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LEGO The Hobbit Smaug Teaser

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

LEGO earlier on their Facebook Page posted an image of a code 4FYKKB for the LEGO The Hobbit video game to unlock Narzug. This code has been out for a while now but the interesting thing is there is also a glimpse of a physical version of LEGO Smaug’s wing, tail, and feet. According to some reports, Smaug would be in set 79018 where it depicts the final scenes from the Desolation of Smaug and Brickipedia has him in a set called “King Under the Mountain.”

There’s still no definite news at this time of this wave of The Hobbit sets outside of online retailers having placeholders. This is just early speculation but I can venture a guess that Smaug will look somewhat similar to the dragon from the LEGO Castle Dragon Mountain (70403) but with a repaint. Hopefully we get some news on these new Hobbit sets soon and if so, they’ll probably be released later this year/early next year.

LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108) Giveaway

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

I guess this is what many of you have been waiting for. Since we hit 3,000 likes on our Facebook Page, we are doing a giveaway for a brand new, unopened LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108) sponsored by me. I would like to thank all the supporters of The Brick Fan by giving something back to fans of the site. It means a lot to me that many of you readers appreciate the information I put out. The contest will run for a month and I’ll be randomly choosing a winner shortly after. For this contest, we’ll be trying out Gleam to run the competition since I’ve heard pretty good things about it.

The Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (21108) is the latest LEGO Ideas set that was released and it is an awesome representation of the Ecto-1 from the movies. Now here’s your chance to win this really cool set! It’s completely free to enter and this time, anyone worldwide is eligible to enter. The giveaway contest will run for a month and will end at midnight, August 9th. There are a number of different ways you can enter and there’s even free daily entries so you can come back each day and get another entry. After the contest ends, I’ll announce the winner on our Facebook Page, so make sure you click “Get Notifications” to get all of our updates. You’ll have 24 hours to respond to my message on Facebook and there, I’ll get your shipping details.

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LEGO Mixels: Activity Book Available For Pre-Order

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

If you’re a fan of the LEGO Mixels theme, this may be of interest to you. Scholastic will be releasing a new book called the LEGO Mixels: Activity Book and it features 32 pages of activities centered towards the extremely popular theme. Like the The LEGO Movie: The Piece of Resistance from last year which included a Robo SWAT minifigure, the LEGO Mixels Activity Book also includes, not one, but two Nixels that you can add to your collection. You can now pre-order the book on Amazon and it will be released this November.

Mix, Max, Murp! Kids will love this activity book with figure all about the latest new property from The LEGO(R) Group and Cartoon Network!

Join the tribes of mischievous Mixels in this fun-filled activity book based on the latest joint franchise from The LEGO(R) Group and Cartoon Network: Mixels! Kids can read stories, play games, and solve puzzles all about their favorite Mixel characters. Then, they can build the included figurine to Mix, Max, and Murp!

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LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham at San Diego Comic Con 2014

July 8, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced that TT Games will again be at San Diego Comic this year. There Arthur Parsons will be doing a panel for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. During the presentation, there will be an exclusive gameplay demonstration, character reveals, and other special announcements. Also attending the panel will be several members of the voice cast of the game. Throughout SDCC 2014, LEGO Batman 3 will be available for a hands-on demo by attendees.

I will be at SDCC all four days to report as much LEGO information as possible including the exclusive reveal(s) that will be happening on July 24-25. One of these reveals will most likely be the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes UCS Tumbler (76023).

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, in celebration of the upcoming release of Rocksteady Studios’ “Batman: Arkham Knight,” will host the Cape/Cowl/Create art exhibit, open to the public daily from July 25th through the 27th, 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hard Rock San Diego Hotel’s Legends Room. This free public exhibition will feature true-to-scale replicas of the game’s cape and cowl used as a blank canvas by top contemporary artists to produce their own original interpretations.

On Friday, July 25th, at 12:30 p.m., WBIE and Monolith Productions will host a panel for the anticipated game “Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor,” discussing how the game’s innovation evolves storytelling while exploring the history of the Rings of Power. Panelists will include Monolith’s Michael de Plater and Phil Straub, as well as the game’s lead writer, Christian

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LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) Official Box Images

July 8, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The new LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) is still a few weeks away from the official release but a few sites are fortunate enough for get their review copies from the LEGO Community Engagement and Events (CEE) team already. I’m part of group of people who are currently waiting to get our hands on the Exo Suit on August 1st. However, I can still tease you guys with images of the box, courtesy of Brickset.

We first saw images of the box when the Exo Suit was first revealed but it was only a blurry picture and now we can clearly see it. On front of the box, we can see a few of the things that we already knew were going to be included with the set such as the Exo Suit, the two minifigures, and the turtle but on the back, it shows that we also two yellow barrels and a platform.

We’ll be doing our own review once we get the set is available next month so stay tuned for that.

Brickset LEGO Minifigure and Brick Review

July 7, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

A few weeks ago, we reported that Brickset has teamed up with MinifigForLife Print Studio to create a small range of Brickset branded LEGO minifigures and bricks for sale. Today I received my order of one of the male white/blue minifigures and a white 1×8 brick.

The minifigure is your standard LEGO minifigure but the Brickset logo is what makes it stand out. You get your red, yellow, and green 1×1 plate logo printing on the center of the torso and Brickset right underneath.

The 1×8 white brick also has the same printing except that the wording is next to the logo and not underneath it. The brick makes a nice addition to your name badge bricks that you get from various LEGO conventions and it’s a great way to show your support for Brickset and what it does for the LEGO community.

Overall, the printing is very good on both the minifigure and the brick as they are printed at 1440dpi on a Roland UV printer. If you look closely, you can see that the printing is slightly raised but not much. It cost me about $17 for both the minifigure and brick and it took about 10 days for them to get here which is pretty fast considering that it ships from the UK.

There is another version of the 1×8 brick in blue for sale as well as various combinations of both the male and female minifigures so go here and check out the selection they have.

LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Sets Now Available at Shop@Home

July 7, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

On the July 2014 Store Calendar, it was listed that LEGO would be releasing some new sets yesterday but show showed an image of the Mutation Chamber Unleased (79119) set which has been out for a while now. As we predicted, the new LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets based on the Michael Bay movie are now available at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home.

Turtle Van Takedown (79115)

Vern and Raphael are speeding through the city streets in the souped-up Turtle Van to rescue Michelangelo, but the Foot Soldier has lowered the barricade gate to block the road. Check the on-board computer to outwit it and accelerate to top speed to crash through the barricade. Open up the side doors to unleash the hidden flick missiles and fire the roof missiles to hit the gas tank and blow up the gate. When you find Michelangelo, release the mechanical arms holding him down on the stretcher and crank up the van’s Turtle Power to zoom away. Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Vern, Foot Soldier, Raphael and Michelangelo. – 368 pcs/$39.99

Big Rig Snow Getaway (79116)

The Turtles have come to the rescue of April and are escaping in the bad guys’ Big Rig truck. Karai and the Foot Soldiers are in hot pursuit in a super-slick black SUV so there’s no time to waste. Speed away with April hanging onto the side of the driver’s cabin. Grab your weapons then take the Turtle Power to the roof for a battle with one of the Foot

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