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LEGO Minifigure Set Offers for the Month of August at Minifigure Maddness

For the specific sort of LEGO collector who focuses his efforts on finding uncommon and rare minifigures, there are several online retailers that meet his needs. One of them is Minifigure Maddness, based in Europe but able to send LEGO minifigure packs and sets by express delivery worldwide and partnered with several major affiliates online.

August is close to an end, but the LEGO reseller sees fit to send off the month with some sweet offers for collectibles in two product lines, a LEGO original and a big licensed franchise. Whether you’re up for the most awesome and adorable four-legged brick princess or more in tune with the Boy Who Lived, these offers have you covered. Please note that these sets are limited in quantity, so it will be wise not to delay.

First is the LEGO Unikitty! Series (41775) of 12 Unikitty and Puppycorn variant figures, priced at €50.99 (£46 or $59) for the completed set. Second is the sought-after Wizarding World of Harry Potter (71022) collection, which Minifigure Maddness has gathered into one new/sealed box, 60 minifigs total, all characters completed with copies. It’s worth €198.99.

As said earlier, these LEGO minifigure set offers won’t last forever, so if you want them from Minifigure Maddness, you’d better hurry. Do note that they accept only Euro as currency for online orders. You might also want to check out Minifigure Maddness’ partner affiliate Brickset for details on a special offer exclusive to them.

LCP “Brickman” to have “Awesome” Exhibit at Australia’s Dreamland Theme Park

When an event or venue takes on the services of a LEGO Certified Professional (LCP) for a display or exhibition, they can count on some very impressive brick-built constructs. One can take the example of LCP Sean Kenney who had a blast with his own exhibit in Tel Aviv recently.

Now, another Lego Certified Professional is about to take center stage at another LEGO exhibition. This one will be in Australia at the Dreamland theme park in Queensland. And the LCP of the hour is Ryan “Brickman” McNaught, who has got a nice selection of large-scale LEGO builds to share.

“The Brickman Awesome exhibition is about all things amazing, unique, record-breaking or just plain awesome,” Dreamworld Marketing General Manager Philip Hancox said in a statement. “And we can’t wait to offer our guests another experience that will transport them into a world of awe and wonder.” Judging from this promotional image, it definitely is so.

Dreamland is really counting on special events like this Brickman Awesome exhibit to draw in the crowds. The theme park has been having a string of grave misfortunes; four deaths in accidents at their ride attractions and the ensuing inquest proceedings have scared off patrons from the ticket booth.

Brickman’s Awesome exhibit, featuring some massive builds like a 7.5-meter tall rocket and using a grand total of over 2 million LEGO pieces, will debut at Dreamland, the Gold Coast’s BIGGEST theme park, this coming September. Visit their official website for ticket purchases and other inquiries.

Check Out This Custom LEGO Sanctuary Battle Map MOC from Overwatch Fan Festival in South Korea

Perhaps one of the most highly anticipated new and upcoming merchandise from LEGO or any other toy brand is the former’s recently announced wave of set tie-ins to Blizzard Entertainment’s hit FPS franchise Overwatch. It has been hoped that perhaps a first glimpse to those sets could be found in a South Korea fan event.

But the Overwatch Fan Festival in Seoul has come and gone, without significant news about the confirmed LEGO sets many have been anxious to see. The company was still present at the event anyway, and it featured quite a magnificent brick-build of an Overwatch battlefield.

A central fixture among the displays for the South Korea Overwatch Fan Festival is a great rendition in LEGO bricks of the Sanctuary map in all its Far Eastern glory. Korean BBS Ruliweb managed to capture some quality images of the build, which is NOT an official LEGO Overwatch set.

So it seems the recent events such as the Overwatch Fan Festival didn’t end up showing any new previews for the LEGO Overwatch sets that we know are already coming next year. If LEGO and Blizzard are planning to do a tease it’ll have to be on PAX West this week or on November’s Blizzcon.

Some new (non-LEGO) Overwatch stuff that was shown in South Korea include an animated short starring D.Va, plus a new Control-type map DLC for the game, based on the real-life city of Busan, an honor for “Blizzard Country” South Korea.

LEGO Teases on its 2018 Winter Village D2C Set

It’s that time of the year again when we excitedly count the days leading to Christmas, and what better way for LEGO fans to celebrate the occasion than to have our hands busy once more with LEGO’s next Winter Village offering. This particular LEGO Creator Expert holiday subtheme began in 2009 and has been growing steadily ever since, with each set adding seamlessly to the previous one. In fact, for two consecutive years, this particular subtheme saw a Winter Village Station (10259) and a Winter Holiday Train (10254) set that animated this humble winter village. This time, thanks to a teaser released by LEGO News, we now have a glimpse of what the next LEGO Winter Village D2C set will be. There was no specific mention of what this is, except for some close up shots of particular sections of the set.

