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The LEGO Group Named TIME 100 Most Influential Companies

April 27, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

TIME has released their first ever TIME 100 Most Influential Companies and The LEGO Group was one of the companies recognized for the honor. In the Innovators category, LEGO was named the most influential in fostering creativity. During the COVID-19 lockdowns, LEGO pushed forward with the Rebuild the World campaign to encourage kids and families to unlock their creativity by building.

During worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns, Lego creations have stacked up in homes with children. The company reported a 21% jump in sales, resulting from the immediate demand for in-home entertainment and the company’s pre-pandemic push to boost online sales globally. While its flagship product remains the classic brick, the 88-year-old family-owned company is evolving to recognize the diverse needs of young consumers with new offerings like Lego Braille Bricks and pandemic-inspired online content and hybrid learning resources. As families continue to hunker down, Lego love appears to be growing. “I have never gotten so many letters … [about] how important Lego play has been,” CEO Niels B. Christiansen tells TIME.

LEGO VIDIYO Summer 2021 Prototype and Development Images

April 27, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

This morning, LEGO announced the new summer 2021 wave of LEGO VIDIYO sets and in the press kit, they also provided some prototype and development images of the sets and the minifigures. There’s no text that goes along with the images but you can make out which prototypes go with the final product and how much changed in between. My favorite one is probably the Punk Pirate Ship.

LEGO VIDIYO Summer 2021 Sets Officially Announced

April 27, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO has officially announced a new wave of LEGO VIDIYO sets that will be available starting this summer. There will be more traditional set builds with the new Stage Models. In addition, there will also be a couple more BeatBoxes along with another series of Bandmates. The newly introduced BeatBoxes, and Stage Models will be available from June 1st globally except the United States, where they will be available from August 1st. The new Bandmates will be available from October 1st globally.

New Beats from The LEGO Group and Universal Music Group as they add to the LEGO® VIDIYO™ line-up

Unlock countless creative possibilities with new Stage Models, BeatBoxes and a range of Bandmates

Billund, April 27th, 2021: Today, the LEGO Group and Universal Music Group (UMG) unveiled eight exciting new products for LEGO® VIDIYO™, including two BeatBoxes, twelve Bandmates, and five unique Stage Models. These new products bring even more play to the LEGO VIDIYO world, by increasing variety with new musical genres, special effects, and stage settings to serve as new fun backgrounds for their music videos.

Launched in January 2021, LEGO® VIDIYO™ is a playful music video maker experience designed to help children unleash their creativity. A brand-new AR enabled play theme that allows children to dream big by directing, producing and sharing their own music videos, using tracks from UMG’s unrivalled artists across the globe.

Adding to the excitement of today’s announcement are five stage models that accompany various BeatBox genres: a Candy Castle Stage, Robo HipHop Car, K-Pawp Concert, Punk Pirate

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LEGO May 2021 Store Calendar Promotions & Events

April 26, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The May 2021 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can see some of the promotions and events that will be happening during the month. We’ve already seen a lot of the promos already for the LEGO Star Wars May the 4th event and pretty much a majority of the promos are tied to that event. Other than that, the rest of the month is pretty bland.

April 26 – May 9: Free LEGO DOTS Mini Frame (30556) with purchases of $35 or more, while supplies last.
May 1-5: Free Tatooine Homestead (40451) online and in-store with LEGO Star Wars purchases of $85 or more, while supplies last.
May 1-5: Double VIP points on all LEGO Star Wars products.
May 1-5: Free Imperial Shuttle with LEGO Star Wars purchases over $40, in-store only while supplies last.
May 1-21: VIP Sweepstakes: “Dutch” Vander minifigure and print.

LEGO BrickHeadz Minions Belle Bottom, Kevin and Bob (40421) Review

April 26, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

In my other review of the new LEGO BrickHeadz Minions: The Rise of Gru sets, I have Belle Bottom, Kevin, and Bob (40421). The set has 309 pieces and also retails for $19.99.

Belle Bottom seems to be the main antagonist in the movie. Not much is known about her but she does have on a disco style outfit. The main color scheme is magenta for the fur on the cape and at the bottom and purple for the rest of the body. There’s also a printed 1z2 brick for the chain that goes around the waist. Her afro hair is one of the more complex looking heads ever for the BrickHeadz line. It’s a little hard to see but she also wears some earrings.

Kevin is one of the more taller minions. The outfit is the one also found in the Minions Kung Fu Battle (75550). The top half of the body is pretty much yellow with some black for the googles. The eyes use the 2×2 printed round tiles that have the BrickHeadz style. He is in an orange kung fu outfit that has a printed tile on the front. The hands also have printed 1×1 tiles of a stripe for the sleeves. I assume this is slightly copying Bruce Lee’s yellow jumpsuit from Game of Death. He has a pair of nunchucks for his accessory.

Bob is the smallest minion out of all the BrickHeadz and he also wears the orange jumpsuit. Like Kevin, there’s also a printed tile on the … Continue

LEGO BrickHeadz Minions Gru, Stuart, and Otto (40420) Review

April 26, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Now available are a couple of new LEGO BrickHeadz sets based on the Minions: The Rise of Gru movie. The first set I want to take a look at is Gru, Stuart, and Otto (40420). The set has 244 pieces and retails for $19.99.

The Gru in this set is a younger version of the character where he wears a dark blue jacket with a gray scarf. The inside of him has a lot of Modified 1 x 2 x 1 2/3 with studs on the side to allow detailing on all four sides. Gru’s head is actually quite detailed for being a BrickHeadz. The hairstyle is the side slicked one and it even has the cowlick on the back. The face is bland but it does have his recognizable pointy nose which is designated by a cheese slope.

Stuart is a minion with an elongated body. He only has one eye and it is printed on a 2×2 round tile. The look of it is in the BrickHeadz style of eyes which is cool since it keeps it consistent with the rest of the line. There’s also a printed 1×3 tile for the pocket on the overall.

Otto seems to be a new minion and he has a more rounder body. Built similarly to Stuart, Otto has two printed eyes with the goggles going around the head. He also has a printed 1×4 tile for the overall pocket in the front. Otto also has an accessory which is the zodiac stone that Gru stole … Continue

LEGO Ideas Stadium Tour Achieves 10,000 Supporters

April 26, 2021 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The Stadium Tour by Airbricks is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. Made out of 1,493 pieces, the build is based on a rock concert scene with 6 members of the band, 2 guitarists, 1 bassist, 1 keyboardist, 1 drummer, and 1 singer. It only took this project about a week to reach the 10k goal.

The project now joins The Shire, the Hobbithole of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, Among Us: The Skeld Detailed Map, The Office, Castle of Lord Afol and the Black Knights, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, The House of Chocolate, The Simpsons – The Krusty Burger, Asterix and Obelix, 4½-Litre 1927-31 Bentley ‘Blower’, Scania Next Generation S730, The Karate Kid “Wax On, Wax Off”, Hyrule Castle (The Legend of Zelda), Metroid: Samus Aran’s Gunship, NASA’s SLS & Artemis, Lego Bookends, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Paradise, Claus Toys, Baba Yaga, The Castle of Brickwood Forest, A Nice Day at the Farm, The Forth Bridge, The Sewing Workshop, The King’s Castle, The Nightmare Before Christmas – Halloween Town, Train Bookends, The Polar Express, The Trulli of Alberobello, Jazz Quartet, My LEGO Totoro (Feat. Cat Bus), A Map of Middle Earth, Marine Life, Via Rail Canada – The Canadian, Steampunk Airship, SpaceX Starship and Super Heavy (BFR), Ancient Greek Temple, Succulent Garden, The … Continue