If one wanted a LEGO Kombi one could buy set 10220 Volkswagen T1 Camper Van. But I’d rather Peter Blackert’s (lego911) remote-control drift Kombi. Although, I suppose, both would be good.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Creations for Charity deadline approaching, new MOCs listed
Each year, Nannan and several other organizers run a fundraising event for Toys for Tots called Creations for Charity.
The team has just listed several new creations in their online store.
Fine print: Creations for Charity is a fundraising event for the Toys for Tots charity organization. As such, donations to Creations for Charity itself are not tax-deductible. Creations for Charity is not affiliated with The Brothers Brick.
If you’d like to donate a creation yourself, the deadline for doing so is November 15.
Don’t miss Nannan’s writeup about last year’s fundraiser, which resulted in over $14,000 worth of LEGO for underprivileged children.
LEGO Star Wars ARF Trooper minifig returns to LEGO Shop – quantities limited
For those of you who missed the ARF Trooper minifigs during Star Wars Days back in May, the LEGO Shop
online has a limited quantity that they’re going to give away to readers of The Brothers Brick, FBTB, and Brickset over the next couple of weeks.
To get one, you’ll need a special code from us, FBTB, or Brickset. Here are the details from LEGO:
We have discovered a limited quantity of LEGO Star Wars™ Shadow ARF Trooper minifigures in our warehouse! Due to the very limited quantity we would like to give the fan community the first chance to receive these as bonus gift on any LEGO Star Wars holiday purchases that meet the Free Shipping threshold of $99.
The offer will be available Nov 7th – 21st or while supplies last. To add the LEGO Star Wars™ Shadow ARF Trooper to your eligible order simply enter code 4TBB (US) / TBBO (CA) at checkout.
Unfortunately, warehouses elsewhere in the world didn’t have a lost stash of ARF Troopers, so this is limited to North America.
Melissa Seraphy, LEGO and Cute
Brickshelf user tkh has some brilliant manga/hobby characters in his galleries. His latest, one Melissa Seraphy, is particularly amazing.
LEGO beef-burgers: the trip is long, but the food is worth it
You know, there are some places where it’s just worth it to plan an intergalactic road-trip because the food is just so amazing, that even a trip to a restaurant at the end of the universe is no big deal. I’m pretty sure that’s the case for Rod Gillies‘ fabulous micro-diorama. There’s just something in the beef that makes it all worth it.
Either that, or the ship’s cook is really just that bad and they’re DONE with cafeteria food.
The lands of Dalheim are lush and green
Daniel Gran (shutinc) just finished a large LEGO Castle diorama with some lovely landscaping.
The waterfall alone is worth a closer look:
See all of Daniel’s photos in his photoset on Flickr.
Amazing Lego Sidewalk Art
Ok, it’s the street, but it’s still some amazing chalk work.
There’s some speculation that this may be related to the giant Lego minifig that recently washed up in Florida.
Thanks to Tom Hohman for the heads up.
UPDATE (Nov 9): Artist Leon Keer has posted complete photos of his chalk art effort on Flickr (I’ve replaced the unsourced photo above with one of his). And here’s the finished artwork, evocative of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s terracotta army:
LEGO Universe to close operations, lay off 115 employees [News]
Breaking news from LEGO. It appears that LEGO Universe will be shutting down at the start of the new year. My heart goes out to all those who will be losing their jobs. Here’s the press release:
LEGO Universe to close in 2012
Online game will close on January 31, 2012. The LEGO Group’s digital offerings will continue to develop over the coming years.
November 4, 2011 – The LEGO Group today announced that it will close LEGO® Universe, an MMOG (massively-multiplayer online game) that has been in operation since the autumn of 2010.
In spite of very positive player feedback and a large number of players in the free play zone, it has not been possible to convert a satisfactory number of players to paying subscribers. It has therefore been decided to close the game as of January 31, 2012.
“The LEGO Universe team can take pride in having developed and launched a great LEGO experience that many players will miss,” said Jesper Vilstrup, Vice President, LEGO Universe. “Right now, we have almost 2 million players in LEGO Universe, and we get extremely positive feedback from players. Unfortunately, we have not been able to build a satisfactory revenue model in our target group, and therefore, have decided to close the game.”
Despite the change, the ambition to develop and run a digital business remains. In future, it is the intention to further pursue cooperation with partners. The LEGO Group has a strong and continuing partnership with TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to create digital LEGO experiences within video games. A further expansion in the digital area will mainly be based on similar partnerships.
“The development of our digital offerings continues to be a very important element in our strategy,” said Mads Nipper, Executive Vice President, LEGO Group. “We have more than 20 million visitors on www.LEGO.com every month, and LEGO video games are among the bestselling children’s video games with sales of more than 60 million units in the last five years. Through our experience developing and running LEGO Universe, we have gained a lot of valuable insights, and we have a very strong foundation for future development in the digital area.”
As a consequence of the closure, the LEGO Universe staff has today been informed that the ‘Play Well Studios’ in Louisville, Colorado and the game’s marketing function in Billund, Denmark will be closed. This will affect 115 employees. All affected employees will be offered assistance in finding new jobs inside or outside the LEGO Group.
Time to bring on the Vic Vipers
It’s NoVVember again. This one is from its host Peter Morris and Rich M (Zaximillian). I’m not sure if it’s the lines, the colours or a combination of the two but it’s got such an aggressive macho look.
EDIT: Added Rich M’s name. Missed that it was a collaboration.
LEGO Architecture 21010 Robie House 32% off from Amazon
Amazon.com keeps dropping the price of the recently released LEGO Architecture set 21010 Robie House.
Price was one of the big complaints when this was released, so quit complainin’ and get shoppin’! Looks like it’ll make a great dark red parts pack.
Via FBTB.
The Red Lieutenant takes to the skies
With fewer wings than the Red Baron but no less awesome, this little plane by Bartosz Kacprzyk (the oneman) has lots of lovely details, from the raggedy trailing edges of the wings to a spike atop the cockpit.
Via YSAB.
Video from LEGO WORLD 2011
Peer Kreuger shares a short video capturing some great footage from LEGO WORLD 2011 that took place from October 19-26.
Thanks for the tip vmln8r!