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LEGO Star Wars – The Padawan Menace

by Thita (admin) on September 26, 2012

in LEGO Star Wars

As we mentioned previously, a new LEGO Star Wars TV special, called LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out, will premier on Cartoon Network tonight, September 26, at 8:00 PM. (You can read the original announcement and see the trailer here: LEGO Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Out) Are you excited? 🙂

The Empire Strikes Out is the second LEGO Star Wars film. The first one was LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace, that aired on Cartoon Network in the summer of 2011. It was released on DVD and Blu-Ray a couple of months later. (Which will hopefully be the case with The Empire Strikes Out as well – just in time for the holidays.)

The first LEGO Star Wars film was greatly enjoyed by both kids and adults, and it is likely that the second film will be successful as well. LEGO is known for great animation and adding quite a bit of fun and humor. While we are waiting for the show tonight, I thought to add here the LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace for your pleasure, and to get you in the mood of LEGO Star Wars movie fun.

Cute, isn’t it? My favorite character is the confused Darth Vader always getting in the wrong scene! If you would like to own the DVD of the LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (with an exclusive young Han Solo minifigure) you can pick it up on Amazon.com. There is also a full-color comic-book version with pictures from the film, also available on Amazon.

So are you looking forward to the Star Wars movie tonight? Remember, there will also be replays in the following days, so you will have several opportunities to watch it. And if you don’t have Cartoon Network the DVD and Blu-Ray version should follow shortly! 😉

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LEGO City Mini Shop Series on CUUSOO

by Thita (admin) on September 25, 2012

in Featured LEGO Creations

Here is a LEGO City project that you might like to support. CUUSOO member Pekko posted a series of LEGO City mini-shops with real brands business names to brighten up your LEGO City. Besides being cute, the sets add a little bit of retro by using the old-school LEGO City shops format on 8×16 baseplates. And they can also connect to each other. Each of the shops comes with 2 minifigures 1 staff and 1 customer.

Currently there are 7 proposed sets in the LEGO City Mini Shop Series, and I’m sure more can be added in the future. I think they real challenge with these sets is going to be getting licenses from all of the different franchises, but I suppose it is doable as it would be good promotion for them as well. Here is the list of proposed LEGO City Mini Shop sets.

➡ LEGO City Mini Shop Starbucks Coffee – come with Starbucks cups screen parts, coffee-machine, and two minifigures. I can tell you that my minifigs have been waiting for this for a long time!

➡ LEGO City Mini Shop Apple Store – comes with mini versions of iPhones and iPads for your little people, and two minifigures. Here is where minifigs can geek out and buy all the latest gadgets!

➡ LEGO City Mini Shop 7-ELEVEN – comes with beverage-cooler, soda-cans, and two minifigures. I particularly like the colors on this set!

➡ LEGO City Mini Shop McDonald’s – comes with McDonald’s cups, overhead-menu, and two minifigures. Standard LEGO colors work really well for this – a match made in heaven!

➡ LEGO City Mini Shop Dunkin Donuts – comes with donuts, overhead-menu, donut-trays, donut-box, and two minifigures. This is why all minifigures look overweight.

➡ LEGO City Mini Shop LEGO Shop – comes with new sticker on LEGO box, Pick-A-Brick area, and two minifigures. Now your minifigures can buy some LEGO just for themselves!

The proposed price for the LEGO City Mini Shop Series is $19.99 for each set, but with licensing fees this could get higher. Still, I think these sets have great potential with lots of playability and cuteness. The project currently has a bit over 2,000 votes. Please remember that CUUSOO projects need to reach 10,000 votes before LEGO would consider them for production. If you like this LEGO project, please VOTE HERE

So what do you think of the LEGO City Mini Shop Series? Do you like them? Would you buy them and add them to your LEGO City? Share your thoughts in the comment section below! 🙂

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