It was a couple of years ago that the LEGO Movie was announced, and in the time since, I was a bit concerned about the production. The LEGO Group was going through a cycle of disappointments, including the shuttering of the LEGO Universe game and the DesignbyMe custom set creation website. A movie was a nice idea, but how was it going to be made? What was the story? With the information that slowly came out as production continued, there were a few spots of brightness (cute animation), but still a lot that was a mystery. With that mystery, I was a bit worried.

I couldn’t have been more wrong. The LEGO Movie was a movie that had something for kids and adults and most importantly, has a heart. TLM could have been a cash grab, but it was a heart tug. For those who do build, it’s also a love letter.

The movie follows the journey of Emmett (voiced by Chris Pratt), a minifigure who is a normal, plain person in his universe - in this case, a real LEGO Universe. After an accident while chasing Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), he is mistaken for the Special, the minifigure that could stop the villain of the movie, Lord Business (Will Ferrell) from dominating the universe. But to do that, he needs to journey….

The characters he meets along the way are all different and fun, or funny (Batman, voiced by Will Arnett)), ranging from the wise mage Virtruvius (great name and voice, by Morgan Freeman) to Unikitty, (Allison Brie) a unicorn-kitty. Really. The bad guys are robots and Bad Cop/Good Cop, (Liam Neeson).

The places he visits are areas based on LEGO themes, and are all well-realized, from a Western land to a, um…video gamey land to a city. In terms of design, the movie was astonishing. Everything looked LEGO-built…well, almost everything.

The plot moves at a brisk pace, and is surprisingly deep. You see, EmmettbecametheSpecialwhenhegotthePieceofResistanceandistakenbyWyldstylewhowastheMasterbuilderwhowaslookingforthelostpiece—fromthereEmmettandWyldstylegotoliterallyanotherrealmtoseeVirtruviusandtosavealltherealms…got it? That’s should give you an idea of how fast it is. The jokes are flung just as fast, so keep a sharp eye and ear. Also, keep an eye on Batman during the movie, and an ear at the end. He’s a musician. A Bat- er, bad one, but his song at the end is hysterical.

Families will initially be taken in by the worlds and characters, but by the third act, the plot changes to something much more thoughtful. At that point, the movie becomes a rumination and then a celebration of what makes the LEGO brick so special…the brick is more than just a toy. Literally. And how we play and create with it is MUCH more important.

That realization makes the movie a delightful movie to watch. See the movie, and see it with your family. And then see it again, to catch all the visuals you missed the first time!

BrickJournal 28 will have a look at the set designs behind the LEGO Movie - it'll be out in March!

From Julie Estrada of LEGOLAND California:

CARLSBAD, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2014) - Everything is awesome at  LEGOLAND® California Resort as the family theme park opened the doors to its newest attraction featuring a behind-the-scenes look at “The LEGO® Movie” with THE LEGO® MOVIE EXPERIENCE.  This off-spring from the hit movie gives guests a chance to step onto a LEGO® soundstage, see actual movie footage along with interviews with the cast and explore some of the awesome LEGO models which helped inspire the new and completely original 3D animated adventure that grossed more than $200 million in its first two weeks in the worldwide box office.

Actor Jadon Sand, who plays “Finn” and worked alongside Will Ferrell in “The LEGO Movie,” was the special guest at the grand opening ceremony where a giant curtain dropped to reveal THE LEGO MOVIE EXPERIENCE to Park guests for the first time. Sand and his family spent an entire day exploring LEGOLAND California then stayed over at LEGOLAND Hotel prior to the event. “I’m a big fan

of LEGOLAND California so having the opportunity to come here and be the one to officially open THE LEGO MOVIE EXPERIENCE to you all is a big honor. I actually feel like I’m back on the set of the movie…this is awesome!” Sand continued, “It was really an incredible experience to work on such a cool movie, side-by-side with Will Ferrell and even more so, don’t tell Will, but side-by-side with these awesome LEGO models!” After answering some questions from the press, Sand sang a perfect rendition of the movie’s hit song, “Everything is awesome!”

THE LEGO MOVIE EXPERIENCE features more than 1200 LEGO models made out of more than three million LEGO bricks. It took a team of ten Model Builders more than 2000 hours to assemble and a team of four Model Builders six weeks to reassemble in Carlsbad. The new attraction offers guests an up-close look at the famous worlds featured in the film such as Bricksburg, Middle Zealand, Old West, Cloud Cuckooland and Octane Tower.  Movie fans can stand in the same place as Finn and his father, “Lord Business,” played by Ferrell, and imagine themselves in the scene that has become famous in just weeks. THE LEGO MOVIE EXPERIENCE offers a unique thrill that can be enjoyed by LEGO fans of all ages.

“The LEGO Movie” tells an original 3D computer animated story about Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously unprepared, and turns out to be a lot more special than he ever imagined.

Fun Facts about the LEGO Movie and THE LEGO MOVIE EXPERIENCE®

• More than 3 Million LEGO® elements are used to create THE LEGO MOVIE EXPERIENCE®
• It took 10 Model Builders 2,000 hours (roughly 5 weeks) to build at Warner Bros. Studios
• It took 4 Model Builders 6 weeks to reassemble at LEGOLAND® California
• The “worlds” seen at THE LEGO MOVIE EXPERIENCE include: Cloud Cuckooland, Old West, Bricksburg, Middle Zealand and Octane Tower

There are 1200 LEGO models on the set including:
• 116 Buildings
• 165 Vehicles
• 61 Micro Managers
• 15 Spaceships
• 3 Dragons

• THE LEGO MOVIE EXPERIENCE uses 91 LEGO retail sets which include rare, discontinued, new and current sets
• There are 1423 minifigures on the set
• If you were to build the entire film with LEGO bricks, it would take 15,080,330 bricks!

LEGOLAND® California Resort includes LEGOLAND® California, SEA LIFE® Aquarium, LEGOLAND® Water Park and LEGOLAND® Hotel. All are geared for families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. At LEGOLAND California, you’ll find more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display, Pirate Reef and LEGO® Legends of Chima Water Park opening summer 2014. SEA LIFE Aquarium is home to more than 5,000 living creatures and incorporates LEGO® models into a child’s voyage to the depths of the ocean featuring play zones, fun facts and quiz trails. LEGOLAND Water Park features more than 7 slides, sandy beaches and the unique Build-A-Raft River. The nation’s first LEGOLAND Hotel features 250 rooms, all themed either as pirate, adventure, or kingdom plus more than 3,500 LEGO models throughout the three-story hotel. LEGOLAND California Resort is part of Merlin Entertainments Group, the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator with more than 99 attractions, nine hotels/three holiday villages in 22 countries across four continents. For more information, visit: www.LEGOLAND.com or call (760) 918-LEGO (5346).

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS plc is a leading name in location-based, family entertainment.  Europe’s number one and the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates 99 attractions, nine hotels/three holiday villages in 22 countries and across four continents. The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its 54 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and more than 22,000 employees.  

