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LEGO Ninjago Summer 2020 Set Images Revealed

Yesterday we had a glimpse of what to expect from the upcoming wave of LEGO Ninjago summer 2020 sets. Though what we have initially were low-res box art images, it somehow gave us a glimpse of what they have to offer. And this time around, thanks to Promobricks, we now have better images of these new LEGO Ninjago sets. A closer look reveals several interesting LEGO elements and pieces, and a new way to play with these LEGO sets. But first things first, let’s take a look at these set images.

Spinjitzu Burst Cole (70685)

48 pieces | €9.99

Spinjitzu Burst Kai (70686)

48 pieces | €9.99

Spinjitzu Burst Lloyd (70687)

48 pieces | €9.99

Storm Fighter Battle 4+ (71703)

165 pieces | €29.99

Kai Fighter (71704)

513 pieces | €39.99

Destiny’s Bounty (71705)

1,781 pieces | €129.99

Journey to the Skull Dungeons (71717)

401 pieces | €24.99

Wu’s Battle Dragon (71718)

321 pieces | €19.99

Zane´s Mino Creature (71719)

616 pieces | €49.99

Fire Stone Mech (71720)

968 pieces | €69.99

Skull Sorcerer’s Dragon (71721)

1,016 pieces | €79.99

Skull Sorcerer’s Dungeon (71722)

1,171 pieces | €99.99

Aside from continuing the Legacy subtheme, we also have what seems to be a new storyline for our brick heroes. Sets 71717 to 71722 highlight a new play feature wherein similar to the LEGO Super Mario sets, these Ninjago sets can be combined in a kind of boardgame mechanic set in an underground world. The Skull Sorcerer’s Dungeon (71722), aside from being the largest in this series, seems to act as the central hub for the rest of the sets as well. The result is an elaborately detailed dungeon-like obstacle course that players need to navigate. These sets also come with a brick-built dice piece and a health bar of sorts similar to a video game. The rules are not explicitly described in the box art, but LEGO made it clear that an insert will be included to explain all of these. Unlike the LEGO Super Mario theme, this setup does not require any additional electronic gadgets or implements.

Eagle-eyed LEGO fans also noticed the many new elements that were introduced in this latest wave of Ninjago sets. Lukas from Stonewars highlighted these new LEGO parts including new armor minifigure skull elements. I’m looking forward to these new pieces especially the new armor element that also acts as a shoulder guard for that matter.

As of this posting, LEGO Shop@Home hasn’t listed these LEGO Ninjago summer 2020 sets but we can assume that they will be released early in June. I’ll update these links once more info is available.

So what do you think of this latest wave of sets? Are you looking forward to these as well? Comment down below to share your thoughts.

New Film-Inspired Licensed LEGO Sets Now Available at LEGO Shop@Home

LEGO Shop@Home has updated its listing to now include several tie-in sets based on upcoming films. Universal Pictures’ Minions The Rise of Gru, and Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman 1984 may have been rescheduled unfortunately due to the coronavirus pandemic, but this has not derailed LEGO from its plans of releasing their respective LEGO sets this April, including a LEGO Technic set devoted to the Fast & Furious film franchise. These latest film-inspired licensed LEGO sets are now up at LEGO’s online shopping portal, all of which can be conveniently ordered online now that LEGO Stores are temporarily closed in compliance with the government’s stay-at-home guidelines.

However, please take note that in the case of the LEGO Minions sets, not all of them are available for the time being. If you recall, LEGO initially listed five sets under this theme last February but has to eventually remove three of them from their current line-up probably due to the eventual rescheduling of its tie-in film. I understand that some of these sets may offer a potential spoiler for the film so we might have to wait until July of next year when the movie is set to be released.

The LEGO DC Superheroes Wonder Woman vs Cheetah (76157) set, on the other hand, is now released months ahead of the theatrical debut of the DCEU sequel Wonder Woman 1984. Initially considered to be a Target store exclusive, its good to see that it will also be available directly from LEGO. The set itself does not spill any major plot points, except showing us how a version of Cheetah may look like in minifig form and the confrontation between them at the transmitter tower.

