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This week’s turning out to be a big whirlwind of reveals and releases. LEGO set announcements from the past weeks and months finally get either box art previews, or availability at Shop@Home. Best case scenario, both of these happen. That said, we now confirm the release of some film tie-ins.
“The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part” premiered back in the early days of February. The month before that, tie-in sets for it were first unveiled at the 2019 London Toy Fair. It took quite a while, but long after the movie finally ended Shop@Home now has the “LEGO Movie 2” tie-ins available for purchase.
But wait! Didn’t the last announcements for them imply a release of May 1? It’s just like LEGO to pleasantly surprise us like this. While their product listings on Shop@Home don’t even have the official images yet, the accompanying words in green say “Available now.”
Here are the newly-released “LEGO Movie 2” tie-in sets in question for a quick recap:
The Rexcelsior set (70839) is certainly an impressive model build as seen in the movie; time to go and buy if the “LEGO Movie” franchise is your line of choice.
Towards the end of January, LEGO has announced at the annual Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany that its next line of LEGO City themed sets will be a sort of trip back to memory lane with the launch (pun intended) of its new LEGO City Space subtheme, slated for release this summer. Now thanks to online Dutch toy retailer KelCha Toys, we now have our first look at our LEGO City Space Summer 2019 set images. I’m not really sure about the accuracy of the set’s titles and their respective product descriptions since they were roughly translated from Dutch courtesy of Google Translate. Nevertheless, it’s an interesting read that gives a glimpse of what we can expect from these LEGO City Space sets once they are made available sometime in June.
I know most of us AFOLs are fans of the classic LEGO Space theme, with LEGO some what reviving this classic line back in 2011 and 2015. So for those who were not able to get their hands on these previous sets 8 and 4 years ago respectively, now’s the good time to get these latest sets. As a final note, its nice of LEGO to include another People Pack together with these subtheme, which offers a lot of new pieces and elements.
Surprise young space adventurers with a NASA-inspired set with a reconnaissance shuttle and a satellite. This exciting LEGO® City 60224 Satellite Transport Mission toy spacecraft consists of a shuttle with a mini-figure cockpit that can open and space in the back for the satellite, plus a satellite with folding solar panels, a suit for space walks with a gold-colored visor, a wrench and a miniature figure of an astronaut.
Surprise young space adventurers with a rover set inspired by NASA. This fun LEGO® City 60225 Test Drive Rover children’s toy consists of a robber with a removable cockpit, an articulated gripping arm that is new for June 2019 and a removable solar panel generator. This space toy for children also contains 2 geodes that are new from June 2019, a laptop, a video camera, a remote control, a rock drill and a helmet with visor. Give LEGO builders a great building experience with Instructions PLUS, available in the LEGO Life app for smartphones and tablets. With the user-friendly, intuitive building instructions, they can zoom in on their creation during construction and rotate and visualize it using a special translucent mode. Instructions PLUS is also very suitable for younger builders: it guides them through the building process and thus increases their sense of independence and their self-confidence. This amazing space building set for children includes 2 minifigures.
Surprise young space adventurers with a NASA-inspired toy set with a research shuttle and a rover. This cool LEGO® City 60226 Mars research shuttle play set consists of a toy space shuttle with a cockpit that can open, a cargo area with 2 doors that can open and space for the storage drone, a robber with an articulated gripper that is new for June 2019, a laser and tilting solar panels, a storage drone with a compartment that can be opened and a helidrone with a rotating rotor and a scanner, plus a Mars landscape with a secret symbol. Give LEGO builders a great building experience with Instructions PLUS, available in the LEGO Life app for smartphones and tablets. With the user-friendly, intuitive building instructions can be zoomed in on their creation as they are being built and rotated and visualized using a special translucent mode. Instructions PLUS is also very suitable for younger builders: it guides them through the building process and thus increases their sense of independence and their self-confidence. This exciting research toy set includes 2 mini figures of astronauts.
The LEGO® City Space Agency needs you! Come and discover the astronauts and their team with the modular Space Station on the moon toy set and prepare for explorations and research on geodes. After work, relax in front of the TV with a piece of pizza and then do exercises on the treadmill or go to sleep in an anti-gravity bed. Then put on your astronaut suit and go into space in the space shuttle to bring the geodes back to earth. Pssst … Did you know that this play set is based on real NASA missions? Cool right?!
