House sets, the Architecture set (21012) as well as the Creator set (10234). There is also another model that has been created but it won’t be sold because this is a model of the iconic building created by LEGO Master Model Builders Ryan McNaught and Erik Varszegi. They have created a 75,000 piece cutaway style of the Sydney Opera House and was displayed at Brickvention 2014. This particular model costs about $25,000 and took aroud 300 hours to complete in a period of 38 working days. Ryan had to digitally design the Opera House first because Erik worked out of company headquarters in Enfield, Connecticut. After his section was completed, it had to be carefully transported to Australia.

In the cutaway section, you can see all the intricate details of the building including the stage, the auditorium, as well as the dressing rooms. This piece of work is absolutely incredible and the estimated 20,000 lucky attendees of Brickvention got to take a closeup look at it. Ryan notes, “I’ve always wanted to do the Opera House and it’s been my personal Mount Everest of Lego, it’s been bugging me for years and years because it’s such a difficult shape.” The Sydney Opera House will most likely be used in future promotional tours as well as museum exhibitions. Check out more images of the model below or head over to Ryan’s Flickr to see larger images.

LEGO Sydney Opera House

LEGO Sydney Opera House

LEGO Sydney Opera House

LEGO Sydney Opera House

LEGO Sydney Opera House

LEGO Sydney Opera House

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LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Time Lapse Build

January 18, 2014 / / 2 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006)

Yesterday, the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) became available for LEGO VIP members at brand stores as well as on Shop@Home. A fellow reader by the name of Marcel sent me a a time lapse video of him building the house. Since I don’t have the set yet, it’s cool to see how everything came together. I’ll eventually do a review on the set when I get my hands on it but for now, I’ll just watch it being built. Check out the video below. Unfortunately, Marcel is speaking German so I’m not sure what was said at the beginning of the video.

Update: Marcel has emailed me clarifying that he was just explaining you can now buy the set in LEGO Stores as VIP members, how much the set costs, and how many pieces are in the set.

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The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Preview

January 18, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

A couple of days ago, we reported that The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was available for pre-order on Amazon. They have updated their page and you can now preview the all of the tracks. The 28 digital tracks are $7.99 while the physical audio CD is $12.26 with a pre-order price guarantee. The digital soundtrack can be listened on Amazon’s Cloud Player and the app can be downloaded from Google Play, iTunes, and the Amazon MP3 app itself.

1. Everything is Awesome!!! – Tegan and Sara
2. Prologue – Mark Mothersbaugh
3. Emmett’s Morning- Mark Mothersbaugh
4. Emmett Falls in Love – Mark Mothersbaugh
5. Escape – Mark Mothersbaugh
6. Into the Old West – Mark Mothersbaugh
7. Wildstyle Explains – Mark Mothersbaugh
8. Emmett’s Mind- Mark Mothersbaugh
9. The Transformation- Mark Mothersbaugh
10. Saloons and Wagons- Mark Mothersbaugh
11. Batman- Mark Mothersbaugh
12. Middle Zealand – Mark Mothersbaugh
13. Cloud Cuckooland and Ben the Spaceman – Mark Mothersbaugh
14. Emmett’s Speech – Mark Mothersbaugh
15. Submarines and Metal Beard – Mark Mothersbaugh
16. Requiem for Cuckooland – Mark Mothersbaugh
17. Reaching the Kragle – Mark Mothersbaugh
18. Emmett’s Plan – Mark Mothersbaugh
19. The Truth – Mark Mothersbaugh
20. Wyldstyle Leads – Mark Mothersbaugh
21. Let’s Put It All Back – Mark Mothersbaugh
22. I Am a Master Builder – Mark Mothersbaugh
23. My Secret Weapon – Mark Mothersbaugh
24. We Did It! – Mark Mothersbaugh
25. Everything Is AWESOME!!! – Jo Li
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LEGO Ultra Agents Official Logo Revealed

January 18, 2014 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Ultra Agents

KockaMania.hu on their Facebook Page has revealed the new LEGO Ultra Agents logo for the line. We’ve already reported on a few of the sets last month but now we get to see the official logo.

Riverside Raid (71060) – 88 pcs – $12
Tremor Track Infiltration (71061) – 241 pcs – $20
Infearno Interception (71602) – 313 pcs – $30
Toxikita’s Toxic Meltdown (71063) – 429 pcs – $40
Hurricane Heist (71064) – 589 pcs – $70
Ultra Agent Mission HQ (71065) – 1048 pcs – $100

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The Brick Fan Turn 2 Years Old

January 18, 2014 / / 12 Comments

Today marks the second year that The Brick Fan has been online. What started out two years as a just a simple hobby has turned into a somewhat of a part-time job for me. Last year, I made a goal to double the traffic that the site had and that was accomplished, more than what I expected. I’m not going to post any stats because they are similar to the ones in last year’s recap and I don’t want to repeat what’s been said already.

First and foremost, thank you to all the readers. This may sound cliche but without you guys, this site would be absolutely nothing. I never imagined that a tiny site like this would have such a following. It may be a small following but I appreciate everyone just taking a little bit of your time and reading what I have put out. All of your positive comments and feedback are what motivates me to keep this site going. I don’t have any plans to stop so let’s see how long we can keep this going.

I also want to thank all the people in the LEGO community that I’ve met or been in contact with last year. I’ve made a lot of new friends and acquaintances and hope to connect with more people this year. To the staff at the Fashion Valley LEGO Store, thanks for letting me hang out there with you guys during my downtime. It’s been cool interacting with everyone there and seeing how the store is … Continue

The LEGO Movie Getaway Glider (70800) Review

January 17, 2014 / / 2 Comments

Continuing on with our reviews of The LEGO Movie sets, today we have the smallest set from the line, the Getaway Glider (70800). Like the Melting Room, the set retails for $12.99 but it only has 104 pieces which is a no so good $0.12/piece. The box contains two un-numbered bags, a brown horse, one instruction booklet, and a small sticker sheet.

