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LEGO Legends of Chima Online shutting down

by Thita (admin) on April 11, 2015

LEGO Legends of Chima was introduced in 2013, originally as a replacement for LEGO Ninjago. However due to the immense popularity of Ninjago it was brought back, and the two themes continued running simultaneously. Both LEGO Ninjago and LEGO Legends of Chima got a great number of fans, but ultimately Ninjago has been the more popular of the two all along, so LEGO Legends of Chima is scheduled to be retired this year, while Ninjago will continue on. And one of the first signs of the end for Chima comes in the form of an announcement about the LEGO Legends of Chima Online game that fans are not going to be happy about…

The LEGO Legends of Chima Online game will be shut down on June 1st of this year. Here is the official announcement from the LEGO Legends Chima Online game website: “We are sorry to tell you that the game will no longer be accessible starting June 1, 2015 at 9:00am EST both online and through our iOS app. On this date, you will no longer be able to play the game or spend any remaining Gold Bricks. Please be aware that if you have any remaining Gold Bricks, you must use them before the game goes offline on June 1, 2015 at 9:00am EST. We hope you had a great time exploring the world of CHIMA Online. Thank you, The Game Team.”

I know many of our readers enjoyed the game and had great fun playing, so this is definitely sad news. You have about a month and a half left to play the game, so make sure you take advantage of the remaining time. And if you have never played the game up to now, I recommend you check it out before it gets shut down. LEGO Legends of Chima Online is a free multiplayer online game, that is fun for both young and old players.

Also, while I expect that the LEGO Legends of Chima sets will be around until at least the end of the year, we should be seeing dwindling stock levels at retailers. So if you have been eyeing some of the sets, I would suggest you get them before they are gone. Once the sets get retired, they will still be available on the secondary market, but expect much higher prices. I’m thinking that the minifigs will eventually rise to collectible status, especially the rare ones that only appeared in one or two sets. They are so unique, its worth adding them to your collection even if you are not a die-hard LEGO Chima fan. You can check out the currently available LEGO Legends of Chima sets at the Online LEGO Shop.

So what do you think? Have you been playing the LEGO Legends of Chima Online game? Do you like it? Are you saddened that it will be retired? And do you think LEGO Chima have the potential to come back like LEGO Ninjago did? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO Avengers Tower tall expanded version

by Thita (admin) on April 10, 2015

in Featured LEGO Creations

One of the most interesting LEGO Marvel Super Heroes sets that was recently released is the #76038 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Attack on Avengers Tower. The set is based on the upcoming The Avengers: Age of Ultron film, where the Avengers Tower comes under attack from the inside from the evil Ultron Mark 1 that assembles itself in the lab and is exploding out the windows. The set in itself looks fantastic with great shaping, gorgeous translucent-blue windows, and fun play-features. The only issue is that the tower is kind of on the short side, compared to how tall it is in the film. So it was inevitable that some LEGO fans were going to give the tower some height to bring it to its full glory. 🙂

In fact, I have seen several LEGO fans who have been working on giving the LEGO Avengers Tower proper height. One of those LEGO fans is cmay91472, who actually built two versions of the tower he calls LEGO Avengers Tower 2.0 and LEGO Avengers Tower 3.0. The first version is six stories high, while for the second version two more stories were added. Of course that’s still short compared to the real building which is around a hundred stories high, but it is much better than the original #76038 LEGO Avengers Tower with only three stories.

On his flickr page cmay91472 shares that to start out he bought two of the #76038 LEGO Avengers Tower set – which is a good idea, and one of the cheapest ways to expand most LEGO sets. However even with a second set additional pieces were needed to provide stability. He says: “You will need a large number of both dark-gray and light-gray 1×12 bricks to essentially sister each of the existing 1×12 bricks used in the official set design, otherwise the tower will be very fragile. You will also need a lot of trans-light-blue 2×6 bricks and trans-light-blue curved window pieces. I suppose you can buy a third set, but from my count that will still leave you a number of bricks short in regards to the 2×6 and 1×12 bricks. All of the other additional pieces I used not found in two sets are fairly common that most LEGO fans will have plenty of. It’s the trans-light-blue pieces and 1×12 dark-gray and light-gray pieces that may pose a problem.” You can see more pictures of LEGO Avengers Tower 2.0 and LEGO Avengers Tower 3.0 by following the links. As you will notice, he also added lights to the towers.

As you can see, building a more realistic version of the LEGO Avengers Tower is quite possible. The #76038 LEGO Avengers Tower is only $60, which is not bad for a LEGO set with so many useful pieces. Buying two would set you back $120, however you can reduce the cost by selling the extra minifigs on the secondary market. All additional pieces that you would need can purchases on BrickLink.com, or you may already have them in your collection. If you would like to tackle this project and want to be sure what it would cost, you can first build it in LEGO Digital Designer. This way you can work out the details and come up with an exact part-list.

The point is that the #76038 LEGO Avengers Tower is a great set that looks good on display as it is, or can be added to any LEGO City or even futuristic setting. It also comes with great play-features, and lends itself to modification and expansion. If you would like an interesting building project and some fun challenge, this might be just the right one for you. You should be able to find the #76038 LEGO Super Heroes Avengers Tower at most LEGO retailers, and it is also available (along with all the other new LEGO Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron sets) at the Online LEGO Shop.

So what do you think? How do you like the LEGO Avengers Tower set? Do you have it already, or is it on your shopping list? Have you considered expanding the set to make it taller? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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