Surprise young space adventurers with a rocket launch toy set inspired by NASA. This fantastic LEGO® City 60228 space rocket and flight toys for children consists of a modular multi-stage rocket with modules for the cockpit, booster and payload storage, plus a monorail that stops at the rocket, a research area with training facility for picking up geodes and a tower for flight control. In addition, the set includes a launch platform with arms on the tower that can be opened, a rover with an articulated gripping arm that is new from June 2019 and a launch platform tower with removable window section, a fold-out function and a countdown function. Children can also use a mobile device as a screen for interactive play possibilities with the City Explorers app. Give LEGO builders a great building experience with Instructions PLUS, available in the LEGO Life app for smartphones and tablets. With the user-friendly, intuitive building instructions, they can zoom in on their creation during construction and rotate and visualize it using a special translucent mode. Instructions PLUS is also very suitable for younger builders: it guides them through the building process and thus increases their sense of independence and their self-confidence. This children’s toy includes 6 mini figures and a robot figure with scanner. Instructions PLUS is also very suitable for younger builders: it guides them through the building process and thus increases their sense of independence and their self-confidence. This children’s toy includes 6 mini figures and a robot figure with scanner. Instructions PLUS is also very suitable for younger builders: it guides them through the building process and thus increases their sense of independence and their self-confidence. This children’s toy includes 6 mini figures and a robot figure with scanner.
The LEGO® City Space Agency needs you! Join the team that makes this exciting LEGO mission to the planet Mars a success. Get swept around on the G-force astronaut training device. Assist the scientists in their research, test the rocket engine or take a test flight with the drone before it is loaded onto the rocket, while the astronauts joke with the reporter during an interview. Pssst … Did you know that this play set is based on real NASA missions? Cool right?!
We never expected it but it’s coming anyway. Disney and Pixar will have “Toy Story 4” arriving in cinemas this June, with a new (and again, potential storyline-concluding) adventure for Woody, Buzz and friends. As a major LEGO licensing partner, tie-in sets for the film are coming ahead of premiere. In fact, two of these LEGO Toy Story 4 sets were already found on sale at US Target stores. Now, Target Australia has done one better by offering our first look at the official box images. Not only do we have Duke Caboom’s Stunt Show (10767) and Buzz & Bo Peep’s Playground Adventure (10768), we have four more sets previewed.
Woody & RC (10766) – $9.99; 69 pieces
Show your youngster the fun of Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 4 with Woody and the RC car!
Race to the finish line with Woody and RC from Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 4! But watch out for the obstacles and be careful when you drive around them. Can you make it through and win the race?
LEGO® 4+ sets are specially designed to be fun and easy for youngsters and help to grow their confidence with simple building steps for the perfect start to LEGO brick building.
Includes a Woody minifigure.
Features an easy-to-build RC toy car with big back fin, front fender with eyes and remote antenna, plus a Starter Brick base to get your child building with LEGO® bricks and playing quickly in a fun Disney•Pixar Toy Story 4 world.
Accessory elements include 3 green army men, remote control element for RC, 6 colourful, buildable display bricks and 3 buildable cones.
Help your child replay exciting Toy Story movie scenes or make up their own stories.
LEGO® 4+ introduces your child to a wide universe of their movie favourites, TV characters and everyday heroes.
LEGO® 4+ play sets were previously branded as LEGO Juniors and can be built together with all LEGO building kits for creative building.
This Toy Story 4 construction set makes an ideal gift for preschoolers and youngsters.
RC car measures over 2” (6cm) high, 3” (9cm) long and 2” (6cm) wide.
Duke Caboom’s Stunt Show (10767) – $19.99; 120 pieces
Introduce your child to the excitement of Toy Story 4 and the Ring of Fire!
Put on your helmet and get ready for the big stunt show! Hear the roar of the crowd when you start your motorcycle and do a few laps around the ring of fire. Then get in position, hit the gas and race toward the stunt ramp! Can you and Duke Caboom make it through the flames and land on the other side?
Includes 2 minifigures: Woody and Duke Caboom.
This cool set features a striped ramp with a gap for cars and an adjustable ring of fire, plus 2 Starter Brick plates to get your child building with LEGO® bricks and playing quickly in a thrilling Disney•Pixar Toy Story world.
Also includes a motorcycle and two cars, plus a small stunt sign with ramp.
Accessory elements include 4 fire elements, cape and an extra wig, plus 3 buildable, stackable cans.
Help your child move the ring of fire into different positions and more challenging stunt jumps.
Youngsters will enjoy replaying exciting Toy Story movie scenes or making up their own stories.
LEGO® 4+ starter sets introduce your child to a wide universe of their movie favourites, TV characters and everyday heroes.
