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Go back to Bedrock with 21316 The Flintstones, the newest LEGO Ideas set [News]
Today at the New York Toy Fair, LEGO launched the next fan-inspired product in the LEGO Ideas lineup: 21316 The Flintstones. The set comes with 748 pieces that make up the Flintstones’ rock-made home, their iconic foot-propelled car, and minifigures of Fred and Wilma Flintstone as well as Barney and Betty Rubble.
The release is also timely with the newly announced dinosaurs from Jurassic World that could fit right into the prehistoric neighborhood of Bedrock. The set will be available to LEGO VIPs starting next week on Wednesday, February 20th for US $59.99 | UK £54.99 | CA $79.99.
Click to get a closer look at the LEGO Ideas Flintstones set
LEGO Jurassic World returns with four new sets and a Legend of Isla Nublar animated mini-series [News]
Today at the New York Toy Fair, LEGO unveiled four new Jurassic World sets each with a unique dinosaur including a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Triceratops, Baryonyx and Dilophosaurus. The sets are based on a new animated mini-series called LEGO Jurassic World – Legend of Isla Nublar which is a prequel series to the first Jurassic World live action film.
The four sets range in price from $20 to $90 US and should be available this fall, perhaps as early as June. The Legend of Isla Nublar mini-series will debut later this year with 13 episodes. The series follows the events of last year’s broadcast special LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit.
Click to see each new set and read more about the new Jurassic World animated series
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the LEGO BrickHeadz 40349 Puppy [Review]
Have you noticed it’s the middle of February already? This means that Saint Valentine’s Day is here, and with it the explosion of hearts and flowers. And if you or your valentine is bored with chocolates and roses, how about getting a bit more creative? LEGO BrickHeadz 40349 Puppy, which hit the shelves on Jan 1, is LEGO’s ultimate answer to everyone in search of an adorable present. The set consists of 150 pieces and retails for just $9.99/£9.99.
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LEGO unveils new Hidden Side product line with eight haunted augmented reality sets [News]
In an early preview of the New York Toy Fair, LEGO today unveiled their Hidden Side product line, a new series designed with augmented reality to help bridge physical and digital play. The sets will be “haunted” via an app and kids will have to uncover mysteries and turn the sets back to normal by finding and releasing ghosts.
The eight sets will launch in August this year and will range in price from $20 to $130 US, with the Hidden Side app available on Android and iPhone.
Click to learn more about LEGO Hidden Side including photos and a video
The LEGO Movie 2 performs poorly in first weekend while also being top movie in theaters [Feature]
The opening weekend of a movie is typically an indicator of how successful it will ultimately be. And even though the The LEGO Movie 2 (TLM2) took the number one spot in the box office (read our review here), the financial performance looks troubling, possibly placing the development of future sequels at risk.
The first LEGO Movie netted $87.4 million worldwide during its opening weekend. TLM2’s opening weekend was comparatively disappointing, reaching just $52.5 million. Let’s take a closer look to compare the two.
Click to read more about The LEGO Movie 2’s opening weekend
Three new LEGO Movie 2 sets revealed, including a Space Palace, Sparkle Spa and Triple Decker Couch [News]
LEGO has revealed three new sets based on The LEGO Movie 2 ahead of the 2019 New York Toy Fair later this week. The three sets include 70838 Queen Watevra’s ‘So-Not-Evil’ Space Palace, a foot-and-a half-tall space castle, 70837 Shimmer & Shine Sparkle Spa!, a place to change for the better with the help of a vampire, and 70842 Emmet’s Triple-Decker Couch Mech, a 2-in-1 build of the iconic couch with an added level.
EDIT: These LEGO Movie 2 sets are now available from LEGO.
In addition to the initial wave of nineteen sets, Apocalypseburg, The Rexcelsior, and four BrickHeadz, these three bring the total number of sets based on the movie sequel to 28. This new wave of LEGO Movie 2 sets will be available later this Spring, likely in May, with the Triple Decker Couch being a Target and LEGO Store Exclusive. (Fair warning, theses sets contain miniscule spoilers but in no way would ruin the movie.)
Click to get a closer look at each of the three new LEGO Movie 2 sets
The LEGO Movie 2 Collectible Minifigures 71023 Feel Guide [Review]
The latest series of LEGO’s Collectible Minifigures theme based The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part are now hitting stores. We’ve already brought you our full, in-depth review, so that means it’s now time for our Feel Guide to help you poke and prod your way to a full set of 20 characters. 71023 LEGO Minifigures – The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part are available now in retail stores and online, for US $3.99 | CAN $4.99.
