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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 blasts its way into the local box office with a whopping $56 million during its Friday opening – and let me tell you, it’s absolutely worth every dollar in the cinema! If you haven’t seen the film yet, then you’re missing out on all the fun, made even better with the hard rockin’ tune of Star-Lord’s cool selection of songs in his Awesome Mixtape #2. Before we rushed into the cinemas this Friday, our resident master builder, Tyler Clites, showed us his 8 GOTG character builds that will make even the highly verbose Drax the Destroyer lost for words.
As it seems, it’s kind of hard to brush off the GOTG mania that Tyler even took it one step further. If you think that his LEGO GOTG character MOCs were awesome, wait until you see his brick-built, ultra-realistic Star-Lord Walkman Player.
From its scale and color scheme and even down to its buttons and interface, everything about it is a faithful representation of Quill’s iconic player. Tyler even managed to include some play features to his Walkman MOC such as an opening deck, a cassette tape that follows the same design of Quill’s Awesome Mixtape #2, and a wearable headset made out Technic connectors and actual LEGO tubing. Here’s Tyler with more on his LEGO Walkman MOC.
Now, only if Tyler can grant our wish of coming up with a Zune player MOC… 🙂 Stay tuned for more awesome builds from Tyler only here at the Brick Show!
A week ago, LEGO has pulled off the veil from its largest LEGO Ideas set to date. As a nod to the partnership that LEGO has with the space agency, the LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309) is TLG’s fitting tribute to NASA’s Apollo Space Program. The set will be officially available to the general public beginning 1st of June as revealed in LEGO’s June Store Calendar.
Though we’re still almost a month away from the set’s public offering, LEGO was kind enough to show the actual NASA Apollo Saturn V set to a select number of visitors at the LEGO Group’s HQ in Billund, Denmark as part of its yearly LEGO Inside Tour program. Mark John Stafford was one of the AFOL’s fortunate enough to have a glimpse of the iconic space rocket and was even allowed to snap a photo of it.
Based on the photo, the set seems to be what it really is: it features a launcher that measures over a meter high, with removable rocket internships, a lunar lander and lunar orbiter. Mark further revealed a pretty neat M-Tron version of the LEGO Ideas Saturn V set that was also on display during the tour.
The first leg of the LEGO Inside Tour began last May 3 and has ended yesterday Friday. What is exciting about this once-in-a-lifetime LEGO experience other than the pretty neat tours inside the inner workings of The LEGO Group, are the rare and exclusive complimentary sets that they give to visitors. Visitors are strongly advised not to share images or videos of these sets upon receiving them since the LEGO Inside Tour runs in five batches, with the last one scheduled on October 25-27. Last 2016’s LEGO Inside Tour exclusive set was the LEGO Truck Show (4000022) – a brick-built, smaller replica of the world’s largest and most beautiful LEGO truck ever made.
In any case, we hope to hear some word about this year’s LEGO Inside Tour exclusive, but in the meantime, we will eagerly wait until we get our hands on what could be the largest LEGO Ideas set ever.
The annual May the 4th promotions have officially launched! The yearly Star Wars Day is a great way to splurge on the finest Rebel merchandise without wasting your Galactic Credits. LEGO has joined the festivities with a selection of discounted Star Wars sets from this side of the galaxy starting today until Sunday, May 7, including the following offers both in-store and online @shop.LEGO.com:
You get a FREE buildable R2-D2 (30611) polybag with purchases of $50 and above.
Double VIP on LEGO Star Wars purchases.
Those who will be visiting LEGO stores wearing their favorite Star Wars character gets to participate in a search and find activity. As a treat, you get to bring home a pair of wearable Yoda ears.
And of course, great discounts on select LEGO Star Wars sets (while supplies last).
What’s your most favorite LEGO Star Wars set? Were you able to get a good deal out of today’s May the 4th promotions and sales? Let us know in the comments below.
More and more information is slowly crawling its way over the internet regarding LEGO’s next major brick-built film, following the success of The LEGO Batman Movie. Scheduled for a theatrical release this September, The LEGO Ninjago Movieis expected to draw in a large following, especially that it has 14 LEGO sets (which will be available sometime in August) and a collectible minifigures tied-in to it. We saw some of these sets already via LEGO Rebrick’s contest page and DK’s collection of TLNM books.
This time around, thanks to an insider info from The Brick Fan, we now more information on how these sets will be like, particularly with regards to their set names, Euro pricing and the minifigures included in them.
