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Promobricks has just shared our first images of a new LEGO Ninjago polybag that fans of the theme might find interesting. Following the reveal of the first polybag of the LEGO Ninjago Dragon Hunter (30547) under the Realm of Oni and Dragons subtheme, it seems that LEGO has released another one in a similar vein. The LEGO Ninjago Game (40315) polybag features a gameboard and a few LEGO pieces to create some form of armament and ministructures. There is little information available about this polybag as of the moment, but from the looks of the image, it seems to follow the typical gameboard format with some minifigure cut outs included, less the minifigures obviously.
German Star Wars fan site StarWarsCollector.de has released the official product description for the LEGO Star Wars Imperial Landing Craft (75221), including its box art images. First unveiled to LEGO Star Wars fans during this year’s New York Toy Fair, the Imperial Landing Craft is a larger remake of its earlier (and less accurate) model (set 7659) launched in 2007. This newer version of the Imperial Landing Craft is noticeably larger at 636 pieces. It also features a different set of minifigures including: a Sandtrooper Squad Leader, Sandtrooper, Imperial Shuttle Pilot, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and R2-D2. This new LEGO Star Wars set is expected to arrive in store shelves in August, retailing for $89.99
Here’s a rough Google Translation of its official product description of the LEGO Star Wars Imperial Landing Craft (75221), together with its box art images.
LEGO Star Wars Imperial Landing Craft (75221)
636 pieces; $89.99
Fly with the LEGO® Star Wars Imperial Landing Ferry (75221) to carry reinforcements. Always keep the shooters ready if you encounter resistance. As you arrive at your destination, swing your wings up for a perfect landing. Open the sidewalls, drive off the ramp and let the reinforcements out. Then sit back in the cockpit, close the hatch and fly back to your base!
Early last May, we covered the listing, on Amazon, of several LEGO activity books from famous publishing label Scholastic. Two are based on LEGO franchises and are expected to come out this August. One book is based on iconic Scholastic-published book series Harry Potter, and will become available in December.
Each of these activity books also has the usual free included minifigure, although during their initial Amazon listing the spaces on the book covers where the figs were featured appeared blank. Now at least, we have an idea what the Harry Potter Scholastic activity book will pack with each copy.
As can be seen on the cover picture, the included LEGO minifigure with the Harry Potter Activity Book is, well, the Boy Who Lived himself. This minifig version of Harry is wearing the Hogwarts uniform sweater that became more familiar in later films than the robes from the earlier ones.
If that Harry Potter figure looked familiar to our readers, that’s because it’s apparently the same figure that is part and parcel of the massive Hogwarts Great Hall (75954) set that’s due to come out this August. You can see him in the set photo below, dueling with Draco Malfoy.
In a way, if a LEGO Harry Potter collector is interested in a new variation of the Harry minifigure, but is loath to buy a big honking set for it, then Scholastic’s LEGO Harry Potter Activity Book is a cheaper alternative. Watch out for it on December 26, 2018.
This year’s LEGO Inside Tour has already concluded its first three runs, with two more slated on September 12 to 14, and 19 to 21. The LEGO Inside Tour is an annual event that provides participating fans with a unique look at the inner workings of the LEGO group, and how a LEGO set is made – from its design, production and distribution, until it reaches store shelves.
To make each LEGO Inside Tour truly memorable, it has been customary for LEGO to giveaway an exclusive LEGO Inside Tour set for every registered participant. These sets are considered ultra rare in a sense that each one of them is specifically numbered – there are only around 80 to 100 box sets released in circulation every year for each particular set. Now that the embargo has been lifted on the reveal of these sets (for the benefit of those registered participants who are still slated to join), we can now take a look at this year’s exclusive LEGO Inside Tour The Ferguson Tractor (4000025) set. Check out the images below, courtesy of Zusammengebaut.
The Ferguson Tractor (4000025) set is based on one of the iconic wooden toys that LEGO made during its early years as a toy company, alongside its wooden duck, boat, vehicles and other artifacts. It even earned a spot on the Tree of Creativity inside the LEGO House, forever setting it as one of toys that the LEGO Group is built upon.
In terms of its role and legacy in the life of LEGO as a company, I say that having a brick-built version of the Ferguson Tractor is a pretty good choice of a set. However, in terms of build and design, and coming in at 450 elements, mostly made up of gray colors, I somehow feel that the set’s design could have been better. Last year’s Tree of Creativity (4000024) were packaged in at 1,008 pieces, while 2016’s LEGO Inside Tour set, the LEGO Truck Show (4000022), were offered at 816 pieces. In my opinion, 2017’s and 2016’s LIT exclusive sets are perhaps the best sets that the LEGO Inside Tour offered as of to date. I love the choice of colors for these sets, and the thoughtful design process that went through them.
