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The Brick Show Shop Custom Notre-Dame Restoration Donation Set

April 18, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A few days ago, there was a huge fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral which destroyed part of the monument. The folks at Build Better Bricks and The Brick Show Shop have teamed up to bring you a special limited edition LEGO custom miniature version of the cathedral. The set costs $30 and 100% of the profits will be donated to the Friends of Notre-Dame to aid in its restoration. There are only 100 of the sets being made so if you were already thinking of help out with the restoration costs, why not go this route and get a little something back.

Update: It’s now sold out. Thanks to everyone who donated.

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Last Day to Pre-Order on BrickLink AFOL Designer Program

April 15, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Today is the last day to pre-order sets for the BrickLink AFOL Designer Program. As of right now, a majority of the models will be created and only a handful haven’t been fully funded yet. Remember you also get free shipping for the sets that you back. After today, the packaging stage will begin and they will start shipping out in May.

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Carter Baldwin Joins LEGO as Product Designer

April 13, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you’ve been in LEGO for a while, you may have seen MOCs by Carter Baldwin. I first met Carter a few years ago during Philly Brick Fest and he’s a really cool guy with tons of talent. One of my favorite builds of his is the Alien Queen from earlier this year but he also does great work on a variety of vehicles. Where I’m going with this is that Carter has announced that he has been hired on by LEGO as a Product Designer in Denmark. Although he didn’t state what theme he will be working on, I’m sure that there will be some good stuff coming to LEGO soon. Again, LEGO does notice regular fans who has fantastic builds and talent and will continue to hire them if they work hard enough.

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BrickLink AFOL Designer Program Packaging Revealed

April 9, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

We’re in the homestretch for the BrickLink AFOL Designer Program with less than a week to put in your support for one of the proposed creations. BrickLink has revealed the packaging for the sets and also included are some backdrop scenes for each of the builds. As you can see below, there is a rocky mountain background for the Wild West Saloon. Lastly, you’ll also get a thank you card for supporting the model and the program itself. You have until April 15 to throw in your support.

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LEGO Now Offering Annual Passes to LEGO House

April 3, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you’re thinking about going to the LEGO House in Billund, you may be interested to hear that LEGO is now offering annual passes for it. For a limited time from April 13-28, LEGO is also offering a discount on the pass for 299 DKK (~$45). This introductory price will return to 399 DKK after Easter. The only way to get this deal is at the LEGO House itself so it is advantageous to do it when you first get there.

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Is LEGO Disconnected From Its Fans?

April 2, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Over on the LEGO Ambassador Network, there’s been a very interesting discussion about LEGO and the perception of the company being disconnected with the fans. There’s been many things that LEGO has done in recent years that makes fans not enjoy the company as they once did.

There have been many examples given so far such as the Black VIP card debacle and its “promotions.” The Black card was hard to get simply because you had to purchase the UCS Millennium Falcon in a certain time span but it was always out of stock so nobody could buy it. By the time that LEGO had enough stock to go around, the time to be able to get the card had already ended. As far as the promotions for the card are concerned, they’re pretty bad. From what I remember, there was a blueprint poster for the Y-Wing and black card frame.

Another thing are the various exclusives such as the convention ones as well as the recent Chinese New Year sets or even the “chase” minifigures which segregates who is able to acquire them by normal means. Even more recently, The LEGO Movie 2 BrickHeadz that were exclusive to Walmart and Target. Believe me, I’ve read all of your guys’ comments and I do understand how you feel.

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LEGO April Fool’s Day 2019 Roundup

April 2, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

April Fool’s Day came and went and as usual, there were many pranks that were done in the LEGO community including some from our fellow fan site colleagues. If you didn’t see it, we reported on the LEGO VIP Personalized Shopper Program which was a convoluted way to shop automatically using the wishlist feature. Below is a compilation of some of the things came online yesterday as part of our tradition. If you saw something that I didn’t post, let us know in the comments.

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