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LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) Update

January 11, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 20 Comments

I haven’t talked much about this lately but there are some new updates to the LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) since I last posted about them. You may remember there was a rumored list for the figures coming from a Ukrainian site. Unfortunately, that list turned out to be dead in the water and there was no merit to it.

Fast-forward to the present time and there have been a few members on Eurobricks who have pretty much confirmed a couple of minifigures that will indeed be in the wave including Ursula, Peter Pan, Mr. Incredible, and Syndrome. This has been corroborated by some images of hair molds that popped up online a few weeks ago. There are also rumors of Genie, Mickey Mouse, Captain Hook, and two unspecified Disney Princesses. The LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures (71012) are scheduled to be released in May and we should have more details coming out in the next couple of months.

Bricks Culture Issue 4 Press Release

January 11, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The folks over at Bricks Culture has sent over the press release for issue 4 of the magazine. Check out below what the next issue of Brick Culture has to offer.

Pre-order Bricks Culture issue 4 now

Collaborative builds and innovators galore

Issue 4 of Bricks Culture magazine continues to explore the world of LEGO and its role within modern pop culture. As more individuals adopt this medium as a form of expression we discover bonds are being formed, spawning the most amazing collaborative builds.

This issues cover, showcases the amazing work of the Arvo brothers and how they have taken their Alien model to the next level, by producing it as a book. Prolific builder Simon Liu looks at community builds and shares his love for science fiction while David Alexander Smith conducts an collaborative experiment by asking three builders to create one model. This is without the knowledge of what the other is building – an amazing outcome I am sure you will agree.

When it comes to pioneering builders this issue is not in short supply as we visit the home of OrionPax and delve through his tv inspired creations. Including giant transformers, terminators and realistic inspector gadget model. We catch up with former LEGO designer and space aficionado Bjarne Panduro Tveskov before visiting Alaska to discover the Bionicle creations of Breann Sledge.

There’s more inspiration from the likes of Chris McVeigh and Cole Blaq while James Pegrum gives us another lesson from history.

Packed with innovators and creators from across the world,

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LEGO Creator Year of the Monkey (40207)

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

Lunar New Year 2016, aka Chinese New Year, is now less than one month away and people, including me, have already started preparing for the occasion. For 2016, the Chinese zodiac lands on the Year of the Monkey so for those who were born in the years 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, and 2016, this is your year to shine.

For the past couple of years, LEGO has released small Creator sets celebrating the Lunar New Year with sets that are only available in Asian countries and they have continued that this year with the Year of the Monkey (40207) set. This set has 165 pieces and is currently available at Toys R Us Hong Kong as part of their promotion.

For people in other parts of the world, it’s almost impossible to get one of these sets unless you have connections or you just buy it off the secondary market. Fortunately, LEGO has provided the building instructions for you to create your own if you have the parts. I hope LEGO continues these kinds of builds for at least two more years for the the Year of the Dog because I’ll be very interested in that one.

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LEGO Angry Birds Movie Official Box Art Images and More

January 8, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 8 Comments

It looks like LEGO has the minisite up for the upcoming LEGO Angry Birds Movie sets which includes the official box art images as well as product images and play features for each set. Also we have the official names of the sets and they’ll be available this April. Check out the images below for each set in the wave and clickthrough to see a larger version.

Piggy Car Escape (75821)

Speedy Chuck is racing after the Piggy Car as the naughty piggy has stolen some of the bird eggs! Dodge the flying ice cream as you catch up with the pesky piggy! Rescue the eggs safely and return them to the flock, or play out your own chaotic and fun scenes inspired by The Angry BirdsTM Movie.

Piggy Plane Attack (75822)

Prepare for take-off! Those tricky piggies will try anything to get the flock’s eggs out of Bird Island—even jetting off on a plane! Grab the catapult and prepare for some bird-flinging fun at high altitude! Help Red rescue the eggs from the plane, but watch out for the flick missile shooters.

Bird Island Egg Heist (75823)

Red’s hot temper has landed him in an Angry Bird Anger Management Class at Matilda’s House—but he’s even angrier when a naughty piggy steals the eggs! Catapult Red at the Piggy Trike and take the eggs from the box in the back of the trike! Play out action-packed scenes from The Angry BirdsTM Movie and return the eggs to the flock.

Pig City Teardown (75824)

Use the catapult

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One LEGO Ghostbusters 2016 Movie Set Based on New Ecto-1

January 8, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 11 Comments

A few days ago, Paul Feig, the writer and director of the new all-female cast of Ghostbusters, tweeted saying there will be some fun stuff from LEGO that will be based off the movie. We already knew that there will be at least one set because of the licensing announcement back in November.

Fast forward to today where Just2Good on Eurobricks has posted that one set (75828) will be the new Ecto-1 which is the 1980’s Cadillac Fleetwood station wagon. Of course, there’s no images yet but it’ll be based on the vehicle seen above. There’s not other information given besides that but hopefully it’ll be large enough to fit all four of the new Ghostbusters crew unlike the Ideas Ecto-1 (21108) which couldn’t hold all four and the proton packs.

There’s also no word on how many sets will be released based on the movie so there’s much speculation there too as well. From the sound of Feig’s tweet, it might suggest a couple of sets but we’ll see. The new Ghostbusters movie will be released in theaters on July 15.

Fun stuff coming from LEGO too. Just FYI. Sorry, bank account. https://t.co/qs1ZjVMXAX

— Paul Feig (@paulfeig) January 7, 2016

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Batmobile (30446) Polybag Building Instructions

January 7, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

For those who’ve been waiting to build the new LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice The Batmobile (30446) polybag, well wait no longer. LEGO has already uploaded the building instructions to their servers and is readily available to download. If you want to wait for the 63-piece polybag to show up in stores, it’ll be available at Toys R Us sometime in the near future. I’ll have to check in the system to see when shipments of them will arrive.

LEGO Creator Parrot (30472) Polybag Review

January 6, 2016 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

If you were able to pick up the LEGO 2016 Wall Calendar last November/December, there were some coupons that you could redeem at LEGO Brand Stores this year for some promotional items. From January 1-March 31, you can get a FREE 43-piece Parrot (30472) polybag with any purchase, while supplies last.

The Parrot is very simple build with you just stacking bricks up. There is some articulation in the build with the tail being on a hinge so it can move up and down. The wings are on the newer ball joints and so you can rotate them in plenty of directions.

The Parrot (30472) is a middle-of-the-road polybag. It is kind of cute but nothing else beyond that. Since it is free with any purchase, especially will all the newly released sets, it’s a decent pick up. If you don’t have a coupon to redeem it, the building instructions are now available online so you can create your own.

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