If you wish to know more about the LEGO Inside Tour Ferguson Tractor (4000025), Zusammengebauthas an excellent review of this set together with more images of its construction. So what do you think of this year’s LIT exclusive set? Are you impressed? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
LEGO caused quite a stir in the LEGO community recently with its cryptic post (which is more like a question) about their plans of coming up with a ‘special’ Secret Service model befitting of a top-notch agent. In fact, even British luxury car manufacturer car Aston Martin, and James Bond ‘himself’ joined in the discussions with their respective tweets hinting on the shape of things to come.
We’ve been thinking about creating a special Secret (Service) model that could help an agent out in a tricky situation. Any ideas? @astonmartin#LicenceToBuild
From the look of things, LEGO is definitely hinting on a new set that will feature a brick-built model of the classic James Bond vehicle, the Aston Martin DB5. After the teaser announcement, the LEGO fan community were more than thrilled to see the possibility of seeing a next LEGO Creator Expert set focused on this iconic vehicle. Furthermore, this theory is further strengthened by the fact that a particular LEGO Ideas project review stage qualifier did not make it to the cut because of the fact that LEGO has been working on a ‘similar project’. Brickfinder tells us that during the recent LEGO Fan Media Days, LEGO Ideas lead designer Samuel Johnson was kind enough to explain why the third 2017 LEGO Ideas Review qualifier Jaguar E-Type Roadster by Ozzyeatingbatswas not considered. It is not because the set is less appealing over the next LEGO Ideas set which is JKBrickworks’ Pop-Up Book, but because as it turned out, LEGO was also developing a set which is much like that of the Jaguar. “It clashed with another product that is coming up”, Johnson disclosed.
A proposed LEGO Ideas Project 1963 Aston Martin DB5 by fearthepeanut.
Now I’m not quite sure if this is a single, one time D2C set under the LEGO Creator Expert theme (though most signs point towards that possibility), or maybe it could be a start of a new line of LEGO James Bond sets which if you remember, was rumored to be a part of the now discontinued LEGO Dimensions theme. Now that LEGO’s toys-to-life arm is essentially dead, and that LEGO has teased on this Aston Martin set, the obvious question in every LEGO fan’s mind is, are we going to see a LEGO James Bond minifigure that will go along with this iconic vehicle? In retrospect, could there be some weight in those rumors that we heard last year about a LEGO James Bond set, or something close to that? Though the rumor was dismissed as a hoax by some of the most prominent names in the LEGO community who claims to have insider info, I couldn’t help but think that this recent development may actually give some credence to what we heard last year.
In any case, regardless if LEGO did or did not actually came up with James Bond-inspired set, it will be absolutely cool to see this legendary spy rendered in actual minifigure form. And what better way to complement this with an equally sleek and handsome Aston Martin.
So what do you guys think? Do you believe that we will be seeing a James Bond minifig along with his brick-built Aston Martin? Share your comments below.
Perhaps one of the most unusual – and on that grounds, most successful – team-up projects in Disney’s history is the clay-animation masterpiece The Nightmare Before Christmas, conceived and produced by the wonderfully gothic fantasy mind of Tim Burton for the Touchstone Pictures label (with a later reissue under the Disney name).
On that note, it makes the lead characters of Pumpkin King Jack Skellington and his rag-doll secret admirer Sally, one of the most famous couples in the Disney umbrella. Last month, Wal-Mart spoiled that LEGO will give them the BrickHeadz treatment. Finally we get to see what they look like.
The two LEGO BrickHeadz sets of LEGO Jack and Sally are exactly as one would expect of figures interpreted in the signature BrickHeadz format. It’s interesting to note though that the colorings scheme actually seems to make Sally more vibrant that how she appeared in Nightmare, making it an improvement.
This latest LEGO BrickHeadz dual-pack offering celebrates the film’s 25th year anniversary and features Jack in his trademark monochromatic color scheme, with plenty of black and white printed parts. In contrast, Sally comes in a colorful ragdoll patchwork which makes this dual-set more adorable. The LEGO BrickHeadz Jack Skellington and Sally (41630) will retail for $19.99 and is expected to arrive in stores in October
The LEGO BrickHeadz Minecraft Steve and Creeper (41612) is a dual-pack set expected to retail for $19.99 and is expected to be released in August together with LEGO BrickHeadz sets 41621, 41622, 41623, 41624, and 41625. True to form, this BrickHeadz version of Steve and Creeper, like its predecessors, also comes with unique printed parts that perfectly replicate its pixelated look. I’m quite sure that Steve’s sword is a single-piece accessory so I’m a bit curious to see how it will turn out.
Let me know in the comments below if you’re planning to get this one.
