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by Thita (admin) on July 8, 2013

(Written by Adam)

I’m from the UK and I have been visiting around here quite a while, checking up on LEGO news, as my 6-year-old son and I are huge LEGO fans. Today I would like to share with you our story and our store. While shopping for the Collectible LEGO Minifigure series we got many duplicates, so I found that it is actually more efficient to buy full boxes of Collectible Minifigs, keep the ones we like, and sell the remainder on eBay.

This worked out great for us, but not everybody can or want to buy a whole box of minifigures and deal with trying to sell the rest. You may just want to finish your collection, buy the minifigures you like the most, or get duplicates of the same minifigure for army-building. I have experience in web-design, so I thought I could put together a website to help out other LEGO minifigure collectors and see what happens. That’s how our website, TheMinifigureStore.co.uk was born. 🙂

We have been able to offer Collectible Minifigure Series 2-10 on a regular basis. In fact, we are getting a new shipment of LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 2 that should be arriving any day now. Once they are gone they are gone though, as we cannot acquire any more factory-sealed boxes. These were proven to be extremely popular when we received our last shipment, and we expect them to start flying out again! We also offer pre-order deals on LEGO Collectible Minifigures Series 11, both for the whole set and individual minifigs. I believe that this is an exclusive feature only our store offers. I also started to add other LEGO sets to our inventory; like LEGO City, and LEGO Super Heroes sets. LEGO Legends of Chima and LEGO Galaxy Squad sets will be added shortly. By expanding this way we could offer a one-stop-shop for LEGO addicts, like my son and I.

Our store has become popular very quickly and our customer base has been growing rapidly, which I believe is due to the following reasons:

We guarantee to dispatch all orders placed for items in stock within 24 hours.
We offer the best customer service we possibly can.
We have “Live Stock” activated on our website so once you add an item to your basket it will display a message on the cart-page if the quantity you are trying to order is in stock or not.
We also have a reward-point system where you get 10% of your order total back in points, that you can spend on your next purchase.

Anyhow, I just wanted to introduce you to our little store and thought we can offer a valuable service to the LEGO fan community here, especially LEGO minifigure collectors. As I mentioned we are based in the UK, but we also ship world-wide. If you are interested you are welcome to stop by at TheMinifigureStore.co.uk and tell me what you think! Also, if you have any suggestions of what else you would like us to carry, just let me know in the comment section below. We are happy to help other LEGO fans! Thanks for reading and visiting our store! 😀

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New LEGO Master Builder Academy available!

by Thita (admin) on July 7, 2013

in LEGO Exclusives

The long awaited LEGO Master Builder Academy level 3 and level 4 are now available at the Online LEGO Shop! LEGO MBA level 3 was actually released before, but it was taken off the market for several months due to redesign of the packaging. Previously you had to sign up for a mail-order subscription, where each LEGO MBA kit was sent separately in polybags every few months. Now each level (containing 3 kits each) is bundled together in one box, so you can buy the levels separately or all at one time. 🙂

This may sound confusing, so lets recap; the LEGO Master Builder Academy program is designed to give LEGO fans a chance to learn LEGO building techniques directly from LEGO designers in a systematic way. There are four levels of the LEGO MBA program. Each level includes 3 kits and each kit focuses on 2 new techniques. The levels build on each other so as you progress the models will also incorporate previously learned skills. The LEGO Master Builder Academy kits all include a beautifully designed handbook with building instructions for various models, focusing on the techniques featured, as well as inspirations for building your own creations. The LEGO MBA program also comes with a whole online environment where you get further tasks and lessons to advance your skills.

➡ LEGO MASTER BUILDER ACADEMY – LEVEL ONE: The first level of the LEGO MBA program is actually split up into two boxes, with the first box including only kit 1; LEGO MBA Space Designer. My guess is that LEGO kept this kit a separate item so people who want to try out the LEGO MBA program can get a feel for it without paying for the entire first level at once. The second box includes kits 2-3; LEGO MBA Robot Designer and LEGO MBA Micro Designer. BUY HERE

➡ LEGO MASTER BUILDER ACADEMY – LEVEL TWO: The second level of the LEGO MBA program is called Action Designer and includes kits 4-6: LEGO MBA Flight Designer, LEGO MBA Creature Designer, and LEGO MBA Auto Designer, all in one box. BUY HERE

➡ LEGO MASTER BUILDER ACADEMY – LEVEL THREE: The third level of the LEGO MBA program is called Adventure Designer and includes kits 7-9: LEGO MBA The Lost Village, LEGO MBA The Forbidden Bridge, and LEGO MBA The Dark Lair, all in one box. BUY HERE

➡ LEGO MASTER BUILDER ACADEMY – LEVEL FOUR: The fourth and final level of the LEGO MBA program is called Invention Designer and includes kits 10-12: LEGO MBA Time Machine, LEGO MBA World Architecture, and LEGO MBA Inventor’s Lab, all in one box. BUY HERE

I already have the first two levels of the LEGO Master Builder Academy and I’m getting the rest shortly. I have been very pleased with the program, in fact I would say that if you can only get into one LEGO theme, get the LEGO MBA program. It is suitable for both children (recommended minimum age is 9) and adults to learn basic and advanced LEGO building skills. The program is very well designed to get you learning, thinking and building in a structured way, yet at your own pace. Also, the kits include a tremendous – yet complimentary – variety of LEGO elements, so it is also a great way to start out a LEGO collection and pretty much be able to build anything. 😀

As I have mentioned the LEGO MBA level 3 is available again, and also the brand new LEGO MBA level 4. You can find them, along with the first two levels at the Online LEGO Shop.

Have you tried the LEGO Master Builder Academy already? How do you like the program? Or are you considering getting into it any time soon? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below. 😉

To learn more about the LEGO Master Builder Academy check below:

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