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Smallworks Announces the BrickCase for Apple iPad mini

November 20, 2013 /

Smallworks has released a press release announcing they are now selling the BrickCase for the Apple iPad mini. It is the first iPad mini case on the market that has a baseplate surface and is compatible with LEGO bricks as well as other construction bricks. The BrickCase comes in three different colors: blue, green, and red and retails for $39.99.

It’s time to break out the bricks and start building! SmallWorks is pleased to announce the newest member of the BrickCase product line, the BrickCase for iPad® mini. The BrickCase is a LEGO® brick and element compatible snap-on hard case for the iPad mini. The BrickCase is the first iPad mini case on the market that is designed with an edge-to-edge studded baseplate building surface.

The iPad mini BrickCase has all of the standard features Apple owners expect from a thoughtful, well-engineered case: soft microfiber lining to protect the screen, built in magnets to activate the iPad mini’s sleep/wake function, full access to the camera, control buttons, and ports with a wraparound polycarbonate shell for protection. LEGO brick fans will be thrilled with the edge-to-edge baseplate surface in iconic red, blue, and green colors matched to coordinate perfectly with LEGO bricks and elements. Our PLAYS WITH BRICKS™ guarantee ensures the BrickCase for iPad mini works with LEGO, Kre-O®, or MegaBloks® bricks and other compatible brick building systems.

LEGO brick fans can attach bricks and elements to the studs on the BrickCase baseplate to bring their imagination to life on top of their iPad mini. This

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LEGO Legends of Chima Ewar’s Acro Fighter (30250) Polybag Found at Target

November 20, 2013 /

LEGO Legends of Chima Ewar's Acro Fighter (30250)

If you missed out on last year’s LEGO promo, you’ll be glad to know that Target stores now have the Legends of Chima Ewar’s Acro Fighter (30250) polybag at the checkout aisles for $3.99. Your mileage may vary but it won’t hurt to check the aisles to see if your store(s) have them in stock. Check out our review of Ewar’s Acro Fighter here. Thanks to TheOrcKing for the heads up.

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LEGO 2014 Dorling Kindersley (DK) Books

November 20, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary

Dorling Kindersley (DK) has released their 2014 Summer Trade Catalog which showcases some of the LEGO books that will be released. Some notable ones are the high quality LEGO books that DK regularly releases including the ones based on The LEGO Movie.

One of the new DK books that we expect next summer is the LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated and Expanded. This updated version will have 48 additional pages showing all the latest Star Wars sets. Like with previous versions of the Visual Dictionary, it will include an exclusive minifigure.

LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary

LEGO Legends of Chima also gets their own encyclopedia called The LEGO Legends of Chima: The Secret History. The book talks about the various characters in the world of Chima as well as the tribes and locations. The book also includes an exclusive minifigure.

LEGO Legends of Chima The Secret History

There are also a couple of LEGO DK Ultimate Factivity Collection books being released next summer including Legends of Chima and City. These books will have various facts and information about the themes as well as fun activities to do. The Factivity books also have more than 500 stickers.

LEGO Ultimate Factivity Collection

LEGO Friends will also get their own Character Encyclopedia in 2014. The book will have various facts about the characters of Heartlake City as well as the Friends sets. The Character Encyclopedia will include an exclusive mini-doll.

LEGO Friends Character Encyclopedia

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Infographic

November 20, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Infographic

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a cool little infographic for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. It highlights some neat facts about various characters in the game. Did you even wonder how long it would take Howard the Duck to swim across Central Park Lake or how long it takes Iron Man to fly across Manhattan? Well this infographic will tell exactly how long it would take to accomplish those tasks.

We’ve played the game and have thoroughly enjoyed it so far. We’ve done a review for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes for the Playstation 3 version. We also did a handy guide on how to get the Deadpool Red Bricks if you need help finding them.

**Via Brick Fanatics**

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LEGO Minifigure Family Holiday Card App

November 19, 2013 /

LEGO Minifigure Family Holiday Card App

It’s the holiday season and LEGO has gotten into the holiday spirit by releasing a browser-based app called Minifigure Family. The app allows you to create a holiday card with a picture of your family created from LEGO minifigures. You can add up to 13 family members which includes adults, children, babies, dogs, and cats. After you’ve created your family, you can select from 10 different scenes to use as the background. Finally, you can edit your greeting and share your holiday card on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, email, or even download it to print out a physical copy.

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LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014) Action Shots

November 19, 2013 /

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014)

LEGO’s Facebook page has release three more action shots from the 2014 LEGO The Hobbit sets. The excellent photography shots are of the Dol Guldur Battle (79014) set that will be released at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home on December 1st. If you can’t wait a few weeks, the sets are now available early at Toys R Us.

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014)

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014)

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LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Revealed

November 19, 2013 /

Hobbit Video Game - Spring 2014

Continuing with our reports of LEGO video games, Brickset member sidersdd has given a preview of the LEGO The Hobbit video game on the back of the instruction booklets of the 2014 Hobbit sets. The game will be released sometime in 2014 on all the major platforms including the Xbox 360, Xbox One, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and PC. We’ll have more details as they become available.

Update: The game is officially announced.

**Via neoape & Brick Fanatics**

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The LEGO Movie Video Game Box Art Revealed

November 19, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Video Game Box Art

The box art and the press release for The LEGO Movie video game has been released for the public. The game was revealed at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con which you can see a couple of short videos I took below. The LEGO Movie video game will be released around the time the actual movie is released in February 2014.

In February 2014, The LEGO® Movie Videogame will rise to the occasion for Xbox One®, Xbox 360®, PlayStation 4®, PlayStation®3, Wii U™ consoles, as well as Nintendo 3DS™ and PlayStation® Vita handheld entertainment systems and PC.

The LEGO® Movie Videogame will bring players into the humorous and action-packed role of Emmet, an ordinary LEGO minifigure mistakenly thought to be “The Special”—a character prophesized to save the world from an evil LEGO tyrant. Throughout the game, players can harness the awesome power of the Master Builders to construct new extraordinary LEGO creations, while taking on the role of more than 90 playable characters inspired by the film in 15 exciting levels. This is going to be an authentic LEGO experience like never before, with a brand new LEGO visual animation style which simulates the movement and feel of actual LEGO toy sets.

**Via Brick Fanatics**

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LEGO City Monster Truck (60055) Revealed

November 19, 2013 /

LEGO City Monster Truck (60055)

The final 2014 LEGO City set has been revealed by Just2Good on Eurobricks, the Monster Truck (60055). The set has 78 pieces and will retail for about $10. I’ve updated our main post for all the 2014 City sets.

LEGO City Monster Truck (60055)

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New LEGO The Hobbit 2014 Polybags?

November 17, 2013 /

As you may or may not heard yet, the LEGO The Hobbit sets are starting to show up on store shelves. Eurobricks member Combee has posted the image above showing the minifigures from the 2014 wave and noticed there are a couple of minifigures listed that are not in the sets themselves but may be in some new polybags coming out in the near future. The image shows Legolas Greenleaf will be in set 30215 and the Lake-town Guard will be in set 30216. Legolas will have his trusty bow and arrow while the Lake-town Guard will have a bow and quiver. I’m assuming the minifigures will come with some bricks as well for the building part of the polybags. We’ll be giving more details as they become available.

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LEGO Minecraft Co-Build Steve’s Shelter Input Needed

November 17, 2013 /

LEGO Minecraft

The LEGO Minecraft team has been hard at work in designing the next set. The set will not only be designed by the team, they have also asked for input on various aspects of the set including which Creeper, Cow, and Sheep the fans like the best. Today, they have released a video showing different prototypes of Steve’s Shelter. There are already plenty of small details already with the set but they have asked “What should be in Steve’s Shelter?” Give your input in the comments on LEGO Minecraft’s Facebook page.

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LEGO Ninjago Rebooted 2014 Official Trailer

November 17, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago 2014

Last week, we did a post showcasing a teaser preview for the 2014 LEGO Ninjago Rebooted TV series. Today on LEGO’s YouTube channel, the official trailer for Ninjago Rebooted has been released. The trailer shows the ninjas going to Borg Industries and meeting a new character, Pixal. They also have some new weapons called Technoblades and are able to hack into the Nindroids’ systems. If you like ninjas and robots, then Ninjago Rebooted is perfect for you.

Check out the images and descriptions of next year’s wave here.

Time has passed and the Ninja have found they’ve become obsolete in this new hi-tech world. The 2014 season of Ninjago will take the ninja beyond anything they would have ever expected … and even thought possible.

The Ninja will be pushed to their limits as they face new digital threats and gain new allies in New Ninjago City.

All new episodes of Ninjago will premiere in 2014. A ninja never quits… Ninjaaaaa-GO!!!

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LEGO City 2014 Helicopter Transporter (60049) Revealed

November 17, 2013 /

LEGO City Helicopter Transporter (60049)

Neoape has revealed another LEGO City set in the 2014 wave, the Helicopter Transporter (60049). The set has 382 pieces and includes the transporter truck, helicopter, an off-road buggy, and a motorbike with minifigures for each of the four vehicles.

To see more LEGO 2014 sets, head over to our previous post.

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 Destructoid (70726) Set Revealed

November 16, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago Destructoid (70726)

CM4S over on Eurobricks has revealed the last set of the LEGO Ninjago 2014 wave, the Destructoid (70727). The set includes a set exclusive regular version of Zane that doesn’t show his robotic parts and a short Nindroid minifigure. There is also a regular sized Nindroid in the set as well. The Destructoid contains 253 pieces and will probably be a store exclusive.

LEGO Ninjago Destructoid (70726)

LEGO Ninjago Destructoid (70726)

LEGO Ninjago Destructoid (70726)

LEGO Ninjago Destructoid (70726)

LEGO Ninjago Destructoid (70726)

LEGO Ninjago Destructoid (70726)

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LEGO Minecraft New Sheep Input Needed

November 14, 2013 /

It looks like the LEGO Minecraft development team needs some more input on another character in the game. Today, they have asked which sheep is better. They have given three variations to choose from. Again, there are stickers for the faces but they are just for prototyping purposes only. The final product will have printed faces.

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LEGO Ninjago Rebooted Preview

November 14, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago 2014

LEGO has released a preview of the Ninjago Rebooted TV series on their YouTube channel. The video talks about the Ninjas’ quest to save the world of Ninjago from the Overlord while battling various enemies. At the end of the video, there were a couple of short clips showing the General Cryptor and Nindroids in production. The TV show should be airing on Cartoon Network sometime next month with the sets being released on December 1st.

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LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Griff’s Hover BMW

November 13, 2013 /

Team BTTF is back with another project that is listed on LEGO CUUSOO. Today, the team has posted Griff’s Hover BMW which is from Back to the Future II and was seen parked in front of the Cafe 80’s. The model of the car is a modified is a BMW 633CSi and is six studs wide. The project also includes Griff Tannen and his gang of Spike, Whitey, and Data. The minifigures include accessories such as their hover boards like the Pit Bull that Griff uses. Again, the model was created by Sakuretsu and be sure to check out Team BTTF’s other projects on CUUSOO.

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 Official Images Revealed

November 13, 2013 /

The first of what will be a lot of images of the 2014 LEGO Star Wars sets have surfaced courtesy of Brickadeer on Eurobricks. The first four sets that see are General Grievous’ Wheel Bike (75040), Vulture Droid (75041), Droid Gunship (75042), and the AT-AP (75043). I’ll keep this post updated as more images come out in the very near future.

Update #1: Brickadeer has posted a few more sets including next year’s Battle Packs. One thing to notice are the spring loaded missiles that will be used instead of the overly used flick-fire missiles.
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Update #2: Bol.com has posted images of the back of the boxes.

LEGO Star Wars Death Star Troopers (75034)

LEGO Star Wars Death Star Troopers (75034)

LEGO Star Wars Death Star Troopers (75034)

Death Star Troopers (75034)

LEGO Star Wars Kashyyyk Troopers (75035)

LEGO Star Wars Kashyyyk Troopers (75035)

LEGO Star Wars Kashyyyk Troopers (75035)

Kashyyyk Troopers (75035)

LEGO Star Wars Utapau Troopers (75036)

LEGO Star Wars Utapau Troopers (75036)

LEGO Star Wars Utapau Troopers (75036)

Utapau Troopers (75036)

LEGO Star Wars Battle on Saleucami (75037)

LEGO Star Wars Battle on Saleucami (75037)

LEGO Star Wars Battle on Saleucami (75037)

Battle on Saleucami (75037)

LEGO The Star Wars Jedi Interceptor (75038)

LEGO Star Wars Jedi Interceptor (75038)

LEGO Star Wars Jedi Interceptor (75038)

Jedi Interceptor (75038)

LEGO Star Wars V-Wing Starfighter (75039)

LEGO Star Wars V-Wing Starfighter (75039)

LEGO Star Wars V-Wing Starfighter (75039)

V-Wing Starfighter (75039)

LEGO Star Wars General Grievous’ Wheel Bike (75040)

LEGO Star Wars General Grievous’ Wheel Bike (75040)

LEGO Star Wars General Grievous’ Wheel Bike (75040)

V-Wing Starfighter (75039)

LEGO Star Wars Vulture Droid (75041)

LEGO Star Wars Vulture Droid (75041)

LEGO Star Wars Vulture Droid (75041)

Vulture Droid (75041)

LEGO Star Wars Droid Gunship (75042)

LEGO Star Wars Droid Gunship (75042)

LEGO Star Wars Droid Gunship (75042)

Droid Gunship (75042)

LEGO Star Wars AT-AP (75043)

LEGO Star Wars AT-AP (75043)

LEGO Star Wars AT-AP (75043)

AT-AP (75043)

LEGO Star Wars Droid Tri-Fighter (75044)

LEGO Star Wars Droid Tri-Fighter (75044)

Droid Tri-Fighter (75044)

LEGO Star Wars Republic AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon (75045)

LEGO Star Wars Republic AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon (75045)

LEGO Star Wars Republic AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon (75045)

Republic AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon (75045)

LEGO Star Wars Coruscant Police Gunship (75046)

LEGO Star Wars Coruscant Police Gunship (75046)

Coruscant Police Gunship (75046)

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The LEGO Movie Character Posters

November 12, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Benny The 1980-something Space Guy

After a night out watching Thor: The Dark World (great movie by the way), it’s time to update the old site again. Warner Bros. Pictures has released some neat character posters from The LEGO Movie. There are four images so far but I’m sure there will be more coming out in the future up to February 7, 2014 when the movie is released. First off, we have Benny The 1980-something Space Guy who is voiced by Charlie Day from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Next up, we have Vitruvius voiced by none other than Mr. Morgan Freeman. Following him is the Caped Crusader, Batman, voiced by Will Arnett from Arrested Development and 30 Rock, etc. Finally, we have a poster of Lord Business who is voiced by funny man Will Ferrell. I’ll be updating this post with more posters as they become available.

Update #1: Wyldstyle who is voiced by Elizabeth Banks is now available.

Update #2: The poster for Emmet is now available. He is voiced by Chris Pratt who will also be in the new Guardians of the Galaxy movie as Star-Lord.

Update 3: There is a new poster for the movie.

The LEGO Movie Vitruvius

The LEGO Movie Batman

The LEGO Movie Lord Business

The LEGO Movie Wyldstyle

The LEGO Movie Emmet

The LEGO Movie Poster

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More LEGO Friends 2014 Sets Revealed

November 12, 2013 /

LEGO Friends Sunshine Harvest (41026)

Continuing with our mass reveal of 2014 LEGO sets, there are images of some Friends sets that have come from Walmart.ca. We’ve already seen some sets last month when Kmart revealed them but get we to see some more today.

Sunshine Harvest (41026)

Take in the Sunshine Harvest with Olivia! Pick the apples from the tree and, with the carrots from the garden, drive to her market stall. Use the trailer and hitch it to the tractor. When she gets there, put all the items on display. Remember to pat Charlie, the cute little dog who comes rushing out of the dog house to greet the customers. Includes Olivia mini-doll figure and her dog, Charlie.

LEGO Friends Sunshine Harvest (41026)

Stephanie’s Beach House (41037)

Open the door to Stephanie’s Beach House! Stephanie and Kate have come here for the weekend. Take Kate up to the terrace while Stephanie heads out on the windsurfer. Later, it’s time to watch some TV, listen to the latest hits on the radio and prepare dinner in the kitchen. Convert the sofa into a bed and get ready for a cozy night in – and lots more adventures tomorrow! Includes Stephanie and Kate mini-doll figures.

LEGO Friends Stephanie's Beach House (41037)

LEGO Friends Stephanie's Beach House (41037)

Sunshine Ranch (41039)

Time for some horseback riding fun with Mia down at the Sunshine Ranch. Wake her up in the cozy apartment and make breakfast in the kitchen. Have her eat breakfast and take her downstairs to take care of the horses. This is where the fun really starts. Look after the foal and groom her, then go out

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The LEGO Movie Sets Now Listed on Shop@Home

November 12, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803)

Four of the new LEGO Movie sets as well as the Collectible Minifigures are now listed on Shop@Home. They have a release date of January 1st, 2014. The sets that are listed are the ones that have already been revealed on the official LEGO Movie site.

Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803) – $19.99

Protect Emmet and Wyldstyle in the colorful Cloud Cuckoo Palace!

Revel with Unikitty in Cloud Cuckoo Land, the happiest, most positive and creative place in the universe! Join Emmet, Wyldstyle and all the master builders in this multi-colored playful paradise where the sun is always shining and a cute snail glides between the bright flowers. But beware! Unbeknown to Emmet, there’s a tracking device on his leg and Lord Business’ Executron has trailed him to the palace and is ready to handcuff him. Shoot flowers from the flower catapult to fend him off and help Emmet and Wyldstyle make a getaway! Includes 3 minifigures and accessories: Emmet, Wyldstyle and Executron, and 2 figures: Unikitty and a snail.

  • Includes 3 minifigures and accessories: Emmet, Wyldstyle and Executron, and 2 figures: Unikitty and a snail
  • Features Cloud Cuckoo Palace with bright-yellow sun, fresh flowers and multi-colored twirling discs
  • Accessories include handcuffs and a red stud tracking device
  • Get creative with Unikitty and her Master Builder friends
  • Shoot flowers from the flower catapult to fend off Executron
  • Watch The LEGO® Movie to see all your favorite characters in action
  • Cloud Cuckoo Palace measures over 6” (16cm) high, 6” (16cm) wide and 2” (6cm) deep
  • Flower
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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes 2014 Official Images Revealed

November 12, 2013 /

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: The Joker Steam Roller (76013)

Images of the LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: The Joker Steam Roller Revealed has been revealed by Dutch site Bol.com via Eurobricks. The set will contain 5 minifigures including Batman, Batgirl, Robin, The Joker and Joker’s henchman.

I have also updated our previous post with updated images as well.

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: The Penguin Face-off (76010)

A couple of weeks ago, we published an article of some box art for the 2014 LEGO DC Super Heroes sets. Walmart.ca has recently updated their site with clearer images of 3 of the 4 sets that will be released soon. The only set that is missing is the The Joker Steam Roller (76013). We’ll updated this post as soon as they become available.

Batman: The Penguin Face off (76010)

The Penguin has stolen a priceless diamond and has two of his robot penguins guarding it. Help Scuba Batman™ to sweep in on his speedy scuba vehicle and get it from their grasp before The Penguin can attack with his crazy duck boat. Both cool vehicles are armed with 2 flick missiles, so if you need to shoot your way out of a tough corner, you have the firepower to do it! Includes Scuba Batman and The Penguin minifigures with weapon and assorted accessories.

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: The Penguin Face Off (76010)

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: The Penguin Face-off (76010)

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: The Penguin Face Off (76010)

Batman: Man-Bat Attack (76011)

As Nightwing patrols Gotham City in his glider, he spots Man-Bat planting some dynamite! Strap BatmanTM into the ultra-fast Batcopter, fire up the powerful engine and zoom over to help his friend foil Man-Bat’s attack on the city. And if Nightwing gets into trouble, lower the Batcopter’s

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LEGO Creator 2014 Sets Revealed

November 12, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Power Digger (31014)

Walmart.ca yet again has revealed some LEGO 2014 sets and this time, they are the Creator sets. I really dig the Forest Animals (31019) set because monkeys are one of my favorite animals so I’ll definitely be picking that set up.

Power Digger (31014)

There’s more to this digger than meets the eye! Pick up any load and shovel deep holes with the powerful arm. Operate the rotating cab to work from any angle and open the engine compartment to carry out essential repairs. It even rebuilds into a dump truck or front loader.

LEGO Creator Power Digger (31014)

Emerald Express (31015)

Full steam ahead! The exciting and colorful Emerald Express steam train is packed with detail, from the old-fashioned funnel to the driver’s cab and the bars at the front that push cows out of its way. Moo! When it’s time for a change, you can rebuild it into a fast rocket train or a carriage. Combine with additional Emerald Express sets to create an even longer train!

LEGO Creator Emerald Express (31015)

LEGO Creator Emerald Express (31015)

Sunset Speeder (31017)

The sleek Sunset Speeder sports car is perfect for cruising the streets. Featuring an orange body with super-distinctive black and white stripe, racing wheels and cool headlights, this is one car that you’ll want in your LEGO® collection. For added variety, rebuild it into a truck cab or an even faster racing car.

LEGO Creator Sunset Speeder (31017)

LEGO Creator Sunset Speeder (31017)

Highway Cruiser (31018)

Discover the joys of the open road with the cool styling of the bright green Highway Cruiser. This cool, chopper-style motorcycle has long, angled front forks, wing mirrors, realistic engine and a twin

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LEGO Hero Factory 2014 Sets Revealed

November 12, 2013 /

LEGO Hero Factory STORMER Freezer Machine (44017)

Continuing with the Walmart.ca 2014 LEGO set reveals, here are the Hero Factory sets.

STORMER Freeze Machine (44017)

Get ready for battle, STORMER! In the fight to take back the city streets from giant beasts and wild little jumpers, your new Freeze Machine suit is a game-changer. Strap yourself in and support the other heroes. Fire missiles at the invaders and freeze them with the rotating ice blaster. Then capture the jumpers in the cryo chamber for analysis back at LEGO® Hero Factory. Includes STORMER mini robot with a weapon and accessory.

LEGO Hero Factory STORMER Freezer Machine (44017)

FURNO Jet Machine (44018)

Report for duty, FURNO! LEGO® Hero Factory has built a new Jet Machine to help you to overpower the giant beasts and dangerous jumpers causing havoc across the city. Don’t let the speedy little jumpers wreck the Jet – put the heat on them with the flame gun, capture them in the furnace canister and engage the wings to zoom away from the evil enemy. Includes FURNO mini robot with a weapon and accessory.

LEGO Hero Factory FURNO Jet Machine (44018)

LEGO Hero Factory FURNO Jet Machine (44018)

ROCKA Stealth Machine (44019)

Hurry, ROCKA, go into invisible mode! Power up with the Stealth Machine at LEGO® Hero Factory and venture onto the city streets. The mission is clear – save the other heroes and capture the evil jumpers using the grab claw. Jumpers are everywhere waiting to attack so keep the seat visor down and goo shooter and scanning canister ready at all times. Includes ROCKA mini robot with a gun.

LEGO Hero Factory ROCKA Stealth Machine (44019)

LEGO Hero Factory ROCKA Stealth Machine (44019)

FLYER Beast vs. BREEZ (44020)

Red alert! FLYER Beast, a gigantic skeleton-winged creature

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LEGO Disney Princess 2014 Sets Revealed

November 12, 2013 /

LEGO Disney Princess Ariel’s Amazing Treasures (41050)

Walmart.ca has published more images of LEGO 2014 sets and Brickset has revealed that Walmart has updated their site to include the LEGO Disney Princess sets.

Ariel’s Amazing Treasures (41050)

Ariel and her best friend Flounder are searching for lost objects from the human world. Explore the beautiful coral reef and the pretty golden gates with them. Go with Ariel on her adventure to discover all these treasures and hide them away in the treasure chest. Help Ariel practice her singing using the sheet of music, swim through the gates and play tag with Flounder. Includes Ariel mini-doll figure and Flounder.

LEGO Disney Princess Ariel's Amazing Treasures (41050)

Merida’s Highland Games (41051)

Merida is practicing her archery skills for the Highland Games! But her 3 little brothers have been turned into naughty little bears and it’s up to her to keep them out of trouble. Join Merida as her brothers shoot cookies from the catapult. Hang up her bow on the beautiful tree or help her catch a fish in the stream. Cook the fish over the fire and, when the food is ready, have dinner at the castle’s dining table… but first Merida must find the hidden key to unlock the door! Includes Merida mini-doll figure and 3 bear cub brothers.

LEGO Disney Princess Merida's Highland Games (41051)

LEGO Disney Princess Merida's Highland Games (41051)

Ariel’s Magical Kiss (41052)

Come with Ariel as she seeks to break a magic spell! The enchanted mermaid has traded her voice for a chance to be with the lovely Prince Eric. Only a kiss from his royal lips will break the spell! Take a romantic boat ride with her true

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LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures Official Ned Flanders

November 11, 2013 /

LEGO The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures Ned Flanders

It looks like the official Ned Flanders minifigure from the LEGO Simpsons Collectible Minifigures line has revealed via eBay. The minifigure shows Ned wearing his apron which says “Hail to the Chef” which I have confirmed with the screencap below that he did indeed wear it in the third episode of the third season called When Flanders Failed. In that particular episode, Ned announced to his friends at his barbecue that he was opening up The Leftorium.

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Ned Flanders Hail to the Chef

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LEGO City, Juniors, and Friends 2014 Official Images

November 10, 2013 /

LEGO City Crook Pursuit (60041) LEGO City Crook Pursuit (60041)

Walmart.ca has posted most of the 2014 LEGO City and Juniors sets as well as one of the Friends sets on their site. I’ll update the rest of the City and Junior sets here when they become available. Enjoy!

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LEGO Minecraft New Cow Input Needed

November 10, 2013 /

LEGO Minecraft designers Max and Nico are looking for input on some new cow designs for future Minecraft sets. They are trying different combinations of colors and details and need you to “Like” with cow you prefer the best. The stickers that you see now are only for the prototypes and the final products will have printed faces.

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LEGO CUUSOO Japanese Old Style Architecture Achieves 10,000 Supporters

November 9, 2013 /

The Japanese Old Style Architecture by Taxon55 has achieved 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. The project was one of the first sets that were posted on CUUSOO way back in 2011 and it now reaches the Winter 2013 Review Stage. The project uses various building techniques to recreate structures that personify the essense of Japan such as the shrines and hot springs.

The Japanese Old Style Architecture joins the Legend of Zelda: Iron Knuckle Encounter as the second project to reach the Winter 2013 Review Stage. Congratulations to Taxon55 for this achievement!

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, taxon55!

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Congratulations on this achievement, to both taxon55 and to all supporters of this excellent LEGO® CUUSOO project.

As we’ve said before, this is a very well designed project that captures the essence of these traditional Japanese buildings. The models really make you feel like you’re there! We look forward to considering your project in the LEGO Review.

What happens now?
This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A “LEGO Review Board” composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We’ll build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product, including playability, safety, and fit with the LEGO brand. Every LEGO product goes through a process like this and must meet the same standards.

Timing of the LEGO Review
This project qualifies for the quarterly review beginning in January, which will also include all projects that reach

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Is There A New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Hulk Figure?

November 9, 2013 /

A member by the name of rashaun over on Eurobricks has purchased on Taobao (Chinese eBay) of what is believed to be the new Hulk figure for the 2014 Hulk’s Laboratory (76018). He has posted images of Hulk, now wearing purple pants, side by side with the 2012 version from Hulk’s Helicarrier Breakout (6868). Hulk also has a new face printing with him having clenched teeth instead of an open mouth. Rashaun believes that the “new” version of Hulk has been in production for at least a year. What do you think of the new Hulk figure?

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LEGO Star Wars Jedi Interceptor (75038) Anakin Skywalker Found

November 9, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Jedi Interceptor Anakin (75038)

Votvik on eBay is back with another 2014 minifigure and this time, it’s the LEGO Star Wars Anakin Skywalker from the Jedi Interceptor (75038). As you can see, he has a new head which includes printing for his communication device. The set itself is from the beginning scene in Episode 3 at the Battle over Coruscant where Anakin and Obi-Wan rescues Chancellor Palpatine.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Red Deadpool Brick Guide

November 9, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Deadpool

Hidden throughout the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game, there are Red Bricks or Deadpool Bricks that you can collect to unlock various Red Brick cheats from the menu. After you collect a Deadpool Brick, head to the Control Room in the SHIELD Helicarrier and go through a hallway on the upper left side of the room. In the next area, go to the first door on the right which is Deadpool’s room. There you can buy all the cheats for the bricks you have collected. After you have bought the cheats, just activate them in the pause menu under Extras. Once you have bought all the Red Bricks, Deadpool will be a playable character.

  • Red Brick 1: Studs x2
  • Red Brick 2: Studs x4
  • Red Brick 3: Studs x6
  • Red Brick 4: Studs x8
  • Red Brick 5: Studs x10
  • Red Brick 6: Disguises
  • Red Brick 7: Gold Brick Detector
  • Red Brick 8: Minikit Detector
  • Red Brick 9: Mini Characters
  • Red Brick 10: Collect Ghost Studs
  • Red Brick 11: Fast Build
  • Red Brick 12: Attract Studs
  • Red Brick 13: Character Token Detector
  • Red Brick 14: Festive Hats
  • Red Brick 15: Extra Hearts

Red Brick 1: Studs x2

Requirements: None. Already unlocked.

Where to find: This brick is already unlocked when you begin the game. Go to Deadpool’s room to buy.

Cost: 1,000,000 studs

Red Brick 2: Studs x4

Requirements: Finish Story Mode

Where to find: Go to the Daily Bugle. Use Telekinesis character to arrange the trophies in the office.

Cost: 2,000,000 studs

Red Brick 3:

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Review

November 8, 2013 /

I’ve been playing the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game on Playstation 3 on and off for a few weeks now and I think it’s about time for a little review on the game. The game was developed by Traveller’s Tales in conjunction with LEGO and Marvel and retails for $49.99. I’ve completed about 80% of the game but there’s still much more to do in it. For individuals who haven’t gotten to play the game yet, viewer discretion is advised aka SPOILER ALERT!

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes LEGO Marvel Super Heroes LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Patriot

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DesignerCon 2013 Happening This Weekend

November 8, 2013 /

If you’re in the Los Angeles area this weekend and have nothing to do, why not head over to DesignerCon 2013. Designer Con allows artists and designers to showcase their work to the public and a couple of our friends from the LEGO Community will be there as well including BrickNerd, FBTB, and Brandon Griffith from the STUDS Trading Cards. Tommy from BrickNerd will be selling some Do-It-Yourself prototype kits such as his Nerdlys and a couple of Mouse Droids (below). You can register online for DesignerCon for $5 here or pay $7 at the doors.

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LEGO Lord of the Rings Now on Apple iOS

November 7, 2013 /

Today, the LEGO Lord of the Rings video game has been released on Apple iOS. The game is similar to the console version with the trilogy storyline and you can download the game right now on iTunes for $4.99. If you don’t feel like paying $20 for the console version, why not pay $5 and take it along with you on your mobile devices. The game requires 1.37 GB and iOS 6.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

Follow the epic storylines of the original The Lord of the Rings trilogy reimagined with the humor and endless variety of LEGO gameplay. Relive the legend of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King through LEGO minifigures, as they explore wonders and solve timeless riddles. Orcs and fouler things await on this perilous path to Mount Doom but a Fellowship will be formed — Aragorn the Ranger, Gandalf the Wizard, Legolas the Elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Boromir Man of Gondor, and Frodo’s Hobbit friends Sam, Merry and Pippin all join in to help along the quest to destroy the Ring and return peace to the land.

This game includes many hours of content and cinematics that take up a lot of space! You will need 3 GB of available space on your device if you install over wifi, but only 1.5 GB of space if you download on your computer and then sync.



As with many large app installations, we advise that you restart your device

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The LEGO Movie Dorling Kindersley Books

November 6, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide

If you haven’t gotten enough news for The LEGO Movie including the sets and the minifigures, there are some books by Dorling Kindersley that are being released next month. We found the books listed on BNC CataList and they are currently available for pre-order on Amazon and will be released on December 30th.

The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide – 64 pages

When an ordinary LEGO® minifigure discovers he is the only one who can stop an evil LEGO tyrant from ending the world as he knows it, he embarks on an all-new, all-LEGO adventure. This fully illustrated guide to the upcoming The LEGO® Movie explores the characters and locations of this long-awaited film with profiles, location spreads, and behind-the-scenes information about how the movie was made. The LEGO® Movie: The Essential Guide would not be complete without fun and interesting facts and coll movie stills.

The LEGO Movie: Ultimate Sticker Collection

The LEGO Movie: Ultimate Sticker Collection – 96 pages

Featuring all the great characters from The LEGO® Movie, this fantastic Ultimate Sticker Collection allows kids to take the action off into their own hands with 1000 full-colour reusable stickers and full-colour backgrounds from The LEGO® Movie.

The LEGO Movie: Calling All Master Builders!

The LEGO Movie: Calling All Master Builders! – 32 pages

In The LEGO® Movie, an ordinary LEGO® minifigure discovers that he is the only one who can stop an evil LEGO® tyrant from ending the world as he knows it. These all-new DK Readers feature the popular characters from the film in exciting adventures!

In DK Readers Level 1 LEGO® The LEGO® Movie:

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 1-12 Compendium 3rd Edition

November 6, 2013 /

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Compendium 3rd Edition

Michael Bradford has updated his LEGO Collectible Minifigures Compendium to include the minifigures from The LEGO Movie. All the new 16 minifigures are listed with their piece count and some small details about them. The characters’ taglines and bios will be updated as soon as they become available. Get your own copy of the 3rd Edition Compendium here.

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LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014) New Set Image

November 6, 2013 /

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014)

There is a new official image of the LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014) set from the upcoming 2014 wave. It shows a couple of sections of Dol Guldur as well as all the minifigures included in the set: Azog, Gandalf the Grey, Radagast, 2 Gundabad Orcs, and the Necromancer of Dol Guldur. To see the rest of the 2014 Hobbit lineup, check out one of our previous posts.

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014)

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014)

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Polybags at Target Store Christmas Sections

November 5, 2013 /

We’ve just got a report from a reader of some LEGO polybags that are in the Christmas section of Target stores. There are three different polybags that Target is selling as stocking stuffers for the upcoming holiday season: Friends Ice Cream Stand (30106), Seasonal Christmas Train (40034), and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kraang’s Turtle Target Practice (30270). If you didn’t get a chance to get the TMNT one a few months ago at Toys R Us, you now have a second chance to pick them up.

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 Sets Now Listed on Shop@Home

November 5, 2013 /

Yesterday, we reported that the 2014 LEGO Ninjago sets may be hitting shelves a little early at Toys R Us stores. We can now report that all the sets are now listed on Shop@Home with all their official images. All the sets have a release date of December 1st.

LEGO Ninjago Hover Hunter (70720)

Hover Hunter (70720) – $11.99

Fight to escape the Nindroid Hover Hunter and protect the Techno-Blade!

The evil Nindroid is chasing down Ninja Cole in the fearsome Hover Hunter, featuring a computer dashboard, claw clamps and an adjustable spike seatbelt. With the Nindroid in the pilot’s seat driving at top speed to make the front saw blade spin and rip up the streets, Cole is in great danger. Help Cole dodge the Hover Hunter’s flick missiles and don’t let the Nindroids grab his valuable Techno-Blade. Includes 2 minifigures with weapons: Cole and Nindroid

  • Includes 2 minifigures with weapons: Cole and Nindroid
  • Features Nindroid pilot cockpit with claw clamps, adjustable spike seatbelt and hi-tech dashboard plus front attack spinning saw blade, 2 laser flick missiles, translucent thruster engine, twin jet engines and saw blade motifs
  • Weapons include exclusive translucent green Techno-Blade for Cole and 2 attack blades for Nindroid
  • Fire the Hover Hunter’s flick missiles
  • Speed ahead and make that huge saw blade spin!
  • Fend off Nindroid attacks with Cole’s Techno-Blade
  • Measures over 1” (4cm) high, 5” (13cm) long and 2” (7cm) wide

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LEGO Ninjago Kai Fighter (70721)

Kai Fighter (70721) – $19.99

Take on General Cryptor with the red-hot Kai Fighter!

Kai has taken over a civilian vehicle and used his Techno-Blade

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2014 Minifigures Preview?

November 5, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Green Goblin & Luke Cage

During the first couple of episodes of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload series, there were many things that were revealed including what the Guardians of the Galaxy minifigures will look like in the sets will be coming out next summer. In the beginning of the second episode, it showed off what the BigFig Green Goblin could look like in the Rescue of the Spider-Heli (76016). In the third episode, Falcon showed up and he could look like that in the Hulk’s Laboratory (76018). In the fifth episode and in the title sequences, we see Thor wearing his iconic helmet. Let’s hope that this version of Thor will make it into the new set.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Falcon

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Thor

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LEGO Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Easter Egg

November 5, 2013 /

LEGO Guardians of the Galaxy

Today, the first 5 episodes of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload online series are available to watch. If you watched the first episode “A Faceful of Danger!”, you get a glimpse of a billboard which features the Guardians of the Galaxy. The members featured are Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Rocket Raccoon. If you’ve played the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game, you probably got a chance to play as a couple of the characters.

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LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Action Images

November 5, 2013 /

LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012)

LEGO’s Facebook Page has released a couple of high quality action images of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug sets. The images feature the Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) as well as the Lake-Town Chase (79013). To see the official images of the sets themselves, head over to one of our previous posts. If you haven’t seen the latest trailer for the movie, I’ve also embedded it below.

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Ambush (79011)

LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012)

LEGO The Hobbit Lake-Town Chase (79013)

LEGO The Hobbit Lake-Town Chase (79013)

LEGO The Hobbit Lake-Town Chase (79013)

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The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures Closeups

November 5, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003)

The LEGO Movie news isn’t slowing at all today. LEGO’s Facebook Page has revealed the official closeup images of the Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71004). If you didn’t see the sets yet, you can view the images of them here.

