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New LEGO Brand Store (40305) Promotional Set Appears

It looks like there’s another LEGO promotional set that we’ll be watching out for next month. The German eBay website has listed a LEGO Brand Store (40305) set, together with some of its box art images. However, unlike previous LEGO Brand Stores replica sets such as the LEGO Exclusive VIP (40178) set and 2014’s LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145), which both features a single-storey design, this latest offering follows a more preferred two-storey modular design that includes a removable second floor and roof.

Being a promotional set as it is, LEGO is cutting some corners by offering stickered parts instead of printed ones. Though I have to admit that it will always be great to have printed unique parts, but being a free promotional set, there’s no need for me to complain. Based on the photos of the set’s packaging, there seems to be several stickered parts that are direct references to the LEGO Creators, Juniors, and City themes. The LEGO store sign also seems to look like a stickered 2×2 tile.

The LEGO Brand Store (40305) has two minifigures: a LEGO Store employee and a child customer. LEGO also throws in a white microfig which is also pretty neat and helps emphasize that this set is a LEGO Store replica. We have no exact word yet on when this set will be available, but we can somehow predict that this next LEGO store gift-with-purchase set will go live sometime mid or late June, and with a required minimum purchase of somewhere between $60-$70. So what do you think about this latest redesigned LEGO Store promotional? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Thanks to Promobricks for the heads-up.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Teen Groot Keychain (5005244) Polybag Promo Now Available At LEGO Stores and LEGO Shop@Home

The latest May-only LEGO giveaway promo to start today…brings us all the way back to last month and Avengers: Infinity War. Requisite spoiler warning here, but man, we sure lost a lot of great heroes on that black day. One of them was our favorite Vin Diesel-voiced alien tree, Groot.

Last we saw of him, Groot had just passed his cute baby phase in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 to become the angst-acting and nigh-uncooperative teen in Infinity War. But when push comes to shove he helped complete the forging of Thor’s new weapon, only to “disintegrate by Thanos”.

If you want something to remind you of Groot until his fate is finalized in Avengers 4, perhaps you’d like to collect this LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Teen Groot Keychain (5005244) polybag, the associated promo of which, as noted on the May 2018 LEGO Store Promotional Calendar, started May 7.

As noted on the promo info page at LEGO Shop@Home, the Teen Groot Keychain (5005244) is can be yours if you rack up a total minimum LEGO purchase of $50. The Shop@Home promo will run all the way until May 20 – two Sundays from now – or until its supplies last.

Outside of LEGO Shop@Home however, you can find LEGO MSH Teen Groot’s keychain (5005244) at Target, which has been selling it earlier at $5.99 apiece. By this point in time however, they’ll probably have it discounted. Still, Groot fans joining Rocket Raccoon in his mourning should go get one now.

New WB Animated Film “LEGO DC Super Heroes: Aquaman -Rage of Atlantis” Coming on DVD/Blu-Ray with a Jessica Cruz Green Lantern Minifigure

The Fastest Man on Earth has had his turn on the most recent LEGO DC Super Heroes animated direct-to-video film; now it’s Aquaman’s turn. Sure, the Justice League’s also in on the action like with Flash’s movie, but without a doubt, the King of Atlantis is the hero this time.

DC, Warner Bros. Animation and LEGO have another movie coming in the form of LEGO DC Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis. The DTV film’s already listed on Amazon, albeit without a release date yet. This is the latest LEGO DC animated adventure, and it comes with the expected extras.

Said extra is, naturally, a LEGO DC Super Hero minifigure, in this case the Jessica Cruz Green Lantern which we reported a couple of months ago. There were speculations back then that this particular iteration of the Green Lantern will be available as a freebie together with another DK book. However, this announcement is already set in stone, with Jessica Cruz having a minifigure of her own both physically and on home video.

For non-comic book readers, Jessica is one of the more recent additions to the Green Lantern Corps as of 2014, and she’ll maker her first movie appearance in Rage of Atlantis.

The movie sees Aquaman on the job to protect his underwater kingdom of Atlantis from the impending threat of Atrocitus and the Red Lantern Corps. Of course, he’ll have the help of the Justice League to do just that, with Jessica Cruz as their Green Lantern member this time around.

