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LEGO Marvel 2014 Sets Listed on Brickset & More

January 5, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

CM4S on Eurobricks has found out the set numbers of some the new 2014 LEGO Marvel sets in Brickset’s database. They are only listed as Marvel and X-Men as placeholders. There are no further details but at least we have set numbers.

Marvel 1 (76019)
Marvel 1 (76020)
Marvel 1 (76021)
X-Men 1 (76022)

CM4S has also found out there will be a couple of DC Universe/Comics DUPLO sets as well. This is new because there was no mentioning of DC DUPLO sets until now. Does big head Superman and Batman interest anyone? Certainly for younger children as they are acquainted with LEGO and various super heroes.

Superman’s Rescue (10543)
The Joker Challenge (10544)
Batcave Adventure (10545)

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LEGO CUUSOO BTTF – UCS DeLorean Time Machine Achieves 10,000 Supporters

January 5, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The BTTF – UCS DeLorean Time Machine is the the latest project to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. The project was getting very close to the Winter Review deadline but it garnered enough supporters with only 8 minutes to spare. This is Team BTTF’s second project to get the required supporters for it to have a chance to become an official LEGO set with the first one being the first being the regular The DeLorean Time Machine (21103). This version of the DeLorean was build by Legohaulic and is fit with the RC Function system (see below). Although it won’t get 88 mph, it’ll still be pretty fun to have if it becomes an official set.

The UCS DeLorean now joins the Macross VF-1 Valkyrie, Sherlock, Legend of Zelda Iron Knuckle Encounter, Japanese Old Style Architecture, and The Adventure Time Project in the Winter Review Stage. Congratulations again to Team BTTF for this achievement!

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters!

2014.01.06

Congratulations, m.togami and Legohaulic, for reaching 10,000 supporters just in the nick of time for the Winter 2014 LEGO Review deadline!

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,

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LEGO Ice Planet 2002 Ice Tunnelator (6814) Review

January 5, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Continuing with our series of our review of the LEGO Space sets, we have the second part of the series, the Ice Planet 2002 Ice Tunnelator (6184). The set contains 25 pieces and retailed for $2.99 back in 1993.

Minifigure

The minifigure included in the set is called the Ice Planet Astronaut. His torso has some printing of what looks to be a breathing apparatus which goes back to the white air tank piece attached to his back. He has the standard minifigure face printing but with some white hair printing as well. The Astronaut wears a white helmet with a trans-orange visor with antenna. His accessories include a chainsaw and a pair of trans-orange skis.

Build

The Ice Tunnelator is a small vehicle with the chainsaw attached to the front. The seat is a 2×3 white bracket which is on a blue 2×6 plate. The skis are able to attach to the back of the seat. The Tunnelator rolls on some large white wheels.

Results

Overall, the Ice Tunnelator is a neat set. It’s very simple but it works. I really liked the blue/white/orange color scheme of the Ice Planet 2002 sets and I wished I picked up more sets when I was a kid.

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LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Revealed

January 5, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Carlos S on Eurobricks has just revealed the official box for the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006). The set contains 2523 pieces and it opens up to reveal the inside of the house. There are 6 minifigures including: Bart, Homer, Marge, Maggie, Lisa, and Ned Flanders. The set will also have the family’s pink sedan. Bart will have a skateboard and a ramp. Ned will be manning the barbeque and hence the “Hail to the Chef” apron as we reported before.

My initial impressions are that the house looks great with it’s many details and the fact that it opens up. The minifigures, however, leaves much to be desired. The set will no doubt be fairly expensive considering that it is a licensed set and consisting over 2500 pieces. What are your thoughts on it now that you’ve seen an image of the whole product?

Update: Carlos S has now provided an image of the interior of The Simpsons House. It looks like there are eight different rooms including the living room, kitchen, den, Homer and Marge’s room, Bart’s room, Lisa’s room, Maggie’s room, and a hallway.

Update 2: The Simpsons House is officially revealed.

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Interior

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 Sets Pushed Back to March

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

LEGO has updated their Star Wars minisite with images as well as a video of each of the new 2014 sets. FBTB is reporting that the sets will be pushed back to March because of all the promotion that is going on for The LEGO Movie’s premiere next month. This will mark the first time that the new Star Wars sets will not be released in the Winter. Check out the images of the sets in one of our previous posts.

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The LEGO Movie McDonald’s Happy Meal “Toy” Revealed

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 15 Comments

McDonald’s has updated their Happy Meal minisite and has revealed February’s “toy.” They are not actually toys but Action Cups based on The LEGO Movie. There are 8 different collectible cups you can collect which features many of the main characters in the movie including Batman, Unikitty, Bad Cop, Emmet, Wyldstyle, MetalBeard, President Business, and Vitruvius. The cups are listed as McPlay so there might be a code on the cups to use on the Happy Meal site or on an app.

There were people who were afraid that the toys would be lackluster like the LEGO Batman promo a few years ago. For this year’s promotion, there’s no play feature at all on the cups but are more of a decorative item. The cups are labeled as “Action Cups” but it may just be a name to show action scenes from the movie. Maybe there’s something hidden on the other side of the cups that have something cool like a lenticular feature. That’s pure speculation but I think they’re just regular plastic cups.

