What happened to DESIGN byME? The original Design byMe vision was for a unique customization service, where consumers could design whatever they imagined on their computer, and buy the real model in their own LEGO box. Design byMe attracted several million people each year to build a huge range of amazing creations using the LEGO Digital Designer (LDD) software. Despite this success, the overall Design byMe experience has struggled to live up to the quality standards for a LEGO service. As a result, the LEGO® Design byME service was closed in January 2012. Where did my models go? You can still design what you want with LEGO Digital Designer and upload models into a public gallery on the new LEGO Digital Designer website. All of your old existing models have been transferred the new LDD gallery . You will also be able to generate building instructions from LEGO Digital Designer to build your models. What about other Custom products? This is not the end of customization for the LEGO Group, but a revision.
We believe in the future of customization, but the service we offer has to be right for our consumers. If you wish to buy bricks separately, you can use our Pick a Brick service. The LEGO Design byME and the LEGO Factory team would like to thank you all for six great years of custom building! Please contact our consumer service department if you have any additional questions. FAQ About LEGO Dimensions LEGO Dimensions uses magic to bring Toys to Life. At least that's the way it might seem if you’re as mystified by the whole thing as most parents are. Fret not, we’re here to help. Read on to get a sense of the who, what, where, when, and how of LEGO Dimensions. What is LEGO Dimensions? LEGO Dimensions consists of a central storyline, core video game, physical LEGO toys, a Toy Pad, and a Gateway. The physical LEGO toys can each be built in several different variations then placed on the Toy Pad, along with toy characters, where they're beamed into the on-screen video game action.
The player can then use that newly built LEGO toy or character in the video game story missions. How does LEGO Dimensions work? Through the touch-and-tap magic of NFC (near field communication). Each LEGO toy, character, and item that can be brought to life on screen features NFC technology, as does the Toy Pad. Different parts of the Toy Pad can be used to create different effects in the game. For example, if you place a character on the shrinking section of the Toy Pad that character will appear in the game shrunken in size. Who are the playable characters in LEGO Dimensions? This is where the real fun starts. LEGO Dimensions includes multiple LEGO franchises, including DC Super Heroes, Lord of the Rings, Back to the Future, Jurassic World, The Simpsons, Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, and the Wizard of Oz. Characters from all of these franchises will not only be available to bring to life on screen, they can be mixed and matched. That means you can create a team of Batman, Gandalf, and Marty McFly to save the day.
What platforms can I play LEGO Dimensions on? LEGO Dimensions is available for all of the major consoles, including PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U. Characters and items can be used across platforms, but video game discs will be platform specific. How do I get started? LEGO Dimensions Starter Packs for each console system include the video game, Toy Pad, bricks to build the Gateway (part of the Toy Pad), 3 toy figures, and a Batmobile toy. This gives you everything you need to begin your LEGO Dimensions adventure. Additional Fun Packs, Level Packs, and Team Packs can be used to add new characters, gadgets, vehicles, and story levels to your game. Want more info about LEGO Dimensions? Check out some of our resources: Plug-in Blog: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces LEGO Dimensions Plug-in Blog: Why are the "Toys to Life" video games so popular? PG , 1 hr 46 min This theater doesn't sell tickets on Fandango
‘The Lego Batman Movie' Character Guide Watch: 'The Lego Ninjago Movie' Teaser Introduces a Reluctant Team of Ninjas Need a refund or exchange? It's easy with our worry-free tickets. Here's what's included with every worry-free ticket purchase: Peace of mind of a guaranteed ticket. We know life happens. You may exchange or request a refund for your entire order, less the convenience fee, through Fandango up until the posted showtime. You'll have to complete your refund and exchange before the posted showtime indicated on your ticket. We'll refund your credit card or we can credit your Fandango account to use for another movie. There are a lot of enterprising and interesting ways to make money in our modern world, but can you really make money with a child’s toy? LEGO may have started off as a way to stop blocks from falling over, but it has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry with commercial tie in’s and plenty of competitors. Fueling the growth of LEGO is a combination of adult and child fans, both clamoring to get the latest Star Wars or Harry Potter versions of the plastic toys.
There are actually a few ways that you can turn this to your advantage and make money with LEGO. The most common way people are making money with LEGO is through speculation. The idea is that you buy LEGO sets when they first come out, or better yet when they are on sale, and hoard them. When (and if) the LEGO set becomes discontinued, you can sell the set for a price much higher than the original set cost. Profits on these sets can be staggering when looked at in relation to standard stocks. Let’s take the Ultimate Collector’s Millennium Falcon which sold for $499.99 in 2005 and now sells for approx. $2918.13 which means it has a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 28.37%! In comparison, people like Warren Buffet suggest you will only see an average of 7% return annually from stocks. The thing about speculation, is that you need to make sure what you’re purchasing to store will actually sell in the future. As such most LEGO investors focus on popular items such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter etc.
