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I’m an Uber Fanboy Once Again With This Custom LEGO Transformers Devastator!

My faith in humanity is restored! OK, that’s a bit overboard – but you couldn’t blame me if you see an incredibly, exquisitely and wonderfully executed custom LEGO Transformers Devastator such as this by Alex Jones. I feel transported to the 80’s once again, with the same intense childhood wonder when I first saw the Constructicons combine and become the formidable Devastator.

The color scheme in Alex’s creation is simply spot on and triggers those happy memories of admiration to these green-colored combiners. Nothing beats the original.

With three years in the making, this custom LEGO Transformers Devastator is worth the wait especially considering that each of the six Constructicons can easily transform to robot and alt mode and vice versa. Plus the choice of using lime green and dark purple for their color is just so perfect.

According to Alex, everything in this build is made from authentic LEGO pieces save for the Constructicon heads and custom stickers. He also included a 2×3 light brick in Devastator’s head that makes the iconic robot more intimidating. If you want to see more of Alex’s custom LEGO Transformers Devastator, be sure check out the rest of his gallery right here.

Now if only LEGO can come up with this, I will surely get this right of the bat next to LEGO Ideas Voltron. Well, I guess any true LEGO fan can dream of being in LEGO Cybertron every once in a while. Thank you Alex for sharing your creation!

Sainsbury UK’s LEGO Create the World Collectible Card Series Has Ended

Sainsbury’s LEGO Create the World Collectible Card series, has been going on in promotion with the UK supermarket chain since late in August. Despite an isolated incident involving a razor blade mistakenly put in a card pack, the whole collecting frenzy’s been successful thus far.

But fun things, like all things, must come to an end. Tuesday, October 9, was the last day with which Sainsbury’s shoppers could get either the LEGO cards, in 4-card foil packs, or the Create the World – Incredible Inventions card album to put them in.

Since the promotion started, shoppers who rang up a minimum £10 purchase on any Sainsbury’s store would receive a free LEGO Create the World Collectible card pack at the counter. With the promotional period winding down, the separate Incredible Inventions card albums had their prices reduced in this event’s final week.

LEGO Create the World was extremely popular when Sainsbury’s originally launched the promo the previous year, so revisiting the collecting craze in a new set of LEGO cards with a new-edition album was a no-brainer for the supermarket chain. Such had been the enthusiasm both Sainsbury’s and its customers had with LEGO Create the World, that its recently released series of reusable shopping bags featured card designs on its sides.

A big congratulations to Sainsbury’s for their smash hit LEGO promo. Hopefully there will be a third edition next year.

Rumored 2019 LEGO Star Wars Polybags Celebrate 20 Years of Product Line

In 1999, George Lucas brought out the culmination of his promise to make a back story movie for Star Wars’ most infamous Sith Lord, Darth Vader, with Episode I: The Phantom Menace showing his origin as a Tatooine slave boy in the person of Anakin Skywalker. To coincide with the debut of the first Star Wars prequel, LEGO also released its first licensed theme set, which later became one of its most lucrative line of building sets: LEGO Star Wars. Now that the theme will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next year, we can certainly expect LEGO to highlight this milestone – and intel suggests that one of the ways LEGO will celebrate this is by offering a new line of 2019 LEGO Star Wars polybags.

LEGO insider Sir von Lego via Eurobricks has dropped the names of at least three 2019 LEGO Star Wars polybags that will come out in 2019 as tribute to 20 years of The Phantom Menace and the LEGO Star Wars line itself.

Micro versions of the Naboo Starfighter (30383), Snowspeeder (30384) and Anakin’s Podracer (30461) are expected, their labels and numbers having been corroborated by news source Rebelscum.

Longtime collectors of LEGO Star Wars might recall that the three vehicles to get a polybag version are also among the very first sets released in the original 1999 launch of the LEGO Star Wars product line. Particularly Anakin’s Podracer (7131), Naboo Fighter (7141) and Snowspeeder (7130).

That’s a neat touch, and we can definitely expect more sets to come which we hope to reveal anytime soon.

