Wednesday, August 31, 2011

News: The Brick Bible now available at Amazon

The Brick Bible : A New Spin on the Old Testament is now available at amazon: here




List Price: $19.95
Price: $13.15 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25

Lego emerges from economic gloom with sales boost of 25%

Read some News and learn that Lego has sales boost of 25%.

"There has also been strong demand for its mini-figures, which are sold in a £2 pack and encourage collectors to gain the full set, and have rocketed to the top of the toy charts.

Products based on blockbuster movie franchises Pirates Of The Caribbean, Harry Potter and Cars have also increased its appeal.

And classic products such as Lego City and Lego Star Wars were also generating strong sales."


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2032033/The-building-blocks-success-Lego-bucks-trend-sales-boost-25.html#ixzz1WcbPsGCa

Medieval Village MOC II

Bought some golden bricks. The golden bricks come with a ornament as shown below. Pretty, isn't it? I used the golden bricks to make the fountain in the Medieval Village.




Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Medieval Village MOC

Still looking for ideas to create my own Medieval Village. As I am looking around, I found this village. It is pretty nice and details. I like it. Source Sirens-Of-Titan, Eurobricks




And these houses are from ZCerberus, Eurobrick Forum


LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean Promotional Set

News from Brickset, promotional poly bag spotted at Brickset:

10221 Super Star Destroyer Now Available At LEGO S@H

News from Lego, this set is now available at LEGO S@H! For USD$399.99!!! Same price as the death star.



The following is from Lego.com


“Dare to pilot Darth Vader’s™ deadly destroyer!
The Super Star Destroyer Executor has arrived! This jaw-dropping vessel is the personal flagship of Darth Vader, and serves as command ship at both the Battle of Hoth and the Battle of Endor. With its classic dagger-shaped design, the Executor is among the largest and most powerful vessels in the Star Wars galaxy. With over 3,000 pieces, measuring nearly 50″” (124.5 cm) long and weighing nearly 8 pounds (3.5 kg), every aspect of this fantastic LEGO® Star Wars model impresses. Includes 5 minifigures: Darth Vader, Admiral Piett, Dengar, Bossk and IG-88.
- Includes 5 minifigures: Darth Vader, Admiral Piett, Dengar, Bossk and IG-88
- Features over 3,000 pieces!
- Measures nearly 50 inches (124.5 cm) long and weighs nearly 8 pounds (3.5kg)!
- Includes display stand and data sheet label!
- Center section lifts off to reveal command center!”

Not sure whether it will be ship to Singapore or not.

Via LEGO

Monday, August 29, 2011

BricksWorld 20% Storewide Sale

Just receive email from bricksworld



BricksWorld is having a 20% Storewide Sale from 2nd till 5th September 2011. Do note this time the sale is for members only. Here are the details:
- Store-wide sale for members only.
- Store-wide sale starts from 2 Sep 2011 to 5 Sep 2011.
- 20% discount applies to regular priced LEGO products only.
- No further discount to the items already on sale.
- Not valid with other sale and promotion.
- Exclude #8527 LEGO Mindstorms NXT (Member’s 10% discount is applicable)
- No reservation of items is allowed unless full payment is made.
- Goods sold during Store-wide Sale are non-returnable and non-refundable.
- Store-wide sale is applicable to our retail shops and online store.
- Pre-ordering of #10218 Pet Shop, #10216 Winter Village Bakery and #88059 Minifigures Series 5 (Display Box) are also eligible for 20% discount.

Via BricksWorld

Thursday, August 25, 2011

7958 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar

It going to be true. Coming this dec Star Wars Advent Calendar!!




source: FBTB

“Launch the holiday countdown with the LEGO® Star Wars™ Advent Calendar!
The all new LEGO® Star Wars™ Advent Calendar will put your Christmas count-down into hyperdrive! Collect 24 galactic gifts – one for each day – including iconic minifigures, vehicles and accessories from the LEGO Star Wars universe.
- Includes 8 LEGO® minifigures
- Features an exclusive version of Yoda™ not available anywhere else
- Vehicles include mini Millennium Falcon and X-wing Starfighter
- Open a window every day to reveal 24 different LEGO® Star Wars gifts!”

7553 Lego City Advent Calendar

7553 LEGO City Advent Calendar:
Coming our way.... This coming set pretty different from other as it come with a larger models Lego bricks!!!


“Countdown to Christmas in LEGO® City!
Make the countdown to Christmas fly by with the LEGO® City Advent Calendar. Every day a new adventure awaits, including policemen in a mini police car and robbers making a slippery escape on snowmobiles! Even Santa Claus joins in the fun. A perfect addition to your existing LEGO sets and a great way to kick off the buildable holiday fun this year.

