Earlier last year, we reported on a rumor via Eurobricks that the next LEGO Collectible Minifigure Series, Series 18 in particular, will be celebrating the 40th Year Anniversary of the LEGO minifigure. What better way to celebrate it is to have a costume-themed party! Everything has been speculations regarding the actual figures that will be included – until now.
Just recently, Brick Show has obtained information about how the LEGO CMF Series 18 will be like, and as it seems, early rumors and predictions were correct. According to our sources, Series 18 consists of a blind bag that clearly shows LEGO’s 40th Minifigure Anniversary. Furthermore, the bag itself has a party theme vibe, and since this is a celebration of the iconic minifig’s anniversary, what is interesting is the reported inclusion of LEGO’s 40th Minifigure Anniversary logo. As mentioned in previous reports, Series 18 is expected to have a total of 17 minifigures and the blind bag highlights 9 of the characters included in the series. What we heard so far ties up with was discussed in fan forums so far. Here’s what we know based on our sources.
Blue Brick Costume Girl
Red Brick Costume Guy
Cactus Girl
Spider Monster Costume Guy
Rocket Guy
Classic Sailor (minifigure head is based on the classic, generic LEGO minifigures)
Cowboy Costume Guy
Party Girl With Balloon
Party Host/Cake Guy
Obviously, there are still other minifigure characters that were not included in the said blind bag packaging, and since this is a minifigure costume party, we can surely expect a lot of costume donned minifigs. Some candidates are animals and additional food costumes to liven up the anniversary party.
Overall, this looks like to be an exciting CMF Series with plenty of costumes to go around. Again, these are reports from our sources and should be best treated as rumors and taken with a pinch of salt. Nevertheless, the prospect of seeing a costume party-themed CMF is a nice one.
So what do you think brick fans, can you imagine how these Series 18 minifigs will look like? Which one do you think will be your favorite? Let us know in the comments below.
This week, we reported on the possibility of seeing the LEGO Harry Potter theme return in 2018, and this time, Brick Fanatics stumbled upon some further information that gives us a better picture of what to expect from the brick-built wizarding world of Harry Potter. Expectedly, J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald will also be receiving the LEGO treatment with two sets slated to be released ahead of the film’s November 16, 2018 debut.
According to intel gathered by Brick Fanatics, the rumored 2018 LEGO Harry Potter sets will be a reference to some of the memorable places and figures in the Harry Potter series. First off, we have a rumored set that includes Harry, Ron Weasley, and the infamous Acromantula from the Forbidden Forest, Aragog. Introduced in the Chamber of Secrets, there has been in particular, two LEGO Harry Potter sets that included the fearsome magical creature: we have the Aragog in the Dark Forest (4727) way back from 2002, and 2010’s Hagrid Hut’s (4738). Now if this rumor is indeed true, I couldn’t help but a little unhappy with this yet to be named set, since there are literally tons of materials that LEGO can find inspiration with. I know that a lot of AFOLs have different thoughts about re-releases, but in my opinion, a re-release or rehash is only justified or reasonable when there is something new that you can bring unto the table, either as a remarkable improvement such as in scale, size or added play features (in the case of UCS and D2Cs), or there is simply not enough material to explore anymore with regards to the theme. But obviously, the latter is not the case in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Like how Brian succinctly described it in his latest rumor round up videousing the rehashed LEGO Star Wars Death Star (75159) as an example, such re-release may perhaps be warranted.
LEGO Harry Potter Hagrid’s Hut (4738) from 2010.LEGO Harry Potter Aragog in the Dark Forest (4727) from 2002.
Second is the Flying Ford Anglia with the Weeping or Whomping Willow from Hogwarts Grounds. Once again, the Flying Ford Anglia, the one modern vehicle that saved Harry and Ron’s neck from danger a couple of times in Chamber of Secrets, is not particularly new in LEGO. It appeared in brick form three times in various sets beginning 2002 until 2016 with Escape from Privet Drive (4728), Hogwarts Express (4841), and as a LEGO Dimension set, Harry Potter Team Pack (71247). What is new here, if ever this will be an actual LEGO set, is the setting where we can find the classic, blue car. This rumored set is at its best, a representation of that scene right after Harry’s escape from Privet Drive and as they unfortunately landed on the wrong side of Hogwarts Grounds where they were greeted by the unwelcoming, enchanted tree. This is definitely one of the iconic scenes in the film where the duo was attacked by the Whomping Willow, and it will be kind of interesting to see how LEGO designers will render this inhospitable tree in LEGO pieces.