Among Merlin’s attractions are  - SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, The EDF Energy London Eye, Dungeons, Gardaland, LEGOLAND Discovery Centres, Alton Towers Resort, Warwick Castle, THORPE PARK, Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Blackpool Tower, Heide Park Resort, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo, Sydney Tower Eye and SKYWALK, Siam Ocean World and Busan Aquarium.  All brands which are distinctive, challenging and innovative – and which have great potential for growth in the future. Visit www.merlinentertainments.biz for more information.

“The LEGO Movie,” the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, stars Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie and Charlie Day, with Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman. The film is directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, who also wrote the screenplay, from a story by Dan Hageman & Kevin Hageman and Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, based on LEGO construction toys.  It is produced by Dan Lin and Roy Lee, with executive producers Jill Wilfert, Matthew Ashton, Kathleen Fleming, Allison Abbate, Zareh Nalbandian, Jon Burton, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Seanne Winslow, Matt Skiena and Bruce Berman, and co-producer John Powers Middleton. Pablo Plaisted is the cinematographer; Grant Freckelton, the production designer; David Burrows and Chris McKay, the editors; and Mark Mothersbaugh, the composer. Chris McKay also serves as animation co-director.

“The LEGO Movie” is a Warner Bros Pictures Presentation, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures, in association with LEGO Sysems A/S, a Vertigo Entertainment/Lin Pictures Production.  It is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.  Rated PG for “mild action and rude humor.” For downloadable general press information please visit: https://mediapass.warnerbros.com/

LEGO, the LEGO logo, the minifigure and the brick and knob configuration are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2014 The LEGO Group. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

75059 Sandcrawler™
Ages 14+  3,296 Pieces
US $299.99 - CA $349.99 - DE 299.99€ - UK £249.99 - DK 2,799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country.  Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Recreate unforgettable scenes from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope with this amazing LEGO® incarnation of the Jawas’ desert-going vehicle, the Sandcrawler™. Turn the knob at the rear and steer the Sandcrawler into position, lower the front ramp and offload the droids using the 2 working cranes. Luke Skywalker™ and his Uncle, Owen Lars, are sure to be impressed with the selection on offer: there’s R2-D2, an R1-series Droid, an R2 unit, R5-D4™, a Treadwell Droid™, Gonk Droid™ and even C-3PO™. When the sale is complete, lift the side panels and top to reveal more great features inside, like the engine, storage bay, cockpit and more. There’s even a speeder bike for when the Jawas need to venture outside. Includes 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker™, Uncle Owen, C-3PO™ and 4 Jawas™, plus R2-D2™, R2 unit, an R1-series Droid™, Gonk Droid™, R5-D4™ and a Treadwell Droid™.

Travel the dunes with the LEGO® Star Wars™ Sandcrawler™ with working cranes, detailed interior, 7 minifigures, 5 droids and lots more!

• Includes 7 minifigures: Luke Skywalker™, Uncle Owen, C-3PO™ and 4 Jawas™, plus R2-D2™, R2 unit, an R1-series Droid™, Gonk Droid™, R5-D4™ and a Treadwell Droid™

• Features 8 tracks with steering function, lowering front ramp, opening side flaps, removable top, working cranes, speeder bike, opening hatch for easy access to the boxes, attachable handles for lifting boxes, and a detailed interior including engine bay, storage bay and cockpit

• Also includes stock for old droids and droid parts

• Weapons include a lightsaber for Luke Skywalker™

• Sell droids to Luke and his Uncle

• Keep your droids well maintained

• Pretend to suck R2-D2™ up into the Sandcrawler™ – just like in the movie!

• Own your own iconic vehicle from the classic Star Wars™ universe

• Relive classic moments from Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope

• Measures over 9” (24cm) high, 18” (48cm) long and 6” (16cm) wide


Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning 
May 2014 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone:

US Contact Center             1-800-453-4652
CA (English) Contact Center         1-800-453-4652
CA (French) Contact Center         1-877-518-5346
European Contact Center         00-800-5346-1111



LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2014 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

STAR WARS™ and all characters, names and related indicia are © 2014 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved.

TeeFury was founded in 2008 and work with independent artists to create Limited Edition $11 shirts that are available for 24 hours only on our site. We print to order, but fans can vote to have their favorite designs brought back. Those with the most votes are re-printed and made available in our TeeFury Gallery.

On March 23, TeeFury will have a "TwoFury" - two designs are for sale at the same time and compete throughout the day for most tees sold in 24 hours. Here they are:

Benny Stardust, by dann matthews, and

Another Brick in the Wall, by moysche.

So if you want a different T-shirt, order either of these shirts or both here or at TeeFury.com

Article and Photography by Brian and Sue Ann Carpignano
sabc0306-idea6000@yahoo.com
Additional Photos from Idea Book 6000

The LEGO Idea Book (#6000) depicts the story of two mini-figures, Mary and Bill, as they venture through three major LEGO themes of town, space and castle from the 1980s. My wife and I created and displayed the town scenes at the 2012 Bricks by the Bay show, a LEGO convention in Santa Clara, California. We reconstructed each of the eleven major town scenes from this Idea Book interconnecting them with road baseplates and creating rolling green mountains made out of LEGO bricks in the background. You can read more in our first article, The Idea Book Experience: Building a Childhood Dream in the June 2013 (Issue 24) issue of BrickJournal. In the last scene of our display, Mary and Bill were watching a classic space movie, suggesting that their adventures would continue in outer space. Our building adventure also continued.

In order to complete Mary and Bill’s story, we built four more major scenes from the Idea Book. This included a classic space scene, an alien planet scene, a castle scene, and a final scene where they tell all their town friends of their adventures. We were able to finish building the models and extra landscaping in time for the 2013 Bricks by the Bay show in Santa Clara, California. We again created four more of Mary’s diary entries so that the public could read and walk around our display. In the next few days, follow our story and again read about our LEGO building discoveries as we had a blast in retelling Mary and Bill’s space and castle adventures.

The page spread from the Idea Book and...

our built layout.

Right after Mary and Bill concluded watching the movie, they befriended a classic white spaceman who loaned them a spaceship so that they could take a cruise to the moon. The spaceship they used was actually the LEGO Space Cruiser set (#924 in Europe and #487 in USA). We wanted to have stars and a sandy landscape as was shown in the Idea Book picture and used LEGO bricks to create this. We learned of a very cool trick that can be done with rigid and non-bendable LEGO bricks. There is a small gap between bricks that allows you to actually “bend” the connected bricks to make curves. We used this trick to make a curved field of stars by using 1x2 black bricks and “sprinkling” 1x1 trans-clear round plates at various random places to make both individual stars and star clusters. As you can see, we tried to match the star clusters in the same regions of space as in the Idea Book.

For the planet in the distance we used the globe from the Star War’s set #9678 Twin-pod Cloud Car and Bespin and hung it from the starfield using some transparent rod pieces, giving it a 3D effect. The globe looked as if it was suspended in the starfield. For the landscape we used tan bricks and plates randomly placed to create hills and to give that sandy undulating look.

One interesting thing to note for all the classic space fans is that we found that LEGO had at least three variations of the classic space landing plate released in the 1980s. The one on the far right is probably the original design. In the Idea Book it looks like they used the one on the right exclusively.

