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LEGO Wizarding World Newt’s Case of Magical Creatures (75952) Review

August 12, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

J.K. Rowling’s newest series of movies for the the Wizarding World kicked off in 2016 with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. To much dismay of LEGO fans, there were no LEGO system sets that were produced for the movie which was interesting however there some LEGO Dimensions sets but they weren’t the same. Fast forward to this year and LEGO has revived the Harry Potter theme with the Wizarding World tie-in and there is finally a Fantastic Beasts set that is worth waiting for with Newt’s Case of Magical Creatures (75952). The set has 694 pieces and retails for $49.99. The contents of the box include four numbered bags, a bagged wing for the Thunderbird, a small sticker sheet, and two instruction booklets.

LEGO Ideas Fiat 500 F Achieves 10,000 Supporters

August 12, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The Fiat 500 F project by saabfan is the latest one to achieve 10,000 supporters on LEGO Ideas. It is a detailed replication of the 1968 Fiat 500 F and it has 1,157 pieces. There are some play features that are included such as opening hood, trunk, and doors, a sunroof, a removable luggage rack, and more.

This is saabfan’s second project to get 10,000 supporters with his first one being the NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309) that is now on store shelves. 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, M&M’s Chocolate Candy Dispenser, Rolls-Royce UltraFan – The Ultimate Jet Engine, and Peugeot 205 Turbo 16.

LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043) Designer Video

August 11, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043) releases in a few days for VIP members and they have just released the designer video for the set. LEGO designer Justin Ramsden and graphics designer Crystal Fontan talk about some of the features and details of the mini Hogwarts Castle. One of the Easter eggs for the set is the 6,020 piece count as it is one of Justin’s first LEGO sets with the Magic Shop (6020). Check out the video below.

LEGO Star Wars Summer 2018 Amazon Sales

August 10, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Amazon has some good sales going on for some of the older LEGO Star Wars sets that you may be interested in. I’ve listed only a few notable ones but check the link above to see more sets that are now more reasonably priced.

Y-Wing Starfighter (75172) – $43.99 / 27% off

Kylo Ren’s TIE Fighter (75179) – $49.00 / 39% off

Bounty Hunter Speeder Bike Battle Pack (75167) – $11.99 / 25% off

Captain Rex’s AT-TE (75157) – $96.18 / 20% off

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.