We spoke of this some time ago, and we’ve determined to make a start of it now. Our readers at The Brick Show might have noticed a lack of reports on LEGO Ideas Second 2022 Review Stage. Indeed, a multitude of brilliant submissions have gained 10,000 supporters apiece since late last month. We apologize for those tuning in to these features and will make up for it now. This will be the first of several Ideas-Review updates to get everything back up to speed. They’ll be much shorter since we’re covering several product ideas, but we hope you enjoy anyway.
A nice thematic house build, this tricked-out domicile is the venue for an intense challenge. Can Toms and Oria manage to get through the funhouse of quirky engineer Carter under the 1-hour time limit? How would you fare?
Not heavy on interactivity, but it makes for a neat display piece. The complex details of the towers and even the muddy river-water will draw artsy builders in.
This product idea is a loving tribute to the old tramway system of Lisbon, Portugal. This build immortalizes Lisbon’s line 28, providing a picturesque Portuguese image to any LEGO City set you add this to. The tram’s pantograph and trolley pole are articulated. In terms of location accuracy, there’s even a pickpocket minifig included!
Which of these sets will make it through the LEGO Ideas Second 2022 Review? It’s still far off to tell.
We can undoubtedly thank LEGO Con 2022 for putting images to the sets they’ve been teasing for some time. Many of the reveals we’ve covered are things LEGO’s done before. This one’s all-new regarding licensed IPs getting the LEGO treatment. To think that the rumored “Coconut” project would be tie-in sets for James Cameron’s Avatar franchise. The sequel to the 2009 film, Avatar: The Way of Water is coming this holiday season. It’s fair, perhaps, that the inaugural LEGO Avatar Toruk Makto and Tree of Souls (75574) set came out months before that, as reported by Stone Wars.
The LEGO Avatar Toruk Makto and Tree of Souls (75574) is a visually impressive brick-rendition from 20th Century Studios’ Avatar sequel. It depicts a key location on the alien planet Pandora, the Tree of Souls revered by the people of the Na’vi. Also present are Sully, the human in a Na’vi avatar body, his love interest Neytiri and Sully’s Toruk flying beast. The set offers a nice contrast between the decorative Tree of Souls and the poseable Toruk mount. The LEGO Avatar Toruk Makto and Tree of Souls (75574) will officially launch on October 1, although collectors can preorder it now at LEGO.com.
That said, here are the details from the official product listing:
Age 12+ | 1,212 pieces | 4 minifigures | $149. 99 | Preorder available; Coming October 1
Help a kid aged 12+ who loves science fiction animal trends with this LEGO® Avatar Toruk Makto & Tree of Souls (75574) building toy set. The set includes Jake Sully, Neytiri, Mo’at, and Tsu’Tey Na’vi minifigures, a posable Toruk figure with foil wings, a Direhorse figure, and a buildable Tree of Souls, plus 3 environment builds with glow-in-the-dark elements.
Endless stories. Any Avatar fan or kid aged 12 and up will be proud to build and play with this LEGO® Avatar Toruk Makto & Tree of Souls (75574) toy set and revisit the unique world of Pandora.
What’s in the box. This LEGO® set includes 4 minifigures, Toruk and Direhorse animal figures with connectors, a buildable Tree of Souls, and 3 environment scenes with glow-in-the-dark elements.
Display or play. Kids and Avatar fans can recreate a meaningful scene from the movie, design a new idea, or set up a dynamic display with the Toruk spreading its foil wings over the Tree of Souls.
Explore facets of Pandora. Passionate fans can spend hours exploring Pandora on the back of a mighty Toruk or Direhorse figure and communing with the Na’vi people through the sacred Tree of Souls.
We’re still on that LEGO Con 2022 reveal review. We’ve already looked at several major set releases from last weekend. Perhaps it’s time we spotlighted the small stuff: multiple, little-humanoid small stuff. Indeed, LEGO Con also unveiled the latest batch of collectible minifigures. They’re all-original LEGO characters following the May launch of The Muppets (71033). As confirmed by The Brick Fan, minifigure collectors can look forward to LEGO CMF Series 23 (71034) months from now. Like other batches, this series consists of 12 minifigures. And as usual with LEGO’s CMF Series, these minifigs are far out.