The LEGO Movie Getaway Glider (70800) The LEGO Movie Getaway Glider (70800)

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Another X-Men Character Revealed in LEGO Marvel Set 76022

January 17, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Legoevilelmo on Eurobricks is reporting that he has seen another new X-Men in this year’s LEGO Marvel X-Men set and that is Cyclops. They are also reporting that not only will Cyclops be in the set, he will also be piloting the Blackbird. This is in addition to what we’ve reported last week for this particular set. Currently, we now have Cyclops in addition to Magneto, Storm, Wolverine in his brown costume, a Sentinel, as well as the Blackbird. More details as they become available.

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New Screenshots for The LEGO Movie Video Game

January 17, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Video Game

The Xbox Marketplace has revealed a couple of new screenshots of The LEGO Movie video game. These new shots show the heroes in what looks to be the stage where the Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803) is located. The other image shows Wyldstyle riding her dragster from the Super Cycle Chase (70808). The game is now available for pre-order on Gamestop. For pre-ordering at Gamestop, you will get an exclusive Western Emmet minifigure. You can also pre-order on Amazon but they have not revealed what bonus they will have, if any.

The LEGO Movie Video Game

The LEGO Movie Video Game

The LEGO Movie Video Game

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LEGO CUUSOO LEGO Bird Project Achieves 10,000 Supporters

January 16, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Bird Project by Thomas Poulsom, aka DeTomaso, is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. It is the first project to qualify for the revised review stage. The project was originally a series of birds but had to be revised due to the new CUUSOO guidelines. The project now focuses on a couple of very recognizable birds and DeTomaso hopes that they are an inspiration to both kids and adults. The Modular Apple Store now becomes the highest supported project on CUUSOO. Congratulations to Thomas for this achievement! Read the official LEGO CUUSOO comment below.

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, DeTomaso!

2014.01.17

Congratulations on reaching 10,000 supporters for the LEGO Bird Project. It’s been quite the journey, are your arms wings tired yet?

Thanks for focusing your project on just a few of your iconic bird designs, to fit within what we’re able to produce as a single LEGO set. We’ll evaluate your models as you have prioritized them, and see what might be possible.

We now officially advance this project to the Review phase.

What happens now?
This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A “LEGO Review Board” composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We’ll build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product. This includes factors such as playability, safety, and fit with the LEGO brand. Every potential LEGO product goes through a process like this

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LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Available for LEGO VIPs Tomorrow

January 16, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006)

As we mentioned last week, the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) will be available early for LEGO VIP members tomorrow at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. If you’re buying online, I believe it will be available for purchase midnight EST/9:00pm PST. Remember you have to be logged in with your LEGO ID to add it to your shopping cart or else you’ll be seeing it coming soon on February 1st. There is a limit of two one per customer. The set contains 2523 pieces and will retail for $199.99.

Build The Simpsons™ House with detachable roof, modular design, car with dent, the famous family couch, 6 minifigures and so much more!

D’oh! The Simpsons™ House has been turned into LEGO® bricks!

Recreate hilarious scenes from the classic animated TV series with The Simpsons™ House. Taken right out of Springfield, this amazing model is crammed with tons of LEGO® brick detail. Lift off the roof and open up the house to discover Homer and Marge’s big family bedroom including bed and Maggie’s crib, Bart’s room with his skateboard and Krusty the Clown poster, Lisa’s room with her favorite books, jazz poster and more, and bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and mirror. Lift off the top floor to reveal the fully-fitted kitchen with dining table, chairs, yellow and light-blue tiled floor and lots of pots, pans and other accessories. Then it’s into the living room with couch and TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, purple piano and more. Next to the house is the detachable garage, complete with

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ClicTime Launches US Website for LEGO Watch System

January 16, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Watch System

ClicTime has launched the US website for the LEGO Watch System. Before, you could only by from the UK version of the site but now you can buy from the US site and save on shipping as well as having faster delivery. Due to overwhelming response of the watches, most styles are out of stock at this time but they will have more stock sometime next week. In the meantime, check out all the different watch styles on their site or below.

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The LEGO Movie Promotes Heart Disease Awareness

January 16, 2014 / / 1 Comment

From time to time, we have something serious to talk about. There is a new ad campaign from the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women which features Wyldstyle from The LEGO Movie to help promote heart disease awareness.

The campaign was created by Warner Bros., the AMA, and the Ad Council to make people aware that heart disease is the number one killer of women in the country, causing more fatalities than all cancers combined. Elizabeth Banks (Wyldstyle) asks women to “Shout louder, stand stronger, and demand change.”

The LEGO Movie premieres on February 7th which is also the same day as National Wear Red Day and is the 10th anniversary of Go Red For Women. Learn more about the movement at https://www.goredforwomen.org/.

**Via American Heart Association**

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Submit Your Questions to Chris Pratt About The LEGO Movie

January 15, 2014 / / 0 Comments

As we all know by now, the protagonist of The LEGO Movie is Emmet who is voiced by Chris Pratt. Xbox is now giving you a chance to ask Chris a question about the movie. There are two ways to ask him your question, either by Facebook or by Twitter. On Facebook, submit your questions in the comment section. On Twitter, submit your tweet with the hashtag #TheLEGOMovieXboxVideo to have a chance for your question to be answered by Chris in a video that will be posted when The LEGO Movie premieres in theaters next month. The deadline to submit your question is January 17th midnight PST.

