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First Image of LEGO Vespa 125 (10298) Seen

It can be testing to one’s patience sometimes to wait for certain LEGO sets first revealed in rumors. In November last year, we first got wind of a Creator Expert set depicting a Vespa scooter. Apparently, this set (10298) would release this year, accompanied by a GWP numbered 40517. We might have spotted the latter in a LEGO Creator set “group picture” last month. As for the main set, it was announced for reveal this coming Thursday, February 24. Creator Expert Vespa (10298) might launch this March 1. But dealers elsewhere have jumped the gun, and now we have images.

As told by Promobricks, an early purchaser has gotten the LEGO 1960s Vespa 125 set (10298). YouTuber MandRproductions reviewed his early acquisition on his channel, where we got this big nice box photo. It seems not to have the Creator Expert logo and may just be a “for Adults” set, judging from the Age 18+. The Vespa has 1,106 pieces to build the scooter itself, plus a helmet with goggles and a rear box with flowers. Earlier rumors of the set being colored primarily green were quashed by the box image’s blue. This set is freestanding thanks to a kickstand.

With this quick update, we risk repeating ourselves for when LEGO makes its official announcement on February 24. Our next word on the LEGO Vespa (10298) may well be its LEGO.com product listing. There’s a possibility we’ll hear also of its still-rumored tie-in GWP (40517). Just keep watching this space.

LEGO Announces Feb-24 2x VIP Event…And Again for March

This week there’s been something of a mess when it comes to LEGO alerting people online regarding their promotions. Some confusion may be understandable. Until last year, LEGO informed customers of promos and special offers via official store calendars. Unfortunately they were phased out by the end of 2021. Instead, LEGO would try to make online announcements via LEGO.com or email/newsletters. Earlier this week there was a LEGO alert for a 2x VIP points period this coming Thursday. But as the date approached, LEGO Shop didn’t update its upcoming offers. Now, a second email alert says that LEGO VIP event will be next month instead.

Brick Fanatics has it that the LEGO VIP double-points event may have shifted dates from February to March. On February 22 LEGO announced to its newsletter subscribers via email that the double-points period will run February 24-28. This seemed to debunk earlier rumors of the same event happening in the middle of next month. But shortly afterwards another email alert from LEGO gave the VIP double-points date as March 12-14. Interestingly, the new date came from an alert courtesy of LEGO.com US. UK-based Brick Fanatics believes this might be a regional difference, but The Brick Fan thinks this is universal.

Perhaps the simple thing to do is to wait until February 24 to confirm if the earlier dates check out. If there’s no change in the active offers at the online LEGO Shop, then it’s on for March. Of course, it may still depend if you’re checking LEGO.com US or UK. The March VIP 2xPoints rumor, pre-LEGO announcement/s, noted a possible GWP simultaneously releasing. It supposedly depicts primatologist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall. The promo period was also pegged as ending March 15 instead of 14.

LEGO Ideas Second 2021 Review Stage Results Revealed

Our past LEGO Ideas updates have been one 10-K supported set entering review after another. Maybe some newly-released official Ideas set, or platform contest progress, gets added in on occasion. Well, let’s break the monotony with this report. If it’s no summary of submissions for a closed Review Stage then it can only mean one thing: results announcement. We last covered this in October last year, and that was only for the First 2021 Review Stage. The LEGO Ideas blog now gives us the result of Second 2021 Review Stage. It also states the fate of one First 2021 submission that got its decision deferred.

So, LEGO Ideas Second 2021 Review contained comprised 34 product ideas with 10-K support. Of these aspiring sets, only two got the nod from the review crew. One’s an original idea; the other will be getting a license from one of South Korea’s big entertainment labels. To be precise, A-Frame Cabin by Andrea “Norton74” Lattanzio and BTS’s “Dynamite” by JBBrickFanatic and BangtanBricks prevailed.

A-Frame Cabin by Andrea “Norton74” Lattanzio

BTS’s “Dynamite” by Josh “JBBrickFanatic” Bretz and Jacob/“BangtanBricks”

These two will become official LEGO Ideas sets in the future. Meanwhile, the Ideas reviewers have shot down First 2021 holdover, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Hanwasyellowfirst. It’s too bad; this build was redesigned to gain 10-K support a second time. It still wasn’t enough.

Next on the agenda will be the 36 entries on the LEGO Ideas Third 2021 Review Stage. We’ll probably hear from the reviewers sometime this mid-2022.

