LEGO has released a teaser of its next LEGO Ideas set via social media. As expected, this LEGO Ideas set will be based on the Central Perk Coffee Shop from the hit sitcom TV series F.R.I.E.N.D.S. This teaser for the LEGO Ideas F.R.I.E.N.D.S. set features the minifigure characters of Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe as they hang out in front of the famous FRIENDS fountain seen in the opening sequence of the show. You just got to love it how LEGO was able to render this in bricks.
This LEGO Ideas F.R.I.E.N.D.S. set was inspired by the original creation of Aymeric Fievet (or Mric76 over at the LEGO Ideas platform) and was eventually chosen as the next LEGO Ideas set candidate during the Second 2018 Review Stage, alongside the now available LEGO Ideas Steamboat Willie (21317).
I’m certain that LEGO will release several official images for this new LEGO Ideas set pretty soon, so be sure to stay tuned. You may follow us on social media – on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram – for more LEGO news, updates and the latest happenings in the LEGO fan community.
LEGO Shop@Home has finally listed its next LEGO Ideas set. After the many sightings of the LEGO Ideas Tree House (21318) from LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Texas and even at Comic-Con, LEGO has finally (and officially) lifted the veil from its next huge set for all of us to see. The LEGO Ideas Tree House will retail for $200 USD and is slated for an early VIP release on July 24 and will be available to all on August 1. Read on for the set’s full product description and check out these crisp, crystal clear images
A gathering point for family and friends. A secret hideout 🙈 A fortress 🏰 A sleepover ⛺️ LEGO fans can now immerse themselves in the intricately detailed LEGO IDEAS Treehouse 🌳🏠 pic.twitter.com/t3FJ1iZ2VX
Detailed Tree House model to challenge LEGO® builders and inspire endless play!
Build, display and play with this intricately detailed, 3,036-piece LEGO® Ideas 21318 Tree House playset. A complex build for experienced LEGO builders that all the family will love to play with, it features a landscape base and 3 LEGO tree house cabins—a main bedroom, bathroom and kids’ room. The tree has interchangeable sets of green summer leaf elements and yellow and brown fall leaf elements—these and various plant elements on the base are all made from sustainable-plant-based polyethylene plastic—and the treetop and cabin roofs are removable to allow easy access. The model is packed with play-inspiring features including a buildable picnic table and seats, swing, bonfire, treasure map and hidden gem element to play out a treasure hunt, and a wind-up crane on the balcony of the bedroom cabin. A great birthday gift, this unique creative toy comes with mom, dad and kids minifigures, plus a bird figure, to role-play fun family scenes. It also includes a booklet with building instructions and information about this LEGO Ideas set’s fan creator and LEGO designer.
This LEGO® Ideas set includes 4 minifigures: mom, dad and 2 children, plus a bird figure.
This challenging, 3,036-piece building toy features a landscape base, tree with interchangeable sets of green (summer) leaves and yellow and brown (fall) leaves, and a LEGO® Tree House with 3 cabins—main bedroom, bathroom and kids’ room.
The treetop and cabin roofs are removable for easy access and play.
Landscape base features a buildable picnic table with 4 minifigure seats and assorted elements to create a picnic, plus a buildable stream, swing (hanging from the tree), bonfire, hidden gem element, plant and bush elements, and a ladder to the cabins.
Tree foliage features over 180 botanical elements made from plant-based polyethylene plastic using sustainably sourced sugarcane. Assorted plant elements around the tree are also made from this plant-based plastic. This is the first milestone in LEGO® Group’s ambitious commitment to make products using sustainable materials by 2030.
Main bedroom cabin features a buildable bed, and assorted elements including hidden scissors (as a reference to the fan creator’s day job as a hairdresser), ship in a bottle, compass, clock plus a balcony with a hand-operated, wind-up crane to lift items up to the cabin.
Bathroom features a buildable bathtub, toilet and sink.
Kids’ room features bunk beds and assorted elements such as a book and treasure map.
This LEGO® Ideas creative toy comes with a booklet with building instructions and information about this awesome set’s fan creator and LEGO designer.
Measures over 14” (37cm) high, 10” (27cm) wide and 9” (24cm) deep.
