Posts by Dave Schefcik (TBB News Contributor)

LEGO and Gameloft unveil new mobile minifigure game, LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed [News]

LEGO and Gameloft have unveiled a new mobile game, “LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed” which promises to bring together minifigures from the past 40 years of LEGO sets into a team-Battle RPG. The game will challenge players to collect classic and modern LEGO minifigures and sets in digital form, then create a team and engage in battles and adventures. The development team even visited the LEGO Vault in Billund, Denmark to research classic sets, minifigures and instructions to help them faithfully recreate them within the game.

“LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed” will be available this fall on Apple and Android devices, though Brickworld Chicago attendees will get an early preview next month. We’ve included the launch trailer and press release after the jump.

Click to see the LEGO Legacy: Heroes Unboxed announcement trailer.

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You can choose the next LEGO Ideas set with special 10th anniversary fan vote [News]

LEGO Ideas has brought many fan-made designs to life as official LEGO products over the past ten years, and now there is about to be one more. The LEGO Ideas team has reviewed all the past projects that have ever hit the public vote threshold and selected four to give them a second chance. After a special 10th anniversary fan vote, the winning design will be released as an official LEGO set in 2020.

Fans have two weeks to vote for one one of the following four previous projects: International Space Station by Christoph Ruge, Stitch by Tyler Clites, Sega Classic Arcade Machines by Garett Yoshimura and Small Yellow by Nathan Sawaya. The blind vote extends through June 4th.

Click to take a closer look at the four finalists

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for May 19, 2019 [News]

In addition to the amazing LEGO models created by builders all over the world, The Brothers Brick brings you the best of LEGO news and reviews. This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of May 2019.

LEGO unveiled its brand new Stranger Things set at the its Leicester Square Store in London this week with designer Justin Ramsden on hand to sign copies.

TBB STRANGER THINGS NEWS AND REVIEWS: Things are getting stranger with a brand new Netflix partnership and set based on the suspenseful series.

Review of LEGO Stranger Things 75810 The Upside Down – Featuring eight minifigures and two houses, this is an upside-down set you won’t want to miss.
LEGO reveals new set from Netflix’s Stranger Things: 75810 The Upside Down – Check out the official photos of this new inverted set, available immediately.
LEGO goes retro with designer video for Stranger Things – This long-lost interview about the upcoming LEGO Stranger Things set looks like it was recorded on VHS in the 1980s.
LEGO Stranger Things 75810 The Upside Down now available for LEGO VIPs – This cool upside down set is now available for purchase from LEGO.

TBB NEWS AND REVIEWS: We are headed to LEGO headquarters, so let us know what you would like us to ask, and in the meantime check out these other reviews and news articles.

Ask LEGO anything: We’re talking to LEGO, and we want your help! – Want to ask LEGO about your favorite themes? We’re going to Denmark to ask, and we want your questions!
Review of Brickmania 1033 F-14 Tomcat Supersonic Air Superiority Interceptor – Highway to the danger zone! Can this custom jet fighter from Top Gun fill your need for speed?
LEGO BrickHeadz 40367 Lady Liberty officially revealed – LEGO BrickHeadz are back with this all-new Statue of Liberty set, coming this summer.
LEGO 80103 Dragon Boat Race set will be available globally starting June 1 – With the recent changes in the company’s retail exclusive strategy, this set should be available soon.

LEGO Stranger Things 75810 The Upside Down now available for LEGO VIPs [News]

Hot on the heels of being officially announced, LEGO Stranger Things 75810 The Upside Down is now available for purchase from the LEGO Shop online for VIP members (LEGO’s free loyalty rewards program). The set comes with 2,287 pieces, eight minifigures and retails for US $199.99 | CAN $269.99 | UK £179.99.

LEGO goes retro with designer video for Stranger Things [News]

LEGO has been having some fun with their designer videos recently, and this gem for the newly announced LEGO Stranger Things set 75810 The Upside Down turns the boombox’s awesome level up a notch. LEGO Designer Justin Ramsden (also part of the team of designers who bought us the gigantic Hogwarts Castle) flips the set over and over showcasing the strength of the build, while also rocking some amazing puns in this video designed to look like a long-lost interview recorded on VHS in the 1980s.

