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The Brick Fan November 2018 Monthly Recap

December 1, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

November was a very busy month here on The Brick Fan with us cranking out a whopping 85 posts. Here are some of the more notable LEGO news posts for last month. This will be a longer post since there was a ton of news.

LEGO Overwatch Sets Pre-Order on LEGO Shop@Home – You can now pre-order the upcoming LEGO Overwatch sets on Shop@Home. We will be reviewing each of the sets when we are able to get our hands on them.

Geoffrey’s Toy Box to be in Kroger Stores – It has been announced that Toys R Us will be rebranded to be named Geoffrey’s Toy Box and they will be in select Kroger supermarkets.

The LEGO Group Announces Infringement Case Win Against LEPIN – LEGO officially announced the results of their lawsuit against LEPIN in China in which they will receive about RMB 4.5 million in damages.

LEGO to Release China Region Exclusive Sets – LEGO will be launching the first elementary school STEAM classes in China and will also be releasing some Asia region exclusive sets to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

LEGO FORMA Officially Sold Out – LEGO’s first venture on Indiegogo was a very successful one as all of the perks have been claimed and everything has sold out before the project end date.

LEGO Ideas Celebrates 10 Years – It has been a decade since LEGO released the first LEGO Ideas set which was originally called LEGO CUUSOO.

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LEGO Black VIP Card Exclusive Item Coming in December

November 30, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you’re a LEGO VIP Black Card holder, the promotions that have been associated with the card has been, to say the least, absolutely lackluster but that may change very soon. I’ve been told from my source that card holders will be getting a very cool looking exclusive item. I don’t have an image of it yet but I’ve been told Black Card holders will get an email with a special code to get it. If you do get an email, feel free to email me ([email protected]) the image of the gift.

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LEGO Nominated for 2019 Toy of the Year Awards

November 17, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The 2019 Toy of the Year award winners will be announced ahead of the New York Toy Fair in February and you can now vote for your favorite nominees. As usual, LEGO has been nominated for a few categories so head on over to the links below to vote for them.

Collectible of the Year

LEGO Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts Collectible Minifigures (71022)

LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Collectible Minifigures (71022)

Construction Toy of the Year

LEGO Star Wars Kessel Run Millennium Falcon (75212)

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall (75954)

LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Hogwarts Great Hall (75954)

License of the Year

LEGO Jurassic World

Playset of the Year

LEGO Creator Roller Coaster (10261)

LEGO Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Indoraptor Rampage at Lockwood Estate (75930)

Preschool Toy of the Year

LEGO DUPLO Steam Train (10874)

Specialty Toy of the Year

LEGO Star Wars Betrayal at Cloud City (75222)

LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043)

Vehicle of the Year

LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083)

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LEGO Build to Give Charity Campaign

November 10, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

This holiday season LEGO will be running a new campaign called Build to Give to help donate LEGO sets to children in need. From now until December 9, use your LEGO bricks at home or at a LEGO Brand Store to build an ornament and share on social media using the hashtag #BuildToGive. For every post shared, LEGO will donate one LEGO set to charity in hopes of reaching 500,000 children around the world. Here’s a list of charity partners that LEGO is working with across the globe including Fairy Bricks in the UK and Toys for Tots here in the US.

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Philly Brick Fest Early Registration Now Live

November 7, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Early registration for Philly Brick Fest 2019 is now live and there’s only a few days left to do so at a discounted rate. From now until November 10, full registration for the event is $78 which includes special event opening ceremonies, a brick badge, goodie bag, display space for your LEGO creations, and more.

From the looks of it, I will be attending again next year and it will be my fifth year attending in total. If everything goes according to plan, I’ll be bringing The Brick Fan brick badges to give away to those who find me. I couldn’t get them in time for this year’s event. Just an insider tip if you’ve never been, there’s lots of activities there that is well worth the registration price and the event creators go out of their way to accommodate you.

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LEGO to Release China Region Exclusive Sets

November 6, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced that they will be launching the first elementary school STEAM classes for Chinese students starting next year. In order to do that, they will also be launching some region exclusive sets in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year and it will be the first time that the company has done that for a specific country. You can read the full press release in the link above. Note that the image was provided in the press release and it has a confidential watermark.

[su_quote]Christiansen said: “We believe in the power of play to develop essential life-long skills to succeed in the 21st century. We are proud of the close collaborations with local educators as we combine our global experiences and the local insights together to ensure that our first STEAM courses for Chinese students can contribute to the Chinese society’s growing needs of innovative talents with creative skills.”

The new sets celebrate iconic new year traditions. Chinese New Year’s Eve Dinner shows a Chinese family reuniting to celebrate the lunar new year in a traditional home. Often performed during Chinese New Year, Dragon Dance is a symbol of the Chinese culture and is believed to bring good luck to people. The Dragon Dance set features a team of dragon dancers, with a minifigure dressed as a cute pig celebrating the coming Chinese New Year of the Pig.

Christiansen said: “These sets are special. They are the first sets we’ve created to celebrate Lunar New Year and the first time we’ve made sets for … Continue

The LEGO Group Announces Infringement Case Win Against LEPIN

November 5, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has officially announced the results of the lawsuit against LEPIN in China. The Chinese courts have ruled in favor of The LEGO Group against four companies who infringed on multiple copyrights. According to the press release, the four companies, Shantou Meizhi Model Co., et al, are accountable for copying artwork for 18 LEGO sets and minifigures as well as using unfair competition acts. The courts have ruled that those companies will pay LEGO about RMB 4.5 million in damages. Check out the full press release below.

[su_quote]November 5, 2018: The LEGO Group today received a favourable decision from the Guangzhou Yuexiu District Court against four companies who infringed multiple copyrights of the LEGO Group and conducted acts of unfair competition by producing and distributing LEPIN building sets. It is another significant legal victory in China for the LEGO Group in its battle against imitators over the past two years.

According to the decisions issued by the court, the four defendants, Shantou Meizhi Model Co., Ltd., et al, are liable for copying the 3-dimensional artworks of 18 LEGO® sets, multiple LEGO Minifigures, as well as for carrying out unfair competition acts.

The court ordered, among other things, that the four defendants shall immediately cease producing, selling, exhibiting or in any way promoting the infringing products, and shall pay the LEGO Group approximately RMB 4.5 million as damages.

Niels B. Christiansen, Chief Executive Officer of the LEGO Group said:

“We welcome the court’s ruling. We believe these decisions are well-founded in the facts and the law, and … Continue