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LEGO Minecraft Releases Teaser Images of Largest Set for Theme

May 7, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 8 Comments

In the past few days, the LEGO Minecraft social media sites have been teasing their next set which they are calling the largest set ever for the theme. So far, I’ve gathered four images which shows various sections of the Mountain Cave (21137) such as the mines as well as well as a railway. There’s also some new characters and mobs that haven’t appeared yet in previous LEGO Minecraft sets like the wolf and the charged creeper.

The little teasers are a lead up to the official reveal some time in the next few weeks. On the June 2017 LEGO Store Calendar, there will be a VIP early access set from June 15-30 and my guess is that it will be this LEGO Minecraft Mountain Cave (21137) set. Stay tuned for more updates to this mysterious set.

LEGO Star Wars Toys R Us May the 4th Princess Leia Review

May 6, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Today was the LEGO Star Wars May the 4th event at Toys R Us in which participants could build Princess Leia. I’m on vacation but was able to attend the TRU here and build her. The set is very simple with no exclusive parts so you can easily build her. I do like that 33291 brown flower pieces are used for her hair buns instead of 1×1 stud pieces.

I must say that the Princess Leia build is actually pretty bad compared to other TRU builds that they’ve done before especially for the Star Wars 40th anniversary. The event itself, however, was very organized. As a reader said before, the intent was there but was poorly executed.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Build Your Own Adventure Official Images

May 5, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 5 Comments

Amazon UK has officially released images of the DK LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Build Your Own Adventure which confirmed that it will indeed come with an exclusive John Stewart Green Lantern minifigure.

The book will be available August 1 but you can preorder it now over on Amazon at a discounted price.

Combines more than 50 inspirational LEGO® ideas for building with enthralling LEGO DC Super Heroes story starters. Get inspired to build, then play out your own adventures using your LEGO bricks. Comes with a minifigure and bricks to build an exclusive spaceship model that features in the book.

From Paradise Island the home of Wonder Woman™ to the search for Superman™ in Metropolis each chapter of LEGO DC Super Heroes Build your Own Adventure is packed with inspirational model ideas ideal for all ages and building abilities, with a mix of easy, medium and harder models.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano (30449) Polybag Review

May 4, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has hit theaters here in the US and to commemorate the movie, LEGO has produced a LEGO Marvel Super Heroes polybag for it with The Milano (30449). This polybag consists of 64 pieces and according to the May 2017 Store Calendar, you can get it for free with purchases of $35 or more from May 8-21, while supplies last.

This is the third version of the ship with The Milano Spaceship Rescue (76021) from the first movie and the latest one being in The Milano vs. The Abilsk (76081).

Build

The build is straight-forward and it utilizes some fairly rare parts that are included with the set. The rarest one is the trans-white 2×2 sloped piece used for the windshield. Next is the newer 2×3 shield tile piece. Finally there’s the Beam 1M with three Balls Ø5,9 which was mostly used for the Nexo Knights Battle Suits.

The design is pretty spot-on to the larger version of the ship. The front has the unique V-shaped nose while the six wings use the aforementioned Beam 1M piece. If you look closely at the front of one side of the ship, there’s a medium azure stud piece to give some detailing.

The thrusters on the back are on Technic pins so they can be angled straight back or downwards.

Results

Overall, the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Milano (30449) polybag is a very nice set especially at a miniature scale. If you’re a fan of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets, … Continue

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Sales on Amazon

May 4, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO Star Wars 2017 May the 4th promotion is well underway and if you are still looking to make a purchase, some of the sets are now listed as backordered or out of stock. Fortunately, Amazon still have quite a few of these sets in stock and available for shipping immediately. The only thing you’ll be missing out on is the double VIP points and the R2-D2 (30611) polybag but if you don’t really care for those, Amazon may be a good alternative as some of the prices are lower than at LEGO. The following prices are at the time of this writing.

UCS TIE Fighter (75095) – $199.50

Sith Infiltrator (75096) – $86.99

Rey’s Speeder (75099) – $15.21

Poe’s X-Wing Fighter (75102) – $59.99

First Order Transporter (75103) – $73.75

Millennium Falcon (75105) – $119.00

Imperial Assault Carrier (75106) – $129.69

First Order Stormtrooper (74114) – $14.54

Resistance X-Wing Fighter (75125) – $7.93

TIE Advanced Prototype (75128) – $7.93

Wookiee Gunship (75129) – $7.93

Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137) – $17.49

Eclipse Fighter (75145) – $19.37

Imperial Assault Hovertank (75152) – $26.99

AT-ST Walker (75153) – $37.00

Rebel U-Wing Fighter (75155) – $53.99

Krennic’s Imerial Shuttle (75156) – $67.99

Imperial Trooper Battle Pack (75165) – $14.54

Yoda’s Jedi Starfighter (75168) – $24.24

The Phantom (75170) – $28.97

Y-Wing Starfighter (75172) – $49.99

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th 2017 Promotion Begins

May 3, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The LEGO Star Wars May the 4th promotion is now live on Shop@Home. The main promotions during the event is the R2-D2 (30611) polybag with purchases of $50 or more. You can also get double VIP points on LEGO Star Wars purchases.

The UCS Snowspeeder (75144) will also be available for purchase for $199.99 which you also get double points for. You can check out my review of the set here.

There are also a number of LEGO Star Wars products that are 20% off the normal price.

The promotional event runs until May 7. You can help support The Brick Fan by making your purchases with the links above.

LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 (30611) 2017 May the 4th Polybag Review

May 3, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 8 Comments

The annual LEGO Star Wars May the 4th promotional event starts in just a few hours and usually we get exclusive minifigures as part of the promo but this year, LEGO has decided to do something different. For this year, we get a brick-built R2-D2 (30611) polybag to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars. The polybag consists of 70 pieces and you can get it for free with purchases of $50 or more in LEGO Star Wars products.

When the set was revealed to be this year’s promotional polybag, there were differentiating opinions on it. Some welcomed the change while others are somewhat disappointed that it’s not an exclusive minifigure since there are a ton of other characters that could be great minifigures.

Build

R2-D2 is actually a pretty decent build with the body useing SNOT techniques to create the look. You actually build it upside-down before turning it back over to finish it up at the end. The head piece is exclusive to this polybag and there’s printing all around it. It is attached in the middle of the body with a Technic pin so it can actaully rotate around. Just a side note, the head is the same size as the R4-P17 Astromech droid head from the UCS Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter (10215).

There is some articulation at the legs and feet using Technic pins as the main things to connect the legs to the body and the feet to the legs. There’s also the retractable central leg in the front to show R2-D2 … Continue