Want to Build Your College's Football Helmet? Pretty Cool!!!

ESPN and Lego teamed up to create some instructions on how to create a college helmet, stadium, and football! Pretty cool! Check it all out right here on this website!

Time to make my Marquette* football helmet!










*Marquette played their last season of NCAA Division I football** in 1960.

** I bet you didn't know that Marquette*** played in the first Cotton Bowl (vs. TCU) in 1937.

*** Marquette was known then as the Golden Avalanche.

Lego Calendar for January 2016

There are a few things worth mentioning here:

• FREE Monthly Build on January 5-6. Spots are already filled, but VIP members can add their name to a wait list.
• Lego Minifigure Swap on January 18. Similar to Disney's pin trading events, I would probably recommend trading with the Lego employees. Always open your minifigures after trading and check for the Lego stamp!
• Download the calendar HERE! (Needs Adobe Acrobat) 

2016 Lego Catalog (with New Releases!)

Click here to check out the 2016 Lego Catalog.

Here is a helpful index (by series) for you:

• pages 26-31 - Creator
• pages 34-35 - Disney Princess 
• pages 36-45 - Friends 
• pages 46-49 - Elves
• pages 50-61 - City
• pages 62-67 - Super Heroes DC/Marvel
• page 75 - Classic Minifigures (CMF Series 15)
• pages 76-81 - Nexo Knights
• pages 82-89 - Ninjago
• pages 90-93 - Minecraft
• pages 94-105 - Star Wars
• pages 106-113 - Technic

If you're wondering where the Legends of Chima sets are, the series was retired during the summer of 2015.

2016 Lunar New Year Set Revealed (Instructions Link Inside)

Most of these sets are released in Asia, but some exporters and US sellers have connections to bring them here for resale.

This looks like a pretty nice set to have in celebration of the Lunar New Year on February 8!

If you have the pieces, you can start building now!  Click here for the Instructions for Lego 40207

Lego Friends Death Star

I've seen a few of these since the summertime, and I think they're hilarious!
Take the menacing Death Star and pretty it up with Lego Friends! Why not!

Enjoy Steve Price's Friends Star:

And what seems to be the only Star Wars diorama in the whole Friends Star:

OH NO! They're turning the Separatist Super Battle Droids into... *GASP*

LEGO FRIENDS!

I hope you enjoyed Steve's Friends Star like I did!

One last image from Steve. He did a MOC based on a local butcher shop. There are more pics of it on his Flickr account but I'm just going to share the front shot. I think he did a great job with this modular MOC.

What it really looks like:

UPDATE #2: Collectible Promotion at Target

Last year, Target offered - for the first time - a Lego four minifigure set as a promotion. It featured Lavertus (Chima), Lloyd Garmadon (Ninjago), Swamp Police Officer (City), and possibly the most desirable figure, Superboy (Superheroes - DC).

This is what the 2014 promotional cube looked like (the other two figures are in the back and cannot be seen):

UPDATE:  As of today (11/23), Target is sold out online. The promotion is still good in stores, however, as supplies last.

UPDATE #2:  As of today (11/24), Target.com has removed the set from purchase. Keep checking your local Target store for the promotional cube.


News is breaking now that the 2015 promotional cube is now available for order online at Target.com!

The figures are (in rank of highest probable collectibility): Lightning Lad (Superheroes - DC), Ninajgo, Chima, and City (officer?).

The main promotion at Target, which runs through 11/25, is buy $50+ of Lego City, Ninjago, and/or Superheroes and you get this cube for free.

However, Target.com has the cube available for purchase NOW!

Even better: 1) This year's set is $9.99 (last year's was $14.99) and 2) Free shipping to your local Target!

(The 20% coupon was corrected and no longer applies to Lego.)

Here's what the cube looks like. Again, you can't see the two minifigures in the back in this picture:

However, Bricks and Bloks, a Lego blog, posted these a year ago. The other two minifigures checked out (in the picture above) so these are probably the other two in the box set:

 

Fun LEGO Facts

Enjoy learning about LEGO!

BLACK FRIDAY (WALMART): $30 for 1500 pc Lego Box

They say that $0.05/pc means it's a good deal.

If that's so, then this is an AWESOME deal: LEGO Classic Creative Box #10697 (normally $100+)

THIS SATURDAY (11/14, 12-2 p.m.): Free Lego X-Wing Build at Toys R Us

LINK: Click here for more info

Elsa Says

Yoda Says

Ruskin Lego Challenge #2: Sign-Up and Info

SIGN-UP here:  http://goo.gl/forms/8qZaisczlK