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LEGO has finally released the designer video for the LEGO Ideas Ship in a Bottle (21313) which is set to be released later this week. In the video LEGO designer Thiago Catarino talks about how he went from Jacob Sadovich’s original design on the LEGO Ideas project to the official set. Graphic designer Mark Tranter also chimes in on some of the printed pieces that is used on the set. We’ll have our review of the Ship in a Bottle (21313) up on February 1 so stay tuned for that.
Sixty years ago, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen submitted a patent application for a simple toy building brick. It wouldn’t get approved until a couple of months later and unbeknownst to him, this toy brick would eventually lead the company to becoming one of the most recognizable toys in the world as well as becoming the biggest toymaker in the world. It took some trial and error but the modern brick design that we know and love wouldn’t be developed for a few more years and hasn’t changed that much since then. Today, we celebrate sixty years of the LEGO brick and hopefully for many more years to come!
… Continue60 years ago, the simple idea of adding tubes inside a plastic brick turned into one of the most exciting and influential toys in the world – the LEGO® brick.
Since then, LEGO play has been about the joy of building and giving every child the chance to shape their own world through inventive play.
“LEGO play is powered by imagination and curiosity, and the LEGO brick is at the very heart of it – putting the bricks together and taking them apart over and over, with imagination as your only limit. This helps young minds to stay open, keep exploring and develop skills essential for the 21st century*, such as creativity, collaboration and problem solving,” said Julia Goldin, Chief Marketing Officer, the LEGO Group.
The LEGO Group began producing a plastic brick in 1949, but it was not until nine years later, in 1958, that the LEGO brick
The promotion for the 60 Years of the LEGO Brick (40290) set is now live on LEGO Shop@Home. You can get the set for free when you make a purchase of $125 or more online or at LEGO Brand Stores. This promotion will run until February 14 or while supplies last. The set has four miniature version of the classic Airport Shuttle (6399), Castle (375), Black Seas Barracuda (6285), and Space Cruiser And Moonbase (928) sets.
The 2018 LEGO Speed Champions sets will be coming out this spring but Argos has already listed a couple of the sets on their site with the official images. There are still some sets that are missing and some are listed incorrectly. I’ll add them to this post when they become available. The other sets in this wave include:
Update: The rest of the images are now available thanks to Promobricks.
Conquer tough rally conditions with the LEGO Speed Champions Ford Fiesta M-Sport WRC, featuring 2 interchangeable hoods, authentic design details and a cockpit for the included minifigure.
Remove the windshield to place the minifigure in the car.
Also includes the ford racing driver’s helmet.
Prepare for a modern vs. Classic race with LEGO Speed Champions versions of the awesome Porsche 911 RSR and 911 Turbo 3.0 cars, featuring minifigure cockpits, removable windshields and authentic design details. This building toy includes 3 minifigures, a lap counter, pit wall with a race-position board, and checkered flag elements to play out race scenarios.
Get set to race the LEGO Speed Champions Porsche 911 RSR and 911 Turbo 3.0 cars, with a pit wall, race-position board, lap counter, checkered flag element and 3 minifigures.
Remove the windshields to place a minifigure in each car.
Pit wall features a curb, fence, adjustable race-position board and a checkered flag element.
It has been revealed today that Season Two of LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures will be on home media on March 13. The DVD will include all 12 episodes as well as 5 bonus shorts. For you pin collectors, there is also an exclusive LEGO Darth Vader pin to go along with it as well. You can now pre-order the DVD on Amazon for $18 and you’ll receive it on release date.
At the end of the first season, the Freemaker family found a new home with the rebel fleet. Their new circumstances bring them face to face with brutal Imperial forces, desperate Hutts, conniving Sith Lords, and the Emperor’s latest plaything, M-OC, a terrifying hunter droid who continually modifies himself to fit any occasion. In response to these threats, Rowan’s powers grow and strengthen until he has a vision of a sleek, invulnerable ship that can save the Rebellion and stop the Empire in its tracks — the Arrowhead. The catch is, the Arrowhead is a ship only Rowan can build. Once again, it’s up to the youngest Freemaker to save the galaxy.
Earlier today, LEGO revealed a large-scale model of a red 2×4 brick that is located at the Flatiron District in New York City to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the LEGO brick. The model consists of 133,000 bricks, weighs 1,200 pounds, and took about 350 hours to construct. The 10-foot 2×4 will be at the Flatiron Plaza at the corner of Fifth Avenue, 23rd Street and Broadway, at Madison Square Park and will be there until 4pm Sunday, January 28.
LEGO is going all out with their marketing for the 60th anniversary celebration. Yesterday, it was revealed there will be some Walmart exclusive 60th anniversary LEGO sets that are reported to be available starting on Sunday as well. Check out the time-lapse video of the construction of the 2×4 brick below.
Image above courtesy of Sid (Brickplate).
While I was at work this morning, a PR company sent over the missing image of the LEGO Classic 60th Anniversary Truck (4000030) set. This set is the third Walmart exclusive set that was revealed yesterday. This set has 44 pieces and like the other two, it will go for $19.99 as well. Obviously, this is one of those sets that is more of a collectible item and not something you open and build.
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