Month: December 2013 (Page 3 of 16)

The LEGO Movie Summer 2014 Sets Revealed?

December 28, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 10 Comments

As we all know by now, there will be 17 total sets dedicated to The LEGO Movie, 13 of which will be available on January 1st and the other 4 sets will be available in the summer wave. Canticleer blues on Eurobricks and PhoncipleBone on NeoGAF has provided images from various LEGO Movie books, most likely from The Essential Guide, that may hint to what these summer sets will be. First is Benny’s Spaceship which has a very similar look as the Classic Space sets. From the looks of it, there will also be a blue Astro Kitty riding along the ship as well. Next up is Emmet’s Construction Mech that rolls on treads. Finally is a Police Dropship that hovers on rotating rocket boosters and if you look closely at the holding cell, could that who we think it is, Mr. Johnny Thunder himself? In the staff picture, you can somewhat see all the new sets as well as Metalbeard’s Ship on the left side. Check out the images below and descriptions of the sets. These are not confirmed sets yet but they look official and pretty cool nonetheless.

Update: Members on Eurobricks have been speculating on what minifigures are included in the sets and the following is what we could be getting:

Benny’s Spaceship: Benny, Wildstyle, Astro Kitty and maybe some Robo SWATs.

Emmet’s Construction Mech: Emmet, Robo-skeleton, and maybe another minifigure.

Police Dropship: Batman, Emmet, Johhny Thunder, what looks to be Lloyd, and two Robo SWATs.

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LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Epic Split

December 27, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

You’ve seen the Jean Jean-Claude Van Damme Volvo truck split. You may have also seen the Chuck Norris Christmas airplane split. Well R2-D2 has joined the fray. With the help of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker, R2 has done his version of the epic split between Luke’s Landspeeder and the Desert Skiff. The video was created by Antonio Toscano who we’ve featured here before with his trailers of Star Trek Into Darkness and The Wolverine. Head over to his channel to see more of his well-made stop motion videos.

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LEGO January 2014 Deals and Promotions

December 26, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

December is almost over so it’s time to talk about the LEGO deals and promotions for January 2014. Not only are there promotions, a lot of new sets that we’ve been reporting on the past few months will be available for purchase at LEGO brand stores and on Shop@Home as well as at other major retailers.

From January 1-20, while supplies last, for every purchase of $50 or more, you can get a free LEGO City Police ATV Polybag (30228). During the month of January, LEGO will be heavily promoting The LEGO Movie and they have some promotions for it. Beginning each week of the month, you can get a free poster of some of the characters in the movie including Wyldstyle, Emmet, Lord Business, and Batman. Starting January 20 through February 16, visit your local LEGO store to build something and put it on display to get a free The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack, while supplies last. Finally on January 7, the Monthy Mini Model Build is a Snow Plow.

As mentioned before, there are a lot of new sets from many themes that should be on the shelves including the newest modular set, the Parisian Restaurant (10243) as well as the Maersk Line Triple E (10241). More new sets include the LEGO CUUSOO NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21004) and the Architecture Eiffel Tower (21019). Check out the images of all the new sets in the links below:

City
Disney Princess
Friends
Hero Factory
Juniors
Legends of Chima
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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) Round Up

December 25, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Yesterday we finally completed the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) with Jango Fett being this year’s Santa. Like with other many other LEGO sets, there are hits and misses with the Advent Calendar.

Hits

There are a couple of builds and minifigures that I liked in the calendar such as the Republic Assault Ship, the AT-TE/Republic Dropship combo, Jedi Starfighter, and Jango’s Slave I. There are also quite a few army-builder minifigures including some fairly rare ones in the redesigned Scout Trooper and the Rebel Commando. Plus you can’t forget the return of young Boba Fett and Santa Jango Fett.

Misses

There weren’t that many things I didn’t like for this year but some little things get repetitive with the calendars. One of those things is the weapons racks. I feel the weapons should be included with the minifigures and those certain days could be used for other builds. Also those Battle Droids keep sneaking in the calendars. They may be great for others but they aren’t really for me.

Results

After comparing this year’s calendar to previous years, in my opinion, it is better than last year but a notch lower than the 2011 version. In number of pieces, the 2013 version has 254 pieces which is right in between the previous years. You may able to find them discounted in stores in the near future if you want to get one.

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Merry Christmas from The Brick Fan!

December 25, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

We here at The Brick Fan would like to wish all of our friends, fans, and readers a very Merry Christmas. We hope your day is filled with fun and surprises as well as many LEGO gifts! Let us know in the comments if you got any LEGO sets for Christmas.

The above MOC was created by members of SandLUG and was displayed at our local LEGO store here in San Diego.

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LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) – Day 24

December 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

We have now reached the end of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023). Let’s see who the “surprise” is.

For the final day of this years Advent Calendar, we have Santa Jango Fett. His torso is of his Mandaorian armor but with more appropriate printing on both the front and back. The front has some fur lining on the top, a sprig of holly on the middle, and some small presents on the belt. The back of the torso also has some fur lining printing as well. Jango’s head is the same one as the regular version of the minifigure. His helmet is also the same blue version although I wish it was red instead to match the outfit. He also has a sack on his back with orange and lime presents represented by 1×2 tiles. Overall, Santa Jango Fett is a nice addition to the Star Wars Advent Calendar line joining Santa Yoda and Santa Darth Maul from the previous years. We’ll have a round-up post tomorrow of the LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar and give a grade on it. Thank you for following us the past 24 days. Have a very Merry Christmas!

LEGO Star Wars 2013 Advent Calendar (75023) - Day 24 - Santa Jango Fett

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Philly Brick Fest Announces Program Cover Art Contest

December 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Philly Brick Fest 2014 is coming up in a few short months and today the organizers have announced an art contest for the cover of their official event program. The winner of the contest will get $100.00 LEGO Gift Card, courtesy of Philly Brick Fest. Two finalists will be chosen and a three judge panel will cast the deciding votes for the winner. The judges will include Joshua Hanlon from Beyond the Brick, Huw Millington from Brickset, and us here at The Brick Fan. Take a look below at the official rules of the art contest:

1. Design must include the following:

Name of the event: Philly Brick Fest
Date: April 24 – 27, 2014
Venue Name: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Location: Oaks, PA
The theme of your design must be related to Philadelphia

2. Dimensions need to be 8.5 x 11 (or that scale)

3. Any art form is acceptable (Brick built, Photograph, Drawing, Painting,Digital Art, etc)

4. Submittal Rules:

Email all submissions to: [email protected] (one entry per person)
Submissions are due Midnight EST Saturday, February 1st
Winner will be announced Saturday, February 8th
Contest is open worldwide

All questions should be directed to: [email protected]

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