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LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer (20215) Kit 10 – Time Machine Review

July 6, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

In April, it was revealed that LEGO would be releasing Level 4 of the Master Builder Academy (MBA) called Invention Designer (20215). From the initial images, the set would be based on a steampunk design. The Invention Designer set contains 675 pieces and retails for $79.99 which is about $0.12/piece. The contents of the set include three high-quality and very in-depth instruction booklets, three numbered bags, one unnumbered bag, and a black tool belt – 17M. Each book corresponds to each bag and will let you build from a particular theme. For Kit 10, you will be building a Time Machine and other springboard models using the same pieces. The book itself gives you a back story of steampunk and various building techniques that you may or may not already know about. LEGO Designer Mark Stafford takes you through the various builds that are available with the Time Machine theme.

LEGO Master Builder Academy Invention Designer (20215)

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LEGO at San Diego Comic Con 2013

July 6, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

San Diego Comic Con 2013 is two weeks away and we will be there all four days to see and report what LEGO will have in store. We’ll also get to see what exclusive giveaways or new set reveals they will have so stay tuned. Three of the four days have been posted so far and it looks like Saturday may the day to attend if you’re a LEGO fan. As far as I can see, there are are three LEGO related events on Saturday and that doesn’t even include whatever will be going on at the LEGO booth in the Exhibit Hall.

**Update: The exclusive LEGO minifigures that will be given away have been revealed.**

In the dreaded Hall H, Warner Bros will be talking about a couple of their upcoming movies including The LEGO Movie. We can probably expect the directors and maybe a couple of the actors will be there for the presentation. There might even be some exclusive new footage of the movie that will be revealed to attendees of the panel.

In Room 6A at 12:30pm, there will be a panel that will showcase some of the upcoming Marvel video games including the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes video game coming out in October. Again, we might get to see some new footage of the game and there will be some special guests during the panel.

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LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Patriot Minifigure Already on eBay

July 5, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Iron Patriot (30168) that was supposed to be the Walmart pre-order bonus for the video game has already shown up early on eBay. It is currently selling for $40 and ships from *ahem* Mexico. So if you can’t wait to get one and don’t want to purchase the game, now’s your chance.

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**Update: Well that was fast. The last Iron Patriot minifig is sold but who knows, there might be more showing up later. At least you can see close up view of the minifigure.**

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LEGO The Lord of the Rings The Tower of Orthanc (10237) Review

July 4, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

For a while now, there were rumors that LEGO might be releasing The Tower of Orthanc (10237) for the LEGO Lord of the Rings theme and in January, there was a blurry image of what appeared to be the tower in Isengard. In April, LEGO revealed there was indeed a set coming out based on the structure from the Lord of the Rings movies. The set contains 2359 pieces and retails for $199.99, a $0.08/piece ratio. The box includes 18 numbered bags that go from 1-15, 3 cardboarded instruction booklets, and a sticker sheet.

LEGO The Lord of the Rings Tower of Orthanc (10237)

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The World of Chima Now Open at LEGOLAND Florida

July 3, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Back in March, we reported that LEGOLAND Florida was expanding to add a new area to the theme park called the World of Chima. Today is the grand opening of the World of Chima at LEGOLAND Florida and there are plenty of new things to experience there. This was the first major expansion at LEGOLAND Florida and there are some new rides and attractions that visitors can see and do.

The main attraction is the water ride called the Quest of CHI. It is an interactive splash battle ride where you ride through the world of Chima. There’s also a water play area called Cragger’s Swamp and is mainly for parents with small children. For the older kids, there is an attraction called the Speedorz Arena and participants are able to build and compete using Speedorz sets. Finally, there is a LEGO Chima 4D Movie Experience which visitors can watch an interactive show about the Legends of Chima. There will also be LEGOLAND employees dressed as Laval and Cragger for you to take pictures with. Check out the videos of the opening ceremonies as well as the Quest of CHI ride.

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Christina Stephens’ LEGO Prosthetic Leg

July 3, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The video of Christina Stephens using LEGO bricks to make a prosthetic leg has been making the rounds on the internet and now has gone viral. Christina is a practicing occupational therapist and clinical researcher and someone in her lab suggested that she make a prosthetic leg out of LEGO bricks and that’s exactly what she did. This shows that LEGO is more than just a child’s toy and with some creativity and imagination, you can build anything to your heart’s content. Visit Christina’s Facebook and YouTube to show your support.

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New Images of the LEGO Technic 4×4 Crawler Exclusive Edition (41999)

July 1, 2013 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO Technic 41999 4x4 Crawler Exclusive Edition

Flickr user Ryan Smith, aka The Scooter Guy, has posted images of the new LEGO Technic 4×4 Crawler Exclusive Edition (41999). The images are originally from Egor Karshiev (rm8) who was the winner of the “You Design It, We Make It” Co-Creation Technic Challenge from a few months back. Egor went to Denmark for vacation and got to see the set being produced. As the winner, he has received the very first copy of the set off the production line and has done a very in-depth review of the 4×4 Crawler. I highly recommend you read it to see all the little details about the set.

The set contains 1585 pieces and retails for $199.99. It will be available for pre-order at Shop@Home on August 1st. There will only be 20,000 sets being produced. After reading Egor’s review and seeing images of it, will you be picking up the Crawler as well?

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