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New Photos and Details for Lego Friends 2015

Some new photos and details have been released for the upcoming Lego Friends 2015. There are still two sets without any images released. Mia’s Sports Car (41091), and Unknown (41096). These official photos show off a lot more of the details of each set. For instance the Hot Air Balloon is made up of multiple pieces, which is great news. One thing is certain, there are at least as many pets/animals as there are Friends.

Lego Friends, Animal Care Clinic (41085) has a merry-go-round, a rolling medical station, and grooming area.

Lego Friends, Vet Ambulance (41086) has a little vehicle, tiny stretcher, and a hedgehog.

Lego Friends, Rabbit Mother with Babies (41087) features a rabbit habitat, and two tiny baby rabbits.

Lego Friends, Puppy Training (41088) comes with a mini dog agility course.

Lego Friends, Foal Care Stable (41089) comes with a baby horse (foal) and small enclosure.

Lego Friends, Olivia’s Garden Pool (41090) has a floaty, portable stereo, and water slide.

Lego Friends, Stephanie’s Pizzeria (41092) comes with a charming brick oven, and a table for two.

Lego Friends, Heartlake Hair Salon (41093) comes with a fully furnished hair salon, and two Friends.

Lego Friends, Heartlake Lighthouse (41094) is one of the nicest looking Friends sets, and doubles as an ice cream parlor.

Lego Friends, Emma’s House (41095) is Emma’s purple two story house, which comes with an art easel, blue bicycle, and 3 Friends figures.

Lego Friends, Hot Air Balloon (41097) is going to be the hard to find set. The balloon pieces are very desirable for Lego fans, and the set comes with one of the rare male Friends figures.

Thanks to Just2Good for releasing these early images of the first Lego Friends 2015 wave.

Check out more details for the 2015 wave of Lego Friends here: http://everydaybricks.com/new-lego-friends-2015-pets-vets-pools-balloon/

New Lego Friends 2015. Pets, Vets, Pools, and a Balloon.

Lego has a huge hit with their Lego Friends theme. It is quickly becoming one of their most important themes, right up there with Lego Star Wars, Lego Ninjago and Lego City. So it is no surprise that Lego Friends is getting its yearly update and the first new sets for 2015 have been revealed. This release is expanding Heartlake City. All of these new sets are great, with the Lighthouse, Hot Air Balloon, and Hair Salon standing out.

There are at least five Lego Friends 2015 sets where official images are still not available.

Rabbit Mother with Babies (41087)
Puppy Training (41088)
Foal Care Stable (41089)
Mia’s Sports Car (41091)
??? (41096)

Lego Friends, Animal Care Clinic (41085) features a super cute cat and dog attending the vet.

Lego Friends, Vet Ambulance (41086) is a companion set to the Animal Care Clinic, now the Vet can make emergency and house calls, plus it features a cute hedgehog.

Lego Friends, Olivia’s Garden Pool (41090) is a cool heart shaped pool, perfect for summer afternoons. Plus it comes with a tiny turtle.

Lego Friends, Stephanie’s Pizzeria (41092) is a small pizzeria with a stone wood burning oven, and a cherry red delivery scooter.

Lego Friends, Heartlake Hair Salon (41093) is a medium sized Lego set of a full hair salon. With various hair options, tiny scissors, and a really neat sign.

Lego Friends, Heartlake Lighthouse (41094) is the second largest set of this wave. With a fully featured lighthouse, rowboat, and ice cream parlor.

Lego Friends, Emma’s House (41095) is the big set, with a two story purple house, blue bike, and a little green bird.

Finally there is Lego Friends, Heartlake Hot Air Balloon (41097) which might be the most interesting set released. Check out that balloon, it looks like it has a lot of uses other then intended. It will be interesting to see where these pieces will turn up.

Thanks to Just2Good for releasing these early images of the first Lego Friends 2015 wave.

UPDATE! Check out new photos for the upcoming release here: http://everydaybricks.com/new-photos-details-lego-friends-2015/

Sign of the Times: Failure of the Fourth Estate

“From reckless corporate consolidation of the media industry to the Presidential persecution of whistle blowers to the targeting of independent wartime journalists by our military, our system has completely failed us. The continuous stream of sensationalism feeds our addiction to drama, hyperstimulating the senses with fear and novelty. The war drums beat to the tune of our racing hearts – which rage with fury over manipulated messages driven by those in power.