LEGO® 4+ play sets were previously branded as LEGO Juniors and can be built together with all LEGO building toys for creative building.
This Toy Story 4 building set makes an ideal gift for preschoolers and youngsters.
Ramp with ring of fire measures over 7” (18cm) high, 8” (22cm) wide and 4” (12cm) deep.
Motorcycle measures over 1” (3cm) high and 2” (6cm) long.
Cars each measure over 1” (4cm) long and 1” (3cm) wide.
Buzz and Bo Peep’s Playground Adventure (10768) – $24.99; 139 pieces
Have fun with the Toy Story characters at the playground with your child!
Get ready for an adventure at the playground! Join Buzz Lightyear, Gabby Gabby and Bo Peep in the playhouse, then slide down the slide before playing some hide and seek. Drive the skunk-mobile around the playground, then hop on the merry-go-round for a spin before you climb up the wall to the bubble window room. There is always something fun to do at the playground!
Includes 3 Toy Story 4 minifigures: Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep and Gabby Gabby.
Features a 2-level playhouse with kitchen area, slide, bridge with movable bushes underneath, climbing wall, bubble window stand, and a Starter Brick baseplate to get youngsters building and playing quickly with LEGO® bricks in a Disney•Pixar Toy Story world.
This sweet set also includes a merry-go-round and a skunk-mobile.
This fun set also features the new sustainable LEGO® plant-based plastic trees.
Accessory elements include Bo Peep’s shepherd crook, frying pan and an egg.
Help your child replay exciting Toy Story movie scenes or make up their own stories.
LEGO® 4+ preschool toys introduce your child to a wide universe of their movie favourites, TV characters and everyday heroes.
LEGO® 4+ construction toy sets were previously branded as LEGO Juniors and can be built together with all LEGO building toys for creative building.
This Toy Story 4 construction set makes an ideal gift for preschoolers and youngsters.
Playhouse measures over 6” (17cm) high, 9” (25cm) wide and 4” (12cm) deep.
Merry-go-round measures over 2” (6cm) wide and 2” (7cm) deep.
Skunk-mobile measures over 5” (14cm) long and 1” (3cm) wide.
RV Vacation (10769) – $34.99; 178 pieces
Introduce your youngster to exciting Disney•Pixar Toy Story 4 adventures with Jessie, Alien and Rex!
Pack your camping gear; it’s time for a vacation! Join Disney•Pixar’s Jessie and her friends Alien, Rex and Forky in the RV as they head to the RV park. Once you get there, take the camera and go have some fun exploring the area around the park building. Dinnertime! Mmmm, a hot dog on the grill and a roasted marshmallow for dessert! Aren’t vacations fun?
Includes 2 minifigures: Jessie and Alien, plus Rex and Forky LEGO® figures.
This great camping set features an RV with special Starter Brick chassis, removable roof, interior with bed, toilet and sink, and a ladder to get youngsters building and playing quickly with LEGO® bricks in a Disney•Pixar Toy Story 4 world.
Also includes a park building wall with special Starter Brick baseplate, picnic table and a grill, plus an RV Park sign with opening gate.
This fun set also features 2 of the new sustainable LEGO® plant-based plastic trees.
Accessory elements include 2 mugs, croissant, skateboard, camera, plate, apple, hot dog and a marshmallow on a stick.
Remove the roof for easy play inside the RV.
Young children with love to replay exciting Toy Story 4 movie scenes or make up their own stories.
LEGO® 4+ introduces your child to a wide universe of their movie favorites, TV characters and everyday heroes.
LEGO® 4+ play sets were previously branded as LEGO Juniors and can be built together with all LEGO building toys for creative building.
This Toy Story 4 construction set makes an ideal gift for preschoolers and youngsters.
RV measures over 3” (10cm) high, 5” (14cm) long and 2” (7cm) wide.
Park building wall measures over 2” (7cm) high, 6” (16cm) wide and 3” (9cm) deep.
RV Park sign measures over 5” (13cm) high, 5” (13cm) wide and 1” (3cm) deep.
Take your child to the Toy Story 4 carnival with Bunny, Woody and Buzz Lightyear!
Get ready, the carnival is here! Join Disney•Pixar’s Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Bo Peep as they check out the games and thrilling rides at the carnival with Ducky and Bunny. Help Buzz practice his sharp shooting with the laser cannon and then join Woody and Bo Peep on the Terrorantulus ride. Don’t forget a trip in the bumper cars! Take a break for some ice cream, then do it all again!
