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LEGO Marvel 2014 Sets Listed on Brickset & More

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

CM4S on Eurobricks has found out the set numbers of some the new 2014 LEGO Marvel sets in Brickset’s database. They are only listed as Marvel and X-Men as placeholders. There are no further details but at least we have set numbers.

Marvel 1 (76019)
Marvel 1 (76020)
Marvel 1 (76021)
X-Men 1 (76022)

CM4S has also found out there will be a couple of DC Universe/Comics DUPLO sets as well. This is new because there was no mentioning of DC DUPLO sets until now. Does big head Superman and Batman interest anyone? Certainly for younger children as they are acquainted with LEGO and various super heroes.

Superman’s Rescue (10543)
The Joker Challenge (10544)
Batcave Adventure (10545)

LEGO CUUSOO BTTF – UCS DeLorean Time Machine Achieves 10,000 Supporters

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

The BTTF – UCS DeLorean Time Machine is the the latest project to hit 10,000 supporters on LEGO CUUSOO. The project was getting very close to the Winter Review deadline but it garnered enough supporters with only 8 minutes to spare. This is Team BTTF’s second project to get the required supporters for it to have a chance to become an official LEGO set with the first one being the first being the regular The DeLorean Time Machine (21103). This version of the DeLorean was build by Legohaulic and is fit with the RC Function system (see below). Although it won’t get 88 mph, it’ll still be pretty fun to have if it becomes an official set.

The UCS DeLorean now joins the Macross VF-1 Valkyrie, Sherlock, Legend of Zelda Iron Knuckle Encounter, Japanese Old Style Architecture, and The Adventure Time Project in the Winter Review Stage. Congratulations again to Team BTTF for this achievement!

Congratulations on 10,000 supporters!

2014.01.06

Congratulations, m.togami and Legohaulic, for reaching 10,000 supporters just in the nick of time for the Winter 2014 LEGO Review deadline!

We now officially advance this project to the Review phase.

What happens now?
This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A “LEGO Review Board” composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We’ll build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product. This includes factors such as playability,

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LEGO Ice Planet 2002 Ice Tunnelator (6814) Review

January 5, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Continuing with our series of our review of the LEGO Space sets, we have the second part of the series, the Ice Planet 2002 Ice Tunnelator (6184). The set contains 25 pieces and retailed for $2.99 back in 1993.

Minifigure

The minifigure included in the set is called the Ice Planet Astronaut. His torso has some printing of what looks to be a breathing apparatus which goes back to the white air tank piece attached to his back. He has the standard minifigure face printing but with some white hair printing as well. The Astronaut wears a white helmet with a trans-orange visor with antenna. His accessories include a chainsaw and a pair of trans-orange skis.

Build

The Ice Tunnelator is a small vehicle with the chainsaw attached to the front. The seat is a 2×3 white bracket which is on a blue 2×6 plate. The skis are able to attach to the back of the seat. The Tunnelator rolls on some large white wheels.

Results

Overall, the Ice Tunnelator is a neat set. It’s very simple but it works. I really liked the blue/white/orange color scheme of the Ice Planet 2002 sets and I wished I picked up more sets when I was a kid.

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LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Revealed

January 5, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Carlos S on Eurobricks has just revealed the official box for the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006). The set contains 2523 pieces and it opens up to reveal the inside of the house. There are 6 minifigures including: Bart, Homer, Marge, Maggie, Lisa, and Ned Flanders. The set will also have the family’s pink sedan. Bart will have a skateboard and a ramp. Ned will be manning the barbeque and hence the “Hail to the Chef” apron as we reported before.

My initial impressions are that the house looks great with it’s many details and the fact that it opens up. The minifigures, however, leaves much to be desired. The set will no doubt be fairly expensive considering that it is a licensed set and consisting over 2500 pieces. What are your thoughts on it now that you’ve seen an image of the whole product?

Update: Carlos S has now provided an image of the interior of The Simpsons House. It looks like there are eight different rooms including the living room, kitchen, den, Homer and Marge’s room, Bart’s room, Lisa’s room, Maggie’s room, and a hallway.

Update 2: The Simpsons House is officially revealed.

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Interior

LEGO Star Wars 2014 Sets Pushed Back to March

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 4 Comments

LEGO has updated their Star Wars minisite with images as well as a video of each of the new 2014 sets. FBTB is reporting that the sets will be pushed back to March because of all the promotion that is going on for The LEGO Movie’s premiere next month. This will mark the first time that the new Star Wars sets will not be released in the Winter. Check out the images of the sets in one of our previous posts.

The LEGO Movie McDonald’s Happy Meal “Toy” Revealed

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 15 Comments

McDonald’s has updated their Happy Meal minisite and has revealed February’s “toy.” They are not actually toys but Action Cups based on The LEGO Movie. There are 8 different collectible cups you can collect which features many of the main characters in the movie including Batman, Unikitty, Bad Cop, Emmet, Wyldstyle, MetalBeard, President Business, and Vitruvius. The cups are listed as McPlay so there might be a code on the cups to use on the Happy Meal site or on an app.

There were people who were afraid that the toys would be lackluster like the LEGO Batman promo a few years ago. For this year’s promotion, there’s no play feature at all on the cups but are more of a decorative item. The cups are labeled as “Action Cups” but it may just be a name to show action scenes from the movie. Maybe there’s something hidden on the other side of the cups that have something cool like a lenticular feature. That’s pure speculation but I think they’re just regular plastic cups.

Update: There are some more images of the cups on China’s eBay, TaoBao.

LEGO Space Police II Galactic Chief (6813) Review

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Recently, I found a couple of my brother’s old LEGO Space sets we played with before I went into my “Dark Ages.” I’ll be doing a short 3-part series of these small sets. Today we have the Space Police II Galactic Chief (6813). It was released in 1993 and sold for $2.99.

Minfigure

The minifigure is named Captain Magenta and he is the Galactic Chief of the Space Police. His torso is exclusive to the minifigure and has the Space Police logo printing. The arms are green as well as the legs. He also wears red epaulets to signify that he is the Chief. The head shows the Chief wearing a headset. His helmet is black with a green visor. His accessory is a white microphone.

Build

The build itself is pretty simple. At only 23 pieces, the set was one of the smallest LEGO Space Police sets that was released 20 years ago. The front has a 3×2 sloped brick and has the words Space Police printed on it. The green windshield doesn’t cover the sides of the cockpit. Speaking of the cockpit, there are no controls so I’m not sure how Capatin Magenta is piloting the ship. Towards the back are a couple of thrusters on each side of the ship.

Results

The Galactic Chief is a pretty cool nostalgic set. It also has some good swooshability. I remember flying it around as a kid and chasing other LEGO cars that I made. Although this was the only Space Police II set I have, … Continue