LEGO has just released a press release regarding LEGO CON 2021 and its “great success” for the event. I wouldn’t say it was great but it was entertaining here and there. I did like the interviews with the various LEGO designers as well as NASA astronaut Mike Massimino. The interactivity with viewers was also decent especially with the LEGO DOTS mosaic. There were also some things that I didn’t really like about it. The main thing was the connection issues with the stream. I was watching/listening to it at work and suddenly there was silence. I thought my network went down but it was the actual stream that crashed and gave an error. I saw that others also had the same issue and I think it happened a few times. As for the set reveals, there were a couple of them, one for LEGO Ideas and one for LEGO Star Wars....

LEGO has revealed three new LEGO Star Wars sets that are based on the second season of The Mandalorian. All three sets will be available starting on August 1. Imperial Armored Marauder (75311) – 478 pieces/$39.99 Star Wars: The Mandalorian fans can play out action-packed battles between Greef Karga and Stormtroopers with this LEGO® brick model of the Imperial Armored Marauder (75311) from Season 2. • Includes 4 LEGO® minifigures: Greef Karga with a blaster pistol, 2 Stormtroopers with blasters and a new-for-August-2021 Artillery Stormtrooper with a mortar gun and backpack accessory element. • The buildable Marauder model has 4 stud shooters, including 2 on the rotating rear turret, 2 foldout blaster cannons (non-shooting), a LEGO® minifigure cockpit and a cabin for 2 LEGO minifigures. • This LEGO® Star Wars vehicle also has a lookout point (with an opening hatch) for a minifigure, plus opening ammo compartments to inspire creative play....

A few days ago when LEGO announced the winner of the LEGO Ideas Third 2020 Review Stage, they were also supposed to reveal the winner of the We Love Sports! as well. That was delayed until today for LEGO CON 2021 and they have just announced that the Foosball Table by Constructions by Donat has been chosen to become a LEGO Ideas set. It will now go to the production phase and be released at a future date. The post LEGO Ideas We Love Sports! Winner Announced appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

This is just a reminder that LEGO’s big event today, LEGO CON 2021, will be happening today at 12pm EST/9am PST. Tune in for a variety of activities just as interviews, building challenges, and even two LEGO set reveals as well. There’s the LEGO Star Wars reveal which is still the most interesting one but there’s also the LEGO Ideas We Love Sports! announcement which was pushed back a few days ago during the LEGO Ideas Third 2020 Review Stage winner reveal. You can watch the show at LEGO.com/legocon. The post LEGO CON 2021 Happening Today! appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

To get fans hyped for LEGO CON 2021 tomorrow, LEGO has put up a free item in the LEGO Rewards Center. For the low price of 0 VIP points, you can get the LEGO CON 2021 Wallpapers Pack which consists of wallpapers for your desktop or mobile devices. It’s nothing too fancy but free is free. Below is a sample of what you can get but there’s more images in various sized provided. LEGO CON 2021 kicks off tomorrow at 9am PST/12pm EST and there should be a LEGO Star Wars set reveal somewhere in there. I’m guessing it’ll be towards the end so people keep watching the show. The post Free LEGO CON 2021 Wallpapers Pack in Rewards Center appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

For those who have been waiting for the new adidas Superstar shoe and the LEGO adidas Originals Superstar (10282) set to launch on July 1 over on adidas’s site, there is some bad news as both items have been delayed. We have been notified that due to some unexpected transportation delays, it won’t be available on adidas’s channel until July 30 but it will still be be available on July 1 on the LEGO Shop. This is only relevant if you have some rewards over on adidas but I’m assuming most of you will be purchasing from LEGO. There have been unexpected transportation delays on both the Superstar wearable and Superstar LEGO set, meaning adidas will be launching the Superstar wearable shoe and 10282 Superstar LEGO set July 30th instead of July 1st through adidas. 10282 will still be available via LEGO channels July 1st. The post LEGO adidas Originals Superstar...

Yesterday we did our review on the LEGO adidas Originals Superstar (40486) gift with purchase set and if you didn’t see it yet, we revealed the details on how to get it. To get the 92 piece set, you’ll have to make a purchase of $85/€95/£95 from July 1-25, while supplies last. If you look at the price threshold, it is a little bit more than the 10282 buildable shoe which costs $79.99, if you were to get it. That means you’ll need to add a cheaper item or two to get you over the hump. An interesting sales tactic from LEGO if you ask me. As I mentioned in my review, the adidas GWP is a cute set but I don’t think it is worth a $85 purchase. The post LEGO adidas Originals Superstar (40486) GWP Details appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Yesterday, LEGO announced they have revealed the first prototype LEGO brick made from recycled plastic. In the video, could LEGO have teased part of the Earth Globe which was the winner of the First 2020 Review Stage on LEGO Ideas? It is currently under development with at least two more projects to be released ahead of it so there’s still a long ways away from being ready. The land masses have some updated coloring and parts for the terrain but the building style is pretty similar. Of course, this is just speculation and it’s just a brick-built globe LEGO had but it does make you wonder just a little bit. Thanks to Federico for the eagle eye. The post LEGO Ideas Earth Globe Teased in Video? appeared first on The Brick Fan. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO has announced the first round of crowdfunding for the BrickLink Designer Program. These projects were previously rejected on LEGO Ideas but have been resurrected so fans who wanted them can now pre-order them. The first five projects to reach 3,000 pre-orders will be produced and you can start pre-ordering on July 1. There will be a limit of 5,000 of each produced from the top five so get your orders in if you see something you like. If a project fails to get 3,000 pre-orders, all the pre-orders will be cancelled and you won’t get charged for it. There will be two more rounds of crowdfunding for this fall which will have up to 15 out of the 26 projects that are part of the program. Announcing the first round of crowdfunding for the BrickLink Designer Program featuring LEGO® IDEAS 10k Club Projects! Fans can pre-order their favorites; the first...

Taking a page out of LEGO’s playbook, Walmart is now offering pre-orders for the new LEGO Creator Fish Tank (31122) for 35% off the normal retail price. Even at $19.49 as of this post, it’ll still be cheaper with shipping and applicable taxes than if you were buying from the LEGO Shop so if you’re wanting this set, now is a great time to put an order in for it. The only bad thing is that it won’t ship until August which is the release date here in the US so it doesn’t really matter that much. Original linkOriginal author: Allen "Tormentalous" Tran