Includes 3 Toy Story character minifigures: Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Bo Peep, plus Ducky and Bunny LEGO® figures.
Features a carnival shooting game, decorated rocket elements that can be knocked down and separate, working cannon, plus a Starter Brick baseplate and decorated wall plate to get your child building and playing quickly with LEGO® bricks in a fun Disney•Pixar Toy Story world. Also includes an ice cream shop with register, a table and benches.
This cute set also includes a Terrorantulus ride that turns and has adjustable arms, plus 2 bumper cars with Starter Brick chassis.
Accessory elements include 6 studs, crate, 3 decorated rocket elements, large ice cream, 2 small ice creams, ice cream sundae, ice cream spoon, bucket and Bo Peep’s shepherd crook.
Help your child replay exciting Toy Story movie scenes or make up their own stories.
LEGO® 4+ introduces your child to a wide universe of their movie favourites, TV characters and everyday heroes.
LEGO® 4+ play sets were previously branded as LEGO Juniors and can be built together with all LEGO construction toys for creative building.
This Toy Story 4 creative play set makes an ideal gift for preschoolers and youngsters.
Carnival shooting game measures over 3” (10cm) high, 4” (12cm) wide and 1” (3cm) deep.
Bumper cars each measure over 3” (9cm) high, 1” (3cm) long and 1” (3cm) wide.
Ice cream stand measures over 4” (11cm) high, 2” (6cm) wide and 3” (8cm) deep.
Terrorantulus ride measures over 3” (8cm) high, 7” (19cm) wide and 7” (19cm) deep.
Share the thrill of a fun Disney•Pixar Toy Story 4 coaster ride with your child, Buzz Lightyear and Alien!
Climb into the coaster car, it’s time for a thrilling LEGO® roller coaster ride! Join Disney•Pixar’s Buzz Lightyear and Alien for an exciting ride on the carnival’s coaster. Raise your arms and scream as you race around the tight turns. After the ride is done, stop for some pizza at the wagon, then get back in line for another spin around the track!
Includes 2 Toy Story character minifigures: Buzz Lightyear and Alien.
Features a roller coaster track with a large entrance arch, flags, camera, spinning turnstile, 6 purple track sections and a special Starter Brick baseplate to get youngsters building and playing quickly with LEGO® bricks in a Disney•Pixar Toy Story 4 world.
This exciting set also includes 3 coaster cars and an ice cream wagon with balloon.
Accessory elements include a camera, 1 ice cream element and a pizza pie.
Youngsters will love to replay exciting Toy Story movie scenes or make up their own stories.
LEGO® 4+ introduces your child to a wide universe of their movie favourites, TV characters and everyday heroes.
LEGO® 4+ starter play sets were previously branded as LEGO Juniors and can be built together with all LEGO building toys for creative building.
This Toy Story 4 construction set makes an ideal gift for preschoolers and youngsters.
Includes a digital building extension via LEGO® Life.
Thrill Coaster with arch measures over 3” (10cm) high, 11” (28cm) wide and 11” (29cm) deep.
Coaster cars each measure over 6” (16cm) long and 1” (3cm) wide.
Pizza wagon with balloon measures over 2” (7cm) high and 1” (4cm) long.
These and the earlier two LEGO Toy Story 4 sets are now also available on LEGO Shop@Home if you’d prefer to purchase from there. While the sets now have the “4+” special designation on the boxes, the Shop@Home product listings still use the original product designation of “LEGO Juniors.”
Disney’s Toy Story 4 arrives only a day apart in Australia and the US, the former on the 20th and the latter premiering on the 21st.
The interlocking-brick system that defines the LEGO toy brand and its products have also proven itself a popular design aesthetic. Independent designers have made furniture that is “compatible” with LEGO bricks, or brick-shaped Halloween costumes. There has also been licensed decorative merchandise such as large stud-shaped wall hangers on Amazon. Speaking of Amazon, some more LEGO-themed products have been found listed on their platform. The LEGO storage brick-boxes are good for keeping little things organized. They come in either a box form, with an enclosing top lid shaped like a brick’s pegs, or drawer form with drawers coming out of one side.
Amazon’s LEGO Storage Brick-Boxes listings also include variations in color and shape. They’ve got primary colors as well as different shades. Box shapes consist of slim 1×2 bricks right up to the big 2×4. The boxes are also stackable like the LEGO image they invoke.