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Happy Chinese New Year Video From The LEGO Movie

January 15, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Today, Warner Bros UK has released a short video of Emmet from The LEGO Movie wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. For 2014, Chinese New Year happens on January 31 and it will be the Year of the Horse although Emmet isn’t quite sure what year of the zodiac it will be. Chinese New Year is not just one day, but fifteen full days of festivities. As a Chinese-American, it’s pretty cool to see LEGO and Warner Bros. acknowledging the significance of the event and our culture. The movie premieres exactly one week after New Years and the companies are doing everything they can to promote it. 恭喜发财 everyone!

**Via Brick Fanatics**

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The LEGO Movie Learning Event at Barnes & Noble Stores

January 15, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Movie Barnes & Noble Learning Event

Barnes & Noble stores throughout the US will be holding a LEGO Movie Learning Event on Saturday January 25th as they count down to the movie premiere next month. The special children’s event will have hands-on LEGO activities for kids to enjoy as well as surprises for everyone who attends. Not sure what kind of giveaways the stores will be having but we’ll have more information as they become available. Check your nearest store for more details.

Update: Barnes & Noble has given some details of the event. Thanks for Gloria for the heads up.

Join us in stores for the “Countdown to the Movie” event on Saturday, January 25, where you (and your kids and spouses) will learn about the movie with fun and engaging activities centered around movie facts, movie music, and a screening of the official trailer for The LEGO Movie. Guests will also receive The LEGO Movie mini posters, compliments of Warner Brothers. Space is limited to 50 participants per store, so contact your store now to secure your spot!

The kickoff party will have you all set to see the film in February, and then we’ll invite you back for another free, in-store LEGO event on March 1, with tie-in toys, games, and books.

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The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Pre-Order on Amazon

January 14, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The official The LEGO Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is now available for pre-order on Amazon. All the music you’ll be hearing in the movie will be available as a track on this CD. The main theme song that you’ve been hearing in the trailers, “Everything Is AWESOME!!!,” by Tegan and Sara featuring The Lonely Island will also be on the soundtrack including a few other versions of the song by various artists. The CD will be released on February 11th and I’m pretty sure it will eventually be available for digital download as well.

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The LEGO Movie Trash Chomper (70805) Review

January 14, 2014 / / 0 Comments

After looking through all The LEGO Movie sets when the images became available, the ones that stood out the most were the 2-in-1 sets including the Trash Chomper (70805). This set contains 389 pieces and only retails for $29.99 which is a very impressive $0.08/piece ratio. The contents of the box include four un-numbered bags, three instruction booklets, and a small sticker sheet.

The LEGO Movie Trash Chomper (70805) The LEGO Movie Trash Chomper (70805)

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Art of Craft Featuring Brick Artist Nathan Sawaya

January 13, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Nathan Sawaya, known for his LEGO sculpture art, has partnered up with Art of Craft to bring you some products featuring Nathan’s work with some of the proceeds going to Art Revolution, a cause to help kids get art supplies and art education back into schools.

There are nine limited edition t-shirts that are available to purchase as well as his book, The Art of Nathan Sawaya. What’s also cool is that Nathan has created 12 exclusive limited edition Hugman sculptures for the cause. These sculptures will be personally signed by Nathan and shipped in 1-3 weeks.

10% of each t-shirt sold and 50% of each Hugman sold will go to Nathan’s personal charity, Art Revolution. If you want to own some of Nathan’s work and help a great cause, check out everything Art of Craft has to offer.

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The LEGO Movie TV Spot #2 Featuring Superman

January 13, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Emmet

Today, Warner Brothers released a new TV Spot for the upcoming The LEGO Movie. This clip has some new footage that we haven’t seen before including the first time we hear Superman speaking who is voiced by Channing Tatum. Now we just have to wait a little longer for a clip of Jonah Hill’s Green Lantern speaking.

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The LEGO Movie Website Updated

January 13, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Movie Site

The official LEGO Movie website has been updated a lot since I last time I’ve visited. There are now a lot more things to do on there including new games, downloads, and interactive activities.

Last month, we only had one game called Brick Bust. There are now a number of new games that you can play including ones called “Get Dressed,” “Batman’s First Try,” “Submarine,” “Scramble,” and “Sink Hole.” There’s also on called “Game Builder” where you can either play games on levels that other players built or you can create your own that level for others to play on. In addition, there is an activity book to download that is filled with various activities.

Get Dressed is a simple game where you match up as many characters as possible before time runs out.

The LEGO Movie Get Dressed

Batman’s First Try lets you play as Batman and you have to hit as many red buttons before the timer hits zero.

The LEGO Movie Batman's First Try

Submarine is a game where you have to put the pieces in the right spots to fill the leaks of the submarine to save the heroes from drowning.

The LEGO Movie Submarine

Scramble is a puzzle game where you have to solve each puzzle in as few moves as possible.

The LEGO Movie Scramble

Sink Hole is a game where you use the mouse to help guide Emmet down the sink hole and avoid the pipes.

The LEGO Movie Sink Hole

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Free Exclusive Emmet Poster This Week at LEGO Stores and Shop@Home

January 12, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Movie Emmet

This week marks week two of the free exclusive poster giveaway at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. This week with any purchase, you can get a poster featuring Emmet to add to your collection. If you’re lucky, some stores might have some Wyldstyle posters left over and you could get those too. Also, remember there is a secret Benny poster you can get as well. If you’re very lucky, you could potentially get all three this week at LEGO Stores. Offers are valid while supplies last.

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LEGO Juniors Minisite Now Live

January 12, 2014 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Juniors Vehicle Suitcase (10659)

The new LEGO Juniors minisite is now live and showing all of the new sets that will be available in March. Like with many of LEGO’s sites, there are also activities such as games and coloring pages you can download. The Juniors line is centered for children ages from 4-7 which is a step higher than the DUPLO sets. On the products pages, you can check out the descriptions of each of the new sets as well as animations and building instructions for them. Thanks for all who wrote in about the minisite.