Shut off the TVs – which drive us away from any meaningful existence. Ignore all mainstream messages – they are rooted in profit. Focus our thoughts and hearts to kindness, forgiveness and tolerance. The Fourth Estate will burn on its own.” — Mike Doyle

Sometimes you see something that you know will be the inspiration for many in the AFOL (Adult Fans of Lego) community. This MOC, called Sign of the Times is one of those that deserve renown. Created by Mike Doyle, Sign of the Times shows off a most impressive technique for building Lego smoke. Smoke is one of the toughest things to create out of Lego, typically the hard shapes and overall blockiness do not render the billowing clouds very well. What really sells this, is the combination of transparent pieces, and the color palette (only 8 colors!). Plus the decision to contrast the organic smoke with a very geometric building.

Mike Doyle is quickly becoming a huge name, check out Contact 1. A huge castle/city that had its own Kickstarter campaign: http://everydaybricks.com/contact-1/

Sign of the TImes: Failure of the Fourth Estate by Mike Doyle (photographed by Matt Doyle) can be viewed over on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/7931559@N08/15429701386/

The Slave I, A Massive New Lego Star Wars Ship Revealed (75060)

Recently at BrickCon, Lego revealed its newest entry into the Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collectors Series (UCS) will be the iconic Slave I (75060). This new set will feature 1,996 pieces and will retail for around $199.99. This is the set that almost every Star Wars fan has always wanted. It will include a Boba Fett, Han Solo (and Carbonite version), Bespin guard, and Stormtooper Minifigures.

Best of all the scale of this ship feels right, the set doesn’t feel too large or too small. It is officially in the Minifigure scale. The photos can be a little misleading, but this is a huge spaceship. Easily the size of a small dog, or baby.

The Slave I is a modded Firespray-31 class attack craft, famously used by Boba Fett, and Jango Fett. The design of the model is a good compromise of the SNOT style and more typical Lego style. Most of the exposed studs act as a sort of texture, giving the Slave I a well used appearance. This is certainly not a brand new star fighter.

Lego designed the model to work in both configurations, the vertical and horizontal positions. The wings and cockpit can both rotate to fit whatever position Boba Fett is flying. Which is a really sleek feature for this set.

The version of Boba Fett is exclusive to this UCS, as is the Bespin Guard. Also included is Han Solo, a Carbonite version of Han Solo, and a standard Storm Trooper.

“75060 Slave I™

Ages 14+. 1,996 pieces.
US $199.99 – CA $229.99 – DE 199.99€ – UK £169.99 – DK 1699.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Lift off for bounty-hunting adventures in the Slave I!

Search the galaxy for fugitives with Boba Fett and his Slave I with rotating cockpit and wings, dual shooters and a display stand.

Track down fugitives with legendary bounty hunter, Boba Fett aboard the powerful Slave I! This exclusive LEGO® Star Wars model features a rotating cockpit and wings for flight and landing mode, plus dual shooters and hidden blasters to repel attackers. Reenact the capture of Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and take off from Bespin with the carbonite-imprisoned Rebel hero in the cargo hold. Attach the stand to display this iconic ship in characteristic upright flight. Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Boba Fett, Bespin Guard, Stormtrooper and Han Solo.

Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Boba Fett, Bespin Guard, Stormtrooper and Han Solo
Also includes Han Solo in carbonite!
Features a rotating cockpit and wings, opening side hatches with hidden guns and missiles, 2 rotating dual shooters, cargo hold and a display stand with data sheet
Weapons include special blaster pistol for Boba Fett, blaster pistol for Bespin Guard and a blaster rifle for the Stormtrooper
Boba Fett and Bespin Guard minifigures are unique to this set
Rotate the cockpit and wings for flight and landing mode
Place carbonite-imprisoned Han Solo in the cargo hold
Open the side hatches to unleash missiles from the hidden guns
Showcase the huge Slave I in upright flight on the display stand
Recreate classic scenes from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
Measures over 7” (20cm) high, 17” (45cm) long and 14” (37cm) wide in landing mode
Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning January 2015”

Make sure to check out the Slave I Design Video too!

Lego Elves: A Friendly New Theme for 2015

Lego has a new theme in the works, titled Lego Elves. It is a mix of 1/3 Lego Friends, 1/3 Lego Disney Princess, and 1/3 Disney Fairies. The upcoming theme has had 4 of its sets officially revealed. There are still two more coming. If you look around you can find preliminary images for all of the these sets, including Box artwork. Check back here for more official artwork as it is revealed.

The new theme will include the following sets:

Aira’s Creative Workshop (41071)
Naida’s Spa Secret (41072)
Naida’s Epic Adventure Ship (41073)
Azari & The Magic Bakery (41074)
Treetop Hideaway (41075)
Fairan & The Crystal Hollow (41076)

It looks like these new sets will feature some new elements, and new color options of existing pieces. Lego Elves will be released in 2015.

