When the new LEGO Creator Expert Palace Cinema (10232) was announced last month, a lot of people were excited for the next modular set. It is currently available on Shop@Home for VIP members and will be available next month for everyone. The cinema contains 2196 pieces and retails for $149.99. That comes out to a nice $0.07/piece. YourCreativeFriends has done an extensive review on the set and gave their opinion on how the set turned out.
spieletest.at has released a video today showing a couple of the new LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes Man of Steel sets. The video features Superman: Battle of Smallville (76003) and Superman: Black Zero Escape (76009).
The Superman: Battle of Smallville set will feature five minifigures: Superman, Colonel Hardy, General Zod, Faora, and Tor-An. The set will include a tan military jeep that Hardy drives and a spacecraft that will sit Zod and his minions. The set contains 418 pieces and will retail for $49.99.
The Superman: Black Zero Escape set has three minifigures: Superman, General Zod, and Lois Lane. This set will include some sort of pod and as well as a chamber. It contains 168 pieces and will go for $19.99.
The video also gives a closeup of the minifigures from the 2013 Super Heroes sets from DC Universe as well as Marvel.
At LEGO World in Copenhagen, LEGO has officially announced the next LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collectors Set, the Red Five X-wing Starfighter (10240). A few days ago, Kevin Hinkle did mention that a new exclusive set will be revealed outside the US and today, we now know what that set will be. The X-wing will contain 1558 pieces and will retail for $199.99. It will be released in May 2013. This is the second incarnation of the X-wing with the first one being released back in 2000 (7191). Like the previous model, this X-wing will also include a R2-D2 minifigure which we probably have about 3 or 4 of already.
With the release of this X-wing, I feel that the phrase “Ultimate Collectors” is diminished because in my opinion, sets shouldn’t be remakes of previous models but something new that haven’t been released before. On the other side of the coin, it’s nice for newer collectors who didn’t get a chance to get it the first time around. With that said, I’ll probably be picking it up since I got back from my “Dark Ages” a little late.
Below are the details of the UCS Red Five X-wing Starfighter:
10240 – Red Five X-wing Starfighter™
Ages 16+. 1,558 pieces.
Build the ultimate LEGO® Star Wars™ X-wing Starfighter!
US $199.99 CA $249.99 DE 199.99€ UK 169.99 £ DK 1699.00 DKK
Build the ultimate LEGO® Star Wars™ X-wing Starfighter!
Collect and create the most highly detailed LEGO® Star Wars™ X-wing Starfighter ever produced… ever. This iconic
If you will be going to LEGOLAND California on March 7th, then you’ll have something new to see. The park will be opening a new 12-minute Legends of Chima animated 4-D film at the LEGO Show Place Theater for Pass Members. You can get your passes here.
PASS MEMBER PREVIEW
LEGO® Legends of Chima™ 4D Movie Xperience
March 7th
Join us for an exclusive Pass Member Preview of the ALL-NEW LEGO® Legends of Chima™ 4D Movie Xperience before the general public on March 7th! Check out the trailer at http://youtu.be/8EmBt226SrQ.
Showing throughout the day at the LEGO Show Place Theater, Pass Members will participate in a wild chase through Chima with the young animals and will become entwined in a battle for CHI between Laval the Lion Prince and Cragger the Crocodile Prince. The new 4D Movie Xperience opens to the public on March 8th, so join us a day early for an Xperience you’ll never forget!
Pass Members will need to present their valid Membership ID card at the LEGO Show Place Theater to gain entrance to the 4D Movie Xperience. Expired Membership ID cards will not be accepted and non-members will not be allowed entry.
The LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out DVD is now available for pre-order on Amazon for $7.48 which is 50% off the list price. As a bonus for purchasing the animated film, you also get the Darth Vader wearing a medal minifigure. The 22-minute DVD is set to be released on March 26.
LEGO has updated their list of “Retiring Soon” sets on Shop@Home. What’s interesting is the Legend of Chima Speedorz sets are the first in the theme to go away because they just came out late 2012/early 2013. We already know that there will be another wave of Chima sets this summer but it seems a little fast to retire these so early. If you’ve been holding off getting them, I’d suggest picking them up as soon as possible.
Just wanted to clarify that there is no mistake on the Friends and Chima items. The Friends Pets and Chima Speedorz are set to refresh on much shorter timelines than most sets.
I’m not sure how I missed this but last month Nintendo announced there will be a limited edition of LEGO City Undercover for the Wii U which will include the Chase McCain minifigure. This bundle will be a European exclusive and is set to be released on March 28. If you were in the US, you had a chance to get the minifigure last year when Target stores were selling it with preorders of the game. There’s no word yet on how much the bundle will cost.
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DVD is now available for pre-order on Amazon for $7.48 which is 50% off the list price. As a bonus for purchasing the animated film, you also get the Darth Vader wearing a medal minifigure. The 22-minute DVD is set to be released on March 26.