So let’s check out what makes these figures stand out from one another when all you’ve got is an opaque package and a crowd of onlookers in the store aisle.
TBB Weekly Brick Report: LEGO news roundup for February 3, 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 first week of February 2019.
TBB NEWS: Just like last week, The LEGO Movie 2 is dominating the news, while some awesome Star Wars sets are coming back to celebrate the theme’s anniversary.
- LEGO Star Wars 20th Anniversary sets and minifigures revealed – Remakes of five of the most iconic LEGO Star Wars sets are hitting store shelves this spring. Check out our in-depth analysis of the new sets for the anniversary of the iconic product line.
- Crowdfunding for LEGO and BrickLink’s AFOL Designer Program sets has started – You can now pre-order some of your favorite fan-designed sets, and some have already hit their crowdfunding goals. Which projects do you support?
- BrickHeadz from The LEGO Movie 2 revealed – Don’t say you didn’t expect new LEGO Movie 2 BrickHeadz sets! Building instructions for four of the sets have been now been revealed.
- The LEGO Movie 2 Collectible Minifigures, Apocalypseburg and more now available – New LEGO sets and minifigures are now on sale including a new porky promotion.
- FEATURE: Everything you want to know about the Star Wars Finch Dallow Minifigure replacement – We dug deep to find out everything we could about the new Finch Dallow replacement minifigure in set 75188 Resistance Bomber.
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:
- Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi eats some hot wings, YouTube – Sean from First We Feast goes head-to-head with the shape-shifting LEGO Movie 2 queen.
- LEGOLAND Announces New Lego Movie World with Three New Rides, People – LEGOLAND Florida announced a big expansion opening in Spring 2019.
- The LEGO Movie 2’s Director Tried To Talk Phil Lord And Chris Miller Out Of Making The Film, CinemaBlend – Sequels can be a risky business that thankfully LEGO and WB got right this time around.
LEGO BrickHeadz from The LEGO Movie 2 revealed [News]
Today LEGO has revealed four BrickHeadz based on The LEGO Movie 2 in a roundabout way, thanks to uploading the instructions to LEGO.com. The four characters are the film’s main characters, 41634 Emmet, 41635 Wyldstyle, 41636 Benny, and 41637 Sweet Mayhem. They’re numbered BrickHeadz 88-91. While we don’t have the official release date or price yet, it’s a safe bet that they’ll fall into the standard $10-per-figure range. Check them out below, and read our spoiler-free review of The LEGO Movie 2!
41634 Emmet
Click to see all four new BrickHeadz
The LEGO Movie 2 Collectible Minifigures, Apocalypseburg and more now available [News]
A new month means new LEGO sets are now available, and while there are significantly less than the huge amount that went on sale in January, there are still a few updates and some sweet promotions.
New Sets for February
First up, 70840 Welcome To Apocalypseburg is now available widely after its VIP early access. You can read our detailed review here. The set includes 3,178 pieces and 12 minifigures for US $299.99 | CA $399.99 | UK £279.99.
Next up, 71023 The LEGO Movie 2 Collectible Minifigures are now available online. These have popped up early in some retail stores before today, but they are now generally available with all your post-apocalyptic favorites and the quartet from the Wizard of Oz. We have all the details in our hands-on review. They are priced at US $3.99 | CAN $4.99 | £2.99 UK.
There is also a bunch of other gear, costumes, masks and more themed for The LEGO Movie 2, including a new 853874 Emmet Construction Pod. (Also of note, the new “sewer babies” pack is not available online but is now on LEGO Store shelves.)
Click to continue reading about LEGO’s current promotions
Crowdfunding for LEGO and BrickLink’s AFOL Designer Program sets has started [News]
In September, LEGO launched the AFOL Designer Program in cooperation with BrickLink to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the brick and to help bring fan designs to life. Out of the 443 submissions received, 16 designs were selected as finalists coming from fans from nine different countries. Today, pricing of those designs has been revealed, and they are now available for pre-order as the crowdfunding part of the program begins.
Designs will only be produced and shipped by BrickLink if they hit their target funding levels before April 15th. (That is the same day orders will be processed and charged.) If a project successfully crowdfunds enough orders, it will ship in May. Bricklink is also offering free domestic and international shipping for sets ordered during the pre-sale period.
Click to see each AFOL Designer Program finalist, price, and pre-order information