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LEGO The Hobbit SDCC 2013 Exclusive Micro Scale Bag End Review

July 25, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

At the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, LEGO announced one of the two exclusive sets they would be selling is The Hobbit Micro Scale Bag End. To get the set, you had to stand in line to get a ticket to purchase the set. I was lucky enough to get one of the last sets they had on the first day. The set consists of 130 pieces and retails for $40 which is a whopping $0.31/piece but that is expected since these are exclusive sets that you can only get at conventions. This set is number 785 of 1000. This year LEGO has decided to go with a small box instead of a tin can like last year’s exclusive. Inside the box, there is one unnumbered bag and one instruction booklet.

LEGO The Hobbit SDCC 2013 Exclusive Micro Scale Bag End

The Brick Fan on Beyond the Brick Podcast Episode 77

July 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today, I had the honor to be on the Beyond the Brick podcast to talk about my experience during the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. We talked about many different topics that was LEGO related during the four days I was there from the exclusive sets that were sold to the minifigures that were given away. Be sure to subscribe to Beyond the Brick for LEGO builder interviews and LEGO news. Thanks again Joshua and Matthew for having me on.

Warner Bros. The LEGO Movie Panel at San Diego Comic Con 2013

July 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog has posted the Warner Bros. The LEGO Movie panel from Day 3 at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con. The video shows most of the panel minus the footage parts which you’re not allowed to film. Here it was also announced that Channing Tatum will be voicing Superman, Jonah Hill will be doing the voice for the Green Lantern, and Cobie Smulders will do the voice for Wonder Woman. They will be joining the cast of Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Nick Offerman and Charlie Day who are also doing various voices in the movie. The panel also mentioned that there will be scenes included that are made from short films by fans which we reported back in May.

LEGO Stop-Motion The Wolverine Trailer

July 23, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Back in March, we featured Antonio Toscano and his stop-motion video of the Star Trek Into Darkness trailer. Today, his brother, Andrea, messaged me and told me that he had released a new stop-motion LEGO trailer, The Wolverine. Like his other trailers, it is very accurate and to the minute of the original trailer. I’m still amazed on the amount of time and dedication it takes to make a stop-motion video. Check out more of his work on his YouTube channel.

Upcoming LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future Set Submissions

July 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

During the first day of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, I got to meet up with Masashi Togami of Team BTTF and we had a nice conversation about many things including some of his upcoming projects on LEGO CUUSOO. Masashi currently has four projects on CUUSOO at the moment including:

Before I met Masashi, I was roaming around the exhibit hall at SDCC and I got an email from him telling me that he’s been hard at work planning and putting together some new sets that he will be unveiling on LEGO CUUSOO in the upcoming months. From August to November, the team will be publishing more Back to the Future based sets to hopefully one day have them made into future LEGO sets as well. Below are the tentative set names as well as a preliminary picture of the new sets.

August 2013: “Doc’s Big Truck with radiation suits on Marty and Doc”
September 2013: “Marty’s Toyota Pick Uup”
October 2013: “Locomotive 131”
November 2013: “Griff’s Future Vehicle”

LEGO San Diego Comic Con 2013 Survey

July 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you attended the 2013 San Diego Comic Con and went to the LEGO booth any time during the four days it was open to the public, you were probably handed a card which sends you to a survey to voice your opinions on how well the booth was ran. The survey will be used to gauge attendees’ overall experience and to make next year’s Comic Con experience better. I did fill out the survey and voiced my concerns about the whole exclusive minifigure fiasco the first day of the convention. The link is below if you’re interested.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lego_sdcc2013

LEGO Mixels Official Press Release

July 22, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

During the final day of the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, LEGO introduced a new IP to their vast line of products. In conjunction with Cartoon Network, LEGO revealed a new line called LEGO Mixels. The line will consist of three waves of low-priced mini sets that will go along with an animated series on Cartoon Network starting in Spring 2014. Mixels were created by designers from different parts of the world that involves small creatures with various appearances from elemental surroundings as we can see in the pictures. Along with the building sets and animated TV series, there will also be a virtual mobile game that is on multi-formats and multi-platforms where people can can join anywhere, anytime. The official site for Mixels can be seen here. Below is the official press release from Cartoon Network.

ATLANTA, July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Cartoon Network and The LEGO Group announced today that they will jointly produce an unprecedented new global entertainment franchise. Launching in 2014, Mixels is the next franchise in integrated family entertainment from two of the world’s leading experts in youth engagement. The new venture will feature animated content (primarily shorts), a rich digital gaming experience, a collectible building toy concept and more.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130722/CL50827LOGO)

Animated content will air on Cartoon Network and on www.cartoonnetwork.com, featuring the colorful Mixels creatures that can mix and combine with one another in creative and unpredictable storylines. A collectible portfolio of low-priced mini building sets will launch in three waves in 2014 and an

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