LEGO CUUSOO: Fall 2012 Review Results

While I was on my unintentional blogging hiatus, the LEGO CUUSOO Results were posted for the fall 2012 Review. If you haven't already found out, the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover was the project chosen to be made into a set.
The LEGO CUUSOO blog posted an article explaining why this project was chosen over the other ones, and I think it'll do a much better job of helping you understand the results than I could do. So click the button below and find out the results of the Fall Review.

LEGO Star Wars Advent Calender 50% Off

For those of you that haven't yet bought the Star Wars Advent Calender (I know I haven't), and don't want to spend $50 on it, there's a solution. LEGO currently has it for the small price of $24.99.
Though buying it now won't do much good as far as a calender goes, you can still pick up some great figs and micro models.

Buy the LEGO Star Wars Advent Calender now!

3300014 Limited Edition Holiday Set

The Limited Edition Holiday set will be given away at Shop@Home and LEGO brand stores as part of their Black Friday event, November 23rd-26th. Just spend $99 or more during those 4 days and you can have this delightful little model.

Thanks to Toysnbricks for the news!

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Official Sets

 At long last The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey sets have been revealed! The wait has been well worth it as I can't see them doing a better job.
These were actually released a few days ago. So you've probably seen them before. But if you haven't,  get ready to be blown away!

I'll be giving details, thoughts, and possible spoilers after the break. So click the button below.

Favorite Licensed Theme Poll Closed

Today is what? October 5th? Yes. Sorry for the delay in posting this. Hopefully you'll find it worthwhile.
I'm pleased to announce that this poll generated the most votes than any of the previous polls. But time for the results of the September Poll. And the landslide winner is...
The Lord of the Rings!
With a 51% of the total vote, this theme decimated all opposition. Star Wars came in a not very close second with 18%.

And now... October is here! October 5th, that is. And I've managed to think up a new poll. Are you ready?
The BrickEnd October poll is...
Favorite Year of LEGO. Yep. From 2000 on, you can vote for your favorite Year of LEGO! Sorry, no earlier. The list might get a little long.
So head on over to the sidebar, and vote!
And don't forget to send me your poll ideas at the Contact Us page!

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Gathering Box Art

Just when I was remarking about how we don't have enough Hobbit set peeks, we get this beautiful box art of An Unexpected Gathering.
I really like the top banner. It adds a very mysterious, hobbity feel.
This will retail for $59.99. Get out your wallet!

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Trailer #2

It's rare that I post anything on here that doesn't have to do with LEGO. And why not? This is a LEGO website.
But ever since the announcement about The Lord of the Rings LEGO sets, The Hobbit has had a lot to do with LEGO. So technically, this trailer does have a connection with this site. And with all the LEGO set speculation released with this trailer, I'm sure nobody will object with me posting this.

Aside from that rambling, Warner Brothers has just released the new trailer for the epic first film in The Hobbit trilogy. And this trailer surpasses the first in just about every way! Click play and you'll see why!
*WARNING* This trailer is rated PG. While it's no more scary than The Lord of the Rings (which I'm sure 99% of you have seen a billion times) if you are a young child reading this, play it safe and go ask your parents if you can watch it.
Otherwise, enjoy!

LEGO The Hobbit Oin Minifigure

    

With the upcoming release of The Hobbit sets later this year, it's about time we saw something other than the Bag End set from Comic Con. It may not be as big as last Bag End, but it's definitely awesome! Oin, brother of Gloin, one of the thirteen dwarves that took part in the unexpected journey with Bilbo Baggins is the newest leak from LEGO. 

Supposedly, John Callen released this picture on his Facebook page. I have yet to verify that, but no matter where this came from, it's definitely real!

Marvel Ultimate Spider-man's Doc Ock Ambush at S@H

Shop@Home finally has the Ultimate Spider-man's Doc Ock Ambush for sale for the pretty little price of $30. I guess I shouldn't say finally, as this set was scheduled for an August release date. But at least we have it. And $30 is a small price considering the 295 piece count and the fact that this is a licensed set. But so far, all the Super Heroes sets seem to be decently priced.
This set should go well with all the hype from the new movie. So if you like Spider-man, get this now!

LEGO The Hobbit Minifigures at Comic Con

The first pictures of The Hobbit LEGO minifigures are now out! These include Gandalf, Dwalin, Bombur, Bofur, Bilbo, and Balin.
I LOVE these figures. The printing is amazing! The colors and new beard pieces are great. I love how they made Bombur larger than the others. And Bofur's hat is awesome! 
Does this mean that we will be getting a new beard piece per dwarf? I hope so!  Ok, I'll stop having a nerd-attack. I seem to have them a lot with The Hobbit. :P

Be expecting a flood of images in the next few days for new LEGO sets and minifigures from Comic Con.
Thanks to Brickset for the image.

