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The LEGO Group Looking To Replace ABS Plastic by 2030

February 24, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

A few days ago, Plastics News has reported that The LEGO Group has started their search to find a new sustainable resin to replace the existing ABS the company currently uses for their bricks by 2030. LEGO Senior Project Manager states, “I need to find a material that is just as good as this one. I need to find a material that will be just as good in 50 years, because these are passed down from generation to generation.”

Currently, the company has been testing bricks with an impact modified polylactic acid but this new test is not as promising yet. The issue with it is that a few weeks after molding, the bricks do not stay together as good as the traditional process does. One of the ways that LEGO measures the quality of the bricks is by testing the “clutch power.” A reason why these new bricks are failing the standards is because the machines that test the bricks are not compatible with the new materials.

LEGO uses more than 6,000 tons of plastic every year with 70% of the materials being Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and it now wants to be more efficient in using the new materials which should benefit the company financially and environmentally.

Check out more details on what LEGO is planning to do in the near future in the article. Also, if you haven’t watched National Geographic’s Mega Factories episode of LEGO before, I highly recommend watching it below. Although the video is fairly old now, it’s still … Continue

LEGO Minifigure Graduation Set Found

February 24, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Flickr user AC Pin has found a new Graduation Set at their local LEGO Store. This new set is similar to the current Minifigure Birthday Set (850791) and Wedding Favor Set (853340) with a baseplate, a banner, a minifigure-scale arch, and stickers. The Graduation Set contains one minifigure wearing a graduation gown and cop standing at the podium. He looks similar to the Graduate minifigure from the Series 5 Collectible Minifigures. The arch shows some books and caps thrown in the air. The set contains 30 pieces but there was no mention of the price. I’m assuming it will have the same price as the other minifigure sets at $9.99 each. This set is perfect for people who are graduating this spring as well as in the future.

The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide Giveaway Winner Announced

February 23, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Recently, we did a review of The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide and we also had a copy to giveaway to one lucky individual. We had over 500 entries and using Rafflecopter’s random winner generator, the winner chosen is:

#319 Ryan Howerter

Send us a message on our Facebook Page or send us an email with your mailing address. If we don’t hear back in three (3) business days, we will choose another recipient.

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LEGO City Arctic Polybag Found

February 22, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Just2good on Eurobricks is reporting that German retailer Dingsa Online Store has a new LEGO City Arctic polybag in their store. There’s no details of the set but it looks to be a ski-plane type of vehicle. Not a very long post but at least we know there’s another set coming out for the Arctic sub-theme.

LEGO Ghostbusters HQ Instructions by Brent Waller

February 21, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

It has been announced that Brent Waller’s Ghostbusters Ecto-1 will be the next LEGO CUUSOO project to be released as an official set but will not include the iconic Firehouse. Many people were disappointed but don’t worry. Assuming you have the correct amount of pieces, Brent has provided instructions for the Firehouse for FREE on his website in LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) format. You can see in the image below that the Ghostbusters HQ/Firehouse is taller than the Town Hall (10224) modular building so it makes a great addition to your city!

**Via Brent on Eurobricks**

Details About Brick Fiesta 2014

February 21, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

If you’re going to be in Texas in a few months, you may want to drop by Brick Fiesta 2014 in San Antonio. Ran by volunteers of TexLUG and it’s other chapters, this fairly new convention has been very successful the past couple of years since it was started back in 2011. Like with other LEGO events, there will be AFOL days as well as public days for the attendees. See below for the details of Brick Fiesta 2014.

Location:
Hilton DoubleTree Airport
37 NE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78216

Date: July 3-6 (convention)
Public hours: July 5 (10am-4pm), July 6 (10am-3pm)
Public: http://www.brickfiesta.com
AFOLs: http://www.brickfiesta.com/2014-sanantonio/

Description: A celebration of LEGO in Texas – the only travelling LEGO fan convention. Hosted last year in Dallas (Mesquite), this year it arrives in San Antonio, the river city! This will be Brick Fiesta’s fourth year.

LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon Being Released in Future?

February 21, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

Over on the Bricklink forums, there is a discussion that LEGO is planning a re-release of the LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Series Millennium Falcon (10179) at end of this year or early next year. The originator of the thread states someone “very reliable” from Denmark emailed them about the news. There’s no details if the re-release is the same as the previous model or a new design. These are rumors but it’s something to keep an eye on.

As we all know, the UCS Millennium Falcon is a highly sought item from the LEGO Star Wars line and are many collectors’ white whale item. They are currently going for a couple of thousand dollars on the secondary market and people have also resorted to buying the parts separately to build their own.