Looking at the official product listing on LEGO.com, you’ll find only 3 of the 12 minifigures revealed. Luckily the LEGO Con page features the fully-visible ensemble of Collectible Minifigures Series 23 (71034). LEGO’s giving us their quirkiest minifig ensemble, from robot girls to turkey costumes to nutcrackers and sugar-plum fairies. Expect these little guys to be available in their polybags (usual price) starting in December.
Age 5+ | 12 minifigures total | $4.99 per polybag | Coming September 1
Surprise!
Each finely crafted, highly detailed LEGO minifigure comes in a sealed ‘mystery’ bag and includes a collector’s information leaflet, making a great little gift that will put a smile on anyone’s face.
Unexpected characters – Encourage endless play with these fun LEGO® Minifigures Series 23 (71034) bags. A creative surprise treat for kids and minifigure fans of any age.
Collectible fun in a bag – 1 of 12 buildable characters to discover, plus a collector’s leaflet. A fun addition to any collection.
You know the drill. Many LEGO sets teased over the past weeks and months finally appeared in LEGO Con 2022. Now all collectors have to do is wait out the remaining days until their official release. One of the biggest expected launches is definitely for LEGO Marvel. Indeed, the LEGO Marvel Doctor Strange Sanctum Sanctorum set of old (76108) has been given a massive makeover. This new set, numbered 76218, will arrive in the wake of MCU film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”. True, the movie came out back in May. But the title’s in the box so that’s that.
Anyway, Promobricks tells us that like other LEGO Con reveals, the new Sanctum Sanctorum set (76218) is coming this August. This definitely is multitudes more awesome than the original 2018 version. Key characters from “Multiverse of Madness” are joined by other MCU regulars in this epic building/battle set. Our Doctor Strange must team up with Wong, Iron Man and Spider-Man against multiple threats to the Sanctum. Several alternates of Strange are just the tip of the iceberg. Mordo, Ebony Maw and a now-villainous Scarlet Witch will really make our heroes work for victory. And with that, here’s the product info:
Age 18+ | 2,708 pieces | 9 minifigures | $249.99 | Coming August 1
Capture the magic of Doctor Strange with the stunning LEGO® Marvel Sanctum Sanctorum (76218).
A celebration of Doctor Strange – LEGO® Marvel Sanctum Sanctorum (76218) is a 3-story, 360-degree, modular construction project for adult fans of the Marvel Universe
Iconic Marvel characters – The set includes Doctor Strange, Wong, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Ebony Maw, Master Mordo, Sinister Strange, Dead Strange and The Scarlet Witch minifigures
Realistic details – The model is filled with familiar features and authentic accessories from the Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness movies
The LEGO Con 2022 reveal train has no brakes or something to that effect. We got plenty of neat set reveals on June 18. Among them were notable anniversary milestone entries. Earlier, we touched on two 90th-anniversary LEGO sets joining the Icons theme. But this year also marks a decade since LEGO Ideas released a set for the hit videogame franchise “Minecraft.” Collectors saw this one-off item birth a popular LEGO product line. And while some entries for the theme have already been released earlier this year, there are still more, particularly with the reveal of more LEGO Minecraft 2022 sets.