After seeing the largest LEGO Ideas set to date being sold at LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Texas, it looks like some LEGO employees were caught in another slip-up when the LEGO Ideas Treehouse (21318) was spotted being sold at the San Diego Comic-Con last week. Though LEGO promptly took action by removing the sets from their booth, a spokesman from the company disclosed that they were not that quick enough to prevent 5 to 10 fortunate SDCC attendees in making those highly coveted purchases. If you were looking forward to having this set but were not that lucky enough to catch these opportunities, then fret not since it might just be a matter of time before this set arrives in stores. In fact, LEGO has just released a fun and creative LEGO Ideas Treehouse (21318) teaser trailer that gives us a hint of what to expect from this set.
The LEGO Ideas Treehouse (21318) comes in at 3,036 pieces making it the largest LEGO Ideas set to be recently offered and is expected to retail for $200 USD. Staying true to its promise of promoting renewable materials in its building sets, LEGO has included tons of new LEGO plant and botanical pieces made from these sustainable materials. The video above also reveals some of the portions of the set, though you can have a better look at the set’s box art from our separate report.
The embargo for the LEGO Ideas Treehouse is expected to be lifted soon, with a VIP release date slated towards the end of this month and a general public release sometime in August. Be sure to keep tabs here at The Brick Show for the Treehouse’s official press release and images which will be out soon.
Along with the hype surrounding the third season of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things, and the subsequent release of the LEGO Stranger Things The Upside Down (75810), the LEGO Ideas Team has announced a new building contest that challenges LEGO builders to come up with their best Stranger Things inspired original creation. The LEGO Ideas Iconically Stranger Things Building Contest ran from May 15 to June 19 and now, the winners are finally revealed.
The announcement was made over at the LEGO Ideas blog site, beginning with the Grand Prize winning entry, ‘The Tunnels‘ by builder MartiMovi.
This particular MOC takes its inspiration from the vast tunnel system that the inter-dimensional aliens created underground. Though compact in size, it perfectly captured the details of the pumpkin patch and the descent that the team made led by Dustin. The level of detail on these underground tunnels is spot-on including its dark and dank environment and creepy tentacles. For added realism to this set, MartiMovi even added a minifigure scaled Demodog for good measure.
One of the first runner-up titles for the LEGO Ideas Iconically Stranger Things building contest was awarded to builder Ragaru for the ‘Demogorgon Figure‘. I have to admit right off the bat that this is one of the exceptionally mean-looking, and downright monstrous brick-built model of an already terrifying creature that I’ve ever seen. Ragaru’s fluid and organic brick composition simply gave this poseable other-worldly creature a more horrifying presence. As much as I love this build, I have no qualms over the fact that it ended as a runner-up. This build is so horrific that I dread the idea of seeing this at the hands of a younger LEGO builder.
Finally, we have a rather simple looking, but definitely an advanced build from accomplished builder, saabfan. Entitled ‘The Gang on Bikes‘, this MOC may look simplistic at first, but taking a closer look reveals how he cleverly used few LEGO pieces to capture the important details of each Hawkins character. I’m always impressed by minibuilds such as this because scaling things down in LEGO form while remaining faithful to how the original subject looks like is surely an impressive feat.
Both the Grand Prize winner and Runner-Ups will receive the LEGO Stranger Things The Upside Down (75810) set valued at $200 USD. The Grand Prize winner will also receive a $300 USD shopping spree at LEGO Shop@Home, while Runner Ups will get a $200 USD LEGO Shop@Home voucher. Congratulations to all the winners and cheers for more awesome builds to come!
It looks like some folks are just plain lucky. After spotting the upcoming LEGO Ideas Tree House (21318) at a Belgian toy store, it looks like this set has found its way in US shores. LEGO fan and AFOLs of Facebook member Michael Bradford shared video footage that shows this set and other forthcoming sets on store shelves of the LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Grapevine, Texas.
As you can see from the images that he shared over social media, Michael bought the said set right off the shelf and has even posted his receipt as proof of purchase in case LEGO Men in Black cries foul for this early reveal. If you recall from my previous post, the LEGO Ideas Tree House (21318) is expected to be officially released to the general public in August, with an early VIP release of sometime this month. Towards the end of Michael’s 12-second video, it can be noticed that the recently announcedLEGO Creator Expert Harley-Davidson Fatboy (10269) is also on display and for sale beside the Tree House, given the fact that this next LEGO Creator Expert set is still due for an early VIP release on July 17.
