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Pre-Order LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force Today and Receive on Release Date

June 5, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Just a little reminder that the LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force will be released on Tuesday and if you pre-order it by today, you’ll get it on release date.

The new book by DK is an informative guide featuring information on the latest LEGO Star Wars sets and minifigures. There will also be an exclusive minifigure included with the book with Unkar’s Brute from The Force Awakens.

Featuring the latest LEGO® Star Wars™ sets and minifigures, LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force is a fun and informative guide to a LEGO galaxy far, far away. . . .

A must-have for fans of the live-action Star Wars saga and its LEGO incarnation alike, this is the most up-to-date companion to LEGO Star Wars, with detailed information about the latest sets and minifigures and illustrated with extensive photography.

Featuring an exclusive new LEGO Star Wars minifigure, LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force follows the same format as DK’s LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side and LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles.

LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Character Vignettes

June 4, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The past few weeks Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released short character vignettes of some of the playable characters in the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game. So far, they have released videos of Poe Dameron, Finn, and BB-8 which shows off some of the in-game scenes and gameplay. The game also features original dialogue by the actors so it’s not just a straight-on movie port over.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game will be available in just a few short weeks on June 28 and if you get the Season Pass, you’ll be getting a lot of additional content along with the game. If you haven’t checked out what will be included, head on over to my other post.

I’m guessing WB will be continuing to release videos of more playable characters so I’ll update this post as they come out.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass

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LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot (5004408) Available at LEGOLAND California as Star Wars Days Promo

June 4, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot

A couple of weeks back, it was revealed that there was a new LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot (5004408) minifigure polybag. There was no details on how to obtain it until today. My friend John was at LEGOLAND California today for Star Wars Days and one of the promotions in the shop was a free gift with purchase of $30 or more on any LEGO products which was the Rebel A-Wing Pilot.

As of this point, this weekend is the only way to obtain the minifigure that I know of so if you know any people who live close by to LEGOLAND California, you may want to ask them to pick it up for you. I’ll let you guys know if this polybag will be available anywhere else.

LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot (5004408)

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LEGO Creator London Bus (40220) Polybag Revealed

June 3, 2016 / / 12 Comments

LEGO Creator London Bus (40220)

Earlier today, Brickset uploaded an image of a new LEGO Creator London Bus (40220) polybag which features a double decker bus. There’s no word on how to obtain the polybag at this point as there is nothing listed on the LEGO Store calendar for July. We’ll have to wait and see if it is part of an August promo or not since the it goes great with the upcoming LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253) which will be releasing mid-June for VIPs and to the general public on July 1.

We’ll also have to see if this is a regional set or not as it does feature something prominent from the UK and we usually don’t get stuff like that here in the US. If it is, you can always build your own with the instructions but you’ll be missing the stickers for the advertisements on the sides of the bus.

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LEGO Creator Fountain (40221) Review

June 1, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Creator Fountain (40221)

Today, LEGO released the Creator Fountain (40221) as a free set as part of a June 2016 promotion. It consists of 105 pieces and you can get it with purchases of $75 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home, while supplies last. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions.

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LEGO Issues Official Statement Regarding Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Instructions

June 1, 2016 / / 9 Comments

LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)

LEGO has released an official statement in the LAN regarding the gear instruction issue for the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS. A few other reviews out there have expressed concern that the gears weren’t shifting in the correct order. If you read the statement below, LEGO did take this point into consideration and decided that the way that it was built in the instructions gave more of a smoother experience but that’s up for the individual builders to decide which way to build it.

Thank you to all our dedicated fans for the comments regarding the GT3 RS by LEGO Technic.

It is correct that the gears in this model are not sequential as in the real Porsche PDK. This is however, a deliberate decision taken to ensure that we make the best possible LEGO version of this amazing car that both meets our design requirements and gives everyone a great building and product experience.

It was a considered decision taken during development that the gears running in the correct order meant that it did not result in a great experience when driving the car. Too many gears are engaged at the same time and smooth running with all those tolerances is just not possible.

If you switch the build in steps 267 and 269 the gears will run sequentially, and everyone who feels that this is the better solution should feel encouraged to do so.

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LEGO Toys R Us UK Photo Competition

June 1, 2016 / / 1 Comment

I’ve been contacted by a representative from Toys R Us UK about a photo competition they’ve just started to win either a £100 Toys R Us voucher or a LEGO City High-Speed Passenger Train (60051). It’s a pretty simple contest as all you have to do is to take a scenic picture with a LEGO minifigure. The top 10 photos will be featured and voted upon. Head over to the link above to submit your entries.

**Note: This contest is only for residents of England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland.**

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Review

June 1, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)

Back in January of this year at the 2016 London Toy Fair, there were some details of the new LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)icon and at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, we got our first look at it. LEGO fans and car enthusiasts alike were excited for the set and just last month, it was officially announced.

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LEGO June 2016 Promotions Now Live

May 31, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Creator Fountain (40221)

It’s a new month and that means the June 2016 promotions are now live on LEGO Shop@Home. June also means the release of some summer 2016 sets for LEGO Cityicon and LEGO Star Warsicon. The LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)icon was supposed to be available too but I’m not sure why it’s not you’re not able to add it to the cart. Hopefully that’ll be changed in the morning.

LEGO Creator Fountain (40221)

LEGO June 2016 Store Calendar

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The Brick Fan May 2016 Monthly Recap

May 31, 2016 / / 1 Comment

A lot of readers have asked me about this in the past and I think it’s time to implement it. I’m starting a new segment called The Brick Fan Monthly Recap which is a post about some of the top LEGO articles for the month that some of you may have missed.

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Now Officially Available – The highly anticipated and now very popular LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) are now available for purchase in stores and online. They’ve been so popular that people have been having a hard time trying to find them while stores are having trouble keeping them in stock.

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

LEGO Ideas Voltron – Defender of the Universe Achieves 10,000 Supporters – LEGO Ideas Voltron – Defender of the Universe project hits 10,000 supporters in a matter of a few weeks and now heads to the Second 2015 Review Stage.

Sonic the Hedgehog Rumored to be Confirmed for LEGO Dimensions – CM4Sci on Eurobricks has reported that Sonic the Hedgehog (71244) will be heading to LEGO Dimensions when Series 2 comes out.

LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug Building Instructions – During the LEGO Star Wars May the 4 event, there was a special promotion for LUG members to purchase the exclusive Escape the Space Slug set.

LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug

LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) Review – I did my review on the very controversial LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) set and it was a mixed review at the end.

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Series Assault on Hoth (75098)

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More LEGO Sales on Amazon

May 30, 2016 / / 2 Comments

You’ve probably may have noticed this but retail stores have been marking down sets to clear out shelf space to make way for the summer 2016 wave of LEGO sets. As a result, Amazon has also dropped prices on over 150 LEGO sets with at least 20% off the retail price. I’ve already mentioned some of these sets like the City ones but there’s also some Star Wars and Super Heroes ones, just to name a few. Check out the full list here and again, thank you for purchasing through my link as it does help support the site.

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Last Day for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Promo at LEGO Stores

May 30, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Reminder today is the last day to get the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag at LEGO Stores. You may have to call the stores first to see if they still have some available. Unfortuately if you’re shopping online, the promotion sold out very fast on Shop@Home and there are no more on that front.

Toys R Us stores might still have them available. Check with customer service with the item number 396626. Alternatively, you can purchase online and do a store pickup if they are still available near you.

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LEGO Technic Summer 2016 Official Images

May 29, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Technic Volvo EW160E (42053)

There are now official images of the summer 2016 LEGO Technic sets via Bricker. There are only three sets in the wave minus the Porsche GT3 RS (42056) which I’ll have a review of on June 1.

Volvo EW160E (42053) – 1,166 pcs – $119.99

LEGO Technic Volvo EW160E (42053)

LEGO Technic Volvo EW160E (42053)

CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC (42054) – 1,977 pcs – $179.99

LEGO Technic CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC (42054)

LEGO Technic CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC (42054)

LEGO Technic CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC (42054)

Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055) – 3,925 pcs – $279.99

LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055)

LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055)

LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator (42055)

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LEGO 2016 Exclusive Products Available on June 1

May 28, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Minifigure Display Frame (853611)

A lot of the LEGO exclusive products that I’ve reported earlier have now been listed on Shop@Homeicon with the official images. These items include:

– LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Minifigure Display Frame (853611)icon
– LEGO What Am I (40161)icon
– LEGO Minifigure Cake Mold (853575)icon
– LEGO Keychain Rack (853580)icon

All of the items will be available starting on June 1 and three of the four are priced at $16.99 each. The What Am I set is priced at $39.99 and it includes 16 minifigures as well as small builds and two game boards. LEGO Brand Stores will also be carrying the items when they are released.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Minifigure Display Frame (853611)

LEGO What Am I? (40161)

LEGO What Am I? (40161)

LEGO What Am I? (40161)

LEGO Minifigure Cake Mold (853575)

LEGO Keychain Rack (853580)

LEGO Keychain Rack (853580)

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Promotion Now Live

May 27, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447)

The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag promotion is now live for Memorial Day weekend if you weren’t able to pick it up at Toys R Us a few weeks ago. It is FREE with purchases of $35 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on LEGO Shop@Home. If you’re deciding to make a purchase or not, be quick on it because it is only available until 11:59pm EST, May 30.

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LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) Box Art Revealed

May 27, 2016 / / 15 Comments

LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828)

Just2Good over on Eurobricks has posted the official box art for the upcoming LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) set. The set is based on the reboot movie that will be released on July 15. It consists of 552 pieces with a price point at $59.99 and it will be available on July 1.

Update: The official image is now up from Amazon Japan.

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LEGO A Spaceship Odyssey T-Shirt on Ript Apparel

May 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Ript Apparel - LEGO A Spaceship Odyssey

Ript Apparel has released a new LEGO shirt design today featuring The LEGO Movie’s Benny. The shirt is called “A Spaceship Odyssey” which is a play off the classic science fiction movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. It will be available for 24 hours and pricing starts at $11 for the regular t-shirts.

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New LEGO Americas Community Manager Announced

May 26, 2016 / / 1 Comment

It was been fairly quiet on the news front but over on the LEGO Ambassador Network, it has been announced that LEGO has found a replacement for the Americas Community Manager position which was previously held by Kevin Hinkle. As you may or may not have known, the position was in the air the past few months as Kevin was moving to another position within The LEGO Group. Starting on July 1st, Paul Striefler will be taking over and you will be able to meet him in some upcoming LEGO conventions.

I am happy to inform you that we have accomplished the very difficult task of finding a suitable candidate to replace Kevin Hinkle as Community Manager for Americas. Although we are sad to say goodbye to Kevin as a team member in AFOL Relations & Programs, we are thrilled that we are able to provide Kevin with a chance to explore new opportunities within The LEGO Group, and even within the LEGO Community Engagement (LCE) Department, ensuring that Kevin will still be a close colleague. As Kevin has already told you through an earlier LAN post, he will move into a new role as Business Integration Manager, using his years’ of experience engaging with and supporting the TFOL and AFOL community to build a stronger collaboration between the LEGO markets, business units and community.

We are very happy to announce that our new Community Manager for Americas is Paul Striefler. Some of you already know Paul as he has been assisting Kevin for more than

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LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot Polybag Found

May 26, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot

Just2Good on Eurobricks has provided some official images of a new LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-wing Pilot. This version of the pilot is from the Star Wars Rebels animated series with the helmet piece with some nice detailed printing. There’s no word yet at this time on how the Rebel A-wing Pilot will be distributed.

LEGO Star Wars Rebel A-Wing Pilot

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass Details

May 26, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced the details for what will be included in the Season Pass for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game which comes out next month. If you pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition of the game, the Season Pass will be included already. Check out the full details below.

LEGO® Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass Details Announced

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced further details on the LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Season Pass, which grants players access to a variety of downloadable content (DLC), including new game levels and story-driven content, as well as additional characters from across the Star Wars ™ galaxy.

The Season Pass features three brand new Level Packs that extend the LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens adventure with exciting new content not seen in the movie. Each add-on pack will allow players to experience key events from the film in different ways, including Poe Dameron’s journey back to the Resistance base after crash landing on Jakku, the assault on Maz Kanata’s castle through the eyes of Kylo Ren and the collapse of Starkiller Base from the perspective of two Resistance pilots. The Season Pass will also include five Character Packs featuring well-known Star Wars™ heroes, villains and Droids.

The LEGO Star Wars ™: The Force Awakens Season Pass will be available for £7.99 on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Steam (Windows PC). Players can also purchase each DLC Pack individually for £1.70 for Character & Vehicle Packs and £2.50 for

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LEGO Toys R Us Exclusive Geoffrey & Friends (40228) Set Found

May 25, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

Our friends over at PromoBricks has found a new exclusive Toys R Us LEGO set that is available over in Germany. The set is called Geoffrey & Friends (40228) and it features the Toys R Us mascot and two children minifigures. The set contains 133 pieces and retails for €9.99 which will most likely translate to $9.99 if it is released here in the US. As a R Us employee, I would definitely want to pick this set up even with the creepy looking Geoffrey. I checked the system this morning and there was no record of the set at this time but I’ll keep you guys updated.

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

LEGO Toys R Us Geoffrey & Friends (40228)

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LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

May 25, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights The Book of Knights

LEGO and Dorling Kindersley has announced the exclusive minifigure that will be including with the upcoming LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights will be Merlok the Magician. This version of Merlok is before he transformed into Merlok 2.0. The Book of Knights will be available in August but you can pre-order it now on Amazon.

Prepare to enter a futuristic knights’ realm, with epic quests, scary monsters and true technical wizardry in LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™ The Book of Knights.

Young knights battle monstrous foes in the exciting land of Knighton, The Book of Knights chronicles these heroes and their adventures, complete with exciting powers and upgrades from a virtual world!

Full of brand new LEGO sets and characters such as Lance, Macy and Jestro, The Book of Knights comes with a new and exclusive LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS Merlok minifigure, from before he becomes Merlok 2.0!

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Spider-Man Character Pack Now Available

May 24, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Spider-Man Character Pack

The Spider-Man Character Pack DLC is now available for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game. It has also been reveal that there will be six playable characters for it including Spider-Man (Captain America: Civil War), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Spider-Man (Miles Morales), Spider-Girl, Iron Spider, and Scarlet Spider. Check out the official press release and trailer for the Spider-Man Character Pack below.

Spider-Man Character Pack Coming to LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers TODAY, Featuring Characters from Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today that a new Super Hero will be available in LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers – Spider-Man! The Spider-Man Character Pack will be available starting today as a complimentary download for all consumers who purchase the game. This exciting new content will feature six (6) fan-favourite web-slingers in full LEGO ® form, including the character’s first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as seen in the recently released blockbuster, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, and classic versions from select Marvel comics. This downloadable content (DLC) will be available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U™, and Steam® (Windows PC).

Spider-Man Character Pack:

· Spider-Man (Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War)
· Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
· Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
· Spider-Girl
· Iron Spider
· Scarlet Spider

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LEGO Announces Quest2NINJAGO Wu-Cru Team Challenge

May 24, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Quest2Ninjago Wu-Cru Team Challenge

Yesterday LEGO released a press release to announce a LEGO Ninjago Quest2NINJAGO Wu-Cru Team Challenge competition that spans across seven cities in the US.

ENFIELD, Conn., May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LEGO Systems, Inc. today announced The Quest2NINJAGO™ Wu-Cru Team Challenge, a traveling interactive competition visiting seven cities across the United States this summer. Based on the blockbuster LEGO® NINJAGO™ property – which comes to life through a collection of building sets and a top-rated animated television series on Cartoon Network – the competition invites children ages 7-12 to use their “ninja” skills to conquer challenges and compete for a chance to be named a Quest2NINJAGO Champion. The winning team from each city will earn a spot as national finalists and receive an all-inclusive trip to LEGOLAND® California Resort, home of the newly opened NINJAGO World and NINJAGO The Ride, where they will compete for the title and grand prize.

The basketball court sized competition course, anchored by large-scale LEGO brick models of two of the property’s most popular characters, Master Wu and Lloyd, features four arenas – Fire, Lightning, Energy, and Earth – each containing two challenges. Children compete in teams of two, using their physical and mental “ninja” skills to make their way through eight timed challenges to earn points, including:

-Element Tumbler Puzzle: crack the code by solving four color pattern challenges
-Kai’s Laser Maze: use physical agility to navigate a tangled web of laser rays
-Jay’s Lightning Maze: guide a wand through a maze without touching the “lightning”
-Mystery Tile Puzzle: correctly

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LEGO City City Square (60097) Amazon Sale

May 23, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Continuing with more sales, the LEGO City City Square (60097) is on sale for $131.99, as of this post, which is 31% off the retail price of $189.99. The set is pretty neat and it has some nice building including a small LEGO Store and delivery truck as well as the tram.

The City Square (60097) was released last year so it still has some shelf life left but this is a great price for it especially if you’ve been holding off on it.

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LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One Buildable Figures Characters Revealed

May 23, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rogue One

There is now confirmation of the three Buildable Figures that will be included with the sets based on the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One movie. The characters include Jyn Erso, a Death Trooper, and K-250. We did have a list before of the set numbers and piece count but there’s no details on which character goes with which set.

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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LEGO City 2014 Trains Sale on Amazon

May 22, 2016 / / 4 Comments

If you’re looking to get some of the older LEGO City train sets, Amazon has some pretty good deals on a couple of them. The High-speed Passenger Train (60051) is on sale for $82.39 which is a savings of 45% of the retail price of $149.99.

The other set is the Cargo Train (60052) which is listed at $133.79, a savings of 33% of the normal price of $199.99.

Both sets were released in 2014 so they will be retiring soon to make way for newer sets so now is a great time to pick them up if you’ve been holding off.

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LEGO Classic Knights (5004419) June/July Promotion

May 21, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Classic Knights (5004419)

You’ve probably seen a glimpse of this set on the LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar but from June 30 to July 10, VIPs can get a Free exclusive LEGO Classic Knights (5004419) set with purchases of $50 or more. LEGO is continuing the traditional classic sets which pays homage to some of the original themes from LEGO. The sets first started in 2014 with the Classic Spaceman Minifigure (5002812) and last year with Classic Pirates Minifigure (5003082).

The set has 47 pieces and the box will again be the white one that’s been used before but with updated printing with this year’s theme. With three different classic themes that have been released or will be releasing with the Knights, there aren’t that much “Classic” themes to choose from. If these types of sets continue next year, I have a feeling it might be for LEGO Town.

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LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

May 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar

The LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar is now up on LEGO’s servers and we can see all the cool promotions and events going on for the month.

July 5-6 – VIP Monthly Mini Model Build will be a Frog (40214)

June 30-July 10 – Free exclusive Classic Knights set with purchases of $50 or more for VIPs.

July 15-31 – Free LEGO City Volcano Jackhammer with City purchases of $35 or more.

July 1-31 – VIPs earn double points on the Police Patrol Boat (60129) and Crooks Island (60131).

July 14-31 – VIPs get early access to a new exclusive set.

Some new sets that will be coming out in July include the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto 1 & Ecto 2 (75828) and the LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253).

Thanks to Jeremy W. for the email heads up.

LEGO July 2016 Store Calendar

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New LEGO Home Furnishing Items Found at LEGOLAND Billund

May 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The talk of the town the past couple of days or so are some new LEGO home furnishing items that have been found over at LEGOLAND Billund by Andres over a Zusammengebaut.com . For some of these items, fans have made their own custom ones but it’s nice to see some official LEGO products as well. Hopefully we’ll see these items available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home in the near future.

Update: I have found out from my friend John who was at LEGOLAND California and the items are now available for purchase. Both the Minifigure Frame and the Keychain Rack are $16.99 each.

The first is a 46 piece LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Minifigure Frame which is able to hold up to 15 super hero minifigures. There’s no word yet on whether a DC version will be released as well.

The second is an official LEGO Keychain Rack which consists of 32 pieces.

Finally, there is a new LEGO Minifigure Cake Mold. There has been a Minifigure Cake Mold released before back in 2009 with item 852708 but that was a red version.

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Bricks Issue 12 Press Release

May 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Issue 12

The guys over at Bricks Magazine is celebrating their first year and they have sent over a press release of the latest issue.

THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
Celebrate the Bricks Birthday as we turn one with the release of issue 12.

Join us in a retrospective look at our first year and relive the incredible adventure that has been 12 months in Bricks. This journey of ours leads perfectly into this month’s topic – quest. A quest can be described as an adventurous expedition with an end goal – much like a LEGO build.

Bricks Issue 12

The questing fun starts in Elevendale, where Miku the dragon takes us on his hunt for the lost dragon with Emily Jones and the elves. These sets have produced some lovely pieces and enchanting builds; it is a world you won’t want to miss. As the story closes on a cliffhanger Bricks ventures over to Eurobricks to examine their long-running LEGO fantasy role-playing game, Guilds of Historica; a fictional world of territories building custom creations to earn points for their chosen factions.

Bricks Issue 12

Bricks Issue 12

There’s plenty of building to take part in as we take a stab at recreating Jason Allemann’s working trebuchet, build a medieval crane using the book Build Your Own LEGO Knights Realm. James Pegrum gets into the spirit of our theme as he recreates Bilbo’s banquet, showing us ways to make trees and authentic Hobbit furniture. There is insight from Timothy Jones as he explains how he created a giant blue sea serpent and Claus-Marc Hahn reveals how his incredible tower

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Spider-Man Character Pack DLC Announced

May 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Spider-Man Character Pack DLC

USA Today has revealed a number of new Spider-Man products that will be releasing for Captain America: Civil War and included on the list is a FREE Spider-Man Character Pack DLC for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. It will be available for all systems that have DLCs most likely next Tuesday. There’s no word on which characters will be available besides Tom Holland’s Spider-Man from Civil War so we’ll have to wait and see.

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More LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Friends Summer 2016 Sets Revealed

May 20, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Ninjago Airjitzu Battle Grounds (70590)

Earlier today, Just2Good has found some new official images of some summer 2016 sets including the LEGO Ninjago Airjitzu Battle Grounds (70590) and the LEGO Friends Heartlake Party Shop (41132) and the Heartlake Performance School (41134).

The Airjitzu Battle Grounds (70590) has 666 pieces and retails for $59.99. It is a medium-sized playset that incorporates the use of some Airjitzu flyers which are also included.

LEGO Ninjago Airjitzu Battle Grounds (70590)

The Heartlake Party Shop (41132) has 176 pieces while the Heartlake Performance School (41134) has 774 pieces.

LEGO Friends Heartlake Party Shop (41132)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Party Shop (41132)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Performance School (41134)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Performance School (41134)

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LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253) Officially Announced

May 19, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Creator Big Ben 10253

LEGO has officially announced the next direct-to-consumer set with the next landmark-type set with the LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253). Some of you may already saw this leaked out yesterday ahead of the embargo which was very disappointing for those who decided to follow the rules.

Anyways, Big Ben consists of 4,163 pieces and will retail for $249.99 which is a heck of a deal considering how many pieces it has compared to the price. Big Ben will become the 5th largest set that LEGO has produced and the second set this year to make that list with the Ghostbusters Firehouse (75827) being released earlier this year. It is on scale with the Tower Bridge (10214) so if you have that set, you can display it next to each other.

LEGO VIPs will have early access to the set starting on June 15 and to the general public on July 1. Check out the press release and more high-quality images below.

10253 Big Ben
Ages 16+. 4,163 pieces.
US $249.99 – CA $299.99 – DE 219.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build the world’s best-known clock tower!

Get up close to Big Ben! The clock was first started on May 31st 1859, and Big Ben’s first chime rang from the 96-meter Elizabeth Tower on July 11th of the same year. This over 23” (60cm) high LEGO® interpretation of the iconic structure is a tribute to its engineering and architecture. It features a detailed

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050) Review

May 18, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Crossbones' Hazard Heist (76050)

It’s been a few weeks since Captain America: Civil War has been released so I think it’s about time to do some reviews on the LEGO Marvel Super Heores sets based on the movie. The first set is the Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050). It consists of 179 pieces and retails for $19.99. The contents of the box include two numbered bags, the instructions, a sticker sheet, and a comic. Warning, there will be spoilers in these reviews so if you haven’t watched the movie yet, I would avoid reading any further.

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Blocks Issue 20 Press Release

May 18, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Blocks Issue 20

The folks at Blocks has sent over the press release for Issue 20 of the magazine. The latest issue takes an in-depth look at the newest wave of LEGO Speed Champions sets and more.

Issue 20 of Blocks magazine has zoomed through subscribers’ letterboxes, and will be in shops on Thursday 19th May.

This month, we’re gearing up for a comprehensive look at the new Speed Champions range, including an exclusive interview with the man behind a real-life Audi.

Elsewhere, Simon Pickard introduces us to his brand new technique for building mind-bending roads, while Daniel Konstanski finds out what goes into a LEGO racing car. It’s not all about the wheels this month, however, with a look back at some classic LEGO football sets and reviews of the latest Ninjago and Super Heroes releases.

We’re also celebrating the premiere of two new blockbusters, with a pair of whimsical Alice in Wonderland builds and instructions for some superpowered X-Men Mighty Micros. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with viral sensation Iain Heath and a complete guide to Technic clutch control.

You can get your copy from Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) Now Available for VIPs

May 18, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

The newest D2C set is now available for LEGO VIP members with the LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)icon. The set contains 1,600 pieces and retails for $199.99. I’ll have my review of The Village in a few days but feel free to check out some of the details below.

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

21128 The Village
Ages 8+. 1,600 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $249.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1899.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build and protect The Village!

Join forces with Alex at the busy Minecraft™ village, including a variety of biomes plus a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and marketplace. Enjoy hands-on Minecraft adventures featuring your favorite characters and objects with this LEGO® Minecraft set—designed for young fans of the highly successful sandbox video game.
• Includes 4 minifigures: Steve, Alex, zombie and a zombie villager, plus a Creeper™, enderman, pig, baby pig, iron golem and 2 villagers (a farmer and a librarian).
• The Village features rainforest, snow and desert biomes, and includes a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and a marketplace.
• Fold out the library and butcher’s buildings and lift the marketplace roof to access the interiors.
• Grab your iron sword and prepare for battle!
• Build the iron golem to help protect the village.
• Accessory elements include a crafting table, water bucket, emerald-ore-style elements, 2 pumpkin heads and a chest with emerald-style elements.
• Weapons include a sword and a pickaxe.
• Set your imagination free—rebuild the set for more LEGO®

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DLC Pack Now Available

May 17, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DLC

The last DLC for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is now available with the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pack. The DLC has 13 playable characters including Agent Melinda May, Agent Bobbi Morse, Agent Daisy Johnson, Agent Jemma Simmons, Agent Koenig, Agent Leo Fitz, Cal Johnson (Mr. Hyde), Deathlok, Gordon, Grant Ward, Jiaying, Lincoln, and Raina. It also has a vehicle to unlock with The Bus and a brand new level.

The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. DLC may be the last one that we know about but Arthur Parsons has hinted in a recent interview that there may be one more in the near future so stay tuned for that.

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LEGO 2016 Color Palette

May 17, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO 2016 Color Palette

LEGO over on the Ambassador Network has just released an updated version of the 2016 color palette. This consists of all of the colors that are currently used for various LEGO elements.

You can download the PDF version here.

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LEGO Dimensions Green Arrow (71342) E3 Promo Polybag Revealed

May 16, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Green Arrow (71342) E3 Promo

It looks like there are already images of the exclusive Green Arrow (71342) promotional polybag of some of the LEGO Dimensions characters that will be given out at E3 next month. As you can see, it has the golden RFID bases for the Green Arrow. There’s also another polybag that is reported to be given out with Supergirl (71340).

**Via eBay via Minifigure Price Guide**

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LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech (70326) Official Images Revealed

May 16, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech (70326)

Jacob_9821 is back with more official summer 2016 images and this time it is for the LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech (70326). The minifigures included in the set are Whiparella, Ash Attacker, Robin, and a Squirebot. The set contains 530 pieces and it was reported earlier at New York Toy Fair that it will cost $39.99 but I also see reports that it might be $49.99 so we’ll see when it is listed on Shop@Home.

LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech (70326)

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“The Greatest Villain of All Time in Ninjago” LEGO ReBrick Contest

May 16, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO ReBrick has a new LEGO Ninjago contest starting today called “The Greatest Villain of All Time in Ninjago” for some really nice prizes. You have to create a stop-motion video revolving around some of the bad guys of Ninjago.

Some of the prizes include a trip for two to LEGOLAND Billund and hotel stay for the grand prize winner while six runner up winners will get signed copies of the Temple of Airjitzu (70751).

The deadline to enter the contest is August 11, 2016. Head over to ReBrick in the link above to see all the rules.

Have you ever wanted to immerse yourself in a fun, action-packed ninja universe? Now is your chance to dive into the adventurous NINJAGO world and explore the greatest villains. We invite you to make a max. 1 minute stop-motion video with the theme “the greatest villain of all time in NINJAGO.” Create a story around existing NINJAGO bad guys or build your own super villain(s). We encourage you to be creative and original and show your twist on the NINJAGO universe.

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LEGO Minifigures Online Appears to be Cancelling in October

May 15, 2016 / / 4 Comments

It appears that the LEGO Minifigures Online video game will be ending later this year when the licensing agreement ends in October. Funcom has released their annual report and the numbers did not meet the forecasts of the company, mainly with the lack of players and revenue generated.

The beta version of LEGO Minifigures Online was first introduced in 2013 when it was a free-to-play MMO game model with microtransactions in game. It was then relaunched into a full game in 2015 and it was changed to a buy-to-play business model where you purchase the full game first.

The game had a tie-in with the physical LEGO Collectible Minifigures which included codes to unlock specific minifigures in game, each with their own abilities.

Funcom communicated in the Q3 2014 report that the initial numbers coming in from the first weeks of live data indicated that it would take longer than planned to achieve the internal targets for player and revenue in 2014 and 2015. The Company has during 2015 been unable to improve these numbers. As a result of this the revenues generated by LEGO® Minifigures Online did not meet the internal forecasts. The Company has therefore fully written off the underlying assets of the game. As of the time of this annual report, the Company does not find it likely that any of the game metrics will improve, and has adjusted its investment in the game accordingly. The license agreement with LEGO for the LEGO® Minifigures Online game ends October 2016.

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LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158) Official Images Revealed

May 15, 2016 / / 14 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158)

Well it looks like the official images of the LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158) that I reported on a few days ago has been revealed by Jacob_9821 over on Eurobricks. The set is a store exclusive and it has 938 pieces and includes minifigures of Ahsoka Tano, C1-10P (Chopper), Ezra Bridger, Captain Sato, and Agent Kallus. As you can see, the minifigure for Ahsoka has been updated with a normal face and she also has trans-blue blades for her lightsabers.

LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158)

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71013) Series 16 Banana Suit Guy Image

May 15, 2016 / / 11 Comments

There’s a new image from none other than CM4Sci of the Banana Suit Guy from the Series 16 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71013) which comes from Dutch toy shop Superspeelgoed.nl. This new wave should be available this fall so there’s still a ways to go before we see official images of the set. I know there’s another image of the packaging but I won’t post it and will delete any comments that link to it. The list below is all of the minifigures for Series 16.

Babysitter
Wildlife Photographer
Cyborg
Ice Queen
Penguin Suit Guy
Banana Suit Guy
Spy
Imp
Hiker
Rogue
Arabian Knight
Serenader
Spooky Boy
Scalawag Pirate
Dog Show Judge
Female Kickboxer

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LEGO City Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134) Now Available at Toys R Us

May 15, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO City Fun in the Park - City People Pack (60134)

There are numerous reports that some of the summer 2016 LEGO City sets have been released at Toys R Us including the highly anticipated Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134). Technically it won’t officially be available at other places like Shop@Homeicon on May 22 but you can get it a week early at retail price of $39.99. Your mileage may vary but there’s a good chance they have it in the back if it’s not on the floor. Plus for getting it, there’s also a promotion going on for a free LEGO Ninjago Battle Pack with purchases of $30 or more.

Spend a great day in the park with some LEGO City residents, with playground equipment, picnic table, park bench, hot dog cart, 14 minifigures, and baby and dog figures.

Meet a bunch of new people spending a beautiful day in the park! Help the father watch his baby, while the kids play in the playground with their grandparents. Buy a hot dog at the cart and enjoy a bite to eat on the park bench, before getting back to work with the painter. Watch out for the dog though, he’ll grab your food if you’re not careful. This is the perfect pack to populate your city!

LEGO City Fun in the Park - City People Pack (60134)

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Tanker Truck Takedown (76067) Official Images Revealed

May 14, 2016 / / 12 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Tanker Truck Takedown (76067)

Jacob_9821 over on Eurobricks has just posted the official images of the last LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War set with the Tanker Truck Takedown (76067). The set has 330 pieces and includes minifigures of Captain America, Hawkeye, Vision, and of course, Spider-Man. One of the main reasons why this set is a summer release is probably to conceal that Spider-Man will be in Civil War. The set looks decent but the main draw is in the minifigures. The Tanker Truck Takedown (76067) is reported to be a Toys R Us exclusive set.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Tanker Truck Takedown (76067)

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406) Listed on Toy R Us

May 13, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406)

The LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406) minifigure polybag is finally listed on Toys R Us’ website for $4.99. This most likely means that it should be showing in stores here in the US as part of an upcoming promotion. This minifigure was first released as a promo in TRU Hong Kong and after a few months, it will finally be available here. The character isn’t too special but polybag collectors would want it anyways. I’ll try to check the status of the minifigure when I get to work tomorrow. The item number is 553205 if you’re searching for it in stores.

Update: I’ve checked the system and there are 6,300 polybags at the closest distribution center here in California waiting to be sent out to stores in nearby states. There’s still no word on when they will be available.

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LEGO Ninjago “Time to Close the Circle”

May 13, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Ninjago Fall 2016

Earlier today, LEGO posted the above image on their social media networks of what appears to be a new storyline for LEGO Ninjagoicon which includes the caption “Time to Close the Circle.” The image shows Cole holding a lantern with Ninjago City in the background. Does this mean the end for LEGO Ninjago animated TV series as they wrap up the show with the “Rise of the Villains” subtheme just in time for the LEGO Ninjago Movie or is it just the beginning? What are your thoughts on this mysterious image?

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LEGO Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate (75158) Set Name Revealed

May 12, 2016 / / 4 Comments

In more summer 2016 LEGO Star Wars set news, Just2Good on Eurobricks has revealed a new set called the Rebel Combat Frigate (75158). This is based on the Star Wars Rebels animated show which is the rumored set with the Ahsoka Tano minifigure. Whether it is Ahsoka’s corvette, also known as the Fulcrum, remains to be seen as J2G will be giving more details of the set soon. More details as they come.

Update: Official images of the set have been revealed.

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LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127) Official Images Revealed

May 12, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127)

Amazon.UK has released the official images of the summer 2016 LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127). The set consists of 984 pieces and will retail for $109.99. The minifigures included in The Fortress are Steve in golden armor, three skeletons, a horse, and sheep.

LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127)

LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127)

**Via Just2Good on Eurobricks**

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LEGO What Am I (40161) Game Revealed

May 12, 2016 / / 7 Comments

A fellow reader has sent me to Jay’s Brick Blog who has found an image of what appears to be a new LEGO set called What Am I (40161) which is loosely based on Guess Who board game but with LEGO minifigures.

The set was found at an Italian LEGO Store so I have a feeling that it’s a LEGO Brand Store/LEGOLAND exclusive. There’s no mentioning of pricing but it does have 536 pieces so it’s a fairly medium-sized set but yet portable. Of course you can customize it with your own minifigures for more play value.

No word on a US release date but I do look forward to seeing it when it is released.

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LEGO VIP Program Questions

May 12, 2016 / / 11 Comments

As you may or may not know, I am part of the LEGO Ambassador Network and from time to time there are workgroups where input is needed from members of the LAN as well as from the LEGO community. Below are some of the questions that were presented to us and LEGO would like some input on the current state of the LEGO VIP program. You can either answer anonymously or with your login below. Please answer seriously and honestly to your ability. Thanks for your help!