This doesn’t mean you can’t find other sets to purchase though. There’s a market for architectural LEGO sets as well as some of the more obscure ones. The main thing here is to do your research. Using sites like BrickPicker can help you find trends and ideas, as well as monitoring marketplaces like eBay. The main place to sell pristine condition LEGO sets is eBay. It’s popular, safe and easy to use. Of course they take a slice of the pie, but for the security you get versus selling direct, it’s worth it. As an alternative you could use BrickLink, which is a marketplace for selling LEGO sets and pieces. There’s actually a whole bunch of things you need to be aware of before starting your LEGO speculation career: #1 Condition – any LEGO sets you buy, and every LEGO set you store has to be in perfect condition. This means your storage area has to be climate controlled or at the very least damp and rodent free. #2 Storage – As well as keeping your sets in top condition, you need to make sure that you actually have enough room to store everything.
LEGO sets are bulky and the largest (and potentially most profitable sets) can be positively huge. A garage sized space can be enough to get you started. #3 Depreciation – Like with any investment, there is the chance that the price can drop. All it takes is for you to either pick the wrong set, or for LEGO to reintroduce a set to see your profits disappear. #4 Shipping – Depending on how you sell the sets, shipping and packaging costs need to be considered. For the most part these can be put on the buyer, but even if they are, you still need to physical pack and ship the sets which take time and space and some up front costs. As an alternative to selling pristine, mint condition LEGO sets, you can always go the “salvager” route. Here, you look to buy LEGO in bulk from other people – yard sales, Craigslist, eBay etc. With these pieces in hand you can sort them into color, size, or by set and sell them on. As with most bulk purchases, sorting and selling smaller sections generally earns more than the whole, allowing you to make a profit.
If you have complete sets in there that can be built (building manuals can be found online) these can be sold for even more, though rarely to the level that pristine sets fetch unless it’s an incredibly rare set. This method of course take sup much more time, but is offset by the generally lower cost of bulk purchases and then fun that you and your kids can have sorting the LEGO bricks out. Unsorted LEGO can be purchased in bulk quite cheaply (source, Craiglist Listing) #1 Time & space – LEGO bricks still take up room, and sorting them into re-sale bags can be time consuming #2 Local isn’t always good – You may need to leave your local area in order to find decent sets, especially if there is a good sized LEGO enthusiast community near where you live. #3 Ask for more info – if you’re buying a bulk set of LEGO make sure to ask if the seller knows what’s in it – this can help determine the value to you, especially if there are some popular sets
If speculation and thrift shopping LEGO doesn’t interest you, but you’re a whizz building LEGO yourself, then you should consider designing new LEGO sets. LEGO themselves make this absurdly easy with their LEGO Ideas website. The way it works is that you first create a new LEGO set from existing bricks and then submit it to the LEGO ideas site. People then come and vote and if your idea reaches 10,000 votes it will then be flagged for review. The review process is done by LEGO employees and there’s no guarantee that your set will be chosen, but if it is they will actually make the set for sale! Well according to the LEGO ideas site, if your idea is chosen you will receive: 1% of the total net sales of the product (this includes projects featuring original models based on third-party intellectual property such as a game, TV show, or movie). 1% might not seem like much but consider the size and scope of LEGO’s consumer base and price structure of sets (even small simple ones sell for $10 or more), and you can see that this has the potential to be a very good, and passive, money spinner.
Of course, getting your ideas selected in the first place is the hard part, but if you have the skills and enjoy building new creations anyway, it’s worth submitting them. Continuing the ideas for LEGO builders, there are also other opportunities you can grab that can showcase your LEGO building skills. The company behind the bricks employs people to build LEGO, called Master Model Builders. These are the guys that make everything you see at LEGOLAND and beyond. This might sound like a dream job, but the recruitment process is actually quite hard, and made up of several steps just to get on the ladder. From there it takes time and skill to work your way up to the title of Master. Sadly, even masters only earn about $37,000 per year which isn’t life changing. A $900 dollar LEGO lamp. More and more people are using LEGO bricks outside of their general use case to make money. People are creating art and even furniture with LEGO. Artists like Sean Kenney and Bruce Lowell command high prices for their unique works of art.