LEGO News Archives | Page 173 of 405

Return to Hogwarts: Summer 2019 LEGO Harry Potter Sets Official Images

While this might be the period of the prequel for J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, fans always return to the original. “Fantastic Beasts” is fascinating and all, but “Harry Potter” is always where it began. And LEGO understands that nostalgia too. It’s the driving theme for their new summer 2019 sets.

We’re really grateful to early-bird LEGO news sources like Germany’s Zusammengebaut who managed to snag these cool official images. They were originally posted on Amazon Italy. As can be seen, these LEGO Harry Potter sets recall certain events and locations from the books and films. It’s something fans would appreciate.

And here they are now:

Expecto Patronum (75945)

from the climactic sequence of “The Prisoner of Azkaban”
includes stag Patronus, plus Harry Potter, Sirius Black and Dementor (2x) minifigures

Hungarian Horntail Triwizard Challenge (75946)

from the first Triwizard trial in “The Goblet of Fire”
includes buildable Horntail dragon, and Harry Potter, Cedric Diggory, Fleur Delacour and Viktor Krum minifigures

Hagrid’s Hut (75947) – no box image was included

an important event during “The Prisoner of Azkaban”
includes Buckbeak figure, plus Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Hagrid, Minister Cornelius Fudge and Walden McNair

Hogwarts Clock Tower (75948)

prominent in the Yule Ball during “The Goblet of Fire”
includes Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Cedric Diggory, Viktor Krum, Fleur Delacour, Prof. Albus Dumbledore and Madame Olympe Maxime minifigures

mechanics enable ticking clock and minifigure waltz action

More Official Images of Upcoming LEGO Friends 2019 Sets

It was like a hiccup, that the latest reveal of summer LEGO Friends sets began with only two sets days ago. Thank fully we didn’t have to wait long for the rest. Now we have images to several other sets from the Nuremberg Toy Fair, plus even more not mentioned.

This time, our able source of the official images for these other Friends sets, is the Dutch online LEGO retailer Mister Bricks. Without further ado, let’s take a look at these additional LEGO Friends sets for the summer of 2019:

Heartlake City Supermarket (41362) – buildable grocery store and snack bar storefronts, and buggy, with Stephanie and Olivia mini-dolls

Mia’s Horse Transporter (41371) – buildable jeep and horse trailer, with horse figure and mini-dolls of Mia and Emma

Stephanie’s Gymnastics Show (41372) – buildable gymnastics facilities with mechanics (uneven parallel bars, trampoline, and spinning gymnastics platform with leaderboard and winners’ podium; includes Mia and Stephanie mini-dolls

Octopus Ride (41373) – buildable octopus carousel with mechanics, along with ticket counter and mini-dolls of Andrea and Ethan

Karaoke Pool Party (41374) – buildable swimming pool with slide, rotating juice bar and DJ booth, along with surfing simulator; all with mechanics; includes minifigures of Stephanie and Andrea

Heartlake City Pier with Fairground (41375) – buildable fairground attractions (Ghost ship dark ride, flying chairs and midway stalls), with mini-dolls of Chloe, Zack, Olivia, Emma and Stephanie

Turtle Rescue (41376) – buildable wildlife rescue station with turtle sanctuary and amphibious vehicle; includes Andrea mini-doll

Dolphin Rescue (41378) – buildable submersible, scuba sled, and underwater shipwreck; includes Kacey and Stephanie mini-dolls

Rescue Center Lighthouse (41380) – buildable rescue center with lighthouse, shed and jet-ski; includes Mia and Emma mini-dolls

Rescue Boat (41381) – buildable rescue boat, islet and underwater ruin; includes Mia, Olivia and Andrea mini-dolls

LEGO Targets Visually-Impaired Children With In-Development “Braille Bricks” Set

As many of our past articles can attest, LEGO’s an old hand at designing toys and play experiences that are not only fun and educational, but also accessible. One of their current projects has been developing a product that can be used by visually impaired people. The results are inspiring.

LEGO released a press statement on Wednesday, April 24, where they announced LEGO Braille Bricks to the public. The first physical units of the new product was then unveiled in Paris at the Sustainable Brands Conference. Braille Bricks was a collaborative effort by The LEGO Group, LEGO Foundation and various associations for the blind worldwide.

As seen in the images LEGO shared, the Braille Bricks are LEGO bricks that have only a set number of pegs on top, arranged in the dot format of the braille alphabet for the blind. As braille letters and numerals occupy only two columns and three rows max, a regular 4×2 LEGO brick turned into a Braille Brick can have the braille symbol and the letter equivalent in one piece.

