In my last review of the spring wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets, we check out the Triwizard Tournament: The Black Lake (76420). It has 349 pieces and retails for $44.99.
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LEGO has kicked off a new building contest over on LEGO Ideas to celebrate Singles’ Day and the winning build will become an official LEGO Ideas gift with purchase set. The build can feature anything that single people do and it should be between 150-250 pieces. The Fan Vote grand prize winner will have their set turned into a future GWP and also get the following:
• 21335 Motorized Lighthouse
• 21337 Table Football
• 21338 A Frame Cabin
• 21340 Tales of The Space Age
The deadline to enter the contest is June 27.
The Western River Steamboat by CTDpower is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The boat is about 30″ long and 7.5″ wide and can separate into four parts for easy access. It is also minifigure scale.
The project joins “Big Boy” Locomotive, Retro Arcade, Spartan Helmet of Leonidas, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider, The Muppet Show, Red Bull Racing F1 Team RB18 1:12, and Scooby Doo Mystery Machine as the ones to reach the Second 2023 Review Stage.
Although we’ve seen a glimpse of it already, LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO Technic NASA Mars Rover Perseverance (42158). Releasing on June 1, the set has 1,132 pieces and retails for $99.99. The set makes use of the LEGO Technic AR Augmented Reality app to enhance the building experience.
Update: The Rover is now on the LEGO Shop and it looks like North America will be getting it in August while the UK and Europe will get it next month.
… ContinueBuilding The Engineers Of Tomorrow: Space Themed LEGO® Technic™ Set Will Encourage Fans to Shoot For The Stars
• LEGO® Technic™ unveils NASA Mars Rover Perseverance model with companion Ingenuity Helicopter
• STEM and space themed product to encourage children to learn more about engineering
• LEGO Technic AR Augmented Reality app gives a holistic experience both physically and digitallyBILLUND, DENMARK – May 23, 2023, 10:00 CEST: The LEGO Group has unveiled a new LEGO Technic NASA Mars Rover Perseverance (42158) model, a STEM space themed product designed to encourage children to learn more about engineering.
Just two years ago, Perseverance landed on Mars and started its epic journey to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples from the mysterious red planet. This new LEGO Technic model of the rover allows builders aged 10+ to understand the awesome feats of engineering that make this vehicle so adept to Martian exploration and learn about how the rover’s features and functions work.
The LEGO Technic model features 360° steering and a movable arm, plus fully
Continuing with my reviews of the recent LEGO Harry Potter sets, we now check out the Hogwarts: Room of Requirement (76413). It has 587 pieces and retails for $49.99.
If you’re wanting to get the new LEGO DREAMZzz sets, LEGO has put up pre-orders for a majority of them. Although they won’t ship until August, you can stack them with the current run of GWPs including the Pirate Ship Playground (40589) with a $100 purchase and the Spring Fun VIP Add-On Pack (40606) with $50 purchases. Remember to use Rakuten to earn some cash back on your purchases. Make sure to activate the extension before you complete your purchase to get credit for it.
Izzie and Bunchu the Bunny (71453) – 259 pieces/$19.99
Mateo and Z-Blob the Robot (71454) – 237pieces/$19.99
Grimkeeper the Cage Monster (71455) – 274 pieces/$37.99
Mrs. Castillo’s Turtle Van (71456) – 434 pieces/$47.99
Pegasus Flying Horse (71457) – 482 pieces/$49.99
Crocodile Car (71458) – 494 pieces/$59.99
Stable of Dream Creatures (71459) – 681 pieces/$79.99
Mr. Oz’s Spacebus (71460) – 878 pieces/$99.99
Fantastical Tree House (71461) – 1,257 pieces/$109.99
Nightmare Shark Ship (71469) – 1,389 pieces/$139.99
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On the 42nd anniversary of the release of PAC-MAN, LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade (10323). Releasing on June 1 for VIPs, the set has 2,650 pieces and will retail for $269.99.
The main features of the set include larger scale characters of PAC-MAN, Blinky, and Clyde, a light-brick for the coin slot, and a small vignette of a person playing PAC-MAN that is hidden inside the cabinet.
Here’s a video of it in use.
Chomp your way back to the 80’s with the new LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade! Ready! Build! Play! pic.twitter.com/ZlvhV5KLVc
— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 22, 2023
… ContinueTHE LEGO GROUP AND BANDAI NAMCO PARTNER TO RELEASE THE LEGO® ICONS PAC-MAN ARCADE SET
TIME TO MUNCH SOME BRICK GHOSTS WITH THE NEW LEGO ICONS PAC-MAN ARCADE SET
• New LEGO Icons PAC-MAN Arcade set is a detailed recreation of the classic 80’s arcade game
• New LEGO set is announced on the same day the original game was revealed in 1980 and includes large colourful brick versions of PAC-MAN, BLINKY and CLYDE
• Collaboration between Bandai Namco and the LEGO Group revealed that PAC-MAN’s famous yellow colour was inspired by the LEGO Group’s signature colourThe LEGO Group and Bandai Namco are celebrating the 43rd anniversary of PAC-MAN with the reveal of the new vintage LEGO® ICONS PAC-MAN Arcade set – one of the most famous and nostalgic arcade games of all time.
Originally released on May 22, 1980, by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. (previously Namco) in Japan, the PAC-MAN video