 
When we were building the rocket base the challenge was to build it with only the pieces from the Space Command Center set (#926 from Europe and #493 from USA) and from the Alpha-1 Rocket Base set (#920 from Europe and #483 from USA). We nearly did it except that we had to use a few blue bricks from elsewhere to complete the rocket base.

Another thing to note is that the metal-detector vehicle uses the classic red wheels but it also has a classic 2x2 single motorcycle wheel at the front. This is hard to see from looking at the Idea Book and so we have a separate photo here to show the element shape.

Still another very cool fact is that one of the spaceships from the Idea Book was used on a T-shirt that you could buy from the Lego-Shop-at-Home service back in the 1980s.

You will notice that there are some classic grey space astronauts in our scene but you will not find them in the Idea Book! In fact LEGO never made classic grey space mini-figures. LEGO made red, white, yellow, blue, and black classic space mini-figures but not grey. We had some plain grey torsos, helmets, and grey legs and so all we needed was the space logo. We scanned the logo and printed them on sticky paper and applied them to the torso. Neat!

Here are close-ups of some of our vehicle recreations.

And below are close-up photos of our recreation of the large space from the Idea Book that used elements from the famous Galaxy Explorer set (#928 in Europe and #497 in USA). Also, shown is the space lab.

Coming Next Time: Aliens land!

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Article and Photography by Brian and Sue Ann Carpignano
sabc0306-idea6000@yahoo.com
Additional Photos from Idea Book 6000

The LEGO Idea Book (#6000) depicts the story of two mini-figures, Mary and Bill, as they venture through three major LEGO themes of town, space and castle from the 1980s. My wife and I created and displayed the town scenes at the 2012 Bricks by the Bay show, a LEGO convention in Santa Clara, California. We reconstructed each of the eleven major town scenes from this Idea Book interconnecting them with road baseplates and creating rolling green mountains made out of LEGO bricks in the background. You can read more in our first article, “The Idea Book Experience: Building a Childhood Dream” in the June 2013 issue (Issue 24) of BrickJournal. In the last scene of our display, Mary and Bill were watching a classic space movie, suggesting that their adventures would continue in outer space. Our building adventure also continued.

In order to complete Mary and Bill’s story, we built four more major scenes from the Idea Book. This included a classic space scene, an alien planet scene, a castle scene, and a final scene where they tell all their town friends of their adventures. We were able to finish building the models and extra landscaping in time for the 2013 Bricks by the Bay show in Santa Clara, California. We again created four more of Mary’s diary entries so that the public could read and walk around our display. In this page, follow our story and again read about our Lego building discoveries as we had a blast in retelling Mary and Bill’s space and castle adventures.

Aliens Land!

Here is the Idea Book layout and...

and here is the built layout.

After Mary and Bill helped the aliens fix their cool spaceship that crashed on the moon, they traveled to the alien’s home planet. The alien spaceship is comprised of classic space and town pieces, including some elements from the Police Headquarters set (#381 in Europe and #588 in USA).

In our scene we had two alien spaceships fly within a second starfield made out of LEGO bricks, closely matching those spaceships shown in the Idea Book. The alien’s planet was a rocky grey landscape and so we built grey mountains out of plates and bricks.

The alien scene is probably one of the harder ones to build as there are not many viewing angles in the Idea Book for several of the models, notably the space base on the left. For this space base we created the back side as shown, with red bricks and grey plates for stairs.

We also liked the yellow and black building as it has a creative use of slope bricks to make angled windows that gives the alien planet that out-of-this-world look!

Also, there are a few other models in our scene that is not in the main alien scene but are shown on other pages of the Idea Book. In particular, the white arbor-like model is shown in only one place in the Idea Book. As you can see, this model uses antennas on the top of the roof. We found these antennas to actually have two designs, one of which can stick onto the end of a torch-gun piece and the other design cannot. The antenna cannot be used in this manner because the inner hole size is smaller.

Can you find which one would work with the torch-gun piece? You are right; it is the one on the left.

The alien mini-figures were fun to build. They were a mixture of older non-movable mini-figures, small LEGO pieces, and movable ones with their torso reversed. Take a closer look at their arms and you will see that their elbows are bent backwards – definitely alien!

Here are some photos of the alien ships flying in outer space. You can see that we used some bar and hinge pieces to hold the spaceships in mid-air!

To recreate the transport vehicle on the single blue track shown in the background of the alien space scene, we used a blue hinge brick to mount the seat on top of a bunch of red plates, connected sideways in a SNOT (studs-not-on-top) fashion.

Here are a few more photos of other alien vehicles from our display for your enjoyment.

Next: Planet C375!

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In celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Simpsons the LEGO Group, along with Twentieth Century FOX Consumer Products,  revealed the collection of 16 licensed LEGO Minifigures inspired by the TV series! These include ones not in the construction set (LEGO The Simpsons House), and even those characters are shown in a different light.
 
The entire line of LEGO THE SIMPSONS minifigures series is launching in May in major toy retailers for $3.99 each, just in time for the special LEGO episode of THE SIMPSONS that’s premiering May 4th on FOX at 8/7c. This is the first line of licensed LEGO minifigures to be sold in a series.

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

Bart Simpson

Chief Wiggum

Grandpa

Homer Simpson

Itchy

Krusty the Clown

Lisa Simpson

Maggie Simpson

Marge Simpson

Millhouse

Mr. Burns

Ned Flanders

Nelson Muntz

Ralph Wiggum

Scratchy

Article and Photography by Brian and Sue Ann Carpignano
sabc0306-idea6000@yahoo.com
Additional Photos from Idea Book 6000

The LEGO Idea Book (#6000) depicts the story of two mini-figures, Mary and Bill, as they venture through three major LEGO themes of town, space and castle from the 1980s. My wife and I created and displayed the town scenes at the 2012 Bricks by the Bay show, a LEGO convention in Santa Clara, California. We reconstructed each of the eleven major town scenes from this Idea Book interconnecting them with road baseplates and creating rolling green mountains made out of LEGO bricks in the background. You can read more in our first article, “The Idea Book Experience: Building a Childhood Dream” in the June 2013 issue (Issue 24) of BrickJournal. In the last scene of our display, Mary and Bill were watching a classic space movie, suggesting that their adventures would continue in outer space. Our building adventure also continued.

In order to complete Mary and Bill’s story, we built four more major scenes from the Idea Book. This included a classic space scene, an alien planet scene, a castle scene, and a final scene where they tell all their town friends of their adventures. We were able to finish building the models and extra landscaping in time for the 2013 Bricks by the Bay show in Santa Clara, California. We again created four more of Mary’s diary entries so that the public could read and walk around our display. In this page, follow our story and again read about our Lego building discoveries as we had a blast in retelling Mary and Bill’s space and castle adventures.

Planet C375!

The Idea Book layout and...

the built layout.

