It’s been two weeks since the Maze set was released, and some amazing custom mazes have been popping up in various places. I thought I’d highlight just a few that I really liked. I’m really excited to see people embracing the customization aspect of the set, as this was one of the core components of my original idea, and I can’t wait to see what else people come up with! Just today, /u/Marcus_Aurelius2 posted this awesome Benny/Classic Space themed maze over on reddit. I love the use of flexible hoses for part of the track, the elevation changes and the extension of the theme to the frame itself. John Stephens create this wonderful factory themed maze. The factory/industrial aesthetic is bang on, with some great usage of stickers and printed pieces. Some great elevation changes on this one too, and I especially love the micro scaled equipment. He even posted a YouTube video of it in action. I’ve seen a couple of Star Wars themed mazes, but this one by Flickr user chun-wei Cheng is particularly nice.
It features a tonne of great decorative elements, including a micro scaled AT-AT, X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Death Star, Sail Barge and Sarlac Pit. There are just so many great details to look at! Instagram user brick_rhodes created this nicely detailed golf themed maze. It features a pretty interesting game mechanic. The ball starts in a shallow depression, and you have to tilt the maze quickly to get the ball out and take a ‘shot’, just like teeing off at a real golf course. You can see it in action in the video he posted. Lego golf themed maze! Check out my YouTube video, link in bio! A photo posted by @brick_rhodes on Apr 4, 2016 at 9:51am PDT This maze, by /u/Yifkong, is particularly interesting in that is has a couple of cars that roll back and forth, and you can use them to transport the ball. A really interesting game mechanic that I am looking forward to trying out myself at some point.This Christmas is set to be the biggest year for toy sales in four years after must-have loom bands, Panini stickers and Lego figures set tills ringing.
Sales of toys in Britain are up 6 per cent on last year, according to analysts NPD Group – the best result for the industry since 2010. Three toys related to Frozen are among the year’s top 10 sellers, with sales currently stronger than they were after the film’s initial release. The figures come as the Toy Retailers Association released its annual DreamToys list, which includes merchandise from the Disney blockbuster Frozen, the £39.99 Vtech Kidizoom Smart Watch, the £58.99 My Friend Cayla doll and collectable Minecraft figures, which cost from £7.99. Also making the top 12 are Bop It! Beats which combines the original game with songs from popular artists, the £19.99 Little Live Pets Bird Cage, the £44.99 Nerf Demolisher 2-in-1 and the £80 Lego Movie spaceship.Before The LEGO Movie hit theaters in February, LEGO said that there were no plans at that time to continue the LEGO Movie theme past 2014. But that was before The LEGO Movie actually hit theaters and became insanely, outrageously successful and sent crowds of customers to the LEGO Stores like never before!
So, yeah–LEGO has clearly rethought their stance and LEGO Movie 2015 sets are on the way! And the set most likely to be a huge seller brings together some of the most beloved characters and concepts from The LEGO Movie–it’s the LEGO Double Decker Couch 70818 set! LEGO obviously wasn’t planning to expand the LEGO Movie sets for 2015 until the last minute, which would explain why in January 2015 we’ll get a selection of three smaller 2015 LEGO Movie sets that contain a lot of recycled minifigures and accessories. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, though, as many of the returning LEGO Movie minifigures and vehicles/furniture are currently expensive and/or hard-to-find on the market! Of the three new sets, the best example of this is the 70818 LEGO Double-Decker Couch set. Almost everything in this set either been released before or is in a slightly modified version (such as the new facial expressions on some of the minifigures). I love the eyes closed/open smile face on the new LEGO Benny minifigure, and it’s great to finally get a LEGO Benny the Spaceman minifigure in a set that costs less than $99!
