LEGO has updated their promotions page on LEGO Shop@Home to prepare for Star Wars Triple Force Friday and we can now see some of the promos that will be going on during that weekend. First is the Battle of Endor (40362) with purchases of $75 or more, while supplies last. There will also be Double VIP Points on LEGO Star Wars purchases. Lastly, there will be sales on select Star Wars items. The promos will run from October 4-6.
Amazon currently has the LEGO Technic Forest Machine (42080) on sale for a pretty good discount. It is priced at $89.99 which is 40% off or $60 off the retail price. This is the lowest price it has been priced at for Amazon. Thanks to Jeremy for the heads up.
Disney has finally revealed the new LEGO Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker sets that will be coming next week on Triple Force Friday. All of these sets have been available at some retailers for a few weeks now but we finally get a good look at them.
LEGO has announced the winners of the LEGO Ideas First 2019 Review Stage and there are actually three winners this time. Two of them were from this review stage and the other one was from the previous one. And their winners are:
The Pirate Bay
123 Sesame Street
Playable LEGO Piano
Congratulations to all the winner! Which one(s) are you looking forward to the most? Sound off below.
LEGO and Amazon have teamed up to do a new contest called the LEGO MINDSTORMS Voice Challenge: Powered by Alexa with a tons of prizes up for grabs. All you have to do is to create new ideas on how LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 can interact with Alexa using voice commands. Check out the video below of some ideas of how they can interact as well as the press release on the details of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Voice Challenge: Powered by Alexa.
The LEGO Group and Amazon join forces to introduce the LEGO® MINDSTORMS Voice Challenge: Powered by Alexa – an opportunity for Alexa developers, LEGO MINDSTORMS enthusiasts, and creators around the world to explore and build the future of voice-based experiences through construction and robotics play.
Billund, September 24: The LEGO® MINDSTORMS Voice Challenge: Powered by Alexa announced today allows fans to enter for a chance to win from hundreds of prizes, including one grand prize winner who will take home $20,000 in Amazon Gift Cards, a powerful package of LEGO sets, and a trip to LEGO Headquarters in Denmark — where they will have an opportunity to tour the LEGO House and meet with LEGO designers. In addition, the winner’s creation will be displayed at the annual LEGO World event in Copenhagen.
Since the introduction of the very first LEGO brick, people of all ages have been able to build anything they can imagine. The LEGO product line-up has continued to evolve over the years, including the introduction of branded products and others which
LEGO has announced that they will be revealing the next LEGO Ideas set tomorrow morning. This announcement will be for the First 2019 Review Stage that ended in May. There were nine projects that qualifed for the Review Stage and they include:
National Museum – Rio de Janeiro
Anatomini
The Office – NBC
The Pirate Bay
Kakapo
SpaceX BFR / Starship & Super Heavy 1:110 Scale
Addams Family Mansion
123 Sesame Street
Machu Picchu
The announcement will be at 9am tomorrow but I’ll report on it a little later since I’ll be at work. Which project(s) do you think we’ll be getting as an official LEGO Ideas set?
Although the movie wasn’t too good, there is a good deal on the LEGO Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald – Grindelwald’s Escape (75951) over on Amazon. It is currently priced at $10.99 which is 45% off the retail price of $19.99. You’ll get two exclusive minifigures along with a Thestral horse mold and the carriage.