In the next scene, Mary and Bill leave the alien planet and arrive at a medieval castle planet. Because they flew to the castle by spaceship, we decided to have the castle scene be a medieval planet, naming it C375 after the 1978 LEGO Yellow Castle set (#375 in Europe and #6075 in USA). The courtyard castle appears to be composed of the Fire Station set #374 that had 4 red doors and the Yellow Castle set that had 2 red doors. Also, the LEGO slope pieces with stickers, like the red/white/blue awning came from the Town House set (#376 in Europe and #560 in USA).

For our display, we took the liberty of creating a luscious waterfall landscape for the castle on the hill and created a dirt road using brown plates making a trail from the hill to the courtyard. We topped off the greenery with mountains, trees and bushes.

In our recreation of the courtyard castle, we applied the crown chest armor sticker to some of the shields as was done in the Idea Book. You can tell that these stickers were meant for the chest armor since they are rectangular in shape rather than the triangular shield shape.
Can you find the mini-figures that have this rectangle-shape crown sticker for their shield?

There are a few classic space astronauts in the audience watching the joust tournament!

Next: The Voyage Home

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TeeFury was founded in 2008 and work with independent artists to create Limited Edition $11 shirts that are available for 24 hours only on our site. We print to order, but fans can vote to have their favorite designs brought back. Those with the most votes are re-printed and made available in our TeeFury Gallery.

On March 23, TeeFury will have a "TwoFury" - two designs are for sale at the same time and compete throughout the day for most tees sold in 24 hours. Here they are:

Nothing is Awesome, by griftgfx, and

SPACESHIP! by chocopants.

So if you want a different T-shirt, order either of these shirts or both here or at TeeFury.com

10242 MINI Cooper
Ages 16+  1,077pieces

US $99.99 - CA $119.99 - AU $149.99 - DE 89.99€ - UK £74.99 - DK 799.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country.  Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Experience the iconic MINI Cooper first hand, with its classic lines, detailed interior and fun picnic theme.

Take the iconic MINI Cooper for a drive! This beautifully crafted LEGO® brick replica of the classic MINI Cooper Mk VII is full of authentic details, from the classic green and white color scheme with white wing mirrors and racing stripes, to the opening doors, hood and trunk, sporty fog lights, detailed engine and separate spare tire compartment. You can even remove the roof to access a tan colored interior with patterned seats, veneer-style dashboard, turning steering wheel, and moving gearshift and handbrake. And of course, no MINI Cooper would be complete without a picnic basket and blanket, the perfect accessories for a cozy day in the countryside!

Features opening doors,

hood and trunk,

spare wheel in separate compartment,

detailed engine

and 2 fog lights.

Accessories include a picnic basket, bottle and blanket for nostalgic picnic theme.

Authentic replica of the MINI Cooper Mk VII.

Classic green and white color theme with white wing mirrors and racing stripes.

Lift the hood to reveal the detailed engine.

Remove the roof and access the detailed interior.

Go on a countryside picnic with this iconic classic!

MINI Cooper measures over 4” (11cm) high, 9” (25cm) long and 5” (14cm) wide.

Designer Video:

The product will be available for VIP Early Access will starting on July 18th with global availability beginning August 1st.
Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning 
August 2014 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone:

US Contact Center             1-800-453-4652
CA (English) Contact Center         1-800-453-4652
CA (French) Contact Center         1-877-518-5346
European Contact Center         00-800-5346-1111   

LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2014 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
The MINI logo, the MINI word mark and model designation are trademarks of BMW and are used under license.

-New Play Experience Moves Children Seamlessly Back and Forth Between Physical and Virtual LEGO® Worlds Via Hands-On Brick Building and App Gaming to Delight LEGO Builders and Casual Gamers Alike-

From LEGO Public Relations

NEW YORK (June 19, 2014)– LEGO Systems, Inc., makers of the world’s leading construction toys, today introduced LEGO® FUSION, a play experience that combines traditional LEGO brick play with familiar app-based game themes. LEGO FUSION leverages new technologies—and children’s fascination with them—to create an entirely new way to engage in LEGO brick building and app game play for children ages 7 and up. Available later this summer, the LEGO FUSION collection will include four distinct titles: LEGO FUSION Town Master, LEGO FUSION Battle Towers, LEGO FUSION Create & Race and LEGO FUSION Resort Designer.

Each LEGO FUSION experience consists of a distinct set of LEGO bricks, a corresponding free downloadable app and the new FUSION capture plate, a small brick building plate with a printed design that enables a smart phone or tablet’s camera to identify the size and colors of the LEGO bricks built onto it. In response to game prompts, children build vertically in 2-D on the FUSION capture plate, enabling the app to ‘see,’ import and transform the creation into 3-D in the digital world.

“Children have always imagined their LEGO creations as immersive worlds which come to life for hours of role-play and adventure,” said Ditte Bruun Pedersen, senior design manager, LEGO Future Lab. “Recently, smart phones and tablets have become a popular platform for empowering game mechanisms that kids love. LEGO FUSION brings these two favorite play patterns together in an experience where real-life LEGO builds come to life in a virtual game, inspiring creativity, strategy, and the pride of creation.”

To Win, Step Away from the Screen
Once a child’s creation has been imported into the game, a series of challenges and interactions requires that players turn away from the device and return to the real world to use their LEGO bricks to build new solutions in order to move game play forward. Each game encourages this back-and-forth between physical and virtual, keeping children engaged in both worlds.

“In our research, we heard repeatedly from parents that they are constantly battling ‘zombie gaze,’ the experience when their children are immersed in their device screens for large blocks of time,” said Pedersen. “We developed LEGO FUSION with this challenge in mind, creating a play experience that keeps children entertained with the kind of app gameplay they love while giving real reasons to return to the brick pile to creatively build.”

Build + Capture + App Gaming: the LEGO FUSION Play Experience
Each LEGO FUSION box consists of a set of LEGO bricks, a free downloadable app game and a new FUSION capture plate—a small brick plate with a printed design code that enables mobile and tablet cameras to identify the size and colors of the LEGO bricks built onto the plate. Children build vertically in 2D, in dimensions up to 16 bricks high by 16 bricks wide (the optimal size for capture by a smartphone or tablet camera) on the special FUSION capture plate, which enables the app to ‘see,’ import and transform the 2D physical build into the 3D game environment, where creations come to life in the game. As children play virtually, the game prompts them to go back to their brick pile to build new solutions to continue the virtual adventure.

Each LEGO FUSION product offers a distinct play experience. The four products launching this year are:

LEGO FUSION Town Master

In this simulation game, players create and rule their own LEGO town, first by building it with LEGO bricks,

then by capturing it

and importing it to the game.

Children build everything from houses to a pizzeria, fire station and bike shop while completing errands and missions like catching robbers, fighting fires and skateboarding. To keep the minifigure citizens happy, players solve problems through physical building and earn points to gain access to more structures, and even run additional towns.

LEGO FUSION Battle Towers

Players build a tower and defend it against attack so they can rule the kingdom.

First, players design the Battle Towers with real LEGO pieces,

then capture them

and import them to the game.

Next, players choose tower defenders like wizards and archers and battle against evil warriors, skeleton armies, and more. If a tower is damaged in battle, players can repair the damage with a timed build with the game’s real LEGO bricks.