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Good Cop/Bad Cop
  • Calamity Drone
  • Gail the Construction Worker
  • Hard Hat Emmet
  • Larry the Barista
  • Marsha Queen of the Mermaids
  • Mrs. Scratchen-Post
  • Panda Guy
  • President Business
  • Taco Tuesday Guy
  • Velma Staplebot
  • “Where are my Pants?” Guy
  • Wild West Wyldstyle
  • Wiley Fusebot
  • William Shakespeare

The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Abraham Lincoln The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Bad Cop/Good Cop The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Calamity Drone The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Gail the Construction Worker The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Hard Hat Emmet The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Larry the Barista The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Marsha Queen of the Mermaids The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Mrs. Scratchen-Post The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Panda Guy The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) President Business The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Taco Tuesday Guy The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Velma Staplebot The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) “Where are my Pants?” Guy The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Wild West Wyldstyle The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) Wiley Fusebot The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71003) William Shakespeare

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More The LEGO Movie Sets Revealed

November 5, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Getaway Glider (70800)

If seems we didn’t even have to wait for the reveals of the rest of the sets from The LEGO Movie. Not more than a hour ago, we reported on MetalBeard’s Duel (70807) and the Series 12 Collectible Minifigures but Jamesster on Brickipedia/Eurobricks has published the rest of the images of the remaining sets. There are also 3 unnamed sets at this time but we’ll probably be finding out the names in the near future. The above set is the Getaway Glider (70800).

The LEGO Movie Melting Room (70801)

Melting Room (70801)

The LEGO Movie Bad Cop’s Pursuit (70802)

Bad Cop’s Pursuit (70802)

The LEGO Movie Ice Cream Machine (70804)

Ice Cream Machine (70804)

The LEGO Movie Trash Chomper (70805)

Trash Chomper (70805)

The LEGO Movie Castle Cavalry (70806)

Castle Cavalry (70806)

The LEGO Movie

The LEGO Movie

The LEGO Movie

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload Now Available

November 5, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game

The first 5 episodes of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload are now available for viewing. They are short 5 minute animated clips with the usual LEGO comedy bits thrown in. The episodes are pretty entertaining with very nice visuals. Like in the video game, Stan Lee also makes an appearance. I’ve embedded the videos below for easy watching. Enjoy!

Update: The videos are also on Disney’s YouTube Page.


Episode 1: A Faceful of Danger! – Maximum Overload on Disney Video

Asgardian evildoer Loki plans to overload and control Doctor Octopus using his newly created Norn Frost snowball, all in an attempt to mess with that annoying mortal, Spider Man.


Episode 2 – Slaughter on the 23rd Floor! – Maximum Overload on Disney Video

Loki’s overloaded villains are creating havoc, but somehow Spider Man keeps defeating them. Loki ups the stakes by harnessing the powers of Venom.


Episode 3 – Obnoxious Mandarin! – Maximum Overload on Disney Video

When The Mandarin attacks Tony Stark’s Malibu mansion, Loki takes advantage of the situation to create his latest overload. Does Iron Man stand a chance against the next phase of Loki’s nefarious scheme?


Episode 4 – Operation Doofus Drop! – – Maximum Overload on Disney Video

Technical difficulties force Loki to resort to primitive means to create an overload of outsized gamma-monster Abomination. It doesn’t take long for the Hulk to show up, and Iron Man and Iron Fist have to pick up the pieces.


Episode 5 – Assault, Off-Asgard! – Maximum Overload on Disney Video

Loki

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The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Duel (70807) Revealed and More!

November 5, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Duel (70807)

The official The LEGO Movie products page has been updated to show sets that have been revealed including Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803), Super Cycle Chase (70808), and Lord Business’ Evil Lair (70809) as well as sets that are underneath curtains to be revealed at a future date. Today, MetalBeard’s Duel (70807) as well as the packaging for the Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71004) have been shown off to the public.

Arrr, me hearties! MetalBeard lost his body parts in a previous battle with Lord Business, but has rebuilt himself from old ship scraps to become more powerful than ever. Now, the giant Micro Manager is challenging him. Grab the pirate sword from the holster on his back and fire the cannons on his left arm. Protect his prized parrot and the treasure chest containing his body parts, and act fast before the Micro Manager fires missiles and grabs the construction foreman with its claws. Includes 3 minifigures: Robo Skeleton, Robo SWAT and Frank the Foreman.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 12 (71004) The LEGO Movie Super Cycle Chase (70808) The LEGO Movie Lord Business’ Evil Lair (70809) The LEGO Movie Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803) The LEGO Movie Getaway Glider (70800) The LEGO Movie Melting Room (70801) The LEGO Movie Bad Cop’s Pursuit (70802) The LEGO Movie Ice Cream Machine (70804) The LEGO Movie Trash Chomper (70805) The LEGO Movie Castle Cavalry (70806) The LEGO Movie Plumber Van (70811) The LEGO Movie Western Plane (70812) The LEGO Movie Fire Helicopter (70813)

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 Background Story

November 5, 2013 /

Over at the LEGO Club, there is an inside scoop of the background story for the return of the Ninjago series. The last episode of the Masters of Spinjitzu series aired over a year ago and the “Rebooted” series should be returning sometime in December. Below is a synopsis of what to expect when Ninjago makes its long-awaited return.

It’s been a long time since the Overlord was defeated by Lloyd the Golden Ninja. While Lloyd tours Ninjago celebrating his victory, the original four ninja — Kai, Cole, Jay, and Zane — have become teachers in Sensei Wu’s Youth Academy. Besides being bored in class all day, Kai and the rest of the ninjas dream of the days when they fought the forces of evil, but in the updated and technologically advanced world of Ninjago, there is no need for ninja any longer.

But that changes soon enough … trouble brews in New Ninjago City, famed inventor Cyrus Borg starts acting strange, and our four heroes get new weapons, new gear, and a new evil to fight!

With Nya, Kai’s sister, by their side, the ninja join forces once again to protect the people of Ninjago! Lloyd is back stronger than ever, and the evil Lord Garmadon is now the peaceful Sensei Garmadon! Join the adventure to see new friends and favorite heroes as the world of Ninjago is once again caught in a battle between good and evil!

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload Releasing November 5th

November 4, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game

According to the Hollywood Reporter, LEGO and Marvel is teaming up again to release an online series called LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload on November 5th. Maximum Overload is a 10 episode series that will all be released on Disney.com, Disney’s YouTube channel, and also on the Roku and Xbox Live TV apps.

In the series, the mischievous Loki has found a way to put the “super” in super-villain and is amassing an army to conquer Earth and beyond. His antics are keeping Spider-Man and SHIELD’s finest busy as they tackle old foes who possess new powers.

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LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon (70725) Now Available At Toys R Us?

November 4, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon (70725)

It looks like the 2014 LEGO Ninjago sets are starting to hit shelves at Toys R Us stores a little early. According to the website, the Nindroid MechDragon (70725) has a green check mark next to it saying it is sold in stores. If you’re looking to pick up the new Ninjago sets, you may want to call up your local Toys R Us store to see if they currently have them in stock or not. TRU has the set listed at $79.99 which is what we reported as the price a few weeks ago but no option to purchase online.

Enter the MechDragon! Sensei Garmadon and Lloyd are trying to escape with the Techno-Blade in Nya’s car, but Sensei Wu, who has turned evil, and the Nindroids are flying the MechDragon in hot pursuit. Drive clear of the MechDragon’s fast-spinning circular saw blades on the huge wings and dodge the missiles fired from the cannon. Evade its mechanical mouth, giant claws and dangerous whipping tail. Evil Wu is at the controls with two other armed Nindroids below ready to jump off into battle. Don’t let them capture the Ninja and imprison him in the hidden cell to power their MechDragon. Speed away in Nya’s car and fire the harpoon and unleash flick missiles from the hidden cannons to repel them. Includes 5 minifigures with weapons: Sensei Garmadon, Lloyd, Evil Wu, General Cryptor and a Nindroid.

LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon (70725)

LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon (70725)

LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon (70725)

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LEGO Disney Princess Merida Mini-Doll Closeup

November 4, 2013 /

LEGO Disney Princess Merida's Highland Games (41051)

Apparently, there a was an auction on eBay that ended yesterday for the new LEGO Disney Princess Merida mini-doll. You can see a closeup of Merida who wears a dark blue dress and carries her golden bow. The figure comes from Merida’s Highland Games (41051) which will be releasing next year. Some “lucky” winner of the auction paid $29.99 for it but the set will only retail for $19.99, go figure. Anywho, what are your thoughts of the Merida mini-doll after seeing closeup images of it?

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LEGO Disney Princess Merida's Highland Games (41051)

LEGO Disney Princess Merida's Highland Games (41051)

LEGO Disney Princess Merida's Highland Games (41051)

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LEGO Store Exclusive Holiday VIP Shopping Event

November 4, 2013 /

LEGO Store Exclusive Holiday Shopping Event

Today in the mail, I received a curious envelope featuring the solid red minifigure. Inside was in invitation to an exclusive Holiday shopping event for VIP members at the local LEGO Store. The shopping event is invitation-only and it allows me and one guest early access to the store to take advantage of special holiday offers as well as free gifts. I’m not sure what specials or gifts the store will be having but I’m curious to see. As to my knowledge of past LEGO “events,” not all VIP Members will be getting an invitation to the event (VIP Keychain). Only members who have spend a certain amount during a certain period will be able to join in on the festivities. Like with many special shopping events, there are restrictions. There’s a spending limit of $5000 and no more than five of each set to per person.

LEGO Store Exclusive Holiday Shopping Event

LEGO Store Exclusive Holiday Shopping Event

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LEGO Putting Smiles On Faces Everyday

November 4, 2013 /

I first came over this video on LEGO Shop’s Facebook Page and couldn’t help but to smile after watching it. To give a little back story, Brett took his son to his very first trip to the Vancouver LEGO Store, and like many other kids and adults who have an opportunity to step inside a store, the eyes get big and there’s an unforgettable smile on the face.

This is one of the reasons why I got back into LEGO. Seeing kids happy faces at the stores and it takes me back to my younger days when I would see LEGO sets on the shelves and wanting to buy everything in sight. I have friends who are Brick Specialists at the local LEGO store here in San Diego and to see them assisting kids pick out sets is pretty cool. Some may be visiting for the first time and may be picking out their first sets but one thing that is constant is the smiles that you see.

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LEGO Minifigures The Online Game Beta Registration

November 4, 2013 /

LEGO Minifigures Online Game Beta Signup

Funcom has updated their page for the LEGO Minifigures The Online Game to allow you to register for Beta access. All you have to do is to enter your birthday and your email. After submitting, you’ll have to confirm your email and that’s it. Funcom will select applicants throughout the Beta period to allow them to test the new MMO, which should be coming up soon. If you’re not selected for the Closed Beta, don’t worry. There will also be an Open Beta where everyone is guaranteed access to the game. The only advantage of the Closed Beta is that people can try out the game longer. LEGO Minifigures The Online Game will be free-to-play and will be available for the PC, iOS, and Android platforms in the second half of 2014.

LEGO Minifigures Online Game Beta Signup

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Brick Rack Display For Minifigures and Creations

November 3, 2013 /

If you’re looking for ways to display your LEGO minifigures and don’t have time to create your own display case, then Brick Rack may be the solution for you. Created by Doss Industries (The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia and the Classic Toy Museum), the Brick Rack allows you to easily display your minifigures as well as other small creations. The rack is about 15.6″ wide x 17.5″ high and it features 7 grooved rows with each row holding 25 minifigures each for a total of up to 175. All you have to do is slide your bricks in the grooves and start building. Manufactured suggested retail price is $69.99 but for a limited time, you can get the Brick Rack for an introductory sale price of $49.99.

November 2, 2013
Press Release : BRICK RACK display system for LEGO.
from Gary Doss

Introducing the BRICK RACK Display System for LEGO sets, Minifigures and your own LEGO creations.

Uniquely versatile, BRICK RACK can display up to 175 LEGO Minifigures.

Many LEGO sets and custom creations can now be organized, displayed and enjoyed.

BRICK RACK features 7 rows of unique, custom grooves designed for holding LEGO bricks. Just slide your bricks into the groove and start building!

Each of the 7 rows can hold 25 LEGO bricks (2×2). And each row is six LEGO bricks apart.

Put all those LEGO bricks you keep stepping on to good use!

Let Brick Rack be the canvas to your LEGO creations.

BRICK RACK easily hangs on the wall. Enjoy

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A Few More 2014 LEGO Minifigures Show Up on eBay

November 2, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Bad Cop

Today, a couple more 2014 LEGO minifigures have shown up on eBay. One is the Bad Cop from The LEGO Movie Series 12 Collectible Minifigures. This one comes from votvik and has the feel of the T-1000 from Terminator 2.

The other minifigure comes from emma toys paradise and is the new Spider minifigure from the 2014 LEGO Legends of Chima, Sparratus. It is from Sparratus’ Spider Striker (70130) in next year’s wave. Sparratus has a brown torso with webbing on the front and back. The legs are also brown and it wears a grass skirt. The head is a new mold with a couple of fangs in the front.

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LEGO Legends of Chima Sparratus

LEGO Legends of Chima Sparratus

LEGO Legends of Chima Sparratus

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Checking out BrickNerd and the Nerdlys

November 2, 2013 /

A few months ago, an up-and-coming site called BrickNerd showed up on my LEGO feeds. It was conceived by one of my good friends Tommy Williamson, who I finally got to meet at SDCC 2013. If you recogize the name, Tommy’s been in the LEGO industry for a very long time and has created some great models including Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

BrickNerd is a site of many specialties including LEGO news, reviews, as well as showcasing MOCs from different artists. There is also a video series on YouTube which is very entertaining with high production value. You might even see some unexpected things in his videos. I’ll just say R2-D2 and just leave it at that. As of this writing, there are currently 8 episodes and another one will be coming out very soon.

Tommy also regularly does contests for giveaways such as for his Nerdlys and BrickNerd t-shirts so be sure to follow BrickNerd on various social media outlets if you haven’t including Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter for more details and to show your support.

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides

So-called Arthur king and his silly English knnnnnigits

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More 2014 LEGO Set Images Revealed

November 2, 2013 /

LEGO Disney Princess Merida’s Highland Games (41051)

In a day already full of 2014 LEGO set image reveals, there are also a few more that have been revealed on Brickset by Legoguy. First is the new LEGO Disney Princess Merida’s Highland Games (41051). The small castle is tan and purple. Merida is in her dark blue dress shooting an arrow at a target. There is also a cookie catapult and Merida’s three younger triplet brothers Harris, Hubert, and Hamish who have been turned into little bears. The set will retail for $19.99

LEGO Star Wars Droid Gunship (76042)

The other set that was revealed by Legoguy is the LEGO Star Wars Droid Gunship (76042). Minifigures included in the set are a new Chewbacca, a 41st Elite Corps Trooper, a Battle Droid, and a Sniper Battle Droid. From early reports, the set will retail for $49.99.

LEGO City Auto Transporter (60060)

The final set that was revealed so far today is the LEGO City Auto Transporter (60060). The set includes a yellow transporter with a blue and a black car and has the ability to fit up to four cars. The set has two minifigures, a driver and a customer dressed in a business suit. The set will go for $29.99.

Update: There are a couple of more sets that have showed up. Instead of doing separate posts for them, I’ll just add them here.

LEGO Legends of Chima Wolf Legend Beast (70127)

We finally get our first look at the LEGO Legends of Chima Wolf Legend Beast (70127). The Legend Beast is brick-built with Worriz riding it. At first when I heard about the Legend Beasts, I was fairly excited … Continue

LEGO Announces Minifigure Scale Minecraft Sets

November 2, 2013 /

LEGO Minecraft

LEGO has announced in a video they are creating new LEGO Minecraft sets in minifigure scale and need your help in getting ideas. Over on their Facebook Page, you can give your input on various ideas including which Creeper do you like best. The Minecraft theme has been a huge success with their three Micro World sets and it’s pretty cool that they’re expanding to minifigure scale sets now. So head over to LEGO Minecraft’s Facebook Page and share your ideas and maybe you’ll be seeing your ideas come to life in the future.

We’re excited to announce that we are launching a new line of LEGO Minecraft sets in minifigure scale. Right now we are in the middle of the development of these and would love your input.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes 2014 Set Images (Partial)

November 2, 2013 /

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman: The Penguin Face off (76010)

Brickset member Legoguy has revealed some clearer images of a couple of two of the four 2014 LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes sets, Batman: The Penguin Face off (76010) and Batman: Man-Bat Attack (76011). We first saw the Penguin set a couple of weeks ago but it was pretty tiny but here we can see a very clear image with Batman in a blue scuba suit. It also looks like he has some printing for a breathing apparatus. The set also includes Penguin riding a duck vehicle with a couple of penguin minions on the side. The Penguin Face off is reminiscent of the ending of Batman Returns. It will retail for $14.99.

The second set image that is revealed is the Batman: Man-Bat Attack (76011). The set includes Batman, Nightwing, and Man-Bat. Batman is riding another Batcopter with a winch in the back. The set also includes The New 52 Nightwing which we also saw a few weeks back. He is flying in a jet pack type vehicle. Finally, we get Man-Bat throwing a couple of dynamite pieces. This set will retail for $24.99.

LEGO DC Universe Batman: Man-Bat Attack (76011)

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LEGOLAND Considering Theme Park in Virginia

November 1, 2013 /

Currently, there are a total of 6 LEGOLAND theme parks in the world including one here in California and one in Florida. Chris over at Bricks on the Dollar has informed us that Merlin Entertainments is in talks with the local government in Stafford, Virginia of opening up a theme park in the city. The negotiations are still in the early stages but government officials are proposing the location be near the Centreport Parkway area off Interstate 95. The location is approximately 50 miles south of Washington D.C. and about 60 miles north of Richmond, Virginia. Other locations in the United States are also being considered and the company is “nowhere near” a decision.

Sally Ann Wilkinson, head of corporate affairs for Merlin Entertainments, states that they have no comment on the negotiations until their Board and stakeholders are in agreement. County Administrator Anthony Romanello says the county is committed meeting Merlin’s needs, pending the results of their financial analysis in November. He also states that the county could provide something to Merlin by the end of the calendar year as an incentive to opening a park in Stafford.

**Via Fredericksburg.com**

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LEGO CUUSOO Legend of Zelda Iron Knuckle Encounter Hits 10k Supporters

November 1, 2013 /

The latest project to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO is the Legend of Zelda: Iron Knuckle Encounter by Wes Talbott. The set features Link running into the Iron Knuckle in a very nice looking playset filled with little trinkets as well as breakable pillars much like in the Ocarina Of Time.

CUUSOO has had a couple of Legend of Zelda sets reach the Review Stage but were eventually turned down, most likely with the IP issue. Even Wes in the comments section stated that his project may not be chosen as an official set but it doesn’t take away from the fact that it has a fairly large number of supporters. We’ll just have to see what happens when the Winter 2013 results are out. Congratualations to Wes for this amazing achievement!

Congratulations on 10,000 Supporters, WesTalbott!

2013.11.02

Huge congratulations to WesTalbott and all of the supporters of this LEGO® CUUSOO project. This is now the third project based on the Legend of Zelda to reach 10,000 supporters, so it’s very clear to us that LEGO and Zelda fans worldwide really want to see this happen.

Even though we haven’t been able to move forward with the past two Legend of Zelda proejcts, our team is happy to consider this project in the Winter 2013 LEGO Review period on its own merits.

What happens now?
This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A “LEGO Review Board” composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We’ll

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The LEGO Movie Lord Business’ Evil Lair (70809) Revealed

November 1, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Lord Business’ Evil Lair (70809)

Continuing with The LEGO Movie news, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the next set that will be releasing in January 2014, Lord Business’ Evil Lair (70809). The set will include 738 pieces and will retail for $89.99. There are six minifigures in the set including Lord Business, Emmet, Vitruvius, Ma Cop, Pa Cop, El Macho Wrestler, which we first saw last week, and a brick-built Biznis Kitty. Biznis Kitty is a different version of Uni-Kitty in the Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803).

The set featured is probably at the movie climax. You can see Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman) going up against Lord Business’ “mech” in his lair. The lair also shows the El Macho Wrester in a chamber of sorts. Ma Cop and Pa Cop are stuck to the ground from the glue spraying machine hooked up to a brick-built 9v battery on the right which also includes a tube of glue up top. Finally, the Biznis Kitty sits comfortably on the sofa.

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LEGO November 2013 Deals and Promotions

November 1, 2013 /

LEGO November 2013 Offers

November and the holiday season is upon us and there are some new deals and promotions going on at LEGO brand stores as well as on Shop@Home. First throughout the month of November to December 24th, you can get a FREE Holiday Pick-A-Brick Box with purchases of $75 or more. This offer is available only at LEGO stores, while supplies last.

The second offer is for the 2nd FREE Holiday set with $99 or more (see below). This offer is only valid on “Brick” Friday weekend from November 29th – December 2nd. If you shop early on Friday (midnight), there will also be surprise deals. Last year, LEGO stores had scratch-off cards at the cashier for different percentage discounts on LEGO products. We’ll see if they’ll have the same promotion going on again this year.

LEGO Creator Holiday Set #2 (40083)

On Shop@Home, there are many new Holiday sets available for purchase to use as stocking stuffers as well as ornaments for your Christmas tree.

LEGO Seasonal Decorating the Tree (40058)

LEGO Seasonal Santa's Sleigh (40059)

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The LEGO Movie SigFig Creator Revealed

November 1, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie SigFig Creator

The LEGO Movie’s site has revealed a SigFig Creator where you can create a minifigure of yourself. There are many different configurations you can change including the eyes, eyebrows, mouth, hair, shirt, pants, accessories, and a scene. There are also different colors you can choose from for the hair, shirt, and pants.

After you’re finished creating your minifigure, you can download different images of it such as a cover and icon, most likely for use on Facebook, a wallpaper, and a poster. There is also an option for you to copy and save a code for your custom SigFig to edit and unlock it in upcoming games.

The LEGO Movie My SigFig Scene

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LEGO Star Wars MicroFighters Minifigs Clone Trooper & X-Wing Pilot

November 1, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Clone Trooper Clone Turbo Tank (75028)

Our new eBay seller has listed a couple more LEGO Star Wars minifigures up for auction. This time they have revealed a Clone Trooper and a X-Wing Pilot from the MicroFighters subtheme. The Clone Trooper will be in the Clone Turbo Tank (75028) and the X-Wing Pilot will be in the X-Wing Fighter (75032).

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LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Pilot X-Wing Fighter (75032) LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Pilot X-Wing Fighter (75032)

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The LEGO Movie Collectible Minifigures Series 12 & Cloud Cuckoo Palace Set Revealed

November 1, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Collectible Minifigures Series 12 (71003)

Coming off the brand new trailer for The LEGO Movie, Brick Fanatics has revealed the the lineup of the Series 12 Collectible Minifigures (71004). Again, the minifigures are based on the new movie and will be available in January 2014. Looking at the image, there are some pretty cool-looking ones and looks like a winner to me, although Morgan Freeman’s character Vitruvius isn’t included *sad face*. For those who are still waiting on that Green Lantern minifigure that we reported on earlier, it looks like you’re out of luck unless he comes out in one of the future movie sets.

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Bad Cop
  • Calamity Drone
  • Gail the Construction Worker
  • Hard Hat Emmet
  • Larry the Barista
  • Marsha Queen of the Mermaids
  • Mrs. Scratchen-Post
  • Panda Guy
  • President Business
  • Taco Tuesday Guy
  • Velma Staplebot
  • “Where are my Pants?” Guy
  • Wild West Wyldstyle
  • Wiley Fusebot
  • William Shakespeare

Speaking of sets, Yahoo Movies has revealed the second set based on The LEGO Movie, the Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803). The set features the Uni-Kitty, voiced by Alison Brie, Emmet, Wyldstyle, and Executron. The Cloud Cuckoo Palace has the feel of a Friends set with it’s colors but that won’t deter boys from picking it up. The set will retail for $19.99 and, according to Yahoo, is one of 13 that will be available in January 2014 along with the Series 12 minifigures.

The LEGO Movie Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803)

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More LEGO Star Wars 2014 Minifigures Found

October 31, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Chewbacca LEGO Star Wars Chewbacca

There are some more new 2014 LEGO Star Wars minifigures that have shown up on eBay. This time the seller features the new Chewbacca as well as the 41st Elite Corps Trooper from the Droid Gunship (75042). The other minifigure is a Kashyyyk Clone Trooper from the Kashyyyk Troopers Battle Pack (75035) which also includes two of the minifigures as well as two of the 41st Elite Troopers.

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The LEGO Movie New Exclusive Trailer

October 31, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie’s Facebook page has released their new exclusive trailer for the upcoming movie that will be released February 7, 2014. After watching the trailer, I’m now even more excited for the movie to come out. Don’t forget, there will also be official sets as well as Series 12 Collectible Minifigures that will be released next year based on the animated film.

Update: The video for the new trailer is now on YouTube.

Update 2: Warner Brothers has released a slightly longer trailer that features Batman goofing around a bit.

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LEGO The Hobbit 2014 Minifigures Found on eBay

October 31, 2013 /

LEGO The Hobbit Gundabad Orc

Our newly found eBay seller has listed a couple of auctions for some of the new LEGO The Hobbit minifigures including a Gundabad Orc, Tauriel, and a Mirkwood Elf. These minifigures are in the Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) set and are expected to be released later this year/early next year.

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LEGO The Hobbit Tauriel

LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes 2014 Man-Bat Minifigure Found

October 30, 2013 /

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Man-Bat Minifigure

A German seller on eBay is selling a couple of the 2014 LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes minifigures including Batman, the Flash, as well as our very first look at the Man-Bat minifigure from the Man-Bat Attack (76011) set. He pretty much has the exact same look as the in the LEGO Batman video games. He has a slightly different printing from the Monster Fighters Bat Monster such as on the face and torso. Thanks to Carlos for the heads up.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Man-Bat Minifigure

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The LEGO Movie Teaser Trailers

October 30, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Poster (Bigger Version)

Throughout this week, LEGO and Warner Brothers has been releasing short teaser trailers for some of the characters in The LEGO Movie that will opening on February 7, 2014. These teasers are in preparation for their all-new trailer set to be released tomorrow.

Emmet

Emmet is the main character in The LEGO Movie, voiced by Chris Pratt, and is an ordinary LEGO Minifigure who is mistaken for being a Master Builder who can help save their world.

Wyldstyle

Wyldstyle is Emmet’s love interest and is described as a tough as nails character who can quickly take control of any situation. She is voiced by Elizabeth Banks.

President Business

President Business is the main antagonist in the movie and is the president of Octan Corporation, which we’ve seen in many LEGO City sets throughout the years, as well as, in his words, the world. Voiced by Will Ferrell, he controls robot minions that will help with his plan to take over the world and is also fond of Taco Tuesdays.

Metal Beard

Metal Beard, voiced by Nick Offerman, rides around in a Pirate-styled mech and wants nothing more than to take revenge on President Business.

Batman

Batman is a hero who assist Emmet as well as other characters to save their world from domination by President Business. The character is voiced by Will Arnett.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Avengers Assemble 2014 Set Details

October 30, 2013 /

CM4S on Eurobricks has given some details of a couple of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2014 sets. These sets will most likely be based on the Avengers Assemble animated cartoon series on Disney XD. One of the sets is called Captain America vs. HYDRA (76017) and from one of my previous posts, it will retail for $19.99. The minifigures in the set will include Captain America, Red Skull, and a HYDRA agent. The vehicle is olive green and has 8 wheels, similar to the HYDRA Tank from the Captain America: The First Avenger movie.

The other set that has been described is Hulk’s Laboratory (76018). The minifigures included will include the Hulk, MODOK, Falcon, Thor, and possibly Taskmaster. The set has a prison cell that is similar to Hulk’s Helicarrier Breakout set from last year. There is also a yellow robot drone with 4 legs. This set will retail for $59.99.

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LEGO Legends of Chima Rogon the Rhino Minifigure First Look

October 27, 2013 /

Flickr user L@go has posted a couple of pictures of some prototypes of current LEGO Legends of Chima sets as well as our first look at the Rogon the Rhino minifigure from the 2014 set, Rogon’s Rock Flinger (70131). The Rogon minifigure was displayed at the LEGO Designers’ Booth which shows the various stages of the design for the head mold. He also wears some armor and has a interesting looking blaster weapon.

On a side note, there is also a fairly closeup look of the LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon (70725).

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LEGO The Hobbit 2014 Official Set Images Revealed

October 27, 2013 /

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Ambush (79011)

Grogall on Brickset has revealed the high quality official images of three of the four 2014 LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug sets. The only set missing is the Dol Guldur Battle (79014). We’ll update this post when those are available.

Dol Guldur Ambush (79011)

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Mirkwood Elf Army (79012)

LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012)

LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012)

Lake-Town Chase (79013)

LEGO The Hobbit Lake Town Chase (79013)

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LEGO City 2014 Set Images Revealed (Somewhat)

October 26, 2013 /

LEGO City 2014 System Sets

I’ve gotten a couple of emails from various readers that images of the 2014 LEGO City System sets as well as the Great Vehicles can be seen in the back of a revised PDF booklets of various current sets. A few of the System sets can be found in the back of the Excavator Transport City Mining (4203) instructions and the Great Vehicles can be found behind the Cargo Truck (60020). I first saw the image of the Great Vehicles on Eurobricks but haven’t had time to do a post until now. The images are a little blurry but you can still make out the sets.

System

Prisoner Transport (60044) – Top
Mobile Police Unit (60044) – Mid
Police Patrol (60045) – Mid Right
Helicopter Surveillance (60046) – Right
Police Station (60047) – Left

Great Vehicles

Race Car (60053) – Bottom Right
Light Repair Truck (60054) – Top Middle
Monster Truck (60055) – Middle
Tow Truck (60056) – Middle
Camper Van with Canoe (60057) – Mid Left
Jeep with Boat (60058) – Bottom
Logging Truck (60059) – Mid Left
Auto Transporter (60060) – Mid Right
Airport Fire Truck (60061) – Top Right

LEGO City 2014 Great Vehicles

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LEGO Legends of Chima Speedorz Bat Strike (70137) Revealed

October 25, 2013 /

LEGO Legends of Chima Speedorz Bat Strike (70137)

Just2Good on Eurobricks has found images of one of the new 2014 LEGO Legends of Chima Speedorz sets on Kmart’s site, the Bat Strike (70137). We finally get to see what the new Bat minifigure looks like. Below is the description of the Bat Strike and official images of the set.

Jump the giant bat and topple the CHI pins with LEGO® Legends of Chima™ Speedorz™ Bat Strike with 2 weapons, 6 CHI and 5 game cards.

Venture into the caves of the wild outlands where the bats swoop in the darkness. Attach Blista onto the bat Speedor, pull the rip cord, jump over the giant bat and hit as many CHI pins as possible. Attach the power-up for maximum reach. Set includes Blista minifigure with armor and 2 weapons plus bat Speedor, 2 large bat wings, 4 small bat wings, rip cord, power-up, 6 CHI crystals and 5 game cards. Hit all the CHI pins to win or challenge your friends to see who can collect the most.

  • Includes Blista minifigure with armor and 2 weapons
  • Features purple bat Speedor, 2 giant bat wings, 4 small bat wings, rip cord, power-up and 5 game cards
  • Weapons include a CHI-trident and a spear
  • Pull the rip cord to unleash the bat Speedor
  • Leap over the giant bat and hit as many CHI pins as possible
  • Battle for the 6 CHI crystals
  • Attach the bat-wing power-up for maximum reach
  • Compete with your friends in an action-packed game of skill and accuracy
  • Giant bat measures over 3”
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LEGO Architecture Eiffel Tower Revealed

October 25, 2013 /

LEGO Archiecture Eiffel Tower

There is an image of the new LEGO Architecture Eiffel Tower in a PDF by Bon Marché. The set will include 321 pieces and will retail for €45. We did a post a couple of months ago that the set will be available January 2014. During the event, there will be a 40,000 piece replica of the Eiffel Tower displayed at Bon Marché Rive Gauche from December 2-14 and pre-orders of the set will be available on November 1st.

**Via Hoth Bricks**

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More 2014 LEGO Star Wars Minifigures Revealed

October 25, 2013 /

Various 2014 LEGO Star Wars Minifigures

Our famous revealer of 2014 LEGO minifigures is back with another auction on eBay for some more LEGO Star Wars minifigures from various sets. We’ve already seen a few of them already but the two that we’re interested is the Obi-Wan Kenobi and the new Wookiee. Obi-Wan is a new variant and will be in the General Grievous Wheel Bike (75040). The new Wookiee minifigure is Chief Tarfful of Kachirho. He will be in the AT-AP (75043), which we first saw at SDCC 2013.

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Various 2014 LEGO Star Wars Minifigures

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 General Grievous Clearer Image

October 24, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars General Grievous (75040)

A few weeks ago, we posted an article showing off new images of the 2014 General Grievous minifigure from the General Grievous’ Wheel Bike (75040) set. The images there were decent but there is now a clearer image of him from a German seller on eBay. Here you can see the detailing on him which also includes his four lightsabers.

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LEGO Technic Container Truck (42024) Image Revealed

October 24, 2013 /

An image of the new 2014 LEGO Technic Container Truck (42024) has been revealed in a PDF found on LEGO servers to promote the Power Functions. The Power Functions feature allows the truck to lift the container onto the back. There’s not much else detail for the Container Truck itself but at least we get to see an image of it.

**Via Brickset**

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New LEGO Luchador Minifigure Found on eBay

October 23, 2013 /

LEGO Luchador

A seller from Mexico is auctioning off a new LEGO Luchador minifigure on eBay that is probably going to be in Series 12 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line which is devoted to characters in The LEGO Movie. As you can see, he looks very similar to the Super Wrestler in Series 1 but with a different color scheme and some pattern differences. He is seen 23 seconds into the trailer where Emmet introduces himself (see below). The images show him with a black cape but in the trailer, he has on a white one so we’re not sure which cape is included. This also makes me think that the Green Lantern minifigure we reported a while back could be one of the Series 12 minifigures since it doesn’t look like he’ll be in the 2014 DC Universe Super Heroes sets.

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LEGO Luchador

LEGO Luchador

LEGO Luchador

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LEGO CUUSOO Winter 2012, Spring, and Summer 2013 Results Announced

October 23, 2013 /

Tim Courtney has just announced the results of three LEGO CUUSOO review panels which includes projects from Winter 2012, Spring and Summer 2013 and the latest model to become an official set is the Exo Suit by Peter Reid. The Land Rover Defender 110 by Sheepo is still being evaluated and a decision has not been reached yet.

The projects that have been rejected are the Thinking with Portals, Purdue Pete, Space Troopers!, Andy/Bugdroid the Android by Google, Legend of Zelda, Mini Shop Series, Batmobile Tumbler Minifig Scale, and the League of Legends of LEGO: The Raid on Baron Nashor.

The Exo Suit is the first set chosen that does not have an IP behind it and will be available in stores in the middle of 2014. The Fall 2013 review process is already underway and the projects that are being evaluated are Female Minifigure Set, Poptropica: Dr. Hare’s Lair, FTL – Faster Than Light, The Road to Oz, ATLAS Mini Model Education Outreach, Ghostbusters, and Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary. The results of those projects will be available early 2014. Congratulations to Peter for this achievement! What do you think of LEGO’s decision of the Exo-Suit becoming an official set?

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Final LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Trailer Featuring Stan Lee

October 21, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Poster

IGN has revealed the final trailer for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video which features the voice-over of Stan Lee. The trailer shows many new scenes that we haven’t seen before including the Heroes and Villains walking together at the end. The game is released tomorrow so you have until midnight to pre-order from Walmart, Gamestopicon, and on Amazon to get your exclusive bonuses.

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New LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman Minifigure

October 21, 2013 /

New Batman Minifigure?

Votvik on eBay has a posted a new auction of a Batman minifigure that has a different color than previous versions. It seems to have a lighter blue coloring than the one seen in the The Batcave (6860) as well as having a slightly larger cowl. There have been discussions on Eurobrick that it could be the Batman from the Juniors sets. If this minifigure is from the Batman – Batcave (10672) Juniors set, you would be inclined to pick it up as well?

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New Batman Minifigure?

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LEGO Star Wars Kashyyyk Trooper Minifigure Image

October 20, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Kashyyyk Troopers Battle Pack (75035)

A new image of the 41st Elite Corps Kashyyyk Trooper from the new 2014 LEGO Star Wars Kashyyyk Battle Pack (75035) has been posted on an eBay auction from none other than Votvik. The Battle Pack will include two 41st Elite Corps Troopers and two Kashyyyk Clone Troopers and will retail for about $16.99. Now that you’ve seen a close up of the Kashyyyk Trooper, what do you think of it?

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LEGO Lord of the Rings 2014 Preliminary Set Names and Details

October 19, 2013 /

Not even a day after we got images of the 2014 LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug sets, there is already news for the LEGO Lord of the Rings sets. BlackTiger13 on Eurobricks has seen some preliminary images and has given the names of five sets in the next wave as well as some descriptions of them. He also notes that the images he’s seen is from “someone who works on the sets” but is not allowed to show them because the person who worked on them would be in trouble (obviously). We’re a little skeptical about the information but it is some news so feel free to discuss.

The Mirror of Galadriel – Includes Frodo in a plain shirt and Galadriel. There is a small mirror and a statue. – $12.99

Amon Hen Ambush – Includes 2 Uruk Hai, Boromir, and what he believes is Merry. Small set of steps and the palantir tower. – $25.99

The Defence of Osgiliath – Includes 2 Orcs, a Gondor Knight, and maybe a Ranger. Small orc boat and ruins. – $40.00

Witch King Showdown – Includes the Witch King, Theoden, a Rider of Rohan (Eowyn), a white horse, and a Nazgul. Also includes a Fellbeast and small grassy area. – $60.00

The Battle of Minas Tirith – Includes Gandalf, 2 Gondor Knights, maybe 4 Orcs, a troll, and possibly Pippen. Set has 1 large gate at ground level, 2 smaller levels with a small house and the citadel. Also includes an orc catapult outside the city. – … Continue

New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Poster

October 19, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Poster

There is a new image of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game that features many playable characters in the game including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Storm, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, Deadpool, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America. It is the same image as the one in the t-shirt that was given away at the Marvel video games panel at Day 3 of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con which I gladly wear (see below). We are only three days away from the release of the game and there is still some time left to pre-order it from Walmart, Gamestopicon, and on Amazon.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game T-Shirt

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The LEGO Movie Official Set Names Revealed

October 18, 2013 /

LORD BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unibrow at no extra charge! nice Lphone =-)

Tragic Banjo on Eurobricks has found out the official sets names for The LEGO Movie which come from Barnes & Noble’s database. Also, the above image, courtesy of Murphquake, shows what Lord Business looks like. Now image him with Will Ferrell’s voice since he will be the one voice the character.

