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Month: January 2016 (Page 1 of 9)

Bricks Issue 9 Special Promotion

Bricks Issue 9

The folks over at Bricks has sent over a new press release regarding Issue 9 as well as a special promotion for it.

All orders of Bricks issue 9 print, single orders and subscriptions will receive a free digital edition*.

Inspired by the Ghostbusters Firehouse, Bricks goes all retro, looking at an era that has influenced some of the finest franchises and sets to date. So flick back your mullets, plump your shoulder pads and enjoy celebrating a decadent decade.

It was a generation that tasted cable television, fed on Hollywood blockbusters and consumed merchandising like no other. Collectable culture was born, every show came with its own toy line leading to a mass production that oozed originality and new levels of creativity. LEGO upped the anti as new exciting themes hit our shelves. It was here that we were introduced to the likes of Classic Space, Pirates and Castle collections, to name but a few… it was no longer just about the city.

The issue starts with a thorough examination of the long-awaited Ghostbusters Firehouse set before blasting back through the decade. Michael LeCount chooses his ten best sets of the ’80s, David Alexander Smith shows us his Neo-Classic Space dinosaurs while Orion Pax recreates iconic toys with LEGO. The likes of Optimus Prime, Castle Grayskull and Inspector Gadget are all brought to life through the brick. Lucy Boughton looks at the official licenses inspired by the decade’s finest films, alongside a peek at LEGO food throughout the years.

Jumping back into the present we

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LEGO Ideas Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) Set Details

There hasn’t been much information about the upcoming Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) set since it was announced that it would be the next official LEGO Ideas set but Just2Good has shared some new information about it. It’ll be available in April and will have 769 pieces. This will be the largest CUUSOO/Ideas set that LEGO has produced and the pricing will reflect that retailing for $69.99. In terms of the design of the set, J2G has mentioned that it’ll pretty much look like the set submitted on Ideas, seen above, except that that it’ll have bricks instead of Technic parts for the walls. We should be getting official details of the Labyrinth Marble Maze either in February or March.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures and Rogue One Announced at Nuremberg

Readers here may or may not have noticed that there were no images of the summer wave of LEGO Star Wars sets. The reason is because photography of the sets were prohibited. That didn’t keep people from leaking the images though. I won’t be posting them and will be waiting until LEGO allows photography, hopefully at the New York Toy Fair.

However PromoBricks has provided some additional information about the upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets including the name of the TV series two of the sets will be based on. The Freemaker Adventures is a new LEGO TV series that will be airing in August, similar to The Yoda Chronicles and Droid Tales. There are two ships, Eclipse Fighter (75145) and Star Scavenger (75147), that will play an integral part in the show.

Also announced at the LEGO Star Wars press conference at Nuremberg is that we should expect some sets based on the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie. There are no details on these sets but they are expected to be released in October to coincide with the movie release in December. It was also mentioned that there’s a new lightsaber that was shown that is similar to Count Dooku’s curved saber.

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LEGO March 2016 Store Calendar Promos & Events

LEGO March 2016 Store Calendar

LEGO has uploaded the March 2016 Store Calendar to their servers and here are the promotions and events we can expect during the month.

March 1-25: Get a FREE LEGO Ninjago Kai’s Mini Dragon (30422) polybag with purchases of $35 or more.

March 7-22: Earn Double VIP points on all purchases at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home.

March 1-25: Get a FREE LEGO DUPLO Duck (30321) polybag with and DUPLO purchase.

March 1-2: The LEGO VIP Monthly Mini Model build event will be a Rabbit. Registration starts on February 15.

The Parrot coupon offer from the 2016 Wall Calendar expires on March 31.

There will be lots of new sets from various themes available including LEGO Disney Princess, Juniors, Minecraft, Ninjago, and Speed Champions.

LEGO March 2016 Store Calendar

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LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238) Review

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

Continuing with another review of the LEGO Dimensions wave 3 sets that were recently released, I have in hand the Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238). This expansion pack consists of 40 pieces and retails for $14.99. The box consists of two un-numbered bags and the minifigure instructions.

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

Minifigure

There is only one legit minifigure in this Fun Pack and that is the Cyberman which is based off the 2013 design. The torso has lots of gray and dark gray printing on both sides and also continues down to the legs while the whole minifigure itself is of a pearl silver color. The head is a new mold with the handles on top of the head and the tear drop printing for the eyes.

In-game, the Cyberman has many abilities including swimming, mind control, hacking, drone, x-ray vision, and silver blowup so it’s a pretty versatile character to use.

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

Build

The building part of the set is the Dalek. There are three different builds for the Dalek which include the regular version, the Fire ‘n Ride Dalek, and the Silver Shooter Dalek. Again, LEGO doesn’t provide the instructions in the box to build it but you can find them online.

For the regular Dalek, it has the distinct shape of the cyborg. For the top portion, there is a printed dome piece with a trans-blue eyestalk. In the midsection, you have a telescope piece representing the gunstick and an antenna for the manipulator arm. Finally for the bottom part, you have the skirt structure … Continue

LEGO Star Wars 2016 Advent Calendar (75146) Details

The 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair is still going on and PromoBricks is still giving out tidbids about some of the summer sets we should be expecting. You may have noticed that there were no photography for the upcoming Star Wars sets. There are reports saying that LEGO wants to keep a couple of the sets under wraps because it involves a new LEGO Star Wars property for later this year. However, there are some details of the 2016 Advent Calendar (75146). If you don’t want to be spoiled, I suggest STOP reading now.

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LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223) Building Instructions

LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223)

A few days ago, a new image of the LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223) showed up online and now the instructions are also available if you want to build your own. Keep in mind that the 8×8 radar trans-clear radar dish (6093714) is a brand new piece so you may have to substitute something else in the meantime. You might also want to download the PDF while it is still available as I assume that LEGO didn’t want the instructions to be released this early in the year. This set will most likely be available during the holiday season as one of the LEGO promotions.

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