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MAD Magazine #532 – A MAD Look at LEGO

February 26, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

I was recently notified that the new issue of MAD Magazine #532 was available now on newsstands and inside the issue takes “A MAD Look at LEGO.” Famous writer and artist Sergio Aragonés, who I’ve been a fan of for a long time, and colorist Tum Luth portrays various satrical scenarios that has happened with LEGO bricks. If you look closely at one of the panels, you can see that LEGO Artist Nathan Sawaya’s work has been immortalized in MAD Magazine with his “Yellow” statue being the center of focus. Click on each picture to see a larger version of it.

You can pick up this copy of MAD anywhere magazines are sold or you can subscribe online.

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The LEGO Group 2014 Annual Report Results

February 25, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Early this morning, The LEGO Group has just finished up their press conference for the annual results for 2014. The press conference started off with CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp talking about the importance of play. He challenged the press to create a duck with six LEGO bricks which is an illustration of creativity and playful learning. There are 23 different skills when you are playing which you can see below.

The LEGO Group enjoyed their 10th consecutive year of growth. They continued with the globalising of The LEGO Group in 2014 by opening two main offices in Shanghai and London. In addition to the growth, the company has also invested DKK 3,115 million in property, plants, and equipment while global investments has increased more than 17%. LEGO has estimated to have reached 85 million children with LEGO products commercially in more than 140 countries. LEGO has also reached 400,000 children through the LEGO Foundation activities. Finally through LEGO Education, the company has engaged with 10 million children.

There were 0 product recalls for the fifth year. They have introduced a more sustainable LEGO packaging with reduces the CO2 emissions and transportation costs. LEGO has engaged in partnerships with the World Wildlife Fund and UNICEF.

Next up, CFO John Goodwin talked about the financial results for 2014. The company enjoyed a 15% global growth which is highly satisfactory. The top five product themes of 2014 include LEGO City, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Friends, LEGO Creator, and LEGO DUPLO. TLG launched more than 300 new products in 2014 … Continue

BrickMagic 2015 LEGO Festival Happening in May

February 20, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The 4th annual BrickMagic LEGO Festival will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina from May 7-10, with the last two days being the public days. Check out the full press release below:

The Magic is BACK! Come see friends new and old at the revival of everyone’s favorite event – BrickMagic! This May, the 4th Annual LEGO fan event is coming to Charlotte, North Carolina, May 7-10. There will be 4 days of builder events and activities and two days of public displays along with fun games, contests, and prizes you don’t want to miss! We are also working with the Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation to raise money and help support medical care for children in need.

Our Special guest is the original BrickNerd, Tommy Williamson, host of the BrickNerd podcast and outstanding builder and visual effects artist. Since BrickJournal is one of the organizers of the event, editor Joe Meno will be close by to hang out and share stories from his travels. And most importantly, your fellow builders from around country will be at BrickMagic. More information about contests and seminars will be announced as we get closer to the event, so stay tuned at BrickMagic.org! Better yet, sign up and see all the fun first-hand! Registration is $60 until April 15. See you there!

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New Target Inventory Tracker Tool by BrickPicker

February 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Our friends over at BrickPicker has been expanding recently and they’ve developed a Target Inventory Tracker tool. The main thing that I’ve noticed and appreciate is the DPCI search option on the right side. Once you click the link, you get a little popup which allows you to search for items. Just put in what you’re searching for and once the results come up, you get a list along with the DPCI numbers that you can click which automatically fills the search box so you don’t even have to copy and paste it.

When the results are shown, you get to see which stores have the item in stock with a 100 mile radius as well as geo-location pins to see which store are closest to you. There is also information about the store like address, phone number, hours, as well a store layout so you can know exactly where the toy section is at for each store. If there is inventory at a store, you have the option to purchase it right then which takes you to Target’s product page. Some items are eligible for Store Pickup but some aren’t so you have to double check that.

Overall, the Target Inventory Status tool is pretty neat and can be pretty helpful if you’re searching for a particular item. You don’t even have to be a member of BrickPicker to use the free tool so it’s worth checking out and bookmarking it.

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LEGO Wins Three Awards at 2015 New York Toy Fair

February 15, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

For some day 2 news from the 2015 New York Toy Fair, there were 13 different Toy Fair awards announced this morning and LEGO has won three of them. Thanks to Chad for sending us the news and you can check out the video below.

First is the Preschool Toy of the Year going to the LEGO Juniors Knights’ Castle (10676). This set was recognized for an outstanding toy developed for pre-schoolers ages 3-5.

The e-Connected Toy of the Year went to the LEGO Fusion Town Master (21204). This award was for an app-cessory or physical toy that interacts with a smartphone, tablet, or gaming device.

Finally for the Educational Toy of the Year, the LEGO TECHNIC Cargo Plane (42025) snagged that one. This award was for a toy that helps children develop special skills and knowledge through play. I believe any LEGO set could have won this award since they all fit the requirements.

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More LEGO Set Images From New York Toy Fair 2015

February 14, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

As you’ve heard by now, the 2015 New York Toy Fair is going on right now as we speak. Earlier today, we did a post collecting a lot of the photos from members of the LEGO community who were able to go to the event. Our friend Chad from Brick Builders Club and Brick Fest Live was also able to attend the event and he has sent us a lot more images of the sets from his perspective. I’ve tried to organize the sets according to the different themes that were displayed. There were some themes that were missing but you can check out those images on our previous post. Since there will be around 200 images, I have to make them a little smaller so the page doesn’t take forever to load but you can still click on them to see the full image.

LEGO City

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes

LEGO Jurassic World

LEGO Legends of Chima

LEGO Minecraft

LEGO Mixels

LEGO Ninjago

LEGO Scooby-Doo

LEGO Star Wars

LEGO Ultra Agents

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New York Toy Fair 2015 Set Images

February 14, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 16 Comments

The 2015 New York Toy Fair is underway and first images of various sets have started to surface from there. I’ll try to update this post with as many images as I can find throughout the day. We’ll do a separate post with all the content that Chad will be sending in later.

Images from Joe Meno of Brick Journal, BZPower, Brick Show, Bricks and Bloks, FBTB.