According to Brickset, two more LEGO Minecraft 2022 sets saw the light of day at LEGO Con last Saturday. These ones fill out the set number list we caught back in February. Get ready to expand the brick-built Minecraft world with the Skeleton Dungeon (21189) and The Abandoned Village (21190). As many of the LEGO Con reveals, they’ll arrive this August. Now let’s have a look at their product listing info:
Age 8+ | 364 pieces | 4 minifigures | $34.99 | Coming August 1
Action-packed set for Minecraft® players – With classic details, hands-on features and multiple biomes, LEGO® Minecraft The Skeleton Dungeon (21189) has everything kids need for endless adventures
Iconic features – Includes the cave explorer, 3 skeletons and 3 biomes: a dripstone cave with a rock-fall function; a lush cave with bushes, clay and torches; and a dungeon with a skeleton spawner
Many ways to play – Kids can build, explore, battle and operate fun features as they embark on endless Minecraft® adventures, then rebuild the set for even more creative play
Age 8+ | 422 pieces | 3 minifigures | $44.99 | Coming August 1
Battle-and-build action for Minecraft® players – Kids need all their Minecraft know-how as they reclaim and rebuild a creepy zombie village with the LEGO® Minecraft The Abandoned Village (21190) set
4-part playset – Includes 2 zombies and a zombie hunter, a zombie hunter’s campsite, zombie villager’s workplace, zombie farmer’s pumpkin patch, an abandoned house and lots of authentic accessories
Endless creative play – Players must reclaim a creepy village from zombies, then rebuild it in their personal style, ready for more Minecraft® adventures
Other LEGO Minecraft sets in this batch have already been launched earlier. The Bakery (21184), The Nether Bastion (21185), The Ice Castle (21186), The Red Barn (21187), and The Llama Village (21188) are available at LEGO.com.
For LEGO Star Wars fans and collectors, do you enjoy their animated TV specials? Have you noticed a trend going through the past two specials aired on Disney+ years prior? Yep, “Holiday Special” (2020) and “Terrifying Tales” (2021) was some sweet LEGO Star Wars lampoons of key annual holidays. And yes, they put the Sequel Trilogy characters front and center, but we digress. Two festive occasions later in the year have been featured in LEGO Star Wars specials. What could be next? As it turns out, we can already glimpse an upcoming LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation Special.
Brick Fanatics says the first teaser for LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation Special just dropped on social media. Here is the clip featured on the official Star Wars Twitter page. After some sendups to LEGO Star Wars “Holiday Special” and “Terrifying Tales,” we get to the main part. Where the Sequel Trilogy cast previously got the spotlight, the franchise representation is more even this time. Scenes teased include non-Kylo Ben Solo, old Lando Calrissian, and Palpatine and Vader. Naturally, the Emperor gets fussy about his wrinkled skin exposed to direct sunlight. Darth Vader looks totally done just by putting sunblock on his dark Master.
Tune in Tuesday for the debut of the LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation trailer, an Original special, streaming August 5 only on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/VZ2IWUvLFm
— Star Wars | #TheMandalorian Returns March 1 (@starwars) June 18, 2022
Lucasfilm and Disney tease a much longer trailer for this upcoming LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation Special this Tuesday, June 21. The special itself will debut on Disney+ streaming this coming August 5. And with that, we’ll give a quick once-over at two more LEGO Star Wars sets revealed last LEGO Con 2022.
Age 9+ | 1,022 pieces | 4 minifigures | $169.99 | Coming August 1
Buildable LEGO® Star Wars™ model of The Justifier (75323). Fans can role-play Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 scenes with this authentically detailed, brick-built starship and popular characters
4 LEGO® minifigures and a droid. Cad Bane with 2 blaster pistols, Omega with handcuffs, Fennec Shand with a blaster pistol and Hunter with a knife, plus a Todo 360 LEGO droid figure
Flight and landing modes. Fold up the rear engine of bounty hunter Cad Bane’s starship for flight mode and fold down to automatically deploy the landing gear
Many play-inspiring features. A detailed easy-access cockpit, 2 thermal detonator elements, a ‘laser’ jail cell for Omega, spring-loaded shooters on the wingtips and spare ammo in the wing
Age 9+ | 910 pieces | 5 minifigures | $139.99 | Coming August 1
Recreate the Battle of Utapau with this fantastic LEGO® Star Wars™ AT-TE Walker (75337).
AT-TE Walker building toy (75337). Kids can recreate the Battle of Utapau with this detailed LEGO® Star Wars™ version of an AT-TE Walker from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
5 LEGO® minifigures and 3 LEGO droid figures – Commander Cody, a 212th Clone Gunner, 3 212th Clone Troopers and 3 Battle Droids, all with weapons, plus a buildable Dwarf Spider Droid
Designed for play. The AT-TE has posable legs and an extendable handle to lift and move it, and the detachable cockpit and the 2 detailed cabins for Clone Troopers are easy to access
Playful features. A 360-degree-rotating elevating heavy blaster cannon with 2 stud shooters and a seat for the 212th Clone Gunner, 6 blaster cannons, 2 thermal detonator elements and more
Thus did LEGO Con 2022 take place this past weekend. And around the world LEGO fans and collectors marveled at the products revealed that Saturday. This may be a flowery description, but the mood does need setting. We’ll start unpacking the various unveilings from LEGO Con last June including two new LEGO Icons Anniversary sets that celebrate two of LEGO’s iconic themes.
