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BrickLink API Now Available For Beta Testing

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Eric over at BrickLink has announced that their first version of the BrickLink API is now available for beta testing. They are currently looking for some testers to help catch any bugs it may have. The beta period starts on January 6th and will end at the end of the month. After that, the API will be available for the public on February 3rd. A requirement as a beta tester, you have to know how to implement REST API in your code. Any programmers who are interested and want to help test the new BrickLink API, contact the team at [email protected].

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The Brick Fan 2013 Recap

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

So 2013 is now over and now time to take a look back at what took place last year on The Brick Fan. Many things happened in 2013 but the biggest thing was the amount of traffic that we got on the site. We had over 185% increase of page views from 2012 to 2013. In addition, the site had over 235% more unique visits than in 2012. Finally, we had over 185% more first time visitors than in the previous year. We look forward to improving those numbers in 2014.

We’ve also hit some traffic milestones during 2013. We hit 1 million page views in June and 2 million during December. In addition, we also hit 1.5 million page views and almost 1.3 million unique visits in a single year.

Next up is the number of “likes” on our Facebook Page. From 2012 to 2013, we had 545 new likes and are looking to gradually increase that number over the course of the year.

Over on our Google+ Page, we have over 2600 +1 on the page itself and over 200 have us in their Circles. That’s a lot considering Google+ is not as popular as Facebook but social media trends are changing as we speak and we hope to grow that community this year.

On Twitter, we had over 600 new followers and will most likely pass 3,000 sometime this year.

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Merry Christmas from The Brick Fan!

December 25, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

We here at The Brick Fan would like to wish all of our friends, fans, and readers a very Merry Christmas. We hope your day is filled with fun and surprises as well as many LEGO gifts! Let us know in the comments if you got any LEGO sets for Christmas.

The above MOC was created by members of SandLUG and was displayed at our local LEGO store here in San Diego.

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Philly Brick Fest Announces Program Cover Art Contest

December 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Philly Brick Fest 2014 is coming up in a few short months and today the organizers have announced an art contest for the cover of their official event program. The winner of the contest will get $100.00 LEGO Gift Card, courtesy of Philly Brick Fest. Two finalists will be chosen and a three judge panel will cast the deciding votes for the winner. The judges will include Joshua Hanlon from Beyond the Brick, Huw Millington from Brickset, and us here at The Brick Fan. Take a look below at the official rules of the art contest:

1. Design must include the following:

Name of the event: Philly Brick Fest
Date: April 24 – 27, 2014
Venue Name: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
Location: Oaks, PA
The theme of your design must be related to Philadelphia

2. Dimensions need to be 8.5 x 11 (or that scale)

3. Any art form is acceptable (Brick built, Photograph, Drawing, Painting,Digital Art, etc)

4. Submittal Rules:

Email all submissions to: [email protected] (one entry per person)
Submissions are due Midnight EST Saturday, February 1st
Winner will be announced Saturday, February 8th
Contest is open worldwide

All questions should be directed to: [email protected]

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CERN LEGO Minifigure Scavenger Hunt

December 19, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

CERN has announced their first global scavenger hunt for LEGO Minifigures. Computer security officer Stefan Lüders and his team has hidden over 20 minifigures throughout the Computing Center and they want you to take screenshots of them. Using Google’s Street View, they want you to find at least three minifigures which include everything from Hawaiian dancers to space aliens and email your findings to [email protected]. The competition runs through January 31, 2014 and a winner will be chosen at random. The prize is your choice from the CERN’s holiday gift guide.

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LEGO Minifigures Facebook Messenger Stickers

December 19, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you’re a Facebook Messenger user, there’s something that may interest you. LEGO’s Facebook Page has revealed a collection of 30 different FREE LEGO Minifigure stickers that you can use in your messages either from the desktop or on mobile. Some of are even animated including the Chicken Suit Guy. LEGO is also taking suggestions for minifigures that you would like to see implemented as stickers in the future. Overall, this is a really great addition to the chat system and a fun way to send messages.

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Philly Brick Fest 2014 LEGO Fan Festival Deal on Amazon Local

December 17, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you’re thinking of attending Philly Brick Fest 2014, you can get a great deal for tickets on Amazon Local. Unfortunately, the deals for Saturday, April 26, 2014 have been sold out but there are still some left for Sunday, April 27, 2014. You can also register directly but you won’t get some of the incentives from buying on Amazon Local.

$20 ($38.65 value) for admission for one on Saturday, April 26, 2014
$20 ($38.65 value) for admission for one on Sunday, April 27, 2014
Receive T-shirt upon entry
T-shirt design will be revealed at the event; children’s sizes will be available
Children under 3 admitted free

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