LEGO FUSION Create & Race

In this racing game, players get behind the wheel and virtually drive the cars that they create with real LEGO bricks. Once a custom vehicle is digitally designed, physically built, and imported to the game, it can be optimized for success in racing, demolition or stunts. Players learn that every brick shape and color on the vehicle matters for performance. Three themed courses offer endless challenges unlocked by physical LEGO builds, and children can even ghost race against friends to top the leaderboard.

LEGO FUSION Resort Designer

Players help the LEGO Friends design new vacation houses, shops and activities for Ambersands Beach. After building 2-D facades, capturing them and importing them to the game, players can design the interiors of 3-D digital structures, such as an aquarium, surf shop and beach houses. Children can unlock new levels and build more resorts by completing missions like rescuing dolphins, riding horses, surfing and other resort activities.

A truly mobile game experience, LEGO FUSION allows players access to their builds and game progress anywhere. Using their LEGO ID, players simply sign in on any compatible device and access their gallery and game play from within the LEGO FUSION app.
Beginning in September, LEGO FUSION will incorporate the ability for players to access their digital LEGO creations and game play anywhere. Using their LEGO ID, players can sign in on any compatible device and access their gallery and game play from within the LEGO FUSION app.

Each LEGO FUSION product includes:
• more than 200 LEGO bricks and elements
• custom LEGO FUSION capture plate
• a get-started guide
• a corresponding LEGO FUSION app. App games were developed by TT Games, makers of the range of best-selling LEGO video games. The Qualcomm® Vuforia™ mobile vision platform enables the games to ‘see’ the LEGO bricks and make possible the transition from physical to digital. Each app is a free download from the Apple, Google, Samsung, or Amazon App Store for Apple iOS and Android devices.

LEGO FUSION Town Master, LEGO FUSION Battle Towers, and LEGO FUSION Create & Race will launch in August 2014; LEGO FUSION Resort Designer will launch in September 2014. Suggested age is 7 and up and each will be available for $34.99 in LEGO Stores and Toys”R”Us stores in the U.S., as well as online at shop.LEGO.com and at toysrus.com.

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: 6/19/14, 11:03 AM

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About LEGO Systems, Inc.
LEGO Systems, Inc. is the North American division of The LEGO Group, a privately-held, family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark, one of the world's leading manufacturers of creatively educational play materials for children. The company is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities, and its employees are guided by the motto adopted in the 1930s by founder Ole Kirk Christiansen: "Only the best is good enough." Visit the virtual LEGO world at www.LEGO.com
LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and brick and knob configuration are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2014 The LEGO Group.

76023 The Tumbler
Ages 16+.  1,869 pieces.

US $199.99 - CA $229.99 - DE 199.99€ - UK £159.99 - DK 1699.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country.  Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Take on the challenge of building The Tumbler, an amazingly cool LEGO® model of the iconic vehicle from the Batman™ The Dark Knight Trilogy. Construct this black armored vehicle highlighted with new color LEGO® elements and brand new LEGO front wheels. Check out the cool, detailed interior and adjustable top wings.

Includes 2 minifigures: Batman™ and The Joker

Features an armored exterior, adjustable top wings, detailed interior and huge rubber-tread racing tires

Batman™ and The Joker minifigures are new and exclusive to this set!

Model includes new LEGO® front wheels

Includes a fact sheet about the Tumbler vehicle used in The Dark Knight Trilogy movies featuring Batman™

The Tumbler measures over 5” (15cm) high, 15” (40cm) long and 9” (24cm) wide

The product will be available for VIP Early Access  starting on August 18th with global availability beginning September 1st.

US Contact Center             1-800-453-4652
CA (English) Contact Center         1-800-453-4652
CA (French) Contact Center         1-877-518-5346
European Contact Center         00-800-5346-1111    

LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2014 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
TM & © DC Comics.

It's July and time for San DiegoCOmic-Con to turn the city into a mecca for comics and pop culture fans all over the world! The LEGo Group has been there and has become famous (or infamous) for the many giveaways it has during the convention. This year is no different, with minifigures being given out and exclusive set being sold at the event.

If you are going to be at Comic-Con this year, you'll be able to pick up a free LEGO comic at a signing at the LEGO booth on Saturday, July 26 from 5pm-6pm if you are not attending BrickJournal's panel, Beyond the Brick: A Look at the LEGO Brickumentary, which is the same time. The comic will be signed by Paul Lee, artist, and writer rachel Lareau. Paul explains:

"I have been long hoping to do a serialized version of the comics I’ve been making for the Club Magazine. As luck would have, my stars aligned and this year I got the chance.

The Club Magazine asked me to do just that. I’ve spent the past few months working on the 24 page story. I also got to do a fold out cover. So for the outside cover, I decided to put Batman alone on the front cover and have the JLA and Bat sidekicks on the wrap around back cover. On the fold out portion, I featured the Rogues Gallery that was used in the book.

The inside fold out cover was the most fun to do. I got to do a group shot of DC Heroes and Villains. I got to pick the line ups and choose how to depict some of them. It was really a lot of fun to do.

On the inside, I also got to do a pin-up page and I had carte-blanche. So, in honor of Batman’s 75th anniversary, I did a LEGO version of the original Detective Comics no. 27 that was the first appearance of Batman. I even age it in Photoshop to make it look like a vintage comic."

Looks like I will be ending our panel a little early!

Here's some more art from Paul:

You can see more art at Paul's Flickr gallery.

LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2014 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
TM & © DC Comics.

10245 Santa’s Workshop

Ages 12+ | 883 Pieces
US $69.99 - CA $89.99 – AU $119.99 - DE 69.99€ - UK £59.99 - DK 649.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country.  Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Designer's Video:

Enjoy the magic of Christmas with Santa’s Workshop, a festive addition to the LEGO® Winter Village Series! Gather your family around the Christmas tree to build this enchanting winter wonderland. Help the elves make the toys, feed the reindeer and help Santa load up his magical sleigh. Santa’s wife has baked cookies and the clock tower shows it’s nearly time for Santa to deliver the presents—all at the most wonderful time of the year! Includes 6 minifigures: Santa with red gift sack, Mrs. Claus with cookie tray and 4 elves with pointy ears and hats.

The enchanting LEGO® Creator Santa’s Workshop model is full of festive magic and includes a beautiful sleigh, reindeer and a Christmas tree.

Includes 6 minifigures: Santa with red gift sack, Mrs. Claus with cookie tray and 4 elves with pointy ears and hats.

Features beautiful sleigh with red and gold detail and dark green padding, 4 reindeer and a baby reindeer, building with detailed interior, clock tower and Christmas tree.

Building features stained glass window and Christmas lights on roof.

Accessories include: 4 wrapped presents in assorted sizes and 4 toys including a blue classic spaceship, yellow car and a pink wand.

Also includes North Pole sign, Santa’s Workshop sign and a summer holiday picture of Santa and his wife.

Gather everyone around the Christmas tree!

Help Santa take off in his sleigh!

Family dual-building experience: includes separate brick sets with instructions for adults and children aged 8 and over.

Santa’s Workshop measures over 6” (16cm) high, 3” (8cm) deep and 9” (24cm) wide.