Update: There are some more images of the cups on China’s eBay, TaoBao.

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LEGO Space Police II Galactic Chief (6813) Review

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Recently, I found a couple of my brother’s old LEGO Space sets we played with before I went into my “Dark Ages.” I’ll be doing a short 3-part series of these small sets. Today we have the Space Police II Galactic Chief (6813). It was released in 1993 and sold for $2.99.

Minfigure

The minifigure is named Captain Magenta and he is the Galactic Chief of the Space Police. His torso is exclusive to the minifigure and has the Space Police logo printing. The arms are green as well as the legs. He also wears red epaulets to signify that he is the Chief. The head shows the Chief wearing a headset. His helmet is black with a green visor. His accessory is a white microphone.

Build

The build itself is pretty simple. At only 23 pieces, the set was one of the smallest LEGO Space Police sets that was released 20 years ago. The front has a 3×2 sloped brick and has the words Space Police printed on it. The green windshield doesn’t cover the sides of the cockpit. Speaking of the cockpit, there are no controls so I’m not sure how Capatin Magenta is piloting the ship. Towards the back are a couple of thrusters on each side of the ship.

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Minifig Theater Episode 1 – The Dark Knight

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Brian Anderson aka BrianKAnimation, known for his LEGO animation videos including LEGO Breaking Bad The Video Game Parody and LEGO The Last of Us, has recently posted the first episode of Minifig Theater. Minifig Theater was teased a few months ago and is an animated web series which takes epic moments in popular culture and is reenacted using LEGO minifigures.

In Episode 1 – The Dark Knight, the video features the police interrogation scene of Batman and the Joker. There are comical scenes throughout much like what TT Games does with their video games. You may also find some unexpected scenes towards the end which I thought was pretty hilarious if you’ve watched the movies the video was based on. The video was created with Maya & After Effects. It was very nicely created and I’m looking forward to seeing more episode in the future. Enjoy!

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The LEGO Movie Polybag Images Revealed

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie Micro Manager Battle Polybag (30281)

A few days ago, we reported there were a couple of The LEGO Movie polybags coming out later this year but there were no images at that time. Brickset’s database has been updated and we can now see what the polybags look like for both the Micro Manager Battle (30281) and the Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282). The Micro Manager Battle comes with Wyldstyle with a pair of nunchucks and a Micro Manager and the Police Enforcer comes with a Robo SWAT minifigure with a hover vehicle. It looks to be an easy way to get an army of Robo SWAT minifigures. There’s still no word on how both polybags will be distributed.

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer Polybag (30282)

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 Minifigures Poster

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

While checking out Toys R Us Hong Kong’s Facebook Page of the LEGO Star Wars TC-4 polybag, they have also posted a poster of the minifigures in the first wave of 2014 sets minus the Microfighters. There’s no word at this time if the poster will be given away here in the States.

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LEGO Star Wars TC-4 Polybag Clearer Image

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

As we reported a few days ago, Toy R Us Hong Kong was giving out a random LEGO Star Wars polybag for the first 150 people who purchase more HK$1200. Today, bkctsang on Eurobricks has provided a clearer image of the new TC-4 polybag. There’s still no word yet if the polybag will be given out during the LEGO May the Fourth promotion or not. As mentioned before, the TC-4 was owned by Senator Palaptine and was supposed to show up in Episode I: The Phanton Menace but the scene was cut out.

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The LEGO Movie Video Game Gamestop Pre-order Bonus

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Last month, we reported that EB Games Australia was taking pre-orders for The LEGO Movie video game. As a bonus, they were also including an exclusive Western Emmet minifigure with the game. Gamestop has recently updated their site to also include the Emmet minifigure with their pre-orders. The game will be available February 7th on all major game systems.

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The LEGO Movie Event At LEGOLAND California Resort

January 3, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

There are some big things happening at LEGOLAND California Resort at the end of January and into February. An anonymous reader has sent me some unannounced information on what will be going on at the park. Since The LEGO Movie will be released the first week of February, the staff at LEGOLAND has been working hard to get the park ready for its premiere next month.

First, the park will have a big event at the end of this month to promote the movie and will have several of the cast members attending as VIP guests including Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Channing Tatum, and more. They are also rumored to be back again for the premiere.

Secondly, the Playtown Theater is currently under renovations and will be changed to become a walkthrough attraction that will feature special figures, models, and more from The LEGO Movie.

The LEGOLAND California Hotel has been booked by Warner Brothers for executives and their families for them to stay and enjoy the festivities at the park.

Finally, the LEGOLAND Wardrobe department has constructed a costume character of Emmet and he will be making appearances at the park and taking pictures with visitors following the movie’s release and maybe even before then.

There are no dates at this time but we’ll be getting more information in the near future and we’ll be updating as soon as we get them. It looks like a very exciting time at LEGOLAND California and I look forward to visiting in the near future!

