This was the biggest week of LEGO news of the past several months, with hands-on coverage from LEGO’s Fall Preview event in New York City as well as numerous product announcements — with more yet to come! This is our weekly Brick Report for the third week of May 2018.
TBB FEATURES & REVIEWS: In case you missed it among all the news coverage this week, we have a hands-on review of the latest LEGO Ninjago Movie set.
- Review of 70657 Ninjago City Docks – A new dock scene joins one of our favorite LEGO sets of 2017. Read our review to see how it stacks up against 70620 Ninjago City.
- Bre’s Classic Space pinball machine – If you’re into LEGO (and you probably are if you’re reading this), by now one of your friends or relatives has probably shared a link to one of the many articles about this working LEGO pinball machine on your Facebook timeline. In case you missed it here on TBB last week, here’s our original coverage of TBB contributor Bre Burns’ amazing Technic creation.
- 75192 UCS Millennium Falcon back in stock – The largest LEGO set of all time is back in stock, and you can help support TBB’s coverage of events in places like New York and Billund by clicking through from TBB when purchasing your LEGO!
TBB COVERAGE FROM LEGO’S FALL PREVIEW EVENT IN NYC: LEGO’s selection of sets unveiled at Toy Fair 2018 back in February was more limited than in years past, but LEGO invited TBB to a special Fall Preview event. Don’t miss all the new products we were able to play with!
- LEGO Harry Potter sets hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – We saw the prototype Hogwarts at Toy Fair, but here’s our first detailed look at the complete line of sets from both Harry Potter and Magical Beasts.
- LEGO Star Wars sets hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – We take a close look at the complete line of LEGO Star Wars sets for summer and fall, including a new, classic X-wing with both Luke and Biggs.
- LEGO Batman Fall 2018 sets + hands-on demo of App-Controlled Batmobile – Only three new LEGO Batman sets were revealed this week, but one of them is a Batmobile with mobile app integration that has some serious potential for building remote-controlled vehicles.
- LEGO Marvel Superheroes Ant-Man hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – With Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War behind us, the next wave of LEGO Superheroes Marvel sets consists of just one set supporting the forthcoming Ant-Man sequel.
- LEGO City People Pack hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – Collectible Minifigures are not the only way to get great new minifigures and accessories. We took a close look at the next People Pack, which includes a gorgeous bald eagle.
- LEGO City Arctic Expedition hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – Pleistocene megafauna (large animals from the last Ice Age) join the menagerie of LEGO animals with the next wave of LEGO City sets, and our Editor-in-Chief Andrew couldn’t be more excited.
- LEGO Creator sets hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – Although the assortment of LEGO Creator sets unveiled in New York was limited, the main attraction was 10261 Creator Roller Coaster. Watch the demo video below!
- LEGO Technic sets hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – The next wave of LEGO Technic sets includes the futuristic 42081 Volvo Concept Wheel Loader ZEUX.
- LEGO Unikitty sets and Unikitty Collectibles Series 1 hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – The forthcoming Unikitty! TV show (yes, the title itself includes an exclamation point) is yielding a full wave of LEGO sets, including a blind bag assortment similar to Collectible Minifigures.
- LEGO Powerpuff Girls sets hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – With the LEGO Dimensions video game canceled, LEGO puts its inventory of Powerpuff Girls figures to good use with a range of sets.
- LEGO City Trains hands-on coverage from the Fall 2018 Preview event – The next wave of LEGO City Trains includes two new trains, a cargo train and a passenger train.
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