We have here a sampling of the LEGO Storage Brick-Boxes found on Amazon. Listed below are some notable items:
In the LEGO Asian regional markets, the natural focus would be in China. After all, they have the LEGO factory, and the big-name seasonal set exclusives come from there. But Singapore is no slouch in doing exclusives either. Their LEGO Store in Changi Airport had an exclusive micro-build offered recently.
But now, LEGO Singapore itself is ready to do something bigger. Their official Facebook page just teased a limited-edition set. And this looks like something that won’t be placed on store shelves for conventional purchase. Finally, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out what franchise this set ties to.
We only have this single image shared by LEGO Singapore to work with. As surmised by LEGO news sources like Brick Fanatics, this is likely a minifigure-prominent set, judging from the faint pictures on the sides. The box with the Avengers logo is a buildable carrying case, apparently hinged to allow access to the minifigs.
Singaporean LEGO collectors won’t have to wait too long for this exclusive. The “Avengers: Endgame” movie that this set ties into will be premiering this week after all. This minifigure box should arrive on the heels of the Avengers Tower (40334) promotional set, which is free with a minimum LEGO purchase of 75, be it in dollars, pounds or euros.
LEGO collectors in Asia might remember this year as the time LEGO went all-out in pushing Chinese-themed regional sets. I don’t think anyone who’s seen the Chinese New Year’s Eve Dinner (80101) and Dragon Dance (80102) would forget how they look so easily. But they weren’t the only sets released.
Back when these Seasonal Chinese themed sets were still front-page LEGO news, there was actually a third set announced too. Unfortunately LEGO had images of the third one watermarked, so it’s been quietly released in Asian markets. Finally, a LEGO retailer from Macau has put images of the set online.
True, it now bears the watermark of DigiBee Macau, but this is arguably the first published image of the LEGO Dragon Boat Race set (80103). Aside from that, DigiBee offers no info on its price and piece count (not printed on the box). We can determine things from the art.
As visible on the main image, the Dragon Boat Race (80103) depicts two dragon boats with teams of rowers and a riverside viewing platform for audience and race officials. It has got the largest minifigure count for all these seasonal Chinese LEGO sets at 15.
Probable estimate for the release of this set on the Asian regional markets is from May to June. That’s in synergy with the real-life Dragon Boat Festival, which in 2019 will take place June 7. Again, US collectors must resign themselves to combing secondary markets if they want this set, seeing that it’s also regional-exclusive.
Quite the number of LEGO product themes had loosed their initial set offerings for 2019 these past months. But now that the spotlight-stealers like LEGO Star Wars 20th Anniversary have already introduced their lineup, we can focus on the other lines. For instance, LEGO Ninjago also has Summer 2019 sets.
The first peep about this year’s first salvo of LEGO Ninjago sets was in January during the Nuremberg Toy Fair. We got six names but no images. That shortcoming’s been remedied by Swiss LEGO news source Mein Spielzeug. Not only the six from Nuremberg but some new items were previewed.
Lloyd’s Journey (70671) – alternatively named Attack of the Ice Samurai from the Nuremberg Toy Fair
Cole’s Dirt Bike (70672)
Shuricopter (70673) – first new 2019 Ninjago set not from the NTF preview
Fire Fang (70674) – alternately named Fire Snake at the NTF
Katana 4×4 (70675)
Lloyd’s Titan Mech (70676)
Land Bounty (70677) – alternately named Desert Glider
Castle of the Forsaken Emperor (70678) – alternately called the Ice Age Fortress
Spinjitzu Slam – Lloyd (70681)
Spinjitzu Slam – Jay (70682)
Spinjitzu Slam – Zane (70683)
Spinjitzu Slam – Kai vs. Samurai (70684)
The Nuremberg Toy Fair preview notes that these 2019 LEGO Ninjago sets will be released in August. This has likely not changed for these products. That means we’ll be waiting for about four months more.
T.S. Eliot once said in The Waste Land, that April might as well be the cruelest month, and this has been proven true for the people of France, and the rest of the world. On April 15, 2019 the revered Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris suffered a gruelling 15-hour fire, setting a blaze not just the centuries-old structure but also destroying timeless pieces of religious arts and relics contained in its sacred halls. Needless to say, the French government was quick to take action with President Emmanuel Marcon launching a fundraising campaign which has now reached a staggering 1 billion USD and still counting. Adult fans of LEGO has also pledged their own share of support, rallying together online, asking The LEGO Group to launch an official LEGO set commemorating the Notre-Dame Cathedral. Though we may never see LEGO come up with an official set that is dedicated to a religious structure, there’s a way we can express our support in this mammoth restoration project, while immortalizing this structure in LEGO bricks at the same time.