Getaway Glider (70800) – $14.99
Melting Room (70801) – $14.99
Bad Cop’s Pursuit (70802) – $24.99
Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803) – $19.99
Ice Cream Machine (70804) – $19.99
Trash Chomper (70805) – $29.99
Castle Cavalry (70806) – $14.99
MetalBeard’s Duel (70807) – $29.99
Super Cycle Chase (70808) – $34.99
Lord Business’ Evil Lair (70809) – $69.99

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LEGO Legends of Chima 2014 Partial Set Details

October 18, 2013 /

As we know by now, there will be another wave of LEGO Legends of Chima sets coming out in 2014. Sir von Lego on Eurobricks has given us some details on a few of the sets.

The Legend Beast sets will be brick built and will have minifigures riding on them. They are all $9.99 each.

Lion Legend Beast (70123)
Eagle Legend Beast (70124)
Gorilla Legend Beast (70125)
Crocodile Legend Beast (70126)
Wolf Legend Beast (70127)

Braptor’s Wing Striker (70128) – Minifigures include Braptor (Bat) and Eris. The Wing Striker is a brick built bat in black, lime, dark pink, and dark green. – $14.99

Lavertus’ Twin Blade (70129) – Minifigures include Lavertus and Scotter (Scorpion). The Twin Blade is in orange. Scotter’s vehicle is a brick built scorpion. – $19.99

Sparratus’ Spider Striker (70130) – Minifigures include Sparratus and Gorzan. The Spider Striker is a brick built spider is black and has dark red Technic pieces along with trans-green elements. – $24.99

Rogon’s Rock Flinger (70131) – Minifigures include Rogon, Rinona, and Sparracon (Spider). The Rock Flinger is a rhinoceros on wheels in white, black, and grey. – $32.99

Scorm’s Scorpion Stinger (70132) – Minifigures include Scorm, Cragger, and Laval. The Scorpion Stinger is a brick built scorpion in black and trans-dark green with a giant tail. It also shoots projectile balls. – $39.99

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LEGO Disney Princess 2014 Set Details

October 18, 2013 /

Back in September, we reported there will be a new LEGO theme introduced tentatively called Disney Princess. Sir von Lego over on Eurobricks has been giving details on many themes today and the Princess sets were a part of them.

Ariel’s Secret Treasures (41050) – Includes Ariel and a fish, most likely Flounder. Set is a colorful underwater gate with treasure. – $12.99

Merida’s Highland Games/Merida’s Castle Festival (41051) – Includes Merida in dark blue dress, light yellow wall with a door and a target. Also includes a teddy bear. – $19.99

Ariel’s Magical Kiss (41052) – Includes Ariel and a boy, most likely Prince Eric. Also includes a pink boat and a brick built “water-station”. – $29.99

Cinderella’s Enchanted Carriage (41053) – Includes Cinderella, a white horse, and a light blue carriage with golden wheels. Set also includes a fountain. – $29.99

Rapunzel’s Tower of Creativity (41054) – Includes Rapunzel and a man, most likely Flynn Rider. The sets has a grey brick built tower with a dark pink roof. – $39.99

Cinderella’s Castle Romance (41055) – Includes Cinderella and a boy, most likely Prince Charming. Looks like the Playmobil castle but in light grey, white, and azure. Set also has animals, water, and a swing in the garden. – $69.99

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Animated Set Details

October 18, 2013 /

Sir von Lego on Eurobricks has given us some tiny bits of detail for the 2014 LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets. Again, there will be seven sets in the next wave, four for the Nickelodeon animated series and three for the upcoming film. Unfortunately, there are no details for the movie sets.

Karais (Karai) escape on a bike (79118) – $14.99
The chamber of mutation (79119) – $26.99
T-Rawket (T-Rocket): Attack from the air (79120) – $34.99
Turtle-Submarine (79121) – $45.99

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2014 Spider-Man Set Names and Details

October 18, 2013 /

Sir von Lego over on Eurobricks have revealed the set names for the 2014 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man sets. They have also given a bit more detail on what we should expect next year. I have also included details that we’ve already reported on.

Spider-Trike vs. Electro (76014) – Spider-Man riding some sort of “tricycle”. Electro has a green torso, yellow hands, and yellow legs. – $14.99

Doc Ock: Attack of the Truck (76015) – Includes Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus, and a driver. The truck seems to be a bank truck that Doc Ock is robbing. – $24.99

Rescue of the Spider-Heli (76016) – Includes Spider-Man, Green Goblin, and a woman minifigure. Sir von Lego mentions Spider-Man’s love which is either Felicia Hardy (Black Cat), Mary Jane Watson, or Gwen Stacy. The vehicle is an “Avatar-like Helicopter in red, blue and dark grey. – $49.99

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Spider Copter

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LEGO Star Wars Classic Games Mobile Release Revealed

October 18, 2013 /

Jedi News is reporting that attendees of the European Brand Licensing Show were given a brochure that shows Disney’s plan for Star Wars for the next few years. What interests us the most is the revealing of Classic LEGO Games Mobile in Spring/Summer 2014. There’s no more details at this time but we’ll be reporting on it as soon as it becomes available.

Star Wars Mobile LEGO games following on from successful app releases of the Batman and Harry Potter platform ports. Coming in Spring / Summer 2014.

There are some other Disney/Star Wars listed worth mentioning if you’re a Star Wars fan including Darth Vader Themed TV Specials also coming out in Spring/Summer 2014. In the Autumn/Winter 2014 months, we’ll be seeing the new Star Wars Rebels one-hour special on Disney Channel and the series on Disney XD. There is also a Phineas & Ferb Star Wars special around that time as well. This all culminates with the theater release of Star Wars Episode VII in the Spring/Summer of 2015.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Nightwing Minifigure Update

October 18, 2013 /

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Nightwing (76013)

This is a small update to our post from last week. It looks like the Nightwing minifigure that will be in The Joker Steam Roller (76013) set will include two translucent red batons. A seller on eBay is selling a Nightwing with his accessories.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Nightwing (76013)

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Nightwing (76013)

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LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2014 Set Images Revealed

October 18, 2013 /

LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

German eBay seller Wörld-toys has posted a couple of auctions that have ended for some LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2014 sets but this is the first time we have images of the sets that we haven’t seen before for the Dol Guldur Ambush (79011), Mirkwood Elf Army (79012), and Dol Guldur Battle (79014). Although they aren’t the best quality, you can see a little bit of what’s going on.

Update: Official images are now available.

We can now verify that the Dol Guldur Ambush (79011) has Beorn, Gundabad Orcs x2.

The Mirkwood Elf Army (79011) has Gundabad Orcs x2, Mirkwood Elf Archers x2, a Mirkwood Elf, and Thranduil.

The Dol Guldur Battle (79014) has Gundabad Orcs x2, the Necromance of Dol Guldur, Azog, Radagast, and Gandalf the Grey.

Also set 79011 is able to combine with 79014 to create a larger playset.

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Ambush (79011)

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Ambush (79011)

LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012)

LEGO The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army (79012)

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014)

LEGO The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle (79014)

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LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2014 Minifigure Details

October 18, 2013 /

LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Legoman123 over at Eurobricks has revealed which minifigures will be in what sets for the 2014 LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug release. As we have reported before, there will be four sets in the wave but this is pretty much confirmation of the minifigures that will be included.

Dol Guldur Ambush (79011) – Includes Beorn who wields an axe, two Gundabad Orcs with hair, one of which wears a shoulder armor. – ~$26.99

Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) – Includes Thranduil wearing armor and crown, two Elves wearing hoods and dark green and brown armor. There is another Elf with hair. There are also two dark tan Orcs and a Warg. – ~$39.99

Lake Town Chase (79013) – Seen before but there is are images of the set including the box as well as the minifigures included: Bard, Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Laketown Guard, Master of Lake-town (see below) – ~$56.99

Dol Guldur Battle (79014) – Includes Gandalf, Radagast, The Necromancer, and a tan Azog similar to the one given out at SDCC 2013, and two Gundabad Orcs with no hair this time but with white war paint. ~$79.99

LEGO The Hobbit Lake Town Chase (79013)

LEGO The Hobbit Lake Town Chase (79013)

The Hobbit - Lake Town Chase

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Character Select Screen Revealed

October 17, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

There is now a new image of the character select screen of all the characters you can unlock and play in the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. As you can see, there are 157 characters shown. Can you name them all? I sure know I can’t. Which character(s) are you most excited to play with? As of this post, there are 5 days left until the release and there is still time to preorder the game from Walmart, Gamestopicon, and on Amazon. Check out our full PC gameplay video below.

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LEGO Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Replica by Orion Pax

October 17, 2013 /

TRANSFORMERS G1 OPTIMUS PRIME REPLICA

Orion Pax has done it again. He is known for building incredible replicas of many old school things such as the Ghostbusters Headquarters, Masters of the Universe, and Knight Rider’s K.I.T.T. Today, Alex has posted a replica of G1 Optimus Prime. It was built in 2012 but he hasn’t presented it for various reasons, until now. It is fully transformable and uses all LEGO pieces except for the Kre-O head but, in my opinion, it’s ok. It looks amazing in every aspect and looks exactly like the Takara Tomy version. It even has Roller in the trailer! See below for a few more images of Optimus Prime and a video of the transformation process but head over to Alex’s site for a lot more images as well as other Transformers characters he has replicated.

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New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Interview and Footage

October 16, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Box Art

Connected Digital World has recently done a new interview with Arthur Parsons of TT Games and he has given us some details that you may or may not know about the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. There are also some new footage of some characters including Magneto, Sabretooth, and Mystique. Also, Arthur gives a hint on some special goodies if you watch the post-credit scenes of the game.

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Philly Brick Fest 2014 Groupon

October 16, 2013 /

Philly Brick Fest 2014

If you’re thinking of attending Philly Brick Fest on April 26-27, 2014, you’ll be glad to know there is a Groupon going for the LEGO event. There are limited quantities available so if you want to get a great deal, better hurry. There are currently four options to choose from:

  • $40 for one-day festival entry and exclusive T-shirts for two (a $77.30 value)
  • $60 for one-day festival entry and exclusive T-shirts for three (a $115.95 value)
  • $80 for one-day festival entry and exclusive T-shirts for four (a $154.60 value)
  • $100 for one-day festival entry and exclusive T-shirts for five (a $193.25 value)

In addition to seeing all kinds of LEGO creations, there will also be plenty of vendors selling their products as well. To learn more about Philly Brick Fest 2014, feel free to read up on the event here or head over to the official site for more details.

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LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Locomotive 131

October 16, 2013 /

Team BTTF continues to add more impressive Back to the Future sets to LEGO CUUSOO. Today, they have submitted the Locomotive 131 from BTTF 3 to their wide assortment of sets they currently have going at this moment.

The project, as usual, was created by Sakuretu and it features the Locomotive 131 which was used to push the DeLorean to make it reach 88 mph and to make it go back to the present time. Along with the locomotive, the project also includes the tinder or the car that holds the fuel for the train and in this case, it is wood cart. The Locomotive conforms to the LEGO Trains Rail system as well as the Power Functions so if you already have them, you can recreate the ending scene at BTTF 3. But that’s not all! Sakuretu has also included minifigures of Marty McFly, Doc Brown, as well as Clara in their western outfits. Accessories included are Marty’s pink hoverboard and the the colored Presto logs to push the DeLorean up to 88 mph.

If you like what you see, head over to the project page on CUUSOO and show your support. Note that the DeLorean is not included as it is available on Shop@Homeicon.

Update: There is now a video showcasing the Power Functions along with the Locomotive.

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Classic Toy Museum LEGO Minifigure Trading Event

October 15, 2013 /

If you’re in the Burlingame/San Mateo/San Francisco area on Saturday, October 26th, we have something that may interest you. Gary Doss, the Curator of the Classic Toy Museum, has reached out to us to tell you about a LEGO Minifigure Trading Event they are holding at the museum. Bring in any of your duplicate minifigures and trade them with other visitors at the museum to build up your collection. You can make some new friends as well as get new minifigures that you may not have before. Head over to http://www.CharacterFavorites.com or call 650-347-2301 for more information. The event is held at 214 California Drive, Burlingame, CA 94010 at the Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia from 1pm-2pm. During the trading event, you will also have free admission to the museums.

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LEGO Seasonal Christmas 2013 Polybags Images

October 15, 2013 /

LEGO Seasonal Decorating the Tree (40058)

Images of the new LEGO Seasonal Christmas 2013 polybags are now revealed. There’s still no word on pricing and availability at this time but looking at the pieces included, they could be LEGO store exclusive polybags. (see below)

The Decorating the Tree (40058) polybag consists of 110 pieces and has two minifigures, a Christmas tree, a ladder, and some presents and toys.

LEGO Seasonal Decorating the Tree (40058)

The Santa Sleigh (40059) polybag consists of 77 pieces and has two minifigures as well. It also has a brick built reindeer and a sleigh filled with presents.

LEGO Seasonal Santa's Sleigh (40059)

LEGO Seasonal Santa's Sleigh (40059)

Update: Bricking Bad has notified us that the two polybags will be $7.99 each and will be available on November 1st. They also have a couple of images of LEGO Exclusive Baubles you can hang on your Christmas trees.

City Fire Truck Holiday Bauble (850842) – $7.99/34 pieces
Creator T-Red Holiday Bauble (850843) – $7.99/25 pieces
Friends Doghouse Holiday Bauble (850849) – $7.99/29 pieces
Holiday Bauble Santa (850850) – $7.99/23 pieces
Holiday Bauble Tree (850851) – $7.99/26 pieces
Holiday Bauble Reindeer (850852) – $7.99/21 pieces
Santa Claus Key Chain (850150) – $4.99

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More LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Character Images Revealed

October 15, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Taskmaster

Images of some new characters have been revealed for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game including Taskmaster, Pyro, Power Man, Polaris, Moon Knight, Mr. Fantastic in his Future Foundation costume, Malekith, the Statue of Liberty, Iron Fist, Havok, the comic version of Electro, Absorbing Man, and Kurse.

Update: Superior Spider-Man also makes an appearance.

Update 2: An image of shocker is also available courtesy of GamerGen.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Shocker

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Superior Spider-Man

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Pyro

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Power Man

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Polaris

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Moon Knight

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mr. Fantastic (Future Foundation)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Malekith

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Statue of Liberty

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Fist

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Havok

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Electro (Comic)

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Absorbing Man

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Kurse

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes PS3 & Xbox 360 Demo Now Available

October 15, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game

A day after the PC demo for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game went live, the Xbox 360 version is now available for download as well. Head over to Xbox Live to get your free demo right now. The PlayStation 3 version will be available at the PlayStation Store later today. We’ve already demoed the PC version of the game and our review is already live. You can watch our full gameplay in the video below.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes The Penguin Face-off (76010) First Image

October 15, 2013 /

Over on Minifigs.net forums, a user by the handle kikiwihk has revealed the first image of the box art for the LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes The Penguin Face-off (76010). Although it is pretty small, you can clearly see Batman and his Batboat as well as the Penguin in his Duck flotation vehicle. There are also two brick built penguin minions as well. Like I mentioned before, this set looks very similar to the ending of Batman Returns. It looks pretty good so far for a $13 set.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game PC Demo Review and Full Gameplay

October 14, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Poster

Today, the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game PC demo became available for the public. I spent some time playing it and also doing a recording of the gameplay. My laptop isn’t specced for gaming so there might be a little lag in the video. The controls I used were the default ones.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Demo Silver Surfer

The beginning cutscene “shows” unknown being eating the LEGO, Marvel, WB Games, and the Telltale logos after they blown up. After he finishes eating, he tells the Silver Surfer to find him something else to eat. The game starts off with the Sandman and the Abomination taking over Sand Station Central and wanting the Cosmic Bricks. Iron Man comes into the action along with the Hulk. Throughout the demo, you can the hear some voiceovers from Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson. Initally, you take control of the Hulk and Iron Man. You can switch between the two by pressing (U). Each character has an Action/Attack (H), Jump (J), and a Special Move (K). The Hulk’s moves are pretty simple. He just smashes stuff and even yells the phrase when you do a jump attack. You can even do the move he did to Loki in the Avengers movie where he flings him around. I must say that it is pretty spot on. You can do that move by getting close to an enemy and pressing Action/Attack (H). There’s also a cool animation where he punts the minion away. By pressing his Special (K), he can pick up things and toss them by subsequently … Continue

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes PC Demo Now Available

October 14, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Poster

It was announced at the 2013 NYCC that there would be a demo coming for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game coming out on the PC this week and it looks like that time is today. Head over to LEGO’s video game section to download the 600 MB file. We’ll have a review later and hopefully a video review as well.

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Various 2014 LEGO Minifigure Images Revealed

October 14, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Clone Trooper (75028)

Our favorite Czech Republic seller Votvik has just sent us images of a few 2014 LEGO minifigures from a couple of themes. First, there is a Clone Trooper from the Clone Turbo Tank (75028) from the LEGO Star Wars MicroFighters subtheme. There is also a R2-D2 minifigure from the new Jedi Interceptor (75038) set.

LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 (75038)

Next up, we have what appears to be Lavertus minifigure from the Legends of Chima theme. Looking at our list of the 2014 Chima sets, it looks like he will be in two sets, Lavertus’ Twin Blade (70129) and Lavertus’ Outland Base (70134).

LEGO Legends of Chima Lavertus

We also have a couple of images from the 2014 LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes. There is a closeup of the new Beware the Batman minifigure from The Riddler Chase (76012) as well as a Henchman from The Joker Steam Roller (76013) set. The Henchman wears an orange work safety vest with shades of green and purple. On the back of the torso, it reads “The Joker of Destruction.” Also note the head is from the Batman minifig and not the real Henchman head.

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Batman

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Henchman

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Henchman

Finally, there are a couple of minifigures most likely from the City theme, a policeman with headphones and a robber.

Update: Votvik also sent us a cheerful guy who looks like he’s from the Camper Van with Canoe (60057).

LEGO City

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LEGO City Camper Van with Canoe (60057)?

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Free LEGO Seasonal Christmas Tree Stand Now Available With Purchases

October 13, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Holiday Set #1 (40082)

If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the new exclusive Holiday sets, the wait is over. From now until the end of the month, you can get the FREE Christmas Tree Stand (40082) with purchases of $99 or more at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home, while supplies last. Combine it with the new Winter Village Market (10235) and show off a whole Winter scene. The second Free Holiday set will be available in November during “Brick Friday.”

LEGO Creator Holiday Set #1 (40082)

Celebrate the 2013 festive season with a limited-edition buildable LEGO® set, featuring a Christmas tree shop, gate, 3 trees and 2 minifigures!

Christmas 2013 will be one to remember with this limited-edition LEGO® set. And it all starts by picking the perfect tree from the festive Winter Village Tree Shop! Features an easy-to-build shop with hinged shutters that open and close, 3 trees, tool rack with axe and broom and 2 minifigures: shop owner and customer. Plus, red and green “ornamental” LEGO® bricks and money elements to get you in the holiday spirit. Makes a great gift or seasonal decor for home or office, especially when combined with 10235 Winter Village Market.

  • Includes Christmas tree shop, gate, tool rack, axe, broom, money elements and 3 trees
  • Also includes 2 minifigures: shop owner and customer
  • Hang a “string” of festive red and green LEGO® bricks from the shop roof!
  • Close the shutters at the end of the day!
  • Chop down the perfect Christmas tree!
  • Sweep up any needles that fall with the broom!
  • Makes a great gift
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The LEGO Movie Set Details

October 13, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Poster (Bigger Version)

Eurobricks user Piranha has found some new details for The LEGO Movie sets on Dutch site 2TToys.nl. They have listed a total of 10 sets and combining with the details of the tentative pricing, we have an idea of what they go for. An image for set 70808 was revealed ahead of SDCC 2013.

Escape Glider (70800) – $14.99
Melting Room (70801) – $14.99
Pursuit (70802) – $24.99
Fool(‘s?) Palace (70803) – $19.99
Ice Machine (70804) – $19.99
Waste Crusher (70805) – $29.99
Castle Cavalry (70806) – $14.99
Metalbeard’s Duel (70807) – $29.99
Wyldstyle Chase/Super Cycle Chase (70808) – $34.99
Lord Business’ Hideout (70809) – $69.99

The LEGO Movie Sets

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LEGO 2014 Set Pricing Updates

October 13, 2013 /

German site Werst has updated their list of LEGO sets and they have now included some pricing in Euros for a few of the 2014 Legends of Chima sets as well as for a couple of the Super Heroes sets. Again, Euro pricing is similar to US pricing so what you see below is what we should expect here in the US. I have also updated our main pricing page.

Legend Beasts

Lion Legend Beast (70123) – $9.99
Eagle Legend Beast (70124) – $9.99
Gorilla Legend Beast (70125) – $9.99
Crocodile Legend Beast (70126) – $9.99
Wolf Legend Beast (70127) – $9.99

System Sets

Braptor’s Wing Striker (70128) – $14.99
Lavertus’ Twin Blade (70129) – $19.99
Sparratus’ Spider Striker (70130) – $24.99
Rogon’s Rock Flinger (70131) – $32.99
Scorm’s Scorpion Stinger (70132) – $39.99

DC Universe

The Penguin Face-Off (76010) – $14.99
Man-Bat Attack (76011) – $24.99
The Riddler Chase (76012) – $24.99
The Joker Steam Roller (76013) – $56.99

Marvel (The Ultimate Spider-Man)

Marvel Set 1 (76014) – $19.99
Marvel Set 2 (76015) – $24.99
Marvel Set 3 (76016) – $48.99
Avengers Set 1 (76017) – $19.99
Avengers Set 2 (76018) – $59.99

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Official LEGO Simpsons Minifigures Found?

October 12, 2013 /

LEGO Simpsons?

The user who listed the 2014 Flash minifigure has also listed on eBay minifigures of what appears to be Homer and Ned Flanders from the new Simpsons line. Could these be the new minifigures that will be coming out for the Series 13 Collectible Minifigures in 2014? If they are, I must say they have pretty big heads and could be fairly easy to feel for. Obviously the torsos and the legs are not the correct ones but at least we can see what the heads look like on the bodies.

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LEGO Simpsons?

LEGO Simpsons?

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Flash Minifigure Found

October 12, 2013 /

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Flash Minifigure

Coming off the reveal of the 2014 Nightwing minifigure, there is now an auction on eBay going for the Flash minifigure from The Riddler Chase (76012) set. We first saw him at SDCC 2013 but here we can see a close up of his details. As you can see, he has a double-sided head with an angry look on one side and and a happy expression on the other. The yellow lighting bolt belt printing is on both sides of the torso.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Flash Minifigure

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Flash Minifigure

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Flash Minifigure

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Flash Minifigure

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game NYCC 2013 Q&As

October 12, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Poster

After the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game , Arthur Parsons took to Twitter to do a short questions and answers session. There are some new details that haven’t been revealed before until the Q&As.

Q: In light of my beautiful hair in Thor The Dark World, will I remove my helmet during the game?

A: No, unfortunately Loki will not take his helmet off.

Q: Can iron man pop in and out of his suits at any time, like other transformations?

A: No, Tony Stark and his suits are an integral part of the story.

Q: Coop or Online?

A: It’s co-op, offline. It’s the best way to experience the game.

Q: Is Blade in the game?

A: Who knows?

Q: Will all the heroes have alternate suits?

A: No, we focused on unique characters instead of variants.

Q: I gotta admit not even I saw Aunt May being a playable character. What made you decide to put her in there?

A: Can’t have Peter Parker without Aunt May. She keeps him in check.

Q: Is every single character voiced?

A: Yes, if the character has a voice. Some don’t… i.e. Howard quacks.

Q: Can you give a list of all the playable characters? If not can you give a brief list? 🙂

A: Can they all fit in 140 characters?

Q: Who is your favorite character to play as?

A: Mr. Fantastic. Who wouldn’t want to play as a teapot?

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More LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Screenshots

October 12, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

If today’s announcements for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game at the 2013 New York Comic Con wasn’t enough to get you going, we have some new screenshots to show you courtesy of GamerGen.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Details From NYCC 2013

October 12, 2013 /

Arthur Parsons from TT Games has just announced more details of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game at New York Comic Con 2013. There were a plethora of new characters announced including Shocker, Pyro, Nightmare, Absorbing Man, Malekith, Kurse as a bigfig, Taskmaster, Power Man, Iron Fist, Havok, Polaris, Moon Knight, Black Bolt, Ant-Man, Aunt May, Superior Spider-Man, and two different versions of Electro (comics and film). Taskmaster was included because fans wanted him in the game and TT listened to their fans again much like when Venom was announced as a bigfig when fans petitioned for it. Aunt May has no super powers but a hefty hand bag to whack enemies with. She-Hulk was accidentally announced when they were showing off the open world play. There will also be Future Foundation alternate costumes for various characters in the game. There are also over 50 vehicles including the ones we reported on before.

Arthur also announced the characters of the Thor: Asgard DLC which we reported on a couple of days ago and it includes Malekith, Kurse, Odin, Sif, Volstagg, Hogun, Fandral, and Jane Foster. The DLC will be available the day the game comes out.

The news that everyone has been waiting for was also announced at NYCC 2013, the playable demo. There will be a free downloadable demo on Tuesday, 10/15 for Xbox Live and PSN. The demo will also be available for the PC at LEGO.com.

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Toys R Us LEGO Star Wars 3-in-1 Super Pack (6070663)

October 11, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Super Pack 3 in 1 (6070663)

There is a new LEGO Star Wars 3-in-1 Super Pack (6070663) found at Toys R Us online as well as in stores. The Super Pack goes for $139.99 and has three sets from this year’s releases including the Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (75015), the Homing Spider Droid (75016), and the AT-TE (75019).

The prices no different than if you bought the sets separately from Shop@Home. By buying the Super Pack, you would only be saving a measly 2 cents. If you buy the sets from LEGO, you can get much more for your money with the promotions they are having such as the FREE Clone Trooper Lieutenant minifigure polybag and Double VIP points for the month. If you buy the sets from October 14-31, you can get the FREE Holiday set (40082) as well. Unless you want a big, I would go with LEGO’s offerings.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Nightwing Minifigure Found

October 11, 2013 /

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes The New 52 Nightwing Minifigure

Back in August, we did a post on some details of the 2014 LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes sets. In the The Joker Steam Roller (76013) set, there was an unidentified hero minifigure but we didn’t know who it was. We speculated that it could possibly be Nightwing but until there were definite details, we could only guess who it was. Well as you can see from the image above, courtesy of our buddies over at Your Creative Friends, The New 52 Nightwing has been found!

The minifigure is mostly black with the new red Nightwing symbol featured across the torso as well as across the back with grey hands. The legs are also black as well. He has a double-sided head with him wearing a black mask with red eyes and a smirky look on one side and a serious look on the other. His hair is also black and is spiked up. There’s no details on whether he will have his batons but I’m going to guess he will.

Are you excited that there will be a new Nightwing in an upcoming set? I know I am! Check out YCF’s video below for an in-depth look at the minifigure.

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes The New 52 Nightwing Minifigure

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes The New 52 Nightwing Minifigure

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LEGO Friends 2014 Partial Official Set Images

October 11, 2013 /

LEGO Friends

Kmart yet again has spilled the beans on some images of 2014 LEGO sets, this time it is the Friends theme. They have listed the set descriptions as well as the official images of a few of the Friends sets.

Mia’s Lemonade Stand (41027) – $9.99

Mia's Lemonade Stand (41027)

Sell fresh lemonade, cookies and fruit at LEGO® Friends Mia’s Lemonade Stand with a scooter, fruit squeezer, cash register and more.

Welcome to Mia’s Lemonade Stand! Drive her to the stand on her mint green scooter and help her open it for her friends. Put out the cookies and help her make delicious fresh lemonade. Work the fruit squeezer to mix a tasty drink and serve it up! Mia has decided to give her profits to charity so she’s hoping for lots of customers! Includes Mia mini-doll figure with assorted accessories.

  • Includes Mia mini-doll figure
  • Features Lemonade Stand with a juice squeezer, lemonade and chair
  • Scooter features cool mint-green color, a pink box on the back and turning wheels
  • Accessories include a helmet, plate with cookies, glasses, a jar for the lemonade, money and pretty flowers
  • Make delicious drinks with the fruit squeezer
  • Have yummy fruit drinks in the fresh air
  • Help Mia ride to the stand on her cute mint green scooter
  • Lemonade stand measures over 3” (7cm) high, 7” (12cm) wide and 4” (3cm) deep
  • Scooter measures over 1” (3cm) high, 1” (5cm) long and under 1” (1cm) wide
  • Recommended age: 5 – 12 years

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Emma’s Lifeguard Post (41028) – $9.99

Emma's Lifeguard Post (41028)

Keep the swimmers safe with LEGO® Friends

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 1-11 Compendium 2nd Edition

October 10, 2013 /

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Compendium

Back in August, Michael Bradford released the first edition of his LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 1-11 Compendium. It had tons of information about the Collectible Minifigures from Series 1-11 as well as the Team GB ones. Today, he has contacted me telling me about an update to his informative PDF about the LEGO minifigures. The 2nd Edition has updated information of the sale data as well as valuation of the new Series 11 minifigures. There are also many new facts and also a few surprises hidden throughout the Compendium. To download the 2nd Edition Compendium, head over to our Google Drive page and click the download button to get your own copy.

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LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Tentative Set Pricing

October 10, 2013 /

Back in September, we reported that there would be a second wave of LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets coming in 2014. The wave will consist of seven sets and three of the sets will be based on the new TMNT movie. The rest of the sets will be dedicated to the animated TV show on Nickelodeon.

German retailer Werst has released some pricing details of the 2014 sets. The prices are listed in Euros but also used for US pricing as well. It looks like the first three sets (79115-79117) will be from the movie and one of them will be a fairly large one based from the prices they got.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Set 1 (79115) – $49.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Set 2 (79116) – $59.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Set 3 (79117) – $97.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Set 4 (79118) – $14.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Set 5 (79119) – $26.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Set 6 (79120) – $34.99
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Set 7 (79121) – $69.99

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Bricks on the Dollar/Clutch Factor LEGO Giveaway

October 10, 2013 /

From time to time, we here at The Brick Fan like to cross-promote other sites in the LEGO community. Chris over at Bricks on the Dollar has recently started his YouTube channel and wants to promote it by doing a giveaway. If you don’t know what Bricks on the Dollar/Clutch Factor channel is about, Chris shows you which LEGO sets can be parted out for maximum profit if you’re a seller. The prize for the giveaway will be the LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103). Shipping is also included so you don’t have to pay for anything.

To enter, head over to YouTube and create a video telling Chris that it is your entry to the giveaway. Also, describe why you like the Bricks on the Dollar channel and include this link in the description of your video. After that, send a personal message to Chris telling him the link to your own video. That’s it! It may seem a little complicated but it’s pretty easy to follow. The contest ends on October 26th so you have a few weeks to enter. If you’re a BTTF fan, you’ll know that the date is when Marty goes back in time in the original movie. Good luck!

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Official LEGO Marvel Super Heroes vs Villains Poster

October 9, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game

If you remember from last week, I posted an image of what could be the poster for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes vs Villains. The only bad thing was that it was cut off and it looked weird. Today, the official poster that I wanted to recreate has come out as you can see from the image above. It looks pretty awesome and makes a great desktop wallpaper. Follow the latest news on the game on our Super Heroes page. There is still time to pre-order LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and get some cool bonuses from Walmart, Gamestopicon, and on Amazon depending on what you want.

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 More Set Images

October 9, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago Hover Hunter (70720)

A couple more LEGO Ninjago 2014 set images have come forward from Brixit.

For the Hover Hunter (70720), we get Cole and a Nindroid and a hovercraft-like vehicle that has some saw blades in the front.

On the NinjaCopter (70724), you get four minifigures, Zane, a new character called Pixal, General Cryptor, and a Nindroid. The NinjaCopter is driven by Pixal with Zane in the back. I’m guessing that Pixal is related to Zane and could be his mother.

LEGO Ninjago NinjaCopter (70724)

The Nindroid MechDragon (70725) contains five minifigures: Sensei Garmadon, Evil Wu, Lloyd, and two Nindroids. The MechDragon itself is pretty menacing looking. It’s mostly silver, black, and purple with blade wings and also includes some saws on each of the wings. There is also a small off-road type vehicle that Sensei Garmadon and Lloyd drives. It also includes a brick separator!

LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon (70725)

LEGO Ninjago Nindroid MechDragon (70725)

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 Partial Set Details

October 9, 2013 /

Ninjago Rebooted Poster

There’s a discussion going on at Eurobricks of some details of a couple of the 2014 LEGO Ninjago sets. Corydoras on the forums has recounted what they saw on a retailer’s catalog for the NinjaCopter and the Nindroid MechDragon. There are already details of three of the sets that were released early. You can read more about them as well as preview the images here.

NinjaCopter (70724) – Designed somewhat like a set from the Galaxy Squad. It looks similar to the vehicle on the right side in the poster above. Minifigures included are Zane and another character with grey hair. It could be human Garmadon or Misako. – ~$49.99

The minifigure with grey hair is a new character called Pixal. She has robotic features which makes me think that she is Zane’s mother. There are two Nindroids also included.

Nindroid MechDragon (70725) – Mostly black and white with shades of purple. The MechDragon has a brick-built head like many have speculated. There are saw blades on the wings. Includes Lloyd, Sensei Wu in darker colors and his signature straw hat, and at least two Nindroids. – ~$79.99

Sensei Wu is now called Evil Wu which explains the darker colors. Also Sensei Garmadon is in the set.

Hover Hunter (70720)
Kai Fighter (70721) – $19.99
OverBorg Attack (70722) – $19.99
Thunder Raider (70723) – $29.99
Destructoid (70726)

Update: You can see images from a few more sets here. I’ve updated the post with details from the sets.

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LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Set Details

October 9, 2013 /

LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

As we all know by now, there will be a second wave of the LEGO The Hobbit sets based on the second part of the three-part film series, The Desolation of Smaug. There are four sets to this wave, one of which was revealed during Day 3 of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. Over on Eurobricks, some of the details for the sets have emerged. The details aren’t much but at least we know a little bit more about the sets. He also notes that the sets will be in stores this December.

Dol Guldur Ambush (79011) – There are three minifigures in the set: two orcs and some sort of soldier. There is also a grey rock. – ~$26.99

Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) – 442 pieces, six minifigures: two orcs, 3 elves, and an elvish king (possibly Thranduil). Set includes a wall and a tree in tan, dark tan, and brown. – ~$39.99

Lake Town Chase (79013) – Seen before but there is are images of the set including the box as well as the minifigures included: Bard, Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Laketown Guard, Master of Lake-town (see below) – ~$56.99

Dol Guldur Battle (79014) – Six minifigures: Gandalf in grey outfit, probably Radagast, Nazgul-like character (Necromancer?), normal orc, “white” orc similar to Yazneg (Azog?), warrior with big red beard (Beorn?). The set looks similar to the Battle at the Black Gate (79007) but in grey bricks. – ~$79.99

LEGO The Hobbit Lake Town Chase (79013)

LEGO The Hobbit Lake Town Chase (79013)

The Hobbit - Lake Town Chase

**Lake Town Chase images via Brixit**

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Thor Asgard DLC Pack Announced

October 9, 2013 /

LEGO Thor: The Dark World Poster

Yesterday, we did a post revealing a new poster featuring Thor: The Dark World in LEGO form to promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. Today, Warner Brothers announced there will be an Asgard DLC pack that will be available at launch and will include eight playable characters from the upcoming movie. There’s no word yet on the pricing and the list of characters included but looking at the poster, we can venture a guess on who the new characters could be: Thor, Loki, Odin, Heimdall, Malekith the Accursed, Lady Sif and the Warriors Three (Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg).

New York Comic Con 2013 is starting tomorrow and TT Games Game Director Arthur Parsons will be at the Marvel Video Games Panel showing off new parts of the game. There he will also reveal some more playable characters as well as some exclusive announcements. If you’re one of the lucky ones to go to NYCC 2013, the panel will be held at the Javits Convention Center, Empire Stage 1-E on October 12th at 12:15pm.

**Via Connected Digital World**

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2014 Set Details

October 8, 2013 /

A few weeks ago, we did a post on what some of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets could be. Today, Kris Kelvin over at Eurobricks has gotten to see some blurry images of the 2014 Marvel sets and have given some descriptions on what we can kind of expect in the future sets. These are stated to be released in March 2014. The user also listed the DC Universe Super Heroes sets and you can read more there as well. We’ve also done a post with some descriptions of the DC sets.

Update: There are also some pricing listed for the sets from the user. They are in Polish Zloty but I’ve converted them to Euros. Since US pricing is somewhat based on Euro prices, we can approximate what they would cost here in the States.

Spider-Man

I’m going to venture a guess that the 2014 Spider-Man sets will be based on the Ultimate Spider-Man animated TV series similar to last year’s sets.

76014 – Spider-Man riding some sort of “tricycle” and another minifigure with a green torso, yellow hands, and yellow legs. I’m going to guess that the other minifig is Electro. – ~$17

76015 – Includes Spider-Man, Doctor Octopus, another minifigure, and a car. Hopefully we get a Doc Ock variant and not the same one as in the Doc Ock Ambush (6873). – ~$24

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 General Grievous Minifigure Found?

October 8, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars 2014 General Grievous

A seller over on BrickLink has posted images of what appears to be the 2014 version of the LEGO Star Wars General Grievous minifigure. The seller is from the Czech Republic where a few leaks have originated from already including Batgirl and The Joker. If you gotten a chance to see the leaked images of the 2014 Star Wars sets, the minifigure from the seller does look very similar to the one in the pictures. General Grievous is listed in the General Grievous’ Wheel Bike (75040). As you can see, he is now white instead of tan and his eyes are a little bit different from previous versions.

LEGO Star Wars 2014 General Grievous

LEGO Star Wars 2014 General Grievous

LEGO Star Wars 2014 General Grievous

**Via Eurobricks**

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LEGO Thor: The Dark World Movie Poster

October 8, 2013 /

LEGO Thor 2 Poster

LEGO has done it again. Today, they have released a movie poster based on the upcoming Thor: The Dark World. It is to promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game coming out later this month. LEGO has a history of releasing movie posters based on various movies such as Iron Man 3 back in April. Thor: The Dark World opens in theaters on November 8th.

