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Get a LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145) Set at Providence, RI Store Opening Celebration Tomorrow

June 26, 2015 /

LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145)

LEGO is celebrating the grand opening of a LEGO Brand store at the JCPenney Court in Providence, Rhode Island and if you’re one of the first 300 customers to purchase $99 or more tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, you can get a free exclusive LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145) set. The offer is valid while supplies last and be sure to get there pretty early as I suspect there will be a lot of people lined up for it.

LEGO will also have an exclusive Minifigure set with a $50 purchase on Sunday. These sets are pretty unique since it labels the store and city on the packaging. This minifigure set is also limited to the first 300 customers.

You can read more details about the Providence Place LEGO Store opening here.

LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145)

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LEGO Second Half 2015 Consumer Catalog Now Available

June 21, 2015 /

LEGO 2015 Consumer Catalog

LEGO has recently published the Australian version of the consumer catalog for the second half of 2015. It shows many of the upcoming sets that we’ll be getting soon including LEGO Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo, and Star Wars including the new Buildable Figures. It also notes the LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 14 (71010) will be avaialble in September.

On another note concerning the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets. Due to the sensitivity of the information about the sets, LEGO has asked us to not host images, set names, etc. until September 4 which is Force Friday. Until further notice, I won’t be reporting on any of it unless LEGO officially releases that info themselves through news outlets or on their social media pages. You can find them on other sites but I’ve already removed that info from this site. Thanks to everyone who emailed in about some of the TFA things the past couple of days. It is news but there are some things that are worth waiting for.

LEGO 2015 Consumer Catalog

LEGO 2015 Consumer Catalog

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i-Brix Wireless LEGO Lighting System Kickstarter Project

June 20, 2015 /

I’ve recently gotten a few emails concerning a new LEGO lights Kickstarter project called i-Brix which the creator states to be an industry-first lighting system to be used with LEGO. These lights have no wires but uses a Power Plate that go underneath the building surface and power is transmitted wirelessly. It seems like a neat concept as you don’t have to build around the wires so if you’re interested, head over to the link above for more details about i-Brix. You can also check out a video of the project below.

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Brick Fest Live Event at New York Hall of Science

June 17, 2015 /

If you noticed on the sidebar on the site, Brick Fest Live will be doing a show at the New York Hall of Science starting this weekend until June 28. They will also be debuting their mascot “Stax” for this event. The museum will be giving away several FREE Mini Mascot builds to attendees.

Here is some more information on how to participate if you are in the NYC/Queens area: http://nysci.org/brickfestlive/promotional-ambassador-details/

There is a limited Promotional Ambassadorships available. All photos that are shared of the mini-mascot on social media must be posted with the hashtag #brickfestnysci.

Event details:

http://nysci.org/brickfestlive/
http://nysci.org/event/brickfestlive/

Ticket Link: https://tickets.nysci.org/SelectDate.aspx?ActivityID=431

Special Event “NYSCI After Dark with Brick Fest & Play Too Much”: http://nysci.org/event/nysci-after-dark-with-brick-fest-and-play-too-much/

Tickets for NYSCI After Dark: https://tickets.nysci.org/SelectDate.aspx?ActivityID=449

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European Union Rules LEGO Minifigures are Protected Trademark

June 16, 2015 /

Back in March, there was a report that LEGO was given permission to bring patent and copyright infringement cases against some of their major competitors. One of these competitors is Best-Lock Construction Toys Inc. and today the General Court of the European Union has ruled that the shape of the LEGO minifigures is protected trademark and cannot be copied.

Best-Lock argued that the shape of the LEGO minifigures was “determined by the fact that they were part of a toy that involved ‘interlocking building blocks for play purposes.'” The EU ruled that the elements of a LEGO minifigure has nothing to do with their ability to connect them to other bricks.

This ruling today by the EU is one step closer to LEGO further protecting their patents and trademarks from other companies. With the company opening a new factory in China in 2017, this will help deter counterfeit companies in the Asian markets.

**Via BBC**

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Watch The Secret World of LEGO on YouTube

June 15, 2015 /

Yesterday in the UK showed the anticipated documentary: The Secret World of LEGO. I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet but many LEGO fans enjoyed it from what I’ve been reading on different sites. The documentary takes a look inside LEGO’s headquarters as well as featuring some of the employees. The show also follows Mark Guest and his launch of Bricks and Bricks Culture and Tom Poulsom and his LEGO Ideas Birds (21301)icon set. If you haven’t watched The Secret World of LEGO yet, there’s a video up on YouTube of the full show but I suspect it might be going down in a few days so watch it while you can. For people in the UK, you can watch it on demand over on Channel 4’s website.

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Celebricktion LEGO Exhibition Happening in October

June 13, 2015 /

I was recently sent an email about a LEGO exhibition that will be happening in October called Celebricktion which will be held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, GA. Read more about the event below:

CELEBRICKTION: a celebration of the LEGO brick building system

October 10-11, 2015; 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cobb Galleria Centre
Atlanta, Georgia

Tickets are $15 at the door; a portion of each ticket sale goes to non-profits.

For this awesome event, Lego builders Harry and Austin Nijenkamp “free built” (meaning no plans or drawings) an entire city with over one million LEGO pieces featuring parks, skyscrapers exceeding 12-feet tall, busy streets, and even a parade containing thousands of LEGO minifigures. It took over a year to build this amazing city!

Also at this event:

– A replica of the Nijenkamps’ Lego studio to provide insight into how they create their giant exhibits.

– BRICKS’ custom 4′ M.O.C.s (my own creations) including Helm’s Deep, Winter Village, Spooktacular Haunted Scene, and
Pirate Island.

– A LEGO robotics demonstration.

– Kids’ freebuilders area with over 100,000 LEGO pieces.

– Pictures with “Mr. Bricks” and other mascots

– Various LEGO games.

– Kids’ bounce house.

– Concessions.

– Numerous creations by other metro-Atlanta LEGO enthusiasts.

– Custom 3D-printed minifigure heads of yourself.

– More than 20 LEGO vendors selling hard-to-find, new, and used LEGO sets, custom minifigures/bricks, light kits, and more!

http://www.celebricktion.com/

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