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LEGO Launches New Minisite Called Remake

July 28, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Yesterday, LEGO launched a new minisite called Remake which is pretty much a site to provide building instructions to create alternative models using official LEGO sets. The are seven different fan designers who will be helping out with the site including Attila Baranyai, Bertrand Lequy, Jason Allemann, Nicola Lugato, Peter Szabo, Tomas Vit, and Youngil Kim.

The alternate builds are separated in full and partial remakes. The full remakes use a majority of the parts from the official sets while the partial remakes only use some of them. Each build gives you a small description of what it is as well as the parts list and the instructions which you can download as a PDF file. Currently, Remake only has builds from some LEGO City sets.

You may wonder why LEGO released Remake since there is already Rebrickable which does almost the same thing. Natham Thom from Rebrickable released a blog post today explaining that he actually had a hand in helping create the new website although it was released not fully complete. LEGO has released a statement regarding why the site isn’t complete.

As you might have heard and seen, we launched a new site on LEGO.com called LEGO® Remake. The intention with this site is to provide older children with creative inspiration to what alternative builds they can make with existing LEGO® sets.

In order to provide the inspiration, we reached out to 7 amazing fan designers through Nathan Thom, the owner of Rebrickable. The Rebrickable website inspired the LEGO Remake project and over

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LEGO Shop@Home Update (Switzerland)

July 28, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

LEGO has been making changes to Shop@Home and today they unveiled a new update to the site for Switzerland. These updates will be coming to other countries in the future but you can play around with the Swiss version in the meantime. LEGO has also provided us with a survey to provide feedback about the new updates.

So far to me, the new Shop@Home update is a little smoother and loads a little faster since it uses Bootstrap for the coding. One thing I really don’t like about it are the huge banners since they take up a lot of real estate and many people do not like scrolling down. Plus the products page doesn’t show as many products so you have to scroll down more to see them all. I feel that many of you may not like the change since the current site is more than adequate for their needs.

Again, feel free to send feedback to LEGO about what you think about the new LEGO Shop@Home update.

LEGO Minecraft Skin Packs Coming in September

July 27, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Earlier today, LEGO has announced they will be releasing some new LEGO Minecraft Skin Packs which will be releasing in September. These Skin Packs are basically new exclusive minifigures to be used with your Minecraft sets. They have the set numbers 853609 and 853610 and each minifigure has a unique look to them, especially the ones that look very similar to Boba Fett and Han Solo.

As far as pricing goes, there’s no word on that at this time. Based off the set numbers, these LEGO Minecraft Skin Packs will most likely be exclusive to LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home.

LEGO SDCC 2016 Marvel BrickHeadz Iron Man & Captain America (41492) Review

July 27, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

LEGO Marvel BrickHeadz Iron Man & Captain America (41492)

This year’s exclusive sets at San Diego Comic Con are the new LEGO BrickHeadz which are also coming in 2017. These sets went for $40 each at the con and the only way to be able to get one was to enter a raffle early in the morning to win a voucher to purchase the set later on in the day. The only BrickHeadz set that I was able to obtain is Iron Man & Captain America (41492) which contains 184 pieces.

Real-Life LEGO Cosplay at San Diego Comic Con 2016

July 27, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

If you were at San Diego Comic Con 2016 and was at the LEGO booth, you may have seen some creepy looking thing hanging out at the booth and around the con. It turns out it was a real-life minifigure cosplay by Adam Savage’s team at Tested which they call creepyfig.

The minifigure is made of silicone with and includes some things like ears, eyebrow hair, and nails on the hand to make the creepyfig look more realistic. Check out the video below to be creeped out.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) Feel Guide

July 27, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

The LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) was just officially revealed and are now available in LEGO Brand Stores, Shop@Home, and at other retailers. Here’s my traditional feel guide post for this new series of minifigures.

Below is the box distribution of what you can expect in a full, unopened box. Please note that the dot method on the back of the package that people have been referring to does not work and isn’t reliable as they change with every batch.

5 per box

Banana Guy
Rogue
Spy

4 per box

Mariachi
Cute Little Devil
Hiker
Desert Warrior
Dog Show Winner
Spooky Boy

3 per box

Babysitter
Scallywag Pirate
Cyborg
Ice Queen
Penguin Boy
Kickboxer
Wildlife Photographer

1. Ice Queen

The easiest way to find the Ice Queen is to feel for the large sloped dress piece as she is the only minifigure in Series 16 to have it.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) - Ice Queen

2. Desert Warrior

The Desert Warrior’s only signs are the scimitar and the turban pieces.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) - Desert Warrior

3. Cyborg

The Cyborg should be easy to find with her armor piece and the blaster.

4. Cute Little Devil

The Cute Little Devil has a few indicators such as the trident, large wings, and the pumpkin piece. Use his short legs to confirm.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) - Cute Little Devil

5. Spooky Boy

The easiest way to find the Spooky Boy is to feel for the book piece. The little spider is also good to feel for.

6. Hiker

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New LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Video Game DLCs Now Available

July 26, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

The first DLCs for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game is now available for download including The Prequel Trilogy Character Pack as well as The Freemaker Adventures Character Pack.

The Prequel Trilogy Character Pack has a slew of new characters and vehicles from the Star Wars prequels while The Freemaker Adventures Character Pack has characters from the new animated TV series.

If you have the Season Pass for the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the DLCs are already available to download. If you don’t, you can purchase them separately from the respective stores. Check out the videos of the DLC packs along with the official press release below.

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens First Season Pass DLC Packs Available Now; New Videos Unveiled

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the release of the first downloadable content (DLC) within the LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass—The Prequel Trilogy Character Pack and The Freemaker Adventures Character Pack—along with two new videos showcasing this exciting add-on content.

Available today, The Prequel Trilogy Character Pack allows fans to play as select characters from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clone s and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. Playable characters and vehicles include: Anakin Skywalker (Damaged), Captain Panaka, Darth Maul, Jango Fett, Jar Jar Binks, Padmé Naberrie, Watto, Zam Wesell, Naboo Starfighter (Full-size Vehicle), Naboo Starfighter (Microfighter Vehicle)

Also released today, The Freemaker Adventures Character Pack showcases the galaxy’s bravest

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