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LEGO Seasonal Christmas Snowman (40093) Review

October 3, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Yesterday, we did our first of two LEGO Christmas Seasonal sets with the Reindeer (40092). The other Christmas set for the year is the Snowman (40093). The set has 140 pieces and retails for $9.99 for a really good $0.07/piece. The 140 pieces is the second most among the Seasonal creatures for 2014. The box has a small instructions booklet and two un-numbered bags.

The building of the LEGO Seasonal Christmas Snowman (40093) is pretty straightforward. You start building the base of the Snowman which is pretty bland. Once you get through that and you start the details, he’ll start coming together quickly. When the body is complete, you build the head which is pretty much the same as the body but a little smaller. It has a orange cone for the nose and a horn piece to represent the mouth. You can flip it either way to have him have a smile or a sad face. Some accessories that the Snowman has is the top hat and a broom.

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The LEGO Seasonal Christmas Snowman (40093) makes a great final set to finish out the year of these buildable creatures. Like with the Reindeer set, LEGO has gone with a generic snowman due to legality issues but it does have some references to the popular children’s character, Frosty the Snowman such as the broom, hat, and orange nose.

Again, it is now available at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home for $9.99. Like with the Reindeer set, the LEGO Seasonal Christmas Snowman (40093) makes … Continue

LEGO Announces Partnership With 20th Century Fox

January 8, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

As we mentioned earier in the official reveal of the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006), LEGO has come to an agreement to partner up with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to produce LEGO The Simpsons products. Back in September, we reported that there would be LEGO The Simpsons products coming this year and today, both parties officially announced it.

We already know that the house will be available next month for $199.99 at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. In May, there will also be a line of Collectible Minifigures based on the characters of the show available at all major toy retailers for $3.99 each. Finally also in May, there will be a special LEGO episode of the Simpsons on Fox that will feature the whole town of Springfield and its characters in LEGO. Check out the press release below:

The LEGO Group Announces Partnership With Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products To Launch LEGO® And THE SIMPSONS Branded Merchandise

Construction Set and Minifigure Series Based on the Popular Show Available Beginning February 2014

Products To Coincide With LEGO-Themed Simpsons Episode, Airing May 2014 on FOX

BILLUND, Denmark, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The LEGO Group today announced a new partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products to produce a construction set and licensed LEGO® minifigures inspired by the iconic television series, THE SIMPSONS. In addition, FOX is scheduled to air a special LEGO episode of THE SIMPSONS in May 2014 featuring Springfield and its cast of characters in LEGO form.

Scheduled to launch this February

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LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Announced Ahead of CES 2013

January 6, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

With the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show coming up in Las Vegas, LEGO has announced the newest addition to the LEGO Mindstorms line, the Mindstorms EV3. It was been 15 years since the first Mindstorms was released in 1998 and the new model will be replacing the 2009 Mindstorms NXT 2.0 line. The EV3 has many new features including an infrared sensor, a new Linux-based firmware, a USB port, and an SD card slot. The Linux firmware will be ready for the Android as well as the iOS operating systems. The set also comes with Bluetooth support, which lets you program it without being connected to the PC. This means you can control the EV3 with your Android smartphones or with your iOS devices. The software kit works on both Windows and Mac. The new Mindstorms EV3 is also backwards compatible with the older NXT sets. It will be available in the second half of 2013 and retails for $349.99. Read the official press release below.

LEGO Bakery (40696) GWP Review

October 13, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Presumably the last LEGO shop set that will be released this year is the Bakery (40696). The set has 376 pieces and we’re assuming it’ll require a $200 purchase, similar to the previous shop sets.

The front of the Bakery has your typical boutique style design with the two windows on the sides of the door. Inside the windows, there are two giant cupcakes which is probably deceptive marketing.

The awning uses a combination of red and dark red slopes. The bakery sign uses a sticker and there’s a croissant logo above it.

On the second floor, there are some more smaller windows with some dark green awning above them.

On the back side of the bakery, it has an open concept as there is no back wall. This has stuck with all four of the shops that have released this year. The bottom floor has a showcase showing some of their offerings as well as a counter with more baked goods laying around.

The upper floor has some seating as well as an island of pastries in the middle.

Overall, the LEGO Bakery (40696) isn’t a bad model but the thing that holds it back is the $200 purchase price requirement to get it. Although the model is fairly detailed, I don’t think it is worth the $200 purchase but if you’re already collecting the line, you’ll most likely get the last one. LEGO likes to double up on promotions for these sets so it’s more incentive to make a larger purchase so it’ll probably … Continue

LEGO Announces Global Training Program for Vietnam Factory Employees

October 11, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Back in 2021, The LEGO Group announced that there will be a new $1 billion LEGO factory in the Binh Duong Province of Vietnam. Ahead of its opening next year, they have launched a global training program for employees. Here they will learn the necessary skills and knowledge about the various manufacturing equipment used in LEGO production. Test production is on track to start by the end of this year with the grand opening scheduled for the first half of 2025.

The LEGO Group launches global training programme in Vietnam ahead of 2025 grand opening

• Design and implementation of training programme supported by the company’s LEGO® factories worldwide.
• New training programme to equip hundreds of employees with best-in-class knowledge to operate high-tech equipment.
• Test production on track to start by end of 2024, grand opening on track for H1 2025.

BINH DUONG PROVINCE, VIETNAM, October 9, 2024: The LEGO Group is kicking off a comprehensive training programme for hundreds of its team members at its new LEGO factory in Binh Duong province in southern Vietnam. The programme is designed to equip employees with the skills and knowledge necessary to operate high-tech production equipment ahead of the factory’s grand opening in the first half of 2025.

The training programme will include both hands-on learning overseas at the company’s factories worldwide, as well as local-on-the-job training, creating an exchange between newly hired employees in Vietnam and international colleagues with deep subject matter expertise. Participants will be exposed to scenario-based knowledge and learn troubleshooting skills across

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LEGO Micro Ninjago City Sets Discounted in Rewards Center

October 10, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier this year, LEGO released the Micro Ninjago City sets in the Insiders Rewards Center and it doesn’t look like they are selling well because they have all been discounted. Originally, each set required between 2,300-2,700 Insiders points but they all now require 1,800 points to redeem. Obviously it’s a bummer for those who spent an extra 500-900 points to get them when they first came out but who knew that LEGO would discount them later on.

LEGO 2024 Advent Calendar Sales on Amazon – October 2024

October 1, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Amazon has some limited time deals on this year’s LEGO Advent Calendars. They have discounted the LEGO Star Wars (75395) and the LEGO City (60436) Advent Calendars by 20%. The price of the Star Wars one drops to $35.99 while the City is at $26.39.