1) Please describe how you and your family make use of the VIP program today.

2) Please identify the key benefits the LEGO VIP program provide for your family as a whole.

3) How does the VIP program influence your and your family’s LEGO experiences, such as the LEGO sets and themes you are interested in?

4) Please brainstorm ideas related to additional experiences family oriented VIP members would like access to.

5) Please look into how family oriented VIP members would want to be treated as a VIP when they come to the LEGO store, call the contact center and otherwise get into contact with the LEGO Group.

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LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos (70596) Official Images Revealed

May 11, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos (70596)

Earlier today, the official images for the summer 2016 LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos (70596) were revealed via Amazon Japan. As you can see above, the set will be a playset type set with the Chaos Cave along with a slew of minifigures. The set will come in at 1,253 pieces and will retail for $119.99 which is the largest of the 2016 LEGO Ninjago sets in terms of piece count.

LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos (70596)

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Rescue from Ra’s al Ghul (76056) Official Images Revealed

May 11, 2016 / / 9 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Rescue from Ra's al Ghul (76056)

There are finally official images of the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Rescue from Ra’s al Ghul (76056) which comes from Amazon Japan via Just2Good on Eurobricks. As mentioned before in a previous post, there are four minifigures in the set which includes Desert Batman, Robin, Ra’s al Ghul, and Talia al Ghul. Details of the set include a Batmobile Buggy and a very tiny part of the Lazarus Pit.

Take the enemy by surprise and crash Desert Batman’s Buggy through the gates of Ra’s al Ghul’s hideout. Draw your sword as you duel with Talia al Ghul at the top of the staircase. Evade Ra’s al Ghul jumping out of the Lazarus Pit and rescue Robin from the cell — but watch out for the swinging axe trap!

Includes 4 minifigures: Desert Batman, Ra’s al Ghul, Robin and Talia al Ghul
Features Ra’s al Ghul’s secret headquarters and Desert Batman’s Buggy
Secret headquarters features 2 opening gates for Desert Batman’s Buggy to smash through, a winding staircase with a green diamond-style element and lever-operated swinging axe trap, Lazarus Pit area with translucent-green liquid-style element, a catapult to launch Ra’s al Ghul into battle, and a prison cell for Robin with exploding door function
Buggy features 2 stud shooters and weapon holders for Desert Batman’s Batarang and sword
Weapons include Desert Batman’s sword and Batarang, Talia al Ghul’s sword, Ra’s al Ghul’s sword, Robin’s fighting stick and an axe
Accessory elements include Desert Batman’s mask and cape, Ra’s al Ghul’s cape and a black

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LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood Now Available

May 10, 2016 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood direct-to-video original movie is now available for purchase which also includes the exclusive Scooby minifigure with slightly different face printing. Both the Blu-Ray and Standard versions of the movie will have the minifigure so it all depends on what you want to get.

Scooby-Doo and the Gang in Their First LEGO Movie!

Oooh, Hollywood! The glitz, the glam…the Headless Horseman! Join your favorite K-9 sleuth, Scooby-Doo, along with Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. gang as they find themselves in a Tinseltown twist. While on a VIP tour of the legendary Brickton Studios, Scooby and friends get a firsthand experience of the rumored hauntings when classic movie monsters drop in for a creepy casting call. There’s only one way to solve this thriller and save the aging studio – it’s Mystery Inc.’s movie magic time. Grab your Scooby Snacks and hop in the director’s chair for this all-new LEGO movie!

Special Features:

Scooby-Doo and LEGO Too Featurette
Scooby-Doo’s Sleuthing Secrets Featurette
3 Bonus Vintage Cartoons

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Disney Infinity Cancelled, More Fuel for Star Wars to LEGO Dimensions?

May 10, 2016 / / 15 Comments

Just a short while ago, Disney Infinity SVP & GM, John Blackburn, announced that they have decided to discontinue the production of Disney Infinity. Their final retail releases will be coming out in the next month or two but that is it for the toys-to-life brand. As you may or may not know, Disney Infinity 3.0 was the home to Star Wars line and that’s why LEGO Dimensions didn’t have any expansion packs based on the theme. At E3 2015, Disney vice president of production John Vignocchi also stated that Star Wars will never come to LEGO Dimensions.

Does this announcement of Disney Infinity being cancelled pave way for the Star Wars franchise to come to LEGO Dimensions? If you recall, there was a rumor last year from a fairly reliable source on Eurobricks that there could be LEGO Dimensions Star Wars expansion packs coming in late 2016/early 2017.

There’s no actual correlation between today’s announcement and the rumors but who knows if there’s already a deal between LEGO and Disney/Lucasfilm to produce expansion packs for Dimensions. This could also mean that other Disney franchises could also be coming over to LEGO Dimensions. Stay tuned as I’ll definitely update if there’s any news, especially with E3, San Diego Comic Con, and Gamescom coming in the next few months.

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange DLC Now Available

May 10, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange DLC

It’s Tuesday and that means there’s a new DLC release for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game with the All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange pack. If you have the Season Pass, you can go ahead and download it now to play the new level. You can also purchase it separately as well for $2.99.

There are 8 playable characters for the All-New, All-Different Doctor Strange DLC pack including Doctor Strange, Baron Mordo, Clea, Doctor Voodoo, Dormammu, Jennifer Kale, Mindless One Warrior, and Night Nurse.

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 5 Expansion Packs Now Available

May 10, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Dimensions Wave 5

Today marks the release of Wave 5 of the LEGO Dimensions expansion packs with three new Fun Packs including Ghostbusters Slimer (71241), DC Comics Super Heroes Bane (71240), and Ninjago Lloyd (71239). This also marks the last of the expansion packs for Series 1 and we should be hearing details about Series 2 LEGO Dimensions expansion packs very soon, most likely at E3 next month.

LEGO® Dimensions™ Adds Three New Fun Packs Based
on DC Comics, Ghostbusters and LEGO Ninjago
Players Can Grow Their Collection to Create Even Crazier Combinations
with Their Favorite Characters, Vehicles and Gadgets
______________________________________________________________________________
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the release of the highly collectable DC Comics Bane, Ghostbusters Slimer and LEGO Ninjago Lloyd Fun Packs. Players can customize their building and gaming adventures in LEGO Dimensions with the purchase of these Wave 5 Fun Packs which provide buildable characters, and rebuildable 3-in-1 vehicles and gadgets with special in-game abilities. All expansion packs provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game. Plus, any expansion pack character can unlock the corresponding Adventure World of the same brand to provide players with additional open-world gameplay content based on that entertainment property.

DC Comics fans can broaden their LEGO Dimensions gameplay with the buildable Bane Fun Pack. Players can place the buildable villain on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring him to life in the game, and then activate his Hazard Protection, Big Transform, or Super Stealth abilities to solve puzzles and overpower enemies. His 3-in-1 Drill

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) Review

May 9, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Series Assault on Hoth (75098)

The May the 4th flagship set for this year was announced back in February with the LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098)icon. Almost immediately, there was an overwhelmingly negative response to the set and pretty easy to see why it got such as response. Let’s take a deeper look at the set to see if all of the negative press was warranted.

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LEGO Mother’s Day Rose (852786) Promotion on Shop@Home

May 8, 2016 / / 5 Comments

This might be a little late for some of you but LEGO Shop@Home has an unannounced Mother’s Day promotion for a FREE LEGO Rose (852786) with purchases of $35 or more. The rose comes assembled and is glued together so there’s no building invovled but it does make a nice display model. The promo is an online exclusive and lasts for about 5 more hours as of this post.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Promo at Toys R Us

May 8, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447)

Starting today at Toys R Us in stores only, there is a promotion for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag free with purchases of $30 or more. This promotion is slightly better than the one LEGO will be having at the end of the month. If you’re lucky, you might even be able to purchase it individually but your milage may vary. The promotion will last until the end of the week.

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LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014) Box Breakdown

May 7, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014)

If you’re a LEGO Collectible Minifigures completionist, you would know that the DFB German National Football Team (71014) will be released next week in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. If you’re lucky to be in those countries or have someone picking them up for you, you would know that the easiest way to find each minifigure is to get a complete box since there’s really no way to feel for them.

Fortuantely, someone from the Singapore Brick Users Group has managed to get a full box and has given a breakdown of how many of each German player will be in a box.

3 per box

Joachim Löw – Coach
Manuel Neuer – #1
Benedikt Höwedes – #4
Mats Hummels – #5
Jérôme Boateng – #17
Christoph Kramer – #20
Max Kruse – #23

4 per box

Shkodran Mustafi – #2
Bastian Schweinsteiger – #7
Mesut Özil – #8
Thomas Müller – #13
Mario Götze – #19
Marco Reus – #21

5 per box

Sami Khedira – #6
André Schürrle – #9
Toni Kroos – #18

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LEGO The Walking Dead Negan T-Shirt on Ript Apparel

May 6, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Ript Apparel LEGO Negan

I haven’t promoted a LEGO themed t-shirt in a long time but Ript Apparel today has released a new one featuring The Walking Dead’s main antagonist this past season, Negan and his barbed wire baseball bat Lucille. The shirt will starts at $11 and is available for 24 hours at this price.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Polybag Review

May 6, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

If you followed one of my previous posts, you would’ve probably found the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag at Toys R Us. It contains only 25 pieces and retails for $3.99. This is also the exact same polybag that will be included in a LEGO promotion from May 27-30 for spending $35 or more.

This version of Captain America has been in a few sets including the Avengers: Age of Ultron sets as well as a couple of the Civil Wars sets but this is the cheapest way to get the minifigure.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

The black motorcycle frame is fairly rare as it has only been in two other sets. The motorcycle also has a small sidecar which has a flick-fire missile attached to it with a small clip. The front of the sidecar has another clip to slide Captain America’s shield in.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

For what you get with the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag, it’s definitely worth looking for at Toys R Us especially if you collect the Super Heroes sets. I would totally spend $4 for it instead of spending $35.

It’s also a little strange that TRU is selling the polybag ahead of a LEGO promo in the same month because that usually doesn’t happen, especially here in the US. If you’re searching for it, the item number is #396626. If the polybags are not on the floor, they’re probably behind a counter somewhere or in the back of house.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

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BrickUniverse Columbus 2016 Press Release

May 5, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Greyson over at BrickUniverse has sent over a press release regarding their next LEGO fan expo in Columbus, Ohio in August. There’s still time to sign up to be a registered attendee if you want to display your creations and join in on activities.

The center of the LEGO universe will be in Columbus, Ohio this August! BrickUniverse Columbus AFOL Convention will be coming to the Greater Columbus Convention Center August 19-21, 2016 for three full days of fun for adult and teenage fans of LEGO. The website is www.brickunvierse.org/columbuscon

Over the three days, convention attendees will be able to meet fellow adult LEGO fans including Jonathan Lopes from San Diego, Dan Siskand of Brickmania, Rocco Buttliere from Chicago, The Brick Show, and more!

Attendees will also be able to experience:
Seminars, Roundtable discussions, and Workshops: insightful talks led by fellow members of the community
Incredible Displays: 27′ long LEGO model of the USS Missouri built by Dan Siskand, urban landscapes built in a custom LEGO scale by Jonathan Lopes from California, a 180 sq. foot LEGO Renaissance Fair built by James Burrows from Florirda, and more!
Games: multiple AFOL games like speed build and combo with chances to win free LEGO
Interaction: Meet LEGO fans from across the the country. Fanss from California, Chicago, Florida, Virginia, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Georgia, and of course locally in Ohio have already registered for the convention
Charity: there will be a silent auction and raffle supporting Creations for Charity
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LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug Building Instructions

May 5, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug

This past Saturday, LEGO Brand Stores held a special event for LEGO Users Group (LUG) members for the start of the May the 4th shopping event. Members of various LUGs around the world were invited to the event at their local LEGO Store and there were some LEGO Star Wars exclusives for the event including an Assault on Hoth art poster as well as the Escape the Space Slug set.

The 161 piece set was obtained by spending $150 on LEGO Star Wars sets and I believe they were limited to 28 per store. The box is similar to the exclusive ones that are sold at various conventions like San Diego Comic Con.

LEGO Star Wars Escape the Space Slug

The Escape the Space Slug set is based on the scene in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back where Han Solo and the rest of the crew escaped during the Battle of Hoth and went into hiding on the maw of the exogorth.

This particular set shows a small diorama of the scene after the Millennium Falcon flew out of the space slug’s mouth. This set is actually the first time that LEGO has created the Space Slug so that’s pretty neat.

Although there are no new or rare pieces so if you have the correct parts, you can build your own. My friend Joey, who also went to his LUG event, was nice enough to send over a PDF copy of the instructions for me to share so you can download it here. The file is about 14mb so it’s not … Continue

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer Recreated in LEGO

May 5, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars Rogue One

The fairly recent trend in LEGO animated filming is recreating official movie trailers and a group of people called the Animators Collective has done just that with the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer. The stop-motion video took only a few weeks to create but it is a perfect representation of the trailer. The animators have also released behind-the-scenes videos including the VFX Breakdown as well as Behind the Scenes shots, and a side-by-side comparison.

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Sonic the Hedgehog Rumored to be Confirmed for LEGO Dimensions

May 4, 2016 / / 18 Comments

There are some new rumors regarding some of the expansion packs for Series 2 of LEGO Dimensions. CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has reported that one of the packs is “confirmed” to be Sonic the Hedgehog (71244). Of course, nothing is really confirmed until there are there actual details about them but CM4Sci has proven to be a very reliable source of information. Furthermore in the thread, there are strong suggestions that the KR (71252) pack will be based on the Knight Rider franchise.

To give a short roundup of some rumored LEGO Dimensions expansion packs for Series 2, we have the promotional Supergirl from E3, Sonic the Hedgehog, Knight Rider, Jillian Holtzmann from the Ghostbusters reboot, Adventure Time, Harry Potter, Fantasitc Beasts and Where to Find Them, and Teen Titans GO!

I have a feeling we’ll have more information about the next series of LEGO Dimensions expansion packs next month at E3 as well as San Diego Comic Con in July.

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New LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Trailer Released

May 4, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game

Earlier today, I was sent a press release regarding a new trailer for the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game.

In honour of Star Wars Day, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released an all-new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer revealing exclusive new levels exploring adventures set in the time leading up to the hit film.

The trailer delves into untold tales within the Star Wars galaxy all with a LEGO twist, including Han and Chewie’s voyage to capture the ravenous Rathtars, how the mysterious Crimson Corsair foiled the plans of the First Order, secrets behind Lor San Tekka’s journey to the Jakku Village, Poe Dameron’s daring rescue of Admiral Ackbar and more!

It will also feature original voice work from key members of the theatrical cast: Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and other top stars from the film.

The six (6) New Adventures featured in LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens:

· Rathtar Hunting – Follows Han Solo and Chewbacca’s voyage to capture the ravenous Rathtars.
· Lor San Tekka’s Return – Uncovers secrets behind Lor San Tekka’s journey to the Jakku Village.
· Poe to the Rescue – Details Poe Dameron’s daring rescue mission to save Admiral Ackbar.
· Crimson Corsair– Explores how the notorious Outer Rim pirate, the Crimson Corsair, foiled the plans of the First Order.
· Trouble Over Taul– Follows the events leading up C-3PO’s acquisition of his new red arm.
· Ottegan Assault– Reveals a puzzle piece

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LEGO Ideas Spaceballs – Eagle 5 Achieves 10,000 Supporters

May 4, 2016 / / 7 Comments

The Spaceballs – Eagle 5 by NvdK is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. If you’re not familiar with Spaceballs, it is a parody movie of various movie franchises including Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, and the Planet of the Apes. The project features Captain Lone Starr’s Eagle 5 which is the Winnebago space ship.

The project now joins Voltron – Defender of the Universe as the projects that qualify for the Second 2016 Review Stage.

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LEGO May the 4th Sales & Promos

May 4, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars 2016 May the 4th

Today is May the 4th and remember there are sales going at both the LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home.

– Free First Order Stormtrooper (30602) with purchases of $50 or more.

– Double VIP Points on all LEGO Star Wars purchases.

– Free LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens theatrical poster with any LEGO Star Wars purchase.

Product Description US RRP Sale Price
75074 Snowspeedericon $9.99 $7.99
75075 AT-ATicon $9.99 $7.99
75091 Flash Speedericon $29.99 $23.99
75092 Naboo Starfighter
icon		 $49.99 $39.99
75094 Imperial Shuttle Tydiriumicon $99.99 $79.99
75096 Sith Infiltratoricon $89.99 $71.99
75106 Imperial Assault Carriericon $129.99 $103.99
75107 Jango Fetticon $19.99 $15.99
75108 Clone Commander Codyicon $19.99 $15.99
75109 Obi-Wan Kenobiicon $24.99 $19.99
75110 Luke Skywalkericon $19.99 $15.99
75112 General Grievousicon $34.99 $27.99
75113 Reyicon $19.99 $15.99
75115 Poe Dameronicon $24.99 $19.99
75116 Finnicon $24.99 $19.99
75117 Kylo Renicon $24.99 $19.99
75118 Captain Phasmaicon $24.99 $19.99
75126 First Order Snowspeedericon $9.99 $7.99
75131 Resistance Trooper Battle Packicon $12.99 $10.39
75132 First Order Battle Pack
icon		 $12.99 $10.39
75139 Battle on Takodanaicon $59.99 $47.99
75140 Resistance Troop Transportericon $69.99 $55.99
75141 Kanan’s Speeder Bikeicon $19.99 $15.99
75142 C-3PO Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853449 Yoda Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853451 Chewbacca Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853469 Wicket Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853470 R2-D2 Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
850996 Darth Vader keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
850997 Princess Leia Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
850998 Boba Fett Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
850635 Darth Vader Magneticon $6.99 $5.59
850446 Darth Maul Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
5005008 LEGO Star Wars: Small Scenes from a Big Galaxy Bookicon $24.99 $19.99
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LEGO 2016 Summer Olympics & Paralympics Mascots Building Instructions

May 3, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO 2016 Summer Olympics Vinicius

This is a pretty unusual thing but LEGO has published the instructions for the two 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics mascots (40225), Vinicius and Tom. The word on these characters is that they’ll be available regionally in Brazil.

LEGO 2016 Summer Olympics Tom

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Black Panther DLC Now Available

May 3, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Black Panther DLC

Starting today, you can download the latest DLC for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game with the Black Panther Character & Level Pack. Some of the characters that you are able to play as include Black Panther (T’Challa), Aragorn, Black Knight (Augustine du Lac), a Dora Milaje Warrior, Killmonger, Man-Ape (M’Baku), Shuri, Ulysses Klaw (Classic), and White Wolf. There is also the Black Panther Skybike that you can use in the Wakanda level. TT Games Arthur Parsons has given some details about the Black Panther DLC Pack over at Marvel.com.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Available at Toys R Us

May 3, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

If you’re waiting for the LEGO promotion for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag from May 27-30, you may want to check out Toys R Us. There are numerous reports that they are available in stores for $3.99, including mine, with no qualifying purchases. Instead of spending $35 at the LEGO Stores or on Shop@Home, you can just get it outright for $3.99. The polybags may be on the floor but if not, ask for it with the item number #396626.

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LEGO Ideas Voltron – Defender of the Universe Achieves 10,000 Supporters

May 2, 2016 / / 9 Comments

With very much hype on social media on the past few weeks, the Voltron – Defender of the Universe project by len_d69 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the popular Japanese anime and is personally one of my favorite shows from the 80’s. It contains all five lions including the black for the head and body, yellow and green for the arms, and blue and yellow for the legs.

Voltron is the first project to qualify for the Second 2015 Review Stage. I usually am not biased on LEGO Ideas projects but this is one that I actually want to see released as an official set.

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LEGO Bionicle Summer 2016 Official Images

May 2, 2016 / / 5 Comments

The upcoming summer 2016 images of the LEGO Bionicle sets have been uploaded to Toy R Us’ website which includes the descriptions of the sets. The only set missing is the Quake Beast (71315) which could mean that it’s another store exclusive.

Ekimu The Mask Maker (71312)

Ekimu The Mask Maker has emerged from sleep and is ready to fight with his Crystal Hammer and Crystal Saw Shield. Turn the wheel to rotate the torso and twist the battle arm for fast-action play with this sturdy Bionicle® hero, featuring posable joints, unique rune decoration and mask pop-off trigger.

The LEGO Bionicle Ekimu The Mask Maker (71312) Features:
Features a Bionicle® head with mask pop-off trigger, powered-up Mask of Creation, Crystal Saw Shield, armor chest piece with unique rune decoration and posable joints.

Twist the arm wheel to activate the battle arm.

Includes a Crystal Hammer weapon.

Stands over 8 Inch tall.

Lava Beast (71313)

The only Elemental Beast in the 2016 LEGO® Bionicle® series that can fly, this buildable Lava Beast features 2 lava-crystal-like wings and slicing lava blades. Turn the wheel to activate the rotating torso for fast-action combat scenes, but avoid the enemy’s strikes to the jaw that will pop off the beast’s mask. Power up by popping off the Beast Mask of Corruption and add the corrupted Unity Mask of Tahu to gain the edge in battle.

The LEGO Bionicle Lava Beast (71313) Features:
Features a Bionicle® head with mask pop-off trigger, 2 pairs of slicing lava blades, Beast Mask of Corruption, punchable

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Now Officially Available

May 1, 2016 / / 12 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Today is the first of May so that means the new LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)icon are officially available at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Homeicon. Instead of the traditional 16 minifigures to collect, there are now 18 in this series. I’ve already done a review on them that you can check out. If you’re still looking for them, I’ve also provided a feel guide to help you out.

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LEGO Dimensions Supergirl (71340) Image Found

April 28, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Supergirl (71340)

There hasn’t been much news lately about any future expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions but Huw over at Brickset has found some instructions on a new Supergirl (71340) Dimensions pack which includes a first look at the minifigure. From the looks of it, a majority of the minifigure is the same as the Supergirl we got in the Brainic Attack (76040) set except that the head and hair are new.

There’s no mentioning on how to get it but Just2Good over in the article says it will be an E3 exclusive promo in June. If this is true, hopefully she’ll be available at a later time so people who can’t attend E3 will be able to get one in an expansion pack.

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The LEGO Group Owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Announces His Successor

April 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Yesterday, LEGO released a press release regarding the future of the company. It was announced that Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and his son, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen will be switching roles on the board of directors as Thomas Kirk will be the new deputy chairman while his father becomes an ordinary member of the board.

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen says:

“The family has for some years been making careful preparations for the future. I am very pleased to say that we are now ready to take certain important steps toward the smooth generational handover that will continue to maintain active family ownership of the LEGO Group – not just for the next generation but also for generations to come.

“As part of the preparations, we have decided that in each generation one person should be taking on the role as the most active owner. The most active owner will on behalf of the whole family be close to the LEGO Group, the LEGO Foundation and KIRKBI. We in the family have agreed that Thomas should assume this role in the fourth generation. Thomas has built up an in-depth knowledge of the companies, and he enjoys the backing of the whole family.”

You can read more on the story in the link above or if you’re subscribed to The Wall Street Journal, they did their own piece about this story.

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LEGO May the 4th 2016 Sales

April 28, 2016 / / 9 Comments

LEGO Star Wars 2016 May the 4th

Yesterday while I was travelling, LEGO sent over some of the promotions that will be going on for the May the 4th event which actually starts on April 30.

I’ve already talked about some of the promos including the First Order Stormtrooper (30602) with purchases of $50 or more. You can also get Double VIP Points on all LEGO Star Wars purchases. Also free with any LEGO Star Wars purchase, you can get the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens theatrical poster.

Finally we have a list of the items that will be going on sale during the event which you can check out below.

Product Description US RRP Sale Price
75074 Snowspeedericon $9.99 $7.99
75075 AT-ATicon $9.99 $7.99
75091 Flash Speedericon $29.99 $23.99
75092 Naboo Starfighter
icon		 $49.99 $39.99
75094 Imperial Shuttle Tydiriumicon $99.99 $79.99
75096 Sith Infiltratoricon $89.99 $71.99
75106 Imperial Assault Carriericon $129.99 $103.99
75107 Jango Fetticon $19.99 $15.99
75108 Clone Commander Codyicon $19.99 $15.99
75109 Obi-Wan Kenobiicon $24.99 $19.99
75110 Luke Skywalkericon $19.99 $15.99
75112 General Grievousicon $34.99 $27.99
75113 Reyicon $19.99 $15.99
75115 Poe Dameronicon $24.99 $19.99
75116 Finnicon $24.99 $19.99
75117 Kylo Renicon $24.99 $19.99
75118 Captain Phasmaicon $24.99 $19.99
75126 First Order Snowspeedericon $9.99 $7.99
75131 Resistance Trooper Battle Packicon $12.99 $10.39
75132 First Order Battle Pack
icon		 $12.99 $10.39
75139 Battle on Takodanaicon $59.99 $47.99
75140 Resistance Troop Transportericon $69.99 $55.99
75141 Kanan’s Speeder Bikeicon $19.99 $15.99
75142 C-3PO Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853449 Yoda Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853451 Chewbacca Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853469 Wicket Keychainicon $5.99 $4.79
853470 R2-D2 Keychain
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LEGO Ideas Johnny Five Achieves 10,000 Supporters

April 28, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The Johnny Five project by PepaQuin is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the robot from the Short Circuit movies back in the 80s. It has about 300 pieces and stands at 7″ tall with various points of articulation including the torso, arms, head, and even the eyebrows. Johnny Five also features a retracting shoulder mount and moving treads.

The project barely makes it into the First 2016 Review Stage and it joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, the Old Fishing Store, the Jedi High Council, the Particle Accelerator, the Jurassic Park Visitor Center, and the Rolling BB-8 as the projects that qualify for review.

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LEGO June 2016 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

April 28, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO June 2016 Store Calendar

The June 2016 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can now see all the promotions and events for the month.

Earn Double VIP Points for the LEGO Technic Race Kart (42048) and the Mine Loader (42049).

June 1-15: The main promotion for the month is the LEGO Creator Fountain (40221) with purchases of $75 or more.

June 6: Collect card #3 for the LEGO Star Wars Character Card which is a First Order Stormtrooper.

June 7-8: The Monthly Mini Build will be a Seaplane (40213).

June 13: There will be a Minifigure Swap on that Monday.

June 15-30: LEGO VIP members will get early access to a new exclusive set.

June 20: Collect card #4 for the LEGO Star Wars Character Card which is Kylo Ren.

June 14, 21, 28: Build or race prebuilt vehicles at the LEGO Store to get a LEGO Technic Poster.

Thanks to everyone who emailed in about it. I saw it yesterday but was travelling to Philly Brick Fest so I couldn’t get to it.

LEGO June 2016 Store Calendar

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LEGO Architecture Summer 2016 Official Images

April 26, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Architecture Buckingham Palace (21029)

For the LEGO Architecture fans, there are now official images of the two summer 2016 sets from Amazon. Even though there are only two sets coming out, they are both very nice, hefty looking builds.

Buckingham Palace (21029)

LEGO Architecture Buckingham Palace (21029)

LEGO Architecture Buckingham Palace (21029)

United States Capitol Building (21030)

LEGO Architecture United States Capitol Building (21030)

LEGO Architecture United States Capitol Building (21030)

LEGO Architecture United States Capitol Building (21030)

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LEGO Elves Summer 2016 Official Images

April 26, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Elves The Precious Crystal Mine (41177)

Continuing with the coverage of the summer 2016 official images, we now have the ones for LEGO Elves via Amazon UK. This summer wave finally introduces the antagonist of the storyline with Ragana so it’s nice seeing her in a set.

The Precious Crystal Mine (41177)

LEGO Elves The Precious Crystal Mine (41177)

LEGO Elves The Precious Crystal Mine (41177)

The Dragon Sanctuary (41178)

LEGO Elves The Dragon Sanctuary (41178)

LEGO Elves The Dragon Sanctuary (41178)

LEGO Elves The Dragon Sanctuary (41178)

Queen Dragon’s Rescue (41179)

LEGO Elves Queen Dragon’s Rescue (41179)

LEGO Elves Queen Dragon’s Rescue (41179)

LEGO Elves Queen Dragon’s Rescue (41179)

Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle (41180)

LEGO Elves Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle (41180)

LEGO Elves Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle (41180)

LEGO Elves Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle (41180)

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LEGO Ninjago Summer 2016 Official Images

April 26, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Ninjago Rock Roader (70589)

We finally have some official images of a few of the summer 2016 LEGO Ninjago sets courtesy of Amazon UK. There are still a couple of the store exclusive sets that don’t have images yet so I’ll add those when they become available.

Rock Roader (70589)

LEGO Ninjago Rock Roader (70589)

LEGO Ninjago Rock Roader (70589)

Kryptarium Prison Breakout (70591)

LEGO Ninjago Kryptarium Prison Breakout (70591)

LEGO Ninjago Kryptarium Prison Breakout (70591)

LEGO Ninjago Kryptarium Prison Breakout (70591)

Salvage M.E.C. (70592)

LEGO Ninjago Salvage M.E.C. (70592)

LEGO Ninjago Salvage M.E.C. (70592)

LEGO Ninjago Salvage M.E.C. (70592)

The Green NRG Dragon (70593)

LEGO Ninjago The Green NRG Dragon (70593)

LEGO Ninjago The Green NRG Dragon (70593)

LEGO Ninjago The Green NRG Dragon (70593)

Ultra Stealth Raider (70595)

LEGO Ninjago Ultra Stealth Raider (70595)

LEGO Ninjago Ultra Stealth Raider (70595)

LEGO Ninjago Ultra Stealth Raider (70595)

**Via Hoth Bricks**

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Review

April 25, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Last month, LEGO officially announced the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) and a majority of the LEGO community as well as the rest of the world went bananas. They were rumored last year on April Fools Day but may people dispelled as just that since people can’t really trust anything said on that day. The rumor ended up to be true and here we are now.

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Designer Video and Interview

April 25, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056)

Earlier this morning, LEGO announced the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) and now the designer video is also available. LEGO has also sent over an interview with the product designers.

The designers of the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS Andrew Woodman and Uwe Wabra are talking about their dream project – from the idea to the complete model.

What was the idea behind this project?

Andrew Woodman, Senior Design Manager, LEGO Technic:
As a lover of design and high-performance cars, it was a dream to make the Porsche 911 our first model. When we started to collect ideas for this new LEGO Technic model, we realized that we wanted to create more than just a great building experience. It should be all over special. We knew that we needed a partner with the perfect vehicle that was both highly desirable and a true icon. So we reached out to Porsche.

How did the cooperation with Porsche run?

Andrew Woodman, Senior Design Manager, LEGO Technic:
The cooperation with Porsche was fantastic. The employees are incredibly passionate for the Porsche brand and showed huge interest in our LEGO Technic model.
From our very first meeting it was clear that Porsche shared the same passion for the vision of this concept and together we decided upon using the current 911 GT3 RS as the first vehicle in this LEGO Technic series.

How much time did the whole process take and what were the particular development steps?

Andrew Woodman, Senior Design Manager, LEGO Technic:
The whole process

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Officially Announced

April 25, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Yesterday LEGO did a teaser for LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) and today they have officially announced the set. It has 2,704 pieces, retailing for $299.99 and it will be availale globally on June 1 at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. Check out the press release and some more images of the set below.

42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Ages 16+. 2,704 pieces.
US $299.99 – CA $349.99 – DE 299.99€ – UK £249.99 – DK 2599.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Discover the iconic Porsche 911 GT3 RS!

Experience the iconic Porsche 911 GT3 RS with this authentic LEGO® Technic replica. Inside the box you’ll discover a special collector’s book chronicling the history of LEGO Technic and Porsche GT cars, together with 4 original-design rims bearing the RS emblem. The sets of elements are boxed, and the building sequence gives an insight into the real-life vehicle’s assembly process. The model features detailed, orange bodywork, red suspension springs, detailed headlights, taillights, brake calipers and rims with low-profile tires. The accessible cockpit features a detailed dashboard, working gearbox, steering wheel with gearshift paddles, racing seats and a glove compartment containing a unique serial number. Functions include opening doors and hood with storage compartment and suitcase, and an opening rear lid that houses a detailed flat 6 engine with moving pistons. This 1:8 scale model has been designed to provide an immersive and rewarding building experience.• Features authentically designed aerodynamic bodywork, adjustable rear spoiler, headlights and taillights, red

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Teaser Video

April 24, 2016 / / 8 Comments

News has been fairly quiet lately but today LEGO has posted a teaser of the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) on their Facebook Page. If you look closely, you can kind of see that it is orange as rumored before. The caption also shows it coming in 911 hours. I’ve been told official release of it in the US is in 911 hours or in 37 days which is June 1 while the rest of the world is on August 1. As for pricing, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) will be €299 and £249 as stated at the London Toy Fair. Now the wait is on for June 1st.

Update: The Porsche 911 GT3 RS has been officially announced.

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LEGO Star Wars Master Your Force Building Event at Toys R Us on May 7

April 22, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you’re a fan of the LEGO building events at Toys R Us stores, mark your calendars. On Saturday, May 7 from 12-2pm, there will be a LEGO Star Wars Master Your Force event happening which includes a clue hunt and building an exclusive mini Millennium Falcon. Canadian residents will have their event on April 30. Thanks to Daniel for the heads up.

Visit your nearby Toys”R”Us and immerse yourself in a far-away Universe to awaken and master the force. Participate in clue hunt and build to take home your very own exclusive Mini LEGO® Star Wars™ Millennium Falcon™ (while supplies last).

For Club Members in US: Visit any US Toys“R”Us store on Saturday, May 7th between 12-2pm for a LEGO® Star Wars™ building event!

For Club Members in Canada: Visit any US Toys“R”Us store on Saturday, April 30th at 11am for a LEGO® Star Wars™ building event!

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Toys R Us Friends & Family Promotion Starts Tomorrow – Save 20%

April 21, 2016 / / 4 Comments

The Toys R Us Friends & Family promotion starts tomorrow and there’s a 20% off coupon that you can use both in stores and online. Fortunately, LEGO is not included in the exclusions list so if there’s a set that you’re interested in, this weekend might be a good time to pick it up. Keep in mind that TRU does mark up the prices just a tad bit you won’t actually get the full 20% off. If you’re shopping online, use the code FRIEND20 at checkout.

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Blocks Issue 19 Press Release

April 21, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Blocks Issue 19

Issue 19 of Blocks magazine is now with subscribers, and on shelves from today (Thursday 21st April).

This month, we pit Captain America against Iron Man in our Civil War cover feature, as six brilliant builds go head-to-head in the superhero showdown of the century.

Continuing the Marvel-lous theme, Daniel Konstanski dissects every LEGO Quinjet so far, while MOD Squad member Chris Wight shows us how to improve the latest version. Our Civil War coverage is rounded out with reviews of the latest sets and an exclusive interview with TT Games head honcho Arthur Parsons, who talks all things LEGO Marvel’s Avengers.

There’s also plenty of non-superhero related goodness to get stuck into, as we go behind-the-scenes on the latest LEGO Ideas project and celebrate the live adaptation of The Jungle Book with a series of exclusive builds. Meanwhile, Minifigs.me’s Nick Savage gives us the lowdown on starting your own LEGO business.

You can get your copy from Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

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BrickBuildersPro Bake Sale Promo

April 21, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The folks over at Brick Builder sPro has let us know about a promotion they’re running until tomorrow.

Bake Sale at Brickbuilderspro.com! Take 10% off new printed “baked” goods including prints for pies, cakes and cookie. Offer good thru Friday 4/22.

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LEGO Star Wars 2016 May the 4th Shopping Event Details

April 20, 2016 / / 21 Comments

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th

The 2016 LEGO Star Wars May the 4th shopping event is next week and LEGOicon has teased more details about the promotion. We already knew about the exclusive minifigure for this year with the First Order Stormtrooper (30602). It is available free with purchases of $50 or more on LEGO Star Wars products.