- Features 24 different LEGO® City gifts
- Includes 6 minifigures: 2 policemen, 2 robbers, fisherman and Santa Claus
– Vehicles include 2 snowmobiles
– Build larger models with the LEGO bricks from 3 different gift days!
– Also features a police dog and Christmas tree”





Friday, August 19, 2011

Planking at railway tracks

You see this in the railway tracks (source : omy) ?

But have you seem this?


Thursday, August 18, 2011

Toy R Us Lego Sale 19 to 21 Aug

The D day started tmr. Heard that there are a lot of people queuing on thursday night !!

The preparation ....


The Thursday night (which is tonight) queue

Monday, August 15, 2011

Love this train station MOC

This MOC is pretty nice. The modular train station where there is a basement railway.

source from Колпак of Eurobricks Forum






Sunday, August 14, 2011

Lego 2012

Source from smashing bricks. Its show all the possible lego sets for 2012. The following is quoted from the website.

LEGO Creator 2012:
4636 Police Set
4637 Safari Set
7346 Summer House

LEGO Games 2012:
3863 Kokarikoo
3864 Minitaurus
3865 City – Alarm
3866 Star Wars – Battle of Hoth

LEGO Star Wars 2012:
9674 Naboo Starfighter and Naboo Pilot
9675 Sebulba’s Podracer and Sebulba
9676 TIE Interceptor and TIE Pilot
9488 ARC Troopers vs. Commando Droids
9489 Endor Rebel (x2) vs. Scout Trooper & Stormtrooper
9491 Geonosian Cannon
9490 Droid Escape
9492 TIE Fighter
9493 X-Wing
3866 Battle of Hoth (LEGO Games)

LEGO Cars 2012:
9478 Francesco Bernoulli
9479 Ivan Mater
9480 Finn McMissile
9481 Jeff Gorvette
9483 Mater’s Escape
9484 Red Water’s Rescue
9485 Ultimate Race Set
9486 Oil Rig Escape

LEGO Super Heroes 2012:
6858 Batman vs. Catwoman
6862 Superman vs. Lex Luthor
6863 Batman vs. the Joker
6864 Batman vs. Two Face
6860 The Batcave
6865 Captain America
6866 X-Men
6867 Iron Man
6868 Hulk and Thor
6869 Avengers
4526 Batman
4527 The Joker
4528 Green Lantern
4529 Iron Man
4597 Captain America
4530 The Hulk

LEGO City 2012:
4205 Off Road Command Centre
4208 Fire Truck
4209 Fire Plane
4427 Fire ATV
4430 Fire Transporter
4431 Ambulance
4432 Garbage Truck
4433 Dirt Bike Transporter
4434 Tipper Truck
4435 Car and Caravan
4436 Police Patrol Car
4437 Police Pursuit
4439 Police Heavy Lift Helicopter
4440 Forest Police Station
4441 Police Dog Van
4442 Crooks Hideout

LEGO Ninjago 2012:
9440 Venomari Shrine
9441 Kai’s Blade Cycle
9442 Jay’s Storm Fighter
9443 Rattle Copter
9444 Cole’s Tread Assault
9445 Fangpyre Truck Ambush
9446 Destiny’s Bounty

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Medieval Lego Town

After fixing a modular town, I am thinking of making one Medieval village. I was browsing through the web and I come across a website that has the plan of the town. Amaze with the details. The picture below is the plan. The source is from hoernersburg lego town.


Tuesday, August 09, 2011

LEGO 2012 Rumour List for Starwars set


LEGO 2012 Rumour for Starwars set.  Source from Jedi News. 

There will be a new range of ‘planets’ sets. These will each include a hollow planet, a buildable mini vehicle and a mini-figure.
9674 Naboo Starfighter and Naboo Pilot
9675 Sebulba’s Podracer and Sebulba
9676 TIE Interceptor and TIE Pilot

Notable on this new list if that the battle packs will now mix heroes and villains into one box…
9488 ARC Troopers vs. Commando Droids
9489 Endor Rebel (x2) vs. Scout Trooper & Stormtrooper
9491 Geonosian Cannon
9490 Droid Escape
9492 TIE Fighter
9493 X-Wing
3866 Battle of Hoth (LEGO Games)

Saturday, August 06, 2011

Lego 10220 Designer Interview Volkswagen Camper Van

This is the designer interview on the 10220 volkswagen camper van. It is model against the real camper van with a lot of details for the interior. The van doors can be opened and there are speedometer attached on the dashboard. It is pretty a nice van.

source:

Lego 10222 Winter Village Post Office

This is the Designer Interview for Winter Village Post Office. The Official announcement for this beautiful winter themed set is out (thanks to prideprince for the heads up). Consists of 820 pieces, priced at USD$59.99 and slated for release on 1st October. Not sure when will it reach SG. May be end Dec or early Jan 2012 .... that what I guess.

Video source from Lego Club TV



The pictures below are from FBTB