A scene from Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets showing the Flying Ford Anglia trapped within the branches of the Whomping Willow.
Lastly, for the rumored 2018 LEGO Harry Potter sets, we have a rendition of the Hogwarts Great Hall. Now, I would like to imagine this as a D2C set that may be larger than the most recent Hogwarts Castle (4842) released in 2010. By far, the former is the second largest LEGO Harry Potter set ever made coming in at 1,290 pieces, overshadowed by the D2C set, Diagon Alley (10217) from 2011. As most LEGO fans are aware already, it is not a long shot to consider another LEGO Harry Potter D2C in the form of the Hogwarts Great Hall. I imagine this to be THE grandest LEGO Harry Potter set ever with, all the luxurious interiors of the hall, including, among many others, a vignette of all the notable teachers and professors of Hogwarts, students from the four houses, and some of the memorable scenes from the film that happened inside the castle similar to what LEGO did with the Disney Castle (71040). I know I sound like pushing the envelope here, but considering LEGO’s proven track record of releasing ridiculously large sets, then I wouldn’t be surprised if the grandiose Great Hall becomes a LEGO reality.
The Great Hall inside Hogwarts Castle.
Moving on, especially that J.K. Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts are getting the attention of moviegoers, it is but reasonable to assume that LEGO is moving beyond offering LEGO Dimension sets, to regular ones, particularly the next two rumored sets one of which I believe is a good choice of becoming a LEGO set. Latest rumor has it that there will be two LEGO sets slated for the latest instalment for the film, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. The first is described as Newt Scamander’s Suitcase believed to be a buildable suitcase which is then filled with brick-built creatures from the film.
Now it is not hard to imagine the exterior design of the suitcase since it can be a pretty straightforward build. But like in the film, what is interesting is what you can find inside. Since we already have Niffler and the Swooping Evil in their LEGO brick forms in LEGO Dimensions Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Play the Complete Movie (71253) and the Tina Goldstein Fun Pack (71257) respectively, it is not hard to imagine how these creatures will look like if ever they are included in the rumored set. Nevertheless, it will be a pretty neat set if it can contain all the notable creatures in the film.
Finally, we have a yet to be revealed set that is directly tied-in with the upcoming sequel. No information was given (aka leaked) about this confidential set which probably has a direct reference to a particular scene in Crimes of Grindelwald. Just like in the previous Harry Potter books and films, there are a lot of potential materials, scenes and characters that can be included in this future LEGO set. We still need to see the main villain of the film, Gellert Grindelwald, the younger version of Albus Dumbledore, and Tina’s sister, the charming Queenie Goldstein in their LEGO minifigure forms.
All in all, the future looks nice for the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts theme, and LEGO having a good feel on the pulse of the LEGO community, then I believe LEGO is in the right direction with this one. Only time can tell if this revival of sorts will hold the interests of fans for a considerable amount of time. As for now, we’ll simply have to wait for the theatrical release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald on November 16, 2018, and perhaps get a glimpse of the official sets come September.
Thanks are in order once again to Brick Fanatics for sharing this info.
This was just out courtesy of BrickFanatics: It seems that LEGO has more great surprises in store for the summer of 2018. These come in some possible new sets for two of their product lineups, that of their Disney tie-ins as well as for the girls-oriented LEGO Friends label.
We’ve already done a coverage of the latest LEGO Friends sets coming out early next year, and those sets as well as the LEGO Disney ones are already available on shop.LEGO.com, and eventually, LEGO has some nifty follow-up ideas that will be making their debut several months later on in 2018.
The LEGO Disney additions for summer 2018 is fairly small, but quite in tune with the latest trends. Reportedly they are two sets based on Tangled: The Series, based on the ongoing Disney channel TV series spinoff of the 2010 animated film. The series is highly praised for its engaging storyline and typical Disney humor, as well as retaining its primary voice talents, Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi.