Santa’s Workshop will be available for VIP Early Access starting on September 17th with global availability beginning October 1st.

Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning 
October 2014 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone:

US Contact Center   1-800-453-4652
CA (English) Contact Center   1-800-453-4652
CA (French) Contact Center   1-877-518-5346
European Contact Center    00-800-5346-1111

More pics:

LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2014 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

STUDS Builder Trading Cards Series 1 will be available for purchase online September 10th, 2014 at brickstuds.com!

STUDS Builder Trading Cards is a unique series of collectible trading cards that showcase the creative individuals of the adult LEGO building community. Each builder card depicts a LEGO® built piece of art and provides a profile of the artist. Other cards in the series highlight fan-made products, conventions, publications, and artist sketches.

Poster cards

The project was conceived, curated, and produced in the US (with the help of a successful Kickstarter) by noted brick artist Brandon Griffith. "It's been incredible working with so many talented artists to create these cards and I look forward to expanding the series!"

Products debuting at brickstuds.com on September 10th include:

STUDS Packs:  Each STUDS Pack includes 8 trading cards and 1 Brickforge element.  Look for rare chase cards including: Artist Autograph Cards, Custom Fig Cards, and Sketch Cards!

STUDS Factory Set:  The STUDS Factory set includes the 96 card base set plus 9 poster card set.

STUDS Box:   Each STUDS Box includes 28 Packs.

STUDS Series 1 Binder

STUDS Series 1 is a limited print run - once they sell out no more will be printed - so mark your calendars and grab them while you can!

Follow Brickstuds online for updates, news, and information on STUDS Series 2!
https://www.facebook.com/BrickStuds
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LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO® Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this product.

Search the galaxy for fugitives with Boba Fett and his Slave I with rotating cockpit and wings, dual shooters and a display stand.

75060 Slave I™
Ages 14+.  1,996 pieces.
US $199.99 - CA $229.99 - DE 199.99€ - UK £169.99 - DK 1699.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country.  Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Track down fugitives with legendary bounty hunter, Boba Fett aboard the powerful Slave I! This exclusive LEGO® Star Wars model features a rotating cockpit and wings for flight and landing mode, plus dual shooters and hidden blasters to repel attackers. Reenact the capture of Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and take off from Bespin with the carbonite-imprisoned Rebel hero in the cargo hold. Attach the stand to display this iconic ship in characteristic upright flight. Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Boba Fett, Bespin Guard, Stormtrooper and Han Solo.

• Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Boba Fett, Bespin Guard, Stormtrooper and Han Solo
• Also includes Han Solo in carbonite!

• Features a rotating cockpit and wings, opening side hatches with hidden guns and missiles, 2 rotating dual shooters, cargo hold and a display stand with data sheet

• Weapons include special blaster pistol for Boba Fett, blaster pistol for Bespin Guard and a blaster rifle for the Stormtrooper

• Boba Fett and Bespin Guard minifigures are unique to this set

• Rotate the cockpit and wings for flight and landing mode

• Place carbonite-imprisoned Han Solo in the cargo hold

• Open the side hatches to unleash missiles from the hidden guns

• Showcase the huge Slave I in upright flight on the display stand

• Recreate classic scenes from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
• Measures over 7” (20cm) high, 17” (45cm) long and 14” (37cm) wide in landing mode

Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning 
January 2015 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone:

US Contact Center             1-800-453-4652
CA (English) Contact Center         1-800-453-4652
CA (French) Contact Center         1-877-518-5346
European Contact Center         00-800-5346-1111    

LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2015 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.
Star Wars and all characters, names and indicia are © & ™ Lucasfilm Ltd.

THE LEGO GROUP REVEALS DETAILS OF JANUARY 1, 2015 GLOBAL LEGO® BIONICLE® LAUNCH
 
-Richly Reimagined Storyline Will Engage Fans of All Ages-
 
NEW YORK, New York City Comic Con (October 9, 2014)– The LEGO Group, makers of the world’s leading construction toys, today unveiled detailed product information, principle graphic design and a video short for the LEGO® BIONICLE franchise onstage at New York City Comic Con. Featuring a range of constructible action figures, LEGO BIONICLE is based on a new and engaging storyline that will be available globally on January 1, 2015.

“We are thrilled to announce the relaunch of the LEGO BIONICLE franchise, which was one of our most popular LEGO franchises and our first ‘constraction’ or constructible action figure line,” said Michael McNally, Senior Director of Brand Relations, The LEGO Group. “We are eager to introduce and immerse a new generation of children in this rich character-driven world and can’t wait for fans of all ages to interact with the new story.”

Can the Toa Save Okoto From the Latest Threat?
The new storyline takes place on the mythical island of Okoto, where the forces of darkness are on the move and the evil Makuta is once again materializing. He is overcome by the desire for the three mythic masks that will cast the world into darkness - the Mask of Creation, the Mask of Control and the Mask of Ultimate Power.

The desperate island inhabitants enlist six heroes - each masters of a sacred element - called the Toa- to help save their beloved island. The Toa must embark on a quest for Okoto’s ancient power masks that will allow them to unlock the full potential of their elemental powers. Only when the heroes are united, will they be able to battle the forces of evil, defeat Makuta and save Okoto.

To help fans bring the exciting story to life, The LEGO Group will offer a variety of exciting new LEGO BIONICLE sets from each of the different factions, ranging in price from $9.99 - $19.99 each:

Beginning January 2015 six new protector sets will be available including LEGO BIONICLE Protector of Jungle, LEGO BIONICLE Protector of Stone, LEGO BIONICLE Protector of Water, LEGO BIONICLE Protector of Earth, LEGO BIONICLE Protector of Ice and LEGO BIONICLE Protector of Fire.

In addition, six Toa sets will be also available in January 2015 including LEGO BIONICLE Gali – Master of Water, LEGO BIONICLE Pohatu – Master of Stone, LEGO BIONICLE Lewa - Master of Jungle, LEGO BIONICLE Onua – Master of Earth, LEGOBIONICLE Kopaka – Master of Ice and LEGO BIONICLE Tahu – Master of Fire, along with a Lord of Skull Spiders.
 