LEGO’s push for Braille Bricks is in response to the perceived increasing dependence of blind people and instructors on audio media. By injecting LEGO-style fun into the braille learning experience, visually impaired children and grown-ups can once again help popularize this long-running blind communication medium.

The LEGO Braille Bricks sets, comprising multicolored braille bricks and placemats, are currently being tested in several institutes for the blind in Europe. The actual production version of this product isn’t expected to hit theaters until 2020. Even then, only select blind educational institutions who partner with LEGO might get Braille Bricks for their students.

More LEGO City Summer 2019 Sets Revealed

It’s rather surprisingly fitting that, not long after NASA has been galvanized into seriously calculating the costs of a future lunar mission, LEGO revealed new upcoming City sets with a space exploration theme. But if you think LEGO City’s going to be spending much of summer 2019 exploring Mars, you haven’t seen them all yet.

French LEGO news source and retailer Hoth Bricks just got the lowdown on four more LEGO City sets coming soon in the following months. It’s quite the mixed bunch too. One set goes well with the early-2019 LEGO City firefighting sets. Another can mix with fairground-themed sets from LEGO Creator Expert over the past year.

Here are the new City sets for your consideration:

Fire Truck (60231) – fits well with the 60212 to 60217 City sets, plus the 30361 polybag

Garage (60232) – a LEGO 4+ set

Donut Shop Opening (60233) – features a big donut-design building element

People Pack – Fairground (60234)

We can expect these new additions to become available with the Mars exploration City set series as summer goes on.

LEGO Singapore’s Exclusive “Avengers: Endgame” Set – Hero Display Station – is a Local Contest Prize

Earlier this week, we saw the first hint dropped by LEGO Singapore about a potential exclusive set. It was also a tie-in to Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Endgame” which premieres earlier in Asia than the US. We’ve been waiting for further details about how this might be gotten when in Singapore.

At last we have the answer, courtesy of the official Instagram page for fandom website Geek Culture. It turns out this is another unnumbered limited-edition set, designed by a LEGO Certified Professional. Called the “Super Heroes Display Station,” this set is actually a contest prize in the Toys R Us of Suntec City mall, Singapore.

View this post on Instagram

Stand a chance to win 1 (of 22) exclusive limited edition LEGO Super Heroes Display Station for your Avengers: Endgame minifigs! #AvengersEndgame #avengers #whateverittakes #lego #minifigures #minifigs #marvel #disney #geekculture #geek

A post shared by Geek Culture (@geek_culture) on Apr 22, 2019 at 2:20am PDT

Being a contest prize, the LEGO Super Heroes Display Station is going to be extremely rare, at only 22 copies. According to the flyer snapped by Geek Culture, the Super Heroes Display Station can be gotten by shoppers at the Suntec City Toys R Us who buy $150 worth of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets.

Posted by LEGO on Sunday, April 21, 2019

But that’s only to gain raffle entries. Contestants need to send their name, mobile number, and $150 sales receipt number from Suntec City Toys R Us via SMS to 73333. LEGO Singapore would then announce the 22 winners on their Facebook page on May 10, following the May 6 draw.

This is something to ponder for travelers to Singapore up until May 5. Is it worth buying LEGO Marvel stuff at the Toys R Us there just to snag this rare LEGO set? You decide. The LEGO Super Heroes Display Center opens up via hinges to reveal the LEGO Avengers as they look in “Avengers: Endgame.” Each character compartment also has see-through LEGO minifigure art.

LEGO to Make Regional Exclusives Widely Available Eventually, Starting with Sets Released Post-May 1

One of LEGO’s recent initiatives to drum up sales in specific markets around the world has been regional exclusives. These special sets would only be available for purchase in the markets they’re targeted to release in. That means avid collectors often had to jump hoops to get LEGO sets only available “there but not here.”

Needless to say, some of these customers are not pleased and have brought their concerns to LEGO. The LEGO Group has considered this and announced that pretty soon, regional exclusives sets need not remain exclusive forever. It will only be so for a given period before becoming generally available elsewhere.

To be specific, LEGO intends to implement this new regional exclusivity rule after May 1. That means all market-exclusive LEGO sets coming out after that date will stay regionally exclusive anywhere from 3 to 6 months. After that, they become fair game for collectors worldwide.

From this ruling, a number of LEGO regional exclusives earlier this year won’t make the cut. These include the Star Wars Celebration-only Darth Vader Bust (75227), plus the Chinese-market New Year’s Eve Dinner (80101) and Dragon Dance (80102). There’s a third Chinese set, the Dragon Boat Race (80103) that’s coming May 3. That could well fall under the new rules.

If so, collectors the world over can expect the LEGO Chinese Dragon Dance (80103) between August and November, once the regional exclusivity period runs out. Here’s hoping it is included, seeing as it was marketed with the earlier, non-eligible, two.