“Thor: Love and Thunder” LEGO Marvel Set “The Goat Boat” (76208) Now Listed

The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues its epic storytelling on both cinemas and streaming. MCU Phase 4 boasts an even greater number of content as a result, with films and Disney+ series churning out despite pandemic-related delays. Still, the delays have done their work in throwing timetables out of alignment. Take for example “Thor: Love and Thunder,” premiering from Marvel Studios July. Rescheduling bumped it from earlier releases ranging from November 2021 to this May. As a result, it’s coming out later than its tie-in merchandise from LEGO. One set has been listed on LEGO Shop according to The Brick Fan.

LEGO Marvel’s first “Thor: Love and Thunder” set is the hilariously-named Goat Boat (76208). As the name suggests, this tie-in depicts an Asgardian longboat being pulled by two goats. There’s some actual Norse Myth stuff in that setup. But the real attention-grabbers are the accompanying minifigures. We get Thor of course, alongside established allies “King” Valkyrie and Korg. Still, collectors will want this set for the Mighty Thor minifig. That’s the female Thor with Mjolnir, actually Thor’s ex Jane Foster, reprised in the film by Natalie Portman. The Goat Boat (76208) comes out in April, three months before its movie.

The Goat Boat (76208)

Age 8+ | 564 pieces | 5 minifigures | $49.99 | Coming April 2022

A Viking ship containing iconic characters from Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder movie makes LEGO® Marvel The Goat Boat (76208) an ideal gift for kids aged 8 and up.

Thor’s Viking longboat – LEGO® Marvel The Goat Boat (76208) inspires action and adventure from the Marvel Studios’ Thor: Love and Thunder movie

Iconic Super Heroes – There are 5 minifigures from the movie onboard Thor’s mighty ship: Thor, Mighty Thor, Valkyrie, Korg and Gorr. Lots of authentic accessories further inspire imaginative play

10-K Review Support for Wuppertal Suspension Railway in LEGO Ideas

Among LEGO’s larger vehicular sets, trains have a prominent spot that’s well beyond just a niche. It’s understandable, given the overlap between train-loving LEGO collectors and model-train aficionados. Some sets even have provision for adding Power Functions. While LEGO has been making great train sets already, their LEGO Ideas submission platform isn’t lacking in possibilities either. The Third 2021 Review Stage from last year saw a 10-K product idea depicting the historical Union Pacific Big Boy. This First 2022 we already have a Polar Express. But a new submission with 10,000 supporters looks to steal the spotlight on it now.

Ideas member Manuel9000 brings us a LEGO train that’ll easily gain attention from having turned its tracks upside-down. His build depicts the suspension monorail based from Wuppertal, Germany. The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn is the world’s oldest electric elevated railway with hanging cars, having been in operation since 1901. Its route covers 13.3 kilometers connecting two Wuppertal streets, with an entire trip lasting around 30 minutes. The railway and its electric cars have been upgraded in its 120 years of service. Manuel9000 notes that his 10-K product idea could be the first LEGO model for the Schwebeban.

The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn build depicts the train system in use since 2016. Blue railcars hang from its electric monorail suspension, above a station platform with commuters and staff. According to Manuel9000, accurate scaling had to give way to accommodating LEGO minifigures. Passengers can sit inside, hold handrails, and even operate the cockpit controls. This set however is a static display with immobile joints and suspension. Nevertheless, it looks very impressive, and maybe LEGO Ideas could find a way to make things more mobile. Of course, that means passing First 2022 Review, and that’s challenging enough with its ever increasing submissions.

LEGO Creator Expert’s 2022 Football Stadium Set: Santiago Bernabeu Stadium (10299) Now Listed

People would remember 2020 as the start of the COVID pandemic, but football-enthusiast LEGO collectors might remember something else. That was the year the LEGO Creator Old Trafford – Manchester United set (10272) came out. Camp Nou – FC Barcelona (10284) followed it in 2021. Whoever thought up releasing major football/soccer stadium replicas on LEGO Creator Expert was a genius. Not only were they gorgeous constructs, but they also offered room for extra stuff such as gifts-with-purchase items. LEGO’s football-stadium set fans must’ve been hyped by October 2021 rumors of the 2022 entry: Real Madrid’s home ground. It’s been confirmed.

