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Philly Brick Fest 2015 PennLug Showcase

May 9, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

I’m back with another LUG showcase from Philly Brick Fest featuring one of the most well-known LUGs in Pennsylvania with PennLUG. Known for their massive train and town layouts, it was nothing short of spectacular of what was shown off at PBF. To see it go from an empty space to what was there in about a day and half of set up was very cool to see. There were other builds that weren’t part of the train/town layout that were equally awesome which I have separated down below.

Rob Bender (Tan)/Nate Brill (Grey)

Gary Blatt/Mark Noel

Chris Edwards

Alison P.

Jason Soley

Brick Stanley/KC Ross

Todd Michaels

Whataslacker/Kelly Hoffman

Nicki Toizer

LEGO BIONICLE Summer 2015 Official Set Images

May 8, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There are finally official images and set descriptions for the Summer 2015 wave of LEGO BIONICLE sets listed on out of all places, Best Buy Canada. Thanks to Michael for the heads up.

Skull Warrior (70791)

Put the freeze on intruders to the ancient city with the ferocious LEGO BIONICLE Skull Warrior! This warrior can easily repel approaching heroes by unleashing 6 successive shots from the huge freeze bow rapid shooter. This figure also features a skull mask and mask pop-off trigger, hook blade, and a battle bash function to fight off invaders.

Skull Slicer (70792)

Patrol the ruins of the ancient arena with the menacing LEGO BIONICLE Skull Slicer, an ancient champion animated by the dark magic of the Skull Spider Mask. Create fearsome combat poses and turn the wheel on Skull Slicer’s back to activate the 4 battle arms all at once. Use the hook blades to rip off masks and pick them up with the mask grabber.

Skull Basher (70793)

Stand guard at the gate to the Temple of Creation with the mighty LEGO BIONICLE Skull Basher. This fearsome warrior is armed with 2 giant hook axes and is ready to use them on anyone who tries to get into the temple. Press the trigger to activate the battle bash function for fun combat against other BIONICLE figures.

Skull Scorpio (70794)

Brave the dark burial ground of the ancient city in search of lost masks of power with the LEGO BIONICLE Skull Scorpio. It features a trigger-activated battle stinger with 2 hook

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LEGO Inside Tour 2015 Swag

May 8, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

For those who are lucky enough to attend the 2015 LEGO Inside Tour in Billund, Denmark, attendees were given some swag during the very exclusive event. Shown above are some of the stuff that were given away to an attendee on the first day of the tour which includes some business card LEGO minifigures, keychain, pen, badge, DUPLO brick, a LEGO Simpsons Series 2 blind bag, a LEGO Jurassic World container with a piece of amber, and a trans-blue LEGO BIONICLE Gali Mask numbered to 200. Obviously the most notable items are the last two with the amber container not in an official set and a very exclusive Gali Mask similar to the Tahu Mask given out at NYCC last year.

There’s also the LEGO Inside Tour 2015 Set (4000020) that’s given out to everyone who attends but there’s no images of the set yet. I’m sure we’ll see something in a day or two since the first tour ends today.

There are still three tours left for this year, one later this month and two in June, and I assume the attendees will be getting similar items as well.

**Via BZPower**

LEGO Star Wars Summer 2015 Sets Pre-Order on Amazon

May 8, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

As we get closer to the release of the summer wave of LEGO sets, retailers have started to post them online. Amazon has some of the LEGO Star Wars sets listed for pre-order with the official release date of June 1. The only sets that aren’t listed are the store exclusive Sith Infiltrator (75096) and the LEGO Star Wars 2015 Advent Calendar (75097) which will be available around August/September.

Flash Speeder (75091) – $29.99

Pilot the Royal Naboo Security Forces Flash Speeder with 4-minifigure cockpit, 3 spring-loaded shooters and opening storage compartments. Deploy the Naboo forces into battle with the agile Flash Speeder! As the Battle of Naboo rages on, bring the Naboo security forces and their Gungan ally Captain Tarpals into the action with the maneuverable LEGO Star Wars Flash Speeder. This modified landspeeder has an open cockpit with space for a driver and 3 minifigure passengers, as well as opening storage compartments. When the battle really heats up, man the rotating, spring-loaded shooter at the back and fend off the Battle Droid forces. There are even 2 extra spring-loaded shooters built into the side-mounted engines for extra firepower! Features an open cockpit with space for 4 minifigures, rotating gun turret with spring-loaded shooter, 2 extra spring-loaded shooters and opening storage compartments. Weapons include 2 blaster pistols, 2 blasters and Captain Tarpals’ spear. Also includes a macrobinoculars element. Transport the Naboo troops into the heat of battle. Includes 3 minifigures with assorted weapons and an accessory: Naboo Security Guard, Naboo Security Officer and Captain Tarpals,

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LEGO Speed Champions McLaren Automotive ReBrick Building Contest

May 8, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

ReBrick has a new LEGO building contest going to celebrate the future of McLaren Automotive. All you have to do is to build what you think the next McLaren supercar should look like. One lucky winner will be able to join the McLaren Automotive team for a day at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed and have their build displayed as well as winning some swag such as the whole line of LEGO Speed Champions sets signed by the designers. You can read the official rules and entry guidelines for the contest here. The contest ends on June 1, 2015, 2:59 pm CEST. Thanks to everyone who emailed in about it the last few nights.

Philly Brick Fest 2015 TubeLUG Showcase

May 7, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

One of the LUGs that attended this past Philly Brick Fest was not your ordinary LUG that gets together regularly physically but virtually. This group of people is called TubeLUG and it is made up of members of the YouTube community. I believe every Saturday, many members get together on a livestream on YouTube showing off their creations and what they have going on during the week.

The biggest TubeLUG build at Philly Brick Fest was easily the one by Bricks4Chris as you can see from some of the images below although it doesn’t really do it justice of how big it actually is if you saw it in person.

Below is a list of some of the TubeLUG members that attended PBF, in no particular order. If I missed anyone, let me know in the comments section.

Your Creative Friends (Brick Fest Live)
Bricks on the Dollar
The Mad Stacker/Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Classy Bricks
Bricks4Chris
Kelyn39
Bubba Bricks
Fikinbricks
TMX Brick Notes
Cookie’s Bricks
Brick Adjuster
Brick Zapper
AGuyNHisBricks
AGirlAndHerBricks
Brick Revolution
Extreme Bricks
OBFD
Yankee Brick Picker
Beatrice Bricks
Matt’s MOCs
Master Builder Productions

Philly Brick Fest 2015 Glow Zone

May 7, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO news is fairly slow the past couple of days so I’ve had some time to go over the pictures I took while at Philly Brick Fest. The first thing I’ll be featuring is the Glow Zone which was newly implemented since I last attended PBF from last year. The Glow Zone is pretty much a collection of builds that use translucent pieces contained in a curtained off area that is lit up by a blacklight to give the builds a cool effect. The main centerpiece of the Glow Zone is the Cthulhu-looking creature by Carter Baldwin.