LEGO Labyrinth Marble Maze Set Announced!

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LEGO Ideas 2015 Marble Maze Labyrinth Announced

It’s been an excruciatingly long wait, but the third 2014 LEGO Ideas Review results have finally been announced! Unfortunately, those who were hoping for a spectacular new LEGO Ideas set based on a preexisting licensed theme are bound for disappointment, as those sets (including Minas Tirith and the Flying Dutchman) are all immediately disqualified. But there is one set that did make the cut in this review, and it’s definitely a unique one: it’s the LEGO Ideas #13 LEGO Labyrinth Marble Maze set!

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LEGO Christmas Tree 30286 Polybag Revealed!

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30286 LEGO Christmas Tree Polybag 2015

Need and photos of upcoming sets seem to be coming out earlier and earlier these days, and today’s big (or should I say little?) reveal feels especially early! It’s too bad this set couldn’t stay under wraps for a few more weeks, because we could have had Christmas in July–the 2015 LEGO Christmas Tree 30286 polybag has now been revealed!

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LEGO City Heavy Haul Train 60098 Set Photos Preview!

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LEGO Heavy-Haul Train 60098 Box

It’s that time of year again, train lovers! You’ve waited, you’ve wondered, you’ve heard the rumors and maybe even seen the leaked photos–and now they are confirmed! Once again, you’ll be able add a (sort of) brand new LEGO train set to your diorama (or dioramas) this summer! Coming (very) soon to stores–it’s the LEGO City Heavy Haul Train 60098! But as much as I like this red train, it’s giving me a little case of deja vu…

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Summer 2015 LEGO City Square 60097 Set Released!

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60097 LEGO City Square Summer 2015 Set Released

It was over a week ago that I found the bulk of the LEGO City Summer 2015 sets in stores for the first time (and you can check out my previously-published reviews of the new Utility Shuttle and Space Starter Set if you’re interested). I searched high and low, but there was still one set eluding me–until today! The single largest and most expensive non-exclusive 2015 set has arrived: the LEGO City Square 60097!

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Free LEGO Star Wars TIE Advanced 30275 Polybag Promo!

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30275 LEGO Star Wars TIE Advance Prototype Promo Polybags Toys R Us

For months now, we’ve known that a new mini LEGO Star Wars TIE Advanced Prototype 30275 polybag set was on the horizon. The instructions were found online, and a small smattering of sets even leaked out in Canada. Yes, we knew it was coming–we just didn’t know when.

But those waiting for the 30275 LEGO TIE Advanced Prototype need wait no longer! The polybag is available in mass quantities now either for $3.99… or for free!

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LEGO Ant-Man Final Battle 76039 Released in Stores!

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LEGO Ant-Man Final Battle 76039 Set Released

After stopping at the LEGO Store and taking photos of all the new Summer 2015 Star Wars and City sets yesterday, I strolled away content with the knowledge that I was totally caught up on everything new in stores. Or at least–I was for about five minutes! Then someone posted a photo on our Facebook Page which sent me scrambling on a quest to Toys R Us: the LEGO Ant-Man Final Battle 76039 set has now been released in stores!

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LEGO Birthday Cake 40153 2015 Summer Set Revealed!

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40153 LEGO Birthday Cake Set Box

The birds are singing, the sun is blazing, the snow has melted, and the first of the Summer 2015 LEGO sets have begun to arrive in stores: there’s no doubt about it–summer has arrived! And with the arrival of first waves of summer sets comes one of the more anticipated events of the summer: previously-unannounced, retailer exclusive sets showing up out of nowhere! Yesterday, five such sets appeared out of the blue–including a new addition to the popular range of LEGO Store exclusives: the LEGO Birthday Cake 40153!

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LEGO Space Starter Set 60077 Review & Photos Summer 2015

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LEGO Summer 2015 Sets Moon Rover Space Buggy

Last night I posted my first review of a Summer 2015 LEGO set with the 60078 Utility Shuttle. But while I think I was completely fair in my assessment of that set, I do feel kind of bad starting my reviews on a sour note with so much complaining about the set’s value. And so, to ease my guilt, today I’ll be reviewing another LEGO City Space set that just went up for order and is an outstanding value: the LEGO Space Starter Set 60077!

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LEGO Utility Shuttle 60078 Summer 2015 Set Review & Photos!

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Nose Piece on Utility Shuttle 2015 LEGO Summer Set

Space: The final frontier. Even though less than .001% of people will ever go into space, it has fascinated humanity since, well… ever. And that’s why LEGO has been releasing various space themes for decades now. Even so, it’s been a while since we’ve got a healthy dose of “realistic” space sets. But the time has come–the LEGO City Summer 2015 sets are now available for purchase, and I’ll begin my reviews of them with the 60078 Utility Shuttle!

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LEGO Ferris Wheel Fully Revealed w/ Photos & Video!

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10247 LEGO Creator Ferris Wheel Box

When the first images of the long-rumored LEGO Creator Ferris Wheel 10247 set leaked out over the weekend, I knew it was going to be sooner rather than later that the official, grand reveal of the set would take place. And sure enough, over a month before the public release of the 10247 Ferris Wheel, LEGO has finally dropped the motherlode of hi-res photos, specs and pricing details for the hottest non-licensed set of summer 2015!

UPDATE 5/13/2015: The LEGO Ferris Wheel set is now available for order!

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LEGO Dimensions Jurassic World & Scooby-Doo Sets Photos!

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LEGO Dimensions Team Packs Scooby-Doo and Jurassic World

As far as the hype-o-meter goes, the licenses that are all-new to LEGO Dimensions (such as Wizard of Oz and Portal 2) are definitely blowing the roof off the meter. But there are some other new-for-2015 themes also getting the video game expansion pack treatment, and two of them were just revealed this weekend! Coming this fall: the 71205 LEGO Dimensions Jurassic World and 71206 Scooby-Doo Team Packs!

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LEGO Dimensions Portal & Doctor Who Sets Revealed!

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LEGO Doctor Who and LEGO Portal Dimensions Sets

When the blurry images of the complete lineup of LEGO Dimensions Series 1 minifigures and packs leaked out, the one rumored inclusion that really made me raise an eyebrow was the LEGO Portal set.

I was genuinely skeptical that a licensed LEGO Dimensions Portal pack was real–but as it turns out, it is!

And not only is Portal coming to LEGO Dimensions–so are LEGO Doctor Who, Scooby-Doo, Simpsons and more!

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LEGO Simpsons Minifigures Series 2 Codes List!

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LEGO Simpsons Minifigures Series 2 Codes List Bump Guide

There are some collectors who are like ninja masters at feeling up LEGO Minifigures blind bags and knowing with 100% certainty what character is inside. I am not one of those people. At my best, I get maybe one out of every two blind bags correct with the “feel” method.

Luckily, there’s hope for folks like me! And that hope is that, once again, there’s a LEGO Simpsons Minifigures Series 2 codes list, detailing some of the actual bump codes needed to pull the character you want every time…

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LEGO Star Wars Summer 2015 Sets Available for Order!

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LEGO Star Wars Imperial Shuttle Tydirium 75094 Box Summer 2015 Set

The cycle is now complete! Last fall, we began to hear about the rumored Summer 2015 LEGO Star Wars sets. In the winter, I traveled to New York City just to see and photograph them. Then I spent weeks posting previews and photos of every set. And now–finally–we can buy them.

At long last, the LEGO Star Wars Summer 2015 sets are now available for order! And hey–they’ve got free shipping and no tax in most states! That’s so wizard!

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