LEGO Ninjago Poster Reveals Artwork / Sets for 2016

As you see in the above LEGO Ninjago poster some more artwork is revealed for the coming sets and TV series. You’ll see more on the pirates that the Ninjago team will be taking on in the animated series. In addition, you can see some flying vehicles in the distance which gives us some visuals for the coming 2016 LEGO Ninjago sets.

No Sets Approved for First 2015 LEGO Ideas Review Stage

Today, the LEGO Ideas team announced the no sets would be approved this time around, despite 13 projects being up for review. Those projects included:

  • Science Adventures
  • The Discworld
  • Medieval Market Street
  • Disney Princess Frozen Elsa’s Ice Castle
  • Douglas DC-3
  • Bricksauria/Tyrannosaurus Rex
  • International Space Station
  • The Golden Girls Living Room and Kitchen Modular Set
  • Legend of Zelda: King of Red Lions Play Set
  • RMS Titanic
  • 1969 Corvette
  • Small Yellow
  • Daft Punk

 

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Personally, I would have liked to see the International Space Station become a set.

Here is the official video:

 

How Accurate Are The Age Of Ultron Sets?

It is common knowledge with Lego Marvel fans that The Lego Group aren’t best known for their screen accuracy…I’m looking at you Iron Man 3. That said, they have hit both ends of the spectrum, with the original Avengers sets and recent Guardians of the Galaxy sets being pretty spot on. So, now we must ask a new question ; just how accurate are the Avengers : Age Of Ultron sets?

*MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ‘THE AVENGERS : AGE OF ULTRON’ AHEAD*

#1 Iron Man Vs Ultron

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So where to begin…Well lets start with how excellent the figures are. The Mark 45 is very accurate  and a nice new addition to the Iron Legion. The sentries are also great, appearing throughout the film and with the new head mold being used to finish off the Ultron Prime figure, they really are brilliant. But, what is that vehicle…

It is so far from being accurate it might as well be a DC vehicle. Seriously, what is that?! It never appears in any part of the film, and the drones certainly don’t combine to form one! They literally made this vehicle simply because they had to, as Ultron has no vehicles in the film…       6/10

#2 The Avengers Hydra Showdown

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This set, however, is quite accurate indeed, which I honestly didn’t expect. Thor and Hawkeye are accurate as expected, although a Qui-Gon hair style for Thor would of suited his new look a bit better. The henchman is also suprisingly spot-on, and resembles their on-screen counterparts, unlike the extremis figures from 2013. The Avengers jeep is also seen on screen with something resembling the Hydra buggy also being shown. All in all, quite well done.        8.5/10

#3 The Hulk Buster Smash

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Yet another set that has presented us with a ton of screen accuracies. The MK 44 ‘Veronica’ Armour is obviously not to scale, but is at least highly detailed and rather uncanny. Surprisingly, the odd-looking contraption that the Hulk is held in does appear on screen, although does look slightly different. The implication of Scarlet Witch controlling him is also correct, and even though Ultron does not appear in this scene, the design of him is perfect.      8/10

#4 The Hydra Fortress Smash

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Now despite the hideous price point, this set is also reasonably accurate; the tank may not be the correct colour but the shape and size is good enough. Stucker’s suit it the wrong colour, but that is really a minor issue. The new Captain America is very well done, although the odd looking face does detract from the overall look. Quicksilver wears a different outfit at this point in the film but again, minor nitpick. The new gem in the end of the sceptre is a more accurate resemblance than the original design, and since the fortress is so large in the film there’s a chance that there’s a get somewhere which looks like this….     7.5 / 10

#5 Attack On Avengers Tower

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This set is one of the most accurate in my opinion. The balcony obviously can’t fit the Quinjet on it like in the movie, but the lounge area, sceptre storage room, Ultron Progam screens and Iron Legion docking room all appear in the film, and the drones and Ultron Mk 1 are very well designed. The Avengers’ outfits are way off, but it does mean that these figures are easier to obtain.       8.5/10

#6 The Avengers Quinjet Chase

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Ok, now this set is near perfect. I honestly didn’t expect this, but the whole ‘The vision needs to be rescued from a truck that’s controlled by Ultron and he’s in this weird cradle device” is, well, exactly what happens in the movie! And he is rescued with the jet! And the bike does come out the bottom! And Ultron is on top of the truck fighting Catpain America! And the design of the jet is also perfect!     10/10

Overall rating for entire line : 8.8/10!

 

LEGO Dimensions Official Announcement!

Over the last few days, a few images have been released by Lego, showing multiple mini figures (such as WyldStyle, Gandalf and Batman) in front of a blue portal with the hashtag #BreakTheRules. We had no idea what this meant…until now.

Earlier today, an official announcement regarding this has been released, saying that these images were regarding a new game to be released on September 27th : LEGO Dimensions!

[This is the starter set, containing the portal along with the above-mentioned figures. I hope they’re not glued to those stands!]

The game will be similar to that of popular titles such as Skylanders, where minifigures are placed on to some sort of interactive plate, causing a virtual version of said minifigure to appear in-game. The starter pack will feature a buildable portal along with a Batmobile mini build, Batman, Wyldstyle and Gandalf figures. Additional packs containing Ninjago, Back To The Future,  Lord Of The Rings and The Wizard Of Oz characters will be sold separately.

Fun Packs will include a figure and a vehicle, a Team Pack contains 2 figures and their vehicles and a Level Pack contains a figure, a vehicle and an additional level.

You can pre order all of them over on Amazon, right here.

What do you think of these new sets? I for one think the idea is great, but not at those prices! since these games are gonna be aimed at TFOLS and kids, I can tell you no one will want to spend that much!

(UK Related) 3 Age of Ultron sets on sale on Amazon!

I understand that most of those who normally stumble upon these articles and either across the pond in the USA or deeper into Europe, but since the UK is second only to the US in terms of views on the site, I’d say that this still warrants an article.

Today, I was looking for a few bits on Amazon UK, and stumbled upon something remarkable ;  3 Age of Ultron sets are already on sale below the retail price, not even two months after being released. They were selling rather well before this too, so there seems to be no logical reason for it in terms of getting rid of stock.

My speculation is that with the film coming out Aprl 23rd over here, Amazon knows they will sell tons of these sets. As such, they want people to buy these sets via them instead of LEGO Shop, and will lower the prices by a few pounds to make themselves that little bit more appealing. And it must be working because I’m stocking up on them!

Here’s the full list of sets on sale :

76029 Iron Man Vs Ultron – £9.00 (Down from £11.99)

76030 Avengers Hydra Showdown – £15.00 (Down from £19.99)

76032 Avengers Quinjet City Chase – £58.00 (Down from 69.99)

Happy Spending!

Lego Simpsons Kwik-E Mart and Collectible Mini-figures Images!

So, this news actually came out yesterday, but I was unavailable to post it…But I’m here now! So, here in a not-so Brick Show Exclusive, we now have the official Kwik-E Mart and Series 2 Simpsons Collectible Mini-figures set images…try saying that 3 times fast. But I digress. Your not here to listen to me (or read) so how about I just get straight into it with these photos?

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