Share your video games moments with us. Be creative and build models or scenes from the games, perhaps your own level or help others by sharing a screen shot?If you haven’t picked up the LEGO Ideas Caterham Seven 620R (21307) yet, Amazon has it on sale for a pretty decent price of $59.99 which is 25% off the retail price. I’ve done a review of the Caterham and it is arguably one of the best LEGO Ideas sets to be released so far. With the sale going on, it’s worth picking up even more. We’re getting down towards the end of The LEGO Batman Movie set reviews and the penultimate set I’ll be reviewing of the initial wave is the Batcave Break-In (70909). The set has 1,047 pieces and retails for $99.99. There are eight numbered bags, the instruction booklet, and a decent sized sticker sheet packed in the box. Interested in LEGO Art? The AFOL Poster Subscription Service from Bricks on the Dollar has begun its mission to bring you original LEGO Artwork every month with their second release, 6037 Witch’s Windship by Claire Baldwin.
Every month a new artist will create distinctly LEGO-themed art in their own style. 11”x17” posters are available from the AFOL Poster Service website. Posters are tube-shipped to their recipients. For only $10 per month you will get the newest poster tube-shipped to you on the 1st of each month. Subscribers also get a short bio about the artist and the artwork as well as an official LEGO Minifigure from the depicted theme! If you want to pick and choose, the posters will be individually available on the 15th of each month for $13 shipped. Check out the posters which are available right now. A new poster will be available each month while supplies last. Upcoming themes include Galaxy Squad, Town, and more. Pick your favorites or sign up for the subscription to never miss a poster! If you haven’t seen it yet, there’s going to be a cool little set that will be coming out for aspiring filmmakers called Movie Maker Set (853650) that is themed around The LEGO Batman Movie.
The set has 152 pieces and includes a Batman minifigure, parts to build a stand for your smartphone, as well as a background scene. The set is good for making your own stop-motion videos. The Movie Maker Set (853650) is already available in Europe and Asia but there’s no word on the availability here in North America. The LEGO Batman Movie: The Making of the Movie is now available and DK has sent over a copy of the book. I already purchased my own copy from Amazon and I’ll be doing a review on it probably in the next week or so to give people some time to watch the movie if they haven’t yet since there are spoilers. For this extra copy, I’ll be doing a giveaway for it for you readers. There’s nothing special you have to do, just follow the instructions below. The contest will run for two weeks and the deadline to enter is March 11, 2017 and one winner will be chosen. This will be a USA only contest. The Red Arrows Hawk by M4 CUS and RAFRed10 is the latest project to achieve 10,000 on LEGO Ideas.
It is based on the BAE Systems Hawk T1 aircraft that flies for the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team. The plane also has functioning features such as a retractable undercarriage and opening cockpit canopy. There’s also a pilot and engineer minifigures in their respective red and blue suits. The project now joins The Blues Mobile, SEGA Classic Arcade Machines, and Dungeon Master as the projects to reach the First 2017 Review Stage. There’s a new LEGO Ninjago Accessory Pack (853687) that will be coming out. Like with other accessory packs that have been released so far by LEGO, this pack has a couple of minifigures, including Skylor, as well as weapons and hair pieces as well. What’s the most interesting for me is the 1×1 round printed tile of a sushi that is included which is fairly rare piece. The LEGO Ninjago Accessory Pack (853687) will retail for $14.99 and word has it that it is already showing up at LEGO Brand Stores. It’s not on [email protected] yet but I suspect it will be at the beginning of March.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The LEGO Group is now the world’s fifth largest toy manufacturer in terms of sales. Warner Bros. and the LEGO Group announce plans to develop the first-ever feature film based on LEGO bricks and icons. The LEGO Group announces a multi-year partnership with Disney Consumer Products obtaining exclusive rights to construction toys based on the entire portfolio of Disney and Disney Pixar properties. A completely new product line – LEGO Games – is launched. The line consists of a series of board games that can be played by the whole family. Pilot launch in the UK and Germany. Rest of world to follow. Selected product news 2009 The LEGO brick celebrates its 50th anniversary. While maintaining production in production sites in Eastern Europe, Mexico and Denmark, the LEGO Group decides to take back the majority of its production so that most LEGO products will be produced inhouse. The Taj Mahal is launched – containing the largest number of bricks so far: 5,922 bricks.
