My wife is a hardcore dinosaur freak (and I obviously mean that in the nicest possible way), so we had to have all of the LEGO Jurassic World sets on day one. While most of the Jurassic World sets are available on Amazon with no tax and free shipping, one set is a pesky exclusive. And so, I ended up questing over to the LEGO Store to nab the LEGO Raptor Escape 75920 set. Was it worth my effort? Read on for my review…
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I went out to Toys R Us this morning in search of a certain polybag that I’d been looking for for many months–and found it. And while I’m psyched to have score said said will be talking all about that set a bit later on, it’s not the only thing I found on my hunt!
Just in case you missed it last year, you’ve got another chance–the LEGO Creator Cute Kitten 30188 is back!
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This weekend is going to be all about Star Wars, as the beloved May the 4th holiday weekend is about to begin! But today? Today is about something my wife has been waiting all of her life for (sort of), because today is the day that the Jurassic Park movies live again–in brick form!
The street date has finally arrived, and the Summer 2015 LEGO Jurrasic World sets are now available online and in some stores!
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Because there are only a handful of LEGO Batman sets released each year, there are quite a few collectors who own every LEGO Batman set every released! But life is about to get a whole lot harder for any completists out there, because a new set has been announced that you can’t buy–you have to try to win it! It’s the limited-edition LEGO Bat-Pod set, limited to just 750 pieces produced!
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It used to be that we could count on the next month’s LEGO Store Calendar being posted right on time (or even early!) like a finely-tuned watch each month. Unfortunately, there’s been a disturbing trend of the calendars not being posted online until later and later each month–so much so, that I had set my alarm to get up early and head to the LEGO Store myself at opening in anticipation that the June 2015 LEGO Store Calendar wouldn’t be posted online. But hey, any excuse to head to the LEGO Store is a good one, right? And after a quick trip to my closest LEGO Store, I now have hi-res scans of the LEGO Store June 2015 Calendar and all of the scheduled deals, promos and events!
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I never really had much doubt that this year’s 10247 LEGO Creator Ferris Wheel set was going to be a hit, but I had no idea how popular it was going to be until my inbox flooded with readers asking for more details and specifics about the set. And while the Summer 2015 LEGO Ferris Wheel set won’t be officially announced for a few more days, a photo of the box has now surfaced, which gives us a couple more specific details…
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LEGO has had an escalating issue with confidential news and photos leaking out early over the past year, and as a result there have been precious few surprises thus far in 2015. I actually prefer that there not be leaks so that we can be shocked with new and exciting news throughout the year–but alas. Even so, while we knew a new for 2015 LEGO Ferris Wheel set was on the way since December, we haven’t had an opportunity to see the set–until now!
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Those who follow the Bricks and Bloks Facebook Page know that I’ve been on something of a quest this week. No, it’s not a quest for the LEGO Jurassic World sets–stores seem to be sticking to their guns about the official May 1st release date for those sets. It’s actually some far smaller that I’ve been hunting for–something was surprisingly difficult to find in my area! But finally, I tracked one (well, actually a plethora) down last night: the 30314 LEGO Go Kart Racer set has now raced into stores!
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The festivities of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim are at an end, and that means that now we can head back into the water of other licensed territories!
Last week I started off my LEGO Minecraft summer 2015 sets coverage with the fiery Nether Fortress, so tonight let’s move on to a totally different environment with an arctic biome! Coming in August 2015–LEGO Minecraft The Snow Hideout 21120!
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The LEGO Creator theme has become the home for innovative builds that can be reconfigured into two (and sometimes more) totally different builds, so my curiosity was definitely piqued when “31038 Changing Seasons” turned up on the rumored list of Creator summer 2015 sets. And when I finally did get to see the set for the first time at the New York Toy Fair 2015, I knew LEGO had a winner on their hands. Whether you want to have a little winter house, or want to change to summer or fall, you’re covered with the LEGO Changing Seasons 31038 set!
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I’m sure that there’s nothing that LEGO would have loved more than to blow all of our socks off by revealing some of the immensely-anticipated LEGO Star Wars Force Awakens sets at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim this weekend. Unfortunately, Disney’s worldwide embargo on revealing any merchandise for Star Wars Episode VII thwarted that possibility. So instead, we got to take our first look at a couple of sets that I’m not sure top anyone’s lists–the LEGO Star Wars Jango Fett and Commander Cody buildable figures!
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After over a year of waiting and buildup, Star Wars Celebration Anaheim has come at last! While the event itself won’t begin for a couple hours yet (what with being on the west coast and all), I saved my his-res photos from New York Toy Fair 2015 of one more mass-release LEGO Star Wars Summer 2015 set for discussion while we wait! I’d like to say I saved the most exciting sets for last, but, well… it’s not. Even so, the LEGO 75091 Flash Speeder is the first time the vehicle has gotten an upgrade in a full 15 years!
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There’s still a ban by Disney on what Star Wars The Force Awakens toys can be shown off by merchandisers (re: none), but that’s not going to stop LEGO from revealing some all-new, never-before-seen LEGO Star Wars Summer 2015 sets this week in honor of Star Wars Celebration Anaheim! And the first of this week’s festive reveals are a pair of sets sure to be divisive among fans: the LEGO Star Wars General Grievous and Obi-Wan Kenobi buildable figure sets!
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With the not-so-well-kept secret that the LEGO The Simpsons Kwik-E-Mart set will be coming available for LEGO VIPs in just over a month, it was only a matter of time under the set was fully revealed in all its hi-res photo brick-built glory. And that time is now! Coming to LEGO Stores April 15, 2015: the LEGO Kwik-E-Mart 71016!
UPDATE: The LEGO Kwik-E-Mart set is now available for order for LEGO VIP members! Remember–you have to log into your account before you can add the set to your cart!
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