As for LEGO Friends, rumor has it that it will be receiving a subtheme of its own. There’s not a lot of info regarding that, other than it might involve certain elements of go-kart racing, with the all-girl Friends cast getting into the thick of fast-paced action on various cars and racing sets. In addition, certain other LEGO Friends sets will have life-sized accessories, such as a microphone shaped like a mobile phone.
All in all they sound like a lot of things to look out for when you’re a LEGO Disney or LEGO Friends collector. We’ll have to wait until 2018 comes to get more concrete information.
Ok, I promise to be a bit moderate with these reveals (aka leaks) for now. After the reveal of the LEGO Ideas Ship in a Bottle (21313), the 2018 Summer LEGO Technic sets, and the uber cool LEGO Creator Roller Coaster (31084), here comes another collection of LEGO sets to watch out for in June, 2018. Frankly, this has been floating around the Internet for quite some time and thanks to various sources, we now have a somewhat better idea of what to expect from the Summer LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu sets next year. Please pardon me for the deliberately horrendous blurred images; but if you’re already in the know, then I’m sure you wouldn’t mind seeing them like this.
Similar to the spinners which are essentially part of the LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu theme, LEGO opted to have a rehash of these spinners and give them a dragon master twist. The box art for set numbers 70644 to 70649 seems to suggest that these spinners will somehow include a vertical flying play feature which is kind of cool for a LEGO set. Please take this with a pinch of salt since this is just my observation based on my initial impression on the design of the box art and in keeping up with the dragon storyline with LEGO Ninjago’s Season 9.
It is also interesting to note that the grayed out box for set 70657 is rumored to be another D2C LEGO Ninjago Movie set similar in scale to the grandiose LEGO Ninjago City (70620). Again, these are just speculations given set 70657’s predicted price point, however, things might be different once LEGO gives their official statement. Lastly, bear in mind that these are preliminary titles so chances are LEGO might revise the names of these sets as they see it fit.
Master of the Golden Dragon (70644) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Cole Master of Dragons (70645) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Jay Master of Dragons (70646) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Kai Master of Dragons (70647) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Zane Master of Dragons (70648) – Expected retail price: $14.99
Nya Master of Dragons (70649) – Expected retail price: $14.99
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Pursuit in the Air (70650) – Expected retail price: $39.99
Confrontation in the Throne Room (70651) – Expected retail price: $39.99
We’re just counting the days before we officially welcome 2018, and with more than 120 new LEGO sets to debut on January 1 (much of it has been made available already across toy store outlets such as Toys R Us), it looks like LEGO is on full steam ahead with more new sets slated for the second half of the year. We recently had a glimpse of the latest 2018 LEGO Speed Champions and Star Wars sets, and now we’re receiving reports from the rumor mill that another beloved license and film franchise is expected to make waves this upcoming year.
According to a report shared by The Brick Fan, fans of the wizarding world of Harry Potter will be glad to know that there have been talks that hint on five (5) LEGO sets to be released later this year: 3 from the Harry Potter franchise itself, and 2 from Fantastic Beasts. Considering that the latter still has a sequel slated to be released in November, it seems reasonable for LEGO to dedicate two of these sets for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Crimes of Grindelwald. Furthermore, it will be a good move for LEGO to offer these as regular sets since the only Fantastic Beasts LEGO sets that we have been part of the now officially discontinued LEGO Dimensions theme. Currently, we have the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Play the Complete Movie Story (71253) and Tina Goldstein Fun Packs (71257). Furthermore, it will be nice of LEGO if it can also render in bricks a particular scene from the first film, while the second one will be a call out for the upcoming sequel.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Play the Complete Movie Story (71253).
There are still a lot of source materials in the world of Harry Potter that LEGO designers can find inspiration with, and as much as I want to see more LEGO sets in reference to the last four HP films, I feel that most LEGO and Harry Potter fans will opt for a more ‘generic’ type of set that highlights some of the most popular locations in the wizarding world of Harry. Perhaps we can have a larger remake of previous LEGO Harry Potter sets such as the Quidditch Match (4737), a motorized Hogwarts Express (4841), and a grander rendition of the iconic Hogwarts Castle (4842). The possibilities seem to be endless.
Hogwarts Castle (4842).
