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LEGO Avengers Helicarrier Achieves 10,000 Supporters on LEGO Ideas

September 5, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

The Avengers Helicarrier by Yo-Sub Joo is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. Originally, the project was on created on LEGO Digital Designer and had a whopping 22,694 elements which was 272 x 144 studs (85.4 x 45.3 inches) and was by far one of the largest projects in LEGO CUUSOO/Ideas history.

On the official comments for passing 5,000 supporters, LEGO stated that the project should be revised as a smaller model to be considered as an official set since there was pretty much no way LEGO could produce a 22,000 brick set. The project was revised to reduce the size of the Helicarrier. The new dimensions are 47.2 x 27.7 inches and consists of 6,700 elements.

The Avengers Helicarrier is the first project to reach the Third 2014 LEGO Review Stage and it also holds the distinction of being the first project to reach 10,000 supporters after LEGO CUUSOO become LEGO Ideas. Congratulations to Yo-Sub Joo for this achievement.

Blocks Magazine Will be Available at US Barnes & Noble Stores

September 5, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The highly popular Blocks LEGO magazine which was first released a few months ago in the UK will now make its way to the US. They have just announced on their Facebook Page that Barnes and Noble stores will be stocking the magazine.

Before, we could purchase online and ship it over here but at pretty expensive shipping costs. Now that we can purchase the magazine locally, we don’t have to worry about that. Also, the first issue has been sold out at a majority of the stores in the UK so clearly there is a market for the magazine. Whether or not it will be the same here for the US remains to be seen but I look forward to reading it if I can find a copy.

There’s still no word yet on when Blocks magazine will be available at Barnes & Noble or how much it will go for at this time. More details as they come.

LEGO Star Wars The New Yoda Chronicles App Now Available

September 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you want a new game to play on your smartphone or tablet, there’s a new LEGO game that you may want to try out. LEGO Star Wars The New Yoda Chronicles is a new FREE game released by Amuzo and LEGO that continues the story of The Yoda Chronicles. You can download the game on Google Play and on iTunes.

Choose your side and join the battle in LEGO® Star Wars™ The New Yoda Chronicles!

Collect the Holocrons to defeat your enemy and take control of the galaxy in a series of fast-paced, action packed mini games. Is your destiny to dominate the Galaxy with Darth Vader™ or become a Jedi alongside Grand Master Yoda?

• Quest with Yoda™ or Darth Vader™ to discover your destiny
• Collect the Holocrons to save the day or crush the rebellion once and for all
• Run, shoot, jump and fly through the LEGO® Star Wars™ universe in style
• Battle with lightsabers in Kashyyyk and base jump the pits of Utapau
• Take down Star Destroyers, defeat the AT-AT Walkers and dogfight in space
• Includes 8 action packed MiniFigure levels and 4 epic Space Battles all in one
• Featuring 24 iconic LEGO® Star Wars™ MiniFigures and over 12 awesome Vehicles
• Sign in with LEGO ID to make your victories count on LEGO.COM/StarWars
• Come back soon for 4 NEW MiniFigure levels and 2 NEW Starship Battles
May the Force be with you!

Nathan Sawaya’s The Art of the Brick Exhibition Coming to London

September 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

We all know about Nathan Sawaya and his LEGO exhibitions that have taken place around the world. I have been notified that The Art of the Brick is coming to London. Nathan Sawaya’s popular exhibition which features over 80 art sculptures using more than a million LEGO bricks is now coming to The Old Truman Brewery from September 26 to January 4.

Nathan’s other exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Shanghai and Singapore have already attracted millions of visitors and now London gets a chance to experience it as well.

Visitors can see Nathan’s interpretations of some of the world’s most famous artworks including Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Tickets are now available at http://artofthebrick.co.uk/.

LEGO Becomes World’s Biggest Toymaker

September 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO has finally topped Mattel as the world’s biggest toymaker according to The Financial Times. Sales were up by 11% from the previous year which was boosted by the popularity of The LEGO Movie. The company posted revenues of DKK11.5bn ($2.03bn) in the first half of this year compared to Mattel’s $2.01bn over the same timeframe. The net profit for the first half of 2014 was DKK2.7m vs DKK2.3m in the first half of 2013.

LEGO was also the world’s most profitable toymaker which turned plastic costing from $1 a kilo to bricks that sell for about $75 a kilo.

In addition, LEGO also had growth of more than 50% in the first half in China where the new Shanghai office and factory helped bring products to the customers in the region.

FT also notes that about 60% of The LEGO Group’s sales are still to come the rest of the year, mostly around the weeks leading up to Christmas. With all the new exclusive sets coming out in the few months like Santa’s Workshop (10245) and the UCS Slave I (76060), there are a lot of holiday gifts to choose from.

LEGO CFO John Goodwin also confirms that the LEGO Ninjago movie will be coming out in 2016 like we reported before.

Finally, Goodwin mentions that the new LEGO Fusion sets were created as a fear of being left behind in the digital world but an opportunity to ensure the physical building experience remains relevant and act as a bridge between physical and … Continue

LEGO Toys R Us Bricktober 2014 Mini Modulars Revealed

September 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

The new Toys R Us Bricktober promotions for this year have been revealed on LEGO’s database. During the month of October at Toys R Us, there will be some cool LEGO Mini Modular sets given out as part of their Bricktober 2014 promotions. For each week of October, there will be a different set given out to customers who make a minimum purchase. There’s no word yet on how much you have to spend to get them as of this time.

Each of the Mini Modulars measures 6×8 in dimension and also comes with two vehicles. The Mini Modular buildings include a Theater (41080), Pizza Place (41081), Fire Station (41082), and a Town Hall (41083). You can check out the instructions for the Toys R Us Bricktober 2014 Mini Modular sets below.

LEGO Bricktober 2014 – Theater (41080)

LEGO Bricktober 2014 – Pizza Place (41081)

LEGO Bricktober 2014 – Fire Station (41082)

LEGO Bricktober 2014 - Fire Station (40182)

LEGO Bricktober 2014 – Town Hall (41083)

LEGO Bricktober 2014 - Town Hall (40183)

**Via neoape via Brickset**

LEGO Jurassic World Video Game in the Works?

September 3, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

According to JurassicWorld.org, in addition to the LEGO Jurassic World sets that we reported on last week, there are also plans for a LEGO Jurassic World video game possibly by popular LEGO game publisher TT Games. There’s no other details at this time but we can assume that the game will follow the storyline of the film much like in The LEGO Movie video game. It would be really cool if all four movies in the Jurassic Park franchise would get the LEGO treatment but we’ll see what happens.

As we all know, TT Games has made a number of great LEGO video games in the past as well as the upcoming LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham so adding another one to the list isn’t too far-fetched. More details about this as they become available.