Benny’s inclusion here is going to make a lot of kids happy! In addition to Benny, LEGO 70818 includes minifigures of Emmet, Ghost Vitruvius, President Business (looking surprisingly friendly!) and a Unikitty with new quizzical/pouty face plates. The two non-minifigure items in this set are the LEGO Emmet’s Car vehicle and the infamous LEGO Double Decker couch build. Emmet’s Car was previously only available as an exclusive free build at Toys R Us stores twice in 2014, but both times the crowds were wild and many people went home disappointed that there weren’t enough LEGO Movie Emmet’s Car sets to go around. Well, it won’t be free in 2015, but as part of LEGO 70818, everyone can finally give Emmet a car to drive around it! It’s also a very nice move on LEGO’s part to make the lovably ludicrous LEGO Double-Decker Couch itself available again for a low price, as I imagine most kids (and adults!) who wanted this may not have wanted to buy the awesome (yet immensely expensive) $250 LEGO Metal Beard’s Sea Cow set to get it.
The LEGO Movie Double-Decker Couch 70818 set is scheduled for release in January 2014 and contains 197 pieces. I’ll post an update here and to the Bricks and Bloks Facebook page once the set shows up in stores or online for sale, so stay tuned if you’re planning to continue your LEGO Movie collection in 2015! And thanks to just2good for debuting these images on his YouTube channel! What do you think of the 70818 Double-Decker Couch LEGO Movie set, LEGO fans? Is this a worthwhile addition to your LEGO collection, or is this set too rehash-y for your tastes? Pause the game, select the "Extras" option, and choose the "Enter Code" selection. Then, enter one of the following codes to activate the corresponding cheat function: Find the "floating kit" surrounded by studs next to the police station in Bricksberg. Walk up to it, then enter one of the following codes to unlock the corresponding special content: Angry Kitty and Construction Pants (Emmet's Construct-o-Mech)6LK78NN9 or HVLH63VL
Blacktron Fan and Musical Pants (Rescue Reinforcements)6LKMNDHR or HVLLRX6R Johnny Thunder and Super Secret Pants (Super Secret Police Dropship)6LK3FRL6 or HVL4TQT4 Robo Pilot and Astro Pants (Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!) Successfully complete the game to unlock The Bonus Room at the hub. Complete the objectives in The Bonus Room to earn the final ten gold bricks. Note: One of the gold bricks has a special requirement where you must collect one million studs in The Bonus Room without the use of multipliers to obtain it. The following characters can be purchased for the corresponding amount of studs: Astro Kitty: 200,000 studs Biznis Kitty: 150,000 studs Bruce Wayne: 50,000 studs Calamity Drone: 500,000 studs Calimity Drone: 500,000 studs Cardio Carrie: 10,000 studs Demolition Guy: 50,000 studs Dr. McScrubs: 10,000 studs El Macho Wrestler: 100,000 studs Emmet (Clown): 50,000 studs Emmet (Lego Piece): 50,000 studs
Emmet (Pyjamas): 50,000 studs Emmet (Shower): 50,000 studs Emmet (Surgeon): 50,000 studs Emmet (Trash Can): 50,000 studs Emmet (Woodsman): 50,000 studs Executive Ellen: 10,000 studs Frank the Foreman: 25,000 studs Gallant Guard: 50,000 studs Garbageman Grant: 10,000 studs Good Cop (Scribble Face): 300,000 studs Gordon Zola: 10,000 studs Green Ninja: 250,000 studs Hank Haystacks: 25,000 studs Hot Tub Harry: 50,000 studs Ice Cream Jo: 10,000 studs Ice Cream Mike: 10,000 studs Kabob Bob: 10,000 studs Lady Liberty: 150,000 studs Lord Business (Minifigure): 1,000,000 studs Lord Vampyre: 100,000 studs Ma Cop: 25,000 studs MetalBeard (Minifigure): 250,000 studs Pa Cop: 25,000 studs Panda Guy: 150,000 studs Plumber Joe: 10,000 studs President Business: 1,000,000 studs Robo (Construction): 75,000 studs Robo (Demolition): 100,000 studs Robo Cowboy: 125,000 studs
