Random minifig of the day: twn228

Posted by Huwbot, 05 May 2023 02:01

Today’s random minifigure is twn228 Supermarket Female Shop Assistant, a Town figure that came in one set, 10684 Supermarket Suitcase, released during 2015.

Our members collectively own a total of 1,219 of them. If you’d like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $2.80.

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Discounts at Amazon.com

Posted by Huwbot, 04 May 2023 16:38
Latest >= 25% discounts Stunt Competition$21.78 ($29.99)-27% >= 33% discounts on this year’s sets Cyber Stunt Bike$5.19 ($7.99)-35%

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Embarrassingly useless LEGO Star Wars trivia!

Posted by CapnRex101, 04 May 2023 15:00

LEGO Star Wars was launched in 1999 and nearly 900 sets have been produced, naturally resulting in occasional peculiar facts and trivia.

Whenever possible, I like to include some trivia in reviews and other articles, although certain details are not easily integrated. Fortunately, May the Fourth provides an ideal opportunity to share some LEGO Star Wars trivia, finally finding a use for genuinely useless information!

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Who’s Missing: Star Wars Inquisitors

Posted by Huw, 04 May 2023 12:00

The second of today’s Star Wars articles by guest authors has been written by SearchlightRG:

Among the staples of the Disney Star Wars era are the Inquisitors, an order of former Jedi turned agents of the dark side of the Force and the evil Galactic Empire. Though the concept dates back to before Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm, their take on the Inquisitors first appeared in 2014’s Star Wars Rebels. Four Inquisitors appeared in that series, though only two would appear in minifigure form before the LEGO subtheme came to an end in 2017. The Grand Inquisitor and Fifth Brother, said Inquisitors, would later return in 2022 in a set for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

75336 Inquisitor Transport Scythe, the set in question, also introduced the Third Sister, a new addition to the ranks of the Inquisitorious. Appropriately, if disappointingly, she is only the third Inquisitor to receive a physical minifigure. This leaves the number of Inquisitor characters with Minifigures is only half that of the Knights of Ren. That group of Sequel Trilogy characters is a rough equivalent to the Inquisitors, though the Imperial faction strikes me as both more impressive and more interesting.

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How does LEGO depict conflict in Star Wars sets?

Posted by Huw, 04 May 2023 09:00

To celebrate Star Wars day we’ll be publishing two articles on the subject by guest authors. The first has been written by Ainulindale, aka Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D., a data scientist with an interest in data visualisations and LEGO:

LEGO themes often depict conflict between factions. Some sets only include good guys, some only include bad guys, and some include both — directly depicting conflict. How LEGO distributes protagonists and antagonists across sets influences the play experience for children, especially when a child only has the opportunity to get one or two sets from a theme. If a child’s sets only include protagonists or antagonists, their play experience will likely be different than if they include both.

LEGO strategically designs sets to optimise some combination of sales revenue and the play experience for consumers. A critical aspect of set design is which minifigs to include. So what’s LEGO’s strategy? How often do LEGO sets directly depict conflict by including protagonists and antagonists in the same set, as opposed to including only protagonists or only antagonists, and how has LEGO’s minifig-inclusion strategy changed over time?

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The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell available now

Posted by Huw, 04 May 2023 08:45

The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell

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Two Little Mermaid sets, including the impressive 43225 The Little Mermaid Royal Clamshell, are now available at LEGO.com.

The 1,808-piece set costs £139.99 / $159.99 / 159.99€ which seems like good value to me.

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Summer sets summary

Posted by CapnRex101, 03 May 2023 17:00

Main Street

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Yesterday was an exceptionally busy day! New sets emerged from City, Friends, Harry Potter, Technic, Monkie Kid and more themes, not to mention the introduction of DREAMZzz.

With that in mind, it is probably a good time to summarise everything revealed in the last few days, the majority of which will be released in June.

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More City and Harry Potter sets revealed!

Posted by CapnRex101, 03 May 2023 15:00

Hogwarts Express & Hogsmeade Station

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Following a welcome deluge of new sets being unveiled yesterday, images of two more have been published by Bouwsteentjes today.

60378 Arctic Mobile Laboratory completes the new Arctic Exploration subtheme and includes an adorable pair of polar bear cubs, alongside the adult bear. 76423 Hogwarts Express & Hogsmeade Station, meanwhile, finally returns to Hogsmeade station, nearly twenty years after 10132 Motorised Hogwarts Express was released!

View both sets below…

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LEGO pilots VIP points at US LEGOLAND Discovery Centre

Posted by CapnRex101, 03 May 2023 12:30

Historically, VIP points have not been available with any purchases from LEGOLAND parks or LEGOLAND Discovery Centres. Some queried whether the situation would shift after LEGO acquired Merlin, thus regaining control of the parks and Discovery Centres.

It seems this change is closer than ever, as LEGO is currently testing VIP point availability at a LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in New Jersey, in the American Dream mall. At the moment, this is limited to a single outlet, but it seems like a potential step in the right direction.

Three new Harry Potter BrickHeadz!

Posted by CapnRex101, 02 May 2023 18:00

Kingsley Shacklebolt & Nymphadora Tonks

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Among the smaller sets unveiled today are three Harry Potter BrickHeadz. Two of these contain students in their Quidditch attire, while 40618 Kingsley Shacklebolt & Nymphadora Tonks offers two members of the Order of the Phoenix.

Like most of the other sets announced today, the BrickHeadz will be released on the 1st of June.

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Four new Monkie Kid sets unveiled!

Posted by CapnRex101, 02 May 2023 17:00

Dragon of the East Palace

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Images of four upcoming Monkie Kid sets have been posted on LEGO.com, in advance of their release on the 1st of June.

Perhaps the most appealing is 80049 Dragon of the East Palace, although all four look interesting to me.

View these sets and pricing information below…

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