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LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Sets Revealed

June 18, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

French retailer fnac has revealed the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy sets which are slated to be released in August. First is The Dark Falcon (75389) which has 1,579 pieces and it features a combination of the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star. It includes minifigures of Beach Luke, Jedi Vader, Bounty Hunter C-3PO, Darth Dev, Darth Jar Jar, and Darth Rey.

The other set is the TIE Fighter & X-Wing Mash-up (75393) which has 1,063 pieces. Here you have the X-Wing and TIE Fighter as two separate vehicles but you can mix and match parts to make completely new ships. The minifigures in the set include Yesi Scala, Sig Greebling, Rebel Pilot, L3-GO, and TIE Pilot. You can see that some of the character are play on names for LEGO terms.

LEGO City Main Square (60271) Amazon Sale – June 2024

June 18, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Amazon is currently running a limited time deal for the LEGO City Main Square (60271) for 32% off the listed price. The 1,517 piece set is now listed for $136.45 which saves you $63.54 on it and the lowest it’s been since February 2023. Note that the set has been retired on the LEGO Shop for about two years now.

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LEGO House Sees Record Breaking Summer 2024 Season

June 18, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO House has announced that it expects to see a record breaking summer for visitors from around the world. Bookings for the summer season are up from last year and there have been visitors from 95 countries so far this year.

LEGO House expects another record-breaking summer with visitors from all over the world

LEGO House is all set for a playful summer and expects another record-breaking season. Pre-bookings for June to August are up over 25% compared to last year. Fans of LEGO play will visit Billund from all over the world.

• LEGO House is well prepared for yet another busy summer with Play Agents ready to welcome fans of all ages to discover the LEGO universe full of playful activities in the heart of Billund.
• Pre-bookings for June to August are up over 25% compared to last year.
• International bookings are more important than ever, with the biggest hitters being the UK, Germany, and Netherlands.
• The biggest growth in bookings for 2024 vs 2023 are across the UK, Poland and Spain.
• So far in 2024, LEGO House has seen visitors from 95 countries across the world.
• ‘We expect to have yet another record-breaking season and we strongly encourage guests to book their visit in advance including visit to our playful restaurant MiniChef,’ says LEGO House managing director Kathrine Kirk Muff.

16th June 2024, LEGO® House in Billund: Rain or shine, LEGO House remains a top destination year-round, but particularly during the summer holidays when international tourists and

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European Space Agency Using 3D Printed Meteorite LEGO Bricks to Build Shelters on Moon

June 18, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Scientists at the European Space Agency have used dust from a 4.5 million year old meteorite to print 3D LEGO-style bricks to help design astronaut shelters on the moon. The ESA is exploring ways how buildings can be made using materials found in space. For a limited time, the space bricks will go on display at select LEGO Stores and at the LEGO House from June 24 – September 20.

SPACE BRICKS: How LEGO® Bricks Are Helping Scientists Build Astronaut Shelters On The Moon

• Inspired by the LEGO® system in play, scientists at the European
Space Agency (ESA) have used dust from a 4.5 billion year old
meteorite to 3D print bricks, similar to a LEGO brick, to help design
astronaut shelters on the moon
• The ESA Space Bricks have helped the ESA team explore how buildings
could be made using materials found in space
• A selection of these bricks will now go on display in select LEGO
Retail stores and LEGO House from 24th June to 20th September 2024

15:00 CEST 18th June 2024, Billund: Scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) have turned to their love of LEGO brick building when designing launch pads and shelters for astronauts visiting the moon, as part of the Artemis program. To test whether space materials could be used to create structures, the team 3D printed similar to LEGO bricks with meteorite dust to see if could still be used as a building block on small scale versions of structures.

The resulting ESA Space Bricks

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LEGO Tribute to Jules Verne’s Books (40690) GWP Revealed

June 17, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO has revealed yet another upcoming gift with purchase set with the LEGO Tribute to Jules Verne’s Books (40690). The set continues the line of tribute sets for various historical figures. This one features a whole build within a book that pays homage to Around the World in Eighty Days, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Five Weeks in a Balloon. There’s no details on when or the price requirements to get it at this time but it should be fairly soon.

LEGO Marvel Iron Man with Bike and The Hulk (76287) Revealed

June 16, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

French retailer fnac has posted a product listing for a new LEGO Marvel 4+ set called Iron Man with Bike and The Hulk (76287). Releasing in August, the 68 piece set features Iron Man with your typical 4+ style bike along with a regular Hulk minifigure which is somewhat rare as LEGO typically goes for the bigfig version of the character.

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LEGO Speed Champions Ferrari F40 (76934) and NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (76935) Revealed

June 16, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

French retailer fnac has revealed two new LEGO Speed Champions sets that are slated for released in August. First is the Ferrari F40 (76934) which has 318 pieces. The other is the NASCAR Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (76935) which has 328 pieces. Both cars are Speed Champions versions of the larger counterparts (Creator Expert 10248 and Technic 42153)