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LEGO Mini Modular Contest & amazing prizes!

Ten years ago, the first LEGO Modular Building was unveiled. Now, LEGO is asking you to make a mini version of your own LEGO Modular Building for a chance to win all the LEGO Modular Buildings released to date – yes, all of them. This is one of the most amazing contests ever run by LEGO, and an incredible opportunity for LEGO fans to show off their talent, and win one of the most coveted collection of LEGO sets. Details below. 🙂

LEGO MINI MODULAR CONTEST – DESCRIPTION: Help LEGO celebrate 10 amazing years of LEGO Modular Buildings by sharing your own mini model of your own modular building in the Mini Building Madness Contest specially designed for LEGO fans.

LEGO MINI MODULAR CONTEST – HOW TO ENTER: Create your mini model. Take up to five photos of your creation and submit them to the contest. Make sure to show off all angles of your creation. Use the description field to tell LEGO about your model – then hit “submit”. When you receive a “Success!” pop-up notification after clicking “submit” on the entry submission page, your entry has been submitted successfully. LEGO’s moderation team will review it within 1-3 working days to make sure it fits all the contest rules.

LEGO MINI MODULAR CONTEST – RULES: Your entry must be 8×8 studs, no larger or smaller, have a sidewalk which is 2 studs wide, and have a 1 x 2 LEGO Technic brick (brick with 1 or 2 holes) with Technic pins, positioned 2-3 studs in from the back and 4 studs from the front to connect with other LEGO Mini Modulars. There are no height requirements. (Below is a picture for reference.) Your entry can be a corner or middle Modular Building. Entries should be a similar scale to #10230 LEGO Mini Modulars and not include LEGO minifigures. Your entry must not contain copies of any existing third party work or creation, or infringements of any third party intellectual property right. This includes the use of other brands, or even LEGO IP brands, including LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Lord of the Rings, etc. Elements from these properties can be used, but avoid using elements which clearly come from or only appear in these sets. You can enter as many entries as you would like, but only one entry per person will be considered when winners are selected. Entries can be previously built, but cannot be submitted previously in any contest of any kind competing for a prize. Each entry must have been made by the user submitting it. Use of LEGO Digital Designer to create your entry is allowed, along with photo editing software or adding effects to your entry. Entries must not contain LEGO elements which have been modified from their original form, including painted or cut elements. Entrants must be at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. Please see all other contest terms and conditions here.

LEGO MINI MODULAR CONTEST – DEADLINE: Submit your entry no later than May 12, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST. If you’re not sure what time zone you’re in you can use a time zone converter.

LEGO MINI MODULAR CONTEST – JUDGES: A panel of judges from the LEGO Creator Expert team will select one grand-prize winner and two runner-up winners. They will judge entries upon: overall coolness and originality – 25%, most inspired details on the mini model – 25%, attention to contest theme – 25%, best use of LEGO elements – 25%.

LEGO MINI MODULAR CONTEST – PRIZES: There will be one grand prize winner. This winner will receive: #10230 LEGO Creator Mini Modulars, #10182 LEGO Creator Café Corner, #10190 LEGO Creator Market Street, #10185 LEGO Creator Green Grocer, #10197 LEGO Creator Fire Brigade, #10211 LEGO Creator Grand Emporium, #10218 LEGO Creator Pet Shop, #10224 LEGO Creator Town Hall, #10232 LEGO Creator Palace Cinema, #10251 LEGO Creator Brick Bank, #10246 LEGO Creator Detective’s Office, #10243 LEGO Creator Parisian Restaurant, #10255 LEGO Creator Assembly Square. There will be two runner-up winners, who will receive the #10255 LEGO Creator Assembly Square. Winners will be contacted on the email address associated with their LEGO ID account after May 19th, 2017, and announced on Rebrick when the winner has returned the signed Winner’s Certification Documents. A winner who does not return their Winner’s Certification Document within one week of receiving it will be disqualified, and a new winner will be selected.