**Via USA Today**

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LEGO 2014 Tentative Set Pricing

October 8, 2013 /

German online retailer Werst has listed quite a few 2014 LEGO sets with pricing to their inventory for pre-order. The only theme that wasn’t listed were the 2014 Chima sets. The prices are in Euro but it’s usually the same or close to US pricing.

City

60041 Crook Pursuit – $5.99
60042 High Speed Police Chase – $14.99
60043 Prisoner Transport – $19.99
60044 Mobile Police Unit – $29.99
60045 Police Patrol – $39.99
60046 Helicopter Surveillance – $59.99
60047 Police Station – $99.99
60048 Hideout – $29.99
60053 Race Car – $9.99
60054 Light Repair Truck – $9.99
60055 Monster Truck – $9.99
60056 Tow Truck – $19.99
60057 Camper Van with Canoe – $19.99
60058 SUV with Watercraft – $19.99
60060 Auto Transporter – $29.99
60061 Airport Fire Truck – $29.99

Creator

31013 Red Thunder – $4.99
31014 Power Digger – $4.99
31015 Emerald Express – $4.99
31017 Sunset Speeder – $9.99
31018 Highway Cruiser – $9.99
31019 Forest Animals – $17.99
31020 Twinblade Adventures – $14.99
31021 Furry Creatures (Cat and Mouse) – $17.99
31022 Turbo Quad – $19.99
31025 Mountain Hut – $39.99

Disney Princess

41050 Ariel’s Secret Treasures – $12.99
41051 Merida’s Highland Games (Merida’s Castle Festival) – $19.99
41052 Cinderella’s Enchanted Carriage – $29.99
41053 Ariel’s Magical Kiss – $29.99
41054 Rapunzel’s Tower of Creativity – $39.99
41055 Cinderella’s Castle Romance – $69.99

Friends

Animals – Series 4
40141 Turtle’s Little Paradise – $3.99
40142 Tiger’s Beautiful Temple – $3.99
40143 Penguin’s Playground – $3.99

Animals – Series 5

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Slave I in 2014?

October 7, 2013 /

Rumors have starting swirling about a new LEGO Star Wars UCS set that may be coming out in 2014. Over on Eurobricks, members mentioned that the newest Ultimate Collector’s Series set could be the Slave I. If Slave I was to come out in 2014, my guess is that it could be during LEGO’s “May the 4th Be With You” promotions since the company has released various UCS sets around that time including the R2-D2 (10225) in 2012 and the Red Five X-wing Starfighter (10240) from this year.

LEGO has released quite a few versions of the Slave I including some oddball sets such as the MINI version during Star Wars Celebration VI. There have been many memorable Star Wars vehicles that have become UCS sets but one of the most iconic ships hasn’t been featured yet. Maybe 2014 will be the time for the Slave I to make it’s mark as an Ultimate Collector’s Series set.

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Upcoming Toys R Us LEGO Bricktober Events

October 6, 2013 /

Toys R Us LEGO Bricktober

Toys R Us stores is having some Bricktober 2013 events at local stores later this month. On Saturday, October 19 from 12-2pm, visit your local TRU store and you can build your own DC Super Heroes Joker Mini Mech Bot and take it home. If you look closely, you can see there is a purple plate that’s sticking out so I’m assuming a Joker minifigure is supposed to stand there. We’re not sure if you’ll be getting one or if you have to use your own. To be honest, the Mini Mech Bot looks horrible but at least you can get free bricks.

Secondly, if you purchase any LEGO Batman Super Heroes sets of $20 or more, you can get a FREE Robin’s Redbird Cycle (30166) polybag. This is the first time that US residents will be able to get it since it was only offered in Canadian Toys R Us stores.

For the Marvel side of the promotion, you can get a FREE Iron Man vs. Fighting Drone (30167) polybag with purchases of $20 or more in LEG Marvel Super Heroes sets. This polybag was first available through LEGO stores and on Shop@Home.

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LEGO Creator Expert Parisian Restaurant (10243) Officially Announced

October 4, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Expert Parisian Restaurant (10243)

Way back in July, we did a post revealing that there will be a new LEGO modular set coming in the near future. Today at Brickcon 2013 in Seattle, WA, Kevin Hinkle revealed the newest set to the very popular theme, the Parisian Restaurant (10243). You can check out the set in it’s full glory in the images below as well as the designer video by Jamie Berard.

10243 Parisian Restaurant

Ages 16+. 2,469 pieces.

Have an unforgettable evening at the amazing Parisian Restaurant!

US $159.99 – CA $189.99 – DE 149.99 € – UK 132.99 £ – DK 1299.00 DKK

It’s very busy in the Parisian Restaurant. As a scooter zips by, inside the waiter rushes between the tables as the nervous young man gets ready to propose with the ring! It’s just as hectic behind the scenes, with the chef busily preparing the food. This beautifully detailed building is the setting for so many stories and is a great addition to the modular building series. The Parisian Restaurant has a fully-stocked, blue and white tiled kitchen with tableware as well as a cozy apartment with pull-down bed, kitchenette and fireplace. On the top floor is the artist’s room with a studio that includes a cast iron heater, easel, paintbrush and two works of art by the aspiring artist. Outside, stairs lead down to the roof terrace lined with hanging lanterns and flowers where the diners eat alfresco-style. This amazing Parisian Restaurant model even includes a facade with croissants, clams and feather details that recapture

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New LEGO Club Magazine Ninjago Rebooted Image

October 4, 2013 /

Ninjago Rebooted Poster

Delta 38 over on Eurobricks has posted an image of a new LEGO Ninjago Rebooted poster which came from the Australian LEGO Club Magazine. It also states “Coming This Summer” which probably means that the animated cartoon TV series will be back sometime in December since it will be summer then in Australia. (Thanks to J-Lu in comments for clarification.) The image features all of the Ninjas fighting the Nindroids and also gives us a clue about one of the upcoming sets. In the middle of the image, you can see what appears to be the Nindroid MechDragon (70725). To the left of it is the Kai Fighter (70721) and to the right of the MechDragon is a mysterious aircraft. My guess is that is could be the Hover Hunter (70720) but there’s speculation that it is the NinjaCopter (70724). I’m gonna stick with the Hover Hunter since it doesn’t look like a Copter at all. Overall, I really dig the artwork and am totally looking forward to the Nindroid MechDragon set.

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LEGO Watch System Official Press Release

October 4, 2013 /

LEGO Watch System

A couple of days ago, we did an article for some new LEGO timepieces called the LEGO Watch System that ClicTime will be releasing this November. The official press release have been released courtesy of Brick Fanatics.

The new LEGO® adult watches are a fun collection of build-able timepieces that allow you to build your own LEGO watch with the unique interchangeable link, strap and bezel system. Available in both analogue and digital, featuring iconic LEGO dial artwork, there is a watch out there to suit an array of styles for any occasion.

The collection has been designed and crafted using a combination of plastic, aluminium and polished steel features. All watches are between 50-100m water resistant and feature a scratch resistant mineral crystal lens. Our strap and link accessories allow you to switch between changeable silicone straps or plastic links in a large range of colours. Top rings are available in aluminium or plastic – creating endless opportunities to customise your watch.

The LEGO watch collection will have a permanent presentation and visibility in the heart of New York City’s fashion accessory industry. Major worldwide retailers have expressed a positive reaction to the brand, the concept of ‘building your own watch for adults’. They have all expressed a deep ambition to be among the first retailers to secure this new and exciting LEGO watch collection for their stores as quickly as possible. The entry level watches will retail from $85 (£50), with the multi-eye watches featuring stainless steel casing and additional accessories retailing at

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LEGO Watch System Revealed

October 2, 2013 /

LEGO Watch System

For those who have LEGO-related clothing and accessories, you be happy to know that LEGO will be releasing official watches for adults. In conjunction with ClicTime, LEGO has had a few adult watches before but this time it is a whole collection of them for AFOLs to choose from. How exciting!

According to aBlogtoWatch, these new watches are called the LEGO Watch System because they will have fully swappable parts so you can customize your watches any way you want from the watch links to the bezels. There are a variety of colors and styles for you to choose from so you can match your wardrobe. Along with the watches that just tell the time, there are a few that have other functions such as dates, chronograph, and calendars. These new timepieces, offered both in analog and digital versions, are mostly plastic but there are some that will have aluminum or stainless steel. In addition, they are also water resistant at various depths. The LEGO Watch System will be available this November with a price range of $85-$185. It looks like there’s another thing to add to your Christmas wishlist. *Ahem* I’m partial to the grey on grey one and the white one with the simple LEGO logo. 😉

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Panel at 2013 San Diego Comic Con

October 2, 2013 /

Stan Lee in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game

Marvel has finally released a video of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes panel at Day 3 of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. At the panel, TT Games Director Arthur Parsons revealed some of the characters in the game which we already know about by now. Stan Lee also made a special appearance to introduce his character in the game. Check out the video below! Hey look, I see my head and my phone!

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Villains Featuring MODOK

October 2, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Villains

Game Informer has released a new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes poster featuring some of the villains of the game including an article on Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing or MODOK. Game Director Arthur Parsons gives some details of the character and what he does in the game:

“Doctor Doom is scouring the planet looking for the cosmic Lego bricks from the Silver Surfer’s board and enlists the help of A.I.M., who supply him with a purpose-built ship, the Doom Tanker. This navigates the seas looking for bricks and is crewed by A.I.M. Goons under the jurisdiction of MODOK. So as the player is tracking the cosmic Lego bricks – when they least expect it – MODOK turns up to rain on their parade. As sinister as ever, MODOK assaults the player and tries to slow them down allowing Doctor Doom to escape in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Research Submarine.”

The poster itself shows many recognizable villains in the Marvel universe including Loki, Doctor Doom, Mystique, Kingpin, Doctor Octopus, Abomination, Bullseye, Magneto, Venom, MODOK, and the Green Goblin.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes M.O.D.O.K.

Thanks to “Anthony Stark” for the heads up.

Update: Now that we have the Villains side of the poster, I decided to do a little Photoshop to combine both the Heroes and Villains like they’re ready to go into battle. Just waiting for an official image similar to what I’ve created.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes vs Villains

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LEGO Architecture Marina Bay Sands (21021) Revealed

October 2, 2013 /

The next set in the LEGO Architecture series has been revealed on their online survey site, the Marina Bay Sands (21021). Back in August, we reported that the resort in Singapore won the annual LEGO “Vote & Inspire Us” poll and would be the next Architecture set that will be released. The world’s most expensive standalone casino property also features a hotel, a shopping mall, a museum, two theaters, an ice skating rink, and seven celebrity chef restaurants. The Marina Bay Sands will probably be available late this year or early next year.

**Via Brickset**

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LEGO Ninjago Lloyd Minifigure (70722) on eBay

October 1, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago 2014 Lloyd Minifigure (70722)

It looks like the new LEGO Ninjago Lloyd minifigure has showed up on eBay. We first saw an image of him last week when images of the OverBorg Attack (70722) showed up online. As you can see, the new Lloyd minifigure is wearing a new design for his robes and is also wearing a green scarf. Instead of the ninja hoods, the 2014 Ninjago characters will have their own hairpieces. If you want to purchase it, you have less than one hour to bid on it.

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Update: Bidding has ended and ending price was $13.75 with 17 bids.

LEGO Ninjago 2014 Lloyd Minifigure (70722)

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Project Swapfig Round 2 – Fight!

October 1, 2013 /

Back in April, we did a post promoting Project Swapfig on Kickstarter. The project was started by Drew Maughan, aka SilentMode, to help bridge the gap for minifigure traders. The site allows people to trade away their unwanted LEGO minifigures for ones they want or need. Unfortunately, the Kickstarter project didn’t meet its goal.

Fast forward to today, Drew has decided to start another crowdfunding campaign for Project Swapfig but this time, it is on Zequs. Some differences from the original Kickstarter project is that the target is at £1500 instead of £3000 and has a longer duration. One thing that is similar is that there are certain rewards that you can get for pledging a certain amount. Head over to Zequs to see what Drew has to offer including a Gold SwapFigure.

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LEGO Architecture United Nations Headquarters (21018) Now Available

October 1, 2013 /

The new LEGO Architecture United Nations Headquarters (21018) is now available for sale at LEGO brand stores and on Shop@Homeicon. A couple of weeks ago, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon completed a large scale model of the set. Remember if you order from LEGO this month, you can get Double VIP Points.

Enjoy this imaginative interpretation of the UN Headquarters in LEGO bricks!

Standing on the banks of New York City’s East River, the United Nations Headquarters has become one of the world’s most iconic buildings. Now you can recreate this amazing tribute to modernism in no less than 597 LEGO bricks, from the smooth façade to the building at its base. Designed mainly by Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, the cornerstone was laid in 1949 and it was completed just three years later. This soaring architectural triumph is part of the LEGO Landmark series that pays tribute to some of the world’s greatest buildings and makes a fine addition to your desk, office or playroom.

  • This building is part of the LEGO Landmark series celebrating iconic world buildings
  • Read the enclosed booklet in English and French giving fascinating details of its design and history
  • Build the United Nations Headquarters from 597 individual LEGO bricks
  • Build one of Le Corbusier and Niemeyer’s greatest achievements in LEGO bricks
  • Have your own version of the iconic United Nations Headquarters standing on your desk or office!
  • Measures 8” (21cm) wide, 5” high (14cm), 6” (15cm) deep
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LEGO October 2013 Deals and Promotions

October 1, 2013 /

LEGO October 2013 Calendar

October is upon us and LEGO will be having many deals and promotions at brand stores as well as on Shop@Home. First is the Double VIP points you will be able to get during the whole month.

Continuing with last month’s promotion of the LEGO Star Wars Clone Trooper Lieutenant (5001709) minifigure, you will be able to get one for FREE with LEGO Star Wars purchases of $50 or more.

From October 14-31, you can get the first of two LEGO Creator Holiday Sets (40082) with purchases of $99 or more.

The LEGO Creator Seasonal Winter Village Market (10235) will be available for sale to the public on October 1st. It was previously available early in September for VIP members.

There are also some events going on in LEGO stores including a FREE Witch Monthly Mini Model Build on October 1st and a Fire Safety Week Mini Model Build on October 10th. On October 31st, if you visit your local LEGO store in your Halloween costume, you can get a LEGO Monster Fighters The Monster Key Chain while supplies last.

It looks like it’s going to be an expensive yet fun-fill LEGO month for everyone.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes/Star Wars 2014 Minifigures

September 30, 2013 /

Solid Brix Studios has posted an image of a couple of the new LEGO minifigures from DC Universe Super Heroes as well as Star Wars. As you can see, he has acquired a new variant of the Joker most likely from The Joker Steam Roller (76013) set. He also has a V-Wing Starfighter Pilot from the V-Wing Starfighter (75039) set. We’re not sure how he has gotten a hold of them but you can be sure that more LEGO minifigures and set images will be popping up very soon.

Update: Doing some research, I’ve found that it was the same user on BrickLink who “leaked” the Batgirl minifigure.

Update: Looks like the “original” imaged posted by Solid Brix Studios has been taken down.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Vehicles

September 30, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - X-Jet

During TT Game’s Director Arthur Parson’s interview with IGN, he has given some details of the vehicles from the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game.

X-Jet

The X-Men’s primary source of conventional travel, obtained by Professor X from S.H.I.E.L.D. the X-Jet is unrivalled, being able to cloak at the switch of a button, enabling it to sneak up on anyone. Definitely the vehicle to use when traversing distance and wanting to arrive unannounced!

Deadpool Scooter

The Merc with a mouth has a slick new motor-bike to get around town. A wolf in sheep’s clothing, this deceptive machine has more power than Luke Cage. Plus it makes an awesome ‘weeeeeeeee’ noise when it moves too!

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Deadpool Scooter

Spider Copter

S.H.I.E.L.D. are not the only people with gadgets and gizmos. The Spider Copter was designed for Spider-Man by Nick Fury to enable the webbed wonder to get from A to B swiftly, and should he encounter problems en route, the agile copter has quick-fire flick rockets.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Spider Copter

Pumpkin Chopper

Usually Green Goblin is seen blasting around New York on his glider, however for longer journeys he chooses the comfort and luxury afforded him by the Pumpkin Chopper. While comfortable though, the Pumpkin Chopper is extremely nimble and has powerful rapid fire missiles.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes - Pumpkin Chopper

Magneto Mobile

When driving the Magneto Mobile, nobody will tell you what to do. A car well ahead of its time, inspired by the 1978 Menace of Magneto, this car needs no gas so it is environmentally friendly. The car can cruise the streets of New York without even

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Official LEGO DC Universe Batgirl Minifigure Leaked?

September 29, 2013 /

Official Batgirl Minifigure?

A user by the name of votvik on BrickLink has posted an image of what appears to be The New 52 Batgirl from DC Comics and is asking what price to sell it for. Comparing it to the #1 issue of The New 52 Batgirl comic, the minifigure in question sure looks like her from the torso to her red hair.

Also note that the user is from the Czech Republic where LEGO has one of their largest factories. Could this mean that the minifigure is a leak from one of the 2014 LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes sets? Looking back at our set list for the 2014 DC releases, it could be in the The Joker Steam Roller (76013) set since there was an unidentified minifigure. What do you guys think?

**Via Brick Heroes**

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Eurogamer Expo Gameplay

September 29, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes PS3

At the Eurogamer Expo developer session, Arthur Parsons and TT Games showed off some gameplay of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. Throughout the session, he gives commentary of the playthrough and gives various details of the game as well as a Q&A session at the end of the presentation.

First, there are over 30 voice actors for the characters in the game including Gregg Clark and Nolan North. Like we mentioned before in previous articles, there will be at least 150 playable characters and since it was gaming event, Arthur decided to reveal some new characters including Carnage, Union Jack, Emma Frost, Whiplash, Ms. Marvel, and Venom BigFig. Finally, Arthur mentions there will be a demo coming out very shortly. Shortly meaning really soon because there’s only a couple of weeks left before the game comes out LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will be released on October 22 here in the States and there’s still time to preorder the game from various retail stores with exclusive bonuses. Walmart still has their deal for the Iron Patriot minifigure going while Gamestop has the Spider-Man keychain and DLC pack bonuses.

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LEGO Maersk Line Triple E (10241) Officially Announced

September 28, 2013 /

LEGO Maersk Line Triple E (10241)

Today at LEGO Fan Weekend in Skærbæk, Denmark, LEGO announced it’s latest exclusive set in the Maersk line of products, the Triple E (10241). It replaces previous Maersk ships including the Maersk Sealand Container Ship (10152) and the Maersk Line Container Ship (10155). Below are the details of the Triple E as well as official images and video by LEGO Designer Jamie Berard.

Build the Maersk ‘Triple-E’ container vessel – a true giant of the seas!

US $149.99 – CA $179.99 – DE 129.99 € – UK 109.99 £ – DK 1199.00 DKK

Presenting the largest ship in the world – the record-breaking Maersk ‘Triple-E.’ Built from over 1,500 bricks, the model recreates the real vessel in amazing detail. Our LEGO® designers have included rare colors such as medium azur, dark red, sand blue and sand green. There are rotating gold-colored screw blades leading to the brick-built twin propeller engines, which you can view through the window built into the port side of the ship. You can even customize it by adding or removing the containers. This authentic set includes a display stand and fact plaque with detailed information about the ship and, as a finishing touch, there’s the gold coin that is added under the mast of all Maersk Line ships for good luck on their voyages. This model is perfect for LEGO fans!

• Features include rotating gold-colored propeller blades, brick-built twin 8-cylinder engines, viewing window into the engine compartment, adjustable rudders, detachable lifeboats, removable containers, rotating crane arms and a special ‘good

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LEGO Maersk Triple E (10241) Announced at LEGO Fan Weekend 2013

September 28, 2013 /

Back in July, we posted that there will be a new LEGO Maersk Ship (10241) that will be released in the near future. There was speculation on what kind of ship it will be. I predicted it would probably be the new Triple E cargo vessel and today at LEGO Fan Weekend 2013 in Skærbæk, Denmark, it was announced that the new Maersk ship will indeed be the Triple E. Initial details are there will be 1,518 pieces and will cost $149.99/€129.99. It’ll be available January 1, 2014 at LEGO brand stores and on Shop@Home. We’ll do another post when the official details are available.

Update: Official details are now available.

Images via Jan Beyer and Dirk Frantzen

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Official LEGO Marvel Variant Comic Book Covers

September 27, 2013 /

With only a few weeks left until the release of the highly anticipated LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game, Marvel has released images of the majority of the LEGO Marvel variant comic book covers that have already been released as well as for ones that will coming out in the near future. Marvel artist Leonel Castellani illustrated the covers which pay homage to classic Marvel covers and are used to promote the upcoming LEGO Marvel game. The regular LEGO variant covers will have a 1:25 distribution while the sketch variants will have a 1:100 distribution ratio and thus carry a higher premium. Check around your local comic book stores to see if they carry any of these variations. If your stores don’t carry them, many online comic book stores such as Midtown Comics should have them in stock as they hit store shelves. Note that the official covers for Hawkeye #15 and Indestructible Hulk #14 are still not available at this time. We’ll update this post when we get those images.

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All-New X-Men #17

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Brick Owl Hit With Cease and Desist Letter From BrickLink

September 26, 2013 /

Back in the early part of June, BrickLink was sold to the founder of Korean game company Nexon, Jung-Ju Kim. At the end of the same month, Brick Owl officially opened as another LEGO trading platform. Since the announcement, there hasn’t been any concrete updates for the upcoming BrickLink 2.0. Yesterday, Brick Owl announced that they have received a Cease and Desist letter from BrickLink and were demanded to immediately cease providing their services altogether. This includes using BrickLink’s unique numbering and naming systems as well as the sync feature which extracts data from BrickLink to display on Brick Owl. To me, this pretty much sounds like BrickLink is claiming the exclusive rights to all their data including the naming and numbering system and wants Brick Owl to shut down completely.

However, to counter the C&D letter, Brick Owl will be implementing some changes to their site which includes, removing BrickLink names and numbers from the site. The BrickLink Sync feature also will be disabled on September 28th.

There have been many discussions on whether BrickLink’s catalog was free to use without restrictions but it looks like a corporate giant is putting their proverbial foot down on competitors even though they encouraged competition as they stated on their TOS changes. Keep up with all the happenings over on Brick Owl here.

**Via The Brick News**

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Toys R Us Bricktober 2013 Exclusive Minifigure Collections Revealed

September 25, 2013 /

Bricktober 2013

October starts next week and Toys R Us stores will have their annual Bricktober promotion. FBTB reports for Bricktober 2013, there will be three exclusive 5-pack Minifigure Collections available during the month. There’s no word on how much you have to spend to get the specific collection for each week. If it’s the same as last year, you will have to spend $59.99 or more to get it. Also note that there are only three collections available this year instead of four. We’re not sure if there will be anything available for the fourth week of October.

Toys R Us Canada will also be having Bricktober happening at their stores. According to their site, there will be various things happening starting this Friday.

Friday, September 27th – FREE Minifigure Vintage Collection 5 Pack (Vol.1) with purchase of $75 or more on any LEGO Building Sets

FREE LEGO City Seaplane when you spend $30 or more on any LEGO Building Sets.

Saturday, October 19th – Minifigure Trade In Event – Bring in a LEGO Minifigure and trade it in for another one with our sales associates! Just look for a store associate wearing a LEGO badge! Visit your local Toys R Us store to participate!

Saturday October 26th from 11am-1pm – Superman Make N’ Take Event – Build your very own LEGO Superman Shield and bring it home with you!

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LEGO Shop Minifigure Polybag (5001622) Details

September 25, 2013 /

A couple of weeks ago, we reported there was a new polybag of a LEGO Shop Minifigure Polybag (5001622) with a 2×4 red brick. We weren’t sure of how to obtain the polybag until now. BrickPicker user Brickinfinite has posted how they have managed to get one. They’ve recently received an order from Shop@Home and it was included with the package. There was also a note card saying:

Free Exclusive LEGO Shop Minifigure!

As a thank you for shopping at the Official LEGO Shop and to celebrate the launch of our mobile site, a FREE LEGO Shop Minifigure has been included with your order.

This minifigure is exclusive to the LEGO Shop and can’t be found anywhere else!

Happy Building!

So there you go. It was just a small thank you present for shopping online and for LEGO to promote their new mobile site that recently launched. Brickinfinite also mentions that he just made a purchase through the website although he doesn’t say how much he spent to get it. We’ll give an update as soon as we hear something.

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 Official Partial Set Images

September 25, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago Kai Fighter (70721)

LEGO Ninjago is officially back! In our third straight day of reporting Ninjago 2014 news, The Brick News has posted a couple of the official images of some of the sets which came from K-Mart of all sites. There are also descriptions which lists the minifigures including General Cryptor that we first reported a couple of days ago. What’s interesting to notice here too is that that the Kai, Lloyd, and Jay all have hair pieces instead of their hooded masks although if you look closely, the hoods still cover up half their faces. Also, you can see on the top right corner of the boxes of what Zane looks like. On the back of the OverBorg Attack box, you can get a clearer picture of him in his half Nindroid form. Now we just have to wait a little longer for the rest of the sets to show up.

Kai Fighter (70721) – $19.99

Put the heat on General Cryptor and grab the Techno-Blade with Kai Fighter with 2 flick missiles, jet engines and speed mode wings.

Kai has taken over a civilian vehicle and used his Techno-Blade to turn it into an awesome red and gold Ninja Fighter! Take off and weave between the skyscrapers of New Ninjago City with Kai in the cockpit. Shoot the gold-tipped flick missiles into the path of the evil General Cryptor and evade blasts from his ground-to-air laser rocket launcher. Defeat General Cryptor then flip the wings back to engage speed mode and zoom away. Includes 2 minifigures

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 – Rebooted

September 24, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago 2014

The Official LEGO Ninjago Facebook Page has posted the above image of a new LEGO Ninjago poster with the words “REBOOTED” on top and an image of a cyborg ninja minifigure which we think is General Cryptor from yesterday’s post. On the bottom of the poster are the numbers “01001110 01001001 01001110 01000100 01010010 01001111 01001001 01000100”. For all of you who do not speak binary, the letters spell out “Nindroid”.

It looks like that LEGO is beginning to ramp up their promotion for the 2014 LEGO Ninjago sets. The word “rebooted” may also be a play on words because it looks like LEGO is deciding to go in a different direction than what we’ve seen before with Ninjago with the Nindroids. Below is a list of what we believe to be the list of sets for next year’s release:

70720 – Air Breaks (Hover Hunter)
70721 – Kai fighter (Fighter Kai)
70722 – OverBorg attack (OverBorg Attack)
70723 – Thunder offensive (Thunder Raider)
70724 – NinjaCopter (NinjaCopter)
70725 – Nindroid mechanical dragon (Nindroid MechDragon)
70726 – Destroyers (Destructoid)

Update: We now have some images from a few of the sets. Check them out here.

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LEGO Ninjago 2014 Cyborg Ninja Minifigure

September 23, 2013 /

LEGO Ninjago 2014 Cryptor

Eurobricks user Mesonak has just posted a link to eBay of a picture of what appears to be a new cyborg ninja minifigure for the LEGO Ninjago 2014 sets. The minifigure is named General Cryptor and the listing has it coming from two sets from the 2014 line: 70721 – Kai fighter (Fighter Kai) and 70724 – NinjaCopter (NinjaCopter). Back in May, we posted a rumored list of the 2014 Ninjago sets and it looks like they are true.

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General Cryptor is a mostly black minifigure with electronics in front and back of the torso. The armor piece also shows some more robotic features and holds a katana sword. The mask also has a cybernetic eye device over the left eye. The head piece itself also has a lot of cybernetic printing as well.

70720 – Air Breaks (Hover Hunter)
70721 – Kai fighter (Fighter Kai)
70722 – OverBorg attack (OverBorg Attack)
70723 – Thunder offensive (Thunder Raider)
70724 – NinjaCopter (NinjaCopter)
70725 – Nindroid mechanical dragon (Nindroid MechDragon)
70726 – Destroyers (Destructoid)

Update: The final price for the auction went for $53.50 with 19 bids on General Cryptor.

Update 2: We now have some images from a few of the sets. Check them out here.

LEGO Ninjago 2014 Cryptor

LEGO Ninjago 2014 Cryptor

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BrickJournal September 2013 Issue 25 – The Castle Issue Review

September 22, 2013 /

A few days ago, I was privileged to be sent a copy of the September 2013 issue of BrickJournal by TwoMorrows Publishing. This copy is Issue #25 of the popular LEGO magazine and focuses on the theme of Castle-related builds. It has 84 pages of LEGO goodness and retails for $8.95. If you purchase from TwoMorrows Publishing, BrickJournal as well as many other titles are 15% off.

BrickJournal September 2013, Issue 25 BrickJournal September 2013, Issue 25

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LEGO CUUSOO Sherlock Achieves 10,000 Supporters

September 22, 2013 /

The Sherlock project by flailx is the latest project to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. It had massive support from Sherlockology and quickly rose through the ranks of supported CUUSOO projects to reach the milestone. The project is based on the BBC drama of the same name starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. The set is recreates the the consultation room in Sherlock Holmes’ flat in 221B Baker St. The room consists of Sherlock’s desk, a couple of chairs, and a fireplace. There are also some details that reminds you of Sherolock’s place such as the hat rack which includes the deerstalker hat. The expanded version of the set will feature everything from the original plus more details of the living room including the couch and the wallpaper in the room. The minifigures that are featured are Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, and Mrs. Hudson while the expanded set may include Jim Moriarty, Inspector Lestrade, Molly Hooper, and/or Mycroft Holmes. The Sherlock project now moves on to the Winter review stage. As a huge fan of the Sherlock TV series, I’m excited to see this project hit 10k supporters. We’ll just have to see what happens when the review stage rolls around. Congratulations to flailx for this amazing achievement!

Congrats on 10,000 Supporters, Flailx!

2013.09.23

10,000 people have become Sher-locked! In almost as short a time as it takes the consulting detective to solve a crime, this project has reached its goal of 10,000 supporters. The enthusiasm fans have shown is quite inspiring!

This project has

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Xbox 360 Achievements

September 22, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Xbox 360 Achievements

We are now exactly one month away from the release of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game and Xbox360Achievements.org has posted 45 different achievements you can get for the Xbox 360 system for a total of 1000 points. This list also gives us some details of the game that we haven’t seen before. First, there are 15 levels in the game with the stage names. Another detail is some new characters that haven’t been seen on confirmed character lists such as Kraven the Hunter, Electro, and the Black Cat. In addition, there is an achievement called “Ultimate True Believer” where you have to unlock all the True Believers. Doing a little research, the True Believers are some obscure Spider-man villains and have four members in the group: Payback, Headtrip, Red Zone, Battalus. I haven’t heard of these characters but it may look like they’ll be in the game as well.

There is also an achievement called “Guardians of the Galaxy” where you unlock all the characters from the Guardians of the Galaxy. This means that there could be more than one character from the team in the game. The only one that is confirmed is Rocket Raccoon but could also include Drax the Destoryer, Gamora, Groot, and/or Starlord.

Finally, there are a couple of fun achievements such as one called “The Toast of Croydon” in which you create a character called “Trevor.” *Spoiler Alert* If you remember from Iron Man 3, Trevor was the actor who pretended to be the Mandarin and he was mentioned … Continue

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 Set News

September 20, 2013 /

All About Bricks is reporting the LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line will be getting a second wave in 2014. The wave will consist of seven sets and at least three of those will be based on the new movie directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by Michael Bay.

The rest of the sets will be based on the hit animated TV show on Nickelodeon. Season 2 will be starting on Saturday, September 28th. There were already six sets that were released late last year/early this year and LEGO plans to add to the TMNT line. Although there’s not much information at this time, you’ll be sure that we will be staying on top of this.

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LEGO Creator 2014 Rumored Set List

September 20, 2013 /

In the same post that All About Bricks did about the LEGO Juniors sets, they also put out a list of some of the 2014 LEGO Creator sets. A few weeks back, we reported there were some images of a couple of the sets here and here.

Red Thunder (31013)
Power Digger (31014)
Emerald Express (31015)
Sunset Speeder (31017)
Highway Cruiser (31018)
Forest Animals (31019)
Twinblade Adventures (31020)
Furry Creatures (31021)
Turbo Quad (31022)
Mountain Hut (31025)

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LEGO Juniors 2014 Rumored Set List

September 20, 2013 /

All About Bricks is back with some news about the LEGO Juniors theme which makes its return from a 9-year hiatus in 2014. Also known back then as LEGO 4 Plus, the 2014 Juniors sets are reported to be the new name for the Bricks and More theme and is intended to be a theme which that is between Duplo and regular System sets. Also the Juniors sets will have regular minifigures instead of the larger ones that the 4 Plus had. They also note that since the new sets are essentially the Bricks and More sets, there are no mention of the brick buckets.

Spider-Man (10665) – includes Spider-Man, Venom, and a vehicle
Digger (10666)
Construction (10667)
Princess Castle (10668)
Batman – Batcave (10672) – includes Batman, Robin, the Joker, and the Batcave
Race Car Rally (10673)
Pony Farm (10674)
Police – The Big Escape (10675)

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LEGO Legends of Chima Scorpion & Spider Minifigure First Look

September 19, 2013 /

While doing my usual news finding on various LEGO communities, I came across something that many people will find interesting. Eurobricks member Karus has posted the above image of the LEGO Legends of Chima: Sticker Storybook which came from Amazon. The image gives us our very first look at a minifigure from the Scorpion tribe as well as from the Spider tribe. The Scorpion is mostly yellow and black and it looks like it’s wearing an armor piece that uses a simple hinge technique to attach the tail (see below). The head piece is also pretty cool looking with it’s emblem on top of the head and the mandibles in front of the mouth.

If you look towards the background of the cover, you can see a little bit of the minifigure from the Spider tribe. Although it’s not very clear, you can see some of the details for it. It’s brown and it looks like it’s wearing a grass skirt. You can also see it’s fangs on the menacing head piece. The four long legs are attached to the back probably similar to Doc Ock from the Spider-Man set.

My initial impression on these new characters is very good. I really like the look of the Scorpion and am looking forward to picking one it up when it comes out next year. Looking at the rumored 2014 Legends of Chima set list, I would guess the Scorpion will be in the Scorm’s Scorpion Stinger (70132) and/or in the Stinger Duel (70140). The Spider … Continue

LEGO Hero Factory 2014 Set List

September 19, 2013 /

There have been rumors about what LEGO sets will be released in 2014 the past few weeks. If you’re into collecting the Hero Factory line, then you’re in luck. All About Bricks has produced a list of some 2014 sets from the popular robotic figures line.

EVO Walker (44015)
Jaw Beast vs Stormer (44016)
STORMER Freezer Machine (44017)
FURNO Jet Machine (44018)
ROCKA Stealth Machine (44019)
FLYER Beast vs BREEZ (44020)
SPLIITTER Beast vs FURNO & EVO (44021)
EVO XL Machine (44022)

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Unlocking Stan Lee Character in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game

September 19, 2013 /

Stan Hulk

When I first saw the Stan Lee character for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game at SDCC 2013, I started thinking of how to get the character. I knew it was going to be fairly difficult since it’s Stan Lee and plus he has a bunch of other super heroes’ powers. Yesterday, IGN has posted some details on how we are able to unlock the character with the help of TT Game Director Arthur Parsons:

Stan Lee’s groupies, for example, won’t be able to unlock the comic book icon by simply sticking to the critical path. As Parsons explains, recruiting Spidey’s co-creator into your roster is one of the title’s most involved tasks. “We have 50 Stan Lee’s in various perilous situations. In one of them he drinks this toxic soda and transforms into Stan Hulk, and you end up having to beat him up; when you beat him up, he transforms back to Stan and he’s like ‘Excelsior, thank you!’, and off he runs. Once you’ve rescued all 50, you then get to unlock Stan as a playable character.”

**Via FBTB**

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More Official LEGO Marvel Comic Book Variant Covers

September 19, 2013 /

Wolverine & The X-Men #36 Variant Cover

Marvel has released a few more images of the official LEGO variant covers for various Marvel comics illustrated by Leonel Castellani. Like with all the other LEGO variant covers, the normal ones have a 1:25 distribution while the sketch cover issues will have a 1:100 distribution. Contact your local comic book stores to see if they have them in stock and you can probably get a good deal on them. If not, many online stores such as Midtown Comics will be having them for sale online when they’re available. These special covers have a red banner along the bottom promoting the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game. Featured below are variant covers for Wolverine & The X-Men #36, All-New X-Men #17, Nova #8, and Uncanny Avengers #12.

Wolverine & The X-Men #36 Sketch Variant Cover

All-New X-Men #17 Variant Cover All-New X-Men #17 Sketch Variant Cover

Nova #8 Variant Cover Nova #8 Sketch Variant Cover

Uncanny Avengers #12 Variant Cover Uncanny Avengers #12 Sketch Variant Cover

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game DLC from Gamestop

September 19, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Gamestop DLC

Last week, we reported there was some downloadable content that would be coming to the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game. I’m not sure when this was added but there is an image from EB Games, aka Gamestop, of the details of that DLC. Gamestop has bumped up their bonuses when you pre-order the game from them. For GameStop PowerUp Rewards members in addition to the Spider-Man keychain (bleh), you can get download code to get the following items:

Hawkeye Classic costume
Symbiote Spider-Man
Thanos
Dark Phoenix
A-Bomb (Rick Jones) – Another bigfig?
Falcon
Beta Ray Bill
Spider Buggy
Hawkeye Sky Cycle
10 additional races – 5 per vehicle

The DLC is only available for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. We’re not sure if this DLC will be available to be purchased separately from the Playstation Store or on Xbox Live. If the DLC isn’t your cup of tea, There is still time to pre-order the game from Walmart and you can get the Iron Patriot minifigure polybag. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is set to be released in just a little bit over a month.

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Official LEGO Documentary Coming in 2014

September 17, 2013 /

Today, Deadline has revealed that The LEGO Group in conjunction with Global Emerging Markets (GEM) will be creating an official feature-length documentary film called Beyond The Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary. They have partnered up with Oscar-winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and Oscar-nominated Kief Davidson (Open Heart) to shoot a film to take a deeper look into the company and the impact of the bricks on today’s culture, art, and education. The documentary will also take a look at not only younger builders, but Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs), LEGO convention attendees, artists, and famous LEGO fans too. Brendan Kiernan and Justin Moore-Lewy will be producing the documentary and is slated to be released early 2014.