Lastly, there are also talks of having a LEGO Harry Potter CMF due to be released sometime in August next year. Strictly speaking, this is not a first for the theme. Back in 2002, LEGO released a total of 21 minifigures that were given away for free with qualifying purchases of LEGO Harry Potter sets. These were given in four batches labelled as LEGO Harry Potter Minifigure Collection Galleries (1 to 4). Now, if an official LEGO HP CMF is in order, then we can expect a lot of candidates to be included. Topping my list will be Sirius Black (since we only have him in two LEGO sets back in 2004), Bellatrix Lestrange (which only made a single appearance in LEGO Harry Potter The Burrow 4840), and the hilariously mischievous twins, Fred and George Weasley (only available back then as part of the D2C set Diagon Alley 10217). I also wouldn’t mind seeing the house-elf Dobby again in his minifigure form so I’m excited about the possibilities that this new CMF line will offer.
Like any other rumors, we should take this with a pinch of salt. What are your thoughts about this piece of news? Are you excited to see more LEGO Harry Potter sets in 2018? Who is your most favorite Harry Potter character that you would like to see as a LEGO collectible minifigure? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
We’re almost halfway through the last week of December, before 2017 gives way to 2018. Our past reports here on The Brick Show are more than enough proof to LEGO fans that our good old brick, model and minifigure company isn’t held back by words like “next year” when announcing new products.
This is easily seen in the recent word that’s come out on some new LEGO Star Wars set releases scheduled for summer of next year. The interesting thing is that apparently, LEGO’s Summer 2018 batch appears to be updated versions of existing models that have already been released in years past.
Here’s a list of what LEGO Star Wars collectors can expect a few months from now:
Jedi & Clone Troopers Battle Pack (75206)
Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter (75214) – includes Anakin Skywalker and R2-D2 minifigures
X-Wing Starfighter (75218) – includes 2 pilots and 2 astromech droid minifigures
Sandcrawler (75220) – includes minifigures Luke Skywalker, 2 Jawas, 3 droids
Super Battle Droid (75538)
501st Legion Clone Trooper & AT-RT Walker (75539)
Star Wars 2018 Advent Calendar (75213)
The last three items are notable as the Super Battle Droid (75538) and the 501st Legion Clone Trooper & AT-RT Walker (75539) are new sets without prior versions.
And next year’s Star Wars Advent Calendar sure is coming early. There’s even an early box image with hints as to what micros and minifigures are in store. All three trilogy sets are well-represented with a Prequel-era Naboo star-fighter, Original-era Tatooine land-speeder and Sequel-era character Rose Tico. Get hyped now.
It looks like more information are coming in as early as now regarding the next wave of LEGO Star Wars sets, hot off the trail of the LEGO Star Wars Solo sets. LEGO has already revealed the release date of these upcoming tie-in sets in line with the next Star Wars anthology, Solo: A Star Wars Story. Though these sets are to be released at an earlier time as compared to other upcoming LEGO sets, it looks like Disney and LEGO have placed a very tight lid over potential leaks and spoilers on these.
Though details on the LEGO Star Wars Solo sets are still scant, it looks like Rebelscum managed to gather some intel on what we can expect from the 2018 Summer wave of LEGO Star Wars sets scheduled to be released in August. First off, let me say that I’m not at liberty to show you the same images that Rebelscum posted, but if you really want to see them I assume that you will be resourceful enough to know the way.
According to the report, these Star Wars sets will also be officially unveiled at next year’s New York Toy Fair from February 17-20. Here’s a rundown of what we can expect from this wave as mentioned by Rebelscum:
75214 Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter – the yellow-winged Clone Wars spacecraft, based on 7669 Anakin’s Jedi Starfighter 75215 Confidential
75216 Confidential
75217 Confidential 75218 X-Wing Starfighter – with two pairs of pilot/droid minifigs the a red-domed astromech unit could mean the set can be converted to Red Leader’s X-wing 75219 Confidential
75220 Sandcrawler – a System scale version of the grander 75059 UCS Sandcrawler 75539 501st Legion Clone Trooper & AT-RT Walker – buildable figure with single-person vehicle, as seen in this retired set 75538 Super Battle Droid – a buildable figure that comes as a surprise to many
I’m particularly excited about the Super Battle Droid (75538) because of the new and unique pieces that LEGO introduced to create this robust ultra-build. The X-Wing Starfighter (75218) is also a nice rehash of the previous X-Wings that we have before. As you can see, no reveals yet about the Solo tie-in sets so we just have to be a little more patient on this one.
