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LEGO Store US Promotions That You Can Expect During May the 4th

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The months of April and May are said to be given over to large-scale Star Wars fan festivities. Earlier this month we had the Star Wars Celebration in Chicago. And next Sunday, the global fandom will be welcomed again by a barrage of enticing Star Wars tie-in merchandise come May the 4th.

As one of the major brands making Star Wars merchandise, LEGO has always taken advantage of its celebratory fandom events. Whether it’s an exclusive set or a gift with purchase, leave it to LEGO to have something for the occasion. In fact, LEGO’s online shopping portal just put up their May the 4th specials for customers’ easy reference.

Here’s a list of what treats to expect from LEGO on May the 4th 2019:

LEGO Star Wars Tantive IV (75244)

Regularly available on the day itself, but LEGO VIP members can get it earlier on May 3 over at LEGO Shop@Home.

Double VIP on Selected LEGO Star Wars Products

Yeah, speaking of VIPs they’ll have a chance to double their point acquisition on particular items; so if that 2x-point LEGO SW set’s not yet in your collection, enjoy getting it for the points.

The LEGO Star Wars Battle of Hoth – 20th Anniversary Edition (40333) Gift-With-Purchase Promo

For a minimum $35 total purchase of LEGO Star Wars stuff, customers will get a special Art Print for the line’s anniversary. And for at least $75, LEGO will throw in a free Battle of Hoth – 20th Anniversary Edition (40333) microscaled set in your shopping cart both online and in-store.

And of course, we can’t forget the LEGO Star Wars 20th Anniversary sets – that are available now at LEGO Shop@Home, along with other LEGO-themed Star Wars merchandise from alarm clocks to minifigure key-chains. These at least you can start with right now, before May the 4th arrives.

LEGO Midnight/Late-Night Launch Event for Mystery Set in London and New York this May

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Launches of mystery LEGO sets in certain branded stores across the world aren’t exactly a common occurrence. So when LEGO announces one they still manage to work up some enthusiastic anticipation. That’s quite the feat too, considering this upcoming new mystery set won’t be seen until sometime later in May.

The first announcement of this mystery set launch was on LEGO’s official Facebook page. It’s set for May 15 next month, at around one minute after midnight to 3 AM (local time). The venue is the Leicester Square LEGO Store in London, a favorite location for these major product releases.

But wait, there’s more! Mere hours after the Leicester Square store announced its midnight launch event for this mystery LEGO set a follow-up came from across the Atlantic. The Flatiron New York LEGO Store will also be launching the set stateside. They’ll remain open after-hours on May 14, 9-11 PM.

But what is this classified LEGO set that they’re all hyping up so much? One likely “suspect” would be the long-rumored tie-in sets to the popular Netflix series “Stranger Things.” The speculation kicked into high gear last March. By May, it seems all these circulation questions will finally be resolved.

Midnight LEGO set launches can be very cutthroat at the worst. The Leicester Square intro of the LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon (75912) in 2017 led to a quick selling out of their stock. If this year’s midnight/late-night launch is for LEGO Stranger Things, how intense will it be?

Shanghai Police Raid Factories and Warehouses of Notorious Chinese LEGO Knockoff Lepin

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Ask any knowledgeable LEGO collector what the global brand’s most notorious copycat might be, and one of the top answers would be Lepin of China. This brand in particular was a priority target of The LEGO Group in establishing their presence in a major Asian market. Already a major lawsuit has ended in victory for LEGO, cancelling Lepin trademarks in China and also the UK.

But the climax of this LEGO-Lepin struggle in China took place just last week. Police in Shanghai launched a raid on Lepin factories and warehouses in the city. Several people, including Lepin’s boss, were arrested.

The Shanghai Police related the events on their official page on Chinese social network Weibo. They posted a lot of photos too. Images consist of dingy warehouses with dusty Lepin boxes, crates of unattached minifigure heads and more. As stated, the head of Lepin, known only by his surname Li, was arrested with three others.

With assistance from police departments in Shantou and Shenzhen, Shanghai law enforcement uncovered 10 Lepin production lines, 90 brick molds, 630,000 finished Lepin sets, and 200,000 instruction sheets. The local authorities calculate the boxed Lepin sets to be worth 200 million Yuan/$30 million if they ever got successfully shipped out.

Lepin had not only been aping official LEGO sets these past years, they also are notorious for taking online-posted fan MOCs and turning them into their own “official” products. But with the Shanghai production raid, the nails are now getting hammered into Lepin’s figurative coffin. This great LEGO copycat could eventually become a sad memory.

Limited-Edition LEGO Model of Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore to be Revealed by President on May 1 Open-House

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Limited-edition (and unnumbered) LEGO sets seem to be becoming a thing with Singapore. Recall that last month their LEGO Store in Changi Airport had an exclusive micro-build set of the Airport Tower. Next, LEGO Singapore offers 22 LCP-designed “Avengers: Endgame” Hero (minifigure) Display Station at a local Toys R Us.

But the piece de resistance will be coming this May 1, on International Labor Day. Singapore is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Istana, former residence of the British colonial governor that is now the Singaporean Presidential Palace and Prime Minister’s Office. On an open-house event during that day, Singapore President Halimah Yacob will be launching a special-edition LEGO set.