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LEGO Ninjago Returns to Cartoon Network on January 29

January 3, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

I just got an email from LEGO telling me what’s going this month at my local LEGO Store and in the middle of the email is an ad for a special television event Wednesday, January 29th 7/6c for LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu on Cartoon Network. The image shows a battle-damaged Zane in his Techno Robe holding his Shuriken.

This event marks the return of Ninjago on TV and is the series’ third season. This time, the ninjas will not only go up against the Digital Overlord but they have to face off against his army of Nindroids as well. Check out a sneak peek of the new Ninjago series below.

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Philly Brick Fest 2014 Living Social Deal

January 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you missed out on the Philly Brick Fest 2014 deal a few weeks ago on Amazon Local, there is another one going on Living Social. For $20, you get a one day entry to the convention as well as a free t-shirt.

Remember, the organizers of Philly Brick Fest also have an art contest going for you to design their program cover. The winner will get a $100 LEGO Gift Card. See all the official rules here.

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LEGO Super Heroes The Batman Tumbler Polybag Found in Canada

January 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

The LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes The Batman Tumbler Polybag (30300) have started to show up in stores and been spotted at the LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in the Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre in Toronto for $5 each. The instructions for the polybag are now available and you check them out here. Thank you Jason for the heads up and providing the picture below.

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon (10179) on Sale on Woot!

January 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Ok this is something I wouldn’t normally post but Woot! somehow has gotten their hands on the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Series Millennium Falcon (10179) and is selling them for $2,199.99. This deal is at least a few hundred dollars less than it is listed for on eBay or Amazon. So if you have some extra cash laying around from Christmas or from your birthday, now’s your best chance to pick up what many collectors consider as the Holy Grail of Star Wars UCS sets at a fairly decent price. This deal will expire in 2 days (as of this post) or until they are sold out.

Update: Well that was fast. They’re sold out already. Sorry people.

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LEGO Star Wars TC-4 Polybag Promo Found in Hong Kong

January 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Bkctsang on Eurobricks has reported that the Hong Kong Toys R Us is having a promotion for the first 150 customers who spend more than HK$1200. Those lucky customers will be randomly given a LEGO Star Wars polybag which includes a choice from the Chrome Darth Vader, the White Boba Fett, and a new TC-4 minifigure. The TC-4 is a very obscure character in the Star Wars universe who was owned by Senator Palpatine. It was only mentioned in books and was even cut from Episode I. We’ll see in a few months if the TC-4 polybag is this year’s May the Fourth LEGO promotion or not.

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Two More The LEGO Movie Polybags Revealed

January 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Yesterday, we revealed that you will be able to get a free The LEGO Movie Piece of Resistance Polybag (30280) with purchases of $50 or more. Brickset has updated their database and it shows two more LEGO Movie polybags coming out this year: Micro Manager Battle (30281) and Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282). The Micro Manager set will have 27 pieces and will also include Wyldstyle. The Police Enforcer has 39 pieces and will include a Robo SWAT minifigure. There are no images of the polybags but the parts are available to look at and use LDD to put together the set.

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Two LEGO Marvel X-Men Minifigures Revealed

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

CM4S on Eurobricks has linked to an preliminary image of the LEGO Marvel X-Men sets that were rumored last year. The image shows an updated Magento minifigure as well as the first Storm LEGO minifigure. The image also shows what looks to be part of the Blackbird. The sets may be based on the X-Men: Days of Future Past movie coming out in May. Also the bottom of the image shows part of the box which has Wolverine wearing his fur jacket similar to the image below. It may appear that the featured character on this years Marvel sets is Wolverine. More details as they become available.

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Some LEGO Star Wars 2014 Polybags Revealed

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Brickset has updated their database with some new LEGO Star Wars 2014 polybags. Although there are no images yet, we do know the names of them and the number of pieces included: Anakin’s Jedi Intercepter (30244) – 45pcs, Imperial Shuttle (30246) – 57pcs, and the ARC-170 Starfighter (30247) – 54pcs. The parts are provided so you can probably use LEGO Digital Designer to create it yourself and see if they are something you want to purchase or not when they come out.

Update: There are now images of the new polybags.

LEGO Star Wars Anakin’s Jedi Intercepter Polybag (30244)

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The LEGO Movie Piece of Resistance Polybag (30280) Revealed

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The February calendar for LEGO is now available and February is the month that The LEGO Movie comes out. To further promote the movie, LEGO will be giving out a FREE exclusive LEGO Piece of Resistance Polybag (30280) for purchases of $50 or more. The offer will be available throughout the month, while supplies last. The polybag will consist of Emmet and the Piece of Resistance stuck between a slab of rock. The rocks looks very similar to the Thor and the Cosmic Cube Polybag (30163).

The other promo that LEGO will be having at LEGO Stores is the Monthly Mini Model Build. On Tuesday February 4th, you can build a Micro Manager model and take home. This version of the Micro Manager has four legs. Now you can add another one to your army of Micro Managers from all of the movie sets.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Compendium 4th Edition Now Available

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO Movie Collectible Minifigures (71004) are now available and Michael Bradford has updated his LEGO Collectible Minifigures Compendium to include the new minifigures. He has also included details of each of the LEGO Movie characters such as their descriptions and stats. In addition, Michael has also updated all the information from the other Collectible Minifigures series to reflect the changes since the previous version of the compendium such as the valuation and sales data. If you like to have your own copy, you can download it here for free.

