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Brick by Brick by David Robertson Book Review

Recently, I was sent a copy of a new LEGO book called Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry written by David C. Robertson with Bill Breen. Robertson was a Business Professor at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland and was given the privilege to interview LEGO’s management team. Breen has co-authored and published many other business management books including this one. The book is published by Crown Business and has 320 pages.

Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry by David Robertson Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and Conquered the Global Toy Industry by David Robertson

LEGO Minifigures MMO Countdown

LEGO Minifigures MMO Countdown

Last year, we reported that LEGO has teamed up with Norwegian game developer, Funcom to create a new massive multiplayer online game that will be based on the LEGO Collectible Minifigures line. Funcom has a countdown going for the LEGO Minifigures on their page and in 12 days, they will be releasing more details of the game. You can subscribe to their email list and be notified when more information is available.

LEGO Minifigures will be the second MMO game that LEGO releases with the first being the popular but failed LEGO Universe MMO and will be available for PC and Mac sometime in 2014. Players will be able to use a wide range of minifigures from the Collectible Minifigures line and each character will have their own set of abilities. Players take part in quests and PvP battles to unlock power bricks to increase their minifigure’s abilities. Looking at some of the screenshots below, the game looks like it will bring back some of LEGO Universe. In addition to playing on PCs, the game will have the ability to tie-in with mobile devices including Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile. We’ll do another post when details emerge from Funcom in a few weeks.

Update: Details have been revealed.

Jurassic Park Jungle Explorer T-Rex Encounter on LEGO CUUSOO

Anyone who knows me personally knows that Jurassic Park is my all-time favorite movie. When I saw it when I was 11 years old, I was amazed on how real the dinosaurs looked. After watching the movie at least 50 times, yes 50, throughout my life, I still can’t get enough of it. I’m at the point where I know the dialogue and know what each character is going to say.

Last week, the BrickQueen has posted a Jurassic Park project on LEGO CUUSOO, the Jungle Explorer T-Rex Encounter. The project features the Jungle Explorer SUV, Dr. Alan Grant, Dr. Ian Malcolm, Lex Murphy, and Tim Murphy minifigures, and the T-Rex.

The Jungle Explorer is based on a Ford Explorer XLT and has a removing glass on the top of the roof to get the “shattering” glass feature when the T-Rex attacked the vehicle. The SUV will be able to seats all four minifigures and has the utility box in the back that stores a flare and a flashlight. There were also night goggles in the movie but it’s not included at this time. They may be added later in a future update.

Another part of the project includes the fence part of the Tyrannosaur Paddock where the Rex breaks through the 10,000 volt electrified fence while the power was out. It even has the decal for the voltage sign and the warning lights.

Overall, I really like the design of the project by the BrickQueen. I’ve already put in my support and hopefully many … Continue

LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes 2014 Sets Revealed

LEGO Super Heroes DC Universe - Batman: The Riddler Chase

darth_tater over on Eurobricks has revealed the first wave of the 2014 LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes sets. There are no images except for The Riddler Chase (76012) as of this time. There are four sets in this wave and will be available late this year/early 2014.

The Penguin Face-Off (76010) – Minifigures include Batman, the Penguin, and two robot penguin henchmen. Batman comes with a jet-ski type vehicle and the Penguin has a duck-like flotation vehicle like the one in Batman Returns. This set is the smallest set of the wave.

Man-Bat Attack (76011) – Minifigures include Batman, Robin, and Man-Bat. Batman’s vehicle is a Batcopter looking vehicle. This is a small-to-medium sized set.

The Riddler Chase (76012) – Minifigures include Batman, the Flash, and the Riddler. Batman has a Batmobile and the Riddler has a green drag racer type vehicle. This set contains 304 pieces and will retail for $29.99. See more images below.