The LEGO Ideas Tree House (21318) is expected to retail for $199.99 USD and comes in at 3,036 pieces utilizing a handful of new LEGO leaf elements made from renewable botanical sources. This new set is the next LEGO Ideas set to be made available to LEGO fans following the release of the LEGO Ideas Flintstones (21316) and Steamboat Willie (21317), both of which are now available both in-store and online. Keep your radars open for LEGO’s official press release and images of the LEGO Ideas Tree House which will be out soon.
By now, the internet is rife with a handful of images of the next LEGO Ideas set to watch out for. If you recall back in October last year, the LEGO Ideas Treehouse 21318 project was approved for production together with the recent LEGO Ideas Flintstones (21316) set.
However, the former’s release date was pushed further to give way to another Ideas set which is the classic Steamboat Willie (21317). Now thanks to a certain reader and follower of the LEGO German fan site, Promobricks, we have our first look at what to expect from the impressively huge LEGO Ideas Treehouse 21318 set.
Here’s a Glimpse of Things to Come with the LEGO Ideas Treehouse 21318
Before we dive in, I guess a disclaimer is in order – according to Promobricks, these images were sent by a certain Roger from Belgium who claims to have bought this set at a Dreamland Toy Store in his country. So with that in mind, I guess all is fair game when it comes to sharing these box art images. So let’s take a look.
New Elements are Introduced in the LEGO Ideas Treehouse 21318
What impresses me about this set other than being in an almost minifig scale, is the vast array of new leaf elements that are available for the builder. I love how the leaves of the tree can be changed to reflect the seasons (autumn to be exact) using these new LEGO elements. The LEGO Ideas Treehouse 21318 also features a removable canopy and roof that reveals the intricate details of the tree’s various rooms. I’m sure that we’ll better appreciate this set once LEGO releases its official, hi-res images.
Availability and Pricing
The upcoming LEGO Ideas Treehouse 21318 set is believed to be scheduled for a VIP release date later this month, with a regular release date of August. It comes in at 3,036 pieces making it one of the largest LEGO sets out there. It is also expected to retail for 199 Euros or roughly at $200 USD. Thanks once again to our friends from Promobricks for sharing these images.
In line with the release of the new space-inspired LEGO City sets, the LEGO Ideas website has announced a new building contest that will challenge builders to come up with their most out-of-this-world brick creations using LEGO bricks. Imagine a space vehicle capable of traveling from your minifigure moon base to the mysterious red planet. Or find ways on how you can help NASA achieve this dream and demonstrate it using your very own original LEGO creation. Watch the video below by astronaut Mike Massimino announcing the LEGO Ideas From the Moon to Mars building contest.
Like previous LEGO Ideas building contests, there will be tons of sweet LEGO prizes that await the winners. There will be one Grand Prize Winner and Two Runner-Ups, all of them will be receiving a bunch of cool space-themed LEGO sets. The Grand Prize Winner will receive the following:
Better hurry though if you’re planning to join this contest because the deadline for submission of entries is until August 1, 2019, only. Be sure to check the LEGO Ideas From The Moon to Mars Building Contest guidelines for more details. Happy building and may the best space builder wins!
Just in time for the official reveal of the massive LEGO Jurassic World Jurassic Park: T.rex Rampage (75936) set a few days ago, the LEGO Ideas team posted its newest building contest that challenges fans to create their coolest, out-of-this-world hybrid dinosaur using LEGO bricks. Ever imagine a T.rex flying around on Pterodactyl wings or a huge brontosaurus with stegosaurus plating? Then get ready to pick your bricks in this LEGO Ideas Hybrid Dinosaur building contest.
From June 12 until July 17, builders can unleash their wildest dino brick creation to get a chance to bring home the entire line-up of 2019 LEGO Jurassic World sets. The Grand Prize winner will win the following:
Two Runner-Up winners will also be chosen, and each of them will bring home the 3,120-piece T.rex Rampage (75936) set. Same as with previous contests, both physical and digital entries are allowed using either LEGO Digital Designer or other third-party LEGO CAD software such as Studio or Mecabricks. What is nice about this contest, in particular, is that builders are allowed to include generic or LEGO Jurassic World minifigures. However, bear in mind that other third-party licensed minifigures are not allowed.
