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Lego Collectible Minifigures Series 14 (71010) Leaked Images!

Lego is going strong with their Collectible Minifigures theme. The recent Series 13 has proven to be extremely hard to find, with most retailers sold out long ago. 2015 is going to be another weird year for this theme. The next release will be the Simpsons Series 2 (a bunch of early production images were leaked). After that the official Series 14 will be released in the late summer or early fall. Breaking with the normal formula this series will be completely themed for Halloween. There will be 16 various monster and horror themed Minifigs in this release, some of them will even feature some extremely cool new molds.

So far 11 of them have been leaked, with the other 5 still hidden away somewhere. There is the (80s?) Frankenstein, Zombie Office Worker, Zombie Cheerleader, the Tigeress (a female tiger), a Mad Scientist, a Werewolf named Kel, a Zombie Pirate Captain, a Plant Man, a Witch and her Black Cat, a Vampire (actually a Vampiress), and a Skeleton Costume Man.

The Tigeress might be one of the most popular of Minifigures, coming with one of those new Minifig tails, and a neat 1960ish hair piece with ears.

The other stand out is the crazy Mad Scientist. This is the first Minifigure to come with an elongated head. This is a super cool piece but most likely it is attached to the glasses/hair. Making it a little less interesting.

The Werewolf is looking pretty familiar (Monster Fighters) and the Undead Pirate has some awesome printing. Check out the skull and crossbones, this one is looking extra dead.

The Plant Guy is maybe the least interesting figure, and the Witch represents a pretty popular Halloween style.

The Vampiress is looking deadly, and the plainish Skeleton Guy is pretty charming.

These leaked images of the Lego Collectible Minifigures Series 14 (71010) were posted over on Baidu, but have apparently been taken down. http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3544398851

Spend the Year of the Sheep with a Lego Shaun the Sheep

Spend the year of the Sheep with everybody’s favorite Shaun the Sheep. Shaun stars in his own animated TV Show, which in turn is a spin off of Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave. This cute Lego vignette shows the titular sheep hanging out with a much more angry looking sheep. Maybe it needs to be shorn? Which, in Lego would mean removing a couple of plates? No matter, these two sheep are excellent builds.

“Shaun the Sheep in the year of Sheep” is the creation of ArzLan and can be found on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/32161137@N08/16034677968/

Have an Awesome New Year!

Lego is wishing everyone a Happy New Year! And, a very happy new year it will be with all of the new releases: the Detectives Office, Simpsons Minifigures, Architecture, Minecraft, and Friends.

Happy New Year! Thank you for all the AWESOMENESS in 2014 #LEGO #NewYear #2015 pic.twitter.com/1WiujDGSGC

— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) December 31, 2014

Say “I do” With This New Lego Marriage Proposal / Valentines Day Set (41020)

A new Lego set is coming just in time for Valentines Day. This new set is a couple of Minifigures having a romantic dinner. But before dinner is served a surprise marriage proposal takes place. This is an interesting set as it can serve two purposes. First, it is a pretty sweet Valentines Day set. Second, it is a romantic engagement set. A sort of companion to the Lego Wedding Set (853340). This little vignette comes with some fun Lego pieces too, the heart gem, pink cupcake piece, and even two fezzes. To top it all off there are two extremely happy Lego Minifigs.

Check out Brickset for more details: http://brickset.com/sets/40120-1/%7BMarriage-proposal%7D

A Vibrant Lego Gingerbread House

Are you looking to decorate your Lego Modular Building collection for the holidays? Do you need a place for Mr. and Mrs. Claus to live? Then this Lego Gingerbread House will interest you. Created by Parks and Wrecked Creations, this Lego Modular Gingerbread House is a work of art. It is one of the most colorful Modular Buildings out there. The roof alone is tiled with 2×2 round pieces in six colors. With domes being used for accents. The use of the printed spiral pieces, the multicolor giant flowers, and the newish star pieces are excellent details. Seen from a distance it would be easy to mistake this for a real Gingerbread House covered in frosting and candy. Just make sure you don’t take a bite out of this one.