Vehicle Suitcase (10659)

Take the world of creative building everywhere with the LEGO® Blue Suitcase! Get building with a fun and iconic gas station theme! The 146 colorful elements all fit into a handy case, complete with a sorting function that’s easy to take anywhere. Build cool vehicles and fill them up at the gas station! Includes 2 minifigures and building instruction booklet with inspirational ideas!

LEGO Juniors Vehicle Suitcase (10659)

House Suitcase (10660)

Take the world of creative building everywhere with the LEGO® Pink Suitcase! Get building with a cute house theme and tons of bright accessories! All 151 colorful LEGO elements fit into the cool case, complete with a sorting function, that’s easy to take anywhere. Includes 2 minifigures and building instruction booklet with inspirational ideas for even more creative building fun.

LEGO Juniors House Suitcase (10660) LEGO Juniors House Suitcase (10660)

Spider-Man: Spider-Car Pursuit (10665)

The Spider-Car is all that stands between Spider-Man™ and his arch-nemesis, Venom™, who wants to destroy the city! Build the car for some fast-paced fun. This Easy to Build set

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LEGO Sherlock Animated Series 3 Launch Trailer

January 12, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The third and final part of Series 3 of Sherlock will be aired on BBC One in a few hours. Back in December, we did a post featuring a LEGO Sherlock animated teaser trailer from Alexander of Legostudio01 Brickfilme. He has finally completed the full launch trailer for Sherlock Series 3 and it looks really good. It has taken Alexander a long time to complete but it was time well spent. Check out the LEGO version of the launch trailer below.

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LEGO Star Wars Anakin’s Jedi Intercepter Polybag (30244) Shows Up on eBay

January 11, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Anakin’s Jedi Intercepter Polybag (30244)

The new LEGO Star Wars Anakin’s Jedi Intercepter Polybag (30244) has started to show up on eBay and is selling from the United States. We not sure how the seller got their hands on them but they are available, at premium prices. So if you can’t wait to get one later this year, here’s your best chance so far. Thanks to MinifigW for the heads up.

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LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Now Listed on Shop@Home

January 11, 2014 / / 10 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006)

It’s only been a few days since the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) was officially revealed but the set is already listed on Shop@Home. Again, the set will have 2523 pieces and retail for $199.99. It will be released on February 1st.

Update: I have confirmed for a reliable source that LEGO VIP members will have early access to purchase The Simpsons House next Friday, January 17.

Build The Simpsons™ House with detachable roof, modular design, car with dent, the famous family couch, 6 minifigures and so much more!

D’oh! The Simpsons™ House has been turned into LEGO® bricks!

Recreate hilarious scenes from the classic animated TV series with The Simpsons™ House. Taken right out of Springfield, this amazing model is crammed with tons of LEGO® brick detail. Lift off the roof and open up the house to discover Homer and Marge’s big family bedroom including bed and Maggie’s crib, Bart’s room with his skateboard and Krusty the Clown poster, Lisa’s room with her favorite books, jazz poster and more, and bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and mirror. Lift off the top floor to reveal the fully-fitted kitchen with dining table, chairs, yellow and light-blue tiled floor and lots of pots, pans and other accessories. Then it’s into the living room with couch and TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, purple piano and more. Next to the house is the detachable garage, complete with workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, broom, toolbox, tools and the family car, complete with dent (because only in a LEGO world are

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More LEGO Marvel and DC Universe DUPLO 2014 Set Details

January 10, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Vriverajr3 on Eurobricks has posted some preliminary images from a retailer catalog of the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes X-Men set as well as the LEGO DC Universe DUPLO sets. On the Marvel side, the image shows Wolverine in his classic yellow and brown costume with his cowl on while fighting a Sentinel. The Sentinel looks very basic at this point and I expect it will be improved when the product comes out. So far, we now have Magneto, Storm, classic Wolverine, and a Sentinel as some of the characters of the X-Men sets.

For the DC DUPLO sets, there are images of the Joker in The Joker Challenge (10544), Batman in a small Batmobile, and also in a Batwing. The figures have the usual oval heads and larger bodies. These sets are for children ages 2-5.

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The LEGO Movie Secret Phrase Image

January 10, 2014 / / 23 Comments

The LEGO Movie Secret Phrase

LEGO Shop@Home’s Facebook Page has posted the above image that has a secret phrase in it. Tell a Brick Specialist at your local LEGO Store the secret phrase and you can get a special reward just for that. There’s no word on what that reward is but my guess is The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack.

**Hint** We’ve reported it before earlier this week.

Update: I’ve received word that the reward may be a poster of Benny. I’ll have to confirm that the next time I go to the store or if someone already has one, feel free to comment what you got below.

Update 2: A lot of people have emailed me and also posted in the comments that the gift is indeed a Benny poster shown below. Thank you for everyone who have emailed in or commented.

Update 3: A few people say they cannot see the content in the Facebook link. You may have to be logged into Facebook and have liked the LEGO Shop Facebook Page as well. Trust me, just go to your store and tell them the secret phrase and you should get a Benny poster.

The LEGO Movie Benny The 1980-something Space Guy

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The LEGO Movie Watches and Minifigure Clocks Revealed

January 10, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Bad Cop Watch

Earlier today, LEGO Watches announced on their

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LEGO Friends 2014 Summer Set Details

January 10, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO retailer Kiddiwinks has given some descriptions of a few of the LEGO Friends 2014 Summer sets.

Olivia’s Ice Cream Bike (41030) – 98 pieces

The LEGO® Friends Olivia’s Ice Cream Bike with Olivia mini-doll figure features a bike, ice cream stand, picnic table, fountain and mailbox.

