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DesignerCon 2013 Happening This Weekend

November 8, 2013 /

If you’re in the Los Angeles area this weekend and have nothing to do, why not head over to DesignerCon 2013. Designer Con allows artists and designers to showcase their work to the public and a couple of our friends from the LEGO Community will be there as well including BrickNerd, FBTB, and Brandon Griffith from the STUDS Trading Cards. Tommy from BrickNerd will be selling some Do-It-Yourself prototype kits such as his Nerdlys and a couple of Mouse Droids (below). You can register online for DesignerCon for $5 here or pay $7 at the doors.

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 1-12 Compendium 3rd Edition

November 6, 2013 /

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Compendium 3rd Edition

Michael Bradford has updated his LEGO Collectible Minifigures Compendium to include the minifigures from The LEGO Movie. All the new 16 minifigures are listed with their piece count and some small details about them. The characters’ taglines and bios will be updated as soon as they become available. Get your own copy of the 3rd Edition Compendium here.

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LEGO Putting Smiles On Faces Everyday

November 4, 2013 /

I first came over this video on LEGO Shop’s Facebook Page and couldn’t help but to smile after watching it. To give a little back story, Brett took his son to his very first trip to the Vancouver LEGO Store, and like many other kids and adults who have an opportunity to step inside a store, the eyes get big and there’s an unforgettable smile on the face.

This is one of the reasons why I got back into LEGO. Seeing kids happy faces at the stores and it takes me back to my younger days when I would see LEGO sets on the shelves and wanting to buy everything in sight. I have friends who are Brick Specialists at the local LEGO store here in San Diego and to see them assisting kids pick out sets is pretty cool. Some may be visiting for the first time and may be picking out their first sets but one thing that is constant is the smiles that you see.

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Brick Rack Display For Minifigures and Creations

November 3, 2013 /

If you’re looking for ways to display your LEGO minifigures and don’t have time to create your own display case, then Brick Rack may be the solution for you. Created by Doss Industries (The Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia and the Classic Toy Museum), the Brick Rack allows you to easily display your minifigures as well as other small creations. The rack is about 15.6″ wide x 17.5″ high and it features 7 grooved rows with each row holding 25 minifigures each for a total of up to 175. All you have to do is slide your bricks in the grooves and start building. Manufactured suggested retail price is $69.99 but for a limited time, you can get the Brick Rack for an introductory sale price of $49.99.

November 2, 2013
Press Release : BRICK RACK display system for LEGO.
from Gary Doss

Introducing the BRICK RACK Display System for LEGO sets, Minifigures and your own LEGO creations.

Uniquely versatile, BRICK RACK can display up to 175 LEGO Minifigures.

Many LEGO sets and custom creations can now be organized, displayed and enjoyed.

BRICK RACK features 7 rows of unique, custom grooves designed for holding LEGO bricks. Just slide your bricks into the groove and start building!

Each of the 7 rows can hold 25 LEGO bricks (2×2). And each row is six LEGO bricks apart.

Put all those LEGO bricks you keep stepping on to good use!

Let Brick Rack be the canvas to your LEGO creations.

BRICK RACK easily hangs on the wall. Enjoy

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Checking out BrickNerd and the Nerdlys

November 2, 2013 /

A few months ago, an up-and-coming site called BrickNerd showed up on my LEGO feeds. It was conceived by one of my good friends Tommy Williamson, who I finally got to meet at SDCC 2013. If you recogize the name, Tommy’s been in the LEGO industry for a very long time and has created some great models including Jack Sparrow and Hector Barbossa and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

BrickNerd is a site of many specialties including LEGO news, reviews, as well as showcasing MOCs from different artists. There is also a video series on YouTube which is very entertaining with high production value. You might even see some unexpected things in his videos. I’ll just say R2-D2 and just leave it at that. As of this writing, there are currently 8 episodes and another one will be coming out very soon.

Tommy also regularly does contests for giveaways such as for his Nerdlys and BrickNerd t-shirts so be sure to follow BrickNerd on various social media outlets if you haven’t including Facebook, Flickr, and Twitter for more details and to show your support.

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides

So-called Arthur king and his silly English knnnnnigits

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LEGOLAND Considering Theme Park in Virginia

November 1, 2013 /

Currently, there are a total of 6 LEGOLAND theme parks in the world including one here in California and one in Florida. Chris over at Bricks on the Dollar has informed us that Merlin Entertainments is in talks with the local government in Stafford, Virginia of opening up a theme park in the city. The negotiations are still in the early stages but government officials are proposing the location be near the Centreport Parkway area off Interstate 95. The location is approximately 50 miles south of Washington D.C. and about 60 miles north of Richmond, Virginia. Other locations in the United States are also being considered and the company is “nowhere near” a decision.

Sally Ann Wilkinson, head of corporate affairs for Merlin Entertainments, states that they have no comment on the negotiations until their Board and stakeholders are in agreement. County Administrator Anthony Romanello says the county is committed meeting Merlin’s needs, pending the results of their financial analysis in November. He also states that the county could provide something to Merlin by the end of the calendar year as an incentive to opening a park in Stafford.

**Via Fredericksburg.com**

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LEGO Transformers G1 Optimus Prime Replica by Orion Pax

October 17, 2013 /

TRANSFORMERS G1 OPTIMUS PRIME REPLICA

Orion Pax has done it again. He is known for building incredible replicas of many old school things such as the Ghostbusters Headquarters, Masters of the Universe, and Knight Rider’s K.I.T.T. Today, Alex has posted a replica of G1 Optimus Prime. It was built in 2012 but he hasn’t presented it for various reasons, until now. It is fully transformable and uses all LEGO pieces except for the Kre-O head but, in my opinion, it’s ok. It looks amazing in every aspect and looks exactly like the Takara Tomy version. It even has Roller in the trailer! See below for a few more images of Optimus Prime and a video of the transformation process but head over to Alex’s site for a lot more images as well as other Transformers characters he has replicated.

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