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Month: July 2012 (Page 1 of 3)

Street Fighter 2 Minifigures Rejected on LEGO CUUSOO

Street Fighter 2 minifigs - complete roster

A couple of days ago, there were some Street Fighter 2 minifigures posted by Julian Fong, aka levork, that showed up on Kotaku. The 16 minfigure project was a year and a half in the making for Julian. He submitted his project to LEGO CUUSOO to see if it could get 10000 supporters. Unfortunately, the project did not even get off the launching pad. Back in March, LEGO CUUSOO started refining projects that are submitted which means LEGO weeds out projects that are deemed inappropriate for children.

Your project refers to a brand or licensed property that contains content or themes that do not fit the LEGO Group’s standards for appropriate content. For details, please see the Acceptable Project Content section of the Project Guidelines and House Rules (lego.cuusoo.com/guidelines).
LEGO CUUSOO will not accept a project submission based on this brand or licensed property. Decisions about how a property fits our standards are made at the sole discretion of the LEGO Group.

Remember that LEGO is a toy company, so we’re careful to only produce products we deem appropriate for children. Projects related to the below topics are not allowed. We will decide how a project fits these standards at our discretion.

* Politics and political symbols
* Religious references including symbols, buildings, or people
* Sex, drugs, or smoking
* Alcohol in any present day situation
* Swearing
* Death, killing, blood, terrorism, or torture
* First-person shooter video games
* Warfare or war vehicles in any modern or present-day situation

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-man’s Doc Ock Ambush Now Available at Shop@Home

After much anticipation, the new LEGO Super Heroes Spider-man’s Doc Ock Ambush (6873) is now available at LEGO Shop@Homeicon. If you couldn’t get it when it first appeared on Walmart’s website, now is your chance to purchase the set and if you’re a LEGO VIP member, you can earn 29 points for the purchase.

Scheming Doctor Octopus has captured Iron Fist and is conducting experiments on him, trying to steal his superpowers. Help Spider-Man sneak in through the air vent and swoop down on Doc Ock to release Iron Fist! Then stop the wicked doctor from fleeing on his missile-firing car!

LEGO Super Heroes Spiderman’s Doc Ock Ambush Play Set:
Doc Ock’s lab and car
Lab features: containment cell, examination table and air vent shaft
Car features: rotating seat, spinning octopus arm attachment and flick missiles
Doctor Octopus features: detachable, poseable octopus arms
Attach octopus arms to car for a spin attack
Lab measures: over 10″W (26cm) and 7″H (17cm)
Car measures: over 3″L (7cm)
Includes 3 minifigures: Spider-Man, Iron Fist and Doctor Octopus
Model# 6873

LEGO Super Heroes Spider-man’s Doc Ock Ambush (6873)
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LEGO Star Wars Summer Sets Now Available at Shop@Home

If you have been waiting for the new Star Wars Summer sets at LEGO Shop@Home, then your wait is over. All the new sets are now available for sale today. You can now get your hands on the new Jabba minifigure, Queen Amidala, or Darth Malgus. Which LEGO Star Wars set(s) are you most excited for?

Desert Skiff (9496)
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Republic Striker-class Starfighter (9497)
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Saesee Tiin’s Jedi Starfighter (9498)
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Gungan Sub (9499)
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Sith Fury-class Interceptor (9500)
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The Malevolence (9515)
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Jabba’s Palace (9516)
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Pre Vizsla’s Mandalorian Fighter (9525)
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Palpatine’s Arrest (9526)
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X-wing Starfighter & Yavin 4 (9677)
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Twin-Pod Cloud Car & Bespin (9678)
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AT-ST & Endor (9679)
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LEGO The Hobbit Sets Information

Brickset has found out prices and minifigures of the new Hobbit sets expected to be released in December from a German toy shop. This is just preliminary information and not the final details of the sets. Official details will be released in the upcoming months leading up to the movie premiere.

