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The Brick Fan 2013 Recap

January 1, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 9 Comments

So 2013 is now over and now time to take a look back at what took place last year on The Brick Fan. Many things happened in 2013 but the biggest thing was the amount of traffic that we got on the site. We had over 185% increase of page views from 2012 to 2013. In addition, the site had over 235% more unique visits than in 2012. Finally, we had over 185% more first time visitors than in the previous year. We look forward to improving those numbers in 2014.

We’ve also hit some traffic milestones during 2013. We hit 1 million page views in June and 2 million during December. In addition, we also hit 1.5 million page views and almost 1.3 million unique visits in a single year.

Next up is the number of “likes” on our Facebook Page. From 2012 to 2013, we had 545 new likes and are looking to gradually increase that number over the course of the year.

Over on our Google+ Page, we have over 2600 +1 on the page itself and over 200 have us in their Circles. That’s a lot considering Google+ is not as popular as Facebook but social media trends are changing as we speak and we hope to grow that community this year.

On Twitter, we had over 600 new followers and will most likely pass 3,000 sometime this year.

Measuring our visitors, as of this writing, the site is ranked 41,035 in the United States on Quantcast and 337,265 … Continue

New January 2014 LEGO Sets Now Available Plus Promo Details

December 31, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

It’s January, in the east coast at the time of this writing, and there are new LEGO sets available to purchase on Shop@Home. Some notable additions include the Maersk Line Triple E (10241). The set contains 1518 pieces and goes for $149.99. Next is the LEGO Creator Parisian Restaurant (10243) which contains 2469 pieces and retails for $159.99. The newest LEGO CUUSOO set is also avaialble, the NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover (21104). It has 295 pieces and goes for $29.99. Finally, you can get your hands on the LEGO Architecture Eiffel Tower (21019). This new addition contains 321 pieces and selling for $34.99.

There are also some promotions going on this month. From January 1-20, for every purchase of $50 or more, you can get a free LEGO City Police ATV Polybag (30228), while supplies last.

At the start of every week of January, you can get a free LEGO Movie character poster with any purchase. The characters include Wyldstyle, Emmet, Lord Business, and Batman.

Another promo for the movie is from January 20 through February 16, head over to your local LEGO Store and build something to display and you can get a free The LEGO Movie Accessory Pack.

LEGO Summer 2014 Set Rumors

December 31, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 11 Comments

The year is almost over but it’s never too late for LEGO news. Menad on Eurobricks has provided set names for many Summer 2014 LEGO themes including the return of LEGO Agents. The set names come from a Hungarian website called LEGO Markabolt. The new City sets will include an Arctic subtheme as well as more train themed sets. What’s also interesting are the new Star Wars sets which will be based on the Original Trilogy and the Rebels animated TV series. We will have more details as more information becomes available. All the information provided below are early details so they will most likely be changing as more details become available.

Agents

Caught in the Dungeon (70162) – $35
Toxikita Toxic Accident (70163) – $50
Sweeping Action Robber (70164) – $70
Ultra Agent Headquarters (70165) – $125

City

Arctic Snowmobile (60032) – 44 pcs – $7
Arctic Tracked Vehicle (60033) – 113 pcs – $15
Arctic Lift Helicopter (60034) – 262 pcs – $30
Arctic Research Station (60035) – 374 pcs – $40
Arctic Base Camp (60036) – 733 pcs – $100
Railway Station (60050) – 423 pcs – $50
High-Speed Passenger Train (60051) – 610 pcs – $120
Cargo Train (60052) – 888 pcs – $180

Creator

Bicycle Shop & Cafe (31026) – 1023 pcs – $80

Friends

Olivia Ice Cream Cycle (41030) – 98 pcs – $13
Andrea’s Mountain Hut (41031) – 119 pcs – $13
First Aid Jungle Bike (41032) – 156 pcs – $17
Jungle Waterfall Rescue (41033) – 183 … Continue

The LEGO Movie MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810) Revealed

December 31, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 3 Comments

Well now this is unexpected! Carlos S on Eurobricks has posted an image of the box of one of The LEGO Movie sets from the summer 2014 wave, MetalBeard’s Sea Cow (70810). It contains 2741 pieces and will probably be priced around $200 and could be a D2C (Direct to Consumer) set. As you can see, you get five minifigures including Emmet, Wyldstyle, a smaller but complete version of MetalBeard, Benny, and Vitruvious. You will also get a double-decker couch, Queasy Kitty and a flying cow. Yes, a flying cow! We’ll give an update as soon as there are more details.

Update: The set is now available in LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home for VIP members.

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages

December 31, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

LEGO has updated the downloads section of The LEGO Movie minisite to now have coloring pages that you can download and print out for your kids. There are 10 pages for you to choose from and has many of main characters in The LEGO Movie including Emmet, Wyldstyle, Vitruvious, Lord President, Unikitty, Metalbeard, Benny, and Bad Cop.

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Metalbeard

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Lord Business

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Unikitty

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Vitruvius

The LEGO Movie Coloring Pages - Wyldstyle

The LEGO Movie Johnny Thunder Minifigure Close Up Look

December 30, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

A few days ago, we found out that Johnny Thunder would be making his return in a future LEGO Movie set in the Police Dropship after an 11 year absense. In the image provided by just2good from the The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide, we can see that Johnny has a cleaned up look with some updated printed on his torso as well as his head. Everything looks more crisp and his eyes even has larger pupils. His building style describes him as an expert in building for survival in the wilderness. Also, there is no hiding place too dangerous or remote for him.

In the same image, you can also see the Green Lantern. There’s no mention of him being in a set at this time but there were rumors that he would be in one in 2014. His building style is described as he is able to build almost anything out of thin air using a special, super-powered ring (Green Lantern Ring/Power Ring). Additional notes says that he likes to be near Superman.