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The Brick Fan July 2019 Monthly Recap

August 5, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

July went by just like that and here’s a recap of some of the more notable LEGO news items from the month.

Two New 2020 LEGO Star Wars Sets Revealed – LEGO revealed two new LEGO Star Wars sets coming out next year that are based on Star Wars: A New Hope.

LEGO Tower Fully Available Now on Mobile Platforms – LEGO Tower has fully launched on smart and mobile devices on both the Google Play Store or on the Apple App Store. Add me at 123P.

LEGO Ideas Activities Beta Available for Everyone – LEGO has announced that everyone can now participate in the Activities Beta.

New LEGO VIP Program Now Live – The new LEGO VIP Program is now live and there are many things that have changed about it.

LEGO at San Diego Comic Con 2019 – LEGO had a fairly big presence at SDCC 2019. Here’s a recap of some of the things that happened there.

The LEGO Group Committed to Inspiring Next Generation of Space Exploration – On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon launch, The LEGO Group kicked off a month of worldwide events to help inspire the next generation of space exploration.

LEGO Masters US Now Casting for Contestants – LEGO announced at SDCC 2019 that casting for LEGO Masters is now live and you can apply to join the show.

LEGO City Ski Resort (60203) Revealed – There’s a new LEGO City set that was revealed a short while ago with the LEGO City Ski … Continue

LEGO August 2019 Double VIP Point Sets

August 4, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO Technic 4x4 X-treme Off-Roader (42099)

We’re now a few days into August and I want to highlight the two LEGO Double VIP Point sets for the month. For August we have some larger sets in LEGO’s portfolio which are the LEGO Technic 4×4 X-treme Off-Roader (42099) and LEGO City Passenger Train (60197). The Off-Roader costs $249.99 and you can earn a cool 3,250 points while the Passenger Train costs $159.99 and you’ll get 2,080 points for it.

Some of the promotions that are going on include the Canvas Tote Bag with a $200 purchase and for today only, there’s the LEGO Friends Mia’s Water Fun Pack (30410) with purchases of $35 or more.

LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) Amazon Sale – August 2019

August 3, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Amazon currently has the LEGO Ideas Voltron (21311) on sale for 11% off which is close to price matching Best Buy, of all places. This is about $20 off the retail price of $179.99 and we normally don’t see this set on sale. As I mentioned before, this is probably my favorite LEGO Ideas set and it was named my top LEGO set of 2018.

LEGO Sales on Shop@Home – August 2019

August 2, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

If you didn’t see it yet, LEGO has updated the Sales & Deals page over on LEGO Shop@Home. A majority of the sets are from The LEGO Movie 2 and I think one of the good deals is for Benny’s Space Squad (70841). It is now priced at $7.99 and you get four different space minifigures. If you’ve been waiting to get TLM2 sets at a discount, now is a good time to especially with some of the promotions that are going on right now. There’s the free Reversible Tote Bag with purchases of $200 which runs until August 14.

LEGO Ideas The Haunted Mansion: 50th Anniversary Achieves 10,000 Supporters

August 1, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The Haunted Mansion: 50th Anniversary by GoodOlPrice is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. If you’re a Disney fan, you’ll recognize the popular attraction. The build consists of about 2,900 bricks and it features a number of minifigures including:

– Constance Hatchaway
– Phineas
– Ezra
– Gus
– The Organist
– Butler
– Maid
– The Hatbox Ghost

The project now joins UCS Space Shuttle Atlantis, Thunderbirds Are Go, Gravity Falls Mystery Shack, Pursuit of Flight, History Museum, The Office, Medieval Blacksmith, Japanese Tea Garden, Winnie the Pooh, and NASA Spacecraft as the projects to reach the Second 2019 Review Stage.

LEGO Harley-Davidson Building Event Registration Now Live

August 1, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Today is the start of the new month and if you have forgotten, registration for the LEGO Harley-Davidson Motorcycle building event has now started in stores. This event is intended for ages 18+ and will be taking place on Tuesday, August 6. There are limited spaces available per store so hurry if you want to participate next week. Registration is only in-stores so I’m not sure if they will be doing signups over the phone. Your mileage will vary depending on the store.

LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 19 (71025) Revealed

August 1, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The next wave of LEGO Collectible Minifigures has been revealed online with Series 19 (71025). There are 16 minifigures to collect and they will be available starting on September 1. As usual, we get a selection of diverse characters including costumed ones as well as some based on stories like the Monkey King. Which one(s) are your favorite out of Series 19?