Ninjago Overlord And Golden Dragon by Mike Nieves

Check out these magnificent Ninjago dragons! Mike Nieves must have put a lot of thought into these MOCs. Both are cleverly built. The first one (above) is my favorite. The gold really does what no other color could do. And the wing design is great. The Overlord (below) on the other hand, Is a menacing beast that could probably rip the arms off of anything. And would be glad to do it!

Check out more pictures by clicking the link below.

See it on Mocpages.

More 2014 Ninjago Set Images

Swedish Toy website Brixit has released images of three of the new 2014 Ninjago sets. The sets have a very high dose of cyborg in them. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Depends on how much you like cyborgs.

The first set is 70724 Ninjacopter. An obvious Zane set. White seems to be a reoccurring color with him. Couldn't have anything to do with him being the ninja of ice, could it?

 70720 Hovering Hunter. Cole gets to smash the heads of bad guys in this set. And with a nifty (and dangerous) looking flail.

 70725 Nindroid Mech Dragon. This set looks to be the "epic showdown" set for the wave thus far. A massive cyborg dragon and a cool Ninja dune-buggy are the highlights. Though I wonder about the grey-haired minifig with the staff. Who is he? Time will tell.

What are your thoughts on the newest Ninjago sets? Let us know in the comments below!

2014 High-res Ninjago Images

The first high-res 2014 Ninjago set images have been released. It appears the ninjas' are going cyborg! And from the looks of these three sets, the 4th (and hopefully last) installment is bringing back a bit of Exo-Force style. Especially with the new hair. Which I'm really excited for!

Thanks to Eurobricks for the pictures!

Check out multiple images and a description for each of the three the sets below.

Favorite LEGO Action/Adventure Theme Poll Closed

The results are in for the first poll of 2013. A bunch of you made a choice from 14 Action/Adventure themes. Only one theme didn't get a vote. I guess Alpha Team wasn't very good anyway.
With Dino Attack ahead for nearly the whole month, it was a bit surprising to see Ninjago come from behind in the last few days. So the winner of the January 2013 BrickEnd Poll is... Dino Attack and Ninjago!
These two themes were tied for votes at the end of the month. Not the way any dino or ninja wanted it to end.

And that brings us to February. A month of hearts, cards, and chocolates. Or at least it used to be that.
We'll be starting off the month with a brand new poll. I'll leave you to decide if it goes with Valentines or not.
The February 2013 poll is... Favorite The Lone Ranger Set!
Ok, maybe not hearts and flowers, but whenever I see one of those trailers, I get pretty excited. You'll have six sets to choose from. Not as many as last month, but definitely easier on the voter.
You can view the sets here.

Favorite LEGO The Hobbit Set Poll Closed

After such an amazing movie, I would've thought there'd be more votes in last month's poll. But there were barely any. And the final vote count does makes me wonder. But yes, 79001 Escape From Mirkwood Spiders won the poll fair and square. (I hope)
This set won with 50% of the vote. That is a lot for a set going up against what many consider the best set of all time. That set would be An Unexpected Gathering.

Welcome to 2013 everyone! The Holiday's are over, and it's time to get back to normal life. We'll start that off with a brand new poll. Favorite Action/Adventure Theme.
Now this poll will offer a lot of choices, I hope you don't find it too hard to choose a favorite.

If you have any poll ideas, send them to me and your idea could be one of the 2013 polls. Just go to the Contact page up the top.

LEGO Ninjago Continued in 2014

Just when I thought Ninjago would finally leave, LEGO tosses an easter egg onto the LEGO Message Boards. The never ending theme will reawaken in 2014 for a whole new wave.

Since the message board post is the only true way to understand this news, I'll hand it over to them.

"Calling all Ninjago fans! 

Gather round! Beckon all of your friends to gather round, too! We have important and exciting news! Not just any news. Not news about the weather or cats stuck up trees or the price of milk! No, this is news about Ninjago! 

“But, what news? What news could be so important? Isn’t Ninjago being discontinued in 2013?!”, we hear you exclaim! Ah yes, young ninja, we sense you are eager to learn more and so shall the news be revealed… 

Because our message boards fans are so awesome and because we know you love Ninjago more than anyone else in the entire world, nay universe, we are giving you guys this information first and exclusively! Check the internet; see if anyone else is mentioning this! They won’t be right now because you’re hearing this from us first and you’re the first to know!

Jammers on: Ninjago fans only!

Jammers

Ninjago will continue into 2014! 

Jammers off: Yayyy!!!!  

Well isn't that nice. Who would've thought Ninjas were so popular with the kids. I think I'm done with ninjas (I only got three sets anyway). But as long as everyone else isn't, LEGO will keep the sets coming. 

2013 Sets Spotted at TRU

It's that time of year again. The time when all the 2013 sets start appearing on different websites and in different toys stores. Don't you just love when TRU has all the new sets and the only ones you can buy are the ones that cost less than $20? Me neither.
Toys R Us now has the 2013 Star Wars, Super Heroes, Ninjago, and other sets available at certain stores. I've yet to be at a TRU this month, the prices scare me away from the door. And I can always go across the street to Target and save $30 on a Battle of Helm's Deep.
If you want to get your Christmas shopping done before the rush, get to a TRU now!

Thanks to FBTB for posting the news first.

Ninjago 2013 The Final Battle Sets

More sets keep popping up all over the internet from the 2013 LEGO wave. Confirmation of the final wave of Ninjago has come up in the form of 6 pictures.
Really? Another wave of Ninjago? What happened to Legends of Chima replacing it?
Get this: LEGO has decided to produce two almost identical themes. One good thing about this: hundreds of golden pieces. :)

This will be the final wave though. All the sets are part of The Final Battle collection. And believe me, this'll be the final battle.

Don't know the names of the sets. Just numbers.
Set #1: 70505

See the rest of the wave after the break.

LEGO Legends of Chima - The Story

The story behind Legends of Chima has finally been revealed. Definitely a new Ninjago. But without further ado...

The Chima Kingdom that was once a pure and natural paradise, transformed into a barbaric battlefield of animal species armed to the teeth. Best friends turned into sworn enemies. Ruthless weapons are destroying the once sacred temples. In the forests blood-thirsty vehicles are furiously charging at each other in deadly duels.

The creatures are fiercely fighting over the possession of the super-powerful natural energy-source called Chi – which is the source of life, as well as the source of unimaginable destruction.

Only a few brave heroes understand the true nature of Chi, and that its misuse will lead to the total destruction of Chima. Their story, and the story of those who want to destroy them is known as The Legends of Chima…

LEGO Legends of Chima will be introduced next January with an initial 14 LEGO sets, along with a 22-minute independent TV-series. Are you ready?

This could be a great way to get new piece molds. Figures, weapons,or just plain ol' bricks. That's definitely my biggest interest in this theme.

Thanks to TheBrickBlogger for the info!

New DK Books For 2012

                         

              

We've got a whole new wave of DK books headed our way this fall:

                                                    

LEGO Batman: The Visual Dictionary

LEGO Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia

Ultimate Sticker Collection: LEGO Batman

LEGO Friends: Brickmaster

I don't understand what the big deal is with the character encyclopedias, they have great pictures and all, but most of the information is already known by at least 50% of LEGO fans, and I have found several errors in the information too.

I'm still gonna get them though. After all, they are collectors items.