There is only a few days left to get your orders in for the LEGO Icons Blacktron Cruiser (40580) on the LEGO Shop. The promotion ends on January 14 and it looks like there’s still stock left around the world. You can get it with purchases of $190 or more and you can double up with the LEGO Lunar New Year VIP Add-On Pack (40605) as well.
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Stargate SG1: Embarkation Room by Starbrick_SG1 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build features the iconic Gate Room fully detailed and proposes 11 minifigures.
The Crown – A Piece of History by Piraten is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The 2,000 piece build is based on Christian V of Denmark’s coronation crown.
It looks like there are new pre-orders up for the new LEGO Botanical Collection 2023 sets which include the Wildflower Bouquet (10313) and the Dried Flower Centerpiece (10314). Both sets are scheduled to be released on February 1 with the wildflowers costing $59.99 and the dried flowers coming in at $49.99.
The promotions still going on include the LEGO Icons Blacktron Cruiser (40580) with a $190 purchase and the LEGO Lunar New Year VIP Add-On Pack (40605) with a $50 purchase.
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Last September, LEGO launched the LEGO Ideas Test Lab Challenge which was invite only and the participants had to build something digitally in collaboration with Pick a Brick. The results are now in and there will be nine small designs that will be available for purchase on the LEGO Shop soon. As you can see below, there’s a wide variety of builds but the one that sticks out to me the most is the skull. Depending on the price, will you be purchasing any of the sets?
Cyber Explorers by Beto_Builds
Plant Your Garden by Mind The Brick
Market Stall – Fit For Any City by Boom Brickz
Double-Sided Billboard or Frame by MiniBricks74279
LEGO and Fingersoft Games has announced a new single-player game called LEGO Hill Climb Adventures. If you’re not familiar with Hill Climb Adventures, it’s a physics based driving game to try to get the vehicle to the goal. The description states there are multiple LEGO vehicles to use in game and pretty much the whole game has be. The game is now in Open Beta in select regions.
Set off on a grand adventure as you brave the hills of LEGO® Hill Climb Adventures, a single-player exploration game combining the vast, unique worlds of LEGO and Hill Climb Racing!
Select from a variety of Hill Climb Racing and LEGO vehicles and climb the classic Climb Canyon hills! Using the familiar, fun gameplay of Hill Climb Racing, this brand-new game adds twists and extra depth to the beloved gameplay formula with the addition of exploration, adventures and stories for you to discover!
LEGO has released a statement regarding the new LEGO Star Wars 501st Clone Troopers Battle Pack (75345). The main issue here is that the box image shows the helmet on the Clone Trooper doesn’t show what the final element and the positioning of the range finder. The box art shows it connected lower than the actual piece provided.
LEGO Star Wars Creative Lead Jens Kronvold Frederiksen states,
“Creating new sets involves a number of different teams working together in parallel, and unfortunately in this case the printed box art for 75345 features a computer render of a Phase 2 Clone Trooper helmet that doesn’t reflect the final finished physical element and positioning of the range finder on the figure.
In the final design of the physical helmet element, the visor dictates where holes for extra attachments need to be placed for them to sit. This is slightly higher than the position where the range finder is on the render found on the 75345 box.”