Finally, LEGO motorheads will be glad to know that the LEGO Technic Dom’s Dodge Charger (42111) from the Fast & Furious films is now also up LEGO Shop@Home. Based on the classic 1970s Dodge Charger R/T, the set is an authentic replication of the iconic muscle car.

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LEGO Minions Unstoppable Bike Chase (75549)

136 pieces | $19.99

LEGO Minions Brick-Built Minions and Their Lair (75551)

876 pieces | $49.99

LEGO DC Superheroes Wonder Woman vs Cheetah (76157)

371 pieces | $39.99

LEGO Technic Dom’s Dodge Charger (42111)

1,077 pieces | $99.99

A First Look at the LEGO Architecture The White House (21054)

If you recall earlier this year, attendees at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany had front row seats on the unveiling of the next LEGO Architecture set slated to be revealed this summer. Photography was strictly prohibited at that time, and rightfully so given that such a set is better off not spoiled with an ill-timed reveal. But thanks once again to online retailer Skvis Arena, we now have our first glimpse of the aesthetically impressive LEGO Architecture The White House (21054) set.

Similar to the earlier reveal of the LEGO Ninjago summer 2020 sets, what we have at the moment is a single box art image in a rather low-res quality. However, it is sufficient for us to appreciate the intricacies of this latest Architecture set. This brick rendition of the White House, is in fact, the second iteration of it. If you’re familiar with the theme, you might remember that the LEGO Architecture line had its first model of the said symbol of power back in 2010. However, this particular model is somewhat incomplete giving preference to the central portion (or the Residence Villa) of the White House as its highlight.

Thankfully, the latest LEGO Architecture The White House (21054) supersedes its predecessor, and now includes a more accurate version of the presidential residence. Included in this newest version are the East and West Wings of the White House, with more details for its gardens and yards.

The set comes in at 1,483 pieces and measures at a remarkable 50 centimeters in length, retailing for 99.99 Euro making it a striking display piece. It is also the first LEGO Architecture set to bear the 18+ logo, clearly indicating its target audience. Skvis Arena lists the LEGO Architecture The White House for a June 1, 2020 release, so we can expect additional and hopefully better images of this set anytime soon.

Special thanks once again to Promobricks for the heads up.

LEGO Ninjago Summer 2020 Box Art Images Released

It seems that another third-party retailer is pretty much excited to show-off its next batch of LEGO sets. Thanks to Norwegian online shop Skvis Arena, we can now have an idea of what LEGO has in store for its LEGO Ninjago summer 2020 collection.

Following the LEGO City, Creator, and Hidden Side summer 2020 reveals, it is not surprising to see that LEGO Ninjago also has a handful of new sets to beat. I really can’t figure out the overarching theme from this summer 2020 wave due to the rather low-quality images but we can clearly see that there will be the usual spinning implements, a new battle mech, a continuity of Legacy sets, and another 4+ set following the release of the LEGO Ninjago Kai’s Fire Dragon (71701) earlier this year. Based on these images, my guess is that this next wave will bring our ninjas to an underground adventure against enemies buried within the depths of the earth. The new battle mech is quite impressive as well, with a better lower body design compared to previous releases.

I hope to see better images of these sets once they make their appearance at LEGO Shop@Home anytime soon. For now, let’s take a closer look.

