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Lego Minecraft Co-build Holiday Update!

Lego has been running a Minecraft Co-build project over on Facebook. The goal of the project is to create Lego sets in a Minifigure scale Minecraft theme. The Lego designers for this project are working with the community. Minecraft and Lego fans get to vote on various details, such as the shape and articulation of the Creeper, the possible biome settings, etc. One of the huge announcements based on community feedback is that the final sets will have no stickers. Pictured here are two of the “in progress” biomes. A desert/sand set, and a jungle set. Steve is looking pretty good, and sporting a pixelated sword.

Lego has recently released a video update. Recapping some of the recent design decisions and such. It is worth a look, and reveals just how much thought and time goes into designing an official Lego set.

http://youtu.be/FK5uRIRCeP8

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug Lego Sets Now Available (79011, 79012, 79013, 79014)

It is December which means that a new wave of The Hobbit themed sets are now available. There are a total of 4 sets mainly focusing on Dol Guldur. It would have been nice to see a little bit more of Mirkwood or even Beorn’s home. Maybe future sets will fill in some of these gaps. Lake Town Chase is the star of this wave.

Amazon has these new sets in stock, and they seem pretty popular. The holiday season has been kind and discounts between 10-20% off have been popping up on these.

Lego The Hobbit Dol Guldur Ambush 79011

Lego The Hobbit Mirkwood Elf Army 79012

Lego The Hobbit Lake Town Chase 79013

Lego The Hobbit Dol Guldur Battle 79014

HispaBrick 018 – Kaneda’s Bike, Miniland Building, Mindstorms & More!

It’s time for another issue of HispaBrick. Issue 018 is available for download now. This is easily one of the best Lego Magazines out there. Even better, it is free. There is no excuse for not checking it out.

HispaBrick 018 features some great articles about, Kaneda’s Bike (Akira), Miniland Figure Building, Mindstorms, Legostar Galactica, Game of Thrones, Technic, and LDD. Plus many reviews and interviews. The 101 page magazine keeps getting better.

Download the English version here: http://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/en/content/english-hispabrick-magazine-018

The Spanish (Español) version here: http://www.hispabrickmagazine.com/content/hispabrick-magazine-018-0

Lego Minifigures (71004) The Lego Movie Series Reviewed by WhiteFang

The new Lego Minifigures (71004) The Lego Movie Series is about to hit store shelves. WhiteFang has done a full detailed photo review over on Eurobricks. This new series is a slight departure from the normal Lego Collectible Minifigures. This is the first series to focus on one theme. Here it is the upcoming Lego Movie. It has been assumed that this would be Series 12 of these Minifigs, but there is no mention of a series number anywhere on the packaging. Instead Lego has made slight design changes to call it “The Lego Movie.” WhiteFang notes that we won’t be able to get a definitive answer on the nomenclature until the either Series 12 or Series 13 shows up. And, who knows where the upcoming Simpsons Minifigures will fit in.

The Lego Movie Series contains a whole lot of personality. The Lego heads (faces) are all new, with a wide variety of happy and angry expressions. Combined with some of the new hair pieces means that this set will blend in well with other Lego minifigures. It looks like Emmet, President Business, Scribble-Face Bad Cop, and the Panda Guy are the common minifies this time around. With Calamity Drone, Mrs. Scratchen-Post, William Shakespeare, Gail the Construction Worker, Velma Staplebot, and Marsha the Queen of the Mermaids being the rare figures.

This series contains 16 minifigures: Calamity Drone, Gail the Construction Worker, Abraham Lincoln, Larry the Barista, Panda Guy, Velma Staplebot, William Shakespeare, Taco Tuesday Guy, “Where are my pants?” Guy, Wiley Fusebot, President Buisness, Wild West Wyldstyle, Hard Had Emmet, Scribbe-Face Bad Cop, Mrs. Scratchen-Post, and Marsha the Queen of the Mermaids.

Check out the whole review of the Lego Minifigures, The Lego Movie Series, written by WhiteFang, over on Eurobricks: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=88428

Lego Ninjago Rebooted: Trailer

Lego Ninjago Rebooted will be released in 2014. With a whole slew of new Lego sets, and an all new TV show. The first official trailer is out now. Taking place in the hi-tech “New Ninjago City.” It looks like this newest version of Ninjago has gone cyber-punk.

“Time has passed and the Ninja have found they’ve become obsolete in this new hi-tech world. The 2014 season of Ninjago will take the ninja beyond anything they would have ever expected … and even thought possible.

The Ninja will be pushed to their limits as they face new digital threats and gain new allies in New Ninjago City.

All new episodes of Ninjago will premiere in 2014. A ninja never quits… Ninjaaaaa-GO!!!”

http://youtu.be/tIuGSfSKZPE

New Lego Friends Sets – 2014

A whole lot of new Lego sets have been revealed. Including seven new Lego Friends sets for 2014. Between these, and the new Disney Princess theme, the Lego Friends section is going to very popular next year. Besides these, there will be a variety of smaller sets that have not be announced yet. The main theme for this release seems to be focusing on outdoor activities.

