Designer Interview: 10224 Town Hall

By smashingbricks

Please take note this video is not the edited version (R2-D2 & Haunted House included)! Big thanks to prideprince for the link.

Posted in LEGO Videos on February 17, 2012 – 9:04 am | Comments Off
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LEGO Star Wars 10225 R2-D2 & 10228 Haunted House Sneak Peek

By smashingbricks

Thanks to FBTB, we are able to catch a glimpse of these upcoming models before the video of the new 10224 Town Hall was yanked off the air. Was this “easter egg” intentional? Or was it a blunder? Whatever it is, I’m very pleased at what I’m looking at spacer

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Via FBTB

Posted in LEGO News on February 17, 2012 – 8:00 am | Comments Off
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10224 Town Hall Officially Announced

By smashingbricks

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Consisting of 2766 pieces, retailing at USD$199, this piece of art will be available in March (coming soon!). Fans of the modular series will definitely not want to miss this.

10224 Town Hall

Ages 14+. 2,766 pieces.

US $199.99 CA $249.99 DE 179.99 € UK 149.99 £ DK 1499 DKK

Keep the wheels of commerce turning with the authentic Town Hall!

This classic 3-storey town hall building is the latest addition to the LEGO® Modular Buildings series. This highly-detailed model features large entrance-way columns and coat of arms, a tall bell tower with clock and a large skylight giving a view inside the building. On the ground floor, the large hall, tax office and auditorium are perfect for servicing the town’s citizens. Take the working elevator up to the secretary and mayor’s offices on the second floor, furnished eloquently with desks, chairs, paintings and even a frog sculpture. There’s even a balcony for addressing the town’s citizens. On the third floor, a spacious meeting room features a large conference table, chairs, globe and plants. Includes 8 minifigures: mayor, secretary, bride and groom, press woman, janitor and 2 children.

- Includes 8 minifigures: mayor, secretary, bride and groom, press woman, janitor and 2 children
- Features painting, desks, chairs, sculpture, lamp, conference table, globe, plants and bench
- Functioning elevator with space for 2 minifigures and ladder access to roof
- Bell tower features bench and maintenance ladder
- Roof features skylight with view inside the building
- Measures 10” (25.5 cm) wide and 20” (50 cm) high
- Address the citizens from the balcony!
- Combine with other LEGO® Modular buildings like the 10218 Pet Shop and 10211 Grand Emporium!”

Via FBTB

Posted in LEGO News on February 17, 2012 – 7:40 am | Comments Off
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21102 Minecraft Micro World Officially Announced

By smashingbricks

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Update: Added more pics and a video (via Joystiq)!

Well, it’s finally revealed and it’s not as bad as I initially thought it would be. I’m still not buying the set though lol.

BILLUND, Denmark –The LEGO Group and Mojang have released purchase details and pictures of the LEGO® Minecraft™ Micro World today.

The new set, which was the first to receive 10,000 votes of support from users on the global LEGO CUUSOO idea collection platform, will be available for purchase in summer 2012, but can be pre-ordered from today, exclusively through Mojang retail partner Jinx.com for $34.99 €34.99 at www.jinx.com/LEGOMinecraft. The sets will also be sold in select LEGO brand retail stores and the LEGO online shop from summer 2012.

“LEGO Minecraft Micro World is designed to celebrate the essence of the LEGO concept and the Minecraft gaming experience,” said Paal Smith-Meyer, Head of the LEGO New Business Group. Each set features four cubic modular vignettes that can be connected to recreate the Minecraft experience in LEGO bricks. One Minecraft block is represented as one 1×1 LEGO plate with a tile on top – not a perfect cube, but the best approximation at the chosen scale.

LEGO Minecraft Micro World includes two of Minecraft’s most iconic characters, Steve and a Creeper, represented as “Micro Mobs.” The model presents a standard for building a Minecraft world that can be configured any way the builder likes.

The surface of the modules comes off to reveal mines and hidden resources beneath. Fans can build their own landscapes, stack cubes on top of each other, to build the world of Minecraft as they wish.

The product was developed in collaboration with four LEGO fans: Chris Malloy, Michael Thomas, Kyle Tingey, and Bjarne Panduro Tveskov. These fans developed concepts alongside LEGO designers and helped shape the product into its final version.

Upon seeing the physical model the first time, Mojang founder Markus “Notch” Persson exclaimed: “Woohoo!”

LEGO CUUSOO is a website where LEGO fans can submit their ideas for new LEGO products and collect votes to make their ideas become a reality. They can also vote for other users’ ideas. It can be found at lego.cuusoo.com.

Ideas that are supported by 10,000 votes have a chance of being selected to become part of the LEGO Group’s product portfolio. Consumers who have their ideas chosen will earn 1% of the total net sales of the product.

Mojang will donate the 1% proceeds from LEGO CUUSOO to charity.

For more on the co-creation process for LEGO Minecraft Micro World, see the LEGO CUUSOO blog at legocuusoo.posterous.com.”

 

Via FBTB

Posted in LEGO News on February 17, 2012 – 7:25 am | Comments Off
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LEGO Star Wars License Renewed For Next 10 Years

By smashingbricks

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Woo! 10 more good years of LEGO Star Wars and that means there’s still hope for a LEGO Rancor!

BILLUND, Denmark (February 13, 2012) – The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm Ltd. today announced renewal of the Star Wars™ licensing deal that, 12 years ago, transformed a construction toy theme into a global entertainment property with strong cross-generational, multi-platform appeal. Fans can look forward to LEGO® Star Wars product and content development for the next 10 years, according to the terms of the deal.