LEGO owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is inducted to the Toy Industry Hall of Fame (US). Selected product news 2008 The LEGO Group celebrates its 75th anniversary on 10 August in good shape. LEGO Club has approx. 2.6 million members. All distribution for the European and Asian markets is gathered in one distribution center in the Czech Republic. The LEGO Group enters a license agreement with Lucasfilm Inc. on the production of LEGO Indiana Jones sets. The LEGO Star Wars™ Millennium Falcon is the largest LEGO model so far. Number of elements included: 5,195 pieces. Selected product news 2007 Power Functions (electric building system) The LEGO Group announces plans to outsource major parts of production to external partners. The LEGO plant in Willisau (Switzerland) closes. averages more than 8 million aggregated daily unique visitors per month. CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp publicly announces Shared Vision – an action plan for the company until 2010.
Selected product news 2006 MINDSTORMS NXT is launched – new and considerably improved version of the LEGO robotics system. Parcheesi – Board Game The LEGOLAND parks are sold to Merlin Entertainments. The parent company of the LEGO Group – KIRKBI – buys a share of Merlin Entertainments. Today KIRKBI owns approx. one third of Merlin. The LEGO Group posts a profit again. The company is back on track. CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp launches a five-year strategy plan (Shared Vision) for the LEGO Group. The LEGO Group sets up its LEGO Ambassador Progamme to create closer ties between the company and LEGO Fans. enables you to design your own model and then buy the LEGO elements you need to build it online. Selected product news 2005 In January, the LEGO Group announces the results of 2003 – a huge deficit. Owner and CEO Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen heads up the building of an action plan to turn around the company. In October he appoints Jørgen Vig Knudstorp as new CEO of the company.
The year ends with another huge deficit due to heavy write-downs. The LEGO Group and Ferrari launch an agreement to make LEGO sets based on the iconic race cars. The DUPLO trade mark is relaunched as a result of consumer requests. enables you to create your own model and buy the LEGO elements required to build it. Selected product news 2004 The LEGO Group signs the UN Global Compact initiative. For LEGO minifigures who represent real-life persons or characters from books, movies or TV series, the yellow facial colouring is replaced by a more authentic skin colour, facial expression and hair style. The first BIONICLE film, Mask of Light, is released and proves to be a big success. Selected Product News 2003 CLIKITS – new design system for girls The brand statement "Play On" replaces "Just Imagine...". The LEGO DUPLO brand is replaced by the LEGO EXPLORE brand covering all pre-school activities. LEGO Brand Retail stores open in Cologne, Germany (September), Milton Keynes, England (November) and Moscow, Russia (December).
LEGOLAND Deutschland opens at Günzbrug, Germany. Selected Product News 2002 Music Composer (LEGO EXPLORE) Music Roller (LEGO EXPLORE) Island Extreme Stunts (+ PlayStation game) LEGO My World receives an important award in Germany for the best software learning product at the book fair in Frankfurt. LEGO Mindstorms Robot “Jitter” is sent into orbit around the earth with the International Space Station. LEGO Serious Play is unveiled in the autumn. Deficit is again turned to profit for LEGO Group. Selected Product News 2001 LEGO BIONICLE (+ BIONICLE PC and Nintendo game) LEGO Bob the Builder LEGO My World (software) Island 2 - The Brickster's Revenge (software) LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System 2.0 – released in rest of world The company mission and fundamental beliefs are being revised to "Children are our role models..." The British Association of Toy Retailers names the LEGO brick "Toy of the Century".