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BrickLink API Now Available For Beta Testing

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Eric over at BrickLink has announced that their first version of the BrickLink API is now available for beta testing. They are currently looking for some testers to help catch any bugs it may have. The beta period starts on January 6th and will end at the end of the month. After that, the API will be available for the public on February 3rd. A requirement as a beta tester, you have to know how to implement REST API in your code. Any programmers who are interested and want to help test the new BrickLink API, contact the team at [email protected].

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LEGO Mixels Series 3 Image Found

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Series 1 of the LEGO Mixels sets aren’t even out yet but an image of Series 3 has already surfaced on Instagram. The image shows three new colors of Mixels including green, tan/brown, and purple. There’s no mention of the names of the Mixels but I’m sure we’ll get them in the upcoming months. The image is from a retailer catalog and the sets are preliminary so the final products may change from now until whenever Series 3 is out.

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 Partial Set Details

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

It was only yesterday that we reported on some of the new LEGO Star Wars 2014 Summer sets. Members over on Eurobricks have already found some preliminary images of a couple of the sets from a retailer catalog. The images originated from a user on Instagram below are some details of what I saw.

Jedi Hunter Frontier (75051)

Contains 4 minifigures: Jek-14, unnamed Ithorian Jedi Master, RA-7 Protocal Droid, unnamed Astromech Droid. The set could be another one based on The Yoda Chronicles.

Mos Eisley Cantina (75052)

Looks to have 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Greedo, Sandtrooper, and 3 Bith musicians of the Cantina Band who have Squidward’s head. Hopefully the heads are only temporary. Set also includes the Dewback who we saw in the 2013 Advent Calendar bonus video. The image also shows part of Luke’s Landspeeder in the shot but not sure if it’s included in the set. Considering the 8092 version only had 163 pieces and the Cantina itself is slightly larger than the 4501 version, LEGO could combine the two sets since the new set has 615 pieces. Again, these are preliminary shots so anything can change.

AT-AT (75054)

Contains 5 minifigures: AT-AT Driver, General Veers, Snowtrooper Commander, Snowtrooper x2. AT-AT looks very similar to the 8129 version but with a slightly updated look.

Imperial Star Destroyer (75055)

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The Brick Fan 2013 Recap

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 9 Comments

So 2013 is now over and now time to take a look back at what took place last year on The Brick Fan. Many things happened in 2013 but the biggest thing was the amount of traffic that we got on the site. We had over 185% increase of page views from 2012 to 2013. In addition, the site had over 235% more unique visits than in 2012. Finally, we had over 185% more first time visitors than in the previous year. We look forward to improving those numbers in 2014.

We’ve also hit some traffic milestones during 2013. We hit 1 million page views in June and 2 million during December. In addition, we also hit 1.5 million page views and almost 1.3 million unique visits in a single year.

Next up is the number of “likes” on our Facebook Page. From 2012 to 2013, we had 545 new likes and are looking to gradually increase that number over the course of the year.

Over on our Google+ Page, we have over 2600 +1 on the page itself and over 200 have us in their Circles. That’s a lot considering Google+ is not as popular as Facebook but social media trends are changing as we speak and we hope to grow that community this year.

On Twitter, we had over 600 new followers and will most likely pass 3,000 sometime this year.

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New January 2014 LEGO Sets Now Available Plus Promo Details

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It’s January, in the east coast at the time of this writing, and there are new LEGO sets available to purchase on Shop@Home. Some notable additions include the Maersk Line Triple E (10241). The set contains 1518 pieces and goes for $149.99. Next is the LEGO Creator Parisian Restaurant (10243) which contains 2469 pieces and retails for $159.99. The newest LEGO CUUSOO set is also avaialble, the NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21104). It has 295 pieces and goes for $29.99. Finally, you can get your hands on the LEGO Architecture Eiffel Tower (21019). This new addition contains 321 pieces and selling for $34.99.

There are also some promotions going on this month. From January 1-20, for every purchase of $50 or more, you can get a free LEGO City Police ATV Polybag (30228), while supplies last.

At the start of every week of January, you can get a free LEGO Movie character poster with any purchase. The characters include Wyldstyle, Emmet, Lord Business, and Batman.

Another promo for the movie is from January 20 through February 16, head over to your local LEGO Store and build something to display and you can get a free The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack.

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LEGO Summer 2014 Set Rumors

December 31, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 11 Comments

The year is almost over but it’s never too late for LEGO news. Menad on Eurobricks has provided set names for many Summer 2014 LEGO themes including the return of LEGO Agents. The set names come from a Hungarian website called LEGO Markabolt. The new City sets will include an Arctic subtheme as well as more train themed sets. What’s also interesting are the new Star Wars sets which will be based on the Original Trilogy and the Rebels animated TV series. We will have more details as more information becomes available. All the information provided below are early details so they will most likely be changing as more details become available.

