21316 The Flintstones Officially Announced
This September will be 59 years since the first episode of The Flintstones premiered. That may make it sound like an odd choice for a LEGO set, but for a lot of people The Flintstones remains a huge part of pop culture.
Today, LEGO have officially revealed the details of 21316 The Flintstones, the latest LEGO Ideas set.
The set features 748 pieces and will cost $99.99 here in Australia. VIP release is Wednesday February 20th and regular release should be March 1st.
I think the designers have done a great job with the car and house but this set doesn’t grab me personally. Let me know in the comments what you think of it.
Check out the full gallery of images below as well as the official press release.
Amazon Has The New Fire Station For Nearly Half Price
Amazon Australia has the newest Fire Station set (60215) listed at a crazy cheap price.
Update: Looks like it’s already gone.
With an RRP of $99.99 the Amazon price is nearly 50% off.
Thanks to Niklas for the info.
LEGO Announces New Theme – Hidden Side
LEGO have just revealed details of a brand new theme – Hidden Side – that combines traditional building experiences with Augmented Reality play.
Here are the basics…
- The LEGO® Hidden Side universe takes place in the fictional town of Newbury
- The main characters, Jack and Parker, are teenage bloggers; through an app on their mobile phones, they can see the unseen
- The play mission: LEGO Hidden Side challenges children to join a fearless team of ghost hunters, who dare see the unseen and help turn a haunted world back to normal one ghost at the time.
- Through the game, children can explore the hidden, solve mysteries and catch the ghost
- The product launches globally, though launch dates may vary depending on markets
You can check out the site for this new theme here.
This looks like a really interesting concept.
There are 8 Hidden Side sets on the way
- Lab, 174 pieces, US $19.99
- Boat, 310 pieces, US $29.99
- Graveyard, 335pieces US $29.99
- Truck, 428 pieces, US $39.99
- Diner, 579 pieces, US $49.99
- Bus, 689 pieces, US $59.99
- Train, 698 pieces, US $79.99
- High School, 1474 pieces, US $119.99
Local pricing and release dates to be confirmed.
Check out the press release for more details below.
New LEGO Certified Store Coming To Sydney
Brisbane has the Dreamworld store just a short drive down the M1. Melbourne has LEGOLAND Discovery Centre and it’s store. Now it’s Sydney’s turn to get an exciting LEGO retail outlet.
In late March Westfield Bondi Junction will be the home of Sydney’s first LEGO Certified store (just ignore the Birkenhead Point store from the 80s).
Here are the important points…
It’s a LEGO Certified Store
This is to be expected as the Dreamworld store is also a certified store. The biggest issue with this is that VIP points won’t be available. It’s possible that the store will roll out their own program but it won’t be linked to the online store’s VIP program.
The full product range should be available though, including exclusives.
There will be a PAB wall
The press release specifically mentions that there will be a Pick-a-Brick wall as part of the store. I think there would be riots if they’d decided to leave this out. I’m not sure if this will be priced by weight or by cups. I’m assuming per cup pricing.
The store will also feature build your own minifigure stations and brick engraving.
It’s going to be big
The store is an impressive 302 sqm area over two floors. Taking up part of the store is a dedicated area designed specifically for children’s parties. I am not sure if they’ll offer AFOL parties too.
I can’t wait to find out more about this store, and hopefully we will soon with the opening so close. Check out the official press release below.
Three More LEGO Movie 2 Sets Revealed
LEGO has taken to their social media channels to reveal three new sets from The LEGO Movie 2.
These sets reference scenes that are not seen in the trailers so depending on your level of acceptance of spoilers you may want to avoid these pics for now.
Having seen the movie I can say that they don’t reveal any twists or give away any critical plot points.
These sets aren’t listed on the Australian website just yet so I don’t have any local pricing or release dates.
You can find the details of the sets below.
LEGO Movie 2 Promotion Now Live At LEGO Online
A new promotion is now active on the Australian online LEGO store.
If you spend $199 or more on The LEGO Movie 2 sets you’ll receive a free Rex’s Plantimal Ambush polybag.
The set features a Rex Dangervest minifigure and a brick built Plantimal that features some interesting parts.
Creator Expert Sets Come To Target & Big W
When you think Creator Expert the stores that usually come to mind are Myer and David Jones. Well in an interesting turn of events four different Creator Expert sets have been listed on both the Target and Big W websites.
There are 2 modulars, the Ferris Wheel and Mini Cooper on offer.
At the moment these sets are listed at RRP for both retailers but fingers crossed we get some sales soon.
Here are some direct links to the products on each site.
Set # | Name | Big W | Target |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 10246 | Detective's Office | $229.00 | $229.00 |
 | 10247 | Ferris Wheel | $289.00 | $289.00 |
 | 10242 | Mini Cooper MK VII | $149.00 | $149.00 |
 | 10251 | Brick Bank | $249.00 | $249.00 |
Here’s All The Cinemas Doing Preview Screenings of The LEGO Movie 2 This Weekend
As a metaphorical olive branch to those of us angry about The LEGO Movie 2′s official release date of March 21st, Roadshow are running a series of special preview screenings this weekend (Febuary 9th & 10th).
These dates line up perfectly with the official US release and should help us all avoid the horror of spoilers.
I have got in touch with Roadshow and they were kind enough to provide the below list of all the cinemas running preview screenings. Hopefully this will help you find somewhere near you.
Review: 21041 The Great Wall of China
To celebrate the Year of the Pig I decided to review something somewhat related to Chinese New Year. I thought about reviewing those sets that are impossible to buy but in the end I figured that’d just make people angry. Lets go with something a little different.
I haven’t really given the Architecture series much consideration but a friend suggest this set when I was looking for something to get at the end of last year. Let’s see if his recommendation was a good one or not.
Build Experience
There are essentially three phases to this build. Firstly the underlying base is created with a series of plates and some bricks to create a framework.
The second part of the build is slowly building up the landscape using mostly dark green slope bricks. There is actually a fair bit of height on one side of the build so this is actually more involved than I expected it to be. There’s lots of internal structure in the raised mountain side of the build which makes the model very solid.
Competition: Win A Full Set of The LEGO Movie 2 Minifigures
The LEGO Movie 2 collectable minifigure series is officially out now, and if you’ve read my review then you’ll know that I am a big fan of the entire series.
Thanks to the LEGO community engagement team sending me a full box, I happen to have enough figures to share a little bit of the minifigure awesomeness with you.
I am giving away a full set of all 20 minifigures to one lucky Bricking Around reader. All you need to do to be in the draw is enter your details in the form below.
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