Earlier today, the August 2021 LEGO Store Calendar was published and in it we can also see the upcoming LEGO Ideas Sailboat Adventure (40487) promotional set. It was announced as the winner of the Build that Holiday building contest a year ago and we finally get to see what it looks like.
The build pretty much maintains the original look from yc_solo down to the dolphins jumping out of the water. The promotion will run from August 1-3 for VIPs and August 4-29 for the general public, while supplies last, and it will require a $200 purchase. I believe this is one of the largest, if not the largest purchase requirement, I’ve seen for a promo item in many years and will most likely carry a hefty aftermarket price.
With Comic Con at Home 2021 coming to a close soon and if you haven’t done it yet, LEGO still has their LEGO Comic Creator available for the first 10,000 participants. It is the same as last year where you can create your own LEGO minifigure and choose a universe between Star Wars, Spider-Man, or Batman to build a story around. This is the same as last year’s activity when Comic Con was shut down as well. There is a limit of three comics per house hold so you can pretty much get all three stories unless you have more than one child.
Last year, LEGO announced that the Sailing Ship Adventure by yc_solo won the fan vote for the LEGO Ideas Build that Holiday contest which will become a future gift with purchase set. It is now rumored that the set will be coming out in August and it will be called the Dream Holiday Sailboat (40487).
There are any details of it yet until the August LEGO Store Calendar comes out, most likely next week, but it is said that it will require a 200€ purchase to get it. Hopefully it won’t cost an arm and a leg to get it as LEGO has been getting up there in purchase price requirements for some items.
The LEGO Spring Lantern Festival (80107) is currently on sale over at Walmart for 20% off. It is now priced at $95 which is $25 off the normal retail price of $119.99. The set has been pretty popular but LEGO has enough inventory now to not run out of stock on it and plus, it does have some nice parts in it. Thanks to Thomas for the heads up.
It’s Christmas in July and LEGO has made the LEGO Christmas Wreath 2-in-1 (40426) available again on the LEGO Shop. It was first released back in October of last year but it only lasted until February before being going out stock. Five months later, you can now buy it again for $34.99. Thanks to everyone who emailed in about it.
LEGO has finally officially announced the long-awaited LEGO Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship (75309) which will be available starting on August 1. The 3,292 piece set retails for $349.99 and it was voted for by fans and had over 30,000 votes which made up of 58% of all votes cast. It will include minifigures of Mace Windu and a Clone Trooper Commander along with a display stand along with a information plaque. One thing to note is that LEGO used the Imperial logo instead of the Republic logo in the first batch of sets which is incorrect. LEGO is fixing the issue and it will be corrected in the December/January releases. If you purchase the set in the first wave, you may get an error set.
CHOSEN BY YOU, IT IS! LEGO STAR WARS REPUBLIC GUNSHIP CONSTRUCTION SET REVEALED AS FAN FAVOURITE
15th July 2021: Today, the LEGO Group announced the new LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship construction set joins the LEGO Ultimate Collector’s (UCS) line-up. Fans have shared their passion, ideas and creative takes on the beloved saga with the LEGO Group for more than 20 years. So, the LEGO Group invited fans to vote on the top three requested sets via the LEGO Ideas website, and the Republic Gunship rose supreme with over 30,000 votes, accounting for 58% of all votes cast.
Inspired by Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and featured in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the new set is 3,292-pieces of amazing detail crafted for experienced builders and
LEGO has announced the winner of the LEGO Minecraft poll for the new skin that will be in next year’s set. With over 56% of the vote, the winning skin is the Ninja which was clearly the winner after the poll started during LEGO Con 2021. Now we just have to wait and see what set the Ninja will appear in.
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