Earlier this year in March, the 40370 Push-Along Steam Engine was a gift-with-purchase (GWP) that required a spend of USD $99. LEGO has now listed it as a direct for sale item and priced at US $19.99 and CAN $26.99 (Not available in the UK Stores)
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LEGO reveals Series 21 (71029) minifigures featuring a Space Police Guy, Beekeeper, Ladybug Girl and more [News]
LEGO revealed today on their social media platforms the upcoming Collectible Minifigure Series 21. Consisting of 12 Minifigures instead of the usual 16 or more, the reasons for the reduced number of blind packs is not apparent at the moment. The minifigures will be priced at USD $4.99 | CAN $4.99 and available on 1st January 2021.
TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for November 28, 2020
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 November 2020.
The Colosseum set gets a closer look as we review this massive building. Keep reading our Brick Report to get all the details.
TBB NEWS: This week we saw the reveal of the LEGO Modular building, reviewed the Colosseum and harry Potter mosaic sets, cashed in on some Black Friday deals, checked out a list of new sets coming in 2021 and more!
- LEGO reveals 10278 Police Station as next in the Modular Buildings Collection LEGO has announced its 16th Modular building in the highly popular lineup first introduced in 2007.
- Deals go live for LEGO Black Friday – Win 1 million VIP points and up to 20% discounts – Day 1 of Black Friday in LEGO Stores are LIVE! We pick a few highlights that we think are a good deal to consider if you don’t already own them.
- LEGO Botanical Collection unveiled with captivating Bonsai Tree and magnificent Flower Bouquet – Branded under the Botanical Collection we take a look at LEGO’s new theme featuring a Bonsai Tree and a Flower Bouquet.
- A first look at 46 new LEGO sets upcoming in 2021 including CITY, Ninjago and Creator themes – An early peek at the new upcoming LEGO sets to be available in 2021 including themes from City, Creator 3-in-1, Dots, Friends, Ninjago and Technic.
- New 2021 Star Wars lineup revealed with X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Millennium Falcon Microfighter & more – 4 new LEGO Star Wars sets have just been unveiled for the 2021 lineup
- LEGO Technic 42125 Ferrari 488 GTE AF CORSE #51 revealed – First look at the upcoming LEGO Technic 42125 Ferrari 488 GTE AF CORSE #51.
TBB REVIEWS:
- LEGO Art mosaic 31201 Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests [Review] – Are you ready to show your Hogwarts house pride?
- LEGO 10276 Colosseum [Review] – Can the new enormous Colosseum set become the beating heart of this holiday season?
- LEGO’s Black Friday exclusive GWP: 6346109 Roman Chariot [Review] – We’ve got our hands on one to review this first-ever minifigure-scale set from Ancient Rome!
- Ask Adam Savage: LEGO MOCs, Adam Savage – Adam Savage explains MOCs
- Record-breaking team of moms achieve LEGO® walking world record, Guinness – Record-breaking team of moms achieve LEGO® walking world record
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:
LEGO reveals 10278 Police Station as next in the Modular Buildings Collection [News]
LEGO has announced its 16th Modular building in the highly popular lineup first introduced in 2007. The upcoming set will be a Police Station with an intricate architectural flair, sandwiched between a donut shop and a newsstand. The box art transitions to the new adult-themed dark background shades with an 18+ age guidance indicator, also a bump up from the 16+ age recommendation since the inception of the series, along with new Modular Buildings Collection branding.
The set comes with 2,923 pieces and 5 minifigures and will retail for $199.99 US | $269.99 CAD | €199 EU | $299.99 AU and will be available on January 1, 2021. This makes it the second-largest Modular building, following the special 10th-anniversary Assembly Square with 4,002 pieces.
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LEGO 10276 Colosseum takes builders to Ancient Rome [Review]
Recently, LEGO has been licensing numerous franchises and brands, from auto manufacturers to movies and cartoons. However, none of those collaborations is strong enough to result in the biggest LEGO product ever released. The truth is, LEGO is at its best when “licensing” Italian history and culture. And it’s not surprising: there are so many perfect things created by Italians, and they look even better when rendered with danish bricks. After numerous Ferrari cars, the recent 10271 Fiat 500, and even 21026 Venice from Architecture theme, here comes the largest LEGO set released so far, 10276 Colosseum. Consisting of 9,036 pieces, it is almost 1,500 pieces bigger than the previous record-holder, Star Wars 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon. The new set is available starting today, for US $549.99 | CAN $649.99 | UK £449.99, which is, in the US, $250 less than the original 75192 Millennium Falcon price tag. Let’s build and take a closer look at one of the most famous Italian landmarks.