Green Lantern Jessica Cruz will be the minifigure extra on both the DVD and Blu-Ray (link above) release of Rage of Atlantis, which is expected to be released this summer. Check out the images below as previously listed on eBay.

LEGOLAND and eBay Discovery: LEGO Unikitty Roller Coaster Wagon (30406) Polybag

When you’re a character who became breakout popular in a film where you’re just part of a supporting cast, and you get your very own TV show afterwards, you can almost bet that the merchandising won’t be that far behind. This is the lucky break of LEGO Movie’s mascot character Unikitty.

Last month, we already saw quite the number of LEGO Unkitty sets being announced for release this summer, as well as a batch of collectible figures to hunt down. Still, there’s one item that appears to have been missed on previews – the LEGO Unikitty Roller Coaster Wagon (30406) polybag.

While the announced new LEGO Unikitty products have been scheduled to become available around June, the Unikitty Roller Coaster Wagon (30406) has already arrived at store shelves in LEGOLAND theme parks and several LEGOLAND Discovery Centers. It’s also been recently listed on eBay, indicating that there’s several circulating online.

The set is comprised of 46 pieces that can be combined to form Unikitty and her wagon, a wheeled vehicle with a mechanism to shoot a disc from a launcher at front. Unikitty herself is noted to have a new neck configuration, a reverse 1×3 plate connecting to a pin.

When compared to the first Unikitty models that came out as tie-ins for The LEGO Movie in 2014, the Unikitty in polybag 30406 looks to have a more sturdy, articulated neck, which makes her head more stable. If this is how her figures are built from now on, it’s an improvement.

No word has come from LEGO yet as to whether the LEGO Unikitty Roller Coaster Wagon (30406) will be found elsewhere from the LEGOLAND venues later on. The eBay listing for it seems on the verge of running out of stock too. For now we curious observers will just have to again wait and see.

LEGO Ideas First 2018 Review Stage Begins with Ten Candidates

It has been an event that’s been hyped so many times before in previous posts here on The Brick Show. For every instant that a new submission on LEGO Ideas achieved the coveted 10K support milestone, we reminded you of what’s coming. And finally, it has. The candidates are assembled.

As the LEGO Ideas Third 2017 Review Stage finally winds up its work and makes ready to announce a new official Ideas set (if any), the deadline for the First 2018 Review Stage has finally elapsed, automatically starting the assessment period of the 10K-supported Ideas submissions that made the cutoff.

To sum things up, there are ten entries on LEGO Ideas that got the support of 10,000 members on the platform, that’ll be included in the First Review Stage for this year. The Brick Show has covered most if not all of the lucky submissions that we’ve listed down below.

Embraer A-29 Super Tucano

SR-71A: The Final Flight

Treehouse

Disney’s Stitch

Modular Arcade

I am Amelia Earhart

Mystery Science Theater 3000

Star Wars Acclamator-Class Assault Ship

The Flintstones

The Vintage Motorcycle of BMW R60/2

In a surprising turn of events, the last entry, a LEGO build of a BMW motorcycle, managed to get on the list despite BMW previously being included in a list of “restricted licenses” by the toy company. It can be assumed that restriction is no longer in effect.

Meanwhile, we still have to wait on the official announcement by the LEGO Ideas Review Panel as to which submission in the 2017 Third Review Stage will make the cut. Even further, there’s still no word as to the Ideas winner “Voltron – Defender of the Universe” set which passed review in August 2017. If LEGO is keeping the release date secret, the best time to reveal it would be on the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con.

From May the 4th Comes a LEGO MOC Diorama of a “Force Awakens” Scene by Grant Davis

LEGO and Star Wars have long been in a strong partnership that has resulted in some epic things. By epic we mean the huge models of spaceships LEGO released for the franchise, from the more recent LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon (75192) to Super Star Destroyers (10221). Even LEGO Ideas is full of Star Wars-themed project submissions.

Now, in the wake of the Star Wars weekend celebration of May the 4^th (and Revenge of the 5^th), a new and jaw-dropping LEGO MOC has appeared courtesy of builder Grant Davis. In honor of the unofficial holiday he created a diorama of a famous scene from The Force Awakens.

