At last, a reason to go to Leicester Square: LEGO. A whole building dedicated to it. It’s the biggest LEGO store in the world, but so much more than ‘just a shop’. Here are eight fun things to do when you're there: 1. Hold one of the big boxes (try a 'Star Wars' one) up to a digital display, then watch in awe as a 3D CGI of the model comes to life on screen, complete with mini-figures running amok. Kids, we hear, usually go ‘woaaah'. 2. Take your piccie in the 'Make a Mosaic' booth, then wait for it to spit out an oversized baseplate of your face, plus a box of all the bricks that go with it. 3. Take a selfie in front of one of the London attractions (all made out of LEGO, obvs). I loved the skyline map, the Tube map (YES!), the Royal Mail postbox and life-sized red phone box (surely asking for a game of ‘how many people can you get in this LEGO phonebox'). 4. Visit when there’s a masterclass with a 'Master Builder' on. The chap I met identified an old hand-me-down set I used to play with as one from 1978 and even described the outfits on the mini-figures.
5. Head to the ‘Pick & Build’ wall (which they really should have called ‘Brick ‘n’ Mix’) and fill a pot with any combination of blocks you want – £6.99 for a small one, £11.99 for a large. Keep the pot and you’ll save some pennies next time. 6. Pick up a LEGO passport (it’s free AND comes with stickers). Then head to one of the 'staffed' models, like the replica of a central line tube carriage, which you can get pose for pics in. Get your passport 'stamped', hand your phone over and a strike your best commuter pose: arms up, face of disgust. 7. Make your own custom mini-figure. You put it together using body, legs, head, hat/hair and accessories (£4.99 gets you three). I went for a lederhosen-and-Napoleonic-jacket-sporting gal. 8. Play at one of the Master Builder Playtables, where you can assemble themed stuff for free. There’s even a DUPLO Playtable: hello, toddlers! If you’re just after pressies and don’t know where to start, my top tip is this: the best-value starter kits are the ‘creator’ boxes (which give you three models from one set of bricks).
And the ones that will keep that superfan in your life busy for all of Christmas Day are the Technic kits: the £99.99 race car will take an expert builder a good 16 hours to make. That’s a lot of time in the garden shed! See more pictures of the store: The LEGO store is at 3 Swiss Court, W1D 6AP.LEGO Store Leicester Square is now OPEN: Take a look around the flagship new London store LEGO has opened a flagship new store – the largest in the world – in Leicester Square, London. Here is your chance to take a look around the awesome new shop. LEGOLEGO has opened the doors of its brand-new flagship store in one of central London’s most popular tourist hot-spots, Leicester Square.The Leicester Square store is the 131st LEGO store to open globally.The largest LEGO store in the world boasts exciting new experiences, like Mosaic Maker which offers fans of all ages the chance to purchase their own personalised mosaic portrait in LEGO. The machine captures your image and in under ten minutes prints the instructions and bricks required to complete a portrait in the iconic bricks.
LEGO's Leicester Square store is the first in the world to offer this unique experience.Express.co.uk was lucky enough to be one of the first to give this LEGO photo booth a try and it's pretty cool. Lego Store Leicester Square - First look inside the new London shop LEGO has opened a flagship new store in London's Leicester Square, and here is a look around the awesome new shop. Lego Leicester Square is the biggest Lego Store in the world The clever machine captures your image and in under ten minutes printed instructions and the bricks required to complete the LEGO portrait are supplied to the customer.The London store is the first in the world to make this unique experience available although, before you get too excited, the LEGO set of your face will cost you £100.John Goodwin, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the LEGO Group said: "We are excited to have finally opened the doors to the world’s largest LEGO store here in London."We want to inspire and develop children through creative play experiences – and this store is all about that.
"Here, parents and children can explore the many different LEGO products while at the same time getting a truly immersive experience of the LEGO brand."EXPRESS NEWSPAPERSAlso included in the store are a number of Master Builder Playtables, where children are free to build whatever they can imagine – inspired by iconic London landmarks and a range of LEGO themes.There will also be a timetable when Certified LEGO Master Builders will visit the store sharing tips and tricks to help visitors build LEGO models and help inspire children to think outside the box when building their creations.Other highlights in the new London LEGO Store include – Build a Minifigure Tower with Talking LEGO Minifigures – includes four different talking LEGO Minifigures including Lester, Royal Guard, Bobby the Policeman and Sherlock HolmesLEGO Minifigure Scanner – an interactive experience available from outside the store where people can find out which LEGO Minifigure they areDigital window display - state of the art screens that will show LEGO movies and clipsLester’s room housing a model of store mascot Lester for photo opportunities both inside
and outside the storeBrickadilly corner – an interactive information centre informing shoppers including instore event schedules and highlighting retail experiences within the store Digital endless isle – a digital experience allowing shoppers to browse a digital catalogue of all LEGO sets available in store. It also calls for assistance by sending a message to the smart watches of store staff The official LEGO store offers the biggest selection of LEGO products available in one place, including LEGO Exclusives that can't be found anywhere else! LEGO fans of all ages can see many LEGO sets built and out of the box, get expert advice and of course, building tips and tricks. The centre of the store is an interactive play area designed for hands-on, minds-on play and the unique Pick A Brick wall features a variety of LEGO elements to complete your models! The April 2017 LEGO Brand Retail Store Calendar (North America) is now out. For Easter, LEGO Brand Stores will be having an Easter Egg Hunt from April 1-16 for kids.