There is also the Double VIP Points on all LEGO Star Wars purchases which is always nice.

What we didn’t know about is the free LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens theatrical poster. The image is a direct recreation of the official poster using LEGO minifigures and builds. The only downside that I suspect about it is that it’ll be folded up. I’ve uploaded a clearer image of the poster from a postcard that I got in the mail which you can see below.

Finally, it’s worth mentioning that the headline set for May the 4th is the UCS Assault on Hoth. I’ll have my review on this particular set in a few weeks time.

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th

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LEGO Mixels Series 9 Official Images

April 20, 2016 / / 2 Comments

CM4Sci has let us know that the official high-quality images for the LEGO Mixels Series 9 are now available via the Mixels Wiki. In this newest wave, the names of the three tribes are Newzers, Nindjas, and Trashoz. They continue to look more and more interesting as the theme goes on as they have some interesting pieces and make great parts packs.

Screeno (41578)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Screeno (41578)

Camsta (41579)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Camsta (41579)

Myke (41580)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Myke (41580)

Cobrax (41575)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Cobrax (41575)

Spinza (41576)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Spinza (41576)

Mysto (41577)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Mysto (41577)

Gobbol (41572)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Gobbol (41572)

Sweepz (41573)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Sweepz (41573)

Compax (41574)

LEGO Mixels Series 9 Compax (41574)

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LEGO DC & Marvel Super Heroes Summer 2016 Official Images

April 19, 2016 / / 11 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Scarecrow Harvest of Fear (76054)

It looks like online shop Mister Bricks has uploaded the official images for the summer 2016 LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes as well the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets, sans the store exclusive sets.

Batman: Scarecrow Harvest of Fear (76054)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Scarecrow Harvest of Fear (76054)

Batman: Killer Croc Sewer Smash (76055)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Killer Croc Sewer Smash (76055)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Killer Croc Sewer Smash (76055)

Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle (76057)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle (76057)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle (76057)

Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058)

Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap (76059)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap (76059)

76059 Spider-Man Doc Ock's Tentacle Trap-2

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LEGO LEGOLAND Train (40166) Review

April 18, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO LEGOLAND Train (40166)

Today I have a fairly short review on a somewhat exclusive set and that is the LEGO LEGOLAND Train (40166). It contains 210 pieces and retails for $19.99 and is only available at the various LEGOLAND theme parks around the world. The contents of the box include four numbered bags and the instructions.

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LEGO Friends Year-long Contest Announced

April 18, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Over on the LEGO Ambassador Network, LEGO has announced a collaboration between LEGO Rebrick and North American Fan Conventions in 2016 with the Best Friends Contest.

Each convention in North America will have builds featuring the LEGO Friends theme and there, a semi-finalist winner will be chosen along with a winner from Rebrick, whom of which will win a collection of 2016 LEGO Friends sets including 41118 Heartlake Super Market, 41129 Adventure Park Hot Dog Van, 41122 Adventure Camp Tree, 41134 Heartlake Performance School. From the semi-finalists, one grand prize winner will be chosen to win a one-of-a-king life-sized brick-brick LEGO Friends fox.

BrickFair Alabama | Birmingham, AL; USA
BrickCan | Vancouver, BC; Canada
BrickUniverse Raleigh | Raleigh, NC; USA
Philly Brick Fest | Oaks, PA; USA
BrickFair New England | Marlborough, MA; USA
BrickSlopes | Sandy, UT; USA
Brickworld Chicago | Schaumburg, IL; USA
Brick Fiesta | Houston, TX; USA
Brickfête Toronto | Toronto, ON; Canada
BrickFair Virginia | Chantilly, VA; USA
Bricks by the Bay | Santa Clara, CA; USA
BrickCon | Seattle, WA; USA
BrickFair New Jersey | Somerset, NJ; USA
BrickUniverse Dallas | Plano, TX; USA
Denver Brick Fest | Denver, CO; USA

The last day to sumbit entries on Rebrick is November 21, 2016. I will be at Philly Brick Fest in a few weeks so I look forward to seeing some of the LEGO Friends entries there.

Rules

•Entries must use LEGO bricks and other LEGO building elements primarily from LEGO Friends sets. Elements from other sets may be used,

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LEGO DC Comics Mr. Freeze (30603) Minifigure Polybag Promo Extended on Shop@Home

April 17, 2016 / / 0 Comments

If you didn’t get a chance to get the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag before the deadline a few days ago, LEGO has extended the promotion on Shop@Home until April 29 or while supplies last. The same restrictions apply where you have to spend $75 or more and it’ll be automatically be added to the shopping cart.

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LEGO Disney Cinderella Castle (71040) Rumored to be Released in September

April 16, 2016 / / 7 Comments

If you can’t get enough of the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012), today over on Eurobricks, CM4Sci has revealed that there will be a direct-to-consumer LEGO Disney Cinderalla Castle (71040) that is scheduled to be released in September.

There are no concrete details on the castle at this time but I’m assuming that it will be based either on the Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World or the castle from the movie.

As for the minifigures, CM4Sci also mentioned that they will be the standard minifigures and not minidolls. If you’re collecting the Disney Collectible Minifigures, you’ll notice that Goofy or Pluto aren’t included and I’m guessing they’ll be part of this set along with some other main characters like Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy. It’s also rumored that Tinkerbell would be included as well.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Feel Guide

April 16, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

It isn’t that long until the release of the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) or if you’re lucky, you may already have some at your local Target stores. I’ve been asked this by quite a few number of readers so here’s my “feel guide” for the Disney Minifigures. Good luck on your search!

Stitch

Stitch is one of three minifigures in the series to have short legs. His molded head with the two large ears should be easy to feel for.

Alien

As the second minifigure with short legs, you should be feeling for the head piece as well but this time for the antenna on top of the head.

Buzz Lightyear

Buzz Lightyear should be fairly easy with the wings on the jetpack.

Aladdin

Since there are two minifigures in this series that have the lamp piece, I would still suggest feeling for it. Genie will be easier to pick out because of the “leg” tail piece he has so if you don’t feel it, it will be Aladdin.

Genie

As mentioned above for Genie, you should be feeling for the curvy tail piece.

Maleficent

For Maleficent, she has many identifiers including the sloped dress piece and the horned headdress.

Alice

Alice is one of two minifigures that have the new skirt piece. I would suggest feeling for the 1×1 round tile or the bottle to confirm.

Cheshire Cat

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Custom LEGO Ideas Mazes from the LEGO Community

April 15, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

The LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)icon has been available for a few weeks now and I’ve been seeing quite a few custom mazes that the community has created. Of course, you have Jason Allemann (JK Brickworks) with the original design as well as a motorized mini golf maze which you can see it going in the video below. Some features of it include a swinging block, the rolling gate, and of course the motorized windmill.

Motorized Mini Golf Maze

Another one from JK Brickworks is his Legends of the Sea which features an underwater scene filled with many objects like a broken in half sunken ship, ancient ruins, and the Kraken.

Marble Maze (Labyrinth) - Legends of the Sea

On to maze designs that I’ve seen not created by Jason include Benny’s Maze by Marcus_Aurelius2 over on Reddit. It shows a very cool design that is made to look like Benny’s Spaceship.

Another very cool one that I’ve found was a Star Wars scene by Chun-Wei Cheng that includes many microbuilds like the X-Wing, TIE Fighter, AT-AT, and the Death Star.

01-star wars maze

John Stephens over on Flickr has created a futuristic factory-themed maze that has robotic arms and the dangling chains which I really like.

Factory Frenzy

Over on Instagram, brick_rhodes has created a golf-themed maze. The main feature is that you have to “drive” the ball off the tee. Although not a real maze, per-se, you have to guide the ball while avoiding traps like the sand traps and water.

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More GameStop Bonuses for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game

April 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

It looks like GameStopicon has included more bonuses for the pre-orders of the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game. For the PS4icon and XBox Oneicon Deluxe versions for the pre-order, you also get the mini Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (30279) polybag along with the Jabba’s Palace Character Pack and Empire Strikes Back Character Pack. This is on top of the Finn minifigure and if you’re on PS4, the other two Playstation exclusive packs. For other systems,icon you’ll get the Jabba’s Palace Pack and the Command Shuttle polybag while handhelds just get the polybag.

If you’re going the Amazon route, you’ll be getting 20% off the pre-order price so it’s up to you if that’s worth it or not.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League Gotham City Breakout Pre-Order on Amazon

April 14, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League Gotham City Breakout

For those who have been waiting for it, the upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout is now available for pre-order on Amazon. We also have a release date of June 21 for the movie. As you can see, the movie also comes with the exclusive Nightwing LEGO minifigure which is the blue version of the character.

Batman faces his greatest challenge yet: VACATION! The caped crusader reluctantly agrees to let Batgirl and Nightwing take him on a long overdue vacation from crimefighting, while Superman and the Justice League watch over Gotham City. Neither operation goes as planned when Batman’s vacation is cut short by dangers from his past and invaders from the center of the earth, and Superman and the other Leaguers quickly realize just how much Batman usually has his hands full with the villains of Gotham.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Gotham City Breakout

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) Designer Video Now Available

April 14, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

I’m not sure why it isn’t on their main channels but the designer video for the LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) is now available. So far the reception of the set is fairly mixed. There are some new and useful pieces but the price point may be a turnoff. Check out the video below of some of the close-up details and play features of The Village.

21128 The Village
Ages 8+. 1,600 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $249.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1899.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build and protect The Village!

Join forces with Alex at the busy Minecraft™ village, including a variety of biomes plus a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and marketplace. Enjoy hands-on Minecraft adventures featuring your favorite characters and objects with this LEGO® Minecraft set—designed for young fans of the highly successful sandbox video game.
• Includes 4 minifigures: Steve, Alex, zombie and a zombie villager, plus a Creeper™, enderman, pig, baby pig, iron golem and 2 villagers (a farmer and a librarian).
• The Village features rainforest, snow and desert biomes, and includes a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and a marketplace.
• Fold out the library and butcher’s buildings and lift the marketplace roof to access the interiors.
• Grab your iron sword and prepare for battle!
• Build the iron golem to help protect the village.
• Accessory elements include a crafting table, water bucket, emerald-ore-style elements, 2 pumpkin heads and a chest with emerald-style elements.
• Weapons

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LEGO Star Wars Rogue One Official Minifigures Revealed?

April 14, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Rogue One

Earlier today, LEGO posted an image of what appears to be the official minifigures for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As you can see, it is a recreation of the teaser image of some of the characters including Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso and Donnie Yen’s character, just to name a few.

If these are the real minifigures for the Rogue One sets, they are expected to be released on Force Friday, September 30. Below are the set number, piece counts, and prices for the system sets and Buildable Figures.

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

Buildable figures:

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) Officially Announced

April 14, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

LEGO has just announced the newest direct-to-consumer set with the LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128). This set will contain 1,600 pieces and will retail for $199.99. LEGO Minecraft is the newest theme to get a D2C set when it is released on May 18 for VIPs and June 1 for the general public. Check out the official press release as well as more images of the set below.

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128)

21128 The Village
Ages 8+. 1,600 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $249.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1899.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Build and protect The Village!

Join forces with Alex at the busy Minecraft™ village, including a variety of biomes plus a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and marketplace. Enjoy hands-on Minecraft adventures featuring your favorite characters and objects with this LEGO® Minecraft set—designed for young fans of the highly successful sandbox video game.
• Includes 4 minifigures: Steve, Alex, zombie and a zombie villager, plus a Creeper™, enderman, pig, baby pig, iron golem and 2 villagers (a farmer and a librarian).
• The Village features rainforest, snow and desert biomes, and includes a watchtower, library, blacksmith, butcher and a marketplace.
• Fold out the library and butcher’s buildings and lift the marketplace roof to access the interiors.
• Grab your iron sword and prepare for battle!
• Build the iron golem to help protect the village.
• Accessory elements include a crafting table, water bucket, emerald-ore-style elements, 2 pumpkin heads and a chest with emerald-style elements.

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Recent LEGO Contest Winners Announced

April 13, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

It seems that I never announced the winners of some of the LEGO contests that I had running the past couple of weeks. The first is for a complete set of Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) which goes to:

Wayne A

The other contest was for the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) minifigure and that one goes to:

Steven W

Arrangements have already been made to get the items to the winners. Also remember that voting is still going for a few more days on for the LEGO Architecture Building Contest which is turning to be a very close contest. If you haven’t checked it out yet, head over to the post and have a look.

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LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014) Officially Announced

April 12, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014)

LEGO has officially announced the LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014). They will only be available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland starting on May 14 and will be €2.99 each. The players included in the set are:

1 Manuel Neuer
2 Shkodran Mustafi
3 Mesut Özil
4 Benedikt Höwedes
5 Mats Hummels
6 Sami Khedira
7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
9 André Schürrle
13 Thomas Müller
17 Jérôme BoatengEa
18 Toni Kroos
19 Mario Götze
20 Christoph Kramer
21 Marco Reus
23 Max Kruse
Trainer/Coach Joachim Löw

If you are looking them, good luck trying to feel for them as they don’t really have any easy identifiers besides the hair pieces. Each player will have a soccer ball piece while the coach will have a clipboard tile piece. Each jersey is unique with their names printed on the back and if you look closely, there’s also the Adidas logo on front of the jerseys.

LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014)

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Showing Up at Target

April 11, 2016 / / 13 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Well it looks like it has finally started here in the US. A user over at Reddit has found some of the new LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) being put out a couple of weeks early of their scheduled release date of May 1st. The ones found in the thread were in Denver, CO but that’s the only one I found that has reported on them being out early. The details of the Disney Minifigures are the same as previous Collectible Minifigures series. They are $3.99 each and the DPCI number is 204-00-1379.

Good luck on your hunt as even if you find them, the store may not be able to sell them to you because of the May 1 street date. I wouldn’t go out of your way to find them as I feel most stores may not have them out yet. If you do find some, let us know in the comments what cities have them as fans may appreciate the gesture.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia Book Review

April 11, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

A week ago, DK’s latest edition of a LEGO Character Encyclopedia was released with the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia. This 208 page book details a lot of the sets and minfigures that have been released since 2006 up until the winter 2016 sets. One of the main features of the book is the exclusive minifigure that is included which I’ll get to later.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

The LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia starts off with the table of contents which is somewhat useful but to an extent. I felt that it’s more useful when searching for a set or minifigure by year, if you know it, since there is no index in the back of the book which I think would be a much better help when searching for a particular item.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

For each set or minifigure, there are lots of information on the page like the description and spotlights various area to give even more info. Also there’s a small section what the book calls “vital stats” which includes details such as owner, used for, and gear for sets and likes, dislikes, friends, foes, skills, and gear for minifigures. Below that, it also gives details of the set names, numbers, and the year it was released. As I mentioned before, the encyclopedia is updated to the current wave of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets including the Mighty Micros.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia

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LEGO DFB German National Football Team Minifigure Series (71014) Revealed

April 11, 2016 / / 5 Comments

Earlier this year at the 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair, it was announced that there will be a special LEGO Collectible Minifigure series that is based on the German National Football Team, DFB (Die Mannschaft). It looks like we have a first look at the LEGO DFB Minifigure Series (71014) courtesy of PromoBricks.

As you can see above, there are 15 players, including the goalkeeper, along with the coach Joachim Löw. It is unknown at this time which players are chosen for the team but if you look closely at the jerseys, we do see the Adidas logo which means there could be some sort of licensing agreement with the clothing company.

It was previously known that The Team (71014) will be available May 14 and will be retailing for €2.99. It is also speculated that they will only be available in Germany.

Update: The minifigures have been officially announced. They will be available in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

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The Brick Fan LEGO Architecture Building Contest Voting

April 9, 2016 / / 8 Comments

Last month, I started the Architecture Building Contest on here to have readers create some miniature buildings and monuments of their real life counterpart in the new Architecture Skyline design to win some cool prizes. There are some really awesome entries over in the Flickr Group but unfortunately one of the entries wasn’t based on a real life city, which was stated in the rules, so I can’t include it in the voting process but it was a very good one though based on Batman’s Gotham.

Check out the builds below and if you need a reference to the real life building, I’ve also linked to images of them. Then cast your vote in the Strawpoll link below of which Architecture build resembles the real life buildings the best. The voting period will run until 11:59pm PST on April 16. The city with the most votes will be declared the winner of our very first contest!

Update: After a slight error, there was another entry that wasn’t previously added. Please recast your vote in the link below.

Toronto Skyline1

Toronto Skyline

– Rogers Center
– CN Tower
– Queen’s Quay Terminal
– TD Canada Trust Tower
– First Canadian Place

Cleveland Skyline

Cleveland #1 Skyline

– Federal Court House Tower
– Key Tower
– Terminal Tower
– Post Office Plaza
– 200 Public Square

Skyline: San Fransisco

San Francisco Skyline (Right to Left)

– Transamerica Building
– Bank of America
– The Ferry Building
– The Painted Ladies
– Coit Tower

LEGO Seattle Skyline

Seattle Skyline

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– Century Link Field
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LEGO Star Wars Summer 2016 Official Images

April 9, 2016 / / 7 Comments

Coming off our posts last night of official images for various LEGO themes, we now have some for LEGO Star Wars to show you via Amazon UK. These aren’t all the sets that will be coming out but we do get to see one of them from the upcoming The Freemaker Adventures TV series.

Thanks to everyone who emailed in about them, Just2Good for the Eclipse Fighter.

Eclipse Fighter (75145)

Eclipse Fighter (75145)

Eclipse Fighter (75145)-2

Eclipse Fighter (75145)-3

StarScavenger (75147)

LEGO Star Wars StarScavenger (75147)

LEGO Star Wars StarScavenger (75147)

LEGO Star Wars StarScavenger (75147)

Encounter on Jakku (75148)

LEGO Star Wars Encounter on Jakku (75148)

LEGO Star Wars Encounter on Jakku (75148)

LEGO Star Wars Encounter on Jakku (75148)

Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75149)

LEGO Star Wars Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75149)

LEGO Star Wars Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75149)

LEGO Star Wars Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75149)

Vader’s TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150)

LEGO Star Wars Vader's TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150)

LEGO Star Wars Vader's TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150)

LEGO Star Wars Vader's TIE Advanced vs. A-Wing Starfighter (75150)

Clone Turbo Tank (75151)

LEGO Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank (75151)

LEGO Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank (75151)

LEGO Star Wars Clone Turbo Tank (75151)

Captain Rex’s AT_TE (75157)

LEGO Star Wars Captain Rex's AT-TE (75157)

LEGO Star Wars Captain Rex's AT-TE (75157)

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LEGO City Summer 2016 Official Images

April 8, 2016 / / 3 Comments

A couple of official images for the upcoming summer 2016 LEGO City Volcano sets are now up on Amazon. There isn’t much to see now but I’ll update this post when more images come out later.

Update: Just2Good has uploaded some of the Airport sets.
Update 2: More Volcano sets are up on Mister Bricks.

Airport Starter Set (60100)

LEGO City Airport Starter Set (60100)

LEGO City Airport Starter Set (60100)

Airport Cargo Plane (60101)

LEGO City Airport Cargo Plane (60101)

LEGO City Airport Cargo Plane (60101)

Airport VIP Service (60102)

LEGO City Airport VIP Service (60102)

LEGO City Airport VIP Service (60102)

Airport Air Show (60103)

LEGO City Airport Air Show (60103)

LEGO City Airport Air Show (60103)

LEGO City Airport Air Show (60103)

Volcano Starter Set (60120)

LEGO City Volcano Starter Set (60120)

LEGO City Volcano Starter Set (60120)

Volcano Exploration Truck (60121)

LEGO City Volcano Exploration Truck (60121)

LEGO City Volcano Exploration Truck (60121)

Volcano Crawler (60122)

LEGO City Volcano Crawler (60122)

LEGO City Volcano Crawler (60122)

Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)

LEGO City Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)

LEGO City Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)

LEGO City Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)

Volcano Research Base (60124)

LEGO City Volcano Research Base (60124)

LEGO City Volcano Research Base (60124)

LEGO City Volcano Research Base (60124)

Service Station (60132)

LEGO City Service Station (60132)

LEGO City Service Station (60132)

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LEGO City Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134) Official Images

April 8, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO City Fun in the Park - City People Pack (60134)

One of the more talked about sets during the Toy Fairs earlier this year was the LEGO City Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134). The set will be available this summer and retails for $39.99 with 157 pieces. The main talk of the set, which made headlines on major worldwide news sites, is the man in the wheelchair as well as the baby minifigure and the stroller. They’re the first of their kind and is a very long-awaited addition to the LEGO City theme.

The official images of the LEGO City Fun in the Park – City People Pack (60134) are now available on LEGO’s servers and now we can take a closer look at everything that will be included in the set.

Will you be picking up this set? Thanks to JoshuaM for the email. Via Minifigure Price Guide.

LEGO City Fun in the Park - City People Pack (60134)

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LEGO Creator Summer 2016 Official Images

April 8, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Creator Twin Spin Helicopter (31049)

Just2Good has sent over high resolution official images of the summer 2016 wave of the LEGO Creator sets. There are only four sets but they are pretty nice looking ones especially the RV from the Vacation Getaways set which I can see being used for MOCs based on a hit TV series. Check them out below.

Twin Spin Helicopter (31049)

LEGO Creator Twin Spin Helicopter (31049)

Lighthouse Point (31051)

LEGO Creator Lighthouse Point (31051)

LEGO Creator Lighthouse Point (31051)

Vacation Getaways (31052)

Vacation Getaways (31052) Vacation Getaways (31052)

LEGO Creator Vacation Getaways (31052)

Treehouse Adventures (31053)

LEGO Creator Treehouse Adventures (31053)

LEGO Creator Treehouse Adventures (31053)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Product Packaging Revealed

April 8, 2016 / / 0 Comments

StarWars.com has revealed the packaging for the upcoming products for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The packaging features a black and blue color scheme that shows a Shadow Trooper or Death Troopers, as I’ve also heard them being called, with the new mask in the foreground with a couple of AT-ATs and TIE Fighters in the back. The LEGO Star Wars boxes should have the same design since we did get Kylo Ren like other toys when The Force Awakens sets came out.

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

Buildable figures:

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Teaser Trailer Released

April 7, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Star Wars has released the official teaser trailer for the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that is scheduled to come out this December. If you didn’t know yet, there will be a number of LEGO sets that will be released in conjunction with the movie and is rumored to come out on Force Friday 2016. There’s no word yet on what the sets will be but I assume some of the vehicles in the teaser will be included.

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

Buildable figures:

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

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Warner Bros. Announce LEGO Friends: Always Together DVD

April 6, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Friends: Always Together

Fans of LEGO Friends, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has sent over a press release regarding their next direct-to-home special called LEGO Friends: Always Together. This DVD will have three 22-minute episodes and is a continuation of the TV specials that air on the Disney Channel. Check out the press release below.

FIVE BEST FRIENDS COME TOGETHER AGAIN AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
AND THE LEGO GROUP RELEASE
LEGO® FRIENDS: ALWAYS TOGETHER

ON DVD JUNE 28, 2016

Burbank, CA (April 6, 2016) – Five best friends are reunited as they embark in all sorts of adventures across Heartlake City in LEGO® Friends: Always Together, a continuation of the popular TV specials currently airing on the Disney Channel. On June 28, 2016 Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) will release LEGO® Friends: Always Together on DVD, featuring three 22-minute episodes for a $9.97 SRP.

The episodes of LEGO® Friends: Always Together, follow best friends Andrea, Stephanie, Olivia, Emma and Mia throughout a diverse array of expeditions in their hometown. From entering a talent contest, to going camping – and even assisting in running a hotel – the girls combine their eclectic skill sets and unique interests to seize the day. In each adventure, they are faced with adversity but quickly learn that anything is possible when you work together!

Each character in the LEGO® Friends: Always Together story has unique personality traits and hobbies to appeal to children of all interests and passions. Through positive messages of teamwork, perseverance and acceptance, viewers will learn some of life’s most

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) Review

April 6, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series - Mr. Freeze (30603)

At the beginning of the month, LEGO released a new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Batman Classic TV Series Mr. Freeze (30603) polybag as part of a promotion at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Homeicon. You can get him with purchases of $75 or more and it is supposed to be a small extension to the Batman Classic TV Series Batcave (76052)icon.

The polybag features the Mr. Freeze character in the 1966 Classic Batman TV series portrayed by Otto Preminger. The face printing is perfect down to the long red eyebrows and wrinkles.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series - Mr. Freeze (30603)

His cooling suit is a light blue color with upper part of the torso having printing for the temperature controls of the suit. There’s also some printing of the freeze collar that continues on the back although I wish there was an actual piece for that.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series - Mr. Freeze (30603)

He also wears a cold pack with two tanks that connects with the trans-clear piece around the neck. Another detail is the knob to turn the air on and off. Finally, we have the blue Freeze Gun that connects to the air pack using a whip piece.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series - Mr. Freeze (30603)

Overall, the Batman Classic TV Series Mr. Freeze (30602) is a very nice 16 piece polybag. It will be available until April 15, while supplies last so we’ll see if it will be fairly rare or not in the future since it requires $75 purchases to get it.

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Bricks Issue 11 Press Release

April 6, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Issue 11

The folks over at Bricks/ has sent over the press release for Issue 11 of the magazine.

In the name of the game

Whether it was watching a family member flip the Monopoly board across the room, crushing armies in Risk or just simply guessing whodunnit in Cluedo, there is no disputing games are a key part of growing up. Despite the humble board game now taking second fiddle to consoles and mobile devices, games still play a huge role in development, regardless of format. This month, Bricks looks at the influence games have had on LEGO and vice versa.

Bricks Issue 11

Keeping it traditional, we start with six – SIX – new Angry Birds sets. Chris Pearce takes us through their crazy world, as he explores the new pieces and figures you can expect to find. As we pass go, we catch-up with Lucy Boughton as she looks into The LEGO Group’s game division, which gave birth to the amazing rebuildable dice games that have provided endless hours of fun. It’s checkmate with Dr Dave, as he looks at the highly collectible, themed Chess offerings from across the years which, inspired Bricks to make our own LEGO chess set, using collectible minifigures. We review the latest ideas set Labyrinth Marble Maze and even provide some alternative courses, thanks to its creator Jason Allemann. We finish our gaming section with a recreation of the classic board game, Ghost Castle.

Bricks Issue 11

Bricks Issue 11

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Ant-Man Level & Character Pack Now Available

April 5, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Video Game - Ant-Man Level & Character Pack

For the owners of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game, there is a FREE Ant-Man Level & Character Pack that you can download today. You can now play a level based on the Ant-Man movie and there are playable characters including Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Yellowjacket, Hope Van Dyne, Hank Pym, Cassie Lang, Scott Lang, Darren Cross, Luis, Ant-Man (Hank Pym), The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Ant-Thony (Flying Ant).

The Ant-Man Character & Level Pack will be PlayStation exclusive until 7/5/16 which it will then be available for other systems that have downloadable content. Check out the trailer and press release below.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers FREE Ant-Man DLC Pack Available NOW Exclusively for PS4 & PS3 for a limited time; New Video Unveiled Today

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of the latest downloadable content (DLC) for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, the Marvel’s Ant-Man Character & Level Pack, along with a new video showcasing this mighty cast of Super Heroes.

Based on Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man,” the highly acclaimed Marvel Studios film, this add-on content is available today as a FREE download exclusively for PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 players.

Utilizing the ability to shrink in size but increase in strength, Ant-Man (Scott Lang) stars alongside a variety of memorable characters, including Ant-Man (Hank Pym), Yellow Jacket (Darren Cross), Hope Van Dyne, Luis, Scott Lang, The Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), and Cassie Lang, along with Ant-Thony (Ant-Man’s Flying Ant). The pack also includes an exciting new theatrical-based level from the blockbuster

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LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia Now Available

April 5, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia

The new LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is now available for purchase and it also includes the exclusive Pirate Batman minifigure. I’ll have my review of the book in a few days or so but I have a feeling that most people who buy the book will be more interested in the Pirate Batman minifigure.

LEGO® DC Comics™ Character Encyclopedia is a comprehensive visual guide to the full range of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes minifigures, including Batman, Superman, and their friends and foes.

Learn little-known facts and figures about all the characters from the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes universe including Green Lantern, the Joker, and Wonder Woman. Find out details on the various sets and where each minifigure appears, as well as their special weapons, cool gadgets, and amazing vehicles.

Featuring an exclusive minifigure, LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is the must-have guide to the LEGO DC Comics minifigures.

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New DK LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights Book Found

April 4, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights

It looks like we have another LEGO DK book to look forward to later this year with LEGO Nexo Knights: The Book of Knights. This new book will be available at the end of August and it takes a deeper look at the Knights of the recently released theme. The Book of Knights is also complementary to the summer release of The Book of Monsters which takes a look at the villains of the theme.

As you can see above, there will be an exclusive minifigure included which is still a mystery for now and also a new shield that will be first shown off in the book.

Thanks to Maniac4Bricks for the heads up on Instagram.

Prepare to enter the world of Knighton, a futuristic realm filled with with epic quests, scary monsters, and true technical wizardry, in LEGO® NEXO KNIGHTS™: The Book of Knights.

The latest must-have LEGO theme, LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS introduces a new world of young trainee knights and their fiery foes. LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS: The Book of Knights chronicles these heroes and their adventures, complete with upgrades and enhancements from a virtual wizard! Fans will be able to learn more about their favorite characters and their weapons, vehicles, powers, and more.

Full of all-new LEGO sets and characters, LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS: The Book of Knights comes with an exclusive minifigure and access to exclusive online content!

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout Trailer

April 4, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Gotham City Breakout

A few weeks ago, it was revealed there would be another LEGO direct-to-video movie called LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout which also includes an exclusive Nightwing minifigure. Today there is a new description and trailer for the movie that you can check out below.

Fighting crime is a full-time job and Batman NEVER takes a vacation. That is until he finally agrees to let Batgirl and Nightwing take him on a long overdue trip – leaving Gotham City under the watchful eye of the Justice League in LEGO® DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout.

When Batgirl and Nightwing take Batman on a trip down memory lane – literally – to visit one of the key mentors from his formative years, it’s up to the Justice League to keep Gotham City crime-free. But neither situation proves to be a “vacation” as the Bat trio encounters old nemeses on their adventure, and the Justice League discovers just how busy Batman is on a regular basis. It’s a brick-tastic battle on two fronts as Batman, Batgirl and Nightwing take on Bane and Deathstroke, while the Justice League – with some help from a few Teen Titans – fends off an assault by many of Batman’s infamous adversaries to ensure Gotham City’s safety.

**Via ComicBook.com**

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Free Shipping on Uniqlo Orders

April 4, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Uniqlo T-shirts

Last week, I reported that Japanese apparel brand Uniqlo has expanded their selection of official LEGO t-shirts to the US. For two days only, there is FREE shipping on all orders so if you’re thinking of getting some shirts, now is a pretty good time to do so. The only downside is that some of the designs have sold out or have low stock. Head over to the Uniqlo site to see the selection available.

Thanks to Daisy for the email heads up.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Box Distribution

April 4, 2016 / / 16 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

As we know by now, the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) will be available starting on May 1 but they have already shown up at LEGOLAND Billund. One of the main questions of the series was the box distribution and it looks like we have that answer via someone in the Legend Bricks LEGO 交流交友區 Facebook group which are as follows.

Alien x4
Genie x4
Mickey x4
Mr. Incredible x4
Stitch x4
Syndrome x4
Aladdin x3
Alice x3
Ariel x3
Buzz Lightyear x3
Captain Hook x3
Cheshire Cat x3
Daisy Duck x3
Donald Duck x3
Maleficent x3
Minnie x3
Peter Pan x3
Ursula x3

As you can see, you can still get three complete sets in an unopened, unsearched through box which is great. The distribution is pretty even because there aren’t any minifigure that come five in a box now.

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Reminder to Redeem LEGO 2016 Wall Calendar Bonus Points Coupon

April 2, 2016 / / 2 Comments

As a reminder if you picked up the LEGO 2016 Wall Calendar last year, you can now redeem the second coupon (in LEGO Brand Stores only) that is attached to it for an extra 100 bonus VIP Points. This is basically an extra $5 added to your account for future purchases. This coupon will be valid through June.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Packaging Revealed

April 2, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

Earlier this week, LEGO officially announced the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) and now we have the official packaging for the series via Amazon via Hoth Bricks. Nothing too much new about it but I do like the blue color scheme.

In other news, it looks like the Disney Minifigures are already available at LEGOLAND in Billund, Denmark so we can probably start seeing them show up here in stores in a few weeks. The official release date for them is May 1.

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

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LEGO April Fool’s Day 2016 Roundup

April 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Another year, another April Fools Day has passed. As a tradition, there were plenty of LEGO fan sites that put out some false articles in hoping to catch readers off guard.

We announced LEGO Ideas Revisited which gives rejected LEGO Ideas projects a second chance in passing the review stage.

BrickLink

The popular service introduced the 1×5 Finder.

Brickset

They did a review of the 7538491478894966 Assault on Echo Rebel Wampa Snowspeeder Base on Hoth which makes fun of the upcoming UCS Assault on Hoth (75098).

They also announced the expansion of the LEGO Cinematic Universe consisting of Deadpool, Galidor, and DUPLO movies.

Brick Fanatics

An Australian and New Zealand breakfast cereal called Weet-Bix announced Weet-Brix which is a new cereal based on LEGO bricks.

Bricksfans

They announced Little Bricks Magazine which focuses on DUPLO.

Brickpedia

They uncovered LEGO’s secret communist society.

BrickNerd

They revealed the AutoSort 2600 which is an auto sorting machine costing around $9,000 and will be released in 2017.

Eurobricks

They changed the primary language on the site to Korean.

LEGO

LEGO themselves announced that LEGO minifigures have been granted legal population status.

Minifigures.com

They announced their latest minifigure, Mr. Invisible.

Mixels Wiki

They announced Background Mixels which takes a look at some of the not so prominent characters.

Reddit

Mattel takes over LEGO which has been used before on other sites in previous years.

The Brothers Brick

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LEGO Volkswagen Käfer Rumored for Second Half of 2016

April 1, 2016 / / 0 Comments

CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has posted details on a new LEGO vehicles set that is rumored to come out possibly later this year and that is the Volkswagen Käfer, aka the Beetle. He mentions that it’ll be similar to some of the previous vehicles like the Mini Cooper (10242) and the Ferrari F40 with set number 10252. Keep in mind that LEGO has already released a version of this car in 2008 with set 10187 so this might be the newer style of the Beetle.

Yes, I know that today is still April Fools Day but remember that Just2Good also posted about the Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) last year on this same day and it was in fact true so don’t put this rumor on the backburner just yet but don’t get your hopes up too high if this is a false rumor.

I’ll have more details, if any, when they become available.

Update: CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has reported that the set will indeed be the Volkwagen Beetle. It will be available for general release on August 1st for $99.99 with it being available for VIPs in July.

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BrickCon 2016 Builder Registration Now Open

April 1, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you want to be a registered attendee for BrickCon 2016, the registration for the event is now open. This means you can bring your MOCs, attend games and activities, access to seminars and presentation, and more. You’ll also get two engraved, customizable 1×8 bricks as well as the red BrickCon 2016 brick.

Early Bird Registration – until August 1st – $65
Regular Registration – August 2nd through September 18th – $75
Late Registration – September 19th through September 25th – $100
At-The-Door Registration – Beginning September 30th – $120

This year’s theme is MADNESS.

MADNESS – What is it?

Is it Anger? Hysteria? Absurdity? Foolishness? Mania? Delusion? Stupidity? Lunacy? Craziness?

Explore what MADNESS means to you.

Build something to show us your MADNESS!

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LEGO Shop@Home Now Accepting PayPal

April 1, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Shop@Home

Here’s something new that’s on Shop@Home starting today. If you’re making any purchases, you’ll notice that there is now a new PayPal payment option available. For those who use the service, this is another easy way to do your checkout.