LEGO Stranger Things 75810 The Upside Down comes with 2,287 pieces (read our full review here) and will retail for US $199.99 | CAN $269.99 | UK £179.99. It is available beginning tomorrow for LEGO VIP members, with a full release coming June 1.

LEGO reveals new set from Netflix’s Stranger Things: 75810 The Upside Down [News]

Things are getting stranger. LEGO has revealed a brand new large and unique set 75810 The Upside Down based on Netflix’s original series Stranger Things. The set features the main Byers’ home from the series complete with 1980 Chevrolet Blazer, along with the darker reverse “Upside-Down” dimension beneath it.

The set comes with 2,287 pieces and eight minifigures including Eleven, Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson, Will Byers, Joyce Byers, Chief Jim Hopper and the Demogorgon. The set is available starting tomorrow for LEGO VIPs for US $199.99 | CAN $269.99 | UK £179.99 with general availability beginning June 1st. (We’ve already gotten a hands-on look at this stunner of a set, so make sure to check out our review too.)

Click to get a closer look at The Upside Down

TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for May 12, 2019 [News]

LEGO teased a new product line coming in 2020. Keep reading our Brick Report for a closer look.

TBB NEWS, REVIEWS AND INSTRUCTIONS: The product reveals keep coming with a whole new range of set revealed along with more from Harry Potter.

LEGO Hidden Side Augmented Reality Theme sets revealed – Some of the sets with incorporated augmented reality have been revealed and will be available in August later this year.
Two new LEGO Harry Potter sets are revealed featuring scenes from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – A graveyard and flying carriage steal the scene with two new sets.
Instructions to build Giant Man from Marvel – Is Ant Man too small for your tastes? Learn how to build your own LEGO version with these instructions by Hachiroku24.
Review of LEGO Wild West Saloon set from Bricklink’s AFOL Designer Program – Step back in time and saddle up! We take a look at an early copy of the Wild West Saloon designed by Jonas Kramm for BrickLink’s AFOL Designer Program, and it does not disappoint.

OTHER NEWS: There were quite a few other interesting LEGO news articles from around the web this week. Here are the best of the rest:

Full-size LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron on display at the LEGO House, LEGO House – The car is built from more than one million LEGO Technic elements – completely unglued – and will be on display through June 10.
LEGO is hiring a Confidentiality Director to deal with leaks, LEGO – LEGO is getting serious about product leaks and is looking for someone to lead their confidentiality task force.
Nine Product Ideas Qualify for the First 2019 LEGO Ideas Review, LEGO Ideas – Take a look at the sets that achieved 10,000 votes and might become a LEGO set.
Child finds $40,000 of meth inside second-hand LEGO box, CNN – Three Georgia women stopped at a consignment shop in South Carolina and ended up purchasing a LEGO Creator box, only to discover it was filled with three pounds of methamphetamine.
For the Ultimate Custom Backsplash, Use Lego, Architectural Digest – This build-able DIY kitchen renovation idea is for the young at heart.
LEGO Trolls are coming in 2020, LEGO Twitter – A new product line-up is coming next year that might fill the gap that LEGO Elves left when it was cancelled.

It’s all glitter and happiness. ???? ???? #DreamWorksTrollsWorldTour coming 2020! @Trolls pic.twitter.com/oiiaSTVLD4

— LEGO (@LEGO_Group) May 8, 2019

Build and program your own Star Wars droid with this LEGO BOOST Droid Commander set [News]

LEGO has revealed Star Wars Droid Commander, a 1,100-piece set that lets you build and program three droids from the Star Wars universe including the iconic R2-D2, a Gonk droid and a Mouse droid. The set uses the LEGO Boost platform in combination with a new free app to help learn programming to achieve success in more than 40 pre-loaded missions. The set is expected to retail for US $199.99 | CAN $249.99 | UK £179.99 starting September 1st.

