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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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The LEGO Movie 2 Release Date Pushed Back to 2019

June 17, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Late night news coming out of Deadline.com is that The LEGO Movie 2 has been pushed back to February 2, 2019. This is the second time the sequel to the highly popular movie has been pushed back with the original release date of May 26, 2017, then to May 18, 2018. There was no reason why Warner Bros. decided to move the movie back along with a couple of other ones but we still have The LEGO Batman Movie and the LEGO Ninjago movie to look forward to in 2017.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060) Set Description

June 17, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

There is now a set description for the upcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum (76060) on Shop@Home. We now know the minifigures that will be included in the set which are Doctor Strange, Baron Karl Mordo, and The Ancient One. The description also mentions the portal beast being in the set which could be Shuma Gorath but it doesn’t directly say.

Although there is an image of the instructions booklet for the set, I would rather wait until the official images come out later to post them. Thanks to Troy for the heads up.

Stage a face-off against the portal beast in Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, with levitating function levers and mystical artifacts. Includes 3 minifigures.

Banish the portal beast from Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum!

Team up and expel the portal beast from Doctor Strange’s mysterious headquarters with some super-heroic supernatural action! Fend it off with Doctor Strange’s mystical artifacts, and evade being captured by the portal beast’s tentacles using the cape of levitation. Send in Karl Mordo to battle the beast with his quarterstaff, and help The Ancient One strike with the powerful magical fans at her fingertips!

Includes 3 minifigures: Doctor Strange, Karl Mordo and The Ancient One.
Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum features a portal beast with rotating teeth, moving eyes and tentacles that can trap minifigures, shelves for mystical artifact accessories, levitation effect for 2 minifigures, and levitation function for Doctor Strange’s cloak.

Weapons include Karl Mordo’s quarterstaff and The Ancient One’s magical fans with eldritch calligraphy.

Accessory elements

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LEGO Dimensions E3 2016 Roundup

June 16, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

In the past few days, TT Games has been releasing images and videos as well as content of some of the upcoming IPs that will be included in year 2 of LEGO Dimensions at E3 2016. In yesterday’s livestream at E3 2016, they showed off some more of images.

If you didn’t see the official announcement last week, there are 16 new IPs that will be coming to LEGO Dimensions including: Adventure Time, Mission: Impossible , The A-Team, Ghostbusters, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The LEGO Batman Movie, Harry Potter, The Goonies, Sonic The Hedgehog, Teen Titans Go!, LEGO City Undercover, Knight Rider, The Powerpuff Girls, Gremlins, Beetlejuice, and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

Like with the previous year, the expansion packs will be coming in a number of waves starting in September, November, January, and March.

One of the main things the’ve highlighted is the new Battle Arenas feature which is a competitive gameplay that consists of up to four players. All of the the upcoming and previous characters will be able to be used in the Battle Arenas which themselves have four game modes including Capture the Flag.

News about the year 2 content of LEGO Dimensions will continue coming out this summer as we head towards the release in September. I wouldn’t be totally surprised if TT Games makes an appearance at San Diego Comic Con next month with more reveals so stay tuned for that.