For those of you who can’t make it to BrickCon 2008, Josh, Nannan, and I will be covering the con starting this Thursday.
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Chris Doyle sends word that the parts from Custom Car Garage are now available from online Pick A Brick. New parts include the great pilot torso originally from the redesigned Naboo fighter.
RP Cuenco used 2,558 bricks from LEGO Factory to build a case for his Mac (via Gizmodo):
Bricked Mac - Time-Lapse from RP Cuenco on [...]
LEGO Batman: The Video Game was released this past Tuesday. I’d hoped to play the game and write a review, as I did for LEGO Indiana Jones: The Video Game, but I won’t have time to do that for a couple weeks.
McDonald’s has of course had Happy Meal toys inspired by the game available for [...]
BrickCon 2008 begins this Thursday! When I announced prizes and giveaways for the Zombie Apocafest, I realized we needed a good way to repel the zombie menace.
What better way to fend of that flesh-eating horde than with a special set of weapons designed for just that purpose from BrickArms?
In addition to the other prizes and [...]
FINAL UPDATE: As of October 20, 7979 Castle Advent Calendar was no longer available from LEGO Shop @ Home.
UPDATE (1:30 PM PDT, 9/27/08): I just got off the phone with LEGO Shop @ Home, and they said that there are still some left, so if you couldn’t call or weren’t able to get through yesterday, [...]
UPDATE (9/26/08): You can order your copy of the set by following the directions in How to get your 7979 Castle Advent Calendar, currently at the top of the front page.
A couple weeks ago we found out that 7979 Castle Advent Calendar would likely not be available in some of the markets where LEGO is [...]
The LEGO privateers o’er at Classic-Pirates.com have scoured the seven seas to bring all ye ungrateful, lice-infested, lilly-livered sprogs the biggest pile o’ swag in LEGO contest history with the newly announced Pillage the Village Contest.
There be plenty o’ loot fer all, with LEGO Pirate sets of yore to be had in four dastardly categories:
Division [...]
On my 50-minute flight from Dublin back to Heathrow last month, I had a fascinating conversation with an older gentleman from Mumbai. I don’t normally strike up conversations with strangers on the plane, but he had so many interesting stories to tell I just sat there next to him with rapt attention. 82-year-old Kishore was [...]
The second issue of Spanish LEGO fan publication Hispabrick Magazine is now available for download (in regular and super-high-res flavors).
In this issue:
Arvo brothers (right, with Iron Man)
Adrian Florea
Modular amusement park rides
Review of LEGO Agents 8636 Deep Sea Quest
And much, much more
With plenty of great photos and even several articles in English, there’s a lot to [...]
Eurobricks has a newer version of the images of the Power Miners sets that’ll be released in 2009. At this point the designs may still be preliminary, but this picture appears much more legit than the catalog scan that we have seen earlier.
For those of your rightfully envious of all our great prizes and giveaways for Zombie Apocafest 2008 at BrickCon next month, there are even better prizes to be won for our GO MINIMAN GO Photo Contest. Remember, the contest is open to everyone over the age of 18 worldwide.
Here are just a few of the [...]
Quite possibly the most anticipated new set of 2008 is now shipping from the LEGO Shop. (No, no — not 7979 Castle Advent Calendar!)
Yes, that’s right, 10188 Death Star is now available and shipping from the LEGO Shop online.
3,803 pieces. 24 minifigs (counting brick-built droids). 399.99 USD. Time to empty your wallets, boys and girls!
If [...]
Update: Zombie Apocafest 2008 went off smashingly at BrickCon 2008. Don’t miss our full coverage here on The Brothers Brick:
BrickCon 2008 is less than a month away. The list of attendees is growing, and it’s starting to look like this will be the first 200-attendee BrickCon!
Today and tomorrow are your very last chance to [...]
UPDATE (9/26/08): You can order your copy of the set by following the directions in How to get your 7979 Castle Advent Calendar, currently at the top of the front page.
UPDATE (9/25/08): Limited quantities of this set will be made available on September 26 in the US and Canada.
We’ve recently received news from The LEGO [...]
The new fan-designed set from LEGO Factory, 10200 Custom Car Garage, is now available from the LEGO Shop online:
At $69.99, the set comes with three cars, three four minifigs, and a garage with a working forklift. I’m quite happy to see the Naboo pilot torso in this set. Does this mean it’ll be available from [...]
UPDATE: For those of you coming in from a search engine, we’ve recently posted pictures of the 2009 Power Miners box art.
The first pictures of the 2009 Power Miners theme are available. Please note that these pictures may be very preliminary and the sets themselves have a high chance of undergoing major revisions, and [...]
In August LAML Radio has taken on an ambitious project and interviewed 28 amazing builders. Here is the final round-up post, featuring the following builders:
Lino Martins
Magnus Lauglo
Gary McIntire
The Arvo Brothers
In the meantime, James, the host of the show, has put together a CD of all of the August interviews. If you have enjoyed LAML radio [...]
Official word from LEGO states that new stores are opening soon. I hope you’re one of the lucky residents. If so, read on for opening details and promotional offers (I’m jealous).
King of Prussia Mall, King of Prussia, PA
· Store will officially open for business on Sept 18
· Grand Opening Celebration Weekend will be Oct [...]
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