LOOK: European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescopes (VLT) Recreated in LEGO

In 1962, 16 European nations banded together to cooperate in making astronomical observations from below the equator through the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere, known in short as the European Southern Observatory (ESO). At present they have at their disposal a series of powerful Very Large Telescope (VLT) optical arrays to watch the distant sky with. Perhaps the funny thing about the ESO VLT setup is that, due to being necessarily located in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s not in Europe at all but in northern Chile, South America. That poses many complications for casual scientific tourists who want to see it. As if understanding the potential frustration of visitors who want to see the VLT array, the ESO has decided to do the next best thing and had these Very Large Telescopes (VLT) recreated in LEGO. Surely, what better material to use for this project than good old LEGO bricks?

With the help of LEGO expert builder Frans Snik and his team and input from the ESO, these Very Large Telescopes (VLT) recreated in LEGO, ended up being a magnificent reproduction of the four VLT observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, each with their 27-feet diameter reflecting telescopes, and reduced them into accurate 1:150 scale versions. The whole setup used 3,104 pieces total, all utilized extremely well.

Those who would like to see the LEGO VLT array can find it on exhibit at the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory in Garching, Germany. Though viewing times is restricted, as access can only be had during the ESO’s open days schedule, or if a visitor is a guest of an ESO astronomer.

Once they’ve gotten a look at the brick-built VLT, LEGO enthusiasts can also request a copy of this MOC’s building instruction and parts list, though the ESO also offers a bit of a warning. Frans Snik spent €500 in LEGO pieces used for the project, so this LEGO building project can really be heavy on the wallet.

Additional Details on Some LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2019 Sets

More and more details are trickling out from the leaking faucet. With a modest number of LEGO sets (our estimates pegs it at 100 or so) expected to make their debut next year, it seems that additional details are being picked by our zealous LEGO associates from across the internet. And if you’re reading this, I want to begin with a disclaimer that you’ll never find any of those leaked images right here. We all know by now that it is a very risky road to take. However, multiple sources from the Internet and those from the LEGO fan community are now discovering some of the things that we can expect from LEGO, particularly with regards to some 2019 LEGO Marvel Superheroes sets that will be announced soon.

LEGO insiders in various places in Instagram have shared several details of what we can expect from the 2019 LEGO Marvel Superheroes tie-in sets, especially considering that 2019 will see the release of some of the highly anticipated MCU films of recent. We have cosmic powered Captain Marvel, the Thanos conclusion in Avengers 4, and the return of the wall crawler in Spider-Man: Far From Home. According to these sources, we can expect an announcement of the following set distributions for these LEGO tie-ins very soon:

New Spider-Man LEGO Sets

76113 Spider-Man Bike Rescue

76114 Spider-Man Vehicle

76115 Spider-Man Mech vs Venom Mech (this set has been officially revealed already)

Avengers 4

76123 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Avengers

76124 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Avengers

76125 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Avengers

76126 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Avengers

76127 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Avengers

Spider-Man: Far From Home

76128 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Spider-Man: Far From Home

76129 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Spider-Man: Far From Home

76130 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Spider-Man: Far From Home

Other LEGO Marvel Superheroes Sets

76133 LEGO Marvel Superheroes

76134 LEGO Marvel Superheroes Spider-Man: “Diamonds” (were not very sure about this; it sounds like a code or something).

It looks like LEGO is still following its previous model of releasing a certain number of tie-in sets depending on how big its related film is going to be. Last year, we saw six LEGO Marvel Superheroes sets dedicated to Infinity War, and this time with five sets expected to be released in connection with MCU’s grandest conclusion ever. I also find it curious that LEGO is investing three sets for Spider-Man: Far From Home, with an additional set added to the roster of its 2019 LEGO Marvel Superheroes sets as compared to 2017’s releases.

As a last note, some of the images for these above mentioned sets are now circulating over the internet, particularly for set numbers 76113 and 76114. So if you are really excited to see them, I’m sure you’ll easily find your way to them. I am particularly excited for the Avengers 4 sets, and LEGO’s ironclad secrecy so as not to leak possible major spoilers (though LEGO has a propensity to do that), only makes the wait even more exciting.

