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The Brick Fan Expanding to LEPIN Set Reviews

April 1, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There’s a point in time where you have to take a step back and see where you are in life and at this point, I’ve decided to expand The Brick Fan. A few people have asked me whether I would do this or not but I think it’s about time that I do so. I’ve decided to go ahead and also review LEPIN sets.

We’ve all seen a company called LEPIN which many call a knockoff company. Essentially, they take official LEGO sets and make bootleg sets out of them with subpar plastics. There aren’t that many reviewers of LEPIN sets and I feel that I should take this opportunity to test them out and let the public know how I feel about them. I’ve set up a website called The LEPIN Fan for my the reviews and I encourage you to head on over and check it out.

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Another year, another joke. First of all, I do not endorse or support LEPIN nor will I ever review the sets. A majority of LEGO fans certainly will feel the same way as I do. If you haven’t checked it out yet, LEGO has an ongoing a civil lawsuit against the company.[/su_spoiler]

Star Wars Celebration 2017 LEGO Exclusives Lottery Rules

March 31, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you are going to Star Wars Celebration next week, here’s some news about the LEGO lottery they are holding for a chance to purchase the exclusives. A reader over on our Facebook Page has let us know about the rules on getting in on the LEGO exclusives at the convention.

LEGO doesn’t do many exclusives for Star Wars Celebration but for this year, they will have something in store for attendees. There’s no word yet on what the exclusives will be but I assume we’ll hear something soon.

To get in on the exclusives, you must have a ticket to Star Wars Celebration itself, then you must fill out a form to get into a lottery for a chance to purchase them. Check out the full rules of the lottery below.

Participation in this process is REQUIRED in order to win a priority ticket with a reserved time to visit the LEGO booth at Star Wars Celebration Orlando. The lottery process will close at 12:01 AM EST on April 6. All winners will be notified by April 7 of the date and time that they can line up at the LEGO booth.

The LEGO booth will open to the public each day AFTER the ticketed sessions (approximately 4:00 PM Thurs-Fri-Sat-Sun) if there is remaining inventory available. The only way to get a ticket to the first sessions of the day is to enter the lottery!

Sessions for all days of Celebration:

Session 1: report to the LEGO Booth at 10:00 AM
Session 2: report to

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LEGO Ideas Apollo 11 Saturn-V Rocket Officially Revealed

March 31, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has officially revealed the LEGO Ideas Apollo 11 Saturn-V Rocket over on their Facebook Page. There’s no word on piece count but it does have a release date of June.

The project by saabfan and whatsuptoday hit 10,0000 supporters back in November 2015 and it was announced last year that it would become an official LEGO Ideas set.

Are you guys excited to finally see the Apollo 11 Saturn-V Rocket and will you be picking it up in June when it is released?

LEGO Dimensions The Powerpuff Girls Expansion Pack Details

March 30, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Deadline has released some details about content for Cartoon Network this year and there’s new information about the LEGO Dimensions The Powerpuff Girls expansion packs.

It looks like we’ll be getting both a Team Pack and a Fun Pack for the trio. The Powerpuff Girls Team Pack will have Blossom and Bubbles LEGO minifigures while Buttercup will be in the Fun Pack. Both expansion packs will grant access to the Townsville Hub area which has locations from the TV series such as Pokey Oaks elementary, City Hall, Rainbow Land, the Pickle Museum, and Professor Utonium’s House which includes his lab.

There’s no word on release date or pricing but we can guess the Team Pack will be $24.99 while the Fun Pack will be $14.99.

The Powerpuff Girls LEGO DIMENSIONS – LEGO DIMENSIONS, the LEGO toy and videogame hybrid, is adding The Powerpuff Girls to its roster with a new Team Pack and Fun Pack. The Team Pack features Blossom and Bubbles minifigures, and the Fun Pack completes the team with Buttercup. Both packs give access to the Townsville Hub area where players can fly around Townsville and see sights like Pokey Oaks elementary, City Hall, Rainbow Land, the Pickle Museum and of course the girls’ home base complete with Professor Utonium’s lab.

LEGO Creator Mini Volkswagen Beetle (40252) Review

March 29, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Coming on April 1, LEGO will be having a promotion for the LEGO Creator Mini Volkswagen Beetle (40252) which is a smaller version of the Volkswagen Beetle (10252) released last year. This set will be available with purchases of $50 or more, while supplies last, from April 1-15. Designed by long-time LEGO designer, Mel Caddick, the 141 piece set looks to be another great set by her. The contents of the box include two unnumbered bags, the instructions, and a small sticker sheet.

The front of the box has the same background as the larger Beetle to give it a consistant look considering they’re both the same vehicle. The back just shows another angle of the set.

Build

The build of the Volkswagen Beetle is very simple as it pretty much is just stacking bricks, as these smaller sets are usually like. There isn’t any difficult building techniques used so the build time should be relatively short.

As I mentioned before, there are stickers with the set and as an official licensed product of Volkswagen, there is a sticker of the Volkwagen logo right in the front. For the license plate stickers, its spells out M31 OD4 which spells out Melody. If you’re not familar with license plate stickers, the designers usually throw in Easter eggs that relates to them and in this case, the designer’s first name.

The rest of the stickers are for the side rear windows, the tail lights, and for the surfboard which again has the same color scheme as the … Continue

LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 (30611) to be May the 4th Promo Polybag

March 28, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

It looks like we have some confirmation of what the May the 4th LEGO promotion will be for this year and we’ve already seen images of it before. A reader has emailed in details and they were told that it will be the brick-built LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 (30611) polybag. You can get it for free during the May the 4th promotion with a LEGO Star Wars purchase of $75 or more at LEGO Brand Stores and on Shop@Home.

I’ve been told that it this year’s promotional polybag would be a little different from previous years when they were exclusive minifigures and it appears that the brick-built R2-D2 will do just that. If you don’t wish to make a purchase during the May the 4th promo, you can build your own as the instructions have been online for a while. The only downside is that you have to substitute the front detailing as the printed 1×1 tiles are exclusive to this set. We’ll definitely confirm it when the May 2017 LEGO Store Calendar comes out in a few days.

Thanks to Sid for the info.

LEGO Mascot Collectible Minifigures BrickHeadz

March 27, 2017 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Collectible Animal Suit Brickheadz (2017)

The mascot LEGO Collectible Minifigures have been very popular with fans. The LEGO BrickHeadz sets have also been surprisingly popular with builders. What happens if you combine the two?

Jared Chan has done just that and has recreated some of the mascot minifigures from years past in the BrickHeadz style. These characters include Piggy Guy from Series 12, Bunny Suit Guy from Series 7, Bumblebee Girl from Series 10, and Chicken Suit Guy from Series 9. These look very cute and is a new way to look at the minifigures.