The LEGO Group first acquired the rights to manufacture LEGO toys based on the Star Wars universe in 1999, marking the first time in its global history that the world’s leading construction toy manufacturer would represent someone else’s story and characters in the LEGO world. What was once considered a licensed novelty is now considered a core LEGO franchise, similar to LEGO CITY, and ranks among the company’s global top themes.

A best-seller since its introduction, LEGO Star Wars has experienced tremendous growth over the last six years in particular, due to the continued strength of core construction toy development and expansion to video games, publishing, television and video content and other relevant categories for fans of all ages.

“It is very rare to find an evergreen property that delivers growth year on year in toys, even in years without events driving box office buzz, yet Star Wars defies all odds, continually reinventing itself, and our LEGO business continues to grow exponentially,” said Jill Wilfert, Vice President of Licensing and Entertainment for The LEGO Group. “Star Wars is a cultural phenomenon that shares many characteristics with the LEGO brand–cross generational appeal, versatile story and character content, creativity and imagination—and we believe that we can continue to grow LEGO Star Wars for many years to come.”

“We are delighted to have extended our long and very successful relationship with LEGO Group,” said Derek Stothard, Senior Director for Global Toys and Hardlines at Lucas Licensing. “Bringing together these two iconic global brands has created something special that is enjoyed by kids, families and fans everywhere.”

Star Wars is as relevant—perhaps more relevant—today than it was in 1977 when it was introduced, and in 1999 when the first of the next three episodes began to be told. For 2011, Star Wars is the #1 property and #1 license for Boys ages 6 and older according to NPD Group, and has been a top‑3 boy’s license for the last 11 years. The LEGO share of the property continues to grow, as new generations of children discover, engage with and explore the Star Wars stories through constructive play.

A global toy phenomenon

LEGO Star Wars continues to rank among the best-selling global toy lines, with in excess of 200 million boxes sold worldwide since its 1999 launch. More than 340 LEGO Star Wars models have been developed, replicating iconic scenes and starships, as well as more than 425 minifigures from the Star Wars universe. Sets depict everything from the feature film Saga to the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Four cross-platform LEGO Star Wars video game titles have changed the face of casual gaming, selling in excess of 30 million units, and are reciprocally driving desire for building toys and video games while also bringing families together to share both forms of play. The line has inspired short- and long-form entertainment in the form of mini movies and the first-ever 30-minute television special, LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, aired on top children’s networks around the world, including Cartoon Network in the U.S., Super RTL In Germany and on France TV, and is now available on Blu-ray/DVD. LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary from Dorling-Kindersley has been on the New York Times Bestsellers list for 81 weeks, topping the list at number-one for 18 weeks. Additionally, the franchise is the basis of the first-ever LEGOLAND® Park Miniland display area based on a fictional environment, which debuted last year in Carlsbad, California, Billund, Denmark and Gunzburg, Germany and opens this year in Windsor, England.”

Via Brickset

Posted in LEGO News on February 14, 2012 – 10:22 am | Comments Off
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ToyFairNY 2012: LEGO DUPLO Disney Princess

By smashingbricks

These sets actually do look pretty nice. I’ll bet it’ll definitely brighten up any kid’s day when she receives these as gifts.

This should be the final post on ToyFairNY 2012. I’ll like to say a big thanks to FBTB for all these wonderful high quality pictures. Although a lot of us are unable to attend the toy fair but pictures say a thousand words, they make us feel as if we’re there soaking in all the excitement and atmosphere. Thanks Ace & Don!

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6151 Sleeping Beauty’s Room Box Art

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6151 Sleeping Beauty’s Room

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6152 Snow White’s Cottage Box Art

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6152 Snow White’s Cottage

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6153 Cinderella’s Carriage Box Art

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6153 Cinderella’s Carriage

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6154 Cinderella’s Castle Box Art

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6154 Cinderella’s Castle

Note: All pics courtesy of FBTB. Please visit FBTB’s Flickr Photostream for more pics.

Via FBTB

Posted in LEGO News on February 13, 2012 – 8:32 pm | Comments Off
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ToyFairNY 2012: LEGO DUPLO Cars (Summer Sets)

By smashingbricks

Something for the little ones too spacer

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6132 Red Box Art

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6132 Red

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6133 Race Day Box Art

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6133 Race Day

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6134 Siddeley Saves The Day Box Art

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6134 Siddeley Saves The Day

Note: All pics courtesy of FBTB. Please visit FBTB’s Flickr Photostream for more pics.

Via FBTB

Posted in LEGO News on February 13, 2012 – 8:16 pm | Comments Off
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ToyFairNY 2012: LEGO Games (Summer Sets)

By smashingbricks

Not much here except for a LEGO City game, a LEGO Heroica expansion and a brand new LEGO The Hobbit game.

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3865 City Alarm Box Art

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3865 City Alarm

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3874 Heroica Ilrion Box Art

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3874 Heroica Ilrion

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The Hobbit Game

Note: All pics courtesy of FBTB. Please visit FBTB’s Flickr Photostream for more pics.

Via FBTB

Posted in LEGO News on February 13, 2012 – 8:09 pm | Comments Off
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ToyFairNY 2012: LEGO HERO Factory (Summer Sets) Part 2

By smashingbricks

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6229 XT4 Box Art

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6229 XT4

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6230 Stormer XL Box Art

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6230 Stormer XL

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6231 Speeda Demon Box Art

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6231 Speeda Demon

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6282 Stringer Box Art

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6282 Stringer

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