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LEGO Creator Winter Toy Shop (10249) Now Available for VIPs

September 16, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The “new”/updated LEGO Creator Winter Village Winter Toy Shop (10249) is now available for VIPs at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. There has been a sort of a controversy regarding this set as some people are disappointed that it is a re-release while others who missed out of the first one are happy they are able to pick this up. Either way, the Winter Toy Shop is now available for LEGO VIP members and will be available to the general public on October 1st.

10249 Winter Toy Shop
Ages 12+. 898 pieces.
US $79.99 – CA $99.99 – DE 69.99€ – UK £59.99 – DK 599.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Enjoy the holiday season with the Winter Toy Shop!

Welcome to the Winter Toy Shop! The holiday season has arrived and the toymaker is busy finishing off his latest creations! Outside, children ski and snowboard, and a freshly built snowman sparkles in the light that shines from the toyshop tower. Help decorate the huge tree that stands at the center of the square, play with the curious kitten on the cozy wooden bench or join in with the carolers beneath the ornate streetlamp. This charming set also features a ladder, trees in various sizes, jack-in-the-box, a toy biplane, helicopter, rocket, train, race car, truck, robot, tugboat, teddy bear and a wrapped gift. Have fun building this enchanting winter wonderland! Includes a snowman and 8 minifigures with assorted accessories: a male caroler, female caroler, a woman, 2 men, 2

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LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Buildable Figure (75111) Review

September 15, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Star Wars Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader 2-in-1 Battle Pack (66536)

Earlier this year, LEGO announced that they would be releasing a new wave of LEGO Star Wars Buildable Figures. Although I’m not that into the Contstraction sets, I do love Star Wars and this news raised my interest in these sets. They are separately available for purchase but Toys R Us has a special 2-in-1 Battle Pack (66536) which includes both Luke Skywalker (75110) and Darth Vader (75111).

For this review, I’ll be taking a look at one of the most iconic movie characters of all time with Darth Vader. The TRU Battle Pack has 243 pieces and retails for $49.99 but Darth Vader himself consists of 160 pieces and retails for $29.99. One thing you may notice is the high price for the amount of pieces you get but I feel it’s comparable to what you get with the LEGO BIONICLE sets especially for a licensed theme like Star Wars. The contents of the box includes three un-numbered bags, a bagged cape, and the instruction booklet.

As shown on the box, Vader is from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi where he is dueling Luke Skywalker which you can recreate with this Battle Pack or if you got the figures separately.

Build

I’m not that familiar with Constraction sets so I’m not sure where the builds start from but with Vader, the build starts at the torso. At first glance, you probably can’t tell what you’re building until the middle of instructions when the torso is completed and the armor pieces go … Continue

Blocks Magazine Issue 12 Preview

September 15, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The folks over at Blocks has sent over a press release for issue 12 of the magazine.

The new issue of Blocks magazine is with subscribers now and on general UK sale this Thursday September 17. Issue 12 features an underwater theme, with reviews of the new Deep Sea Explorers sets, exploration of previous underwater themes, as well as analysis of Friends and Big Bang Theory releases.

We also introduce a brand new 16-page feature for this 12th issue, with bite size sections exploring LEGO games, photography, ‘how-to’ builds, brickfilming and collecting.

Elsewhere, mechas come in for a group discussion, we find out how to create underwater scenery, introduce a new Blocks animation project, visit three shows and get to know LEGO stars from the world of brickfilming, collaborative building and mosaic creation.

Finally, we also introduce a free minifigure for readers renewing their Blocks subscription as it rolls round to our first birthday. With all this and much more besides, can you afford to miss out?

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 14 Monsters (71010) Giveaway 1 Winner Announced

September 14, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A few weeks ago, I ran a contest to give away a complete set of Series 14 Monsters LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71010). The contest has ended and there were over 15,000 total entries but there can only be one winner (for now). The votes are tallied and the winner is:

John L.

I’ve already sent the winner an email requesting their shipping info and such and if I don’t get a response, I’ll reroll the winner. Remember that there are three complete sets of minifigures in a box so there will be two more giveaways before the year ends with the next one being held on Halloween, October 31st since these are Monsters minifigures. Thank you to everyone who participated and a big thank you to the LEGO CEE team for sending a box in for me to be able to even do this.

LEGO Dimensions: Who’s Got Talent

September 14, 2015 / Michael Tran

LEGO Dimensions has released a new video featuring some of the voice actors that will be portraying their characters in the upcoming video game. Joel McHale is X-PO, the game’s robot guide and the talented Gary Oldman is Lord Vortech who is the villain of the game.

Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd will be returning to voice Marty McFly and Doc Brown, respectively, from the Back to the Future trilogy.

From The LEGO Movie, a few familiar characters are returning with Chris Pratt being Emmet, Elizabeth Banks as Wyldsty,e Alison Brie as Unikitty, and Charlie Day as Benny.

Chris Pratt is also Owen Grady from Jurassic World along with Irrfan Khan as Simon Masrani.

From the highly anticipated Doctor Who series, Peter Capaldi is the Twelfth Doctor, Jenna Coleman is Clara Oswald, and Michelle Gomez is Missy.

From the Portal series, Stephen Merchant returns as Wheatley as well as Ellen McLain as GLaDOS.

Finally from DC Comics Super Heroes, Troy Baker is Batman and Tara Strong is Harley Quinn.

Of course these are just some of the voice actors listed in the video description but if you want to check out a bigger list of the actors, head on over to IMDB. LEGO Dimensions will be available in two weeks on September 27.

LEGO Toys R Us Bricktober 2015 Official Images

September 14, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

HKLUG over on Facebook has posted the official images of the LEGO Toys R Us Bricktober 2015 sets. Like with previous years, the sets will be in a mini-modular type that can connect with each other using TECHNIC pins. This year will again feature four different sets being offered starting in October with purchases of a certain dollar amount, usually at $75 or more. During and after the Bricktober promotion periods, you can also find the sets being sold separately for $19.99 each. Thanks to Lee for the email.

Bricktober Hotel (40141)

Bricktober Train Station (40142)

Bricktober Bakery (40143)

Bricktober Toys R Us Store (40144)

Beyond the Brick BrickCon 2015 Kickstarter Project

September 13, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Our friends over on Beyond the Brick is known for their interviews of various AFOLs in the community, which I’ve had the honor to be a part of, are planning to go to BrickCon 2015 in Seattle. They haven’t had a chance to make it out there yet and they’re looking for your help to make that a reality. If you haven’t seen it yet, their coverage of BrickWorld Chicago 2015 and BrickFair Virginia 2015 were top notch as usual and they hope BrickCon 2015 will be the same or better.

They’ve set up a Kickstarter with some cool pledge rewards including a digital copy of the BrickCon 2015 DVD at the $15 level and up, custom Smurf minifigures, and custom builds. Plus there are some stretch goals if they make it past their original goal.

Head on over to the Kickstarter project to show your support and if you’re attending BrickCon next month, you might even see yourself in the the DVD when it comes out.