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LEGO turtles – contest winners & poster!

You might remember the LEGO building contest over at Eurobricks titled Turtle Insanity! Turtle Building Contest that we talked about a few months ago (see: LEGO Exo Suit – All About the Turtle). The contest was inspired by the turtle in the #21109 LEGO Ideas Exo Suit set, and the winners were just announced a few days ago. I highly recommend that you check out all the entries as they are very creative and lots of fun! 🙂

LEGO Turtle Contest at EuroBricks

For the contest all you had to do was build a LEGO turtle based on any non-licensed LEGO theme. The judges for this contest were no other than Peter Reid – the original creator of the LEGO Exo Suit, Mark Stafford – the LEGO Designer who created the final model, and Karen Frost Sørensen – Project Manager of LEGO Ideas. So yeah, the bar was set high! Winners of the contest received a signed copy of the LEGO Exo Suit set, and some of the models were also included on a poster produced by LEGO to commemorate the event. Check it out below!

LEGO Turtle Contest

Cute, isn’t it? Copies are sent to all contest participants whose turtle appears on the poster, and it will also be handed out at the Fan Weekend in Skærbæk, Denmark to registered visitors. This is one of those very rare and exclusive LEGO posters that collectors would love to have! I would keep an eye out for them on eBay: LEGO POSTERS ON EBAY

I really like the first-place winner of the contest; a turtle in the form of the original and iconic wooden LEGO toys! Such a brilliant and well-executed idea! And I was sure that the second place winner with the turtle skeleton will be one of the finalists! It is so sad, yet so fun! What about you? Did you participate in the contest? How do you like the entries and the winners? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO FUSION – learn how to play!

I have been getting a lot of questions about LEGO FUSION, which is a new line of LEGO products that blends together building with real LEGO bricks and digital play on a tablet or smart-phone. There are four sets in the LEGO FUSION line and we have talked about each of them extensively before (see links at the end of this post). However even after reading about and seeing a few video-clips about these interesting new LEGO sets, it can be hard to wrap your brain around on how they work. I have recently found a couple of video-tutorials directly by the LEGO designer who was working on the LEGO FUSION sets, and I found them very clarifying, educational and helpful. Both videos are just over six minutes long, and they walk you through the whole process of how the LEGO FUSION sets work with your digital device, so let’s take a look! 🙂

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LEGO FUSION TOWN MASTER – LEARN HOW TO PLAY: In this video you will get introduced to the LEGO FUSION Town Master set; how to build houses with real LEGO elements included in the set, how to upload them to your tablet, and the fun play-features of the digital game. Watching this video is a great way to get an idea on how the set works and evaluate if it is for you. It also gives you ideas on what to build when you get the set, as it doesn’t come with any building instructions, allowing you to free-build from your imagination as much as you like. 🙂

Here is the description of the #21204 LEGO FUSION Town Master set for your convenience: Rule your town and create it the way you want by building with real LEGO bricks that come alive in this virtual world! Find out what your mini citizens need in the LEGO Town Master App for your smart-phone or tablet. Then build it with real LEGO bricks! Create restaurants, shops, fire stations, roads and more on the LEGO FUSION baseplate. Snap it into your virtual game with just a click and watch it come to life! Earn valuable studs, power and rewards by completing missions and mini games as they pop-up throughout your town. Expand your virtual world in every direction. Includes Mayor minifigure. 256 pieces. Price: $34.99 – BUY HERE

LEGO FUSION Town Master

LEGO FUSION BATTLE TOWERS – LEARN HOW TO PLAY: I thought I like the LEGO FUSION Town Master set the most, but after watching this video about the LEGO FUSION Battle Towers, I think I’m changing my preference. This set and game looks incredibly fun! While LEGO FUSION Town Master expands horizontally, LEGO FUSION Battle Towers builds towards the sky! I really like the LEGO Castle examples built with real LEGO bricks in this video, and the game looks absolutely fun!

Here is the description of the #21205 LEGO FUSION Battle Towers set for your convenience: Your kingdom is under attack and only you have the power to defend it. Design and defend your Battle Tower against unpredictable invaders by building with real LEGO bricks! Build your 2D tower, layer by layer with LEGO bricks on the LEGO FUSION baseplate. Then snap it into your virtual game in the LEGO Battle Towers App for your smart-phone or tablet with just a click. Watch it come to life in 3D! Recruit an army of wizards, archers and even castle chefs, ready to fight for you when darkness falls. Arm them with cool defenses including magic, fireballs or arrows and prepare for battle! Repair and redesign as you learn what will keep your tower intact to earn studs, unlock special features and reach the crown in the sky! 212 pieces. Price: $34.99 – BUY HERE

LEGO FUSION Battle Towers

I haven’t found a video-tutorial for the other two sets – the #21206 LEGO FUSION Create & Race and the #21208 LEGO FUSION Resort Designer – but I will keep an eye out for them as they also look very fun and have different play-features than the other two sets. If LEGO uploads them I will make sure to share them with you. You can get all four of the LEGO FUSION sets at the Online LEGO Shop.

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So what do you think? Did you learn from these tutorials? Did they help you decide if you like these sets? Or if you have the LEGO FUSION sets already, did the videos give you some new tips and ideas? Do you have any of the LEGO FUSION sets already? How do you like them? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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