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I happened upon some of the new 2016 battle packs almost an entire week before their street date. I was excited to get a jump on them and to increase my personal armies. REVIEW: SET DETAILS Set #: 75131 Name: Resistance Trooper Battle Pack Theme: Star Wars Parts: 112 Price: $12.99 Before we get to the build, let’s talk value. At $12.99 the price per piece works out to a bit over $.115 each. This is on the high/medium side of pricing for a licensed set. There are 4 minifigures, all of which are, surprise surprise, Resistance Troopers. Okay, I stretched a point. The guy without the helmet is a Resistance officer. I cannot tell for sure at this time, but I …

I wanted to throw this out there. I am looking to improve my LEGO Review blog articles and provide readers with more of what they want. With that in mind, I have a few questions. Do you like having the large number of pictures showing the build in process? Am I providing enough information about the process or my feelings on the sets to make you feel well enough informed? Am I missing data that would help you to determine if the set is to your needs? So, basically I'd like to know what I am not doing so well, also let me know what parts are enjoyable so I can try to keep it up. I'm not really looking for an ego boost, I just want to provide the best pr…

Attention all you SoCal lurkers, BricksLA is only a week away!http://www.bricksla.com/ Come support the AFOL community and see some awesome MOCs. Tickets are only $5, so this is a cheap day of entertainment for the family. And for you diehard BP'rs there are numerous vendors selling retired sets. Maybe a deal or two to be found.

Welcome to this week's Best of Brick Classifieds: Star Wars Edition. The twelve featured sets have the lowest pricing available among Amazon, eBay and Brick Classifieds vendors. I have included sets from a variety of price points and Star Wars sub-themes. Click on any of the hyperlinks to view the individual set listings or click here to search all Brick Classifieds Star Wars Sets listings. Thanks to all Brick Classifieds Vendors for taking the time to offer such outstanding prices on their sets, but especially to the Vendors with the sets listed below. 1. CMStevens: LEGO Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon #10179 $4500.00 …

Let me start by saying that I had no real interest in this set, or any of the constraction figures when it comes down to it. I got this set as an open boxed item as part of a Shopgoodwill lot that I actually wanted. I figured that I could try selling this set for some small amount, since the box was destroyed, or try building it and see if it changed my mind. REVIEW DETAILS Set #: 75109 Name: Obi-Wan Kenobi Theme: Star Wars Constraction figure Parts: 83 Price: $24.99 Before we get to the build, let’s talk value. At $24.99 this is the 3rd most expensive of the Constraction sets. The baseline seems to be $19.99, which is where Jango Fett, Commander Cody, a…

An image has been found online of a new, upcoming Star Wars polybag of Rebel A-Wing pilot. There's no news yet of where or how to get it.Astute fans may notice that the figure more closely resembles a B-Wing pilot, but this character is based upon the design for Star Wars Rebels.The original report was available on hothbricks.com. More news when it is available. View full blog article

Issue 17 of Blocks Magazine is now with subscribers, and will be in shops on Thursday 18th February. This month, we dive headfirst into LEGO’s latest Big Bang theme, with full reviews of every Nexo Knights set, plus an in-depth interview with LEGO Designer Mark Stafford – who reveals a few tantalising secrets behind the space-castle mashup, and gives us some hints as to its future direction. Elsewhere, we head back to the glory days of Castle, with a detailed look at the 1984 Lion Knights range, and showcase an incredible collection of Doctor Who builds from Thorsten Bonsch – as he unveils his latest timey-wimey creation exclusively in Blocks. T…

5.8 million bricks! https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car-news/land-rover-breaks-guinness-world-record-for-largest-ever-ego-structure/

Aha! You likely supposed this thread was going to be about the much-derided but wildly successful (for investors) Delorean Ideas set. You couldn't be more wrong, even if you were wiping out polybag stocks across entire retail shelves. Granted, the example given might fall more under 'moral' wrongs, and doesn't fit this example well, but here we are. We might as well get used to tenuously related metaphors and similes, as I just used my best one above and it goes downhill from here. Wait – I was trying to get to something important there, before you derailed my train of thought with your insistence that you could be more wrong and in so many more appropriate wa…

The LEGOLAND Discovery Center Arizona, opening Spring 2016, is holding a contest to find their new Master Model Builder. On January 30 and 31, they will be holding a competition in the Arizona Mills Mall food court. Applicants will asked to build themed creations. They will be broken up into groups to build for 45 minutes. The winners of each heat will move on to the Second Round consisting of 40 contestants divided into 2 heats also of 45 minutes each. The top 10 builders of those heats will return for Round 3 on Sunday. The winner of Round 3 will be awarded the job of Master Model Builder. Spectators are encouraged to come and support the contestants. It shou…

REVIEW: SET DETAILS Set #: 76067 Name: Tanker Truck Takedown Theme: Marvel Super Heroes Parts: 330 Price: $29.99 BOX CONTENTS Some people may wind up picking up a set that is open box or, want to verify the box contents before beginning a build. For this set, there are 3 numbered baggies, a sticker sheet, and 2 instruction books. BUILD AND EXECUTION: BAG 1: We Hawkeye: Hey Cap, I'm here for the big fight. Captain America: Oh, great Hawkeye, we're early, so you can help me set up. Captain America: Now, if we work together here, we can raise this up quickly. Hawkeye, why do you even need my help, Mr. Super Strength? Ca…

Let me start by explaining that this particular review focuses solely upon the physical contents of the LEGO Dimensions set 71204 Doctor Who Level pack. For those who do not know about LEGO Dimensions, it is the newest addition to the LEGO video game library. The game allows users to customize their gameplay by adding minifigures and minibuild objects. The Minifigure chips unlock characters with unique abilities. The minibuilds have 3 different modes that each have in game instructions. Those builds perform different actions/duties in game. The basic game comes with a chip reader that allows you to perform certain actions based upon the placement of the chipped items. It …

Thomas Kirk Kristiansen will succeed his father as the new vice chairman of LEGO. http://www.wsj.com/articles/legos-billionaire-owner-names-son-as-successor-1461789032 LEGO’s Billionaire Owner Names Son as Successor - WSJ.pdf

I analyzed 67 years of LEGO data from Rebrickable: https://blog.modeanalytics.com/lego-data-analysis/

Toys R Us will be holding a building event for kids. Build and take home a mini LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poe's X-Wing Fighter. This event will be held on Saturday, November 14 from 12-2pm. This X-Wing is Poe Dameron’s version and is slightly different from previous X-Wings we’ve seen from Toys R Us. (Credit to exciter1 for the original post) View full blog article