LEGO has released a few LEGO Disney sets for the upcoming The Little Mermaid live-action movie and one of those sets is The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell (43225). It has 1,808 pieces and retail for $159.99.
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A Japanese LEGO Certified Store has revealed a brand new football/soccer set called Icons of Play (40643). The set has 899 pieces with a whopping 15 minifigures and features 15 of the top names in Women’s soccer including Megan Rapinoe, Yuki Nagasato, Sam Kerr, and Asisat Oshoala. It is listed for a June 6 release for 16,480 yen.
To help promote the new LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising series, various Minor League Baseball teams across the US will be hosting Ninjago Nights. These events will include showing full episodes before and after the game at the parks, make and takes, and photo opportunities with life-sized models at select locations.
June 4 – Las Vegas – Las Vegas Aviators – 12:05pm**
June 9 – Salt Lake City – Salt Lake Bees – 6:35pm**
June 10 – Hartford – Hartford Yard Goats – 6:10 pm**
June 11 – Chicago – Kane County Cougars – 1:00pm
June 18 – Jacksonville – Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp – 3:05pm**
June 18 – San Jose – San Jose Giants – 1:00pm**
June 24 – San Antonio – San Antonio Missions – 7:05pm**
June 25 – Portland – Hillsboro Hops – 1:05pm
July 2 – Houston – Sugar Land Space Cowboys – 6:05pm**
July 2 – San Diego – Lake Elsinore Storm – 6:15pm
July 9 – Austin – Round Rock Express – 6:05pm**
July 15 – Los Angeles – Rancho Cucamonga Quakes – 6:30pm
July 16 – New York – Brooklyn Cyclones – 2:00pm
July 21 – Charlotte – Charlotte Knights – 7:04pm**
July 21 – Northwest Arkansas – Northwest Arkansas Naturals – 7:05pm**
**life-sized models photo opportunities
In my last review of the spring wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets, we check out the Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake (76420). It has 349 pieces and retails for $44.99.
LEGO has kicked off a new building contest over on LEGO Ideas to celebrate Singles’ Day and the winning build will become an official LEGO Ideas gift with purchase set. The build can feature anything that single people do and it should be between 150-250 pieces. The Fan Vote grand prize winner will have their set turned into a future GWP and also get the following:
• 21335 Motorized Lighthouse
• 21337 Table Football
• 21338 A Frame Cabin
• 21340 Tales of The Space Age
The deadline to enter the contest is June 27.
The Western River Steamboat by CTDpower is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The boat is about 30″ long and 7.5″ wide and can separate into four parts for easy access. It is also minifigure scale.
The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, and Scooby Doo Mystery Machine as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage.
Although we’ve seen a glimpse of it already, LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO Technic NASA Mars Rover Perseverance (42158). Releasing on June 1, the set has 1,132 pieces and retails for $99.99. The set makes use of the LEGO Technic AR Augmented Reality app to enhance the building experience.
Update: The Rover is now on the LEGO Shop and it looks like North America will be getting it in August while the UK and Europe will get it next month.
… ContinueBuilding The Engineers Of Tomorrow: Space Themed LEGO® Technic™ Set Will Encourage Fans to Shoot For The Stars
• LEGO® Technic™ unveils NASA Mars Rover Perseverance model with companion Ingenuity Helicopter
• STEM and space themed product to encourage children to learn more about engineering
• LEGO Technic AR Augmented Reality app gives a holistic experience both physically and digitallyBILLUND, DENMARK – May 23, 2023, 10:00 CEST: The LEGO Group has unveiled a new LEGO Technic NASA Mars Rover Perseverance (42158) model, a STEM space themed product designed to encourage children to learn more about engineering.
Just two years ago, Perseverance landed on Mars and started its epic journey to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples from the mysterious red planet. This new LEGO Technic model of the rover allows builders aged 10+ to understand the awesome feats of engineering that make this vehicle so adept to Martian exploration and learn about how the rover’s features and functions work.
The LEGO Technic model features 360° steering and a movable arm, plus fully
