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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Electro (5002125) Review

May 18, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

I’m back with a review of a newly released item that’s been elusive since last year. The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Electro Minifigure Polybag (5002125) was first seen back in October at LEGO Kidsfest Virginia but it has recently been more widely available at Toys R Us stores as part of a promotion last week as well as being individually purchased for some for $3.99.

We’ve already had an Electro minifigure with the Spider Trike vs Electro (76014) but this version of him is based on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie from last year which is loosely based off the Ultimate Marvel incarnation.

The whole Electro minifigure alone is exclusive to this polybag. The only thing that’s not exclusive is the lightning pieces that we’ve seen included with other sets. The torso and legs which is of a dark gray and black color scheme very closely resemble the suit from the movie. The head and hands are a light blue color and the face itself has an angry expression.

If you can find LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Electro (5002125), it’s worth picking up since this is the only way to get this particular minifigure. There has still been some Toys R Us stores that still don’t have it yet even though there was in-store only promotion for it in the US last week. You can also have them check the item number 238428 to see if they have any laying around in the warehouse or at nearby stores.

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LEGO City Space Utility Shuttle (60078) Review

May 17, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Toys R Us has recently released some of the Summer 2015 LEGO City sets and I managed to get a couple of the sets, more particularly, the Space-themed ones. My first review of these sets is the Utility Shuttle (60078). The set contains 155 pieces and retails for $24.99 which is a paltry $0.16/piece ratio. The contents of the box includes two numbered bags, one instruction booklet, a small sticker sheet, and a loose nose piece.

LEGO Minifigures Online Game Changing to Buy-to-Play

May 17, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you’re still playing LEGO Minifigures Online, there are some important changes you may want to know about that’s coming to the game this summer. Before, the game used to be a free-to-play business model but that will be going away in favor of the buy-to-play model which means that you buy the game first before playing. Memberships and Diamonds that you collect in-game will be going away. Any Diamonds that you still have will be converted to stars. If you have spent and money on memberships or other in-game items, your copy of LEGO Minifigures Online will be converted to the fully purchased version so it won’t affect you that much.

Personally, I think this is a bad move because the current version of the game allows players to try it out first before spending any money on it. You could also unlock characters from purchasing Collectible Minifigures and you can still unlock characters with codes you find. You can read more about the changes over on their blog.

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LEGO City Summer 2015 Sets Found at Toys R Us

May 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 6 Comments

If you’ve been waiting for the Summer 2015 wave of LEGO City sets, you may want to head on over to your local Toys R Us store. Long-time reader of th site, Kevin, has informed us that he has found a couple of the Deep Exploration sets as well as one of the Space sets at his store in northeast Ohio. The summer wave sets aren’t officially released until June but as we all know, Toys R Us likes to put out stuff a little early so it doesn’t hurt to check it out if you’re planning on getting them.

LEGO Ideas Brick-Built Adventure Time Figures Achieves 10,000 Supporters

May 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

The Brick-Built Adventure Time Figures project by aBetterMonkey is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. This the second Adventure Time project to hit the goal with the first one getting enough support back in 2013 when it was still LEGO CUUSOO. This particular project features many of the characters from the hit animated TV series in brick-built form.

Brick-Built Adventure Time Figures is the first project to reach the Second 2015 Review Stage. There are quite a few projects that are closing on 10k as well that should be able to reach the goal during this Review Stage.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man Super Jumper Polybag (30305) Promo Starting Today

May 15, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man Super Jumper (30305)

If you’ve been following the May 2015 LEGO Store Calendar, then you would know that LEGO has started a new promotion today. From now until May 31, you can get a FREE LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man Super Jumper Polybag (30305) with purchase of $50 or more at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. This offer is valid on everything you purchase and not limited to the LEGO Super Heroes sets that are normally associated with these kinds of freebies. Once you have $50 worth of items in your shopping cart, the 30305 polybag will automatically be added to the cart. Thanks to Aiden for the reminder.

LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated & Expanded Book Review

May 15, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Way back in 2011, DK released LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia which featured more than 300 minifigures released for the LEGO Star Wars theme and included many facts about the characters. It’s been four years since the book was published and there are a lot more characters that have been introduced into the theme so accordingly, DK has released the new Updated and Expanded version which includes 72 additional pages of new minifigures. As tradition with many DK books, there is also an exclusive minifigure included with the book which is the White Boba Fett that is based on the Ralph McQuarrie prototype Mandalorian armor used in the 1978 screen test.

LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated & Expanded consists of 288 fully-colored pages and almost everything about the book is overhauled. First off is the new cover design with the title and minifigure window right in the middle instead of in the corner as before.

With the old Character Encyclopedia, the book was broken up into the six movies of the Star Wars saga, the Clone Wars, and the Expanded Universe. Since then Disney has released the Star Wars Rebels animated series and the book is now separated into a continuous timeline starting from Episode I, II, then to the Clone Wars, III, Rebels, IV-VI, and a new category called Legends. This chapter includes all the minifigures that were in the old Expanded Universe chapter who are regarded as non-canon.