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october mini model build: robot

October Mini Model Build [40248] The Monthly Mini Model Build for October is an awesome robot! Veering away from the cutesy animals, the LEGO Store went full droid mode for their building activity this month. Compared to previous models, the brick built robot's design is a little complicated with all its small pieces and articulated parts. But not really intricate enough so kids assembling it will still manage just fine. I was really delighted to see a transparent light blue 2x2 round brick for I usually see it in the old LEGO Dimensions sets. Then the delight quickly turned into sadness when I remembered that the theme is about to be discontinued real soon. ( I just realized that I haven't posted anything about that game, my favorite game ever! Hmmm... ). Robot The color palette for the adorable automaton is a bit on the minimal side, though it worked perfectly, I must say. The color scheme made it look like a medical bot. I can imagine it assisting a health care professional ...

LEGO ninjago movie annual 2018 review

The LEGO Ninjago Movie Official Annual 2018 2017 is almost over. And what's best to remind the people in the United Kingdom of that than next year's annuals! Starting of with  The LEGO Ninjago Movie Official Annual 2018 ... But first, a brief reminder of what annuals are. They are books published shortly before the end of each year, with the Christmas market as their target. Generally, annuals are large hardcover books centered on everything: sports, toys, celebrities, films, TV series... Everything! They f eature various contents like text articles, comics, puzzles, etc. And some of them have freebies, like the LEGO ones. For 2018, four LEGO Annuals were released, namely, LEGO, LEGO Batman Movie, LEGO Ninjago Movie, and LEGO Star Wars. Interestingly, the LEGO one is published by Ladybird, and the other three are by Egmont. All of them have a recommended retail price of  £7.99. But you can buy one at more or less half the price! Different book and toy stores have various promo...

lloyd [30609] & wu key chain [5004915] reviews

Lloyd [30609] Or alternatively, UK LEGO Store LEGO Ninjago Movie Promotions... Better late than never! The promotions may have started since 15 September, but they won't end until at least the end of October. So, there's still plenty of time! For the first promotion, it's only available at LEGO Stores. You can get a free exclusive LEGO Ninjago Movie Lloyd [30609] minifigure with any  purchase over £25. The offer is valid from 15 September to 29 October, or while stocks last. And it is limited to one set per household. Lloyd At first I thought the free minifigure (pictured middle below) is the same as the ones from the LEGO Ninjago Movie Collectible Minifigure Series [71019] (pictured left- and right-most) but, as you can see, it's not. It may have shared a lot of elements with other Lloyd minifigures, but the one in the [30609] set has exclusive printings on his head and torso. The torso print is really interesting in the sense that it was caught halfway in transformati...

exclusive lester minifigure now available in #LEGOStoreLondon!

Lester [40308] ( Photo by: Poncemel Ardiente ) Finally! Lester! The rumors are true! As reported  almost a year ago ( yes, it has been almost a year since the biggest LEGO Store in London has opened ), more Lester minifigures have been released! In case you have forgotten,  Lester is the official mascot of the LEGO Store London. He wa s featured heavily in the grand opening promotions, and also in the store design. The quintessential gentleman was said to spark an unexpectedly huge interest among brick fans that the initial plan of featuring him only in print and as an actual mascot was refined the last minute to convert him into brick form as well. During that time , there were only 275 ultra-exclusive Lester minifigures produced ( no thanks to the limited and previously discontinued bowler hat piece ).  During the opening promotions, Lester can only be randomly obtained via a scratch card after a £55 (or more) purchase. He became super rare that a Lester minifigure was ...