The Lego Gingerbread House, built by Parks and Wrecked Creations, can be found over on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/legoland-bill/15849719540/

Lego Hub: Birds (4002014) Exclusive Employee Set

For this holiday season Lego has gifted some of their Employees an exclusive set. The Lego Hub: Birds (4002014) set features 487 pieces and is not averrable in stores. But, if you are lucky enough you may find a few of these listed for sale around the internet, but be prepared for high prices. This cute little set is in a new Lego Hub theme, which refers to employee offices (hubs) around the world. This may be a clue that more of these exclusive sets will be given away in the future. There is one bird per major Hub. There are five birds represented here, with what looks like a Sparrow, Stork, Swan, Robin, and an Eagle. If you have more information on the specific species of bird, please let us know.

This set is a great compliment to the new Lego Ideas: Birds (21301) release. Details here: http://everydaybricks.com/lego-ideas-birds-21301-official-details/

Information on this set has appeared on Ebay: http://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzeigen/s-anzeige/lego-exclusive-birds-hub-set-inkl-geschenkkarte/268088991-23-2053

With some additional information and images from Brickset: http://brickset.com/article/13383/2015-employee-gift-set

This Is One Turkey That Won’t Need A Presidential Pardon.

The Thanksgiving Holiday is almost here. Get ready to eat too much food, watch TV, make smalltalk with relatives, and then go to bed early. You can even celebrate the holiday by building your own Lego Turkey. This little Young Turkey was built by Tyler Sky. Who managed to capture all the defining traits of famous bird. The plumage and head are both extremely well done. And, is a whole lot better then the official Lego version (40033).

Check out this Lego “Young Turkey,” created by Tyler Sky, over on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tylersky/15659999568/

This Lego Pumpkinbot Has A Lot Of Spice.

If you are looking for a way to spice up your Lego pumpkins this year, then this Pumpkinbot is for you. The whole thing transforms from an innocent looking pumpkin into a deadly battle bot. This Lego Pumpkinbot is the work of Chris Maddison. Who wants everyone to have a Happy Halloween this year with these complementary instructions. Now you too can build your own. The first thing you will need is a part list:

30602 – 16 Orange slopes
3020 – 8 Orange 2×4 plate
6141 – 15 Dark Bley Circular 1×1 flat
6141 – 2 Reddish Brown Circular 1×1 flat
6141 – 1 Trans-Red Circular 1×1 flat
87087 – 2 Dark Bley 1×1 with Stud on 1 Side
61252 – 8 Dark Bley 1×1 with open O clip
3794b – 1 Dark Bley 2×1 with 1 stud center
60478 – 2 Dark Bley 2×1 with handle on end
2540 – 1 Dark Bley 2×1 with handle on side
2555 – 2 Dark Bley 1×1 with clip on top
3062b – 2 Dark Bley 1×1 round grey tall
30162 – 2 Dark Bley Binoculars
3023 – 1 Dark Bley 2×1 Plate
32002 – 2 Dark Bley Technic 3/4 Pin
30033 – 1 Dark Bley 2×2 with bar frame
11090 – 1 Dark Bley Bar holder with clip
98138 – 1 Trans-Red Flat-top 1×1
6246a – 1 Dark Bley Utensil Tool Screwdriver
4740 – 1 Orange 2×2 Radar dish
4081b – 1 Dark Bley 1×1 with clip
4081b – 1 Reddish Brown 1×1 with clip
4285b – 1 Orange 6×6 Webbed Radar Dish
4599 – 1 Orange 1×1 Tap
33183 – 1 Bright Green Carrot Top

If you need to purchase everything it should add up to about $15-20 depending on shipping. And, if you are lucky enough to own everything already… get building.

Check out Chris Maddison’s Pumpkinbot and the Instructions over on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cmaddison/10601306324/

Thanks to Reddit and JimmyLegs50 for the parts list: https://www.reddit.com/r/lego/comments/2kfkqb/pumpkin_bot_with_instructions_not_by_me/

Have a Happy Lego Halloween

It is that time of the year where all the ghosts and ghouls come out and play with Lego. These super cute Lego Halloween decorations are the creation of nobu_tary. These brick built figures are dressed up as a Werewolf and Witch. The details are all well considered. For instance the SNOT style building, which is a Halloween approved acronym. The end result are two very cartoonish Lego figures full of character.

Also included, are a handful of other Halloween builds. Two of the more adorable and simple ghosts are ready to scare any trick-or-treators. The sausage based mouth is ingenious. There is also a huge bat (giving off Batman vibes) and a light-up jack-o-lantern.

Check out all of the Halloween creations by nobu_tary over on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/127525305@N02/15407457010/

LegoGenre | 00384: Fourth of July

Fourth of July.