Prepare delicious ice cream treats and sell them on a sunny day with Olivia’s Ice Cream Bike!

Take a ride to Heartlake City Park and help Olivia set up her ice cream stall right next to the pretty fountain. Make some chocolate and strawberry cones or take a refreshing ice pop from the freezer box to sell in the springtime sunshine. At the end of a Prepare delicious ice cream treats and sell them on a sunny day with Olivia’s Ice Cream Bike!

Andrea’s Mountain Hut (41031) – 119 pieces

Camp out at LEGO® Friends Andrea’s Mountain Hut with Andrea mini-doll figure, campfire, marshmallow to toast, camera, map and a squirrel.

Set up camp in the mountains with Andrea and tame the friendly squirrel!

Toast marshmallows on the campfire with Andrea! After a long day of hiking in the mountains outside Heartlake City, she has found a secret spot to set up camp for the night. Help her build the campfire and make a hot drink to keep warm. Use the camera to Set up camp in the mountains with Andrea and tame the friendly squirrel!

First Aid Jungle Bike (41032) – 156 pieces

Trigger the rockfall then help the Emma mini-doll rescue the trapped monkey on the LEGO®

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Animated Series Set Details

January 9, 2014 / / 0 Comments

South African LEGO retailer Kiddiwinks has provided some details on the LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Nickelodeon animated TV series sets. They list the sets being available in April but there’s no word on the official release date. There is still no details about the movie sets at this time.

Karai Bike Escape (79118) – 88 pieces

Pull Leonardo’s skateboard at speed in Karai Bike Escape with motorbike, mutagen canister, explode-function road sign and vending machine.

Hang on tight and recover the mutagen!

Karai has grabbed one of the lost mutagen canisters and is trying to escape on her super-cool motorbike. Attach a rope to the back of the bike with Leonardo and take a thrill-packed skateboard ride through the city streets. Hang on tight as Karai accelera Hang on tight and recover the mutagen!

Mutation Chamber Unleashed (79119) – 196 pieces

Turn humans into mutants in the Mutation Chamber with mutation switch and spinning electrodes. Plus Spider Bytes with huge grabbing claws.

Unleash the mutated Spider Bytez against the Turtles!

Uh-oh, it’s Turtle trouble! Raphael has infiltrated the Kraang’s lab and discovered the Mutation Chamber which can turn humans into mutant creatures. Climb the ladder with Victor, spin the electrodes and knock him into the mutation tank. Turn the knob to Unleash the mutated Spider Bytez against the Turtles!

T-Rawket Sky Strike (79120) – 286 pieces

Stage an epic aerial battle with the T-Rawket featuring ejector seat and pizza shooter versus Kraang Ship with ooze barrel dropper.

Launch a Turtle-powered Sky Strike with the

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The LEGO Movie Radio DJ Robot Minifigure Polybag Found

January 9, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Radio DJ Robot

Another The LEGO Movie minifigure polybag has shown up courtesy of Dorayaki on Eurobricks via Ruten. This one is called the Radio DJ Robot. It wears a blue Master Builder Academy type shirt with some grey headphones. As mentioned in the article about the Pyjamas Emmet polybag, these are given out in the UK by pre-ordering tickets to the movie. There’s no word at this time on if or how these two minifigures will be showing up here in the States. I sure hope the Radio DJ Robot will be available here because I wouldn’t mind having a couple of these guys.

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LEGO CUUSOO Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21104) Review

January 8, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Way back in August 18, 2012, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover project by Stephen Pakbaz, aka Perijove, achieved 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. At the beginning of the year, it became available for purchase on LEGO Shop@Home and sold out very quickly. I’ve managed to get one before stock ran out and here’s my take on it. The Curiosity Rover (21104) contains 295 and retails for $29.99. At 295 pieces, this set is currently the smallest CUUSOO set that has been released by LEGO. The box contains one instructions book, four un-numbered bags, and two loose 8×16 tan plates.

LEGO CUUSOO NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21104) LEGO CUUSOO NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21104)

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LEGO Announces Partnership With 20th Century Fox

January 8, 2014 / / 4 Comments

As we mentioned earier in the official reveal of the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006), LEGO has come to an agreement to partner up with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to produce LEGO The Simpsons products. Back in September, we reported that there would be LEGO The Simpsons products coming this year and today, both parties officially announced it.

We already know that the house will be available next month for $199.99 at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. In May, there will also be a line of Collectible Minifigures based on the characters of the show available at all major toy retailers for $3.99 each. Finally also in May, there will be a special LEGO episode of the Simpsons on Fox that will feature the whole town of Springfield and its characters in LEGO. Check out the press release below:

The LEGO Group Announces Partnership With Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products To Launch LEGO® And THE SIMPSONS Branded Merchandise

Construction Set and Minifigure Series Based on the Popular Show Available Beginning February 2014

Products To Coincide With LEGO-Themed Simpsons Episode, Airing May 2014 on FOX

BILLUND, Denmark, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The LEGO Group today announced a new partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to produce a construction set and licensed LEGO® minifigures inspired by the iconic television series, THE SIMPSONS. In addition, FOX is scheduled to air a special LEGO episode of THE SIMPSONS in May 2014 featuring Springfield and its cast of characters in LEGO form.

Scheduled to launch this February

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The LEGO Movie Melting Room (70801) Review

January 8, 2014 / / 0 Comments

In our second review of The LEGO Movie sets, we have the Melting Room (70801). It is the second second smallest set in the theme coming in at 122 pieces. It retails for $12.99 with a $0.11/piece ratio. The box includes 3 un-numbered bags, one small instruction booklet, and a grey octagon plate.