Spinjitzu Burst Cole (70685)

48 pieces | €9.99

Spinjitzu Burst Kai (70686)

48 pieces | €9.99

Spinjitzu Burst Lloyd (70687)

48 pieces | €9.99

Storm Fighter Battle 4+ (71703)

165 pieces | €29.99

Kai ´s Fighter (71704)

513 pieces | €39.99

Destiny’s Bounty (71705)

1,781 pieces | €129.99

Journey to the Skull Dungeons (71717)

401 pieces | €24.99

Wu’s Battle Dragon (71718)

321 pieces | €19.99

Zane´s Mino Creature (71719)

616 pieces | €49.99

Fire Stone Mech (71720)

968 pieces | €69.99

Skull Sorcerer’s Dragon (71721)

1,016 pieces | €79.99

Skull Sorcerer’s Dungeon (71722)

1,171 pieces | €99.99

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First Look at the LEGO Hidden Side Summer 2020 Sets

Following the reveal of the latest and upcoming LEGO City sets, another wave of home-grown LEGO sets is definitely on their way for the second half of the year. Online retailing company Rakuten France has given us a glimpse of the LEGO Hidden Side summer 2020 sets, with five new sets to watch out for.

LEGO Hidden Side has proven itself to be quite popular since its debut last year. Fusing together the elements of play through traditional brick-building and the use of augmented reality, LEGO Hidden Side gathered enough momentum to have a large following among LEGO fans. We saw the release of six new sets at the beginning of this year, and for the second half of 2020, we can now expect four LEGO Hidden Side summer 2020 sets to launch sometime in June or in the latter part of May.

Just to be clear, it seems that Rakuten has already pulled out these images from their website so I would like to thank the Brickfinder for publishing these images. We all still prefer to see better, high-res images from LEGO Shop@Home, including the sets’ respective product description. I’ll update this post once more official info arrives. But for now, let’s take a peek at what this wave has to offer.

JB’s Submarine (70433)

Supernatural Race Car (70434)

Abandoned Prison of Newbury (70435)

Ghost Firetruck 3000 (70436)

These are not the best images that we have so far, but we can somehow see that these new sets will introduce several new pieces and minifigure accessories that you might find interesting. For example, I like how the wheels on the race car turned out, plus the new robot screen minifigure on the Ghost Firetruck 3000. Story-wise, it also seems that a new villain will be introduced in this theme as well. Not shown in this wave of LEGO Hidden Side summer 2020 sets is a fifth one (which looks like to be the largest in this collection as well) that resembles a kind of observatory.

These sets are not yet listed at LEGO Shop@Home as of this posting, but we can probably expect these to be listed at LEGO’s shopping portal anytime soon.

Watch Out for These LEGO House Exclusives Over at LEGO Shop@Home

While the COVID-19 pandemic is raging on across the globe, and most public establishments are closed indefinitely, LEGO is now offering previous LEGO House exclusives to be available to the general public starting May.

Since the temporary closure of the Home of the Brick in Billund, Denmark certain exclusive sets such as the LEGO Architecture LEGO House (21037) surprisingly appeared at LEGO Shop@Home last Friday. Its appearance was relatively brief, with LEGO removing its listing right away after stocks ran out. From the looks of it, it may seem to be a dry-run for what the LEGO Group (TLG) intends to do come next month.

According to TLG’s press release, previous LEGO House exclusives such as the previously mentioned LEGO Architecture LEGO House (21037), LEGO House Dinosaurs (40366), and the LEGO House Tree of Creativity (4000026) will be available for sale at LEGO’s home shopping portal for a limited time only. However, its a bit of damper to know that the LEGO House Dinosaurs and Tree of Creativity will only be offered to fans in the UK, Denmark, and Ireland. It looks like the LEGO House is the only set in this group that will have a global offering. Perhaps LEGO is understandably limiting the sales of this set to retain its exclusivity, and because they made it clear that these LEGO House exclusives will only be available until such time that the LEGO House in Billund re-opens once again. Pricing may somehow be adjusted as well due to prevailing currency exchange so I’ll try to give updates on this as well. So if you’re eyeing for the LEGO House Tree of Creativity (such as myself) and you’re not living within these territories then the options that you may have, unfortunately, are either through third-party sellers, or eBay.