As Brickset pointed out, we can expect another LEGO D2C for this theme, offering at around $300 price point, plus a handful of retailer exclusives as well. Are you excited about these LEGO Ninjago Movie sets? Let us know in the comments below, or join in the discussions over our Facebook page.
The LEGO Ideas blog site has announced the first projects to qualify for 2017’s LEGO Ideas Review Stage, consisting of eleven exciting builds depicting several retro-themed sets from the 80s and 90s. The qualifying period ended Monday morning, May 1st at 12AM CET signifying the end of a long journey for most of these projects. These projects represent potential LEGO set concepts that garnered the needed thumbs-up votes from 10,000 supporters between the months of January until early May of this year. I have a few personal favorites from among these projects, particularly the SEGA Classic Arcade Machines by SpacySmoke, and Venetian Houses by McMarco.
Here are the rest of the LEGO Ideas projects that made it to this year’s first Review Stage in no particular order.
The results of the Third 2016 LEGO Review Stageare still on its way, with 13 awesome projects waiting for the coveted thumbs up signal from the LEGO Ideas Design Team.
Among these projects, is one that I’ve been cheering on from the sidelines since it qualified last 2016. I’m still crossing our fingers for Voltron: Defender of the Universe by Lendy Tayag and hopefully we’ll here words from the LEGO Ideas Review Team by June or July.
We’re one with the legion of Star Wars fans in celebrating this month’s May the 4th Celebrations, and just when you thought that visiting any LEGO Brand Store couldn’t be any better this month of May, LEGO has now released its June Store Calendar with great promos, events, and plenty of mini-builds that are surely irresistible. Take a look at your local LEGO Store’s June activities as you can see from the calendar below. You may also download the LEGO Store June Calendar in pdf format right here.
June 1: Get the new exclusive LEGO Creator Expert Carousel (10257)!
Beginning June 1st, fans of the LEGO Fairground theme will be able to purchase the LEGO Creator Expert Carousel (10257). We came to know of its offering when, a few days ago, we saw a snapshot of it a few days ago. The following day, it was officially revealed by LEGO and it was simply gorgeous. Coming at 2,670 pieces set 10257 will retail at $199.99 and will be exclusively available at all LEGO Brand Stores and at shop.LEGO.com.
June 1-14: Free Minifigure Travel Pack (5004932) with purchases of $35 or more, while supplies last.
This offer is exclusively available in all LEGO Brand Stores and at shop.LEGO.com for every single receipt purchase of any LEGO product worth $35 and above. If you recall, we’ve got an early hint of the LEGO Minifigure Travel Pack last February. The set is made up of 41 pieces: a tourist minifigure, a LEGO Store Passport, and quite a handful of minifig accessories.
June 1-26: Build a base camp for the Rebel Alliance, complete with Star Wars ships, droids and more.
It seems that the Force is still strong at all LEGO stores even for the month of June. Since last April, LEGO has been offering an in-store, building activity where kids and kids-at-heart may participate in building the Rebel Alliance base camp. Snap a photo of your creation and upload it to the LEGO Life app to receive a pair of wearable Yoda ears while supplies last. This building activity is for children ages 6-14 only.
June 1 onwards: Free Keychain offer with any purchase when you register for the LEGO VIP Program.
The exclusive LEGO VIP Key Chain (853303) is valid for newly joining VIP members from June 1 to December 31, 2017 or while supplies last. VIP Cards obtained in store must be registered online at VIP.LEGO.com/register to qualify. Likewise, new members who have successfully completed registration via online or in-store signups are eligible for a coupon code that, in turn, can be used to claim their LEGO VIP Keychain with their next purchase on shop.LEGO.com or at any LEGO store. The coupon will be delivered via email within 24 hours of registration and is valid for six (6) months.
June 3: Out of this World building event.
To celebrate the launch of the LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309)in June, kids ages 6-14 get to build and take home a mini space shuttle for free. Registration has already begun since May 1 so be sure to stop by your local LEGO Store for details on how to register.
June 6-7: Free VIP Dragonfly Monthly Mini Model Build.
For the month of June, the next FREE mini build will be the Dragonfly (40244). To reserve a spot, visit shop.LEGO.com/Minibuild-Registration starting May 15.
June 14 and 28: LEGO DC Super Hero Girls Wonder Woman and Super Girl building event respectively.
LEGO Stores this month will also offer two mini models of DC Super Hero Girls which you can build and bring home, the first of which is Wonder Woman and second is Super Girl both of which will be available on June 14 and 28 respectively. Due to limited space, LEGO Stores may only be able to accommodate one build event per child (ages 6-14). Registration is also required. See an in-store Brick Specialist for more details.
