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February 2016 – new LEGO sets & promotions

by Thita (admin) on February 1, 2016

Last month has been very good for LEGO fans with a huge range of new LEGO sets and themes. This month, we have some more new sets trickling in, and some new promotions as well to help with your LEGO shopping. Also, more items have been added to the clearance section of the Online LEGO shop. See details below. 🙂

➡ LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS NEW FREE SET: LEGO Nexo Knights is the new theme for 2016 – a crazy mash-up between LEGO Castle and LEGO Space. So far it has been received well with very positive reviews. The sets are interesting and full of fun play-features. Also the minifigures and other characters are quite unique, so are the various accessories and other new elements. You can find reviews on all of the sets here: LEGO Nexo Knights Reviews. While not all of the sets were available back in January, now they are all uploaded at the Online LEGO Shop, so make sure you check them out. And from February 1st to the 14th you can get a free #30372 LEGO Nexo Knights Robin’s Mini Fortrex with any purchase of $50 or more, while supplies last. A cute little set to add to your LEGO Nexo Knights collection. You can find all the sets under the LEGO Nexo Knights section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO ARCHITECTURE DOUBLE VIP POINTS: During Presidents’ Day weekend (February 13-15) you can get Double VIP Points on the #21007 LEGO Architecture White House set. A nice little gift from LEGO for LEGO fans in the USA. While at it, take a look at the new LEGO Architecture Skyline series, as they are very nice. You can find them under the LEGO Architecture section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO FRIENDS PROMOTION: LEGO February 15th to the 29th you can get 50% off the LEGO Friends Campsite Scrapbook with a purchase of $50 or more on LEGO Friends sets. This doesn’t sound like a particularly interesting deal, but if you are already eyeing some of the new LEGO Friends sets, it’s a nice addition. There are some really great new LEGO Friends sets, including the #41121 LEGO Friends Adventure Camp Rafting, the #41122 LEGO Friends Adventure Camp Tree House, the #41135 LEGO Friends Livi’s Pop Star House, the #41119 LEGO Friends Heartlake Cupcake Café, and the #41118 LEGO Friends Heartlake Supermarket. You can find them under the LEGO Friends section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO NEW EXCLUSIVE SET EARLY ACCESS: From February 17th to 29th LEGO VIP Members will get early access to a new exclusive set, which should be the #76052 LEGO Super Heroes Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave (general release will be on March 1st). Usually the largest set at the beginning of each year is the newest LEGO Modular Building (the #10251 LEGO Creator Brick Bank for 2016), but this year it has been already overshadowed by two much larger buildings: the LEGO Super Heroes Batcave mentioned here, and the #75827 LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters. Good times for LEGO fans… not so good for our wallets…

➡ LEGO COLLECTIBLE MINIFIGURES: Series 15 of the LEGO Collectible Minifigures has been showing up at stores, but it is now also available at the Online LEGO Shop. This is one of the best series with some really great characters. You can find them under the LEGO Minifigures section of the Online LEGO Shop.

While not a whole lot of new sets are added this month, I think this is a good thing. Most of us are still trying to catch up with our wanted list from January. Also, if you do shop this month, make sure you check the Sales and Deals section. Quite a few retiring items have been added there recently with 30%-50% discounts, including LEGO Dimensions packs, LEGO Legends of Chima, LEGO Pirates, LEGO City, and more. You can find them all under the Sales and Deals section of the Online LEGO Shop.

So what do you think? Are you planning to get anything this month? Which is your favorite set so far this year? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO Creator Lakeside Lodge review

by Thita (admin) on January 31, 2016

in Other LEGO Sets & Themes

While LEGO has been releasing lots of large and exciting sets, there are many smaller ones also that are definitely worth your attention. We recently discussed the #31050 LEGO Creator Corner Deli (see: LEGO Creator Corner Deli Review), an inexpensive set packed with unique features, colors, and a very pleasing look. Today I would like to show you another small set in the LEGO Creator line that has an all around winning design; the #31048 LEGO Creator Lakeside Lodge. 🙂

LEGO fairly regularly releases small log cabin type houses and huts in the LEGO Creator 3-in-1 line (meaning you can build three different houses from one set). There was the #5766 LEGO Creator Log Cabin in 2011, the #31025 LEGO Creator Mountain Hut in 2014, and now the #31048 LEGO Creator Lakeside Lodge. All three sets are very nice, but this latest one has a super special feature in the form of an adorable brick-built moose. 😀

Here is the description of the set: Spend a cozy weekend at the 3-in-1 Lakeside Lodge! Build your own holiday retreat set in pleasant surroundings with a red, brown, green and blue color scheme, and a cozy interior with a stove, bed and a table. Chop wood for the campfire, do a spot of fishing from the balcony or just enjoy the peace and tranquility together with the friendly moose and the tiny frog. When you feel like a change, rebuild to create an observatory or a small cabin. Includes a male minifigure, plus a buildable moose and a frog. 368 pieces. Price: $29.99 – BUY HERE

All three models that you can build with this set look good, but my favorite is the log cabin. I particularly like that LEGO designers didn’t just stick the house on a baseplate, but built a nice rounded terrain around it with stacked plates representing land, a grassy area and the lake. You normally see such details in LEGO fan created models, so it is nice to see them in an official set. The interior is also nicely detailed with a stove, bed corner table, and more. But the two features that really won me over is the yellow flower piece used as a cracked egg in the kitchen, and the same yellow flowers used for making lily pads in the lake outside. What a simple but brilliant design! And of course there is the moose. In fact I have heard that a lot of people buy this set just for the moose!

The Lakeside Lodge measures over 3” (10cm) high, 6” (16cm) wide and 6” (16cm) deep, the Observatory measures over 4” (12cm) high, 5” (13cm) wide and 4” (12cm) deep, and the Small Cabin measures over 3” (10cm) high, 5” (13cm) wide and 5” (13cm) deep. So they are all quite substantial.

The size of any of these buildings would go well with the previous releases, and could even be added to the LEGO Winter Village series. Below is the video-review of the set by JANGBRiCKS, who will show you all three houses you can build with the set in detail.

All in all, this is a very nice set with lots of play-features, alternate models, good parts-selection, and a friendly moose – all for an inexpensive price. I know everybody is talking about the flashy licensed sets and printed-from-head-to-toe minifigures, but I think where LEGO really excels is in these generic smaller sets with no big name license behind them. They are just LEGO… and that’s not a bad thing at all… You can find the #31048 LEGO Creator Lakeside Lodge – along with other 3-in-1 LEGO Creator sets – at the LEGO Creator section of the Online LEGO Shop.

So what do you think? How do you like the LEGO Creator Lakeside Lodge? Do you have the set already? Or are you planning to get it? And what do you think of the moose and other details? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below! 😉

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