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No Starch Press The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 3 by Megan Rothrock

July 22, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

This morning, I received a press release from the folks of No Starch Press regarding former LEGO designer Megan Rothrock, The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 3: Robots, Planes, Cities & More!. It’ll be available this September for $24.95 at No Starch including a 30% coupon code to use on the site. You can also pre-order it on Amazon if that’s your preferred choice.

The LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 3
Robots, Planes, Cities & More!

San Francisco, CA (July 22, 2015) — Fans of The LEGO Adventure Book series from No Starch Press get ready—heroes Megs and Brickbot are about to embark on their most grueling quest yet! In the latest installment of this popular series (more than 100,000 copies sold), readers go on an unforgettable journey through the studios of the world’s finest LEGO builders.

In volume 3 of The LEGO Adventure Book series, titled “Robots, Planes, Cities & More!” (No Starch Press, $24.95, 192pp., Sept 2015), readers learn to build colorful LEGO models including an old-time movie theater, a Renaissance-era house, a jukebox, sushi, an ice cream truck, sports cars, and even a chicken coop. With step-by-step breakdowns of 40 LEGO models and dozens of lively scenes, studios, and more, this is Megs and Brickbot’s most inspiring adventure to date.

According to No Starch Press founder Bill Pollock, “We publish books that encourage our readers to think and create. This tour through the LEGO world shows that building with LEGO is about creativity; the number of amazing things you can build is endless.”

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Watch the LEGO Ninjago San Diego Comic Con 2015 Panel

July 22, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier today, LEGO has updated the LEGO Ninjago panel from San Diego Comic Con 2015 to YouTube. I’ve done a recap of the panel but if you want to experience it yourself, you can watch the 43 minute video below. The panel includes the design team for Ninjago which includes Tommy Andreasen (senior creative manager, The LEGO Group), Dan Hageman (writer, Ninjago TV series), Kevin Hageman (writer, Ninjago TV series), Keith Malone (content development director, The LEGO Group) Simon Lucas (creative lead, LEGO Ninjago), and Maarten Simons (senior designer, LEGO Ninjago) and was moderated by Brian Bowler (marketing director, The LEGO Group).

As for those who have been asking what will be happening next season of Ninjago, the panel does give you some hints on who the villain will be. Not mentioned in the video, but there were lanyards given out to attendees which may suggest that next season will revolve around Pirates. The only bad thing about these videos is that they do not include the exclusive clips that were shown at that time.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Joker Bumper Car (30303) Polybag Review

July 22, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

One of the best LEGO polybags in 2015 in my opinion has to be the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes The Joker Bumper Car (30303). We first heard about it back in December but there’s been an issue of it being publicly available for purchase. First it was on Toys R Us’ website but then it was taken down then there were rumors or it showing up at Target but that never happened, to my knowledge. As of this point, the only places I’ve heard of the polybag being available, besides eBay or BrickLink, was during the Daily Mail promotion, at a select few Toys R Us stores, and currently at LEGOLAND parks. It contains 47 pieces and normally retails for $3.99.

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Minifigure

The only minifigure in the polybag is Joker himself. This version of the Joker has been in three previous sets so it isn’t that hard to find him but this polybag is easily the cheapest way to get him in a set. He wears his iconic purple suit with a green vest on the inside. He has a double-sided white face paint with a sinister smirk on one side and evil grin on the other. To finish his look, he has his green hair. THe Joker’s accessory is a pie.

Build

The bumper car build is pretty simple but is easily recognizable. It uses some clever SNOT building techniques to create the bumper areas. What’s nice is that it also has some wheels … Continue

The Lord of the Rings: How It Should Have Ended

July 21, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

The Brotherhood Workshop is back with their latest LEGO video collaboration with the guys from HISHE which features The Lord of the Rings. If you recall from The Return of the King, Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas return to Pelennor Fields with the Army of the Dead to win the battle against the Orcs there. What if the Orcs knew the heroes would be coming back with the Army of the Dead? Check out the video below with some hiarious consequences.

San Diego Comic Con 2015 Day 4 Recap

July 21, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

I’ve finally had some time to finish up my daily coverage of San Diego Comic Con 2015 with the last day of the convention. For Sunday, I didn’t try to get any of the exclusive LEGO sets since I already got all three of them the previous days so I pretty much roamed around the exhibit hall until the first panel which was the world premiere showing of LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom. The movie was pretty good and had a decent plot. As for Trickster, who is also the exclusive minifigure with the movie, he shows up right at the beginning. That’s all I’ll say about that. At the end, there was also a very brief panel moderated by Greg Miller and consisting of Troy Baker, Josh Keaton, Khary Payton, Brandon Vietti, Rick Morales, and Jim Krieg.

After that, I headed off to the next panel which was the LEGO Ninjago one and apparently there are a lot of Ninjago fans because there was a huge line for it. I’ve did a recap of that panel and yes, there will be another season coming with hints of there being pirates included.

For the last panel of the day, it was the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes one which gave attendees an inside look at the development process of some of the recent LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets, animated content, and the LEGO Marvel’s Avengers video game. The panel consisted of Marcos Bessa, Adam Corbally, Jason Cosleer, Cort … Continue

LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302) Review

July 21, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 10 Comments

In a few weeks, the official release of the tenth LEGO Ideas set, The Big Bang Theory (21302), will be happening at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. I’ve received a set from the LEGO CEE Team to review for you guys.

The set was first conceived on LEGO Ideas back in February 2014 by Alatariel and GlenBricker and the project passed the review in November 2014. Before that, there was a lot of support from fans of the television sitcom which has a cult following in itself. The official set will contain 484 pieces and retail for $59.99.

Blocks Magazine Issue 10 Preview

July 20, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier today, I’ve received a press release email from the Blocks team regarding the latest issue of their magazine which will be a Batman focused issue. Check it out below:

The new edition of Blocks Magazine is on its way to subscribers now. This month, Batman has cast his watchful eye over the issue, with Anatomy of the Batmobile, reviews of new sets including Jokerland and a history timeline.

Elsewhere, we find out how real life ninjas portray Ninjago, showcase a huge Arkham Asylum build, learn how to make LEGO water displays and catch up with the man behind Brickstand.

Blocks’ events section visits San Diego Comic Con, Northumbria Brick Show, Star Wars Day at LEGOLAND and we find out what it’s really like to go on the LEGO Inside Tour.

With all this and plenty more it’s an action packed issue, available in stores and online in digital format from Thursday 23rd July. As well as free prize draws, subscribers get their copies early – see www.blocksmag.com for more details.