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UPDATED(02/12/2018): It seems that I have overlooked this one. I intend to say ‘set numbers’ and NOT images. However, to make up for this error, here are the ‘images’, though insufferably blurred so we can have a narrow escape from the brick police.
Last month, we reported on how things will look like this summer as far as the LEGO City theme is concerned. With this year’s LEGO City Mining sets just coming in, and the Mountain Police still enjoying some relative degree of following since it was made available last December, it looks like LEGO has already mapped out the LEGO City landscape for 2018.
After the tease published by LEGO on the January to May LEGO Catalog, we now have confirmation that the next wave of Summer LEGO City sets is indeed an Arctic themed one.
We were able to gather some intel on these upcoming LEGO City Arctic set names and numbers for your reference. I will try to describe these sets later on, but in the mean time, you might be interested to know that the LEGO City Artic theme is made up primarily of orange and blue pieces, with a set having a nice, new mammoth bigfig.
Here’s the set names and images.
60190 Arctic Ice Glider
60191 Arctic Exploration
60192 Arctic Ice Crawler
60193 Arctic Air Transport
60194 Arctic Scout Truck
60195 Arctic Mobile Exploration Base
Cool, right (no pun intended)? Stay tuned for more Summer 2018 LEGO City updates.
Fans of the LEGO Movie and its corresponding sets may be happy to know that our favorite feline (or unicorn) of positivity may soon have an entire series of LEGO sets under her name. The breakout star of 2014’s The LEGO Movie did gain a good deal of followers and some LEGO sets to her credit. She may not have received the same glamor treatment as that of Batman, with his very own moment on the big screen and a relatively huge number of LEGO sets under his belt, but LEGO did give her some separate screen time when Cartoon Network recently launched an animated series dedicated to Unikitty’s wacky adventures along with the rest of her zany new friends.
This time, it looks like Unikitty will not just have a CN cartoon series of her own, but a number of LEGO sets to go along with it as well. As it seems, this still yet-to-be confirmed LEGO theme has been disclosed from an unlikely source. Online book distributor BulkBookStore.com has listed an upcoming Scholastic Book title that gives an overview of what to expect from this latest LEGO-themed book, and I guess it has revealed more than what it meant to. Here’s a screenshot of the page from their website just in case…
Entitled as LEGO Unikitty’s Guide to Being Happy, the book is intended for children ages 6 to 8 and is slated to be released on October 30 retailing for $6.99. What is very interesting about this listing is the way Scholastic worded its overview, and to quote (emphasis mine):
A guide from LEGO(R) Unikitty(TM) herself! The breakout star from The LEGO Movie gets her very own Cartoon Network TV show and toy line from The LEGO Group beginning in 2018. The series follows Princess Unikitty — whose efforts to stay positive no matter what sometimes make her prone to the occasional “rage-out” — as she keeps busy with royal responsibilities. Unikitty is most interested in making sure everyone is happy and in ridding the kingdom of negativity. She often fights the bad vibes that come from her nemesis, Master Frown, a big ol’ jerk who lives in the next city over: Frowntown. Joined by a cast of wild characters, Unikitty and her friends make sure that every day is the happiest and most creative ever.
So, are you ready to vanquish all negativity in Unikitty Kingdom? Are you ready to take on the forces of evil and spread rainbows and sunshine? Are you ready to get happy? Then this is the guide for you!
Is Scholastic hinting on new a series of LEGO sets for Unikitty and her friends? Furthermore, if the book is expected to be released in October, is it possible that these new LEGO Unikitty sets will be a part of LEGO’s summer wave of releases? Sure, we already have the LEGO Movie sets that bear the sought after multicolored unicorn – 7 in fact – but none of these have placed Unikitty in the forefront except Cloud Cuckoo Palace (70803).
If indeed what scholastic has revealed is true, then we can expect a wave of similarly designed sets later on. It is also interesting to see how the characters from the TV series will eventually turn out as LEGO minifigures if indeed this happens. We haven’t received any official word yet from LEGO as of the moment, so until then, it will be wise to grab the shaker and take these things with a pinch of salt. We just have to keep our fingers crossed until then.
FYI: The banner image above is from the promotional exclusive Unikitty minifigure given away during the San Diego Comic Con 2014 just in case we get too hyped.