As you can see, this contest is incredible in so many ways! You can build your own LEGO Mini Modulars, and you have a chance to win the entire LEGO Modular Building series, including the highly coveted early sets that were retired a long time ago. If you would like to participate in this contest, please make sure you read all the rules very carefully so you don’t accidentally disqualify your project. And you can also check out the current entries for some inspiration and ideas. Also, remember, that the LEGO Creator Build and Rebuild Contest and the LEGO Easter Raffle are still running, so you can enter those too!

What do you think? Are you planning to enter the LEGO Mini Modular Contest? Have you participated in any of the other contests run on LEGO’s Rebrick website? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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2017 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets review

LEGO recently released six new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets, which are worth checking out. The LEGO Super Heroes lines mostly appeal to minifig collectors due to the unique superhero and villain characters. The small to medium size sets tend to be a bit weak in design, but occasionally there are some nicer sets that can be interesting to builders as well. So let’s take a closer look at the new selection! 🙂

#76076 LEGO SUPER HEROES CAPTAIN AMERICA JET PURSUIT: The star of this set is obviously Ms. Marvel with her super-extending arms. She is a weird looking minifigure, but you can do some fun stuff with the arm piece; like tying it in a knot, or using it to throw long-range punches. Unfortunately, the piece cannot be removed from the torso without cutting it, which is a major miss in the design of this part in my opinion. While the jet is plain looking, the action-features work well, and I think it has a nice shape too as a generic jet. Also, notice those interesting new Power Blast pieces in the hands of Super-Adaptoid. It is a very cleverly designed piece that allows minifigs to shoot directly from their hands (see the video-review below for demonstration). It also doesn’t seem to be as damaging to minifigs as the previously included Super Jumpers. The price of this set is also very reasonable for what you get. Here is the official description: Ms. Marvel is on a mission to help retrieve Captain America’s shield from Super-Adaptoid, who is shooting back with his Power Blasts. Use her super-extending arms to attach her to the jet, which features movable wings for flying and attack modes, a minifigure cockpit with space for a shield, and dual disc shooters. Includes three minifigures: Pilot Captain America, Ms. Marvel and Super-Adaptoid. 160 pieces. Price: $19.99 – BUY HERE

#76077 LEGO SUPER HEROES IRON MAN: DETROIT STEEL SRIKES: This is another nice set for a great price! The three minifigures look excellent with Iron Man and Justin Hammer wearing the new type of helmet piece. The mech is very solid with good looks, but I just can’t un-see those high heels! Lola is absolutely gorgeous from the front, and notice that the license-plate/headlights are a printed piece. A sweet little vehicle for sure! Here is the official description: Help Iron Man rescue Agent Coulson from Justin Hammer in his highly posable Detroit Steel weaponized mech with minifigure cockpit, arm-mounted chainsaw and six-stud shooter. Agent Coulson’s classic car features foldable wheels for high-flying role-play adventures. Includes three minifigures: Invincible Iron Man, Agent Coulson and Justin Hammer. 377 pieces. Price: $29.99 – BUY HERE

#76078 LEGO SUPER HEROES HULK VS. RED HULK: While the previous two sets are an excellent value for the money, this set goes the opposite direction with a price that just doesn’t make any sense. Don’t get me wrong, the minifigs and bigfigs are very nice and collectors should be happy with them, but the vehicles are more like cheap toys for little kids. If you are interested in the minifigures, I would wait until this set goes on sale. At half price it would make a lot more sense. You can watch JANGBRiCKS’ review below with more details. Here is the official description: Pitch Team Hulk against Team Red Hulk in this sturdy LEGO Marvel Super Heroes set. Fit the characters onto their tough vehicles and crash them into each other to send the big figures flying into battle. For even more fun battle action, fire the vehicle-mounted twin stud shooters and six-stud shooter. Includes She-Hulk and Red She-Hulk minifigures, plus Hulk and Red Hulk big figures. 375 pieces. Price: $59.99 – BUY HERE