Two Summer 2019 LEGO Friends Sets Get Official Images

With the onrush of summer 2019 set reveals from LEGO, their Friends line also joins in on the unveiling. Now, there already was a 2019 reveal for LEGO Friends as early as November last year. But there were more sets and numbers were given this January from Nuremberg Toy Fair.

Said Friends sets remained unseen since then due to photography restrictions. But now, at least one of the showcased Nuremberg LEGO sets plus one more unlisted item were provided official images. Again, Belgium’s ToyChamp online retailer has come through with these quality set pictures. No box images were included however.

Underwater Loop (41377)

Heartlake City Restaurant (41379)

To review the Nuremberg Toy Fair LEGO Friends sets, most of them are of a watery theme. It’s fitting as they’re going to be released in the summer months. The companion sets of the two listed above ought to surface eventually. We’ll be sure to put them up as they’re finally shared online.

“SHAZAM!” DLC Pack 2 for “LEGO DC Super-Villains” Out Now

Warner Bros. Pictures and DC hit a jackpot in cinemas with “Shazam!” earlier this month. In a textbook action of synergy, they also had WB Interactive and Traveller’s Tales release DLC themed after that film for the still-going strong “LEGO DC Super-Villains.” The fact that they had Shazam actor Zachary Levi shilling was a plus.

But that “Shazam!” DLC for “LDCSV” also came in two parts. Pack 1 was released same day as the movie premiere, though only for season pass holders. This time, both portions of the DLC are available. And if you’re not a season pass holder then you can buy both DLC packs in a bundle price.

Why don’t we let the official blurb do exposition?

The SHAZAM! Movie Level Packs 1 and 2 offer players the chance to master the powers of favourite characters based on the Shazam! film including Billy Batson and Freddy Freeman who can transform into their Super Hero Shazam form and unlock four characters embodying the sins of man unleashed by Dr. Sivana including Gluttony, Wrath, Pride, and Envy. The second pack adds villainous, Dr. Sivana, and the entire Shazam family to help you defeat him including Pedro, Eugene, Darla, and Mary, alongside the powerful, Wizard Shazam. Both packs expand the main game’s already large roster of over 150 iconic DC characters.

Owners of “LEGO DC Super-Villains” can have the “Shazam!” DLC bundle for $5.99, or in due course if they already have the game’s $14.99 season pass. Those who watched the film will be pleased to know that the second Shazam! pack for “LDCSV” includes the movie antagonist Dr. Sivana and the rest of Shazam’s super-family. The game is available on the Sony PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Microsoft Windows.

Another LEGO Architecture Set Arriving this Summer: Empire State Building (21046) – and More Images of Trafalgar Square (21045)

Earlier this month, we saw, as part of the 2019 batch of LEGO releases, one of the newest Architecture sets. It was Trafalgar Square (21045), depicting one of the most iconic landmarks in London. But the square dedicated to Lord Nelson isn’t the only Architecture product this summer. It’s got a “partner” across the Atlantic.

Thanks again to Belgian online LEGO online retailer ToyChamp, we have an image of the next LEGO Architecture set in this upcoming batch. As hinted above, it’s an American structure this time, the Empire State Building (21046). Unlike the Trafalgar Square (21045) Architecture set, ToyChamp doesn’t have the box image, only a completed build photo.

And we have more images again of Architecture Trafalgar Square (21045) here outside the box. The second’s a shot of the back, with interior details visible when the rear walls are easily removed liked so.

Both sets clock at over a thousand pieces (Empire State is actually closer to 2,000). ToyChamp lists 21045 as being around €74,99 to the 21046’s €109,99; dollar-wise that’s probably $89.99 and $119.99 respectively with rounding to the nearest 9.99 value. We won’t know for sure until they get an official listing on Shop@Home later on.

2019 Summer LEGO Creator Sets Official Images Revealed

The wave of LEGO set reveals continues. After the release of the LEGO Toy Story 4 tie-in sets, and the LEGO Movie 2, and the sky-rocketing LEGO City Space, we now have our next reveal coming from the LEGO Creator line. From the looks of these set images, as seen and listed by Belgian retailer ToyChamp, there’s a variety of themes for this new batch of 2019 summer LEGO Creator sets. One of them actually seems to follow up on a carnival-themed set from last year, the Pirate Roller Coaster (31084). They’ look good built side by side as you can see from the following images.

First in line is the LEGO Creator Fairground Carousel (31095) set, and it’s also a 2-in-1 build like its predecessors. Aside from the carousel build, the parts can also be reconfigured into a drop tower with extra parts to make mini merchandise and food stalls.