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Issues With LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 15 (71011)?

March 1, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 36 Comments

If you haven’t purchased any of the Series 15 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71011) yet and if there are stores around you that are selling them, you might want to pick them up or be cautious about them. As per a report over on Reddit, there’s some sort of recall on them for whatever reason. Speculation from some is that it might be a legal issue caused by the Shark Guy who looks very similar to the Left and Right Shark from the Super Bowl XLIX Halftime Show last year. Some others think it’s just a recall because there are some issues with minifigures themselves or with their accessories like getting multiple torsos and no legs while some are getting multiples of a certain accessory.

If you look on Shop@Home, they’re already marked as sold out which is strange considering they were just released last month here in the US. Was this part of this whole recall thing or was it just a coincidence and they happened to sell out quickly. So far, it seems that is happening only in North America. As of this point, there is no official word from LEGO but I’ll keep you updated if there’s any news on it. If you picked up some of Series 15, did you have any quality control issues with them?

Update: Kim from the LAN has posted:

Just to be clear – we have not done a recall in 6 years and if we did, I am quite confident we’d all know.
There may

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The LEGO Group 2015 Annual Report Results

March 1, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Just a short while ago, The LEGO Group wrapped up their 2015 Annual Report and the numbers show you why they are still one of the top toy brands in the world.

The top themes for 2015 were in random order DUPLO, Ninjago, City, Star Wars, Ninjago, Friends while the best selling sets were Elsa’a Sparkling Ice Castle, Millennium Falcon, City Police Station, Mindstorms EV3, and Heartlake Grand Hotel.

Key Figures

Revenue growth excluding foreign exchange impacts was 19% year over year on a local currency basis.
Revenue increased by 25% in DKK to DKK 35.8 billion against DKK 28.6 billion in 2014.
The year’s operating profit increased to DKK 12.2 billion against DKK 9.7 billion in 2014 – an increase of 26%.
Net profit was DKK 9.2 billion compared to DKK 7.0 billion in 2014 – an increase of 31%.
Injury rate per million work hours was 1.4 compared to 1.7 in 2014.
More than 90% of waste from production sites recycled.
The number of employees in the LEGO Group increased from 14,762 at the end of 2014 to 17,294 at the end of 2015.

You can check out some of the highlights as well as more details on the press release. You can also download a PDF of the 2015 annual report.

New March 2016 LEGO Sets Now Available for Purchase

February 29, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

It’s March 1st on the east coast and that means all that means there are a lot of new sets that are available for purchase on Shop@Home as well as on Amazon including:

The Seasonal Easter Chick (40202) is also available for purchase as well as the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (76052) over on Shop@Home.

Check out all the promotions and events that will be happening in the March 2016 Store Calendar.

LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) Review

February 29, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

When the then Ecto-1 (21108) was announced that it would be the next LEGO Ideas set, Ghostbusters fans were both happy and sad. Good because we would be getting an iconic car, bad that we wouldn’t be getting the firehouse to go along with it.

Fast forward about a year and a half and rumors started swirling in the community that we would be getting the firehouse in 2016 and back in October, it was revealed that we would indeed be getting the Firehouse Headquarters (75827) next year and shortly after that, the official images of the set were released. The set features details from both Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.

LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Official List Revealed

February 28, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 37 Comments

The LEGO news has been very quiet lately but that has been blown out of the water with an unofficial reveal of the list of characters from the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012). From what’s been told, there will apparently also be a commercial coming out for the minifigures as well. Of course, we get some of the usual cast of Disney characters while some are surprises. You might notice there are some big names missing like Goofy and Pluto among others so that could set up for another wave in the future.

The LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) will be available in May with 18 to collect. What do you guys think of the list of characters chosen that will be in the series? Thanks to CM4Sci for the heads up.

Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse
Donald Duck
Daisy Duck
Ariel
Ursula
Peter Pan
Captain Hook
Stitch
Alice
Cheshire Cat
Maleficent
Mr. Incredible
Syndrome
Aladdin
Genie
Buzz Lightyear
Pizza Planet Alien

Target Easter 2016 Polybags

February 28, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

LEGO Disney Princess Olaf's Summertime Fun (30397)

This might be a late post as some stores are already stocked with them but if you’re still looking for the LEGO Disney Princess Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397) polybags at Target, you may want to check the Easter section of the store. Also in the Easter section is the LEGO City Fire (30347). Both are going for $3.99 each.

Fire Car (30347) – DPCI: 204-00-0184
Olaf’s Summertime Fun (30397) – DPCI: 086-14-0140

LEGO Minifigure Iconic Easter (5004468) Now Available Online at Toys R Us

February 27, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 5 Comments

If you’re looking to purchase the LEGO Seasonal Iconic Easter Minifigure (5004468), aka the Chicken Suit Guy, you can now purchase it online at Toys R Us. As of this writing, it is available for Ship-To-Home for $5.99 each.

The Chicken Suit Guy is the same minifigure from the Series 9 Collectible Minifigures (71000) but it also comes with a cardboard box as well. The main reason why people are looking for him is because they’re going for a pretty steep amount on the secondary market and this is a cheaper way to get him. I’m not sure how many they have in stock online but hurry if you want to get one.

Update: It’s sold out online. Your best bet to get one is to sign up for their notifications for when they return to stock or keep checking in stores.

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