Agents

Caught in the Dungeon (70162) – $35
Toxikita Toxic Accident (70163) – $50
Sweeping Action Robber (70164) – $70
Ultra Agent Headquarters (70165) – $125

City

Arctic Snowmobile (60032) – 44 pcs – $7
Arctic Tracked Vehicle (60033) – 113 pcs – $15
Arctic Lift Helicopter (60034) – 262 pcs – $30
Arctic Research Station (60035) – 374 pcs – $40
Arctic Base Camp (60036) – 733 pcs – $100
Railway Station (60050) – 423 pcs – $50
High-Speed Passenger Train (60051) – 610 pcs – $120
Cargo Train (60052) – 888 pcs – $180

Creator

Bicycle Shop & Cafe (31026) – 1023 pcs – $80

Friends

Olivia Ice Cream Cycle (41030) – 98 pcs – $13
Andrea’s Mountain Hut (41031) – 119 pcs – $13
First Aid Jungle Bike (41032) – 156 pcs – $17
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The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) Revealed

December 31, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Well now this is unexpected! Carlos S on Eurobricks has posted an image of the box of one of The LEGO Movie sets from the summer 2014 wave, MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810). It contains 2741 pieces and will probably be priced around $200 and could be a D2C (Direct to Consumer) set. As you can see, you get five minifigures including Emmet, Wyldstyle, a smaller but complete version of MetalBeard, Benny, and Vitruvious. You will also get a double-decker couch, Queasy Kitty and a flying cow. Yes, a flying cow! We’ll give an update as soon as there are more details.

Update: The set is now available in LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home for VIP members.

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The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages

December 31, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO has updated the downloads section of The LEGO Movie minisite to now have coloring pages that you can download and print out for your kids. There are 10 pages for you to choose from and has many of main characters in The LEGO Movie including Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvious, Lord President, Unikitty, Metalbeard, Benny, and Bad Cop.

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Metalbeard

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Lord Business

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Unikitty

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Vitruvius

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Wyldstyle

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The LEGO Movie Johnny Thunder Minifigure Close Up Look

December 30, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

A few days ago, we found out that Johnny Thunder would be making his return in a future LEGO Movie set in the Police Dropship after an 11 year absense. In the image provided by just2good from the The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide, we can see that Johnny has a cleaned up look with some updated printed on his torso as well as his head. Everything looks more crisp and his eyes even has larger pupils. His building style describes him as an expert in building for survival in the wilderness. Also, there is no hiding place too dangerous or remote for him.

In the same image, you can also see the Green Lantern. There’s no mention of him being in a set at this time but there were rumors that he would be in one in 2014. His building style is described as he is able to build almost anything out of thin air using a special, super-powered ring (Green Lantern Ring/Power Ring). Additional notes says that he likes to be near Superman.

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LEGO Friends Series 5 Animal Set Images Found

December 30, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Somehow this piece of news went by unnoticed by us over the Christmas holiday. The official images of the LEGO Friends Series 5 Animal sets were posted on Eurobricks a few days ago. Similar to Series 4, this series will also have three different animals you can collect. These sets should be available sometime in 2014.

Macaw’s Fountain (41044)

Orangutan’s Banana Tree (41045)

Brown Bear’s River (41046)

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LEGO Minecraft Co-Build Update

December 30, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO Minecraft team has posted a video giving an update on how fans input has helped them so far in different aspects of the Co-Build project. In the video, they have shown some new prototypes of the Creeper, sheep, and cow. The team also revealed that the desert biome was the one fans preferred more but they will keep working on both the desert and the jungle. This may hint that both biomes may be a set in the future. Finally, they have shown which mine cart fans liked the best. If you have any questions you want to ask the designers, feel free to post them on Facebook, the message boards on LEGO.com or in the comments section of the video.

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LEGO DC Universe/Comics The Batman Tumbler Polybag (30300) Found

December 30, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Brick Heroes has uncovered a new LEGO DC Universe/Comics The Batman Tumbler Polybag (30300) that was being sold on eBay. It is a pretty good representation of the Tumbler from The Dark Knight. Currently, the seller has sold out at least 40 of the polybags. There’s no word on at this time on how the polybag will be distributed.

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More Uni-Kitties Revealed in Future The LEGO Movie Sets

December 30, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Just2good over on Eurobricks has revealed two more Uni-Kitties that will be making an appearance in future sets. A few days ago, we found out that an Astro Kitty would be in Benny’s Spaceship. A normal Uni-Kitty is already in Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803) and the Bizniz Kitty is in Lord Business’ Evil Lair (70809). According to The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide, there will also be a Queasy Kitty and an Angry Kitty. The Queasy Kitty will be in Metalbeard’s Ship and the Angry Kitty will be in Emmet’s Construction Mech. I’ll most likely be picking up the Essential Guide to check out all the details about the movie and the sets as well.

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The LEGO Movie Collectible Minifigures (71004) Review

December 30, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Back in November, The LEGO Movie Collectible Minifigures (71004) were revealed. People in the LEGO community were excited to see the next minifigures in the theme. Contraray to what we thought before, these minifigures are not Series 12 but a subtheme of the Collectible Minifigures line. Each packet goes for $2.99 each.