Review: 6869 Quinjet Aerial Battle

 Here you go: The review you've been waiting over two weeks for! Sorry it has taken me so long to get this up. But here it is! Finally.
Before I get any further, I want to give you guys a few heads ups! First, please forgive the photo quality. Photographing a set this big can be a bit of a pain. Second, some of the pieces may look dusty. I want to tell you that it is not dust. It is the middle of pollen season here, and pollen goes everywhere inside and out. And the final heads up is a big one of these babies:

***SPOILERS AHEAD! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!***

LEGO Ultimate Spiderman: 6873 Spiderman's Doc Ock Ambush

Finally, a month or so after seeing the official Spiderman figs, we have obtained a picture of the set.

6873 Spiderman's Doc Ock Ambush will be available in August. Not sure on piece count or price, but I can guess on 350-500 pieces, and a $40-50 price range. Minifigures will be Spiderman, Doc Ock, and Iron Fist. Anybody know who Iron Fist is?

This is Ultimate Spiderman, keep in mind, not The Amazing Spiderman. My theory on why they are making a new Spiderman movie is that Spiderman will be in the second Avengers movie. Why else would they start the story all over again? When you have three movies in the bag already, you usually don't make a fourth one from the beginning unless there is a reason. Like being in the sequel to the fourth biggest movie of all time (Currently).

Thanks to MrToys for the image.

LEGO Team GB Collectible Minifigures

We've already seen some pictures of the LEGO Team GB Collectible Minifigures, but what's wrong with seeing more!?

These figures look fabulous! I think LEGO has put a lot of work into designing these, maybe even more work than Series 7. The colors on these is just fantastic! The great blue, red and yellow work together for a stunning completion.

I am so excited for the Olympics! It has been four long years since Beijing, and I can't wait to see the games again. And now it's barely two months away!

Toys R Us Gets Summer Sets

Yes! It has finally happened! As of now Toys R Us stores have the summer 2012 wave of LEGO. This includes The Lord Of The Rings, Monster Fighters, City, Ninjago and more! One problem though: as always, Star Wars will not be for sale until later in the year.
If it weren't for the ridiculous (And I mean RIDICULOUS) price raises, I would go out and pick up some LOTR. But as it is, Gandalf Arrives is $17 itself.
Also, as pictured above, there is a LEGO LOTR Project Case that was unheard of until now.

Check out the new LEGO stuff here.

9476 The Orc Forge in High-res

Just a couple of days ago, I posted a small blurry pic of this set. But now we have the high-res pic!

This set contains four minifigs: Lurtz, Uruk-hai, two Orcs. 363 pieces and a light brick. Retail price is $39.99.

Scheduled release date for these sets is June first.

I totally love this set! It's a must have for any LEGO LOTR fan, and I intend to be that fan. In other words: I must have it!

Other news: the LEGO The Lord of the Rings sets are available for pre-order on Target.com. Bad news is: 9472 Attack on Weathertop will be priced at $59.99, instead of the hoped for $49.99.

LEGO Monster Fighters Box Art

Monster Fighters: The name runs a chill up everyone's spine. If I say Monster Fighters box art, that's a different story. But that's what we have today. 

Monster Fighters will be a great theme for LEGO. I can't wait till these hit the shelves so I can pick some up.

I'll just list the pictures with the set names under them. Nothing fancy today.

Click the link below.

LEGO 2012 Olympic Games Minifigs

To celebrate the 2012 London Olympic Games, LEGO will be releasing a line of 9 minifigs. These will be in the Collectible Minifigures packaging, and will include the following athletes:

Wrestler

Karate Expert

Boxer

Swimmer

Tennis Player

Horse Rider

Archer

Baton Runner

Diver

Or something like that.

You can bet we'll get some more pictures soon, so keep checking back for more info.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - Announcement Trailer

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes is a video game that few will be able to match. Especially with the... did you hear it? These video game characters will have voices. Pretty cool, huh?

I'm not sure when this game will be released. But when it is, you'll be sure to get your own copy.

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.

Winter 2012 Line Out... Almost

Most of the LEGO 2012 products are out as of the 1st. But LEGO has decided to save Star Wars and a few other themes for the 30th.

So get your wallet out for the winter 2012 line!