The Brick Fan has it that LEGO has officially listed Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabeu Stadium (10299). It’s the third of their massively magnificent football stadium series on Creator Expert. LEGO plans to have the set’s launch coincide with two milestones. The year 2022 sees Real Madrid’s 120^th and the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium’s 25^th anniversaries, respectively. Like its predecessors, this set is accurate in layout detail and CF branding. Creator Expert 10299 is of the same price as Camp Nou (10284), and will release March 1. Let’s have the LEGO Shop official product listing elaborate further:

Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabeu Stadium (10299)

Age 18+ | 5,876 pieces | $349.99 | Coming March 1

A build for adults – Build a tribute to your soccer heroes as you craft all the details of this LEGO® Real Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (10299) model building set

Modelled on the original stadium – The LEGO® designers have taken care to incorporate all of the iconic details from the real-life Real Madrid soccer stadium into this scale model version

Recognizable features – Spot all the details of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, including the pitch, goals, tunnel, dugout, scoreboards, banners, seating and stairs

Match-day details – Finishing touches include a printed Real Madrid logo and the team bus

Comes apart for viewing – The model splits in half and the roof lifts off, allowing you to view the interior

Second Fan-Vote for LEGO Ideas “Galaxy of Celebrations” Contest Concluding Today

For our readers who keep tabs on aspiring sets trying to make it on LEGO Ideas, here’s a contest-related update. From November last year to January last month, a LEGO Star Wars-themed contest dominated the Holiday season and beyond. “A Galaxy of Celebrations” challenged participating Ideas members to make “Star Wars” brick-films of characters celebrating Earth holidays. The entries went through two review stages and fan votes up until now. The first fan-vote chose winning brick-films from four holiday categories. The second fan-vote would choose a grand winner from those four category victors. And well, that vote’s about to close.

As of this writing, the second fan-vote for LEGO Ideas contest “A Galaxy of Celebrations” is mere hours from ending. The final date of February 7 has arrived. Now, the votes will determine which brick-film producer will claim the ultimate prize of a UCS AT-AT (75313). All fan-vote 1 winners are already assured a UCS Republic Gunship (75309) and earlier AT-AT set (75288) each. Following the conclusion of this fan-vote, LEGO Ideas will announce the “Galaxy of Celebrations” winners next week, February 24.

While all this is going on, the latest LEGO Ideas contest is already halfway through its idea intake phase. “Afro-futuristic Building with Ekow Nimako” invites interested participants to build their vision of Afro-futurism. This contest is the brainchild of Canada-based LEGO Artist Ekow Nimako. Prizes include both official LEGO sets and an Afro-futurist sci-fi Nimako custom build. Idea intake began February 1 and will end next month on March 8.

Rumor: 7 LEGO Minecraft Sets Coming Summer 2022

LEGO Minecraft proves itself to be one of the busiest licensed-IP themes in the LEGO catalog. This past New Year’s Day we welcomed no less than six new sets in the line. There’s nothing quite like more LEGO Minecraft to expand your brick-built “Minecraft” world. But is that all that the theme’s getting for the year 2022? Of course not; but what else will be coming? Well, Brick Fanatics reports that a US online toy retailer has new LEGO set numbers listed. They’re unnamed, but have retail prices and indicators that they’re for LEGO Minecraft.

It seems that Eugene Toy & Hobby had, for a time, listed seven LEGO set numbers for new “Minecraft” stuff. We checked their website ourselves and they’re not there anymore. But if Brick Fanatics spotted them then we can at least mark this down as a rumor. We thus have the following bare-bones details on the alleged upcoming LEGO Minecraft sets. These are supposed to launch this summer of 2022:

21184 – $24.99
21185 – $34.99
21186 – $49.99
21187 – $99.99
21188 – $129.99
21189 – $34.99
21190 – $39.99

As can be seen, the first set number follows immediately from The Training Yard (21183), released on January 1. We’ve also got a nice price spread with one “big” set worth 3 digits. All told, this supposed summer 2022 LEGO Minecraft set blitz is shaping up nicely. Of course, we remind readers that we consider this info as rumor until more details appear, preferably from LEGO.

LEGO.com Listing for Horizon Forbidden West – Tallneck (76989) Now Up

As 2021 was drawing to a close, the LEGO news community caught wind of a possible new videogame-related set. A European online retailer even listed it well in advance last December. The game material however, was a surprise. Who would’ve expected a LEGO build based on the PS4 title “Horizon Zero Dawn”? True, the set will depict one of the most iconic “creatures” in that videogame, and marketed to age 18+. But was it for real? The retail listing noted a May 2022 release, so from this present timeframe official info won’t be far off. We can stop wondering now.

