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Tiny LEGO sets for your minifigures!

by Thita (admin) on July 21, 2016

in Useful Resources

LEGO has been releasing a number of sets with miniature versions of LEGO boxes, so your minifigs can have their own LEGO sets to play with. The designs come on 1×2 and 2×4 tiles, and they are either printed or stickered. You can attach these decorated tiles to a plate or brick to make a tiny LEGO box. I have been collecting these little boxes, as they are perfect for a small toy-store for your minifigs, or under the Christmas tree in the LEGO Winter Village scene (photo below by Reddit user DerpusDraconis). Today I will show you all the different variations and where to get them, in case you would like to get some for your minifigs. 🙂

➡ #3221 LEGO CITY LEGO TRUCK WITH LEGO BOXES: This is the most obvious set for minifig-size LEGO boxes, because it includes a LEGO truck delivering LEGO sets. It was released in 2010, and no longer available directly from LEGO, but you can still find it on the secondary market. It includes a sticker-sheet with nine 2×2 LEGO box stickers, featuring three different designs. The really fun part is that these are actually tiny pictures of real LEGO City sets, including the truck itself! If you like the truck, you can buy the whole set, or you can just get the already stickered tiles, or the entire sticker-sheet. If you would like to get them, here are the links to the listings on BrickLink:

➡ #7848 LEGO CITY TOYS’R’US TRUCK WITH LEGO BOXES: This is a variation of the truck above with a Toys’R’Us branding also released in 2010 as a Toys’R’Us exclusive. It contains a sticker-sheet with three LEGO box stickers, featuring two different designs. Two of the stickers go on 2×2 tiles and is similar to one of the stickers in the LEGO truck set, and the last one is a 1×2 sticker with a motorcycle (also a mini version of a real set). Here again, you can either buy the whole set, or just get the already stickered tiles, or the entire sticker-sheet. The LEGO truck is definitely a better deal because you get more LEGO box stickers, but the variations here are interesting. If you would like to get them, here are the links to the listings on BrickLink:

➡ #60050 LEGO CITY TRAIN STATION WITH LEGO BOXES: This set was released in 2014 and it includes a train station which also features a small LEGO store. The sticker-sheet features five LEGO box stickers with two different designs. Three of the stickers go on a 2×2 tile, and two on a 1×2 tile. Please note that this sticker-sheet has two different versions; one with a transparent background and one with a solid-color background, as you can see in the picture below. If you would like to get them, here are the links to the listings on BrickLink:

#60050 LEGO City Train Station LEGO Store

➡ #60097 LEGO CITY SQUARE WITH LEGO BOXES: This is my favorite set because it includes both a LEGO truck and a LEGO store, and the LEGO boxes are printed, not stickered. You get eight 2×2 tiles with two different patterns, and three 1×2 tiles. These are also miniature versions of real LEGO sets. If you are looking for miniature LEGO boxes, this set is the best resource. If you would like to get them, here are the links to the listings on BrickLink. The set itself is still available directly from LEGO:

#60097 LEGO City Square LEGO Store Details

As you can see, there are plenty of options to get tiny LEGO sets for your minifigures. I particularly like the LEGO City Square sets because you get three different box designs, and they are all printed. My second favorite is the LEGO City LEGO Truck, because you get you get a lot of box stickers on one sticker-sheet. But if you want to give lots of options for your minifigs, why not collect them all? I hope LEGO will continue releasing more in future LEGO City sets, or even other themes.

What do you think? How do you like these miniature LEGO sets? Do you have some already? Have you been collecting them? Feel free to share your thoughts and own review in the comment section below! 😉

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Fun LEGO contest: build a LEGO lab!

by Thita (admin) on July 20, 2016

in Community News

There is an interesting contest for LEGO fans run by a company based in the UK called Radleys. They make scientific glassware and laboratory instruments for industrial and academic research facilities around the world. The contest is about building a LEGO lab, it is for three age levels, open to contestants from all countries, and the grand prize is a £150 LEGO voucher. Details below. 🙂

➡ BUILD A LEGO LAB CONTEST – OVERVIEW: Build stuff, win LEGO! It’s back! After a successful launch in 2015, it’s the return of the Radleys LEGO Competition! Build a science laboratory, with mad scientists, mad experiments, and crazy equipment! The most creative idea will win a £150 Lego voucher. So, whether you’re looking for something to do over the summer holidays, or you simply need an excuse to flex your flair for LEGO, it’s time get your bricks out and get building!

