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The LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Be Released Next Month?

January 6, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There are some new developments of the LEGO The Simpsons House (71006). Skalldyr on Eurobricks was told that the release date would be January 17th for LEGO VIP Members. After some discussion in the forums, it may be a miscommunication but CM4S has linked to the February LEGO Calendar (see below) and it says on February 17th, VIP Members can preview and buy and new exclusive LEGO set. Could this mean The Simpsons House could be released as early as next month? As we reported last year, the house was tentatively set to be released in April. Could LEGO have shifted the release date of the set up a whole month early or could it be another exclusive set that will be released in February? BrickFair Alabama 2014 is happening this weekend so we could have some official at that time. We’ll have more details as they become available.

Update: The Simpsons House is officially revealed.

LEGO The Simpsons House (71006) Interior

Trevi Fountain (21020) is Next LEGO Architecture Set

January 6, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Brickset is reporting that the next LEGO Architecture set will be the Trevi Fountain (21020). The fountain is located in Rome, Italy and was designed by Nicola Salvi. The Trevi Fountain is one of the most well-known fountains in the world and is a major tourist attraction in Rome. One of traditions to do at the fountain is to throw coins into it. The legend states throwing one coin means a return to Rome, throw two coins and it leads to a new romance and finally, a third coin leads to marriage.

The new Architecture set was discovered on South African LEGO retailer Kiddiwinks. There’s no other details at this time. If you’ve think you’ve seen the set number before, you probably have. It is the same as the April Fools set that Brickset “announced” last year.

LEGO CUUSOO Goes From Quarterly Reviews to Tri-Annual

January 6, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The team at LEGO CUUSOO has been working to streamline their rules and policies to make the whole process a smoother one. In their latest blog post, they note that they are switching the quarterly review schedule to three times a year and the “shift aligns the review schedule with the rest of the LEGO Group’s internal processes in a way that allows us to release results more regularly.” The review deadlines will now be in May, September, and January. This change will also allows CUUSOO to give results faster for their reviews and instead of waiting nine months for the results, you’ll see them around four months. In addition, they are working to shorten production times so the sets can get to the consumers quicker.

Finally, the results of the Fall 2013 Review will be coming in the next couple of weeks. The deadline for the first 2014 Review deadline is May 5th at 12:00am GMT.

The LEGO Movie McDonald’s Happy Meal “Toy” Revealed

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

McDonald’s has updated their Happy Meal minisite and has revealed February’s “toy.” They are not actually toys but Action Cups based on The LEGO Movie. There are 8 different collectible cups you can collect which features many of the main characters in the movie including Batman, Unikitty, Bad Cop, Emmet, Wyldstyle, MetalBeard, President Business, and Vitruvius. The cups are listed as McPlay so there might be a code on the cups to use on the Happy Meal site or on an app.

There were people who were afraid that the toys would be lackluster like the LEGO Batman promo a few years ago. For this year’s promotion, there’s no play feature at all on the cups but are more of a decorative item. The cups are labeled as “Action Cups” but it may just be a name to show action scenes from the movie. Maybe there’s something hidden on the other side of the cups that have something cool like a lenticular feature. That’s pure speculation but I think they’re just regular plastic cups.

Update: There are some more images of the cups on China’s eBay, TaoBao.

LEGO Space Police II Galactic Chief (6813) Review

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Recently, I found a couple of my brother’s old LEGO Space sets we played with before I went into my “Dark Ages.” I’ll be doing a short 3-part series of these small sets. Today we have the Space Police II Galactic Chief (6813). It was released in 1993 and sold for $2.99.

Minfigure

The minifigure is named Captain Magenta and he is the Galactic Chief of the Space Police. His torso is exclusive to the minifigure and has the Space Police logo printing. The arms are green as well as the legs. He also wears red epaulets to signify that he is the Chief. The head shows the Chief wearing a headset. His helmet is black with a green visor. His accessory is a white microphone.

Build

The build itself is pretty simple. At only 23 pieces, the set was one of the smallest LEGO Space Police sets that was released 20 years ago. The front has a 3×2 sloped brick and has the words Space Police printed on it. The green windshield doesn’t cover the sides of the cockpit. Speaking of the cockpit, there are no controls so I’m not sure how Capatin Magenta is piloting the ship. Towards the back are a couple of thrusters on each side of the ship.

Results

The Galactic Chief is a pretty cool nostalgic set. It also has some good swooshability. I remember flying it around as a kid and chasing other LEGO cars that I made. Although this was the only Space Police II set I have, … Continue

The LEGO Movie Polybag Images Revealed

January 4, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Movie Micro Manager Battle Polybag (30281)

A few days ago, we reported there were a couple of The LEGO Movie polybags coming out later this year but there were no images at that time. Brickset’s database has been updated and we can now see what the polybags look like for both the Micro Manager Battle (30281) and the Super Secret Police Enforcer (30282). The Micro Manager Battle comes with Wyldstyle with a pair of nunchucks and a Micro Manager and the Police Enforcer comes with a Robo SWAT minifigure with a hover vehicle. It looks to be an easy way to get an army of Robo SWAT minifigures. There’s still no word on how both polybags will be distributed.

The LEGO Movie Super Secret Police Enforcer Polybag (30282)

LEGO Star Wars TC-4 Polybag Promo Found in Hong Kong

January 2, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Bkctsang on Eurobricks has reported that the Hong Kong Toys R Us is having a promotion for the first 150 customers who spend more than HK$1200. Those lucky customers will be randomly given a LEGO Star Wars polybag which includes a choice from the Chrome Darth Vader, the White Boba Fett, and a new TC-4 minifigure. The TC-4 is a very obscure character in the Star Wars universe who was owned by Senator Palpatine. It was only mentioned in books and was even cut from Episode I. We’ll see in a few months if the TC-4 polybag is this year’s May the Fourth LEGO promotion or not.