Atlantis MOCs Starting to Emerge – Atlantis Finder

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

gipmetro is one of the first to start putting together Atlantis-themed MOCs, with the creation of a beautiful version of the submersible used by Dr. Artimus Rhodes, the Atlantis Finder, that was featured in the Atlantis.LEGO.com teaser site:

Four images of the Atlantis Finder at flickr:
* Atlantis Finder underwater
* Dr. Rhodes being pursued by a giant shark (8058 Guardian of the Deep)
* Dr. Artimus Rhodes himself, complete with underwater journal writing apparatus
* Stand-alone without background

via Brothers Brick

For a little more background on the story, see our article about missing sets from Atlantis.

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Stand-Alone Minifigs in June

Posted on December 1, 2009 by

Update: See this post for high resolution photos They are being referred to as 8683 Collectible/Collectable Minifigures

LEGO maybe launching a line of stand-alone “collectible” minifigures/minifigs, come June, 2010. There are supposedly going to be 16 different characters, with another line of 16 more launching in August, 2010. This is according to Legobloggen, a Swedish LEGO blog.

Brickset has quite a bit of information compiled from other sources concerning the minifigs, claiming that you will get a range of parts in each bag from across the entire line, and not a coherent minifig – you might end up with a zombie diver or a robot cowboy.

They may be sold in opaque polybags so that you don’t know what you are getting when you buy one. Cost is reported to be around $3.50 USD. They are supposed to be unique and not available in any other current set. They may also be a very limited run, with each line only being produced for a few months.

LEGOLand UK has a “Collector Badge Survey” which is reported to show all of them.

If that’s correct, here’s a list of the potential combinations:
1 Caveman
2 Female Cheerleader
3 Clown
4 Cowboy/Adventurer
5 Crash test dummy
6 SCUBA diver
7 Female American Indian
8 Magician
9 Ninja
10 Female Nurse
11 Robin Hood/Archer type
12 Robot
13 Kid?
14 Astronaut
15 Lucha libre wrestler
16 Zombie businessman

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Review: LEGO Power Miners 8189 Magma Mech (2010 Set)

Posted on November 29, 2009 by

I walked into my local TRU Thanksgiving Eve. My mission: to find an interesting LEGO set that I hadn’t thought of grabbing before. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do a Power Miners set again, or get something from the Atlantis line. As I strolled up and down the LEGO aisle, I grabbed the Power Miners Thunder Driller, but that wasn’t enough. I felt I had to buy another LEGO set to quench me of my pending holiday boredom when I decided to snatch one the one particular PM set that was smack-dab right in front of me. The set? The new 2010 Magma Mech with Firax, an updated version of Firox from the Power Miners 8960 Thunder Driller (they switched the “o” with the “a”.) Sure, I really wanted to get the Crystal Sweeper, but that was not in the budget unless I wanted to put the mech and the Thunder Driller back on the shelf. It also dawned on me that you readers would want to read a review and see a pic or two of the newer set.

By the Numbers:
Set: LEGO Power Miners 8189-1 Magma Mech
Type: Vehicle in 2010 Power Miners Series (Core of the Underworld)
# of Pieces: 183
# of Extra pieces: A few
# of Minifigs and what kind: 1 X human Power Miner, 1 X Firax Rock Monster (New 2010 Version)
Stickers? One sheet of 9 stickers
Price: $19.99 at the Official LEGO Shop, Also at Amazon.com (Price may vary)

2010 LEGO Power Miners 8189 Magma Mech - Completed

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Quick Preview of LEGO Creator 5865

Posted on November 29, 2009 by

This is a quick preview of the 60-piece LEGO Creator 5865 set from the new 2010 sets. It’s $5.99 and it’s a decent amount of standard pieces you’ll be able to use in your own MOCs.

