LEGO News, LEGO Reviews, and Discussions
It has been almost about a month since LEGO announced that they have acquired BrickLink and there has been lots of talk about some of the ramifications regarding it. BrickLink has recently updated their terms of service when you log in and there’s some new terms that buyers and sellers will have to abide by.
Here’s something that popped up on UK LEGO Shop@Home which may be of interest for some of you. LEGO is now selling their Indiegogo project LEGO FORMA Koi (81000) on Shop@Home UK for pretty much retail price. I’m not sure when it became available or how many they have in stock but if you missed out on supporting the project last year, you can now get one. Note that it is only available in the UK which is kind of weird but I assume they had some left over when the set shipped out to backers. Thanks to Garrett for the heads up.
I don’t usually promote Woot.com but they do have a great sale on the LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083). Over there, it is currently priced at $244.99 which is 30% off the retail price of $349.99. For those who are skeptical of the site, they are a legitimate retailer. As for shipping methods, I don’t know how they ship. The deal has 12 days left on it or until it is sold out.
LEGO has kicked off a new promotion on Shop@Home for the LEGO Masters Shopping Bag (5006086) that I talked about before. You can get it for free with any purchase until December 24, while supplies last. They are the reusable kind with the thick plastic material similar to the bags for San Diego Comic Con and it features the LEGO Masters logo on both sides. This promotion is also available at LEGO Brand Stores as well.
Last year, LEGO launched the LEGO Powered Up system and soon, they will be releasing the newest update for it which is LEGO Powered Up 3.0. One of the major changes to it is that it will support the latest LEGO Technic hardware. For those who have multiple hubs, you will be able to connect up to four hubs. Plus there’s a slight UI change and it’ll be cleaner and easier to use.
… ContinueReady for an early Christmas present? We are super excited to reach this milestone in our digital system in play, with LEGO Powered Up 3.0. With this update we hope to further empower your creativity and enable all of you to rebuild the world. Also, we have a fresh new look!
What’s new?
For those of you that have more than one hub, good news, you are now able to connect, address, code, and control multiple hubs (up to four actually).
The app now fully supports the new LEGO TECHNIC hardware. You are now able to connect the new LEGO TECHNIC hub, and use the internal tilt sensor, as well as the new LEGO TECHNIC motors. For the real techy ones, the app can read values from internal sensors (orientation (X, Y, Z), and acceleration (X, Y, Z) of the TECHNIC Medium Hub (Hub128). From the app you can pair motors on port AB, and CD. The app also supports the TECHNIC Large Linear Motor (Motor no. 2) and TECHNIC XL Linear Motor (Motor no. 3). From the app you can regulate power,
Now that the LEGO Star Wars Christmas X-Wing (4002019) employee gift is no longer a secret, LEGO has released a few videos for it. These videos include LEGO Star Wars Creative Director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen talking about the history of LEGO Star Wars and Designer Joseph Patrick Kyde doing a short designer video for the X-Wing. The other videos show LEGO Owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and Chairman Jorgen Vig Knudstorp playing with it with some commentary. Kristiansen also talks about LEGO Star Wars being the first licensed theme and releasing the first sets back in 1999. These videos are pretty rare as LEGO doesn’t do much of these kinds but it’s nice to see them taking time to film them and releasing them for fans.
Brick Fanatics has announced that their in-house magazine will be ending as of today. The magazine started a year and half ago with the publication coming out monthly. Brick Fanatics will now be using those resources and focusing on other projects that “offer a greater and more direct LEGO experience to readers.” Subscribers will be getting a refund for issues left on the subscription. You’ll have to email them at [email protected] with your name and order number. It’s sad to see another LEGO magazine go away but in the digital age, it’s hard to rely on print media, especially for news.
… ContinueBrick Fanatics Magazine to conclude
Brick Fanatics Magazine, the print publication dedicated to building your world of LEGO, will cease production from Issue 12
After 18 months of hard work and fun, 12 editions of Brick Fanatics Magazine packed full of brick-based content and some quite remarkable, overwhelming support from readers, it is with heavy hearts that we announce the publication will cease production, with Issue 12 the last issue released.
We have learned a great deal during the creation, production and release of Brick Fanatics Magazine, during each issue generating and tailoring content to an intelligent, ever-changing LEGO audience, always with the aim that our tagline set out – building your world of LEGO.
It is with that message and ambition in mind, and with what we have learned during the course of producing Brick Fanatics Magazine, that we have come to this decision. There are many ways that we can build your world
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