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LEGO Boost Creative Toolbox (17101) Product Description and Press Release

January 4, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Last night, the first images of the new play experience called the LEGO Boost Creative Toolbox (17101) came out and now we have the official product description and press release for the set. There is also a designer video and product images for the set which you can check out below.

Combine the versatile LEGO® building system with advanced technology to boost your creativity with the awesome LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox. Download the free tablet app to your device and follow the step-by-step instructions to build and code any of the 5 multifunctional models. Experience Vernie the Robot—a moving and talking robot; the M.T.R.4 (Multi-Tooled Rover 4)—a robust, versatile rover with 4 different tool attachments including a spring-loaded shooter; the Guitar4000—a musical instrument with pitch bend and sound effects; Frankie the Cat—an interactive pet that plays, purrs and expresses its mood; or the AutoBuilder—an automated production line that really builds miniature LEGO models! Bring your creations to life with the app’s intuitive, icon-based coding interface and complete an array of exciting activities designed for each model. This set also includes a playmat for use with specific activities, and a LEGO BOOST wall poster!

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Take your LEGO® play to the next level with the amazing LEGO BOOST Creative Toolbox. Build and code interactive, motorized robots, models and creations with distance, color and tilt sensor technologies.

• Includes over 840 LEGO® pieces, plus a LEGO Move Hub, Interactive Motor and a Color & Distance Sensor.
• Move Hub features Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity, two encoded

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Christmas 2016 LEGO Giveaway Winners

January 4, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

During Christmas, I did a contest to give away some cool LEGO prizes. The time is now to announce the winners of these prizes so here we go.

LEGO Disney Castle (71040) – Howard J.
LEGO Creator Brick Bank (10251) – Josh L.
LEGO Minecraft The Fortress (21127) – Suzy B.
Full set of The LEGO Batman Movie Collectible Minifigures (71017) – Phil L.

I’ve already contacted the winners through the emails that were provided. They have three days to reply or I’ll have to repick. Congratulations to the winners and I look forward to doing more giveaways like these in the future. Thank you to the LEGO AFOL Relations & Programs for providing these sets last year.

New LEGO Boost (17101) System Revealed

January 3, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Last week, I reported on LEGO’s teaser of an announcement coming tomorrow but it looks like Engadget has already revealed it. The announcement is for a new theme called LEGO Boost (17101) which is somewhat similar to LEGO Mindstorms but geared towards younger kids. The base starter set will be priced at $159.99 and will be available later this year.

The set will have three Boost bricks in addition to 840 LEGO elements. The core unit is called the Move Hub which has a six-axis tilt sensor, two input and output ports, a power button and a light that changes color which was teased before. Powered by six AAA batteries, the other Boost bricks also have a combination color and distance sensor as well as an interactive motor which includes a tachometer.

The set also has instructions for five other models including Vernie the Robot, Frankie the Cat, the Guitar 4000, the Multi-Tool Rover 4, and an Autobuilder. To make the whole system work, there’s also a companion LEGO Boost app for you to download. The app is actually required as it has all the building instructions for the models as well as the programming.

You can read more about the details of individual models for LEGO Boost in the link above.

New Rumors of LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon Coming

January 3, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 63 Comments

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars and rumors have started to swirl about a LEGO Star Wars UCS set that has been rumored for a while. It’s pretty easy from the image above that it’s the Millennium Falcon. There are various users on Eurobricks who have some information about the new UCS Millennium Falcon. Paperballpark mentions that it’ll have interchagable radar dishes, one round and one rectangular, so you can display it as it is shown in Episodes 4-6 or in Episode 7.

To give more speculation on the UCS Millennium Falcon, the box on the updated UCS Death Star (75159) shows a blacked out silhouette of the Falcon on the bottom left corner that is more prominent than the silhouettes of the other ships. This could absolutely mean nothing at all or LEGO could be hinting at it for a while.

Given that the original 10179 UCS Millennium Falcon is one of the most definitive sets in LEGO Star Wars history and a holy grail for many fans, a new one would be great news. Fans weren’t too happy with the re-release of the Death Star since it wasn’t retired for that long but it’s safe to say that they would welcome a re-release of the UCS Falcon with open arms and wallets. There are many factors that contribute to the set being legit such as the Star Wars 40th anniversary and reports from good sources like Paperballpark and a “friend” that makes me think the set will be coming sooner than … Continue

LEGO February 2017 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

January 3, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO has finally uploaded the February 2017 LEGO Store Calendar and we can now see the promotions and events that will be taking place during the month. We’ve already taken a look at some of these but I’ll elaborate again.

February 1-15 – Free LEGO DC Super Hero Girls Krypto Saves the Day (30546) polybag with any DC Super Hero Girls purchase, while supplies last.

February 10-28 – Free exclusive The LEGO Batman Movie Disco Batman/Tears of Batman (30607) polybag with purchases of $75 or more, while supplies last.

February 1-26 – Free The LEGO Batman Movie Character Posters with any purchase.

Harley Quinn – February 1-5
Batman – February 6-12
Batgirl – February 13-19
Robin – February 20-26

January 2 – February 26 – Find all the Batman variants in the store and get The LEGO Batman Movie Accessory Pack.

February 7-8 – VIP Monthly Mini Model Build will be a Raccoon.

February 10 – The LEGO Batman Movie is in theaters.

February 11 – Kids VIP Valentine’s Day Building Event for a Rose.

February 14 – Adult Building Night from 6-8pm for a Rose.

February 15-28 – VIPs get Early Access to a new exlusive LEGO theme which will be the LEGO BrickHeadz. LEGO has already released an app for the theme.

February 18-25 – LEGO Life Meeting

February 20 – Minifigure Swap Monday. Get 1 Free minifigure when you buy a Build-a-Minifigure 3 pack.

LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 (30611) Polybag Building Instructions

January 3, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 12 Comments

A few days ago, I reported on a new LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 (30611) polybag. This was a brick-built version of the droid which looks very cute. It looks like the instructions for the build are now online. It looks all the parts are fairly common except for the couple of printed 1×1 tile pieces for the front, which are exclusive. So if you already have all the parts, you can building R2-D2 pretty easily but have to do without the detailing in the front.

The LEGO Batman Movie Easter Bunny Batman LED Lite

January 2, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 11 Comments

If you didn’t there wasn’t enough variants of Batman to collect for The LEGO Batman Movie, there’s a new Easter Bunny Batman to get. The only downside of it is that it is not a standard size minifigure but a larger LED Lite which is now available on Amazon. There’s no word on whether this variant will become an actual minifigure but I doubt it.