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LEGO ReBrick Relaunches

March 1, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

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

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

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The LEGO Group 2015 Annual Report Results

March 1, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

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

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

Key Figures

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

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

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First LEGO Certified Store Opening in Italy This Summer

February 25, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

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

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

Thanks to Andrea from Mattonito for the email.

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LEGO ReBrick Relaunching March 1

February 19, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

If you’ve ever been on ReBrick, you may feel that it might not be the most effective bookmarking website for fans. Initially, it was a place for fans to share creations and unfortunately, it didn’t work out as planned with various issues hampering the user experience.

LEGO has been at work to do a relaunch on the site on March 1st. They have shared a short video of how ReBrick will work. It’ll still focus on fan creations but will also have more contests for you to enter to win hard to find sets, signed sets, or trips.

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BrickLink New Storefront Preview

February 18, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

BrickLink has given an update on some of the changes coming to the popular third-party LEGO service. The main thing is the new Storefront look that every store will get. I’ll sort of summarize what these changes are but you want a more detailed explanation, head on over to the link above.

First off the stores will have a more streamlined layout and the focus will be on the content of the store. You can change the color and logo to match your liking.

Next is the store curated landing page which lets sellers customize what buyers will see when they arrive to the page.

The new Splash Page will not its own page but will act as an actual splash page when buyers arrive.

The categories have also been overhauled with hierarchy levels within the categories. For example, the different LEGO themes have been broken down to sub-themes so you can easily see what’s available. You can also collapse and expand the categories so you can focus on what’s most relevant to you.

One of the main complaints of the old BrickLink was the search experience. Now there are advanced search filters that are dynamic which makes it a lot more easier to find what you’re looking for.

The Store Terms are now labeled on the right side of the page with an Average Lot Value and a Minimum Buy.

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Brickbuilderspro Instruction of the Month Club Year 2 Promo

February 17, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Brickbuilderspro is celebrating 1 Year of their popular Instruction of the Month Club!

The club features custom build plans with “easy to source” LEGO part ID’s with files featuring parts lists and XML code for sourcing bricks on the web. As they begin Year 2, new members can enjoy a 15% discount on a 12 Month subscription.

Each month, subscribers receive a new unique document with bonus publications including a plan featuring custom stickers and a collectible poster shipped to your home address. According to L.G. Orlando, editor of the Instruction of the Month Club, members responded very positively to the clubs unique offerings including glowing reviews for the Hot Dog Diner and Stacker’s Baseball Stadium plans. You can try Brickbuilderspro subscription plans 30 days risk free. To apply a 15% discount, just use promo code: FAN2016

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New York Toy Fair 2016 Starts This Weekend and Official Press Release

February 11, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The North American International Toy Fair will be happening this weekend and we are teaming up again with YourCreativeFriends/Brick Fest Live to bring you LEGO coverage of the event. Chad will be there and will be sending us images of various LEGO sets that will be displayed. Hopefully we’ll get images of the summer wave of Star Wars sets that are allowed.

LEGO has also released a press release for the event which talks about the Star Wars: Rogue One sets. Like I mentioned before, there will be five sets based on the upcoming movie and the prices range from $9.99 to $149.99.

Finally, officially confirmed for April release is the LEGO Ideas Labyrinth Marble Maze (21305). It’ll have 769 pieces and will be priced at $69.99 which I talked about last month.

LEGO Systems Unveils Hundreds of New Building Sets to Spark Creative Play for Builders of All Ages and Interests

– More than 300 new products unveiled at North American International Toy Fair –

NEW YORK, Feb. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — LEGO Systems, Inc. will showcase its collection of new building sets–over 300 new products–at this week’s North American International Toy Fair. Among the new offerings is LEGO(®) NEXO KNIGHTS(TM), a new original LEGO property that depicts a medieval kingdom set in a futuristic world. New LEGO products are on display in booth #1635 in Hall 3B of New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from February 13-16.

“The LEGO system of play empowers children of all ages and interests to be creative,

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