79000 Mystery of the Ring (€13)
Minifigures: Bilbo Baggins, Gollum

79001 Fleeing from the Mirkwood Spiders (€30)
Minifigure: Bilbo Baggins

79002 Attack of the Wargs (€60)
Minifigures: Gandalf, Wargs (unknown amount)

79003 Bag End (€80) – I was told by LEGO officials at Comic-Con that the set would be called “An Unexpected Gathering”.
Minifigures: Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Balin, Boufer, Dwalin

79004 Escape in Barrels (€70). This may be a ‘reduced availability set. The site says ‘whether we can offer this product is still uncertain’

79010 The Orc King (€100)
Minifigures: Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Orc King

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Warner Bros., The Dark Knight Rises, and LEGO

Warner Bros. has posted a press release of licensing and merchandising program for the The Dark Knight Rises which opens in theaters this weekend. There’s one part that was interesting about it.

Led by global master toy licensee Mattel, the film will also be supported by key partners such as The LEGO Group, Hallmark, Kinetix, Converse, Rubie’s Costume Company, and Titan Books, among many other licensees worldwide…The much-anticipated film is also being supported by the official partner in the construction category, LEGO, with a construction set inspired by The Dark Knight Rises;

So does this mean there will be a LEGO The Dark Knight set? Maybe. There were images of Batman, Bane, and Commissioner Gordon at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con but we were told that those minifigures were for the 2013 Super Heroes sets. If there are some new, unexpected LEGO Dark Knight Rises set(s), then that’s some awesome news. Maybe Warner Bros. and LEGO already had a plan to release a set to coincide with the movie release. Below is the official press release:

WARNER BROS. CONSUMER PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES WORLDWIDE LICENSING PROGRAM FOR THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Epic Conclusion of the Dark Knight Trilogy Hits Theaters on July 20

Burbank, Calif. — July 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Bat-Signal soars above the skies as Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) and its global partners launch the worldwide licensing and merchandising program that supports the eagerly awaited epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s phenomenally popular Dark Knight trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises. As the summer blockbuster

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San Diego Comic-Con 2012 LEGO News Wrap Up

There were a lot of news coming out of the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con ranging from LEGO Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit to the Super Heroes theme as well as Star Wars and Ninjago.

On Day 1, the biggest news for LEGO Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit was The Unexpected Gathering (79003) set that is expected to be released this December. The set takes place in the Bag End where all the characters gathered. Again, all the minifigures seen are Gandalf, Dwalin, Bombur, Bofur, Bilbo and Balin.

For Day 2, even bigger news came out for the LEGO Super Heroes theme. First, there were the exclusive minfigure giveaways of Bizarro, Phoenix, Shazam and Venom. LEGO also showed off the new minfigures for the LEGO DC Universe line as well as the LEGO Marvel line.

Day 3 was the reveal of the LEGO Star Wars Rancor Pit set. The Jabba’s Palace set fits right on top and The Brick Show has made a picture of what the combined sets might look like. Although in theory it might look cool with them connected, it feels incomplete without the mountain.

On the final day of Comic-Con 2012, LEGO released the trailer for Ninjago Season 3.

As you can see, San Diego Comic-Con 2012 was filled with reveals for many different themes. I personally can’t wait for all the sets to come out. What are you waiting for to come out?

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 8 (8833) Preview

There is a new picture of Series 8 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures theme. It is expected to be released in September 2012. Below is the list of the minifigures in the series:

  • Ancient Thespis with a skull
  • Bavarian with a pretzel
  • Conquistador with a rapier
  • Cowgirl with a brown lasso
  • Diver with a harpoon
  • DJ with a disc and a disc case
  • Enemy Robot with a laser gun
  • Evil Female Alien with a laser gun
  • Fairy with wings and a wand
  • Football Player with gold trophy
  • Pirate Captain with gold cutlass and hook
  • Red Cheerleader with red pom poms
  • Santa Claus with sack
  • Skier with skis
  • Trader with newspaper and suitcase
  • Vampire with bat wings

**Images from Hoth Bricks**

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