Surely anyone who’s seen the Star Wars sequel trilogy thus far would remember the establishing scene of Force-sensitive scavenger Rey spelunking inside the hulk of a Star Destroyer wreck on the planet Jakku. Davis put his mad building skills to work recreating the gutted interior, using lots of bricks (naturally).

The result is a magnificent rendition of the scene with Rey roping down from the Star Destroyer wreck’s ceiling. And this was only enhanced further by Grant Davis’ insane photography skills.

All in all, it’s a nice punctuation to May the 4^th. Aside from the above video, you can check out more LEGO works from the hand of Grant Davis on his official YouTube channel.

More Rumors on LEGO Star Wars “Cloud City” Set (75222?) Surfaced

It began in January, with the anticlimactic results of the LEGO Ideas Second 2017 Review, that is, the one where none of the entries passed. One of those failed submissions was a set recreation of one of the most iconic scene from Empire Strikes Back where Darth Vader declares “I am your father.”

Though the review panel didn’t elaborate further on the decision, a prevailing speculation was that said Ideas entry wasn’t approved because LEGO itself was already developing a new set based on the Cloud City, where the abovementioned scene happened. We haven’t heard much about this rumor since, until shortly before May 4.

In the last days of April, discussion on LEGO forum Eurobricks turned towards the still-rumored LEGO Star Wars Cloud City set following the leak of a new Boba Fett minifigure. This was expounded on by Eurobricks member Paperballpark, who has delivered good info on confidential LEGO projects in the past.

As Paperballpark theorizes, the new Cloud City is similar to the already-released Wars LEGO Star Wars Death Star (75159), a multilevel structure with exposed rooms for equipment-minifigure interaction (Luke-Vader duel scene possibly included). Rather than the spheroid Death Star, Cloud City will have only an upper hemisphere with support struts below.

LEGO has years ago released a more compact LEGO Star Wars Cloud City (10123) set with only a portion of the interior and not shaped like the whole thing. The rumored new version might have room for two LEGO vehicles, a la the Death Star’s (75159) TIE fighter.

May the 4^th, aka Star Wars Day, saw only the release of the LEGO UCS Y-Wing Starfighter (75181), with no official peep on whether the much-speculated Cloud City is real or not. Paperballpark on Eurobricks is fairly confident it’ll come in the fall, and even provided its number (75222). Still, it remains rumor for now.

The Force Is Strong With Wildcard Toys’ May the 4th Promos!

May the 4^th may almost seems over, but our friends over at Wildcard Toys has just begun with their awesome Friday night deals for select LEGO Star Wars minifigures at super low prices. These minifigs will go on sale for as much as 50% off from their original price (limited to 2 per transaction) and while supplies last.

Click on the images for more details.

0009974 lego star wars bb 8 minifigure 550 — BB-8

0000405 lego star wars sabine wren 75150 minifigure 550 — Sabine Wren (75150)

0008298 lego star wars r2 d2 light bluish gray headdome minifigure 550 — R2-D2, Light Bluish Gray Head/Dome

0000426 lego star wars unkar plutt minifigure 550 — Unkar Plutt

0004952 lego star wars unkars thug minifigure 550 — Unkar’s Thug

Only for this Friday night, the following LEGO Star Wars minifigures will also be on sale. Just remember that this select and premium minifigs will only be around this evening so you better be quick on that mouse button.

0005687 lego star wars yoda olive green minifigure 550 — Yoda (Olive Green)

0000251 lego star wars admiral raddus 75172 minifigure 550 — Admiral Raddus

0008291 lego star wars imperial officer hoth battle pack minifigure 550 — Imperial Officer – Hoth Battle Pack

0010068 lego star wars chirrut imwe no skirt minifigure 550 — Chirrut Imwe (No Skirt)

0000453 lego star wars 4 lom minifigure — 4-LOM

Watch out also for these set of minifigs which will also go live on Saturday evening.