The LEGO Movie Melting Room (70801) The LEGO Movie Melting Room (70801)

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LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Officially Revealed

January 8, 2014 / / 7 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006)

Today, LEGO has sent out a press release announcing The Simpsons license and has revealed the official images of The Simpsons House (71006). As we reported a few days ago, it will be released on February 1, 2014. Check out the official press release for The Simpsons House below as well as high resolution images and the designer video.

71006 The Simpsons™ House

Ages 12+ 2,523 pieces

US $199.99 – CA $229.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £179.99 – DK 1,699.00 DKK

*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

D’oh! The Simpsons™ House has been turned into LEGO® bricks!

Build The Simpsons™ House with detachable roof, modular design, car with dent, the famous family couch, 6 minifigures and so much more.

Recreate hilarious scenes from the classic animated TV series with The Simpsons™ House. Taken right out of Springfield, this amazing model is crammed with tons of LEGO® brick detail. Lift off the roof and open up the house to discover Homer and Marge’s big family bedroom including bed and Maggie’s crib, Bart’s room with his skateboard and Krusty the Clown poster, Lisa’s room with her favorite books, jazz poster and more, and bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and mirror. Lift off the top floor to reveal the fully-fitted kitchen with dining table, chairs, yellow and light-blue tiled floor and lots of pots, pans and other accessories. Then it’s into the living room with couch and TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, purple piano and more. Next to the house is the detachable

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The LEGO Movie Pyjamas Emmet Polybag Found

January 7, 2014 / / 5 Comments

The LEGO Movie Pyjamas Emmet Polybag

In our third straight article about The LEGO Movie, there is a new minifigure polybag that was found by Dorayaki over at Eurobricks. This polybag is called Pyjamas Emmet and it features Emmet in his pyjamas as seen in the trailer. It shows him half-awake yet happy at the same time. There’s no word on how it will be distributed at this time.

Update: Deepdalelegend on Brickset mentioned that this polybag is given out when you book tickets to The LEGO Movie. Plus there is also a mysterious DJ minifigure polybag supposedly given out as well. Well, time to go looking around to see if any theaters around here are doing the same offer.

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Sneak Peek at February’s Monthly Mini Model Build

January 7, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Sneak peek at February's Monthly Mini Model Build, The LEGO Movie Micro Manager

Today at my local LEGO Store, there was a preview of the February’s Monthly Mini Model Build which is the Micro Manager from The LEGO Movie. It looks larger than the snowplow that we got for this month. I’m looking forward to getting this little guy next month to add to the growing army of Micro Managers. As usual, quantities are limited with the event to about 250 per store so head there early to get in line to build one of these guys.

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The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Review

January 7, 2014 / / 1 Comment

Today at the Monthly Mini Build event at the LEGO Store, people waiting in line were given The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack polybag. The 53 piece polybag will also be given out from January 20 – February 16 when you build something for display at the store.

The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack

There are four different things you can get with the Accessory Pack, a lenticular keychain featuring Benny and the Bad Cop, mini builds for the Ice Cream Machine and the Trash Chomper, and a shiny sticker sheet.

The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack

On the Bad Cop keychain, it shows his happy side as well the angry Bad Cop side. The Bad Cop image, unfortunately, does not show up as well as well both images of Benny as you can see in the image below.

On Benny’s side of the keychain, both images show him with his cracked helmet with one image showing his cheerful character and the other with him very excited.

The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Lenticular Bad Cop Keychain The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Lenticular Bad Cop Keychain The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Benny Lenticular Keychain The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Benny Lenticular Keychain

The Accessory Pack contains pieces for both the mini Trash Chomper and the Ice Cream Machine. What’s neat about it is that they are also 2-in-1 builds just like the regular sets so you can rearrange the pieces to create the flying modes of the vehicles. If you want to build the two vehicles, I’ve provided the instructions on my Flickr.

The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Trash Chomper The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Trash Chomper The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Trash Chomper The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Trash Chomper

The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Ice Cream Machine The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Ice Cream Machine The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Ice Cream Machine The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Ice Cream Machine

Finally, we have the little holographic sticker sheet featuring some of the main characters in the movie like Emmet, Vitruvius, MetalBeard, and Wyldstyle. Nothing too fancy but nice to have.

The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Shiny Stickers

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LEGO The Hobbit Legolas Greenleaf Polybag (30215) Found on eBay

January 7, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO The Hobbit Legolas Greenleaf Polybag (30215)

Lord of the Brick is reporting that the LEGO The Hobbit Legolas Greenleaf Polybag (30215) has been found on eBay. The polybag consists of Legolas with a longbow, a flick-fire ballista-type device, and a small target to shoot at. No details on how the polybag will be distributed but my guess would be at Toys R Us stores but if you can’t wait to get it, eBay has it for you.

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The LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Be Released Next Month?

January 6, 2014 / / 6 Comments

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006)

There are some new developments of the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006). Skalldyr on Eurobricks was told that the release date would be January 17th for LEGO VIP Members. After some discussion in the forums, it may be a miscommunication but CM4S has linked to the February LEGO Calendar (see below) and it says on February 17th, VIP Members can preview and buy and new exclusive LEGO set. Could this mean The Simpsons House could be released as early as next month? As we reported last year, the house was tentatively set to be released in April. Could LEGO have shifted the release date of the set up a whole month early or could it be another exclusive set that will be released in February? BrickFair Alabama 2014 is happening this weekend so we could have some official at that time. We’ll have more details as they become available.

Update: The Simpsons House is officially revealed.

