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LEGO Overwatch Minisite Launched

August 8, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Back in May, Activision Blizzard shocked the community and announced that they will be teaming up with LEGO to produce some LEGO Overwatch sets. Other than that announcement, there hasn’t been any news about it until today. LEGO has already set up a minisite for the theme with the caption, “Let’s get this moving! LEGO Overwatch – Coming Soon”

If you’re familiar with Overwatch, you would know that quote is from Tracer when pushing the payload. The background also shows a faded image of a setting. It’s hard to tell what it is but to me it looks like the Numbani stage. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

There’s still no word on when LEGO Overwatch will be coming out but it looks like it’ll be sometime in 2019 because of the copyright at the bottom of the image. Whenever it is, I’m extremely looking forward to seeing and building the sets.

The LEGO Book: New Edition Revealed

August 8, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The folks at DK has revealed their next LEGO-themed book which is The LEGO Book: New Edition which is updated from the previous version from 2012. The book has 280 pages and is updated to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the brick and the 40th anniversary of the LEGO Minifigure and it also includes an exclusive red printed brick. The book is priced at $25 and will be available on October 2.

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Celebrate and explore the incredible story of the LEGO Group and its much-loved bricks, sets, minifigures, movies, games, and more with this updated and expanded edition.

Take a dazzling visual tour through all the groundbreaking moments in LEGO® history, from the company’s humble beginnings in a carpenter’s workshop to the invention of the iconic LEGO brick and LEGO minifigure, through to the stunning toys, video games and movies of today, including LEGO® Star Wars™, THE LEGO® NINJAGO® MOVIE™, and LEGO® Dimensions.

This special edition of The LEGO® Book has been fully updated and expanded with the latest LEGO sets and fascinating facts to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the LEGO brick and the 40th anniversary of the minifigure. Go behind the scenes to learn how LEGO bricks are made; find out how amazing fan creations become real-life LEGO sets, and marvel at how LEGO bricks made it to the computer screen and the big screen. Created in full collaboration with the LEGO Group, The LEGO® Book is a treasure trove for LEGO fans of all ages.

LEGO Answers Questions About LEGO Powered Up

August 7, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

A short time ago, LEGO asked LUGs and fan media around the world to take questions about the new LEGO Powered Up system which are in some of the new products such as the LEGO City Trains and in the App-Controlled Batmobile (76112).

Over on the LAN Blog, LEGO has answered a number of questions regarding the LEGO Powered Up system and it looks like there are major changes to expect from the old Power Functions system. One of the main questions I’ve seen been asked on social media is backwards compatibility with PF and it looks they will not be and LEGO will be leaning on the AFOL community to come up with solutions to that problem.

There’s a lot to take in at this time because LEGO Powered Up is still very new but I’m interested to see how the LEGO community will manage to integrate it into their current setups especially in the train and great ball contraption communities where a tried and true framework is still ideal for what they need their layout to do.

What are your thoughts on Powered Up? Let us know in the comments below.

Make Your Own LEGO Harry Potter Chocolate Frog Cards

August 6, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Currently, the hottest LEGO theme right now is probably the LEGO Wizarding World sets which comprise of Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. Fans have been thoroughly enjoying the return of Harry Potter and have been experimenting with some of the new parts from the new wand sprues which has been documented by New Elementary and also creating new Harry Potter MOCs. One that I’ve came across and have been told about are the Chocolate Frog Cards by Daan de Ruijter. The Chocolate Frogs were first seen on the Hogwarts Express in The Sorcerer’s Stone and with the sweets, there’s also collectible cards of famous wizards and witches.

Daan has made a very good replica of the card featuring the new Albus Dumbledore minifigure from the latest Collectible Minifigures (71022) series. Seeing that he has gotten some great responses from his first image, he has graciously provided the building instructions over on his website and has even provided the parts list as well. You can even customize it to whichever wizard or witch that you desire by switching out the minifigure. The only hard thing is making the stickers for the names.

Two LEGO VIP Early Access Sets Coming September 13-30

August 5, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The September 2018 LEGO Store Calendar came out a few days ago and we’ve had time to look it over and see what’s coming up. Probably the most interesting thing for the month is the two VIP Early Access sets from September 13-30 but what could they be?

One of the sets could be highly rumored LEGO Star Wars UCS Cloud City set which we first talked about in January which I gave a detailed explaination of how it could be coming. The other set could possibly be the annual LEGO Creator Winter Village set which I have no idea what it is. There might have been some rumors but I haven’t actively looked for it so I wouldn’t know.

What do you guys think the two sets could be released next month for VIP Early Access? Let us know in the comments below.

LEGO Harry Potter Mini Hogwarts Express Building Instructions

August 4, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Earlier today, Barnes & Noble held a building event for a mini LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Express. Eagle-eyed readers recognize that it is the same build is the same one as in the LEGO Dimensions Harry Potter Team Pack (71247) but for those who didn’t purchase the game a few years ago, LEGO decided to release this build again for those who attended. Thanks to my friend, Kelly, we have the building instructions for the mini Hogwarts Express as well as the parts list.

LEGO Harry Potter Barnes & Noble Hogwarts Express

LEGO Plants from Plants (40320) Review

August 4, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Way back in March, LEGO announced that they will be producing LEGO plant elements using plant-based plastic in a move to use sustainable materials in a majority of the products and packaging by 2030. The first set that has been released using this initiative is the Plants from Plants (40320) set. You can get for free from now until until August 14 with purchases of $35 or more, while supplies last.