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The LEGO Movie Sets Now Available on Shop@Home

December 29, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The LEGO Movie sets are now available on Shop@Home and at some major retailers and FBTB has done some awesome reviews on a majority of the sets already. I will also be doing my own reviews and giving my take as soon as I get my hands on them in the near future. I’ll be at the LEGO Store ~~on January 1st~~ later today in my search for all the Collectible Minifigures as well as maybe picking up a few of the movie sets. In the meantime, check out FBTB’s reviews of the sets and if you see what you like, feel free to use any of our links below to order from Shop@Home. By using the links, you’ll be supporting our site.

Getaway Glider (70800) – $12.99
Melting Room (70801) – $12.99
Bad Cop’s Pursuit (70802) – $29.99
Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803) – $19.99
Ice Cream Machine (70804) – $29.99
Trash Chomper (70805) – $29.99
Castle Cavalry (70806) – $29.99
MetalBeard’s Duel (70807) – $34.99
Super Cycle Chase (70808) – $49.99
Lord Business’ Evil Lair (70809) – $69.99
The Flying Flusher (70811) – $29.99
Creative Ambush (70812) – $39.99
Rescue Reinforcements (70813) – $69.99
LEGO Minifigures – The LEGO Movie Series (71004) – $2.99

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: Man-Bat Attack (76011) Review

December 28, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The new 2014 LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes sets are starting to hit shelves and the first and only one I was able to find was the Batman: Man-Bat Attack (76011) at my local LEGO Store. The set contains 184 pieces and retails for $19.99 which comes out to about $0.11/piece which is pretty decent for a licensed set. The box includes two numbered bags, one instruction booklet, a comic, and a small sticker sheet.

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: Man-Bat Attack (76011)

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The LEGO Movie: The Piece of Resistance Book Minifigure Found

December 28, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier today, we reported there were images of what could be the Summer 2014 wave sets from The LEGO Movie found in some of the new books dedicated to the movie. While looking through the list of The LEGO Movie books on Amazon, there was one called LEGO: The LEGO Movie: The Piece of Resistance that includes an exclusive Robo SWAT minifigure. The book is available for pre-order on Amazon as well as on Barnes & Noble. The book itself is published by Scholastic and has 32 pages.

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The LEGO Movie Summer 2014 Sets Revealed?

December 28, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 10 Comments

As we all know by now, there will be 17 total sets dedicated to The LEGO Movie, 13 of which will be available on January 1st and the other 4 sets will be available in the summer wave. Canticleer blues on Eurobricks and PhoncipleBone on NeoGAF has provided images from various LEGO Movie books, most likely from The Essential Guide, that may hint to what these summer sets will be. First is Benny’s Spaceship which has a very similar look as the Classic Space sets. From the looks of it, there will also be a blue Astro Kitty riding along the ship as well. Next up is Emmet’s Construction Mech that rolls on treads. Finally is a Police Dropship that hovers on rotating rocket boosters and if you look closely at the holding cell, could that who we think it is, Mr. Johnny Thunder himself? In the staff picture, you can somewhat see all the new sets as well as Metalbeard’s Ship on the left side. Check out the images below and descriptions of the sets. These are not confirmed sets yet but they look official and pretty cool nonetheless.

Update: Members on Eurobricks have been speculating on what minifigures are included in the sets and the following is what we could be getting:

Benny’s Spaceship: Benny, Wildstyle, Astro Kitty and maybe some Robo SWATs.

Emmet’s Construction Mech: Emmet, Robo-skeleton, and maybe another minifigure.

Police Dropship: Batman, Emmet, Johhny Thunder, what looks to be Lloyd, and two Robo SWATs.

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LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Epic Split

December 27, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

You’ve seen the Jean Jean-Claude Van Damme Volvo truck split. You may have also seen the Chuck Norris Christmas airplane split. Well R2-D2 has joined the fray. With the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker, R2 has done his version of the epic split between Luke’s Landspeeder and the Desert Skiff. The video was created by Antonio Toscano who we’ve featured here before with his trailers of Star Trek Into Darkness and The Wolverine. Head over to his channel to see more of his well-made stop motion videos.

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LEGO January 2014 Deals and Promotions

December 26, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

December is almost over so it’s time to talk about the LEGO deals and promotions for January 2014. Not only are there promotions, a lot of new sets that we’ve been reporting on the past few months will be available for purchase at LEGO brand stores and on Shop@Home as well as at other major retailers.

From January 1-20, while supplies last, for every purchase of $50 or more, you can get a free LEGO City Police ATV Polybag (30228). During the month of January, LEGO will be heavily promoting The LEGO Movie and they have some promotions for it. Beginning each week of the month, you can get a free poster of some of the characters in the movie including Wyldstyle, Emmet, Lord Business, and Batman. Starting January 20 through February 16, visit your local LEGO store to build something and put it on display to get a free The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack, while supplies last. Finally on January 7, the Monthy Mini Model Build is a Snow Plow.