The Joker Steam Roller (76013) – Minifigures include Batman, the Joker, a possibility of Nightwing, and two other villains. Batman has a jet with wings that have similar functions as the Republic Striker-class Starfighter (9497). The Joker has a Steam Roller with a lot of colors.

Thanks to Groove Bricks for the heads up.

Update: Rich over at Brick Fanatics reports that we will probably be seeing the Green Lantern minifigure in 2014. If that’s the case, then it’ll most likely be in the The Joker Steam Roller set since there was an unidentified hero from earlier … Continue

LEGO 2014 Set News and Rumors

The LEGO Movie Video Game

As we head to the second half of the year, rumors of the 2014 LEGO sets have began to surface. Eurobricks member Klaus-Dieter has been reporting on sets that may come out for various themes in the LEGO universe. First is some news about the Series 12 of the Collectible Minifigures theme. In this series, the minifigures will only be based on characters from the upcoming The LEGO Movie. You can go to the discussion for this piece of news here.

LEGO City of course will be getting a variety of sets as well. The names listed might not be the final ones but you can get an idea of what they are. You can read more about the Police and Great Vehicles subthemes here. More details about the Friends theme can be found here.

CITY

Police

  • Break-Out of the Police Station (~€99.99)
  • Break-Out of the Prison Transporter
  • Bandit’s Hiding Place (~€49.99)
  • Police Motorcycle Chase
  • Police Helicopter Chase (~€49.99)
  • Police Boat Transporter (~€49.99)
  • Mobile Police Unit (€29.99)

Great Vehicles

  • Camper with Canoe
  • Jeep with Jetski
  • Wood Transporter
  • Car Transporter
  • Racing Car
  • Monster Truck
  • Repair Car
  • Tow Truck

FRIENDS

  • Mission at the Beach
  • Beach and Smoothie Bar
  • Beach House

Finally, Klaus-Dieter has posted some Star Wars sets for the first wave of 2014. Again, the set names listed are probably not the final names you will see when the sets are released. You can read more about the Star Wars sets here.

Update: CM4S has posted an update on the Star Wars … Continue

LEGO The Simpsons Set Rumors

Last week, it was confirmed that LEGO will be releasing sets based on The Simpsons TV show. Springfield Bricks is reporting a user on Reddit has a friend that works in a toy store in the UK and says The Simpsons sets will be available during the winter of this year. Again, these are just rumors and we’ll wait until LEGO confirms this before we get our hopes up.

Bart’s Skate Trick (£10) with Bart Simpson and Milhouse Van Houten minifigures.

Homer at the Control Panel (£20) with Homer Simpson, Mr. Burns and Waylon Smithers minifigures.

Lisa’s Sax Preformance (£30) with Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson and the twins Sherri and Terri minifigures.

Springfield Shops (£50) with Bart Simpson, a cashier Krusty Burger, Krusty the Clown, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and Nelson Muntz minifigures.

Simpson’s House (£70) with Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Jay-Jedediah Abraham “Abe” Simpson aka Grandpa, Ned Flanders and the dog Santa’s Little Helper minifigures.

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) Review

It is finally here! The latest LEGO CUUSOO to be released as an official LEGO set is the Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103). The set was created by Masashi Togami and Team BTTF and was submitted to CUUSOO on August 1, 2011. It wasn’t until April 28, 2012 that the projected had enough supporters to go to the Summer 2012 Review. During the review stage, the DeLorean was going up against three other popular projects and we all know the outcome of that. In December 2012, LEGO announced that the DeLorean Time Machine would be an official LEGO set. During the 2013 San Diego Comic Con, LEGO released the set on sale early for attendees of the event and on August 1st, the set was officially released to the public which is two years to the day after it was first submitted on CUUSOO. The set contains 401 pieces and retails for $34.99, a $0.09/piece ratio. The box contains five unnumbered bags, one fairly large instruction booklet, and three loose plates.

LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103) LEGO CUUSOO Back to the Future DeLorean Time Machine (21103)

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