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LEGO BrickLink AFOL Designer Program Continuing Soon

December 6, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few days, LEGO Chief Marketing Officer Julia Goldin and Head of BrickLink Marvin Park gave an update on the future of BrickLink and what is in store for the future of the marketplace platform. Most of it goes to improving BrickLink XP and BrickLink Studio.

Lastly, Park revealed that they will soon be announcing the continuation of the BrickLink AFOL Designer Program. There was no details yet but it will be announced later this month. If you remember, the first round allowed AFOLs to design their own set and fans would vote on what they they would like to purchase and pre-order them. Those sets would be then be assembled by BrickLink and shipped out shortly after.

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LEGO VIP Metal Keychain Available in Rewards Center

December 1, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There is a new LEGO VIP Metal Keychain in the LEGO VIP Rewards Center that you can redeem using your points. It costs 950 points and it is in the style of a 2×4 brick. It also comes with a storage box similar to the LEGO Star Wars Han Solo Carbonite Metal Keychain (5006363) from a few months back. Once you redeem it, you’ll have 60 days to use your code during checkout to get it shipped to you.

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LEGO Kicks Off How to Spot a Fake LEGO Webstore Campaign

November 24, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

With more people shopping online this year, there’s also a higher chance that people get scammed by some fake websites who are set up just to steal your credit card/personal information. LEGO has kicked off a campaign to teach shoppers how to spot a fake LEGO webstore. For most of us who have been in the hobby for a while, we can easily spot them but this is for some newer fans who are looking for deals.

The most evident sign is that the site is selling expensive sets at really low prices. If you see the UCS Millennium Falcon that is normally priced at $799.99 selling for $200, that’s obviously not going to happen. There was a legit sale last year for it when it went down to $480 but that was on Amazon which is a legit seller of LEGO.

LEGO on the backend has been taking down some of these fake sites but as we know, you take one down, two more pops up. If you see them on social media, you can always report them but it depends on if there are enough reports to get them taken down. The post also suggests that you can contact LEGO Customer Service to report them.

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LEGO House Online Christmas Celebration

November 19, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There will be an online Christmas celebration at the LEGO House on December 11 and everyone is invited to attend. It does cost 50 DKK (~$8) for 60 minutes of fun with LEGO House Senior Event & Tour Manager Astrid Mueller and AFOL Community Integration Manager Jan Beyer. There are also some prizes to be won from two competitions including some hard to get LEGO House exclusive sets.

The first competition is to build a Christmas model on an 8×8 plate. You’ll have to submit your entries through Jan Beyer’s email ([email protected]) no later than December 8.

The second competition is to describe your best LEGO Christmas childhood memory. There’s a 50 word minimum with a maximum of 200 words. Entries can be submitted to Jan’s email again.

The full list of prizes can be seen below and the full list of rules and event info are in the link above.

First prize: Three LEGO House Exclusive sets

• 40501 The Wooden Duck (599 DKK)
• 4000026 Tree of Creativity (599 DKK)
• 40366 LEGO House Dinosaurs (599 DKK)

Second prize: Two LEGO House Exclusive sets

• 4000026 Tree of Creativity (599 DKK)
• 40366 LEGO House Dinosaurs (599 DKK)

Third prize: One LEGO House Exclusive set

• 4000026 Tree of Creativity (599 DKK)

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LEGO Announces Initiatives to Teach Kids About Cyberbullying

November 16, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

With more kids being online this year, LEGO has announced a new initiative to teach kids how to handle cyberbullying. There is a new Build & Talk activity over at www.LEGO.com/cyberbullying that helps parents talk to kids about cyberbullying. In addition, there is a new LEGO Friends #BoostUp experience on the LEGO Life app to help address this subject.

Billund, November 16th, 2020: The LEGO Group has today expanded its range of family-focused digital child safety and wellbeing initiatives to help families have conversations and learn more about how to tackle cyberbullying in an engaging, memorable way.

A new ‘Build & Talk’ activity guide has been created to help parents and caregivers initiate conversations with their child about this challenging subject while completing some simple LEGO® builds together. At the same time a new playful LEGO Friends #BoostUp experience is being introduced in the LEGO Life app, developed with Peppy Pals, a leading creator of digital social and emotional learning experiences, to help children understand and celebrate the power of being kind online and giving them the skills they need to thrive online.

Social media and digital networks can provide friendship lifelines for many children globally, particularly at a time when many remain out of school due to the pandemic. While most children use social media as a force for kindness; by the time a child is in their teenage years, the majority say they have experienced cyberbullying[1]. The new initiatives from the LEGO Group have been developed to help children feel empowered to spot and

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Design Your Own LEGO City Set Unboxing

November 15, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few weeks ago, we reported that LEGO was testing a new service that allows you to design your own LEGO City set. A reader named Andreas was able to purchase one and he has sent over images of the unboxing experience.

As you can see from the images, the box shows the set you’ve created on the front along with your name on the bottom right corner. The back and side shows the vehicles, building, minifigure, and animals that you can choose from to add in your custom set.

The builds are separated into individual bags along with the building instructions. There’s also a sticker sheet which looks to have all of the stickers for all the different builds.

Overall, the line has extremely great potential and will be a great idea for gift giving. The recipient will most likely be overjoyed seeing their name on the box along with getting the builds. Obviously, LEGO has to update the builds to keep it fresh and would work good with their other themes as well however it probably won’t work with licensed ones. The pilot program is now over and LEGO is gathering details on how it will work in the future. Hopefully the feedback is good and will roll out worldwide.

Unfortunately, the pilot project has been completed and we are now in the process of analyzing the feedback we have received. At present, we are unfortunately unable to confirm the project’s future plans, and our primary focus is to test the concept and gather

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LEGO Masters Officially Renewed for Season 2 on Fox

November 11, 2020 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

For those who are fans of LEGO Masters, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the show has been officially renewed for a second season on Fox. Casting for the new season has already started and you can still apply if you like. The production of the show is planned for spring 2021 and will be airing later in the year. Will Arnett will still be the host and executive producer while judges Jamie Berard and Amy Corbett are set to return as well. The winners of Season 1 were Tyler and Amy.

On a side note, I was asked by one of the casting associates to be on the show but I had to politely decline because I’m not in a position to take an extended period of time off.

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