LEGO bricks are everywhere, and this documentary is an examination of their footprint in our global community. The LEGO brick has transcended language, politics, age, race, art, science and technology – all through its ability to draw out the basic human need to create and share. – Jill Wilfert, VP of Licensing and Entertainment for The LEGO Group

A few years ago, there was a very well made short video called AFOL: A Blocumentary that takes a look into the world of a couple of AFOLs from the Pacific Northwest. You can watch that video below.

AFOL A Blocumentary from AFOL on Vimeo.

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LEGO The Simpsons Series 13 Collectible Minifigures Confirmed For May 2014

September 17, 2013 /

As we reported last month, there was a rumor that the Series 13 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line could be based on The Simpsons characters. Today, Nerdly.co.uk has confirmed that rumor to be true. In May 2014, Series 13 of the Collectible Minifigures line will be based on 16 Simpsons characters including Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Apu, Chief Wiggum, Moe, Itchy and Scratchy, and a few more of the animated TV show’s characters will be released. Nerdly also reports that the only LEGO system set to be released in the first quarter of 2014 will be the Simpsons House on 742 Evergreen Terrace which will be available direct-to-consumers at LEGO brand stores and on Shop@Home in April 2014. Finally in May 2014, there will be a special LEGO Simpsons TV episode, very similar to LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace and The Empire Strikes Out. The Simpsons’ director David Silverman has also confirmed the news via Twitter:

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LEGO Seasonal Thanksgiving Feast Polybag (40056) Revealed

September 16, 2013 /

In a day full of filled with LEGO reveals, here’s another one but this time it’s for Thanksgiving. Brickset member Umbratinker has posted an image of the Thanksgiving Feast (40056) Seasonal polybag they got from a LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Westchester, New York.

The polybag has 46 pieces and and features a tan table with different kinds of food including a carrot, sausages, and a turkey. There is also a barrel with a spout next to two cats, a black and a white one. Finally, there are two minifigures, a male in a green sweater with red pants and a female in a white/grey sweater and red pants.

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LEGO NASA’s Missions: Imagine and Build Contest Winners

September 16, 2013 /

Back in June, we reported there was a LEGO contest called NASA’s Missions: Imagine and Build happening on ReBrick in conjunction with the space agency.

The winner of the “Imagine Our Future Beyond Earth” contest was the “Sunbeam,” created by Jay Semlis from England. The satellite is used to look at the outer cornea of the sun. There were also two runner up winners including “The ORACOM” by Sergio Parra from the United States which is a Mars spacecraft and the “Asteroid Initiative” by Peter Hollander also from the United States which is used to pick up and move asteroids.

NASA’s associate administrator for education Leland Melvin says, “Our intention was to unleash everyone’s creativity and inspire participants to combine real NASA research with imaginative flights of fancy. Looking at the winning designs, it’s clear we did just that.”

The grand prize winner of the contest received the LEGO CUUSOO Hayabusa (21101) set, signed by the LEGO designer Melody Louise Caddick, recognition and honorable mention on NASA.gov, and a collection of NASA memorabilia including a personalized signed lithograph from Melvin.

There was also another contest called the “Inventing the Future of Flight” to create a prototype of a future aircraft as well as writing a technical paper to explain the model and how it is taking NASA’s ideas and improves on them. The winning model for the younger builders category was the “Flying Extinguisher 4000 Fish Eagle” created by 16 year old William Nodvik from the United States which is a long range supertanker that puts … Continue

More LEGO Seasonal Christmas 2013 Sets Revealed

September 16, 2013 /

Huw over on Brickset has just posted images of two more LEGO Seasonal Christmas 2013 sets that will be released later this year, Decorating the Tree (40058) and Santa Sleigh (40059). These images are courtesy of Brickset member Gregori and are from the German LEGO store calendar for October. There’s no details on pricing or availability as of this time but my guess is they are polybags that will probably be given out with a certain purchase amount or sold as store exclusives as nice little stocking stuffers during the holidays.

Set 40058 shows a Christmas tree decorated with lights with presents and toys next to it. There are two children minifigures included, one male and one female, and also a ladder for them to climb. Set 40059 shows Santa riding his sleigh full of presents that is being pulled by a reindeer. There is also a older minifigure with short legs holding a police radio.

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LEGO Super Heroes 2014 Rumored Sets

September 16, 2013 /

Here’s some news that many people have been waiting for. All About Bricks is reporting there will be quite a few LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets coming out in 2014. First off, there will be two sets based on the LEGO 4 Juniors or 4 Plus line which targeted children four years or older. One set will be a Spider-Man car and has Venom and the other set is a Batcave and includes Batman, Robin, and the Joker.

Now to the good stuff. For the Marvel side, there will be three Spider-Man sets that will have new heroes and villains. There’s no word on whether they will be based on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie or continuing with the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series. My guess is from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 since the movie will be out on April 17, 2014. The characters in the movie will include, of course, Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Electro, Rhino, Norman Osborn, and Harry Osborn just to name a few. I’m thinking that Norman will be the Green Goblin if that villain is in the movie. My guess for the minifigures are Spider-Man, Gwen, Electro, and Rhino. If LEGO decides to continue with the Ultimate Spider-Man, there are so many characters but the ones that stick out are Luke Cage/Power Man, White Tiger, Lizard, Electro, Rhino, and Kraven the Hunter.

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LEGO Creator Winter Village Market (10235) Available Early For VIPs

September 16, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village Market (10235)

As reported last month, the new LEGO Creator Expert Seasonal Winter Village Market (10235) is now available for VIP members at LEGO stores and on Shop@Home. You have to be logged in with your LEGO ID to purchase the set.

Here’s the dilemma if you want to purchase it now. There is still time to get the LEGO Creator Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) or you can wait until next month. Why? During the month of October between the 14th-31st, you can get the first of two FREE exclusive 2013 Holiday sets (40082). This small Christmas tree lot set will go nicely with the Winter Village Market. The offers don’t stop there. You will also get Double VIP points with your purchase so it’s a win-win situation. You get a FREE Holiday set and double up on the points you can get.

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LEGO Seasonal Brickley The Sea Serpent Polybag (40019) Review

September 15, 2013 /

I was at my local LEGO store today and saw the LEGO Seasonal Brickley The Sea Serpent Polybag (40019) on sale and thought it would be a nice little pickup. The polybag contains 59 pieces and normally retails for $4.99 but I got it for $3.98. It was released in 2011 around the same time as the Easter Seasonal polybags.

LEGO Seasonal Brickley The Sea Serpent (40019) LEGO Seasonal Brickley The Sea Serpent (40019)

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LEGO Star Wars 3-in-1 Super Pack (66456)

September 15, 2013 /

Belgian online retailer ColliShop has revealed a new LEGO Star Wars 3-in-1 Super Pack (66456) which includes the AT-RT (75002), Z-95 Headhunter (75004), and the BARC Speeder with Sidecar (75012). The Super Pack will have a suggested retail price of €99.99 and will be released later this year. The total number of pieces in the Super Pack comes to 821 and all three sets were released earlier this year.

What’s interesting to note is that all three sets are cheaper when bought separately. Doing a quick dollar conversion will make the Super Pack come to about $133.06, while buying them separately will only run you $94.97 from Shop@Home. There’s no word on whether it will be available at retailers here in the States such as Toys R Us stores.

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LEGO Minifigure Year By Year: A Visual History Book Review

September 14, 2013 /

Dorling Kindersley’s newest LEGO book has been released and it is called LEGO Minifigure Year By Year: A Visual History. The hardcover book features more than 2,000 images of various minifigures through LEGO’s history. The book also includes three different minifigures which is unique because we usually just get one in a DK LEGO book. It retails for $24.00 on Amazon and has 256 pages. If you want to do a cost per page ratio, it is $0.09/page. The book is written by Gregory Farshtey and Daniel Lipkowitz, author of many other great LEGO books.

LEGO Minifigure Year By Year: A Visual History LEGO Minifigure Year By Year: A Visual History

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LEGO Friends 2014 Updated Set List

September 13, 2013 /

Today, All About Bricks has revealed the list for Series 5 of the Animal sets for the LEGO Friends line. Back in August, we reported a list of the Friends System sets as well as the Series 4 Animals of the very popular girls theme. LEGO Friends is still going strong heading into their third year of production.

Animals – Series 4
Turtle’s Little Paradise (41041)
Tiger’s Beautiful Temple (41042)
Penguin’s Playground (41043)

Animals – Series 5

Macaw’s Fountain (41044)
Orangutan’s Banana Tree (41045)
Brown Bear’s River (41046)

System Sets
Sunshine Harvest (41026)
Mia’s Lemonade Stand (41027)
Emma’s Lifeguard Post (41028)
Stephanie’s Newborn Lamb (41029)
Heartlake Juice Bar (41035)
Stephanie’s Beach House (41037)
Sunshine Ranch (41039)
Heartlake News Van (41056)
Heartlake Horse Show (41057)

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LEGO Seasonal Witch Polybag (40032) Review

September 13, 2013 /

Last fall, LEGO released a new Seasonal polybag, the Witch (40032), which was previously exclusive to LEGO stores and on Shop@Home. Target stores are currently setting up their Halloween section and the Witch polybag is available for purchase. It goes for $4.99 and contains 71 pieces, a great $0.07/piece ratio.

LEGO Seasonal Witch (40032) LEGO Seasonal Witch (40032)

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Various LEGO Polybags at Target Stores

September 13, 2013 /

LEGO Seasonal Witch (40032)

Today, I was at my local Target store, the one on Mira Mesa for you San Diego readers, and found a couple of polybags stocked. In the Halloween section in the back of the store is the LEGO Seasonal Witch (40032) which was a LEGO Store exclusive from last fall. It contains 71 pieces and retails for $4.99.

LEGO Star Wars Umbaran MHC Polybag (30243)

The other polybag that was stocked in the Halloween section is the LEGO Star Wars Umbaran MHC (30243). I haven’t seen this polybag before in stores in the US except for today and only had a limited run in a few Canadian stores. It has 49 pieces and goes for $3.99.

LEGO City Mining Dozer Polybag (30151)

The final polybag that I found at Target was the LEGO City Mining Dozer (30151). This polybag was first released at Target stores in 2012 but this is the first time I’ve seen it stocked. It was stocked at the checkout aisles as an impulse buy item. The Dozer has 32 pieces and sells for $4.69.

LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech (30230)

TheOrcKing in the comments has informed us Target has also stocked the LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech (30230) and may possibly have the LEGO City Fire Car (30221) at the the checkout aisles. Both polybags are $3.99 each.

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LEGO Legends of Chima 2014 Legend Beast Set Details

September 12, 2013 /

Back in August, we reported the set list for the LEGO Legends of Chima sets for 2014. All About Bricks has also put up the list but with a minor detail that was reported before. Under the “Legend Beasts” section, they also included the words “New Small Boxed Sets”. CM4S over on Eurobricks chimed in that those particular sets are models of the Legend Beasts and also includes minifigures. My guess is that they’re buildable sets of the Legend Beasts and the major characters in the show will be riding them, like what Laval did in Episode 2 of the animated tv series. CM4S has been correct on many rumors so most likely this rumor will be true. Now we just have to wait until the official images are released.

Legend Beasts – New Small Boxed Sets

Lion Legend Beast (70123)
Eagle Legend Beast (70124)
Gorilla Legend Beast (70125)
Crocodile Legend Beast (70126)
Wolf Legend Beast (70127)

System Sets

Braptor’s Wing Striker (70128)
Lavertus’ Twin Blade (70129)
Sparratus’ Spider Striker (70130)
Rogon’s Rock Flinger (70131)
Scorm’s Scorpion Stinger (70132)
Spinlyn’s Cavern (70133)
Lavertus’ Outland Base (70134)

Speedorz

Banana Bash (70136)
Bat Strike (70137)
Web Dash (70138)
Sky Launch (70139)
Stinger Duel (70140)

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LEGOLAND California Water Park Expansion in 2014

September 12, 2013 /

Today, LEGOLAND California announced a major expansion for the Water Park that is set to open Summer 2014. The 2.5 acre expansion will cost about $12 million and will be featuring attractions from the LEGO Legends of Chima theme. This expansion follows the footsteps of LEGOLAND’s sister park in Florida where they opened The World of Chima back in July. The cost of admission to the new area will be included with the admission to the LEGOLAND Water Park. The new expansion will be located in the north-east area of park next to the Pirate Reef attraction. Four of the eight new areas of the expansion were revealed today as well by park officials.

The “Lion Temple Wave Pool” will be the centerpiece of the expansion and will have a 30 foot Mount Kavora where water will cascade down. It it also show various characters from each of the tribes.

“Cragger’s Swamp” is a play area where it lets kids blast water cannons and ride water slides right into the head of a large crocodile.

On “Eglor’s Build-A-Boat, kids can build a boat much like the current Build-A-Raft attraction and race against other kids while dodging obstacles.

The “Wolves’ Cantina” is a food service area that will show off things from the Wolf tribe.

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LEGO Store Employee Polybag (5001622) Revealed

September 12, 2013 /

LEGO Store Employee (5001622)

The Brick Owl has reported a new LEGO Store Employee (5001622) promotional polybag which includes LEGO Retail Store mascot, Tom, dressed in black with a red 2×4 brick. There’s no word on how we will be able to get the polybag but Brick Owl suggests it might be for purchases of a certain dollar amount. Do any of my LEGO employee friends know anything about this polybag? If so, feel free to comment. Also one more thing. Where is the yellow apron?!?

**Via Brickset**

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More LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Details

September 12, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes PS3

Metro.co.uk recently revealed that there will be around 150 characters total in the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. There will also be downloadable content for additional characters but there’s no word whether they are included in the 150 characters. There are about 20 missions in the main storyline which takes place at many iconic locations including New York City, Stark Tower, the X-Mansion, and the Sanctum Sanctorum. Metro also did an interview with TT Games Game Director Arthur Parsons in which he talks a little bit more about the game. There is still time to pre-order the game from Walmart and get the exclusive bonus Iron Patriot minifigure. As you can see from the image above, the game is may be packaged in a larger box with the Iron Patriot minifigure. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is set to be released on October 22. Below is a list of the confirmed characters in the game:

Abomination, Acolytes, Archangel, Arnim Zola, Beast, Black Widow, Blob, Captain America, Captain Britain, Colossus, Cyclops, Daredevil, Deadpool, Destroyer, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, Doctor Strange, Elektra, Extremis Soldier, Frost Giant, Galactus, Gambit, Ghost Rider, Green Goblin, Ultimate Green Goblin, Hawkeye, Classic Hawkeye, Heimdall, H.E.R.B.I.E., Howard the Duck, The Hulk, Bruce Banner, Human Torch, HYDRA Agent, Iceman, Invisible Woman, Iron Man Mark I Armour, Iron Man Mark VI Armour, Iron Man Hulkbuster Armour, Tony Stark, J. Jonah Jameson, Jean Grey, Phoenix, Juggernaut, Kingpin, Leader, Lizard, Curt Connors, Loki, Magneto, Malekith the Accursed, Maria Hill, Mr Fantastic, Ms Marvel, Mysterio, Mystique, Nick Fury, Phil … Continue

One Week Left To Register For BrickCon 2013

September 11, 2013 /

BrickCon 2013 is only a few weeks away and if you’re thinking of attending the event, you only have one week left to register. Registration will be closing on Wednesday, September 18th and won’t be accepting any more registrations after that date. There will also be no on-site registrations accepted during the convention either. The official theme for this year is “Pigs vs Cows”.

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Remembering September 11 With LEGO

September 11, 2013 /

Today is September 11 and people around the world are doing various things to remember the lives lost during the tragic event in 2001. Our good friend Mariann Asanuma (Model Building Secrets) created the above LEGO mosaic of the iconic Raising the Flag at Ground Zero picture by photographer Thomas E. Franklin to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the event but it is still fitting for every year since it remind us that our resolve grows stronger every year.

Nathan Sawaya has also created a piece to remember the event and has created a version of Yellow featuring the famous Statue of Liberty showing her heart.

I wanted to do a special piece for the city. The Statue of Liberty is a welcoming symbol of this city and ultimately she is all about heart.

Never Forget

Flickr user TAMUMick has recreated a firefighter helmet with a prominent 343 in the front to represent the 343 FDNY firefighters who perished during the September 11 while protecting the citizens of New York.

If you have something created with LEGO bricks to commemorate September 11, feel free to contact us and we’ll feature your works of art as well. Never forget 9/11.

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LEGO Shaun of the Dead Winchester Pub Instructions

September 11, 2013 /

Our friends over at Brick Fanatics is starting a new feature on their site where they’ll be sharing LEGO MOC instructions from different various artists who submit their content. If you remember last year, the LEGO CUUSOO Shaun of the Dead Winchester Pub project by Greg Coquelz, aka Yatkuu, was rejected by the LEGO Jury even though it had a massive following from supporters including Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. You’ll be glad to know that Greg has provided the instructions for you to download for free. So if you’ve been wanting to build your own Winchester Pub, well here’s your chance.

Greg has also provided instructions of the Stargate Heavy Machine Gun for free. It doesn’t stop there! There are also premium instructions that you can purchase for a very affordable price of $2 for his Stargate Bookends (see below image). These instructions are also available through Brick Fanatics.

I think this is a very interesting concept by Brick Fanatics because maybe you’ve seen a MOC that you really like and would like to recreate it. If that artist decides to submit their instructions to BF, you can probably get for a certain price or even for free. You’ll be sure that we’ll be featuring more submitted instructions as they become available.

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LEGO City Coast Guard Seaplane Polybag (30225) Review

September 10, 2013 /

Toys R Us stores and online is currently have a promotion going for a free LEGO City Coast Guard Seaplane Polybag (30225) with purchases of $20 or more on any LEGO sets. I managed to get one by itself since I didn’t really need to get any other sets at this time. The polybag contains 37 pieces and retails for $3.99 which comes out to about $0.11/piece.

LEGO Coast Guard Seaplane (30225) LEGO Coast Guard Seaplane (30225)

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LEGO Marvel Official Variant Comic Book Covers

September 10, 2013 /

Infinity #3 LEGO Variant

Marvel has revealed a couple of the official LEGO Marvel variant comic book covers as well as the sketch variant covers for various issues that will be releasing in the next few weeks. Along the bottom of the covers is a banner to promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game that will be coming out this October. The comics featured are Infinity #3, Daredevil #31, X-Men #5, and Mighty Avengers #1 and Marvel will be slowly revealing more of the official variant comic book covers in the near future. The regular LEGO variant covers have a 1:25 distribution while the sketch cover issues will have a 1:100 distribution.

Infinity #3 LEGO Sketch Variant

Daredevil #31 LEGO Variant Daredevil #31 LEGO Sketch Variant

X-Men #5 LEGO Variant X-Men #5 LEGO Sketch Variant

Mighty Avengers #1 LEGO Variant Mighty Avengers #1 LEGO Sketch Variant

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LEGO City Ride-On Lawn Mower Polybag (30224) Review

September 10, 2013 /

Today, I was went to my local Toys R Us store since I was in the area and found out that they have remodeled the LEGO section and they had some new polybags in stock. One of these polybags is the LEGO City Ride-On Lawn Mower (30224). The set contains 42 pieces and retails for $3.99 each.

LEGO City Ride-On Lawn Mower Polybag (30224) LEGO City Ride-On Lawn Mower Polybag (30224)

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LEGO Friends Official Gameplay Trailer

September 10, 2013 /

Warner Bros. has posted the official gameplay trailer for the LEGO Friends video game for the Nintendo DS and 3DS handheld platforms. Coming off the success of the Friends sets, LEGO has brought the characters to life in the digital world created by TT Games and Hellbent Games. In the game, you will be able to customize your character with different outfits and accessories and join the girls on various adventures in Heartlake City. The game is available for preorder on Amazon and will be released on November 30th.

Welcome to amazing Heartlake City where summer fun awaits! Meet your new LEGO Friends and join them on exciting adventures that build friendships with the girls and allow you to express your individual style and personality as you explore the city.

Shop for the latest outfits and accessories, select the perfect hairstyle, decorate your bedroom and even pick out a pet. Choose how to spend your summer vacation; whether you’d rather attend horse riding camp, perfect a dance routine, play soccer, practice karate, or care for an animal at the rescue center, you can do these things and more as you express your creativity, and build fun memories with your five new friends!

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LEGO Mini Mi App Update

September 10, 2013 /

Last month featured the release of a neat little app called Mini Mi and yesterday the developers released Version 1.1 for the app. The update makes the app runs much faster and a lot lighter on your devices. There were also some bugs that were fixed as well. In addition, you can now use the Mini Mi app on older iPod Touch devices. The devs are currently working on their next update which will include a native iPad version and also more expansion packs. Android fans will also be glad to know that the developers are working on an app for those devices.

The app is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad and requires iOS 6.0 or later. Expansion packs are $0.99 each but you can unlock all of them for $3.99. Did you know there are also secret codes that you can enter to get items for you Mini Me? Here’s a couple of them if you didn’t get them yet: “ledzep”, “minico”, “thewho”, and “sinvdr andcello”. Just follow the instructions below and enter the codes without the quotes to get your item(s). New codes are revealed on their Facebook and Twitter every Tuesday and Thursday.

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LEGO CUUSOO Macross VF-1 Valkyrie Achieves 10,000 Supporters

September 8, 2013 /

The Macross VF-1 Valkyrie +Fast pack / Armored parts by maxvf1 is the latest project to reach 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. The VF-1 Valkyrie is based on the variable fighter from the Japanese anime, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross. First submitted on October 1, 2011, it shows that slow and steady can also win the race and in this case, the race to 10,000 supporters. The Valkyrie becomes the very first “transforming” set to reach the review stage on CUUSOO and as well as the first set to qualify for the Winter Review stage. Since LEGO encourages creativity and imagination, it would be cool to see something like the Valkyrie with it’s transforming feature become an official set but we’ll see if LEGO can get a licensing deal done with Harmony Gold which has a pretty strict licensing policy.

Congratulations to maxvf1 for getting enough supporters for his Macross project! The Japanese Old Style Architecture project by taxon55 becomes the highest supported project on CUUSOO.

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, maxvf1!

2013.09.09
You did it! What a fantastic build and a great way to celebrate an iconic robot from Japanese animation in LEGO Bricks. As you say, combining construction play with the Valkyrie adds a new level of understanding of how to build transforming models.

What happens now?
This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A “LEGO Review Board” composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We’ll build concept models and determine if the concept

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FREE LEGO City Coast Guard Seaplane Polybag (30225) at Toys R Us

September 8, 2013 /

Toys R Us online as well as brick and mortar stores are offering a FREE LEGO City Coast Guard Seaplane polybag (30225) with purchases of $20 or more on any LEGO set. This 2013 polybag contains 37 pieces and includes one minifigure. This offer is valid from September 8th through September 14th.

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FREE LEGO City Fire Car (30221) At Home Depot

September 7, 2013 /

Toys N Bricks is reporting kids will be able to get a FREE LEGO City Fire Car (30221) when they participate in a “How-To” Workshop at Home Depot stores on Saturday, October 5th between 9am-12pm. Each child will get the set as well as an orange apron, an achievement pin, and a certificate of participation while supplies last. So if you have a child, mark your calendars for the first Saturday in October to participate in the event to get the FREE 37 piece LEGO set.

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Superman: Black Zero Escape (76009) Review

September 7, 2013 /

In out second review of the LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes sets of 2013, we have the Superman: Black Zero Escape (76009). The set contains 168 pieces and retails for $19.99 which is about $0.12/piece. The contents of the box includes two numbered bags, one instruction booklet, one comic book, and one small sticker sheet.

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Superman: Black Zero Escape (76009) LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Superman: Black Zero Escape (76009)

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The Brick Fan on Instagram

September 6, 2013 /

As you may or may not know, I am a photography fanatic. I love to take pictures of various things that happen throughout the day including pictures of LEGO related things. If you’re an Android or an iOS user feel free to follow me on Instagram under the username “Tormentalous”. There you can see my pictures of LEGO minifigures, sets, as well as other random non-LEGO things that you most likely won’t see here on The Brick Fan, sort of a behind the scenes kind of thing. Also if take pictures of LEGO related things on Instagram, feel free to let me know your username in the comments so I can check them out.

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LEGO at New York Comic Con 2013

September 5, 2013 /

LEGO has been a big presence at various conventions throughout the years such as the Comic Cons in San Diego and New York. There’s been speculation of whether LEGO would make it to the 2013 New York Comic Con on October 10-13 and the news broke today that they will not be making an appearance this year. Last year, the company revealed the LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line during NYCC and we were hoping there would be some sort of reveal during this year’s event. I guess they could be saving the reveals for a fully-fledged LEGO convention such as LEGO Fan Weekend or BrickWorld Fort Wayne coming up later this month instead of a convention that isn’t nearly as big as San Diego Comic Con. LEGO’s decision not to be at NYCC 2013 could also be a result of what happened during SDCC 2013 and the Super Heroes minifigure debacle. Does this also mean LEGO won’t be making any more appearances at future conventions such as next year’s NYCC and SDCC? Only time will tell.

Update: Thanks to the theBrickBlogger for the update on why LEGO will not be at New York Comic Con. Earlier this year, LEGO was in New York to reveal the giant X-Wing Starfighter to promote The Yoda Chronicles and most of their budget went to that event. That’s a sigh of relief as LEGO will probably be returning next year for future events. False alarm people!

**Via Hoth Bricks**

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LEGO Star Wars Planets Series 4 Not Sold in United States

September 5, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Tantive IV & Planet Alderaan (75011)

For those who are collectors of the LEGO Star Wars Planets sets in the United States, FBTB is reporting that Series 4 of the fairly popular sets will not be released here in the States.

The second wave of 2013 LSW planets are no longer launching in the US. They will be available in other global countries, however. As you know, some markets carry slightly different collections depending on their market dynamics, so the strategic decision was made not to launch them in the US.

However, you can still pick up the Snowspeeder & Planet Hoth (75009), B-wing Starfighter & Planet Endor (75010), and Tantive IV & Planet Alderaan (75011) through Bricklink, eBay, or Amazon but at a bit higher prices due to them not being available in the States. If you have contacts in Canada, maybe they can help out since the sets are available there as well. The Planet sets are the final wave for the LEGO Star Wars theme as they are being replaced with the Microfighters line in 2014.

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LEGO Becomes World’s #2 Toymaker

September 5, 2013 /

Despise a slow start in 2013 in the North America and European markets, The LEGO Group has still managed to become the world’s #2 toymaker beating out Hasbro. The Danish toy company had sales jump 13 percent in the first-half of 2013 with the strongest growth in the Asian markets. Their revenue rose to 10.4 billion kroner in the first six months of 2013 from 9.13 billion kroner in the same time period as last year. The revenue which is equivalent to $1.84 billion beat out Hasbro Inc. which had reported sales of $1.43 billion.

The increase in revenue was due to increased sales in the LEGO Legends of Chima line as well as the LEGO Friends line and Chief Executive Officer Joergen Vig Knudstorp says the Friends sets were the “most significant” new product in a decade. While the Legends of Chima line has become LEGO’s fastest growing products, sales of the Friends sets were “significantly higher” than the company average as well. The company expects both of these lines to continue growing with more sets being released for Legends of Chima and Friends in 2014.

LEGO has also boosted its global market share from 8.6 percent from the end of 2012 to 8.8 percent in the first half of this year. Mattel Inc. is still the world’s largest toymaker which had a revenue of $2.16 billion in the first half of 2013 but in terms of profit, The LEGO Group’s net income rose 18 perfect in the first six months of 2013 to 2.48 … Continue

LEGO CUUSOO Jurassic Park Project by Senteosan Shelved

September 4, 2013 /

If you’re a LEGO creator and want to list any Jurassic Park projects on LEGO CUUSOO, don’t bother. Yesterday, Senteosan’s Jurassic Park project was archived after only 6,495 supporters and will not be considered for production. The reason? LEGO posted, “since another company has the construction toy license for this IP, we can’t pursue this further as a potential LEGO set.” Back in February of this year, Hasbro, which owns KRE-O, struck a licensing deal with Universal to produce merchandise for the movie franchise. Because of this deal, any Jurassic Park related projects/sets cannot be created by The LEGO Group and in turn anything that bears the JP mark on CUUSOO will be archived. However, Senteosan does have a separate project for his UCS-style Dinosaur series, Bricksauria and that isn’t Jurassic Park related so it’s still live. If you like the design of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, head over to Senteosan’s page and show your support.

Does this decision discourage creators to propose projects that are other companies’ IPs? No it doesn’t but just bear in mind that LEGO has the right to close down a project if it conflicts with a competitive building brick licensor, aka KRE-O/Mega Bloks. LEGO CUUSOO encourages people submit original ideas so there’s less of a chance that your project will conflict with another company’s license. Below is the official LEGO comment on their decision to close Senteosan’s project.

Decision on Our Ability to Produce this Project

2013.09.03
First and foremost, congratulations on the well over 5,000 supporters for this project on

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LEGO Creator Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) Review

September 2, 2013 /

In the month of September whenever you spend $75 or more at a LEGO store or on Shop@Home, you can get a FREE exclusive LEGO Creator Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079). The polybag contains 76 pieces which is in both loose pieces and in a small bag, one instruction booklet, and one protective box for the VW sticker. Just a little note, the polybag is officially licensed by Volkswagen.

LEGO Creator Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) LEGO Creator Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079)

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LEGO Creator 2013 Holiday Set Images

September 2, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Holiday Set #1 (40082)

As we reported yesterday, LEGO will be having a couple of promotions during the holiday season. There will be two LEGO Creator Holiday sets that will be given out in October and during Brick Friday Weekend in November. GRogall over at Eurobricks has post the high quality images of both sets. The first Holiday Creator set (40082) will be given out in October and features a Christmas tree lot with a male worker and a female buyer. The second Holiday Creator set (40083), given out during Brick Friday, is a red truck that delivers the Christmas tree and includes a male driver. Both of these sets will be FREE with purchases of $99 or more at LEGO stores and on Shop@Home.

LEGO Creator Holiday Set #1 (40082)

LEGO Creator Holiday Set #2 (40083)

LEGO Creator Holiday Set #2 (40083)

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 (71002) Review

September 2, 2013 /

Back in June, there was an reported image that came out which showed a couple of the new Series 11 minifigures and it got people really excited for the latest addition to the Collectible Minifigures line. Series 11 (71002) has been released and the rush is on to get all of minfigures in the series. Like in previous series, each packet contains one minifigure and one leaflet and retails for $2.99 each.

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LEGO Masters of the Universe by Orion Pax

September 2, 2013 /

Alex Jones, aka Orion Pax, continues to show off his creations of 80’s themes and he has finally completed his custom LEGO sets and minifigures based on the Masters of the Universe franchise. He has been working hard the past several months to create high quality sets and he was even invited to Grayskull Con 2013 to present the sets to the creator of the Masters of the Universe, Mark Taylor. As you can see below, Alex has also created a full-sized replica of He-Man’s Power Sword and Battle Axe. If you’ve been following Orion, you will know the quality level of his creations are unparalleled and as a kid from the 80’s, his creation gave me goosebumps. Head over to his site to check out high resolution images of all the minifigures as well as the sets and vehicles including Castle Grayskull.

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LEGO Disney Princess Sets in 2014?

September 2, 2013 /

The rumors for 2014 sets keep rolling in. All About Bricks is reporting that there will be a new LEGO Disney Princess theme for 2014. Much like the LEGO Friends sets, these sets will be targeted to young girls and will include mini-dolls based on various Disney Princesses and not minifigures. Again, All About Bricks have been correct on many rumors in the past so we’ll see if this news is also true. The list below are the rumored sets:

Ariel’s Secret Treasures (41050)
Merida’s Highland Games (41051)
Cinderella’s Enchanted Carriage (41052)
Ariel’s Magical Kiss (41053)
Rapunzel’s Tower of Creativity (41054)
Cinderella’s Castle Romance (41055)

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LEGO CUUSOO The Road to Oz Achieves 10,000 Supporters

September 1, 2013 /

The latest project to reach 10,000 supporter and the first project to reach the 2013 Fall Review stage is The Road to Oz by JeremiahKC. The project posted on July 15th and has quickly climbed up the ranks of supported projects, especially with the help of 1.8 million fans of The Wizard of Oz Facebook page. The project is the seventh project to hit 10,000 supporters in the quarter and now joins the Female Minifigure Set, the ATLAS Mini Model, FTL: Faster Than Light, the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary project, and Poptropica: Dr. Hare’s Lair, TeeKay’s Ghostbusters for the Fall Review. The LEGO Jury will have a pretty hard time choosing the winner for this review stage with so many great projects hitting the goal. Maybe LEGO will set new a precedent of choosing multiple winners during the review stage? We shall see about that in a few months.

The Road to Oz features three vignettes from the 1939 movie. The first shows Dorothy meeting Scarecrow and Tinman for the first time. The second features Dorothy, Scarecrow, and Tinman running into the Wicked Witch of the West as well as meeting the Cowardly Lion. The last vignette shows everyone arriving at the Emerald City at the poppy fields. All three sections are able to attach to each other to create one long yellow brick road or side by side to create a wider road. This project also commemorates the 75th anniversary of the original The Wizard of Oz movie. JeremiahKC’s project … Continue

LEGO October/Christmas 2013 Promotions

September 1, 2013 /

LEGO October 2013 Promotions

Although the LEGO September 2013 promotions have just started but we already know about the October 2013 promotions. How fast is that?

First, October is Double VIP Points. Yes, it’s back! For every dollar spent, you will be able to earn double the amount of VIP points for every purchase. Not a shabby deal if you’re waiting to purchase some of the larger sets.

Next up are the 2013 Holiday sets. They will be similar to the 2011 versions of 3300020 and 3300002. From October 14-31, you will be able to get the first part of the set with purchases of $99 or more. You will be able to complete the set with the second part during Black Friday weekend on November 29 – December 2nd. The Brick Owl has posted the parts list for set 40082 which is the Christmas tree lot seen above and 2 minifigures and 40083 which looks like some sort of vehicle with a driver.

October also continues with the Clone Trooper Lieutenant (5001709) polybag minifigure. You will be able to get it if you spend $50 or more on LEGO Star Wars sets. Why not combine all the deals and spend $99 or more on Star Wars sets and get Double VIP points, the 40082 Holiday set, and the Clone Trooper Lieutenant. It’s now time to plan out your shopping strategies for the holidays. Get to it!

Update: The high quality images are now posted.

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21105) and The Nether (21106) Now Available

August 31, 2013 /

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21105) LEGO Minecraft The Nether (21106)

For you LEGO Minecraft fans out there, you’ll be glad to know that the new LEGO Minecraft The Village (21105) and The Nether (21106) Mirco Worlds are now available for purchase at LEGO stores and on Shop@Home. The Village contains 466 pieces and The Nether has 469 pieces and both sets will retail for $34.99 each. Like with the first Minecraft set, the new releases also have a modular build style so you can create the area in many different combinations. These are sure to sell out quickly, so act fast before they are out of stock.

Create your own Minecraft village, all with LEGO bricks!

Every Minecraft world has a village hidden somewhere. Create and customize your own, all with LEGO bricks. In this LEGO micro-world you can build your houses and grow the crops, but watch out for the aggressive Zombies that menace the Villagers. Below the village is a mine, so beware of the TNT when you go wandering, as the walls can explode. Comes with 3 buildable Micromob figures: the Pig, the Villager and the Zombie.

• Includes Pig, Villager and the Zombie buildable Micromob figures
• Recreate a Minecraft world as a micro-scale LEGO model
• Enjoy The Village, a new biome in the LEGO Minecraft micro-world
• Split the model into 4 sections and reconfigure it for a new play experience
• Add your own creations like houses and crops – just like in the real game!
• Travel the mines underneath The Village but beware of TNT; Removable wall

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LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 (31313) Now Available at Shop@Home

August 31, 2013 /

It is September and the new LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 is now available for sale at LEGO stores and on Shop@Home. The set will contain 601 pieces and will retail for $349.99. It latest version of MINDSTORMS line comes fully equipped with many new features such as an infrared sensor, a new Linux-based firmware, a USB port, and an SD card slot. It will be using Linux firmware that will be compatible with Android and iOS operating systems. The EV3 will also have Bluetooth support so you can program the machine using your mobile devices. If you do decide to pick up the EV3, remember there are 12 additional bonus models on the MINDSTORMS minisite.

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LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village (10236) Now Available on Shop@Home

August 31, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village (10236)

The long-awaited LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village (10236) is now available to the public at LEGO stores as well as on Shop@Home. Many Star Wars fans have been waiting for a full size village to complete their Endor displays. LEGO did come out with a small part of the village with the Ewok Attack (7956) but it wasn’t anything near the size of the new Ewok Village. This set contains 1990 pieces and retails for $249.99. If you’re buying the set this month, there’s also a couple of LEGO September promotions you should know about. By purchasing this set, you will be able to get the FREE exclusive Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) as well as the Clone Trooper Lieutenant (5001709) polybags.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 1-11 Compendium

August 31, 2013 /

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Compendium

LEGO Collectible Minifigures are some of the most collected items in the LEGO universe. Although there are books such as the LEGO Minifigures: Character Encyclopedia that shows details of the minifigures, they don’t go that in-depth. This is where Michael Bradford comes in. He has created a 222-page LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 1-11 Compendium that showcases all 187 minifigures including Team GB.

In the Compendium, each minifigure not only gets the official image and description of the characters, it also has a stats box on top that shows many miscellaneous details that you might not be able to find in one location. Some of these details include the BrickLink code, the current value, and number of minifigs sold on BrickLink in the past 6 months from February to August 2013. There are also charts that show the rarity of the minifigure. Another chart shows if the minifigure comes with any accessories or not.

If you’re into interesting statistics about the Collectible Minifigures, you can download the 42.7MB PDF here.

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LEGO Creator Expert Sydney Opera House (10234) Now Available

August 31, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Sydney Opera House (10234)

The latest LEGO Creator Expert set, the Sydney Opera House (10234), is now available at LEGO stores and on Shop@Home. It has been available for LEGO VIP members since the middle of August but it is now available for everyone. The set contains 2989 pieces and retails for $319.99. You can now create Australia’s most iconic architectural structure using many advanced building techniques and elements. It also comes with a new 48×48 blue baseplate. Also remember that you can get a FREE Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) as part of LEGO’s September promotions.

