Coming off of last week’s insanely hectic New York Toy Fair 2015/Blizzard trip, I’m backlogged on everything. In fact, I hadn’t even been out to a retail store in a whole week, which must be some kind of record for me! But I broke that streak today, as I headed back to my favorite local Toys R Us stores, where I found the majority of the March 2015 LEGO sets–including the whole first-ever series of LEGO Speed Champions sets!
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People ask me a lot what the “Bloks” in “Bricks and Bloks” is for. It is, of course, not a misspelling–it’s for Mega Bloks. I don’t do a ton of coverage of Mega Bloks here anymore, as most readers don’t seem to like them. However, just about everyone loves the Despicable Me Minions. And at New York Toy Fair 2015, MEGA Brands revealed that by the end of the year, there will be over a hundred Mega Bloks Minions figures!
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I have a nearly-uncountable number of photos and videos from New York Toy Fair 2015 that I haven’t gotten around to posting in articles yet, but before I get back to 2015 Toy Fair coverage there’s some breaking news that needs to come first.
For months Star Wars fans have wondered about the identity of the exclusive minifigure packed in since the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded book went up for order, and now we know: it’s a new LEGO Prototype Boba Fett minifigure!
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It may have only been Valentine’s Day a couple of days ago, but it’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas–especially when we’re talking about Christmas LEGO sets! The tradition of LEGO Star Wars advent calendars will live on in 2015, and at the New York Toy Fair 2015, we got our first look at this year’s calendar! Headlined by Santa C-3PO and Reindeer R2-D2, it’s the 75097 LEGO Star Wars 2015 Advent Calendar!
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My apologies for the long delay between posts–a snowstorm back home and travel cancellations made what should have been a five-hour trip home from Toy Fair turned into a two-day trip. But I’m back now, safe and sound, and ready to begin talking about more from New York Toy Fair 2015! And as it was the most requested theme for coverage by readers, I’ll tackle the biggest summer 2015 LEGO Star Wars set first: the LEGO Star Wars Imperial Assault Carrier 75106!
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All good things must come to an end, and as sad as it is, that includes the LEGO Legends of Chima theme, which will be ending abruptly with the summer 2015 LEGO Chima sets.
I had the opportunity to check out all three of the final sets at New York Toy Fair 2015 this weekend, and I’ll begin covering them with the set that interested me most: the first-ever Chima Bear Tribe vehicle, LEGO Bladvic’s Rumble Bear 70225!
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When it comes to the question of “What is the worst-kept secret in major upcoming LEGO sets?” over the past few years, my immediate answer is “the LEGO Marvel SHIELD Helicarrier”. News of the LEGO Avengers Helicarrier set’s impending arrival has spread like wildfire for months, and every day someone has asked me when it will appear. Well, finally I can give a different answer today: the LEGO S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier 76042 has now been revealed!!
UPDATE 2/17/2015: The LEGO SHIELD Helicarrier is now available for order online! (Make sure you log into your LEGO VIP account, though, or it won’t show up!)
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The revived LEGO Bionicle theme got off to a hot start last month, with all six Toa and their elemental Protector counterparts hitting stores.
But now that we have all the heroes, what’s next? But of course–villains!
Coming later this year and revealed at New York Toy Fair 2015 today–the LEGO Bionicle Summer 2015 sets!
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If there’s one of the LEGO Marvel Summer 2015 sets that’s been shrouded in secrecy far more than the others, it’s the LEGO Ant-Man set. This set wasn’t allowed to be photographed before New York Toy Fair 2015 today, and wasn’t shown at all at some events this winter. But today, it can finally be fully revealed: it’s the LEGO Ant-Man Final Battle 76039 set!
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When rumors began to swirl regarding the LEGO Star Wars Summer 2015 sets lineup, there’s one set that stood out as universally interesting to fans: the LEGO Star Wars Death Star Final Duel 75093 set!
While the set has been shown at European Toy Fairs earlier this year, LEGO finally allowed press to take hi-res photos of the 75093 LEGO Death Star Final Duel at New York Toy Fair 2015 this morning!
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In most cases, the most exciting of a theme’s LEGO Summer 2015 sets tends to be the largest set, the most expensive set, or the set with the most minifigures. In the case of LEGO Scooby-Doo, however, it’s none of the above. In fact, the most intriguing of all the LEGO Scooby-Doo Summer 2015 sets shown today at New York Toy Fair 2015 is actually the smallest set with the least minifigures–because it’s the only set that wasn’t leaked before the event: the LEGO Scooby-Doo Mummy Museum Mystery 75900!
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If you’re a LEGO DC fan, there wasn’t a whole lot to get excited about at New York Toy Fair 2015. After the healthy helping of LEGO Justice League sets we got in January to kick-start the year, there are just two LEGO DC Super Heroes Summer 2015 sets coming–and both of them are Batman-related. Luckily, one of the sets is gigantic and absolutely amazingly fun–it’s the LEGO Jokerland 76035 set… with LEGO Starfire, Beast Boy and more!
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I’ll be posting in-depth, individual articles for each and every LEGO Star Wars set shown today at New York Toy Fair 2015 tonight and throughout the next week. But for now, here’s some teaser shots to ride everyone over…
And please, if you borrow any of our photos, link back to our site. Thanks! 🙂
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This is it! Today is the day that LEGO collectors worldwide have been waiting for! The first day of New York Toy Fair 2015, on which LEGO will finally allow press to take photos of the Summer 2015 LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Marvel, LEGO Jurassic World and LEGO Scooby-Doo sets! I’ll be updating this site–as well as the Bricks and Bloks Facebook Page–all day long with photos and news straight from the LEGO Booth at the 2015 New York Toy Fair!
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