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2014 LEGO sets available now!

by Thita (admin) on January 2, 2014

Well, here is what we have been waiting for; most of the first wave of the 2014 LEGO sets are now available! I will show you some of the highlights, then we can talk about which ones are our favorites. So let’s dive right in! 🙂

➡ 2014 LEGO CITY SETS: All of the first wave of the 2014 LEGO City sets are now available, and there is a very nice variety and selection. Of course there are new LEGO City Police and LEGO City Fire sets, but also new LEGO City vehicles and trucks, and even a new LEGO City Camper Van (the previous one was very popular – this one should be as well, as it’s a nice design). I also like the little six-stud-wide #60053 LEGO City Race Car. I already got three of them and plan to make different color combinations.

➡ 2014 LEGO CREATOR SETS: In the LEGO Creator line there is a lot to look at! First of all the #10241 LEGO Maersk Line Triple-E is now available, as well as the lovely #10243 LEGO Parisian Restaurant. The 3-in-1 sets are also particularly sweet this time; especially the two animals sets. A great way to learn how to build animals and birds from LEGO – not an easy feat!

➡ 2014 LEGO CUUSOO SETS: The #21104 LEGO NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover is now available. This is a particularly interesting, LEGO-fan and NASA-engineer designed set we talked about before (see link at the end of this post). If you are interested, I would suggest you pick this up right away. I expect that it will sell out quickly. Here is the direct link: Buy LEGO Curiosity Rover

➡ 2014 LEGO FRIENDS SETS: All of the new sets are now released. Don’t miss out on that cute little scooter in the #41027 LEGO Friends Mia’s Lemonade Stand! It is such a nice color, and the only other set it appears in is the #10243 LEGO Parisian Restaurant (in red).

➡ 2014 LEGO NINJAGO SETS: These have been released last month, but I thought to mention them anyway as they are very popular. They have been available at most LEGO retailers (although some are just starting to stock the shelves with 2014 sets), and you can also get them at the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ 2014 LEGO THE HOBBIT SETS: These were also released last month, but might as well add them here due to their popularity. I don’t want to offend any Tolkien fans by excluding them. 🙄

➡ 2014 THE LEGO MOVIE SETS: The awesomest and wackiest things of the year! I really enjoy these sets and I would recommend you check them out. The 2-in-1 sets are particularly interesting.

➡ 2014 LEGO DISNEY PRINCESS SETS: These charming sets are finally available! Please note that on the USA site they don’t have their own category as of this writing, but you can go to the What’s New section at the Online LEGO Shop and you can find them there.

The 2014 LEGO Star Wars sets, the 2014 LEGO Super Heroes Batman sets, the 2014 LEGO Legends of Chima sets, and the 2014 LEGO Technic sets are currently available worldwide except in the USA and in Canada (no fair!), but hopefully they will show up shortly at this side of the planet too. 😕

So what do you think? Are you excited? Which one of the sets are on your “must have” list? Personally I feel that the #10243 LEGO Parisian Restaurant is one of the nicest sets LEGO ever produced (make sure you read the review linked at the end of this post). There are also many great sets at smaller price-points in the LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Friends, LEGO Hobbit and The LEGO Movie line, so there is something for everyone. So what’s on your shopping-list? What did you get already? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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Have a happy and LEGO filled 2014!

by Thita (admin) on January 1, 2014

in Community News

Welcome to 2014! At this time last year we discussed new year’s resolutions that can help LEGO fans managing their hobby; organizing, displaying, budgeting, planning for new LEGO projects, meeting new friends, etc. You can still joint that discussion here: What is Your LEGO New Year’s Resolution? Today I would like to reflect on the LEGO hobby in the larger scheme of things; how it fits into our lives and into the world we live in. 🙂

The reason I thought of this topic is because the LEGO company, as well as the LEGO hobby itself, has been growing by leaps and bounds in the past couple of years – in direct opposition of the rest of the economy. (See LEGO’s annual reports and progress reports here.)Prices on all basic necessities continue to rise, people have been loosing their jobs, their homes, their savings, and we are in a constant state of war with somebody or something. So why is LEGO so popular? Why are people spending money on a toy when they have trouble with other areas of their lives? 😕

A couple of years ago I read an interesting article (unfortunately I don’t remember where) about the success of child-actress Shirley Temple. She rose to popularity during the Great Depression; her sweet, innocent and funny nature stole the hearts of moviegoers. She took peoples’ mind off of the harshness of everyday reality and fulfilled their yearning for a better, kinder life. Besides being an incredibly talented and hard-working little kid, she was also at the right place at the right time to bring some sunshine into an otherwise bleak world.

The same thing is said about Cicely Mary Barker, a favorite artist of mine. Her charming little Flower Fairies became incredibly popular between the two World Wars and beyond (and are popular to this day). In the introduction of the book The Complete Book of the Flower Fairies – which is a compilation of most of her artwork – it is mentioned how the war-weary public was fascinated by Cicely’s fairies and charmed by her vision of innocence. It is said that when people are under a lot of pressure and there is a lot of darkness, hopelessness and uncertainty around, they either take to activities and substances to go even further down the abyss, or reach out to something innocent, creative, and beautiful that remind them of better times.

So what about LEGO? Of course LEGO has been around since 1949, but its recent growth has been quite unprecedented. Are people turning to the LEGO hobby as a welcome break from everyday life? Or because they know its long-term value and durability? Or is it all in the hands of speculators who are buying and selling LEGO on the secondary market making the hobby artificially inflated? What do you think?

Also, today theBrickBlogger turned 3 years old! I wanted to thank all of our readers, supporters, contributors, guest-bloggers and everyone else who helped us make 2013 a fun year! I also wanted to thank our friends at LEGO, especially Kevin Hinkle, Kim Ellekjær Thomsen and Jan Beyer, who work very hard to support both the online LEGO communities as well as LEGO Users Groups. Any time we have a question, request, or problem they are immediately there to help out. So thank you all! Below is a fun map of all the countries and territories that have visited theBrickBlogger; so far 224 countries/territories visited and 289 flags have been collected (you can find the full interactive map here). And yes, we finally have one visitor from Saint Helena, a tiny and very isolated island-group I was always hoping to get a visitor from! So where are you on the map? 😉

From the look of the 2014 LEGO sets and new releases; including the reappearance of LEGO Ninjago, the launching of The LEGO Movie and related sets, the launching of the LEGO Disney Princess line, the continuation of popular themes like LEGO Legends of Chima, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Lord of the Rings, LEGO Super Heroes, LEGO Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, LEGO City, etc., it seems like we are going to have another great year! What do you think?

What about you? What are your plans in regards to the LEGO hobby this year? What projects are you planning to work on? Any new sets you are saving up for? Any LEGO related events you are going to? Feel free to share in the comment section below! And have a wonderful and LEGO-filled year! 😀

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