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LEGO Announces LEGO Ideas Revisited

March 31, 2016 / / 11 Comments

LEGO today has announced in a new initiative that Ideas projects that were rejected during their respective Review Stages to have a second chance in becoming an official set. This new plan is called “LEGO Ideas Revisited” and starting this summer, fans will be able to vote for projects in a head-to-head format similar to the March Madness bracket.

Early on there weren’t that many CUUSOO/Ideas projects that qualified at a certain Review Stage so for the first Revisited voting period, LEGO will be combining a few of the early Review Stages together to create the bracket determined by when they achieved 10,000 supporters. Each voting period will vary depending on the number of projects being considered. For the first bracket, there will be three weeks of voting until the winner is chosen at the end which you can see above.

The first bracket pits the Winchester – Shaun of the Dead, Eve Online Rifter, and The Legend of Zelda against each other with the winner going up against outcome of the Modular Western Town, UCS Sandcrawler (even though we already have one), and Thinking with Portals! matchup.

After the winner is chosen, the LEGO Jury will again deliberate to see if that particular project will become a set. It will go through the same rules as before so nothing has changed there. Check out the full press release below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LEGO Gives Rejected LEGO Ideas Projects a Revisit

BILLUND, DENMARK (April 1, 2016) – Beginning this summer, LEGO Ideas will have a new

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LEGO April 2016 DC Super Heroes Mr. Freeze Polybag Promotion Now Live

March 31, 2016 / / 1 Comment

April 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

The April 2016 promotions are now live on LEGO Shop@Home including the FREE LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag with purchases of $75 or more. Some new sets that are now available for purchase include the LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)icon and sets from the LEGO Angry Birdsicon theme. Check out everything that will be happening in April on the Store Calendar.

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LEGO Jurassic World Video Game Now Available on Mobile Devices

March 31, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Jurassic World

Earlier today, I received a press release regarding the LEGO Jurassic World video game being available on mobile devices. You can purchase the game for $4.99 on both Android and on iOS.

LEGO Jurassic World

LEGO Jurassic World

LEGO Jurassic World

LEGO Jurassic World

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES, THE LEGO GROUP AND UNIVERSAL BRAND DEVELOPMENT INVITE PLAYERS ON AN EPIC MOBILE ADVENTURE INLEGO® JURASSIC WORLDTM ON iPHONE, iPAD, iPOD TOUCH & ANDROID DEVICES

All Four Jurassic Films in One Action-Packed Mobile Game, Available on the App Store and Google Play Today

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Universal Brand Development today announced the release of LEGO ® Jurassic World™ for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, available now on the App Store and Google Play. For the first time ever with a LEGO videogame, players can use Apple’s 3D Touch controls to enhance their experience.

The action-packed adventure game brings the excitement of all four Jurassic films to one mobile game for the first time, spanning more than two decades of epic films from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, including Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III and the recent box office blockbuster Jurassic World. Reimagined with TT Games’ signature LEGO humour, the thrilling adventure recreates unforgettable scenes and action sequences from the films, allowing fans to experience for themselves the franchise’s most memorable moments and the opportunity to fully explore the expansive grounds of Isla Nublar and Isla Sorna.

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LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood Movie Now Available for Pre-Order

March 30, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood

The upcoming LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood original movie is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Like with many other LEGO movies, there will be an exclusive minifigure with Scooby. This version of him has a slightly different face printing than what’s already been released in sets. Both the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital HD Combo Pack and the Standard version will include the minifigure. LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood will be released on May 10, 2016.

Scooby-Doo and the Gang in Their First LEGO Movie!

Oooh, Hollywood! The glitz, the glam…the Headless Horseman! Join your favorite K-9 sleuth, Scooby-Doo, along with Shaggy and the Mystery Inc. gang as they find themselves in a Tinseltown twist. While on a VIP tour of the legendary Brickton Studios, Scooby and friends get a firsthand experience of the rumored hauntings when classic movie monsters drop in for a creepy casting call. There’s only one way to solve this thriller and save the aging studio – it’s Mystery Inc.’s movie magic time. Grab your Scooby Snacks and hop in the director’s chair for this all-new LEGO movie!

Special Features:

Scooby-Doo and LEGO Too Featurette
Scooby-Doo’s Sleuthing Secrets Featurette
3 Bonus Vintage Cartoons

LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood

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LEGO DFB Minifigure Series (71014) Live Stream Reveal on April 12

March 30, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Back at the 2016 Nurember Toy Fair, LEGO announced there will be a special LEGO Minifigure series dedicated to the German national football team, DFB (Die Mannschaft). It looks like our friends over at PromoBricks has some more details on these minifigures from a press release that was sent to them.

On April 12, there will be a live stream to reveal the players for the LEGO DFB Minifigure Series (71014). There’s no hints or rumors on which players will be included so far but everything will be confirmed in a few weeks.

Some more details we already know about of the DFB Series include them being available starting on May 14 and will be retailing for €2.99. However another thing that is unknown is whether or not they’ll be available worldwide or just in Germany.

Thanks to Michael for the heads up.

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Video Game Classic Captain Marvel & Masters of Evil DLC Packs Available Today

March 29, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Classic Captain Marvel DLC

If you have the Season Pass for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game, there are a couple of DLC packs that you can download starting today.

The first DLC is the Classic Captain Marvel Pack which includes playable characters of Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Kang the Conqueror, Magnitron, Moonstone, Poundcakes, Tic, Warbird, and Wonder Man. You also get Captain Marvel’s Skycycle as one of the vehicles that you can use.

After an exploding alien machine grants her amazing super powers, Carol Danvers became the interstellar Super Hero known as Captain Marvel! Now, when arch-enemies reappear in her life, it’s up to Captain Marvel to save the city of New York. This pack features eight playable characters, a new vehicle, and one new level.

The other DLC that was released today for the Season Pass is the Masters of Evil Pack. This DLC has playable characters of Baron Zemo, Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Black Knight (Nathan Garrett), Enchantress, Executioner, Iron Man (Classic), Melter, Radioactive Man, Thor (Classic), Valinor, and Whirlwind.

Baron Zemo and his Masters of Evil are up to no good when they attempt to lure out the Avengers and defeat them in this re-telling of the classic 1963 comic book adventure. This pack features 11 playable characters and one new level.

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Masters of Evil DLC

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LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia Exclusive Jay Minifigure Revealed

March 29, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia

Earlier today LEGO revealed the exclusive Jay minifigure that will be included in the LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia. This version of Jay is the Techno Silver stone armor version that we’ve seen the other ninjas already have. Also included with the book is the Starfarer comic book. The book will be released on June 7, 2016 but you can pre-order it now on Amazon.

LEGO® NINJAGO™: Character Encyclopedia, a New York Times bestseller, has been updated and expanded with 48 brand-new pages of LEGO NINJAGO minifigures and sets, making it the ultimate book for your little ninja.

Read each character’s ninja file to learn what makes each one special and unique, and find out which weapon each ninja uses. From Ninja to Nindroid, each character has a brilliantly photographed page filled with amazing facts and trivia, like which minifigure is the rarest and which minifigure can be found in the most LEGO NINJAGO sets. Explore the vehicles, weapons, and locations that make up the LEGO NINJAGO world.

Discover everything there is to know about the Masters of Spinjitzu in DK’s updated and expanded LEGO NINJAGO: Character Encyclopedia.

LEGO Ninjago Character Encyclopedia

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Officially Announced

March 29, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012)

LEGO has officially announced the upcoming LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) which are set to be released on May 1st. Instead of the normal 16 minifigures that we’ve been getting, there will now be 18 of some of your favorite Disney characters while the pricing will still be the same at $3.99 each. Check out the press release and individual images is the minifigures below.

New LEGO® Minifigures Series Features First-Ever Disney Character Edition

– LEGO Minifigures Collection Features 18 Iconic Disney Characters –

BILLUND, Denmark (March 29, 2016) – The LEGO Group today announced its 18th collection of LEGO® Minifigures starring some of The Walt Disney Company’s most beloved characters inspired by stories from across the entire Disney universe. Eighteen new minifigures bring to life in LEGO form for the first time the playful personalities of some of the most iconic characters from Disney classics such as Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland to Disney·Pixar favorites like The Incredibles and Toy Story.

“For more than 16 years, fans have been recreating their most beloved Disney stories through LEGO play,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president of licensing and entertainment for The LEGO Group. “This year, we’re excited to give them a diverse collection of Disney characters from classic storylines, to never-before-seen LEGO likenesses of Disney icons in order to further the creative play possibilities for Disney and LEGO fans alike.”

This collectible series of LEGO Minifigures will be widely available for purchase in all major toy retailers, as well as at shop.LEGO.com and in LEGO Stores

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game PlayStation Interview

March 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The PlayStation YouTube channel has posted some a new video about the upcoming LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game. The video interviews TT Games Lead Story Designer Graham Goring as he describes some of the new features that will be in the game such as Multi-Builds, Blaster Battles, and the Flight gameplay.

Goring also shares that there are about 40 different vehicles varying from creatures like the Luggabeast and Mouse Droid to the full size ships as well as the Microfighters.

Finally, Goring shares that PlayStation owners will be to get an exclusive Phantom Limb level pack which tells the story of how C-3PO gets his red arm. Along with that, there is also the PS exclusive Droid Character Pack that allows to play various droids.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the FIRST official Gameplay Trailer for LEGO® Star Wars: The Force Awakens™, showcasing the exciting new content that will be coming to a galaxy… not so far, far away on June 28, 2016. For the first time, fans can get a glimpse of the brand new features available in this epic adventure, including:

· Blaster Battles – Players can now engage in intense Blaster Battles, seeking cover behind nearby objects, which is a first for a LEGO game. Characters can then pop out from the safety of cover to fight enemies with blaster fire.

· Multi-Builds – The enhanced Multi-Builds system allows players to choose from multiple building options to solve a puzzle and advance the game in different ways. For

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Official LEGO Uniqlo T-Shirts Expand to US

March 28, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Uniqlo T-shirts

Recently LEGO joined in a collaboration with Japanese apparel brand Uniqlo to produce official LEGO t-shirts which has now expanded their collection to here in the US. There are eleven different designs for men, seven for girls, and five for boys. There’s no word yet on when women designs will be released.

All the shirts are made from 100% cotton and includes the LEGO logo at the bottom of the shirt. The pricing is decent for an official LEGO shirt which starts at $9.90 for boys and girls and $14.90 for men.

Check out all the designs of the LEGO Uniquo t-shirts that are available for purchase over on their website.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Wayne Manor Teaser Trailer Released

March 28, 2016 / / 6 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie Villains

For the second time in less than a week, there’s a new teaser trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie. This teaser features Wayne Manor and it also introduces Batman’s butler, Alfred Pennyworth portrayed by Ralph Fiennes.

The teaser trailer also gives us another look at some of the villains in the movie including The Penguin, The Riddler, Killer Croc, Catwoman, Bane, Clayface, Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn, Mr Freeze, Two-Face, Scarecrow.

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LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) Giveaway

March 27, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468)

Today is Easter Sunday and to celebrate, I’m going to do a giveaway for the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468). For those in the US and Canada, you already know that this set is fairly rare as it was only available for a very short time on LEGO Shop@Home and and at Toys R Us. Even at TRU, it was hard to find since most stores didn’t have them on the shelves and were holding them behind the guest services desk or people have been buying them up in bulk since there was no limit.

I did purchase one extra set for this giveaway and the rules are the same as other giveaways, just do the objectives in the widget below. The contest is worldwide and shipping is included. It will run for a week until April 3, 2016 and which I will announce the winner after.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) Details

March 27, 2016 / / 11 Comments

Back at the Nuremberg Toy Fair, LEGO revealed the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) that will be coming out later this year but there were no details on it. Our friends over at PromoBricks has found out some concrete info on it including the release date of August 1 and will be priced at €299 and £249 which was revealed at the London Toy Fair.

In addition, a Swiss online shop does not mention that there are any batteries included like the other Technic sets so we can assume there are no Power Functions in the set so the pricing of the set will be mostly on the parts count which is still unknown at this time.

Another small detail that Michael has given is that the Porsche 911 GT3 RS will be a “lava orange” color and not the prototype camouflage that is shown in the image above which car makers use to disguise their future models.

Given some of the details, are you still on board with the LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (42056) or has it deterred you somewhat?

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LEGO Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Movie Poster

March 26, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

To celebrate the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice yesterday, LEGO posted the above image on their social media sites to promote the movie as well as the sets that go along with it. The image basically recreates one of the official posters for the movie in LEGO minifigure form and it looks awesome. I wish this was one of the posters that LEGO gives out as a promotion but it doesn’t look like there will be one but you can download a high-quality version that you can print out and hang up.

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LEGO Dimensions Easter Eggs Press Release

March 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Dimensions

Easter Eggs are fun for all ages, as proven by the treasure trove of hidden content found in movies, TV and especially videogames. Because LEGO Dimensions brings together so many different entertainment brands, the game is filled with interesting crossover content that will make you feel nostalgic while simultaneously hitting your funny bone.

LEGO Dimensions

These in-game Easter Eggs bring together some unexpected couplings, like the Ghostbusters having a friendly run in with Rose and Jack-like figures on a sunken ship:

LEGO Dimensions

Other in-game secrets include Wonder Woman’s run in with the ghoulish Librarian from the Ghostbusters film, the Doctor standing in front of a wall tagged “Bad Wolf,” and a Vigo mural from Ghostbusters that sends players on fun side quests.

LEGO Dimensions

LEGO Dimensions

LEGO Dimensions

LEGO Dimensions

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LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One Set Pricing and Piece Count

March 25, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Earlier this year, it was revealed that there would be some LEGO Star Wars sets based on the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie and it looks like there will be another Force Friday event for it.

We already knew the set numbers but today over on NeoGAF and on PromoBricks, there is now information about the piece count and pricing for the sets in USD and Euros which are as follows:

75152 – 385 pcs, $29.99/€39.99
75153 – 449 pcs, $39.99/€49.99
75154 – 543 pcs, $69.99/€69.99
75155 – 659 pcs, $79.99/€79.99
75156 – 863 pcs, $89.99/€99.99

Buildable figures:

75119 – 104 pcs. $24.99/€24.99
75120 – 169 pcs, $24.99/€24.99
75121 – 106 pcs, $24.99/€24.99

Until confirmed, take this information as only rumors but don’t be surprised if the info is correct. Thanks to Christian for the email.

**Image courtesy of PromoBricks**

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LEGO Brand Store Sales Until April 10

March 25, 2016 / / 10 Comments

Starting today, LEGO Brand Stores in the US and Canada will be having a sale on a lot of sets, most likely to clear out inventory space. Some sets, especially the exclusives, are already retired but your mileage may vary if your store has them in stock or not. I’m only listing the US pricing but for Canadians, use the discount percentage off of your prices. The sale will last until April 10, 2016.

Product Description Discount US RRP Sale Price
10594 Sofia the First Royal Stable 20% $24.99 $19.98
10617 My First Farm 20% $19.99 $15.98
10674 Pony Farm 20% $29.99 $23.98
10686 Family House 20% $29.99 $23.98
10694 LEGO® Creative Supplement Bright 20% $19.99 $15.98
21022 Lincoln Memorial 20% $29.99 $23.98
21023 Flatiron Building 20% $39.99 $31.98
31029 Cargo Heli 20% $9.99 $7.98
31033 Vehicle Transporter 20% $24.99 $19.98
31035 Beach Hut 20% $29.99 $23.98
31043 Chopper Transporter 20% $9.99 $7.98
31046 Fast Car 20% $19.99 $15.98
41063 Ariel’s Undersea Palace 20% $54.99 $43.98
41066 Anna & Kristoff’s Sleigh Adventure 20% $29.99 $23.98
41068 Arendelle Castle Celebration 20% $29.99 $23.98
41075 The Elves’ Treetop Hideaway 20% $49.99 $39.98
41093 Heartlake Hair Salon 20% $29.99 $23.98
41094 Heartlake Lighthouse 20% $39.99 $31.98
41095 Emma’s House 20% $69.99 $55.98
41103 Pop Star Recording Studio 20% $14.99 $11.98
41104 Pop Star Dressing Room 20% $29.99 $23.98
41105 Pop Star Show Stage 20% $39.99 $31.98
41106 Pop Star Tour Bus 20% $59.99 $47.98
60078 Utility Shuttle 20% $24.99 $19.98
60079 Training Jet Transporter 20% $49.99 $39.98
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LEGO Nexo Knights Event at Select Walmart Stores

March 24, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights fans, there’s some sort of event going on tomorrow, March 25, from 1:00-6:00pm in select Walmart stores. Attendees to the event will get a FREE LEGO Nexo Knights gift, while supplies last. I have absolutely no idea what this gift is or which stores will be holding the event but it’s worth checking out if you have a store near you.

Thanks to Joseph for emailing in the image.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Easter Eggs

March 24, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

Earlier this morning, the much-anticipated teaser trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie was released and if you didn’t watch it a few times or closely enough, there were plenty of Easter eggs that you may have missed.

Fortunately, some hardcore LEGO fans like Just2Good, have picked apart the teaser and has pointed out some cool stuff like Batman’s suit collection where there was plenty to look at like the Pirate/Buccaneer Batman which we’ll be getting in the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia, Batman Beyond, and Knightmare Batman from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Another thing that was pointed out was the villains in the movie like Scarecrow, a Bigfig Bane, Killer Croc, Catwoman, and Captain Boomerang. Check out J2G’s video below to see all the Easter eggs in The LEGO Batman Movie.

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The LEGO Ninjago Movie Details

March 24, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

Not to be outdone by The LEGO Batman Movie teaser trailer this morning, there’s some news about The LEGO Ninjago Movie that is slated to be released on September 22, 2017. The movie is now in the production stage and we also have a logo for the movie but that could change between now and the release. The Movie Insider also has some details of the plot for The LEGO Ninjago Movie:

Ninjago is the story of six young ninja tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they’re gifted warriors, using their skill and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they’re ordinary teens, struggling against their greatest enemy: high school.

As you can see, it’s very different from what we’re used to seeing on the hit TV animated series. What do you think of the plot that’s been given for The LEGO Ninjago Movie?

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LEGO Dimensions Superhero Mashup Press Release

March 24, 2016 / / 0 Comments

To celebrate the upcoming release of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released an epic new LEGO Dimensions trailer bringing The Dark Knight, the Man of Steel and DC Comics’ mightiest heroes face to face with the universe’s most notorious supervillains.

New LEGO® Dimensions™ Trailer Brings Together DC Comics’ Mightiest Super Heroes and Super-Villains

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released a new trailer for LEGO Dimensions in celebration of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the first live-action film to feature both Batman and Superman, as well as the first theatrical live-action portrayal of Wonder Woman.

Fans can build and play with these iconic DC Comics Super Heroes and more in LEGO Dimensions. Not only does the Starter Pack come with a buildable Batman minifigure and 3-in-1 rebuildable Batmobile, but players can also customize their building and gaming adventures with the purchase of additional DC Comics expansion packs. These packs include the DC Comics Team Pack and five different Fun Packs which each provide additional gameplay, buildable characters, and rebuildable vehicles and gadgets with special in-game abilities. Expansion Packs from the worlds of The Lord of Rings, The LEGO Movie, Ghostbusters, LEGO Ninjago, The Simpsons, and many more, let players create new, unexpected super alliances of their choosing in the quest to defeat the evil Lord Vortech.

The DC Comics Superman Fun Pack includes a buildable Superman minifigure and Hover Pod. Players can bring the Man of Steel to life in the game and activate his Flying, Dive, Invulnerability, Laser Deflector,

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Blocks Issue 18 Press Release

March 24, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Blocks Issue 18

The folks over at Blocks has sent over the press release for Issue 18 of the magazine which is now available for purchase.

Issue 18 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers and on shelves nationwide in the UK.

This month, we celebrate all things Batman v Superman, with an exclusive series of builds, reviews of the new sets and the lowdown on how to create the perfect Dark Knight Tumbler.

Elsewhere, MOD Squad member Daniel Konstanski shows us how you can improve your Carbon Freezing Chamber, while we catch up with the Brick to the Past team and find out whether TT Games’ latest effort is worth your time.

There’s much more besides, including reviews of the latest Frozen sets and a behind-the-scenes look at David Pickard’s Blacktron project. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya on his DC Comics exhibition.

Get your copy now in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

Blocks Issue 18

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The LEGO Batman Movie Batcave Teaser Trailer Released

March 24, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

The past few days, we’ve been getting small tidbids of the new The LEGO Batman Movie with some screencaps and the official logo but today we have the first teaser trailer for the movie of the Batcave. The LEGO Batman Movie will be in theaters February 10, 2017.

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LEGO Ideas Rolling BB-8 Achieves 10,000 Supporters

March 23, 2016 / / 14 Comments

The Rolling BB-8 project by mjsmiley is the latest one to get 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the new fan favorite droid and it is able to actually roll. The model uses only official LEGO parts including the Star Wars Planet shells as the body. The head is able to stay upright with magnets. The project also proposes a base station that is able to show the rolling ability with a crank.

The Rolling BB-8 now joins a plethera of projects that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage including the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, the Old Fishing Store, the Jedi High Council, and Particle Accelerator, and the Jurassic Park Visitor Center.

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More LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Pre-Order Bonuses Revealed

March 23, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game - The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack

Earlier today, LEGO released another trailer for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game but in this one, they snuck in something at the end of the video. It was revealed that if you pre-order the Deluxe Edition of the game, you’ll be getting early access to The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack. If you are a Amazon Prime member, you’ll be getting 20% off the game when you check out.

GameStopicon also has revealed their exclusive bonus for all systems with the Jabba’s Palace Character Pack which includes:

The dregs of the galaxy’s criminal underworld come to LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Jabba’s Palace Character Pack. This character pack includes the mighty Jabba the Hutt and his loyal retainers Bib Fortuna, Malakili and Gamorrean Guards, plus the bounty hunter Booush, dancer Oola, and Princess Leia in her Jabba’s barge costume.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game - Jabba's Palace Character Pack

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Brickbuilderspro March 10% Off Sale

March 23, 2016 / / 0 Comments

It’s March Madness at Brickbuilderspro. Check out the new pieces and parts stocked for Spring. Take 10% off Stickers and Printed Pieces with Promo Code: MADMARCH

visit www.brickbuilderspro.com

**Sponsored post**

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Stormtrooper (30602) Revealed as May the 4th 2016 Promo

March 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper (30602) - May the 4th

If you missed my previous post of the LEGO May 2016 Store Calendar, the exclusive minifigure was revealed to be the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Stormtrooper (30602). At first, the minifigure looks extremely close to the one found in the First Order Battle Pack (75132). The only difference is that the torso has a minor addition and a backpack. This version of the Stormtrooper looks to be Jakku version of the character but that could be debated.

Initial responses to the First Order Stormtrooper (30602) have been somewhat negative as many people are fine with the one that came in the Battle Pack. Since technically it is a new exclusive, albeit the small changes, polybag collectors will still probably want one however there could have been other better choices of characters. Do note that the threshold to get the minifigure for free is now $50 for 2016 instead of the $75 from previous years. Maybe LEGO is banking on people getting multiples of this polybag with the lower price.

LEGO Star Wars First Order Stormtrooper (30602) - May the 4th

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LEGO Nexo Knights Coloring Pages

March 23, 2016 / / 0 Comments

This post may be more focused toward the younger kids but The Brick Show has created some free printable coloring pages for the new LEGO Nexo Knights theme. There are 29 different ones, one for each character of the theme, that you can print out to use for your activities.

**Sponsored post**

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LEGO May 2016 Store Calendar Promos & Events

March 23, 2016 / / 4 Comments

May 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

The May 2016 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can see the various promotions and events that will be happening in the month. On May 1st, the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) are scheduled to be released but it doesn’t say on the calendar.

April 30-May 4 – The May the 4th event continues this year and the exclusive minifigure that will be given out is the First Order Stormtrooper with a LEGO Star Wars purchase of $50 or more.

April 30-May 4 – Earn Double VIP Points on on LEGO Star Wars purchases. You also get a free The Force Awakens poster with any Star Wars purchase.

May 27-30 – The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag will be available with purchases of $35 or more.

May 3-4 – The VIP Monthly Mini Build will be a Hedgehog (40212).

May 7 – LEGO Elves Building Event at LEGO Brand Stores.

May 9-10 – Free LEGO Star Wars Master Your Force Jango Fett character card when kids build a Star Wars spaceship and compete against others at LEGO Brand Stores.

May 16 – Minifigure Swap Day at LEGO Brand Stores.

May 18-31 – VIPs get early access to a new exclusive LEGO set. Rumor has it that it could be the LEGO Creator Big Ben (10253) but we’ll see in a few weeks when LEGO released their press release of the set.

May 23-24 – Free LEGO Star Wars Master Your Force Garazeb “Zeb” Orrelios character card.

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LEGO.com Celebrates 20 Years on the World Wide Web

March 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

It may not seem like that long ago but the term “World Wide Web” was coined less than 30 years ago. Today is LEGO.com’s 20th Anniversary on the internet and they have posted a page showing some of the different iterations of the site. The simplicity of the site in 1996 is just pure nostalgia as I remember seeing other websites looking similar when I first got online in school. Ah, who remembers using good ol’ Netscape as your browser back then and that dial-up modem sound. If you want to actually use the older versions of LEGO’s site, head on over to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine and you can still browse around.

At the bottom of the page, there’s a matching game and if you match up five things, you get to download wallpapers from various classic themes like Town, Western, Technic, Trains, Time Cruisers, Pirates, Aquazone, Space, Castle, and a MOC using classic parts. If you know a browser trick, you don’t actually have to play the game and directly download the images but where’s the fun in that?

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Gameplay Trailer

March 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Just a short while ago, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a new press release and gameplay trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game. There are some new features that will be in the game including Blaster Battles, Multi-Builds, and Flight Gameplay. The game will be released on June 28, 2016 and remember if you purchase the Deluxe Edition of the game, you’ll get the Season Pass as well as the exclusive Finn (30605) minifigure polybag. Check out the gameplay trailer below.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today released the FIRST official Gameplay Trailer for LEGO® Star Wars: The Force Awakens™, showcasing the exciting new content that will be coming to a galaxy… not so far, far away on June 28, 2016. For the first time, fans can get a glimpse of the brand new features available in this epic adventure, including:

· Blaster Battles – Players can now engage in intense Blaster Battles, seeking cover behind nearby objects, which is a first for a LEGO game. Characters can then pop out from the safety of cover to fight enemies with blaster fire.

· Multi-Builds – The enhanced Multi-Builds system allows players to choose from multiple building options to solve a puzzle and advance the game in different ways. For the first time, t he same pile of LEGO bricks can be used in multiple ways, with the player building and re-building different objects for different purposes.

· Flight Gameplay – Experience the thrill of high-speed, action-packed flight gameplay like never before, piloting iconic

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens HISHE

March 22, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you haven’t seen it yet, the Brotherhood Workshop has teamed up with How It Should Have Ended on creating a HISHE for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in LEGO. The video was created for the 2016 SXSW Video Game Awards show this past Saturday.

I won’t say much about the video but some of the dialogue acknowledges some potential spoilers from The Force Awakens, if you haven’t seen it yet (still?!?). If you watch the credits, our friend Tommy Williamson from BrickNerd was also recognized for the project.

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Life-Size LEGO Batmobile Displayed for European Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Premiere

March 22, 2016 / / 1 Comment

To celebrate the European premiere of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in London, England, LEGO unveiled a life-size model the Batmobile from the movie which is also seen in the DC Comics Super Heroes Kryptonite Interception (76045) set. The Batmobile was created by Bright Bricks with 100,000 bricks over three months time.

If you haven’t read my review of the Kryptonite Interception (76045), it’s a really nice set and the Batmobile is a good representation of the vehicle.

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The LEGO Batman Movie Logo Revealed

March 22, 2016 / / 7 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

Earlier today while I was at work, Will Arnett tweeted out an image of the official logo for The LEGO Batman Movie. This comes a day after we got our first look at some scenes from the upcoming movie and tomorrow, we’ll be getting the first trailer. The LEGO Batman Movie will be released on February 10, 2017. Now let’s see who’s the fastest to create a MOC of the logo.

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LEGO Ninjago Wu Cru Training (30424) Polybag Image Found

March 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Ninjago Wu Cru Training (30424)

Over on Brickset, there’s an image of a new LEGO Ninjago polybag called Wu Cru Training (30424). It features Sensei Wu and Jay doing some training in front of a little display area. There’s no word yet on how to get the polybag whether it be by a promotion or for purchase.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Gotham City Breakout Movie Box Art & Nightwing Minifigure

March 21, 2016 / / 13 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes - Justice League: Gotham City Breakout

There will be another LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes animated film coming out later this year called Justice League: Gotham City Breakout and now there’s an image of the movie as well as the Nightwing exclusive minifigure that will be included in the Blu-Ray/DVD/Digital HD combo pack. Not much is known about the movie at this time but we do get a new version of the Nightwing minifigure with blue batons.

Thanks to RonaldTM for the email heads up.

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The LEGO Batman Movie First Look

March 21, 2016 / / 6 Comments

The LEGO Batman Movie

USA Today has given us our first look at some scenes from the new The LEGO Batman Movie that will be coming out on February 10, 2017. There we can some shots of Will Arnett’s cool looking Batcave with a variety of cowls and suits. We can also see the new Batwing which I assume will become an official set when the movie comes out.

Along with Will Arnett, there will be a star-studded voice casting with Ralph Fiennes as Alfred, Michael Cera as Dick Grayson/Robin, Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, Zach Galifianakis as the Joker, and Mariah Carey as Gotham’s mayor. The first trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie will be released this Wednesday.

The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie

The LEGO Batman Movie

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New LEGO Nexo Knights Army Builder Sets Found

March 21, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights Knights Army Builder (853515)

CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has found a couple of new LEGO Nexo Knights army builder sets that will be releasing pretty soon with the Knights Army (853515) and the Monsters Army (853516). Each set comes with four minifigures as well as some weapons and accessories. If these army builder set continues the trend like previous themes, they should retail between $9.99 and $14.99. No word yet on when they will be releasing.

LEGO Nexo Knights Monsters Army Builder (853516)

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LEGO Disney Princess & Juniors Summer 2016 Official Images

March 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel's Best Day Ever (41065)

Earlier today, official images of summer 2016 LEGO Nexo Knights and LEGO Friends became available and now there are also some for LEGO Disney Princess and LEGO Juniors, also from Amazon UK. Since there aren’t that many sets, I’ll just combine those two themes in this post.

The highlight from the Disney Princess wave is probably Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067) with the new characters like Belle, Beast, Mrs. Pott, Cup, Cogsworth, and Lumiere. For the Juniors set, the DC Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724) has the same hero minifigures but Lex Luthor returns and his armor is similar to the 30164 polybag except it is light green instead of dark green as before.

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel’s Best Day Ever (41065)

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel's Best Day Ever (41065)

LEGO Disney Princess Rapunzel's Best Day Ever (41065)

LEGO Disney Princess Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

LEGO Disney Princess Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

LEGO Disney Princess Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

LEGO Disney Princess Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

LEGO Juniors DC Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724)

LEGO Juniors Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724)

LEGO Juniors Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724)

LEGO Juniors Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor (10724)

LEGO Juniors Friends Stephanie’s Horse Carriage (10726)

LEGO Juniors Friends Stephanie’s Horse Carriage (10726)

LEGO Juniors Friends Stephanie’s Horse Carriage (10726)

LEGO Juniors Friends Stephanie’s Horse Carriage (10726)

LEGO Juniors Friends Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)

LEGO Juniors Friends Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)

LEGO Juniors Friends Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)

LEGO Juniors Friends Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)

LEGO Juniors Friends Mia’s Clinic (10728)

LEGO Juniors Friends Mia’s Clinic (10728)

LEGO Juniors Friends Mia’s Clinic (10728)

LEGO Juniors Friends Mia’s Clinic (10728)

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LEGO Friends Summer 2016 Official Images

March 21, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Nexo Knights

In keeping up with official images of some summer 2016 wave sets, the ones for the new LEGO Friends sets are now also available from Amazon. Included are some of the more highly anticipated Amusement Park sub-theme sets minus the two larger ones such as the Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130) and Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133). I’ll add those once those images become available.

Update: Images of the Amusement Park Roller Coaster are available via Mister Bricks.

Foal Washing Station (41123)

LEGO Friends Foal Washing Station (41123)

LEGO Friends Foal Washing Station (41123)

LEGO Friends Foal Washing Station (41123)

Puppy Daycare (41124)

LEGO Friends Puppy Daycare (41124)

LEGO Friends Puppy Daycare (41124)

LEGO Friends Puppy Daycare (41124)

Vet Horse Trailer (41125)

LEGO Friends Vet Horse Trailer (41125)

LEGO Friends Vet Horse Trailer (41125)

LEGO Friends Vet Horse Trailer (41125)

Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)

LEGO Friends Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)


Amusement Park Arcade (41127)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Arcade (41127)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Arcade (41127)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Arcade (41127)

Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)

Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)

Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster (41130)

Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133)

LEGO Friends Amusement Park Bumper Cars (41133)

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LEGO Nexo Knights Summer 2016 Official Images

March 21, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights

It looks like some official images of some summer 2016 wave LEGO sets have started to appear online on Amazon France today including the LEGO Nexo Knights sets. These sets were first seen earlier this year at the Nuremberg and New York Toy Fairs.

The Glob Lobber (70318)

LEGO Nexo Knights The Glob Lobber (70318)

LEGO Nexo Knights The Glob Lobber (70318)

LEGO Nexo Knights The Glob Lobber (70318)

Macy’s Thunder Mace (70319)

LEGO Nexo Knights Macy's Thunder Mace (70319)

LEGO Nexo Knights Macy's Thunder Mace (70319)

LEGO Nexo Knights Macy's Thunder Mace (70319)

Aaron Fox’s Aero-Striker V2 (70320)

LEGO Nexo Knights Aaron Fox's Aero-Striker V2 (70320)

LEGO Nexo Knights Aaron Fox's Aero-Striker V2 (70320)

LEGO Nexo Knights Aaron Fox's Aero-Striker V2 (70320)

Axl’s Tower Carrier (70322)

LEGO Nexo Knights Axl's Tower Carrier (70322)

LEGO Nexo Knights Axl's Tower Carrier (70322)

LEGO Nexo Knights Axl's Tower Carrier (70322)

Jestro’s Volcano Lair (70323)

LEGO Nexo Knights Jestro's Volcano Lair (70323)

LEGO Nexo Knights Jestro's Volcano Lair (70323)

LEGO Nexo Knights Jestro's Volcano Lair (70323)

Ultimate Axl (70336)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Axl (70336)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Axl (70336)

Ultimate Lance (70337)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Lance (70337)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Lance (70337)

Ultimate General Magmar (70338)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate General Magmar (70338)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate General Magmar (70338)

Ultimate Flama (70339)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Flama (70339)

LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate Flama (70339)

**Via Hoth Bricks**

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LEGO Star Wars Droid Escape Pod (75136) Review

March 20, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Droid Escape Pod (75136)

Earlier this month here in the US, LEGO released another LEGO Star Wars Original Trilogy set with the Droid Escape Pod (75136). The set contains 197 pieces and retails for $24.99 for a not so good $0.13/piece ratio. The contents of the box include two numbered bags, the instructions, and a sticker sheet.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021) Amazon Deal

March 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

If you’re a fan of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets and still haven’t picked up The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021) yet, Amazon has it on sale for their Deal of the Day for $49.99 which is 33% off the retail price. The set has technically been retired but it seems Amazon still has stock of them and is offering it at a very discounted price. The offer will be available for 11 more hour as of this post or while supplies last.

There are also a lot of other sets from various themes on sale as well. Check out the full list here.

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LEGO Star Wars Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137) Review

March 19, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137)

LEGO fans have been waiting for a new Cloud City type set for the LEGO Star Wars theme for a very long time and this year we get a set that’s part of the whole scene with the Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137). This set contains a moderate 231 pieces and retails for $24.99. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions booklet.