First, we’ll look at the following LEGO Icons Anniversary sets celebrating the LEGO brick’s 90th anniversary. There’s one for the medieval builders and another for the space explorers. At last, we see the Lion Knights’ Castle (10305) and the Galaxy Explorer (10497). Both sets fall under the new LEGO Icons theme.
As expected, these anniversary revamps of classic LEGO sets are geared for age 18+ collectors. We can expect these to arrive this coming August. But now, let’s peruse their official LEGO.com Shop product listings here:
Age 18+ | 4,514 pieces | 22 minifigures | $399.99 | Coming August 8
A long time ago there was a child who loved to build with LEGO® bricks. Now that child is grown up and there’s a new quest to enjoy. Celebrating 90 years of LEGO history, the Lion Knights’ Castle (10305) building set is a new interpretation inspired by the original LEGO Castle System and a build requested by fans for years.
A classic build reimagined – Enjoy quality time crafting all the details of this Lion Knights’ Castle (10305) buildable model, inspired by classic LEGO® castle sets from days gone by
Requested by LEGO® fans – Created to celebrate 90 years of LEGO history, this set was designed following a poll of over 55,000 respondents on the LEGO Ideas platform
4,514 pieces – Enjoy hours of mindful building as you craft all the details of this epic build. Discover details on every side, then open up the castle to explore the story-packed interior
Packed with medieval details – Raise and lower the castle’s drawbridge and portcullis, explore hidden passages, escape from the dungeon, turn the mill’s waterwheel and prepare for battle in the armory
Secret hideout – Build secret hideouts for the forest people. Drop them through the dungeon trapdoor when they invade, and help them escape through the secret passage
Age 18+ | 1,254 pieces | 4 minifigures | $99.99 | Preorder available, Coming August 1
Join the celebrations to mark 90 years of LEGO® creations with this nostalgic building project for adults. This anniversary collectible edition of the Classic 497 LEGO Galaxy Explorer model (10497) retains all the joy of the 1979 set but on a bigger scale.
Join the celebrations – Enjoy quality time crafting all the details of this LEGO® Galaxy Explorer (10497) model, launched to mark the 90th anniversary of LEGO creations
Inspired by the 1979 original – The spaceship retains the classic color scheme and blended delta wing configuration of the original ship and stands on its 3 retractable landing legs
Astronaut figures – The spaceship comes complete with 4 astronauts and their robot helper
Authentic accessories – Accessories include a surface rover, plus a rover compartment with tools and an extendable ramp
Detailed interior – Open the cockpit to reveal the interior, where there are seats for all 4 astronauts as well as living quarters with 2 beds, computers and storage compartments
Visit LEGO.com to recap the event highlights of LEGO Con 2022.
Around the early 2010s, EA Games took their hit life-simulation franchise “The Sims” and adapted it to the mobile market. “The Sims FreePlay” has been on for quite some time now. In fact, two of the MOS platforms it launched in have since gone defunct. That leaves iOS and Android, naturally. The latter launched “Sims FreePlay” in 2012, making it a decade old this year. In that time the game app has seen numerous update packages from EA Mobile and Firemonkeys Studios. The thing is, all of them are in-house additions unlike mobile game apps in Japan with numerous cross-franchise collaborations. That’s changing this month.
