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60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) Winner Announced

March 18, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Last month, I ran a contest for a chance to win the 60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) set. There were over 7,000 entries and I’ve randomly chosen the winner and that person is:

Jesus P.

I’ve contacted the winner to get their shipping details. Sorry about the late post about this but I didn’t forget about you guys. With all the issues of Toys R Us and the closing announcements, I’ve been busy dealing with that for the past few weeks and trying to figure out my next steps. I will also be announcing the winner(s) of The LEGO Batman Movie Minifigure Vignette Building Competition in the next day or so stay tuned for that. I think there were some very creative builds for that contest.

LEGO Wins Three Awards at 2018 Toy of the Year Awards Gala

February 17, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The 2018 Toy of the Year winners were announced yesterday just ahead of the New York Toy Fair and I’m happy to say that LEGO wins big again this year. LEGO was nominated in five categories this year including:

Collectible of the Year – The LEGO Batman Movie Collectible Minifigures (71017)

Construction Toy of the Year – LEGO Star Wars BB-8 (75187) / LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean The Silent Mary (71042)

Creative Toy of the Year – LEGO Make Your Own Movie

Specialty Toy of The Year – LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon (75192)

Tech Toy of the Year – LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox (17101)

LEGO picked up three awards last night for LEGO Star Wars BB-8 as the Construction Toy of the Year, LEGO Boost for Tech Toy of the Year, and the LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon for the Specialty Toy of the Year. This is the second year in a row that LEGO has won for Construction and Specialty Toy of the Year.

With some of the new LEGO products coming out this year, I’m sure we’ll be seeing LEGO again on the ballot in a few categories and they have a great chance for the coveted Toy of the Year award.

60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) Giveaway

February 3, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 5 Comments

As I reported a few days ago, the 60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) has been sold out on LEGO Shop@Home after only a couple of days the promotion went live. The only ways you can get it now is at LEGO Brand Stores who still have them, have some friends who can get one for you, or on the secondary market, and they aren’t cheap. I am also giving you a chance to win a set. I currently have two sets in my possession and I’m willing to give away one set to one of you guys. The only thing that you have to do is to enter using the Rafflecopter widget below that’s it. The contest will run until the end of February and there are various ways you can get entries.

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a Rafflecopter giveaway

LEGO did not supply the sets. I made purchases on both Shop@Home and in store to get them using my own money while getting some sets that I wanted.

60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) Sold Out on Shop@Home

February 1, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 10 Comments

If you’ve been holding out on getting the 60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290), your luck has probably ran out. After about four days, the set is now sold out on Shop@Home at least here in the US. The promotion has now been replaced with last month’s LEGO City Dragster with a purchase of $35 or more. As predicted before the promo started, I figured this set would be very popular with the fans as it has a nostalgic vibe to it.

There may still be some LEGO Brand Stores that may still have them available so your best chance is to call them up directly and see if they do indeed have them. Other than that, your best bet to get it is on the secondary market which isn’t cheap by any means or if you have some very good friends.

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Celebrating 60 Years of the LEGO Brick

January 28, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Sixty years ago, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen submitted a patent application for a simple toy building brick. It wouldn’t get approved until a couple of months later and unbeknownst to him, this toy brick would eventually lead the company to becoming one of the most recognizable toys in the world as well as becoming the biggest toymaker in the world. It took some trial and error but the modern brick design that we know and love wouldn’t be developed for a few more years and hasn’t changed that much since then. Today, we celebrate sixty years of the LEGO brick and hopefully for many more years to come!

60 years ago, the simple idea of adding tubes inside a plastic brick turned into one of the most exciting and influential toys in the world – the LEGO® brick.

Since then, LEGO play has been about the joy of building and giving every child the chance to shape their own world through inventive play.

“LEGO play is powered by imagination and curiosity, and the LEGO brick is at the very heart of it – putting the bricks together and taking them apart over and over, with imagination as your only limit. This helps young minds to stay open, keep exploring and develop skills essential for the 21st century*, such as creativity, collaboration and problem solving,” said Julia Goldin, Chief Marketing Officer, the LEGO Group.

The LEGO Group began producing a plastic brick in 1949, but it was not until nine years later, in 1958, that the LEGO brick

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60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) Promotion Now Live on Shop@Home

January 27, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The promotion for the 60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) set is now live on LEGO Shop@Home. You can get the set for free when you make a purchase of $125 or more online or at LEGO Brand Stores. This promotion will run until February 14 or while supplies last. The set has four miniature version of the classic Airport Shuttle (6399), Castle (375), Black Seas Barracuda (6285), and Space Cruiser And Moonbase (928) sets.

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60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) Building Instructions Now Available

January 2, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The 60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) set will be available at the end of January but you can now download the building instructions for it early. The nice thing about seeing the instructions early is because you also have the parts list. Fortunately, the set doesn’t seem to have any exclusive pieces besides the new 2×4 printed 60th anniversary 2×4 tile. However, there are some fairly rare new pieces like the 1×3 plate with with studs and the 3×3 black plate, just to name a few.

As I mentioned before, the 60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) set will be available from January 28 – February 14 with a purchase of $125 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home.

*Via Brickset**