Fairan & The Crystal Hollow (41076) will include a Male figure, some nifty transparent pieces, a green key, and a cute woodland animal.

Aira’s Creative Workshop (41071) will include a flying machine, workbench, and a small aviary.

Naida’s Spa Secret (41072) gets a purple dolphin (?), a book, and other relaxing accessories.

Naida’s Epic Adventure Ship (41073) will include a sleek ship, a white clam, two gold clams, and a beautiful sail.

New Lego Disney Princess Sets for 2015, Including Frozen

Lego has had a massive hit with their Lego Friends theme. They quickly expanded it to include a new Disney Princess theme, and an upcoming Elves theme. The first wave of Disney Princess is currently on shelves, and a second new wave will be released in 2015. This release will include the super popular films Frozen and Aladdin. These new sets will more then likely sell out quickly.

Lego Disney Princess, Elsa’s Sparkling Ice Castle (41062) is based off of the Ice Castle in Frozen and will include Elsa and Anna. There is even a Lego Olaf.

Lego Disney Princess, Sleeping Beauty’s Royal Bedroom (41060) is the smallest set and features the famous spinning wheel.

Lego Disney Princess, Jasmine’s Exotic Palace (41061) is a small set that features Aladdin’s Jasmine and the cutest Rajah. The Gennie’s lamp is also hiding out.

Lego Disney Princess, Ariel’s Undersea Palace (41063) is the big set for the theme. Featuring Ariel, Sebastian, and Flounder from the Little Mermaid.

Usually these Lego Friends, and Lego Princess sets can be found on the “girls” isle at stores. Although some places (like Target) have been placing these with the rest of their Lego sets. Hopefully more stores will do this, as it makes finding these sets a whole lot easier.

Thanks to just2good and The Brick Fan for some of this early information.

New Lego Minecraft 2015, Minifigure Scale Sets

The Lego Minecraft theme has been one of the most successful lines. The first few Micro World sets capture the spirit and look of the super popular video game, but the tiny Lego pieces and small size were deterrents to the smallest Lego Minecraft fans (and people with large fingers). The good news is the there is a whole new theme for Lego Minecraft coming in 2015. There will be 6 sets in this release, including a super interesting Crafting Box. This new style of playset reminds me of the more imagination friendly Brick Boxes. This is a really interesting direction to explore, and it will more then likely prove to be very popular.

Lego Minecraft: The Farm (21114)
Lego Minecraft: The Cave (21113)
Lego Minecraft: The First Night (21115)
Lego Minecraft: The Mine (21118)
Lego Minecraft: The Ender Dragon (21117)
Lego Minecraft: The Crafting Box (21116)

Official set descriptions for two of these new Lego Minecraft sets have been found:

The Cave (21113)

Venture into The Cave on a dangerous quest for vital resources! Wield the iron pickaxe to dig and battle against hostile zombie and spider mobs. Blast out valuable ores and minerals with the TNT and combine the flowing water and lava to create precious obsidian! When you’re done battling and mining, restore your energy levels with the chest of bread. Proceed with caution! Rebuild the set for more LEGO Minecraft creations! Includes 2 minifigures with assorted accessories: Steve and a zombie, plus a spider

The Farm (21114)

Yield renewable resources with The Farm! You’ll need food to survive, so fence in the livestock and channel the flowing water to nurture the crops. Harvest pumpkins, wheat, sugar cane and carrots. Use the crafting table to create a pumpkin helmet or jack-o-lantern. But watch out for the skeleton with his bow and arrow after nightfall! Rebuild the set for more LEGO Minecraft creations or combine with 21115 The First Night and other sets in the series for an even bigger Minecraft adventure! Includes a Steve minifigure with an accessory, plus a skeleton, cow and a sheep.

Thanks to The Brick Fan for rounding up some of this information: http://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-minecraft-minifigure-scale-sets-official-box-images/

Check out more Lego Minecraft stuff here: http://everydaybricks.com/?s=minecraft&submit=Search

Lego Minifigures Series 12 Review (71007) by WhiteFang

Lego is back with an all new release of their Collectible Minifigures theme. There are a total of sixteen unique Minifigs in the Lego Collectible Minifigures Series 12.
With a recent departure to do some spinoff (The Lego Movie, and The Simpsons) it is good to see Lego pick up where they left off. These new figures will be available in October, although if you are lucky you may find them in stores now. This new series is by far the most detailed, with a whole lot of fancy new sculpts and printing. The only bad news is that Lego has carried over the higher price point that was first used in The Simpsons, $3.99. This feels like the maximum price Lego can sell these for.

