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Bricks Issue 16 Press Release

September 10, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The folks over at Bricks has sent over the press release for their latest issue of the magazine.

Raising the standard

Bricks issue 16 scales the castle walls, wonders at the world of steam punk and how to accessorise the VW beetle and camper.

Be they fantastical or historical, castles have long been of interest in the LEGO world. That is probably why they continue play a prominent role in the ever growing portfolio of LEGO products. We have seen everything from pink sparkling homes for princesses to haunted vampire retreats, classic fortresses and even futuristic castles mounted on caterpillar tracks. We have been spoilt for choice, with every taste catered for.

71040 The Disney Castle is the latest offering, and arguably the most iconic of all castles. Bricks delves inside these magical walls to discover all the secrets and nods to the Disney franchise. Every room and brick is explored to discover how this mammoth set captures all that is wonderful in the world of Disney.

Lucy Boughton catches up with our favourite dragon, Miku, for the concluding part of the Elves dragon search which includes a dangerous encounter at Ragna’s Shadow castle, will she make it back safely! There’s a visit to the Mad Hatter’s house a detailed exposé of Michael Kalkwarfs modular castle system before James Pegrum illustrates how to build circular towers.

This month we also look at the highly fantastical genre of Steampunk. We speak with expert builder Rod Gillies as he talks us through this Victorian-inspired alternate universe. We meet

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LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) Complete Set Giveaway

September 10, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 165 Comments

A few days ago, I finally did my review of the Series 16 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71013). As I mentioned, I do have a couple of complete sets to giveaway so here is the first one. If you’ve entered my giveaways before, it’s nothing new. For all the new readers that haven’t entered before, you just follow the instructions on the widget below.

The contest is open worldwide and will end at 11:59pm on October 9, 2016. Good luck to everyone!

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD

September 9, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

StarWars.com has announced that the recently ended first season of LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures will be coming to Blu-Ray and DVD on December 6. The 2-disc sets will include all 13 episodes of season one as well as bonus features including:

“The Freemaker Adventures: Meet the Freemaker Family,” a fun collection of clips, behind-the-scenes footage, and cast interviews, and “Freemaker Salvage and Repair,” where you’ll visit the salvage shop as Rowan, Kordi, and Zander take you on a tour of the family business.

While home versions of LEGO media usually come with exclusive minifigures, the LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – Complete Season One, will not have any but will include six exclusive magnets.

Also if you haven’t checked it out yet, I’ve done reviews on both LEGO sets that have been released for the show including the Eclipse Fighter (75145) and the StarScavenger (75147).

LEGO Ideas Supporter Milestones Changes Announced

September 9, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Earlier today, the LEGO Ideas team announced some changes and updates to the platform. The most notable change is the one regarding the amount of days you get to achieve a certain amount of supporters. With the change, new Ideas projects will now only have 60 days to reach 100 supporters and after that, they will get a year more time. The current six month boosts at 1,000 supporters and 5,000 supporters will remain the same. Also, existing projects with less than 100 supporters will have their times adjusted to 60 as well. This change affected about 58% of the all the active projects.

This change obviously will clean up the site a bit more and will help weed out more projects that are just posted on there just because. This also means that people will have to think of other ideas of how to promote their projects. You can check out all new changes and updates to LEGO Ideas in the link above.

LEGO Harry Potter Collection Announced for PlayStation 4

September 8, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has sent over a press release regarding the upcoming release of the LEGO Harry Potter Video Game Collection coming to PlayStation 4. The collection will feature remastered versions of both LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 all on one disc. It will also include a Character Pack DLC featuring various characters as well as a Spell Pack DLC.

The LEGO Harry Potter Collection will be available on October 18 for $49.99 and you can pre-order it today on Amazon. Check out the press release below.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces the LEGO Harry Potter Collection for PlayStation4

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games today announced the LEGO® Harry Potter™ Collection, bringing LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 1-4 and LEGO® Harry Potter™: Years 5-7 to the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system for the first time with both top-selling videogames remastered on one disc.

Launching on October 18 in North America and October 21, 2016 in Europe, this compilation unites the creative prowess of LEGO ® and the expansive world of Harry Potter, with an exciting journey full of spell-casting, potion-making, puzzle-solving, lessons, dueling and much more for players young and old to enjoy. Gamers can experience the entire LEGO Harry Potter adventure featuring content from seven books and eight films, with enhanced graphics, environments, lighting and visual effects, along with two downloadable content (DLC) packs. Sure to delight fans of J.K. Rowling’s ever-expanding Wizarding World, the LEGO Harry Potter Collection serves as a perfect gift for those eagerly

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LEGO Christmas Toy Soldier Ornament (5004420) First Look

September 8, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Our friends over at PromoBricks has given a first look at this year’s LEGO Christmas Ornament which will be a Toy Soldier (5004420). The past few years, LEGO has been giving out these ornaments with through VIP shopping events for the 2014 Christmas Train (5002813) and minimum purchases for the 2015 Christmas Tree.

It looks like for this year, the Toy Soldier will be available for everyone with a minimum purchase but we’ll have to see. There’s no word on when it’ll be available here in the US but chances are it’ll be on the November or December 2016 LEGO Store Calendar.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 16 (71013) Review

September 7, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The Series 16 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71013) has been an interesting one not because of the variety of minifigures included but with the availability of them around the world. They started showing up in stores here in the US in the middle of July at LEGO Brand Stores and at other retailers. What’s interesing is that the official reveal was at the end of July after they have already began selling in stores. All in all, it’s been sort of a fiasco for the release of Series 16. Nevertheless, we have finally received a complete box from LEGO for us to review in-depth.