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The LEGO Ideas Singles’ Day My, Myself, and I fan vote is now live and you can vote which set you want as a future gift with purchase set. There are 15 finalists and fans have only one vote to pick your favorite one. The premise of the contest was to build something people do by themselves using a maximum of 250 bricks. Too bad LEGO has to choose only one because a lot of them are really good. The deadline to vote is only one week on July 11 so get your voices heard.
One of the more anticipated days of the month is here and I’m not talking about Independence Day. The LEGO Icons Eldorado Fortress (10320) is now available for purchase on the LEGO Shop. The set retails for $214.99 and is a tribute for the 1989 set of the same name. Unfortunately, there are no promotions going alongside it and it’ll probably be temporarily sold out by the time the next one comes around. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases.
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The San Diego Comic Con 2023 exclusives portal is now live and it doesn’t look like LEGO will have any exclusives for sale this year. We’re still a few weeks away from the event and there’s still time for companies to add themselves to the list since we have until July 16 to submit our entries but so far, it’s not looking promising. There’s a chance that they could do something directly at their booth but that would be a mess and I can already hear the security say “you can’t stand here, keep moving.”
The last time that LEGO did any exclusives was back in 2019 before the pandemic closed everything down the year after. Back then, they had a few exclusives that lucky fans were able to purchase as well as minifigures that were given away at random. LEGO did sell their exclusives online in 2020 at various retailers and they went rather quickly with some of them managing to restock a few times. Other than that, it’s been quiet the past few years and it looks to be the same this year. Again, I’ve heard that they were done with exclusives altogether because of the reselling that people do during the con and they weren’t happy with that but that’s just a rumor that was relayed to me a few times.
The Kerbal Space Program – Modular Ship System by Sam67c is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features a ship that you could build in the game which includes the Mk1-3 Cockpit and has over 40 possible mini builds.
The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, Scooby Doo Mystery Machine, Western River Steamboat, Dreamwork’s Shrek Swamp, Asterix & Obelix, Venice, Stilt House, Red Bull RB18, Trojan Horse, Red Dwarf: Sleeping Quarters, TaleSpin Seaduck Meeting Seagull, Stud Lane Book Nook, Greenhouse, Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Box: Dark Magician vs Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Phineas and Ferb Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc., Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Taylor Swift “Lover House”, The Motograph, Taylor Swift’s Lover House, Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: Perry the Platypus/Agent P, Flying Scotsman – LNER Class A3 4472 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Locomotive, and Jumanji Game Board as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage.
In less than a day, the LEGO Disney 100 Years Celebration (40600) gift with purchase set has sold out on the LEGO Shop here in North America. In fact, it lasted less than 12 hours after it went live 24 hours ago. I’m also hearing that LEGO Stores didn’t get much in stock either so that makes the set rather rare. As a result, the price of the set on the secondary market is starting to slowly reflect that as prices are heading up to $70 on it.
It’s not really that surprising since LEGO released two new popular Disney sets that qualified for it including the Disney Hocus Pocus – The Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage (21341) and the Disney Castle (43222) with the former already in backorder status shipping in 60 days. We’re not sure if LEGO has more of the Disney 100 Years Celebration for a future release since they tend to re-release them again months later.
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Amazon has recently put up the product page for the upcoming LEGO Marvel Visual Dictionary which includes the exclusive Iron Man Armor Model 64 minifigure. The paperback version lists the minifigure is included with but the hardcover version doesn’t show it, however, the images in the middle of the product page seeming shows that the hardcover does have it.
If I have to guess, I would say that both will have the minifigure but I cannot guarantee it. I took the chance and ordered the hardcover just to see. The book will be released on September 19 and it is eligible for returns/replacements within 30 days so there’s no harm.
LEGO has put up the product page for the new LEGO Technic Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 13000 (42146) and we finally have the official details for the set. Releasing on August 1, the set has 2,883 pieces and will retail for a whopping $699.99. It stands oer 38 inches and it ranks among one of the tallest sets that LEGO has made. It does come with two smart hubs and six large motors to power the functions using the CONTROL+ app.
It’s big. It’s mighty. It’s your next construction challenge. This LEGO® Technic™ Liebherr Crawler Crane LR 13000 (42146) model for adults stands over 38 in. (99 cm) high and is one of the largest models in the LEGO Technic range (as of August 2023). Packed with details, it features realistic movement in an impressive tribute to one of the world’s most powerful cranes.
Moves like a real crane
Immerse yourself in the details as you enjoy a mindful build that celebrates one of the world’s most powerful cranes. Then put your crane model to work using the CONTROL+ app to see what this mighty machine can do. Realistic functions include the tank steering, rotating turntable, luffing jib, winch and load sensing.
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