Despite my apprehension at how much I would dislike this movie, I forced myself to go see it today so that I’d have a better frame of reference for the LEGO Cars sets that’s currently in my review queue. Everything I’ve seen and read about it lead me to believe that the plot would be more Mater-centric than Lightning McQueen and the prospect of sitting through more dumb jokes from Larry the Cable Guy did not appeal to me in the least.
Update 8/22: It is now sold out from Amazon and only available through 3rd party resellers. We’ll keep monitoring the situation and let you know if anything changes.
Availability of 7958 LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar through Amazon comes and goes and as of this writing, it is back in stock, sold and shipped by Amazon guaranteeing you the best price on this set at $39.99 with no tax to most states and free shipping. If it sells out again, we’ll do our best to try and keep you posted on availability here. If you haven’t gotten one yet, now might be a good time.
So as not to spoil any surprises, I’ll be doing a review of each day’s mini model every day starting December 1.
GodIsAGeek.com posted some screen shots and a 10 minute video of some gameplay footage from the upcoming LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 game. They also posted the below list of features from the game:
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 continues the saga of the Boy Who Lived in this spell-binding adventure for wizards and Muggles alike. This time, players are transported through the final three books and final four films – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince™, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – to experience Harry’s last years at Hogwarts and battle Lord Voldemort in the ultimate fight of good vs. evil. The creative LEGO prowess unites with the expansive world of Harry Potter™ once again to deliver an exciting and rewarding gameplay experience. The game features lessons, spell-casting, duelling and much more for players of all ages to enjoy.
GAME FEATURES:
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 takes players through Harry’s heroic endeavors as they travel through various worlds encountering new faces, new lessons, new challenges and new spells.
- Explore new LEGO gameplay settings including Grimmauld Place, the Ministry of Magic, and Godric’s Hollow as well as iconic locations like Diagon Alley and Hogwarts.
- Build, conjure and explore this multi-faceted LEGO world as you discover your inner wizard!
- Master advanced duelling skills and battle toward the ultimate showdown with the Dark Lord himself.
- Discover and unlock characters including, Fenrir Greyback, Bellatrix Lestrange and Professor Horace Slughorn.
- Play with friends and family using easy drop-in/drop-out co-op play that features dynamic split screen.
Check out GodIsAGeek.com for screenshots and more info. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 comes out November 15, 2011, just in time for the holidays. Preorder your copy from Amazon today!
You know, it’s funny. Out of the two entry level Cars sets, I ended up loving the one I thought I’d like less.
Paul Lee, LEGO Ambassador for LUGOLA and all around good guy, set the theme for the Costa Mesa LEGO Brand Retail store for the next few weeks: Superheroes of Marvel and DC Comics. The display featured some large scale figs of famous superheroes from both brands, though DC Comics had a slightly larger presence. SandLUG member Matt Armstrong (monsterbrick), Mariann Asanuma (Model Gal) along with LUGOLA members Ezra (B. Ezra), Paul Lee (polywen), and myself helped fill out the display with miniland scale superheroes, miniature models, m-wings, and other items all to promote next year’s Superheroes license.
You can get a close up of Ezra’s contributions in his photostream.
I got an email from Shop@Home earlier today asking to correct a mistake they had in their press release. The actual US price for 10220 Volkswagen T1 Camper Van is $119.99, NOT $99.99 as previously reported. The pricing error is for the US price only; all other market prices are unchanged.
The Bad News: The price just went up by $20 bucks.
The Good News: It’s the same great model.
I admit, the price is a little harder to swallow but if I had to choose this or picking up the fourth Falcon, I’d easily pick the Camper Van. Besides, what else am I gonna surprise my wife with this Christmas?
Thanks to forum member Arkov for the reminder.
Thanks to forum member warpug, you can use coupon code A4N4M4V at Barnes&Noble.com to receive 30% off a single LEGO set. I’m not sure what the limitations are; warpug was able to get it to work off of a Star Wars set, and it seemed to work on the Ninjago Fire Temple set I had in my cart, so go get something while the gettin’s good!
For some unknown reason, Asda has reduced the price of the following 3 Harry Potter sets by some rather large amounts
3862 Harry Potter Hogwarts Game … RRP £24.99 … Asda Sale Price £2.75 … that’s an 89% discount!
4736 Freeing Dobby … RRP £10.49 … Asda Sale Price £1.88 … that’s an 82% discount!
4737 Quidditch Match … RRP £20.99 … Asda Sale Price £5.99 … that’s a 71% discount!
8484 Ultimate Building Lightning McQueen … RRP £25.99 … Asda Sale Price £12.48 … that’s an 52% discount!
5917 Agent Mater … RRP £13.49 … Asda Sale Price £4.99 … that’s an 64% discount!
8426 Escape at Sea … RRP £18.99 … Asda Sale Price £7.49 … that’s an 61% discount!
These prices are instore only and whilst stocks last. Get down there quick if you want to get any of these.
Okay, all you space nuts, this sale’s for you. It may not be Star Wars but it’s the next best thing. Amazon is selling LEGO City 3368 Space Center
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