The LEGO The Friends Apartment (10292) has been out for a few weeks now and LEGO has just dropped the designer video for the set. Designer Andy Grubb talks about some of detail for the two apartments including some of the references from the hit show. Senior graphic designer Ioana Popescu talks about the details for the minifigures as well as some of the stickers throughout the set.
The Friends Apartments has been recently been restocked on the LEGO Shop and it now available for purchase again for the general public.
A short while ago, LEGO announced the new LEGO Ideas Typewriter (21327) and at the same time, they’ve also released the designer video for the set. Designers Wes Talbott and James May talks about some of the details that goes into the set including the working keys, moving carriage while letters are pressed, and even the platen roller where you can put actual paper in. They’ve also talk about some of the parts in new colors as well as the ink ribbon which is brand new exclusively made for this set.
The Typewriter will be available for VIPs starting on June 16 for $199.99 and to the general public on July 1.
LEGO has officially announced the newest LEGO Ideas set with the Typewriter (21327). Releasing on June 16 for VIPs, the set has 2,079 pieces and will retail for $199.99. The set imitates the style of a typewriter where it features a center typebar that rises each time a letter is pressed that is also linked to a carriage that moves across as you type. There’s even a platen roller that paper can be fed into. In addition, each set comes with a signed letter from The LEGO Group chairman, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen. While VIPs can get their hands on the Typewriter starting next week, the general release for it is on July 1.
THE LEGO GROUP REVEALS ELEGANT NEW TYPEWRITER SET BASED ON WINNING FAN DESIGN
Date: 9th June 2021
The LEGO Group has revealed the new LEGO® Ideas Typewriter set which is set to delight the most seasoned wordsmiths and fans of all things vintage. Designed by LEGO fan, Steve Guinness from Chester, UK, as part of the LEGO® Ideas platform, the LEGO Ideas Typewriter is based on a contemporary typewriter model of a bygone era, including the one used by LEGO Group founder Ole Kirk Christiansen.
Intricately designed to mirror the function and tactility of a classic typewriter, the LEGO Ideas Typewriter features a center typebar that rises each time a letter key is pressed, linked to the carriage which moves across as you type, as well as a platen roller that real paper can be fed into.
This morning, I attended a preview event for LEGO Builder’s Journey which will be available on Steam and Nintendo Switch on June 22. It was previously available for Apple Arcade but now, it has updated technology to be the world’s first ray-traced game made with Unity which is a custom integration specifically made for LEGO Builder’s Journey.
NVIDIA has teamed up with LEGO Games and Light Brick Studio to bring ray tracing and NVIDIA DLSS in the game. If you’re not familiar with ray tracing, it is technology that brings realistic lighting while also having improved performance.
LEGO Builder’s Journey is an atmospheric, geometric puzzle game that asks us to sometimes follow the instructions… and sometimes to break the rules.
Take your time to experiment with free-form puzzle solving while immersing yourself in a poetic world of LEGO® bricks. Throughout the narrative, there will be ups and downs, challenges, and celebrations. Figuring out who we are and what we become is the Builder’s Journey.
The breathtaking LEGO brick world is brought to life with the most accurately rendered LEGO elements yet to feature on screens, including stunning ray tracing elements.
LEGO has announced that they have recreated a life-size version of the Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 using over 400,000 LEGO Technic elements. It took a team of 15 designers using over 8,660 hours to develop and construct to faithfully recreate the supercar.
A NEW THUNDERBOLT STRIKES: Life-size Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 built from over 400,000 LEGO® Technic™ pieces unveiled
Today, the LEGO Group unveiled the latest enviable addition to its garage, a life-size replica of the Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 made from over 400,000 LEGO® Technic™ elements. This showstopping collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini demonstrates once again that with Technic™, you can build whatever you can imagine for real.
Following the launch of the 1:8 scale LEGO® Technic™ Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 last year, this life-size model replicates the visionary design of the limited-edition Italian super sports car on a much grander scale. Over 154 different types of LEGO elements have been used to ensure the model embodies the futuristic elegance and unmistakeable silhouette of the Lamborghini Sián, down to the most minute details.
Lena Dixen, Senior Vice President of Product and Marketing at the LEGO Group said:
“Our designers love a challenge, so you can imagine their delight when we tasked them to think slightly larger than normal with this model. They jumped at the chance of teaming up with our amazing designers and engineers from our model production workshop at the Kladno factory in the Czech Republic who build these impressive life-size models, and really pushing the boundaries of what can be done with LEGO
LEGO has listed the new LEGO Marvel What If…? Tony Stark’s Sakaarian Iron Man (76194) on the LEGO Shop and we can see some of the details for the set. It has 369 pieces and will retail for $34.99 which is actually a decent price considering it has some larger parts for the Hulkbuster. It also includes minifigures of Tony Stark, Valkyrie and The Watcher. The product listing does show that this set will appear in the upcoming What If…? animated series on Disney+.
Take Marvel fans to a new dimension of build-and-play, imaginative adventure with LEGO® Marvel Tony Stark’s Sakaarian Iron Man (76194). This landmark LEGO Marvel set lets kids aged 8 and up recreate scenes from the animated Marvel Studios’ What If…? series on Disney+ and explore new stories from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
New stories with iconic Super Hero characters
This exciting expansion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe features 3 minifigures – Tony Stark, Valkyrie and The Watcher – and a buildable mech that can also be rebuilt into a powerful-looking car. Kids place the Tony Stark minifigure into the Sakaarian Iron Man mech. This mechanical giant is highly posable, allowing kids to twist and turn the mech as it advances into Super Hero action. When there’s a need for speed, kids rebuild the mighty mech into a power-packed vehicle and race off for more amazing adventures.
• This LEGO® Marvel Tony Stark’s Sakaarian Iron Man (76194) set brings Marvel Studios’ What If…? TV series to life and takes kids to a new
A few of them have been temporarily out of stock or on backorder status since their release but it looks like LEGO finally have some stock again. There also some promotions that are going on as well including the LEGO Speed Champions McLaren Elva (30343) and LEGO DOTS Mini Frame (30556).