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Brick Generals Custom One Punch Man Saitama LEGO Minifigure Review

March 18, 2016 / / 5 Comments

Brick Generals Custom One Punch Man Saitama

A few weeks ago, Brick Generals, formerly known as Brick Bastards started selling a new custom LEGO minifigure named Superhero. If you follow Japanese manga or anime, you would instantly recognize him as Saitama, the protagonist from One Punch Man (ワンパンマン). I never purchase custom minifigures but I knew I had to get it since it’s one of my favorite animes in recent years.

Brick Generals Custom One Punch Man Saitama

The Superhero is made from 100% LEGO parts including the red boxing gloves as his hands and a white cape. The torso has printing of his yellow jumpsuit while the legs finish off the look. The only thing that I wish it had was red boot printing since he had it in the anime. The head printing is perfect with his rather bland expression but there is some minor smudging on the nose. Otherwise the

The price for the Saitama/Superhero minifigure is SGD 29.90 which ended up to be about $25 with the currency conversion and shipping from Singapore. I think the price isn’t too bad even though there isn’t that much custom printing. Again, you can purchase it from Brick Generals and it took about two weeks from order to delivery.

Brick Generals Custom One Punch Man Saitama

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011) Complete Set Giveaway

March 18, 2016 / / 72 Comments

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

Since I haven’t done a giveaway in a while and I have some extras of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011), here’s your chance to win a complete set of them. The contest will start today and will run for two weeks until midnight April 1, 2016. There will be one winner and it will be drawn shortly after the contest is over.

I’m trying a different giveaway app to see if it works a bit better than the one I’ve used before. If you’ve entered other contests before, the rules are pretty similar to before.

Good luck!

**Thank you to the LEGO ARP Team for providing the minifigures for the giveaway. Prize will be mailed by me.**

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

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LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233) Review

March 17, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

A few days ago, LEGO released the newest wave of LEGO Dimensions expansion packs including the Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233). This Fun Pack contains 65 pieces and normally retails for $14.99 but they’ve been on sale for half off recently.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

Minifigure

The minifigure included in the Fun Pack is the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man which many LEGO Ghostbusters fans have been waiting for. He’s a pretty simple minifigure but the character is represented perfectly in minifigure form. The torso has the red scarf pattern which could be very nice for other minifigure uses while the head and collar piece is one mold. The head itself is very nice with the little molding details of the chubby face. Finally it comes with the NFC disc that all Dimensions minifigures come with.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

Build

The main build for the Fun Pack is the Terror Dog. It does resemble the demonic beast very well even though it is brick-built. The face has the angry look that is accentuated by the red eyes. The head

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

The first alternate build for the Terror Dog is the Terror Dog Destroyer. It’s almost the same as the regular one but it has two heads.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

The last build for the Terror Dog is the Soaring Terror Dog which is a flying version of it that kind of look like a dragon.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack (71233)

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Blokpod Sorting and Storage Solution Review

March 17, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Blokpod Sorting and Storage

A few years ago, LEGO released the Sort and Store (5001125) which was shaped like a minifigure head that allows you to shake the head to sort your bricks. This allows you to theorically sort your large, medium, and small bricks into their respective trays.

After about a year on the market, the LEGO Sort and Store was retired and no official LEGO product has had that feature since. Since then a fairly new third-party company called Blokpod has released a new product that has a similar design and use as the Sort and Store. However there are some differences between the two. First is the transparent case. You can actually see your bricks and how they get sorted when you shake it. Another difference is that it is larger and contains four compartments for even more storage capacity.

Blokpod Sorting and Storage

With Blokpod, you remove the trays by turning them clockwise instead of anticlockwise as the instructions say and vice versa to lock them in place. The plastic is pretty stiff when you first use it but they loosen up once you open it up more. They are modular so you can add more or less to your liking.

Blokpod Sorting and Storage

Again, the premise of the Blokpod is the same as the old Sort and Store. You pour in your bricks and at the top and give it a good shake. The smallest pieces theoretically are supposed to fall to the bottom while larger pieces are supposed to stay in the higher levels. As you can see, some of the … Continue

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Video Game Confirms More DLCs Starting March 29

March 17, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Video Game

Just a short while ago, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment sent out an official press release for the new DLCs that was first reported on yesterday for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game. The first new DLC that will be released is the Classic Captain Marvel Pack which comes out on March 29.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Season Pass Update – First DLC Pack Coming March 29

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced that the first downloadable content (DLC) for LEGO® Marvel’s Avengers will be the Classic Captain Marvel Character & Level Pack and The Masters of Evil Character & Level Pack, both available on March 29, 2016. These are the first two offerings in the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Season Pass, which grants players access to a variety of the game’s add-on content packs, including an abundance of well-known Marvel characters, brand new levels and additional story-driven content. Here is the complete breakdown of the Season Pass DLC:

Available starting March 29:

Classic Captain Marvel Character & Level Pack

· After an exploding alien machine grants her amazing super powers, Carol Danvers became the interstellar Super Hero known as Captain Marvel! Now, when arch-enemies reappear in her life, it’s up to Captain Marvel to save the city of New York. This pack features eight playable characters, a new vehicle, and one new level.
· Characters and vehicles included: Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel’s Skycycle, Helen Cobb’s Plane, Kang The Conqueror, Magnitron, Moonstone, Poundcakes, Tic, Warbird, and Wonder Man

Classic The Masters of Evil Character & Level Pack

· Baron

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LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) Cancelled From Shop@Home Orders

March 16, 2016 / / 30 Comments

LEGO Shop@Home Iconic Easter

For some reason, the recently released LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) has been rather popular among LEGO fans. If you followed my post this past weekend, Shop@Home North America had an unannounced promotion for the Chicken Suit Guy Minifigure for only a few hours while supplies lasted. Those who placed an order for it during that short period of time would have potentially gotten one as it was a nice incentive to make a purchase. That’s until the last couple of days when people, including me, started getting emails that the Iconic Easter Minifigure has exceeded LEGO’s expectations and were no long available and thus being cancelled from the order.

I have a feeling that this piece of news may upset a lot of people who were affected and were looking forward to getting the set. If you’re still looking for it, your local Toys R Us store might still have them in stock. The last time I checked at my store, they were up at guest services behind the counter but that may vary with your store. The item number is #648866.

Were any of you affected because of the cancellation?

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More DLCs Coming for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Video Game

March 16, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Xbox Acheivements has posted some new achievements for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game which reveals that there are more DLC packs coming for the game that includes The Masters of Evil, Classic Captain Marvel, All-New All-Different Doctor Strange, Classic Black Panther, and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

There’s no word on when these new DLCs will be dropping or how much they’ll cost but Season Pass holders will be able to get them for free.

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

**Via Brick Fanatics**

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 4 Expansion Press Release

March 15, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Wave 4 Expansion

Earlier today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment sent over the official press release for Wave 4 of the LEGO Dimensions expansion packs. If you haven’t read it yet, we had an exclusive interview with TT Games Associate Producer Mark Warburton about the Midway Arcade Level Pack (71235)

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LEGO® Dimensions™ Powers Up Gameplay with Midway Arcade Level Pack and Three Fun Packs Based on DC Comics and Ghostbusters

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the release of the new LEGO Dimensions Midway Arcade Level Pack and highly collectable DC Comics Superman and DC Comics Aquaman and Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Packs. Players can customize their building and gaming adventures in LEGO Dimensions with the purchase of these Wave 4 expansion packs which provide additional gameplay, buildable characters, and rebuildable 3-in-1 vehicles and gadgets with special in-game abilities. All expansion packs provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game, for a crazy mash-up multiverse.

The Midway Arcade Level Pack comes with a buildable Gamer Kid minifigure and G-6155 Spy Hunter vehicle and Arcade Machine – all playable in the game, and unlocks more than 20 classic arcade games from Midway Arcade as an exclusive level. These classic games include Seven Twenty, Badlands, Blasteroids, Championship Sprint, Defender, Defender II, Gauntlet, Gauntlet II, KLAX, Joust, Joust 2, Marble Madness, Paperboy, Rampage, Road Blasters, Robron, Spyhunter, SuperSprint, Timber, Toobin, Cyberball, Vindicators and Xybots.

To get started, players attach Gamer Kid to his LEGO Toy Tag and place him on the LEGO Toy Pad to bring him to life

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 4 Expansion Packs Now Available & Exclusive Interview

March 14, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Midway Arcade Gamer Level Pack (71235)

Wave 4 of the LEGO Dimensions expansion packs are now available for purchase including the Midway Arcade Gamer Level Pack (71235), the Ghostbusters Fun Pack (71233), the Superman Fun Pack (71236), and the Aquaman Fun Pack (71237). These new packs allow you to play as those respective characters in the game along with using their abilities to solve various puzzles. The new level pack gives you tons more content which also includes letting you play some classic Midway Arcade games.

Furthermore, we also had the opportunity to do an exclusive interview with TT Games Associate Producer Mark Warburton about the Midway Arcade Level Pack a few weeks ago. I took some questions from the readers and Mark graciously took the time to answer them which you can read below.

What was your favorite part of the Midway Arcade Level Pack? (Either the design of the toys or the in-game content)

To be honest I think both go hand in hand. The first time you see the LEGO toys and the fact that a handful of bricks can be rebuilt in to three different vehicles is quite an exciting moment. Then when you see the level itself and all these cool nods to the history of video games finally come together, it’s an amazing experience.

What other objects where considered besides the G-6155 Spy Hunter car and Defender cabinet?

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446) Polybag Review

March 14, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

Toys R Us stores here and there have let customers purchase the new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446) polybag based on the vehicle from the upcoming Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. The polybag has 63 pieces and retails for $3.99. The Batmobile is a pretty simple build that has the relative shape of the vehicle and when displayed next to the Batmobile from the Kryptonite Interception (76045), it doesn’t look too bad. None of the parts used exclusive although the red 2X2X2/3 plate is a fairly new piece that been used in mostly larger sets. You can’t see it from the outside so you can probably substitute it with another color.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

Again, I found the polybag at my local Toys R Us store. They weren’t in the LEGO section and I had to ask guest services for it because they had to bring it out from the back. If you’re looking for it, ask them to look up item #84232. I didn’t hear anything about it being part of a promotion at this time so I was able to purchase it by itself.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

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LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.9 Update Now Available

March 14, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Here’s something for fans of the LEGO Digital Designer software. A few months ago, there was a report that LEGO would continue to support LDD with its functionality with updates coming from time to time. It looks like that time is today.

LEGO has updated the software to version to 4.3.9 with 318 new bricks from newer themes like Speed Champions and Nexo Knights. The update also fixes some issues for people who are using Mac OSX.

Head on over to the LDD site to download the latest version.

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers Captain America: Civil War Character Pack Now Available for PS3 & PS4

March 14, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Marvel's Avengers Video Game - Anti-Registration

Earlier today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced the release of the new Captain America: Civil War Character Pack for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game. The DLC is currently a FREE exclusive for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Other systems will get the the add-on content on 4/26/16.

Some of the characters that you can expect to play as include Agent 13, Black Panther, Captain America, Crossbones, Falcon, Iron Man (Mark 46), Scarlet Witch, War Machine, and Winter Soldier.

Check out the trailer for the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Captain America: Civil War Character Pack below.

Today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a new LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video featuring Super Heroes from the recently released Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War Character Pack.

Based on the highly anticipated Marvel Studios film hitting theatres on May 6, 2016, this add-on content is currently available as a FREE download exclusively for PlayStation ® 4 and PlayStation ® 3 players.

Super Heroes once united now find themselves divided! Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War Character Pack expands the game’s already impressive roster of Super Heroes, featuring nine playable characters from the highly anticipated blockbuster, including Agent 13, Black Panther, Captain America, Crossbones, Falcon, Iron Man (Mark 46), Scarlet Witch, War Machine, and Winter Soldier. The pack also debuts the Marvel Cinematic Universe character versions of Black Panther and Crossbones, with both variants appearing in a console videogame for the first time.

LEGO Marvel’s Avengers allows players to relive the most amazing moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while also

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LEGO Ideas Maze (21305) Review

March 13, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

When LEGO announced that the Maze (21305) would be the next released LEGO Ideas set, there was a mixed reaction from fans. Some loved the nostalgia of the old school wooden Labyrinth Marble Maze game including me while others felt that another project would have been a better choice. LEGO has graciously sent us a review copy of the Maze and here is my official review of the set.

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New DK LEGO Build Your Own Adventure Books

March 13, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure

Later this year, DK will be releasing some new books in the Build Your Own Adventure series which allows readers to get ideas for creating objects for a particular LEGO theme. The first book is LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure and it includes a Y-Ying Starfighter build and a Rebel Pilot minifigure which is basically a Microfighters set.

A book with bricks that inspires kids to build, play, and learn, LEGO® Star Wars™: Build Your Own Adventure combines more than 50 inspirational ideas for building with enthralling story starters from the world of LEGO Star Wars.

Organized into five chapters based on different planets in the Star Wars universe, readers will use their builds to break prisoners out on Cloud City and spy on the Imperial Army on Endor. Model ideas will inspire readers of various ages and abilities, with an appropriate mix of easy, medium, and harder builds.

LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure will get kids inspired to build and play out adventures of their own, and it comes with bricks and instructions to build an exclusive LEGO Star Wars model to add to their collection.

The other book is called LEGO City: Build Your Own Adventure. The set that will be included is a Fire Truck and it comes with a Firefighter minifigure. The has the same premise as the previous book and it gives you ideas on on how to create stuff for your City.

LEGO City: Build Your Own Adventure

A book with bricks that inspires kids to build, play, and learn, LEGO®

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LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) Minifigure Promotion on Shop@Home This Weekend

March 12, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468)

If you haven’t been able to find the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) minifigure at Toys R Us, there’s a nice surprise over on Shop@Homeicon. For any purchase you make on Shop@Home, you can get the minifigure for FREE on top of the Double VIP points promotion that’s also going on. The Iconic Easter promo will be only be going on this weekend.

Shop: USAicon | Canadaicon

Update: It looks like the offer has been taken off for now. I’m not sure if the offer is over or just a temporary outage. I suggest keep watching it to see if it comes back.

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LEGO Ideas Second 2015 Review Results Announced

March 11, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Earlier today while I was as work, LEGO has announced the results for the projects from the Second 2015 Review Stage that will be now become official LEGO Ideas sets in the near future. Yes, you hear that right, sets, as in two has passed the review stage and have now moved on to the design phase and well on their way to becoming sets that we will be able to purchase

The first project will please classic car fans as the Caterham Super Seven by Carl Greatrix is the first set announced. The project is based on the British sports car.

The other project will be become an official LEGO Ideas set is the Brick-Built Adventure Time Figures by aBetterMonkey. Now you will be able to create your favorite characters from the hit TV series.

LEGO Ideas has also announced that the Star Citizen F7A Hornet, which has been through two review periods, will not be considered any longer.

Of course, there’s no details of pricing and availability for the Caterham Super Seven the the Brick-Built Adventure Time Figures but I’ll let you know once the information becomes available.

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New Marvel Captain America: Civil War Trailer and Rumored Fourth Civil War Set

March 10, 2016 / / 18 Comments

If you haven’t seen it yet, a new trailer for Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War was released earlier today and there was a ton of action throughout. At the end of the trailer there’s surprise appearance but many of us who follow the storyline, we already know who it is:

As for the LEGO sets, three sets have already been released in conjunction with the movie:

Black Panther Pursuit (76047)
Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050)
Super Hero Airport Battle (76051)

However, there’s also a rumored fourth Super Heroes Civil War set (76067) that’s supposed to come out this summer which we haven’t seen yet. The most likely reason we haven’t seen any images of it yet is probably because to conceal the identity of said surprise character until the new trailer came out. Hopefully we see something soon and it’ll be what fans were waiting for.

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Bricks Issue 10 Press Release

March 10, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Magazine Issue 10

The folks over at Bricks has sent over a press release for Issue 10 of the magazine. This latest issue focuses on the Super Heroes theme from both DC and Marvel.

Bricks Issue 10 – Calling all heroes

The time has come to stand and be counted as superheroes battle their arch rivals in the latest edition of Bricks. Issue 10 explores the great rivalries between our favourite heroes and villains from the ever-expanding universes of Marvel and DC Comics, both popular licenses in the LEGO world that have spawned some of the greatest minifigures to date.

The journey begins in the 1960s, deep underground into the newly released retro Batcave set. Inspired by the Adam West era, this giant set is packed with all of our favourite characters and a beautiful Batmobile. This is the latest big exclusive LEGO release and despite some criticism from the online community, we’re confident it will prove to be a big hit. The potential for collectors and customisers alone is huge.

Bricks Magazine Issue 10

Outside the Batcave Lucy Boughton investigates the best LEGO villain figures before taking you around her amazing Poison Ivy Lair. Next stop is Arkham Asylum as we look at the amazing work of Louis Blackwell, a man who is as talented with a pen as he is with the brick as you will see from his one-off exclusive Bricks superhero piece.

We chat with Arthur Parsons of TT Games and get the inside line on the new Avengers console offering, and if this wasn’t enough there is plenty

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Official LEGO Halloween Costumes Sneak Peek

March 9, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Last year, I reported there would be some official LEGO Halloween costumes coming out later this year by local costume company, Disguise. Although it’s still early in the year, it looks like there was a sneak peek at a couple of the costumes from the New York Toy Fair last month by FamilyGamer TV.

In their video, they showed off a costume of Clay Moorington from LEGO Nexo Knights and Lloyd Garmadon from LEGO Ninjago. The costumes look to be made out of the soft cloth and foam while the masks are plastic with a transparent mesh for the eyes.

There’s no other costumes shown but we now know there will be at least three themes for the costumes including Nexo Knights, Ninjago, and Mixels. The LEGO costumes from Disguise are scheduled to be available at retailers in fall 2016.

Thanks to Jenn for the heads up.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011) Review

March 9, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

The Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) have been available worldwide for a while now and I’ve finally had time to do my review on it. Ever since I started collecting them back in Series 6, they’ve been getting better and better each series. Let’s see if Series 15 can live up to the hype when the official images came out.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros: Hulk vs. Ultron (76066) Review

March 8, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros: Hulk vs. Ultron (76066)

Some of the sets that were released recently that I was really excited for were the new LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros sets. The one set that really stood out for me from the line was the Marvel Super Heroes: Hulk vs. Ultron (76066). The set contains 80 pieces and retails for $9.99. When you open up the box, the contents of the box are pretty interesting as it contains two sets of instructions, two un-numbered bags, and a product leaflet for Civil War sets. Instead of the builds being in a small booklet, the instructions are leaflets similar to the ones you find in polybags.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) Review

March 7, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)

When the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)icon was officially announced back in January, there was a mixed reaction to the set with some loving it while others didn’t like some aspects of it to those that were indifferent. The set itself is based on the classic Batman TV series starring Adam West and it consists of 2,526 pieces while retailing for $269.99 which has some questioning if it is worth that price.

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The Brick Fan LEGO Architecture Building Contest

March 7, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Late last year, I reviewed some of the new 2016 LEGO Architecture sets including Venice (21026), Berlin (21027), New York City (21028), and Burj Khalifa (21031). I’m happy to announce our very first building contest which happens to revolve around the LEGO Architecture theme with some nice prizes up for grabs.

Contest Rules

This contest will run from March 7 to April 7 and you will be building it similar to the new Architecture Skyline design. Choose any city in the world and create five miniature buildings or monuments that are famous in that city.

Since we’re keeping it fairly simple, the build should be more or less around 10 inches in length by 10 inches in height with some leeway for overhang no more than two studs.

How to Enter

There are a few ways to submit your creation. One way is to add it to the Flickr Group. Another way is on Instagram. For both sites, please use the hashtag #tbfarch so we can easily find your submission.

Entries will be judged on how closely the buildings resemble the real life building.

Fine Print

One entry per person.

Participants from United States Only.

Please do not use decals or stickers.

No non-LEGO parts.

No digital entries (LDD).

No digital backgrounds.

Please use a clean background with good lighting so we can clearly see your build.

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LEGO 2016 Double VIP Points Promotion Now Live

March 6, 2016 / / 4 Comments

One of the best shopping days for LEGO has just started with their annual Double VIP points event at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home. The promotion will last from March 7-22 on all purchases.

I’ve also been told there are also Easter Salesicon that are going on at LEGO Stores and online for certain sets which lasts through March 25 that also qualify for Double Points including:

LEGO City Heavy Haul Train (60098)icon
LEGO City Deep Sea Operation Base (60096)icon
LEGO City Hovercraft Arrest (60071)icon
LEGO Scooby-Doo Collection (5004810)icon
LEGO Pirates Chess Set (40158)icon
LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302)icon

What sets are you going to be picking up for Double Points? Help support The Brick Fan by making your purchases through our link. It doesn’t cost you anything extra but it does help keep the site running.

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LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202) Review

March 6, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202)

Just a few days ago, the new LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202) became available in stores and on Shop@Homeicon. The set contains only 111 pieces and retails the standard $9.99 price point. The contents of the box include a couple of bags and the instructions.

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LEGO City ATV Patrol (60065) Toys R Us Promotion Starting March 6

March 5, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Toys R Us USA has started a new promotion for the week of March 6-12 where you can get a FREE LEGO City ATV Patrol (60065) with any LEGO City purchase of $35 or more. This offer will available in stores only.

The online weekly ad, however, does not mention anything about the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter (5004468) even though it’s in the system as a promo starting the same day when I checked this morning. I’ll double check again tomorrow but you may want to check with guest services with item #648866 to see if they have it stocked up there.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Listed on Toys R Us

March 5, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

Well it looks like we might know where to find the recently found LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Civil War Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447). Toys R Us has the polybag listed on their website with item #396626 so we can probably expect it be purchased individually or part of a future promotion. I’ll check on the inventory status of it and see what I can find.

There have been quite a few items listed on Toys R Us recently including the Batmobile (30446) and the Iconic Easter (5004468) but have had a very limited supply online or in stores. I have received emails that the Iconic Easter will be part of a promotion starting Sunday March 6 and it corresponds to what I looked up in inventory for it. Hopefully the weekly ad will show it tomorrow.

**Via Brickset**

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LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468) Review

March 3, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

A few days ago, Toys R Us released a “new” LEGO Seasonal set with the Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468), otherwise known as the Chicken Suit Guy. This set retails for $5.99 and is currently available at Toys R Us stores in the US, if you can find them.

Outside of the box is a sleeve that slips off. The box is very simple looking and there’s nothing too special about it. The shape and artwork for the box resembles a small hen house with some Easter egg around it. The door opens up to reveal the Chicken Suit Guy sitting in one of those black container molds that we’ve seen in the Target Minifigure Boxes.

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

As for the Chicken Suit Guy, he’s pretty much the same minifigure as from the Series 9 Collectible Minifigures (71000). The only notable visual difference from the two is the head on the original one is hollow while the new one is solid. I also noticed the legs on the new one were somewhat more loose than the old one.

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468)

Overall, I’m not sure what the purpose of the Iconic Easter (5004468) set is other than being a little Seasonal set that kids can enjoy. As for collectors, this set is a good opportunity to get the Chicken Suit Guy if you missed out on him three years ago. Since the release of this set, the price for the minifigure on the secondary market has dropped dramatically but as with these fairly exclusive sets, some are buying them up in … Continue

LEGO Ideas Jurassic Park Visitor Center Achieves 10,000 Supporters

March 3, 2016 / / 2 Comments

The Jurassic Park Visitor Center by LDiEgo is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. Here we have another fairly large scale build that is based on the popular movie. The Visitor Center is able to open up to reveal several recognizable rooms in the building like the control room, genetics lab, and the kitchen.

The project now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, the Old Fishing Store, the Jedi High Council, and the Particle Accelerator as the ones that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage.

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LEGO Ideas Maze (21305) Officially Revealed

March 2, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

LEGO has officially revealed the next LEGO Ideas set with the Maze (21305). The set was conceived by Jason Allemann (JK Brickworks) and it will be available on April 1st for $69.99. Along with the Maze build, the set will also have a removable container to store the balls. Read more about the design process of the Maze (21305) over on their blog post.

LEGO Ideas Maze – The reinvention of a classic!

The latest LEGO Ideas product reinvents the classic ball and labyrinth game, but adds a twist of creative LEGO building to the fun.

Built entirely from LEGO elements, the LEGO Maze consists of a base frame and a simple tip and tilt mechanism made up of LEGO beams and axles. You turn the wheels to move the maze up and down or from side to side guiding the ball away from the traps.

The interchangeable maze system means you can easily swap maze plates without having to rebuild the entire game. Once you’ve mastered the two maze designs included with the set, you will find lots of inspiration to start creating your own mazes using the bricks included or any of your own LEGO elements.

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

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LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia Exclusive Pirate Batman Revealed

March 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia

Just a short while ago, LEGO’s Twitter account posted an image of the exclusive Pirate Batman minifigure that will be included in the LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia. The minifigure is almost identical to the Batman that was in Justice League: Cosmic Clash movie.

You can now pre-order the book on Amazon and it will be released on April 5.

Additional book cover via DK’s website. Thanks to Claudio for the heads up.

LEGO® DC Comics™ Character Encyclopedia is a comprehensive visual guide to the full range of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes minifigures, including Batman, Superman, and their friends and foes.

Learn little-known facts and figures about all the characters from the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes universe including Green Lantern, the Joker, and Wonder Woman. Find out details on the various sets and where each minifigure appears, as well as their special weapons, cool gadgets, and amazing vehicles.

Featuring an exclusive minifigure, LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia is the must-have guide to the LEGO DC Comics minifigures.

LEGO DC Comics Character Encyclopedia Pirate Batman

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) Polybag Revealed

March 2, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America's Motorcycle (30447)

There is now an image of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag which comes from instructions that were added today to LEGO’s servers. The polybag doesn’t look like it has any exclusive parts but you do get a Captain America minifigure and a motorcycle. No word yet on how the polybag can be obtained.

**Via Brickset

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HispaBrick Magazine Reviews LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

March 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO hasn’t officially revealed the LEGO Ideas Maze (21305) set but some sites have early access to do reviews of them including HispaBrick Magazine. Just a short while ago, they have posted an early review of the set which was designed by JK Brickworks. We also get to clearly see some how the set looks like and how it functions so go check out HispaBrick’s review. I’ll be doing my review in a few weeks time. The Maze (21305) will be available in April at the retail price of $69.99.

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LEGO ReBrick Relaunches

March 1, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Earlier today, LEGO ReBrick announced the relaunch of the site. Currently, there isn’t much to see on there but they do have a contest going called the Build for the Sky: LEGO Worlds Challenge. The contest revolves around building something creative in the sky. The only caveat is that you must build your entry in LEGO Worlds.

The deadline to submit your entry is April 4, 2016 and the winner will have their creation in the game and the model will be recreated by a known Brick Artist and displayed at the LEGO Worlds booth at E3 Expo in June.

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Issues With LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)?

March 1, 2016 / / 36 Comments

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)

If you haven’t purchased any of the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) yet and if there are stores around you that are selling them, you might want to pick them up or be cautious about them. As per a report over on Reddit, there’s some sort of recall on them for whatever reason. Speculation from some is that it might be a legal issue caused by the Shark Guy who looks very similar to the Left and Right Shark from the Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show last year. Some others think it’s just a recall because there are some issues with minifigures themselves or with their accessories like getting multiple torsos and no legs while some are getting multiples of a certain accessory.

If you look on Shop@Homeicon, they’re already marked as sold out which is strange considering they were just released last month here in the US. Was this part of this whole recall thing or was it just a coincidence and they happened to sell out quickly. So far, it seems that is happening only in North America. As of this point, there is no official word from LEGO but I’ll keep you updated if there’s any news on it. If you picked up some of Series 15, did you have any quality control issues with them?

Update: Kim from the LAN has posted:

Just to be clear – we have not done a recall in 6 years and if we did, I am quite confident we’d all know.
There may

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The LEGO Group 2015 Annual Report Results

March 1, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Just a short while ago, The LEGO Group wrapped up their 2015 Annual Report and the numbers show you why they are still one of the top toy brands in the world.

The top themes for 2015 were in random order DUPLO, Ninjago, City, Star Wars, Ninjago, Friends while the best selling sets were Elsa’a Sparkling Ice Castle, Millennium Falcon, City Police Station, Mindstorms EV3, and Heartlake Grand Hotel.

Key Figures

  • Revenue growth excluding foreign exchange impacts was 19% year over year on a local currency basis.
  • Revenue increased by 25% in DKK to DKK 35.8 billion against DKK 28.6 billion in 2014.
  • The year’s operating profit increased to DKK 12.2 billion against DKK 9.7 billion in 2014 – an increase of 26%.
  • Net profit was DKK 9.2 billion compared to DKK 7.0 billion in 2014 – an increase of 31%.
  • Injury rate per million work hours was 1.4 compared to 1.7 in 2014.
    More than 90% of waste from production sites recycled.
  • The number of employees in the LEGO Group increased from 14,762 at the end of 2014 to 17,294 at the end of 2015.

You can check out some of the highlights as well as more details on the press release. You can also download a PDF of the 2015 annual report.

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New March 2016 LEGO Sets Now Available for Purchase

February 29, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO March 2016 Store Calendar

It’s March 1st on the east coast and that means all that means there are a lot of new sets that are available for purchase on Shop@Homeicon as well as on Amazon including:

DC Comics Super Heroes – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Elves – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Marvel Super Heroes – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Minecraft – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Ninjago – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Speed Champions – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon
Star Wars – Shop@Homeicon | Amazon

The Seasonal Easter Chick (40202)icon is also available for purchase as well as the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)icon over on Shop@Home.

Check out all the promotions and events that will be happening in the March 2016 Store Calendar.

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LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) Review

February 29, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827)

When the then Ecto-1 (21108) was announced that it would be the next LEGO Ideas set, Ghostbusters fans were both happy and sad. Good because we would be getting an iconic car, bad that we wouldn’t be getting the firehouse to go along with it.

Fast forward about a year and a half and rumors started swirling in the community that we would be getting the firehouse in 2016 and back in October, it was revealed that we would indeed be getting the Firehouse Headquarters (75827) next year and shortly after that, the official images of the set were released. The set features details from both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Official List Revealed

February 28, 2016 / / 37 Comments

The LEGO news has been very quiet lately but that has been blown out of the water with an unofficial reveal of the list of characters from the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012). From what’s been told, there will apparently also be a commercial coming out for the minifigures as well. Of course, we get some of the usual cast of Disney characters while some are surprises. You might notice there are some big names missing like Goofy and Pluto among others so that could set up for another wave in the future.

The LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) will be available in May with 18 to collect. What do you guys think of the list of characters chosen that will be in the series? Thanks to CM4Sci for the heads up.

Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
Donald Duck
Daisy Duck
Ariel
Ursula
Peter Pan
Captain Hook
Stitch
Alice
Cheshire Cat
Maleficent
Mr. Incredible
Syndrome
Aladdin
Genie
Buzz Lightyear
Pizza Planet Alien

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Target Easter 2016 Polybags

February 28, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Disney Princess Olaf's Summertime Fun (30397)

This might be a late post as some stores are already stocked with them but if you’re still looking for the LEGO Disney Princess Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397) polybags at Target, you may want to check the Easter section of the store. Also in the Easter section is the LEGO City Fire (30347). Both are going for $3.99 each.

Fire Car (30347) – DPCI: 204-00-0184
Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397) – DPCI: 086-14-0140

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LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468) Now Available Online at Toys R Us

February 27, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468)

If you’re looking to purchase the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468), aka the Chicken Suit Guy, you can now purchase it online at Toys R Us. As of this writing, it is available for Ship-To-Home for $5.99 each.

The Chicken Suit Guy is the same minifigure from the Series 9 Collectible Minifigures (71000) but it also comes with a cardboard box as well. The main reason why people are looking for him is because they’re going for a pretty steep amount on the secondary market and this is a cheaper way to get him. I’m not sure how many they have in stock online but hurry if you want to get one.

Update: It’s sold out online. Your best bet to get one is to sign up for their notifications for when they return to stock or keep checking in stores.

Update 2: It’s available again online and some stores have reported to have them in stock.

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Oscar 2016 Best Picture Nominees in LEGO

February 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The 88th Academy Awards will be airing this Sunday and our friends over at Toscano Bricks has created a video of scenes from the nominees for Best Picture in LEGO form. The movies that are in the running for the Oscar are The Big Short, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Martian, The Revenant, Room, and Spotlight. Check out their video below.

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LEGO Ideas Particle Accelerator Achieves 10,000 Supporters

February 26, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The Particle Accelerator project by JK Brickworks is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. If creator’s name sounds familiar, that’s because his Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) will be released in April.

The particle accelerator is based on the real life machine that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to contain them in defined beams. The most well known one is the Large Hadron Collider built by CERN. For the LEGO version, it basically demonstrates the concept by using LEGO balls that spin around the ring. Check out how it works in the video below.

The project now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, the Old Fishing Store, and the Jedi High Council as the ones that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage.

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LEGO Seasonal Halloween 2016 Vampire Set Revealed

February 26, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202) has started to show up at LEGO Brand Stores and on the back of the instructions, we get a sneak peek at the Halloween 2016 Seasonal set for 2016 which is a Vampire with a small bat. Again, the build will be a builable character and honestly, I like the head for the Vampire. Thanks to Sophie from LLC for the email.

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LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force Official Cover and Exclusive Minifigure Revealed

February 25, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: Chonicles of the Force

Last year, I reported on a new LEGO DK book coming out this year called LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force and now the final cover has been revealed as well as the exclusive minifigure that will be included which is The Force Awakens Unkar’s Brute. If you don’t remember when he appeared in the film, check out the spoilers below.

The book will be available on June 7 and you can now pre-order it on Amazon.

**Via StarWars.com**

Featuring the latest LEGO® Star Wars™ sets and minifigures, LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force is a fun and informative guide to a LEGO galaxy far, far away….

A must-have for fans of the live-action Star Wars saga and its LEGO incarnation alike, this is the most up-to-date companion to LEGO Star Wars, with detailed information about the latest sets and minifigures and illustrated with extensive photography.

Featuring an exclusive new LEGO Star Wars minifigure, LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force follows the same format as DK’s LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side and LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles.

LEGO Star Wars: Chronicles of the Force

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First LEGO Certified Store Opening in Italy This Summer

February 25, 2016 / / 1 Comment

It looks like LEGO has expanded into Italy as there will be a new LEGO Certified Store opening there this summer. The store will be ran by Percassi House of Brands which has worked with other major name brands of products.

If you’re not familiar with what a LEGO Certified Store is, it’s basically a store owned and operated by a third party with an agreement with LEGO sort of like a franchise. You’ll mostly find these stores in countries where LEGO does not have their own stores in.

Thanks to Andrea from Mattonito for the email.

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Ask Your Questions About LEGO Dimensions Midway Arcade Retro Gamer Level Pack (71235)

February 24, 2016 / / 8 Comments

On March 15, LEGO Dimensions will be releasing a new expansion pack with the Midway Arcade Retro Gamer Level Pack (71235). This new pack will allow players to play 24 classic arcade favorites in full including Defender, Gauntlet, Joust, Rampage, and Spyhunter, just to name a few. Along with it, we also get the Gamer Kid LEGO minifigure as well as builds of the Arcade Machine and the Spy Hunter G-6155 Interceptor.

We here at The Brick Fan have been given an awesome opportunity to interview the Associate Producer at TT Games, Mark Warburton, about the Level Pack and you can also join in the interview as well. Send us questions below in the comments you may have about the Midway Arcade Level Pack and we’ll choose the best ones to ask Mark. Keep in mind this interview is specifically about the Midway Pack. I’ll let this run until Sunday or Monday.

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Do You Collect LEGO Movie Exclusive Minifigures?