Click to get a closer look at the Droid Commander set

LEGO Star Wars Tantive IV now available with Battle of Hoth freebie, double VIP points and more [News]

LEGO is celebrating May the Fourth a day early by making Star Wars 75244 Tantive IV available for purchase for VIP members. The set comes with 1,768 pieces and six minifigures including Princess Leia and Bail Organa, and sells for US $199.99 | CAN $269.99 | UK £179.99. The set will be available generally starting tomorrow.

In addition to the Tantive IV, LEGO is offering quite a few freebies including the exclusive 195-piece 40333 Battle of Hoth with LEGO Star Wars purchases of $75 US / £75 UK, double VIP points on all LEGO Star Wars purchases and other sales that vary by store and region.

Additionally, the elusive 70842 Emmet’s Triple-Decker Couch Mech from The LEGO Movie 2 is now available for US $29.99 | CAN $3.99 | UK £24.99 as well as the new Disney Collectible Minifigure Series 2 for US $3.99 | CAN $4.99 | UK £2.99 each (read our feel guide here to help find your favorite characters).

Add that to the 21 sets launched late last month from Toy Story 4, Spider-Man, and The LEGO Movie 2 and we have ourselves the beginning of a very promising summer in terms of new LEGO sets.

LEGO Star Wars set designers share some secrets of the upcoming 75244 Tantive IV [News]

With May 4th on the horizon, LEGO will be launching the impressive 75244 Tantive IV, the Rebel corvette featured in the opening shot of Star Wars: A New Hope. LEGO set designer César Soares and graphic designer Maddy O’Neil sat down to share some of the secrets behind the creation of the LEGO set and talk about their journey working for LEGO. Some of the more interesting details include our first good look at the hidden handle embedded in the swooshable set, as well as the inspiration for the interior scenes, some newly recolored elements borrowed from the 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon, and how the Bail Organa minifigure came to be.

75244 Tantive IV will be available for purchase from LEGO for US $199.99 | CAN $269.99 | UK £179.99 starting at 9 am ET on May 3rd for LEGO VIPs and 12 am ET on May 4th for everyone.

BrickCan 2019, Canada’s largest LEGO exhibition, is this weekend in Vancouver [News]

Canada’s largest and premier LEGO exhibition, BrickCan, is coming to Vancouver, British Columbia this weekend, May 4 – 5. Builders from all over the world will gather at the River Rock Theater to showcase hundreds of amazing LEGO creations. There will be activities for kids of all ages including play areas, prizes, and food, and they can even help create a giant LEGO mosaic. Vendors will also be selling minifigures, rare LEGO sets, LEGO-themed jewelry, custom gifts, and more.

Tickets are $15 each (kids 3 and under are free) and are available online. The show floor is open for 2-hour time blocks throughout each day, and tickets have sold out in the past so you will want to get your tickets ahead of time.

Last year, Sarah von Innerebner won BrickCan’s People’s Choice award with her stunning library from Disney’s Beauty & The Beast that we featured on The Brother Brick. What will win at the show this weekend? Come to BrickCan and vote yourself to help chose the winning creation.

The Brothers Brick a proud sponsor of BrickCan.

Six LEGO Harry Potter sets officially revealed including Knight Bus, Triwizard Tournament and Advent Calendar [News]

LEGO has officially revealed the entire upcoming wave of LEGO Harry Potter sets, five of which will be available this summer starting June 1st. The sets are based on the third and fourth films in the Harry Potter series, The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Goblet of Fire. As an extra magical bonus, LEGO also revealed a Harry Potter-themed Advent Calendar for this upcoming holiday season, available starting September 1st.

Last week we shared images of three LEGO Harry Potter sets revealed early by Amazon.it, but now we have official photos and details of each set in the summer wave. New sets include the vibrant purple Knight Bus as well as a task from the Triwizard Tournament. Standout details include new pumpkins, a brick-built dragon and metallic golden egg as well as the Yule Ball.

(Spoiler alert: The photos of the LEGO Harry Potter Advent calendar as well as set description revealing its contents are included as the last item in the article. If you don’t want to be spoiled, don’t scroll all the way to the bottom!)

Update: Two additional Harry Potter LEGO sets from The Goblet of Fire have also been revealed.

Click to see all the new LEGO Harry Potter sets, prices and details