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LEGO Double VIP & Amazon Golden Brick

by Thita (admin) on December 10, 2016

Just a reminder that this weekend (today and tomorrow) LEGO is offering Double VIP Points on all orders. This is only a two-day deal, so make sure you don’t miss out. It is also the last time LEGO is offering Double VIP Points this year. It is perfect for picking up the 2017 sets that were released early, or get those last-minute holiday gifts. 🙂

We have talked about the new sets previously (see: First Wave of 2017 LEGO Sets Available Now!), but to recap, a large number of 2017 LEGO sets are now listed. This includes the first wave of The LEGO Batman Movie sets, three of the LEGO DC Super Hero Girls sets, two LEGO Disney Moana sets, four LEGO Technic sets, a large selection of LEGO City and LEGO Creator sets, and three LEGO Juniors sets. You can find them all under the New Items section of the Online LEGO Shop.

Then, from December 12-18 you can get LEGO Gingerbread Man with purchases of $50 or more, so if you miss out on the Double VIP Points period, or you just prefer to have the Gingerbread Man instead, you can do some shopping next week. The Gingerbread Man is definitely very cute. I have mine driving the LEGO Winter Holiday Train!

Before you check out, make sure you also take a peak at the clearance section. I have seen some good sets listed at 20% off. Some examples are the #60095 LEGO City Deep Sea Exploration, the #70731 LEGO Ninjago Jay Walker One, the #70732 LEGO Ninjago City of Stiix, the #41107 LEGO Friends Pop Star Limo, the #41108 LEGO Friends Heartlake Food Market, the #41109 LEGO Friends Heartlake Airport, some of the LEGO Nexo Knights sets, and more. You can find all the discounted sets under the Sales & Deals section of the Online LEGO Shop.

Also, Amazon has been running a fun contest for LEGO fans called the Golden LEGO Brick Sweepstakes. As you search their LEGO product pages, you may find a Golden LEGO Brick on the page, which will allow you to enter a drawing for a chance to win one of four prizes. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win. Please note that to participate, you must be a legal resident of the US, and 18 or older. Today (December 10) is the last day to enter. Limit one entry per person and Amazon account.

Amazon will randomly award four prizes for the Golden LEGO Brick Sweepstakes winners. Prize one: #76023 LEGO Super Heroes the Tumbler (value: $200). Prize two: LEGO Star Wars Rogue One Complete Collection (value: $385). Prize three: custom brick-built 18” tall LEGO Doctor Who Figure by LEGO Master Builders (value: $2,000). Prize four: prize package consisting of a trip for one winner and up to three guests to visit either the LEGOLAND California Resort or LEGOLAND Florida Resort (value: $1,200). You can start your search by visiting Amazon.com/LEGOGoldenBrick. What you are looking for is the following banner on any LEGO set pages. I was lucky enough to find it at the very first set I clicked on. Also, remember that Amazon is running some excellent deals on LEGO sets right now.

What do you think? Are you planning to take advantage of the last Double VIP Points offer of the year? Did you get any of the 2017 LEGO sets yet? And have you found the Golden LEGO Brick on Amazon? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO Winter Village Train Station & more!

by Thita (admin) on December 9, 2016

in Featured LEGO Creations

You might remember that last year around this time we talked about a really sweet custom LEGO Winter Village Tram created by LEGO fan Miro Dudas (see: LEGO Winter Village Tram for the Holidays!) that can be added to the LEGO Winter Village collection, or to any LEGO City setting. Due to the model’s popularity, Miro teamed up with Constructibles.net to provide instructions and full kits for those who wanted to build their own. Since then, Miro has been busy with other models to expand the village. 🙂

The LEGO Winter Village Train Station (see below) also fits well with the official LEGO Winter Village layout. It features rich stone and brick detailed exterior, wood-frame windows, a clock tower, snow covered roof and awning, raised platform, seating, stairs to the street level, and Christmas wreaths. The interior is open to the read in style of the LEGO Winter Village sets, with tiled flooring, cash register, newsstand, mailbox, old style telephone, Christmas tree, seating, chandelier, and a clock. It’s a charming little building. If you would like to get step-by-step building instructions, they are available at Miro’s BrickLink Store for around $6. You will also get bonus instructions for building an expanded platform. Full building kits may be available via Constructibles.net, although they were sold out at the time of this writing.

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Miro is also working on a LEGO Winter Village Apple Cider Mill. This is a large snow-covered building operated by a water-wheel, and full of delicious apple cider to cure the winter chill. Building instructions for this model should be available sometime in the near future. Instructions for the 1930s blue farm truck that you see with the mill are freely available via Rebrickable.com (just follow the link).

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Additionally, Miro created instructions to motorize the LEGO Winter Village Tram using either a 9-volt motor conversion (for the old 9-volt metal tracks and LEGO train motors), or the new LEGO Power Functions. The 9-volt conversion only needs a few additional pieces and will leave the tram pretty much intact. The Power Functions version however got a complete overhaul due to having to house the battery-pack and other Power Functions elements. Instructions for all three versions (non-motorized, 9-volt motorized, and PF motorized) can be found on at Miro’s BrickLink Store.

Miro is well known for his sweet designs that fit with the LEGO Winter Village series, but he also has other excellent models. If you would like to follow what he is working on, you can check out his flickr gallery. And for the current LEGO Winter Village series sets you can visit the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? Do you have any of the LEGO Winter Village sets? Have you added any other buildings or vehicles, or modified the sets in any other way? What other structures would you like to see in the Winter Village series? Feel free to share your own ideas below! And if you have any comments and questions for Miro, you can post those as well. I will make sure he sees them. 😉

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