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Bricks by the Bay 2016 Press Release

June 13, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Northern California LEGO® Convention
Bricks by the Bay, August 18-21, 2016

Bricks by the Bay™ recently announced its seventh annual gathering of LEGO enthusiasts in Northern California. Bricks by the Bay is once again coming to the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara. The convention is one of the largest in the Western U.S. and will run from August 18th through August 21st, with a Public Exhibition to be held on the last day of the convention on August 21st.

Under new leadership, Bricks by the Bay is proud to announce its new convention website at www.bricksbythebay.com. The website features a calendar of convention events and activities as well as online registration for convention attendees. Tickets to the Public Exhibition can also be purchased online.

“As registration gets underway and with the unveiling of the redesigned website, we are looking forward to the biggest and best convention ever,” said Bricks by the Bay spokesperson Patty Sherin.

Bricks by the Bay expects attendees from all around the country and the world who will be showcasing all manner of cool and exciting LEGO creations. In honor of its seventh anniversary, Bricks by the Bay’s theme this year is “Seven.” The lucky number “Seven” will no doubt inspire fantastic and awe-inspiring LEGO builds.

Bricks by the Bay is the largest yearly gathering of LEGO artists, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and fans in Northern California. There will also be games, contests, speakers, and workshops for convention attendees. LEGO hobbyist conventions like Bricks by the Bay bring together the LEGO community … Continue

New LEGO Brand Store Coming to Westfield UTC San Diego

June 8, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 6 Comments

San Diego residents, it looks like we’ll be getting another LEGO Brand Store in the future as there is one listed as coming soon at Westfield UTC in La Jolla. This new store has been rumored for a few months and the other store we have is in Fashion Valley. There’s no details on when the store will be opening but I’ll definitely be there to get the freebies with any other store openings. The UTC location will cover people who live further North while the one in Fashion Valley will still be the preferred one for people in east and south San Diego. I’ll update when there are more details.

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BrickLink Update Now Live

June 8, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

After months of testing and tweaking, BrickLink has finally rolled out the new look and features for the site. The homepage as well as store pages have a new user interface with changes to the category viewer. Other changes include an updated search engine that allows you to find items easier. There’s a lot more that’s been included with the BrickLink update so head over and check it out.

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LEGO Announces In-Store Birthday Party Program at Flatiron District LEGO Store

June 7, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Yesterday LEGO released a press release announcing a new exclusive In-Store Birthday Party Program at the flagship Flatiron District LEGO Store. These parties are 90 minutes long and are targeted for children ages 5-14.

People can now reserve a spot on a Saturday or Sunday between June 11 and October 30. The parties can have up to 10 children at a cost of $40/child with a required $100 non-refundable deposit. Check out the full details in the press release below.

NEW YORK, June 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LEGO Brand Retail, Inc. today announced a new in-store LEGO® brick-themed birthday party experience for children ages 5-14, exclusively available at the LEGO® Store: Flatiron District. Beginning today, families can reserve a Saturday or Sunday time between June 11 and October 30 to celebrate their child’s birthday. Guided by two LEGO Brick Specialists, children will take part in hands-on LEGO building activities and group challenges, and take home a LEGO-themed party favor.

Designed with a child’s desire for creative play in mind, the 90-minute parties incorporate personalized building activities, guided mini-model builds and fun competitive building challenges for a one-of-a-kind celebration. Each party features a variety of fun building prompts and unique favors including:

Exclusive Mini-Model Build: build and take home a mini birthday cake LEGO model, only available from the LEGO Store: Flatiron District

Group Play: team up to tackle building challenges, such as creating the tallest LEGO brick tower or strongest LEGO bridge

Free Build Time: unleash your imagination to build anything you want during free build

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The Brick Fan May 2016 Monthly Recap

May 31, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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New LEGO Americas Community Manager Announced

May 26, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

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

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

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

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LEGO 2016 Color Palette

May 17, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 5 Comments

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

You can download the PDF version here.

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