➡ BUILD A LEGO LAB CONTEST – AGE LEVELS: The competition is open to, and will be judged in, three separate age levels. LEVEL 1 – 10 years old and younger, LEVEL 2 – Ages 11-16, and LEVEL 3 – Over 16. (Below are pictures of the 2015 winning entries from the three levels.)

➡ BUILD A LEGO LAB CONTEST – DETAILS: Your creation can be as big or as small as you like, but it must be built entirely out of LEGO. How you interpret this challenge is up to you, but if you really want to impress the judges, you might consider building a real laboratory filled with real scientists (I copied this tip from their website, so it’s worth paying attention, if you want an edge in the contest). Once you’ve built your laboratory, send in your photos from as many angles as possible, or better yet, record a video. Also include a description about the sort of experiments your mad scientists are conducting. The judges favorite entries will be shared in an online photo gallery, and the craziest laboratory from each category will win £150 of LEGO!

➡ BUILD A LEGO LAB CONTEST – HOW TO ENTER: Send an email to competition@radleys.co.uk, with the subject line “Radleys LEGO Competition”. In your email include the following information: 1.) your name, 2.) your age, 3.) your entry level, 4.) a description of your model and 5.) between 3-10 photos of your project, and if possible, a video.

➡ BUILD A LEGO LAB CONTEST – TIMELINE: The contest closes on the 1st of September 2016, and the winner from each category will be announced on the 9th of September 2016. Radleys is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, or incomplete entries, or those not received for any reason. Winners will be notified by email. If the promoter is not able to get in contact with the winner by December 31st 2016, the prize will be forfeited and an alternative winner will be drawn. It is the winner’s responsibility to notify the promoter of any change in contact information.

➡ BUILD A LEGO LAB CONTEST – RULES: 1.) Entry must be your own creation, and not a LEGO designed kit, or a project found online, or in a magazine. 2.) Entrant warrants that the entry is original and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, has not been published in any medium, and has not won and previous awards or competitions. 3.) Only physical builds are accepted – no digital entries. 4.) Limit of one entry per email account. 5.) Acceptable file formats for your photo are .jpg and .png, with file sizes no larger than 10MB. 6.) The photo should only include the project, and should not include the entrant or any other individuals. 7.) Though this competition is open internationally, entries must be written in English. 8.) Parents and guardians are to submit on behalf of children aged 13 and below. Radleys reserves the right to disqualify entries from children aged 13 and below that are not submitted by a parent or guardian. (See detailed rules here.)

➡ BUILD A LEGO LAB CONTEST – PRIZE: Entries will be judged on creativity and originality, with one winner chosen from each level. Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries, and entries not complying with all rules, are subject for disqualification. Decisions of judges are final and binding. Winners from each level who live in a country with a LEGO brand store will receive a £150 eVoucher redeemable on lego.com/[their country]. If the winner lives in a country that does not have a brand store, they will be able to select a prize of their choice from lego.com, equivalent to the value of the voucher in their own currency, which Radleys will ship to them. (Countries with a LEGO brand store: UK, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, and the USA). The prize does not have a cash value, is non-negotiable, non-transferrable, and non-refundable.

Interesting isn’t it? I particularly like that the contest is open to three separate age-groups, so young kids, teens and adults can all participate, and their creations will be judged separately. If you would like to participate, but need a bit of inspiration, you can take a look at the entries and the winners from last year’s competition at the following links: LEVEL 1 – Entries & Winner 2015, LEVEL 2 – Entries & Winner 2015, LEVEL 3 – Entries & Winner 2015.

So what do you think? How do you like this LEGO contest? Are you planning to enter? Do you have any ideas already on what you are going to build? Feel free to share in the comment section below! 😉

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