Earlier last year, we reported on a rumor via Eurobricks that the next LEGO Collectible Minifigure Series, Series 18 in particular, will be celebrating the 40th Year Anniversary of the LEGO minifigure. What better way to celebrate it is to have a costume-themed party! Everything has been speculations regarding the actual figures that will be included – until now.
Just recently, Brick Show has obtained information about how the LEGO CMF Series 18 will be like, and as it seems, early rumors and predictions were correct. According to our sources, Series 18 consists of a blind bag that clearly shows LEGO’s 40th Minifigure Anniversary. Furthermore, the bag itself has a party theme vibe, and since this is a celebration of the iconic minifig’s anniversary, what is interesting is the reported inclusion of LEGO’s 40th Minifigure Anniversary logo. As mentioned in previous reports, Series 18 is expected to have a total of 17 minifigures and the blind bag highlights 9 of the characters included in the series. What we heard so far ties up with was discussed in fan forums so far. Here’s what we know based on our sources.
Blue Brick Costume Girl
Red Brick Costume Guy
Cactus Girl
Spider Monster Costume Guy
Rocket Guy
Classic Sailor (minifigure head is based on the classic, generic LEGO minifigures)
Cowboy Costume Guy
Party Girl With Balloon
Party Host/Cake Guy
Obviously, there are still other minifigure characters that were not included in the said blind bag packaging, and since this is a minifigure costume party, we can surely expect a lot of costume donned minifigs. Some candidates are animals and additional food costumes to liven up the anniversary party.
Overall, this looks like to be an exciting CMF Series with plenty of costumes to go around. Again, these are reports from our sources and should be best treated as rumors and taken with a pinch of salt. Nevertheless, the prospect of seeing a costume party-themed CMF is a nice one.
So what do you think brick fans, can you imagine how these Series 18 minifigs will look like? Which one do you think will be your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.
There has been much speculation and rumors that have appeared recently regarding the much talked about 2018 LEGO Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts 2 sets, and last week, we reported on five, still yet to be confirmed sets. Three of which were said to showcase three ‘general’ Harry Potter sets while 2 are tie-ins for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. These are, at its best, rumors and should be considered as purely speculative – until now.
Brick Show has received intel from a reliable source that these rumored LEGO Harry Potter sets are indeed part of the summer wave of releases that LEGO has in store, few months before the release of the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald in November. For reference, here are the set numbers with no official set names yet as of this writing. I also included the size of the set so you can have a better idea on their relative sizes.
2018 LEGO Harry Potter Sets
75950 – Confidential LEGO Harry Potter (19.1 x 14.1 x 4.6 cm)
75953 – Confidential LEGO Harry Potter (48 x 28.2 x 7.4 cm)
75954 – Confidential LEGO Harry Potter (48 x 37.8 x 7.1 cm)
2018 LEGO Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
75951 – Confidential LEGO Fantastic Beasts (26.2 x 14.1 x 4.8 cm)
75952 – Confidential LEGO Fantastic Beasts (38.2 x 26.2 x 5.7 cm)
Again, these are expected to be released in August which also corresponds to release dates that we saw earlier regarding the Summer LEGO Star Wars and Technic sets. What is interesting to note is the size of set 75954 being the largest among these. It should be noted that such dimensions are somehow similar to the Death Star (75159) and Taj Mahal (10256) in terms of their height. If this is indeed the rumored Hogwarts Great Hall, then it is not difficult to imagine the possibility of a D2C set in such a scale.
So I guess this is the sort of ‘unofficial’ confirmation that everyone is raring to hear. It’s just a matter of time before we can finally have their complete set names and hopefully some images once the New York Toy Fair 2018 kicks in.
Our next modular building – the LEGO Creator Downtown Diner (10260) – together with more than 120 news sets are now available at LEGO shop@Home. For those of you who are patiently waiting for the Diner to go live both online and in LEGO brand stores since it was announcedlast November, then your patience has definitely been rewarded.
Consisting of 2,480 pieces, the LEGO Creator Downtown Diner (10260) is the 13th advanced modular building set that comes in the series since 2007. It features a 1950s diner with a pink and teal ‘Streamline Moderne’ styling, together with a gym, recording studio and a pink convertible car. It has six minifigures and retails exclusively at all LEGO stores and at shop.LEGO.com for $169.99. Now that leaves us with only a hotel which is still yet to be included in the modular series. Is set designer Mike Psiaki hinting at what’s next as he drops the question in the Downtown Diner Designer Video? That is really something to look forward to.
