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Ken "buriedbybricks" Robichaud | June 17th, 2013 | LEGO Lord of the Rings, Sales News

The Tower Of Orthanc Now Available To LEGO VIPs

Check your inbox VIPs, LEGO wants you to be the first to get your hands on the massive 10237 The Tower of Orthanc set and all you need is your LEGO ID… and a wad of cash, of course. Offer is good online and in store until June 30th and you’ll even get the sweet poster pictured in the ad (plus the Jor-El poly that is also being offered), so if you’ve been drooling over this set like I have, now’s your chance. Click the picture below and start your shopping! Oh, and don’t forget the shipping on this will be free as well.

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 14th, 2013 | LEGO CUUSOO, News

LEGO CUUSOO Announces Fall 2012 Results

Moments ago, LEGO CUUSOO announced on their blog the results of their Fall 2012 review cycle, and the team has chosen the Perijove’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover as the winner! Everything is still pending including the final name, price, and purchase details but you can view the announcement video and full post (reposted) below.

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Tags: Curiosity, Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity, Thinking with Portals, UCS Sandcrawler

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 14th, 2013 | LEGO, News

10234 Sydney Opera House Revealed

Unveiled moments ago at Brickworld in Chicago, LEGO has pulled the curtain back from their latest Shop@Home exclusive, 10234 Sydney Opera House. What’s interesting to me is that this set is being released as part of the Creator line and not the Architecture line for which there is already a small scale model of the same building. This set weighs in at 2,989 pieces and will set you back $319.99 US / $379.99 CA. 10234 Sydney Opera House is scheduled for release later this year in September, at the same time as 10236 Ewok Village. More images below, followed by the designer video, and then the official press release.

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 14th, 2013 | LEGO Star Wars, News

Life-sized LEGO X-wing Starfighter Lands at LEGOLAND California

Today was the official first day that the life-sized X-wing Starfighter was revealed to the public in its new home at LEGOLAND California. I wasn’t able to attend the official ceremony ’cause stupid work got in the way but I was fortunate that forum member Mos Eisely was headed down there anyway. So I asked him to cover the even for me and here’s his report. There’s also a video followed by a copious amount of pictures of the model. It’s pretty impressive to say the least. I’m looking forward to seeing it in person this weekend.

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Tags: 9493 X-wing Starfighter, legoland california

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 12th, 2013 | LEGO Star Wars, News

Star Wars Weekend Volunteer T-shirt Revealed

Here’s what the Star Wars Weekend volunteers will be receiving as part of their swag this weekend at LEGOLAND California. In addition to the exclusive Clone Lieutenant minifig revealed a few days ago, volunteers will also receive the above Yoda Chronicles-themed t-shirt to wear, sell, or wash their car with. We hope they’d wear them though.

Star Wars Weekend is happening at LEGOLAND California this weekend June 15-16, father’s day weekend.

Tags: legoland california, star wars weekend

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 12th, 2013 | LEGO Super Heroes, Marvel Comics, News

LEGO Marvel Game Grand Central Station Cut Scenes

This popped up on YouTube a few months ago but I’m just now getting around to discovering it. The two and a half minute video shows some of the cut scenes used for the game. It prominently features Iron Man, The Hulk, Spider-Man, Sandman, and Abomination.

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: The Video Game releases this fall on all current game systems. Pre-order your console version from Walmart.com to receive Iron Patriot, still the stupidest promo tie-in minifigure choice ever made.

Tags: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: The Video Game

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 12th, 2013 | LEGO Star Wars, Sales News

Amazon Discounts 10188 Death Star

Amazon’s applying a slight discount on 10188 Death Star, 10% off. It’s now sitting pretty at $359.99 with free shipping and no tax to most states.

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 12th, 2013 | LEGO Star Wars, Sales News

Amazon Discounts 10227 B-wing Starfighter

Did you miss out on the May the 4th promotion for this set? While Amazon’s discounted price of 10227 B-Wing Starfighter as of this writing of $155.55 may not be as great as the Shop@Home sale price, it’s still 22% below MSRP.

Tags: 10227 B-wing Starfighter, May the 4th

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 11th, 2013 | LEGO Super Heroes, Marvel Comics, News

LEGO Marvel Game Mosaic

Also showing up on Marvel’s Facebook page is this gem of a mosaic. The imagery should be familiar to you as it is the main graphic used to promote the game. This mosaic made an appearance on the show floor at E3. I wonder what it would take to recreate it…. hmmm…

Tags: E3, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: The Video Game

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Ace "onions" Kim | June 11th, 2013 | LEGO Super Heroes, News

New LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Game Trailer From E3

This comes courtesy of reader Ben Doney. You get to see a little bit of Mr. Fantastic and The Human Torch from Fantastic Four in action as well as Sandman and some giant robot looking thing.

The game comes out later this year with some sites pegging the date as October 31, 2013. Remember, pre-order your Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii U copy from Walmart.com and get a free Iron Patriot minifig as a bonus.

via Marvel’s Facebook page

Tags: E3, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: The Video Game

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