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The AFOL Poster Subscription Service Releases New July Artwork

July 16, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Interested in LEGO Art? The AFOL Poster Subscription Service from Bricks on the Dollar has begun its mission to bring you original LEGO Artwork every month with their second release, 21109 LEGO IDEAS EXO SUIT by Iron Brush.

Every month a new artist will create distinctly LEGO-themed art in their own style. 11”x17” posters are available from the AFOL Poster Service website. Posters are tube-shipped to their recipients. For only $10 per month you will get the newest poster tube-shipped to you on the 1st of each month. Subscribers also get a short bio about the artist and the artwork as well as an official LEGO Minifigure from the depicted theme! If you want to pick and choose, the posters will be individually available on the 15th of each month for $13 shipped.

Check out the posters which are available right now. A new poster will be available each month while supplies last. Upcoming themes include Bionicle, Futuron, & perhaps Ninjago? Pick up your favorites or sign up for the subscription to never miss a poster!

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Take a Trip Down Memory Lane in the LEGO Archive Vault

July 6, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

A few weeks ago, Josh Hanlon from Beyond the Brick was able to attend LEGO Fan Media Days and he has given LEGO fans a look at something that most of us probably won’t be able to see in real life, the LEGO Archive Vault, aka Memory Lane. It is located under the LEGO Idea House and it contains almost every single LEGO set that has been produced. Attendees of the LEGO Inside Tour are also able to check it out.

LEGO designers and other employees also go down to the Vault to do research or reminisce about their childhood. Since LEGO adds to the Vault every year, that means that they are running out of room and will soon have to move it to another location. You’ll notice that in the beginning of the film, Josh notes that there are already upcoming sets that haven’t been released yet that are already on the shelves which is blocked off.

If you have half a hour to spare, I highly recommend you taking a look at the video as there are lots of cool stuff that were shown off. Did you see sets that you have/had that were from your childhood?

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The Brick Fan June 2017 Monthly Recap

June 30, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

June just went by in a blink of an eye and here’s some LEGO news, including lots of reveals and announcements, that you may have missed since there was a lot of them throughout the month.

LEGO BrickHeadz Exclusive Wonder Woman Building Event – From July 1-16, be one of the first 80 people to make a $75 purchase at LEGO Brand Stores to register for an exclusive LEGO BrickHeadz Wonder Woman building event.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Deluxe Edition Announced Plus Exclusive Giant-Man Minifigure – The Deluxe Edition of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 Video Game was announced which includes the Classic Guardians of the Galaxy Character Pack as well as the exclusive Giant-Man/Goliath LEGO minifigure.

The LEGO Batman Movie: The Essential Collection Exclusive Penguin Minifigure Revealed – There will be an exclusive Penguin minifigure included in The LEGO Batman Movie: The Essential Collection.

LEGO Worlds Announces Paid Classic Space DLC Pack – During E3 2017, WB Games and TT Games announced the first paid DLC for LEGO Worlds with the Classic Space DLC Pack.

LEGO Worlds Announce Free Survivor DLC – Also announced at E3 for LEGO Worlds was the free Survivor DLC that will be coming to the game.

LEGO Inside Tour 2017 Exclusive Set Revealed – The 2017 LEGO Inside Tour has been completed and the exclusive set that was revealed for attendees was the LEGO House Tree of Creativity (4000024).

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i-Brix Wireless LEGO Lighting System Back on Kickstarter

June 25, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Back in 2015, Dustin from i-Brix launched a Kickstarter campaign which was supposed to be the industry’s first wireless lighting system to be used with LEGO. Unfortunately, the campaign failed as it did not meet its goal.

After two years with additional research and development, i-Brix is now back on Kickstarter with a lower goal threshold. If you haven’t heard of i-Brix before, it uses a 1×1 i-Brix that connects to regular LEGO bricks and power is conducted through the included Power Plate.

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Bricks by the Bay 2017 Press Release

June 20, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Bricks by the Bay has released a press release regarding the largest LEGO convention in Northern California. The event will run from August 3-6 and fans can now register for it. You can read more about Bricks by the Bay in the details below as well as on their website.

Northern California LEGO® Convention
Bricks by the Bay, August 3-6, 2017

Northern California – June 20, 2017:

The Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara will once again be the site of Bricks by the Bay,™ the largest annual gathering of LEGO enthusiasts in Northern California and one of the largest LEGO fan conventions in the country. The convention will run from August 3rd through August 6th, with a Public Exhibition to be held on the last day of the convention on Sunday, August 6th.

This eighth annual convention will feature over 33,000 square feet of convention hall space with original LEGO artwork, models, and machines, many built on an awe-inspiring scale. Bricks by the Bay is a four-day long celebration of all things LEGO, where hobbyists, artists, fans, and enthusiasts come together to learn, share and play.

Convention attendees bring their wonderful LEGO brick creations to display. Attendees gather for brick building seminars, LEGO themed fun and games, and to hear from luminaries and ambassadors of LEGO brick building. On the last day of the convention, the public is invited to attend and see all the attendee built LEGO exhibits.

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The AFOL Poster Subscription Service Releases New June Artwork

June 18, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Check out the posters which are available right now. A new poster will be available each month while supplies last. Upcoming themes include Bionicle, Space, & perhaps Classic Castle. Pick up your favorites or sign up for the subscription to never miss a poster!

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BrickLink Mosaick Hits Open Beta

June 14, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

BrickLink has rolled out the open beta for their newest feature called Mosaick. It is basically a tool to allow anyone to turn an image into a digital LEGO mosaic. This also allows users to adjust resolution and size to their preference and price points.

After you upload an image, Mosaick gives you a number of options for shape, size (5x5in.-60x60in.), color, and part type (plate, tile, brick). It also gives you an estimated price as well as a parts list to show which elements are need to recreate a particular image. I did a mosaic of my logo to see how it looks and it seems to be running pretty smoothly.

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