LEGO Winter Toy Shop, Bakery, Advent Calendars at Amazon

Several third-party retailers as well as Amazon.com are showing some of the season LEGO sets still in stock and still at or near the MSRP prices set out by LEGO on Amazon.com. Right now some of these sets are getting harder and harder to find, and I’m somewhat surprised they … Read more

Santa Display at Houston / Galleria LEGO Store

As 2010 comes to a close, here are some holiday photos from a Houston, Texas TexLUG member, Matt Sailors, that is on display at the Houston LEGO Store located in the Galleria shopping mall. They feature Santa in his sleigh being pulled by eight….alligators.

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – Version 2.1

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 for iOS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) has been updated twice in the last 10 days. The latest version, 2.1, is a very recommended update, as it improves the frame rate and fixes some crash bugs by removing Game Center. Version 2.1 * Game Center removed. … Read more

LEGO Star Wars 7913 Clone Trooper Battle Pack (2011)

Fans of LEGO Star Wars Clone Wars rejoice, there’s a new set of clones in town. Gone are the plain, white troopers and clone gunners of packs past. The 2011 LEGO Star Wars Clone Trooper pack is here, it’s more colorful, has a new figure (the ARF trooper), and the set’s vehicle is pretty nice, too.

LEGO 7913 Star Wars Clone Trooper Battle Pack

This is another early bird set offered through Toys R Us online, and also in the retail LEGO Stores. This battle pack comes with 85 pieces which includes four Clone Trooper minifigs. It retails at the LEGO Store for $11.99. Toys R Us offers this set online for $14.99. I was able to use my LEGO VIP points on this (and the Mandalorian Battle Pack), so I got it for a little under half the price! The LEGO VIP program is very handy, especially when buying the new stuff no other store has.

By the Numbers:
Set: 7913 Clone Trooper Battle Pack (Star Wars)
Year of Release: 2011 (Released in Dec 2010)
Type: Minifig/Battle Pack
# of Pieces: 85
# of Extra Pieces: 1
# of Minifigs and what kind: 4 Clone Troopers
Stickers? No
Price: $11.99 US
Ages: 6-12
Time to Complete: Less than 15 minutes

Box Art:

LEGO 7913 Star Wars Clone Trooper Battle Pack

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Happy Holidays and a LEGO 30009 Review

Happy Holidays to everybody reading MostlyBricks.com!

In the spirit of the holidays, here’s a quick review of LEGO Creator 30009, which is a Christmas Tree, and only a Christmas Tree. Although all of the pieces would be useful in other sets, this really does make for a great little set you probably won’t want to take apart. While I bought this set at Toys R Us, I’m not sure of the availability elsewhere.

LEGO 30009 Creator Christmas Tree

LEGO 30009 Creator Christmas Tree

LEGO 30009 Creator Christmas Tree
$3.50 – $3.99 at Toys R Us, possibly other stores.
47 Pieces (2 extra 1×1 round plates)

I’m going to go light on the description/review as I believe that with this set, the pictures tell the story.

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LEGO 7952 Kingdoms Advent Calendar Day 24

Yesterday’s entry for the LEGO 7952 Kingdoms Advent Calendar was a worktable of sorts for a wizard, which makes it fitting that we are wrapping things up with a wizard dressed in blue on this, the 24th and last day, of the advent calendar. Our full 2010 LEGO 7952 Kingdoms … Read more