It is no secret that one of the most exciting month for LEGO fans is August. Why? Because August 1st is when a whole new batch of LEGO sets get released across almost all LEGO themes, as well as several exclusives. So starting from today it is worth to browse the Online LEGO Shop. 🙂
The free gift this month is the #40109 LEGO Creator Mini MINI Cooper with purchased of $99 or more, and from August 25th to September 14th you can also get a free LEGO Legends of Chima Chima Worriz’ Fire Bike polybag with purchases of $50 or more. Starting mid-month LEGO VIP members will get early access to the #76023 LEGO Ultimate Collector Series Batman Tumbler, which will be available for all LEGO fans on September 1st. You can check the August LEGO Calendar below for other happenings, including the introduction of the interesting new theme called LEGO FUSION we talked about before (see link at the end of this post for a preview).
As far as new LEGO sets, there are lots of them! First of all the #10242 LEGO Creator MINI Cooper is now available for all LEGO fans, not just LEGO VIP members. You can find it at the LEGO Creator section of the Online LEGO Shop.
This is the first time two sets are released at the same time in the LEGO Ideas category; the #21109 LEGO Ideas Exo Suit, and the #21110 LEGO Ideas Research Institute. These are all LEGO fan submitted models that were voted on by the public and LEGO had chosen to release as an official LEGO sets. You can read more about them at the links at the end of this article. Both of these are very exciting sets that I highly recommend you get as soon as possible. LEGO Ideas sets normally only have one production run and there is a real danger of them selling out fast. Also, don’t forget about the previously released #21108 LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 – another very nice design by a LEGO fan. You can find all three of them at the LEGO Ideas section of the Online LEGO Shop.
The new LEGO Friends Jungle Series, as well as the #41058 LEGO Friends Shopping Mall (which is the largest LEGO Friends set to date) are now all available. The LEGO Friends Jungle sets are particularly nice with many interesting new elements and animals. You can find all of the new sets at the LEGO Friends section of the Online LEGO Shop.
All the new icy and fiery set from LEGO Legends of Chima are now available, as well as a whole range of new LEGO Chima Speedorz. Many new tribes have been added this season with some really interesting characters, including some with translucent body parts! You can find all the new sets at the LEGO Legends of Chima section of the Online LEGO Shop.
LEGO Technic is also getting some very interesting new sets. And not just one or two, but seven! There is the really sweet #42022 LEGO Technic Hot Rod, the #42023 LEGO Technic Construction Crew with three construction vehicles, the #42024 LEGO Technic Container Truck, the super exciting #42025 LEGO Technic Cargo Plane, and there is more! If you are into complex and realistic LEGO models that will challenge and amaze you see the whole line-up at the LEGO Technic section of the Online LEGO Shop.
The highly popular LEGO City Arctic sets got two new additions; the #60062 LEGO City Arctic Icebreaker and the #60064 LEGO Arctic Supply Plane. If you like this frozen and breezy theme, check out the new sets at the LEGO City section of the Online LEGO Shop.
The new LEGO Hero Factory sets we talked about the other day (see link at the end of this post) also just got released. There are seven new sets with new minifig size heroes and some very interesting elements. You can see all of them at the LEGO Hero Factory section of the Online LEGO Shop.
All the new LEGO Star Wars sets that have been available outside the USA are also now listed, including the #75052 LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina, the #75053 LEGO Star Wars The Ghost, the #75054 LEGO Star Wars AT-AT, the #75055 LEGO Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer, and the #75058 LEGO Star Wars MTT. You can find all the new sets at the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.
Besides these brand new sets, don’t forget about the recently released and very exciting LEGO Ultra Agents, the new LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets released last month, the LEGO Ninjago summer sets, and LEGO The Hobbit and LEGO Lord of the Rings sets. There is definitely something for everyone’s interests and tastes!
So what do you think? How do you like the new releases? Which ones are your favorites, and which are you planning to get? Or are you saving up for something later this year? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉
And you might also like to check out the following related posts:
- LEGO FUSION New Website & Video Preview
- LEGO Exo Suit – Review, Thoughts & Tweaks
- LEGO Research Institute & Exo Suit Coming!
- LEGO MINI Cooper Available Now!
- LEGO Friends Jungle Sets & More!
- LEGO Ghostbusters Set Video Review & More
- LEGO Hero Factory – New Wave of Heroes
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i want the tmnt movie sets (the turtle van) im not shure wich turtles i like better the live ones or the cartoon (btw first comment)
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Exo suit was already sold out as of this morning! Boooooo!
It is not sold out. It is backordered until the 15th. 😉
*punches self, many time* I completely forgot about it! O= I am a terrible person. I guess I’ll wait until the 15th! 😀
So there are going to be more of the mech?Whew! Everyone on the LEGO message boards are freaking out because they’re all sold out. XD 😛
To be honest, I don’t know. All I have heard is that Mark Stafford said there is only going to be one production run. I have also heard that there are only 10,000 copies made. I’m not sure where this second piece of information comes from and if the source is reliable, but it would be crazy if LEGO doesn’t meet the deman and make more.
Exactly. Everyone so desperately wants one. With a thing like Mr. Gold, that’s understandable, but with this amazing set… =/
I just stayed up all night to get it. When I got to it, there was only 320 left!
I meant the exo suit. Sorry!
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Ah, at last, the rest of the Technic for this year!
My brother was up at 7:00am, and he found the Exo suit already out of Stock! 😡 At least they’re restocking it. 🙂
Definitely want the B-wing, Exo suit, and a Chima set from this wave. Otherwise, I’m still saving up. 😉
Oh, and admin, you forgot the mention the Architecture Trevi Fountain. 😉
The Exo Suit actually showed as out of stock almost immediately after it became live. I think this is just a tactic by LEGO to make sure people don’t get disappointed if there is delay in their order. I have bought sets that shows as out of stock many times and in fact they did ship right away. So no need to panic yet. 😉
As far as the Trevi Foundain, I didn’t mention every single set, but I should be writing a review on that sometime soon. Maybe next week if there is nothing else exciting to talk about. 🙂
Oh, and I noticed that you are just as addicted to smileys as I am!