As mentioned before, there are a lot of new sets from many themes that should be on the shelves including the newest modular set, the Parisian Restaurant (10243) as well as the Maersk Line Triple E (10241). More new sets include the LEGO CUUSOO NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21004) and the Architecture Eiffel Tower (21019). Check out the images of all the new sets in the links below:

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Friends
Hero Factory
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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) Round Up

December 25, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Yesterday we finally completed the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) with Jango Fett being this year’s Santa. Like with other many other LEGO sets, there are hits and misses with the Advent Calendar.

Hits

There are a couple of builds and minifigures that I liked in the calendar such as the Republic Assault Ship, the AT-TE/Republic Dropship combo, Jedi Starfighter, and Jango’s Slave I. There are also quite a few army-builder minifigures including some fairly rare ones in the redesigned Scout Trooper and the Rebel Commando. Plus you can’t forget the return of young Boba Fett and Santa Jango Fett.

Misses

There weren’t that many things I didn’t like for this year but some little things get repetitive with the calendars. One of those things is the weapons racks. I feel the weapons should be included with the minifigures and those certain days could be used for other builds. Also those Battle Droids keep sneaking in the calendars. They may be great for others but they aren’t really for me.

Results

After comparing this year’s calendar to previous years, in my opinion, it is better than last year but a notch lower than the 2011 version. In number of pieces, the 2013 version has 254 pieces which is right in between the previous years. You may able to find them discounted in stores in the near future if you want to get one.

Merry Christmas from The Brick Fan!

December 25, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

We here at The Brick Fan would like to wish all of our friends, fans, and readers a very Merry Christmas. We hope your day is filled with fun and surprises as well as many LEGO gifts! Let us know in the comments if you got any LEGO sets for Christmas.

The above MOC was created by members of SandLUG and was displayed at our local LEGO store here in San Diego.

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) – Day 24

December 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

We have now reached the end of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023). Let’s see who the “surprise” is.

For the final day of this years Advent Calendar, we have Santa Jango Fett. His torso is of his Mandaorian armor but with more appropriate printing on both the front and back. The front has some fur lining on the top, a sprig of holly on the middle, and some small presents on the belt. The back of the torso also has some fur lining printing as well. Jango’s head is the same one as the regular version of the minifigure. His helmet is also the same blue version although I wish it was red instead to match the outfit. He also has a sack on his back with orange and lime presents represented by 1×2 tiles. Overall, Santa Jango Fett is a nice addition to the Star Wars Advent Calendar line joining Santa Yoda and Santa Darth Maul from the previous years. We’ll have a round-up post tomorrow of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar and give a grade on it. Thank you for following us the past 24 days. Have a very Merry Christmas!

LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) - Day 24 - Santa Jango Fett

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Philly Brick Fest Announces Program Cover Art Contest

December 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Philly Brick Fest 2014 is coming up in a few short months and today the organizers have announced an art contest for the cover of their official event program. The winner of the contest will get $100.00 LEGO Gift Card, courtesy of Philly Brick Fest. Two finalists will be chosen and a three judge panel will cast the deciding votes for the winner. The judges will include Joshua Hanlon from Beyond the Brick, Huw Millington from Brickset, and us here at The Brick Fan. Take a look below at the official rules of the art contest:

1. Design must include the following:

Name of the event: Philly Brick Fest
Date: April 24 – 27, 2014
Venue Name: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Location: Oaks, PA
The theme of your design must be related to Philadelphia

2. Dimensions need to be 8.5 x 11 (or that scale)

3. Any art form is acceptable (Brick built, Photograph, Drawing, Painting,Digital Art, etc)

4. Submittal Rules:

Email all submissions to: [email protected] (one entry per person)
Submissions are due Midnight EST Saturday, February 1st
Winner will be announced Saturday, February 8th
Contest is open worldwide

All questions should be directed to: [email protected]

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More LEGO Legends of Chima 2014 Sets Revealed

December 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO Legends of Chima Spinlyn's Cavern (70133)

Last week, we reported on a new LEGO Legends of Chima 2014 minifigure from the Spider tribe named Spinlyn. There were no images of the set that she was in at that time but today, Brickset has found a couple of new sets that we haven’t reported yet, Spinlyn’s Cavern (70133) and Lavertus’ Outland Base (70134). Spinlyn’s Cavern will contain 407 pieces and will include 3 minifigures: Spinlyn, Eris, and Rogan. Lavertus’ Outland Base will have 684 pieces and 4 minifigures: Lavertus, Laval, Blista, and Sparratus. These two sets will be available at the beginning of the year along with all the other Chima sets.

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) – Day 23

December 23, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

We’ve reached the next to the last day for the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023). What can we expect on Day 23?

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LEGO Mixels Sets Revealed

December 23, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Images of the new LEGO Mixels sets have emerged via Hoth Bricks. They state the images come from the back of a German catalog. There are three figures that are in three factions: Infernites, Cragsters, and Electroids. We first saw the Mixels at SDCC 2013 but now we get to see the rest of the sets.