Explore the wonderful world of LEGO® DOTS in the latest update of The Sims FreePlay! From bracelets to wall hanging masterpieces, your Sims will love expressing their individuality through mixing and matching bright colors and patterns! @LEGO_Grouphttps://t.co/DkOEJ9cjhHpic.twitter.com/pPT5ev2syQ
— The Sims FreePlay (@TheSimsFreePlay) June 13, 2022
The Brick Fan tells us that EA is collaborating with – obviously – LEGO for their next “Sims FreePlay” update. Specifically, they’re partnering with the LEGO DOTS craft line to bring FreePlay gamers the “You Dot You” update. This consists of all-new DOTS-themed items for Sims in the mobile app. Eagle eyes would recognize these accessories and gear as being actual LEGO Dots sets and products. There’s also a limited-time live event running June 13-24 where “Simmers” can complete gameplay challenges to unlock in-game DOTS stuff. Message boards? Customizable bracelets? DOTS-themed fashions? They’re all in this pack.
Dive into a colorful world of creativity with @SimGuruMegz as she explores the LEGO® DOTS 'You DOT You' update! Learn how your Sims can play with DOTS, plus details about the free pack & Live Event, available now! Watch the full episode here: https://t.co/fmS4vxAPmH@LEGO_Grouppic.twitter.com/hFQ26OYilF
— The Sims FreePlay (@TheSimsFreePlay) June 14, 2022
From what the images shared on social media look, “Sims FreePlay” X LEGO DOTS looks real bright and colorful. True, it’s rather niche in going for “Sims” fans who’re also LEGO (DOTS) collectors. But being free-to-play means it’s not too costly. There’s that time limit though. If you play “Sims FreePlay” on iOS/Android/Amazon and want the DOTS goodies, you have until two Fridays from now.
We’re counting down the days now to this year’s LEGO Con. Come Saturday June 18 the event will kick off in Billund, viewable online (at different times per time zone). Expectant LEGO fans can look forward to the reveal of several major set reveals. These particular items have been rumored and hyped for long enough too. But exactly are we in store for this LEGO Con 2022? LEGO’s gladly taken care of that according to Brick Fanatics. Their social media’s been abuzz this week with details for the coming weekend. And we’ll relay them now.
In a virtual con supposed to run two hours long, LEGO Con this year has some big sets to unveil. In apparent order we have LEGO Marvel followed by LEGO Star Wars. The former’s certainly the new Sanctum Sanctorum (76218). After that come the tie-ins for allegedly the finale to LEGO Ninjago. Then we get a break with a virtual studio tour of Wizarding World London for LEGO Harry Potter. LEGO Friends shows its stuff next, with LEGO Minecraft following up. LEGO Super Mario also has new character packs to tease. We’ll also see LEGO tie-ins for “Lightyear” in-depth. Finally there’s the reveal of a new LEGO theme, which may just be LEGO Icons, formerly the Creator Expert line.
One should note that some LEGO social media spoilers weren’t included in their tentative schedule? LEGO Avatar and more 90th Anniversary sets spring to mind. The “LEGO Masters” reality show franchise does get a prominent spot. It’s no surprise given that presenter Melvin Odoom is co-hosting this event. He’ll be joined by Vick Hope and Joel McHale. LEGO Con 2022 will live-stream on YouTube this June 18. London gets it at 5PM, New York at 12PM, and Los Angeles at 9AM.
If you hang around the LEGO Ideas webpage you know there’s a massive amount of aspiring sets there. Predicting which ones will succeed feels like a fool’s errand. Those product ideas even have to muster supporters on the platform to be considered for review. While many LEGO news services do take note of these hopefuls once in a while, they can’t always keep track. So sometimes their predicted 10-K support passers flame out or others take quite long to reach that milestone. Why, late last year we featured a helicopter product idea with 3-K-plus supporters but just over a month left to hit 10 grand. What happened to it anyway?
Well, funny that. The Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk by Slekk024 has officially gathered the necessary support for review. If you’ll recall, this build depicts a firefighting version of the Sikorsky S-70 as currently used by Cal Fire. With some 3,000 pieces one can assemble the Firehawk and a portion of California forest fire to extinguish. The set has firefighter minifigures as well to man the mechanisms of the chopper. During its support-gathering stage the product idea received endorsements on social media from Sikorsky and Cal Fire. At last their promotional efforts have come through for Slekk024.
This is the latest addition to LEGO Ideas Second 2022 Review Stage. And we’re sure you’re wondering: where are the rest of the 10-K supported updates? Well, we’re going to try and backtrack through those lucky submissions in the future.
