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Discounts at Amazon.com
Posted by Huwbot, 22 May 2013 19:34. Filed under Amazon.com watch.
The following sets have just been discounted by at least 30%:
Price Saving Discount 3850 Games Meteor Strike $12.98 $7.01 35%
1 comment, latest one posted 40 minutes ago.35 views
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The BrickGun book
Posted by Huw, 22 May 2013 09:29. Filed under Book review.
I received a review copy of this new book published by No Starch Press today. The BrickGun Book "shows how to make the world's least dangerous guns". It's a 222 page paperback authored by Jeff Boen who, by all accounts, is a celebrity in brick gun circles, and who runs Brickgun.com.
After a short introduction that provides building tips and explains the development of Jeff's designs, the bulk of the book is filled with detailed instructions for five of his most popular ones: BG22, 92FS, Desert Eagle, 1911 and MAC-11 (the names of which mean little to me).
The instructions themselves, which are accompanied by tabular and graphical parts lists, have been created with the LDraw toolset. They are very high quality and look to be easy to follow, despite the fact that most of the parts are black. I'd go so far as saying that they are better printed than some of LEGO's official instruction books in that regard. There are example spreads of the instructions on the No Starch website.
The completed models look very realistic and in fact the back of the book states to 'exercise caution when handling these replicas and be extremely careful when displaying these models in public'. It might be better to build them in red, then, rather than black :-)
The subject matter will not be to everyone's taste but there seems to be a demand for it: this is No Starch's fourth book on LEGO guns, after Forbidden LEGO, LEGO Heavy Weapons and Badass LEGO guns. They obviously wouldn't have published it if there wasn't.If LEGO guns interest you, you won't be disappointed with this book. It's very well produced.
It (and some of the the other books I mention above) is available from Amazon.co.uk
(£20.49), Amazon.com ($20.25)
, Amazon.de (€18.50)
and Amazon.ca
($16.35).
33 comments, latest one posted 39 minutes ago.1179 views
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Want to test-drive the new Brickset design?
Posted by Huw, 22 May 2013 06:56. Filed under Brickset.
If you've been wondering why the news and site updates have been a little slow over the last couple of weeks, it's because I've started work on redeveloping the site. It's very early days, and it's going to be a good few months before I've finished, but there's enough done now to show you and solicit feedback.
I'm not quite ready for a 'public beta' but if you're willing to take a look and provide comprehensive constructive feedback, please contact me by email (huw[at]brickset.com) and I'll send you information about the redesign and where to find the new site. Thanks in advance!
29 comments, latest one posted 31 minutes ago.1922 views
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And the winner is...
Posted by Huw, 22 May 2013 05:40. Filed under Brickset.
The draw for the raffle is in full swing in the forum, and the other small competition to win 79100 Kraang Lab Escape, donated by Argos[1], is now over.
The question was "What was the TV series called when it was shown in the UK in the 1980s?", and the correct answer was B, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles because of "the controversy surrounding ninjas and related weapons such as nunchuks at the time. The intro sequence was heavily edited because of this, replacing the word ninja with hero or fighting, using a digitally faded logo instead of the animated blob, and removing any scenes in which Michaelangelo wields his nunchuks, replacing them with random clips from the show", according to Wikipedia. I didn't watch it at the time but presumably that totally ruined it!
There were 511 entries, of which 298 were correct, which I reckon is pretty low given you could've Googled it!
Anyway, picking an entry at random from the list, number 132, is...Charlie Davies! Congratulations Charlie, I'll be in touch to get your address.
[1] Argos is a top UK retailer stocking a large selection of toys with an impressive LEGO section
10 comments, latest one posted about 5 hours ago.638 views
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The biggest LEGO fan display in Western Australia!
Posted by Huw, 21 May 2013 11:43. Filed under Events (Australia).
The WA Brick Society is having its annual display and invites people to see what amazing things they have made from LEGO on their 40 metre long layout! The display will include an even longer bridge than last year (39 metres), a working race car track, drag strip and a model of Allendale Square, a Perth landmark.
