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Disney to Air Frozen Northern Lights LEGO Animated Shorts

June 21, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Disney has announced there will be four new LEGO animated shorts that will be coming to the Disney Channel based on the upcoming Frozen Northern Lights story starting in November. There will also be a TV special to present the shorts that will be airing around Thanksgiving time. The shorts will feature the original voice cast of the first Frozen movie including Kristen Bell (Anna), Idina Menzel (Elsa), Jonathan Groff (Kristoff), and Josh Gad (Olaf).

It’s not that surprising that LEGO is teaming up with Disney again to produce content for Frozen as they’ve already released a few sets based on the popular movie.

Thanks to Jeff for the email heads-up.

*Via USA Today**

LEGO Ideas Guidelines and TOS Updates

June 21, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Earlier today, LEGO Ideas released a blog post with updates to the Guidelines and TOS. These new rules hopefully will weed out some projects that LEGO already has already produced based on existing IPs and such. The rules will also prevent projects that are extremely large and with no realistic way for LEGO to mass produce it. Some of the main points of the new guidelines and TOS include:

-Once we produce a LEGO Ideas set based on a third-party property, we will not accept more Ideas submissions based on that property.

-Projects must fit in a single product box, so we’re setting a part count limit of 3,000 pcs.

-Projects must focus on a single concept or third-party property.

-It’s now simpler to collaborate on projects.

-New restrictions on project contents

-New guidelines to help improve project descriptions

-Terms of Service now preserves projects that gain a significant following.

-Terms of Service revises language regarding assignment of rights.

Check out the blog post for more in-depth descriptions of these updates.

LEGO Ideas Merchant’s House Achieves 10,000 Supporters

June 20, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 6 Comments

The Merchant’s House by bigboy99899 is the latest project to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The model has a medieval setting which is pretty popular among fans. There are some minifigures included with the project such as the merchant, wife, kid, traveller, and knight.

The Merchant’s House now joins Voltron – Defender of the Universe, Spaceballs – Eagle 5, and The Addams Family Mansion as the projects that qualify for the Second 2016 Review Stage.

Tiny LEGO Wonders: Build 40 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models! Book Review

June 20, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The folks over at No Starch Press has sent me an early review copy of Tiny LEGO Wonders: Build 40 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models! by Mattia Zamboni. The book consists of 208 pages and as the title states, instructions for 40 mini build. The book will be available on July 30 but you can pre-order now on Amazon for 30% off the list price.

The book is separated into different categories depending on what type of vehicle the builds are about such as trains, airplanes, and boats. Each build consists of a few pages which also includes the parts needed to create it. Similar to other book instructions, the construction is condensed into a few steps with multiple pieces going into each step.

I must say that some of the vehicle builds are pretty nice looking especially with a few of the cars with the small wheels. They actually give sort of a sleek look to them.

If you’re into building minimalistic cities, Tiny LEGO Wonders: Build 40 Surprisingly Realistic Mini-Models! may be a good resource for you, There are many different builds and may provide inspiration for you to create your own miniature vehicles. The words are very minimal as there isn’t that much of a need for them. The instructions may be a little confusing as they do incorporate a number of pieces for each step. The biggest offender of this are the ship builds. Other than that, I think it’s a pretty solid book.

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LEGO Minecraft The Village (21128) Review

June 19, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier this month, LEGO released their Direct-to-Consumer set for the LEGO Minecraft line with The Village (21128). The set contails 1,600 pieces and retails for $199.99. The contents of the box contain 11 numbered bags, one bag of plates, and two instruction booklets, one of which is to create all the builds while to the other is a smaller one with inspirational builds.

Marvel Announces Merchandising Program for Guardians of the Galaxy 2

June 19, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Marvel has announced the merchandising program for the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 which, not surprisingly, will include official LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets to go with it. James Gunn on his Facebook Page also mentioned that more female characters will be represented such as Gamora, Mantis, Nebula, and Elizabeth Debicki’s rumored character Ayesha.

I’m making sure this time around the female characters are more represented in the toy world. Not only Gamora, but Mantis, Nebula, and Elizabeth Debicki’s character as well.

Press Release

Building off the breakout hit success of the first film in 2014, Marvel is unveiling a super-charged licensing program in support of its red hot Guardians of the Galaxy ahead of the 2017 sequel.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1The freshly expanded merchandising program will offer year-round support to the franchise for fans of all ages with an expanded focus on younger consumers — who have helped fuel the popularity of the Disney XD animated series — with a rollout including new toys, games, books, apparel, accessories, and more.

With anticipation for the new film already reaching a feverish pace, a slate of Marvel Publishing titles including Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1, Rocket Raccoon Volume 1: A Chasing Tale, and Groot Volume 1, and the success of the Disney XD show sparking a second season renewal with new episodes set to debut this fall, Guardians of the Galaxy is being primed by Marvel to become a true evergreen tentpole franchise.

To help spark ongoing demand for all things Guardians, Marvel is

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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Giveaway

June 18, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 18 Comments

Today is my birthday so what better way to celebrate it than to give away a complete set of LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012). If you’ve entered my previous contests before, it’s nothing too hard about it. The contest will run until the end of June and I will pick a winner shortly after. The contest is open to everyone so good luck!

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