Here’s what LEGO has to say about these exclusive offerings:

LEGO House exclusives to be sold via http://www.LEGO.com

The Covid-19 situation is closing down many great activities, and LEGO® House has had to extend its closing period until further notice. To continue to offer a little bit of the LEGO House atmosphere to all our fans, we have therefore decided to make the three existing LEGO House exclusive sets available via http://www.LEGO.com

The three products are:

LEGO House Set. 21037. (Launched September 2017)
Tree of Creativity. 4000026. (Launched March 2018)
LEGO House Dinosaurs. 40366 (Launched April 2019)

The items will be sold at the same, or locally equivalent, RRP that we sell the sets for in the LEGO House.

We are planning to have the sets available on http://www.LEGO.com from early May 2020. The LEGO House Tree of Creativity and LEGO House Dinosaurs are on limited distribution to UK, DK, and IE only and we expect to have a purchase limit for each customer. Please notice that this is a limited time offer until LEGO House re-opens and the sets are only available while supplies last. As the LEGO House Tree of Creativity is a discontinued set, we have made certain to hold back sets for the (hopefully physical) AFOL Day in LEGO House in September.

LEGO and National Geographic Team Up for This Latest Collection of LEGO City Summer 2020 Sets

After revealing the next wave of LEGO Creator 3-in-1 summer 2020 sets, Portuguese LEGO retailer Jbnet.pt has also listed another batch of upcoming sets and this time, introducing the latest LEGO City summer 2020 sets to watch out for.

For this year, LEGO has teamed up with National Geographic to inspire young builders to pursue a career in oceanography and underwater exploration. The respective box arts of these sets also feature the iconic bright yellow rectangular border, with the organization’s name prominently printed on the lower portion of the boxes.

Though this is not the first time that LEGO offered sets focusing on a deep-sea exploration subtheme, partnering with Nat Geo allows LEGO to build sets that are closer to how the latter works in real-life. The largest in this series, the Ocean Explorers Research Boat (60266), even floats on water for a leveled-up play experience. Additionally, each of these LEGO City summer 2020 sets offer a new marine life figure. We have new LEGO pieces and molds of a hammerhead shark, angler fish, manta ray, and a relatively large great white shark.

Other than these cool collection of Nat Geo inspired sets, LEGO is also adding another airplane to its sparse repertoire of airline passenger jets and terminals. Similarly-sized ones were offered by LEGO way back in 2010 and 2016, which makes this upcoming airport terminal set a much-welcomed one. Plus, LEGO is throwing in some flying helicopters similar to LEGO Ninjago spinners.

We do not have their piece count and retail price as of posting time, but we can expect them to be up at LEGO Shop@Home anytime soon. Check out the following images below.

LEGO City Air Race (60260)

LEGO City Airport Central 4+ (606261)

LEGO City Passenger Airplane (60262)

LEGO City Mini Submarine 4+ (60263)

LEGO City Exploration Submarine (60264)

LEGO City Exploration Base (60265)

LEGO City Research Vessel (60266)

A Sneak Peek at the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 Summer 2020 Sets

LEGO has been gradually revealing its wave of LEGO Creator 3-in-1 summer 2020 sets as we approach the second half of this year, thanks to Portuguese online retailer Jbnet. And in continuation of its throwback Pirate theme, such as that of the LEGO Ideas Pirates of Barracuda Bay (21322), this next wave of LEGO Creator sets also feature a pirate ship that makes a great addition to any high-seas brick adventure.

Other than a pirate ship adventure, additional offerings from this wave of LEGO Creator 3-in-1 summer 2020 sets also build on some of LEGO’s previous releases. There’s also a set that reflects the outdoors experience, including a pretty impressive, Space-inspired rover vehicle.

From the get-go, what stands out from this wave is perhaps the substantially large Pirate Ship with its brick sails. If I recall correctly, this is the first galleon-type ship of its kind (and size) that comes with such a sail. Though I prefer the usual cloth sail, the overall playful design of this build makes up for it. There’s also the Pirate Captain minifig that is somehow similar to the legendary Captain Redbeard – it’s kind of hard to tell given the following images, but we’ll get a closer look once LEGO publishes its official images. The brick-built shark is a pretty nice addition as well.

