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LEGO Holiday Gift Shop now open!

by Thita (admin) on November 20, 2015

If you are on LEGO’s mailing list by ordering directly from the Online LEGO Shop, you should have gotten the 2015 LEGO Holiday Catalog and the 2015 LEGO Late Holiday Catalog by now. If you didn’t get the catalogs, but you would like to, you can call LEGO’s customer service and ask for a copy. The main LEGO Holiday Catalog is a good way to plan your Christmas shopping, as it includes most of the best LEGO sets of the year, suggestions for different budgets and age-groups, and a blank page to compile your wish-list. It is a perfect way for LEGO fans to make their selections. 🙂

Once you have your list ready, you can go to your local LEGO store – if you have one – to make your purchase. If you don’t have a LEGO store near you, or if you prefer to do your LEGO holiday shopping online to avoid the hassle of driving around and fighting the crowds, you can also use the Online LEGO Shop. You can start at the homepage to start browsing, or if you need a little help, LEGO set up a couple of useful pages to get you started.

➡ LEGO HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP: There is a dedicated LEGO Holiday Gift Shop page to help with your shopping. You might use this yourself, or direct people here who are planning to get a LEGO gift for you. Find the best stocking stuffers and gifts for LEGO fans of all ages this holiday season. From LEGO DUPLO sets for younger builders through expert builds for those who are young at heart, find the sets here to make their holiday bright! The LEGO Holiday Gift Shop includes handy links to some of the most popular LEGO sets, stocking stuffers, ultimate gifts, and LEGO Gift Cards. Here is the link: LEGO HOLIDAY GIFT SHOP

➡ LEGO SHOP STOCKING STUFFERS: This section includes small items, mostly under $10; keychains, magnets, holiday decorations and some small LEGO sets. It is not a particularly impressive collection, but if you are on a budget, it is a good place to pick up a few items. Here is the link: LEGO HOLIDAY STOCKING STUFFERS

Shop LEGO Holiday Gift Shop Stocking Stuffers

➡ LEGO ULTIMATE GIFTS: While the stocking stuffers section is a bit sparse, the ultimate gifts selection is truly excellent, including some of the best LEGO sets of the year. It is a good mix of different themes to match different tastes and age-groups. I pretty much agree with LEGO’s selection in this section, but these are large sets, so expect to spend $100+. Here is the link: LEGO HOLIDAY ULTIMATE GIFTS

Shop LEGO Holiday Gift Shop Ultimate Gifts

➡ LEGO ONLINE SHOP: If you are fairly familiar with navigating the Online LEGO Shop, you can also just go to the homepage and start browsing from there. You can search by specific Themes, Categories, Age Range, Exclusives, What’s New, and Sales and Deals. I normally use the themes category if I know what I want, or use the search box on top of the page to find the exact set I’m looking for. Here is the link: ONLINE LEGO SHOP

➡ LEGO EXCLUSIVES: This is one of the categories I find particularly useful. It is similar to the ultimate gifts list, but includes more items without getting too cluttered. If you don’t find the set you are looking for on the ultimate gifts list, I would suggest that you check here for more options. Here is the link: LEGO EXCLUSIVES

➡ LEGO SALES & DEALS: This section is pretty empty right now, but as we get closer to the end of the year, we can expect more items to be added. Often you can find really good deals on retiring LEGO sets. It is always worth taking a look here before you check out, especially if you just need to spend a little more to meet the minimum amount for free shipping. Here is the link: LEGO SALES & DEALS

As we get closer to the holidays we will discuss other places to shop for LEGO, but nothing is as sure as shopping from LEGO directly. Sometimes at retailers you may end up with a set that has been opened and the content removed, giving you the hassle and headache of trying to return it. This has been a growing problem in the past few years as crooks realize that LEGO sets and minifigs have great value. Shopping from LEGO gives you the peace of mind that this won’t happen. Who would want to experience having garbage in their LEGO box on Christmas morning? 🙁

So what’s on your Christmas shopping list? Big sets? Small sets? Whole LEGO themes? Are you asking your friends and relatives to buy LEGO for you? Or are you going to gift yourself? Do you give LEGO as a gift to others? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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New LEGO elements in 2016 – Part 1

by Thita (admin) on November 19, 2015

in Community Articles

(Written by BLProductions)