The Infernites Clan include Flain (41500), Vulk (41501), and Zorch (41502). The Cragsters Clan consists of Krader (41503), Seismmo (41504), and Shuff (41505). Finally, the Electroids Clan has Teslo (41506), Zaptor (41507), and Volectro (41508). All the Mixels in the clan can also combine together to create a larger version or you can mix and match to create something original.

LEGO Mixels are set to be released in March 2014 along with the animated TV series on Cartoon Network and are tentatively priced at $3.99 each. You can read more of what the Mixels are about on the official press release.

Infernites

Cragsters

Electroids

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) – Day 22

December 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Today, we start our final week of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023). Let’s see what we have for today’s surprise.

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar Minigame Completed

December 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar Minigame Bonus Video - Dewback

The final stage of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar minigame was unlocked today which is the stage of Tatooine. I’ve managed to complete the game with not much effort and after collecting all the ships in the game, you are able to unlock a secret bonus video that promotes the Microfighters sets. At the back end of the video (see below), there is a Sandtrooper patrol riding a Dewback. Does this mean there could be a dewback figure in an upcoming set? We shall see.

Overall, the game itself was pretty fun. It could pose a challenge to kids and maybe adults especially with the spots the items are located at the later stages. If you haven’t played it yet, I recommend taking some time and try it out.

LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar Minigame Completed

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LEGO Disney Princess Minisite Now Live

December 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The new LEGO Disney Princess minisite is now live. There are many things to do on there including seeing closeups of the sets themselves as well as the designer videos for each set. Another section of the site is called “How to Fairy Tale” which teaches kids how to create their own fairy tale in six steps. Finally, there is a Fun & Play section where you can print out uncolored images and have your kids color it in themselves. In that same section, there is a Princess Treasure Hunt Flash game to help the different Princesses collect treasures while avoiding obstacles. Head over and check out everything the minisite has to offer. The Disney Princess sets aren’t available yet on Shop@Home but they are already in LEGO brand stores as well as at various retailers.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 12 Not Available Until Oct 2014

December 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 6 Comments

Brick Fanatics is reporting that the Series 12 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures will not be available until October 2014. As we know by now, The LEGO Movie Collectible Minifigures (71004) and The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures (71005) will be a subtheme of the Minifigures line and not part of the main numbered series. The LEGO Movie minifigures are starting to hit stores here in the US and will be officially available on January 1st and The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures will be available in May 2014.

As we have mentioned last week, the LEGO Minifigures Online MMO will be out next summer and they will have a special line of minifigures to go along with the game. These minifigures will also include a code to unlock that character digitally. With three waves of minifigures coming out with a a short break in between waves, this pushes Series 12 back until next fall.

We’re looking forward to getting all the minifigures coming out next year. If Series 12 is indeed coming out next October, it’ll be the first time that LEGO will have four different waves of Collectible Minifigures coming out in a single year. What do you think of potentially having four waves of minifigures coming out in 2014?

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) – Day 21

December 21, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Can you believe we only have 4 days left in the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023)? What will we get today?

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LEGO The Hobbit Lake-Town Guard Polybag (30216) Review

December 21, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A few weeks ago, we reported that the LEGO The Hobbit Lake-Town Guard Polybag (30216) was seen at Toys R Us stores. They were also online but everywhere I checked, they it was sold out or wasn’t even available yet. Yesterday, I decided to take a trip to my local TRU since it was in the neighborhood and lo and behold, there was a whole rack full of them. I picked up a couple and here’s the review of it. The polybag contains of 31 pieces and has been selling for $4.99 each. The set contains two small builds and a Lake-Town Guard minifigure.

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) – Day 20

December 20, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

We only have 5 days left in the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023). Let’s check out what we got today.

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The LEGO Movie Brick Bust Game

December 20, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

On the official The LEGO Movie website, there is a game called Brick Bust which is a Bejeweled-styled game where you match 3 or more colored bricks to earn enough points to reach the next level. Match 4 in a row and get a special brick that clears a row. Match bricks that form a “T” or “L” for a bomb that clears 9 bricks. Match 5 in row and you get a special brick that clears all of a single color.

After each level, you unlock an exclusive image from The LEGO Movie. Those images are simply screenshots from the trailer but there’s a sense of thrill to see what images you get to unlock. I’ve finally managed to make time to clear all 9 stages to see all the “exclusive” content. Check out all the images from every stage below. Overall, it was a pretty fun game although I wished there were new images to unlock instead of screenshots that we’ve already seen.

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) – Day 19

December 19, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

We are now on Day 19 of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023). What can we expect today?

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The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack Revealed

December 19, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

A seller on eBay has gotten a hold of a new Accessory Pack polybag from The LEGO Movie. This Accessory Pack contains a lot of goodies to promote the movie including stickers, a lenticular keychain featuring Benny, a mini Ice Cream Machine van, a mini Trash Chomper, and instructions for both mini builds. This polybag will be available for free from January 20 – February 16 at LEGO Stores, while supplies last. All you have to do is to show off your building skills and displaying your creation at the store.

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LEGO Legends of Chima 2014 Minifigures Close-Up

December 19, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Huw over on Brickset has done a review of the LEGO Legends of Chima Gorilla Legend Beast (70125) and on the back of the

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