If you haven’t figured it out, it’ll be a scale model of the Istana in LEGO. While no images of this set have been shared, it has been stated that the LEGO model was commissioned by the Singaporean President’s Office as a commemorative item for the actual presidential palace’s anniversary.

Descriptions of the LEGO Istana limited-edition notes that it also renders the surrounding grounds and verandas aside from the main palace structure itself. Attention is pointed at the neo-Palladian architecture from its completion in 1869.

Sets of the model will be offered at the Istana open-house celebration Wednesday next week, when the presidential palace will be open to visitors from 8:30 AM to 6 PM Singapore time. Singaporeans and permanent residents can enter for free while others have a $2 entrance fee.

The LEGO Istana comes at $70 (Singaporean) each. All proceeds will go to charity via the President’s Challenge. This is another unnumbered Singaporean LEGO exclusive set that will be a collector’s rare prize.

Official Box Image and Product Blurbs for LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar

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Set to release this 2019 is “LEGO Jurassic World: Tales of Isla Nublar.” It’s a 13-episode 3D-animated LEGO micro-series following up on the “Jurassic World” LEGO prequel, “The Secret Exhibit.” To tie into the upcoming series, LEGO naturally has sets depicting the events of that show before it airs. We got the first images of these four sets way back in February. This time we have the official photos of the boxes of the LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar sets (from Dutch retailer Mister Brick) so you’d know what to expect from the labeling. Mister Brick also managed to publish the blurb for each set:

Dilophasaurus on the Loose (75934)
  1. This LEGO® Jurassic World dinosaur toy set includes 3 mini-figures: Owen Grady, Hudson Harper and a park employee, plus a toy figure of a dilophosaurus that is new from June 2019.
  2. The drone has a cockpit with space for a minifigure, 4 rotating rotors and a net cannon.
  3. The market stall in the shape of a dinosaur head has a sales crate, 4 sticker posters, a flag and various other elements such as a shovel, a broom, a net, 2 hats and 2 popcorn boxes.
  4. The dilophosaurus has adjustable jaws.
  5. The mini figures of Hudson Harper and the park employee are new from June 2019.

Baryonix Face-Off: The Treasure Hunt (75935)
  1. This LEGO® Jurassic World dinosaur set for children includes 4 mini-figures: Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Danny Nedermeyer and Sinjin Prescott, plus a figure of Save the dog.
  2. The off-roader can accommodate 2 minifigures and has storage space at the rear, a towbar for the trailer, a stone-built flashlight and fuel tank, plus a screwdriver element.
  3. The trailer has a buildable antenna and various plant elements on the outside, a door that can be opened and a detailed interior with a buildable computer and bed, plus various other elements such as a coffee cup, a film camera and a frying pan.
  4. The jungle section consists of a buildable palm tree, a hidden treasure chest with reveal function containing 6 precious stone elements and 2 gold ingot elements, plus various other elements such as plants and 2 fish.
  5. The buildable, cast Jurassic World baryoynx dinosaur figure has jaws and an adjustable head, arms and legs.
  6. Press the lever to reveal the treasure chest.

Triceratops Rampage (75937)
  1. This LEGO® Jurassic World dinosaur toy set includes 4 minifigures that are new from June 2019: Owen Grady, Simon Masrani, Allison Miles and a tourist.
  2. The Jurassic World egg-spinner attraction has 3 buildable seats in the form of dinosaur eggs for minifigures and a swivel function, plus an entrance gate with 2 flame elements, a waiting area with 2 gates, a waiting board element, a staircase to enter the attraction, garbage can with a lid and a signpost (to the Jurassic World gyrobol, the gift shop and the museum).
  3. Turn the switch on the back of the egg spinner to turn the eggs.
  4. The cast, buildable triceratops LEGO® toy dinosaur is new from June 2019 and has a movable head and legs.
  5. Also including a fence that can fall over with a ‘Danger – High voltage’ board element and a fence with an information board about the triceratops.
  6. Push the pole of the folding fence to play the escape of the triceratops.
  7. The buggy has space for a mini-figure, removable wrench and walkie-talkie elements, plus a carrot on a long stick (to lure the dinosaur).

Rex vs. Dino-Mech Battle (75938)
  1. This LEGO® Jurassic World dinosaur toy set includes 4 mini figures that are new from June 2019: Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, Vic Hoskins and Danny Nedermeyer, plus the 4 baby velociraptor toy figures Blue, Delta, Echo and Charlie and 2 bat figures.
  2. The cast, buildable LEGO® Jurassic World T. rex dinosaur figure has colors that are new from June 2019, flapping jaws and an adjustable head, arms and legs.
  3. The dinomecha has a mini-figure cockpit that can be opened with a detailed dashboard, folding jaws, an adjustable head, front legs, claws, hind legs and a tail.
  4. The volcanic rock, made of LEGO® bricks, has lava elements, an opening function and a treasure chest containing various treasure elements: 11 gold-colored coins, 4 gold-colored bars, 1 gold-colored cup and 4 precious stone elements.
  5. The toy boat has 2 bullet shooters, an anesthetic rifle and a storage box for ammunition with 4 ammunition elements. (the boat cannot float)
  6. Accessory elements: the walkie-talkie from Owen Grady and the soft drink can element from Danny Nedermeyer.

The LEGO Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar will premiere some time in 2019.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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.

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.

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