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LEGO City 2014 Police Set Updates

August 30, 2013 /

Little by little, we’ve getting more details about LEGO sets that will be coming out in 2014. CM4S from Eurobricks has revealed the official names for the 2014 Police sets of the LEGO City line. Even though there are more Police sets being released, there is an uneven proportion ratio of criminals to police officers overall in the Police subtheme. LEGO City Criminal Accessory Pack anyone?

  • Crook Pursuit (60041)
  • High Speed Police Chase (60042) – White police car and 2 bikes, 3 minifigures (2 criminals and 1 police officer)
  • Prisoner Transport (60043) – 8 stud wide prisoner van, 1 red quad bike, 3 minifigures (2 criminals and 1 police officer)
  • Mobile Police Unit (60044) – Police truck with trailer, 3 minifigures (2 police officers and 1 prisoner)
  • Police Patrol (60045) – 4×4 police jeep with trailer, dinghy boat, 2 minifigures
  • Helicopter Surveillance (60046)
  • Police Station (60047)

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Rumors: LEGO The Simpsons For Series 13 Collectible Minifigures?

August 30, 2013 /

A couple of weeks ago, we reported that The Simpsons were indeed confirmed for release sometime in the future. Today, All About Bricks is reporting that the Series 13 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line will be based on The Simpsons and future Collectible Minifigures releases will be licensed characters. They have also noted that the there will be no sets but just minifigures to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the show. This news is a total opposite of the rumored sets that was supposedly being released this winter.

Let’s think about this for a minute here. If this is true, it will be a dramatic change from LEGO especially for a new theme. I’m not sure if it will be profitable with only minifigures because people most likely will not be looking for multiples of the same character. We don’t need an army of Bart minifigures, do we? It was already announced that Series 12 will be based on The LEGO Movie but that is to coincide with the huge movie event. For the company to create just a line of minifigures for a new theme is unheard of, aside from the Collectible Minifigure series.

Although these are just rumors, All About Bricks have been correct on many other things so we will see if this whole Simpsons thing is true. Stay tuned for more Simpsons news as they come.

Update: The rumors are now confirmed. Read more about it here.

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LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future – Marty​’s Truck

August 30, 2013 /

Team BTTF is back with another project for LEGO CUUSOO and this time it is the Back to the Future – Marty’s Truck. The project features the black 1985 Toyota Hilux that was first seen at Statler Toyota and later in Marty’s garage after the events of the first movie. The truck is 6 studs wide and is able to fit two minifigures: Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker. Marty has a Shah Safari white checkered shirt over a red t-shirt with suspenders and blue jeans. Jennifer wears a blue vest over a white shirt and has the pink flower pants. The build and minifigures were created by Sakuretu as usual. If you like what you see, head over to the project page on CUUSOO and give your support.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Stan Lee Trailer

August 29, 2013 /

Stan Hulk

During this year’s San Diego Comic Con, it was revealed that Stan Lee himself would be a playable character in the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. Today, there is a new trailer of the game and it features Stan and his character. Stan has done many cameos before in movies and games but this time he can be part of the action. The video shows off some of his skills and powers such as web slingning like Spider-man, “Hulking” up, telekinesis, laser beam from the eyes like Cyclops, and stretching like Mr. Fantastic. With Stan’s character having so many moves at his disposal, it would seem that it’ll take some work to get the playable character. It looks like LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will certainly be a game that both young and old will be playing for a long time. Excelsior!

**Via EW**

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LEGO Minifigures Online Video Game Details Revealed

August 29, 2013 /

Earlier this month, we reported that there was a countdown to the unveiling of the details for the LEGO Minifigures Online game on Funcom’s site. Today, the wait is over. The countdown is finally over and Funcom has revealed the details of LEGO’s newest massively multiplayer online game called LEGO Minifigures Online. Executive Producer Lawrence Poe says “We could not be more excited to be working with LEGO on such a great franchise. I think you could even say the team has been training to make this game since we were little kids. That excitement carries over into everything we do, and we’re throwing every ounce of our passion and creativity into the game. We are one hundred percent focused on delivering the fun, safe, quality experience that people expect when they think of LEGO minifigures.”

The game is based on the adventures of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line and will let players complete quests to enhance their character. The game will take place in many memorable locations including Pirate World, Space World and Medieval World. LEGO Minifigures Online will be free-to-play and will be available in the second half of 2014 for the PC, iOS, and Android platforms. In addition to being a DirectX 11 PC client, the game will also be playable through the browser with a new technology being developed by Funcom for its DreamWorld platform. What’s interesting about the game is that both companies will be working together to let players who buy the collectible minifigures be able to use them in … Continue

LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Space Challenge Activity Pack Coming Soon

August 28, 2013 /

The LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 was just recently released and LEGO already has something planned for the near future. With development assistance from space experts, LEGO will be releasing the Space Challenge Activity Pack for the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3. Included in this pack are some Challenge Missions, Learning Missions, and a Learning to Gear project to teach and educate students about the topic of space exploration. Educators will be able to teach Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) to students while giving a hands-on experience. Students will no doubt be excited to learn about space using the LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 in class.

The Space Challenge is for all educators that want to teach STEM through hands-on problem solving. No matter if this is your first experience using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® or robotics or not, this learning program has been developed to support you and to make the materials suitable for your teaching environment.

In the Space Challenge Activity Pack, there are seven Challenge Missions, nine Learning Missions and one Learning to Gear project. Each Mission and project presents a fun STEM learning opportunity. Student and teacher materials are provided in a multimedia content environment with the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 Content Editor featuring all the tools the students needs for documenting and presenting their findings and results as they progress through the material.

Three Research Projects, co-developed with space experts, provide rich opportunities for students to explore and creating innovative solutions to current space exploration topics. The Research Projects are built on three key problems that

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Marvel LEGO Comic Book Sketch Variant Covers

August 27, 2013 /

Marvel Universe: Avengers Assemble #1 Sketch Variant

For the past few months, we’ve been doing posts about some Marvel comic books that will be releasing in September to help promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. These comic books will have variant covers that will feature characters as their LEGO counterparts. If you know anything about comic books, you’ll know that variant covers are priced higher than their standard cover versions. These variant versions will be going 1 in every 25 which means that for every regular issue the retailer orders, one copy will be of the variant variety. BleedingCool is reporting there will also be sketch variant covers for the Marvel comics as well. These covers are even rarer and will be around the 1 in every 100 copies or more. For example, the X-Men #5 sketch variant is going for at least $80 so it’ll get a bit costly if you’re trying to collect every single comic. If you’re a hardcore collector, check with your local comic book stores to see if they will be carrying any of these variant covers next month. I’ve called a few of the shops here in San Diego and they’re not sure if there will be enough demand for the regular copies of the comics to warrant any variant copies but we’ll see.

ALL NEW X-MEN #17
AVENGERS #21
AVENGERS A.I. #4
CAPTAIN AMERICA #12
DAREDEVIL #31
FANTASTIC FOUR #13
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7
HAWKEYE #15
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #14
INFINITY #3
IRON MAN #17
MARVEL UNIVERSE: AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1
MIGHTY AVENGERS #1
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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Next-Gen Video Game Details

August 26, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Box Art

Digital Spy is reporting that the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game that will be coming out for the next generation systems will have absolutely no loading time, says TT Games Game Director Arthur Parsons. That’s right you future Playstation 4 and Xbox One owners, you will be able to play the game from one scene to the other without waiting. The reason is because the game will be reading off the hard drive and not the disc itself. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will also be running at a full 1080dp which means crystal clear, smooth gameplay.

For those who are deciding to get the game on the next-gen systems, unfortunately you won’t be getting the Iron Patriot bonus minifigure. For those who are getting it on the PS3, Xbox 360, and the Wii U, there’s still time to pre-order from Walmart and get the bonus minifig. The game is set to be released in October for current generation systems and by the end of the year for the next-gen systems.

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New 2013 LEGO Minecraft Sets Shows Up in Copenhagen

August 26, 2013 /

LekGodt.no has posted an image of them picking up the new 2013 LEGO Minecraft sets that have started to show up in LEGO Stores in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Village (21105) and the Nether (21106) will be available for purchase on September 1st and will retail for $34.99 each.

Update: Both sets are now available.

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LEGO CUUSOO Ghostbusters Achieve 10000 Supporters

August 26, 2013 /

The Ghostbusters project by TeeKay has become the second project based on the film this month to reach 10000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. The project also becomes the 6th project to qualify for the 2013 Fall Review phase and joins the Female Minifigure Set, the ATLAS Mini Model, FTL: Faster Than Light, the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary project, and Poptropica: Dr. Hare’s Lair for the Fall review.

TeeKay’s version of the project features Ecto-1 and the four Ghostbusters with accessories. Ghostbusters was started on January 12, 2012 and had been going steady but has been recently climbing up the ranks of supported projects on CUUSOO. This will also mark the first time that two projects with similar concept ideas will face off during the review stage joining Brent Waller’s Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary project. Both creators were respectful of each other’s projects and have even talked about combining the projects and splitting the royalties. LEGO CUUSOO Community Manager Tim Courtney also has chimed in:

This is a first for us – two very similar concepts based on an IP in one review batch. While we don’t know what the outcome will be in the review, we’re all really happy to see both of you showing such a collaborative and cooperative spirit throughout the process. You should be proud of your exemplary leadership in this creative community. Now, good luck on the home stretch, TeeKay!

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New LEGO Pirates Accessory Pack

August 24, 2013 /

Our friends over at neoape.com is reporting a new LEGO Classic Pirates Accessory Pack has surfaced at LEGO brick and mortar stores as well as on Shop@Home when the site is updated. The accessory pack has 39 pieces and most likely retail for $14.99 like the current accessory packs. It contains 4 minifigures: Captain Brickbeard with a nautical map piece, a female pirate with a red and green parrot, and two male pirates. There’s also a treasure chest, a barrel, and a bright light orange crab. The last Pirate minifigure heavy pack was the LEGO Pirates Battle Pack (852747) from 2009. This accessory pack is a definite pickup if you’re looking to build an army of pirates.

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LEGO Technic 2014 Sets Revealed

August 23, 2013 /

All About Bricks has reported there will be seven new LEGO Technic sets being released in 2014. There’s no further information about these new sets although there’s speculation on Technic Bricks about what kinds of kind of sets they are. They listed that there’s a trend going on where the lowest set number has been the smallest set of the wave and it would assume that the Twin-Rotor Helicopter (42020) would be the smallest one in the initial 2014 wave. Another thing that was speculated was that the two racer sets would be the pull-back variety. We’ll just have to wait a few more weeks to see the official images of the sets to get an idea what they are. What are your thoughts on the new first wave of the 2014 LEGO Technic sets?

Twin-Rotor Helicopter (42020)
Snowmobile (42021)
Hot Rod (42022)
Construction Crew (42023)
Container Truck (42024)
Black Champion Racer (42026)
Desert Racer (42027)

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LEGO Winter Village Market (10235) Available For LEGO VIPs on Sept 16

August 22, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village Market (10235)

GRogall on Eurobricks has reported that the LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village Market (10235) will be available early for LEGO VIP members on September 16th. The official release date of the set is October 1st but VIP members are allowed to purchase it early much like other LEGO exclusive sets. Now here’s the catch. If you purchase the set in September, you can get the FREE exclusive Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) with your purchase or you could wait until October when LEGO usually has the double VIP points promotion going on. The double VIP points isn’t confirmed for October yet for this year but LEGO has had the promotion in that month the past couple of years so it’s safe to assume that they will have it this year as well.

Update: The Winter Village Market is now available for purchase for LEGO VIP members.

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More 2014 LEGO Sets Revealed

August 22, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Quad Bike (31022)

Today has been a fairly decent day as far as various sources revealing more 2014 LEGO sets. First off is a user by the name of TAFOL on Eurobricks of another LEGO Creator set that was found on back of the instructions book for the Race Car (31017). As you can see from the image above, it is a yellow Quad Bike (31022). The set is a 3-in-1 set so you can also build a Race Car and a Monster Truck. Also, another word for the Race Car (31017) and the Monkey and Toucan (31019) sets. On the same Eurobricks thread, ljames28 has posted the instructions for those sets and notes that the instructions were only from partial booklets so that may suggest that those sets are also 3-in-1 sets.

Over on Brick Owl, they are reporting that there will a new set based on a MINI Cooper that will be released sometime this year. BMW owns the MINI Cooper line and the company already has a licensing agreement with The LEGO Group. There’s no word if it will be a regular sized set or a polybag like the BMW (40200). Nothing official has been announced yet but there’s still a couple more LEGO conventions left in the year as well as New York Comic Con if LEGO decides to reveal them there.

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LEGO The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Teaser Trailer

August 22, 2013 /

The new Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug, doesn’t come out in theaters until December 13th but the official teaser trailer has been out for a few months now. There have been many great videos of trailers being made from LEGO bricks and we can now add another one to the list. The Brotherhood Workshop has released the trailer of the LEGO version of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and it looks amazing! It took two months and many many hours to create but the finished product is well worth it. You can check out the video below or if you want to watch the official version and the LEGO version side-by-side, you can go here to watch them together.

Update: The Brotherhood Workshop has also created a video comparing their version and the official version.

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New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Screenshots

August 21, 2013 /

In light of the new trailer for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game, Marvel has also released 20 new banner-style screenshots of various characters in the game. They feature a couple more super heroes/villains that we haven’t see before including Captain Britain, Super-Skrull, General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross, and Red Hulk.

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Turmoil and Drama on LEGO CUUSOO

August 21, 2013 /

As you may have read last week, I did a couple of posts here to help spread the news about BrickQueen’s Jurassic Park projects on LEGO CUUSOO, the Jungle Explorer T-Rex Encounter and the Triceratops Encounter. Besides the Jurassic Park projects, she also had a couple of Super Heroes sets that were doing pretty good as well such as her Killer Croc’s Lair project which was about to hit 5,000 supporters. Well I have some sad news to report. It appears that her account has been banned/suspended and all the projects were deleted and it wasn’t something she has done wrong. She has released a video (below) explaining what happened. It was stated in the video that another user recently posted another Jurassic Park project and has been flagging BrickQueen’s projects and also rallying his “supporters” to flag her projects as well.

We’ve had many projects that had the similar concepts and ideas going on simultaneously on CUUSOO before but we’ve never seen this happen. The video also goes on to explain that she has gotten personal messages from various individuals saying terrible things and it absolutely sickens me that people would go that far to ruin someone else’s hopes and dreams. You can hear the pain in her voice as she tries to explain the situation. The pain of something that you worked very hard on and it going down the drain by forces not of your control. We are all LEGO fans here, are we not? We’re here to support the creators and … Continue

10,511 Piece LEGO Video Game Characters Mosaic For Sale

August 21, 2013 /

A seller by the name of Mytemporaryshop on Etsy is selling a 10,511 piece LEGO mosaic that features many SEGA and Nintendo video game characters for a small sum of $4,823.93. The mosaic was created on 15 large grey baseplates and is measured at 75″ x 45″. The profits that the seller receives will go towards their friend’s school project in Africa so it’s a nice little donation for a great piece of work. If you have a couple grand to spare and have some space on your wall, why not pick up it up and have a LEGO masterpiece hanging on your wall.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Gamescom 2013 Trailer

August 21, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Box Art

During Gamescom 2013 in Germany, LEGO and TT Games have released a new trailer for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game. The trailer features Dr. Doom assembling some of the major villains getting together to create Dr. Doom’s Doom Ray of Doom. The trailer also shows some new characters we haven’t seen in action before including Silver Surfer, Venom, Mystique, and the almighty being Galactus!!

There is still time to pre-order the game from Walmart and get the exclusive bonus Iron Patriot minifigure. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes is set to be released in October.

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New 2014 LEGO Creator Polybags: Race Car (31017) & Monkey (31019)

August 20, 2013 /

There are a couple new 2014 LEGO Creator polybags that have appeared on Brickset’s database and have gotten people excited, the Race Car (31017) and the Monkey (31019). The Race Car is mostly orange and has a Le Mans Prototype feel to it. It can rebuilt into a Kenworth cabover diesel truck. The Monkey polybag (31019) is comprised of the monkey, a banana, and a toucan. From the reactions I’ve been seeing around the interwebs, this looks to be a hot-selling polybag. The set names are not the official names, just placeholders until LEGO releases the official names. There’s no word yet on how to get these new polybags.

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Red Clay School District Sets Guinness World Record For Tallest LEGO Tower

August 19, 2013 /

The Red Clay Consolidated School District in Wilmington, DE have set the Guinness World Record for the tallest LEGO tower at 112 feet, 11 and 3/4 inches. The tower was created using more than half a million bricks and weighed in at almost a ton. The project started in March and took students throughout the summer to finish their section of the tower and today was completed around 6:45pm at John Dickinson High School. There were 28 schools in the district that worked together to create the mammoth structure. All the bricks that were used were not from school funds but with donations from all over the world. The previous world record was set in Prague, Czech Republic in September 2012 and was at 106 feet and 7 inches. Portions of the record setting tower will now be given to individuals who donated $25 or more towards the project and some will be going back to the schools for educational purposes. The remaining bricks will be sold and the funds will be going back to the Red Clay district for school activities.

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LEGO City 2014 Sets Details (Update)

August 19, 2013 /

There’s a new update on the LEGO City 2014 sets that we initially reported last week. Eurobricks users Caseyref as well as darth_tater has posted some new details on the City sets.

System Sets:

  • Police Motorcycle Chase (60042) – White police car, 2 bikes, 3 minifigures (2 criminals and 1 police officers)
  • Break-Out of the Prison Transporter (60043) – 8 stud wide prisoner van, 1 red quad bike, 3 minifigures (2 criminals and 1 police officers).
  • Mobile Police Unit (60044) – Police truck with trailer, 3 minifigures (2 police officers and 1 prisoner)
  • Police Boat Transporter (60045) – 4×4 police jeep with trailer, dinghy boat, 2 minifigures.
  • Break-Out of the Police Station
  • Bandit’s Hiding Place
  • Police Helicopter Chase

Great Vehicles:

  • Race Car (60053) – 6 stud wide Octan touring racing car with 1 minifigure and 1 silver cup.
  • Light Repair Truck (60054) – Orange repair lighting repair truck about 6 studs wide with 1 minifigure and 1 road light post.
  • Monster Truck (60055) – Green and black monster truck much like the one from the recent Monster Truck Transporter (60027).
  • Tow Truck (60056) – Blue and white tow truck is about 8 studs wide and 20-32 studs long with 1 minifigure.
  • Camper Van (60057) – White camper with green stripes and a red canoe. Includes 1 male minifigure and 1 female minifigure.
  • SUV with Watercraft (60058)
  • Logging Truck (60059)
  • Auto Transporter (60060) – Yellow transporter truck with a double-deck trailer. Includes 1 blue sports car, 1 black sports car, and 2 minifigures (1 truck driver
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LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Council of Elrond (79006) Review

August 18, 2013 /

One iconic scene in The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring takes place at the home of the Elves at Rivendell. The Council of Elrond (79006) set recreates the scene in the movie where the Council discusses what to do with the One Ring. The scene also is the origin of one of the best memes created. This set contains 243 pieces and retails for $29.99 which comes out to about $0.12/piece. The box contains two numbered bags, one instruction booklet, and one small sticker sheet.

LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Council of Elrond (79006) LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Council of Elrond (79006)

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LEGO Friends 2014 Sets Revealed

August 18, 2013 /

darth_tater over on Eurobricks has posted an updated list a couple of days ago on the initial wave of the 2014 LEGO Friends sets. I’m not into the Friends line that much so I’m not sure what fans are looking forward to. From some of the responses in the message board, a few are excited in seeing the news van and the penguin. If you’re a fan of LEGO Friends, what are you excited to see being released in 2014?

Updated 2014 Friends set list here.

Animals
Turtle’s Little Paradise (41041)
Tiger’s Beautiful Temple (41042)
Penguin’s Playground (41043)

System Sets
Sunshine Harvest (41026)
Mia’s Lemonade Stand (41027)
Emma’s Lifeguard Post (41028)
Stephanie’s Newborn Lamb (41029)
Heartlake Juice Bar (41035)
Stephanie’s Beach House (41037)
Sunshine Ranch (41039)
Heartlake News Van (41056)
Heartlake Horse Show (41057)

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LEGO City Space Shuttle (3367) Review

August 18, 2013 /

When I was younger, I didn’t get a chance to get the older LEGO shuttle sets such as the Space Shuttle Launch (1682) or the Shuttle Launching Crew (6346). As I got older, I was and still am fascinated with space-related things and when I came out of the “Dark Ages”, I saw the LEGO City Space Shuttle (3367) and I knew I had to get it. The set contains 231 pieces and retails for $29.99, a $0.13/piece ratio. The box has two numbered bags, one instruction booklet, one loose 6×16 black baseplate, and one sticker sheet.

LEGO City Space Shuttle (3367) LEGO City Space Shuttle (3367)

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Brick by Brick by David Robertson Book Review

August 17, 2013 /

Recently, I was sent a copy of a new LEGO book called Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry written by David C. Robertson with Bill Breen. Robertson was a Business Professor at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland and was given the privilege to interview LEGO’s management team. Breen has co-authored and published many other business management books including this one. The book is published by Crown Business and has 320 pages.

Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry by David Robertson Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry by David Robertson

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Red Clay Consolidated School District LEGO Tower Fest

August 17, 2013 /

Last month, we reported that the Red Clay Consolidated School District in Wilmington, DE will be trying to set a Guinness World Record for the tallest LEGO tower. As of Thursday, construction has already started and the tower was at about 40 feet. The completion of the tower will be held on Monday, August 19th at 5pm during “LEGO Tower Fest” at John Dickinson High School. Tower Fest runs from 5pm to 8pm and will have many games and activities for kids and their families. Our buddies over at Your Creative Friends will be there to cover the event as well so if you’re attending, drop by and say hi.

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LEGO CUUSOO Jurassic Park: Triceratops Encounter

August 16, 2013 /

The BrickQueen is back with another Jurassic Park project on LEGO CUUSOO. If you remember from yesterday, I did a post on her other JP project, the Jungle Explorer T-Rex Encounter which is quickly gaining supporters. Today, she has posted the Jurassic Park: Triceratops Encounter.

The set features the triceratops, a jeep, and the Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Sattler minifigures. The triceratops in the project represents the dinosaur that got sick when it accidentally ate the poisonous West Indian Lilac berries.

The jeep is a replica of of JP 14 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. It is a gas-powered jeep that Dr. Gerry Harding uses to drive Ellie back to the visitor’s center. The jeep features a winch cable and a spare tire on a opening door and seats four minifigures.

If you like Jurassic Park, there’s no reason not to like this project as well.

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LEGO Minifigures MMO Countdown

August 16, 2013 /

LEGO Minifigures MMO Countdown

Last year, we reported that LEGO has teamed up with Norwegian game developer, Funcom to create a new massive multiplayer online game that will be based on the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line. Funcom has a countdown going for the LEGO Minifigures on their page and in 12 days, they will be releasing more details of the game. You can subscribe to their email list and be notified when more information is available.

LEGO Minifigures will be the second MMO game that LEGO releases with the first being the popular but failed LEGO Universe MMO and will be available for PC and Mac sometime in 2014. Players will be able to use a wide range of minifigures from the Collectible Minifigures line and each character will have their own set of abilities. Players take part in quests and PvP battles to unlock power bricks to increase their minifigure’s abilities. Looking at some of the screenshots below, the game looks like it will bring back some of LEGO Universe. In addition to playing on PCs, the game will have the ability to tie-in with mobile devices including Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile. We’ll do another post when details emerge from Funcom in a few weeks.

Update: Details have been revealed.

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LEGO Creator Expert Sydney Opera House (10234) Now Available For VIPs

August 15, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Sydney Opera House (10234)

Along with the Ewok Village (10236), LEGO VIP members can also purchase the LEGO Creator Expert Sydney Opera House (10234) early from Shop@Home. The set retails for $319.99 and contains 2989 pieces. If you order today, you can get the Mini Mech (30230) polybag and free shipping. Make sure you’re logged in with your LEGO ID or else you will be redirected back to the homepage.

Recreate one of the most iconic buildings in the world!

Recreate one of the 20th century’s most distinctive buildings with the Sydney Opera House™ model. Build the unmistakable shell roofline, waterfront forecourt and more with this authentic representation of Australia’s most iconic building. Employ a variety of new and advanced building techniques to recreate the complex forms, angled walls and subtle detailing of the real thing! Collect lots of dark tan LEGO® bricks including the rare 1x1x2/3 stud and 1x2x2/3 stud slopes, as well as a 48×48 stud baseplate in blue for the very first time!

• Features advanced building techniques for complex forms, angled walls and subtle detailing
• Includes hard-to-find dark tan LEGO® bricks, tiles and sloped bricks
• Sturdy construction allows the model to be handled and moved
• Build this model of a UNESCO World Heritage Site!
• Collect the 48×48 stud baseplate, available in blue for the very first time
• Recreate Australia’s architectural masterpiece!
• Measures over 11″ (28cm) high, 25″ (63cm) wide and 15″ (38cm) deep

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LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village (10236) Now Available For VIPs

August 15, 2013 /

LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village (10236)

If you’re a LEGO VIP member, you can now purchase the LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village (10236) on Shop@Home ahead of the official release date of the set. It contains 1990 pieces and goes for $249.99. This is for those who can’t wait to get the set. If you wait until September, you can get some nice promotions including the Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) and the Clone Trooper Lieutenant (5001709). If you do get this now, you can get free shipping and the Mini Mech (30230) polybag. You’ll have to be logged in with your LEGO ID to see the item or else you’ll be redirected back to the homepage.

Recreate classic scenes at the Ewok Village!

Travel to Endor™ and visit the treetop home of the Ewoks. Just like in Star Wars™: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, this recreation of the Ewoks’ forest dwelling is packed with cool functions, including the tree-trunk hideout, secret Lightsaber stash, spider web, net traps, slide, catapults and an elevating throne. Use the rammer function to take out the Scout Trooper’s speeder − just like in the movie! Realistic details include rope walkways, vine and leaf elements, kitchen, food storage area, bedroom and a planning room. The Ewok Village set is the perfect addition to your LEGO® Star Wars collection. Includes R2-D2™and 16 minifigures with weapons: Luke Skywalker™, Princess Leia™, Han Solo™, Chewbacca™, C-3PO™, 2 Rebel soldiers, 5 Ewoks™ (including Wicket™, Teebo™, Chief Chirpa™ and Logray™), 2 Scout Troopers and 2 Stormtroopers™.

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Jurassic Park Jungle Explorer T-Rex Encounter on LEGO CUUSOO

August 15, 2013 /

Anyone who knows me personally knows that Jurassic Park is my all-time favorite movie. When I saw it when I was 11 years old, I was amazed on how real the dinosaurs looked. After watching the movie at least 50 times, yes 50, throughout my life, I still can’t get enough of it. I’m at the point where I know the dialogue and know what each character is going to say.

Last week, the BrickQueen has posted a Jurassic Park project on LEGO CUUSOO, the Jungle Explorer T-Rex Encounter. The project features the Jungle Explorer SUV, Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ian Malcolm, Lex Murphy, and Tim Murphy minifigures, and the T-Rex.

The Jungle Explorer is based on a Ford Explorer XLT and has a removing glass on the top of the roof to get the “shattering” glass feature when the T-Rex attacked the vehicle. The SUV will be able to seats all four minifigures and has the utility box in the back that stores a flare and a flashlight. There were also night goggles in the movie but it’s not included at this time. They may be added later in a future update.

Another part of the project includes the fence part of the Tyrannosaur Paddock where the Rex breaks through the 10,000 volt electrified fence while the power was out. It even has the decal for the voltage sign and the warning lights.

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LEGO CUUSOO Poptropica: Dr. Hare’s Lair Achieves 10000 Supporters

August 15, 2013 /

The Poptropica: Dr. Hare’s Lair by PopCreators is the latest project to reached 10000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. If you’re not familiar with Poptropica, it is an online game created by Jeff Kinney, the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, and most of it’s players are young children and younger teenagers. Players go to different islands and complete quests to earn credits to spend at the store. The CUUSOO project is based on the lair inside the Carrot Cake Factory that Dr. Hare set up on 24 Carrot Island. The project features the evil genius bunny in his laboratory with accessories that a villain usually has as well as the Giant Rabbot.

Poptropica: Dr. Hare’s Lair joins quite a few projects that qualify for the Fall 2013 Review stage including the Female Minifigure Set, the ATLAS Mini Model, FTL: Faster Than Light, and the Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary project. With Poptropica being the 5th project to qualify for the review, I believe the 2013 Fall Review will have the most projects to be reviewed in it’s history and it may have a few more projects joining before the end of the month. The Fall deadline still a few weeks away and the Macross VF-1 Valkyrie by maxvf1 and Teekay’s Ghostbusters projects have a decent shot in joining the list as well. Congratulations to PopCreators and to the other qualifiers for reaching the review stage!

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, PopCreators!

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You sir, are an evil genius. Back in January, you

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LEGO Star Wars 2014 Set Descriptions

August 15, 2013 /

I’ve recently got a chance to see the images of the 2014 wave of the LEGO Star Wars sets and it’s pretty interesting. The boxes are dark colored and feature Darth Vader on the top right corner. The “Recruitment” sets we’ve been reading about are chibi-styled vehicles that the minifigures sit on top of and are labeled “Microfighters”. They are lower priced sets that are portable and allow kids to carry in their pockets. Kids are encouraged to collect and trade the sets amongst themselves. For the system sets, they are described as lower priced sets and are tied to the Lucasfilms movies and The Yoda Chronicles. The sets are listed for a February launch.

System

  • Jedi Interceptor (Anakin’s Yellow) (73038) – Anakin Skywalker (new) & R2-D2 (new)
  • V-Wing Starfighter (75039) – V-Wing Pilot (new) and Astromech Droid (new)
  • General Grievous’ Wheel Bike (75040) – General Grievous (new) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (new)
  • Vulture Droid (75041) – Neimoidian Warrior (new), Buzz Droid (new), Battle Droid Pilot
  • Droid Gunship (75042) – 41st Elite Corps Trooper (new), Chewbacca (new), Battle Droid, Sniper Battle Droid
  • AT-AP (75043) – Clone Commander Gree (new), Chief Tarfful (new), Battle Droid Commander, Battle Droid, Sniper Battle Droid
  • Droid Tri-Fighter (75044)
  • Republic AV-7 Anti-Vehicle Cannon (75045)
  • Coruscant Police Gunship (75046)

Microfighters

  • Clone Turbo Tank (75028) – Blue Clone Trooper minifigure (new)
  • AAT (75029) – Pilot Battle Droid minifigure
  • Millennium Falcon (75030) – Han Solo (new)
  • TIE Interceptor (75031) – TIE Fighter Pilot (new)
  • X-Wing Fighter (75032) – X-Wing Pilot with R2-D2 head (new)
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BTTF – Doc Brown’s GMC Value Van With Small Delorean on LEGO CUUSOO

August 15, 2013 /

Masashi Togami and Team BTTF have published their latest project on LEGO CUUSOO, the Back to the Future – Doc Brown’s GMC Value Van with Small DeLorean. This project recreates the scene in the original BTTF movie where Marty McFly meets up with Doc Brown at Twin Pines Mall and where Doc reveals the DeLorean Time Machine for the first time. The set consists of Doc’s multi-stop truck as well as a smaller 6-studded DeLorean that is able to fit inside the van. The minifigures included are Marty and Doc wearing their radiation suits and Einstein. Accessories include the video camera that Marty uses to record the whole event and plutonium for the DeLorean.

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LEGO Legends of Chima 2014 Sets Revealed

August 14, 2013 /

Continuing with all the LEGO 2014 set reveals, CM4S over on Eurobricks has published a list of the 2014 LEGO Legends of Chima sets courtesy of darth_tater. From the looks of it, there will be a couple of new tribes making their LEGO premiere including the Scorpion, Spider, Rhino, Bat, and maybe Bear tribes. There’s also a new subtheme called “Legend Beasts”. According to Brickipedia, Legend Beasts did not drink from the CHI water and left Chima. They return to Chima when the inhabitants need help. There’s no details of what these sets are like as of this time.

Legend Beasts

Lion Legend Beast (70123)
Eagle Legend Beast (70124)
Gorilla Legend Beast (70125)
Crocodile Legend Beast (70126)
Wolf Legend Beast (70127)

System Sets

Braptor’s Wing Striker (70128)
Lavertus’ Twin Blade (70129)
Sparratus’ Spider Striker (70130)
Rogon’s Rock Flinger (70131)
Scorm’s Scorpion Stinger (70132)
Spinlyn’s Cavern (70133)
Lavertus’ Outland Base (70134)

Speedorz

Banana Bash (70136)
Bat Strike (70137)
Web Dash (70138)
Sky Launch (70139)
Stinger Duel (70140)

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes 2014 Sets Revealed

August 13, 2013 /

LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe - Batman: The Riddler Chase

darth_tater over on Eurobricks has revealed the first wave of the 2014 LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes sets. There are no images except for The Riddler Chase (76012) as of this time. There are four sets in this wave and will be available late this year/early 2014.

The Penguin Face-Off (76010) – Minifigures include Batman, the Penguin, and two robot penguin henchmen. Batman comes with a jet-ski type vehicle and the Penguin has a duck-like flotation vehicle like the one in Batman Returns. This set is the smallest set of the wave.

Man-Bat Attack (76011) – Minifigures include Batman, Robin, and Man-Bat. Batman’s vehicle is a Batcopter looking vehicle. This is a small-to-medium sized set.

The Riddler Chase (76012) – Minifigures include Batman, the Flash, and the Riddler. Batman has a Batmobile and the Riddler has a green drag racer type vehicle. This set contains 304 pieces and will retail for $29.99. See more images below.

The Joker Steam Roller (76013) – Minifigures include Batman, the Joker, a possibility of Nightwing, and two other villains. Batman has a jet with wings that have similar functions as the Republic Striker-class Starfighter (9497). The Joker has a Steam Roller with a lot of colors.

Thanks to Groove Bricks for the heads up.

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21105) & The Nether (21106) Official Images

August 13, 2013 /

LEGO Minecraft The Village (21105) 21106

The official images of the LEGO Minecraft The Village (21105) and The Nether (21106) sets are now available for all to see courtesy of GRogall from Eurobricks. As you can see from the images below, the sets are modular like the original Minecraft set and can be arranged in many different configurations. These sets will retail for $34.99 each and will be available for purchase on September 1st.

Update: Both sets are now available.

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Ewok Village (10236) & Sydney Opera House (10234) Available For LEGO Vips on 8/16/13

August 13, 2013 /

If you’re a LEGO VIP member (you should sign up if you’re not), you will be able to get the new LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village (10236) as well as the LEGO Creator Expert Sydney Opera House (10234) on Friday, August 16th. They will be available in stores as well as on Shop@Home. You have to be signed in with your LEGO ID to be able to purchase it online.

Unless you really like the LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech (30230), I would suggest waiting a couple more weeks for the official release. That way, you can get the Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) as well as the LEGO Star Wars Clone Trooper Lieutenant (5001709) polybags for the Ewok Village. For the Sydney Opera House, you’ll only be eligible for the VW Camper Van with your purchase.

LEGO Star Wars Ewok Village (10236)

Recreate classic scenes at the Ewok Village!

Travel to Endor™ and visit the treetop home of the Ewoks. Just like in Star Wars™: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, this recreation of the Ewoks’ forest dwelling is packed with cool functions, including the tree-trunk hideout, secret Lightsaber stash, spider web, net traps, slide, catapults and an elevating throne. Use the rammer function to take out the Scout Trooper’s speeder − just like in the movie! Realistic details include rope walkways, vine and leaf elements, kitchen, food storage area, bedroom and a planning room. The Ewok Village set is the perfect addition to your LEGO® Star Wars collection. Includes R2-D2™and 16 minifigures with weapons: Luke Skywalker™, Princess Leia™,

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Brick Fanatics Collectible Minifigures Postcard Diorama Contest

August 12, 2013 /

Our friends over at Brick Fanatics, in conjunction with The Minifigure Store, is holding a Collectible Minifigures Postcard Diorama Contest to win some fabulous prizes. The object of the contest is to create a 8×16 diorama that uses Collectible Minifigures from any series including the Team GB Olympic ones and show how they would spend their time off on their holidays. You have until September 1st to upload your image to Brick Fanatics’ Flickr Group. The first place winner will receive a complete set of the Series 11 Collectible Minifigures. See more of the rules below:

  • The winner will receive a brand new set of Series 11 Minifigures, the runner up will receive eight Series 11 Minifigures of their choice and 3rd place will receive four Series 11 Minifigures of their choice, all courtesy of The Minifigure Store.
  • Entries must be posted on the Flickr Group by 23:59:59 GMT, September 1st, 2013.
  • You must be aged 16 or over to enter this competition.
  • Contest is open to anyone worldwide.
  • Only ONE entry per user is allowed.
  • All entries should be new builds. By ‘new’ we mean never posted anywhere previously.
  • Entries MUST be 8 x 16 studs in size.
  • NO overlap / overhang at the sides is allowed. Your build must NOT exceed 8 x 16 studs.
  • Your entry MUST feature AT LEAST ONE Minifigure from Series 1 – 10 of the LEGO Collectable Minifigures (CMF) range or the Team GB Olympic range.
  • NO modifications are allowed to the Minifigures; so no
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LEGO CUUSOO Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary Achieves 10000 Supporters

August 12, 2013 /

The LEGO CUUSOO Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary project by BrentWaller has achieved 10000 supporters and will now move on to the Fall 2013 review. The Ghostbusters movie will be celebrating it’s 30th anniversary in 2014 and the project will feature many elements of the movie including Ecto-1 and the main characters of Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddemore as well as Slimer. The image does show the Firehouse but Brent doesn’t think that it will be included in the final product. With this achievement, Brent has become the second CUUSOO creator to have two or more projects to reach 10000 supporters with his Batmobile Tumbler Minifig Scale being the first project. mb_bricks was the first creator to do so. The Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary has been climbing the ranks of supporters the past few weeks and today has finally reached the ultimate goal of 10000 supporters. Congratulations to BrentWaller again for reaching the goal and if everything goes well, we’ll be seeing a Ghostbusters set in the near future and will be joining the Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) as an official LEGO CUUSOO movie set.