During LEGO’s Fan Media Days in Billund last month, Michael Friedrichs of Promobrickshad the opportunity of having an interview with LEGO Senior Designer Mark John Stafford to discuss more about the upcoming LEGO Wizarding World Harry Potter sets. The seasoned designer was kind enough to stay for a half-hour talk with Michael, and revealed some interesting facts about two of the theme’s much-awaited sets: the Hogwarts Great Hall (75954) and the Hogwarts Express (75955).
The Hogwarts Great Hall (75954) is the largest LEGO Harry Potter set that belong to the Wizarding World subtheme, coming in at 878 pieces. Other than the new elements that it introduced such as the new magic wands and redesigned minifigures, the set also comes with a special set of stickers, according to Mark. He revealed that set 75954 will come with two sets of stickers that allow builders to customize the brick-built hall using the house crest of their own choice. It’s a pretty neat detail thrown in by LEGO which expands the play features of the set.
The LEGO Hogwarts Great Hall (75954) come in at 878 pieces, and will retail for $99.99.
The discussions revolving around the Hogwarts Express (75955) centers on a more obvious feature of the set (or the lack of it) – of it being basically a train set, but less the train tracks. According to Mark, the decision not to include train tracks on this set is more of a practical one: to make the set budget friendly for LEGO and Harry Potter fans. The design team also had customization in mind as far as the Hogwarts Express is concerned, designing the set with enough space to install an optional engine and a battery box. Again, this is a thoughtful move from LEGO that allows a wider range of creative play as far as fans of LEGO train sets are concerned. Any existing tracks pieces and power functions elements can easily be attached to this LEGO version of the Hogwarts Express.
The LEGO Hogwarts Express (75955) has 801 pieces and will sell for $79.99 .
Over all, it’s nice to hear these considerations for these upcoming sets, something that LEGO fans of the franchise will surely look forward to. The LEGO Wizarding World and Harry Potter sets are expected to be released in August of this of this year.
If you can recall, this is not the first time that Boba Fett was rendered in BrickHeadz form. The LEGO Star Wars BrickHeadz Boba Fett and Han Solo in Carbonite (41498)was last year’s exclusive NYCC set, and this time, the newer BrickHeadz version of the iconic Star Wars bounty hunter seems to have more printed parts as compared from its predecessor.
Though LEGO hasn’t announced a release date yet, it is likely that these little collectibles will be available in October after the release of the August wave of BrickHeadz.
It looks like we have our first images for another upcoming LEGO Star Wars set expected to be released early August. Luxembourg-based retailer Electronic-Shop, have listed the LEGO Star Wars Cloud Rider Swoop Bikes (75215) based on the subtheme Solo: A Star Wars Story. It may not be the best quality images that we have about this set, but it is certainly interesting to see what it has to offer. This particular set has been rumored quite heavily among LEGO fan circles considering the speculated presence of Enfys Nest and Weazel, which was a closely guarded secret back then before Solo landed in cinemas last month.
The LEGO Star Wars Cloud Rider Swoop Bikes (75215) comes in at 355 pieces and is expected to retail for $30 USD. Here’s a rough Google Translation of its product description, followed by several images courtesy of Electronic-Shop.
LEGO Star Wars Cloud Rider Swoop Bikes (75215)
Take off with the Cloud-Rider Swoop Bikes to chase the coaxium off Tobias Becket. The set includes 2 speeder with shooters and 3 minifigures, a canister with coaxium and various equipment.
Help Tobias Beckett protect the precious Coaxium from Enfy’s Nest and Weazel, who are getting smitten with their super-fast “Cloud-Rider Swoop Bikes” from the LEGO® Star Wars Set 75215! Each speeder has big engines for super fast rides and powerful shooters. Will Tobias be able to escape before the two greedy crooks steal the coaxium? You can decide that for yourself with this exciting LEGO Star Wars set!
Includes 3 minifigures: Tobias Beckett, Enfy’s Nest and Weazel.
Includes 2 sleek swoop bike speeder, each with a hinged minifigure cockpit and shooter. At one of the Speeder even a sidecar is attached to stow the canister with the Coaxium can.
Also included are Tobias Beckett’s Blaster pistols, Enfy’s Nest equipment and Weazel’s Blaster.
Imagine the exciting adventure scenes from “Solo: A Star Wars Story”.
Combines with the Imperial Conveyex Transport (75217) and Imperial AT-Hauler (75219) sets for the ultimate raid on a high-speed train!
Swoop bike with sidecar is 5 cm high, 21 cm long and 9 cm wide.
Swoop bike without sidecar is 9 cm high, 19 cm long and 5 cm wide.
Thanks to our friends from Hoth Bricks for the tip.