#76079 LEGO SUPER HEROES RAVAGER ATTACK: This set is similar to the #76076 LEGO Super Heroes Captain America Jet Pursuit in that both come with a jet and three minifigures. As the jet is smaller here, we also get a small tree to represent a forest hiding place. Both the tree and the jet are on the weak side in my opinion, however we do get three unique minifigures. It is interesting to note that Rocket got a new head-mould, which is very similar to the old one, but with no mouth line. I’m not sure why LEGO went through the trouble of making it. Mantis comes with a rubbery hairpiece with two little antennas, and she is pretty cute. Here is the official description: Stage a forest face-off between Taserface in his M-ship, featuring four stud shooters and a minifigure cockpit, and Rocket and Mantis, who are hiding in the forest setting featuring a buildable tree with branch elements. Help the two Guardians of the Galaxy build the six-stud shooter, then fire at the approaching M-ship and work as a team to fend off the Ravagers. Includes three minifigures: Mantis, Rocket and Taserface. 197 pieces. Price: $19.99 – BUY HERE

#76080 LEGO SUPER HEROES AYESHA’S REVENGE: This is one of the medium-ish size sets with a unusual looking spaceship, a large drone, three minifigures, and the star of the set; baby Groot in Ravager costume. Besides the unique minifigs there is not a whole lot of play-value here, although the ship does have some interesting features. You can watch the video-review below to see how it works. Here is the official description: Stage a cosmic battle with this action-packed Guardians of the Galaxy set featuring Ayesha’s Golden Drone spaceship with two stud shooters, and Yondu’s Laser Drill spaceship with a spring-loaded missile, sliding minifigure cockpit and opening side panels. Includes three minifigures: Yondu, Star-Lord and Ayesha, plus a Groot figure with Ravager decoration. 323 pieces. Price: $29.99 – BUY HERE

#76081 LEGO SUPER HEROES THE MILANO VS. THE ABILISK: This set includes an updated version of the Milano that was originally released in 2014 in the #76021 LEGO Super Heroes Milano Spaceship Rescue. The new version of the Milano is smaller, but it does have some nice upgrades. The printed windscreen looks particularly great, and the new color-scheme is quite pleasing. The Abilisk works well, and I like all those sharp teeth! Unfortunately, some of the minifigures are a step back from the previous versions. Star-Lord and Gamora wear the exact same outfit, and the previously beautiful printing on Drax is now very smudged. My understanding is that this is not a printing error that effects some of the sets, but an overall downgrade of the print quality for this minifigure. However we get another baby Groot here, which is a highlight. Here is the official description: Get set for an epic space battle as Star-Lord and his unlikely allies take on the Abilisk, featuring the Milano spaceship with two stud shooters, bomb-drop function, movable wings and an opening four-minifigure cockpit. The Abilisk monster features moving tentacles and an opening mouth to role-play a daring rescue mission. Includes four minifigures: Star-Lord, Gamora, Nebula and Drax, plus a Groot figure. 460 pieces. Price: $49.99 – BUY HERE

In the video-player below you can watch detailed reviews of the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets. It’s a great way to see all the play-features and also take a closer look at the minifigs.

As you can see, there are some hits and misses in this wave of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets. I would say that the #76076 Lego Super Heroes Captain America Jet Pursuit, and the #76077 Lego Super Heroes Iron Man: Detroit Steel Srikes are good sets with nice minifigs, good designs, and fun play-features – all for an excellent price. If you don’t have the previously released Milano, the #76081 LEGO Super Heroes The Milano vs. The Abilisk is a solid option. There are unique minifigures in the other sets also, but because the sets themselves are on the weak side, it may not be worth getting them at full price. However, in some way or another, try to get baby Groot. He is very cute. You can find all the new sets under the LEGO Marvel Super Heroes section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the new LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets? Do you have a favorite? Are you planning to get any of them? Or do you just collect the minifigures? Feel free to share your thoughts and own review in the comment section below! 😉

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