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, BrentWaller!

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This project couldn’t help it … it just popped up there! Congratulations on reaching 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO.

Ghostbusters fans around the world have shown that they want to see a commemorative LEGO set and you’ve now reached the milestone where we will evaluate the potential of creating a set based on your proposal.

What happens now?
This project

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A Few More LEGO Variant Comic Book Covers

August 12, 2013 /

Infinity #3

PREVIEWSworld has a couple more LEGO variant comic book covers that we haven’t seen before. Like the previous variant covers we’ve seen, they are illustrated by Marvel artist Leonel Castellani. Above shows Wolverine from the new Infinity #3 issue which pays homage to Incredible Hulk #340. Iron Man is seen battling Dr. Doom in the New Avengers #11 variant that is originally from Invincible Iron Man #150. Finally, we see Iron Man in Guardians of Galaxy #7 that is homage to Invincible Iron Man #80. These covers were created to promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game that comes out this October.

New Avengers #11

Guardians of Galaxy #7

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LEGO 2014 Set News and Rumors

August 12, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Video Game

As we head to the second half of the year, rumors of the 2014 LEGO sets have began to surface. Eurobricks member Klaus-Dieter has been reporting on sets that may come out for various themes in the LEGO universe. First is some news about the Series 12 of the Collectible Minifigures theme. In this series, the minifigures will only be based on characters from the upcoming The LEGO Movie. You can go to the discussion for this piece of news here.

LEGO City of course will be getting a variety of sets as well. The names listed might not be the final ones but you can get an idea of what they are. You can read more about the Police and Great Vehicles subthemes here. More details about the Friends theme can be found here.

CITY

Police

  • Break-Out of the Police Station (~€99.99)
  • Break-Out of the Prison Transporter
  • Bandit’s Hiding Place (~€49.99)
  • Police Motorcycle Chase
  • Police Helicopter Chase (~€49.99)
  • Police Boat Transporter (~€49.99)
  • Mobile Police Unit (€29.99)

Great Vehicles

  • Camper with Canoe
  • Jeep with Jetski
  • Wood Transporter
  • Car Transporter
  • Racing Car
  • Monster Truck
  • Repair Car
  • Tow Truck

FRIENDS

  • Mission at the Beach
  • Beach and Smoothie Bar
  • Beach House

Finally, Klaus-Dieter has posted some Star Wars sets for the first wave of 2014. Again, the set names listed are probably not the final names you will see when the sets are released. You can read more about the Star Wars sets here.

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Wizard Battle (79005) Review

August 11, 2013 /

The LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Wizard Battle (79005) set recreates the scene in The Fellowship of the Ring where Gandalf the Grey first learns that Saruman the White has a secret alliance with Sauron to get the One Ring from Frodo Baggins. The set contains 113 pieces and retails for $12.99 for a $0.11/piece ratio. The box contains two unnumbered bags, one instruction booklet, and two loose 2×14 grey plates.

LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Wizard Battle (79005) LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Wizard Battle (79005)

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LEGO The Simpsons Set Rumors

August 11, 2013 /

Last week, it was confirmed that LEGO will be releasing sets based on The Simpsons TV show. Springfield Bricks is reporting a user on Reddit has a friend that works in a toy store in the UK and says The Simpsons sets will be available during the winter of this year. Again, these are just rumors and we’ll wait until LEGO confirms this before we get our hopes up.

Bart’s Skate Trick (£10) with Bart Simpson and Milhouse Van Houten minifigures.

Homer at the Control Panel (£20) with Homer Simpson, Mr. Burns and Waylon Smithers minifigures.

Lisa’s Sax Preformance (£30) with Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson and the twins Sherri and Terri minifigures.

Springfield Shops (£50) with Bart Simpson, a cashier Krusty Burger, Krusty the Clown, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and Nelson Muntz minifigures.

Simpson’s House (£70) with Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Jay-Jedediah Abraham “Abe” Simpson aka Grandpa, Ned Flanders and the dog Santa’s Little Helper minifigures.

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LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) Review

August 10, 2013 /

It is finally here! The latest LEGO CUUSOO to be released as an official LEGO set is the Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103). The set was created by Masashi Togami and Team BTTF and was submitted to CUUSOO on August 1, 2011. It wasn’t until April 28, 2012 that the projected had enough supporters to go to the Summer 2012 Review. During the review stage, the DeLorean was going up against three other popular projects and we all know the outcome of that. In December 2012, LEGO announced that the DeLorean Time Machine would be an official LEGO set. During the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, LEGO released the set on sale early for attendees of the event and on August 1st, the set was officially released to the public which is two years to the day after it was first submitted on CUUSOO. The set contains 401 pieces and retails for $34.99, a $0.09/piece ratio. The box contains five unnumbered bags, one fairly large instruction booklet, and three loose plates.

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103)

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LEGO Doc Brown’s GMC Value Van By Team BTTF

August 10, 2013 /

Last month, Masashi Togami revealed that he and Team BTTF will be releasing more Back to the Future related sets to be added to LEGO CUUSOO in the next few months. Today, Sakuretsu has posted a few preliminary images of Doc Brown’s GMC Value Van. It is the white van that is used to transport the DeLorean Time Machine at the Twin Pines Mall. On the side of the van, it has the wording “DR. E. BROWN ENTERPRISES — 24 HR. SCIENTIFIC SERVICES. The images also show a smaller DeLorean that is able to fit inside the van. Some other things that are shown in the images are Marty and Doc in their radiation suits with Einstein. Marty is holding the video camera that was used to record Doc’s experiment of the temporal displacement. Doc is seen holding plutonium that he took from the Libyan nationalists. Just from seeing the images, I feel that this will be a popular project on CUUSOO when it is submitted later this month.

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LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech Polybag (30230) Review

August 9, 2013 /

During the month of August, LEGO is having a promotion for a FREE LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech polybag (30230) when you purchase $50 or more at LEGO stores and on Shop@Homeicon. These polybags were on available for sale at select Walmart stores earlier this year but I didn’t see at my stores. The Mini Mech set contains 28 pieces.

LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech (30230) LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech (30230)

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2013 San Diego Comic Con LEGO Super Heroes Minifigures Sold For $4000

August 9, 2013 /

The news for the 2013 San Diego Comic Con LEGO Super Heroes minifigures doesn’t end even after a month of the end of the event. You may remember that there was some controversy a week back about some of the attendees who insisted that the giveaway was rigged. Well, that didn’t stop a seller by the name of cohens714 on eBay of getting a hold of all four minifigures and having an auction for them and it was sold for $3999.00. What’s interesting is that the seller has relisted a similar auction going with a starting bid of $2999.00. This is somewhat suspicious because either he didn’t really “sell” the minifigures for $4000 and made a fake account to “buy” it out or he has multiples of each of the Super Heroes minifigures. If he does have multiples of the them, how did he get that many? What do you think actually happened and would you put down $4000 to buy these minifigures?

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LEGO Legends of Chima Online Open Beta

August 8, 2013 /

The LEGO Legends of Chima Online game has hit the beta stage and you can sign up to play today. It is free-to-play so you don’t have to worry about spending money to play it at this point. LEGO Legends of Chima Online starts off very similar to your standard online games where you create your character to your liking. After that you get a short tutorial of how to play the game. You’ll be encountering enemies that you fight to get better equipment to upgrade your character. You can either play alone or team up with other players to take down harder enemies. Like many other MMO games out there, you have the ability to add or remove people from your friends list. Another element to the game is that you collect LEGO bricks and studs to create different buildings. The reason for this is that certain buildings allow you to craft better weapons and armors while other buildings you use to boost your skills.

While the game is technically free-to-play, there are also membership plans you can purchase for better gameplay. Benefits of the memberships include: bigger inventory space, additional power slots, trading more items, extra outpost expansions, exclusive items, exclusive buildings, the ability to upgrade buildings to level 5, and Gold Bricks. Gold Bricks are an in-game currency that you can use to purchase a variety of premium in-game items.

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Yet Again, More LEGO Variant Comic Book Covers Revealed

August 8, 2013 /

Avengers A.I. #4

As we get closer to the release of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game, more LEGO variant comic book covers have been uncovered. Newsarama has revealed three more covers that pay homage to classic comic books drawn by Leonel Castellani. Avengers A.I. #4 features Luke McDonnell’s Iron Man #170, Avengers #21 has John Buscema’s Thor #272, and Thor: God of Thunder #14 has Loki from John Buscema’s Silver Surfer #4.

Avengers # 21

Thor: God of Thunder # 14

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Adventure Time Opening Sequence Made With LEGO Bricks

August 7, 2013 /

To commemorate Geek Week on YouTube, the Cartoon Network has released the opening sequence of Adventure Time made out of LEGO bricks. There are no credits for the animators of the video but I’ve reached out to Cartoon Network to see if they could tell us who they were. Now if we can just get them to do a full episode with animated LEGO bricks. I posted the video on our Facebook Page early this morning but I think this deserves it’s own post here.

If you’re not familiar of what Adventure Time is, the show takes you through the adventures of a human named Finn and his adoptive brother and best friend named Jake who is a dog and has magic powers to change in size. Through their adventures, they meet other characters in the show including Princess Bubblegum, the Ice King, and Marceline the Vampire Queen. Also, two more words: Bacon Pancakes. You’re welcome.

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What Does Michael J. Fox Think of The LEGO BTTF DeLorean Time Machine (21103)?

August 7, 2013 /

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Time Machine (21103)

It seems that Marty McFly himself has gotten a hold of a LEGO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) set. So what does he think about the set? Michael J. Fox this morning tweeted just one word about it: “Bitchin'”. That pretty much sums his thoughts of himself being immortalized as a LEGO minifigure and the DeLorean being created out of LEGO bricks.

You may or may not know this but every LEGO Back to the Future DeLorean set you purchase, the creator of the set, Masashi Togami, gets 1% of the royalties from the sales of these particular sets. Being the very generous man that he is, Masashi and Team BTTF will be donating all the proceeds that he gets to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Michael has been battling the disease since 1991 and has retired from acting to turn his energy and focus to his foundation. With the proceeds of the LEGO sets going towards helping his work, we’re that much closer to finding a cure of this horrible disease.

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Marvel Releases More LEGO Variant Covers

August 7, 2013 /

Uncanny Avengers #1

Marvel has released two more LEGO variant covers to promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. These renditions are by Marvel artist Leonel Castellani. Above, you can see the homage cover of Secret Avengers #10 which features Deadpool for Uncanny Avengers #1 and Castellani’s homage to Marvel Super Heroes #20 shows Fantastic Four #13 cover of Dr. Doom. These comics along with other various others in LEGO variant covers will be available in September.

Marvel Super Heroes #20

Update: Comic Book Resources has revealed two additional variant covers. One is for Uncanny Avengers #12 and the other is Mighty Avengers #1. Both are drawn by Castellani paying homage to Jim Lee and Steve Ditko’s original covers.

Uncanny Avengers #12

Mighty Avengers #1

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LEGO The Hobbit 2013 Set Names Revealed

August 7, 2013 /

The Hobbit - Lake Town Chase

Brickset forum member, dashofdashing has provided a list of the LEGO The Hobbit 2013 sets that will be released later this year based on a “reliable source”. Of course, we already knew about the Lake Town Chase (79013) when it was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con and was available for showing to the public during the third day. These sets are based on the second film in the three part Hobbit film adaptation, The Desolation of Smaug. There’s no additional details as of this time but we’re sure that more information will be revealed as we get closer to the release date.

Dol Guldur Ambush (79011) – £19.99

Mirkwood Elf Army (79012) – £29.99

Lake Town Chase (79013) – £49.99

Dol Guldur Battle (79014) – £69.99

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Amazon Taking Pre-Orders For LEGO CUUSOO BTTF DeLorean Time Machine (21103)

August 5, 2013 /

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Time Machine (21103)

If you’ve been looking everywhere for the LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103), then Amazon has the answer. LEGO is now taking more pre-orders of the set through Amazon and are expected to be in stock August 12th. The price of the set is $34.99 and is Amazon Prime eligible. You can get free shipping and no taxes for most states.

Update: It looks like Amazon has temporarily sold out of the pre-orders but Shop@Home has some available.

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Fallout From Confirmed LEGO The Simpsons News

August 5, 2013 /

Disclaimer: The images used in this post are from a proposed LEGO CUUSOO project and not what the official Simpsons sets will look like.

You may have heard by now but this morning, it was confirmed that LEGO will be releasing sets based on The Simpsons theme. This was somewhat of shocking news because all that we heard of it was just rumors. Now that we know there will indeed be The Simpsons sets in 2014, there are also some fallout from this major news.

Over on LEGO CUUSOO, there were projects that were based on The Simpsons theme such as B. Parsons’ project called “The Simpsons Project” that was started on March 16, 2012. We’ll just use this project as an example. If you try to go to the link, you will be greeted with “Project Deleted – This project has been removed for not following the Guidelines” label. Since there will be official LEGO The Simpsons sets coming out next year, CUUSOO has deleted all Simpsons-related project off the site. There are no traces of it anywhere on any major search engines, no cached page, nothing. The only thing that I could find was on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. The last snapshot of it active was on June 27, 2012 so we’re not exactly sure when the projects were deleted or how many supporters they had.

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LEGO The Simpsons Confirmed For 2014

August 5, 2013 /

Back in March, we reported there were rumors that The Simpsons would be coming in LEGO form. Today, the rumors are now a reality. The same Danish newspaper has confirmed that there will indeed be LEGO The Simpsons sets coming in 2014. According to DR.dk with the help of Google translate:

One of the most-loved, arch American families are now emerging as LEGO figures. These are the yellow cartoon family, The Simpsons. We get both Homer, Bart, Marge and the other to look to next year, says Mads Nipper, marketing director with responsibility for product development, marketing and sales of LEGO.

The launch of the characters is a “small product news” in the beginning, but if the reception is strong enough, can quickly turn up the production. It will be a small launch, but it will hopefully be fun and exciting for those who like the Simpsons universe, says Mads Nipper.

At Top Toy with both BR Toys & Toys’R’Us in Denmark, there is no doubt that the new series is going to sell. The target audience for The Simpsons are teenagers and adults, but there are also many children who know them, says product manager at Top Toy, Carsten Nielsen. He has also seen the figures as they appear in the 2014 catalog, and he says that “they are really well made.”

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LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 Bonus Models and Release Date Revealed

August 4, 2013 /

LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Bonus Models

LEGO has recently revealed 12 bonus models that are designed by a group of MINDSTORMS Community Partners. All of the bonus models can be built with only one LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 (31313) set. They will be available for download via the EV3 Software or by PDF on the minisite on the official release date of the set of September 1st. Remember that when you purchase from LEGO during the month of September, you can get the Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079) polybag as part of the company’s September promotion.

ROBODOZ3R – Mark Crosbie
BANNER PRINT3R – Ralph Hempel
EV3MEG – Martyn Boogaarts
BOBB3E – Kenneth Ravnshøj Madsen
MR-B3AM – Kenneth Ravnshøj Madsen
RAC3 TRUCK – Laurens Valk
KRAZ3 – Marc André Bazergui
EV3D4 – Vassilis Chryssanthakopoulos
EL3CTRIC GUITAR – Daniele Benedettelli
DINOR3X – Lasse Stenbæk Lauesen
WACK3M – Martyn Boogaarts
EV3GAME – Ricardo Oliveira

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ThinkGeek Build-On Brick Mug Review

August 4, 2013 /

Today, I have something a little different for my next review, the ThinkGeek Building Brick Mug. It is not an official LEGO product but can work with the bricks. I got it a few months ago when it was on sale on ThinkGeek’s website. The retail price is $19.99 for the 12 oz mug.

ThinkGeek - Build-On Brick Mug ThinkGeek - Build-On Brick Mug

The ThinkGeek Build-On Brick Mug is dark grey can made from hard ABS plastic and is BPA-free. There are many holes and sockets for various building blocks including LEGO, Mega Bloks, KRE-O, K’NEX, and PixelBlocks. From my tests, LEGO bricks fit on all four sides of the mug although some bricks are a little loose especially if you put 2×2 bricks or larger on the single row studs in front of the mug. The front is even strong enough to hold a whole building. As far as actually drinking out of it, after all it is a mug, any liquid will work. If you drink something like coffee, be sure to wash it right after or else it will stain the mug. It is also recommended that you do not microwave the mug or else you will have a gooey mess. Overall, the ThinkGeek Build-On Brick Mug is a pretty nice accessory to add for your home or office.

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September LEGO Promotions at Brand Stores & Shop@Home

August 4, 2013 /

LEGO September Offers

If you’re not liking the promotions that LEGO has having for August for the FREE LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech (30230) or LEGO Friends Ice Cream Stand (30106), you might want to hold off until September to buy your LEGO sets. As you can see from the image above, there are a couple of nice promotions that LEGO will be having in their stores and on Shop@Home. With any purchase of $75 or more, you can get a brand new, never released before, Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (40079). The offer is valid from September 1-30. With $50 or more on Star Wars sets, you can get the Clone Trooper Lieutenant (5001709) polybag which was given out during this year’s Star Wars Days at LEGOLAND California. This offer is valid from September 1st through October 31st.

With many new LEGO sets coming out like the Sydney Opera House (10234), the Ewok Village (10236), and all of the recent Summer releases, there are plenty to choose from for the September promotions. It doesn’t say but I think you can double up and get both polybags if you spend $75 or more on Star Wars sets. If you’re thinking of buying sets this month, I would suggest holding off until September for your LEGO purchases.

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STUDS Collectible Trading Cards Review

August 3, 2013 /

During the LEGO filled third day at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, I was privileged to meet the members of the BrickJournal LEGO as an Art Form panel, Brandon Griffith, Joe Meno, Nathan Sawaya, and Tommy Williamson. After the panel, I met up with every at the TwoMorrows Publishing booth. There, Brandon and Joe both handed me a pack of STUDS Collectible Trading Cards. If you remember from last year, Brandon started the project on Kickstarter and was successfully funded. The STUDS cards are expected to be released later this year. The Series 1 base set contains 96 base cards and a 9 card poster set. Each pack contains 8 trading cards and a BrickForge Minifig Accessory Part. Also in one of my packs was a BrickNerd sticker. There are also chase cards that you can find randomly inserted into packs such as artist autographed cards which are limited to 25 per artist, 4 micro chase cards, and sketch cards.

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LEGO Creator Hot Dog Stand Polybag (40078) Review

August 3, 2013 /

Back in July, LEGO had a promotion for a free exclusive polybag when you spend $75 or more at LEGO stores and on Shop@Home, the LEGO Creator Hot Dog Stand (40078). This set contains 39 pieces and includes two minifigures, a bicycle, and the hot dog stand.

LEGO Creator Hot Dog Stand (40078) LEGO Creator Hot Dog Stand (40078)

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 (71002) Official Images

August 2, 2013 /

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 (71002)

LEGO has posted the official images of all the minifigures from Series 11 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line. They will be available September 1st. LEGO has also updated their website with all the characters’ bios. Also I found something a little interesting on the Minifigures minisite. You’ll notice that Mr. Gold is on the turntable viewer and listed him in Series 11 but when you click on him, it will list him in Series 10. Will Mr. Gold be available in Series 11 packets as well or was it an error? If it is an error, better hurry and start searching through Series 10 packets before they’re off the shelves.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 (71002) - Pretzel Girl

Pretzel Girl

“Who needs a phone when you can yodel?”

Every morning, the Pretzel Girl dresses up in her traditional clothes and climbs up to the hills to practice her yodeling. She has to do it far away from her village, because her very impressive yodel can be heard for miles around and has been known to occasionally cause avalanches.

With the sheer volume and pitch-changes of her yodeling song, the Pretzel Girl shares all of the latest news with her fellow yodelers in distant towns, and they yodel right back with everything that’s going on with them. It might be easier to use a phone or e-mail, but somehow it just wouldn’t be as much fun!

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 (71002) - Saxophone Player

Saxaphone Player

“Let’s groove.”

The Saxophone Player is a Minifigure of few words. While others chatter away, he prefers to let his music do the talking for him.

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LEGO Responds to SDCC 2013 Exclusive Minifigure Giveaway

August 1, 2013 /

This whole week, I’ve been following FBTB’s discussion about the LEGO exclusive minifigure giveaways at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. To give you a backstory of the situation, there were individuals who thought that the whole giveaway was rigged. There were attendees who noticed various things that the LEGO staff was doing that was suspicious and made it seem that the giveaway was not a legitimate giveaway such as staff giving people raffle tickets from the bags while having the “winning” tickets in their hands already for when kids go by. Also, people claim that the staff already knew the winning raffle ticket numbers before they were handed out. An attendee also listed more things that made it seem like the raffle was fixed. As a result, a LEGO public relations person has responded to the accusations that the attendees brought up:

Regarding the SDCC minifigure raffle, we can assure you that, contrary to the speculation, the giveaway was in no way rigged or predetermined. After several years at SDCC where minifigure giveaways have left room for improvement, we did implement a new system this year, which was then adapted at the request of the SDCC organizers. Many of the things that are being discussed online about the manner in which we conducted the raffle are not based in fact.

We acknowledge and regret that there were crowd control issues on Thursday, but those were rectified, and the new process for the raffle ran smoothly for the remainder of the show. We did not

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LEGO CUUSOO BTTF DeLorean Time Machine (21103) Out of Stock

August 1, 2013 /

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Time Machine (21103)

If you were looking to pick up the LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) on Shop@Home, you’re currently out of luck. With the overwhelming demand of LEGO fans, the set quickly ran out of stock. At this time, you can still add it to your shopping cart and check out but you will be receiving an email saying that it may take a little longer to ship out. According to the product page, it will take LEGO 30 days for the DeLorean to ship. You may want to check with your local LEGO stores to see if they have any in stock there as well.

Update: The DeLorean is available at Toys R Us stores and on their website at retail prices. They also have an offer going if you purchase $50 in LEGO products you can get a FREE LEGO Legends of Chima Crug’s Swamp Jet (30252).

The set is also available at Target’s website at retail price.

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LEGO CUUSOO FTL: Faster Than Light Achieves 10000 Supporters

August 1, 2013 /

The latest LEGO CUUSOO project to reach the 10000 supporters needed to be reviewed by LEGO to have the opportunity to become an official set is the FTL: Faster Than Light by CrashSanders and GlenBricker. The project is based on an real-time strategy indie video game from Subset Games and there are 15 micro-scale ships that were presented to the community to get it’s support. The micro-scale ships are similar to the Star Wars Planet sets in that it includes a ship, a minifigure, and a planet. Congratulations to CrashSanders and GlenBricker for this amazing achievement. Below is the official comments from LEGO.

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters, CrashSanders and GlenBricker!

2013.08.01
Here we are, after only 6 months! While this project didn’t travel at the speed of light, it didn’t do bad for itself either. Okay, lame jokes aside, the fan community that sprung up around this project is really inspiring. Watching LEGO fans come together to work on this project and support it has really made us proud of the LEGO CUUSOO Community!

Of course, these little ships have a great collectability and history has proven that LEGO CUUSOO projects based on video games can have huge appeal.

What happens now?
This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A “LEGO Review Board” composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We’ll build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product. This includes factors

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“New” LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Screenshots

July 31, 2013 /

Wolverine & Silver Samurai

There are a couple of “new” LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game screenshots of some more of characters that will be in the game. Why did I put new in quotes? It’s because if you were at the LEGO Marvel panel at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, you’ve probably already seen these shots from the character reveal and gameplay. For the individuals who didn’t get to see the panel, TT Games has released some screenshots of Wolverine, Jean Grey, Silver Samurai, and Viper. All four characters are available as playable characters. Also, don’t forget there is still time to pre-order the game from Walmart and get the Iron Patriot minifigure and the Gun Mounting System (30168). If you’re across the pond in the UK, the minifigure is available through Amazon.co.uk. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes will be released on October 22 here and November 15 in the UK.

Wolverine & Silver Samurai Wolverine & Jean Grey Silver Samurai Viper Viper Viper

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LEGO Star Wars Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (75015) Review

July 30, 2013 /

The summer wave of the 2013 LEGO Star Wars sets have started to show up in stores and a friend urged me to pick up one of these sets yesterday. There are only a few of the summer sets that I am looking to get and one of them was the Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (75015). This set recreates the scene of the start of the First Battle of Geonosis although it wasn’t seen in Episode II.

This set contains 271 pieces and retails for $19.99 which is a great $0.07/piece although it is a little skewed. I’ll explain more of that later. The box contains two numbered bags, one instruction booklet, and two grey inverted dishes.

LEGO Star Wars Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (75015) LEGO Star Wars Corporate Alliance Tank Droid (75015)

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August 2013 LEGO Promotions and Releases

July 29, 2013 /

LEGO August Calendar

August is upon us and there are some new LEGO promotions as well as many set releases in the beginning of the month at brick and mortar stores as well as on Shop@Homeicon. First, you can get a FREE LEGO Friends Ice Cream Stand (30106) with and LEGO Friends purchase. This offer is valid through the month of August while supplies last.

Another promotion is you can get a FREE LEGO Galaxy Squad Mini Mech (30230) with any purchase of $50 or more. This offer is only valid from August 1-16, while supplies last.

There are also a couple of building events during the month of August. On the 1st, take your child to the LEGO store and participate in an event to build and decorate a LEGO Friends Jewelry Box. Another event is the Monthly Mini Model Build and this month is a flamingo.

As mentioned before, August marks the month for many LEGO set releases for various themes. Below are some notable sets:

LEGO Architecture Studio (21050)icon – 1210 pieces/$149.99

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103)icon – 401 pieces/$34.99

LEGO Technic 4×4 Crawler Exclusive Edition (41999)icon – 1585 pieces/$199.99

LEGO City Coast Guard Plane (60015)icon – 279 pieces/$44.99
LEGO City Stunt Plane (60019)icon – 140 pieces/$19.99
LEGO City Cargo Truck (60020)icon – 321 pieces/$39.99
LEGO City Cargo Heliplane (60021)icon – 393 pieces/$44.99
LEGO City Cargo Terminal (60022)icon – 658 pieces/$99.99
LEGO City Starter Set (60023)icon – 272 pieces/$29.99
LEGO City Grand Prix Truck (60025)icon – 315 pieces/$29.99
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LEGO MBA Invention Designer (20215) Kit 12 – Inventor’s Lab Review

July 28, 2013 /

The third and final book of the LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer (20215) is Kit 12 – Inventor’s Lab. This book focuses on different inventions and mechanisms inspired by Leonardo da Vinci from LEGO Designer Steen Sig Andersen. Like the first two books, there are instructions for a main model and three springboard models. In addition, you can access seven more springboard models on the LEGO Master Builder Academy website.

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To Azog or Not To Azog

July 27, 2013 /

You may have heard by now but there was a mysterious Azog given away randomly at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Nobody knew when it was given away since it was just handed out by casual clothed employees. Only 100 of Azog was given out and the exclusiveness of it has driven the prices on the minifigure to unheard of amounts on eBay.

As of this writing, there are at least $13,000 worth of Azog minifigures that have already been sold on eBay, including one that sold for $299.95 which is a steal compared to the others. Although another fairly exclusive minifigure have been going for a lot, Mr. Gold, none have match the highest Azog minifigure at $1750. For the completists, this amount is most likely unattainable and their collection will now have a blemish. The difference is that there are 5000 Mr. Gold minifigures compared to only 100 of Azog.

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The question is, who is to blame for the absurd amounts that they’re going for? Is it LEGO’s fault for giving out the exclusively exclusive Azog and limiting them to 100 and only attendees had a chance to get it or is it the sellers greediness that has made the prices so inflated?

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game UK Pre-Order Bonus

July 27, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Walmart Pre-order - Iron Patriot

Our friends over at Brick Fanatics is reporting that the UK will have the Iron Patriot minifigure (30168) as a pre-order bonus for purchasing the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game from Amazon.co.uk. It looks like that you can also get the Iron Patriot with the handheld versions of the game including the Playstation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, and the Nintendo DS. The game will be available in the UK on November 15th.

If you’re here in the States, Walmart is still offering the minifigure as the pre-order bonus but it is only available for the console system versions. Over here, the game is available on October 22nd, however, I do wish that Amazon here offered the same bonus as the on in the UK.

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Barnes & Noble LEGO Architecture Studio Event

July 27, 2013 /

Yesterday, I attended one of the many LEGO Architecture events held in Barnes & Noble stores throughout the United States. The event was to talk about aspects of the design process in architecture as well as to promote the new LEGO Architecture Studio (21050) set.

At the event, there were a couple of guest speakers that were invited to speak to the attendees: MiraCosta College Drafting & Architecture professor, David Parker, and former Master Model Designer and fellow SandLUG member, Mariann Asanuma. She also runs the popular site, Model Building Secrets so if you want to learn some juicy secrets from a LEGO Master Model Builder, I suggest heading over there and checking the site out. Kevin, Ambassador of SandLUG, was also available to show off a few his amazing modular buildings.

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LEGO Star Wars SDCC 2013 Exclusive JEK-14 Mini Stealth Starfighter Review

July 26, 2013 /

The second set that LEGO was selling at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con was the LEGO Star Wars SDCC 2013 Exclusive JEK-14 Mini Stealth Starfighter. Like The Hobbit Micro Scale Bag End, you had to get in line for a ticket to purchase the small set. This set contains 105 pieces and retails for $40, a $0.38/piece. My set was numbered 168 of 1000. There is one unnumbered bag and one instruction booklet.

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LEGO Technic You Design It, We Make It Winner Visits LEGO HQ

July 26, 2013 /

LEGO Technic Co-Creation Model (41999)

LEGO has recently released a video of Egor Karshiev (rm8), the winner of the “You Design It, We Make It” Co-Creation Technic Challenge, visiting the LEGO headquarters in Billund, Denmark and seeing the new LEGO Technic 4×4 Crawler Exclusive Edition (41999) in production. In the video, Egor meets with all the members of the Technic team that was involved with the creation of the new 4×4 Crawler. He also got to discuss with members the new design of the set and seeing his competition’s models. After that, Egor got to go in the LEGO factory and got to see how the set was assembled and packaged up for shipment. It is a once in a lifetime experience and it was great that Egor got to take part in it. You can read his review of the set here. The set will be available in LEGO stores as well as on Shop@Home on August 1st and will retail for $199.99 for 1585 pieces.

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LEGO The Hobbit SDCC 2013 Exclusive Micro Scale Bag End Review

July 25, 2013 /

At the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, LEGO announced one of the two exclusive sets they would be selling is The Hobbit Micro Scale Bag End. To get the set, you had to stand in line to get a ticket to purchase the set. I was lucky enough to get one of the last sets they had on the first day. The set consists of 130 pieces and retails for $40 which is a whopping $0.31/piece but that is expected since these are exclusive sets that you can only get at conventions. This set is number 785 of 1000. This year LEGO has decided to go with a small box instead of a tin can like last year’s exclusive. Inside the box, there is one unnumbered bag and one instruction booklet.

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The Brick Fan on Beyond the Brick Podcast Episode 77

July 24, 2013 /

Today, I had the honor to be on the Beyond the Brick podcast to talk about my experience during the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. We talked about many different topics that was LEGO related during the four days I was there from the exclusive sets that were sold to the minifigures that were given away. Be sure to subscribe to Beyond the Brick for LEGO builder interviews and LEGO news. Thanks again Joshua and Matthew for having me on.

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Warner Bros. The LEGO Movie Panel at San Diego Comic Con 2013

July 24, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Poster (Bigger Version)

The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog has posted the Warner Bros. The LEGO Movie panel from Day 3 at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. The video shows most of the panel minus the footage parts which you’re not allowed to film. Here it was also announced that Channing Tatum will be voicing Superman, Jonah Hill will be doing the voice for the Green Lantern, and Cobie Smulders will do the voice for Wonder Woman. They will be joining the cast of Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Nick Offerman and Charlie Day who are also doing various voices in the movie. The panel also mentioned that there will be scenes included that are made from short films by fans which we reported back in May.

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LEGO Stop-Motion The Wolverine Trailer

July 23, 2013 /

Back in March, we featured Antonio Toscano and his stop-motion video of the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer. Today, his brother, Andrea, messaged me and told me that he had released a new stop-motion LEGO trailer, The Wolverine. Like his other trailers, it is very accurate and to the minute of the original trailer. I’m still amazed on the amount of time and dedication it takes to make a stop-motion video. Check out more of his work on his YouTube channel.

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Upcoming LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Set Submissions

July 22, 2013 /

Masashi Togami

During the first day of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, I got to meet up with Masashi Togami of Team BTTF and we had a nice conversation about many things including some of his upcoming projects on LEGO CUUSOO. Masashi currently has four projects on CUUSOO at the moment including:

Before I met Masashi, I was roaming around the exhibit hall at SDCC and I got an email from him telling me that he’s been hard at work planning and putting together some new sets that he will be unveiling on LEGO CUUSOO in the upcoming months. From August to November, the team will be publishing more Back to the Future based sets to hopefully one day have them made into future LEGO sets as well. Below are the tentative set names as well as a preliminary picture of the new sets.

  • August 2013: “Doc’s Big Truck with radiation suits on Marty and Doc”
  • September 2013: “Marty’s Toyota Pick Uup”
  • October 2013: “Locomotive 131”
  • November 2013: “Griff’s Future Vehicle”

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LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2013 Survey

July 22, 2013 /

If you attended the 2013 San Diego Comic Con and went to the LEGO booth any time during the four days it was open to the public, you were probably handed a card which sends you to a survey to voice your opinions on how well the booth was ran. The survey will be used to gauge attendees’ overall experience and to make next year’s Comic Con experience better. I did fill out the survey and voiced my concerns about the whole exclusive minifigure fiasco the first day of the convention. The link is below if you’re interested.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lego_sdcc2013

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LEGO Mixels Official Press Release

July 22, 2013 /

LEGO Mixels

During the final day of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, LEGO introduced a new IP to their vast line of products. In conjunction with Cartoon Network, LEGO revealed a new line called LEGO Mixels. The line will consist of three waves of low-priced mini sets that will go along with an animated series on Cartoon Network starting in Spring 2014. Mixels were created by designers from different parts of the world that involves small creatures with various appearances from elemental surroundings as we can see in the pictures. Along with the building sets and animated TV series, there will also be a virtual mobile game that is on multi-formats and multi-platforms where people can can join anywhere, anytime. The official site for Mixels can be seen here. Below is the official press release from Cartoon Network.

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ATLANTA, July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Cartoon Network and The LEGO Group announced today that they will jointly produce an unprecedented new global entertainment franchise. Launching in 2014, Mixels is the next franchise in integrated family entertainment from two of the world’s leading experts in youth engagement. The new venture will feature animated content (primarily shorts), a rich digital gaming experience, a collectible building toy concept and more.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130722/CL50827LOGO)

Animated content will air on Cartoon Network and on www.cartoonnetwork.com, featuring the colorful Mixels creatures that can mix and combine with one another in creative and unpredictable storylines. A collectible portfolio of low-priced mini building sets will launch in three waves in 2014 and an

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LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) Misspelling

July 21, 2013 /

Some of the bigger LEGO sites and some people in Europe already have gotten their hands on the latest LEGO CUUSOO set, the Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103). Many have done reviews on it and noticed that the flux capacitor piece has a pretty big spelling error. Someone in quality control forgot about the “I before E, except after C” rule in the bottom sentence “SHEILD EYES FROM LIGHT” instead of “SHIELD EYES FROM LIGHT”. It looks like the the first batches of the set have this error and LEGO has acknowledged it in their Knowledge Base. The DeLorean will be available at LEGO stores and Shop@Homeicon and LEGO is now thinking of options to resolve this issue on the flux capacitor piece.

This probably means the set I picked up that was autographed at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con may also have the spelling error which makes it more of a collector’s item. I will be picking up another set when it becomes available globally to do review and I’ll check if that batch has the error or not.

Information about the Back to the Future set Flux Capacitor misspelling.

It has come to our attention that one of the pieces in the new Back to the Future Time Machine set was printed with a spelling error on it. Text on the Flux Capacitor element reads “SHEILD EYES FROM LIGHT” instead of “SHIELD EYES FROM LIGHT”. We’re sorry for any disappointment caused by the oversight.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes SDCC 2013 Extended Gameplay Video

July 21, 2013 /

Stan Lee in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game

Arthur Parsons of TT Games did an interview with GameSpot after the Marvel Video Games panel yesterday and showed off a 20 minute gameplay video of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. If you were following our live report on the game yesterday on Twitter, you would’ve seen that it was announced that Stan Lee would also be a playable character. In the extended gameplay video, you can some some of Stan’s superpowers. Since he is the almighty Stan Lee, he can pretty much have any superhero powers such as Spider-Man’s web slinging. Another of his moves is a flame torch coming from his eyes kind of like a Cyclops/Human Torch combination. It was also mentioned that he has a Mr. Fantastic move as well but it wasn’t shown. In an IGN video, Stan is shown to have an adamantium skeleton. Finally, Stan gets to “Hulk” up and turn into Stan Hulk. The body is exactly the same as the original Hulk character but he has Stan’s white hair instead. The animation of him changing back and forth is awesome. The LEGO Marvel Video Game is now available for pre-order at Walmarticon which includes the Iron Patriot bonus minifigure in the Gun Mounting System (30168). The game will be shipping on October 22 from them. Below is just a partial list of over 100 playable characters that are in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes:

Spider-man
Thor
Wolverine
Hulk
Human Torch
Mr. Fantastic
Nick Fury
Black Widow
Hawkeye
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LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2013 Day 4 Recap

July 21, 2013 /

LEGO Mixels

Today was the final day of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con and it went by just like that. Like the past two days, I stood in line for a raffle for the LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Exclusive Green Arrow minifigure that would be given out later in the day. The result of that raffle? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. During the time that I was in line, I missed out on the LEGO Legends of Chima panel.

Later in the day, the LEGO booth revealed their latest theme, LEGO Mixels. I have no idea what these are but they are set to be released in March 2014. I did manage to take a few pictures of the sets that were shown: Flain (41500) from the Infernites clan, Seismo (41504) from the Cragsters clan, and Volectro (41508) from the Electroids clan. Judging from the looks of the characters, I think we know who LEGO’s intended audience are.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 (71002) Close Up Images

July 21, 2013 /

Flickr user hermipad has post images of 14 out of the 16 minifigures in Series 11 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures linw (71002). You can see the images in more detail below.