One new thing about this release is that every figure comes with a code to activate itself on Lego Minifigures Online.

A super detailed review of each figure has been posted by WhiteFang over on Eurobricks. These reviews have earned their reputation for greatness. You cannot find a better review anywhere. In each box of Series 12 you will find 3 complete sets of Minifigures. Lego seems to be doing a better job of choosing which ones are the most wanted. With the most common being: Video Game Guy (5), Space Miner (5), and Swashbuckler (5). The uncommon Minifigs are: Wizard (4), Battle Goddess (4), Dino Tracker (4), Pizza Delivery Guy (4), Rock Star (4), and Piggy Guy (4). Finally, the rare figures are: Hun Warrior (3), Fairytale Princess (3), Lifeguard (3), Prospector (3), Jester (3), Genie Girl (3), and Spooky Girl (3). The biggest surprise here is that the Princess is a rare figure, with the recent popularity of the Disney Princess Lego theme it doesn’t make sense.

The best thing about these figures is that everyone has a different favorite. As for me, I will spend my time looking for a Gamer (and maybe a Wizard).

Go check out the full review of the new Lego Minifigures Series 12 (71007) over here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=99257

Check out more Minifigures news here: http://everydaybricks.com/?s=minifigures&submit=Search

New Lego Creator, Mini Cooper (10242) Revealed

Lego has announced that its next Lego Creator set will be the Mini Cooper (10242). This classic green vehicle is made up of 1,077 pieces with a price point of $99.99. The scale and design of this set is a perfect match with the recent Lego Creator Volkswagen T1 Camper Van (10220). Does this mean that Lego has a new theme? A classic cars theme in the vain of the Lego Modular Buildings. The Mini Cooper has a fully furnished interior, with detailed engine, and full trunk (including a picnic basket!). The overall shape and impression of this set is a good match to the real life version.

The details are amazing, with one of the most beautiful car interiors Lego has ever produced. The only catch is that the steering wheel looks a little bit low, maybe it can be adjusted. Make sure to check out all the details in the official press release below, and to watch the (now standard) Lego Designer Video.

“10242 MINI Cooper
Ages 16+. 1,077pieces.
Take this MINI Cooper for a nostalgic drive down memory lane!

US $99.99 – CA $119.99 – AU $149.99 – DE 89.99€ – UK £74.99 – DK 799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Experience the iconic MINI Cooper first hand, with its classic lines, detailed interior and fun picnic theme.

Take the iconic MINI Cooper for a drive! This beautifully crafted LEGO® brick replica of the classic MINI Cooper Mk VII is full of authentic details, from the classic green and white color scheme with white wing mirrors and racing stripes, to the opening doors, hood and trunk, sporty fog lights, detailed engine and separate spare tire compartment. You can even remove the roof to access a tan colored interior with patterned seats, veneer-style dashboard, turning steering wheel, and moving gearshift and handbrake. And of course, no MINI Cooper would be complete without a picnic basket and blanket, the perfect accessories for a cozy day in the countryside!

• Features opening doors, hood and trunk, spare wheel in separate compartment, detailed engine and 2 fog lights.
• Accessories include a picnic basket, bottle and blanket for nostalgic picnic theme.
• Authentic replica of the MINI Cooper Mk VII.
• Classic green and white color theme with white wing mirrors and racing stripes.
• Lift the hood to reveal the detailed engine.
• Remove the roof and access the detailed interior.
• Go on a countryside picnic with this iconic classic!
• MINI Cooper measures over 4” (11cm) high, 9” (25cm) long and 5” (14cm) wide.”

http://youtu.be/v_Ud4Hp5kkw

Lego Ideas, Winter 2014 Review Results – Female Minifigure Set

Lego has recently announced the results of their Lego Ideas Winter 2014 Review. This is the first officially branded Lego Ideas Review, but all of the projects were approved under the old CUUSOO system. This review had a whole lot of projects. With Macross, the Legend of Zelda, Adventure Time, Back to the Future, Sherlock, and Japanese Old Style Architecture being considered. In the end, none of these projects were approved, but an older Lego CUUSOO idea will be the 8th Lego Ideas model. The Female Minifigure Set (Research Institute) has been announced, with a release date of August 2014!

It is interesting that over time these reviews are becoming more and more opaque to the public. Check out the whole video below:

http://youtu.be/jrWK3UIvXYs