Also probably included in your list of must-haves is the LEGO Batman Movie Collectible Minifigures Series 2, mostly highlighting some of the DC superheroes and baddies in the film. Each blind bag retails for $3.99, and I’m hoping to land on my personal favorites – Tropical Joker and Swimming Pool Batman.
Another one that you might be interested in is the LEGO City Mining Experts Site (60188) set which comes in at 883 pieces and featuring the latest train track element first used in the LEGO Batman Movie Joker Manor (70922). The Mining Experts Site (60188) retails for $99.99 and comes with 6 minifigures and a new bear element. This and the rest of the 2018 LEGO City Mining sets are now available across all LEGO stores and online.
Finally, LEGO Technic fans will be glad to hear that the exquisitely beautiful Mack Anthem (42078) is now up and listed at shop.LEGO.com. Retailing at $179.99, this huge 2-in-1 set comes in at 2,595 pieces, and also features a unique Mack bulldog hood ornament for that detailed replica of the iconic Mack LR garbage truck.
These and a lot more are now available at all LEGO stores, so be sure to drop by your nearest LEGO store and see what you can find, especially if you still have some holiday cash to spend. I know Brian is looking forward to building his LEGO Downtown Diner so perhaps a review is in the works. Stay tuned!
AFOLs will definitely find this either obnoxiously cute, or a heartfelt must have – and I’m inclined to gravitate towards the latter. Zusammengebaut brought to our attention the next series of LEGO keychains for 2018 (whose official images were uploaded recently via LEGO servers) and one of these is not the typical keychain that you might have expected. I have a couple of LEGO keychains myself, mostly of minifigures that I really like such as the Gingerbread Man, but this time, I will definitely want this included in my must have checklist. Because as an AFOL who has just risen from his dark ages, the Brick Separator will be the symbol of my return to the hobby. Check this out and hopefully, never lose your LEGO brick separator again!
LEGO Brick Separator Key Chain (853792)
Now isn’t that a sight to behold. I know some of you will vehemently react with disdain on such an idea, thinking that whoever thought about this is either lazy or just simply believe that we live in a LEGO brick world, thus the need for a handy brick separator everywhere we go (ok, that sounds too far-fetched). But for some reason, I am drawn in wanting to have it – really, seriously.
Anyways, but for those of you who doesn’t want to have a dangling brick separator hanging on your backpacks, then you’ll be happy to know that LEGO has also uploaded two new keychains based on LEGO CMF Series 17’s Butterfly Girl and Corn Cob Guy.
LEGO Corn Cob Guy Key Chain (853794)
LEGO Butterfly Girl Key Chain (853795)
We don’t have a price tag yet for these newest set of LEGO gears, but knowing that they are now uploaded to LEGO servers means that we will see them soon at LEGO shop@Home.
Now pardon me, I still need to find my trusty brick separator and see if I can bore a hole through it…
This week, we reported on the possibility of seeing the LEGO Harry Potter theme return in 2018, and this time, Brick Fanatics stumbled upon some further information that gives us a better picture of what to expect from the brick-built wizarding world of Harry Potter. Expectedly, J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will also be receiving the LEGO treatment with two sets slated to be released ahead of the film’s November 16, 2018 debut.
According to intel gathered by Brick Fanatics, the rumored 2018 LEGO Harry Potter sets will be a reference to some of the memorable places and figures in the Harry Potter series. First off, we have a rumored set that includes Harry, Ron Weasley, and the infamous Acromantula from the Forbidden Forest, Aragog. Introduced in the Chamber of Secrets, there has been in particular, two LEGO Harry Potter sets that included the fearsome magical creature: we have the Aragog in the Dark Forest (4727) way back from 2002, and 2010’s Hagrid Hut’s (4738). Now if this rumor is indeed true, I couldn’t help but a little unhappy with this yet to be named set, since there are literally tons of materials that LEGO can find inspiration with. I know that a lot of AFOLs have different thoughts about re-releases, but in my opinion, a re-release or rehash is only justified or reasonable when there is something new that you can bring unto the table, either as a remarkable improvement such as in scale, size or added play features (in the case of UCS and D2Cs), or there is simply not enough material to explore anymore with regards to the theme. But obviously, the latter is not the case in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Like how Brian succinctly described it in his latest rumor round up videousing the rehashed LEGO Star Wars Death Star (75159) as an example, such re-release may perhaps be warranted.