February 24, 2016 / / 20 Comments

It seems like every year, we get a LEGO straight-to-DVD movie that also comes with an exclusive minifigure of some sort. This trend first started back in 2011 with LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace which came with a Young Han Solo minifig. Soon after that, Warner Bro. Home Entertainment has been cracking out movies from various themes like DC Comics Super Heroes that also comes packed with a minifigure. Even live-action movies like the Hobbit trilogy joined in with their exclusives which you can see from the list below:

LEGO Batman: The Movie – Super Heroes Unite – Clark Kent/Superman
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Bilbo Baggins
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out – Darth Vader with Medal
The LEGO Movie – Everything is Awesome Edition – Vitruvius
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Legolas Greenleaf
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League – Batzarro
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! – Trickster
The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies – Bard and Bain

It’s now 2016 and another LEGO movie will be releasing next week with LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash which includes Cosmic Boy. A few months after that, the recently announced LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood will be coming out as well. I don’t expect WB to stop anytime soon as these movies do sell pretty well especially if it comes packed

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LEGO Buccaneer Batman Revealed in Justice League: Cosmic Clash Movie?

February 23, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO Buccaneer Batman

The digital version of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash was released earlier this month and whoever purchased it got to watch the movie a little early than those who are waiting for the physical copy to be released next month.

In the movie, there’s a little sneak peek of Buccaneer Batman who is rumored to be the exclusive minifigure in the upcoming DK LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia. Although nothing is confirmed at this point, there are signs that it could be true even though Buccaneer Batman is a somewhat of an obscure variant of character from the 90’s Kenner Legends of Batman toy line.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Character Encyclopedia will be released on April 5 so I suspect that we should be hearing something about maybe in March.

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood Movie Revealed

February 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Scooby-Doo: Haunted Hollywood

While I was at work today, I was informed that there will be a new LEGO Scooby-Doo movie that will coming out on May 3 called LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood. Like with many previous LEGO movies, it will also include an exclusive Scooby-Doo LEGO minifigure. From the looks of it, the minifigure has a slightly different face printing than what was released before. Check out a small blurb about LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood as well a trailer below. Thanks to Joshua for the email.

In LEGO® Scooby-Doo!: Haunted Hollywood, the gang heads to the entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, where they take a tour of the legendary Brickton Studios, a historic Hollywood movie studio. While visiting the lot, the gang is surprised to find the once powerful film studio has fallen onto hard times. Neglected and in disrepair, Brickton, which has lost its luster, now faces threats of closure and an impending sale to greedy developers who want to tear it down.

**Via Kidzworld via Brickset**

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LEGO Shop@Home February 2016 Sales

February 22, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302)

If you’re looking to get some LEGO sets on discount, you may want to check out some of the offerings on Shop@Homeicon. They have quite a few sets at 20% discount such as the LEGO Ideas Big Bang Theory (21302)icon as well as LEGO City Heavy Haul Train (60098)icon while the LEGO Dimensions Fun Packs are half off the retail price.

If you are shopping, feel free to use my links above to help support the site.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Justice League: Cosmic Clash Brainic Clip

February 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Next week on March 1st, the next LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes movie will be releasing with Justice League: Cosmic Clash and today Warner Bro. Home Entertainment has released another clip from the movie featuring Brainiac creating a temporal anomaly against some of the super heroes.

Remember there will be an limited edition exclusive LEGO Cosmic Boy minifigure included with the Blu-Ray Combo Pack as well as for the Standard DVD.

The brilliant, hyper-obsessive-compulsive, super-computer Brainiac is combing the universe for new additions to his collection of worlds when he stumbles upon a ripe planet for his taking – Earth. But Brainiac quickly discovers Earth has a “firewall” – the Justice League. When Brainiac cleverly displaces several members of the Justice League to other time periods in Earth’s history, Batman, Flash and Cyborg must build and use the Cosmic Treadmill to race across time to retrieve their comrades – while members of the Legion of Super Heroes attempt to hold off Brainiac’s assault. Only time will tell in this battle for the fate of the Earth and the Justice League!

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LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468) Listed on Toys R Us

February 21, 2016 / / 11 Comments

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468)

It doesn’t look like the UK and parts of Europe will be the only country having the LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468) set available. It was reported that the set will be available across the pond with purchases of £15 or more in March.

It looks like Toys R Us will also have the set available some time in the future. The set will retail for $5.99 and will include the Chicken Suit Guy minifigure from Series 9 (71000) along with a cardboard henhouse box as well.

This little Iconic Easter (5004468) set will be a good time to pick up the Chicken Suit Guy at a reasonable price for people who missed out on it the first around because that particular minifigure isn’t going for cheap on the secondary market. However, there’s no word yet on when it will be available. The item number is #648866 if you want to check in stores.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v. Superman Clash of the Heroes (76044) Review

February 21, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Clash of the Heroes (76044)

I’m back with another short review and this time, it’s for the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Clash of the Heroes (76044). The set contains 92 pieces and retails for $12.99. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags, the instructions, and a small sticker.

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Star Wars Force Friday 2016 Returns in September

February 21, 2016 / / 3 Comments

It appears Force Friday will be a yearly thing as Star Wars: Rogue One will have its own event and there are reports that it is planned for September 30 for this year. The event again will be connected to the upcoming movie being released in December although the date of the event has been pushed back a little from last year’s date.

We already know there will be five LEGO Star Wars sets based on the movie with set numbers:

75152
75153
75154
75155
75156

We also know there will be three Star Wars Buildable Figures with the set numbers:

75119
75120
75121

We’ll most likely see official images of the sets at the Force Friday launch date similar to last year with very heavy embargo rules.

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LEGO Nexo Knights Shield Dock Building Instructions

February 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights Shield Dock

A loyal reader named Jason has emailed me the instructions for today’s Toys R Us building event for the LEGO Nexo Knights Shield Dock. To create your own, most of the pieces are already available except for blank trans-blue shield piece and the new Nexo Power sticker. From what I’m hearing, the set is somewhat flimsy after it is built as stuff just gets easily knocked off here and there. The event also included some other items including a poster and some LEGO Nexo Knights trading cards. Of course, it’s also available on eBay if you want.

As an eBay Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

TRU Canada will have the event next Saturday, February 27 from 12-2pm.

LEGO Nexo Knights Shield Dock

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 4 Fun Packs 50% Off on Amazon

February 19, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Wave 4 of some LEGO Dimensions expansion packs will be released in March and Amazon has the Fun Packs on sale for 50% off the retail price including:

Ghostbusters Stay Puft (71233)
DC Comics Superman (71236)
DC Comics Aquaman (71237)

Along with the Wave 4, there will be the Midway Arcade Retro Gamer Level Pack (71235) but it’s not currently on sale at this time however Prime members are able to get 20% off.

You can help support the site by making your purchases using the links above.

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LEGO April 2016 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

February 19, 2016 / / 6 Comments

April 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

The April 2016 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and there are some cool things happening for the month.

April 1-15: Finally confirmed is the FREE LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag with purchases of $75 or more at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. If you’re planning on picking up the Batman: Classic TV Series Batcave (76052)icon, your decision now is to wait for Double VIP points in March or for the Mr. Freeze polybag in April.

April 25-May 8: You can get a FREE LEGO Elves Sira’s Adventurous Airglider (30375) polybag with purchases of $35 or more on Friends, Elves, and Disney Princess sets.

April 5-6: The VIP Monthly Mini Build will be a Bumblebee.

April 11-15: There will be a LEGO Maze Competition at 5pm using the LEGO Ideas Maze (21305). Here we can also get a good look at the set which should be announced very shortly, probably at LEGO World Copenhagen.

LEGO Ideas Maze (21305)

April 18: LEGO Brand Stores will have a Minifigure Swap day.

New sets that will be available on April 1 include the LEGO Angry Birds, Juniors, Super Herores, Elves, and Minecraft. There will be bonus VIP points on purchasing the LEGO Elves The Starlight Inn (41174) and the Fire Dragon’s Lava Cave (41175).

April 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

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LEGO ReBrick Relaunching March 1

February 19, 2016 / / 2 Comments

If you’ve ever been on ReBrick, you may feel that it might not be the most effective bookmarking website for fans. Initially, it was a place for fans to share creations and unfortunately, it didn’t work out as planned with various issues hampering the user experience.

LEGO has been at work to do a relaunch on the site on March 1st. They have shared a short video of how ReBrick will work. It’ll still focus on fan creations but will also have more contests for you to enter to win hard to find sets, signed sets, or trips.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) Rumored as April 2016 Promo

February 18, 2016 / / 6 Comments

There has been some worry on whether or not we’ll be getting the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag which was first seen last week at the New York Toy Fair. As of this time, it was only given out to special attendees to the event and some people were speculating that it was only exclusive to that event.

I’ve just received an anonymous email from someone who states they work at a LEGO Store saying that it’ll be widely available as a LEGO promotion in April with purchases of a certain threshold. I went around to check to confirm this and surely enough, Just2Good over on Eurobricks has also stated this and he also added with a purchase of $75.

Until the April 2016 Store Calendar is available, we won’t know for sure but keep in mind that J2G usually doesn’t let us down with his reports. We’ll know for sure if we’ll actually be getting the classic Mr. Freeze polybag when the calendar is released in a few weeks.

Update: It has been confirmed on the April 2016 Store Calendar that it will be part of a promotion.

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LEGO Star Wars Resistance Trooper Battle Pack (75131) Review

February 18, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars Resistance Trooper Battle Pack (75131)

At the beginning of the year, LEGO released some new LEGO Star Wars Battle Packs including the Resistance Trooper Battle Pack (75131). This particular one consists of 112 pieces and retailed for the usual $12.99 price point. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions.

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BrickLink New Storefront Preview

February 18, 2016 / / 0 Comments

BrickLink has given an update on some of the changes coming to the popular third-party LEGO service. The main thing is the new Storefront look that every store will get. I’ll sort of summarize what these changes are but you want a more detailed explanation, head on over to the link above.

First off the stores will have a more streamlined layout and the focus will be on the content of the store. You can change the color and logo to match your liking.

Next is the store curated landing page which lets sellers customize what buyers will see when they arrive to the page.

The new Splash Page will not its own page but will act as an actual splash page when buyers arrive.

The categories have also been overhauled with hierarchy levels within the categories. For example, the different LEGO themes have been broken down to sub-themes so you can easily see what’s available. You can also collapse and expand the categories so you can focus on what’s most relevant to you.

One of the main complaints of the old BrickLink was the search experience. Now there are advanced search filters that are dynamic which makes it a lot more easier to find what you’re looking for.

The Store Terms are now labeled on the right side of the page with an Average Lot Value and a Minimum Buy.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Trailer

February 17, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

A week ago at the New York Toy Fair, we finally got some details of the new LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures and today there’s a trailer online for the new TV series. There’s also a description of what the show is about including the names of the Freemakers: Kordi, Zander, and Rowan who are searching for the Kyber Crystals. Check out the trailer below. Thanks to Miguel for the email.

Long ago, a Jedi Master forged the Kyber Saber, a lighsaber made of Kyber Crystals. It proved to be too powerful, so the Jedi Master shattered it, and scattered the crystals throughout the galaxy, to keep the power out of evil’s hands. Meet Kordi, Zander, and Rowan, three sibling scavengers who, with the help of Roger and Naare, are on a quest across the galaxy, to retrieve the Kyber Crystals before the Emperor does.

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LEGO Clockwork Heart Instructions by JK Brickworks

February 17, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you were on social media this past Valentine’s Day, you may have seen the image above of the Clockwork Heart by LEGO builder Jason Allemann, aka JK Brickworks. If you want to make your own, he has posted the instructions as well as the parts list for everyone to enjoy.

Jason has been prolific in building models that are very impressive, to say the least, with many of which can be motorized to make it even more impressive. If Jason sounds familiar, that’s because his Labyrinth Marble Maze was chosen to be the next LEGO Ideas set which was teased by LEGO just yesterday. Check out his website to see more of his MOCs.

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Brickbuilderspro Instruction of the Month Club Year 2 Promo

February 17, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Brickbuilderspro is celebrating 1 Year of their popular Instruction of the Month Club!

The club features custom build plans with “easy to source” LEGO part ID’s with files featuring parts lists and XML code for sourcing bricks on the web. As they begin Year 2, new members can enjoy a 15% discount on a 12 Month subscription.

Each month, subscribers receive a new unique document with bonus publications including a plan featuring custom stickers and a collectible poster shipped to your home address. According to L.G. Orlando, editor of the Instruction of the Month Club, members responded very positively to the clubs unique offerings including glowing reviews for the Hot Dog Diner and Stacker’s Baseball Stadium plans. You can try Brickbuilderspro subscription plans 30 days risk free. To apply a 15% discount, just use promo code: FAN2016

Visit www.brickbuilderspro.com/new2016.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) Available for VIPs

February 17, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)

The LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)icon is now available for purchase for VIP members. Feel free to use our link when placing your order to help support the site.

76052 Batman™ Classic TV Series – Batcave

Ages 14+. 2,526 pieces.
US $269.99 – CA $329.99 – DE 249.99€ – UK £229.99 – DK 2499.00 DKK

Drive the villains out from Batman’s Batcave!

Help Batman™ and Robin™ to drive the villain intruders from the Batcave, featuring a Bat Lab with Batcomputer, plus the Batmobile with stud shooters, Batcopter with flick missiles and the Batcycle. This special model, based on the classic 1960s TV show, also has a Wayne Manor section with an exterior wall to climb on and Bruce Wayne’s study featuring the iconic Batphone and a false bookcase that slides open to reveal the secret entrance to the Batcave. Before spiraling down the Batpoles into the Batcave, change identity from Bruce Wayne™ and Dick Grayson™ into Batman and Robin (separate minifigures included).

• Includes 9 minifigures: Batman™, Robin™, Bruce Wayne™, Dick Grayson™, Alfred Pennyworth™, The Joker™, Catwoman™, The Riddler™ and The Penguin™.
• This LEGO® model of the Batcave as seen in the classic 1960s TV series features 2 Batpoles for Batman™ and Robin™ to slide down, a selection of Bat-gadgets, helipad, plus a Batmobile and Batcopter.
• The Wayne Manor section of the model features Bruce Wayne’s study with the iconic Batphone, a hinged Shakespeare bust with secret button underneath, sliding false bookcase to access the Batpoles, and

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LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon (75105) Wins 2016 Toy of the Year Award

February 16, 2016 / / 4 Comments

The 2016 New York Toy Fair is over and done and after that, there were also the Toy of the Year awards given out to the best toys from last year. Not surprisingly, LEGO was again in the running for some awards including winning the “Boy Toy of the Year” for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Millennium Falcon (75105) which was the best toy developed specifically for boys of any age. If you haven’t checked out my in-depth review of it, you can read it here.

LEGO was also nominated for “Game of the Year” with LEGO Dimensions but lost out to the popular party Pie Face Game. Note that LEGO Dimensions was the only non-tradional tabletop game in the category.

Finally, Star Wars won “Property of the Year” for the licensor with the greatest success spreading its brand or property throughout the industry while generating interest and excitement. Obviously LEGO had some impact with the brand winning with all of the various LEGO Star Wars sets we got last year, especially with The Force Awakens sets.

LEGO had been in the running for various Toy of the Year awards in every year since the awards have been given out in 2000 and I won’t be surprised if they make the list again next year.

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LEGO Ideas Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) Teaser

February 16, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO has posted a teaser image of the Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) set over on their Facebook Page and other social media pages. This probably means that we should be getting the official reveal any time now even though it seems like we’ve been waiting forever for it. It’ll be available on April 1st and we already know the details of the set like it having 769 pieces and will retail for $69.99. Rumor has it that it’ll look very similar to the LEGO Ideas project with very small changes. Stay tuned for the reveal.

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Watch LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises Pilot Episode

February 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises

If you missed the 6 minute pilot episode of LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – Poe to the Rescue, Disney XD has already uploaded the episode on their YouTube channel. As usual, there’s the humor that these animated shows have. There will be more episodes in the future and they will be announced in due time. Check out the episode below.

With the help of C-3PO and BB-8, pilot Poe Dameron devises a plan to rescue of one of the Resistance’s most important leaders, Admiral Ackbar, from Kylo Ren and Captain Phasma.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man vs. The Venon Symbiote (30448) Polybag Found at LEGOLAND Florida

February 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Last month, we first saw an image of the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man vs. The Venon Symbiote (30448) polybag show up online. Fellow reader Joseph H. has recently emailed in letting me know that he has found the polybag at LEGOLAND Florida. I assume this polybag will be more widely available at other retailers later this year and possibly be at Walmart as a stocking stuffer during the holiday season.

Along with this polybag, he has also found the LEGO City Fire Car (30347), the LEGO Nexo Knights The Lava Slinger (30347), and the LEGO Ninjago Kai’s Mini Dragon (30422) there. If you’re searching for these polybags, you may want to check out LEGOLAND Florida or California and Discovery Centers so see if they have any.

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LEGO Star Wars Summer 2016 Set Images from New York Toy Fair

February 14, 2016 / / 18 Comments

We can now finally see the box and set images of the summer 2016 LEGO Star Wars sets courtesy of The Brick Show. The first two sets are based on the LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures with the Eclipse Fighter (75145) above and the StarScavenger (75147) right below. There are also two sets from The Force Awakens as well as Rebels and the Clone Wars. This year’s advent calendar was also displayed but it does contain spoilers so that’s at the very bottom if you want check it out.

Eclipse Fighter (75145) – $29.99

StarScavenger (75147) – $49.99

Encounter of Jakku (75148) – $59.99

Resistance X-wing Fighter (75149) – $79.99

Vader’s TIE Advanced vs A-Wing Starfighter (75150) – $89.99

Clone Turbo Tank (75151) – $109.99

Captain Rex’s AT-TE (75157) – $119.99

LEGO Star Wars 2016 Advent Calendar (75146) – $39.99

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) Polybag Revealed

February 13, 2016 / / 0 Comments

There’s been a lot of new today, mainly from this thing called the 2016 New York Toy Fair. We’re still waiting for images from Chad but in the meantime, there is now an image of the upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag from The Brick Show. This polybag will complement the Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) which will be coming out in a few days.

As you can see, Mr. Freeze is based on the Otto Preminger’s character in the TV show and comes with his freeze gun and jet nozzles from his suit. It was given out to attendees of the Toy Fair but there’s still no word on how the general public will be able to get the polybag at this time.

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LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Series Assault on Hoth (75098) Officially Announced

February 13, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Series Assault on Hoth (75098)

LEGO has officially announced the newest LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Series set with the Assault on Hoth (75098) at the 2016 New York Toy Fair. Unfortunately some bad apples leaked it yesterday but today we get to see some higher quality images of the set as well as the official press release for it.

The LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) will be available on Saturday, April 30 for the start of the May the 4th promotion. There will no be no VIP Early Access for the set. Check out the pertinent details of the set below.

75098 – Assault on Hoth™

Here's an icy February Designer Video.Announcing 75098 Assault on Hoth™!Available starting April 30th on shop.LEGO.com or in LEGO® Stores.

Posted by LEGO Shop on Saturday, February 13, 2016

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Series Assault on Hoth (75098)

LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector's Series Assault on Hoth (75098)

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75098 Assault on Hoth™
Ages 12+. 2,144 pieces.
US $249.99 – CA $299.99 – DE 249.99€ – UK £219.99 – DK 2199.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Play out action-packed Hoth battles like never before!

This fantastic LEGO® recreation of the Rebel force’s Echo Base from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back has all the details you need to create your own epic ice-planet battles. Set out on scouting missions with the Snowspeeder armed with twin spring-loaded shooters, and when you spot the enemy speeder bike, get back to

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LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises Premieres Monday, February 15

February 12, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises

Earlier today, Disney XD has released a clip from the new LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises shorts that will be airing Monday, February 15 at 8:00pm EST. The show will feature many of the main characters from Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie and will tell stories about the characters before the attack on Jakku. Check out the clip below as well as the official press release.

LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises

LEGO Star Wars Animated Short Featuring “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Characters to Debut Monday, February 15 on Disney XD
SHORT TAKE FROM DISNEY XD

LEGO STAR WARS animated short featuring “STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS” CHARACTERS, TO DEBUT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 ON DISNEY XD

An all-new animated short “LEGO® Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – Poe to the Rescue” featuring popular heroes and villains from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will premiere MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15 (8:00 p.m. EST) on Disney XD.

“Poe to the Rescue” is the first episode in “LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises,” a series of all-new animated shorts that take place prior to the First Order’s attack on Jakku and tell never-before-told stories including Kylo Ren, Han Solo, Finn, Rey, BB-8, Maz Kanata and more.

Premiering immediately after Disney XD’s highly anticipated “Gravity Falls” finale, the short will follow Resistance pilot Poe Dameron as he comes to the aid of Admiral Ackbar who is being held captive by Captain Phasma. Kylo Ren, C-3PO and BB-8 will also appear.

Airdates for the additional episodes will be released at a later date.

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LEGO Classic Creative Building Set (10702) Review

February 12, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Classic Creative Building Set (10702)

At the beginning of the year, LEGO released a new Creative Building Set (10702)icon to complement their line of Classic sets. Upon looking at the box and the pieces that are included, it reminds me of when I was a kid myself when I just had a box of basic bricks and building random stuff with my dad. Now as a father myself, I get to pass that same concept of building using only our imagination with what is given in the set.

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LEGO Nexo Knights Toys R Us Building Event – Saturday, Feb. 20

February 12, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Nexo Knights Toys R Us Event

LEGO Nexo Knight fans, mark your calendars for a Toys R Us building event next Saturday, February 20 from 12-2pm local time. Kids are able to build and take home an exclusive Nexo Knights Shield Dock. The event is intended for kids but sometimes adults get lucky and are able to get one. Building events like these are very popular so I suggest getting there early as there are limited quantities available.

TRU Canada will have the event on Saturday, February 27 from 12-2pm.

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LEGO Ideas Jedi High Council Chamber Achieves 10,000 Supporters

February 12, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The Jedi High Council Chamber project by lojaco is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The set is based on the scenes from the Star Wars prequel trilogy where the Jedi masters meet. It also can incorporate Power Functions to give it more detail. The proposed piece count is under 1,500 pieces.

The Jedi High Council Chamber now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, the Modular Train Station, and the Old Fishing Store as the projects qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage. As cool as the project seems, it is based on LEGO’s top selling license which usually means it almost has no chance of it becoming an official set. Will that change in this review stage? We shall see in upcoming months.

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Assault on Hoth (75098) Set Details

February 11, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Star Wars Hoth Echo Base

LEGO has been pumping out press releases today in preparation of the 2016 New York Toy Fair and the latest one is about the summer wave of LEGO Star Wars sets. More importantly, there are details of the next UCS set with the Assault on Hoth (75098). There is now official details of the set which will be available on May 1 for $249.99. It will have 2,144 pieces and will recreate the iconic scene from Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Some minifigures included with the Assault on Hoth is Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Toryn Farr, Wes Janson, Wedge Antilles, and K-3PO, just to name a few. We should be getting the official images of the set very soon but if you can’t wait, check out LEGO’s video that shows the sets here. Check out more details of the upcoming Star Wars sets below.

Update: The official set images are over on the announcement post.

LEGO Star Wars Hoth Echo Base

NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL TOY FAIR — LEGO Systems, Inc. today announced a robust slate that will drive continued excitement for the LEGO® Star Wars™ product line, the company’s first-ever licensed theme collection that today is a perennial favorite among fans of all ages. From sets based on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, to those inspired by a new original animated series, LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures to sets based on the upcoming Star Wars: Rogue One film, the 2016 LEGO Star Wars collection is one of the largest and

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Details Revealed

February 11, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

Today StarWars.com has given details on the all-new animated television series that will be airing this summer on Disney XD called LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. The show will be similar to previous LEGO TV shows which will include humor and it will be set between Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. As we learned at the toy fairs from a few weeks ago, there will be two LEGO sets that will be based on the show with the Eclipse Fighter (75145) – $29.99 and Star Scavenger (75147) – $49.99. Check out the details of The Freemaker Adventures below.

Told in the whimsically-charged style that audiences have come to expect from LEGO Star Wars entertainment, the series stars the Freemakers, a family of scavengers who build and sell starships from the scoured debris of space battles strewn throughout the galaxy. When their youngest discovers a natural connection with the Force through an ancient artifact — the Kyber Saber — his world is turned upside down, and he and his family are thrown into an epic struggle against the Empire to restore peace and freedom to the galaxy. Throughout their adventures, the Freemakers explore new worlds, meet new and familiar characters, and learn the true value of what it means to be a family.

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Blocks Magazine Issue 17 Press Release

February 11, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Blocks Magazine Issue 17

Blocks has sent over their press release for Issue 17 of the magazine. They’ll be review various sets including an in-depth look at the new LEGO Nexo Knights theme.

Issue 17 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers, and will be in shops on Thursday 18th February.

This month, we dive headfirst into LEGO’s latest Big Bang theme, with full reviews of every Nexo Knights set, plus an in-depth interview with LEGO Designer Mark Stafford – who reveals a few tantalising secrets behind the space-castle mashup, and gives us some hints as to its future direction.

Elsewhere, we head back to the glory days of Castle, with a detailed look at the 1984 Lion Knights range, and showcase an incredible collection of Doctor Who builds from Thorsten Bonsch – as he unveils his latest timey-wimey creation exclusively in Blocks.

There’s much more besides, with comprehensive reviews of the brand new Brick Bank and Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ, while Simon Pickard introduces us to the art of microscale. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with Tom Poulsom, LEGO’s very own birdman, on books, building and, of course, birds.

Get your copy on Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

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New York Toy Fair 2016 Starts This Weekend and Official Press Release

February 11, 2016 / / 0 Comments

The North American International Toy Fair will be happening this weekend and we are teaming up again with YourCreativeFriends/Brick Fest Live to bring you LEGO coverage of the event. Chad will be there and will be sending us images of various LEGO sets that will be displayed. Hopefully we’ll get images of the summer wave of Star Wars sets that are allowed.

LEGO has also released a press release for the event which talks about the Star Wars: Rogue One sets. Like I mentioned before, there will be five sets based on the upcoming movie and the prices range from $9.99 to $149.99.

Finally, officially confirmed for April release is the LEGO Ideas Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305). It’ll have 769 pieces and will be priced at $69.99 which I talked about last month.

LEGO Systems Unveils Hundreds of New Building Sets to Spark Creative Play for Builders of All Ages and Interests

– More than 300 new products unveiled at North American International Toy Fair –

NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LEGO Systems, Inc. will showcase its collection of new building sets–over 300 new products–at this week’s North American International Toy Fair. Among the new offerings is LEGO(®) NEXO KNIGHTS(TM), a new original LEGO property that depicts a medieval kingdom set in a futuristic world. New LEGO products are on display in booth #1635 in Hall 3B of New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from February 13-16.

“The LEGO system of play empowers children of all ages and interests to be creative,

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LEGO Senior Designer Marcos Bessa Appears on Denmark’s Got Talent

February 10, 2016 / / 1 Comment

If you’ve been following LEGO Senior Designer Marcos Bessa on social media, you would know that he has a very interesting life inside and outside of The LEGO Group. Within the company he’s designed many popular LEGO sets from the SHIELD Helicarrier (76042) to the most recent Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) and many more in between. Outside of the company, he’s very passionate about music and recently, he has appeared on Denmark’s version of the Got Talent series and has been very impressive not only with the audience but with the judges as well. Check out some of his performances below.

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LEGO Star Wars Encounter on Jakku (75148) Set Shown in DK Book Listing

February 9, 2016 / / 4 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens DK Level 2 Reader

A few weeks ago, we got details of the summer 2016 wave of LEGO Star Wars sets from the London Toy Fair but images weren’t allowed for the sets for either London or Nuremberg. However there’s an image of what appears to be part of the Encounter on Jakku (75148) set which comes from an Amazon listing for the DK LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Level 2 Reader. The image shows some of the Niima Outpost along with a clear shot of the Unkar Plutt, Rey, and BB-8 minifigures. The set also includes Teedo and a brick-built Luggabeast that is not shown in the preview images of the book. I’m not sure if the image will be taken down or not but check it out below while you can.

Thanks to Emily V. for emailing this in earlier today.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens DK Level 2 Reader - Encounter on Jakku (75148)

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Rescue from Ra’s al Ghul (76056) Set Name Revealed

February 9, 2016 / / 1 Comment

A few days ago, there was a report that there was a LEGO DC Comic Super Heroes set that would include a Ra’s al Ghul minifigure. Just2Good now has the set name and number which is Rescue from Ra’s al Ghul (76056). He also stated that the set will a store exclusive but as to which one remains unknown. It’s also rumored that Talia al Ghul would also be in the set but J2G didn’t have info on that. It’s not too much new information but at least there’s confirmation that the set exists.

Update: Just2Good over on Eurobricks has given the list of minifigures that will be in the set including Ra’s al Ghul, Talia, Damian Wayne’s Robin, and Desert Batman.

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More LEGO Super Heroes 2016 Polybag Information

February 9, 2016 / / 0 Comments

There’s some new information today on a couple of LEGO Super Heroes polybags that will be coming out this year. For the DC Super Heroes side, we can now confirm that there will indeed be a Batman Classic TV Series – Mr. Freeze (30603) minifigure polybag that’s been much talked about the past few months. There’s still no details of how to obtain it.

For the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes side, there’s a mysterious Captain America’s Motorcycle (30447) polybag but again, there’s no further information about it at this point in time.

The information comes from CM4Sci over on Eurobricks which you can follow the respective threads in the links above. More details as they come.

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LEGO Voltron Minifigure Shirt Available on Ript Apparel

February 8, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Ript Apparel LEGO Voltron

There hasn’t been much LEGO t-shirts available lately but Ript Apparel has a very cool LEGO Voltron minifigure shirt available for 24 hours. The shirt starts at $11 and there are other items available with the design as well including hoodies, posters, coasters, and more. Shipping and handling starts at $2.98 here in the US and is planned to ship out this Friday. As a big fan of the original Voltron series back in the 80s, this shirt is a no-brainer purchase for me especially with the new Netflix series coming later this year as well.

As always, you can help support The Brick Fan buy purchasing the Voltron shirt using the links above.

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New LEGO Minifigure Wedding Favor Set (40165) Found

February 8, 2016 / / 2 Comments

The LEGO news has slowed down just a tad bit but there’s an interesting set that has popped up online recently. Bouwsteentjes.info has found a new Minifigure Wedding Favor Set (40165) that has shown up on eBay. This updated version of the set now includes a brick-built alter and a couple of the newer five-stem plants. The minifigures have also been updated as well with both the bride and groom having three different sets of hairs each with the male also having a top hat. There’s no information on the price for this 89 piece set but I have a feeling that it’ll be showing up at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home in the near future.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Side Mission Details

February 7, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Last week, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment released details of the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game. We already know that the main game will be based on the blockbuster hit but there is even more gameplay to it.

Today Game Informer has released details of some of the side missions and events that will be in the game which lets players explore backstories of some of the characters. There are six full optional missions that are unlocked when you collect enough gold bricks.

One of these missions include how C-3PO got this red arm. This part of the story hasn’t been released yet but will be explained in an one-shot Marvel comic in March but we also get to play through it later this year. Another mission that was teased is the events of how the Rathars were captured aboard Han Solo and Chewbacca’s Eravana freighter.

Again, the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game will be available on June 28 on a variety of systems. There is also the Deluxe Edition available for Playstation 4 and XBox One which includes the exclusive 30605 Finn (FN-2187) minifigure polybag as well as the Season Pass for the game.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) Rumored List

February 7, 2016 / / 5 Comments

The Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) were just released here in the US but there’s already information about Series 16 (71013) courtesy of Just2Good. His source has shared 14/16 minifigures from the wave which include:

Babysitter
Wildlife Photographer
Cyborg
Ice Queen
Penguin Guy
Banana Guy
Spy
Imp
Hiker
Rogue
Arabian Knight
Serenader
Spooky Boy
Scalawag Pirate

Series 16 is scheduled to be released in September/October and remember that we also have the Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) coming out in May. Again thanks to J2G for the information that he generously provides. Go sub to his channel if you haven’t.

Update: CM4Sci over on Eurobricks has stated that the last two minifigures are a Dog Show Judge and a female Kickboxer.

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Lunar/Chinese New Year 2016 LEGO MOCs

February 7, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Lunar/Chinese New Year 2016 is still one day away here in the US but it has already taken place over on the other side of the world and here are some more LEGO MOCs celebrating the holiday. The above creation is by Titans Creations and the rest below are labeled. Happy new year to everyone that is celebrating! I know I’ll be eating a lot tomorrow.

Chee Keong

Cheng Heng Chin

tankm

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tkm-FuLuShou-01

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New LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash Clip

February 6, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released a new clip for the upcoming LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash which features Brainiac preparing to go up against the Justice League. Remember, if you purchase the Blu-Ray Combo Pack or the DVD versions of the movie, you’ll also get the exclusive Cosmic Boy (30604) minifigure polybag. As you may know, Cosmic Boy is part of the founding members of the Legion of Super-Heroes which also included Lightning Lad who we’re already got in the Target 2015 Minifigure Box Set. There’s still hope that we could also get Saturn Girl to round out the trio. LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Cosmic Clash will be available digitally on February 9 and the physical copies on March 1.

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Rumors of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Set with Ra’s al Ghul Minifigure

February 5, 2016 / / 2 Comments

We’ve all seen the images of the upcoming 2016 LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sets from the Nuremberg Toy Fair but there’s a new rumor of another set coming this summer. As you can see from the image above, it would be a mid-sized set which include Ra’s al Ghul and there are talks about it including Talia al Ghul as well. Of course there’s no concrete information at this time of what this mysterious set is about or which version of Ra’s al Ghul we’ll be getting as we’ve seen different versions of him in the LEGO Batman video games. Stay tuned as more details of this set come out in the near future.

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The LEGO Movie 4D A New Adventure Opens at LEGOLAND California February 6

February 5, 2016 / / 13 Comments

LEGOLAND California - The LEGO Movie A 4D Adventure

Yesterday, I was invited as part of the press to LEGOLAND California for the premiere of The LEGO Movie 4D A New Adventure which will be opening to the public on February 6th. When I got there, we checked in at the front gate and was whisked in shortly after. There was a whole red carpet set up where kids and adults were able to take pictures with some of the main characters from The LEGO Movie like Emmet, Wyldstyle, Benny, and Unikitty. There I also ran into my friend Mariann from Model Building Secrets who was also doing her coverage of the event. After the red carpet, there was food stands set up where we could grab what ever we wanted to snack on.

LEGOLAND California - The LEGO Movie A 4D Adventure

LEGOLAND California - The LEGO Movie A 4D Adventure

As for the 4D Adventure itself, it is new attraction the 425-seat theater that incorporates effects like wind, rain, and fog to what you see on the screen. The story is pretty neat as the main characters end up in a mysterious theme park called Brick World which is ran by Lord Business’ brother, Risky Business, who voiced by actor and comedian Patton Oswalt. From what I saw, both kids and adults were digging the 12 1/2-minute film as it was very enjoyable throughout.

LEGOLAND California - The LEGO Movie A 4D Adventure

After the film, there was a post-screening Q&A which had The LEGO Group’s vice president of licensing and entertainment and producer of The LEGO Movie Jill Wilfert and Joshua Wexler from Pure Imagination Studios as the guests. Wilfert gave fans some details of what LEGO projects we … Continue

LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & Ecto-2 (75828) Official Images Revealed

February 5, 2016 / / 6 Comments

LEGO Ghostbusters

Just a short while ago, LEGO revealed the official images of the new LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (75828) set from the upcoming movie based on the all-female cast. As you can see, the set features all of the main characters including Melissa McCarthy as Abby Yates, Kristen Wiig as Erin Gilbert, Kate McKinnon as Jillian Holtzmann, and Leslie Jones as Patty Tolan. The Ecto-1 is based on a new vehicle and is able to fit all four Ghostbusters minifigures. It also seems that all of their proton packs will be able to fit in the back as well.

Also revealed along with the Ecto-1 is the Ecto-2 motorcycle which is ridden by Chris Hemsworth’s character Kevin. One of the images also might contain a spoiler as Kevin seems to be possessed. The last minifigure in the set is a red Daemon which could be something that’s part of the plot.