Robo Fed: 25,000 studs Robo Skeleton: 150,000 studs Robo SWAT (Armour): 125,000 studs Robo SWAT (Laser): 50,000 studs Robo SWAT (Rocket): 125,000 studs Robo SWAT: 50,000 studs Sharon Shoehorn: 10,000 studs Sir Stack-a-Brick: 50,000 studs Taco Tuesday Guy: 10,000 studs Test Dummy: 100,000 studs Velma Staplebot: 50,000 studs Vitruvius (Ghost): 750,000 studs Where Are My Pant? Wildstyle (Space): 75,000 studs Wiley Fusebot: 125,000 studs Wyldstyle (Hood): 50,000 studs All Red Brick stud multipliers locations Search the indicated locations to find all five (2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, and 10x) Red Brick stud multipliers: All Red Bricks locations Search the indicated locations to find all 20 Red Bricks: All Golden Manuals locations Search the indicated locations to find all Golden Manuals: Search the indicated locations to find all pairs of pants: All Gold Bricks locations in The Bonus Room
Successfully complete the following tasks and search the indicated locations in The Bonus Room to collect the final ten Gold Bricks: Easy "To The Invisible Jet!" trophy Go to the following location in Cloud Cuckoo Land in Free mode to destroy the Invisible Jet and get the "To The Invisible Jet!" trophy. Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy: The Piece of Resistance (Platinum): Unlock all trophies.(Bronze): Complete Prologue - The Prophecy. Lets Get Craaazzzyyyy (Bronze): Complete Level 1 - Bricksburg Construction. Darn Darn Darn Darny Darn! (Bronze): Complete Level 2 - Escape From Bricksburg. Are You A DJ? (Bronze): Complete Level 3 - Flatbush Gulch.(Bronze): Complete Level 4 - Flatbush Rooftops. Rest In Pieces (Bronze): Complete Level 5 - Escape From Flatbush. No Frowny Faces (Bronze): Complete Level 6 – Welcome to Cloud Cuckoo Land. Every Man For Himself! (Bronze): Complete Level 7 - Attack On Cloud Cuckoo Land.
You Can't Build 'Em All At Once (Bronze): Complete Level 8 - Escape From Cloud Cuckoo Land. Why Are My Pants Cold and Wet? (Bronze): Complete Level 9 - The Depths. This Bedoubled Land Couch (Bronze): Complete Level 10 - Infiltrate The Octan Tower. See You Later Alligator (Bronze): Complete Level 11 - Put The Thing On The Thing. Found Your Pants, Series Is Over (Bronze): Complete Level 12 - Broadcast News. I Am A Master Builder! (Bronze): Complete Level 13 - Back From Reality. Release Every Micro Manager! (Bronze): Complete Level 14 - Bricksburg Under Attack. You Can Still Change Everything (Bronze): Complete Level 15 - The Final Showdown. Honey, Where Are My Pants? (Silver): Collect all pairs of Pants (Single Player). You Are The Special (Silver): Achieve The Special in every level (Single Player). Welcome To Bricksburg (Silver): Collect all of the Red Bricks (Single Player). Build Things Only You Can Build (Bronze): Collect all Golden Manuals.
Including, But Not Limited To (Bronze): Purchase all Master Builders. The Special People In Your Life (Gold): Purchase all Characters (Single Player). Always Read The Instructions! (Bronze): Complete all Instruction Builds in Story Mode. Midas Touch (Bronze): Complete all Golden Instruction Builds. Business Business Business (Gold): Earn 1,000,000,000 studs.(Gold): Achieve 100% completion.(Bronze): Destroy 50 enemies as MetalBeard. The Opposite Of Happiness (Bronze): Defeat 20 enemies as Rage Unikitty.(Bronze): Kragelize 10 people with the Kragle gun. Building Bad (Bronze): Attempt a Master Build-It with a Non-Master Builder(Bronze): Defeat 30 enemies as Emmet Cowboy.(Bronze): Defeat 20 enemies as Sheriff Not-A-Robot. I Could Sing This Song For Hours (Silver): Score 21 awesome dance moves in the Construction Site dance mini game. No Way, This Is My Jam. (Silver): Score 21 awesome dance moves in the Kragelizer dance mini game. Firestarter (Bronze): Make a Fire.