Yeah! 😀 Oddly, this is my favorite: 😕 . 🙂
I’m not panicking about the Exo suit, but I am concerned about its availability around December.
Also, about the Trevi Fountain, do you have it? It’s a very nice set (though w/ a few faults). 🙂
If you are considering getting the Exo Suit for Christmas, I would still get it a bit earlier. Like in early November. This way you can make sure they aren’t selling out.
Yes, I do have the Trevi Fountain. Got it back at the beginning of May, but I haven’t built it yet. I was preoccupied with other sets since then, but since you mentioned it I put it on top of my list for a review. 😉
I really want that Research Institute but I’ve go the vendor room at Bricks By the Bay coming up and we were going to visit the Lego Store while down there. Ugh decisions, decisions!
Ho, I just noticed Research Institute is out of stock already. Craziness!
Yes, both that and the Exo Suit. I have called and I was told this is just a precaution as they are flooded with orders for both sets. The rep told me they are getting in a large shipment of both sets on the 15th. 😉
I think you should be able to get it just fine. BBTB is this weekend, isn’t it? I have heard that LEGO stores have a large stock on both the Research Instritute and the Exo Suit, but they are also limiting customers to one per household, so I think you should be able to find it. 🙂
It’s a week from now. I’ll be there on Sunday the 10th.
Do you know someone in the area who could pick on up for you to make sure you don’t miss out?
No, unfortunately I don’t. But I’m ok with it. I figure if it’s that popular they’ll keep restocking, at least for a while.
It would make sense if they would keep the new sets around until at least Christmas. At least I hope they do…
I hope so too, as I’ve decided to wait until december to get the Exo suit. 😕
I love the chima sets!… new speedorz designs though… look kinda ugly and non lego. 😐 Also the Star Wars sets look amazing! I really want the star destroyer.
Off topic: I bought the “Good Morning Bilbo Baggins” minifigure off ebay last week. Should come today! 😀
Oh, nice! I love that Bilbo minifig! And yes, the new Speedorz are different, but some kids told me they work better. I don’t know. I don’t have any of the new ones yet.
They are really cool and more LEGO-like than before, because you have to build more. I got the Inferno pit and I was sad to see that the Chi Fluminox has is not fire chi, just orange 🙁
Oh, that is sad. I really like those CHI orbs and collect them.
I can’t see the “fine print” on the Mini Mini Cooper. When does that promotion end?
Well, it looks like August 17, but on Lego Shop it says the offer is valid until 11:59pm EST on August 31. 😉
It says on the 31st, or while supplies last.
Speaking of new sets, did anyone else hear about the possible return of bionicle in 2015? Lego even hinted at it- now if you search up Bionicle on Legos website, a “coming soon” page will be there instead of “page not found”. It sounds like a rumor, but I tried it myself and it actually works.
Yes, at this point it is pretty much confirmed. One of our TFOL members is writing an article about it. I will publish it next week. Then we can discuss it further. 😉
Speaking of new sets, did anyone else hear about the possible return of bionicle in 2015? Lego even hinted at it- now if you search up Bionicle on Legos website, a “coming soon” page will be there instead of “page not found”. It sounds like a rumor, but I tried it myself and it actually works.
Sorry Shad and I are the same person- I just got glitches into the “duplicate comment detected- it seems as if you already said that!” page.
Yes, if you hit the submit comment button twice you will run into that. Please note that your computer catches pages, so it may take a minute for you to see your own comment, however everybody else can see it just fine. No need to try to submit it again. 😉
I did not get the email yet confirming that the exo suit shipped. Can anyone help? 🙂
There is nothing unusual about that. Please do not worry. I often don’t get a confirmation email until several days after I place an order. Since you placed an order today I would expect that you will get a confirmation email sometimes mid-next week. Or, if you placed it this afternoon and it was already back-ordered, sometime around the 15th.
Thanks!!! 🙂
im on a different account, but it’s me, dinnerbone!
I got two speedorz, fire vs ice and frozen spikes. If anyone is thinking of getting these, get them, they are really good
Brickforge is undergoing a huge change. They hardly sell historic stuff anymore. They’re basically turning into another brickarms with modern combat and WWII stuff. I’m frankly disappointed that I can’t build a bigger roman army… 🙁
I have seen some of their new stuff and I know what you mean. But their Roman accessories are still there and you can still buy them. In fact, now they even have printed Roman shields! Also, I would suggest that you check out BrickWarriors. They have a very large selection of Greek and Roman accesorires and they are amazing quality. Ryan used to work with BrickForge as far as I know. 😉
Huh? I looked at their roman shield section and they only had the police shields. Also, all historical helmets are sold out or retired.
Oh, I see what you mean! That’s strange! I was just at their store last week and everything was still there. I planned to buy some more shields. They are probably just sold out, because many of their modern military stuff are also shaded out. I did find some of their historical and fantasy elements in the accessory packs section. I might place an order for some of those that I haven’t gotten yet. Are you active on their forum? Maybe it would be worth to ask.
Admin no new article today?
I didn’t publish anything new today as I know a lot of people are shopping right now. Plus we usually don’t have the regulars around on Saturday, so I thought to skip a day. 😉
Hmmmmmm… I’m running out of stuff to do this summer.
Off topic: Does anybody know if Benny’s SSS will still be around in September? I’m planning to get it in that month.
I probably will, unless everyone buys it and it’s sold out forever 🙁