My reviews of the summer 2017 wave of The LEGO Batman Movie sets have started with The Ultimate Batmobile (70917) and the next one up is The Batwing (70916). The set has 1,053 pieces and retails for $89.99.
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One of the more interesting LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets from last year was the Encounter on Jakku (75148). Unfortunately, it the normal price of $59.99 was a bit too high for what you get however Amazon currently has it on sale for $35.76 which is 40% off and is a fair price for it. The set consists of a brick-built Luggabeast and exclusive Teedo and Unkar Plutt minifigures which are the main highlights.
LEGO ReBrick is holding a new video contest which may be of interest to some of you. For this SuperBot contest, use any version of LEGO MINDSTORMS or LEGO Power Functions to solve a dilemma, challenge, or chore and make a video (15-30 seconds) of it in action.
The last day to submit your entry is August 18, 2017 and there are some very nice prizes up for grabs.
Grand Prize Winner
There will be one grand prize winner, who will receive:
– A trip for two to LEGO World Copenhagen 2018 in February, including transportation and hotel room stay
– 31313 MINDSTORMS EV3 signed by a LEGO MINDSTORMS designer
– A LEGO MINDSTORMS T-shirt
Runner Up Prizes
There will be two runner up winners, who will receive:
– 31313 MINDSTORMS EV3 signed by a LEGO MINDSTORMS designer
– LEGO MINDSTORMS T-shirt
Bonus Prizes
There will be three bonus winners, who will receive:
– A LEGO Notebook and brick key chain
– A LEGO MINDSTORMS t-shirt
It looks like there’s a new LEGO Star Wars polybag that has surfaced that goes with the same style as the R3-M2 (40268) from a few months ago which is the Scarif Stormtrooper (40176). Like before, the minifigure goes on a little stand with a background. There’s no word on when it will be available. The R3-M2 was available at LEGOLAND California and only recently in the UK and as far as I know, it hasn’t been available through regular channels like Shop@Home or Toys R Us at this time.
I’ve received the summer 2017 wave of The LEGO Batman Movie sets for review courtesy of LEGO and why not kick it off big with The Ultimate Batmobile (70917). The set contains 1,456 pieces and will retail for $139.99. The official release date is June 1 but there are some store already stocking them.
It looks like the Russian portal for LEGO.com has given our first look at Old Luke Skywalker from the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens heading into Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The image pays tribute to the 40th anniversary of Star Wars and the outfit shown in the image above is similar to Obi-Wan Kenobi’s from various sets that has been released already with some slight color changes.
There’s no way to know that this version of him will be in an upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Last Jedi set coming this Force Friday until sets start to be revealed days leading up to the event.
Thanks to everyone who messaged in about this earlier today.
The wait is finally over because the official trailer for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 has just been released. The trailer gives off a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 feel and it shows Groot and Rocket Raccoon getting into some trouble, as they usually do. It also shows off some new characters including Ego in planet form, Spider-Man Noir, something that appears to be a Sentinel, and a somewhat better look at Kang the Conqueror.
There’s nothing of actual gameplay footage so we’ll have to wait until E3 and San Diego Comic Con for those. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 will be released on November 14 for the PlayStation 4, XBox One, and PC. The Nintendo Switch version will be coming this holiday season.
Update: WB has requested the videos be taken down at this time. I’ll put it back when they release it.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 is an all-new, epic adventure and sequel to the smash hit, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes. This original branching storyline, co-written by comic book veteran Kurt Busiek, transports players into a cosmic battle across a myriad of Marvel locations ripped from time and space into the incredible open hub world of Chronopolis. Packed with signature LEGO humor for fans of all ages, gamers will go head-to-head with the time-travelling Kang the Conqueror through Ancient Egypt, The Old West, Sakaar, New York City in 2099 and many other Marvel settings.
