It was announced today on Licensing.biz that the UK’s new flagship LEGO Brand Store in Leicester Square will open on November 17. The store will be the largest LEGO Brand Store in the world covering more than 914 square meters over two floors. You’ll have the usual things from other LEGO stores such as building areas and a Pick-a-Brick Wall. One of the sights to see there will be a large version of the Big Ben made from more than 200,000 LEGO bricks and will have an illuminated working clock face.
The thing that fans have been wondering is if there will be any exclusives for the Leicester opening. You won’t have to worry as there will be an exclusive minifigure which will be the store mascot, Lester the tea-drinking minifigure. There’s no word on how to get it but there’s a report saying that it might be available for purchase but it could just mean that it’ll be available with purchases of a certain amount.
Of course, none of this affects individuals who aren’t near the UK but if you’re heading there in November, you may want to swing by the opening. Now to get my hands on that LEGO Lester minifigure somehow…
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Awww, he’s adorable! I want a Lester minifigure, too!
Really hope they are not too short sighted and the fig is readily available,
As the saying goes, if you can’t make enough for everyone, you shouldn’t make them at all.
Must have this minifigure!!
I don’t know how much room is left after adding custom Wallace & Grommit, but I’ll have to figure out someplace to fit this minifig in my 500+ pc Routemaster double-decker London bus (currently sporting the aforementioned minifigs, half of a driver, a matching “clippie”, Sherlock Holmes, a Queen’s Guard, a full set of Team GB minifigs, and a horse).
Just pulled out the bus and checked. I forgot I have a Bobby in there too. Right now, I have one usable seat left open (there are a few more “empty” seats, but due to spacing between seats and windows it’s impossible to put minifigs in them without removing their outer arms to clear the window frames). I also _might_ be able to fit another one or two walking down the aisles (right now the Team GB Gymnast and the Team GB Equestrian’s horse are the only ones in the aisles). And Sherlock is inspecting the stairway for clues while the Queen’s Guard is taking up two seats (one just for the giant hat). If I switched them, the guard should be able to fit with his hat on and free up another usable seat. I also just realized that I don’t have Shakespeare from TLM in there, which I really should fix.