0000318 lego star wars gungan soldier new minifigure 550 — Gungan Soldier (New)

0000472 lego star wars quarrie 75186 minifigure 550 — Quarrie

0010069 lego star wars first order crew member gunner light flesh head minifigure 550 — First Order Crew Member (Light Flesh Head)

0000380 lego star wars quinlan vos 75151 minifigure 550 — Quinlan Vos (75151)

0008398 lego star wars first order stormtrooper rounded mouth pattern minifigure 550 — First Order Stormtrooper (Rounded Mouth Pattern)

Wildcard Toys are also running some great sales of as much 40% off from these LEGO Star Wars sets and polybags while supplies last. Limit 2 per customer/transaction.

A-wing pilot poly bag (5004408) at $2.99 each

LEGO Y-Wing (75172) at 49.99

Bounty Hunter Speeder Bike Battle Pack (75167) 9.99 Limit 2

*10% Off Brixalotl Poly Bags

Kylo Ren (41603) and Rey (41602) LEGO Star Wars Brickheadz

Buildable Chewbacca (75530)

LEGO Star Wars Microfighters TIE Striker (75161)

LEGO Star Wars First Order TIE Fighter Microfighter (75194)

LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon Microfighter (75193)

LEGO Star Wars Microfighters U-wing (75160)

LEGO Star Wars K-2SO (75120)

LEGO Star Wars Imperial Death Trooper (75121)

May the 4th with you! Happy hunting!

Last Rundown on 18-Karat White Gold R2-D2 Sweepstakes Giveaway, and Other LEGO Promos for May the 4th

May the 4^th be with you now, as the Star Wars fandom commence their celebrations this Friday, which has fallen on the pun-iest day of this month of the year. The various Star Wars-connected promotions on LEGO for May 4 would’ve also gone into full swing by now as well.

Perhaps one of the most rewarding promo items one can get from LEGO on May the 4^th is this R2-D2 minifigure made out of 18-karat white gold. There’s only one of these available, and only those with a LEGO Black VIP membership card have been automatically entered for the raffle.

This would’ve already been made known to Black VIP cardholders via email. Said message includes an assurance that the recipient need not do anything more to join the raffle for the 18-karat R2-D2 (they’re already entered). Said minifigure also comes with a certificate of authenticity for the white gold R2-D2.

Aside from this “grand prize” of sorts, there are other great giveaways that one can get from LEGO for May 4. Next in prominence is the LEGO Star Wars UCS Y-Wing (75181) technical blueprints (numbered 5005624), available with a minimum $35 LEGO purchase (or any amount for Black VIP cardholders).

Note also that LEGO VIP members get double the VIP points this Star Wars Day, and they can “Make & Take” Porg figures or buy the UCS Millennium Falcon (75212) at LEGO Stores. Here’s hoping you enjoy the festivities, for this is the day you’ve been waiting for; move along.

Kessel Run Millennium Falcon (75212) Built by Chewbacca on Latest “Star Wars Show” Web Video Skit

Just when we were ready to proclaim the LEGO Star Wars UCS Millennium Falcon model (75192) as the pinnacle of LEGO creating a model of the famous space freighter, we got introduced to the Kessel Run version (75212); while not a UCS set, you can’t say no to the “newness”.

Really, at times it feels like the Kessel Run Millennium Falcon (75212) comes across as the better model in part because there’s enough of a difference to it compared to the “worn-down” ship as seen in the original trilogy. One Star Wars character’s actually a fan of it: Chewbacca himself.

At least that’s how this little skit from The Star Wars Show plays out. Chewie returns “home” to the online show’s Lucasfilm HQ set with a box of the Kessel Run Falcon (75212). He assembles it, with difficulty. Hilarity ensues. It starts at around 1:33 at the video down below.

This latest episode of The Star Wars Show features an interview with director Ron Howard about Solo: A Star Wars Story, and shout-outs to both a new Solo featurette with cast interviews and news about the new and upcoming anime-style TV series Star Wars: Resistance.

The latest LEGO happening with the Kessel Run Millennium Falcon (75212) is that it’s still available at The LEGO Store and shop.LEGO.com, as according to the LEGO Star Wars-themed May promotional calendar. The “Kessel Run Adventure” is still up on the LEGO Life app, from April 23 to June 24.

While the LEGO Star Wars rendition of the then-new Falcon is totally impressive, we also invite fans to check out the actual ship in action, when Solo: A Star Wars Story arrives in cinemas later this month, on May 25.