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LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2013 Day 3 Recap

July 20, 2013 /

Stan Lee in LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game

Day 3 of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con was a day filled with LEGO related activities. First was the early wait for the raffle for the LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes SDCC 2013 Exclusive Black Suit Superman. The line became so long that it went down from the stairs and back into the building. There were only 200 given away today and the small chance of getting one became even smaller. At the end, I didn’t win. While waiting in line though, I did meet a nice older couple who were AFOLs and they had with them a SDCC 2012 Green Lantern minifigure in case someone wanted to trade the Black Suit Superman with them since they are huge Superman fans. If you’re reading this Eric, I hope you did find one.

Next up was a panel that me as well as many other LEGO fans were waiting for, the LEGO Video Games panel which included the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game. There were a ton and I mean a ton of playable characters that were unveiled today. I tweeted a lot of them when they were announced but there were way more including:

Spider-man
Thor
Wolverine
Hulk
Human Torch
Mr. Fantastic
Nick Fury
Black Widow
Hawkeye
Captain America
Phil Coulson
Deadpool
Iron Man Mark I
Loki
Venom
Sandman
Iron Man Mark VI
Bruce Banner
Magneto
Frost Giant
Roxxon Guard
Abomination
Beast
Dr. Doom
Dr. Octopus
Green Goblin
Howard the Duck
Invisible Woman
Jean Grey
Juggernaut
Leader
Rhino
Sabretooth
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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 (71002) Revealed

July 19, 2013 /

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11 (71002)

So I was a little busy yesterday at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con and I saw this news on my feeds but didn’t have time to post it. By the time you read this, you may have already seen that the checklist for Series 11 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures was posted online. Here’s the list in order:

  • 1. Barbarian
  • 2. Scarecrow
  • 3. Bavarian Lady
  • 4. Evil Mech
  • 5. Tiki Warrior
  • 6. Gingerbread Man
  • 7. Holiday Elf
  • 8. Yeti
  • 9. Mountain Climber
  • 10. Welder
  • 11. Scientist
  • 12. Jazz Musician
  • 13. Dinner Waitress
  • 14. Grandma
  • 15. Constable
  • 16. Lady Robot

**Via Brickset**

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LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2013 Day 2 Recap

July 19, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes SDCC 2013 Exclusive Spider-Man Minifigure

On the second day of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, it went mostly well at the LEGO booth. The main concern was how the LEGO staff was planning to control the overcrowding issue for the exclusive minifigure giveaway that was stopped abruptly yesterday. The management team figured out one way to deal with the issue was to hold the raffle outside in the West Terrace of the Convention Center. From what it looked like, it was a pretty successful raffle. The only thing that was bad about it was that it was outside and the sun was beaming down on our heads. The line moved pretty quickly and there were two staff members handing out the raffle tickets. After that, you just have to wait until 3:30pm for the LEGO booth to announce the winners. There was also a bonus drawing for the rest of yesterday’s Spider-Woman minifigure. When the winners were announced, I tweeted that I was one of the winners of exclusive The Amazing Spider-Man minifigure! After I calmly picked up my prize, I posted an image on my Instagram account to prove that I was actually a winner. Above is the picture I took after I got back home. In other giveaway news, there another minifigure that was given out to Comic Con attendees. FBTB reported that an Azog minifig was given out somewhere that was not the LEGO booth. We’re still not sure where or how to get Azog as of this time.

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LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2013 Day 1 Recap

July 18, 2013 /

LEGO Sign

Day 1 at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con is finally over and I haven’t been this tired in a very long time. Let me do a recap on all things LEGO related today at the Con. The biggest news there was probably the failure of the exclusive Spider-Woman minifigure giveaway. As you may have seen in my earlier post, the LEGO floor staff had to shut down the whole thing 15-20 minutes into the giveaway due to overcrowding. If you’ve been to SDCC before, once there’s any sort of overcrowding, they would be forced to shut down things like this. As a result, there are still some left over raffle tickets left over for Spider-Woman and will be given out tomorrow morning at 11:30 but this time it’s at the West Terrace. At that time, LEGO will also be giving out tickets for the Amazing Spider-Man minifigure as well. At 3:30pm, check if you have a winning ticket on LEGOraffle.com and if you do, head back to the LEGO booth to pick up your precious.

Another thing that I noticed that was a little out of control was the line for the LEGO The Hobbit Micro Scale Bag End and the LEGO Star Wars JEK-14 Mini Stealth Starfighter exclusive sets. People were lining up for the minifigure giveaway when the line was for tickets to get the two sets. This confusion led to a line that snaked a couple of times around the whole booth. There were only a limited amount of each set … Continue

LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2013 Half Day Report

July 18, 2013 /

Day 1 so far at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con has been a doozy. The day started off hectic right as we got to enter the exhibit hall. Right when we got in, there was a line to purchase the exclusive The Hobbit Micro Bag End and the Star Wars Mini JEK-14 Star Stealth Starfighter. There were only a limited amount of sets being sold each day and I was fortunate to be able to get the last sets available. The line wrapped around the booth twice and if you weren’t one of the first people in line for the exclusives, you were out of luck. The LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine was also available for purchase.

Now to what went bad today at the booth. If you follow my Twitter, you probably saw my update that the staff people stopped the giveaway for the exclusive Spider-Woman minifigure. The crowds so out of control that they had to stop the whole thing altogether. This was very bad planning on the floor staff. There was absolutely no control of the crowd as people were just randomly lining up early and causing congestion. One of the staff members told me that they would have to rethink their strategy for tomorrow’s giveaway.

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SDCC Exclusive LEGO Minifigure Giveaway Details

July 18, 2013 /

San Diego Comic Con 2013 LEGO Exclusive Minifigure - Black Suit Superman San Diego Comic Con 2013 LEGO Exclusive Minifigure - Green Arrow

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Ace over at FBTB has given out details on how to get the exclusive LEGO minifigures. At 11:30am each day, you can get your badge scanned at the LEGO booth (#2829). You can only get your badge scanned once and if you do it more than once, you’re disqualified. At 3:30pm of each day, go to LEGORaffle.com to check if you’re a winner of the minifigure of that day and if you are, head to the booth to pick up your new collectible. As you can see below, there are a very limited quantity of minifigures given away each day.

Thursday – Spider-Woman, 350
Friday – Amazing Spider-Man, 350
Saturday – Black Suit Superman, 200
Sunday – Green Arrow, 200

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LEGO Reveals 2013 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Sets

July 17, 2013 /

LEGO has revealed the exclusive sets they will be selling at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. They are the LEGO The Hobbit Micro Scale Bag End and the LEGO Star Wars JEK-14 Mini Stealth Starfighter. There is no word on how much they will be going for but we’re predicting around $40 like last year’s. There will also be a limited quantity being sold as well.

The Micro Scale Bag End consists of 130 pieces and includes a Bilbo Baggins minifigure. The JEK-14 Mini Stealth Starfighter has only 105 pieces and includes the JEK-14 minifigure. These sets are a smaller version of there regular counterparts. It looks like LEGO went with the box packaging, much like the Minecraft sets, this year instead of the tin packaging for the past couple of years.

LEGO The Hobbit Micro Scale Bag End SDCC 2013 Exclusive

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LEGO Booth Offer at 2013 San Diego Comic Con

July 17, 2013 /

LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer Poster

If you’re going to San Diego Comic Con this week, you can get a FREE LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer 16″ x 20″ poster signed and numbered by the artist with a purchase of the Invention Designer set (20215). The offer is valid only at the LEGO booth store (#2829) while supplies last.

You can read my reviews of Kit 10 – Time Machine here and of Kit 11 – World Architecture here.

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21105) and The Nether (21106) Set Images Revealed

July 17, 2013 /

Images of the newest LEGO Minecraft sets, The Village (21105) and The Nether (21106) have been revealed. In The Village set, it looks like you get a housing structure with 3 micromobs: a villager, a zombie villager, and a pig. For the The Nether set, you get the Nether realm with the Obsidian Nether Portal with 3 micromobs: 2 ghasts and a zombie pigman. The article also mentions there will be “plenty of Netherrack” included in the set.

Both sets are 3″x3″x3″ and like the original Mincraft (21102), they are able to be separated into four sections and rebuilt in different ways. Both sets will be available September 1st for $34.99 and will be unveiled at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. Below are the official images and the press release.

Update: Both sets are now available.

LEGO Minecraft The Village 21105

LEGO Minecraft The Nether 21106

COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL: SAN DIEGO (July 17, 2013) — Delighting LEGO® and Minecraft fans across the globe, The LEGO Group today announced it is extending its relationship with Swedish game developer Mojang to build on the blockbuster success of its first LEGO Minecraft building set to add two new models that will be released September 1, 2013.

LEGO Minecraft provides the opportunity to build, reconfigure and create new Minecraft micro-worlds in a physical LEGO way. The two new 3″x3″x3″ models, The Village and The Nether, are on display for the first time at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Fans can also enjoy and take pictures with a large interactive 3D mosaic complete with Micromob character props at

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The Brick Fan at San Diego Comic Con 2013

July 17, 2013 /

LEGO Comic Con logo

San Diego Comic Con is upon us and if you can’t make it to this year’s event, don’t worry. Starting tomorrow morning, we will be there to cover what we can at the LEGO events that will be held and will be updating live through our Twitter account as well as posting pictures on our Instagram. If you’re not following us, hit that “follow” button to keep up with the latest information. At the end of each day, we’ll be doing a wrap-up post for what has happened during that day. If you somehow find me wandering around the Convention Center, don’t hesitate to say hi. We look forward to seeing you guys there at the Con!

Photo credit goes to Mariann Asanuma from Model Building Secrets.

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LEGO Reveals The LEGO Movie Merchandise

July 16, 2013 /

The LEGO Movie Sets

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that The LEGO Group has announced that there will be LEGO sets and other merchandise tied in to upcoming The LEGO Movie set to be released on February 7, 2014. There will be 17 different sets ranging from City, Wild West, and Space and one of them named the “Wyldstyle Chase” will be on display at the LEGO booth (#2829) this Saturday at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. There will also be a special line of 16 Collectible Minifigures that will also be based on the movie cast as well as “new-again” LEGO characters.

Other merchandise will include a video game from TT Games that will have over 90 playable characters and have 15 levels to play. The game will be available in 2014 on the current generation consoles and handhelds as well as the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Then there are the usual books, clothes, and school supplies that will have images from The LEGO Movie. Below is the official press release for the merchandise for the movie.

The LEGO Movie Video Game The LEGO Movie Video Game

The LEGO Movie Video Game The LEGO Movie Video Game

The LEGO Movie Video Game The LEGO Movie Video Game

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LEGO MBA Invention Designer (20215) Kit 11 – World Architecture Review

July 15, 2013 /

In the second book of the LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer (20215), we have Kit 11 – World Architecture. This kit focuses on architectural designs taken from real world structures. LEGO Designer Samuel Johnson takes you through the builds that are inspired from different parts of the world. In addition to the three builds in the book, there are also four additional springboard models that you access from the LEGO Master Builder Academy website.

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2013 San Diego Comic Con LEGO Statues on Display

July 15, 2013 /

There has been a lot of news being released for the 2013 San Diego Comic Con and we’re not done reporting them just yet and mostly likely won’t be done until next week. There will be statues of a 7 ft tall Henry Cavill Superman and a 6 1/2 ft Iron Man on display starting on Preview Night on Wednesday around the LEGO booth. You will be able to pose and take pictures with them as you please.

**Via USA Today.

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LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe – Batman: The Riddler Chase Revealed

July 15, 2013 /

LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe - Batman: The Riddler Chase

USA Today has revealed the set that a new LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe set will be unveiled at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, the Batman: The Riddler Chase. The set will contain 304 pieces and retail for $29.99 and is slated for a January 2014 release. It will feature three minifigures: Batman, the Riddler, and the long awaited Flash minifigure. The vehicles that are in the set are a Batmobile and a green drag racer for the Riddler. LEGO fans will be happy to see that the Flash minifigure will make his first appearance in a Super Heroes set and are that much closer to completing the Justice League.

Update: Some eagle eyes on Brickset and Eurobricks noticed that the Bat symbol on the Batmobile looks a lot like Batgirl’s symbol. Also, if you look closely at the minifigure sitting in the vehicle, it has a lot of yellow which looks similar to Batgirl’s cape. We will soon know what minifigure is in the Batmobile in the next few days.

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LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) Official Images

July 15, 2013 /

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Time Machine (21103)

GRogall over at Eurobricks has revealed the official images of the LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103). The set contains 401 pieces and will retail for £34.99 and contains 2 minfigures: Marty McFly and Emmett “Doc” Brown. There has been reports that the set will be available on July 18th on Shop@Home but there are also rumors that it will not be available until August 1st. LEGO may also be selling the set early at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con as a SDCC exclusive early release for attendees. We will confirm the actual release date as soon as it becomes available to the public. The set will be available in limited quantities for purchase early at SDCC and will be available globally on August 1st.

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Time Machine (21103)

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Time Machine (21103)

**Update: 1000steine.de has an image of the back of the box which shows all three models of the DeLorean.**

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LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village Market (10235) Revealed

July 13, 2013 /

LEGO Creator Expert Winter Village Market (10235)

Today at Brickfete in Toronto, The LEGO Group revealed the newest addition to the Winter holiday theme, the Creator Expert Winter Village Market (10235). This set has a lot of small scenes to add to your Winter collection. What you see in the Winter Village Market is kind of what you would find at your local market with different food stands. The centerpiece of the market is the spinning carousel and a carnival game. The set contains 1261 pieces and will retail for $99.99. It will be available at LEGO brick and mortar stores as well as on Shop@Homeicon this October. Below is the designer video and the official press release.

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More Marvel Comic LEGO Variant Covers

July 13, 2013 /

Wolverine & the X-Men #26

As the 2013 San Diego Comic Con rolls closer, Marvel is slowly releasing more LEGO variant covers for their upcoming comics. The reason for the variant covers is to promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game that will be released in October. Here you can see the covers for Wolverine & the X-Men #26, Daredevil #31, and Nova #8. Back in June, we got our first look at the variant covers for X-Men #5, Indestructible Hulk #14, and Hawkeye #15. All the covers will be illustrated by Leo Castellani, Christopher Jones, and Adam DeKracker and expect the comics to be released in September.

Daredevil #31

Nova #8

**Via CBR**

Update: Comics Alliance has revealed the cover for the Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble #1 issue. The image gives us a first look of a character that does not have a real life counterpart yet, the Falcon.

Marvel Universe Avengers Assemble #1

iFanBoy has revealed the cover for All-New X-Men #17 which features Magneto and is a homage to Jim Lee’s X-Men #1 issue.

All-New X-Men #17

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San Diego Comic Con 2013 LEGO Exclusive Minifigures Revealed

July 12, 2013 /

USA Today has revealed the the exclusive minifigures that will be given away at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con and they are the Green Arrow and Black Suit Superman from DC Universe and Spider-Man and Spider-Woman from Marvel. Odds are that it will be like last year where you will have to scan your badge at the LEGO booth (#2829) and go back later to see if your name was chosen.

San Diego Comic Con 2013 LEGO Exclusive Minifigure - Green Arrow

San Diego Comic Con 2013 LEGO Exclusive Minifigure - Black Suit Superman

San Diego Comic Con 2013 LEGO Exclusive Minifigure - Spider-Man

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LEGO Lord of the Rings Summer Set Wallpapers

July 12, 2013 /

With the new LEGO Lord of the Rings summer sets now available on Shop@Home, LEGO has updated the LOTR Minisite with the new sets on the map. There are some new wallpapers that you can download as well as designer videos for each of the sets.

The Wizard Battle (79005)

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The Council of Elrond (79006)

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Battle at the Black Gate (79007)

LEGO Lord of the Rings Battle at the Black Gate (79007) LEGO Lord of the Rings Battle at the Black Gate (79007)

Pirate Ship Ambush (79008)

LEGO Lord of the Rings Pirate Ship Ambush (79008) LEGO Lord of the Rings Pirate Ship Ambush (79008) LEGO Lord of the Rings Pirate Ship Ambush (79008)

The Tower of Orthanc (10237)

LEGO Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237) LEGO Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237) LEGO Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237) LEGO Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237)

**Via Brick Fanatics**

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New LEGO Maersk Ship (10241) To Be Released in Future

July 11, 2013 /

GRogall over on Eurobricks is back with another reveal for a future LEGO release. He has revealed that there will be a new Maersk ship (10241) and will retail for €129.00. Again, there is not that much detail so far but expect GRogall to be giving us this information in the near future. The last LEGO sets that included Maersk were the Conainer Ship (10155) and the Container Train (10219) which were both released in 2011. Maybe the Maersk ship will be one of the brand new Triple E cargo vessels that will make it’s maiden voyage on July 15th at Busan port, Korea. The Triple E will be the world’s largest ship afloat with capacity of 18,000 TEU.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Reveals New Character

July 11, 2013 /

Yesterday, Marvel revealed the box art for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game and they have said they will be slowly revealing more characters in the game as we get closer to the release date. This went unnoticed but a couple of days ago, Game Director at TT Games Arthur Parsons has let loose another character for all to see. It is none other than Victor Creed also known as Sabretooth. He also confirmed that the game will be available on the next generation consoles including the Xbox One and the Playstation 4.

If you’re going to San Diego Comic Con 2013, you will be able to have a hands-on experience of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes at the Marvel booth (#2329), the LEGO booth (#2829), and at the Xbox Gaming Lounge at the Hyatt all four days of the Con. At the Marvel video games panel on Saturday, there will most likely be more new characters being shown off.

**Via Brick Heroes**

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Beyond the Brick Podcast with Your Creative Friends

July 10, 2013 /

Chad over at Your Creative Friends was on Beyond the Brick’s podcast to discuss different types of subjects from the YCF’s origins to Philly Brick Fest 2014 to the Guinness World Record attempt by a school district. There’s also a nice little secret that Chad has revealed for Philly Brick Fest somewhere in the video. Be sure to subscribe to their channels for more LEGO news and reviews.

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New 2014 LEGO Modular Building Revealed is a Parisian Restaurant

July 10, 2013 /

GRogall over on Eurobricks has revealed the next LEGO Modular building will be a Parisian Restaurant. If you follow GRogall, you’ll know that his information is pretty spot on. Unfortunately, there are no images or any other information about it except that it will be released in 2014. GRogall mentions that he might be getting the set number as well as the pricing for it soon so stay tuned.

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LEGO Legends of Chima Returns to Cartoon Network Tonight

July 10, 2013 /

The long-awaited return of the LEGO Legends of Chima animated series makes it’s return to Cartoon Network tonight at 8/7c. It’s been a while since we’ve mentioned the TV show because there wasn’t anything to report on it until recently. A trailer of the return of Chima aired during the LEGO Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles back in May and Cartoon Network will be “premiering” it again starting today and will now have weekly episodes. According to TV Guide’s schedule for tonight, my suspicions were confirmed that CN will be re-airing the first three episodes back-to-back-to-back and will have brand new episodes starting next week. So if you haven’t seen any of the Chima episodes yet or want to rewatch them, tonight’s the perfect opportunity.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Box Art

July 10, 2013 /

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Box Art

The box art for the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game has been revealed and I must say, it’s a pretty darn good looking cover. It shows a few of super heroes from the Marvel Universe including Iron Man, Wolverine, Captain America, the Hulk, Spider-man, Human Torch, Thor, Fantastic Four, the Thing, Black Widow. If you look closely at the upper right corner, you can also see the Silver Surfer which we haven’t heard much about yet. If you pre-order from Walmarticon, you’ll get the exclusive Iron Patriot minifigure (30168) for free as a bonus.

In other Marvel news, you will be able to play LEGO Marvel Super Heroes during San Diego Comic Con 2013. The games will be set up all four days at the Marvel booth (#2329), the LEGO booth (#2829), and at the Xbox Gaming Lounge at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. If that’s not enough LEGO Marvel for you, on Saturday at 12:30pm in Room 6A, there will be a panel discussing the game in more detail and Marvel is hinting there might be “something special” for you if you come to the panel dressed in a Marvel costume.

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Man Refused From LEGOLAND Discovery Center

July 10, 2013 /

A couple of days ago, I read an article on CTVNews.ca that a man from Windsor, Ontario was turned away from a LEGOLAND Discovery Center after driving 3 hours to Toronto because he didn’t have a child with him. John St-Onge is a 63 year old AFOL who was excited to that there was a location close to home since he has health problems and can’t travel that far. When he found out there was a Discover Center in Toronto, he planned the trip with his daughter only to be refused at the entrance to the park because he didn’t have a child accompanying them.

Apparently there’s a relatively obscure rule that was posted on the website but nobody thought to look at it since they were already paying for the admission tickets. Needless to say, John was devastated that his dream of visiting a LEGOLAND attraction would be crushed by what I think is a pretty stupid rule by LEGOLAND Discovery Centers ran by Merlin Entertainments. Although LEGOLAND does have an adults-only night once a month, it doesn’t take away from the fact that an ill man went out of his way to buy a ticket and drive 3 hours only to be refused at the entrance. They state that the rule was in place “to protect the families and children that visit.” I think it’s just a rule for Merlin to make more money since parents most likely won’t be leaving kids there by themselves and they are pretty much obligated to attend with … Continue

Red Clay Consolidated School District Attempting Guinness World Record

July 8, 2013 /

Our buddies over at YourCreativeFriends is reporting that The Red Clay Consolidated School District in Wilmington, DE will be attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the tallest LEGO tower. The current record stands at 106 ft 7 in and was constructed in Prague, Czech Republic last year. All the schools in the district will be building a section of the tower and are currently 2/3 of the way there. The district is looking for donations of LEGO bricks to help with the construction. The assembly of the tower itself will be on August 19th at Dickinson High School and the people from Guinness will be onsite on August 20th to certify the world record. Check out the links below for more information about the world record attempt by Red Clay.

Red Clay video: http://bit.ly/RedClayVideo
Official Website: http://bit.ly/RedClayTower
Local Media Coverage from Delaware: http://bit.ly/LegoTowerDE
Donation information: http://bit.ly/RedClayDonate

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LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer (20215) Kit 10 – Time Machine Review

July 6, 2013 /

In April, it was revealed that LEGO would be releasing Level 4 of the Master Builder Academy (MBA) called Invention Designer (20215). From the initial images, the set would be based on a steampunk design. The Invention Designer set contains 675 pieces and retails for $79.99 which is about $0.12/piece. The contents of the set include three high-quality and very in-depth instruction booklets, three numbered bags, one unnumbered bag, and a black tool belt – 17M. Each book corresponds to each bag and will let you build from a particular theme. For Kit 10, you will be building a Time Machine and other springboard models using the same pieces. The book itself gives you a back story of steampunk and various building techniques that you may or may not already know about. LEGO Designer Mark Stafford takes you through the various builds that are available with the Time Machine theme.

LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer (20215) LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer (20215)

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LEGO at San Diego Comic Con 2013

July 6, 2013 /

San Diego Comic Con 2013 is two weeks away and we will be there all four days to see and report what LEGO will have in store. We’ll also get to see what exclusive giveaways or new set reveals they will have so stay tuned. Three of the four days have been posted so far and it looks like Saturday may the day to attend if you’re a LEGO fan. As far as I can see, there are are three LEGO related events on Saturday and that doesn’t even include whatever will be going on at the LEGO booth in the Exhibit Hall.

**Update: The exclusive LEGO minifigures that will be given away have been revealed.**

In the dreaded Hall H, Warner Bros will be talking about a couple of their upcoming movies including The LEGO Movie. We can probably expect the directors and maybe a couple of the actors will be there for the presentation. There might even be some exclusive new footage of the movie that will be revealed to attendees of the panel.

In Room 6A at 12:30pm, there will be a panel that will showcase some of the upcoming Marvel video games including the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game coming out in October. Again, we might get to see some new footage of the game and there will be some special guests during the panel.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Patriot Minifigure Already on eBay

July 5, 2013 /

The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Patriot (30168) that was supposed to be the Walmarticon pre-order bonus for the video game has already shown up early on eBay. It is currently selling for $40 and ships from *ahem* Mexico. So if you can’t wait to get one and don’t want to purchase the game, now’s your chance.

As an eBay Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

**Update: Well that was fast. The last Iron Patriot minifig is sold but who knows, there might be more showing up later. At least you can see close up view of the minifigure.**

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Tower of Orthanc (10237) Review

July 4, 2013 /

For a while now, there were rumors that LEGO might be releasing The Tower of Orthanc (10237) for the LEGO Lord of the Rings theme and in January, there was a blurry image of what appeared to be the tower in Isengard. In April, LEGO revealed there was indeed a set coming out based on the structure from the Lord of the Rings movies. The set contains 2359 pieces and retails for $199.99, a $0.08/piece ratio. The box includes 18 numbered bags that go from 1-15, 3 cardboarded instruction booklets, and a sticker sheet.

LEGO The Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237) LEGO The Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237)

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The World of Chima Now Open at LEGOLAND Florida

July 3, 2013 /

Back in March, we reported that LEGOLAND Florida was expanding to add a new area to the theme park called the World of Chima. Today is the grand opening of the World of Chima at LEGOLAND Florida and there are plenty of new things to experience there. This was the first major expansion at LEGOLAND Florida and there are some new rides and attractions that visitors can see and do.

The main attraction is the water ride called the Quest of CHI. It is an interactive splash battle ride where you ride through the world of Chima. There’s also a water play area called Cragger’s Swamp and is mainly for parents with small children. For the older kids, there is an attraction called the Speedorz Arena and participants are able to build and compete using Speedorz sets. Finally, there is a LEGO Chima 4D Movie Experience which visitors can watch an interactive show about the Legends of Chima. There will also be LEGOLAND employees dressed as Laval and Cragger for you to take pictures with. Check out the videos of the opening ceremonies as well as the Quest of CHI ride.

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Christina Stephens’ LEGO Prosthetic Leg

July 3, 2013 /

The video of Christina Stephens using LEGO bricks to make a prosthetic leg has been making the rounds on the internet and now has gone viral. Christina is a practicing occupational therapist and clinical researcher and someone in her lab suggested that she make a prosthetic leg out of LEGO bricks and that’s exactly what she did. This shows that LEGO is more than just a child’s toy and with some creativity and imagination, you can build anything to your heart’s content. Visit Christina’s Facebook and YouTube to show your support.

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New Images of the LEGO Technic 4×4 Crawler Exclusive Edition (41999)

July 1, 2013 /

LEGO Technic 41999 4x4 Crawler Exclusive Edition

Flickr user Ryan Smith, aka The Scooter Guy, has posted images of the new LEGO Technic 4×4 Crawler Exclusive Edition (41999). The images are originally from Egor Karshiev (rm8) who was the winner of the “You Design It, We Make It” Co-Creation Technic Challenge from a few months back. Egor went to Denmark for vacation and got to see the set being produced. As the winner, he has received the very first copy of the set off the production line and has done a very in-depth review of the 4×4 Crawler. I highly recommend you read it to see all the little details about the set.

The set contains 1585 pieces and retails for $199.99. It will be available for pre-order at Shop@Home on August 1st. There will only be 20,000 sets being produced. After reading Egor’s review and seeing images of it, will you be picking up the Crawler as well?

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237) Now Available to Public

July 1, 2013 /

LEGO Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237)

For the past two week, the LEGO The Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237)was only available for VIP members only. Today, the set is now available for everyone to enjoy. The price is still $199.99 and you can now get the FREE Hot Dog Cart (40078) in July’s promotion. If you order online, you will also be getting FREE shipping.

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Cairns Central Vandalism Update

July 1, 2013 /

Last week, we reported that LEGO Certified Professional Ryan McNaught’s $25,000, six-week project named “Elvis the Helicopter” was destroyed by some juveniles at Cairns Central. Today, there is an update to that story. Two 14 year old boys were part of a group of juveniles who destroyed the 100,000 piece display. They were caught and arrested with one count each of entering the premises and willful damage under the Australian Youth Justice Act. Police are continuing with the investigation and are expecting the other kids will be caught and charged as well.

**Via Cairns.com.au**

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July LEGO Deals & Promotions

July 1, 2013 /

A new month has come and there are new deals and promotions at LEGO brand stores as well as on Shop@Homeicon. The main promotion is that LEGO VIP members can get a FREE Hot Dog Cart (40078) with purchases of $75 or more. This offer is valid for the whole month of July or while supplies last (which they probably will). Also, you will get FREE shipping for orders of $75 or more.

If you’re into LEGO Hero Factory sets, you can get a FREE Accessory Pack with any purchase of Hero Factoryicon merchandise.

At LEGO stores, the FREE Monthly Mini Model will be a crab.

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New LEGO CUUSOO Minecraft Set Details Revealed

June 29, 2013 /

LEGO Minecraft

Neoape is revealed some juicy details of the new LEGO CUUSOO Minecraft sets. A couple of weeks ago, we reported that there going to be two expansion Minecraft sets coming out in the near future. Now we know that LEGO 21105 will be The Nether and LEGO 21106 will be The Village.

Update: Both sets are now available.

The Nether consists of flames and flowing lava throughout the area. My guess is there will be lots of orange and red pieces to represent the flames and lava. There are also zombie pigmen and ghast that spawn in the Nether so they could be some of the microfigures that could be included.

The Village consists of groups of buildings that are in the world of Minecraft. Materials that are used the create the buildings are made from wood, cobblestone, and glass. I am assuming there will be quite a few brown and grey pieces included in the set. There could be some NPC microfigures in this set as well.

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Brick Owl Marketplace Officially Launches

June 28, 2013 /

There’s been a plethora of new LEGO marketplaces and trading sites that have come online in the past few months. Back in May, Project Swapfig was launched as a LEGO Collectible Minifigure trading site. A month later, Bricktrader started up as an auction trading site. Three weeks ago, it was announced that the popular LEGO marketplace, BrickLink was sold to Korean game giant Nexon. Today marks the arrival of Brick Owl. I’ve taken a look around the site and it looks like it’ll be giving BrickLink a serious run for it’s money although time will tell if it will be successful as it’s competition. The site has a clean design and runs amazingly fast. One nice feature is that Brick Owl is able to be integrate your wishlist from LDraw, LDD, or Brickstore. As of this writing, there are already 114 stores set up for you to purchase from. Below is the press release for Brick Owl:

Brick Owl is a new marketplace to buy and sell LEGO Parts, Minifigures and Sets. It’s been designed to be used by anybody but still have all of the advanced features that AFOLs need. Some of the features of the website include:

  • Instant checkout including instant payment via PayPal and shipping rates visible upfront while items are being added to the cart
  • Wishlist buying tool – Brick Owl will tell you which stores have your Wishlist items, how much they cost including shipping, and then let you choose which stores to buy from and add all the items
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LEGO Architecture Studio (21050) Coming Soon

June 28, 2013 /

LEGO Architecture Studio (21050)

The Examiner is reporting that there will be a new LEGO Architecture set being released in July. The new LEGO Architecture Studio (21050) set will consist of 1210 monochromatic pieces. The Barnes & Noble brick and mortar store in Oceanside, CA will be holding the first-ever LEGO Architecture event on Friday, July 26, 2013, at 6 p.m. David Parker, Architecture Professor from MiraCosta College, will be the guest speaker and will be talking about crucial aspects of the design process in architecture using LEGO bricks as a demonstration. Participants will also have an opportunity to build things using the new set. The event is free to the public and there is a limited space for the event. The store will give customers a first look at the Studio set and will also be selling the set from July 25-28. LEGO brand stores will also be selling the set although there is no pricing as of this writing. The location of the B&N the event will be held at is 2615 Vista Way, Oceanside, CA 92054.

**Update: The event is held in many select stores. Head over to the Barnes & Noble site and enter your city or zip code to find the closest location that is holding the event.**

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LEGO Display Piece Destroyed at Cairns Central

June 28, 2013 /

Australian LEGO Certified Professional, Ryan McNaught, is at Cairns Central this week to build the world’s largest LEGO Daintree Rainforest. He also brought along his 100,000 piece, $25,000 LEGO helicopter named “Elvis the Helicopter” to display at the shopping center. Last night, the masterpiece was destroyed and now police are looking into the incident. They report that an male tourist saw a group of juveniles pushed the piece over and fled the scene. Police are checking surveillance footage to see if they can identify the perpetrators. Ryan’s wife, Melinda, tweeted an image of the destroyed helicopter with the caption: “Devastation for Ryan and the McNaught family tonight as #LEGOElvis destroyed at public display #disrespect.”

Although Ryan is disappointed that his six-week project was subject to vandalism, that won’t deter him from keep displaying his work at Cairns. “The people of Cairns are lovely and the children have enjoyed the workshop. I hope to come back again soon and showcase another great Lego display.” A spokesperson says the centre is working with Ryan to have the display piece to be restored as soon as possible. Ryan is also working with local authorities to see why the incident happened. If you have any information about this crime, please contact the police.

Update: Two 14 year old kids have been caught. More on the story here.

**Via Cairns.com.au**

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LEGO Ninjago Heading to Movie Theaters

June 27, 2013 /

ComingSoon.net is reporting that there will be a LEGO Ninjago movie from Warner Brothers heading to movie theaters in the near future. Ninjago is one of LEGO’s most successful themes and now, it will get a full-length feature. Brothers Dan and Kevin Hageman will be writing the screenplay for the upcoming movie. They’ve also worked on The LEGO Movie which will be in theaters next February. The brothers also were the writers for the original Ninjago animated series on Cartoon Network. There’s not much information yet about the movie or the release date although it was mentioned that the storyline will go in a different direction from the animated series and will feature both Chinese and Japanese myths. Given that the movie will be a change of direction, will there be all new characters in the movie? We will see. If so, we’ll also get to see if there will be new Ninjago sets to tie in to the movie.

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New Images of LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine

June 24, 2013 /

Brick News has posted new images of the LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103). Last week, we got our first look at the DeLorean itself and there were mixed reactions of the design of the car. As you can see from the image above, you can see the box art of the set as well as the Marty McFly and Doc Brown minifigures. Marty also gets a purple skateboard. The image also shows the dashboard of the DeLorean with the time circuits set at January 28, 1958 for the destination time and October 26, 1985 for the present time. I’ve did some research and there are a couple of issues with the time circuits because there are supposed to be three dates shown with the last one being the last time departed. Another issue is that there was no destination date set as January 28, 1985 in the movies. I’m not sure where LEGO got that date from but it’s not one that was used. A helpful follower gave me an update on a reason why LEGO may have used that particular date. January 28, 1985 is the date that LEGO patented the design of LEGO bricks. It’s interesting that LEGO included that fact into the set even though it may confuse some people if they’re not up on their history.

Target: 10+ boys; and fans of the “Back to the Future” movie of all ages.

Storyline: Based on “back to the Future” movie (Universal Studios): With the DeLorean time machine, a

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Philly Brick Fest 2014 in the Works

June 23, 2013 /

Philly Brick Fest 2014

In any given year, there are several LEGO conventions that take place in the United States. BrickFair, BrickCon, Brick Fiesta, Bricks Cascade, Bricks by the Bay, and the just completed Brickworld in Chicago are some of the better known conventions in the country. One of the main reasons why these conventions exist is to provide a platform for LEGO builders and artists to show off their own creations. It also allows fans of LEGO to gather at a single place to discuss the hobby and to meet new people.

The county’s East Coast is home to BrickFair VA, located just outside the nation’s capital, Washington DC, and BrickFair NE which took place in Manchester, NH about an hour north of Boston, MA. This brings us to Philadelphia, the second largest city on East Coast and the fifth most populated city in the U.S. The City of Brotherly Love has everything you could possibly want in a big city including famous landmarks, sports teams, and iconic cuisine. The one attraction Philadelphia has been without is a major LEGO convention…. until now! With the closest major convention a few states away, Philly Brick Fest 2014 is primed to attract a new audience and create another longstanding Philadelphia tradition.

Our very good friend, Chad “Stud” Collins from YourCreativeFriends, has embarked on a mission that will bring Philly its first ever LEGO convention. “Philly Brick Fest will open up a world of imagination and creativity never seen before in our area.” says Collins.

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The Daily Mail LEGO Polybag Promotions Confirmed

June 23, 2013 /

Last week, there was news of some LEGO polybags being given away by The Daily Mail. The newspaper has confirmed that they will indeed be giving away LEGO polybags as part of their promotion. On Saturday, June 29th, you will be able to get the LEGO The Hobbit Gandalf at Dol Guldur Polybag (30213) and on Sunday, June 30th, you can get the the LEGO Creator Little Car (30183). The promotion will be exclusive to WHSmith High Street Stores (not available at Motorway service sites, hospitals or travel stores in airports & train stations). There will be a limit of 5 papers/toys per person.

**Via Brick Fanatics**

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LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine Set Revealed

June 21, 2013 /

BrickFanatics has gotten a copy of July’s Store Newsletter and it an image of the new LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103). The flyer also shows the release date of July 18th and will be available in LEGO Stores and at Shop@Homeicon. There’s is still no word yet on pricing on the set or how many pieces it will contain. There’s also no word on if there will be any minifigures included. The DeLorean shown in the image is the hover conversion DeLorean from the end of first Back to the Future movie and the main vehicle in the second movie. LEGO has changed the designed a little from the one that Masashi had submitted on CUUSOO. One noticeable difference is the front of the car and the windshield area. Nevertheless, I’ll still be picking up a set when it comes out. Will you be getting it next month when it becomes available to the public as well?

**Update: New images of the set here**

“If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything!”

When Masashi, LEGO fan and founder of a Back to the Future fan site, posted his creation of a LEGO DeLorean time machine on LEGO.cuusoo.com in the summer of 2011, he could not have imagined achieving the 10,000 supporters needed to develop his idea in only a few months. Even more importantly: his model passed all the product tests in 2012 and is now part of the LEGO product assortment.

Congrats Masashi,

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LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Robin’s Redbird Cycle (30166) Revealed

June 20, 2013 /

Thatblockoguy over at the Brickset forum has posted an image of the LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Robin’s Redbird Cycle (30166). The polybag will be a FREE Canadian Toys R Us giveaway with a $30 purchase or more of LEGO Super Heroes sets. In the footnote of the image, there is a max of 25 per store.

Back in January, Flickr user smokebelch posted an image (see below) of what could be the Redbird Cycle using the parts list from Brickset. It wasn’t far off from what the official polybag set looks like. There’s no word yet if the set will be available elsewhere in the world after this promotion.

Robin's Redbird Cycle

**Via Brick Fanatics**

Update: Closer look at the polybag.

30166 Robin and Redbird Cycle

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