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BrickCon 2013 is only a few weeks away and if you’re thinking of attending the event, you only have one week left to register. Registration will be closing on Wednesday, September 18th and won’t be accepting any more registrations after that date. There will also be no on-site registrations accepted during the convention either. The official theme for this year is “Pigs vs Cows”.
Today is September 11 and people around the world are doing various things to remember the lives lost during the tragic event in 2001. Our good friend Mariann Asanuma (Model Building Secrets) created the above LEGO mosaic of the iconic Raising the Flag at Ground Zero picture by photographer Thomas E. Franklin to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the event but it is still fitting for every year since it remind us that our resolve grows stronger every year.
Nathan Sawaya has also created a piece to remember the event and has created a version of Yellow featuring the famous Statue of Liberty showing her heart.
I wanted to do a special piece for the city. The Statue of Liberty is a welcoming symbol of this city and ultimately she is all about heart.
Flickr user TAMUMick has recreated a firefighter helmet with a prominent 343 in the front to represent the 343 FDNY firefighters who perished during the September 11 while protecting the citizens of New York.
If you have something created with LEGO bricks to commemorate September 11, feel free to contact us and we’ll feature your works of art as well. Never forget 9/11.
Our friends over at Brick Fanatics is starting a new feature on their site where they’ll be sharing LEGO MOC instructions from different various artists who submit their content. If you remember last year, the LEGO CUUSOO Shaun of the Dead Winchester Pub project by Greg Coquelz, aka Yatkuu, was rejected by the LEGO Jury even though it had a massive following from supporters including Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright. You’ll be glad to know that Greg has provided the instructions for you to download for free. So if you’ve been wanting to build your own Winchester Pub, well here’s your chance.
Greg has also provided instructions of the Stargate Heavy Machine Gun for free. It doesn’t stop there! There are also premium instructions that you can purchase for a very affordable price of $2 for his Stargate Bookends (see below image). These instructions are also available through Brick Fanatics.
I think this is a very interesting concept by Brick Fanatics because maybe you’ve seen a MOC that you really like and would like to recreate it. If that artist decides to submit their instructions to BF, you can probably get for a certain price or even for free. You’ll be sure that we’ll be featuring more submitted instructions as they become available.
Toys R Us stores and online is currently have a promotion going for a free LEGO City Coast Guard Seaplane Polybag (30225) with purchases of $20 or more on any LEGO sets. I managed to get one by itself since I didn’t really need to get any other sets at this time. The polybag contains 37 pieces and retails for $3.99 which comes out to about $0.11/piece.
Marvel has revealed a couple of the official LEGO Marvel variant comic book covers as well as the sketch variant covers for various issues that will be releasing in the next few weeks. Along the bottom of the covers is a banner to promote the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game that will be coming out this October. The comics featured are Infinity #3, Daredevil #31, X-Men #5, and Mighty Avengers #1 and Marvel will be slowly revealing more of the official variant comic book covers in the near future. The regular LEGO variant covers have a 1:25 distribution while the sketch cover issues will have a 1:100 distribution.
Today, I was went to my local Toys R Us store since I was in the area and found out that they have remodeled the LEGO section and they had some new polybags in stock. One of these polybags is the LEGO City Ride-On Lawn Mower (30224). The set contains 42 pieces and retails for $3.99 each.
Warner Bros. has posted the official gameplay trailer for the LEGO Friends video game for the Nintendo DS and 3DS handheld platforms. Coming off the success of the Friends sets, LEGO has brought the characters to life in the digital world created by TT Games and Hellbent Games. In the game, you will be able to customize your character with different outfits and accessories and join the girls on various adventures in Heartlake City. The game is available for preorder on Amazon
Welcome to amazing Heartlake City where summer fun awaits! Meet your new LEGO Friends and join them on exciting adventures that build friendships with the girls and allow you to express your individual style and personality as you explore the city.
Shop for the latest outfits and accessories, select the perfect hairstyle, decorate your bedroom and even pick out a pet. Choose how to spend your summer vacation; whether you’d rather attend horse riding camp, perfect a dance routine, play soccer, practice karate, or care for an animal at the rescue center, you can do these things and more as you express your creativity, and build fun memories with your five new friends!
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