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LEGO has released their first teaser of the upcoming LEGO Ideas Seinfeld (21328) set. The image shows the minifigure backs of the main characters which include Kramer, George, Jerry, Elaine, and Newman. The official announcement for the set should be coming soon.
The first crowdfunding round for the BrickLink Designer Program came and went just like that and it didn’t go over well with some fans with some of the issues they had. They have put out a statement saying they’ve read your comments and frustrations and will give an update some time next week.
As we know by now, there were some glaring issues right from the get-go. First was the site crashes when the pre-orders started. Next was the 5,000 limit which went way quicker than expected. There was a recent article by Jay’s Brick Blog stating that the 5,000 limit was intentional due to manufacturing constraints and if they made more, the satisfaction of owning a limited edition set goes down. I can tell you that there are more unsatisfied fans than happy ones right now.
The 40 day crowdfunding time that they provided was way overestimated as the projects reached the goal in less than a day. Lastly was the purchasing limit of five per project. This allowed mainly scalpers to buy up stock and left legit buyers out.
We’ll see what BrickLink has to say next week and if they address some of these issues. Were you able to get what you wanted? Personally, I just bought the Sheriff’s Safe.
There’s a new LEGO Minions accessory pack coming out soon called the Minions Kung Fu Training (40511). The set has 54 pieces and retails for $14.99. The includes minifigures of Bob, Kevin, Gru and Belle Bottom. There’s no release date but I assume it’ll be available in August.
Give your Minions fan a treat with this LEGO® Minions: Minions Kung Fu Training (40511) set. There are 4 minifigures, Minions Bob and Kevin, plus Gru and Belle Bottom, so children can create their own mischievous journeys with their favorite characters. The set also includes fun accessories to bring role play to life. There’s a chain for Belle Bottom to use and Gru has a sticky gun. The set also includes a practice dummy with 2 training weapons to clip onto the back of the dummy.
• LEGO® Minions: Minions Kung Fu Training (40511) comes with 4 minifigures, including Bob, Kevin, Gru and Belle Bottom. Makes a great gift for any Minions fan aged 6 and up.
• The set includes an exclusive Belle Bottom LEGO® minifigure.
• Includes training weapons for the characters to hold, plus a practice dummy so fans can act out their own fast-paced Minions stories.
If you have some extra VIP points laying around, there are some new sweepstakes items in the LEGO Rewards Center. First is the Lady Liberty Model that was designed to celebrate the grand opening of the new LEGO Flagship Store on 5th Avenue. This one ends on July 31.
The other sweepstakes is a LEGO adidas Originals Superstar set which includes a pair of wearable sneakers as well as the 10282 buildable version. This sweepstakes ends on July 22.
Both sweepstakes cost 50 VIP points and there is a maximum of 50 entries per member.
If you didn’t do the promotion for the LEGO BrickHeadz Ninjago 10 (40490) last month, you can now purchase the three pack set outright for $29.99. The set features Golden Lloyd, Nya Samurai X, and Firstbourne Dragon as BrickHeaz to celebrate the 10th anniversary of LEGO Ninjago.
LEGO has revealed two new LEGO Technic sets that will be available starting on August 1. First is the Heavy-duty Tow Truck which has 2,017 pieces and retails for $149.99. The other set is the 4×4 Mercedes-Benz Zetros Trial Truck which has 2,110 pieces and retails for $299.99. The tow truck has like of features like pneumatic functions while the Zetros can be controlled with the LEGO Technic CONTROL+ app.
… ContinueWhen it comes to rescuing stranded vehicles, this LEGO® Technic™ Heavy-duty Tow Truck takes any job in its stride. Take your time building this mighty truck then check out all its neat features and classic design details. With realistic pneumatic and mechanical functions, this model is the perfect way to experience the power of a classic tow truck.
Open up the world of engineering with this LEGO® Technic™ Heavy-duty Tow Truck (42128) model. Packed with details, it’s a great tribute to the world’s best-loved tow trucks. Check out its authentic grille, air filters, lights, tailpipe, and fresh color scheme. Then explore all the pneumatic and mechanical functions that make this model so realistic. A construction toy packed with working functions. This tow truck toy with crane is filled with impressive features. Open the hood to see the 6-cylinder inline engine with moving pistons. Steer by rotating the pin on the roof. Activate the crane, pump up the boom, pull out the winch and extend the outriggers. And for the first time in LEGO Technic history, this vehicle has a lifting axle to
The first crowdfunding round for the BrickLink Designer Program launched this morning and after about eight hours, we now know which sets will be produced. After some overload issues on the site this morning, fans were slowly able to pre-order the projects that they wanted to see produced and the first five to reach that goal are Castle in the Forest, Great Fishing Boat, Sheriff’s Safe, Pursuit of Flight, and Kakapo. BIONICLE Legends and Particle Accelerator are the two projects that are now eliminated and will not be made.
Castle in the Forest was the fastest one to sell out 5,000 copies and it hit that goal in about 40 minutes after pre-orders started. Following that was Great Fishing Boat and the others slowly followed. As of this post, Pursuit of Flight and Kakapo are the ones that hasn’t reached full pre-order capacity.
At first glance, I thought that BIONICLE Legends would’ve been one of the top five since they have a large but niche community but judging by the progress bar, it doesn’t look like it even it 1,500 pre-orders.
Note that the Mountain View Observatory has been pushed to a future crowdfunding round.
Were you able to place your orders and which one(s) did you get? Were you satisfied with how the pre-orders went? I thought it was smooth after the initial rush and checkout on the LEGO Shop was also nice. One complaint that I saw was that there was a max limit of five of a particular project that people could buy. … Continue
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