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Our friends over at Bricks on the Dollar is doing another giveaway this month for a retro LEGO set. September’s giveaway will be a sealed LEGO Castle Dragon Knights Dragon Defender (6043) from 1993. All you have to do is to enter via this link: http://eepurl.com/b_j0eX. The contest will run until the end of the month and the winner will be announced probably over on their Facebook Page or their YouTube channel.

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I usually don’t report on LEGO’s numbers but here’s something that’s a little interesting. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that LEGO’s net profit for the first half of 2016 has dropped by 2% as compared to 2015. If you’re talking currency, that’s DKr3.49bn ($525 million) which is a slight drop from DKr3.55bn in the same time from last year. While sales dropped here in the US, they increased by more than 10% over in Europe as well as in Asia.

LEGO’s Chief Financial Officer John Goodwin stated, “In the U.S., we acknowledge that we have not provided the initiatives and support needed to keep the same high level of growth.”

LEGO also stated that a rapid increase in the number of employees, by adding 3,500 new workers in 2016, along with investing in a factory in China has impacted profit growth.

It’s not that surprising that sales have slipped here in the US as there have been some things have happened like with the Porsche 911 GT3 RS being out of stock for a while and the first LEGO Star Wars UCS set of 2016 being fairly lackluster. Even then, I don’t see it being a big deal. With the holiday season just around the corner, LEGO looks to end the year on a high note and continue being the top toy company.

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It’s been busy the past few days and I almost forgot about the August 2016 Monthly Recap but here it is. There was a lot of news in August so this post will be a little longer than usual in case you missed some of the more important LEGO news for the month.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 Set Rumors – There are new rumors about some of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 sets including a set with Agent Coulson and his car Lola.

LEGO Creator Winter Holiday Train (10254) Officially Announced – LEGO announced the newest Winter Village themed set for 2016 with the LEGO Creator Winter Holiday Train (10254).

The LEGO Ninjago Movie Voice Actors Officially Announced – LEGO announced the star-filled cast of voice actors for the upcoming The LEGO Ninjago Movie.

LEGO Winter 2017 Rumored Set List – Various sources on Eurobricks has given a list of rumored Winter 2017 sets.

The LEGO Batman Movie 2017 Set Rumors – There are lots of rumors about sets that will be coming out for The LEGO Batman Movie next year.

LEGO Dimensions Playstation 4 Exclusive Supergirl Minifigure Announced at Gamescom 2016 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that the Supergirl minifigure will be included for Playstation 4 Starter Packs.

LEGO Harry Potter Collection Coming to Playstation 4? – There’s a report that a LEGO Harry Potter Collection will be coming to Playstation 4.

LEGO Ideas Caterham Seven 620R (21307) First Look – We got a first look at the new LEGO Ideas Caterham … Continue

I’m a few days late on this due to my work schedule but here is The Brick Fan July 2016 Monthly Recap. There was lots of huge announcements and reveals last month because of events happening in July like San Diego Comic Con.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 Mighty Micros Sets Revealed – LEGO announced the next wave of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros which introduces some new minifigures to the subtheme like Wolverine, Magneto, Iron Man, Thanos, and Scorpion.

LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) Review – The new Ghostbusters reboot movie came out in theaters and I did a review on the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) set. The set isn’t as bad as some thought it would be.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 Hulk vs. Red Hulk Revealed – Ahead of SDCC 2016, LEGO revealed on of the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets for 2017 which was the Hulk vs. Red Hulk set. The set will consist of 375 pieces and retail for $59.99 and will be available in January.

LEGO Disney Castle (71040) Officially Announced – LEGO officially announced their next D2C set with the LEGO Disney Castle (71040). It has 4,080 pieces and will retail for $349.99. LEGO VIP members will get the first crack at it when it becomes available starting on August 17.

LEGO Ideas Adventure Time Brick-Built Characters (21308) Set Revealed – LEGO revealed the LEGO Ideas Adventure Time Brick-Built Characters (21308). The set will be available in January 2017 and it consists of … Continue