The Brick Fan

It looks like LEGO is working on a plan to make more of the wildly popular LEGO Ideas Research Institute (21110) set. Over on Shop@Home, they have updated the status to say:

LEGO® Ideas sets are fan created and limited production. We’re sorry it’s not available – it’s proven to be an overwhelmingly popular set. We’re looking into if we can make more. Check back soon!

From the looks of it, LEGO is trying to get more of the sets produced as the demand was definitely there and it was underestimated on how popular it actually was. Currently, the Research Institute is only available at various LEGO Stores with very limited quantities coming in from time to time. It is also on the secondary market but the price is at least three times the markup so I would suggest holding off purchasing it as there may be more coming out in the future.

Thanks to Dennis for the heads up.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 13 (71008) - Unicorn?

There’s some interesting details coming out of the Twitterverse today. Goggleblox noticed something new on the back of the new LEGO Club Magazine. It must be different from the US version because my copy does not show the image. The image shows what appears to be a person in a Unicorn costume. Could this be one of the characters in the Series 13 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71008)?

As you may have known, costumed characters have always been a staple in the the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line and this looks like proof that another one will be in the upcoming series. The Unicorn that is pictured shows a female in a costume with some star printing on the torso and some hoof printing on the feet. The head is a horse head with a horn piece attached to the top. She is also shown holding some 1×1 round plates which could represent some snow. I’m not sure if they will be included with the minifigure or not.

What do you guys think of having an Unicorn as one of the Series 13 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71008)?

Update: Andrew on our