Month: March 2015 (Page 1 of 12)

LEGO Bringing Back Retired Modular Buildings With New Revival Theme

March 31, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 51 Comments

With the popularity of LEGO Modular sets with the LEGO Creator Detective’s Office (10246) becoming the latest set released this year, LEGO has announced that they are bringing back some of the more popular Modular sets including Cafe Corner (10182) and the Green Grocer (10185) with a new theme/subtheme called Revival. This weekend at LEGO Stores and Shop@Home, they’ll be selling the sets for a limited time for VIP members. The only catch is there’s no word on what the pricing for the two sets will be. Hopefully, they’ll be the same as before but considering inflation since they sets were first released, I bet they’ll be slightly higher than before.

It was also stated that LEGO is planning to release more Modular sets in the future. There’s no mentioning of which sets will be coming but for now, at least we don’t have to resort to BrickLinking parts to recreate them. Check out the full press release below as well as an image of the sets.

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LEGO Reintroducing Retired Modular Building Sets With New Theme Called Modular Revival

BILLUND, DENMARK (April 1, 2015) – For many LEGO fans, the 10185 Café Corner and 10182 Green Grocer were some of our most popular sets in the LEGO Modular Building series. For the newer LEGO fans who may have missed out on them, we’re now bringing these sets back, for a limited time, the same way that they were released in 2007 and 2008, respectively. This reintroduction of the sets will also bring a

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LEGO Jurassic World Official Images and Set Descriptions

March 30, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

LEGO Jurassic World Pteranodon Capture (75915)

As we get closer to May 1st when all the new LEGO Jurassic World sets will be available, companies are starting to add the products to their websites. Toys R Us is the first US site, that I know of, to do so with the Indominus Rex Breakout (75919). We get some clearer official images of the set as well as the set description for the set.

I’ll keep this post updated with the other sets as soon as they become available online.

Pteranodon Capture (75915)

Emergency! A pteranodon has grabbed an ACU trooper and is flying away with him gripped in its claws. Jump into the cockpit of the cool Jurassic One helicopter with Simon Masrani, soar into the sky and speed to the rescue.

Includes 2 minifigures: Simon Masrani and an ACU trooper with a weapon

Jurassic One helicopter features a cockpit for a minifigure, huge rotor, opening side door with a platform, removable stud blaster and a net shooter

Jurassic One helicopter measures over 3″ (9cm) high, 7″ (18cm) long and 8″ (22cm) wide

Pteranodon measures over 3″ (9cm) long and 7″ (20cm) wide

Dilophosaurus Ambush (75916)

Danger! Gray has got lost in the park and is rolling around in a gyrosphere being chased by a dilophosaurus. Join the ACU trooper as he drives to the rescue in the classic Jurassic World 4×4.

Includes 2 minifigures with a weapon and assorted accessories: Gray and an ACU trooper

Jurassic World 4×4 features driver’s cockpit, rubber tires, front winch, rear explode function, boxes and

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LEGO BIONICLE Mask Hunt Begins Today

March 30, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO BIONICLE Facebook Page has announced that the BIONICLE Mask Hunt has begun. All you have to do is to find real world objects that correspond to the BIONICLE power elements: fire, ice, jungle, water, earth, and stone. Then upload your images to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using the hashtag #BionicleMaskHunt and the six best pictures will win one of the six 14 karat gold masks.

The contest will last six weeks. Each weekly winner will get a LEGO BIONICLE set corresponding to the submitted mask element. (Total value of $14,99 – $19,99 / EUR 14,99 – EUR 19,99). Each of the overall winners will win one of the 14 karat gold masks that correspond to the submitted mask element. (Total value of $159.99 / EUR 159,99)

6 Winners of the week will be chosen among the entries received between March 30 – April 5.

6 Winners of the week will be chosen among the entries received between April 6 – April 12.

6 Winners of the week will be chosen among the entries received between April 13 – April 19.

6 Winners of the week will be chosen among the entries received between April 20 – April 26.

6 Winners of the week will be chosen among the entries received between April 27 – May 3.

6 Winners of the week will be chosen among the entries received between May 4 – May 10.

6 Overall Winners will be chosen among the 36 weekly winners of the week that submitted their entries between March

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LEGO May 2015 Store Calendar Promos & Events

March 30, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Thanks to one of our loyal readers Bruce, we now have a scan of the May 2015 LEGO Store Calendar that shows the promotions and events for the month. The main promotion for the month is the May the 4th Be With You promo (May 2-4) which happens every year with the release of the latest Ultimate Collector Series set. For this year, we have the LEGO Star Wars UCS TIE Fighter (75095) which was revealed last month. The set will have 1,685 pieces and retails for $199.99.

Also only during the May the 4th event, for LEGO Star Wars purchases of $75 or more, you’ll get the FREE exclusive Admiral Wullf Yularen (5002947) minifigure polybag while supplies last. This will be the first physical LEGO minifigure of the character.

From May 15-31, with purchases of $50 or more, you can get a FREE LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man Super Jumper (30305) polybag.

On May 1st, the new LEGO The Simpsons The Kwik-E-Mart (71016) will be available to the general public as well as the LEGO The Simpsons Series 2 Minifigures (71009). The Kwik-E-Mart will be available for VIP Members from April 15-30.

On May 5, the FREE Monthly Mini Model Build will be a Koala (40130).

From May 13-31, VIPs yet again get early access to a new exclusive set. My source has told me that it will be the LEGO Creator Ferris Wheel (10247). So far, they haven’t been wrong on the promos and releases so it’s safe to say that this will … Continue

LEGO Jurassic World Video Game “Exclusive” Minifigure Revealed

March 30, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 8 Comments

We all know that it’s tradition now that LEGO video games will be including an exclusive minifigure and we’ve been patiently waiting for the minifigure reveal for the LEGO Jurassic World video game. Jurassic Bricks has found that Amazon.de has revealed the minifigure and it’s going to make a lot of people sad and/or disappointed. As you can see from the image above, we’ll be a Dr. Henry Wu minifigure which is pretty much the exact same one as in the Indominus Rex Breakout (75919) set.

As a fan of Jurassic Park, I would’ve thought that one of the main characters from the first movie like John Hammond, Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, or Ian Malcolm would be a great minifigure and be more exclusive but instead we get one that will already be in an upcoming set. Not only that, it’s the exact same minifigure. Hopefully this is for the German release of the LEGO Jurassic World video game and the US version will get their own exclusive but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

Update: Gamestop and Target has revealed their pre-order exclusives for the game.

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LEGO Double VIP Points Event Ending Today

March 29, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Just a reminder that today is the last day for Double VIP Points at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. For every $50 you spend, you get back $5 in points which equates to 10% off your purchase. Now is a good time to pick up some of the larger sets to get the most bang for your buck such as Maersk Line Triple-E (10241) or sets that are retiring like the LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109).

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