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Hello Kitty and Friends – 50 Years by Bulldoozer is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This year celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty and the project is inspired by the Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures animated series.
The project joins Spirited Away, Appa the Sky Bison, from Avatar the Last Airbender, Venus Flytrap, Minerals Display, and Dreamworks’ Shrek’s Swamp 2 as the ones to reach the First 2024 Review Stage.
The LEGO Animal Crossing theme releases in March but if you’re a collecting completionist, there will be more to collect. LEGO Japan has revealed that there will be Japanese exclusive versions of the sets as well with the words Doubutsu No Mori (どうぶつの森) for the theme title. Pre-orders for the Japanese versions will start on Saturday, January 20 and there is also a Maple’s Pumpkin Garden (30662) polybag as a free gift when you purchase Isabelle’s House Visit (77049).
• Julian’s Birthday Party (77046) – 170 pieces/$14.99
• Bunnie’s Outdoor Activities (77047) – 164 pieces/$19.99
• Kapp’n’s Island Boat Tour (77048) – 233 pieces/$29.99
• Isabelle’s House Visit (77049) – 389 pieces/$39.99
• Nook’s Cranny & Rosie´s House (77050) – 535 pieces/$74.99
Just as one LEGO promotion ends, another one starts shortly right after. LEGO has confirmed that we will be getting a LEGO Insiders Double Points event from January 20-24. You will be able to earn double points on your purchases in stores and online to use in the Rewards Center although there’s nothing much that’s enticing except for the discounts.
LEGO has finally revealed the upcoming LEGO Year of the Dragon (40611) gift with purchase set. The dragon is part of the ongoing series of LEGO zodiac animals which should be finishing up in a few years. There’s still no word on when the set will go live but I’m assuming it’ll be pretty soon since the Lunar New Year is just a few weeks away.
Mark the 2024 Lunar New Year with this LEGO® Year of the Dragon build-and-display set (40611) for ages 8 and up. The dragon model features the zodiac animal’s iconic big eyes and a movable tail. It comes with a brick-built base representing the sky and clouds, plus a red paper envelope symbolizing good wishes. A fun Lunar New Year gift idea for all the family to enjoy, this model is part of a collectible series of LEGO zodiac animals.
LEGO has officially revealed the next LEGO Ideas set with the Red London Telephone Box (21347). Releasing on February 1, the set has 1,460 pieces and will retail for $114.99. The set coincides with the 100th anniversary of the K2 Telephone box that features such as the opening door and a light brick on the roof.
… ContinueLONDON IS CALLING WITH THE NEW LEGO IDEAS RED LONDON TELEPHONE BOX
Today the LEGO Group unveils the iconic LEGO Ideas Red London Telephone Box set,a classic British symbol, recognised worldwide. Released in the same year that the K2 Telephone Box celebrates its 100th anniversary, the new LEGO set is inspired by the iconic red and black structure that is a quintessential symbol of London.
The perfect set for display, features an opening door, a light brick in the roof to illuminate the K2 Telephone Box when pushing down the top and a lamp post with flowerpots and a cobbled street, invoking a sense of nostalgia and an enduring connection to a city that seamlessly blends history with modernity.
Designed by John Cramp, from Leicester, England, as part of the LEGO Ideas programme – whereby fans can submit a design that other fans can then vote to be made into a real LEGO set. In a lovely twist that brings the set right up to date, the design also allows includes a stand for your mobile phone.
Talking about the new set, Michael Smy, Head of Street at BT Group said; “The K2 red phone box is seen as
There’s only a couple of days left to get your orders in for the LEGO Icons Retro Food Truck (40681). The promotion ends tomorrow night but you can still get it with purchases of $190 or more online or in stores. LEGO will most likely start a new promotion in the next few days however we can’t confirm it yet because they don’t like to announce GWPs ahead of time now. My guess is it’ll be the LEGO Year of the Dragon (40611) since the Lunar New Year is about three weeks away.
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Amazon has put up the product listing for the new LEGO Marvel Character Encyclopedia which will be releasing in October. The book will go in-depth of over 200 LEGO Marvel minifigures and will also include an exclusive one with this book. From the looks of the silhouette, it looks to be another Iron Man variant minifigure. You can pre-order it today and get the price guarantee.
This is only the second LEGO Marvel book with the other being the Visual Dictionary from last year which also had an Iron Man minifigure.
Meet more than 200 minifigures from the LEGO(R) Marvel world – plus an exclusive minifigure for your collection!
Get the lowdown on Marvel’s magnificent Superheroes, including Spider-Man(TM), Scarlet Witch(TM), Black Panther(TM), and face up to their fiendish foes, including Green Goblin, Red Skull, and Doctor Doom.
Marvel’s fan-favorite Superheroes and Super Villains jostle for attention with rarer – but equally fascinating – minifigures in the LEGO Marvel Character Encyclopedia. It’s the perfect handbook for fans of the LEGO Marvel world.
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