The teaser featured some of the most common elements in a LEGO Winter Village set such as a Christmas Tree, a micro-scaled snowman, and a lamp-post. However, what is most interesting is the last teaser image that LEGO News has shared. The red telephone is quite telling, hinting on the fact that this could be part of any particular office or establishment that respond to emergency situations. Some LEGO fans even suggest that it may even be a fire station of some sorts inside the winter village. The good thing though is that this year’s LEGO Winter Village D2C set is slated to be revealed on September 9, so we’ll keep our eyes and radars open for that. Be sure to stay tuned here in our blog site for more LEGO updates.

LEGO BrickHeadz Homer Simpson and Krusty the Clown (41632) Revealed

Just two weeks ago, we reported on a rumor that the Simpsons might make a comeback in LEGO brick form which points to the fact that the licensed theme is not over yet, even after the demise of the now discontinued LEGO Dimensions. This rumor has now been put to rest with LEGO finally revealing and confirming that the Simpsons patriarch and the mischievous clown of Springfield now have their official LEGO BrickHeadz version. In a tweet sent out by the LEGO Group just a few minutes ago, we now have our first look at the LEGO BrickHeadz Homer Simpson and Krusty the Clown (41632) dual-pack set.

The tweet mentioned no specific date of release but our best bet will be sometime in January, as this is expected to be part of LEGO’s 2019 wave of BrickHeadz sets. This BrickHeadz version of Homer and Krusty the Clown is numbered #78 and #79 respectively, and is expected to retail like its other dual-pack predecessors for $20 USD. I like how Homer turned out with his signature donut and bulging tummy. His LEGO designers even went far in adding the usual antenna pieces to re-create those lone strands of hair on his head. Krusty’s brick-built hair on the other hand, is superbly designed with those teal pieces ingeniously stacked to recreate his iconic clown wig. Needless to say, this is another LEGO BrickHeadz set that I’m looking forward to have.

The LEGO BrickHeadz Homer Simpson and Krusty the Clown (41632) set is slated to arrive in early 2019 and is expected to be joined by the another dual-pack set, which is the LEGO BrickHeadz Gellert Grindelwald and Newt Scamander (41631).

SPOTTED: Microscale LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley (40289)

A few moments ago, we shared a piece of news that has been circulating among LEGO fans since the release of the LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle designer video. Some has been quick to notice that LEGO seems to be teasing on a new LEGO Harry Potter set somewhere in the 7-minute video, and as it turns out, the speculations are now true. A Brickset forum member spotted a new LEGO Harry Potter set somewhere in the aisles of his local LEGO Store in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Based on these box art images, the LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley (40289) looks very much the same as the set seen on the background (though blurry) of the designer video. Take a look at these images.

This micro-scaled version of one of the most famous places in Potterverse consists of five, scaled down models of Gringots Wizarding Bank, Ollivanders, Flourish and Blotts, Quality Quidditch Supplies, and perhaps the most famous in Diagon Alley, the Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. It also comes with a minifigure version of Mr. Ollivander, which is quite frankly look far better than his first iteration as seen in LEGO’s 2011 version of Diagon Alley (10217).

As Huw from Brickset observes, the size of this micro-scaled version of Diagon Alley perfectly complements the Hogwarts Castle (71043) set to further expand their play features. There’s no word yet about its scheduled release date nor its pricing and availability in other regions such as in the US. It can be expected, however, that it may sell somewhere from $40 to $50. I personally feel that LEGO is trying to expand its current LEGO Harry Potter sets to make it compatible with other similarly scaled sets under its theme. If ever that will be the case, than LEGO may have stumbled upon an idea on how to creatively engage children (and adults as well) to the ever-expanding world of LEGO Harry Potter.

Thanks once again to Brickset for sharing this piece of news.

Is LEGO Giving a Hint About an Upcoming Harry Potter Diagon Alley Set?

By now we would have seen and heard all that needs to be known about the ambitious LEGO Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle (71043) micro-scale set. A great deal of what we have learned was courtesy of the requisite designer video for it, with the heads of the LEGO design team. However, starting from around this week a new wave of questions and speculation has arisen regarding the Hogwarts Castle (71043). It’s not about the set itself but rather, something spotted in the designer video background. The prevailing theory is that the object, which was blurred, might be another Potter set.

From a quick read of the comments for the LEGO designer video on YouTube, it seems that inquisitive viewers are seeing the same thing: at the 4:30 mark, behind the LEGO System set box are what appear to be brick-built buildings. One is shaded blue-purple and orange, familiar colors to Potter-fans.

The rumor that sprung from this view of the Hogwarts Castle (71043) is that LEGO’s working on possibly a building set for the Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes shop in Diagon Alley. You can see the similarly colored building above. Does it match the blurry figure in the clip? You tell us.

Some of the ongoing rumors mention that LEGO has pulled this method of advance teasing before. Is it really a tease in this case? Remember that this is a rumor for now, at least until LEGO comes clean about it. But wouldn’t such a set be magical in the future?

