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LEGO Ideas First Review Stage Begins

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

The first LEGO Review deadline for the new LEGO Ideas, formerly CUUSOO, has passed and the team has announced the qualifying projects for the Review Stage. The projects that qualify are: the LEGO Bird Project, the Modular Apple Store, the BTTF – Jules Verne Train, The Big Bang Theory, and Doctor Who and Companions. As you can see, we have a variety of projects that are worthy to become an official set so we have to wait and see which ones LEGO chooses to become one.

The LEGO Ideas team also announced that the results for the Winter 2014 Review Stage will be coming in the next few weeks which includes the Macross VF-1 Valkyrie, Sherlock, Legend of Zelda Iron Knuckle Encounter, Japanese Old Style Architecture, The Adventure Time Project, and the BTTF – UCS DeLorean Time Machine.

The second 2014 LEGO Review Deadline is September 1st and there are a number of projects that could potentally qualify for it. Check out those projects here.

LEGO Ideas Batman ’66 50th Anniversary Batmobile

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

This year marks the 75th Anniversary of DC Comics’ Batman to mark the event, AFOL conventions in 2014 will have the opportunity to have a contest to pick the best Batman-themed MOC at that show. At Philly Brick Fest, I saw Sam Gras’ 1966 Batmobile displayed at the show and it won the Rocky in the Best Celebration of Batman! Contest.

The MOC has also been submitted to LEGO Ideas and has garnered over 1500 supporters already. It’s a very good representation of the Batmobile from the 1966 TV series starring Adam West & Burt Ward. Below are some facts of the project:

– The Batmobile measures over 4” (10cm) high, 11” (28cm) long and 5” (13cm) wide

– Screen accurate License plates

– Includes 3 mini-figures with assorted weapons: Batman, Robin, and The Joker

– Weapons include 2 Batarangs, flag gun, extra large hammer, Joker Fish, creme pie

– Reenact the famous “Batman Bomb Run”

– William Shakespeare bust with hidden bat-switch

– Shark Repellent Spray & Shark

With more and more iconic cars becoming official LEGO sets such as the BTTF DeLorean and the Ghostbusters Ecto-1, it would be cool to add another car to the list. Head over to LEGO Ideas and show your support.

Toys R Us LEGO Star Wars Starfighter Building Event Instructions

May 3, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Today at Toys R Us stores, there was a LEGO Star Wars building event where kids can build a X-Wing and a TIE Fighter but it was nothing too spectacular. The X-Wing is the exact same one we got in the 2011 Advent Calendar (7958) and the TIE Fighter is a little bit different. Below are the instructions if you want to build your own. Thanks to John and Charlie for emailing in the instructions.

Philly Brick Fest 2014 Swag

May 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

So it’s been a few days since I got back from Philly Brick Fest 2014 and I finally have some time to show off what I got on my trip. Throughout the four days, there were games and activities you could do to win some awesome prizes. The first things I got while I was there was a goodie bag filled with treats and the exclusive Ben Franklin minifigure set.

Later after the first day, there was a thing called Bowling for Bricks at Arnold’s Family Fun Center. The first game was sort of a relay where teams had to bowl and build at the same time. One person would bowl and another person would build and the first team to complete the build wins. Unfortunately my team lost that game. The second game was for the highest team score. My team consisted of Chris (Bricks4Chris), Dan (Classy Bricks), Mark, and me. The prize that I got was the LEGO City Auto Transporter (60060) which I had to break down because it wouldn’t fit in my suitcase.

After everyone left the bowling alley, me, Chris, Dan, and Chad had our own little competition for who can bowl the first strike. The prize for this game was the LEGO Racers Race Rig (8162). Somehow I rolled the very first strike but Chris ended up tying me. In the second frame to everyone’s surprise, I rolled another strike while Chris barely missed, hitting 9 out of the 10 pins. I won the cool … Continue

LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Shop@Home Offers

May 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

We now have information of the sales that LEGO Stores and Shop@Home will be having during the LEGO Star Wars May the 4th Be With You promotion this weekend from May 3-5. Keep in mind that you will get a FREE Darth Revan minifigure with purchases of $75 or more. You can also get a FREE poster with any LEGO Star Wars purchase. Finally, the new Sandcrawler (75059) will be available for purchase as well. Below are the sales that will be happening on select LEGO Star Wars items:

Product	Discount
Desert Skiff (9496)	50%
The Malevolence (9515)	50%
Pre Vizsla’s Mandalorian Fighter (9525)	50%
Obi-Wan Kenobi vs Darth Vader Minifigure Watch	50%
Republic Assault Ship & Coruscant (75007)	20%
Darth Maul Keychain (850446)	20%
Luke Skywalker Keychain (850448)	20%
Luke Skywalker Magnet (850636)	20%
Princess Leia Magnet (850637)	20%
Han Solo Magnet (850638)	20%
Chewbacca Magnet (850639)	20%
Obi-Wan Kenobi Magnet (850640)	20%
Darth Maul Magnet (850641)	20%
Darth Vader 2014 Keychain (850996)	20%
Princess Leia 2014 Keychain (850997)	20%
Boba Fett 2014 Keychain (850998)	20%
Stormtrooper 2014 Keychain (850999)	20%
C-3PO Droid 2014 Keychain (851000)	20%
R2-D2 Astromech Droid 2014 Keychain (851316)	20%
Boba Fett 2014 Magnet (851317)	20%
Chewbacca Keychain (851464)	20%
Yoda Clone Wars Keychain (852550)	20%
Wicket Keychain (852838)	20%
Clone Troopers vs Droidekas (75000)	10%
Republic Troopers vs Sith Troopers (75001)	10%
Republic Troopers vs Sith Troopers (75001)	10%
AT-RT (75002)	10%
A-Wing Starfighter (75003)	10%
Z-95 Headhunter (75004)	10%
Rancor Pit (75005)	10%
BARC Speeder with Sidecar (75012)	10%

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The LEGO Movie The Dedicated to Ma & Pa Cop Contest

May 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The next contest is up for The LEGO Movie: The Emmet Awards called The Dedicated to Ma & Pa Cop Contest. Build something for your parents or guardians to show how much you appreciate them. Upload your image(s) and see if yours get chosen as a finalist.

This family oriented contest asks you to create something special for your parents out of LEGO bricks that they can use and enjoy. Do not forget to include a heart somewhere in your photo!

The winner for this month will get a full line of The LEGO Movie sets minus the exclusive sets and is entered in the finals.

70800 – Getaway Glider
70801 – Melting Room
70802 – Bad Cop’s Pursuit
70803 – Cloud Cuckoo Palace
70804 – Ice Cream Machine
70805 – Trash Chomper
70806 – Castle Calvary
70807 – MetalBeard’s Duel
70808 – Super Cycle Chase
70809 – Lord Business’ Evil Lair

The LEGO Movie How It Should Have Ended

May 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

There is a new video from the web series How It Should Have Ended in conjunction with Brotherhood Workshop which features The LEGO Movie. Superman and Batman are at a restaurant and Superman discusses why he and other Super Heroes and Master Builders were taken out so easily. He notes that he should have broken out of the gum and used his powers to defeat the worker drone army and save the day. Check out the hilarious video below with a cameo by Green Lantern.