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LEGO Subscription Box – BrickSwag Sepember 2014 Review

September 29, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

You may be familiar with this thing called Loot Crate where you pay a monthly subscription and you get a mysterious box filled with stuff that is geeky. More and more companies are going towards this same business model and Brick Builders Club is one that is centered with LEGO content. This new membership service was first revealed at Philly Brick Fest a few weeks ago. I’ve recently received one for review and you can see if it’s something that interests you or not.

Like I mentioned before, the Brick Builders Club is a membership based service that is filled with LEGO-related items but more for something to show you new ways to use your existing LEGO bricks.

The first item in the September box is a small poster featuring a pirate ninja throwing some stars with the caption “Throwing Starrgh!”

Every month, you will also get a t-shirt with the box and this month’s shirt is the Star Wars one which is almost the same one that I got from Philly Brick Fest back in April. This version has the Brick Builders Club logo in the corner instead of PFB. There will be a new design every month so you won’t be getting the same one if you’re a subscriber. Sizes of the shirts range from kids small to adult 3XL.

The next item in the box is a 2×4 brick keychain but it’s not an ordinary keychain. There’s one button that makes it a small flashlight while the other button makes it a laser … Continue

STUDS Builder Trading Cards Series 1 Review

September 23, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

We’re back with another review but it’s something a little bit different. We have received our set of the Series 1 STUDS Builder Trading Cards and I was pretty excited for to get them although I wish I got in on the Kickstarter a few years back. If you haven’t heard of if before, STUDS is the brainchild of Brandon Griffith which showcases people in the community who uses LEGO to build unique creations.

The set that I purchased was the Series 1 Factory Set which consists of 96 base cards as well as the 9 card poster set. The box came in a sealed clear plastic and when I opened the box, it gave me a nostalgic feeling inside. You may not know this but I used to collect sports cards and when I opened the box, the distinct smell that the cards gave off took me back to a younger time when I was still collecting and cracking open a fresh pack of cards. The cards are printed on 14pt. gloss coated card with with UV coating.

The first card in the set is the Title Card which is kind of a table of contents for the rest of the cards which includes Featured Artists, Brick Artists, Group Builds, Brick Illustrators, Brick Conventions, Brick Sites, Brick Products, Brick Publications, and the Checklist. Other people who were involved with STUDS include photo editor Tommy Williamson, copy editor Ayleen Gaspar, and illustrator Scott Tolleson.

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LEGO Classic Space Galaxy Explorers Geeky Jerseys

September 18, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

LEGO Classic Space fans, this may be something that you may want to add to your collection. Geeky Jerseys has a pretty sweet looking hockey-style jersey which features the Classic Space logo across the chest. The back has a Galaxy Explorer patch with the word Spaceman name. The arms also has a couple of patches as well.

As with many of their products, Geeky Jerseys are only available for a limited time and they rotate out depending on the demand for them. They are made from scratch so you’ll know that you’ll be getting a high quality product. If you’re interested in the LEGO Classic Space Galaxy Explorers jersey, head over to their site and enter your email to be notified when they will be available.

Update: The jersey is now available on the site. There are a number of sizes to choose from and you can choose your name and number.

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STUDS Builder Trading Cards Series 1 Now Available

September 10, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The highly anticipated Series 1 STUDS Builder Trading Cards by Brandon Griffith are now available on BrickStuds.com. These cards were originally for KickStarter backers but now the general public can now purchase them as well. As you can see, there are a number of different products that you can choose from including:

STUDS Packs: Each STUDS Pack includes 8 trading cards and 1 Brickforge element. Look for rare chase cards including: Artist Autograph Cards, Custom Fig Cards, and Sketch Cards! – $3
STUDS Box: Each STUDS Box includes 28 Packs and contains at least 1 complete factory set, 1 complete custom fig set, and 1 complete poster card set – $75
STUDS Factory Set: The STUDS Factory set includes the 96 card base set plus 9 poster card set – $45
STUDS Series 1 Binder – $20

Note that Series 1 of the STUDS trading cards are limited so once they sell out, it’s gone forever.

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STUDS Builder Trading Cards Series 1 Available on Sept 10

August 28, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Coming off our run of recent 2015 LEGO news, it’s time to get hit up on some news within the LEGO community. Brandon Griffith has announced that Series 1 of the STUDS Builder Trading Cards will be available on September 10th.

If you remember, Brandon did a KickStarter a few years ago and the project got enough funding to create the cards. The cards themselves are your typical glossy cards which features a series of profiles of people in the LEGO community who create some very cool art. If you’re a fan of LEGO, you’ve probably heard of the names of these people including Bruce Lowell, Iain Heath, and Nathan Sawaya, just to name a few.

It looks like a there will be a number of products that will be available on BrickStuds.com including the folowing:

STUDS Packs: Each STUDS Pack includes 8 trading cards and 1 Brickforge element. Look for rare chase cards including: Artist Autograph Cards, Custom Fig Cards, and Sketch Cards!
STUDS Box: Each STUDS Box includes 28 Packs
STUDS Factory Set: The STUDS Factory set includes the 96 card base set plus 9 poster card set
STUDS Series 1 Binder

Series 1 of the STUDS trading cards will be very limited so once they sell out, that’s it. If you haven’t seen the cards before, check out my early review of some of the cards that I got from Brandon while at SDCC a few years back.

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PNY Announces LEGO Branded USB Flash Drives

August 17, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Last week, PNY Technologies, Inc. announced that they have entered into a licensing partnership with The LEGO Group to produce LEGO branded USB Flash Drives. There will be multiple colors including red, blue, and yellow in 8GB and 16GB options when the line is launched in the near future. In addition to the USB Flash Drive, you will also get a key fob to attach to a key chain as well as an additional LEGO brick to build on. They will be compatible with existing LEGO elements. They should now be available for purchase at retailers that sell PNY products such as Best Buy and Walmart. Amazon also has them available on their site.

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Custom LEGO Transformers Brick Label Metalhide MB-01 Review

July 20, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A few weeks ago, I was sent something very cool to review. As a fan of LEGO as well as Transformers, this was definitely right up my alley. JK and Alanyuppie from Malaysia has created Brick Label, transforming robots that uses 100% genuine LEGO parts. The first set in their Masterbrick series is Metalhide MB-01 which is pretty much G1 Ironhide of the Autobots from the Transformers series. The Masterbrick Series is a play on the TakaraTomy/Hasbro Transformers Masterpiece Series.

Alan has created a number of LEGO Transformers as you can see from his blog. Like with the regular Transformers toys, Metalhide can change from vehicle mode to robot mode. However unlike LEGO Creator sets where you have to take apart pieces to build another build, you do not have to do that with this guy. You just do some twisting and folding of the joints and you’ll have the alternate mode.

As we all know, creating anything with LEGO takes a certain skill set with all the designing that you have to put into it but creating a transforming LEGO build takes even more planning since you have to figure out how to transform the car without affecting the integrity of the set.

When you build Metalhide for the first time, you’ll notice there are some very neat building techniques used to build the robot mode. Alan has done a great job in making the robot mode a playable model. There are a number of different types of joints used to articulate Metalhide. … Continue