Here’s something that’s interesting coming out of the LEGO Dimensions subreddit. Apparently a company called FigureFun LLC is suing LEGO and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for patent infringement. The company states two patents, 7,001,276 and 7,338,377, are infringing on their rights and are seeking damages.
Users in the subreddit quickly debunked that FigureFun is using a practice called patent trolling. This is when a company obtains the rights to patents to make a profit from licensing or through the courts which is what is happening here.
According to public records, FigureFun LLC was set up on April 4, 2016, a whole year after LEGO Dimensions was introduced so this lawsuit is coming in pretty late. It’ll be interesting to see the outcome of this lawsuit, if any.
You can read up on the whole lawsuit here.
**Via Bricks to Life**
A few weeks ago, LEGO revealed the new LEGO Speed Champions McLaren 720s (75880) and there are now official images of the set. There are some slight differences between these images and the ones from before. The McLaren 720s itself seems to be the same however the designer minifigure’s hair is different.
LEGO design manager Craig Callum did an interview with Top Gear and he gave some details about the set as well as the LEGO Speed Champions theme.
The McLaren 720S (75880) will be available later this year for probably $14.99, similar to the other single vehicle sets.
**Via Hoth Bricks**
Amazon has some really good sales on various LEGO sets. I’ve listed some of the more notable ones below.
If you been wanting to expand your carbon chamber scene from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Amazon has the LEGO Star Wars Carbon-Freezing Chamber (75137) on sale for $14 which is 44% off the normal price of $24.99. This is the lowest price the set has been at and is a great way to get Boba Fett as well as the new Ugnaught minifigures.
The TIE Striker (75154) is also at its lowest price at $48.99 which is 30% off the normal price. This set is a great way to grow your fleet of TIE Strikers which includes minifigures of the TIE Pilot, Imperial ground crew, Imperial Shoretrooper, and Rebel Trooper.
The LEGO City Cargo Train (60052) is back on sale again for $139.99 which is $60 off the regular price. It’s coming up on the third year of its shelf life so there’s a chance that it could be retiring soon.
The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge (76057) is also on sale and a good time to pick it up to expand the bridge into a complete one.
LEGO Classic Medium Creative Brick Box (10696) is 29% off but it has a $0.05/piece ratio with lots of nice pieces in various colors.
Like with the Creative Box, the Classic Creative Supplement (10693) also has a $0.05/piece ratio but comes in at 30% off at $13.99.
If you missed out on the LEGO Disney Lumiere building event at Toys R Us last year, they are bringing it back this week. On Saturday, March 25 from 1-3pm local time, you can celebrate the new Disney Beauty and the Beast movie with a LEGO Disney Lumiere build which is the same exact build from last year. The event is intended for ages 6 and up and quantities are limited.
Here’s an very interesting rumor involving the future of LEGO Dimensions and it’s not looking too good for the popular toys-to-life game. Bricks to Life has put out a report that LEGO Dimensions may be coming to an end sooner than we thought. We already knew that TT Games had promised three years of content but that looks like that may be cut short. I’ve seen various reports on it but I’ve held off until there were more information about it.
Bricks to Life was given this information from their sources and it also corresponds to what Just2Good stated last month which he took a lot of flak for. There’s also in-game content that may also suggest the same thing where some content were removed in the latest update. Furthermore, it was also stated that the company held a meeting to review their upcoming games and LEGO Dimensions went from top of the list to the bottom. Coupled that with the very deep discounts of the expansion packs recently, everything seems to be correlate that the game will be coming to an end.
Of course there’s still more LEGO Dimensions expansion packs that will be coming out in the near future including The Goonies Level Pack (71267), Hermione Fun Pack (71348), and the LEGO City Fun Pack (71266) which are all coming out in May. There’s also some unannounced expansion packs from various themes including The Powerpuff Girls, Beetlejuice, and Teen Titan’s Go! which we haven’t officially seen yet. Then there’s that Lord Vortech … Continue
One of my favorite shows from last year was Stranger Things and RyantheAmazing over on Reddit has recreated some scenes from the show with LEGO. Some details that it shows include Joyce’s living room, the kids playing Dungeons & Dragons, as well as a play feature that includes the Upside Down.
You can see lots of little details of the living room including the Christmas lights as well as the kids. The whole section then flips over using a Technic pin to reveal the dark Upside Down dimension. Check out the full album here.
There are many LEGO terms that are used in the community, some that you may not have heard of before. There’s a list of some of the more commonly used terms. Let me know if there’s something that I should add on.
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AFOL: Adult Fan of LEGO.
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Bigfig: Big Figure. Refers to a character that is larger than the standard LEGO minifigure.
Bley: Light Bley: Bluish Grey, also called as Medium Stone Gray by the LEGO.
BrickLink: An online marketplace for people to buy and sell LEGO, either by sets, minifigures, individual parts, or other LEGO products.
BURP: Big Ugly Rock Piece – a large section of LEGO rock face. Part 6082.
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Cheese Slope: A 1×1 piece that has a 33° slope. Part 54200.
Clone: Construction toys that are “compatible” with LEGO products but not at the same quality.
Collector: A LEGO fan whose interest in the hobby is to collect sets, usually for a particular theme.
Constraction: Sets that are usually buildable figures that uses ball joints. Themes include Bionicle, Hero Factory, Star Wars, Super Heroes, and Legends of Chima.
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Dark Ages: A time in a LEGO fan’s life when they lose interest in the hobby.
Design ID: A number that LEGO uses for a specific part. This is used for the shape of the part but not the color.
Draft: An activity that is usually held during LEGO User Group meetings … Continue