The most important pieces of the newer 2010 Creator sets:

LEGO 2010 Creator 5865 Mini Dumper

I’m just kidding, although I’m noticing them popping up in the 2010 sets quite a bit. Apologies for the crummy photo – didn’t realize it was slightly out of focus until after I finished the third part of the 3-in-1.

As for the 3-in-1 aspect, you get a dump truck (aka the “Mini Dumper”), the SUV that looks similar to some kind of Range Rover or Land Rover, and the racecar. The dump truck’s bed actually raises and lowers:

LEGO 2010 Creator 5865 Mini Dumper

View: Creator 5865 Gallery (more will be uploaded later today)

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Toys R Us Trip Report Part II – Bionicle, Racers, Creator

Posted on November 29, 2009 by

Update: Reviews coming Tuesday (Dec 1)

4142247175_ae14c4dfc2_m Last week I did a quick report on what I saw at a nearby Toys R US. This week I swung by the one to the south of me (South Austin, Texas) and picked up a few of the new sets and tried to get decent pictures of the others.

I forgot to get a few prices on the some of the sets, and I may have missed a few Bionicle sets, but here’s a run down of 2010 LEGO sets I saw tonight that I didn’t see last week, along with prices. Keep in mind that this is the day after “Black Friday” – there could have been plenty more sets that were sold through. I did see all of the previous sets mentioned in the link above. I do believe some of those prices will drop or change when other retailers start carrying them.

Creator 5867 Super Speedster – 278 pieces ($19.99)
Creator 5865 Mini Dumper – 60 pieces ($5.99)

Bionicle Stars 7117 Gresh – 19 pieces ($7.99 or $8.99)
Bionicle Stars 7135 Takanuva – 21 pieces ($7.99 or $8.99)
Bionicle Stars 7136 Skrall – 21 pieces ($7.99 or $8.99)
Bionicle Stars 7137 Piraka – 15 pieces ($7.99 or $8.99)

Racers 8192 Lime Racer 1:55 – 44 pieces ($5.99)
Racers 8195 Turbo Tow 1:55 – 43 pieces ($5.99)
Racers 8197 Highway Chaos – 142 pieces (forgot to lookup price)
Racers 8199 Security Smash – 135 pieces (forgot to lookup price)

I’ve uploaded photos of all of the above to the 2010 LEGO sets at Toys R Us flickr page I created last week.

I am working on reviews for the following sets I picked up and will have them up this weekend:
Creator 5867 Super Speedster – 3-in-1 – also builds armored car or go-kart
Creator 5865 Mini Dumper – 3-in-1 – race car, dump truck, heavy truck
Racers 8192 Lime Racer
Racers 8195 Turbo Tow

In addition to my reviews of the above, Jason will be posting a review of Power Miners 8191 Magma Mech ($19.99) on Sunday (Nov 29), and I saw this one tonight as well. I’ll also be working on an update to the Creator 5866 Review of the Rotor Rescue, building out the other two models of the 3-in-1 kit.

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LEGO Shop @ Home – Deals for Nov 27 – 30

Posted on November 27, 2009 by

LEGO’s Shop @ Home website is going to be offering quite a few deals above and beyond “Black Friday” here in the US, extending them until November 30, 2009.

There are three special offers that include free shipping:
* $10 off $100
* $20 off $200
* $30 off $300
Note: The above offers are automatically applied in the shopping cart on orders that quaifly.

Additionally: 33 new items will be added to the Sales & Deals section of Shop @ Home starting sometime on November 27, including:
* 852331 Vintage Minifigure (Minifig) Collection Volume 1
* 852453 Pirates Magnet Set
* 852443 Storm Trooper Magnet Set
Note: The majority will be smaller items

They’ve also sent out a reminder about shipping dates and Christmas delivery:
LAST SHIPPING DATES
Ground – 12/14/2009 by 12am EST
2nd Day – 12/21/2009 by 2pm EST
Overnight – 12/22/2009 by 2pm EST

Links: (May not all be active yet)
Sales and Deals at Shop @ Home

LEGO Brand Retail

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