One theme that had all of its new upcoming 2015 sets debuted at the New York Toy Fair 2015 that I haven’t had a chance to talk about yet at all is one of my favorite niche themes: the Summer 2015 LEGO Mixels sets! We’ll have two more series of Mixels before the end of the year, with the next coming in June 2015!
And lest you be worried about the new sets just being rehashes of past Mixel ideas, have no fear: LEGO Mixels Series 5 will include two totally-new Mixels tribes!
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Today is a big day for LEGO Jurassic Park fans! Not only did the first real LEGO Jurassic World video game gameplay trailer hit the internet today (and it looks good), but it’s also the day I’ll be wrapping up my New York Toy Fair 2015 LEGO Jurassic World coverage with all of my remaining hi-res photos of the final set that was revealed at the event last month.
I saved the best, largest and most expensive set for last: the LEGO Jurassic World Indominus Rex Breakout 75919!
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Continuing on with my looks at the upcoming LEGO Jurassic World sets (which will be here in under a month and a half!), today I’m looking at the smallest Jurassic World set, which also happens to be unique amongst all of its brethren. Why? Because while it does include a large flying reptile, it doesn’t contain a (true) dinosaur at all–the LEGO Pteranodon Capture 75915!
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After the LEGO Simpsons hysteria yesterday and checking out all the new human minifigures and the convenient store that they hang out in, let’s switch gears and talk about a set with a dinosaur that would like to eat all those LEGO Simpsons minifigures in the Kwik-E-Mart! Coming this May and starring one of the most recognizable Jurassic Park dinosaurs–it’s the LEGO Jurassic World Dilophosaurus Ambush 75916 set!
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Yesterday I talked about the grand (and expensive) centerpiece of the 2015 LEGO Space sets–the 60080 LEGO Spaceport.
But what’s a centerpiece without a solid assortment of items to put around it, right? Luckily, LEGO has three way cool LEGO Space Summer 2015 sets lined up that I got to photograph in person at the New York Toy Fair 2015 last month…
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While we’ve had plenty of science fiction themes and fantasy space ships over the past few years, it’s been a while since we got a dose of good old-fashioned realistic Space sets. But this summer, LEGO is giving aspiring astronauts (and those who just aspire to build astronauts) the royal treatment with a whole range of Summer 2015 LEGO Space sets! And the headliner of the theme debuted at New York Toy Fair 2015– the large and impressive LEGO Spaceport 60080!
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One of the most hyped new themes being released this year that made its official debut at the New York Toy Fair 2015 last month was LEGO Jurassic World. I haven’t had a chance to delve into discussing those sets until now, but what better place than with the (former?) king of the dinosaurs?
Coming to stores this spring: it’s the LEGO Jurassic World T-Rex Tracker 75918 set!
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After all of the rumors, leaked photos and early release sets, March 2015 has arrived–and with it has come the official release of the first wave of LEGO Elves sets! But of course, once a new series of sets has been released, we LEGO fans can’t help but look ahead. And now we can start looking forward to the LEGO Elves Summer 2015 sets, as the centerpiece LEGO Elves Skyra’s Mysterious Sky Castle 41078 debuted at New York Toy Fair 2015!
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Though it’s not exactly the most action-oriented Star Wars vehicle in the saga, the Imperial Shuttle has gotten a ton of love from LEGO over the years, including a spectacular UCS Imperial Shuttle and even a polybag version just last year.
And before the Force awakens next winter, we’re heading back to Endor one more time: the Summer 2015 LEGO Star Wars Imperial Shuttle Tydirium 75094 debuted at New York Toy Fair 2015 last week!
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In the lead-up to the 2015 New York Toy Fair, photos leaked out of many LEGO Ninjago Summer 2015 sets. But one set that piqued my interest I hadn’t seen prior to the event was the LEGO Ninjago Master Wu Dragon 70734. Having now seen the set in-person, not only am I thrilled with its appearance–I’m also excited about the fantastic value of Master Wu’s Dragon…
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I can count the number of LEGO Friends sets that I own on a single hand, which is almost unheard of for me and any multiyear LEGO theme. But I have to be honest: I just don’t like minidolls. So as you might have guessed, it takes a lot for a Friends set to impress me.
Even so, at the New York Toy Fair 2015, I was blown away by what may be the coolest addition to the theme ever: the Summer 2015 LEGO Friends Heartlake Grand Hotel 41101!
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Now that things have slowed down and I’ve had a chance to sort through the thousands of photos I took at the 2015 New York Toy Fair, it’s time for coverage to continue! While I talked about the spectacular LEGO Jokerland 76035 set a few weeks back, there was one more LEGO Batman Summer 2015 set publicly on display for the first time at the 2015 Toy Fair: the LEGO Batboat Harbor Pursuit 76034!
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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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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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