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LEGO VW Camper Mini in every shape & style!

by Thita (admin) on September 16, 2013

As you probably know already, this month LEGO is giving away a free exclusive Mini Volkswagen T1 Camper Van with purchases of $75 or more if you order through the Online LEGO Shop, or at LEGO store locations. Running promotions like this with small exclusive sets, minifigs or key-chains is something LEGO does on a regular basis and is always appreciated. 🙂

Although freebies are nice to get and we all look forward to them, I have rarely seen such an enthusiastic response to a small free set before. The Mini VW Camper is an undeniably cute version of the very popular #10220 LEGO Volkswagen T1 Camper Van. Even LEGO posted a sweet picture of the Mini VW Camper on their Google+ page with the following caption: “JUST SPOTTED! A LEGO Mini Camper! In the wild, the VW Camper Van carries its young until the mini is able to drive on its own.” 🙄

And the LEGO Mini Volkswagen Camper Van definitely ignited the creative juices of LEGO fans. They are making all kinds of wild and crazy contraptions from the VW Mini Camper, and there are at least two contests going on to challenge your Mini Camper conversion skills. One is at LEGO fan-site FBTB.net, where you are challenged to Star Wars-ify the Mini Camper Van, and the other is the EuroBricks Pimp My Camper contest. Both of the contests are still running and open until the end of the month, so if you would like to enter, just follow the links above. 😉

Here I will show you some of the LEGO Volkswagen Mini Camper Vans I found and liked the most. It is just amazing how one small set can be interpreted in so many ways! So let’s start with some of the Star Wars themed Mini Camper Vans. These are all from FBTB contest, so you can find larger images at the link above, along with many more entries. From top to bottom, left to right: LEGO VW Snow Speeder by boudreaux_blackbeard, Vantha by MacLane, LEGO VW All-Terrain Scout Camper (AT-SC) by CaptainInfinity, LEGO VW-wing Starfighter by Lego junkie, LEGO All-Terrain Camper Van (AT-CV) by Oky Wan Kenobi, and LEGO VW Clone Turbo Van with Turbo Teardrop Trailer by Master Beef.

LEGO Star Wars Camper Van Conversions at FBTB

As the EuroBricks contest mentioned above is more eclectic with any style and theme allowed, you can see some great variety of VW Camper Vans from every imaginable genre. Here is a sample to give you an idea, and you can check out more on the contest page linked to earlier. From top to bottom, left to right: LEGO Bat Camper and LEGO Covered Wagon Camper both by dr_spock, LEGO Buzz’s Star Command Camper Van and LEGO Zurg’s Evil Camper Van both by Oky, LEGO Bag-End Camper by rodiziorobs, LEGO VW T1 Steam Camper Brown Sugar by acrosswaves, LEGO VW Vampire Camper a.k.a. Campire by cimddwc, and LEGO Vammoth by Brick_Laboratory. LEGO fans are just so creative!

LEGO VW Camper Van Conversions at EuroBricks

And here are a few more LEGO VW Mini Camper Van conversions that I really liked. These are also entries to the EuroBricks contest: LEGO VW TMNT Party Wagon by midi, LEGO VW VAN-VAN by Trooper 10, LEGO VW Mechwarrior Camper by lantlant, and LEGO VW Camper Colonizer by Bricksky. Aren’t they great?

LEGO VW Mini Camper Van Conversions at EuroBricks

If you would like to get your own LEGO Mini Volkswagen Camper Van and start tinkering with it, they are available with purchases of $75 or more if you order through the Online LEGO Shop, or at LEGO store locations. Just follow the link: SHOP AT THE ONLINE LEGO STORE

So what do you think? How do you like the LEGO VW Camper conversions made by LEGO fans? Which one is your favorite? Feel free to discuss in the comment section! And if you like, you can also experiment with making your own conversions. It is great fun, and you are welcome to share your ideas and models below! 😀

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LEGO display banners to decorate your room!

by Thita (admin) on September 15, 2013

in LEGO Care & Storage

We have talked about storing your LEGO sets and loose LEGO elements, displaying your LEGO models and minifigures, and even setting up a dedicated LEGO room (see links at the end of this post). Today I would like to show you something you can use to give some finishing touches to your LEGO room or LEGO display area: using retired LEGO display banners. 🙂

If you have been in an official LEGO store, you have probably seen display banners strategically placed around the store. They are made of cloth and usually hang on some type of rod, like a curtain, and are gorgeously printed with images from various LEGO themes. They come in many different sizes, and some of them are meant to be hanged vertically and others horizontally. You can usually see them on the walls above display shelves in a horizontal position, hanging vertically in between display areas, or even at the front entrance of the store.

These LEGO display banners get replaced with new ones on a regular basis, and if you are nice to LEGO employees or have some inside connection you may be lucky enough to get one. As the banners are quite large (80 inches or 200 cm long is quite common), even just one of them can give a beautiful background to a LEGO display, or decorate a LEGO room. Besides LEGO stores, and shops at LEGOLAND Parks and Discovery Centers, sometimes LEGO retailers like Toys’R’Us also hang up LEGO banners. Again, if you know someone at the store and you ask nicely, they may give it to you at the end of the promotion period.

If you don’t have an LEGO store or retailer near you, you are still not out of luck. Retired LEGO display banners often show up on the secondary market. BrickLink, the Online LEGO Marketplace, has pretty much every LEGO display banner ever made in their database. Here is the link to where you can find them: LEGO Display Banners on BrickLink. You can browse through the selection to see which ones you like the most. Not all of them are available at all times (again; these are made for LEGO stores in limited quantities and are quite rare), but you can put them on your BrickLink Wanted List and get notified when the ones you like become available. (LEGO banner images used here are all from BrickLink.)

Another place to find retired LEGO display banners is on eBay. As LEGO display banners are quite rare, you usually only see 5-10 listings at a time. However you can put them on your favorite searches list and get notified when new ones become available. Here is the link to the current LEGO display banners listings on eBay: LEGO Display Banners on eBay

So how much do LEGO display banners costs? As I have mentioned before, if you ask nicely LEGO store employees may just give you one once the banners get retired. On the secondary market they usually run between $50-$150, which is not bad at all for such rare items. And, I have also seen them listed for even less as most people (even the ones who have them) have no idea of the market-value of these LEGO shop banners. So it is just a matter of knowing what is available, keeping your eyes open as you move about, and ceasing the opportunity once you spot one of these beauties. 🙄

Personally I would really like to find some of the old LEGO Viking set banners, as well as LEGO Fantasy Era banners, also that awesome DUPLO Pirate Ship banner pictured above! What about you? Have you ever considered getting a LEGO display banner to decorate your LEGO room? Or do you already have one? Feel free to share in the comment section below! 😉

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