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Deals go live for LEGO Black Friday – Win 1 million VIP points and up to 20% discounts [News]
Black Friday begins this weekend from the 27 and runs right through to the 30th of November, celebrating Cyber Monday, for a total of 4 straight days. That does not mean you should take it nice and slow as delectable deals tend to run out pretty fast. Promotions this year include a chance to win 1,000,000 VIP Points and a couple of Gift-With-Purchases to consider and of course, discounts up to 20% on selected items.
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LEGO Art mosaic 31201 Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests [Review]
When we reviewed 31199 Marvel Studios Iron Man from the first wave of the new LEGO Art mosaic sets a few months ago, we talked about LEGO’s long history with mosaics, going all the way back to 1955. Despite being a considerably different build experience from the typical LEGO set, mosaics have enduring popularity, and LEGO is determined to keep up with that market, as the second wave of Art mosaic sets has already been revealed. Two new sets are launching January 1, 2021, from the Wizarding World and Disney franchises. Today we’re looking at the first of those sets, 31201 Harry Potter Hogwarts Crests, which will retail for US $119.99 | CAN $149.99 | UK £114.99 and includes 4,249 pieces. The set includes pieces to build the crests for any one of the four Hogwarts houses, and four copies of the set can be combined to build a giant Hogwarts School crest.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
Highlights on early Black Friday deals on Amazon (US) for 25 November [News]
Amazon is having an all week early Black Friday and has listed some sets that are on 20% discount (or more) for the first time. We select a few of the favourites that we think is a good deal from what we’ve observed. We’ll feature prices that to our knowledge have not been this low (or lowest thus far) on Amazon since its original listing. We’ll try to give a bit of analysis to keep it real and a better decision-making process for you.
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LEGO Technic 42125 Ferrari 488 GTE AF CORSE #51 revealed [News]
Today, LEGO revealed the next Technic Ferrari car, the legendary Ferrari 488 GTE. The new 42125 Ferrari 488 GTE AF CORSE #51 set is a massive 1,677-piece replica featuring all the real car’s authentic features and beautiful design. The set will be available starting January 1, 2021, priced at $169.99/€179,99/£169.99.
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New 2021 Star Wars lineup revealed with X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Millennium Falcon Microfighter & more [News]
LEGO unveiled today four new sets from the 2021 Star Wars lineup. Two iconic vehicles, the X-Wing and TIE Fighter, along with a single Millennium Falcon Microfighter (Series 8) are the latest January 2021 sets to be revealed, following 75299 Trouble on Tatooine from The Mandalorian that we got a look at a few days ago.
Don’t miss the other new sets for 2021:
- LEGO Art Mosaics 31201 Harry Potter Hogwarts & 31202 Disney’s Mickey Mouse
- LEGO Botanical Collection Bonsai Tree and Flower Bouquet
- LEGO City 2021
- LEGO Creator 2021
- LEGO Dots 2021
- LEGO Friends 2021
- LEGO Harry Potter 2021
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2021
- LEGO Ninjago 2021
- LEGO Technic 2021
- LEGO Technic 42123 McLaren Senna GTR
- LEGO Technic 42125 Ferrari 488 GTE AF CORSE #51
- LEGO Star Wars The Mandalorian 75299 Trouble on Tatooine
- LEGO Super Mario 2021
Check out the new Star Wars sets below.
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LEGO’s Black Friday exclusive GWP: 6346109 Roman Chariot [Review]
The new 10276 Colosseum is the biggest LEGO set ever made, with an insane part count of 9,036 pieces. The record-breaking set is making its debut on Nov 27, better known as Black Friday, where it will retail for $549.99 | CAN $649.99 | UK £449.99, and for customers who purchase it over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend, it will come with an exclusive gift-with-purchase (GWP), 6346109 Roman Chariot, which contains 127 pieces. Our early review copy of the Colosseum was delayed in the mail and so our review of that set is still in progress, but we do have the promotional set to take a look at.
So slip into your sandals, toss on your toga, and grab your garum. Let’s head to ancient Rome!
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
LEGO Botanical Collection unveiled with captivating Bonsai Tree and magnificent Flower Bouquet [News]
Thanks to Polish retailer Bonito, we get a first look at LEGO’s new Botanical Collection featuring Bonsai Tree and a Flower Bouquet. The two releases take the same dark thematic box art sytle intended to target adult LEGO fans.
Don’t miss the other new sets for 2021:
- LEGO Art Mosaics 31201 Harry Potter Hogwarts & 31202 Disney’s Mickey Mouse
- LEGO Botanical Collection Bonsai Tree and Flower Bouquet
- LEGO City 2021
- LEGO Creator 2021
- LEGO Dots 2021
- LEGO Friends 2021
- LEGO Harry Potter 2021
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2021
- LEGO Ninjago 2021
- LEGO Technic 2021
- LEGO Technic 42123 McLaren Senna GTR
- LEGO Star Wars 2021
- LEGO Star Wars The Mandalorian 75299 Trouble on Tatooine
- LEGO Super Mario 2021
Check out the new Botanical Collection sets below.