The Brick Show Shop is joining bricks with MinifigFX and Build Better Bricks to help us show our support in the restoration of this historic cathedral. Coming in at 172 pieces, ordering this limited-edition Notre-Dame Cathedral build is one way of showing our support in its restoration. For every set ordered from The Brick Show Shop (retailing for $30), $20 of the proceeds will be sent to The Friends of Notre-Dame public charity. Please do take note that only 100 sets will be made, and pre-orders are now accepted. Check out the set details below.
CUSTOM LEGO MINI NOTRE DAME DE PARIS [PRE-ORDER]
Build the Notre-Dame de Paris and help in the restoration of the Cathedral.
Taking pre-orders now! Will begin shipping in Mid-May.
The master builder at Build Better Bricks and The Brick Show Shop have teamed up to bring you a special limited edition opportunity to own a custom LEGO miniature Notre-Dame Cathedral.
100% of our profits will be donated to the Friends of Notre-Dame to aid in the restoration of the Cathedral. Only 100 sets will be made available.
Includes:
172 brand new 100% authentic LEGO parts.
Custom printed Notre-Dame de Paris tile and three printed window 2×2 round tiles. Custom printing donated by MinifigFX.
High quality printed instructions.
DONATION SPECIFICS
$20 per set will be donated.
$15 per set is part/packaging cost.
The Brick Show Shop will be donating $5 of their part cost to the Friends of Notre-Dame.
Nobody will be paid for assembling the kits (donated time).
You may have noticed that it’s been a while since we’ve featured a LEGO Store Calendar here on The Brick Show. Part of the reason would be that they’ve stopped featuring promotional items of the month there. That’s usually the main draw for the store calendars. Without them, promos tend to catch buyers by surprise.
But that seems to apply only to LEGO Store Calendars for the US. In other countries the promotional items are still included along with their promo periods. Our fellow LEGO news sources (and online set guide) Brick Set discovered the May 2019 promo items from a Hungarian LEGO Store Calendar.
We’re not certain if this will also apply to stateside LEGO Stores next month but here goes. For all days of May any minimum LEGO purchase of 15,000 Hungarian forints will add a LEGO Star Wars Battle of Hoth – 20th Anniversary Edition (40333) set free.
Now we go to the caveats. In US dollars 15,000 Hungarian forints will amount to $52.67 rounded to the nearest $9.99; but that’s not set in stone. Furthermore, we’re not certain if this Hungarian promo will also be replicated elsewhere. Still, we have something new to keep an eye out for when May comes around.
The LEGO Star Wars Battle of Hoth – 20th Anniversary Edition (40333) isn’t like the other big anniversary sets (that have numbers starting with 7). Rather, this is a micro-build of the famous Hoth battleground with a deflector shield generator, an attacking AT-AT and defending Snowspeeders.
It has been a long road when it comes to the finalist designs submitted by participating AFOLs to BrickLink’s Designer Program. These 16 MOCs were then subjected to a crowd-funding stage to ensure their production. We even got to see the neat packaging for them, which includes impressive folding backgrounds.
The crowd-funding period for BrickLink’s AFOL Designer Program ended this week. As expected only 13 of the 16 finalists have met and exceeded the necessary funding goals. They’re the ones that will go into production.
Skyline Express by jazlecraz ($139.99)
Hotshot Carnival by BRIXONATOR ($57.99)
Science Tower by TBrick ($129.99)
Antique Fire Engine by BooneLangston ($149.99)
Bikes! by mdt.maikel ($49.99)
Imagine It! Build It! by Brickbaron ($69.99)
Eight Studs by kleinraum ($99.99)
Vintage Roadster by Galaktek ($54.99)
The LEGO Story by BrickJonas ($99.99)
Steampunk Mini Chess by CorvusA ($37.99)
Isle of Peril by JakeSadovitch ($99.99)
Wild West Saloon by Legopard ($149.99)
If you’re wondering why only 12 sets have been listed above, that’s because the 13th set, Löwenstein Castle by Raziel_Regulus is already sold out (despite its $199.99 price tag). BrickLink now only needs to finalize their previewed packaging design and building instructions, and the sets will be shipped out to the pre-orders by May.
Supporters of the BrickLink AFOL Designer Program sets will receive their pre-ordered sets of choice without shipping fees, following a confirmation email within the next few weeks. The sets themselves will become conventionally available to order on BrickLink by April 22. Those who will jump in by then will have shipping added to their orders.