June 15-30: Free exclusive Canvas Tote Bag with purchases of $199 or more.
It’s nice to see that even though the LEGO Canvas Tote Bag(5005326) is somehow similar to 2011’s LEGO Large Tote Bag (853261), there is still some difference in its style and design. The Canvas Tote Bag comes free with purchases of any LEGO merchandise for a minimum purchase of $199 or while supplies last.
June 15-30: VIPs get early access to a new exclusive LEGO set.
There has been plenty of rumors floating around that this exclusive July D2C may in fact be the LEGO Minecraft The Mountain Cave (21137). Hailed as the largest LEGO Minecraft set to date, with plenty of mobs, characters and play features, the Mountain Cave is expected to be at around 3,000 pieces and with a price point of around $300. Please do note that this is just our best guess since the set was teased by LEGO last month.
I just find it rather odd that LEGO has prominently featured the Marvel heroes of the GOTG Vol. 2 for its June Store Calendar, though all of its related sets were released already in April, and that the store calendars itself does not feature these sets, save for The Milano vs. The Abilisk (76081)which was featured in the May LEGO Store Calendar.
How do you look cool if you’re a superhero? Just follow how Star-Lord does it together with his motley crew of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Want something even better than that? Create brick-built versions of them! We are so excited about MCU’s next big film, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, that we couldn’t help but ask ourselves on how to render the likes of Peter Quill (aka Star Lord), Gamora, Rocket, Groot, and the rest of the gang in the most excellent LEGO MOC possible. Thankfully, we have Tyler once again to help us with that.
We know that Tyler is one of the world’s best LEGO builders there is, and he is back once again with another series of MOCS over at our YouTube channel. Following his debut on the Brick Show featuring the adorable builds from the Monster Series, Tyler puts his brick-building skills to hyperdrive once more and has come up with not just 1, but 8 character builds based on the next, big MCU film.
These builds are very much impressive in themselves that it will not come as a surprise if ever LEGO will think about having them as official sets (well, anyone can dream right?). Check out Tyler’s videos below as he talks about the various building techniques and challenges that he encountered building these LEGO GOTG Vol. 2 MOCs.
Star Lord
Gamora
Rocket Raccoon and Baby Rocket
Drax
Yondu
Mantis
Nebula
We still have one more GOTG Vol. 2 MOC to unveil during the weekend so better stick around. Can you guess what is Tyler’s next GOTG Vol. 2 character build? You may find the rest of Tyler’s MOCs by heading over at our YouTube channel. So what do you think about Tyler’s latest creations? Be sure to stay tuned here at the Brick Show for more of the coolest MOCs that Tyler has in the works. Disney and Marvel’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is slated to open in theaters in the US starting May 5 next week.
UPDATE: We now have Tylers’ last GOTG Vol. 2 MOC posted on YouTube, and it is none other than Nebula! It seems that she’s already gotten over her ‘sister issues’ with Gamora and things will work well for the crew except for the death of… ooops… sorry about the spoilers. Saw the movie already last Sunday from where I am. 🙂
Be sure to catch Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 on Friday, May 5.
The long wait is finally over. After many weeks of teasing on the arrival of the largest ever LEGO Ideas set to date, Hasan Jansen of the LEGO Ideas blog site has finally broken the news. As LEGO’s 2nd Ideas set for this year right on the heels of Adventure Time (21308), the LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309) will be available to the public beginning 1st of June. The brainchild of LEGO and space fans Felix Stiessen (saabfan) and Valérie Roche (whatsuptoday), the towering set (standing one meter high) is their personal tribute to NASA’s iconic Apollo Space Program.
This space-bound set clocks in at 1,969 pieces which is, quite cleverly, a sort of an Easter egg for Apollo Saturn V’s successful launch on July 20, 1969. At such scale, the LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V (21309) is currently the largest LEGO Ideas set that will be offered to the public. The LEGO Ideas Design Team was keen in rendering the set as accurately as possible, keeping it at an approximately 1:110 scale of the original Saturn V rocket with all its offload sections, lunar lander, command service module, and three, never-before-seen microfigs of NASA’s heroes: astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins.
Build the first rocket to land people on the Moon!
Display and role-play with this majestic meter-high LEGO® brick model of the NASA Apollo Saturn V packed with authentic details. It features three removable rocket courses, including the S-IVB third course with the lunar lander and lunar orbit.
