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LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises Premieres Monday, February 15

February 12, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Earlier today, Disney XD has released a clip from the new LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises shorts that will be airing Monday, February 15 at 8:00pm EST. The show will feature many of the main characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie and will tell stories about the characters before the attack on Jakku. Check out the clip below as well as the official press release.

LEGO Star Wars Animated Short Featuring “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Characters to Debut Monday, February 15 on Disney XD
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LEGO STAR WARS animated short featuring “STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS” CHARACTERS, TO DEBUT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 ON DISNEY XD

An all-new animated short “LEGO® Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – Poe to the Rescue” featuring popular heroes and villains from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will premiere MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 (8:00 p.m. EST) on Disney XD.

“Poe to the Rescue” is the first episode in “LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises,” a series of all-new animated shorts that take place prior to the First Order’s attack on Jakku and tell never-before-told stories including Kylo Ren, Han Solo, Finn, Rey, BB-8, Maz Kanata and more.

Premiering immediately after Disney XD’s highly anticipated “Gravity Falls” finale, the short will follow Resistance pilot Poe Dameron as he comes to the aid of Admiral Ackbar who is being held captive by Captain Phasma. Kylo Ren, C-3PO and BB-8 will also appear.

Airdates for the additional episodes will be released at a later date.

LEGO Classic Creative Building Set (10702) Review

February 12, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

At the beginning of the year, LEGO released a new Creative Building Set (10702) to complement their line of Classic sets. Upon looking at the box and the pieces that are included, it reminds me of when I was a kid myself when I just had a box of basic bricks and building random stuff with my dad. Now as a father myself, I get to pass that same concept of building using only our imagination with what is given in the set.

LEGO Nexo Knights Toys R Us Building Event – Saturday, Feb. 20

February 12, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO Nexo Knight fans, mark your calendars for a Toys R Us building event next Saturday, February 20 from 12-2pm local time. Kids are able to build and take home an exclusive Nexo Knights Shield Dock. The event is intended for kids but sometimes adults get lucky and are able to get one. Building events like these are very popular so I suggest getting there early as there are limited quantities available.

TRU Canada will have the event on Saturday, February 27 from 12-2pm.

LEGO Ideas Jedi High Council Chamber Achieves 10,000 Supporters

February 12, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

The Jedi High Council Chamber project by lojaco is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The set is based on the scenes from the Star Wars prequel trilogy where the Jedi masters meet. It also can incorporate Power Functions to give it more detail. The proposed piece count is under 1,500 pieces.

The Jedi High Council Chamber now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, and the Old Fishing Store as the projects qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage. As cool as the project seems, it is based on LEGO’s top selling license which usually means it almost has no chance of it becoming an official set. Will that change in this review stage? We shall see in upcoming months.

LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) Set Details

February 11, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 5 Comments

LEGO has been pumping out press releases today in preparation of the 2016 New York Toy Fair and the latest one is about the summer wave of LEGO Star Wars sets. More importantly, there are details of the next UCS set with the Assault on Hoth (75098). There is now official details of the set which will be available on May 1 for $249.99. It will have 2,144 pieces and will recreate the iconic scene from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Some minifigures included with the Assault on Hoth is Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Toryn Farr, Wes Janson, Wedge Antilles, and K-3PO, just to name a few. We should be getting the official images of the set very soon but if you can’t wait, check out LEGO’s video that shows the sets here. Check out more details of the upcoming Star Wars sets below.

Update: The official set images are over on the announcement post.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR — LEGO Systems, Inc. today announced a robust slate that will drive continued excitement for the LEGO® Star Wars™ product line, the company’s first-ever licensed theme collection that today is a perennial favorite among fans of all ages. From sets based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to those inspired by a new original animated series, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures to sets based on the upcoming Star Wars: Rogue One film, the 2016 LEGO Star Wars collection is one of the largest and

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Details Revealed

February 11, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Today StarWars.com has given details on the all-new animated television series that will be airing this summer on Disney XD called LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. The show will be similar to previous LEGO TV shows which will include humor and it will be set between Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. As we learned at the toy fairs from a few weeks ago, there will be two LEGO sets that will be based on the show with the Eclipse Fighter (75145) – $29.99 and Star Scavenger (75147) – $49.99. Check out the details of The Freemaker Adventures below.

Told in the whimsically-charged style that audiences have come to expect from LEGO Star Wars entertainment, the series stars the Freemakers, a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from the scoured debris of space battles strewn throughout the galaxy. When their youngest discovers a natural connection with the Force through an ancient artifact — the Kyber Saber — his world is turned upside down, and he and his family are thrown into an epic struggle against the Empire to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy. Throughout their adventures, the Freemakers explore new worlds, meet new and familiar characters, and learn the true value of what it means to be a family.

“We are very excited to launch for the first time a TV series with Disney XD,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president, licensing & entertainment at the LEGO Group. “The creative team behind The Freemaker

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Blocks Magazine Issue 17 Press Release

February 11, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Blocks has sent over their press release for Issue 17 of the magazine. They’ll be review various sets including an in-depth look at the new LEGO Nexo Knights theme.

Issue 17 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers, and will be in shops on Thursday 18th February.

This month, we dive headfirst into LEGO’s latest Big Bang theme, with full reviews of every Nexo Knights set, plus an in-depth interview with LEGO Designer Mark Stafford – who reveals a few tantalising secrets behind the space-castle mashup, and gives us some hints as to its future direction.

Elsewhere, we head back to the glory days of Castle, with a detailed look at the 1984 Lion Knights range, and showcase an incredible collection of Doctor Who builds from Thorsten Bonsch – as he unveils his latest timey-wimey creation exclusively in Blocks.

There’s much more besides, with comprehensive reviews of the brand new Brick Bank and Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ, while Simon Pickard introduces us to the art of microscale. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with Tom Poulsom, LEGO’s very own birdman, on books, building and, of course, birds.

Get your copy on Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.