The Brick Fan has it that LEGO.com has officially listed that “Horizon Zero Dawn” set. Rather, it’s named for the 2017 videogame’s sequel, “Horizon Forbidden West,” which will release on PlayStation 4-5 any day now. The games, set in the 31^st Century, feature tribal humans while the wilderness teems with machine-animals. The set depicts one of the most impressive of these cyber-creatures, the giraffe-like Tallneck (76989). This organic-mechanical body is beautifully rendered in LEGO pieces. “HZD/HFW” protagonist Aloy also features in minifigure form, accompanied by a smaller machine-animal, the Watcher.

Horizon Forbidden West – Tallneck (76989) will launch May 1. We can’t help but wonder if this will start a new LEGO Horizon Forbidden West line. Check out the product details:

Horizon Forbidden West – Tallneck (76989)

Age 18+ | 1,222 pieces | 1 minifigure | $79.99 | Coming May 1, 2022

Recreate the most iconic Horizon machine in the Forbidden West – Escape to a mysterious, machine-dominated world as you build a detailed LEGO® display model (76989) of a Tallneck

Aloy and a Watcher – The LEGO® minifigure of Horizon character Aloy has a bow and a brick-built spear, and the Watcher figure comes with a choice of blue, yellow or red eyes

Authentic Tallneck features – The disc-shaped head, antennae protruding from the neck, tail-like structures and long legs of a Tallneck are replicated in LEGO® style

Display stand with familiar Horizon landscape details – Includes a brick-built birch tree, tall grass and a rusty stoplight with a vine wrapped around it

LEGO Star Wars “Book of Boba Fett” Tie-In Sets Revealed on LEGO Shop

Okay, LEGO Star Wars have been dominating (somewhat) our recent updates on The Brick Show. Particularly, we have at least two upcoming sets tying into Disney+ series “The Mandalorian” and “The Book of Boba Fett.” One set (75326) featured in the instruction sheet of “Dark Trooper Attack” (75324). This “Mandalorian” tie-in seems to have become available earlier than March 1 in the US. According to Brick Fanatics, a third-party retailer (Scheels) already had the set in shelves. Aside from the early reveal of set 75326, it and 75325 have already been listed on international Amazon pages. What about LEGO Shop? They’re better late than never.

As Brickset tells it, we now have product listings for “The Book of Boba Fett” related LEGO Star Wars sets. These are The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter (75325) and Boba Fett’s Throne Room (75326). The latter we first glimpsed on the insert sheet of Dark Trooper Attack. The former saw an earlier online retail listing on Amazon UK. Each features a key location and vehicle from “Book of Boba Fett” on Disney+. Their impending launch by LEGO is also staggered, with 75326 coming earlier, on March 1. Product details reveal more:

The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter (75325)

Age 9+ | 412 pieces | 2 minifigures | $59.99 | Coming June 1, 2022

The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter (75325) from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett – Fans can relive Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett stories on Tatooine with this authentically detailed building toy

4 Star Wars™ characters – LEGO® minifigures of The Mandalorian, with a darksaber and a jetpack accessory element, and Peli Motto with a wrench, plus LEGO figures of Grogu and a BD Droid

Play-inspiring features – The starfighter features a minifigure cockpit, passenger space for Grogu, a small cargo compartment, a spring-loaded shooter and lots of authentic bashed-up details

Boba Fett’s Throne Room (75326)

Age 9+ | 732 pieces | 7 minifigures | $99.99 | Coming March 1, 2022

Boba Fett’s Throne Room – Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett fans can recreate authentic details of the throne room and other parts of Jabba the Hutt’s palace with this LEGO® Star Wars™ (75326) set

7 LEGO® Star Wars™ minifigures for creative role play. Boba Fett and Fennec Shand, Bib Fortuna, a Theelin Dancer, Weequay Guard, Gamorrean Guard and a Quarren, plus assorted weapons

Playful features – The throne with a pop-up function to eject Bib Fortuna and a secret chamber containing weapons and beskar bar elements, shaking steps to topple a guard, an opening gate and more

Opens up for easy access – Fold out the front of the buildable model and open the back to reveal a kitchen and barbecue area with a rotisserie, plus fun accessory elements including spotchka drinks

So the later-numbered set will launch before its numerical predecessor. Either way, more LEGO tie-in sets for “Star Wars” series on Disney+ is always welcome.