It seems that there are plenty of new sets to keep under our LEGO radar once the first half of 2018 kicks in. Earlier, we learned that LEGO will be offering another line of City-themed sets, taking its cue from 2014’s Arctic Explorers. This teaser was announced via the German LEGO Catalog for the months of January to June, 2018, and this time around, Promobricks shares with us once again another page from the catalog that gives us an idea on when the next exciting sets will appear. According to the German LEGO fan site, the LEGO Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom sets will be out in the open also in May, 2018, as you can see from the image below.
A rough translation of the caption as seen in the above page says that “the sets will be available starting middle of May”, instead of April as we previously reported. There is no exact date mentioned, but we assume that we will start seeing official images of the LEGO Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom sets popping up towards the end of April. As listed by Brickset, we expect to see at least five regular sets under the theme, with hopefully some new dinos to go around.
Stay tuned here on the Brick Show for more up-to-the-minute LEGO news and updates. Thanks again to Promobricks for the tip.
It seems that we’re getting more and more information on what’s in store with LEGO’s biannual LEGO Catalog. We already know that Ukraine’s LEGO Catalog already gave a hint at the release dates of the Marvel Superheroes Infinity War and Star Wars Solo sets, and this time around some of our friends from Promobricksmanaged to get their hands on a copy of the German LEGO Catalog which was reported to be distributed by other toy retailers in the region. Now traditionally, these January to June catalogs are not released in any LEGO Brand Stores earlier than the January, while other retailers may opt to distribute them early on. Such is the case with the Promobricks team, as they managed to get a copy of the LEGO Catalog from third party retailers ahead of its usual January release.
As such, we now have a glimpse on what LEGO has in store for the first half of 2018. One particular page in the catalog hints that a previous LEGO City subtheme is slated to be revived once more. Check out this page from the 2018 LEGO catalog.
For those of you who were particularly fond of LEGO City’s 2014 Arctic subtheme, you’ll be glad to know that the theme may eventually make a comeback albeit as a revamped version. The words on this page roughly translate from German as “Discover starting May 25, 2018 a new world of LEGO City at your retailer,”. The polar ice cap backdrop, together with the arctic explorer and husky, says it all. It seems like LEGO is on a roll with the introduction of newer wave of LEGO City sets, with the Mountain Police and Mining sets still very much at large in the market. However, considering the progression of these City themes, the revival of the Arctic subtheme seems to be a reasonable offering not being too far behind from the concept of the Mountain Police sets.
The LEGO City Arctic Base Camp (60036) from 2014. Are we to see this theme getting a second wind in 2018?
So what do you think brick fans, are you excited about these recent developments with the LEGO City theme? Will this be another re-release of some sorts, or do you think we’ll be seeing a whole new range of sets? Frankly speaking, I’m not really fond of the predominantly orange color scheme on the 2014 LEGO City Arctic sets, so an entirely new recolor will be very much welcomed. Will probably get to see the official images of these latest LEGO City sets as early as April, alongside the highly anticipated LEGO Marvel Superheroes Infinity War and those coming from the Star Wars Solo sets.
Thanks again to Promobricks for sharing this information.
Last Tuesday, we reported the debut of the next LEGO Star Wars collectible minifigure hailing from the latest episode of the Star Wars saga. Originally discovered via LEGO fan forums, this newest LEGO Star Wars collectible joins the ranks of the LEGO Star Wars R3-M2 (40268) and Scarif Stormtrooper (40176) minifigures that are tied-in with The Force Awakens and Rogue One respectively. Similarly, the LEGO Star Wars The Last Jedi DJ (40298) minifigure is also expected to be the next gift with purchase freebie via shop.LEGO.com.
Initially, we speculated that this LEGO Star Wars DJ minifigure will be made available once May the 4th seasonal promotions go live. But as it seems, we might be receiving this collectible freebie earlier than expected. According to LEGO German fan site Zusammengebaut, we can expect to have the DJ minifigure as early as next month, January 1 to be exact. The caveat though, is that it will only be applied to purchases that are made via LEGO’s Shop@Home. This is quite unusual though, since most of LEGO’s promotional freebies are both usually offered online and in-store. We will continue to verify this, and we’ll let you know once more information comes in.
