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LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Announced Ahead of CES 2013

January 6, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

With the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show coming up in Las Vegas, LEGO has announced the newest addition to the LEGO Mindstorms line, the Mindstorms EV3. It was been 15 years since the first Mindstorms was released in 1998 and the new model will be replacing the 2009 Mindstorms NXT 2.0 line. The EV3 has many new features including an infrared sensor, a new Linux-based firmware, a USB port, and an SD card slot. The Linux firmware will be ready for the Android as well as the iOS operating systems. The set also comes with Bluetooth support, which lets you program it without being connected to the PC. This means you can control the EV3 with your Android smartphones or with your iOS devices. The software kit works on both Windows and Mac. The new Mindstorms EV3 is also backwards compatible with the older NXT sets. It will be available in the second half of 2013 and retails for $349.99. Read the official press release below.

LEGO City F1 Garage & Mercedes-AMG & Alpine Cars (60444) Amazon Deal – November 2025

November 9, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Amazon has discounted the LEGO City F1 Garage & Mercedes-AMG & Alpine Cars (60444) by a decent 37% off. It is now listed for $50.30 which saves you about $29 on a set that is scheduled to be retired by the end of the year. It briefly dropped down to less than $40 yesterday but that price didn’t stick around too long. The F1 Garage one of the many LEGO sets that was released at the beginning of the year in multi-year partnership with Formula 1.

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LEGO Spring Festival Fortune Master (40864) Revealed

November 6, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has revealed another Spring Festival set coming in 2026 with the Fortune Master (40864). It has 386 pieces and will retail for $29.99. The Fortune Master is a symbol that brings luck and fortune and can be displayed all year long for continued prosperity.

Spread wishes of good fortune with the LEGO® Fortune Master (40864) building set for boys and girls ages 9 and up, which becomes awesome seasonal decor. Kids will have lots of fun building this LEGO interpretation of the Fortune Master and discovering all its cool details. The collectible model is dressed in traditional red and gold clothing and features 3 sets of eyes to allow for customization, plus a hidden compartment for storing the spare eyes. It’s also surrounded by symbols of good luck for kids to discover, including gold coins and red envelopes. Once complete, the set becomes a display model that can be admired all year long or brought out as Spring Festival decor every year. A thoughtful Spring Festival or good luck gift, kids can enjoy this building kit as a solo project or share it with family to bond over bricks and celebrate an important festival together. Set contains 386 pieces.

LEGO Icons Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D (10356) Officially Announced

November 6, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has officially revealed the highly anticipated LEGO Icons Star Trek: U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D (10356) which will be this year’s Black Friday flagship set. Releasing on November 28, the set has 3,600 pieces and will retail for $399.99.

The set features the iconic Enterprise-D that wss used in the Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series. The starship has a detachable command saucer, secondary hull, and warp nacelles. It also features an opening shuttlebay and two mini shuttlepods.

There are nine minifigures in the set which include Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Commander William Riker, Lieutenant Worf, Lieutenant Commander Data, Dr. Beverly Crusher, Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge, Counsellor Deanna Troi, Bartender Guinan, and Wesley Crusher. Each of the characters also comes with their appropriate accessories.

When you purchase the set from November 28 – December 1, you can also get the LEGO Icons Star Trek: Type-15 Shuttlepod (40768) as a gift with purchase set, while supplies last. The GWP features the Onizuka and has a depiction of an LCARS system display with the Stardate 45076.3 and a schematic of a Romulan spacecraft. It also includes a minifigure of Ensign Ro Laren as well.

There will be a livestream later today where LEGO designers will give a behind the scenes look into the creation of the Enterprise. In the LEGO Insiders Rewards Center, there will be a sweepstakes for a chance to win a signed copy of the set by Jonathan Frakes.

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LEGO Ideas Projects Currently Under Development – November 2025 Update

November 3, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There’s been a lot of LEGO Ideas news the past few days which include the release of The Goonies and the winners of the First 2025 Review Stage. We can now update the evergrowing list with the new additions where LEGO will be extremely busy the next year with all the LEGO Ideas releases.

Love Birds by ModularManiac

Approved February 10, 2025 from Build from the Heart building contest.

Floating Sea Otter by HisBrickMaterials

Approved March 21, 2025 from Second 2024 Review Stage.

Snoopy – Campfire by bossofdos64

Approved March 21, 2025 from Second 2024 Review Stage.

Sea Serpent by HallowedBrick02

Approved May 28, 2025 from A Twist of Nostalgia building contest.

LEGO Godzilla by MattE720

Approved June 17, 2025 from Third 2024 Review Stage.

Tintin – Space Rocket by tkel86

Approved June 17, 2025 from Third 2024 Review Stage.

The X-Files: The Truth Is Out There – by WetWired

Approved June 25, 2025 from Build Your Nostalgia – 90s Throwback! building contest.

Wallact & Gromit – by Pidelium

Approved June 25, 2025 from Build Your Nostalgia – 90s Throwback! building contest.

Build, Paint and Play! – by Doomslizer

Approved September 3, 2025 from Build Your Favorite Hobby building contest.

Vintage Sewing Machine – by BrickStability

Approved September 8, 2025 from Timeless Creations building contest.

Go Go Power Rangers! LEGO Megazord – by TrumanBricks

Approved October 30, 2025 from First 2025 Review Stage.

La Catrina – by yop1172

Approved October 30, 2025 from First 2025 Review Stage.

Smurf Village – by The Half Blood Baron

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LEGO Marvel 2026 Sets Officially Announced

October 31, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has officially revealed the lineup of LEGO Marvel 2026 sets which will be released in January. There is a wide range of sets in terms of piece counts from smaller ones to a larger scale Iron Man figure. Of course we have the smaller vehicle sets which now feature Spider-Man battling Ghost Rider and Venomized Wolverine. There’s also a facade-style Daily Bugle that has Venomized Captain America.

Epic Battle: Spider-Man vs. Sandman (76334) – 201 pieces/$24.99

Bring Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man 3 movie to life with the LEGO® ǀ Marvel Epic Battle: Spider-Man vs. Sandman (76334) building set for kids, boys and girls aged 9 and over. It features 3 iconic minifigures – Spider-Man, Venom and Sandman – in epic role-play adventures and mega display possibilities. The buildable set comes with a stellar cast of characters from the movie and lots of interactive elements: Spider-Man swings down from a tower on a web rope; Sandman rises from the rubble with a supersized arm; and Venom strikes with 4 movable tentacles. Kids can display the LEGO model as room decor with the sturdy base and nameplate or detach the minifigures to create pretend-play stories of their own. This set makes a great gift idea for the birthdays of young Super Heroes, LEGO builders and fans of Spider-Man merch. And, with the LEGO Builder app, kids can build with confidence – zoom, rotate in 3D and track progress with easy-to-follow digital instructions. Building set contains 201 pieces.

Spider-Man vs. Ghost Rider Motorcycle (76335) – 72 pieces/$9.99

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