Reports have that the set is priced at $59.99 and will be available on July 1st.

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LEGO Star Wars Winter 2016 Sets to be Released in March

February 4, 2016 / / 9 Comments

If you collect LEGO Star Wars sets here in the US, you probably have noticed that we never got the winter 2016 wave of sets while other parts of the world have already gotten them. According to the AZ Central, LEGO has confirmed today that they will be released in March. There’s no mentioning on what date they’ll be released but it’s usually at the beginning of the month. Keep in mind that we’ll also be getting Double VIP points a week in so if you can hold off a little longer, you’ll get more bang for your buck.

Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75125)

LEGO Star Wars Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75125)

First Order Snowspeeder (75126)

LEGO Star Wars First Order Snowspeeder (75126)

The Ghost (75127)

LEGO Star Wars The Ghost (75127)

TIE Advanced Prototype (75128)

LEGO Star Wars TIE Advanced Prototype (75128)

AT-DP (75130)

LEGO Star Wars AT-DP (75130)

Rebels Battle Pack (75133)

LEGO Star Wars Rebels Battle Pack (75133)

Galactic Empire Battle Pack (75134)

LEGO Star Wars Galactic Empire Battle Pack (75134)

Obi-Wan’s Jedi Interceptor (75135)

LEGO Star Wars Obi-Wan's Jedi Interceptor (75135)

Droid Escape Pod (75136)

LEGO Star Wars Droid Escape Pod (75136)

Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137)

LEGO Star Wars Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137)

Hoth Attack (75138)

LEGO Star Wars Hoth Attack (75138)

Kanan’s Speeder Bike (75141)

LEGO Star Wars Kanan's Speeder Bike (75141)

**Via Reddit**

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LEGO Deadpool Sets Posted by Ryan Reynolds

February 4, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Earlier today, Ryan Reynolds posted on Twitter some LEGO sets promoting the upcoming Deadpool movie showing off some “spoilers” for the movie. He’s pretty much poking fun at the Toy Fairs like London and Nuremberg that show off upcoming products and the spoilery nature of LEGO sets based on movies. If you’re not familiar with Deadpool, he’s pretty much a super hero that tends to break the fourth wall with usually has a humorous effect.

The sets that are shown off include Deadpool Space Squid Shark Balloon Battle (6969) which has 1991 pieces and the other one is called Deadpool Hot Dogs Moose and Owl (2016) which has 8675309 pieces or Jenny’s number. Obviously both of these sets are fake but note that they use legit LEGO pieces which makes it even more hilarious.

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New LEGO Holiday Train Rumored for 2016

February 4, 2016 / / 12 Comments

The talk around the LEGO community the past few days is about new LEGO Holiday Christmas Train that is rumored to be coming out later this year. This was first reported by nesquik on Eurobricks and was brought to light by Just2Good. It was mentioned that it is not a re-release of the 2006 Holiday Train (10173) so we don’t have to worry about the same issue that happened last year with the re-release of the Winter Toy Shop (10248). Keep in mind that nesquik has given legit information before in the past so what they are saying could be true. Of course things can change by the time the holiday season rolls around so I wouldn’t put too much into this rumor until some concrete details are uncovered. If a new Holiday Train is actually coming out this winter, would you guys be picking it up?

Update: The new Winter Holiday Train (10254) has been officially announced.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avenjet Space Mission (76049) Review

February 3, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avenjet Space Mission (76049)

I’ve finally had some free time for some building and today’s review is on the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avenjet Space Mission (76049). This is one of the newer Super Heroes sets that has been released so far for 2016 and is based on the Avengers Assemble animated series. The set contains 523 pieces and retails for $59.99. The contents of the box include four numbered bags, a bagged Thanos, a sticker sheet, a comic, and the instructions.

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LEGO Star Wars: Rogue One Set Numbers

February 2, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Continuing with the LEGO Star Wars news for today, this post pertains to the upcoming Rogue One sets that will be coming out later this year. The Rogue One subtheme was announced at the Nuremberg Toy Fair last week and there’s been much talk about it the past week or so, mainly if the Slave I shown in the image would be one of the sets along with Boba Fett.

There are now some new box outline images from a retailer catalog which I won’t be posting but they do give some detail in to the Rogue One sets. There are five sets based on the movie with set numbers:

75152
75153
75154
75155
75156

There are also three Buildable Figures based on the Rogue One movie with set numbers:

75119
75120
75121

Note that the background image does show a TIE Fighter flying in the back. Whether or not it will be a set or not remains to be seen. Obviously, there are no info yet on the prices, piece count, etc. but we should be getting more details later this summer. It’s been reported earlier that the sets will be released this October.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Official Press Release

February 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game

In the wee hours of the morning, I reported that there will be a new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game that will be releasing on June 28. I now have the official press release for the game and more images as well as the trailer for it.

There will be two versions of the game, the regular one and the Deluxe Edition which includes the Season Pass as well as the 30605 Finn (FN-2187) minifigure polybag. The Deluxe version is only available for Playstation 4 and Xbox One. The PS4 Deluxe Edition has an exclusive DLC for the Phantom Limb Level Pack as well as a Droid Character Pack.

Amazon and GameStopicon has both versions of the game available for pre-order, depending on which retailer you desire, with Amazon having 20% off on the pre-orders. If you’re part of the Best Buyicon Gamer’s Club, you can get 20% off the game as well.

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, TT GAMES, THE LEGO GROUP AND LUCASFILM ANNOUNCE LEGO® STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS

The No. 1 LEGO® Videogame Franchise Triumphantly Returns with an In-Depth Journey Through the Latest Star Wars Blockbuster

Experience Exclusive New Story Content from Star Wars Universe that
Provides Deeper Insights into the Film’s Most Memorable Moments, while Allowing Players to Build, Battle and Fly Through the Galaxy Like Never Before

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games, The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm today announced LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens™, marking the triumphant return of the No. 1 LEGO videogame franchise,

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game Revealed

February 2, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game

Today it has been revealed that the latest LEGO video game title with LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The game will be available on June 28, 2016 on all platforms. This also confirms that the Finn (30605) polybag will be part of a promotion for the game.

Update: Amazon, GameStopicon, and Best Buyicon has both versions of the game available for pre-order.

“The Force is strong with this one… The No. 1 LEGO® videogame franchise triumphantly returns with a fun-filled, humorous journey based on the blockbuster Star Wars film. Play as Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, Kylo Ren, Han Solo, and the rest of your favorite characters from the movie!

In LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, players relive the epic action from the blockbuster film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, retold through the clever and witty LEGO lens. The game will also feature exclusive playable content that bridges the story gap between Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens also introduces Multi-Builds and Blaster Battles to the LEGO videogame universe. With Multi-Builds, use available LEGO bricks to open up new paths, then break them apart and re-build them again to open up another! And another! During Blaster Battles, use your surroundings as cover to stand against the First Order.”

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LEGO Star Wars: Episode 7 Video Game Confirmed?

February 1, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Back in October, there was an image of a LEGO Star Wars Finn (30605) polybag that showed up online. Many people noticed that there was a code on the bottom left corner of the packaging which may suggest that it’ll be included with a video game as they usually are.

It looks like Twitter user Shinobi602 has found an Amazon Italy listing of a LEGO Star Wars: Episode 7 video game for the PlayStation 4. It also lists the release date is May 31, 2016 which could just be a placeholder and the listing mentions that some of the playable characters include Rey, Finn, Poe, BB-8, Kylo Ren, and Han Solo.

Shinobi602 also mention there will be a Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announcement tomorrow for the game as well so we’ll see if WB sends over a press release in the morning.

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LDraw All-In-One-Installer 2015-02 Now Available

February 1, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Willy over at LDraw has informed us that an update on the new All-In-One-Installer is now available to download.

LDraw All-In-One-Installer 2015-02 now available

An updated version of the LDraw[1] All-In-One-Installer, in short AIOI, has been released.

The AIOI supports Windows XP (Home and Pro), Windows Vista or higher (all versions). On 64-Bit Operating Systems it will install in the “Program files (x86)” folder. The Installer will NOT run on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT Ver 4, 2000, or XP below SP2.
It contains the following changes:

Upgraded to LDraw Parts Library 2015-02
Upgraded to LPub3D 1.3.4.591.2
Upgraded to LDCad 1.5
Added LSulpt 0.5.0
Added tons of OMR-Models
Lets you decide the location of the LDraw parts library
You can download the AIOI from:

Home Help Get Started LDraw All-In-One-Installer

Many thanks to all the programmers who contributed to this release.

[1] LDraw is an open standard for LEGO CAD programs that allow the user to create virtual LEGO models and scenes. You can use it to document models you have physically built, create building instructions just like LEGO, render 3D photo realistic images of your virtual models and even make animations.

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Bricks Issue 9 Special Promotion

January 31, 2016 / / 1 Comment

Bricks Issue 9

The folks over at Bricks has sent over a new press release regarding Issue 9 as well as a special promotion for it.

All orders of Bricks issue 9 print, single orders and subscriptions will receive a free digital edition*.

Inspired by the Ghostbusters Firehouse, Bricks goes all retro, looking at an era that has influenced some of the finest franchises and sets to date. So flick back your mullets, plump your shoulder pads and enjoy celebrating a decadent decade.

It was a generation that tasted cable television, fed on Hollywood blockbusters and consumed merchandising like no other. Collectable culture was born, every show came with its own toy line leading to a mass production that oozed originality and new levels of creativity. LEGO upped the anti as new exciting themes hit our shelves. It was here that we were introduced to the likes of Classic Space, Pirates and Castle collections, to name but a few… it was no longer just about the city.

The issue starts with a thorough examination of the long-awaited Ghostbusters Firehouse set before blasting back through the decade. Michael LeCount chooses his ten best sets of the ’80s, David Alexander Smith shows us his Neo-Classic Space dinosaurs while Orion Pax recreates iconic toys with LEGO. The likes of Optimus Prime, Castle Grayskull and Inspector Gadget are all brought to life through the brick. Lucy Boughton looks at the official licenses inspired by the decade’s finest films, alongside a peek at LEGO food throughout the years.

Jumping back into the present we

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LEGO Ideas Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) Set Details

January 30, 2016 / / 6 Comments

There hasn’t been much information about the upcoming Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305) set since it was announced that it would be the next official LEGO Ideas set but Just2Good has shared some new information about it. It’ll be available in April and will have 769 pieces. This will be the largest CUUSOO/Ideas set that LEGO has produced and the pricing will reflect that retailing for $69.99. In terms of the design of the set, J2G has mentioned that it’ll pretty much look like the set submitted on Ideas, seen above, except that that it’ll have bricks instead of Technic parts for the walls. We should be getting official details of the Labyrinth Marble Maze either in February or March.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures and Rogue One Announced at Nuremberg

January 29, 2016 / / 11 Comments

Readers here may or may not have noticed that there were no images of the summer wave of LEGO Star Wars sets. The reason is because photography of the sets were prohibited. That didn’t keep people from leaking the images though. I won’t be posting them and will be waiting until LEGO allows photography, hopefully at the New York Toy Fair.

However PromoBricks has provided some additional information about the upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets including the name of the TV series two of the sets will be based on. The Freemaker Adventures is a new LEGO TV series that will be airing in August, similar to The Yoda Chronicles and Droid Tales. There are two ships, Eclipse Fighter (75145) and Star Scavenger (75147), that will play an integral part in the show.

Also announced at the LEGO Star Wars press conference at Nuremberg is that we should expect some sets based on the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story movie. There are no details on these sets but they are expected to be released in October to coincide with the movie release in December. It was also mentioned that there’s a new lightsaber that was shown that is similar to Count Dooku’s curved saber.

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LEGO March 2016 Store Calendar Promos & Events

January 29, 2016 / / 12 Comments

LEGO March 2016 Store Calendar

LEGO has uploaded the March 2016 Store Calendar to their servers and here are the promotions and events we can expect during the month.

March 1-25: Get a FREE LEGO Ninjago Kai’s Mini Dragon (30422) polybag with purchases of $35 or more.

March 7-22: Earn Double VIP points on all purchases at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home.

March 1-25: Get a FREE LEGO DUPLO Duck (30321) polybag with and DUPLO purchase.

March 1-2: The LEGO VIP Monthly Mini Model build event will be a Rabbit. Registration starts on February 15.

The Parrot coupon offer from the 2016 Wall Calendar expires on March 31.

There will be lots of new sets from various themes available including LEGO Disney Princess, Juniors, Minecraft, Ninjago, and Speed Champions.

LEGO March 2016 Store Calendar

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LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238) Review

January 28, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

Continuing with another review of the LEGO Dimensions wave 3 sets that were recently released, I have in hand the Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238). This expansion pack consists of 40 pieces and retails for $14.99. The box consists of two un-numbered bags and the minifigure instructions.

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

Minifigure

There is only one legit minifigure in this Fun Pack and that is the Cyberman which is based off the 2013 design. The torso has lots of gray and dark gray printing on both sides and also continues down to the legs while the whole minifigure itself is of a pearl silver color. The head is a new mold with the handles on top of the head and the tear drop printing for the eyes.

In-game, the Cyberman has many abilities including swimming, mind control, hacking, drone, x-ray vision, and silver blowup so it’s a pretty versatile character to use.

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

Build

The building part of the set is the Dalek. There are three different builds for the Dalek which include the regular version, the Fire ‘n Ride Dalek, and the Silver Shooter Dalek. Again, LEGO doesn’t provide the instructions in the box to build it but you can find them online.

For the regular Dalek, it has the distinct shape of the cyborg. For the top portion, there is a printed dome piece with a trans-blue eyestalk. In the midsection, you have a telescope piece representing the gunstick and an antenna for the manipulator arm. Finally for the bottom part, you have the skirt structure … Continue

LEGO Star Wars 2016 Advent Calendar (75146) Details

January 28, 2016 / / 3 Comments

The 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair is still going on and PromoBricks is still giving out tidbids about some of the summer sets we should be expecting. You may have noticed that there were no photography for the upcoming Star Wars sets. There are reports saying that LEGO wants to keep a couple of the sets under wraps because it involves a new LEGO Star Wars property for later this year. However, there are some details of the 2016 Advent Calendar (75146). If you don’t want to be spoiled, I suggest STOP reading now.

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LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223) Building Instructions

January 27, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223)

A few days ago, a new image of the LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223) showed up online and now the instructions are also available if you want to build your own. Keep in mind that the 8×8 radar trans-clear radar dish (6093714) is a brand new piece so you may have to substitute something else in the meantime. You might also want to download the PDF while it is still available as I assume that LEGO didn’t want the instructions to be released this early in the year. This set will most likely be available during the holiday season as one of the LEGO promotions.

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LEGO German Football Team Collectible Minifigures Announced

January 26, 2016 / / 3 Comments

Way back in August, I reported on a rumor that LEGO will be producing a special Collectible Minifigure series featuring the German national football team. Today at the 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair, it was announced that there will indeed be a special series (71014), exclusive to Germany, consisting of 16 minifigures of some of the players on DFB, Die Mannschaft (The Team). They are scheduled to be released in May just in time for the 2016 UEFA European Championship.

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LEGO Nuremberg Toy Fair 2016 Set Images

January 26, 2016 / / 43 Comments

Just like that and then 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair has started and there are now some images of the summer wave of LEGO sets. The guys over at PromoBricks and Zusammengebaut are there and they have provided the images for the world to see. There will also be videos as well from both sites later as well as more higher quality images when they are settled in after each day. Again, I’ll keep this post updated as more images are shared. Also if you haven’t checked it out yet, I’ve compiled a list of some of the sets we should be seeing in summer 2016. Images continued after the break.

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LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388) Last Promotion Day

January 24, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388)

Today, January 25, is the last day to get the free LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388) on Shop@Home. You can get it with any purchase and if you’re not sure what you’ll be getting in it, head over to my review to see everything that’s included. This Intro Pack was originally to end a few weeks ago but LEGO extended the promotion until today. I’m not sure if this promo was extended for LEGO Brand Stores or not.

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LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223) Revealed

January 24, 2016 / / 12 Comments

LEGO Seasonal 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223)

We’ve just gotten over the holiday season but Brickset has already posted an image of this year’s exclusive LEGO Seasonal set. The 2016 Christmas Ornament (40223) features Santa and Christmas tree in a container with a little house build below it sort of like a snowglobe. This looks to be one of the coolest looking Seasonal set so far. It’ll most likely be available either in October or November when the holiday promotions start. Thanks to BB8fan for the email.

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LEGO London Toy Fair 2016 Set Details

January 24, 2016 / / 47 Comments

The 2016 London Toy Fair has kicked off and it looks like our friends over at Brick Fanatics has the initial scoop of some of the LEGO sets that have been shown off to invited attendees. Again, photography is not allowed in the LEGO booth so we’ll have to wait a few days for the Nuremberg Toy Fair to see them. Note that these sets do correspond to some of the rumor posts I have previously done. Stay tuned as I’ll keep this post updated when more news come in.

Update: Huw over Brickset has given more in-depth details of some of the non-licensed sets.
Update 2: CapnRex101 has done his report on the LEGO Star Wars sets as well as DC sets.
Update 3: LostinTranslation has updated with more themes.
Update 4: Angry Birds and Minecraft info has been added.
Update 5: The details for the Marvel sets are up.
Update 6: Info on Ninjago, Nexo Knights, and Bionicle are up.

Angry Birds

Images of these sets have already been available.

Piggy Car Escape (75821) – £11.99
Piggy Plane Attack (75822) – £19.99
Bird Island Egg Heist (75823) – £34.99
Pig City Teardown (75824) – £39.99
Piggy Pirate Ship (75825) – £59.99
King Pig’s Castle (75826) – £74.99

Bionicle

Simpler storyline and 4 22-minute Netflix movies.

Ekimu the Mask Maker (71312) – £9.99
Lava Beast (71313) – £9.99
Storm Beast (71314) – £9.99
Quake Beast (71315) – £9.99
Umarak the Destroyer (71316) – £17.99

City

Airport sub-theme

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LEGO Disney Princess Frozen Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397) Polybag Showing Up at Target

January 23, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Disney Princess Frozen Olaf's Summertime Fun (30397)

LEGO polybag hunters, it looks like the newest polybag has started to arrive at Target stores with the LEGO Disney Princess Frozen Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397). It retails for $3.99 and it looks like has has its own DPCI number with 086-14-0140 and was found in the LEGO section. This is pretty much the cheapest way to get the Olaf minifigure without purchasing any of the larger LEGO Frozen sets. Your mileage may vary as some stores may not have the polybag available yet but be on the lookout in the near future. I do know that the LEGO UK has this same polybag as a promo with qualifying purchases. Thanks to Nick for the heads up.

LEGO Disney Princess Frozen Olaf's Summertime Fun (30397)

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More LEGO Summer 2016 Information Imminent with Upcoming Toy Fairs

January 23, 2016 / / 5 Comments

Starting tomorrow, toy fair frenzy begins with the London Toy Fair and a few days later, the Nuremberg Toy Fair will be kicking off as well. During these times, we’ll be getting detailed information about the upcoming summer 2016 LEGO sets like their pricing and piece counts and whatnot. Usually at the London Toy Fair, pictures aren’t allowed but we do get in-depth info from LEGO fan sites that are able to attend. I’ll be compiling the information given into a singular post similar to what I did last year.

Later on the in the week, the Nuremberg, aka German Toy Fair, will be going on and this is the fair where we get our legit first images for the summer 2016 sets. Again, I’ll have to rely on our colleagues from across the pond to provide these images which I’ll then put what I can in another post.

Stay tuned in the next week or so to get some juicy information about the summer 2016 LEGO sets.

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LEGO Monkey King by Cid Hsiao

January 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

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I don’t feature LEGO MOCs that often here but since Lunar/Chinese New Year is coming up in a few weeks which I’m pretty excited about, I think it’ll be nice to feature some based around the holiday since 2016 is the Year of the Monkey. Here we have Cid Hsiao’s version of Sun Wukong, aka the Monkey King.

The amount of detail that went into the build is pretty spectacular especially in the head which sometimes is the hard to create. The build is based on the character in the famous novel, Journey to the West, and in recent times seen in video games such as League of Legends and Smite.

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Bricks Issue 9 Press Release

January 22, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Issue 9

Adam over at Bricks has sent over the press release for Issue 9 of the magazine which includes articles such as the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse (75827), builds by Orion Pax and the Arvo Brothers, as well as more information about LEGO Nexo Knights.

Bricks issue 9 – The influential 80s. Inspired by the Ghostbusters Firehouse, Bricks goes all retro, looking at an era that has influenced some of the finest franchises and sets to date. So flick back your mullets, plump your shoulder pads and enjoy celebrating a decadent decade.

Bricks Issue 9

It was a generation that tasted cable television, fed on Hollywood blockbusters and consumed merchandising like no other. Collectable culture was born, every show came with its own toy line leading to a mass production that oozed originality and new levels of creativity. LEGO upped the anti as new exciting themes hit our shelves. It was here that we were introduced to the likes of Classic Space, Pirates and Castle collections, to name but a few… it was no longer just about the city.

Bricks Issue 9

The issue starts with a thorough examination of the long-awaited Ghostbusters Firehouse set before blasting back through the decade. Michael LeCount chooses his ten best sets of the ’80s, David Alexander Smith shows us his Neo-Classic Space dinosaurs while Orion Pax recreates iconic toys with LEGO. The likes of Optimus Prime, Castle Grayskull and Inspector Gadget are all brought to life through the brick. Lucy Boughton looks at the official licenses inspired by the decade’s finest films, alongside a peek at LEGO … Continue

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Level Pack (71228) Review

January 22, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Level Pack (71228)

A few days ago, the third wave of LEGO Dimensions expansion packs were released and in that group was the Ghostbusters Level Pack (71228). It contains 115 pieces and retails for $29.99. The contents of the box include three un-numbered bags and the instructions. This review is only for the contents of the box and not the actual gameplay.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Level Pack (71228)

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LEGO Ideas Old Fishing Store Achieves 10,000 Supporters

January 21, 2016 / / 6 Comments

The Old Fishing Store by robenanne is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This was a very popular project when it first went live in December. I’m not exactly sure where the traffic was coming from but in a little bit over a month, it didn’t take long for the project to get the required number of supporters to get into the First 2016 Review Stage.

As for the project itself, it has the popular modular style that many builders desire and it is not short of design. It consists of 2,160 pieces and has three floors with a removable roof and the back wall able to be opened. The building has a very realistic look with the brown and sand green bricks used. There are also three minifigures included with the proposal.

The Old Fishing Store now joins the Fossil Museum, the Gingerbread House, and the Modular Train Station as the projects that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage. Keep in mind that all four of these projects so far are non-licensed projects which is what LEGO is trying to push with their Creative Ideas Wanted campaign.

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LEGO Responds to Report of LDD No Longer Being Supported

January 21, 2016 / / 0 Comments

In an update to the news yesterday that LEGO was no long supporting the LEGO Digital Designer (LDD), LEGO Community Support Senior Manager Tanja Friberg has given a clarification on the popular program. Many fans were surprised it was said that LDD was no longer supported but that technically isn’t the case.

LEGO will still continue to support LDD with its functionality but the only difference is that there will not be automatic updates of the elements to the program, however new elements will be added from time to time. There’s no word on when these updates will occur.

Dear Ambassadors, I hope this will help clarify a bit of the confusion and misunderstanding from our end regarding LDD. TLG will remain committed to digital building going forward, in regards to LDD, this means that we will continue to support the current functionality. We will not be doing automatic updates on elements, however elements will continue to be added from time to time. Unfortunately we cannot ensure that all elements are made available. I can see that the message has spread widely in the community since Kevin’s statement and I hope that you will assist us in spreading this message as well. Thank you!

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LEGO No Long Supporting LDD

January 20, 2016 / / 1 Comment

There’s been much talk on various forums about getting some updates for the LEGO Digital Designer (LDD). Recently, we’ve been updated on the status of the popular program and it looks like LEGO will not be supporting it. However for those who use the program to plan your builds, there are still other programs out there to use including LDraw, Mecabricks, Bricksmith, and SR 3D Builder.

Good Afternoon everyone, I’ve just touched base with one of our Digital Product Specialists within the Consumer Services team. A business decision has been made to no longer allocate resources towards the LDD program / initiative. For now, the program will continue to be offered to anyone interested in utilizing it but please do not expect any updates regarding functionality, the adding of new LEGO elements or glitch fixes. We have decided to pursue other digital experiences. Although this may not be the answer you were hoping for, I hope this information will be of use to your RLUG members. Thank you for your time and continued support for the LEGO Brand and hobby.

**Via Brickset**

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Blocks Magazine Issue 16 Press Release

January 20, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Blocks Magazine Issue 16

The folks over at Blocks has sent over the press release for Issue 16 of the magazine.

Issue 16 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers, and will be in shops on Thursday 21st January.

Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, and what better way to declare your love than with LEGO? From Valentine’s hearts to brick bouquets, this month’s issue is packed with outside-the-box ideas to make this year’s celebrations a little more special.

Elsewhere, we dive into our ‘Build It’ section to show you how to construct your own transforming Optimus Prime model, with step-by-step instructions and a guide to sourcing all the parts you’ll need, and find out how you can recreate long-retired sets without breaking the bank.

There’s much more besides, as Daniel Konstanski takes us through the history of ramp and pit baseplates, while Simon Pickard investigates how LEGO can save a national heritage site from ruin. It’s all topped off with an exclusive interview with Matt De Lanoy, the man behind one of LEGO Ideas’ fastest-growing projects.

Get your copy on Thursday in the UK, and why not subscribe to get future copies early and enter monthly free prize draws? See www.blocksmag.com for more details.

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LEGO Dimensions Wave 3 Expansion Packs Now Available

January 19, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Dimensions Ghostubsters Level Pack (71228)

Today is the release day of Wave 3 of the expansion packs for LEGO Dimensions and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has sent over the official press release as well as additional in-game images of the packs. The five LEGO Dimensions packs that are release today include the Ghostubsters Level Pack (71228), DC Comics Team Pack (71229), Back to the Future Doc Brown Fun Pack (71230), Ninjago Sensei Wu Fun Pack (71234), and Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238). Check out the Ghostbusters trailer as well as more images below.

LEGO Dimensions Ghostubsters Level Pack (71228)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostubsters Level Pack (71228)

LEGO Dimensions Ghostubsters Level Pack (71228)

LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Cyberman Fun Pack (71238)

LEGO Dimensions Back to the Future Doc Brown Fun Pack (71230)

LEGO Dimensions Back to the Future Doc Brown Fun Pack (71230)

LEGO Dimensions DC Comics Team Pack (71229)

LEGO Dimensions Ninjago Sensei Wu Fun Pack (71234)

“Who You Gonna Call?”
LEGO® Dimensions™ Adds Five New Expansion Packs Based on World’s Biggest Entertainment Brands: Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Doctor Who, Back to the Future, and LEGO Ninjago!
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the release of five, highly collectible LEGO Dimensions expansion packs based on Ghostbusters, DC Comics, Doctor Who, Back to the Future and LEGO Ninjago. Players can customize their building and gaming adventures in LEGO Dimensions with the purchase of these Wave 3 Level Pack, Team Pack and Fun Packs which provide additional gameplay, buildable characters, and rebuildable 3-in-1 vehicles and gadgets with special in-game abilities. All expansion packs provide gamers the opportunity to use everything interchangeably, anywhere throughout the game. Plus, any expansion pack character can unlock the corresponding Adventure World of the same brand to provide players with additional open-world gameplay content based on that entertainment property.

Ghostbusters fans who want to spookify their LEGO Dimensions experience beyond the Ghostbusters level in the LEGO Dimensions

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New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man vs. The Venom Symbiote (30448) Polybag Found

January 19, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man vs. The Venom Symbiote 30448

Legosamsonite over on Eurobricks has found a new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man vs. The Venon Symbiote (30448) polybag over on eBay. This polybag features a normal Spider-Man minifigure and also features the Venom Symbiote which is some sort machine and includes five Venom heads. There’s no word on where it will be available here in the States or how much it’ll go for. Thanks to PolyD for the email heads up.

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LEGO Elves 2016 Set Descriptions

January 18, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Our friends over at BZPower has found the set descriptions of the upcoming wave of LEGO Elves sets. The descriptions gives us some insight on what we can expect from the storyline which introduces the new dragons. There also more official product images of the sets so we can get a better look at each set.

Emily Jones and the Baby Wind Dragon (41171)

LEGO Elves Emily Jones & the Baby Wind Dragon (41171)

Help Emily Jones teach Fledge to fly!

Join Emily Jones as she searches for dragon cherries in Elvendale. Look up in the tree; a beautiful, sparkling dragon egg has hatched! Help her get the baby wind dragon out of the egg with some chocolate. Use the wobbling stepping stone to teach Fledge how to fly back up to the moss nest!

  • Includes an Emily Jones mini-doll figure, plus Fledge the baby wind dragon.
  • Features a waterfall with cave, tree, wobbling stepping stone function and a moss nest.
  • Help Emily Jones lure the baby wind dragon, Fledge, out of her egg with a chocolate bar.
  • Join Emily as she uses the stepping stone function to teach Fledge to fly.

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The Water Dragon Adventure (41172)

LEGO Elves The Water Dragon Adventure (41172)

Fly with Naida and Merina to discover new parts of Elvendale!

Help Naida Riverheart the water elf, hold on tight as Merina the water dragon, flies around Elvendale in search of new and interesting places! Explore the waterfall while Naida feeds Merina by using her magic water powers to toss food to the dragon. Discover hidden treasures in the magic waterfall, and help Naida brush her hair and try

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LEGO Super Heroes Mighty Micros Official Product Images

January 17, 2016 / / 10 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Might Micros: Batman vs. Catwoman (76061)

A few weeks ago, we saw the official box art images for the both the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros as well as for Marvel. We now have some official product images of the set courtesy of Just2Good who sent them in earlier today. In these new images, we can clearly see the whole vehicle for the respective characters. This also gives us a clearer look for the logos which, unfortantely, look like they’re stickers. I know that these may not appeal to everyone as I’ve seen the comments for them but they are pretty cute and to get two licensed characters in a $9.99 set is not a bad deal.

Batman vs. Catwoman (76061)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros Batman vs Catwoman (76061)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros Batman vs Catwoman (76061)

Robin vs. Bane (76062)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros: Robin vs. Bane (76062)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros Robin vs Bane (76062)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros Robin vs Bane (76062)

Flash vs Captain Cold (76063)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros: The Flash vs. Captain Cold (76063)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros Flash vs Captain Cold (76063)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Mighty Micros Flash vs Captain Cold (76063)

Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin (76064)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin (76064)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin (76064)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Spider-Man vs. Green Goblin (76064)

Captain America vs. Red Skull (76065)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Captain America vs. Red Skull (76065)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Captain America vs. Red Skull (76065)

Hulk vs. Ultron (76066)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Hulk vs. Ultron (76066)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Hulk vs. Ultron (76066)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Hulk vs. Ultron (76066)

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LEGO Ideas Modular Train Station Achieves 10,000 Supporters

January 17, 2016 / / 2 Comments

The Modular Train Station by Legowolf is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The set is based on 19th century train stations in Europe and has many features including:

  • The platform at the back lets you lay track in the same direction as your street, so that your diorama can fit in a compact space. The platform height is sized for standard Lego trains.
  • There is equal detail on front and back, which is unusual for modular buildings.
  • The roof and upper back wall detach, exposing the vaulted interior for play.
  • The focal point inside is the ornate clock and timetable, which features replaceable letters so that you can set your own destinations.
  • The interior features a ticketing office, ticket vending machine, newspaper box, snack bar, public toilets, and turnstiles leading to the platform.
  • The exterior features statuary, decorative moulding and brickwork, and arched glass windows. There is a bicycle rack for couriers in the front, along with public noticeboards.
  • A snack bar opens onto the interior and the station platform, because captive customers are profitable customers!

The project now joins the Fossil Museum and the Gingerbread House as the ones that qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage which is already shaping up to be a pretty good one so far.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053) Product Images

January 16, 2016 / / 15 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053)

A few weeks ago, we got our first at the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053) and and now there are some new high quality images of the set. First are some close up images of the minifigures courtesy of Just2Good. Here we have close up images of both the new Harley Quinn and Deadshot minifigures that will be included in the set which are based on the New 52 series. The other images are from Roger who emailed in the back of the box as well as the product image of the set. The price point of the set is rumored to be at $19.99.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053)

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Gotham City Cycle Chase (76053)

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 14 (71010) Set #3 Giveaway Winner Announced

January 15, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Do I smell a giveaway in the near future?

I almost totally forgot about this but last Christmas, I did a contest to giveaway the last set of the Series 14 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010). The contest has been over for a few days and the winner of them is:

Chris B. – Branson, MO

Again, these minifigures were provided by the LEGO AFOL Relations & Programs Team and hopefully for this year I’ll have different styled contests, like building ones, to give away to the readers which allows you to show off your work to the community.

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LEGO BIONICLE Summer 2016 Rumored Set Names

January 15, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO BIOINICLE

It’s been pretty slow LEGO news-wise but there are now new details on the summer 2016 wave of LEGO BIONICLE sets. From what I see, there will be at least 5 sets in the wave which you can see the list below. They’ll be available in August so we should probably see them at the upcoming toys fairs in a few weeks.

Ekimu the Mask Maker (71312)
Lava Beast (71313)
Storm Beast (71314)
Quake Beast (71315)
Umarak the Destroyer (71316)

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011) Showing Up at Target

January 14, 2016 / / 3 Comments

If you’ve been waiting for the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) to be released on February 1st, you may want to check out Target stores. I’ve gotten a few messages from readers who have found them in stores and are able to purchase them without being blocked at the registers while paying for them. YMMV on that but it’s worth checking out. Of course if you’re in other parts of the world, they’ve already been released in the beginning of the year.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Official Box Art Images

January 13, 2016 / / 24 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Black Panther Pursuit (76047)

I’ve been holding off on this particular post until there were better images and it looks like there are some from Just2Good. There are now some higher quality images of the upcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War sets. We first saw these sets in December when they were first revealed in the LEGO Catalogs but there are now some larger and sharper quality box art and product images from J2G including some exclusive ones. There will be a spoiler but if you saw the previous post, then you would already know what that is.

The first set is called Black Panther Pursuit (76047) and it contains287 pieces and it includes minifigures of the Winter Soldier, Captain America, and Black Panther. The set includes Black Panther’s jet, Captain America’s 4×4, and the Winter Soldier on a motorcycle.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Black Panther Pursuit (76047)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Black Panther Pursuit (76047)

Next up is Crossbones’ Hazard Heist (76050) consisting of 179 pieces and has minifigures of Falcon, Black Widow, and Crossbones. Widow is riding the newer style of motorcycle while Crossbones rides different styled 4×4.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Crossbones' Hazard Heist (76050)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Crossbones' Hazard Heist (76050)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Crossbones' Hazard Heist (76050)

Finally we have the Super Hero Airport Battle (76051). This 807 piece set includes Giant-Man, a microfigure Ant-Man, Agent 13, Scarlet Witch, Winter Soldier, Captain America, War Machine, and Iron Man in his Bleeding Edge armor. The set itself includes another Quinjet, the airport traffic control tower, and a luggage cart.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Super Hero Airport Battle (76051)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Super Hero Airport Battle (76051)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Captain America: Civil War Super Hero Airport Battle (76051)

There will also be another Civil War set coming out later in the summer but there’s no details on what that set is or which characters it’ll include.

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LEGO Ideas Gingerbread House Achieves 10,000 Supporters

January 12, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The Gingerbread House by Swan Dutchman is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. We’ve already seen LEGO do a Gingerbread House with the holiday exclusive set 40139 but the project proposes one that’s large enough to fit in with the Winter Village theme. The Gingerbread House now joins the Fossil Museum as the two projects so far to qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) Officially Revealed

January 12, 2016 / / 22 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052)

Today is the 50th anniversary of the 1960’s Batman TV series and to commemorate the event, LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052). The set contains 2,526 pieces and will retail for $269.99. It’ll be available for LEGO VIP members early on February 15-29 and to the general public on March 1. Check out the official press release below as well as more images of the set.

