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LEGO Star Wars Elite Clone Trooper & Commando Droid Battle Pack (9488) Review

February 9, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

I finally get my hands on the new 2012 LEGO Star Wars sets. The first to be reviewed is the Elite Clone Trooper & Commando Droid Battle Pack. This set was released in January/February 2012. It contains 98 pieces and retails for $12.99 which comes out to a fairly high $0.13/piece. This along with the Endor Rebel Trooper & Imperial Trooper Battle Pack (9489) are the first sets to feature two minifigures from different factions instead of four minifigs from the same faction like in previous battle packs.

LEGO Star Wars Jabba’s Palace (9516) Video Preview

February 9, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Below is a preview for Jabba’s Palace (9516) at the 2012 German Toy Fair. There are 9 minifigures included in the set: Jabba, Salacious Crumb, Bib Fortuna, Gamorrean Guard, Oola, Han Solo, Princess Leia in a Boushh outfit, Chewbacca and a B’omarr Monk.

LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (4842) Review

February 9, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

On October 1, 2010, LEGO reintroduced the Harry Potter series releasing six sets with Hogwarts Castle being the largest set. It contains 1290 pieces and retails for $129.99, a nice $0.10/piece which is amazing considering it is a licensed set. There are previous versions of the castle although I will not be comparing them as I do not own any of them. The set will feature four buildings and eleven minifigures and a lot of small details that make the set a must own.

LEGO Star Wars Imperial Shuttle (10212) Review

February 8, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Around Christmas 2011, I was looking around different sites to see if there were sales going on at that time. To my delight, there was a sale on Amazon.com for the LEGO Star Wars Imperial Shuttle. Not really wanting to spend that much on a LEGO set but it was a deal that I couldn’t pass up. The set includes 2503 pieces and retails for $259.99, which is at $0.09/piece. The bricks come in many bags, and when I say many, I mean many! The bags aren’t numbered but are organized very well. I recommend a big table to spread out the pieces when assembling because there will be at least ten different piles. There are four instruction booklets included in a polybag with a cardboard backing so the booklets wouldn’t get wrinkled. The set was released in September 2010.

LEGO Marvel Superheroes Revealed

January 31, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has released images of the Marvel Superheroes Ultrabuilds of the Avengers Captain America, Iron Man, and the Hulk. They are made similar to the Hero Factory series. I must say these are some of the coolest looking figures I’ve seen especially Iron Man. The figures are priced around the same as the DC Universe Ultrabuilds and are expected to be released sometime in 2012.

**Images courtesy of Brickipedia**

LEGO Lord of the Rings Gollum Poster

January 30, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has officially released the poster for Gollum as well as the images for the minifigs of the Lord of the Rings sets. See the descriptions of the upcoming sets being released this summer here. I can’t wait to get my hands on the precious.

LEGO Mini Modulars (10230) Available For Sale Online

January 27, 2012 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced that the Mini Modular (10230)buildings are available for sale online. The only catch is that you must be a LEGO VIP member to purchase it. The set is a smaller, scaled down version of the their original counterparts and contains 1356 pieces and retails for $79.99. The five buildings included are the Grand Emporium, Café Corner, Market Street, Green Grocer, Fire Brigade. Like the original ones, the Mini Modulars are able to be connected to each other. The completed model measures over 5″ tall, 12″ long and 2.5″ wide. Each individual building measures 2.5″ long and 2.5″ wide. Below is a video what the set looks like.