FACT SHEET

70778 LEGO® BIONICLE Protector of Jungle
Ages 6 -12     70 pieces
USD $9.99 / CAD $12.99

Beware!
The evil Skull Spider is mounting an attack deep in the jungle. Swoop to the defense of the Protectors’ village with the awesome Protector of Jungle, a sturdy, buildable figure featuring a dual-tone mask with pop-off trigger. Adjust the arms and legs to create fearsome battle poses. Then unleash the huge Air Elemental Flame Bow’s rapid shooter and send the Skull Spider scurrying for safety.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70779 LEGO® BIONICLE Protector of Stone
Ages 6 -12     73 pieces
USD $9.99 / CAD $12.99

Look out!
The Skull Spider is lurking in the sand dunes near the Protectors’ desert village. Send out the mighty Protector of Stone to block the dangerous invader. Adjust the arms and legs of this durable figure for a variety of formidable battle poses. Whip up a vortex of sand with the giant Elemental Sandstorm Blaster and pin back the Skull Spider with the rapid shooter. Just don’t let this evil creature close enough to pop off that precious mask.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70779 LEGO® BIONICLE Protector of Water
Ages 6 -12     71 pieces
USD $9.99 / CAD $12.99

Watch out!
The Skull Spider is trying to burst the bubbles of the Protectors’ underwater village. Blow this unwanted visitor out of the water with the Protector of Water’s rapid-shooting Elemental Torpedo Blaster. This robust figure, with BIONICLE® head and shell and 2 turbines, is built for action play, so don’t delay – intercept the evil foe before it grabs the mask and seizes power from the Protectors.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70781 LEGO® BIONICLE Protector of Earth
Ages 6 -12     66 pieces
USD $9.99 / CAD $12.99

Underground alert!
The crystal mine is under attack from the Skull Spider. Spin the Protector of Earth’s powerful crystal Star Drill to bore through rock and confront the evil intruder. If the Skull Spider latches onto the Protector’s BIONICLE® head, it can pop the trigger and release the mask. Unleash the Elemental power of the rapid shooter to fend off the villain and keep control of the underground.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70782 LEGO® BIONICLE Protector of Ice
Ages 6 -12     68 pieces
USD $9.99 / CAD $12.99

Danger!
The Skull Spider is leaping from a crack in the ice to attack the Protectors. Put the freeze on the evil intruder with the Protector of Ice’s rapid-shooting Elemental Ice Blaster. This mighty ice warrior with BIONICLE® head and shell is built for ferocious battles, so spin the awesome ice saw blade and take down the Skull Spider before it can pop off the mask.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70783 LEGO® BIONICLE Protector of Fire
Ages 6 -12     69 pieces
USD $9.99 / CAD $12.99

Emergency!
The Protector of Fire is under attack from the Skull Spider emerging from the molten lava lake. This sturdy, highly posable figure is fully equipped for the heat of battle, so strike back with the flame swords and open fire with the rapid-shooting Elemental Fire Blaster. You must take down the thieving invader before it can pop off the Protector’s mask.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70786 LEGO® BIONICLE Gali – Master of Water
Ages 7 - 14     87 pieces
USD $14.99 / CAD $17.99

Gear up for an epic underwater duel to claim the precious Golden Mask of Water!
Attach the shark fins to the feet of Gali – Master of Water and dive deep to the ancient ruins in the oceanic crater. Connect the fins to the harpoon to create a powerful elemental trident to attack the Skull Spider. Activate the battle arm to fend off its attempts to pop off Gali’s mask. The all-powerful Golden Mask simply must be safeguarded from evil forces

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com

70785 LEGO® BIONICLE Pohatu – Master of Stone
Ages 7 - 14     66 pieces
USD $14.99 / CAD $17.99

Summon the awesome elemental power of Pohatu – Master of Stone to defeat the Skull Spider!
Attach the convertible Jeterangs to the feet of this powerful, posable BIONICLE® figure and launch into the sky. When you locate the Skull Spider, transform the Jeterangs into 2 huge Stormerang weapons and get ready to battle for the Golden Mask of Stone. Resist all attempts to pop off Pohatu’s mask, and activate the bashing battle arm to send the Skull Spider flying!

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70784 LEGO® BIONICLE Lewa  - Master of Jungle
Ages 7 - 14     85 pieces
USD $14.99 / CAD $17.99

Match up against the evil Skull Spider with Lewa – Master of Jungle!
Power up the dual-purpose X-glider to soar into the sky. When you spot the Skull Spider crawling from the ruins, swoop down to the ground and convert the X-glider into 2 massive battle axes. Prevent the thieving creature popping off Lewa’s mask using the 2 swords and turn the wheel to power up Lewa’s bashing battle arm. You must fight hard to protect the precious Golden Jungle Mask from the forces of evil.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70789 LEGO® BIONICLE Onua – Master of Earth
Ages 8 - 14     108 pieces
USD $19.99 / CAD $24.99

Dig deep with Onua – Master of Earth to claim the mystical Golden Mask!
This durable, highly posable figure with 4 golden BIONICLE® shells and bashing battle arm is fully geared up for underground combat against the Skull Spider. Burrow underground with the turbo shovelers while evading the evil Skull Spider’s efforts to pop off Onua’s mask. Then convert his turbo shovelers into a massive earthquake hammer, the only tool powerful enough to break through to the Golden Mask.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70788 LEGO® BIONICLE Kopaka – Master of Ice
Ages 8 - 14     97 pieces
USD $19.99 / $24.99

Prepare for a chilling mountaintop conflict with Kopaka – Master of Ice!
Watch out for the Skull Spider crawling from the snow, trying to pop off Kopaka’s mask. Adjust the arms and legs of this heavily armored figure to create fearsome battle poses. Fend off the evil creature’s attacks with the frost shield, bashing battle arm and the mighty Elemental Ice Spear. Get to the precious Golden Mask first then convert the shield into avalanche skis to escape.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70787 LEGO® BIONICLE Tahu – Master of Fire
Ages 8 - 14     89 pieces
USD $19.99 / $24.99

Heat up the BIONICLE® action with Tahu – Master of Fire!
Attach the lava surfboard to the feet of this powerful, posable figure and surf into the volcanic crater in adrenalin mode. Then turn the surfboard into 2 awesome elemental fire blades ready for combat. Activate the bashing battle arm to swipe away the Skull Spider’s attempts to pop off Tahu’s mask and get to the magical Golden Mask first.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.

70790 LEGO® BIONICLE Lord of Skull Spiders
Ages 7 - 14     145 pieces
USD $14.99 / CAD $17.99

Patrol the entrance to the ancient city with the monstrous Lord of Skull Spiders!
Protectors wanting to unlock the secrets of the city will have to get past this evil-eyed, 6-legged creature first. And the Lord of Skull Spiders has its own secret weapon – pull the rear lever to grip and crush anyone who gets too close! Combine with buildable LEGO® BIONICLE® Protector and Master sets for thrilling good vs. evil battles.

Available for purchase at major retailers, LEGO brand retail stores and shop.LEGO.com.



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About LEGO Systems, Inc.
LEGO Systems, Inc. is the North American division of The LEGO Group, a privately-held, family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark, one of the world's leading manufacturers of creatively educational play materials for children.  The company is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities, and its employees are guided by the motto adopted in the 1930s by founder Ole Kirk Christiansen: "Only the best is good enough."  Visit the virtual LEGO world at www.LEGO.com

LEGO, its logo, the brick & knob configuration and the Minifigure are trademarks of The LEGO Group. ©2014 The LEGO Group.

10246 Detective’s Office
Ages 16+.  2,262 pieces.
US $159.99 - CA $199.99 - DE 149.99€ - UK £132.99 - DK 1399.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country.  Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Discover a world of mystery and adventure with the awesome LEGO® Creator Expert Detective’s Office, featuring unique elements and surprises!