76052 Batman™ Classic TV Series – Batcave

Ages 14+. 2,526 pieces.
US $269.99 – CA $329.99 – DE 249.99€ – UK £229.99 – DK 2499.00 DKK

Drive the villains out from Batman’s Batcave!

Help Batman™ and Robin™ to drive the villain intruders from the Batcave, featuring a Bat Lab with Batcomputer, plus the Batmobile with stud shooters, Batcopter with flick missiles and the Batcycle. This special model, based on the classic 1960s TV show, also has a Wayne Manor section with an exterior wall to climb on and Bruce Wayne’s study featuring the iconic Batphone and a false bookcase that slides open to reveal the secret entrance to the Batcave. Before spiraling down the Batpoles into the Batcave, change identity from Bruce Wayne™ and Dick Grayson™ into Batman and Robin (separate minifigures included).

• Includes 9 minifigures: Batman™, Robin™, Bruce Wayne™, Dick Grayson™, Alfred Pennyworth™, The Joker™, Catwoman™, The Riddler™ and The Penguin™.
• This LEGO® model of the Batcave as seen in the classic 1960s TV series features 2 Batpoles for Batman™ and Robin™ to slide down,

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LEGO Star Wars Buildable Figures Captain Phasma (75118) Review

January 11, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakes Buildable Figures Captain Phasma (75118)

In the beginning of the year, LEGO released some new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets including the new wave of Buildable Figures sets. This includes some of the main characters in the movie including Captain Phasma (75118). The set has 82 pieces and retails at $24.99. The higher price is slightly justified by some of the items which I’ll explain a little later. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags, a bagged cape, a loose torso frame, and the instructions booklet.

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Update

January 11, 2016 / / 20 Comments

I haven’t talked much about this lately but there are some new updates to the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) since I last posted about them. You may remember there was a rumored list for the figures coming from a Ukrainian site. Unfortunately, that list turned out to be dead in the water and there was no merit to it.

Fast-forward to the present time and there have been a few members on Eurobricks who have pretty much confirmed a couple of minifigures that will indeed be in the wave including Ursula, Peter Pan, Mr. Incredible, and Syndrome. This has been corroborated by some images of hair molds that popped up online a few weeks ago. There are also rumors of Genie, Mickey Mouse, Captain Hook, and two unspecified Disney Princesses. The LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) are scheduled to be released in May and we should have more details coming out in the next couple of months.

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Bricks Culture Issue 4 Press Release

January 11, 2016 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Culture Issue 4

The folks over at Bricks Culture has sent over the press release for issue 4 of the magazine. Check out below what the next issue of Brick Culture has to offer.

Bricks Culture Issue 4

Pre-order Bricks Culture issue 4 now

Collaborative builds and innovators galore

Issue 4 of Bricks Culture magazine continues to explore the world of LEGO and its role within modern pop culture. As more individuals adopt this medium as a form of expression we discover bonds are being formed, spawning the most amazing collaborative builds.

Bricks Culture Issue 4

This issues cover, showcases the amazing work of the Arvo brothers and how they have taken their Alien model to the next level, by producing it as a book. Prolific builder Simon Liu looks at community builds and shares his love for science fiction while David Alexander Smith conducts an collaborative experiment by asking three builders to create one model. This is without the knowledge of what the other is building – an amazing outcome I am sure you will agree.

Bricks Culture Issue 4

When it comes to pioneering builders this issue is not in short supply as we visit the home of OrionPax and delve through his tv inspired creations. Including giant transformers, terminators and realistic inspector gadget model. We catch up with former LEGO designer and space aficionado Bjarne Panduro Tveskov before visiting Alaska to discover the Bionicle creations of Breann Sledge.

Bricks Culture Issue 4

There’s more inspiration from the likes of Chris McVeigh and Cole Blaq while James Pegrum gives us another lesson from history.

Packed with innovators and creators from across the world,

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LEGO Creator Year of the Monkey (40207)

January 10, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Year of the Monkey (40207)

Lunar New Year 2016, aka Chinese New Year, is now less than one month away and people, including me, have already started preparing for the occasion. For 2016, the Chinese zodiac lands on the Year of the Monkey so for those who were born in the years 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, and 2016, this is your year to shine.

For the past couple of years, LEGO has released small Creator sets celebrating the Lunar New Year with sets that are only available in Asian countries and they have continued that this year with the Year of the Monkey (40207) set. This set has 165 pieces and is currently available at Toys R Us Hong Kong as part of their promotion.

For people in other parts of the world, it’s almost impossible to get one of these sets unless you have connections or you just buy it off the secondary market. Fortunately, LEGO has provided the building instructions for you to create your own if you have the parts. I hope LEGO continues these kinds of builds for at least two more years for the the Year of the Dog because I’ll be very interested in that one.

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LEGO Angry Birds Movie Official Box Art Images and More

January 8, 2016 / / 8 Comments

LEGO Angry Birds

It looks like LEGO has the minisite up for the upcoming LEGO Angry Birds Movie sets which includes the official box art images as well as product images and play features for each set. Also we have the official names of the sets and they’ll be available this April. Check out the images below for each set in the wave and clickthrough to see a larger version.

Piggy Car Escape (75821)

Speedy Chuck is racing after the Piggy Car as the naughty piggy has stolen some of the bird eggs! Dodge the flying ice cream as you catch up with the pesky piggy! Rescue the eggs safely and return them to the flock, or play out your own chaotic and fun scenes inspired by The Angry BirdsTM Movie.

LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Car Escape (75821)

LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Car Escape (75821) LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Car Escape (75821) LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Car Escape (75821)

Piggy Plane Attack (75822)

Prepare for take-off! Those tricky piggies will try anything to get the flock’s eggs out of Bird Island—even jetting off on a plane! Grab the catapult and prepare for some bird-flinging fun at high altitude! Help Red rescue the eggs from the plane, but watch out for the flick missile shooters.

LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Plane Attack (75822)

LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Plane Attack (75822) LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Plane Attack (75822) LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Plane Attack (75822) LEGO Angry Birds Movie Piggy Plane Attack (75822)

Bird Island Egg Heist (75823)

Red’s hot temper has landed him in an Angry Bird Anger Management Class at Matilda’s House­—but he’s even angrier when a naughty piggy steals the eggs! Catapult Red at the Piggy Trike and take the eggs from the box in the back of the trike! Play out action-packed scenes from The Angry BirdsTM Movie and return the eggs to the flock.

LEGO Angry Birds Movie Bird Island Egg Heist (75823)

LEGO Angry Birds Movie Bird Island Egg Heist (75823) LEGO Angry Birds Movie Bird Island Egg Heist (75823) LEGO Angry Birds Movie Bird Island Egg Heist (75823) LEGO Angry Birds Movie Bird Island Egg Heist (75823)

Pig City Teardown (75824)

Use the catapult

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One LEGO Ghostbusters 2016 Movie Set Based on New Ecto-1

January 8, 2016 / / 11 Comments

A few days ago, Paul Feig, the writer and director of the new all-female cast of Ghostbusters, tweeted saying there will be some fun stuff from LEGO that will be based off the movie. We already knew that there will be at least one set because of the licensing announcement back in November.

Fast forward to today where Just2Good on Eurobricks has posted that one set (75828) will be the new Ecto-1 which is the 1980’s Cadillac Fleetwood station wagon. Of course, there’s no images yet but it’ll be based on the vehicle seen above. There’s not other information given besides that but hopefully it’ll be large enough to fit all four of the new Ghostbusters crew unlike the Ideas Ecto-1 (21108) which couldn’t hold all four and the proton packs.

There’s also no word on how many sets will be released based on the movie so there’s much speculation there too as well. From the sound of Feig’s tweet, it might suggest a couple of sets but we’ll see. The new Ghostbusters movie will be released in theaters on July 15.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446) Polybag Building Instructions

January 7, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446)

For those who’ve been waiting to build the new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The Batmobile (30446) polybag, well wait no longer. LEGO has already uploaded the building instructions to their servers and is readily available to download. If you want to wait for the 63-piece polybag to show up in stores, it’ll be available at Toys R Us sometime in the near future. I’ll have to check in the system to see when shipments of them will arrive.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The Batmobile (30446) Polybag

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The Batmobile (30446) Polybag

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LEGO Creator Parrot (30472) Polybag Review

January 6, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Creator Parrot (30472) Polybag

If you were able to pick up the LEGO 2016 Wall Calendar last November/December, there were some coupons that you could redeem at LEGO Brand Stores this year for some promotional items. From January 1-March 31, you can get a FREE 43-piece Parrot (30472) polybag with any purchase, while supplies last.

LEGO Creator Parrot (30472) Polybag

The Parrot is very simple build with you just stacking bricks up. There is some articulation in the build with the tail being on a hinge so it can move up and down. The wings are on the newer ball joints and so you can rotate them in plenty of directions.

LEGO Creator Parrot (30472) Polybag

The Parrot (30472) is a middle-of-the-road polybag. It is kind of cute but nothing else beyond that. Since it is free with any purchase, especially will all the newly released sets, it’s a decent pick up. If you don’t have a coupon to redeem it, the building instructions are now available online so you can create your own.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) First Look

January 6, 2016 / / 15 Comments

As I mentioned a few days ago, LEGO Vip members would get early access to a new exclusive set in February and it was rumored to be the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052). Well it looks like there are now images of the set via Facebook.

The set contains nine minifigures including Batman, Bruce Wayne, Robin, Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth, Catwoman, The Joker, The Penguin, and The Riddler. For the set itself, we have the Batcave, the classic Batmobile, Batcycle, and Batcopter. If you look closely, there’s also a very small area for Wayne Manor. I must say that the retro look of everything looks amazing and will appeal to kids as well as the older generation who grew up with Adam West’s Batman. Rumors say it’ll have 2,526 pieces and will cost $269.99.

It’s also been reported that there will be a Mr. Freeze promotional polybag to go along with the set.

Now it’s time to wait for the official press release and images of the Batman: Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) from LEGO themselves.

Update: Images have been removed at LEGO’s request.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Polybag Building Instructions Available

January 5, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Star Destroyer (30277)

A few days ago, I reported on some images of a couple of new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens polybags. Well if you want to build your own, LEGO has uploaded the instructions for the First Order Star Destroyer (30277) as well as Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (30279) to their servers. Of course, you’ll need your own parts but you can at least have them built. For polybag hunters, you’ll probably want to wait until they show up in stores, whenever that it. I’ll let you guys know when and where as soon as there’s info.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order Star Destroyer (30277)

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle (30279)

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle (30279)

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LEGO Education WeDo 2.0 Announced at CES 2016

January 5, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Education WeDo 2.0

This is a little bit out of my realm but I know there are educators who are readers of the site and this might be of interest. LEGO Education at CES 2016 announced the new WeDo 2.0 robotics kit for elementary school students. The updated WeDo 2.0 is designed to teach kids from second to fourth grades STEM basics. There are over 40 hours of projects including physical, life, earth, and space sciences along with engineering and technology.

The core set comes with a programmable Smarthub, motor, two sensors, and 280 building elements, plus software including the Get Start Project which is an introductory experience to the WeDo 2.0 resource. According to TechCrunch, setting up a classroom with sufficient units would cost around $2,000 and it also includes the cost of licensing.

WeDo 2.0 is now available and the software is compatible with PC, Macs, Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.

LEGO Education WeDo 2.0

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New LEGO Nexo Knights Summer 2016 Villains Revealed

January 5, 2016 / / 4 Comments

If you didn’t see the post for some of the Summer 2016 LEGO Nexo Knights, you probably missed out of the little teaser for some new villains that will be appearing in sets and on the TV show. You can check out more details of these characters over on the LEGO Nexo Knights minisite.

LEGO Nexo Knights General Magmar

General Magmar

When you want to conquer the world with an army of monsters, you need a good general to command them. General Magmar is the greatest strategist, warrior and cook the Book of Monsters has ever produced. He talks in big words and fights the big fights. Too bad he rarely wins…

LEGO Nexo Knights Whiperella

Whiperella

Whiparella is so scary she even frightens the Book of Monsters. She is shaped like a snake, has a whip that will call out your deepest fear and her Spidergloblins turn into that fear. Her only personal fear is being called ‘Whimparella’ – which, of course, one of the knights does constantly.

LEGO Nexo Knights Flama

Flama

You don’t want to hug this monster. Flama is a molten mass of liquid lava and you would vaporize in just a moment. Usually seen in cohort with her rock brother Mouldron creating havoc somewhere. Together they are the Hot’n’Heavy twins that deliver a 2-for-1 offer on destruction.

LEGO Nexo Knights Burnzie

Burnzie

Burnzie is a big, bad monster. He has yellow gleaming eyes, a mouthful of sharp teeth and spooky, downward pointing horns. If you point an ordinary sword at him, he will spurt magma fumes on it, to make it go red-hot in an instant.

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LEGO Ideas Fossil Museum Achieves 10,000 Supporters

January 4, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO news comes in waves and in this latest one, the Fossil Museum by whatpumpkin is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This is also the first project to qualify for the First 2016 Review Stage.

The project is pretty much what it says, it’s a little museum scene showing off some skeletons of various dinosaurs including Stegosaurus, Pteranodon, Apatosaurus, Deinonychus, and Spinosaurus. Museums with dinosaur attractions are very popular and this project looks to be a very fun and education set if it becomes an official one.

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LEGO Creator Brick Bank (10251) Designer Video

January 4, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Creator Brick Bank (10251)

I’m not sure why it took so long but LEGO has finally released the designer video for the LEGO Creator Brick Bank (10251)icon. This set is the eleventh set in the popular modular line and the fourth corner building. The video shows you lots of the small details and play features that you may not have noticed before.

10251 Brick Bank
Ages 16+. 2,380 pieces.
US $169.99 – CA $219.99 – DE 149.99€ – UK £119.99 – DK 1399.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Make a safe deposit at the Brick Bank!

Make a secure deposit at the highly respected Brick Bank, featuring an array of intricate details and hidden surprises. Easy-to-remove building sections provide access to the detailed interior, comprising a bank with an atrium foyer, tiled floor, arched windows, ornate chandelier, lockable vault and a transaction counter with security glass; a laundromat with printed window, tiled floor and 4 laundry machines; plus 2 second-floor offices with an array of detailed furniture, fixtures and accessories. The exterior of the building features a detailed sidewalk and an elaborate façade with carving and statue décor, decorative roofline, large arched windows, central balcony, clock and an accessible roof terrace featuring a large skylight.

• Includes 5 minifigures: a bank manager, secretary, teller, and a mom and child.
• The Brick Bank features a bank, secretary’s office, bank manager’s office, laundromat and a detailed façade and sidewalk.
• Bank features an atrium foyer with wide, arched entrance, triangular-patterned floor tiling, ornate

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More LEGO Summer 2016 Set Names (City, Creator, Disney, Friends, Nexo Knights, Ninjago)

January 4, 2016 / / 4 Comments

Well it’s another busy day regarding information for the summer 2016 LEGO sets. There’s even more set names from various themes including City, Creator, Disney Princess, Friends, Nexo Knights, and Ninjago. These names come from Just2Good, Eurobricks, as well as NeoGAF. Some of the more interesting stuff include the volcano theme for the City line while Friends will focus an amusement park theme. For the Nexo Knights, you can see images of some new and updated over on LEGO’s minisite.

City

Volcano Starter Set (60120)
Volcano Research Truck (60121)
Volcano Crawler Vehicle (60122)
Volcano Supply Helicopter (60123)
Volcano Research Base (60124)
Gas Station (60132)
Fun at the Park (60134)

Creator

Dual-Rotor Helicopter (31049)
Cape Lighthouse (31051)
Holiday Destinations (31052)

Disney Princess

Belle’s Enchanted Castle (41067)

Friends

LEGO Juniors 70726 Stephanie’s Car (10726)
LEGO Juniors Emma’s Ice Cream Truck (10727)
LEGO Juniors 10728 Mia’s Clinic (10728)

Colt Laundry (41123)
Vet Puppy Daycare (41124)
Vet Horse Trailer (41125)
Heartlake Horse Riding Club (41126)
Amusement Park Arcade (41127)
Amusement Park Space Ride (41128)
Amusement Park Hot Dog Stand (41129)
Amusement Park Rollercoaster (41130)

Nexo Knights

The Globlin Thrower (70318)
Macy’s Thunder Club (70319)
Aaron’s Aero-Hunter (70320)
General Magmar’s Siege Machine (70321)
Axl’s Mobile Tower (70322)
Jestro’s Volcano Base (70323)
Ultimate Axl (70336)
Ultimate Lance (70337)
Ultimate General Magmar (70338)
Ultimate Flama (70339)

Ninjago

Titanium Ninja Tumbler (70588)
Cole’s Earth Roader (70589)
Airjitzu Temple Grounds (70590)
Kryptarium Escape (70591)
Ronin Mech (70592)
Lloyd’s Green NRG Dragon (70593)
Watchtower Defense (70594)
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10th Anniversary Contest on Brickipedia

January 4, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Soupperson1 over on Brickipedia has gotten in touch to let me know about a contest they are holding to celebrate their 10th anniversary. There are some awesome LEGO prizes that are up for grabs for the winners.

First place
70604 Tiger Widow Island
70313 Moltor’s Lava Smasher
60113 Rally Car

Second place
70312 Lance’s Mecha Horse
71306 Pohatu – Uniter of Stone
70599 Cole’s Dragon

Third place
60117 Van and Caravan
70331 Ultimate Macy
41111 Party Train

Head on over to the contest page to see how to enter. There will be new tasks every day contest will run until January 29.

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Classic TV Series Batcave (76052) Rumored for February VIP Release

January 4, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO February 2016 Store Calendar

On the February 2016 LEGO Store Calendar, you probably saw that from February 15-29, VIPs get early access to a new exclusive set. Aegis2000 over on Eurobricks is reporting that it’ll be the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Classic TV Series Batcave (76052) with Tragic Banjo and Sir Gareth backing up the information. So far, it’s been said that the set will include Batman, Alfred, Catwoman, and Robin, just to name a few and the set will have more than just the Batcave. I’m assuming they mean the Classic Batmobile will also be in the set.

Also another piece of information that was given. A few weeks ago, there was a leaked image of Otto Preminger’s Mr. Freeze minifigure. Sir Gareth is reporting that that particular minifigure is actually a promotional polybag.

Of course all this is speculation but Tragic Banjo and Sir Gareth are pretty good sources considering that they’ve been correct on a lot of past info. LEGO should be releasing the official press release with images for the Classic TV Series Batcave (76052) in the next few weeks or so and hopefully the designer video for it so stay tuned.

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LEGO Summer 2016 Rumored Set List (Marvel, DC, Star Wars)

January 3, 2016 / / 18 Comments

Just2Good has been busy today as he has released three videos of some Summer 2015 LEGO set names including themes from LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes, and LEGO Star Wars. These are only some of the sets as there should be plenty more to come.

Marvel

Web Warriors Bridge Duel (76057)
Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058)
Doc Ock’s Tentacle Trap (76059)
Captain America: Civil War (76067)

DC

Scarecrow: Fearful Harvest (76054)
Killer Croc: Havoc in the Sewer (76055)
LEGO Juniors Batman and Superman vs. Lex Luthor (10724)

Star Wars

75145
75147
75148
75149
Darth Vader’s TIE Advanced (75150)
Clone Turbo Tank (75151)
Captain Rex’s AT-TE Walker (75157)

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LEGO Ideas National Park Service Centennial Vignettes Achieves 10,000 Supporters

January 3, 2016 / / 6 Comments

Earlier today, the National Park Service Centennial Vignettes by LEGORanger16 has also achieved 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project features small scenes on 10×16 plates which shows various US National Parks like the Everglades in Florida, Katmai in Alaska, and Saguaro in Arizona. This project seems to be a very educational set as it gets kids learning about some of the National Parks here in the US.

The National Park Service Centennial Vignettes is now in the Third 2015 Review Stage and joins other projects including Jurassic Park Explorer, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Nautilus, the Toyota Landcruiser 40 Series, the Beatles Yellow Submarine, the HMS Beagle, Apollo 11 Saturn-V, and the Concorde Display Set as the ones vying to become an official LEGO set.

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Two New LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Polybag Images Found

January 3, 2016 / / 5 Comments

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Finalizer (30277)

Polybag hunters, there are now images for some new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens polybags that will be coming out this year. The first one above is the First Order Star Destroyer, also called The Finalizer (30277). It has the same Resurgent-class Star Destroyer but it has some minor changes to it.

The other polybag is a miniature Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (30279). It’s pretty much a smaller version of set 75104icon.

Thanks to Joey for heads up.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Kylo Ren's Command Shuttle (30279)

**Via Bouwsteentjes and Hoth Bricks**

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LEGO Ideas Concorde Display Set Achieves 10,000 Supporters

January 3, 2016 / / 1 Comment

The Concorde Display Set by ABStract is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The project is based on the famous British/French airliner which was known as one of the fastest jets in aviation history. It was eventually retired in 2003 due to safety and budget issues. The Concorde project itself has many features like a working nose droop mechanism and moveable control surfaces.

The Concorde Display Set barely squeaks in to the Third 2015 Review Stage and it joins the Jurassic Park Explorer, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Nautilus, the Toyota Landcruiser 40 Series, the Beatles Yellow Submarine, the HMS Beagle, and Apollo 11 Saturn-V as the projects that have a chance of becoming an official LEGO set if it passes the Review Stage.

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LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) Designer Video

January 2, 2016 / / 2 Comments

LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827)

If you’ve been holding off on getting the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827)icon but you want to see some closer details of the set, the designer video is now available online. Yes I did that it was available for viewing over on the LEGO Shop Facebook Page but I was waiting for a version of it to become avaialble on YouTube for easier viewing.

In the video below, you can see designers Marcos Bessa and Paul-Constantin Ţurcanu discuss some small details that you may not know about yet. I’ve already purchased and I should have my review sometime next week when I have some time to build the set.

75827 Firehouse Headquarters

Ages 16+. 4,634 pieces.
US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £274.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK

*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Get ready to bust some ghosts at the Firehouse Headquarters!

Recreate iconic Ghostbusters™ scenes with the 2-story Firehouse Headquarters, featuring laboratory, living quarters, containment unit and much more. Capture the ghosts with the proton packs and restore order, or solve other supernatural cases! Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Library Ghost and Zombie Driver.

  • Includes 9 minifigures: Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Janine Melnitz, Dana Barrett, Louis Tully, Zombie Driver and Library Ghost.
  • Also comes with Slimer, Pink Ghost and Blue Ghost.
  • Slide the Ghostbusters™ heroes down the fire pole into action.
  • Chase the ghosts and secure them in the
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LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388) Review

January 2, 2016 / / 1 Comment

LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388)

From now until January 10 with every purchase you make at LEGO Brand Stores or on Shop@Home, you’ll get a FREE LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388). If you haven’t gotten one yet, here’s a little sneak peek of what is included in this Intro Pack.

LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388)

As you can see, there are a total of five items in the pack including a generic Lava Monster minifigure, a Shield holder key chain, a poster, and two sticker sheets, one with the Nexo Knights and the other with the Monsters.

LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388)

For the Lava Monster minifigure, it looks like a combination of a couple of the monsters in this wave but this particular minifigure looks like it’s exclusive to this pack. Like with the other monsters, it has a red torso and wears some black pants with leg armor printing. It has a double-sided head and has a helmet to go along with him. However, there is no accessory.

LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388)

LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388)

LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388)

The Shield holder key chain is the same one that all the Nexo Knights have in gray color. There is a gray 1×1 Technic brick with hole and a 1×1 round stud glued on to the shield itself. Finally there’s a little chain that you can attach it to whatever you want.

LEGO Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388)

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The Brick Fan 2015 Recap

January 1, 2016 / / 2 Comments

Well 2015 is in the books and it was another successful year on The Brick Fan so let’s take a look at what happened last year. Prepare to be inundated with statistics so let’s do a little recap of some of the numbers for the site last year. As you can see from the graph below, we saw another increase in traffic last year which went up for about 60% compared to the 2014. Subsequently, other metrics increased accordingly including first-time visitors which went up 56% while returning visitors went up 70%.

There were also some traffic milestones that were achieved in 2015. We finished the year with 17.5 million page views with October 11 being the highest recorded traffic day with 105,085 page views with a majority of it being for the official 2016 images post. That day also gave the most of active number of users on the site with 779. Unless somehow a post goes viral, I doubt that I’ll see a number that high anytime soon. Finally, we ended the year with December being the most visited month of 2015.

In regards to our social media sites, the Facebook Page went from 4,137 in 2014 to 7,513 at the end of 2015.

Over on Twitter, there were 1,526 new followers in 2015 and we ended the year with 5,379.

Finally on Google+, we ended 2015 with 1,856 followers which was a sharp increase from 516 in the beginning of the year.

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LEGO Seasonal Valentines Cupid Dog (40201) Review

January 1, 2016 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Seasonal Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)

A lot of new LEGO sets became available today and included in that list is the Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)icon. As you can see, LEGO has gone back to the 2014 creature designs instead of continuing with the vignettes from last year. This set contains 150 pieces and retails or $9.99. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and a small instruction booklet.

LEGO Seasonal Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)

LEGO Seasonal Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)

The build is very simple and much like the previous characters, you start with the lower torso and legs. After that, you build up the rest of the torso and arms followed by the head. The legs are still on hinges while the arms are on ball joints so there’s more articulation. The head is on a swivel and the ears are also on a ball joint. You can also see its tongue sticking out a little. Finally, the tail is able to swing around on a TECHNIC pin. The accessories included with the the dog is a little brick-built candy heart and a bow and arrow. You also see on the torso that it’s wearing a red bowtie made out of cheese slopes.

LEGO Seasonal Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)

LEGO Seasonal Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)

LEGO Seasonal Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)

LEGO Seasonal Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)

Overall, the Valentines Cupid Dog (40201) is a slight upgrade over the 2014 Valentine’s Day Teddy Bear (40085) but mainly because of the articulation it has. However, it is a slight downgrade from the Valentine’s Day Dinner (40120) vignette that we got last year since it was pretty much perfect. I don’t have any cons for the Cupid Dog but it’s not as cute as the … Continue

LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202) First Look

January 1, 2016 / / 7 Comments

LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202)

The new Valentines Cupid Dog (40201)icon is now available and on the back cover of the instructions, we get our first look at the LEGO Seasonal Easter Chick (40202). The set will contain 111 pieces and like with all these little Seasonal sets, it will retail for $9.99. As you can see, LEGO has gone back to the character builds which we first saw in 2014.

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LEGO February 2016 Store Calendar Promos & Events

January 1, 2016 / / 3 Comments

LEGO February 2016 Store Calendar

It’s January and that means the new LEGO February 2016 Store Calendar is now available (at least in stores) which shows all the promotions and events going on for the month. I’ll link to the PDF version when LEGO updates their servers.

From February 1-14, you can get a FREE LEGO Nexo Knights Robin’s Mini Fortrex (30372) with purchases of $50 or more, while supplies last.

From February 13-15, you can earn Double VIP Points on the LEGO Architecture White House (21006) during Presidents’ Day weekend.

From February 15-29, you can get 50% off the LEGO Friends Campsite Scrapbook (853555) with a purchase of $50 or more on Friends sets.

On February 2-3, the Monthly Mini Build will be a Snowmobile.

From February 17-29, VIPs get early access to a new exclusive set. The set will be the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman: Classic TV Series Batcave (76052)

As I mentioned before, the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) will be available on February 1.

Update: LEGO has uploaded the PDF of the calendar.

LEGO February 2016 Store Calendar

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LEGO 2016 Sets Now Available on Shop@Home

December 31, 2015 / / 1 Comment

January 2016 LEGO Store Calendar

Happy New Year, at least for the people on the east coast. It’s January 2016 over there and that means a plethora of new LEGO sets are now available for purchase on Shop@Home. This also includes exclusives like the LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827)icon, the LEGO Creator Brick Bank (10251)icon, and all the sets from the new LEGO Nexo Knightsicon theme. Also, don’t forget the new wave of LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakensicon sets are also available. There is also the LEGO Nexo Knights promotion from now until January 10 in which you get a free Nexo Knights Intro Pack (5004388) with every purchase, while supplies last. Also go check out all the other promos and events that will be happening in January on my previous post.

Keep in mind that Shop@Home is a little wonky at the beginning of the month so you may have to retry a few times to get items into your shopping cart. Clearing your browser cache helps out with that.

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The Brick Fan Top 10 LEGO Reviews in 2015

December 31, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Earlier today, I did a post on the top 10 LEGO posts on the site for 2015. Readers also asked about the most viewed reviews I’ve done this year. There have been over 600 sets that have been released this year and I’ve reviewed around 80 of them, ranging from various themes like Creator to staples like Star Wars and Super Heroes. Note that I do have a lot of sets that I’ve purchased but haven’t had time to build and review like the SHIELD Helicarrier and Doctor Who, just to name a few.

1. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Millennium Falcon (75105)

The Millennium Falcon is very similar to the 2011 version but with some subtle changes. It is also one of my favorite sets of the year.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Millennium Falcon (75105)

2. LEGO 2015 Seasonal Holiday Exclusive Gingerbread House (40139)

The Gingerbread House was the second Christmas exclusive set that was available at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home during Black Friday weekend. A neat little set with some great details.

LEGO 2015 Seasonal Exclusive Gingerbread House (40139)

3. LEGO Creator Ferrari F40 (10248)

The Ferrari F40 is an iconic car that LEGO has very successfully made into a smaller scale. This set is a great display piece for any car enthusiast.

LEGO Creator Ferrari F40 (10248)

4. LEGO Seasonal Holiday Christmas Train (40138)

The first seasonal Christmas promotional set for 2015 was the Christmas Train which was a neat little set, especially since it’s larger than last year’s Christmas sets.

LEGO Seasonal Holiday Christmas Train (40138)

5. LEGO Ideas WALL·E (21303)

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The Brick Fan Top 10 LEGO Posts in 2015

December 31, 2015 / / 1 Comment

Today is the last day of 2015 which means that best of lists are popping up all over the internet. I’ve gotten a few requests from avid readers regarding some of the “best of” things from The Brick Fan.

First off is the most viewed posts from this year and since I love statistics, this was a no-brainer. A majority of you guys really liked seeing what’s in store for 2016 in regards to set names and images as well as LEGO exclusive sets. There’s also that little April Fools joke that had the LEGO community buzzing for a little bit.

1. LEGO 2016 Official Set Images (Partial)

A lot of the LEGO fansites had the images up for a short time but LEGO requested they be taken down even though they were official images.

2. LEGO Bringing Back Retired Modular Buildings With New Revival Theme

Ahh the good ol April Fools Day joke that got a lot of people excited but also broke a lot of hearts. The fake press release that I conjured up really made it sound official but I’m sure some people saw past it. I have no idea if joke had any impact on LEGO actually re-releasing this year’s Winter Toy Shop (10249).

3. LEGO 2015 Advent Calendars Available for Pre-Order on Amazon

Many people took heed of this post for this year’s LEGO Advent Calendars back in August. It wasn’t a surprise since they are very popular and sold out a few months after they were released.

4. First Look

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Bricks Magazine Issue 8 Press Release

December 31, 2015 / / 0 Comments

Bricks Magazine Issue 8

Happy New Year from Bricks Magazine

January is the time for exciting new LEGO sets and 2016 is no exception

The best thing about a new year is new LEGO sets. It may be a time to make a fresh start or celebrate new beginnings, but when that clock strikes midnight on 31 December it means we have a whole new wave of sets in our grasp.

Bricks Magazine Issue 8

The 2016 line-up looks impressive: NINJAGO is taking to the skies, City has a great new island prison and the intergalactic craziness of NEXO KNIGHTS boasts some great new pieces. Alongside all these store releases we have two massive exclusives available in the form of the Ghostbusters fire station and the very impressive Brick Bank Modular.

Bricks Magazine Issue 8

Inspired by these vast buildings, this month at Bricks we are wandering into the world of all things urban. Starting with the Brick Bank, Mark and Dr Dave examine this modular floor by floor, leaving no tile unturned. Packed full of new elements and great colour pieces, this new offering looks set to be a winner. Chris Pearce investigates the latest 2016 sets and highlights what we should be looking forward to most. Alongside this there are amazing custom builds in the form of Janet VanD’s theatre, Patrick Bosman’s piece of historic Holland and Jamie Douglas’ twin-roofed Brickadilly station.

Bricks Magazine Issue 8

As it’s a new year we have some great new series starting. Huw Millington hits the rails and starts his journey aboard on LEGO trains while our new technique master, Luke Hutchinson, begins his

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LEGO Ideas Third 2015 Review Deadline Approaching

December 30, 2015 / / 3 Comments

The LEGO Ideas Third 2015 Review deadline for projects getting 10,000 supporters is coming to an end in a few a days. You have until midnight Monday, January 4, Billund time to gather supporters for a particular project. There are currently six projects that qualify for the Third 2015 Review Stage including the Jurassic Park Explorer, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Nautilus, the Toyota Landcruiser 40 Series, the Beatles Yellow Submarine, the HMS Beagle, and Apollo 11 Saturn-V with a couple more that could potentially join the fray if they get enough support.

Also if you haven’t seen yet, LEGO is doing a Creative Ideas Wanted campaign to get more original ideas on the site and for people to not rely on existing IPs for their projects. Just a little hint if you’re thinking of submitting your project on LEGO Ideas.

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406) Minifigure Polybag First Look

December 30, 2015 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Star Wars First Order General (5004406)

There will be a new promotion over at Toys R Us Hong Kong starting in a few days and in their ad, we get our first look at the new LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406) minifigure polybag which I first talked about this minifigure earlier this month. It’s hard to see but the minifigure looks pretty similar to General Hux from Kylo Ren’s Command Shuttle (75104)icon but without the sideburns. I’m not sure if there are any other differences between the two at this time as the image is quite small. This polybag will supposedly be here in the US sometime in 2016. Clickthrough the image to see a larger version. Thanks to XiaoKeung for emailing in about this.

Update: There is now a clearer image of the First Order General (5004406) via Brickset. As suspected, it is pretty much a generic general.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Order General (5004406)

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LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Summer 2016 Set Names

December 30, 2015 / / 4 Comments

It’s never too early for details on summer 2016 LEGO sets but Just2Good and his “insider” is back with a new video regarding some upcoming LEGO Star Wars sets. There will be at least two more sets based on The Force Awakens movie which are “Encounter on Jakku” and the “Resistance X-Wing”.

There are some spoilers in the video so I won’t discuss any of that if you haven’t seen the movie yet but I do have a clue on what one of the sets will look like. For the Resistance X-Wing set, I’m going to assume that it’ll look like the one from the Series 3 Microfighters set but in a larger scale. How large will it be? I’m not sure but hopefully around the same size as Poe’s X-Wing Fighter (75102)icon but in the blue and gray/white color scheme. Feel free to discuss below but no spoilers please and if you haven’t seen the movie yet, avoid watching the stuff after 15 seconds.

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LEGO Elves 2016 Official Box Art Images

December 29, 2015 / / 0 Comments

LEGO Elves Emily Jones & the Baby Wind Dragon (41171)

Not to be outdone by his previous posts but Just2Good has provided in a new video the official box art images of the 2016 wave of LEGO Elves sets. We now get an even closer look at the new dragons that are being introduced for the theme. I know a lot of people are more interested in the parts selection including some pieces in new colors. The sets aren’t listed in the January 2016 catalog so I assume they’ll be available some in the spring.

Emily Jones and the Baby Wind Dragon (41171)
The Water Dragon Adventure (41172)
Elvendale School of Dragons (41173)
The Starlight Inn (41174)
Fire Dragon’s Lava Cave (41175)
The Secret Market Place (41176)

LEGO Elves The Water Dragon Adventure (41172)

LEGO Elves Elvendale School of Dragons (41173)

LEGO Elves The Starlight Inn (41174)

LEGO Elves Fire Dragon's Lava Cave (41175)

LEGO Elves The Secret Market Place (41176)

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