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The upcoming LEGO Ideas #008 Research Institute (21110) has been finalized by LEGO and Ellen Kooijman, aka Alatariel Elensar, has shared the first official images and her thoughts of the new set on her blog. From the looks of it, LEGO has recreated many of the features that the original design had on the LEGO Ideas project. The set will be avaialble in August and will probably retail for $19.99.
Brickset has teamed up with MinifigForLife Print Studio to create a range of Brickset branded LEGO minifigures and bricks for you to purchase. The items are printed on a Roland UV printer at 1440dpi so it is very high quality. Standard decal printing is about 300dpi so at 1440dpi, quality is on the higher end. There are currently six items available for purchase:
The minifigures are pretty much your standard minifigures with the Brickset logo branded on front of the torso and the 1×8 bricks make a great addition to your brick badges you get from various LEGO conventions.
The cost of the minifigs are £4.25 and £1.50 for the bricks. Converted to US Dollars, they are about $7.20 and $2.50 respectively. Shipping costs are £1.40 in the UK, £3.20 for Europe, and £3.80 for other parts of the world.
For payment, they do take checks, Paypal, or credit/debit cards so paying for your items is extremely easy. I purchased a minifigure and a brick and the total came up to $16.66 including shipping so it wasn’t that bad.
If you’re a LEGO or Star Wars fan, then you’ve probably seen the picture that was posted this morning and has gone viral. On LEGO’s Facebook Page, they have posted a spot on interpretation of the Star Wars: Episode VII cast picture that was first released a few months ago with the caption:
You’ve met the actors, now meet the Minifigure cast of Star Wars Episode VII!
It is both thrilling and surreal to start building in a couple of weeks, and we look forward to bringing this new world to life, once again (in 1/48 scale)! #LEGOStarWars #StarWarsVII
As we all know by now, a number of the original Star Wars cast will be returning along with some newer faces to the historic franchise. In the LEGO picture, we see, going clockwise, JJ Abrams (Director), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Daisy Ridley, Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia Organa), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Bryan Burk (producer), Kathleen Kennedy (President of Lucasfilm/Producer), Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Adam Driver, and Lawrence Kasdan (Writer).
You’ll also notice some Easter eggs in the picture including Andy Serkis holding the One Ring which is a funny reference to Smeagol/Gollum from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Another interesting Easter egg is the computer on the middle of the table with the dates 4-29-2014 and 12-18-2015. Hardcore fans would know that the first date is the day the Episode VII cast was announced to the public and the second date is the … Continue
The official LEGO Batman Twitter page has revealed Plastic Man as a single engine plane for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. This is probably one of the many goofy outfits that Plastic Man has in the game. As we all know, TT Games likes to include humor with each of their games and this is no doubt one of the many humorous things that we can expect to see. This may even be a good use of game mechanics to use him as part of the open world play where we use him to fly around the stages.
The development team for LEGO Batman 3 has been pretty quiet since E3 but hopefully we’ll be getting some more details about the game soon like at San Diego Comic Con next month. Arthur Parsons has also hinted that they might reveal something else if the LEGO Batman Twitter page hits 10,000 followers so we’ll see when it does reach that milestone.
Today, Funcom has released a press release detailing their future plans for LEGO Minifigures Online during the Open Beta. Currently, you are able to explore different worlds in the game such as the Pirate World, Medieval World, and the Space World but Funcom has announced plans to add more content for players to try including the new Mythology World where you can battle the lord of the Underworld, Hades. We’ve tried our hands at the Closed Beta as well as the Open Beta and you can read our first impressions of it here. Check out the official press release below and join the Open Beta today by going to http://www.playminifigures.com/en.
… ContinueFUNCOM REVEALS UPDATE PLANS FOR LEGO®MINIFIGURES ONLINE OPEN BETA
– Funcom successfully launches free-to-play Open Beta for LEGO Minifigures Online; the fun has begun! –
Oslo, Norway – June 25th, 2014 – Funcom and The LEGO Group are very excited to have kicked off the Open Beta for LEGO® Minifigures Online, and LEGO fans from all over the world have now begun assembling their Minifigure teams and sent them out on grand, online adventures! LEGO Minifigures Online is set to launch later this fall, and throughout the coming months of Open Beta and beyond players will see the game grow and expand as new content and gameplay is introduced.
The game is currently available for play on the Windows PC, and the developers are hard at work preparing tablet versions of the game which will be available later this year.
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The folks at Bricks by the Bay have issued a press release notifying fans that attendee registration is now open for the LEGO convention that will be happening in August. They have also listed a number of panels that fans can enjoy while at the convention.
… ContinueBricks by the Bay 2014 Convention Attendee Registration Open
BRICKS BY THE BAY convention August 7-10, 2014Northern California-June 2014:
Attendee registration is now open online for the BRICKS BY THE BAY 2014 convention for those who enjoy LEGO®. The convention will be held Thursday through Sunday, August 7-10, 2014 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday are registered attendee exclusive days. The final day of the convention, Sunday August 10, 2014, will include a Public Exhibition where the general public can come in and view the many creations on display.
This year’s convention has something for every attendee including:
- Keynote speaker and special guest: David Pagano, founder of Paganomation, an award-winning production studio.
- New this year: Bricks by the Bay Brickfilm Festival. Brickfilmers from around the world are submitting films fitting the convention theme of “Fun & Games” as well as their best work of the prior year. Festival judges include animator David Pagano.
- Convention attendees will be able to take part in a number of games and contests at the convention. A favorite contest is the CosPlay or Costume Contest with contestants having costumes that “Look Like LEGO®” or are “Made From LEGO® Parts.”
This year’s convention features a third attendee-exclusive
DK has finally revealed the official Emperor Palpatine minifigure that is exclusive for the LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side book on their Facebook Page. It wasn’t a big secret if you’ve been following our site since we’ve been reporting on it for quite a while now. LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side will be available in August but you can pre-order the book now on Amazon
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