In addition, there will be two new promotional gifts. These include a free mini LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle with purchases over $50 (April 1-15) and a free LEGO Friends Tic Tac Toe Game with LEGO Friends purchases over $20 (April 1-30). Those little creatures in the Tic Tac Toe looks quite cute don’t they! For more details on the LEGO Brand Retail Store Calendar (North America) for April 2017, you can check the calendar here. For those living in Europe/UK, you can check out the LEGO Brand Retail Store Newsletter here. Welcome to the month of March! This month, LEGO Brand Stores and LEGO Shop at Home (US | UK) will be offering new promotions. In addition, they also have many new products such as LEGO BrickHeadz and more. You can check out all the new items here: US | Below are some other promotions happening right now. -Free LEGO City Police Car with any LEGO City Purchase (March 13-April 28) -Free LEGO City Police Helicopter Polybag w/$35 purchase (March 1-15)
-Double VIP Points (March 6-16) -Free LEGO Duplo My First Fish with any LEGO Duplo purchase (March 16-31) -VIPs get exclusive access to a new set (March 17-31) For more details regarding upcoming events, you can check out the LEGO Brand Retail Store Calendar (North America) by clicking on the image below. The results are now in the 2016 Second Review for LEGO Ideas creations. Congrats to 20tauri’s Women of NASA creation! This creation will be made into an official LEGO Ideas set. More details for the set will be available in late 2017 and 2018. LEGO Ideas 2016 Second Review If the currently selection of The LEGO Batman Movie sets is not enough to satisfy your need, there’s also a few other on the side LEGO Batman Movie polybag sets as well. There is The Joker Battle Training set which includes a Joker minifigure as well as a Bat Signal Accessory Pack. Images are taken from Amazon. LEGO The Batman Movie 30523 The Joker Battle Training Polybag Set
LEGO The Batman Movie 5004930 Bat Signal Accessory Pack This week from February 26 to March 4, Toys R Us America will be offering 25% off ALL LEGO Dimensions Story, Level and Team Pack. Valid in-stores and online. There’s a couple of LEGO sales happening in Canada this week from various retailers. See below for more details. London Drugs (until February 28) London Drugs will be offering 20% off ALL LEGO including the new LEGO Batman Movie sets. Offer is good until February 28. Thanks to forum member DarthPaka for the news. Costco Canada Online (limited time only) Costco online currently has 42053 LEGO Technic Volvo EW 160E down to $119.99 (reg.$149.99). Savings work out to be 20% off. Thanks to forum member yeHowCow for the news. Toys R Us Canada (February 24 to March 9) For two weeks from February 24 to March 9, Toys R Us Canada will be offering 20% off select LEGO City building sets. It appears that most of the more recent LEGO sets are excluded.
A couple of LEGO Ideas creations have recently achieved 10 000 supporters. Below are some of these creations along with a portion of their descriptions. You can visit the LEGO Ideas page for more details. Congrats to all the creations and good luck with the review stage! LEGO Ideas Creations Dungeon Master I am glad you found your way to this fantasy set with a multitude of options. Three brave heroes await your story. No one knows what adventures they will have, no one know what dangers or monsters they will encounter on their journeys and quests. LEGO Ideas Creations Red Arrows Hawk One of the world’s premier aerobatic teams, the Red Arrows display to millions of people every year. The Squadron’s famous for performing dynamic loops, rolls, close passes and formation shapes with its nine fast-jets – flying as close as six feet apart at 350mph. Officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows promote the best of British and inspire people of all ages with their teamwork and skills.
LEGO Ideas The Blues Mobile I decide to create the Blues Mobile with the big speaker on the to. But it’s easy to dispatch the speaker including the speaker construction to open the boot on the back or to open the roof to take a look inside of the car. The inside of the Blues Mobile is highly detailed with speed’o’meter, cigarette lighter and radio. LEGO Ideas Sega Classic Arcade Machines Build miniature representations of classic Sega arcade games out of Lego bricks! These minifigure-scaled replicas will look good displayed on your desk at work or home and are perfect for use in your Lego City! The three included minifigures look great at the controls of these detailed builds. If you haven’t dropped by your local Target store, you should do so soon if you want to pick up some Valentine’s LEGO clearance items. Forum member Foj3000 reports to us that The LEGO Batman Movie 30522 Batman in the Phantom Zone has been further reduced to $0.39 (reg.$3.99-$4.99).