Last year was their best attended event, with over 21,000 people that came down to the show!
This year it's being held at Claremont Showgrounds, Claremont, Western Australia, on June 1st and 2nd, from 10am - 5pm, and June 3rd: 10am to 4pm. Entry prices are: Kids $5, Adults $10, Family $25.
You can find out more about the WA Brick Society or download the display poster by visiting: www.wabricksociety.org.au and our Facebook page
3 comments, latest one posted about 14 hours ago.750 views
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Last chance to enter the Brickset raffle
Posted by Huw, 20 May 2013 09:44. Filed under Brickset.
Today's your last chance to enter the raffle! There's a huge prize pool, including Mr. Gold, and all proceeds are going to be used for buying LEGO for childrens' hospital wards in the UK, USA, Australia, and now also Spain and Sweden, thanks to local Bricksetters.kevbags has just let me know that we're well on the way to raising £3000, which is a fantastic achievement!
He'll be accepting entries up until 11pm (GMT+1) this evening. Tickets cost just £1 (multiple tickets allowed), payment via PayPal to kg323@hotmail.com. Please include your Brickset name (main site or forum) in the comments and use 'I'm sending money to family or friends' or the 'gift' option so we are not throwing money away on fees, or if that option is not available in your country, please add a little more to cover them. Please do not mention 'raffle' in the payment text.
Update: entry is now closed. Over £4500, US$6800 was raised! Stay tuned for more information!
43 comments, latest one posted about 12 hours ago.2324 views
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Tower of Orthanc will initially be a VIP exclusive
Posted by Huw, 19 May 2013 05:50. Filed under shop.LEGO.com (General).
We're hearing from grogall that 10237 Tower of Orthanc will be available from 17th June exclusively to VIP customers from shop.LEGO.com and in the brand stores. This is a couple of weeks before its general release in July.
26 comments, latest one posted yesterday.4622 views
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May offer at Chowren Toys
Posted by Huw, 19 May 2013 05:45. Filed under Shopping (USA).
The special offers the team at Chowren Toys provide for Brickset readers are very popular, and I'm sure this one will be no different.Toy Story 7599 Garbage Truck Getaway for just US$35
"Our May promotion for Brickset readers from Chowren Toys will be $35 for Toy Story 7599 Garbage Truck Getaway. Please enter promo code: 7599PROMO at the checkout to get this price. This is limited to 5 per customer while supplies last. The more you buy the cheaper the shipping per item will be and any over-charge caused by error in the shipping calculator will be refunded. This promotion will only last until 11:59 pm (US West Coast time) Sunday May 26, 2013. Just like previous promotions, please log into your account or register an account with our store in order to use this code. Click here to place your order.
4 comments, latest one posted about 8 hours ago.2037 views
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Yoda Chronicles promotional set
Posted by Huw, 17 May 2013 14:44. Filed under New sets.
This set has been sent out to journalists and webmasters to promote the Yoda Chronicles premiere next week. You can read more and see more pictures at Game Informer and Idle Hands.
If you weren't lucky enough to get one yourself (I certainly wasn't!) you can bid a princely sum for one on eBay
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(Thanks Paul at Idle Hands for the picture and LostInTranslation for the news).
Update: The Brick Show team has published a video review of the set on YouTube.
37 comments, latest one posted 2 days ago.5276 views
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Cuusoo of the Week: Food Truck by SpaceySmoke
Posted by glenbricker, 17 May 2013 04:30. Filed under Cuusoo.
Can it really be that LEGO has not done a Food Truck? They seem to be cropping up everywhere in the States. It has been a while since I have been overseas, but if Wikipedia is to be believed, they are showing up everywhere else too. Well, even independent of their actual commonality or lack thereof, food trucks can add a lot of activity and flair to any city scene. SpaceySmoke's Food Truck is a great rendition of the mainstream food truck.
Continue reading Cuusoo of the Week: Food Truck by SpaceySmoke
6 comments, latest one posted 3 days ago.2201 views
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