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Interior

LEGO February Calendar VIP Exclusive Set

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The LEGO Movie TV Spot #1

January 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Today Warner Bros. Pictures released the first TV spot for The LEGO Movie. It shows some new scenes that we haven’t seen before and everything is awesome! The video also gives us a first glimpse of the Flash. There’s no word on who will be doing his voice or if he’ll even have any dialogs. We also get to see some new vehicles including Wyldstyle’s submarine and a white ship that looks very similar to Benny’s Spaceship but Emmet is piloting it with MetalBeard standing on top. Could we see these as sets in the future? We are now just a month away for the movie premiere. Who’s getting more and more excited for it? Me that’s who!

The LEGO Movie Wyldstyle Submarine

The LEGO Movie Unknown Ship

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LEGO Blacktron II Grid Trekkor (6812) Review

January 6, 2014 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Blacktron II Grid Trekkor (6812)

In our final set of the old school LEGO Space sets, we have the Blacktron Future Generation aka Blacktron II Grid Trekkor (6812). It contains 23 pieces and was originally released in 1991.

Minifigure

There is one minifigure in this little set and it is the Blacktron II Astronaut. His torso is a plain white one with the iconic green/black/white Blacktron logo right in the middle. The arms and hands are black. The legs are also solid white. The astronaut has the simple yellow minifigure head. He wears a black helmet with a trans-neon green visor. Finally we also has a large jet pack attached to him.

LEGO Blacktron II Grid Trekkor (6812) LEGO Blacktron II Grid Trekkor (6812)

Build

The Grid Trekkor is a very nicely built vehicle given the number of pieces that are available. It rolls on four rubber black wheels. The Trekkor has a trans-neon green radar attached to the front. The vehicle is operated by a control panel in the cockpit area. There is a trans-neon green antenna that is horizonal on the left side of the Trekkor.

LEGO Blacktron II Grid Trekkor (6812) LEGO Blacktron II Grid Trekkor (6812)

Results

We have come to the end of the review of the Grid Trekkor (6812) as well as our 3-part miniseries of the older LEGO Space sets. The Trekkor and the minifigure are both awesome. The only downside is that I didn’t get more of these sets back when I was a kid. Too bad LEGO doesn’t make sets like these anymore.

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LEGO Legends of Chima 2014 Summer Set Details

January 6, 2014 / / 1 Comment

There are some details of the new Summer 2014 LEGO Legends of Chima sets from Kiddiwinks. They have listed the system sets, the Speedorz, as well as some new Ultrabuilds. There are also some new characters introduced in the summer wave sets including new tribes such as the Vulture, Sabre-Tooth Tiger, Mammoth, and Phoenix.

Vardy’s Ice Vulture Glider (70141) – 217 pieces

Help Lundor stop Vardy escaping with the CHI in his LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Ice Vulture Glider with flick missiles and detachable flyer.

Stop Vardy fleeing with the CHI in his super-cool Ice Vulture Glider!

Evil Vardy has stolen the CHI and is escaping in his super-cool Ice Vulture Glider! Strap Lundor into his weapon station and fight ice with fire using his smoking-hot armory. Watch out for the glider’s huge wings and ice-blue claws and evade the dual flic Stop Vardy fleeing with the CHI in his super-cool Ice Vulture Glider!

Eris’ Fire Eagle Flyer (70142) – 330 pieces

Free Lagravis from Strainor’s ice cage with LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Eris’ Fire Eagle Flyer with fire CHI power mode and 2 missiles.

Enter fire CHI power mode and soar away with Eris’ awesome Fire Eagle Flyer!

Lagravis has been imprisoned in an ice cage by cold-blooded villain Strainor who has taken his CHI. Zoom to the rescue with Eris on her magnificent Fire Eagle Flyer. Place Eris at the controls and launch into the sky. Then enter fire CHI power mode to spe Enter fire CHI power mode and soar away with

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LEGO City 2014 Summer Set Details

January 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

LEGO retailer Kiddiwinks has provided some details of the new Summer 2014 LEGO City sets including the Arctic sets. Again, there are no images but there set descriptions and piece count.

Arctic Snow Mobile (60032) – 44 pieces

Go on an ice adventure on the LEGO® City Arctic Snowmobile with trailer plus an ice block, crystal, Arctic explorer minifigure and pickaxe.

Investigate the secrets of the ice with the LEGO® City Arctic Snowmobile!

Search for the secrets of the ice with the super-cool LEGO® City Arctic Snowmobile! Venture out into freezing polar conditions with the explorer in his specialist Arctic gear. Crack open the huge ice block with the axe to reveal the mysterious crystal ins Investigate the secrets of the ice with the LEGO® City Arctic Snowmobile!

Arctic Ice Crawler (60033) – 133 pieces

Drive across icy terrain with the LEGO® City Arctic Ice Crawler with rotating crane, radar, antenna and an Arctic explorer minifigure.

Explore remote areas with the LEGO® City Arctic Ice Crawler!

Reach the remotest destinations with the LEGO® City Arctic Ice Crawler! This super-robust utility vehicle has multiple lights and tracks to cope with icy terrain, plus a radar and antenna to maintain contact with the support team. Help the Arctic explorer Explore remote areas with the LEGO® City Arctic Ice Crawler!

Arctic Outpost (60035) – 374 pieces

Uncover secrets of the ice in the LEGO® City Arctic Outpost including truck, trailer and hi-tech mobile laboratory with all-terrain vehicle.

Investigate remote polar areas with the awesome LEGO® City Arctic Outpost!

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 Summer Set Details

January 6, 2014 / / 5 Comments

There are some new details of the new Summer 2014 LEGO Star Wars sets courtesy of LEGO retailer Kiddiwinks. There are no images but they do have a release month of June.

Phantom (75048) – 234 pieces

Take on evil Imperial forces in The Phantom with opening cockpit, 2-way spring-loaded shooter, rear cargo compartment and more.

Fly The Phantom into battle against the evil Empire!

