Category: LEGO Miscellaneous (Page 40 of 47)

LEGO Upscaled Mugs Now Available

March 2, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A lot of new products were officially released yesterday but one of the cooler things that was released wasn’t really advertised that much were the new LEGO Upscaled Mugs. You’ve probably seen the mugs in various LEGO sets but now you can own one for yourself that you can use. The Upscaled Mugs are 10 times larger than the ones you find in the sets and they are also stackable for easier storage. Currently, the mugs only come in Blue (853465) and Trans-Purple (853439) and both retails for $12.99 each. I believe the LEGO Stores also has the red ones in stock. You can get them now at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home and they make great gift ideas for any LEGO fan.

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LEGO Subscription Box – BrickSwag February 2015 Review

February 28, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Just in time before February ends, I’ve received my monthly subscription Brick Builders Club box. If you’re new to the site, the Brick Builders Club is sort of a Lootcrate but with LEGO stuff inside. The theme of February’s box is Games so let’s check out what we get.

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LEGO Subscription Box – BrickSwag January 2015 Review

January 31, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Brick Builders Club January 2015 Box Review

I just received my monthly Brick Builders Club box today and let’s do what we usually do and take a look at what’s inside for the January 2015 box. It is was noted last month that the January box will be space themed.

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LEGO Life of George Apps Being Discontinued

January 25, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you have the LEGO Life Of George game you might want to update the apps for it one last time. LEGO is closing down the Life of George and the Build Your Brain apps on February 1st. You will still be able to play the game but it will no longer be supported so that means that the current version will be the last. If you don’t have the set yet, I suggest still downloading it just in case you acquire a set in the future so you can have it. Thanks to Charlie for the heads up.

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LEGO Boxes – To Keep or Not To Keep

January 14, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

I’ve come to a point in my LEGO career that after collecting sets for the past 3 years, I’ve ran into a small dilemma. During that time, I’ve amassed quite a number of different sets and have built many of them which leaves the boxes laying around in various places. You guys may or may not know about this but I have a habit of keeping a lot of things that take up space, maybe a little too much. Some may even call this hoarding.

The problem now lies with the LEGO boxes that I have. I have two large LEGO Store bags full of them as you can see from the images. Some are quite large while some are pretty small. The question I have for you guys is and I’m pretty sure many of you have run into the same problem. Do you keep the boxes, toss them out, or do you recycle them? If you do keep the boxes, do you also flatten them or keep them intact to keep their integrity for sentimental reasons? Since there are many older sets that will never be produced again, this is probably the last and only chance you can have that particular box in your hands when they are retired from shelves.

Let me know in the comments below or on our Facebook Page of what you do with your LEGO boxes.

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LEGO Shop Employee Minifigure Polybag (5001622) Review

January 12, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today we have a new review for a fairly older product. Way back in September of 2013, we reported on a new LEGO Shop Employee Minifigure (5001622) polybag that was given out with Shop@Home orders around that time. Now fast forward to the present time. If you made a $75 purchase last November or December, you would’ve received a free LEGO 2015 Wall Calendar which also included coupons to redeem this year for previously exclusive minifigures. For January, you can redeem the LEGO Shop Minifigure with any purchase.

The minifigure is the same one that you see prominently displayed on LEGO Shop@Home. He wears a black long-sleeved shirt with grey stripes across the arms and waist. He also has a name badge printing as well. The legs are plain black. For the head, he has a smiling expression. The reddish brown hair is spiky and is similar to the Sleepyhead from the Series 6 Collectible Minifigures (8827). What’s different about this promotional minifigure polybag from others is that it also includes a red 2×4 brick. This brick represents the big one that you usually see standing at LEGO Brand Stores.

Overall, the LEGO Shop Employee Minifigure (5001622) is a nice promotional polybag for both when it showed up unexpectedly with orders back in 2013 as well as now with the coupon. It makes a great minifigure if you’re making a LEGO Store MOC. If you missed out on it or aren’t able to get one because you don’t have the coupon from the 2015 Wall … Continue

The LEGO Store Passport Review

January 6, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

I’m back from the Monthly Mini Build at the LEGO Store today and as we reported earlier today, the employees were handing out a new item today. If you didn’t have a chance to see yet, it is The LEGO Store Passport that one of our readers emailed us images of.

I’ve got one in my hands and I must say it’s a pretty neat little collectible. The cover is made of a material that mimics what you get with a real passport and if you don’t look closely, you may mistake it for the real thing. It is embossed in gold printing with the words “Passport” on top and “The LEGO Store” on the bottom. The middle is a pretty large outline of a gold 2×4 brick.

Inside are twelve pages of the Passport and the first page is the identification page. There’s a minifigure head which represents whoever the passport is for. You can probably glue a real portrait picture to give it a more authentic look if you want. There’s also space for your name, date of issue, and a signature.

On the next page and also a few more in the back, there’s spaces for the Passport to be stamped with different LEGO Store locations around the world to document your travels.

In the middle is a place for stamps to be applied if you have attended the Monthly Mini Model Builds this year. If you or your parents know you’ll be attending the Mini Builds, be sure to bring your LEGO … Continue