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Month: November 2011

  • [UK] 10155 Maersk Container Ship Discounted 30%

    Starting tomorrow, Thursday GMT time, which is in 30 minutes as I write this, through I can only assume Monday the 28th, LEGO Shop@Home UK will be reducing the price of 10155 Maersk Container Ship by 30% for all countries they deliver to in the European Union including Australia. Sorry, North America, it’s already sold out for our market. If you live in one of those countries, you can find your country code below for your exact price:

    GB 72.09
    DE 76.99
    FR 69.93
    IE 90.99
    AT 76.99
    CH 114.8
    SE 909.3
    FI 90.97
    ES 76.97
    PT 76.99
    IT 76.99
    DK 699.3
    NL 76.99
    BE 76.99
    LU 76.99
    AU 118.99
    NZ 97.99
    PL 328.99
    CZ 1889.3
    HU 19593
    NO 769.3

  • The Little Green Men Xmas Tree

    The Little Green Men Xmas Tree

    I don’t know what I find more adorable, andybear@hk‘s build or that fact that there is a giant tree somewhere completely covered in LGM’s.

  • November’s Giveaway Winners Announced

    Book Giveaway

    Thanks to everyone for their interest in our little giveaway sponsored by Entertainment Marketing Group and DK Publishing. So, without further ado, your winners are:

    Paul Lewis
    Dallas, TX

    Josh Mango
    Brisbane, Australia

    Aidan Flynn
    Plainville, MA

    Joshua Waltz
    Littleton, CO

    Congratulations to the four of you! Your books will be on their way. If you were one of the unlucky, don’t worry as our December giveaways are right around the corner!

    Still interested in the books? They’re available on Amazon. The LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia is currently $11.39 and The LEGO Ideas Book is only $13.99.

  • Happy Holidroids

    Artoo-Deertoo and Santa-Pio

    Artoo-Deertoo and Santa-Pio by forum-member sparkart. If this doesn’t win something at LEGOSantaYoda.com there’s something wrong with the world.

  • “Star Cars” Lightning McFalcon, or Millennium McQueen, or. . . something. . .

    Check out this intriguing mash-up by Raphael Heusser that combines two of our favorite vehicles: Star Wars’ Millennium Falcon and Lightning McQueen of Cars. I suppose the most fitting tagline here would be, “To infinity, and beyond!”

  • Super Heroes Unite! October Winners Announced

    The entry period for LEGO’s Super Heroes Unite! Contest may be over, but the excitement continues as the latest round of winners are announced! Coming in first place for October is Dan Glasure with the stop-motion video “It’s Just Your Imagination” and artwork by Stanley Iu, “How to Make LEGO Better.” Congratulations to both who get to take home a lovely (I’m sure, since I haven’t actually seen it) porcelain maquette, not to mention the entire 2012 DC Collection of LEGO Super Heroes sets!

    Don’t forget to check out the rest of October’s winners here and stay tuned next month for the exciting conclusion as the final round of winners–including the grand prize winner–are announced.

  • Amazon Deeply Discounts Cars 2 Director’s Cut Box Set

    If you’re like me and haven’t bought Cars or Cars 2 on disc, you may be in luck. For today only, Amazon has Cars 2 Director’s Cut on deep discount for $53.99, down from $119.00. The Director’s Cut comes with the following:

    Cars 2:
    – Blu-ray
    – DVD
    – Digital Copy
    – 3D Blu-ray

    Cars:
    – Blu-ray
    – DVD
    – Digital Copy

    Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales:
    – Blu-ray
    – DVD
    – Digital Copy

    Bonus Disc includes:
    – Theatrical Short – Toy Story Toon: Hawaiian Vacation
    – All-New, Exclusive Cars Toon: Air Mater
    – Director Commentary
    – Nuts and Bolts: A Sneak Peek of Cars Land
    – World Tour – Interactive Map
    – Deleted Scenes
    – Short Documentaries
    – Set Explorations from the Different Cities in the Movie
    – And more!

    You also get an exclusive John Lassetire car.

    You should be aware that despite it being a nice big box, you don’t get any cases for any of the discs. There is a foam block inside with slots where the discs are kept.

  • Time Lapse Build of 12-foot Santa Yoda

    The powers that be saw fit to shoot a time lapse video of the 12-foot LEGO Santa Yoda this past weekend in San Francisco that kicked off LEGOSantaYoda.com. Good to see a new model used for a build event..