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LEGO pirate ship The Brick Bounty coming

by Thita (admin) on May 9, 2014

There was an interesting LEGO contest last month over at ReBrick.com, the social bookmarking platform run directly by LEGO for older teen and adult LEGO fans. The contest was about naming the next LEGO pirate ship that is scheduled for release early next year. LEGO Pirates fans are of course really excited about this! 🙂

The winner of the contest was announced on May 1st (see original announcement here): “After much consideration by our panel of judges, the winning name of the ‘Name the Ship’ contest has been selected. The jury found that there were a very high number of strong suggestions and it was truly difficult to select a winner. The criteria on which the winning name was selected, was:

In line with the values and identity of the LEGO brand.
Solid ties to the heritage of classic LEGO Pirate ships.
Appealing across genders, age and languages

And the winning name is….. The Brick Bounty

Please congratulate legobuffproductions. He will receive a signed version of the undisclosed pirate set when it comes out in 2015. And obviously the chance to have their name suggestion be the name of the actual LEGO pirate ship… We cannot make any promises, but we’ve been told that the designers REALLY like the name. So fingers crossed!”

LEGO Pirate Ship BrickBeard's Bounty.png

The fact that a new LEGO pirate ship is coming out is very exciting. I’m a little surprised about the chosen name though; it is basically just a shorter version of the #6243 LEGO Brickbeard’s Bounty, the LEGO pirate ship released back in 2009. That was one nice ship, but I’m not sure why LEGO designers picked such a similar name. Anyhow LEGO usually does an awesome job on pirate ships, so let’s hope this ship will live up to its predecassors. Will there be other LEGO Pirates themed sets along with the ship? I guess we will have to wait to find that out. 🙄

What do you think? How do you like the idea of LEGO Pirates coming back? And what do you think of the name? What name would you have given to a LEGO pirate ship? Do you think there will be other LEGO Pirates sets next year? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO Ghostbusters set video review & more

by Thita (admin) on May 8, 2014

in LEGO Exclusives

One of the LEGO sets that many people are eagerly looking forward to is the #21108 LEGO Ghostbusters Ecto-1 designed by LEGO fan Brent Waller. It won’t be released until the beginning of June, however Brent has already gotten his very own copy and shared pictures on his Facebook page and a full review on YouTube. We have talked about the LEGO Ghostbusters set before (see link at the end of this post), however this is the first time we have a chance to see the final packaging. So let’s check it out! 🙂

First of all look at that box! Isn’t it awesome? At the front you can see the iconic vehicle and the team of Ghostbusters (Peter, Ray Egon and Winston). The back of the box shows the car from the back and three of the Ghostbusters crossing the streams of their particle beams. There is also a reference to the 30th anniversary to the Ghostbusters movie, and some additional details of the set.

Brent’s original submission and the final Ghostbusters model (by LEGO designer Marcos Bessa) are actually quite similar, which is very nice to see. On all of the pictures the one on the left is Brent’s original proposal, and the one on the right is the official finished design.

The LEGO Ghostbusters minifigures are also really well done. The only thing I’m missing is the Ghostbusters arm patches on their sleeves. If this bothers you, there is a UK based LEGO customizer called NACM (Not-Another-Custom-Minifig) Customs, who makes professionally printed arms for the Ghostbusters minifigs and sell them in pairs. They sent some to Brent and he endorses them. Visit the custom shop here: NACM Customs

In the following video-review you can watch as Brent and his friend Cade fully review the set, sharing their opinions and also a time-lapse build.

As all LEGO CUUSOO sets LEGO Ghostbusters will come in a sturdy box, and will include a high-quality booklet with the building instructions, as well as information about the movie and the designers.

The #21108 LEGO Ghostbusters set is going to be available June 1st for $49.99. To be honest I don’t think LEGO will need to advertise this set a whole lot. I’m pretty sure it will sell out in no time! In the meantime, if you would like to see other official LEGO sets that very designed by LEGO fans, check out the Online LEGO Shop.

So what do you think of the LEGO Ghostbusters set? How do you think the original and final version compares? And how do you like the minifigures? Are you planning to get the set when it becomes available? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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