There is no retail price, piece count, and release date mentioned on the site for these latest LEGO Creator 3-in-1 summer 2020 sets, but we can assume that they will be available sometime in June with a price range of probably between $60 to $80 based on their sizes. I’ll post another update once they make their appearance over at LEGO Shop@Home. So for the meantime, stay at home and stay safe.

LEGO Creator Space Rover (31107)

LEGO Creator Camper Van (31108)

LEGO Creator Pirate Ship (31109)

LEGO Star Wars Death Star II Battle (40407) GWP Set Officially Revealed

LEGO servers have been updated to include official images of this year’s LEGO May the 4th promotional, gift-with-purchase (GWP) set. Earlier this week, it was revealed that LEGO will be throwing in a limited edition freebie in the form of the LEGO Star Wars Death Star II Battle (40407) as this year’s exclusive GWP set for LSW fans who will make their next LEGO Star Wars purchase on this grand sale day.

Valued at $14.99, the LEGO Star Wars Death Star II Battle (40407) comes in a similar diorama format like that from last year’s LEGO Star Wars Battle of Endor 20th Anniversary Edition (40362) set. Coming in at 235 pieces, this display piece takes its cue from Episode VI Return of the Jedi during the final encounter against the Imperial forces on board the incomplete Death Star II. The micro-build/diorama features a sort of a trench run between a Rebel A-Wing ship and a dreaded TIE Interceptor. The set will also come with its own exclusive 2×4 printed tile.

There is no particular mention of a price point required to obtain this set, but we can surmise that it will be probably the same as that of last year’s $75 qualifying purchase. Other than this freebie, LEGO is also bringing back its Double VIP points during this period, plus super sweet discounts on LEGO Star Wars sets and items. And if you’re eyeing for this year’s UCS set, then May the 4th is the best time to get the LEGO Star Wars UCS A-Wing Starfighter (75275) which will retail for $199.99.

So what do you think about this year’s LEGO Star Wars May the 4th gift-with-purchase set? Do you think it’s a great choice to celebrate the occasion? Do you have other famous and iconic Star Wars scenes that you want to be given the official LEGO treatment? Share us what you think in the comments below, and remember to always be safe.

Jumping Into The LEGO Tensegrity Bandwagon

Alright, I have to admit – it’s hard not to be impressed with this latest craze going around the LEGO fan community. I’m sure you have already seen a version of this one way or the other. When I first saw it, the logical, methodological me immediately tried to find a way to explain it away. But alas, I decided to give up. The good thing is that Jason Allemann (aka JK Brickworks) is up to the rescue to explain the mystery behind this custom LEGO Tensegrity contraption.

Short for tensional integrity, “tensegrity” is a structural concept where the mass of the upper in build, like in LEGO, for example, is evenly distributed across the chains that supports them. It’s pretty cool really, making you feel that you have somehow stumbled upon on the ultimate anti-gravity solution. But of course, a fair grasp of the basics of structural design and some dependable LEGO chains or strings is all that you need to do the trick. Watch Jason’s video tutorial below and you’ll be surprised how relatively easy it is to create with a bit of tweaking and experimentation. You may also download the building instructions for this particular LEGO Tensegrity model for free.

Like other LEGO fans who jumped on the LEGO Tensegrity bandwagon, you can also modify your model and come up with pretty crazy setups. Such as these LEGO builders who dared to explore the mystery of this brick phenomena.

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There are plenty more examples out there, and thankfully Jason gave us the basics of the principles behind this contraption. Mystery solved – now time to gather my bricks and see what floating sorcery my LEGO pieces have in them. Thanks again to Jason Allemann for sharing his expertise. If you like this latest video demonstration of his, be sure to also check his free tutorial on the inner workings of his LEGO Ideas Pursuit of Flight product idea.