Month: March 2017 (Page 3 of 10)

LEGO Star Wars Bounty Hunter Speed Bike Battle Pack (75167) Official Images

March 28, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 18 Comments

There are now official images of the LEGO Star Wars Bounty Hunter Speeder Bike Battle Pack (75167) via online Dutch site Sinqel. The battle pack includes minifigures of Dengar, Bossk, IG-88, and 4-LOM and we finally get to see final images of them after seeing prelims of it during the 2017 New York Toy Fair. The 122 piece set will be available in June and will retail for $14.99.

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LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 (30611) to be May the 4th Promo Polybag

March 28, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 30 Comments

It looks like we have some confirmation of what the May the 4th LEGO promotion will be for this year and we’ve already seen images of it before. A reader has emailed in details and they were told that it will be the brick-built LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 (30611) polybag. You can get it for free during the May the 4th promotion with a LEGO Star Wars purchase of $75 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home.

I’ve been told that it this year’s promotional polybag would be a little different from previous years when they were exclusive minifigures and it appears that the brick-built R2-D2 will do just that. If you don’t wish to make a purchase during the May the 4th promo, you can build your own as the instructions have been online for a while. The only downside is that you have to substitute the front detailing as the printed 1×1 tiles are exclusive to this set. We’ll definitely confirm it when the May 2017 LEGO Store Calendar comes out in a few days.

Thanks to Sid for the info.

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LEGO Mascot Collectible Minifigures BrickHeadz

March 27, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Collectible Animal Suit Brickheadz (2017)

The mascot LEGO Collectible Minifigures have been very popular with fans. The LEGO BrickHeadz sets have also been surprisingly popular with builders. What happens if you combine the two?

Jared Chan has done just that and has recreated some of the mascot minifigures from years past in the BrickHeadz style. These characters include Piggy Guy from Series 12, Bunny Suit Guy from Series 7, Bumblebee Girl from Series 10, and Chicken Suit Guy from Series 9. These look very cute and is a new way to look at the minifigures.

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PFx Brick LEGO Kickstarter Project

March 27, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

There’s a new LEGO Kickstarter project that has been launched by Michael Gale and Jason Allemann (JK Brickworks) that may interest you. This project is called PFx Brick which is used to add advanced lighting, sound, and motor control to your LEGO models. There’s lot of information about PFx Brick to list so head on over to the Kickstarter page above to check out the details.

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LEGO Speed Champions Sale at Toys R Us

March 26, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 15 Comments

The Toys R Us Spring Sale has kicked off and they have some really good in-store and online sales on LEGO Speed Champions sets. The first set is the Ford F-150 Raptor & Ford Model A Hot Rod (75875) which is going for $24.99 which is $40 off the TRU pricing of $64.99 or $25 or the MSRP of $49.99 . This in-store promotion is valid until April 8, while supplies last.

The other LEGO Speed Champions set that is on sale is the Porsche 911GT Finish Line (75912). This set is also going for $24.99 which is $25 off the normal price of $49.99. It look like this offer is for both online and in-stores although it is sold out online at the moment. This promo runs until April 15, while supplies last.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Hulk vs. Red Hulk (76078) Amazon Sale

March 25, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

If you’ve held of on picking up the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Hulk vs. Red Hulk (76078), Amazon currently has a pretty decent sale on it. The set is going for $48.44 which is 19% off the normal price of $59.99. The set has 375 pieces but most of the cost goes into the Hulk and Red Hulk bigfigs as well as the large wheels. Speaking of Red Hulk, this is the first appearance of him in a LEGO Marvel Super Heroes set even though he’s the same mold as the regular Hulk. Also making first appearances are She-Hulk and Red She-Hulk.

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LEGO Dimensions Sued for Patent Infringement

March 24, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 6 Comments

Here’s something that’s interesting coming out of the LEGO Dimensions subreddit. Apparently a company called FigureFun LLC is suing LEGO and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for patent infringement. The company states two patents, 7,001,276 and 7,338,377, are infringing on their rights and are seeking damages.

Users in the subreddit quickly debunked that FigureFun is using a practice called patent trolling. This is when a company obtains the rights to patents to make a profit from licensing or through the courts which is what is happening here.

According to public records, FigureFun LLC was set up on April 4, 2016, a whole year after LEGO Dimensions was introduced so this lawsuit is coming in pretty late. It’ll be interesting to see the outcome of this lawsuit, if any.

You can read up on the whole lawsuit here.

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