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LEGO will be having their May the 4th (and 5th) offers at LEGO stores as well as at Shop@Home.
**All offers are combinable on qualifying orders**
There are also a lot of LEGO Star Wars products that will be marked down during the 4th and 5th.
If you’re wanting a Mr. Gold minifigure from the recently released Series 10 Collectible Minifigures (71001) theme and feeling generous, now’s your chance to help out a great cause. BrickBrats has listed an auction on eBay to benefit the American Lung Association of California. May is Asthma Awareness Month and they are letting people know more about the cause because the disease has affected their family directly and now they are giving back. All the proceeds from the auction will go directly to the American Lung Association of California so you’ll know exactly where your money is going. The auction has 8 days left with a current high bid of $510 as of this writing. This Mr. Gold minifigure is numbered #4625/5000.
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Every year, LEGO hosts an “Inside Tour” for guests in Billund, Denmark to let fans experience what goes on at the factories and exclusive LEGO sets are given away to individuals as a parting gift. This year, attendees will be receiving the Villy Thomsen Truck (4000008) as their going away gift. The truck was a very important truck back in the 1950’s because it was the first truck to transport LEGO products between cities. The instructions on LEGO’s site have been taken down but luckily, The Daily Brick has them up on their site if you want to build your own. If you’re interested in going to the LEGO Inside Tour for 2014, check out the site for more details on how you can attend next year’s tour.
**Via Brick Fanatics**
It seems that June will be a very Super Hero themed month at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home. The Jor-El minifigure polybag (5001623) will indeed be a FREE Exclusive with purchases of $75 or more while supplies last. There’s no mention of purchases of Super Heroes sets to get it so anything you buy at LEGO is fair game. On June 19th, Superman himself will be the Mini Model Build for the month. On June 22nd, the Club Meeting will be DC Super Heroes themed and you can help build the Black Zero Escape (76009)
set. Members can also get a Superman Club t-shirt for participating.
Joshua Hanlon and Matthew Kay have been hosting Beyond the Brick podcast/videos for more than a year. The team would like to go to Brickworld Chicago 2013 and record some great footage to be released on a DVD in the future. They have set up a Kickstarter project and need your support to help fund their journey to Chicago. The money raised in the project will provide better equipment to take to Brickworld, supplies for the DVD, and rewards that are offered for supporting the project. There are lots of things included in the DVD:
- Over 90 minutes of high quality edited content
- Convention floor builder interviews
- Guided tour of the displays at Brickworld Chicago
- Creative LEGO building technique ideas from some of the world’s top builders
- Video inside Brickworld Chicago events
- Discussions with builders about how they prepare and set up for Brickworld Chicago
- Anything else that catches our eye at the convention
The DVD won’t be available after the Brickworld Chicago 2013 and will only be available for supporters of the Kickstarter. As of this writing, they are already more than halfway to their goal of $500 with 28 days left until the project ends. The more money that is sent, the better quality of content Beyond the Brick will be able to provide. So if you’re interested in helping out the team, head over to Kickstarter and show your support.
The official images of the LEGO Star Wars HH-87 Starhopper (75024) have finally surfaced. There are no details as of yet of the pricing but we do know the set will be released sometime this year. There are 3 minifigures included in the set Cad Bane, Nikto Guard, and Obi-Wan Kenobi disguised as Rako Hardeen.
Today, LEGO announced on their Facebook Page there will be Level 4 of the Master Builder Academy. As you can see from the image above, it will be called “Invention Designer” which is pretty much a steampunk theme. The image shows many buildings with steam vehicles and airships including blimps and hot air balloons. The LEGO Master Builder Academy Level 4 includes kits 10-12 with 13 different designs and will be available in July.
TRAVEL TO THE PAST…AND DESING THE FUTURE!
Launch your Invention Designer adventure!
LEGO Master Builders merge the futuristic idea of time-travel with the clockwork gears and puffing steam-engines of the Victorian 1800′s – Steampunk!
Steampunk is a science-fiction art-form that imagines the future as people might have in the past. Let it inspire all kinds of new ideas, and pick up some tips from professional LEGO designers on how to make your creations look futuristic, industrial or just plain cool!
MASTER HISTORICAL DESIGNS…TO BUILD MODELS FOR ANY PLACE OR TIME!
Designing & building realistic architecture!
LEGO Master Builders are influenced by real-world architecture when they design new LEGO sets. Learn how they use different styles from different eras or cultures to create all-new models!
Whether it’s Roman windows, Asian temples or medieval houses, mastering these styles expands your building skills and helps you see new uses for all your LEGO pieces!
… ContinueYOU ARE THE INVENTOR…ADD MOVEMENT AND FUNCTIONALITY TO YOUR CREATIONS!
Follow in the footsteps of the great inventor Leonardo da Vinci!
Build a model of one of his most famous inventions,
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