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BrickLink New Storefront Preview

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.

Right below the menu bar is a new Store Announcement bar that lets buyer know what annnouncements you have. So if you’re closing your store … Continue

Brickbuilderspro Instruction of the Month Club Year 2 Promo

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

Visit www.brickbuilderspro.com/new2016.

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

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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LEGO Senior Designer Marcos Bessa Appears on Denmark’s Got Talent

If you’ve been following LEGO Senior Designer Marcos Bessa on social media, you would know that he has a very interesting life inside and outside of The LEGO Group. Within the company he’s designed many popular LEGO sets from the SHIELD Helicarrier (76042) to the most recent Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) and many more in between. Outside of the company, he’s very passionate about music and recently, he has appeared on Denmark’s version of the Got Talent series and has been very impressive not only with the audience but with the judges as well. Check out some of his performances below.

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LDraw All-In-One-Installer 2015-02 Now Available

Willy over at LDraw has informed us that an update on the new All-In-One-Installer is now available to download.

LDraw All-In-One-Installer 2015-02 now available

An updated version of the LDraw[1] All-In-One-Installer, in short AIOI, has been released.

The AIOI supports Windows XP (Home and Pro), Windows Vista or higher (all versions). On 64-Bit Operating Systems it will install in the “Program files (x86)” folder. The Installer will NOT run on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT Ver 4, 2000, or XP below SP2.
It contains the following changes:

Upgraded to LDraw Parts Library 2015-02
Upgraded to LPub3D 1.3.4.591.2
Upgraded to LDCad 1.5
Added LSulpt 0.5.0
Added tons of OMR-Models
Lets you decide the location of the LDraw parts library
You can download the AIOI from:

Home Help Get Started LDraw All-In-One-Installer

Many thanks to all the programmers who contributed to this release.

[1] LDraw is an open standard for LEGO CAD programs that allow the user to create virtual LEGO models and scenes. You can use it to document models you have physically built, create building instructions just like LEGO, render 3D photo realistic images of your virtual models and even make animations.

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More LEGO Summer 2016 Information Imminent with Upcoming Toy Fairs

Starting tomorrow, toy fair frenzy begins with the London Toy Fair and a few days later, the Nuremberg Toy Fair will be kicking off as well. During these times, we’ll be getting detailed information about the upcoming summer 2016 LEGO sets like their pricing and piece counts and whatnot. Usually at the London Toy Fair, pictures aren’t allowed but we do get in-depth info from LEGO fan sites that are able to attend. I’ll be compiling the information given into a singular post similar to what I did last year.

Later on the in the week, the Nuremberg, aka German Toy Fair, will be going on and this is the fair where we get our legit first images for the summer 2016 sets. Again, I’ll have to rely on our colleagues from across the pond to provide these images which I’ll then put what I can in another post.

Stay tuned in the next week or so to get some juicy information about the summer 2016 LEGO sets.

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LEGO Responds to Report of LDD No Longer Being Supported

In an update to the news yesterday that LEGO was no long supporting the LEGO Digital Designer (LDD), LEGO Community Support Senior Manager Tanja Friberg has given a clarification on the popular program. Many fans were surprised it was said that LDD was no longer supported but that technically isn’t the case.

LEGO will still continue to support LDD with its functionality but the only difference is that there will not be automatic updates of the elements to the program, however new elements will be added from time to time. There’s no word on when these updates will occur.

Dear Ambassadors, I hope this will help clarify a bit of the confusion and misunderstanding from our end regarding LDD. TLG will remain committed to digital building going forward, in regards to LDD, this means that we will continue to support the current functionality. We will not be doing automatic updates on elements, however elements will continue to be added from time to time. Unfortunately we cannot ensure that all elements are made available. I can see that the message has spread widely in the community since Kevin’s statement and I hope that you will assist us in spreading this message as well. Thank you!

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