LEGO Teases Life-Sized MOC of Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083)

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out how much LEGO really loves their recent Technic set for the awe-inspiring LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083). Its launch not long ago was quite flashy, and indeed, the set has been getting lots of positive reviews from the experts to casual but mechanically savvy builders. And it seems LEGO isn’t quite done promoting the Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083) just yet. They’ve got something else planned, something bigger than anyone might expect. That was the tone set by LEGO’s recent post on social media, about another reveal they have for the penultimate day of this month.

That post consists of a video loop showing the close-up detail of a car headlight with the tagline “We’ve built the impossible.” Long story short, LEGO has taken their 3,599-piece Technic set 42083 and blown it up into a full-sized MOC. The Technic pieces in the detail are easily discernible. One particular LEGO fan even went the extra mile of superimposing the teaser image on top of the left side headlights of a real Bugatti Chiron, and the resulting image just says it all.

We’re not quite sure yet why LEGO would make a 1:1 scale of their 1:8 scale model set for the Bugatti Chiron (42083). One possibility is a promotion for LEGO Technic itself, if the post tag of #buildforreal and “Anything is possible” are any clue. It’s something to wait for; and a short wait, too until August 31.

Scholastic Celebrates 15 Years of Publishing LEGO with Picture Storybook “I’m Fun, Too!”

There are loads of publishing powerhouses who pride themselves to be licensees to LEGO, churning out material from comics, reference books in and out of LEGO subjects, and even storybooks. The most prominent publishers to do this much for LEGO are Dorling-Kindersley (DK) in the UK and Scholastic for Stateside.

Speaking of Scholastic, they’re celebrating their 15^th anniversary of being an official LEGO licensee for books and print media. To that end they’re releasing a picture storybook that also commemorates the double milestone of LEGO60 and Minifigure40, all told in a delightful children’s story that’s also great for all ages.

This is “I’m Fun, Too!” described as a Classic LEGO Picture Book. It’s written and illustrated by Barnacle Is Bored and Plankton Is Pushy author Jonathan Fenske, as his first LEGO-related work. That doesn’t quite mean he hasn’t spent lots of time with the toys and minifigures; his LEGO-playing days actually figure into the narrative.

In his youth, as Fenske relates, he has had the opportunity of playing with LEGO minifigures in their original configuration: no facial expressions, no moving parts, and no details beyond color. “I’m Fun, Too!” follows such a minifigure, who encounters the minifigs of today, with their varied hair, printed body details and various props aplenty.

This wonderful LEGO picture storybook from Scholastic comes out on August 28, and will be available in hardcover print and Kindle form. It’ll be fun to read how oldie minifigure resolves his feeling about his future counterparts as expressed in his inner thoughts like so:

“Let’s face it. If we were all ice cream, those guys would be the super-duper chunky happy birthday blast. And I would be the vanilla.”

WATCH: LEGO DC Super Villains Extended Gameplay Video

Gamescom 2018 is now in full swing in Germany, where LEGO and Warner Bros Interactive took the stage to share an extended gameplay video (worth 19 minutes) in showcasing some of the things to be expected in their latest video game offering, LEGO DC Super Villains. We already know that the game will feature a good deal of character customizations where players will get to take the role of Rookie – the player’s avatar that eventually evolves and upgrades as you go through the game’s overarching story. The video, which you can see below, is courtesy of IGN who is currently covering the events of Gamescom 2018 as they happen. Watch this.

The game starts with Commissioner Gordon paying the mastermind criminal extraordinaire Lex Luthor (who is now serving time in prison) in asking for help in defeating the current threat that Gotham City is facing. The player’s character simply called as Rookie, enters the game and the player is given five preset characters to choose from. Each preset character is further customizable in terms of its looks, costume, abilities, and weapons.

You can even determine the color of Rookie’s weapons using the game’s highly varied color palette. Once the player finalizes his/her selection, the game gives us a glimpse of the myriad of DC super villain characters that can be unlocked throughout the course of the game. How many characters do you think are there?

As the story progresses, Lex Luthor does a daring escape from prison with the help of her loyal assistant and secretary Mercy Graves, bringing Rookie along with him. From there on, it’s a prison break mission and Rookie must find a way to the outside world while learning and absorbing new super powers at the same time. Furthermore, it looks like the first villains to be available at the player’s disposal (other than Luthor) will be Cheetarah and Solomon Grundy as Rookie help these baddies to escape. Typical of other LEGO video games, the LEGO DC Super Villains also features tons of breaking and re-creating LEGO sets and builds to progress in the game. Players can also change to up to 3 characters in-game depending on the challenge or task at hand.

The LEGO DC Super Villains video game is now available for pre-order, with the Deluxe Edition retailing for $75. It is slated to be released on October 16, 2018 and will be available across major gaming platforms (Playstation, Xbox, Switch, and PC).