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Blocks Magazine Issue 12 Preview

September 15, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The folks over at Blocks has sent over a press release for issue 12 of the magazine.

The new issue of Blocks magazine is with subscribers now and on general UK sale this Thursday September 17. Issue 12 features an underwater theme, with reviews of the new Deep Sea Explorers sets, exploration of previous underwater themes, as well as analysis of Friends and Big Bang Theory releases.

We also introduce a brand new 16-page feature for this 12th issue, with bite size sections exploring LEGO games, photography, ‘how-to’ builds, brickfilming and collecting.

Elsewhere, mechas come in for a group discussion, we find out how to create underwater scenery, introduce a new Blocks animation project, visit three shows and get to know LEGO stars from the world of brickfilming, collaborative building and mosaic creation.

Finally, we also introduce a free minifigure for readers renewing their Blocks subscription as it rolls round to our first birthday. With all this and much more besides, can you afford to miss out?

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Beyond the Brick BrickCon 2015 Kickstarter Project

September 13, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Our friends over on Beyond the Brick is known for their interviews of various AFOLs in the community, which I’ve had the honor to be a part of, are planning to go to BrickCon 2015 in Seattle. They haven’t had a chance to make it out there yet and they’re looking for your help to make that a reality. If you haven’t seen it yet, their coverage of BrickWorld Chicago 2015 and BrickFair Virginia 2015 were top notch as usual and they hope BrickCon 2015 will be the same or better.

They’ve set up a Kickstarter with some cool pledge rewards including a digital copy of the BrickCon 2015 DVD at the $15 level and up, custom Smurf minifigures, and custom builds. Plus there are some stretch goals if they make it past their original goal.

Head on over to the Kickstarter project to show your support and if you’re attending BrickCon next month, you might even see yourself in the the DVD when it comes out.

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Official LEGO Costumes Coming in Fall 2016

September 6, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Here’s something interesting coming out of the folks at Brick Fanatics this morning. Have you ever wanted to wear official LEGO costumes for your Halloween parties and functions? Well that will be happening starting next year. Local costume company, Disguise, has announced last week that they are partnering up with The LEGO Group to produce official Halloween costumes, role play and accessories based on popular LEGO characters. This will be a multi-year deal so you can expect to see LEGO costumes in the next few years in the US, Europe, and Asia. There’s no word on what characters will be included but most likely there will be some from their own IP library like Chima, Ninjago, Friends, and The LEGO Movie. Looking on their website, they already have LEGO Mixels listed. You can expect the official LEGO costumes to be hitting shelves starting in fall 2016.

POWAY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Disguise, Inc., the Halloween costume division of leading toy manufacturer, JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAKK), announced today that it has secured a licensing agreement with the LEGO Group to “construct” children’s Halloween costumes, role play and accessories based on popular LEGO® characters. The multi-year, multi-category agreement grants Disguise rights to distribute its LEGO licensed products across channels in North America, Europe, Korea and China.

“The LEGO brand is full of aspirational characters that kids love and want to be. We are very excited to be partnering with the LEGO Group to design and create innovative costumes and accessories based on their inspirational and iconic characters,” said Joe Anton,

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New LEGO Minifigures Animated Stickers on Facebook

August 28, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Minifigures Series 2 Facebook Stickers

If you use Facebook, earlier today LEGO has rolled out a new wave of LEGO Minifigures Stickers that you can use in your chat or messages and in comments as well. Unlike some of the previous Stickers from the first wave, all of the new ones are animated. It’s nothing really actual LEGO related but it’s something fun especially for the start of the weekend. If you haven’t yet, go follow my page on Facebook as well. I’d really appreciate it.

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What is Your Grail LEGO Set?

August 20, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

People collect LEGO for many reasons. Most people love to build the sets, others love creating MOCs. Many of us try to collect a certain theme whether it be Star Wars or Super Heroes, there’s always something out there for someone. While collecting sets, there might be some that many would consider the “Holy Grail” of LEGO sets.

So what constitutes as a “Grail?” It pretty much can be anything that one’s heart desires. It could be a set that someone has been on their radar for a long time. An obvious example that sticks out would be the UCS Millennium Falcon (10179) from 2007. However it doesn’t have to be a rare or an expensive set. It can also mean collecting every set that has been released for a certain theme. Grails doesn’t have a set definition and can change over time as it constantly evolves to our taste and personal opinions.

Identifying what a “Grail” is gets challenging when one attempts to apply a meaning to it. It could be defined by it’s rarity, for example, popular retired sets like the Cafe Corner and the Green Grocer modulars and the before-mentioned Millennium Falcon. For some, other items like Comic Con exclusives could also be considered due to their rarity. For me, my Grail was the Death Star (10188) but that was a few years ago when I got back into the hobby and have since purchased one. My Grail has now shifted to the ever-elusive UCS Millennium Falcon but it isn’t a high priority … Continue

Stay Creative Ep3: A New Suitor For BrickLink?!

August 13, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Three weeks ago, Chad Collins, the creator the LEGO Fan Convention Philly Brick Fest and touring LEGO experience Brick Fest Live, quietly launched a new web show called “Stay Creative”. The name of show, is the tagline Chad and his daughter Jordyn used in each of their videos on their YouTube channel, Your Creative Friends (YCF).

I have gotten to know Chad and his team, and have attended Philly Brick Fest each of the last two years. My blog, and YCF started around the same time, and each have had their share of success. But when Chad recently declared on his show that he wanted to buy BrickLink, it caught me off guard. His show, and new mission to buy the popular LEGO marketplace, are sure to get major attention. It seems like Chad is up for answering any question posted to social media using #AskStayCreative, and was gracious enough to answer these follow up questions from me on this topic. Here we go!

TBF: What makes you qualified to take over BrickLink?

CC: Before answering that question, it is important to recognize the late Dan Jezek, his mother Eliska (whom I briefly met two years ago at BrickWorld), for her willingness to keep BrickLink running as Dan’s legacy, and to Jay Kim for bringing stability and scalability to the ever growing popularity of the marketplace. Jay came to Philly Brick Fest in 2014, and it was great to meet him them. I am looking forward to our next conversation.

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Paul Lee Creates LEGO Movie Posters for Brick Fiesta 2015 Attendees

July 25, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Brick Fiesta 2015 started a few days ago and one of the perks for registering as an AFOL is some of the cool swag you get. Artist Paul Lee has created some very cool classic movie posters as LEGO sticker versions that can fit into the LEGO Creator Palace Cinema (10232). These posters include Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Blade Runner, Jaws, Amélie, and Jurassic World.

Different LEGO conventions have different swag given out sometimes and most of the time, you never know what you’re going to get. If you haven’t been to a convention as a registered attendee, you should make the effort to go to at least one so see all the fun stuff that you normally wouldn’t see on public days. Check out all of Paul’s other posters below.

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