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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.

The Brick Fan T-Shirt Now Available on Teespring

October 1, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Quite a few of you readers have asked for this and if you follow my Twitter or Instagram, you may have seen a teaser for this a few days ago. After six years of running the site, I have officially launched my first piece of merchandise for The Brick Fan with a t-shirt over on Teespring. I’ve always felt reluctant to selling stuff for my site but I felt this was a good time as any to sell a t-shirt. I’ve priced it at $14.99 for the US and £12.99 for the EU and there are a number of different colors you are able to choose from. I’ve already ordered three shirts for myself before I launched this campaign to test out the shirts and they actually feel pretty good.

I’ve added a new “Merchandise” tab on the top of the menu to access the Teespring storefront so you can go there any time if you want to get a shirt or you can go there directly with this link. For now, I just have the shirt available but if you want any additional items, leave it in the comments below and I may decide to add them later on in the future.

As always, I do appreciate everyone who reads this site and I’ve had a great time putting out posts for you on a daily basis (most of the time). You do not have to purchase a shirt if you don’t want to but any purchases go back towards the site … Continue

LEGO October 2018 Sets & Promotion Now Available

September 30, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Creator Winter Village Fire Station (10263)

Can you believe it’s already October 1 and that means that there are some brand new LEGO sets have are now available for purchase on LEGO Shop@Home. Before we get to that, there’s a new promotion that has kicked off with the LEGO Star wars Han Solo Mudtrooper (40300) minifigure. It is free with purchases of $35 or more on LEGO Star Wars items, while supplies last.

LEGO Star Wars Han Solo Mudtrooper (40300)

The LEGO Creator Winter Village Fire Station (10263) is now available to the general public and I’ll have my review of the set up some time tomorrow.

The LEGO Star Wars Porg (75230) is also available continues the trend of the larger scale builds for some of the characters from the movies. This set has 811 pieces and retails for $69.99.

Next up are some new LEGO BrickHeadz which also include the two seasonal ones, the Thanksgiving Turkey (40273) and Christmas Mr. & Mrs. Claus.

LEGO BrickHeadz Thanksgiving Turkey (40273)

Lastly, we have some new 2018 Christmas Tree Ornaments which are $7.99 each. This year’s selection includes a Reindeer (853574), Penguin (853796), and Gifts (853815).

LEGO Penguin Christmas Ornament (853796)

The Brick Fan September 2018 Monthly Recap

September 30, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

I think I forgot to do last month but I’m back with the September 2018 recap. There was a bunch of LEGO news this month and here are some posts that you might have missed.

LEGO October 2018 Store Calendar Promotions & Events – The October 2018 LEGO calendar was released and the main promotions for the month are the LEGO Star Wars Han Solo Mudtrooper (40300) and the Minifigure Collector Frame.

LEGO Seasonal 2018 Christmas Carousel (40293) Revealed – An exclusive 2018 LEGO Christmas set was revealed with the limited edition Christmas Carousel (40293). There’s no word yet on availability at this time but I’ll let you know when we get some details.

LEGO Seasonal Christmas Carousel (40293)

LEGO Minifigure Evolution Throughout the Years – LEGO sent over a bunch of assets to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the LEGO minifigure and we got to see how the minifigure has changed throughout the years.

LEGO Creator Winter Village Fire Station (10263) Officially Announced – LEGO announced the next Winter Village set with the Winter Village Fire Station and it is now available for purchase on Shop@Home.

The Brick Fan Latest Updates – Technically not LEGO related but I’ve made some big changes to the site including adding a brand new theme which includes more responsive feel for mobile users.

LEGO Releases Statement on Influx of Fake LEGO Shop Websites – There has been a lot of fake sites that claim to sell LEGO products and LEGO has come out with a statement to warn shoppers of these sites.… Continue

LEGO FORMA Theme Officially Announced

September 27, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced a new theme called LEGO FORMA that is aimed towards adults who are looking for an engaging way to connect with their creative side. For the first time ever, they are using Indiegogo to launch this new pilot project and there will be a series of pilot sets/themes that are planned on various sites and formats next year to float their ideas.

LEGO Classic 60th Anniversary Truck (4000030) Available Online Again

September 25, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Classic 60th Anniversary Walmart Exclusive Truck (4000030)

For those who missed out on the Walmart exclusive LEGO Classic 60th Anniversary Truck (4000030) at the beginning of the year, it is now available again for purchase online. Like before, it retails for $19.97 and it is more of a collector’s set than one that you open and build. No word on how many are available at this time but let’s assume that it is pretty limited considering the other two 60th anniversary sets are still out of stock.

LEGO Opening Pop-Up LEGO Brand Stores

September 21, 2018 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced on the LEGO Ambassador Network blog that the company will be testing some new pop-up LEGO Brand Stores in select locations. The first one has opened up at The Shoppes at Buckland Hills in Manchester, Connecticut.

The pop-up LEGO Stores will be somewhat similar to a standard LEGO Brand Store but the main difference is the layout. Some of them will have products sorted by age and the rest will be sorted by price. There are also some other differences which I have listed below from the press release post.

A reason for LEGO opening up pop-up shops is that it gives kids and adults a chance to enjoy some of the fun experiences that they would’ve gotten from other stores like Toys R Us. Obviously, we don’t have TRU stores here in the US anymore so reaching out to that market is a great opportunity for LEGO and consumers to interact with each other.

LEGO is currently testing out the pop-up store experience and if this plan is successful, the LEGO Retail team will have opportunies to open more up in cities that don’t have a LEGO Brand Store near them. Other locations for the LEGO pop-up stores are listed below. LEGO will be asking for feedback so please let them know how you feel about them.

[su_quote]Starting today the LEGO Group will be testing a new shopping experience for our consumers by bringing temporary LEGO Brand stores to additional markets. While this initiative is being tested in just six US markets … Continue