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Two Projects Pass LEGO Ideas First 2018 Review Stage

October 4, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The results of the LEGO Ideas First 2018 Review are in and LEGO has announced that, not one, but two projects will become official sets next year. The first set is the Treehouse by Kevin Feeser which looks great in its own right. I’m curious to see how big it’ll actually be considering the project had 2,643 pieces.

The other project that passed is actually a surprise and it is The Flintstones by Andrew Clark. I’ve seen the project in person when I was at Philly Brick Fest and I will say that it looks great in person. I’m sure that LEGO will modify it just a little bit to make it work for them as the parts count including minifigures is 770 pieces. It’s interesting to see The Flintstones as a license because there were hints that LEGO may have already had the stage was in LEGO Dimensions a few years ago.

LEGO Star Wars Kessel Mine Worker (40299) Available at Barnes & Noble

October 3, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Star Wars Kessel Mine Worker (40299) Barnes & Noble

For the past year or so, LEGO has been releasing exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigures that are some display stands. There’s currently a promotion going on over at LEGO Shop@Home for the Han Solo Mudtrooper (40300) with purchases of $35 or more. It looks like there’s another promotion also running at Barnes & Noble, of all places, for the Kessel Mine Worker (40299). You can get it for free with purchases of $29.95 or more, while supplies last. From the looks over on the image, it looks like the promotion runs until October 18. There’s also reports that you can purchase it individually for $1.27 each. Thanks to Brandon for the heads up!

LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader’s Castle (75251) Amazon Exclusive Revealed

October 3, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The Star Wars Show have revealed a new Amazon exclusive set that will be coming out soon and that is the LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader’s Castle (75251). The set can be preordered starting tomorrow and it has 1,060 pieces and retails for $129.99. There’s no word yet on the release date at this time.

[su_quote]LEGO® Star Wars™ 75251 – Darth Vader’s Castle

1060 pieces | Age 9+ 129.99 (USD)

Available Exclusively at Amazon.com Holidays 2018; Pre-Order October 4

Battle with Darth Vader in his fortified castle!
Set the scene for action on planet Mustafar with LEGO® Star Wars 75251 Darth Vader’s Castle! This building set of Vader’s mysterious stronghold features lots of great details, including a brick-built lava flow, an underground hangar with mouse droid and docking station, ancient Sith shrine with holocron, racks for extra ammunition, and secret compartments hiding more Sith relics.

The hangar also houses a buildable TIE Advanced Fighter model with stud shooters and space to sit the Darth Vader minifigure.

There’s also a bacta tank, Darth Vader’s meditation chamber with holographic communication unit, and a meeting platform at the top with a defensive stud-shooter cannon.

As well as classic Darth Vader, the set also includes a bacta tank version of the Dark Lord, plus 2 Royal Guards and an Imperial Transport Pilot.

-Includes 5 minifigures: Darth Vader, Darth Vader (bacta tank), 2 Royal Guards and an Imperial Transport Pilot.
-Features Darth Vader’s Castle and a buildable version of Vader’s TIE Advanced Fighter. Underground hangar with mouse droid and docking station, … Continue

LEGO Bricktober 2018 Sets Rumored for November Release

October 3, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Bricktober 2018 (5005256)

LEGO has been pretty quiet about the Bricktober 2018 sets but according to an image that’s been floating around on social media, it appears the promotion will be starting next month. An email from LEGO Customer Service says the following:

[su_quote]The Bricktober promotions will be available through LEGO stores throughout November and December. This is the only information we have to share at this time. Please keep an eye out for more information to follow.[/su_quote]

I’m not sure if this email is legit or not because there is a misspelling on the word “available” in the image so don’t get your hopes up just yet. They state that the promotions start in November but the store calendar does not list anything about it unless it is one of the exclusive offers during Black Friday that starts on November 23. The only confirmed thing we know about Bricktober 2018 here in the US is that Barnes & Noble will be carrying the Harry Potter (5005254) set but there are no details on when that is. Toys R Us Canada’s promotions start later this week.

LEGO Overwatch Tracer Minifigure Revealed

October 2, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today must be a LEGO Overwatch kind of day because a short while after I reported on the Winston teaser, the Overwatch social media channels revealed a physical item from the upcoming sets. In the video, Papa Jeff Kaplan is shown building the Tracer minifigure which then comes alive as a stop-motion with Tracer’s voiceover. This is the first time we’ve seen an actual item from the set and Tracer joins a number of characters that are already confirmed to be in the sets including Widowmaker, Reinhardt, Genji, Soldier 76, Mercy, McCree, and Winston. There are reports that there are at least six set (75970-75975) that are coming early next year.

As I mentioned before, we probably won’t be seeing anything coming out of New York Comic Con this week but we’ll most likely see more at Blizzcon in November. Which other characters do you want to see that haven’t been announced yet?

Build the perfect team, brick by brick.

Coming soon: @LEGO_Group Overwatch sets! pic.twitter.com/Z04bCgyGDu

— Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) October 2, 2018

LEGO Overwatch Winston Teaser

October 2, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It’s been a while since we talked about LEGO Overwatch but the minisite has been recently updated with a new splash image. This time it shows some bananas and peanut butter with the phrase “Imagination is the essence of discovery” and this means that our beloved Winston will be joining the LEGO Overwatch lineup. This is now the seventh confirmed character for the theme as he joins Widowmaker, Reinhardt, Genji, Soldier 76, Mercy, and McCree who were teased last month at Gamescom 2018. For his figure, I’m guessing LEGO will be using the same gorilla mold that they’ve been using the past few years but I’m interested to see how they will attach his jump pack.

New York Comic Con is this week however LEGO themselves won’t be attending as they’re not listed as one of the exhibitors at the event so we probably won’t see anything coming out of there. The best bet will be at Blizzcon 2018 in November.

LEGO Bean There, Donut That (40358) Target Exclusive Now Available Online

October 1, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Yesterday I reported that the exclusive LEGO Bean There, Donut That (40358) set should now be on store shelves at Target but if you can’t find it, you can also get it on Target.com. The price is $19.99 and there’s also a promotion going if you spend $50 or more on LEGO sets, you can get a $10 gift card. In addition, if you have a Target REDcard, you can get a 5% discount on the set and free two day shipping.

[su_quote]-Build a Coffee & Donut Cart to serve breakfast!
-Includes 4 hardworking LEGO minifigures plus a curious dog
-Choose your favorite colorful donut from the menu – Yum!

It’s a bright and sunny morning – time for LEGO minifigures everywhere to enjoy a quick breakfast before work. Build the sweet and colorful “Bean There, Donut That” food cart and start serving sweet treats and hot drinks! With cool elements like a bicycle, a basket, a cute Dalmatian dog, and plenty of coffee mugs, there’s plenty of opportunity for fun and realistic roleplay! A great addition to your LEGO brick collection, get inspired by this creative set![/su_quote]