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A Closer Look at The LEGO House

June 4, 2013 /

Earlier today, LEGO shared a concept video of the design for The LEGO House which will be opening in Billund, Denmark in 2016. The new experience center will be 80 meters by 100 meters and will be about 30 meters tall. From the top view as well on the inside, visitors can see a building that looks like giant LEGO bricks stacked “in a creative way to create an imaginative experience both outside and inside.”

There will be lots things to see and do including exhibition areas, a cafe, a LEGO store, and a public square which is all packed into 7,600 square meters of land. The LEGO House will be built in collaboration between the LEGO Group, the LEGO Foundation, and KIRKBI A/S. Once finished, the LEGO Group will manage the daily operations. LEGO estimates that the new building will attract 250,000 visitors annually. Check out the video below to see more of The LEGO House.

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Bricktrader Relaunch on June 1

May 25, 2013 /

If you’ve recently been on Bricktrader, you’ll notice it’s been down. The reason is because Richard, aka TyoSolo, has been working hard for the relaunch of the new Bricktrader. Starting June 1st, the site will now become “The Unofficial LEGO Auction Site”. The purpose is to be the only LEGO specific auction site on the internet. We all know about Bricklink where you can buy out parts at a certain price. What if you can have an auction for those parts and possibly get them cheaper than other sites? This is one of the goals of Bricktrader. Most of the listings will only have a 5% fee with no listing fees for standard listings. When the site is relaunched, they will also have a Welcome Week promotion in which you only pay 1p (GBP) regardless of the final value fee (restrictions apply). Check out more details in the press release below:

For Immediate Release: 25th May 2013

Bricktrader Re-launch, 1st June 2013

We are pleased to announce the re-launch of Bricktrader.net, under the new heading of “The Unofficial LEGO® Auction Site” on Saturday 1st June 2013. Bricktrader (beta) is the latest LEGO® marketplace, and is the only LEGO® specific auction site on the internet.

Bricktrader aims to provide fans of LEGO® young and old alike a place to trade their LEGO® without attracting extortionate fees or having to navigate their way around a clunky interface. Designed to be easy to use for anyone familiar with popular auction sites, you can list your items for sale

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LEGO and Sony Considering Creating Next Generation Toys

May 24, 2013 /

Researchers of Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Tokyo and LEGO are joining forces to think of ways they can create next generation toys for kids in the future. In the demonstration, the researchers have attached motors and cameras to LEGO bricks and are controlling the pieces with a Playstation controller. The companies are trying to make the LEGO bricks play like video games. The objective is to keep the pieces small so kids may use them along with some other toys and games.

The reason why LEGO decided to forge this partnership is because LEGO is extremely worried that more and more kids are migrating to video games at a younger age while they should be playing with more tangible toys.

As it currently stands, the LEGO/Sony project is still in it’s infant stage and there are no plans for any products to be released in the near future.

**Via PC Gamer**

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Buildings Created By LEGO Bricks Infographic by Movoto

May 10, 2013 /

What All the World's LEGO Could Build

We’ve featured Movoto before here on our site with the LEGO My House Calculator article and they’re back with a neat infographic on what buildings and landmarks you can build with all the LEGO bricks in the world. There are about 472 billion bricks that have been made since 1958 and what kind of building and landmarks you can build using those billions of bricks are staggering.

  • 2,972 of the White House
  • 588 of the Taj Mahal
  • 200 of Buckingham Palace
  • 74 of the Empire State Building
  • 66 of the Burj Khalifa (the world’s tallest building)
  • 1 Great Pyramid of Giza

What else is neat is that you can also build about 46,000 medium sized houses for around 122,000 people. Some other facts that Movoto has stated are the number of bricks used for some of these buildings. Check out their site for much more information and stats.

  • Burj Khalifa: 7,067,231,175 bricks
  • Empire State Building: 6,325,329,353
  • Buckingham Palace: 2,350,135,986
  • White House: 158,783,167 bricks
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LEGO Inside Tour 2013 Exclusive Set – Villy Thomsen Truck (4000008)

May 3, 2013 /

LEGO Inside Tour 2013 - Villy Thomsen Truck (4000008)

Every year, LEGO hosts an “Inside Tour” for guests in Billund, Denmark to let fans experience what goes on at the factories and exclusive LEGO sets are given away to individuals as a parting gift. This year, attendees will be receiving the Villy Thomsen Truck (4000008) as their going away gift. The truck was a very important truck back in the 1950’s because it was the first truck to transport LEGO products between cities. The instructions on LEGO’s site have been taken down but luckily, The Daily Brick has them up on their site if you want to build your own. If you’re interested in going to the LEGO Inside Tour for 2014, check out the site for more details on how you can attend next year’s tour.

**Via Brick Fanatics**

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Help Beyond the Brick Go To Brickworld Chicago 2013

May 2, 2013 /

Joshua Hanlon and Matthew Kay have been hosting Beyond the Brick podcast/videos for more than a year. The team would like to go to Brickworld Chicago 2013 and record some great footage to be released on a DVD in the future. They have set up a Kickstarter project and need your support to help fund their journey to Chicago. The money raised in the project will provide better equipment to take to Brickworld, supplies for the DVD, and rewards that are offered for supporting the project. There are lots of things included in the DVD:

  • Over 90 minutes of high quality edited content
  • Convention floor builder interviews
  • Guided tour of the displays at Brickworld Chicago
  • Creative LEGO building technique ideas from some of the world’s top builders
  • Video inside Brickworld Chicago events
  • Discussions with builders about how they prepare and set up for Brickworld Chicago
  • Anything else that catches our eye at the convention

The DVD won’t be available after the Brickworld Chicago 2013 and will only be available for supporters of the Kickstarter. As of this writing, they are already more than halfway to their goal of $500 with 28 days left until the project ends. The more money that is sent, the better quality of content Beyond the Brick will be able to provide. So if you’re interested in helping out the team, head over to Kickstarter and show your support.

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The LEGO Group Named Top 10 Company Globally

April 24, 2013 /

The results of a survey conducted by the Reputation Institute have been revealed and The LEGO Group has been named one of the top 10 companies globally in 2012. The research called RepTrack100, surveys the 100 most largest and most known brands in 15 different countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia/Pacifics to find which companies are reputable. The LEGO Group finished 5th in 2011. John Goodwin, Chief Executive Vice President and CFO of LEGO, states:

That we are able to finish in top 10 for the third year in a row is a fantastic recognition of how our organization is consistently making the LEGO promises come to life. We want children of all ages to experience joy and pride when exploring their creative potential. We want to leave a positive impact on in the world. We want to deliver a world class service to our customers. And not least do we want our employees to experience the strong sense of purpose and spirit that characterize the LEGO Group.

The results in North America illustrate that we are building a global reputation. But, it is also clear from the past three years’ results that we need to continually deliver world class products and service both to customers and consumers to maintain such an impressive position.

**Via LEGO.com**

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