Lego Friends Sunshine Harvest (41026) features a variety of farming stuff, including a tractor, garden, orchard tree, and roadside stand. Plus a cute dog.

Lego Friends Mia’s Lemonade Stand (41027) features one of those new Lego scooters, and an elaborate lemonade stand, which seems to take $100 bills. Lemonade sure is profitable in the Lego universe.

Lego Friends Emma’s Lifeguard Post (41028) features a lifeguard tower, and a cute dolphin.

Lego Friends Stephanie’s New Born Lamb (41029) features a tiny lamb, and a shearing shed. It looks like Stephanie and her lamb have won a few awards.

Lego Friends Heartlake Juice Bar (41035) is a pretty large juice bar, which has purple cherries, and pineapples.

Lego Friends Stephanie’s Beach House (41037) is a lovely yellow house. It comes with a wind glider, and what looks like a smartphone dock.

Lego Friends Sunshine Ranch (41039) is the mega set for the release. This ranch includes a pink barn and comes with a variety of horses, cats, chickens, and other animals.

These new Lego Friends sets will be released in 2014, and it looks like they will be out in the spring or summer. The new Lego Disney Princess theme is also being released soon, so keep an eye out.

Misspelled Lego Back to the Future Flux Capacitor Replacement

The recent Back to the Future Lego set had an embarrassing spelling error in its first few production runs. The Flux Capacitor reads “SHEILD EYES FROM LIGHT.” Lego knew early on about this misspelling but didn’t have an official solution to the problem. They did state that future production runs would be corrected, and that other solutions were being looked into. As of a few days ago, Lego has officially announced a replacement program. You can now get a corrected “SHIELD EYES FROM LIGHT” replacement brick by contacting Lego customer service. This is a great response from Lego!

The good news for all the early buyers, is that they will have both versions of the Flux Capacitor.

https://legocuusoo.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/226962-information-about-the-back-to-the-future-set-flux-

The great photo of the Flux Capacitor can be found on Brickset’s Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92090133@N04/9215034390/

Lego Minifigures Series 12 Revealed: A Whole Set Based On The Lego Movie

Lego Minifigures Series 12 has been revealed. Series 12 has been relatively quite, especially compared to the recent series 11. This set is due out in January 2014. All 16 of the Minifigures are based on the upcoming “The Lego Movie.” A lot of these characters can be seen in the newest movie trailer.

This whole collectible series is full of wacky minifigs, including Calamity Drone, Gail the Construction Worker, Abraham Lincoln, Larry the Barista, Panda Guy, Velma Staplebot, William Shakespeare, Taco Tuesday Guy, “Where are my pants?” Guy, Wiley Fusebot, President Buisness, Wild West Wyldstyle, Hard Had Emmet, Scribbe-Face Bad Cop, Mrs. Scratchen-Post, and Marsha the Queen of the Mermaids. Check out that Octan mug!

A big thanks to Brickfanatics for this early information about the Lego Minifigures Series 12: http://brickfanatics.co.uk/official-lego-cmf-series-12-image/

Lego Marvel Super Heroes Released & GameTrailers Review

Lego Marvel Super Heroes is out now. It looks like this one is another great game from TTGames. Featuring well over 100 different Marvel characters. Such as Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, the Hulk, Wolverine, Deadpool, Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Howard the Duck, and even Stan Lee. Keeping with the recent trend, the whole game features great voice work. Lego Marvel Super Heroes is available now for almost every videogame system: PS3, XBox 360, Wii U, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Playstation Vita, and the PC. With future releases planned for the XBox One, and Playstation 4. Available through Amazon now.

All the early reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. Such as this Lego Marvel Super Heroes review from GameTrailers:

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Rebooted for 2014

Ninjago is back for 2014. They have been on a bit of a hiatus since the debut of Lego Legends of Chima. Lego has repeatedly said that Ninjago would be coming back, and the new wave looks like it will be focusing on Robotics / Androids. This has easily been the craziest Lego theme in years. Often featuring Ninjas fighting dragons, skeletons, lizards, reptiles, and demons. Now the Masters of Spinjitzu can add Nindroids, the robotic ninja villains to that list. Convenient as it was recently reveled that Zane happens to be a Nindroid. These new sets are keeping Ninjago crazy busy.

Lego Ninjago Kai Fighter (70721) looks like Kai and General Cryptor will fight it out with a Ninja (Jet) Fighter.

Lego Ninjago OverBorg Attack (70722) will feature Lloyd and OverBorg fighting with motorcycles.

Lego Ninjago Thunder Raider (70723) will feature Cole and Jay taking on a Nindroid. Cole’s Earth Mech looks pretty nifty.

There are also rumors of an additional four sets coming in 2014. Nindroid Mechanical Dragon (70725), Air Breaks (70720), NinjaCopter (70724), and Destroyers (70726). It will be interesting to see how weird these new sets will be.

Thanks to the_Creator, over at Eurobricks for the leaked images: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=78889&st=0