You may recall that towards the end of last year I wrote a series of articles concerning new LEGO elements being made for 2015 LEGO sets (see links at the end of this article). Now that 2015 has almost gone by, it is time to recap. LEGO ended up producing over 177 new part-molds for the year, which is a huge amount. So let’s take a look at what’s coming in 2016. There hasn’t been too much in the way of official images just yet, but there’s been enough for me to find quite a few unfamiliar pieces. 🙂

Which parts do we consider new? Pretty much all brand new elements created by LEGO, with the exceptions of LEGO DUPLO parts, and LEGO minifigure accessories (although I do record certain interesting minifig parts). If the part has just a new print, or is an old part with a new design ID, it doesn’t count. At the time of this writing I have documented 22 elements fitting those criteria, but that is subject to change as we get new images. Below are listed some of the more common new parts.

➡ Shield Tile 2X3 W. Angles – This is so far the most commonly appearing part next year, as I have found it in 8 colors throughout 9 sets – which makes sense, as this part is used for the LEGO Nexo Knights’ shields. The colors are transparent, transparent-fluorescent-red-orange, translucent-blue, translucent-yellow, translucent-green, black, bright-blue, and silver-metallic. The transparent colors are the power elements used by the Nexo Knights. Of the ten sets the part comes in, seven are from the LEGO Nexo Knights theme, while the other two are the #10251 LEGO Creator Brick Bank and the #76045 LEGO DC Super Heroes Batmobile set.

➡ Plate 1X2 Ball / Friction End – This is a new type of mini ball-joint (the kind started with LEGO Mixels) that appears in dark-stone-grey. It looks like the part shown here, except with a ball at the end, not a ball-cup. We don’t currently have any pictures of it, but I know that it comes in at least 6 sets next year: five LEGO Mixels from Series 7 & 8 of that theme, and the #30422 LEGO Ninjago polybag.

➡ Mini Spring Shooter W. 2 Knobs – A hand-held, silver-metallic colored spring-loaded shooter that shoots mini arrows (the arrows are also new parts; they come in translucent-red). It’s the weapon of choice for Nexo Knight Aaron, who uses it in at least two sets of his theme: #70313 LEGO Nexo Knights Moltor’s Lava Launcher, and #70317 LEGO Nexo Knights Fortrex.

➡ Peg 1M W. Nub for Track Tread – This could be the most useful piece being produced next year. Its color is black, and it appears so far only in the #70317 LEGO Nexo Knights Fortrex. It fits into one of the holes on large track treads, and, being made of rubber, creates the friction needed by the tracks to roll on smooth surfaces! Hopefully this part will come in cheaper sets, as it will solve the sliding problems present on many sets, such as the #21303 LEGO Ideas Wall-E.

➡ Wall Element 6X2X6 W. 8 Knobs – I’m not entirely sure about the dimensions of this piece, but it is rather large. It can so far only be seen in earth-(dark)-blue in the #70317 LEGO Nexo Knights Fortrex. I believe this part is being used in other LEGO Nexo Knights sets as well, which is good, since such a large element should not be used just once.

➡ Pyramid 1X1X2/3 – This is a nice little decorative part that could be useful for those who build their own creations. It appears in four colors: silver-metallic, warm-gold, translucent-orange, and Translucent-florescent-red-orange. You can find it in at least 8 LEGO Nexo Knights sets, especially in the #70316 Jestro’s Evil Mobile, where the part appears in abundance.

➡ Brick 4X4 W. Double Slope Point – This is the last part I will cover today. It has a very interesting shape, as it ends with a sharp point that fits between two studs – unlike most LEGO elements produced that end with one or two studs’ thickness. It can be found in earth-blue, silver-metallic, and dark-brown, in six LEGO Nexo Knights sets.

As you can see, most of the parts here appear exclusively in the LEGO Nexo Knights sets. Indeed, 12 of the 22 parts I’ve found so far come in at least one LEGO Nexo Knights set. And I haven’t even begin to count the numerous new minifig accessories being produced for LEGO Nexo Knights. It seems LEGO is putting immense effort into this new theme. Since those sets – as well as all the others mentioned in the article – won’t be out until January, you can check all the current new sets at the Online LEGO Shop.

So what are your thoughts? Do you like these new parts? Do you think any of them will be useful? And how do you like LEGO Nexo Knights so far? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below! And you can also read my previous articles from last year, and check out a few 2016-related articles, below. 😉

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