Next up on my reviews of the LEGO Ninjago Legacy sets is the Overlord Dragon (71742) which is from Season 2 of LEGO Ninjago. It has 372 pieces and retails for $29.99. The set is based on Episode 26: Rise of the Spinjitzu Master.
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For those who weren’t able to get the LEGO Harry Potter The Monster Book of Monsters (30628) from Barnes & Noble last month as part of a GWP or earlier this month by itself, you may have another chance on the LEGO Shop. There is now a product listing for the set which states it is a free item. If I were to guess, it’ll most likely be a promo item some time in January. We’re not sure of the exact date it will launch or the price threshold as the LEGO Store Calendar hasn’t been published yet but we’ll let you know once we have some info.
A few weeks ago, we reported that the LEGO Batman 1989 Batmobile (76139) was given new parts for the cockpit roof and LEGO has given an explanation why they changed it. The reasoning is as obvious as you think which is the 6×6 tile has a matte finish to it along with an injection point in the middle. Since there is now a the new 2×6 tile, LEGO decided to update the Batmobile with the new parts, three of them to be exact. LEGO suggests to hold off on requesting the new parts until February or March but I’ve already suggested contacting customer service about it which many of you have already done. The Batmobile is still out of stock on the LEGO Shop but it is available on Amazon with shipping still arriving before Christmas.
As everyone has speculated, the change was done due to the creation of the new 2×6 tile. The 6×6 tile has a non polished surface and with the creation of this new 2×6 tile element the project team decided to update the current model to make this iconic car look even greater 🙂
If you would like the new roof I would recommend holding off requesting until February or March. This request is done with understanding that many kids lose parts or having missing parts from their Christmas presents.
You can report the elements “missing” on LEGO.com, hopefully in a few months :), and the parts will be on their way.
Each year LEGO gives their employees a limited edition set as a Christmas gift and for 2020, LEGO celebrates the 40th anniversary of the LEGO Education theme with this set. As a LEGO Ambassador, we were also given this gift as a present as well. There’s no official set name but the included pamphlet titles it Celebrating 40 Years of Hands-On Learning (4002020) so that’s what we’re calling it.
The back of the box talks about the LEGO gearwheel which also celebrates its 50th year since it was introduced and it is mainly featured in this set.
It’s been 40 years since LEGO Education was established and 50 years since the introduction of the first universal LEGO gearwheel. We mark this double anniversary with this special LEGO Education-inspired model, full of festive magic. Enjoy.
The 919 piece model features a couple of elves working in their workshop getting some presents ready. When you turn the wheel on the right side, pretty much everything goes into motion including the Christmas tree spinning, the elves moving, and the conveyor belt rotates to reveal presents on the line.
As a collector, I usually keep these sets sealed but there are plenty of reviews of it online that you can check out. The set has been sold online on the secondary market for a while now but we held off on sharing it so that LEGO employees can be surprised for their gift. Thank you to the LEGO Engagement Team for their work and generosity this year!
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One of the more LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2021 sets that I’m really excited for is the Attack on the Spider Lair (76175). It has 466 pieces and retails for $69.99 but it won’t be out here in the US until March 1. One of the more interesting things about the set is that it includes a number of Spider-Men from the Spider-Verse including regular Spider-Man, Peter Parker, Iron Spider, and Ultimate Spider-Man, aka Big Time Spider-Man.
If you look really close, there’s also some Easter Eggs in the set at the monitors where it is showing the Bombastic Bag-Man Suit on the left monitor where Peter Parker uses a spare Fantastic Four costume. The right monitor shows someone playing a Spider-Man game, possibly the one from Insomniac on the PlayStation 4. The PS4-style controller nearby could be a clue.
Could LEGO have something in the works with Sony or is this just something the designers threw in while using some creative liberties. The Bombastic Bag-Man suit is also a big thing considering we don’t have any official Fantastic Four characters as LEGO minifigures. This could mean that we may get them in the future considering that the team is back with Marvel after Disney bought out 20th Century Fox. Of course this is just speculation but this is a very interesting teaser that fans may have missed.
The GMC – Blue Chip 100 [1957] by Ing-Manuel is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build consists of a pair of pickup trucks made by General Motors in the Stepside and Fleetside versions. Each truck has about 1,150 pieces and they both have realistic features including a 347 V8 engine with transmission and exhaust pipes along with opening doors and hoods.
The project now joins the Boeing 737 Passenger Plane, Colosseum (Architecture Style), Gravity Falls: The Mystery Shack, Brick Town Police Station, , Red Dwarf Starbug, Avatar: The Last Airbender – YIP YIP!, Classic Castle, Open MRI, Motorized Lighthouse, Avatar: The Illuminated World of Pandora, Spirited Away, Jumanji of 1995, Auto Union Type C Racecar, Automated Garbage Truck, The Car Wash, Wallace & Gromit, Among Us: The Skeld, Roman Warship, and The Addams Family Mystery Mansion as the ones that have reached the Third 2020 Review Stage.
Amazon Canada has now put up the upcoming LEGO Lunar New Year 2021 sets for pre-order. The listings for both the Story of Nian (80106) and the Spring Lantern Festival (80107) are now live and they will be released on January 10. The sets retail for $109.99 CDN and $159.99 CDN, respectively. Again, this is only for Canada.