Discover a world of mystery and adventure with the LEGO® Creator Expert Detective’s Office! Step through the open archway and into the barbershop, where seated customers are pampered in the reflection of a large wall mirror, while next door, competitors play pool and darts beneath the comforting whir of a rotating ceiling fan. Venture to the first floor and you’ll find the detective’s office, his desk strewn with clues, a safe containing valuable evidence and a concealed wall compartment. Then visit the adjacent bathroom, featuring a classic pull-chain toilet, before taking the stairway to the well-equipped kitchen, from where you can access the roof terrace, complete with large water tower. This latest addition to the LEGO Modular Building series is packed with unsurpassed detail and hidden surprises. Easy-to-remove roof and ceilings provide access to the delightful interior, while the exterior of the building features a decorative roofline and a beautifully designed façade. Can you solve the smuggling mystery? Includes 6 minifigures with assorted accessories: Detective Ace Brickman, Al the barber, dart player, pool player, police woman and a mysterious lady in red.

• Includes 6 minifigures with assorted accessories: Detective Ace Brickman, Al the barber, dart player, pool player, police woman and a mysterious lady in red

• Features a pool hall, barbershop, detective’s office, bathroom, kitchen, water tower and a cat

• Detective’s office features a desk, assorted clues, brick-built lamp, filing cabinet, fan, safe, painting, concealed wall compartment, newspaper, menu, wanted poster and a wall lamp

• Pool hall features a hinged, rotatable ceiling fan, pool table, printed dartboard, pool cues, pool balls and a drinking glass

• Barbershop features never-before-seen scissors and reflective mirror element, 2 wall lamps, barber’s chair, hinged cabinet, 2 mannequin heads and a broom

• Bathroom features a detailed pull-chain toilet

• Kitchen features a stove, barrel, table, cabinet, refrigerator, wall clock and a rolling pin
• Accessories include Ace Brickman’s brimmed hat, briefcase, magnifying glass and a police hat

• Detach the roof and floors for easy access

• Search for hidden clues
• Help Ace Brickman solve the mystery!
• Special elements include never-before-seen scissors and reflective mirror element, printed dartboard, wanted poster, 1x1 round plate with hole in black, painter’s roller in black, designing element 1x2x2 in dark gray, 1x2 bricks in light blue, 1x3 tiles in brown and a 32x32 base plate in brown
• Detective’s Office measures over 10” (27cm) high, 9” (25cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep

• Collect and build an entire town with the LEGO® Creator Expert Modular Building series: 10232 Palace Cinema and 10243 Parisian Restaurant

Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning 
January 2015 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone:

US Contact Center             1-800-453-4652
CA (English) Contact Center         1-800-453-4652
CA (French) Contact Center         1-877-518-5346
European Contact Center         00-800-5346-1111    

LEGO, the LEGO logo and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2015 The LEGO Group. All rights reserved.

-New LEGO® Scooby-Doo animated content to roll-out, including 22-minute special
and made-for-video movie releases, from Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group-
 
LONDON, BRITISH TOY AND HOBBY ASSOCIATION TOY FAIR (January 23, 2015) – The LEGO Group today announced its partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to develop a collection of LEGO® building sets inspired by the timeless and beloved animated franchise, Scooby-Doo™.  Five new building sets will bring the zaniness of classic characters including Shaggy, Scooby and the entire gang to life in LEGO form for the first time ever, and are scheduled to hit store shelves in August.
 
In another first, the Scooby Gang will be animated in LEGO form.  In 2015, fans can look forward to a 22-minute LEGO special, featuring Scooby-Doo, and produced in partnership with Warner Bros. Animation. In addition, Warner Bros. Animation will also be producing made-for-video movie titles, which will be released by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in the coming years.
 
“Fans always wonder which properties may come to life in LEGO form, and this year we are thrilled to bring all of the mystery, humor and hijinks of the Scooby-Doo universe to life in LEGO toys and animated content,” said Jill Wilfert, vice president, licensing & entertainment at The LEGO Group. “We constantly review  properties to find those with global reach, great characters and stories and inherent building and role play opportunities, and we think that Scooby-Doo delivers on all of these while also driving strong appeal among collectors and today’s parents who have strong nostalgia for the LEGO brand from their own childhood.”

Photos below:

 
“Scooby-Doo and his whole Gang are known and loved by kids and adults alike around the world and we are proud to partner with LEGO Group to continue to entertain new generations of fans and bring everyone’s favorite Great Dane to the unique interactive world of LEGO play,” said Karen McTier, executive vice president, Domestic Licensing and Worldwide Marketing, WBCP.
 
“As animators, we always aim to find fun and inventive ways to connect with the audience and tell new stories with our characters,” said Sam Register, president, Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series. “Scooby-Doo and LEGO fans share so much affection for the characters and the brand, and we are so pleased to finally bring these two worlds together.”
 
LEGO Scooby-Doo Products
Fans will instantly recognize all of their favorite Scooby-Doo characters and icons, including Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, Velma and the Mystery Machine, as well as all the ghosts, goblins and other villains that make Scooby-Doo adventures complete in sets such as the Mummy Museum Mystery, the Haunted Lighthouse and the Mystery Mansion. LEGO Scooby-Doo products range from $14.99 to $89.99 (USD) and will be available in toy stores nationwide beginning in August.
 
About Scooby-Doo
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76042 The SHIELD Helicarrier
Ages 16+.  2,996 pieces.
US $349.99 - CA $399.99 - DE 349.99€ - UK £269.99 - DK 2999.00 DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country.  Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.

Take on the challenge of building this awesome LEGO® model of The SHIELD Helicarrier. Construct the flying aircraft carrier with 2 runways, microscale Quinjets, fighter jets and ground support vehicles. The set also comes with many of your favorite LEGO Marvel Super Heroes minifigures, plus 12 microfigures to display on deck and within the highly detailed interior.

• Includes 5 minifigures: Nick Fury, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye and Maria Hill, plus an iconic SHIELD eagle stand to display them on.

• Weapons include Hawkeye’s bow, Black Widow’s gun and Captain America’s shield.

• SHIELD Agent Maria Hill minifigure is new for spring 2015!

• Features 3 microscale Quinjets, 3 fighter jets, a gasoline truck, 2 forklift trucks, 2 runways, 4 road blockades, armored exterior with translucent elements, detailed interior, plus 12 microfigures (Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Captain America, Iron Man and 8 SHIELD agents)

• Also includes a detailed runway

• Includes a display stand.

• Includes a plaque with facts about The SHIELD Helicarrier.

• Add lights and spinning rotors to the Helicarrier with the 88000, 8883 and 8870 LEGO® Power Functions sets (sold separately).

• Rotors can also be turned manually.

• Helicarrier measures over 11” (29cm) high, 31” (80cm) long and 17” (45cm) wide

• Each Quinjet measures over 1” (3cm) high, 2” (7cm) long and 2” (7cm) wide

• Minifigure stand measures over 4” (12cm) high, and 2” (6cm deep) and 6” (16cm wide)

Available for sale directly through LEGO® beginning 
March 2015 via shop.LEGO.com, LEGO® Stores or via phone:

US Contact Center                1-800-453-4652
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CA (French) Contact Center   1-877-518-5346
European Contact Center       00-800-5346-1111    

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