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A Look at the LEGO DC Super Villains Hub World

Warner Bros and TT Games seem to be in a generous streak lately, now that they have shared an early inside look at their latest video game offering ahead of its release next week. Thanks to the efforts of Brick to Life, we now have our first look at the LEGO DC Super Villains Hub World which maps out some of the various locations that your rookie super-powered villain will traverse to throughout the game.

As revealed in earlier announcements, the LEGO DC Super Villains Hub World will feature some of the iconic DC comics locations such as the Daily Planet, Metropolis, Smallville and even Apokolips. Watch the video below and try to see if you can identify other places.

Similar to last year’s LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 video game, the LEGO DC Super Villains will allow you to select from a huge roster of DC super-powered villains and to utilize their skill sets as the situation calls for it. You will start as the customizable Rookie at the beginning game, unlocking several DC villains along the way.

Speaking of villains, I find it really cool seeing the Reverse Flash speeding his way through the streets of Metropolis. It’s like playing Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Unleashed.

True to form with other LEGO video games, the LEGO DC Super Villains also comes with a host of new puzzles to solve that are tied to a particular skill of a specific character. Towards the end of the video clip, we see Joker and his handy spray paint utility which he uses to unlock a rather nasty problem in the character of Doomsday. I really didn’t expect that in the end.

I’m pretty sure that there are still a handful of surprises waiting within the LEGO DC Super Villains Hub World so be sure to explore them all once you get your own copy of the game on October 16. And if you haven’t ordered your copy yet, you may pre-order the Deluxe Edition to get early access to the game’s Season Pass and an EXCLUSIVE Lex Luthor physical minifigure.

Thanks again to Bricks to Life for sharing this video clip.

Brickset Releases 2018 Review on Chinese LEGO Knockoff Brands

True, LEGO now has the beginnings of a strong foundation to expand its market in China, home to so many clone and knockoffs to the world’s most famous building-brick toy brand. But despite government recognition and even some legal victories, the stubbornly determined copycats continue to churn out their LEGO knockoff brands.

Our fellow LEGO news source and online set guide Brickset has just recently completed an updated edition of their survey of the various China-originating LEGO knockoff brands that they’ve nicknamed Communist LEGO. Some of the many brands it covers include prominent LEGO posers like Xingbao and Lepin, the latter already smarting from a recent court action.

The Communist LEGO survey, complied by Brickset contributor Anthony Tomkins, includes reviews of some 30 sets from various LEGO knockoff brands, all of which he graded from passable enough to work with authentic LEGO pieces, to hopeless causes that should just be ignored and thrown into the trash bin.

Tomkins’ 2018 survey is available in PDF form on the Brickset website. If your curiosity on the subject of LEGO copycat brands has been piqued, you can also read the survey’s previous editions going back to the year 2015 when Brickset first began their review. For true blue LEGO fans, it all makes for some interesting, funny and terrifying reading.

Metal Gear Solid Impressively Recreated in LEGO Worlds

Traveller’s Tales and Warner Bros. Interactive, the dynamic duo of the video game industry that has brought to the world a vast library of LEGO video games over the years, knew well of their consumer base’s interest in creating sprawling LEGO-built virtual worlds. They’ve catered to this desire by releasing LEGO Worlds in September 2017 allowing LEGO fans to recreate any world of their fancy in the virtual, brick-building sandbox game. From ancient Egypt to the unexplored vastness of space, we now have another LEGO Worlds fan recreating one of the most iconic video games of all time in the title of Metal Gear Solid by Konami.

One of LEGO Worlds’ most hyped features was a brick-by-brick editor tool that enabled players to custom-design their own game stages and environments if they’re willing to spend the time doing it. YouTuber Craig Kelly certainly did, judging from his digital MOC of the setting for classic Konami videogame on PlayStation.

In a 20-minute video upload, Craig Kelly walks audiences through his painstaking recreation of Shadow Moses Island as seen in Metal Gear Solid, with a minifigure character dressed up to look like video game protagonist Solid Snake. What’s impressive is Kelly’s claim that he made all the environments using LEGO Worlds brick editor all from memory.

It took him about 30 hours total work on the brick editor to make all the familiar locations from the incredible hit video game created by Konami years ago. Everything is there from the underground dock, the helipad, the bunkers and even the snowfield from the Metal Gear Solid 4 iteration.