Be sure to visit the LEGO Ideas Hybrid Dinosaur building contest page to know more about the contest details and other guidelines. Happy building!
The LEGO Ideas Team launches another c0ntest that will push your creative bricks back into prehistoric times. With the release of the LEGO Ideas The Flintstones (21316) set, comes another building contest that encourages fan builders to be the ultimate Bedrock building champ by coming up with the coolest brick-built Bedrock invention in this next LEGO Ideas contest.
The LEGO Ideas Transform Your LEGO Bricks Into Wacky BedrockInventions contest submission phase will run from June 6 to July 10 where contestants can come up with their most creative and funny MOCs based on the wacky world of the Flintstones. Same as previous LEGO Ideas contests, submissions can either be that of physical or digital builds, with additional enhancements using your photo editing software of your choice.
The Grand Prize winner will receive all these goodies and the bragging rights in becoming the Bedrock Building Champ.
And to make this building contest more exciting, the LEGO Ideas Team has thrown in an impressive collection of prizes for the would-be Bedrock Building champ. The Grand Prize winner will receive a tote bag filled to the brim with all the 2018 LEGO Ideas sets namely, Voltron (21311), Ship in a Bottle (21313), TRON: Legacy (21314) and the Pop-Up Book (21315). Plus he or she will also receive the LEGO Ideas The Flintstones (21316) set, a shop.LEGO.com store shopping credits worth $300 USD, and a one-of-a-kind LEGO Ideas trophy build exclusively for this particular competition.
There will be two (2) runner-ups that will receive these awesome prizes.
Two (2) rummer ups will also be selected where they will both receive the LEGO Ideas Voltron, Pop-Up Book, and Flintstones sets, a LEGO Shop@Home shopping spree worth $200 USD and a LEGO Ideas tote bag.
Be sure to review the entire contest rules right here for more information. Winners will be announced on July 31. A happy yabba-dabba-doo building to everyone!
It’s official – LEGO has now revealed how we can avail the LEGO Ideas Space Rocket Ride (40335) over at LEGO Shop@Home and at our local LEGO Store. LEGO has released the official images of this winning set a few days ago and has now made this next promotional set available for all.
If you recall, this set from fan builder mjsmiley was chosen as the winning entry in the LEGO Ideas LEGO Moments in Space contest. This was the very first LEGO Ideas contest devoted in coming up with a fan-inspired, gift-with-purchase set. And in keeping up with LEGO’s recent focus of introducing space-themed sets, the LEGO Ideas Space Rocket Ride (40335) can now be yours for free for a minimum, single receipt purchase of any LEGO set worth $99 USD and above from June 5 to 18, or while supplies last.
Valued at $12.99 USD, this gift-with-purchase set comes in at 154 pieces and features a minifigure kid, a rotating crank that allows the rocket ship to move up and down, and a coin slot with some printed coin accessories. Here’s a quick rundown of what to expect from this freebie, and be sure to check with shop.LEGO.com on this set’s availability.
LEGO Ideas Space Rocket Ride (40335)
154 pieces, valued at $12.99 USD.
FREE Exclusive Space Rocket Ride with purchases over $99 USD.
Take a ride back in time with this LEGO® Ideas Moment in Space competition winner—the retro-themed Space Rocket Ride. Place a coin element in the slot and turn the sprocket to operate the ride. Includes a minifigure.
Space Ride Rocket (item 40335) offer is valid on shop.LEGO.com and at LEGO Store. Offer valid from 06/05/19 through 11:59pm EST, 06/18/19 or while supplies last only. Qualifying purchase must be equal to or greater than $99 / $1800 (MX) in merchandise only; any applicable taxes, shipping charges, or value of gift cards purchased do not apply to merchandise total. Offer excludes Bricks & Pieces and backorder items. Cannot be applied to previous purchases or combined with any other discount, offer or free gift. One free set per household. Item is valued at approximately a $12.99 (US) / $16.99 (CA) retail value and cannot be exchanged or substituted for any other item or cash value. Item is available exclusively through this offer; additional sets cannot be purchased. Offers not valid at LEGOLAND® Parks or LEGOLAND Discovery Centers. The LEGO Group reserves the right to cancel or modify these promotions at any time without advance notice.
