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The Brick Fan July 2016 Monthly Recap

August 3, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

I’m a few days late on this due to my work schedule but here is The Brick Fan July 2016 Monthly Recap. There was lots of huge announcements and reveals last month because of events happening in July like San Diego Comic Con.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 Mighty Micros Sets Revealed – LEGO announced the next wave of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros which introduces some new minifigures to the subtheme like Wolverine, Magneto, Iron Man, Thanos, and Scorpion.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Mighty Micros Wolverine vs. Magneto

LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) Review – The new Ghostbusters reboot movie came out in theaters and I did a review on the LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 & 2 (75828) set. The set isn’t as bad as some thought it would be.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2017 Hulk vs. Red Hulk Revealed – Ahead of SDCC 2016, LEGO revealed on of the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets for 2017 which was the Hulk vs. Red Hulk set. The set will consist of 375 pieces and retail for $59.99 and will be available in January.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Hulk vs. Red Hulk

LEGO Disney Castle (71040) Officially Announced – LEGO officially announced their next D2C set with the LEGO Disney Castle (71040). It has 4,080 pieces and will retail for $349.99. LEGO VIP members will get the first crack at it when it becomes available starting on August 17.

LEGO Ideas Adventure Time Brick-Built Characters (21308) Set Revealed – LEGO revealed the LEGO Ideas Adventure Time Brick-Built Characters (21308). The set will be available in January 2017 and it consists of … Continue

$20 off Instruction of the Month Club at Brickbuilderspro.com

August 3, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The folks over at Brickbuilderspro has a promotion going on for their Instruction of the Month Club subscription. Take $20 off Instruction of the Month Club at Brickbuilderspro.com. Offer good thru Saturday 8/6/2016.

LEGO Ideas Women of NASA Achieves 10,000 Supporters

August 2, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 13 Comments

The Women of NASA by 20tauri is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. It was a very popular project as it hit the goal in less than two weeks. The project consists of some notable women that have played important roles in NASA’s history such as Margaret Hamilton, Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace Roman, and Mae Jenison. There are also some related vignettes to go with the minifigures.

The Women of NASA project now joins Voltron – Defender of the Universe, Spaceballs – Eagle 5, The Addams Family Mansion, the Merchant’s House, the Large Hadron Collider, LEGO Observatory – Mountain View, and Modular Construction Site as the projects that qualify for the Second 2016 Review Stage.

Retro LEGO Set Giveaway on Bricks on the Dollar

August 1, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Our friends over at Bricks on the Dollar is doing a little giveaway for a retro LEGO set. For this month’s giveaway, it is a sealed Witch’s Windship (6037) from LEGO Castle Fright Knights from 1997. To enter, just subscribe to his mailing list and the winner will be chosen at the end of the month.

LEGO BIONICLE The Makuta Challenge ReBrick Contest Announced

August 1, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

LEGO BIONICLE ReBrick The Makuta Challenge

A few days ago, LEGO announced that the LEGO BIONICLE theme will be discontinued at the end of 2016 which saddened many fans of the theme. To send it off with a bang, LEGO ReBrick has launched a new building competition called The Makuta Challenge. The contest is pretty simple, create your own version of the evil overlord Makuta using mostly Constraction and Technic parts and submit your entries on ReBrick. The deadline to submit your entry is September 5, 2016.

There are some cool prizes for the winners which you can check out below:

Tier One Winners

There will be 3 tier one winners. They will receive:

1. Limited edition LEGO Bionicle Art Book signed by the team behind LEGO Bionicle

2. The full 2015 and 2016 LEGO Bionicle assortment

Tier Two Winners

There will be 3 tier two winners. They will receive:

1. The full 2015 and 2016 LEGO Bionicle assortment

Bonus Prize Winner

One LEGO BIONICLE art book

New Summer 2016 LEGO Sets Now Available for Purchase

July 31, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 9 Comments

It’s August 1st and there are a lot of new long-awaited summer 2016 LEGO sets available for purchase from DC, Marvel, Star Wars, Ninjago, City, Technic, Friends, and Elves. The main promotion is the FREE exclusive LEGO Creator Mini London Bus (40220) with purchases of $75 or more, while supplies last, which runs until August 15.

Batman: Scarecrow Harvest of Fear (76054) – $59.99

Batman: Killer Croc Sewer Smash (76055) – $79.99

Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle (76057) – $99.99

Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-Up (76058) – $19.99

Spider-Man: Doc Ock’s Tentacle Trap (76059) – $39.99

Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060) – $29.99

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum (76060)

Tanker Truck Takedown (76067) – $29.99

Rebel Combat Frigate (75158) – $109.99

LEGO Star Wars, City, Friends 2016 Advent Calendar Official Images

July 31, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

I’ve been waiting for a while to post about this but now is a good time as ever to post them since some readers do need a heads up in case they miss it later on. There are now official images of the three LEGO 2016 Advent Calendars from Amazon France and I’ll upload the descriptions when they’re available. As for the release date, if LEGO follows the same trend from previous years, they will be available on September 1. There will be spoilers below so if you’re looking forward to opening the advent calendars, I would advise you not to click the spoiler tags or read any further.