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Ideas on Possible Avengers: Age of Ultron LEGO Sets

August 13, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

A few months back, Marvel Entertainment announced their licensing partners for product lines based on the Avengers: Age of Ultron movie that will be coming out next year and LEGO is included as one of the companies. This is a guest post by Joe Hammond on possible sets that could be released by LEGO. We are not claiming that these sets are true by any stretch of the imagination but these are just ideas of what could be coming out.

Avengers: Age of Ultron comes out May 1st, 2015 and we are all excited for the possible LEGO sets that will be tied to the movie’s release (recently confirmed by LEGO). With an expanding cast of characters and many new uniforms it looks to be another amazing opportunity for LEGO to expand upon their Marvel sets and minifigs. In this article, I will summarize the information we have for the sequel (including released pictures and concept art) and compare it to the set compositions from the first Avengers movie to take the first crack at possible Age of Ultron LEGO sets.

First, a few things about the released LEGO Marvel Sets we have received so far. LEGO has been producing sets since April 2012. This is an amazing opportunity for fans of Marvel and LEGO to combine two of their favorite loves while Marvel popularity is at an all time high with their movies and cartoons on Disney television. However, it seems from the outside that LEGO’s diversified portfolio and desire to maintain a robust number … Continue

Images of LEGO The Hobbit October 2014 Wave Surfaces

August 12, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

Lord of the Brick has revealed 3 images of the box art for the new LEGO The Hobbit sets that will be released this October in addition to The Lonely Mountain (79018). Some of these sets were first reported at the 2014 London Toy Fair. Below we see the Witch-king Battle (79015) which has 101 pieces and includes Elrond, Galadriel, and the Witch-king of Angmar. It is reported this set will go for around $14.99.

The Attack on Lake-town (79016) has 313 pieces and will retail for $29.99. There are 5 minifigures in this set including Bard the Bowman, Bain, Tauriel, and 2 orcs. This version of Bard is not the one from San Diego Comic Con.

Finally, we have The Battle of Five Armies (79017). It has 472 pieces and will retail for about $59.99. From what I can see, there are 7 minifigures in this set including Bard, Dain II Ironfoot, Azog, two orcs, two unknown minifigures, and an eagle. It looks like the Bard from SDCC is in this set.

Update: Images removed per LEGO’s request.

LEGO Ideas Research Institute (21110) at Toys R Us?

August 12, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

If you weren’t able to get the LEGO Ideas Research Institute (21110) on Shop@Home, you may want to keep want to keep an eye out at Toys R Us. They currently have the set listed on their website but is currently unavailable for purchase at this time.

There have been reports that people have purchased the Exo Suit (21109) from TRU and have received their shipment. Whether the Research Institute will really be available at TRU remains to be seen but it’s still worth it to keep tabs if you want one. Thanks to Clutch for the heads up.

The Art of LEGO Design Book Review

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

Whether you’re a younger fan of LEGO who just got your very first set or an AFOL who has so many sets that you don’t know what to do with them, you’ve probably had thoughts on building something on your own using parts that you already own. If you’re like me and you have builder’s block, you look online for some inspiration from sites like on Flickr or MOCpages. You’ve probably seen some things that make you wonder how the builders created them. This is where a book by No Starch Press called The Art of LEGO Design: Creative Ways to Build Amazing Models by Jordan Scwartz comes in.

Jordan, aka Sir Nadroj, was a LEGO Product Designer in Billund who was on the LEGO Creator/Creator Expert team and has worked on sets like the Palace Cinema. He has since moved on pursue his studies but LEGO is still a big part in his life and he has won numerous awards for his creations.

The preface goes through the history of LEGO as many book tend to do to an extent. The introduction section gives you an insight on how this book can be of value to you. If you’re looking for step-by-step instructions on how to build things, then this book may not be for you. This book is geared more towards giving advice and ideas on how to build your own creations.

The first chapter goes over the basic things like colors, shapes, and sizes of your desired creation. It also talks about … Continue

LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108) Winner Announced

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

The past month, we’ve been running a contest to give away the LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108). The contest is finally over and we had a whopping total of 10355 entries. We used the randomizer to choose the winner on the Gleam app and the winner is:

William Banks

I’ve already messaged William with the email provided and he has until the end of the day Monday, August 11 to contact me with the shipping details or I’ll have to choose another winner.

Finally, thank you to everyone who entered the contest and don’t worry if you didn’t win. We’ll still have a lot more contests going in the future so there’s still more chances to win. Make sure you “like” our Facebook Page and/or subscribed to our feed to know when our next contest will be running. I really do appreciate everyone who reads the site.

Update: William has replied to the email and has claimed the prize.

LEGO Star Wars 2015 Rumored Set List

August 10, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 5 Comments

Jedi News is reporting some rumored LEGO Star Wars 2015 sets that will be released in January. At SDCC 2014, LEGO revealed the LEGO Star Wars Rebels Wookie Gunship (75084) and it looks like there will at be at least four more Rebels sets in the wave. Also returning for a second wave are the Microfighters sets. There also appears to be some battle packs listed with the Shadow Troopers (75079) and Geonosis Troopers (75089)

Note that they didn’t report on any store exclusives so there will be more LEGO Star Wars sets in the wave. More details as they come. Which set(s) from the list below tickle your fancy?

Microfighters
ARC-170 Starfighter (75072)
Vulture Droid (75073)
Snowspeeder (75074)
AT-AT (75075)
Republic Gunship (75076)
Homing Spider Droid (75077)

System Sets
Shadow Troopers (75079)
AAT (75080)
T-16 Skyhopper (75081)
Geonosis Troopers (75089)

Star Wars Rebels
Imperial Troop Transport (75078)
TIE Advanced Prototype (75082)
AT-DP (75083)
Wookiee Gunship (75084)
Ezra’s Speeder Bike (75090)

LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) Available on Amazon

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

If you weren’t able to buy the LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) on Shop@Home, you’ll be glad to know that Amazon has it available for $34.95. It does, however, require an additional 1-2 days to process but at least you’ll be able to purchase it and it is eligible for Amazon Prime.

On the same note, The Brothers Brick has reported that the Exo Suit is not on a limited run. Andrew had a conference call with the people at LEGO in Enfield and Billund and was reassured that the single production run rumor is false so there you have it. There will be more sets coming out in the future but that may take a little while longer. In the meantime, click on that Amazon link up top to get the set from Amazon. You’ll be helping our site as well as getting the set for yourself so it’s a win-win.

Update: And just like that, the offer is over. We’ll keep you updated if it’s available again.