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Happy Lunar/Chinese New Year 2015!

February 19, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Today is Lunar New Year, aka Chinese New Year, and it begins the Year of the Sheep/Goat. Happy New Year to everyone who is celebrating the next couple of days and I wish everyone happiness and good luck. The above MOC is created by Andy Hung (Andybear) and it shows the traditional candy box that is used during this time of the year. On the lid of the box, you can see the word 福 which means fortune or good luck. You can also see some traditional gold ingots that were used in China in the past as a form of currency. I know I’ll be eating out of these boxes the next few days and enjoying all the goodies inside.

To celebrate Chinese New Year, LEGO has released a small Year of the Sheep (40148) set. Unfortunately, it is/was only available in countries in Asia. If you really want one of these sets, there are some available on eBay and BrickLink.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Winter Soldier Minifigure Polybag (5002953) Available with UCS SHIELD Helicarrier (76042) Pre-Order

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

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Winter Soldier Polybag

For those in Europe who are pre-ordering the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes UCS The SHIELD Helicarrier (76042) on Shop@Home, you may be find a little surprise in your shopping cart. If you check closely, you may notice that you will also be getting the Winter Soldier Minifigure Polybag (5002953) a little early. For us in the States, the minifigure will be available as a June 2015 promo according to our promo list, which hasn’t been wrong so far. If you can’t wait for the minifigure, we’ll still be getting it but only a few months later the the folks across the pond. Thanks to Joseph for emailing this in.

LEGO Super Heroes Super Jumpers – To Use or Not To Use?

February 18, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 8 Comments

In the new DC Comics Super Heroes and upcoming Marvel Super Heroes sets, LEGO has included a new gimmick called the Super Jumpers to encourage more play but there are some problems with it. I’ve gotten a few comments and emails from readers who want to get the word out on it since they’ve also run into this issue.

If you’re not familiar with the Super Jumpers, it’s a clear piece that you can attach your minifigures to and you push down to launch them in the air. If you covet your LEGO minifigures, I would suggest not using them. The reason is that they could potentially damage the back of the minifigures’ legs. There have been various reports on Eurobricks and Reddit, just to name a few, that this play feature has given people this problems.

The minifigures are hard to get on the jumpers and once you have them on, they have a lot of clutch power where they attach to the minifigures pretty tightly which makes it a little harder to pull off. If I was a child playing with it, I would just push the minifigure all the way down but this is what causes the damage especially with that unnecessary little ridge piece where the back of the legs meet the jumper. The plastic causes more stress than usual to the legs and it actually warps them and creates small dents on the leg holes (see below).

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LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) Officially Retiring

February 18, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

The highly anticipated and very popular LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) will be officially retired. The project by Peter Reid encompasses the feelings of the LEGO Space theme with the design of the Exo Suit as well as the minifigures included. Unfortunately, all things must come to an end and for the Exo Suit, it will be gone on at the end of February.

You can still order the set on Amazon or Shop@Home but there are very limited quantities available. You may still also find them in LEGO Stores and possibly other retailers like Target and Toy R Us but the best chance to get it is still online. We’ve done a review of the Exo Suit (21109) and you can read more on it if you like.

Disney Princess Frozen: Elsa’s Ice Palace Achieves 10,000 Supporters on LEGO Ideas

February 18, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

The Disney Princess Frozen: Elsa’s Ice Palace by Fohzen is the latest project to hit 10,000 on LEGO Ideas. This project was inspired by the movie and was submitted before the official LEGO Disney Princess Elsa’s Sparkling Ice Castle (41062) was released late last year. This version of the castle is made with more translucent bricks to give it a more natural ice look to it.

Elsa’s Ice Palace will be joining The Discworld, Science Adventures, and the Medieval Market Street as qualifiers for the First 2015 Review Stage. Although the project was created before the official set was released, it has a small chance of passing due to LEGO having an active license with Disney and they even stated in the comments, “a project based on an existing LEGO license has a smaller chance of passing the LEGO Review than other projects.” Many fans of the project would like to see this set be produced but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Bizarro World Pack DLC Available Today

February 17, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

As we mentioned last week, the new LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Bizarro World Pack DLC is available today for all major consoles as well as on Steam if you’re on PC. There are a number of new characters that you can play as including Bizarro, Batzarro, Bizarra, Cyzarro, and GreenZarro as you fight against Darkseid on their home planet of Htrae. According to the achievements, Darkseid and Desaad are also playable characters. The Bizarro World DLC pack will be part of the Season Pass if you already purchased it or you can buy it individually for $2.99. There is also a launch trailer that you can watch below.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes UCS SHIELD Helicarrier (76042) Now Available for LEGO VIP Members

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

The new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes UCS The SHIELD Helicarrier (76042) is now available to order on LEGO Shop@Home for LEGO VIP members. The set will also be available at LEGO Stores when they open tomorrow morning. It retails for $349.99 and contains a whopping 2,996 pieces. If you’re not a LEGO VIP member, The SHIELD Helicarrier will be available for the general public on March 1st. Since there might be some technical difficulties with Shop@Home, it may take 24 hours for your order to process and it was stated that it will ship by March 1st.

76042 The SHIELD Helicarrier, 2,996 pieces.

US $349.99 – CA $399.99 – DE 349.99€ – UK £269.99 – DK 2999.00 DKK

Build and display the huge SHIELD Helicarrier!

Take on the challenge of building this awesome LEGO® model of The SHIELD Helicarrier. Construct the flying aircraft carrier with 2 runways, microscale Quinjets, fighter jets and ground support vehicles. The set also comes with many of your favorite LEGO Marvel Super Heroes minifigures, plus 12 microfigures to display on deck and within the highly detailed interior. Includes 5 minifigures: Nick Fury, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye and Maria Hill.

Includes 5 minifigures: Nick Fury, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye and Maria Hill, plus an iconic SHIELD eagle stand to display them on

Features 3 microscale Quinjets, 3 fighter jets, a gasoline truck, 2 forklift trucks, 2 runways, 4 road blockades, armored exterior with translucent elements, detailed interior, plus 12 microfigures (Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Captain America, Iron Man and 8 SHIELD

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