LEGO Collectible Minifigures - The LEGO Movie Series

The new Collectible Minifigure Series has been released and it is purely focused on characters from the new The Lego Movie.  Once again it is a mix of 16 different minifigs all in random blind bags.  Most stores are selling them for $2.99 USD each, but Im sure Toys R Us marks them up a bit. Ive got a few of them so far and so far my favorites are Abraham Lincoln, Shakespeare, the Panda and the Barista.  Who is your favorite?

Here is what lego has to say:

Collect every mystery minifigure in The LEGO Movie Series!
With 16 special minifigures featured in The LEGO® Movie, this is one LEGO Minifigures collection as you’ve never seen it before! There’s Emmet, with his exclusive construction helmet, Wild West Wyldstyle, the Master Builder and the rest of the cast: President Business, Scribble-Face Bad Cop, Marsha Queen of the Mermaids, Abraham Lincoln, Velma Staplebot, William Shakespeare, Panda Guy, Gail the Construction Worker, Mrs. Scratchen-Post, Wiley Fusebot, Calamity Drone, Larry the Barista, Taco Tuesday Guy and “Where are my pants?” Guy. Each minifigure comes in a sealed ‘mystery’ bag with its own special accessories, display plate and collector's leaflet. Buy a bag, open it up and see which one you get!

• Every The LEGO® Movie minifigure comes with a display plate and accessories that you’ll recognize from the movie

• A must-have for LEGO® minifigure collectors and fans of the movie

• Open the bag and find out who you’ve got!

• PLEASE NOTE: Only 1 of 16 individual minifigures in each 'mystery' bag. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate requests for specific minifigures – and some minifigures may be more difficult to find than others. If purchasing multiple bags, you may receive 2 or more of the same minifigures – trade with your friends to collect them all! A maximum of 16 minifigures may be ordered per address, per household

The Simpson's House

LEGO has just released an amazing new set. The Simpsons House - 71006 includes 2523 pieces and 6 primo Minifigures, the bad news is that it retails for a hefty $199.99 USD and is only currently available to VIP members.

Here is what LEGO has to say:

"D’oh! The Simpsons™ House has been turned into LEGO® bricks!
Recreate hilarious scenes from the classic animated TV series with The Simpsons™ House. Taken right out of Springfield, this amazing model is crammed with tons of LEGO® brick detail. Lift off the roof and open up the house to discover Homer and Marge’s big family bedroom including bed and Maggie’s crib, Bart’s room with his skateboard and Krusty the Clown poster, Lisa’s room with her favorite books, jazz poster and more, and bathroom with shower, toilet, sink and mirror. Lift off the top floor to reveal the fully-fitted kitchen with dining table, chairs, yellow and light-blue tiled floor and lots of pots, pans and other accessories. Then it’s into the living room with couch and TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, purple piano and more. Next to the house is the detachable garage, complete with workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, broom, toolbox, tools and the family car, complete with dent (because only in a LEGO world are dents a plus!), opening trunk and ‘radioactive’ bar from the nuclear power plant. Step outside onto the terrace and you’ll find loads of cool items, including a grill, wheelbarrow and air conditioning unit with ‘Property of Ned Flanders’ decoration, sausages, 2 garden loungers, flowerpots, a shovel, 2 fruit cocktail glasses, Lisa’s camera, Bart’s skateboard ramp with ‘El Barto’ graffiti and an antenna on the roof. The Simpsons™ House is the perfect collector’s item for fans of all ages. Includes 6 minifigures: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders.

Includes 6 minifigures: Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ned Flanders
First floor includes yellow and light-blue tiled floor, sink, oven and stove, drawers, cups, pot, pan, bowl, mixer, plates, cake tins, cutlery, dining table and 4 chairs
Living room features TV playing Itchy and Scratchy, couch, boat painting, telephone, carpet, purple piano and staircase to the second floor with family photos
Bart’s room features a bed, night lamp, desk with pin board, chair, Krusty the Clown poster, skateboard, shelves with books, radio and a cap
Marge and Homer’s bedroom features a bed, 2 side tables, Maggie’s crib and Marge’s bag
Lisa’s room features a vanity mirror with hairbrush, stool, bed, table with lamp and cup, shelves with books, magnifying glass, backpack and a jazz poster on the wall
Bathroom features a shower, toilet, sink and a mirror
Detachable garage features the family car, tools, workbench, tool rack, vacuum cleaner, toolbox and a broom
Family car with space for 4 minifigures features a dent in the front and an opening trunk to store Homer’s suitcase and a ‘radioactive’ bar from the nuclear power plant
Outside area includes a grill, wheelbarrow and air conditioning unit with ‘Property of Ned Flanders’ decoration, sausages, 2 garden loungers, flowerpots, a shovel, 2 fruit cocktail glasses, Lisa’s camera, Bart’s skateboard ramp with ‘El Barto’ graffiti and an antenna on the roof
Can you spot all the items Homer has “borrowed” from Ned Flanders?
Remove the roof and top floor to access the different rooms inside
House is hinged in the middle for easy access
The perfect set for fans of LEGO® brick building and The Simpsons™!
The Simpsons™ House measures over 9” (23cm) high, 16” (42cm) wide and 9” (24cm) deep"

