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Win great LEGO books from DK publishing!

by Thita (admin) on December 1, 2014

Hopefully all of our readers survived the holiday shopping craze, so whether you are done already or still have some more shopping to do, let’s relax and have some fun. LEGO generously sent us over some really nice LEGO books from DK Publishing, so we will run a little giveaway. Below I will show you the books that are going to be available, then will let you know how to enter the contest. So here we go. 🙂

➡ THE LEGO MOVIE: THE ESSTENTIAL GUIDE – This is a really nice hardbound book for fans of The LEGO Movie. It covers everything from all the main characters to the different realms featured in the film. Each page is full color with lots of fun facts and tidbits. I especially like the last chapter with behind-the-scenes look at how the movie, characters and LEGO sets were developed. Here is the official description: When an ordinary LEGO minifigure discovers he is the only one who can stop an evil LEGO tyrant from ending the world as he knows it, he embarks on an all-new, all-LEGO adventure. This fully illustrated guide to the upcoming The LEGO Movie explores the characters and locations of this long-awaited film with profiles, location spreads, and behind-the-scenes information about how the movie was made. The LEGO Movie: The Essential Guide would not be complete without fun and interesting facts and cool movie stills. The book is 63 pages and has a 5-star rating on Amazon. I would recommend it for both children and adults who like the move. Normal price is $12.99. For more details you can check out the book on Amazon: THE LEGO MOVIE: THE ESSTENTIAL GUIDE ON AMAZON

➡ LEGO STAR WARS: THE DARK SIDE – This book is similar to other LEGO Star Wars books by DK Publishing, with a lot of fun fact, stunning pictures, and an included minifigure inside the front cover – in this case Emperor Palpatine. Here is the official description: Journey to the dark side of a galaxy far, far away and meet the LEGO Star Wars minifigure members of the ruthless Imperial Army in LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side! Witness Darth Vader battling Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker, meet the Sith and all of Darth Vader’s minifigure subjects, and explore the Death Star and all of the Sith starships. Turn the pages to find facts and information about your favorite LEGO Star Wars minifigures and vehicles from the dark side in action-packed situations and discover everything there is to know about the legendary Darth Vader. With new and exciting photography and an evil exclusive minifigure, LEGO Star Wars: The Dark Side will have you questioning on which side your allegiances lie. The book is 95 pages, hardcover, and recommended for ages 6 and up for the normal price of $16.99. For more details you can check out the book on Amazon: LEGO STAR WARS: THE DARK SIDE ON AMAZON

➡ LEGO LEGENDS OF CHIMA: CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA – This book also includes an exclusive minifigure inside the front cover, named Firox from the Phoenix tribe. This is a comprehensive guide to every single Chima tribe; including their members, vehicles, and weapons. Beautiful full color pictures on every page. Here is the official description: Enter the world of Chima and meet all of the members of your favorite tribes in DK’s new LEGO Legends of Chima: Character Encyclopedia. Each beautifully illustrated spread features tons of fun facts on the different characters, variants of each minifigure, and the various vehicles, weapons, and back stories that make up the LEGO Legends of Chima world. Additional pages will be included featuring special events from the new animated series on Cartoon Network, making LEGO Legends of Chima: Character Encyclopedia the perfect addition to every LEGO lover’s collection! The book is 176 pages, hardcover, and recommended for ages 6 and up for the normal price of $18.99. For more details you can check out the book on Amazon: LEGO LEGENDS OF CHIMA: CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA ON AMAZON

➡ LEGO NINJAGO: THE VISUAL DICTIONARY – This book also comes with an exclusive minifigure inside the front cover; Zane Rebooted. The book is hardcover, oversized and is a definite eye-candy as well as comprehensive guide for LEGO Ninjago fans. Here is the official description: Meet the Masters of the Spinjitzu as they prepare to do battle and learn about great heroes and the ninjas’ mortal enemies while discovering little-known facts about their weapons and vehicles. Discover everything there is to know about the world of LEGO Ninjago with DK’s all-new LEGO Ninjago: The Visual Dictionary. Go behind the scenes to explore the creation and stories of LEGO Ninjago with a fantastic gallery of every Ninjago minifigure and set ever created. Read dramatic storylines from the fun LEGO Ninjago episodes and movies. LEGO Ninjago: The Visual Dictionary wouldn’t be complete without a limited-edition minifigure to add to your LEGO Ninjago sets so you can create ninja adventures of your own! The book is 96 pages, and recommended for ages 6 ad up for a normal price of $21.99. For more details you can check out the book on Amazon: LEGO NINJAGO: THE VISUAL DICTIONARY ON AMAZON

Now, as far as the contest, as I have mentioned LEGO sent us two of each of the above books for a fun giveaway. Below are the rules, so if you would like to participate and win your own copy read on!