The set includes 3 booths to display the model horizontally, 3 new-for-June-2017 astronaut microfigures for role-play recreations of the Moon landings, plus a booklet about the manned Apollo missions and the fan designers of this educational and inspirational LEGO Ideas set.
Features a meter-high (Approximately 1: 110 scale) model of the NASA Apollo Saturn V with a removable S-IC first rocket internship with hand rocket engine details, removable S-II second rocket internship with rocket engine details, removable S-IVB third rocket internship with the Apollo spacecraft and rescue rocket at top of the whole spacecraft, plus 3 booths to display the model horizontally.
The Apollo spacecraft features the lunar lander and the lunar orbiter.
Also includes 3 new-for-June-2017 astronaut microfigures.
Great for display and role-playing the manned Apollo Moon missions.
Includes a booklet about the Apollo manned Moon mission and the fan designers of this set.
Though LEGO Dimensions has been in hot water recently due to the rumors surrounding its supposed cancellation, we are still getting what Warner Bros. Interactive and TT Games have promised. While Wave 8 of LEGO Dimensions is yet to be released on May 9, we are now getting more news on the next wave of this year’s LEGO Dimensions sets. The internet has been rife of images and stills from the yet-to-be revealed Wave 9 of LEGO Dimensions, particularly those from certain packs such as the Powerpuff Girls and Beetlejuice, and thanks to a report by ComicBook.com, we now have confirmation from Cartoon Network that the girls will be arriving in LEGO Dimensions, both in Team and Fun Pack versions. Here’s a quote from CN’s press release.
The Powerpuff Girls LEGO DIMENSIONS – LEGO DIMENSIONS, the LEGO toy and videogame hybrid, is adding The Powerpuff Girls to its roster with a new Team Pack and Fun Pack. The Team Pack features Blossom and Bubbles minifigures, and the Fun Pack completes the team with Buttercup. Both packs give access to the Townsville Hub area where players can fly around Townsville and see sights like Pokey Oaks elementary, City Hall, Rainbow Land, the Pickle Museum and of course the girls’ home base complete with Professor Utonium’s lab.
Even though Wave 9 is still expected to be released during the third quarter of this year (probably sometime in August), Jason managed to have an early look and review of Buttercup’s minifigure as found in the LEGO Dimensions Powerpuff Girls Fun Pack.
As you can see, Buttercup’s minifigure is true to her original design, with her prominently large head, green eyes and short legs. The headpiece itself is made of a single molded piece. Watch Jason’s review below for more details.
As of to date, Wave 9 is said to be composed of the following Team and Fun Packs
LEGO Dimensions Teen Titans GO! Team Pack (71254)
LEGO Dimensions Teen Titans GO! Fun Pack (71255)
LEGO Dimensions Powerpuff Girls Team Pack (featuring Blossoms and Bubbles)
LEGO Dimensions Powerpuff Girls Fun Pack (featuring Buttercup)
LEGO Dimensions Lord Vortech Fun Pack
LEGO Dimensions Ghostbusters Reboot Fun Pack
LEGO Dimensions Beetlejuice (TBA)
Wave 9 is expected to be the last wave of LEGO Dimensions for its Year 2 offering.
A few days ago, our radars have caught on a rumor that has been making rounds among AFOL forums. The yet-to-be verified news is about an upcoming addition to the LEGO Creator Fairground subtheme that has been quite popular as a D2C set. The rumored set, which is the LEGO Creator Fairground Carousel (10256) is said to make its debut on June 1st, to give way to the recent LEGO Star Wars UCS Snowspeeder (75144) set to be released on May 4th.
Fans of the Fairground subtheme now have something to look forward to since the rumors might as well be true. BrickGeeks managed to obtain a copy of the LEGO Store June Calendar (which is quite early actually), and snapped an image of its featured, D2C set. Check this out.
Image courtesy of BrickGeekz.com
This is the second carousel set that LEGO is expected to release, with the first being the Grand Carousel (10196) back from 2009. I like the detailed design of its gold and gray arches, and even the seats are of newer design – that swan and flamingo seats are nice builds by themselves. Similar to its earlier cousin, the Fairground Carousel (10256) is expected to have the same power functions and motorized play features. It also joins the Ferris Wheel (10247), Fairground Mixer (10244), and as mentioned, the Grand Carousel (10196) as the fourth Advanced Model under the LEGO Creator Fairground subtheme. We have no official word yet on 10256’s pricing and piece count, which we expect to be out anytime next month.
So what do you think of this new fairground set brick fans? Will this be a sure hit among LEGO fans? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