Want to build Iron Man's Labratory?

Have you ever wanted to build Iron Man's Laboratory LEGO has made a handy instruction sheet on how to build one.  With their design there is a place for every type of armor, lots of helpful mechs and a staging area where Tony Stark suits up.  Its a cool design, cool enough that I wish they would have made it an actual boxed LEGO set.  You can download the full instruction .PDF right here.  Have fun.

Iron Man's Laboratory - Suit up!

New Superman LEGO Sets

This summer a new Superman movie is being released called Man of Steel.  It come out on June 14th, but before that three new LEGO sets based on the movie are coming out.  We have found pics of the boxes and they look pretty rad.

76003 - Superman: Battle of Smallville - 418 Pieces - $49.99 MSRP
Minifigures included: Superman, Colonel Hardy, General Zod, Faora and Tor-An

76009 - Superman: Black Zero Escape - 168 Pieces - $19.99 MSRP
Minifigures included: Superman, General Zod, Lois Lane

76002 - Superman: Metropolis Showdown - 119 Pieces - $12.99 MSRP
Minifigures Included: Superman, General Zod 

Being the Minifigure collector that I am, I will probably pick up the largest set and just try and find Lois Lane somewhere on the secondary market.  Why does General Zod come in all three sets? I have no clue.

LEGO Lone Ranger Sets are here!

The much anticipated LEGO Lone Ranger Sets have arrived!  I wont chit chat about them a whole lot, I'll just give you some basic info and pics for all six sets.  All of these sets are available on Amazon.com with free shipping.

79106 - Calvary Builder Set - 69 Pieces - 4 Minifigures - $12.99 USD

79107 - Comanche Camp - 161 Pieces - 3 Minifigures - $19.99 USD

79108 - Stagecoach Escape - 279 Pieces - 5 Minifigures - $29.99 USD

 79109 - Colby City Showdown - 587 Pieces - 5 Minifigures - $49.99 USD

79110 - Silver Mine Shootout - 644 Pieces - 5 Minifigures - $69.99 USD

79111 - Constitution Train Chase - 699 Pieces - 7 Minifigures - $99.99 USD

I'm going to be the proud owner of the Calvary Builders Set and the Stagecoach Escape.  That will give me a good mix of minifigs without going overboard on price.  If I decide to go overboard (which I usually do) I'll get the Colby City Showdown, I really like the look of those buildings.

I love reading comments from other LEGO fans.  Please leave a comment letting know which set you like the most and why.

Coming Soon: The Lone Ranger

Disney is releasing The Lone Ranger movie this summer, and that means LEGO is releasing The Lone Ranger themed sets this month!  We dont have info on all of the sets yet but we have a couple of pics that will give you a nice sneak preview.

We will post when they come out, where to buy them, and maybe review a set of two.  Thanks for reading!

Leave a comment and let us know what you think.

Iron Man Extremis Sea Port Battle (76006)

War Machine Minfigure? Yes Please...  This is the Marvel Super Heroes - Iron Man Extremis Sea Port Battle from the new Iron Man 3 movie.

This set is currently $19.97.  I recommend you click on over to Amazon and pick it up! 

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LEGO Minecraft!

Mojang and the LEGO group have finally shown off the first official pieces of Minecraft LEGO to the world.

The set will be released this summer for $34.99 in the US, each set will contain four modular cubes and the surface of each can be removed to reveal mines and resources hidden underneath. Steve and a Creeper will also be included in the set.

Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Perrson said at a press conference today:

“I played a lot with Lego bricks as a child, and that’s influenced how I make games. I prefer games with levels that are modifiable. I don’t like static levels. There are problems of scaling. Minecraft has huge long tunnels, and you can’t really fit that in to a living room. But I think the Lego guys have created something that’s really great, that really feels like Minecraft.