The Anárion half of the Pillars of the Kings at least. I’d love to see Glory_Forever compliment this with the addition of Isildur, but I will be content with the scene as is. I’ve always been inspired by the description of these gates and the many different artistic interpretations seen over the years and this is one is no different.
The time has come to screen the entries and pick your favorite, so head on over to the polling thread where you can watch them all and cast your vote. Winners will be announced in one week.
Amazon.com has discounted 9474 The Battle of Helm’s Deep
Update: Price has expired.
Will over at Lord of the Bricks discovered this on Amazon.de. No word on if other outlets will have exclusives as well, but if this figure is only available through Amazon then it will be next to impossible to sweet talk someone into giving/selling you one. We’ll update when or if this offer will be available elsewhere.
Starting today and lasting until Sunday, Toys R Us in the UK has a 20% off deal for many brands, including Lego. You can use it online (with the code TOPBRANDS20) or if you want to get the discount instore, you’ll need to print off this voucher and present it with your purchase.
They don’t appear to have the new Star Wars sets yet on their website, but they do have the Lord Of The Rings sets, if you’re into that. Not sure about local store set availability though as I’ve not been to a store in a while.
Happy Discount Hunting!
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Huw over at Brickset got a tip about some new promotional sets from Shell and Ferrari. He did all the virtual leg work and has put all the details up for anyone interested, so I’d suggest you check it out. The basic breakdown is these six vehicles will be available at Hong Kong Shell stations for a couple of bucks ($20 HKD) when you buy $50 in gas ($400 HKD) and they should be available worldwide at some time. There’s even a seventh set that should be available once the first six have been obtained. I’d expect a similar deal to get them when they are available and I suspect these will be popular with many collectors and tiny turbo fans. We’ll keep an eye on this and try to keep you updated as these become available in other regions.
Unveiled tonight at the opening ceremonies for Brick Fair in Chantilly, VA, 10229 Winter Village Cottage is LEGO’s newest addition to the Winter Village sub-theme for 2012. Over 1,400 pieces make up this $99.99 USD set, and you’ll be able to buy it in October. This, along with the Haunted House and the B-wing, is going to make October one expensive month. More pictures below, then the designer video (which should be live around 10pm EST), then the official press release.
10229 Winter Village Cottage
Ages 12+. 1,487 pieces.
US $99.99 CA $129.99 DE 99.99 € UK 89.99 £ DK 899 DKK
Get cozy in the Winter Village Cottage!
Continuing the winter series, build the Winter Village Cottage for a perfect holiday home. Seat Grandpa snugly by the fireplace with his newspaper as you help Dad to put up the tree, then bake a feast in the kitchen with Mom! When it’s time to stock up the storage shed with firewood, bring the kids for a ride with Dad on the sled watch him cut the wood with his chainsaw deep in the forest. When the snow gets really deep, clear the road with the snowplow, take all of the kids skiing or build an igloo to play in. There’s no cozier place to spend long, frosty nights!
• Includes 8 minifigures: mom, dad, grandma, grandpa, 3 children and snowplow driver with assorted accessories
• Features cottage, storage shed, igloo, streetlamp, sled and snowplow
• Accessories include kitten, owl, fireplace with LEGO® light brick function, chandelier, Christmas tree, wreath, gifts, armchair, kitchen appliances and bed
• Storage shed features tools and firewood elements
• Igloo features fireplace and removable roof
• Detach the snowplow to store it in the back of the truck!
• Make the fireplace glow with the LEGO® light brick!
• Decorate the cottage!
• Fetch firewood with the sled!
• Drive the snowplow!
• Cottage measures 6.7†(17 cm) high, 9.8†(25 cm) wide and 5.5†(14 cm) deep
• Storage shed measures 4.3†(11 cm) high, 2.7†(7 cm) wide and 2.7†(7 cm) deep
• Igloo measures 2.7†(7 cm) high, 2.7†(7 cm) wide and 2.7†(7 cm) deep
• Snowplow measures 2.7†(7 cm) high, 7†(18 cm) long (with plow attached) and 2.3†(6 cm) wide
• Add the new Winter Village Cottage to other LEGO® Winter Village series models like the 10199 Winter Toy Shop, 10216 Winter Village Bakery and 10222 Winter Village Post Office.
The latest issue of HispaBrick is ready for download and its got some familiar faces. Here’s the rundown in their own words:
In this new edition, Garry King presents his fleet of ships of the hit series Battlestar Galactica, Akiyuki Kawaguchi we marvel with modules GBC, Katie Walker teaches us to do mosaics with cheese slopes and interviewed the creator Bruce Lowell .
I explained how many of the projects of AFOLs can become a reality, either by LEGO ® CUUSOO or through Crowdfunding .
Section Pillars community this time we have the cooperation of The Brothers Brick and I tell our participation in various events that have taken place in recent months, and several reviews and tutorials LDraw, MINDSTORMS and Pneumatics.
And do not miss the second installment of the system MILS , a modular system composed of landscapes developed by a member of our community.
All that and a tribute to everybody’s favourite astromech*. What more could you ask for?**
* If he’s not, It’s Ok I don’t need to know who is.
** No need to answer that either.
Warning:
This trailer, like the comic, is graphic and may not be suitable for younger Bat-fans.
This time in animated form and it looks great. Frank Miller’s dystopian vision of an aging and retired Batman is required reading for Bat-fans and if you haven’t already then you should right the situation sooner rather than later. The three issue story spawned a sequel years later which I never felt lived up to the original, but was still a fun way to revisit Miller’s previously established world. Part 1 will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download on September 25 and I’ll update as soon as it’s available on Amazon.
Via MTV.