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The LEGO Movie Winter 2015 Set Videos

November 24, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

LEGO has released some short videos featuring the three new The LEGO Movie sets that will be available in January 2015. We first saw these videos on the official LEGO Facebook Page, but I just waited until the YouTube videos were available before writing about it. The first set is Batman & Super Angry Kitty Attack (70817) which includes Batman, Angry Kitty, and a Skeletron. It will retail for $9.99.

The second video features the Double-Decker Couch (70818) which is a combination of sets that have been released this year. It includes the Double-Decker Couch from MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) and Emmet’s Car from a Toys R Us event back in February. The draw of the set are the five minifigures you can get which includes Emmet, Ghost Vitruvius, Benny, President Business, and the new Unikitty that was revealed during SDCC. Note that Ghost Vitruvius is also a new minifigure while Benny is from a more expensive set in his Spaceship (70816). This set will retail for only $14.99.

The final set for The LEGO Movie Winter 2015 wave is the Bad Cop Car Chase (70819). This set contains Bad Cop’s police car as well as small motorcycle. The minifigures include Bad Cop, Wyldstyle, and two Robo SWAT. Finally, you also get the chair that Bad Cop keeps kicking around. This set retails for $29.99.

LEGO 2014 Holiday VIP Shopping Event Attendee Clarification

November 23, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

A day after the LEGO Store Exclusive 2014 Holiday VIP Shopping Event, I have some information that may help you become one of the VIP members who may be chosen to attend the event next year. The following information was what LEGO Store employees were allowed to give:

They were selected on the basis they were in the top 35 VIP members for their local store based on engagement and purchases since joining LEGO VIP.

From the looks of it, the surveys VIP members fill out on their receipts do count towards your “engagement” level and LEGO takes that into consideration how many you complete in addition to the amount you spend at the store. I overheard people talking and and found out that it was a coincidence that they were frequent survey takers as well. I try to fill mine out usually the same day or within a couple of days. If you forget to do it, LEGO usually sends an email reminder to the registered email address. If you’ve ever filled out a survey, it pretty much asks about your recent experience at the store and would you recommend it to other people.

I hope this helps clear up a little bit on what the “requirements” were to attend the event and maybe next year, you could be one of the chosen few.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Rocket Raccoon Polybag (5002145) Review

November 23, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy was an unexpected box office hit this past summer and one of the most popular characters in the movie was Rocket Raccoon. No doubt that LEGO had to join in on the fun with three sets in the 2014 summer wave of the Super Heroes sets in which he appeared in the Knowhere Escape Mission (76020).

In a surprise appearance, Rocket Raccoon also showed up in the 2014 San Diego Comic exclusive Rocket’s Warbird in his maroon colored outfit. Many LEGO fans were outraged because a majority of them couldn’t attend SDCC and wouldn’t be able to get it and for those who did, were beat out by scalpers and didn’t get a chance at them either, like me. When an image of the Rocket Raccoon polybag (5002145) has discovered, people started to wonder how they could obtain it.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Rocket Raccoon Polybag (5002145)

This new polybag is only available at Toys R Us free with purchase of $30 or you can purchase it as a stand-alone polybag for $4.99 each. Some stores had a limit on how many you could buy, some didn’t. It contains only 13 pieces, most of which are buildables that go along with Rocket.

Minifigure

The draw of this polybag is of course Rocket Raccoon himself. It is the same minifigure that was in the SDCC exclusive so it it was great to get it without shelling out a lot of money to buy the Warbird. He wears the Ravagers outfit which is dark red/maroon colored. There is printing … Continue

More 2015 LEGO The Simpsons Minifigure Head Molds Revealed

November 23, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Just2Good on Eurobricks has posted links to TaoBao of more 2015 LEGO The Simpsons Minifigures (71009) that have had their head mold revealed. This next wave will now also include Snake, Comic Book Guy, Professor Frink, Patty, and Waylon Smithers. It is not known whether or not Snake will be in the Minifigures line or in the rumored Kwik-E-Mart set that we exclusively revealed last month. My guess is that he will be in the Kwik-E-Mart D2C set. Previously, we already reported that Doctor Hibbert, Groundskeeper Willie, and Santa’s Little Helper will also be in this second wave. If you want to see the images, head over to the Eurobricks link above to check them out.

LEGO Christmas Train Ornament (5002813) Review

November 22, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

At the LEGO Store Exclusive 2014 Holiday VIP Shopping Event, there were freebies that were given out including a new Christmas Train Ornament (5002813). The Christmas Train Ornament contains 26 pieces including the string. It comes in a nice dark red pouch inside a sealable wrapper.

The train itself is a simple build with the string going around the round 2×2 plate with eye. The stars on the wheels give the train a little flair and gives it some color besides the black, white, and red design. Unless I’m wrong, I believe the only exclusive part is the 2014 2×2 white plate.

Overall, Christmas Train Ornament (5002813) was a nice gift given out to VIPs at the shopping event. The red pouch is also a nice touch and I appreciate that it wasn’t just a standard polybag. There’s no word at this time whether or not it will be available for customers later on.

LEGO Store Exclusive 2014 Holiday VIP Shopping Event Results

November 22, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Earlier today was the LEGO Store Exclusive 2014 Holiday VIP Shopping Event at my local store. When you got in, you were handed an exclusive access double-sided badge and it also includes your name which is pretty neat. You were also given a bag filled with some FREE sets including the Thanksgiving Turkey (40091) and the exclusive Christmas Train Ornament (5002813).

Other than that, all the offers are the same as online for VIPs who didn’t get an invite. I’ll be doing a review of the Christmas Train Ornament in a separate post.

Overall, it was a pretty cool event with some nice freebies. I also got to meet up with a lot of friends in the process and the store employees were awesome as usual. Since I already have the Thanksgiving Turkey (40091) set, I’ll probably be giving it away in a future contest. The Ornament was a nice addition and unexpected since I’ve read about it but didn’t know how to get it.

There’s no official word on how people are selected to these VIP shopping events but I’ve heard people say that it was for high spenders at the store.

LEGO Black/”Brick” Friday 2014 VIP Early Access Shopping Event – November 22 Only

November 21, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO VIP members, you now have early access to the Black/”Brick” Friday special offers. For one day only, November 22, VIPs at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home can get the same offers that the VIPs have at the 2014 Holiday VIP Shopping Event minus the freebies that you can get when you attend the event. Unfortunately, there are no sales on sets during the VIP Shopping Event.