LEGO Harry Potter Hagrid’s Hut (4738) from 2010.LEGO Harry Potter Aragog in the Dark Forest (4727) from 2002.
Second is the Flying Ford Anglia with the Weeping or Whomping Willow from Hogwarts Grounds. Once again, the Flying Ford Anglia, the one modern vehicle that saved Harry and Ron’s neck from danger a couple of times in Chamber of Secrets, is not particularly new in LEGO. It appeared in brick form three times in various sets beginning 2002 until 2016 with Escape from Privet Drive (4728), Hogwarts Express (4841), and as a LEGO Dimension set, Harry Potter Team Pack (71247). What is new here, if ever this will be an actual LEGO set, is the setting where we can find the classic, blue car. This rumored set is at its best, a representation of that scene right after Harry’s escape from Privet Drive and as they unfortunately landed on the wrong side of Hogwarts Grounds where they were greeted by the unwelcoming, enchanted tree. This is definitely one of the iconic scenes in the film where the duo was attacked by the Whomping Willow, and it will be kind of interesting to see how LEGO designers will render this inhospitable tree in LEGO pieces.
A scene from Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets showing the Flying Ford Anglia trapped within the branches of the Whomping Willow.
Lastly, for the rumored 2018 LEGO Harry Potter sets, we have a rendition of the Hogwarts Great Hall. Now, I would like to imagine this as a D2C set that may be larger than the most recent Hogwarts Castle (4842) released in 2010. By far, the former is the second largest LEGO Harry Potter set ever made coming in at 1,290 pieces, overshadowed by the D2C set, Diagon Alley (10217) from 2011. As most LEGO fans are aware already, it is not a long shot to consider another LEGO Harry Potter D2C in the form of the Hogwarts Great Hall. I imagine this to be THE grandest LEGO Harry Potter set ever with, all the luxurious interiors of the hall, including, among many others, a vignette of all the notable teachers and professors of Hogwarts, students from the four houses, and some of the memorable scenes from the film that happened inside the castle similar to what LEGO did with the Disney Castle (71040). I know I sound like pushing the envelope here, but considering LEGO’s proven track record of releasing ridiculously large sets, then I wouldn’t be surprised if the grandiose Great Hall becomes a LEGO reality.
The Great Hall inside Hogwarts Castle.
Moving on, especially that J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts are getting the attention of moviegoers, it is but reasonable to assume that LEGO is moving beyond offering LEGO Dimension sets, to regular ones, particularly the next two rumored sets one of which I believe is a good choice of becoming a LEGO set. Latest rumor has it that there will be two LEGO sets slated for the latest instalment for the film, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The first is described as Newt Scamander’s Suitcase believed to be a buildable suitcase which is then filled with brick-built creatures from the film.
Now it is not hard to imagine the exterior design of the suitcase since it can be a pretty straightforward build. But like in the film, what is interesting is what you can find inside. Since we already have Niffler and the Swooping Evil in their LEGO brick forms in LEGO Dimensions Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Play the Complete Movie (71253) and the Tina Goldstein Fun Pack (71257) respectively, it is not hard to imagine how these creatures will look like if ever they are included in the rumored set. Nevertheless, it will be a pretty neat set if it can contain all the notable creatures in the film.
Finally, we have a yet to be revealed set that is directly tied-in with the upcoming sequel. No information was given (aka leaked) about this confidential set which probably has a direct reference to a particular scene in Crimes of Grindelwald. Just like in the previous Harry Potter books and films, there are a lot of potential materials, scenes and characters that can be included in this future LEGO set. We still need to see the main villain of the film, Gellert Grindelwald, the younger version of Albus Dumbledore, and Tina’s sister, the charming Queenie Goldstein in their LEGO minifigure forms.
All in all, the future looks nice for the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts theme, and LEGO having a good feel on the pulse of the LEGO community, then I believe LEGO is in the right direction with this one. Only time can tell if this revival of sorts will hold the interests of fans for a considerable amount of time. As for now, we’ll simply have to wait for the theatrical release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald on November 16, 2018, and perhaps get a glimpse of the official sets come September.
Thanks are in order once again to Brick Fanatics for sharing this info.
