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LEGO Store July 2014 Monthly Mini Build Event Surf Van (40100) Review

July 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Store July 2014 Mini Model Build Event

Today was the July 2014 Monthly Mini Build event at the LEGO Store and this month’s build was the Old School Surf Van (40100). The van consists of 46 pieces and it includes some rare pieces including a lime 2×4 wedge plate which has only appeared in 3 other sets and the white surfboard which was only in 2 sets.

I’m not sure the Surf Van was modeled after a real vehicle but it has some distinct patterns of a Volkswagen Type II Flatbed pickup truck such as windshield and the flat front part of the cab. On top of the Van sits the surfboard and the back has a pair of orange flippers.

Overall, the Old School Surf Van (40100) is a neat set with not much effort to build and it’s great as a summer-themed build. Next month’s mini build is a Monkey (40101). Finally, as usual, it was great seeing my friends as well as fans of the site at the event.

LEGO July 2014 Monthly Mini Build - Old School Surf Van (40100)

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New LEGO Store Pick-A-Brick Wall Third Quarter Elements

July 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

As we mentioned yesterday, it is a new quarter at the LEGO Stores and some LEGO elements on the Pick-A-Brick wall have been changed out with some new ones that we haven’t seen before on the walls. All the elements that have a sign around them will be available in all the LEGO Stores.

Some of these new elements include a trans-light blue jewel, reddish-brown staircases, pink flowers, and the new reddish-brown horses. As you can see from my pictures below, the stock on my horses were extremely low so if you want to stock up on them, you better hurry. I expect them to be very good sellers throughout the quarter. Head over to your local LEGO Store to check out all the new stuff the PAB Wall has to offer. Props to Genevieve for being in charge of changing the elements out at my store.

LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) Reveal Countdown Continues

July 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The next part of what appears to be the countdown to revealing the LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) has appeared online and this part even includes a video to go along with it. The image and video shows a couple members of Salvage Team Alpha Zero Nine with a little turtle-looking robot responding to a distress call. The message also mentions of heavily-armed beings outside of where the team is located and they can’t “outrun them on foot.” What if they could outrun them riding the Exo Suit? Hmmmm. As the video fades out, you can also see the LEGO Ideas logo in the static.

From what we’ve seen so far, the Exo Suit (21109) set will have something to do with the Classic Space theme and it may include numerous minifigures. Anticipation is brewing and these short teasers are an awesome marketing tactic by everything that’s involved with the project. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for the Salvage Team behind those doors.

LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109) Reveal Countdown

July 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It looks like Peter Reid and LEGO has started their countdown to officially revealing the new LEGO Ideas Exo Suit (21109). Peter has released an image showing a message that says “Report in 24hrs” (as of yesterday). Even the LEGO Ideas Facebook Page has posted the image so it’s imminent that something is coming in the very near future. Hopefully, it a awesome marketing strategy with small reveals everyday until it is fully revealed at the end.

Later this month, Peter will be at the launch event at the Bluewater LEGO Store in the UK. There’s no word on whether the Exo Suit will be available for purchase at the event.

**Via Brickset**

LEGO August 2014 Store Calendar Promos and Events

June 30, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The August 2014 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can now discuss some of the promotions and events that are offered in stores and on Shop@Home.

For the freebies for August, the LEGO Creator MINI Cooper MK VII Polybag (40109) will be available with purchases of $99 or more and the offer lasts for the whole month or while supplies last.

From August 25th – September 14th, you can get a free LEGO Legends of Chima Worriz’ Fire Bike Polybag (30265) with purchases of $50 or more. This offer overlaps with the MINI Cooper (40109) polybag promotion so if the Cooper polybags are still available by then, you can possibly get both polybags with a single purchase.

In other related Chima news, the Summer 2014 wave sets will be available starting in the beginning of the month. There are reports that the Ultrabuilds sets will not be available in North America so that is a disappointment.

From August 4th – September 15th, visit your store to race the new Speedorz sets on a new racetrack. Get your practicing in before the Speedorz tournament later on in the month (below).

On August 9th, new episodes of LEGO Legends of Chima will be on Cartoon Network at 7:30a/6:30c.

On August 18th, 20th, and 22nd at 5pm, the LEGO Stores will be holding a LEGO Chima Speedorz Tournament and all participants will receive an official LEGO Chima Certificate and tournament winners will get a LEGO Legends of Chima Speedor. There’s not mentioning of which Speedor you … Continue

More LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71007) Series 12 Minifigures Revealed

June 30, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

A reader and fan of the site has informed us that the new July/August 2014 LEGO Club Magazine has images of three more characters from the Series 12 LEGO Collectible Minifigures (71007) series. We can clear images of the Piggy Guy, Spooky Girl, and the Prospector in the foreground. It looks like the Piggy Guy will have an apple as an accessory. The Spooky Girl looks like she wears a skirt piece and has a black teddy bear. The Prospector has a pickaxe and has a cool looking hat.

We’ve already seen five minifigures from Series 12 last month which included the Space Miner, Wizard, Dino Tracker, Battle Goddess, Swashbuckler, and Video Game Guy.

As we reported before, the Series 12 minifigures will be available in October and they will go for $3.99 each. Thank you to Keith for the heads up on this very cool news piece.

LEGO City Arctic Scout (30310) Polybag Available at Toys R Us

June 30, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Good ol’ Toys R Us is keeping them coming with 2014 LEGO polybags. The next one that we found that will soon be hitting stores is the LEGO City Arctic Scout (30310). They’ve currently listed available in stores (YMMY) for $4.99 each but they’ll soon be available online sometime in the near future as well. The polybag consists of 39 pieces and is a nice supplemental set for the recently released LEGO City Arctic line. Thanks to Kevin for the inquiry and making me do some research for the Arctic Scout polybag.