➡ HOW TO ENTER: We are going to keep this simple and fun! To be eligible to enter the contest share a joke. It doesn’t have to be LEGO related at all. Just something funny. It could be a joke you have made up, or something you heard somewhere else. It could be a complex riddle or a simple “Knock, Knock. Who is There?” type funny. So this is what you need to do to enter the contest, in the comment section below say:

I’m entering to win (name of book you would like to win from the above list). Here is my joke: (include joke).

➡ WHAT ARE THE RULES: Nothing difficult; just enter the book you would like to win, and share your joke. Please note that jokes are NOT rated. A joke is simply a way to enter. Better/funnier jokes don’t have a higher chance of winning. Winners will be chosen at random. You can enter up to four times – once for each of the different books – but you will have to share a different joke each time. If you enter more than once for each book, or more than four times in total, (please don’t, as it will just make counting difficult), only your first entry for each book will count. Any joke is fine, but keep in mind that this is a family-friendly site, so no dirty jokes please. Let’s see how funny and creative you are! We just want a good laugh! 😀

➡ HOW TO WIN: Contest will run from now until Monday, December 8th at midnight US EST. Once the contest is closed I will tally up the request for each of the books, and I ask my little sister to pick the winning numbers. So if there are 20 entries for the LEGO Star Wars book, I will ask her to pick a number between 1 and 20. Same for the other books as well. There are two of each of the books (eight in total) for this giveaway, and we usually have 50-100 entries to a contest, so you got a good chance of winning, and you might even win more than one book if you are lucky!

➡ WHAT YOU WIN: The winners will receive one copy of their chosen book from the above list. If they entered more than once, and won more than one book, of course they will receive all of their winnings together.

➡ HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE: If you are winner I will contact you by email. Please make sure your email address in your comment is correct! You send me your shipping address (no PO Box please) and I will send you your prize. Best of luck! 😉

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LEGO grocery store & fresh foods market

by Thita (admin) on November 30, 2014

in Featured LEGO Creations

I was recently looking for inspiration for making the interior of a LEGO grocery store and fresh produce market and came across some very wonderful ideas from LEGO fan Jemppu Malkki, who takes advantage of interesting LEGO elements, and also uses printed LEGO parts and LEGO stickers in unconventional ways. Since I liked these ideas so much I thought to share them with you here. 🙂

In the picture above you can see the general layout of the store. In the fresh produce section you can see all the standard LEGO fruits in different colors (apples, cherries, carrots and bananas). I like the use of the white crates instead of the brown ones as they give the whole store a fresh, clean and modern look. Notice the beautiful printed tiles above the produce section with fruit and vegetable prints – these are from old LEGO Fabuland sets that I have never seen in such good condition.

In the middle there is a cheese and meat section with a scale to the side, as well as a roll of clear plastic bags represented by a 1×1 trans-clear round brick – a brilliant idea! Right at the front is the bakery section displaying breads, croissants, muffins and pizzas. Yum! At the back there are coolers with dairy products, with a soft drinks cooler next to them. The rest of the printed and stickered elements represent various packaged food products and household cleaning supplies. The “Bang!” sticker is used for items on sale. It is really nice to see printed LEGO elements used in such diverse ways!

At the front of the store there is a magazine-stand, candy bins and various fast foods and snack foods – again, using stickers and printed elements to give them brand names and graphics. Below is another picture showing the close-up of some of the items; dishwashing liquids, household cleaning products, laundry detergents, cereal boxes, cat food, boxes, bottled water, soft drinks, energy drinks and various personal hygiene items – all using LEGO stickers and printed elements in some way.

Really great ideas, aren’t they? This is one reason to always keep LEGO stickers, and even get extra ones when you can. Also, even if you are not interested in a particular LEGO theme, it is worth looking at the stickers and printed elements to see if you can use them in some other way. You can find various stickered and printed LEGO elements on BrickLink at the following links: decorated LEGO tiles, decorated LEGO bricks, decorated LEGO panels, decorated LEGO flags, LEGO stickers, LEGO food items.

The LEGO Friends sets are particularly great sources for LEGO food items, kitchen/restaurant utensils and really nice printed elements like juice boxes and milk cartons. You can find all the currently available LEGO Friends sets at the Online LEGO Shop. Also, if you are looking for more options for food items, LEGO customizer EclipseGRAFX has a whole range of printed bottle soft drinks, chocolates, cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, milk bottles, coffee cups and more. See here: printed LEGO elements by EclipseGRAFX.

So what do you think? How do you like this awesome little grocery and convenience store? Have you used LEGO stickers and printed elements in different ways? Feel free to share in the comment section below! 😉

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