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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.
The LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043) was just announced yesterday morning and it’ll be available on August 15 for VIP members and September 1 for the general public. I’ve been told by a source that LEGO Stores may be taking pre-orders for this set as there was a sign in the front stating “Ask us about how to Pre-Order our new Exclusive.” I was also told that the deposit for it was $39.99. I’m not sure if all LEGO Stores are doing pre-orders but it’s interesting to see LEGO trying something new for their exclusive sets as there will be a high demand for the Hogwarts Castle when it comes out in a few short weeks. I suggest contact your store to see if they are indeed taking pre-orders for it. I haven’t been down to my store yet to check but if someone did do it, let us know in the comments.
If you didn’t see the announcement post, Hogwarts Castle (71043) will become the second largest ever LEGO set coming in at 6,020 pieces and it will retail for $399.99. Head over to the link above to see the press release as well as a ton of images that LEGO has sent over.
In a complete surprise, LEGO has revealed the newest LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter set with the Hogwarts Castle (71043). LEGO failed to provide the official images or press release beforehand and I just received the files right before I had to go to work so I’ll upload the rest of the images later today. As expected, it is a microscale set that stays pretty true to the design of the castle.
… Continue71043 Hogwarts™ Castle
Ages 16+. 6,020 piecesUS $399.99 – CA $499.99 – DE 399.99€ – UK £349.99 – FR 419.99€ – DK 3499DK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.Explore the magic of Hogwarts™ Castle!
Make the magic come alive at the LEGO® Harry Potter™ 71043 Hogwarts™ Castle! This highly detailed LEGO Harry Potter collectible has over 6,000 pieces and offers a rewarding build experience. It comes packed with highlights from the Harry Potter series, where you will discover towers, turrets, chambers, classrooms, creatures, the Whomping Willow™ and Hagrid´s hut, plus many more iconic features. And with 4 minifigures, 27 microfigures featuring students, professors and statues, plus 5 Dementors, this advanced building set makes the perfect Harry Potter gift.
• Includes 4 minifigures: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Salazar Slytherin and Rowena Ravenclaw, with a buildable minifigure display stand.
• Also features 27 microfigures: Harry Potter™, Ron Weasley™, Hermione Granger™, Draco Malfoy™, Albus Dumbledore™, Professor Snape™, Professor McGonagall™, Remus Lupin, Professor Dolores Umbridge™, Argus Filch, Lord Voldemort™, Bellatrix Lestrange, 3 students from each of the 4 houses, 2
If you’ve been a long-time reader of the site, you would know that usually after San Diego Comic Con I would do some giveaways for some of the LEGO swag I get from the event from exclusive minifigures to sets. Unfortunately this year, I was not lucky enough to win any of the LEGO lotteries so I don’t have any of those to give away, however, I did grab some of the extra LEGO posters the booth was handing out including the Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years and the Superman 80th anniversary. I’ve also grabbed an extra LEGO DC Super Heroes Jessica Cruz minifigure polybag from the Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis screening.
All three items are up for grabs with this LEGO SDCC swag pack and I may even throw in one of The Brick Fan brick badges that I was giving away there. All you have to do is enter my raffle below and it’s pretty much self explanatory. The raffle will run until August 1. The contest is open worldwide and items will be shipped in a poster tube.
Revealed last month, there will be a new LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter polybag coming out called Harry’s Journey to Hogwarts (30407). Supposedly, they are set to come out in August and there are a few reports that state Target stores have starting getting shipments of them in. So far, I’ve only seen a handful of images of people finding it so most stores may not have them in yet. The DPCI number for the polybag is 204-00-0291 but it is shared with other polybags so doing an inventory search for it isn’t helpful and the easiest way find them is to actually go to a Target location. The polybags are usually found at the checkout lanes and sometimes on the endcaps near the LEGO aisle. Happy hunting!
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