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LEGO Life Hacks Book Coming in 2021

There will be a new LEGO book coming next year from DK called LEGO Life Hacks. Inside will be more than 50 ideas that you can use LEGO bricks to assist you in everyday life from phone stands to pen holders and more. It will be available in April 2021.

Get ready to hack your life, LEGO style!

This book is bursting with more than 50 amazing ideas to streamline your life and accessorise your space. From a nifty device to tie water balloons, a speaker that amplifies your phone, and cool gadgets to blitz your boring chores, these creative ideas will inspire you to use your LEGO bricks in amazing new ways.

With easy to follow step-by-step instructions and handy hacks for further building, this book will take your builds to the next level.

LEGO Disney Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters (43179) Designer Video

The LEGO Disney Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Buildable Characters (43179) were released at the beginning of the month but LEGO has now released the designer video for the set. LEGO designer Ollie Gregory gives us a look at the adorable characters and some of the features for Mickey and Minnie along with their accessories. The set temporarily sold out after it came out but you can now do pre-orders on it again over on Shop@Home.

LEGO Art Marvel Studios Iron Man (31199) Designer Video

The new LEGO Art theme comes out in a few days and LEGO has released the designer video for the Marvel Studios Iron Man (31199) set. This set will be released on August 1 and it retails for $119.99. In the set, you can build one of three Iron Man suits which includes the MARK III, the HULKBUSTER MARK I, and the MARK LXXXV. You can also combine all three to make a large Iron Man piece. Along with the set, there is also an audio experience where you can listen to interviews and details about the set.

The other sets in the LEGO Art theme that will be coming out along with Iron Man includes Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe (31197), The Beatles (31198), Star Wars The Sith (31120). Those will be out in September.

LEGO YouTube Channel Becomes Most Popular Brand Channel

According to Buy Shares as of June 2020, the LEGO YouTube channel has become the most popular brand channel on the site with over 10.4 billion views. This is more than 4 billion more views than the next highest channel coming in at 5.84 billion. One of LEGO’s most popular videos in the past few months was the one showing how LEGO minifigures are made which has over 5 million views. They have also been running 24/7 marathons of LEGO Ninjago which you can catch any time.

LEGO Super Mario Companion App Available for Download

Although the LEGO Super Mario sets don’t officially release until the end of the week, the companion app is already available for download. The app includes instructions to build each of the LEGO Super Mario sets and you will be able to connect Mario to it to keep track of your coins.

With the LEGO® Super Mario™ companion app you can:

• Establish a connection between the app and LEGO® Mario™.
• Build your sets, easily add them to your digital collection and expand your personalized LEGO® Super Mario™ world (Remember, always begin with the Starter Course!)
• Get easy-to-use 3D building instructions for your sets. The instructions live in the app, so trees don’t get hurt.
• Check out tutorial videos packed with tips and tricks to take your skills to the next level.
• Keep track of your coins after completing a level in real life with at-a-glance results of collected coins, defeated enemies and completed obstacles.
• Put your skills to the test with an inspiring collection of fun challenges.
• Save and remember your favorite LEGO® Super Mario™ moments by saving them to your gallery and sharing your creations in a safe LEGO ecosystem.

LEGO Back To School Pack (5005969) Promotion Now Live on Shop@Home

The promotion for the LEGO Back To School Pack (5005969) is now live on LEGO Shop@Home. You can get it from now until July 29 with purchases of $50 or more, while supplies last. The pack includes almost everything a child needs for school including a notebook, pencil, ruler, eraser, two sticker sheets and a case to carry everything. Note that this item is the same one from last year but now you have another chance to get it if you missed out before.

LEGO Ideas Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night Achieves 10,000 Supporters

The Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night by legotruman is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. The build is based on the iconic and highly recognizable painting by Gogh and it has 1,552 pieces. It has a 3D look to it that makes the details pop out and it also includes a minifigure of Van Gogh.

It now joins The Mountain Windmill, Community – Greendale Community College, LEGO HeroQuest, Brickwest Studios, House from Up, Animal Crossing New Horizons: Nook’s Cranny, Trabant 601, Night at the Museum, Fast Food Corner, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Portal 2 – GLaDOS vs Chell and Wheatley, BMW M1 (E26), Caribbean Clipper, Sheriff’s Safe with Combination Lock, 31 Minutos T.V. Studio, Southwest 737-800, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, Seasons in Time: Calendar, Exploratorium, Hocus Pocus – Sanderson Sisters’ Cottage, Schitt’s Creek: The Rosebud Motel, and Gold Rush Mine Train Roller Coaster as the projects to reach the Second 2020 Review Stage.

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