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LEGO Accused of Being Racist and Responds

January 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

This news has made the rounds on the internet that The LEGO Group has been accused of being racist by the Turkish Cultural Community of Austria. They claim that the Jabba’s Palace set from the Star Wars line is similar to the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul and demands an apology because it offends the Muslim community. This all started because a Turkish man was offended after the set was purchased for his son by another family member. The Turkish Cultural Community also claim the scene to be “racial prejudice and vulgar insinuations against Asians and Orientals as people with deceitful and criminal personalities” and the minfigures “resemble ‘terrorists, criminals and murderers.'”

Honestly, this is about as funny as a screen door on a submarine. I’m from Asian descent and have absolutely no issues with the set at all. I actually like how the set looks overall and gave it high praise in my review. Obviously, the accusers haven’t seen any of the Star Wars movies to see what’s going on or what the set mirrored after.

LEGO has responded with a statement that the set is solely based on Jabba’s Palace from Episode VI and no reference to any real buildings, including the Hagia Sophia. See LEGO’s official response below:

All LEGO Star Wars products are based on the movies of the Star Wars saga created by Lucasfilm. Jabba’s Palace appears in Star Wars Episode VI and appears in a famous scene on the planet Tatooine. The building is the palace of Jabba – a

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LEGO Lord of the Rings The Battle of Helms Deep (50011) Board Game Image

January 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Flickr user, Ultron32, has posted the box art for the new LEGO Lord of the Rings The Battle of Helms Deep (50011) Board Game. The set will contain 338 pieces and have a lot of microfigures. From what we can see from the cut-off description, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, King Theoden?, Eowyn, Haldir, Uruk-hai archer, 11 Uruk-hai swordsmen will be some of the microfigs included in the set. The game will be available August 2013.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 10 Images & Series 11 Info

January 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Images of the new LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 10 may have been leaked on Idle Hands. As we reported last November, there are images of pieces that were pulled from Brickset’s database. Some nifty users on Eurobricks combined similar pieces to create what looks to be a complete minifigure. On Idle Hands’ image, you can clearly see the poster for Series 10 which are accurate to what we saw on Eurobricks. To sweeten the pot, there is also a list of Series 11 minifigures. There’s no confirmation of these yet but Idle states that Action Figure Insider is “99.9%” sure that this is the list for both series.

Sea Captain
Sad Clown
Librarian
Grandpa
Bumblebee Girl
Roman Commander
Warrior Woman
Decorator
Tomahawk Warrior
Trendsetter
Baseball Fielder
Revolution Soldier
Motorcycle Mechanic
Medusa
Skydiver
Paintball Player

Series 11

Yeti
Evil Mech
Welder
Lady Robot
Jazz Musician
Constable
Holiday Elf
Bavarian Lady
Scarecrow
Mountain Climber
Grandma
Tiki Warrior
Gingerbread Man
Barbarian
Dinner Waitress
Scientist

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 10 News

January 24, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you’ve been wanting to get your hands on the golden minifigures from Series 10, it looks like your chances are now harder. Announced at the London Toy Fair, these minifigures will be inserted into random packs. Flickr user, Ultron32’s image, we now know there will only be 5000 of these exclusive minifigures which means they will be going for a very high sum on the secondary market. It image also states these next waves will be somewhat connected to various themes throughout the year. That statement probably means that there will be a Series 12 in line as well. We’ll just have to wait and see how these new golden minifigs will impact the market. Will you be trying to pick up one of these minifigures?

LEGO Minifigures have returned with all new collectable characters to inspire and create new play scenarios! LEGO Minifigures are a high frequency LEGO icon with a low price point as a key driver for collectability.

In Series 10, the Golden Minifigure will be revealed. In addition to the 16 unique characters, we will sprinkle 5,000 special Golden Minifigures throughout the World! Each Gold Minifigure will include a unique code that kids can log on to LEGO.com and track where and how many Golden minifigures have neen found!

Three new waves with multiple theme offerings which will allow LEGO minifigures to interact with other themes all year long.

**Via Brick Fanatics**

LEGO Legends of Chima Ring of Fire (70100) Review

January 23, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Legends of Chima Speedorz FireRing (70100)

YourCreativeFriends is back with another review of the LEGO Legends of Chima sets with the Ring of Fire (70100). This set contains 83 pieces and retails for $14.99, a paltry $0.18/piece. It comes with one instruction booklet, 5 game cards, and the Razar minifigure. Take a look at the video below for more information about the Ring of Fire set.

Legends of Chima Ring of Fire (70100)

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New LEGO City: Undercover Wii U Trailer

January 23, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Nintendo has released a new trailer for the highly anticipated LEGO City: Undercover video game for the Wii U. In this trailer it shows Chase McCain in various disguises for different missions. There’s also some cool things including a Super Chicken Glide and hiding around in a box like Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series. The main feature of the game is that it’s a sandbox style game where you can do pretty much anything, aka Grand Theft Auto. LEGO City: Undercover is expected to be released on March 18, 2013.

LEGO Lord of the Rings Pirate Ship Ambush (79008) First Look

January 23, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Flickr user, motayan, has posted images of the new LEGO Lord of the Rings Pirate Ship Ambush (79008). The ship measures 23.5 inches (39.7 cm) long and 14 inches (35.5 cm) high. As revealed at the London Toy Fair yesterday, there will be 9 minifigures: Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, King of the Dead, 2 Soldier of the Dead, Pirate of Umbar, 2 Mordor Orcs. The set will retail for £89.99 which is around $140.