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As I mentioned before in my previous post, The LEGO Batman Movie Batman Battle Pod (5004929) is now available at Toys R Us. There is a promotion going that you can get it for free with purchases of $30 or more in TLBM sets. Some stores may allow you to purchase it individually for for $5.99 each. If they don’t, they’ll be available for purchase when the promotion ends at the end of the week, if they have any left over.
There will be a new LEGO Scooby-Doo! original movie coming out on on Blu-Ray/DVD next month called LEGO Scooby-Doo!: Blowout Beach Bash. It doesn’t look like there will be an exclusive minifigure included like the previous movie (Haunted Hollywood) but the Blu-Ray itself contains some of the original Scooby-Doo cartoon episodes including Go Away Ghost Ship, A Clue for Scooby-Doo, and Party Like It’s 1899.
The movie will be available starting July 25.
Scooby-Doo! and his pals Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy are no strangers to solving spooky mysteries filled with all types of ghouls and goblins. This time is no different. As Scooby-Doo! and his friends are on their way to Blowout Beach for a real swinging beach party in the Mystery Machine, the Ghost Pirates threaten to ruin the gang’s good vibes. It is up to Scooby and the gang to get the party back on track, without missing a beat.
Continuing with my reviews of the summer 2017 wave of The LEGO Batman Movie sets, the next set I’ll be reviewing is the smallest set in the wave, Scarecrow Fearful Face-off (70913). It consists of 141 pieces and retails for $14.99.
E3 2017 is only a few days away and LEGO Worlds has teased some new content being announced at the event. In the GIF, it shows an astronaut minifigure looking up in the sky with the caption “Where Are We Going Next?” It’s most likely that LEGO Worlds will be going up to space but we’ll have to wait and see what kind of gameplay it will be. I’m hoping it’ll be some classic Space themes like Blacktron, M-Tron, Space Police, or Ice Planet 2002. What do you want to be announced for LEGO Worlds at E3 2017?
If you didn’t see the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment E3 press release, they will be livestreaming next week and the LEGO Worlds events will be on:
June 13
1:35 PM – 1:55 PM PDT
June 14
12:05 PM – 12:25 PM PDT
June 15
12:05 PM – 12:25 PM PDT
We've got an out-of-this-world announcement coming to #E32017 🔭🌛 Tune into our livestream June 13th! #LEGOWorlds pic.twitter.com/vGmdJYgCy9
— LEGO Worlds (@LEGOWorldsGame) June 9, 2017
The new LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309) is a very hot commodity at the moment and you’ll be lucky if you are able to find it available in stores. It’s so sought after at this time that LEGO Shop@Home has it out of stock for the time being with no estimated return date. Other retailers like Barnes and Noble may have it but your mileage may vary. Fans who are desperate for the set have resorted going to the secondary market however I would advise not going that route.
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I believe LEGO has learned from the past in releasing limited sets, like the Research Institute (21110), especially for a theme like LEGO Ideas which has fans from all over, even those who are not traditional LEGO fans. In a recent post on Reddit, a user has gotten confirmation from LEGO that production of the LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309) will continue production for at least through 2018. This isn’t shocking news but it does reassure people that there will be more of the sets coming.
The moral of the story is to be patient and don’t pay scalper prices for something that will be coming back in the near future.
It finally looks like the US will be getting The LEGO Batman Movie Batman Battle Pod (5004929) in a wider release. A reader has sent in an image of the polybag set out in a New Jersey Toys R Us. We’re still not sure of the official release date of it at TRU as they had to key it in but it rang up for $5.99 each.
If you remember from earlier this week, LEGOLAND California also has a promotion going for the Batman Battle Pod so it appears that LEGO will be finally releasing it here in the US. The item number 740399 and the SKU is 673419269292.
There’s still no word on whether TRU will be the only retailer having it available or if Shop@Home or other outlets will have them as well. Be on the lookout at your local Toys R Us to see if they have it at your store. Thanks to Todd for emailing this in.
Update: I’ve been told that it will officially be available at TRU starting on Sunday. We’ll see what sort of promo it goes with when the weekly ad comes out in a few days. Thanks to Peter for this info.
Summer is coming in a few short weeks and that means county fairs are starting up soon around the US. One staple in many amusement parks is the carousel, aka merry-go-round, and LEGO has released a new LEGO Creator set with the Carousel (10257). The set contains 2,670 pieces and retails for $199.99/£159.99/179.99€.
It’s been eight years since LEGO release the original Grand Carousel (10196) and fans have been waiting for an updated version. Let’s check out the new one to see if it is worth adding to your collection.
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