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LEGO The Hobbit: The Aggravation of Smaug

by Thita (admin) on August 3, 2014

Here is another wonderful LEGO stop-motion video from the BrotherhoodWorkshop for your viewing pleasure, titled LEGO The Hobbit: The Aggravation of Smaug. This video was sponsored by LEGO and also appears on the official the LEGO The Hobbit website. The second video is a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made, which I always find very interesting and educational. Enjoy! 🙂

Kevin Ulrich mentions that to date this has been their most ambitious LEGO stop-motion video project, and as you will see below it includes everything from great animation, humor, and of course lots of LEGO gold. Also, this is the first time we can see in detail the upcoming LEGO Smaug character that will appear later this year in the #79018 LEGO The Hobbit The Lonely Mountain set.

Wasn’t that fun? Smaug is terrifying! And the best part is the pig – at least that’s what I think. The LEGO stop-motion animation techniques and special effects on this video are just excellent. In the video below you can go behind-the-scenes with Kevin as he explains how the film was made, and also shares some tips and tricks that aspiring LEGO animators can learn from and use as inspiration for their own stop-motion videos.

As I have mentioned, since this video was directly sponsored by LEGO, the BrotherhoodWorkshop had early access to the #79018 LEGO The Hobbit The Lonely Mountain set. This is the largest of the upcoming LEGO The Hobbit sets that will be released sometime towards the end of this year (you can read about the other sets here: LEGO The Hobbit – Revelation of Smaug). The Lonely Mountain will feature five minifigs; Bilbo Baggins, Balin the Dwarf, Dwalin the Dwarf, Kili the Dwarf, Fili the Dwarf, and of course Smaug. The piece count is 866 and the price is going to be $129.99.

So what do you think? How did you like the LEGO The Hobbit: The Aggravation of Smaug video? And are you looking forward to the LEGO Smaug and new LEGO The Hobbit sets coming later this year? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below! And you can also browse the current selection of LEGO The Hobbit sets at the Online LEGO Shop.

Also, if you would like to learn more about LEGO stop-motion, I highly recommend checking out the other videos from the BrotherhoodWorkshop listed below, or you can also visit their YouTube Channel directly for more.

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All new LEGO sets & promotions for the month!

by Thita (admin) on August 1, 2014

in LEGO Sales & Deals

It is no secret that one of the most exciting month for LEGO fans is August. Why? Because August 1st is when a whole new batch of LEGO sets get released across almost all LEGO themes, as well as several exclusives. So starting from today it is worth to browse the Online LEGO Shop. 🙂

The free gift this month is the #40109 LEGO Creator Mini MINI Cooper with purchased of $99 or more, and from August 25th to September 14th you can also get a free LEGO Legends of Chima Chima Worriz’ Fire Bike polybag with purchases of $50 or more. Starting mid-month LEGO VIP members will get early access to the #76023 LEGO Ultimate Collector Series Batman Tumbler, which will be available for all LEGO fans on September 1st. You can check the August LEGO Calendar below for other happenings, including the introduction of the interesting new theme called LEGO FUSION we talked about before (see link at the end of this post for a preview).

As far as new LEGO sets, there are lots of them! First of all the #10242 LEGO Creator MINI Cooper is now available for all LEGO fans, not just LEGO VIP members. You can find it at the LEGO Creator section of the Online LEGO Shop.

This is the first time two sets are released at the same time in the LEGO Ideas category; the #21109 LEGO Ideas Exo Suit, and the #21110 LEGO Ideas Research Institute. These are all LEGO fan submitted models that were voted on by the public and LEGO had chosen to release as an official LEGO sets. You can read more about them at the links at the end of this article. Both of these are very exciting sets that I highly recommend you get as soon as possible. LEGO Ideas sets normally only have one production run and there is a real danger of them selling out fast. Also, don’t forget about the previously released #21108 LEGO Ideas Ghostbusters Ecto-1 – another very nice design by a LEGO fan. You can find all three of them at the LEGO Ideas section of the Online LEGO Shop.

The new LEGO Friends Jungle Series, as well as the #41058 LEGO Friends Shopping Mall (which is the largest LEGO Friends set to date) are now all available. The LEGO Friends Jungle sets are particularly nice with many interesting new elements and animals. You can find all of the new sets at the LEGO Friends section of the Online LEGO Shop.

All the new icy and fiery set from LEGO Legends of Chima are now available, as well as a whole range of new LEGO Chima Speedorz. Many new tribes have been added this season with some really interesting characters, including some with translucent body parts! You can find all the new sets at the LEGO Legends of Chima section of the Online LEGO Shop.

LEGO Technic is also getting some very interesting new sets. And not just one or two, but seven! There is the really sweet #42022 LEGO Technic Hot Rod, the #42023 LEGO Technic Construction Crew with three construction vehicles, the #42024 LEGO Technic Container Truck, the super exciting #42025 LEGO Technic Cargo Plane, and there is more! If you are into complex and realistic LEGO models that will challenge and amaze you see the whole line-up at the LEGO Technic section of the Online LEGO Shop.

The highly popular LEGO City Arctic sets got two new additions; the #60062 LEGO City Arctic Icebreaker and the #60064 LEGO Arctic Supply Plane. If you like this frozen and breezy theme, check out the new sets at the LEGO City section of the Online LEGO Shop.

The new LEGO Hero Factory sets we talked about the other day (see link at the end of this post) also just got released. There are seven new sets with new minifig size heroes and some very interesting elements. You can see all of them at the LEGO Hero Factory section of the Online LEGO Shop.

All the new LEGO Star Wars sets that have been available outside the USA are also now listed, including the #75052 LEGO Star Wars Mos Eisley Cantina, the #75053 LEGO Star Wars The Ghost, the #75054 LEGO Star Wars AT-AT, the #75055 LEGO Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer, and the #75058 LEGO Star Wars MTT. You can find all the new sets at the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.

Besides these brand new sets, don’t forget about the recently released and very exciting LEGO Ultra Agents, the new LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sets released last month, the LEGO Ninjago summer sets, and LEGO The Hobbit and LEGO Lord of the Rings sets. There is definitely something for everyone’s interests and tastes!

So what do you think? How do you like the new releases? Which ones are your favorites, and which are you planning to get? Or are you saving up for something later this year? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

And you might also like to check out the following related posts:

➡ LEGO SHOP IN USA: Online LEGO Shop USA

➡ LEGO SHOP IN CANADA: Online LEGO Shop Canada

➡ LEGO SHOP IN UK: Online LEGO Shop UK

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