Ok, I promise to be a bit moderate with these reveals (aka leaks) for now. After the reveal of the LEGO Ideas Ship in a Bottle (21313), the 2018 Summer LEGO Technic sets, and the uber cool LEGO Creator Roller Coaster (31084), here comes another collection of LEGO sets to watch out for in June, 2018. Frankly, this has been floating around the Internet for quite some time and thanks to various sources, we now have a somewhat better idea of what to expect from the Summer LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu sets next year. Please pardon me for the deliberately horrendous blurred images; but if you’re already in the know, then I’m sure you wouldn’t mind seeing them like this.
Similar to the spinners which are essentially part of the LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu theme, LEGO opted to have a rehash of these spinners and give them a dragon master twist. The box art for set numbers 70644 to 70649 seems to suggest that these spinners will somehow include a vertical flying play feature which is kind of cool for a LEGO set. Please take this with a pinch of salt since this is just my observation based on my initial impression on the design of the box art and in keeping up with the dragon storyline with LEGO Ninjago’s Season 9.
It is also interesting to note that the grayed out box for set 70657 is rumored to be another D2C LEGO Ninjago Movie set similar in scale to the grandiose LEGO Ninjago City (70620). Again, these are just speculations given set 70657’s predicted price point, however, things might be different once LEGO gives their official statement. Lastly, bear in mind that these are preliminary titles so chances are LEGO might revise the names of these sets as they see it fit.
Master of the Golden Dragon (70644) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Cole Master of Dragons (70645) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Jay Master of Dragons (70646) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Kai Master of Dragons (70647) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Zane Master of Dragons (70648) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Nya Master of Dragons (70649) – Expected retail price: $14.99
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Pursuit in the Air (70650) – Expected retail price: $39.99
Confrontation in the Throne Room (70651) – Expected retail price: $39.99
It looks like we have another brick-built picture frame to display that Throwback Thursday photo. Thanks to mc_survival_man, this first image of the LEGOLAND Pirate Frame (40389) has surfaced, and it looks like this piece of memento is exclusively available only at LEGOLAND Florida. Coming in at 171 pieces, the set retails for $14.99 and has a pirate themed, buildable figure included.
The LEGO Photo Frame has been regularly released and re-released throughout the years as a LEGOLAND exclusive since 2002. I love the inclusion of the buildable pirate, but I feel that adding a pirate minifigure, plus some thoughtful redesigning by including certain sea creatures and other elements will be way better, similar to the LEGOLAND Picture Frame – Florida Edition (40081) released in 2013. Another good example of a properly designed frame is the Classic Picture Frame (850702) also released in 2013.
Another nice image that was shared by mc_survival_man via Instagram is the LEGOLAND Micro Castle (40306), which we reported a week ago. The previous photo that we posted is seriously blurry, and thankfully this box art shot gives us a better look at how the Castle-themed set is designed, as it is patterned after the LEGOLAND Castle Hotel in the UK.
Similarly, this set also comes as a LEGOLAND Store exclusive, consisting of 220 pieces, and retails for $19.99. The build itself may not be that impressive to some, but being a fan of small replicas built in LEGO, I wouldn’t mind picking up this micro-scaled rendition of the LEGOLAND Castle Hotel if given the opportunity. The only point for improvement that I have about this build is the fact that everything rests on the inclusion of that dragon head to give this set its identity. I mean, remove it and you probably have no idea what it is. Perhaps LEGO could have thrown in a printed tile, or just even a sticker, that specifically labels it as the LEGOLAND Castle, in a similar vein as that of LEGO Architecture sets.
So if you’re anywhere near LEGOLAND Florida and wish to add these sets to your LEGO collection, then you may want to opt to visit the LEGO Store in the area. Thanks again to mc_survival_manfor sharing these images.
We’re no less than 50 days away before the premiere of MCU’s Black Panther on cinemas this coming February. Play-sets tying into the film have already been announced as part of the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes line. Some of these sets are coming out first thing in January next year too.
For those who are still holding on to that next LEGO Superheroes purchase, then you might be glad to know that the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes set Rhino Face-Off (76099) is now available for pre-order on Amazon with a whopping 20% off of its regular price. This means an Amazon pre-order of set 76099 will only be $15.99, quite a deal for a new set based on an MCU film.
Included in the Rhino Face-Off set (76099) are minifigures of T’Challa/Black Panther and two of his nemeses in the film: rival tribal chief Okoye and ambitious Wakandan exile Killmonger. Okoye rides into battle with a heavily-armed cyborg rhino, while Killmonger tries to make off with a minecart filled with vibranium, set on roller-coaster tracks. It’s up to Black Panther to take them both down.
