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LEGO Legends of Chima Scorpion & Spider Minifigure First Look

September 19, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

While doing my usual news finding on various LEGO communities, I came across something that many people will find interesting. Eurobricks member Karus has posted the above image of the LEGO Legends of Chima: Sticker Storybook which came from Amazon. The image gives us our very first look at a minifigure from the Scorpion tribe as well as from the Spider tribe. The Scorpion is mostly yellow and black and it looks like it’s wearing an armor piece that uses a simple hinge technique to attach the tail (see below). The head piece is also pretty cool looking with it’s emblem on top of the head and the mandibles in front of the mouth.

If you look towards the background of the cover, you can see a little bit of the minifigure from the Spider tribe. Although it’s not very clear, you can see some of the details for it. It’s brown and it looks like it’s wearing a grass skirt. You can also see it’s fangs on the menacing head piece. The four long legs are attached to the back probably similar to Doc Ock from the Spider-Man set.

My initial impression on these new characters is very good. I really like the look of the Scorpion and am looking forward to picking one it up when it comes out next year. Looking at the rumored 2014 Legends of Chima set list, I would guess the Scorpion will be in the Scorm’s Scorpion Stinger (70132) and/or in the Stinger Duel (70140). The Spider … Continue

Official LEGO Documentary Coming in 2014

September 17, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today, Deadline has revealed that The LEGO Group in conjunction with Global Emerging Markets (GEM) will be creating an official feature-length documentary film called Beyond The Brick: A LEGO Brickumentary. They have partnered up with Oscar-winner Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and Oscar-nominated Kief Davidson (Open Heart) to shoot a film to take a deeper look into the company and the impact of the bricks on today’s culture, art, and education. The documentary will also take a look at not only younger builders, but Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs), LEGO convention attendees, artists, and famous LEGO fans too. Brendan Kiernan and Justin Moore-Lewy will be producing the documentary and is slated to be released early 2014.

LEGO bricks are everywhere, and this documentary is an examination of their footprint in our global community. The LEGO brick has transcended language, politics, age, race, art, science and technology – all through its ability to draw out the basic human need to create and share. – Jill Wilfert, VP of Licensing and Entertainment for The LEGO Group

A few years ago, there was a very well made short video called AFOL: A Blocumentary that takes a look into the world of a couple of AFOLs from the Pacific Northwest. You can watch that video below.

AFOL A Blocumentary from AFOL on Vimeo.

LEGO NASA’s Missions: Imagine and Build Contest Winners

September 16, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Back in June, we reported there was a LEGO contest called NASA’s Missions: Imagine and Build happening on ReBrick in conjunction with the space agency.

The winner of the “Imagine Our Future Beyond Earth” contest was the “Sunbeam,” created by Jay Semlis from England. The satellite is used to look at the outer cornea of the sun. There were also two runner up winners including “The ORACOM” by Sergio Parra from the United States which is a Mars spacecraft and the “Asteroid Initiative” by Peter Hollander also from the United States which is used to pick up and move asteroids.

NASA’s associate administrator for education Leland Melvin says, “Our intention was to unleash everyone’s creativity and inspire participants to combine real NASA research with imaginative flights of fancy. Looking at the winning designs, it’s clear we did just that.”

The grand prize winner of the contest received the LEGO CUUSOO Hayabusa (21101) set, signed by the LEGO designer Melody Louise Caddick, recognition and honorable mention on NASA.gov, and a collection of NASA memorabilia including a personalized signed lithograph from Melvin.

There was also another contest called the “Inventing the Future of Flight” to create a prototype of a future aircraft as well as writing a technical paper to explain the model and how it is taking NASA’s ideas and improves on them. The winning model for the younger builders category was the “Flying Extinguisher 4000 Fish Eagle” created by 16 year old William Nodvik from the United States which is a long range supertanker that puts … Continue

More LEGO Seasonal Christmas 2013 Sets Revealed

September 16, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Huw over on Brickset has just posted images of two more LEGO Seasonal Christmas 2013 sets that will be released later this year, Decorating the Tree (40058) and Santa Sleigh (40059). These images are courtesy of Brickset member Gregori and are from the German LEGO store calendar for October. There’s no details on pricing or availability as of this time but my guess is they are polybags that will probably be given out with a certain purchase amount or sold as store exclusives as nice little stocking stuffers during the holidays.

Set 40058 shows a Christmas tree decorated with lights with presents and toys next to it. There are two children minifigures included, one male and one female, and also a ladder for them to climb. Set 40059 shows Santa riding his sleigh full of presents that is being pulled by a reindeer. There is also a older minifigure with short legs holding a police radio.

LEGO Super Heroes 2014 Rumored Sets

September 16, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Here’s some news that many people have been waiting for. All About Bricks is reporting there will be quite a few LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets coming out in 2014. First off, there will be two sets based on the LEGO 4 Juniors or 4 Plus line which targeted children four years or older. One set will be a Spider-Man car and has Venom and the other set is a Batcave and includes Batman, Robin, and the Joker.

Now to the good stuff. For the Marvel side, there will be three Spider-Man sets that will have new heroes and villains. There’s no word on whether they will be based on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie or continuing with the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series. My guess is from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 since the movie will be out on April 17, 2014. The characters in the movie will include, of course, Spider-Man, Gwen Stacy, Electro, Rhino, Norman Osborn, and Harry Osborn just to name a few. I’m thinking that Norman will be the Green Goblin if that villain is in the movie. My guess for the minifigures are Spider-Man, Gwen, Electro, and Rhino. If LEGO decides to continue with the Ultimate Spider-Man, there are so many characters but the ones that stick out are Luke Cage/Power Man, White Tiger, Lizard, Electro, Rhino, and Kraven the Hunter.

There are also two sets based on The Avengers. Again, we don’t know if it will be based on last year’s movie since we’ve already have sets for it. Here’s … Continue

LEGO Star Wars 3-in-1 Super Pack (66456)

September 15, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Belgian online retailer ColliShop has revealed a new LEGO Star Wars 3-in-1 Super Pack (66456) which includes the AT-RT (75002), Z-95 Headhunter (75004), and the BARC Speeder with Sidecar (75012). The Super Pack will have a suggested retail price of €99.99 and will be released later this year. The total number of pieces in the Super Pack comes to 821 and all three sets were released earlier this year.

What’s interesting to note is that all three sets are cheaper when bought separately. Doing a quick dollar conversion will make the Super Pack come to about $133.06, while buying them separately will only run you $94.97 from Shop@Home. There’s no word on whether it will be available at retailers here in the States such as Toys R Us stores.

LEGO Friends 2014 Updated Set List

September 13, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Today, All About Bricks has revealed the list for Series 5 of the Animal sets for the LEGO Friends line. Back in August, we reported a list of the Friends System sets as well as the Series 4 Animals of the very popular girls theme. LEGO Friends is still going strong heading into their third year of production.

Animals – Series 4
Turtle’s Little Paradise (41041)
Tiger’s Beautiful Temple (41042)
Penguin’s Playground (41043)

Animals – Series 5

Macaw’s Fountain (41044)
Orangutan’s Banana Tree (41045)
Brown Bear’s River (41046)

System Sets
Sunshine Harvest (41026)
Mia’s Lemonade Stand (41027)
Emma’s Lifeguard Post (41028)
Stephanie’s Newborn Lamb (41029)
Heartlake Juice Bar (41035)
Stephanie’s Beach House (41037)
Sunshine Ranch (41039)
Heartlake News Van (41056)
Heartlake Horse Show (41057)