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LEGO Custom Recovery/Solar Suit Superman Minifigure Review

October 11, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Recently, we received a package from Marc Bui, aka Power Brick, of a custom LEGO minifigure that he has created. The minifig is of Superman in his black Recovery Suit and if you saw our report from NYCC today on the new playable characters for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, you’ll notice the minifigure is based on the Solar Suit Superman. If you’re not familiar with this version of Superman, it was seen in the The Death and Return of Superman story arc where he uses this suit to absorb solar energy to help himself heal and recovery strength.

The minifig has very nice pad printing and comes with both front and back torso printing. The silver “S” symbol is prominently displayed across the chest with ab printing as well. The only little thing that’s “off” is the color for the neck area which is a darker shade of flesh than the head but it’s not a huge problem since sometimes the official LEGO minfigures also has this issue. The feet also has some silver printing on it. The head and hair wasn’t included so I used the ones from the Superman minifigure in the Man of Steel sets. Overall, it’s a nice variant to add to my collection and I want to thank Marc for sending it.

He is selling the Recovery/Solar Suit Superman in his eBay store as well as on BrickLink, with or without the head and hair pieces. The hair that he provides is the swept back tousled hairpiece. Check … Continue

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Panel at NYCC 2014

October 11, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - Darkest Knight

The LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham panel went down today at New York Comic Con 2014 and there have been more playable characters revealed including the Darkest Knight, Solar Suit Superman, Man Bat, Green Loontern, Condiment King, Conan O’Brien, and Jim Lee.

There was also some new gameplay footage that we’ll add to this post later when it becomes available.

Finally, TT Games Game Director Arthur Parsons announced the fourth DLC Pack in the Season Pass for LEGO Batman 3, the Arrow Pack. It includes one exclusive level and vehicles. The characters that are included in the Arrow Pack are Oliver Queen/Arrow, Diggle, Felicity Smoak, Helena Bertinelli/Huntress, Slade Wilson, Roy Harper, Sarah Lance/Black Canary, and Malcolm Merlyn.

Update: You can now watch the panel in its entirety below on Twitch. It starts at 1:09:00.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - Solar Suit Superman

LEGO Batman Spinoff Movie Announced!

October 10, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Step aside Batfleck. In some big news in The LEGO Movie world, it has just been announced that Batman will be getting his own big screen spinoff movie! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Will Arnett will be returning to voice the Caped Crusader. Chris McKay who was the animation supervisor on The LEGO Movie will now be directing the LEGO Batman movie and it will be written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Roy Lee, Dan Lin, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller will be producing it.

Warner Bros. is tentatively scheduling the movie release for 2017 while the original date for The LEGO Movie 2 has been pushed back. There will also be a LEGO Ninjago movie coming out on September 23, 2016.

With this news of the LEGO Batman spinoff, there could be some sets that will be released in conjunction with the movie. Stay tuned for more details as we get more information about the LEGO Batman movie.

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New LEGO In-Store Action App Now Available

October 10, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO has set a goal this year to leverage digitalisation and they have been doing that with the new LEGO Fusion sets as well as apps like LEGO Connect. Today they have released their latest app called LEGO In-Store Action.

This free app allows you to scan special LEGO posters at select stores which will reveal an animated LEGO Minifigure so you can take a picture with it and share with your friends and family.

Features:
– Scan special LEGO posters in stores with your smartphone or tablet camera to take an awesome photo with a LEGO Minifigure!
– When scanning a poster, the Minifigures will come to life and animate in fun poses for tons of different photo opportunities. Pause the animation at any time to compose the perfect photo!
– The app will be updated frequently, so be sure to check back often to see if new Minifigures have been added…can you snap them all? Who will you find next?
– Not at a store? No problem! The app also features two Minifigures you can take pictures with without scanning the in-store posters, right in your own home.

LEGO BIONICLE Numbered Exclusive Tahu Mask from NYCC 2014

October 9, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO BIONICLE 2014 NYCC VIP LEGO BIONICLE Event - Exclusive Tahu Mask

Earlier today, we reported on an exclusive LEGO BIONICLE Tahu Mask for the first 200 attendees to line up at the LEGO booth at New York Comic Con 2014. For those who had the special invite to the BIONICLE panel, they were also invited to an after hours event at the new Flatiron District store. There they were given one of the limited Exclusive Tahu Masks which are individually numbered to only 100.

On this one, you get a different card backing from the one that was given out at the booth. There’s a red strip across the center saying “2014 NYCC VIP LEGO BIONICLE Event” and on the bottom left corner, you’re told which one out of 100 you have.

Thanks to Chad from Your Creative Friends for sending over an image of the Tahu Mask.

San Diego – Fashion Valley October 2014 LEGO Community Window

October 9, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

To get in the Halloween mood, the LEGO Community Window at my LEGO Brand Store (Fashion Valley) has been updated by a couple of members from SandLUG. This month, we have Spooky Ville! which is a haunted house filled with a number of CubeDudes built by Jason which he names CubeCreatures. As you can see, the Creatures are based on monsters that you probably would see during Halloween time like Dracula, the Bride of Dracula, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, the Blob, the Frankenstein Monster, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Headless Horseman, the Swamp Thing, and many more. I’ve been informed that a couple of the characters were built by Hao as well.

The haunted house itself is created by Hao and Tommy and has some interesting details like the way they created the cemetery headstone in the shape of a cross using a TECHNIC belt wheel and modified 1×1’s with clip.

If you’re in the area and have some free time, I highly suggest swinging by the store to check out the LEGO Community Window and see it in person because the pictures really don’t do it justice.

LEGO BIONICLE Official Website Updated

October 9, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

The official LEGO BIONICLE website has been updated with images of some of the characters as well as a short bio for them. Word coming out of New York Comic Con 2014 is that LEGO BIONICLE will be a reboot and there will be short 90 second online movies later on.

Post by LEGO Bionicle.

GALI – Master of Water

Gali is friendly and peaceful. But when the situation calls for it, she can be as fierce as a raging ocean. She finds injustice intolerable and always goes out of her way to help the ones who need it. Gali’s mellow ways have made her the most liked among the heroes. She is generous, a good listener and friend. Only one little thing: she just can’t seem to tell a joke right! Powers: Water control and the ability to out-swim any known creature.

KOPAKA – Master of Ice

Kopaka is noble and reserved. Upholding his own strict moral code he strives to be perfect and always “do the right thing”. A fact that often makes him appear formal and even cold in the eyes of others. Luckily Kopaka’s clumsiness and his not too solid direction sense help the other heroes remember that, after all, Kopaka is just a Toa like them. Power: Freezing touch and resistance to cold.