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Barnes & Noble has announced there will be a LEGO Harry Potter Mini Hogwarts Express build and take event at select stores this Saturday at 2pm local time. There will be limited quantaties and sign-ups may be required so there is a chance that there won’t be enough for walk-ups so call your local store to see if they are participating in the event. You can also check the events calendar at your nearest store to see if the LEGO Harry Potter event is listed.
A few days ago, I reported that LEGO Stores here in the US were taking pre-orders for the upcoming LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043) and now it looks like LEGO Stores in Canada are also doing the same thing as well. All you have to do is put down $40 and you’re guaranteed a set when it is released next month. I’m sure there will be some logistics for them to figure out such as having a separate line for pre-orders and those who didn’t when the store opens.
This LEGO pre-ordering system in-store seems like a new endeavor to help guage how the demand will be for a particular set. I wished it was implemented during the release of the UCS Millennium Falcon (75192) but I assume this was put in place because of what happened with the Falcon and I hope they keep doing it for big future releases. The Hogwarts Castle will be available on August 15 for VIP members and on September 1 for the general public.
Thanks to Jerry for the heads up.
There are now official images of the updated LEGO Architecture Las Vegas (21047) set that have appeared on Amazon. If you remember, the set had to be redesigned due to the events of late last year at one of the hotels and in turn, the release of the set was delayed. The set will now have the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, Bellagio Hotel, Luxor Las Vegas, Encore at the Wynn, Startosphere Las Vegas, and the Fremont Street Experience. There’s no details on the price or release date yet at this time.
For the past month or so, LEGO has been teasing of a new LEGO Creator set and it was announced that the set would be the James Bond Aston Martin DB5 (10262). The famous car from the 007 franchise has 1,290 pieces and retails for $149.99 and is now available for purchase on Shop@Home.
Last year’s LEGO Star Wars BB-8 (75187) is a pretty nice set and was popular with the fans and it looks like we have another larger scale character to look forward to. An Ukrainian online shop has listed a new LEGO Star Wars Porg (75230) that we can expect soon. The details of the set are still unknown at this time but we can see it does have an opening mouth as one of the play features. It also comes with the UCS-style plaque for the Porg.
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If you missed out on the LEGO Nutcracker (40254) promotion last Black Friday, then you’re in luck because LEGO has kicked off their Christmas in July promotion on Shop@Home. For this weekend only, you can get the Nutcracker set with purchases of $99 or more, while supplies last, at LEGO Stores and on Shop@Home.
LEGO also has a number of sets on sale to help you reach the $99 purchasing requirement so if you’re still looking to pick up some of these sets, now is a great time to get them.
The Rolls-Royce UltraFan – The Ultimate Jet Engine by Dancodd is the latest project to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. Containing over 20,000 parts, it is a replication of Rolls-Royce UltraFan jet engine that looks pretty good.
The project now joins a number of other projects in the Second 2018 Review Stage including the SpaceX Falcon Heavy, International Space Station, SpaceX – The Ultimate Collection, Steamboat Willie, and M&M’s Chocolate Candy Dispenser.
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