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The LEGO The Hobbit Barrel Escape (79004) is the second Special The Hobbit Trilogy Preview Set with the other being the Escape From Mirkwood Spiders (79001) set. This means that this particular scene will take place in the second movie, The Desolation of Smaug. This set contains 334 pieces and retails for $39.99. That comes out to $0.14/piece. The box contains two numbered bags and one instruction booklet. This set is a LEGO store, Shop@Home, and a Toys R Us exclusive.
Day 1 to Christmas begins today. We will be opening the LEGO Star Wars 2012 Advent Calendar (9509) each day until Christmas and we’ll we what we get each day.
It is December and it’s time to review the new LEGO Star Wars 2012 Advent Calendar (9509). The set contains 234 pieces and retails for $49.99. Shop@Home currently, as of this writing, has it on sale for $24.98. The calendar features 14 models and 10 minifigures, including the exclusive Santa Darth Maul minifigure. Everyday, we’ll be opening up one window to see what goodies we get inside.
The new LEGO City 2013 sets are are now for sale at LEGO stores, Shop@Home, and other major retail stores. The Brick Fan is teaming up with Your Creative Friends to bring you reviews of LEGO sets from many different themes starting with LEGO City. Be sure to subscribe to their channel as well as our email subscription to the right for the latest reviews of the 2013 sets.
Today, we bring you the LEGO City Helicopter Arrest (60009). The set contains 352 pieces and retails for $49.99, which comes to about $0.14/piece. The set includes 5 minifigures: 2 burglars, 1 Elite Police pilot and 2 Elite Police officers. Check out Your Creative Friends’ video below for more details and the play features of the set.
LEGO City Helicopter Arrest (60009)
The new LEGO Galaxy Squad sets are now available in stores and the LEGO Galaxy Squad Space Swarmer (70700) set is the first set in the inital wave. The set contains 86 pieces and retails for $11.99 about $0.14/piece. The set contains two minifigures: the Alien Beetle and the Galaxy Squad’s Robot.
The Alien Beetle has a green exoskeleton printing on both the torso and the legs. It’s head is one big piece with four large black eyes. It’s accessory is a gray sonic gun with a pink stud in the front.
The Robot is on the blue squad and has some nice printing on both sides of the torso. The headpiece is shaped very well for a robot. It has a brick-built blaster with scope as well as a jet pack for accessories.
The main part of the set is the Space Swarmer. It looks similar to a large beetle. The majority colors of the Swarmer is bright green and red. The cockpit opens up to sit the Alien Beetle inside. The wings are able to flap much like a beetle’s. The main function is that it has a grabbing action to capture the Robot.
Check out Your Creative Friends’s video for more details of the Space Swarmer.
LEGO Galaxy Squad Space Swarmer (70700) – $11.99
The new LEGO Technic sets are now available at LEGO and LEGO Shop@Home. All orders over $99 until December 18, 2012 will have FREE shipping.
LEGO Technic Hovercraft (42002) – $19.99
Race across land and sea in the ultra-realistic LEGO® Technic Hovercraft!
Race over land, water, mud and ice in the all-new Hovercraft! No terrain is too hostile for this highly realistic LEGO® Technic model, featuring such authentic details as a cool racing design, spinning rotor blades and an engine with real moving pistons! Build action-packed racing at its very best! This 2-in-1 model is ready to take on any outdoor adventure. Rebuilds into a super agile Plane with a spinning rotor and working piston engine.
•Features cool racing design, spinning rotor blades and moving engine pistons
•Race your friends!
•Spin the rotor!
•See the pistons move!
•2-in-1 model: Rebuilds into a Plane with a spinning rotor and working piston engine
•Measures over 3″ (9cm) high, 7″ (18cm) long and 3″ (8cm) wide
•Plane measures over 3″ (8cm) high, 10″ (26cm) long and 8″ (22cm) wide
LEGO Technic Mini Backhoe Loader (42004) – $24.99
… ContinueDig into LEGO® Technic building with the Mini Backhoe Loader!
Make any job easier with the iconic Mini Backhoe Loader! This 2-in-1 LEGO® Technic model features loads of realistic details, like raising/lowering front arm and tipping front bucket, articulated steering raising/lowering/turning backhoe. Construct and create with the 2-in-1 Mini Backhoe Loader that’s modeled after the real thing! Rebuilds into a tough Telehandler with working steering, raising boom and a tipping shovel.
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All of the new LEGO Galaxy Squad set are now available at LEGO and LEGO Shop@Home. There is still FREE shipping for orders over $99 so now is a great time to get them especially when Christmas is less than a month away.
LEGO Galaxy Squad Space Swarmer (70700) – $11.99
Zap the alien buggoid before he nabs the Galaxy Squad’s robot!
The evil alien buggoid is buzzing around in his Space Swarmer. Don’t let him capture the Galaxy Squad robot sidekick with the ship’s grabber mouth! Help him to blast away from the buggoid’s sonic gun with his jet pack! Get to safety, then aim and fire the blasters to stop that swarming space critter! Includes 2 minifigures with weapons: alien buggoid and robot sidekick with a jet pack.
Includes 2 minifigures with assorted weapons: alien buggoid and robot sidekick
Features grabber mouth, opening cockpit, moving wings and poseable legs
Also includes jet pack, alien sonic gun and a blaster
Dodge the Space Swarmer’s grabber mouth!
Blast that bug!
Dodge the beams of the alien sonic gun!
Measures over 1″ (4cm) high, 5″ (14cm) long and 3″ (10cm) wide
LEGO Galaxy Squad Swarm interceptor (70701) – $19.99
… ContinueSwat the alien flyer with the split-function Swarm Interceptor!
An armed and dangerous alien mosquitoid is speeding this way on a space flyer! Stop that creepy crawler with blue team leader Solomon Blaze and the split function Swarm Interceptor! When the action gets too hot for one Galaxy Squad ship, split the Swarm Interceptor into 2 fierce fighting
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