Join the Rebel resistance against the evil Empire in The Phantom attack shuttle, as seen in the exciting Star Wars: Rebels animated TV series! Place young Rebel hero Ezra Bridger in the detachable cockpit and store his cadet helmet and blaster in the carg Fly The Phantom into battle against the evil Empire!

Snowspeeder (75049) – 279 pieces

Zoom into battle with Luke Skywalker™ in the Snowspeeder™ with dual cockpit, stud blasters, harpoon, 2 spring-loaded shooters and more.

Battle the Imperial Forces with the super-sleek Snowspeeder™!

Lead Rogue Squadron with Luke Skywalker™ in the streamlined Snowspeeder™! Place him and gunner Dak Ralter™ in the dual cockpit with their weapons and attack with the spring-loaded shooters hidden under each wing. Target the Imperial Snowtrooper™ with the Battle the Imperial Forces with the super-sleek Snowspeeder™!

B-Wing (75050) – 448 pieces

Defend against Imperial attacks with the B-wing™ with rotating cockpit, 4 large engines, 2 spring-loaded shooters and foldable wings.

Stage epic space battles with the iconic B-wing™!

Play out epic scenes from Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi and other thrilling space battles with the B-wing™! Rotate the cockpit so

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Free Exclusive The LEGO Movie Wyldstyle Poster This Week

January 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Posters

Starting today until Sunday January 12th, you can get a free exclusive The LEGO Movie Wyldstyle poster with every purchase you make at the LEGO Store or on Shop@Home. There are four different posters to collect. Emmet will be next week’s, Lord Business will be the third week, and Batman will round out the final week. The posters are available while supplies last.

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Trevi Fountain (21020) is Next LEGO Architecture Set

January 6, 2014 / / 5 Comments

Brickset is reporting that the next LEGO Architecture set will be the Trevi Fountain (21020). The fountain is located in Rome, Italy and was designed by Nicola Salvi. The Trevi Fountain is one of the most well-known fountains in the world and is a major tourist attraction in Rome. One of traditions to do at the fountain is to throw coins into it. The legend states throwing one coin means a return to Rome, throw two coins and it leads to a new romance and finally, a third coin leads to marriage.

The new Architecture set was discovered on South African LEGO retailer Kiddiwinks. There’s no other details at this time. If you’ve think you’ve seen the set number before, you probably have. It is the same as the April Fools set that Brickset “announced” last year.

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LEGO CUUSOO Goes From Quarterly Reviews to Tri-Annual

January 6, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The team at LEGO CUUSOO has been working to streamline their rules and policies to make the whole process a smoother one. In their latest blog post, they note that they are switching the quarterly review schedule to three times a year and the “shift aligns the review schedule with the rest of the LEGO Group’s internal processes in a way that allows us to release results more regularly.” The review deadlines will now be in May, September, and January. This change will also allows CUUSOO to give results faster for their reviews and instead of waiting nine months for the results, you’ll see them around four months. In addition, they are working to shorten production times so the sets can get to the consumers quicker.

Finally, the results of the Fall 2013 Review will be coming in the next couple of weeks. The deadline for the first 2014 Review deadline is May 5th at 12:00am GMT.

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More LEGO Mixels Characters Found on Brickset

January 5, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Brickset’s recent database update has revealed some more characters in the LEGO Mixels line. We now have the names and set numbers of 9 new characters but that’s is all we have. I believe these characters are most likely the Series 2 Mixels and will probably be released in the summer.

Slumbo (41509)
Lunk (41510)
Flurr (41511)
Chomly (41512)
Gobba (41513)
Jawg (41514)
Kraw (41515)
Tentro (41516)
Balk (41516)

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LEGO Minecraft Microworld: The End (21107) Revealed

January 5, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Groove Bricks has just informed us that the next LEGO Minecraft set has been listed on Brickset, the Microworld: The End (21107). For people who don’t play Minecraft, The End is another dimension in Minecraft that is made up of End Stone and has neutral humanoid mobs called Enderman. The End also has a boss mob called the Ender Dragon which was first seen in LEGO form in the LEGO Minecraft Holiday Card.

There’s no pricing details, number of pieces, or release date as of this time but it’s safe to assume that the set will be priced the same as the other sets that are currently available on Shop@Home. We’ll have more details as they become available.

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The LEGO Movie Summer 2014 Set Names Revealed

January 5, 2014 / / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Benny's Spaceship

The official sets names, numbers, and details of The LEGO Movie summer wave sets have been found on Brickset. The above ship is called Benny’s Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! (70816). That’s not an error. Yes, the word “spaceship” appears three times in the set name! You kinda have to be excited because the ship is awesome looking and it contains 939 pieces. The second set is Emmet’s Constructo-Mech (70814) which has 707 pieces and the final set will be called the Super Secret Police Dropship (70815). It contains 853 pieces. The Dropship’s name isn’t very secret considering it show’s its police lights and name right on the side of the ship. Finally, we already know about MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) and it’s epicness.

Emmet’s Constructo-Mech (70814)

Swing the twin wrecking balls of the massive Construct-o-Mech!
Prepare for the ultimate battle with evil Lord Business! Join creative forces with Master Builder Emmet to make this massive Mech. Open up the cockpit and place Emmet in the driver’s seat. Knock over anything that gets in your way with the swinging wrecki Swing the twin wrecking balls of the massive Construct-o-Mech!

Super Secret Police Dropship (70815)

Pursue Emmet and the Master Builders in the awesome Dropship!
Lord Business’ Robo Police have invaded Cloud Cuckoo Land in their high-tech Dropship and are in hot pursuit of Emmet, Batman™, Green Ninja and Johnny Thunder! With a pair of Robo SWATs at the controls in the dual cockpit, fire up the rocket boosters for Pursue Emmet and the Master Builders in

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