LEGO Worlds is playable on Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. If you haven’t tried LEGO Worlds yet, you may order your copy via Amazon.

From the Rumor Mill: LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley (40289) Set May Be the Next LEGO GWP

Way back in August, LEGO fans who were watching the Designer Video for the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle set (71043) saw something blurry but very interesting in the background. That peculiar thing turned out to be another LEGO Harry Potter set albeit on a microscale level: the LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley (40289). This still yet to be released set microbuild also includes an exclusive Ollivander minifigure.

Potter-headed LEGO enthusiasts were pleased at this revelation (though there are some who has contrary feelings about it), and one question remains: When will it be released? A rumor has popped up that it might be next around month, and not for sale, but as a promotional or gift with purchase (GWP) set. Check out the box art images below as sourced from eBay.

A source intimated to fellow LEGO news source The Brick Fan that the LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley (40289) micro-scale set is going to be offered as a promotional starting November 9 for a minimum LEGO purchase of $99. But what is strange is that it’s not listed on the November 2018 LEGO Store Calendar. If the rumor ends up being true, then LEGO is probably putting a wider degree of control over at the promotions in case that the microscale Diagon Alley might prove to be popular among LEGO Harry Potter fans. True enough, better expect this offer to be short-lived, running in a few days to say the least.

Now as before, any rumor that we post on The Brick Show should be treated as such until The LEGO Group releases official information to confirm or debunk it. It’s still early in October so we have until the end of month to see of indeed the LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley (40289) ends up being our next LEGO Shop@Home promotional. Stay tuned.

Is it the End for the LEGO BrickHeadz Theme?

New York Comic Con 2018 has just wrapped up, and it’s quite disappointing that LEGO was literally absent from the said Comic Con. Unlike last year when LEGO’s presence is somehow felt with its offer of new LEGO BrickHeadz – an NYCC exclusive and a dozen of new 2018 BrickHeadz sets at that time – this year’s LEGO-related NYCC events are close to none, with a couple of exceptions particularly from the LEGO DC Super Villains video game booth and the announcement of a new LEGO Spider-Man animated special. To add, LEGO’s noticeable absence from NYCC does not bode quite well for the future of one its popular sets, which might somehow signal the end for the LEGO BrickHeadz theme.

Though LEGO’s lack of promotions for the LEGO BrickHeadz line during this year’s NYCC may not immediately mean that the theme is about to be cancelled, we should note that LEGO has traditionally utilized the comic book conventions as a means of launching the 2017 and 2018 BrickHeadz sets. It is quite puzzling therefore that LEGO has decided to skip NYCC and to be quite mum about the future of this relatively new theme. Other than the release of the LEGO BrickHeadz Homer Simpson and Krusty the Clown (41632), and the rumored Gravity Falls BrickHeadz, there’s nothing much to expect from the theme as of the moment.

41632 1 — The LEGO BrickHeadz Homer Simpson and Krusty the Clown (41632) is so far, the last BrickHeadz set to be officially announced for this year.

As it seems, another nail in the coffin that may hint on the end of the LEGO BrickHeadz theme came from fellow LEGO news source, The Brick Fan, when he pointed out to an unverified piece of info coming from one of his readers. According to the report, the information came from a local LEGOLAND Discovery cashier in Michigan. At that time, all the LEGO BrickHeadz set were reportedly being cleared out from the store including the ones that were just recently released. The unnamed cashier also mentioned that the theme will be ending this year, hence the need for the clearing out sale.

I know that these are somewhat circumstantial and unverified evidences, but I couldn’t help but consider the possibility of LEGO pulling the plug for the LEGO BrickHeadz line. In terms of being lucrative or not, LEGO is still yet to release actual sales figures for the BrickHeadz theme to somehow determine if LEGO will eventually decide to let go of this brick-built chibi trend. Until we get an official press release from LEGO, then it will be wise to consider this piece of news as speculative at best.

So what’s your take on this brick fans? Do you think that it’s the end for the LEGO BrickHeadz theme? Share what you think in the comments below.