13/05/2016 - 08:36 Lego news

LEGO Minecraft 21127 The Fortress

While waiting for the early sale for members of the VIP program of the set LEGO Minecraft 21128 The Village from May 18, fans of this range can finally find out more about the set 21127 The Fortress (984 pieces - Retail $ 109.99 / £ 89.99), "an awesome modular model that includes a Steve minifigure, a horse, a sheep and 3 skeletons", put online by amazon with visuals and description.

Defend the fortress!
Protect your cattle and defend the dreaded fortress against the army of skeletons!
Experience Minecraft adventures with your favorite characters and objects with this LEGO Minecraft set, designed for fans of the blockbuster sandbox video game.
Put on your golden armor, grab your sword and defend the fortress!
This awesome, easy-to-rebuild modular model features a Steve minifigure, a horse, a sheep, and 3 skeletons.

  • Includes Steve minifigure, plus horse, sheep, and 3 skeletons.
  • Features a Minecraft fortress with large pressure plate doors, watchtowers, decorative Creper banners, barred windows, water and farm areas, and a prison with an opening door function.
  • Press the pressure plate to open the fortress gates.
  • Light fires and torches to fend off the approaching Skeleton Army.
  • Load the cannons and defend the fortress.
  • Includes the following accessories: Steve's Golden Armor and Golden Helmet, Armor Stand, Helmet, Workbench, Weapon Chest and Haystack.
  • Includes 5 swords and 3 skeleton bows
  • Easy to rebuild modular design with 3 alternative models.
  • Let your imagination run wild and rebuild the set for more LEGO Minecraft creations!
  • This set includes over 900 pieces.
  • This set offers an age-appropriate building experience for ages 8 and up.
  • Measures over 16cm high, 33cm wide and 34cm deep.
13/05/2016 - 08:01 Lego news

40161 What am I?

Who remembers the board game Who is it ? An MB game where you had to find by elimination the first name of the character chosen in secret by his opponent via a series of questions on his physical attributes.

The LEGO version comes in with this set bearing the reference 40161 seen two weeks ago on the shelves of the brand new LEGO Certified Store d'Arese (near Milan) in Italy.

In the box, 536 pieces to assemble two game boards, and probably a handful of minifigs that will start a few games. It is then up to everyone to put the characters at their disposal to vary the games.

No information on the overall availability of this box nor on its public price for the moment.

Update : The game will come with 16 "City" minifigs. Each minifig is supplied in duplicate to allow the mechanics of the game to be applied: The two players face the same game board. The minifig, animal or object chosen by each player is inserted under the panel trans clear from the bottom row.

(seen on Jay's Brick Blog)

40161 What am I?

 

13/05/2016 - 01:08 Lego news LEGO Star Wars

LEGO Star Wars The Freemaker Adventures

The Freemaker Adventures is both a new animated LEGO Star Wars series featuring a family of young heroes and some derivative products such as sets 75145 Eclipse Fighter et 75147 Star Scavenger.

It is also a new fashion: That of "Ugly"[Ugly], machines cobbled together by space scrap metal dealers Zander, Kordi, Rowan and R0-GR from parts from different ships.

To explain the concept to the youngest, LEGO uploaded a mini-magazine (inserted in the May-June issue of LEGO Club Magazine US) entirely dedicated to this new series with instructions for assembling a micro- "Ugly"mixing X-Wing and Tie Fighter.

If you feel like it, you've got the parts handy and you've got five minutes to spare, I've compiled the assembly instructions for you in the visual below.

LEGO Star Wars The Freemaker Adventures - UGLY Building Steps

ghostbusters contest result

The draw for the competition to win a copy of the set LEGO Ghostbusters 75827 Firehouse Headquarters worth € 389.99 has been made and the winner's name is displayed in the widget below. For information, the latter validated a total of 7 participation tickets.

Some details about this competition which attracted many participants: This operation was relayed by several sites which list the majority of the competitions organized everywhere on the internet.

Even if most of the "contest professionals" who arrived here through these sites have contented themselves with spamming the comments, believing they have validated their participation, a large number of them have also registered through the Gleam interface.

It is normal and legitimate. It is inconceivable to "reserve" this type of competition to a category of people and to exclude arbitrarily and on dubious criteria other potential participants.

In another register, cheating attempts, often awkward, were numerous and the participations concerned were invalidated before the drawing of lots so as not to distort the random nature of the latter.

Finally, the winner is not necessarily the one who validated the greatest number of tickets, it is not a ticket race. Validating tickets simply increases your chances.

I'll say it again, if you can't stand losing, don't play: There's only one winner and whether it's a LEGO fan or not, a regular blog visitor or not, a kid, an adult, a man or a woman, I don't care. He was drawn and therefore wins the bet.

Other contests will be organized regularly on the blog and on social networks. There is something for everyone: The brands or brands that provide the prizes, myself through the visibility generated, and ultimately the winner (s).

Before participating, I therefore invite you to take stock with yourself on your ability to accept losing without then coming to express your disappointment via the usual conspiracy theories.

That being said, thank you to LEGO for the prize, thank you to all participants for playing the game and well done to the winner who was contacted by email to organize the delivery of his very large gift.

12/05/2016 - 22:24 Minifigure Series Lego news

lego dfb minifigure 71014 1

Here is in detail the situation concerning the distribution in France of the bags containing the minifigs of the special series 71014 The team.

This series of 16 minifigs representing the players of the German national team will be well available in all French LEGO Stores from May 14th.

Please note, each LEGO Store has received 10 boxes of 60 sachets, not one more. It will not be possible to buy a complete box, it is not worth insisting. Each customer will be able to acquire 20 bags maximum. The price of the bag is set at 2.99 €.

Each LEGO Store can therefore satisfy a maximum of thirty customers, assuming that each of them wishes to acquire the 20 authorized sachets ...

Of the 36 European LEGO Stores, only those located in Germany, Switzerland and Austria have so far received 20 boxes of 60 sachets. The other official European stores will only have 10 boxes, at least initially.

Regarding the French LEGO Stores, no possible replenishment has been confirmed for the moment.

Otherwise, you can always afford a full box (60 sachets) on amazon Germany for 340 €...

(Thanks to nano for the details)

Update : This series of minifigs is currently available on the LEGO Shop FR at this address...