Odds & Ends

I know on the surface this may not seem LEGO related but this newly announced system which will no doubt include LEGO games. I also know that a lot of AFOLs are also gamers so this might be interesting to some of y'all. So who is gonna buy one as soon one as soon as it becomes available this holiday season? I think my hand might be raised! Here is the link for the latest PS4 info

FYI ... for those of you interested, according to VideoETA.com, the LEGO movie should be out on BluRay/DVD this June, which I consider to be quite short turnaround, but am looking forward to getting it.

Holy cow! A LEGO Robot made of Mindstorms EV3 and powered by a smart phone just set the new world record for solving Rubik's Cube. Anyone here ever solved the Rubik's Cube? http://www.brickingbad.com/news/lego-mindstorms-shatters-rubiks-cube-record/

I was wondering how many of you actually have submitted/taken this survey and if anybody on here has ever won? I have taken it several times, but I haven't won. Basically you go to the web address indicated on the back of the instructions, (I've attached a picture of it.), then you fill out the survey about the set. After finishing they ask for your email so they can contact you if you won. The prize is worth $80 USD. I've heard the odds of winning are anywhere from 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 50 so does anyone know the exact odds? Thanks.

I'm looking to buy a Lego set for girls that are 6-8 years old. One of them has a lot of Friends and some Disney princess sets, as well as tubs with her dad's old Lego to play with. The other has only Friends sets but would like different themed sets. What set do you think would be fun for a girl at that age that isn't Friends or Disney? I'm looking for something that might have a female minifigure in the set, maybe treasure, a castle, cool building or something. All the Castle sets have exclusively male minifigures, which is disappointing to me because I love Castle sets and I think they would too. Cloud Cuckoo Palace is the best I've thought of, but one of the gir…

I used to take my sets apart and rebuild them all the time, but now, I never take my new sets apart because I worry about piece damage, at least, not yet... :roll:

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! ......Ahem, 'scuse me. Um, there will be a sequel to 300 that looks like it will be a prequel. Here is the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zqy21Z29ps Oh, and here is the trailer for Pacific Rim in case you haven't seen it. Just popped in there and think it looks pretty cool although the whole thing feels rather familiar but I can't quite place it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A85EtOalcsM

Hi, everyone. I'm new to this board, appreciate all the knowledge present here. In addition to collecting sets, I used to buy bins of Lego from Craigslist until the wife had enough of that. Anyway, one of the things my son and I like about the bins is treasure hunting and seeing what cool stuff we can find. But, sometimes we find some unusual things in the Lego bin. Here's some interesting things we've found - Old Pok

I was just looking on Craigslist and found a listing by a supposed former Lego employee. Here is his description: Lol! Burn the Mega Blocks! I love this guy! Not really interested in the actual item, but it was too funny to not share... ;)

http://m.ebay.com/itm/271397942408?nav=SEARCH Who knows if this is legit!

Go check this out guys, a member here LowestformofWit has been featured on the BrothersBrick blog. He's doing something called Friday Night Fights over there with his MOC mech. Here's the link, post a comment supporting this fellow Brickpicker win the fight! He has the Seneschal! http://www.brothers-brick.com/2013/06/14/friday-night-fights-round-9/#comments Good job man!

Currently available for preorder on No Starch Press, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble is Brick City Depot's very first book!

Season 2 full list of characters announced, scheduled to air June 1st. The brickfan announcement. Do you know any of them? Any duo stand out as an early favorite? Personally I find myself wanting to root for these 2!

Browsing Walmart.com I got a healthy chuckle out of this product description for an Alien Conquest set: LOL. Does Lego issue these product descriptions or did Walmart make this up? This is laughably awful.

Hi all, I'm in the process of putting together a Lego Star Wars (original trilogy) minifigure display in an Ikea Ribba frame. The layout I'm thinking is the same as the attached image, which houses 16 minifigs. Alternatively, I could go 3 x rows of 6 for 18 minifigures. Now what I can't figure out is exactly what minifigures to display! I've made the following shortlist: Luke Skywalker Obiwan Kenobi Princess Leia Han Solo Chewbacca R2-D2 C3PO Lando Calrissian Ewok Boba Fett Darth Vader Stormtrooper Scout Trooper Emperor Palpatine Yoda Tie Fighter Pilot Royal Guard X-Wing Pilot Admiral Ackbar The only issue is that's 19 minifigures! So If you could only choose 16 (or max…

Hey guys, I'm trying to go to brickset.com but every time it takes kind of long to load, then when its done loading the whole page goes white! Anybody else having this problem?

I am selling a Lego 7898 train set on e-bay. I was asked if I would ship to China from an e- bay member with 24 transactions and 100% feedback. I would only go thru e-bay channels to avoid fraud. Does anyone know If it's worth the time and effort

Do you like to participate in polls? In other words, do you LIKE or DISLIKE polls? I'm not talking about brass poles.

Does anyone else find the designers in the videos a bit odd? Most of them seem super soft spoken, shy and seem like they don't get out all that much. They should get actors to talk about their sets. Some videos are a little uncomfortable to watch for me.

http://lego.fluidsurveys.com/s/Q4_2014/ Do I really need to say any more than what the title already says?

I did this again yesterday. I have room for another 5 or so large sets! (which are coming in (3 HD and 2 EDB). Can't wait!

Can you give me a "Hell Yeah!"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbcBYs0ljI0 It will be available this July for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch on the app store.

I just saw and read this article in the news feed. Has LEGO sold out? - The NY Times In a nutshell, the article talks about how (supposedly) some parents and researchers are saying that LEGO sets now are less open-ended and imaginative. That most are tied to one licence or another. (Lord of the Rings, Marvel, etc.) A mother, Tracy Bagatelle-Black, said and I qoute

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Hi, 2015 was Paw Patrol year. What toys and themes do you think will be popular in 2016 (let´s not include Star Wars, MLP, Barbie or other established lines)?