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How to find what’s new with LEGO CUUSOO

by on March 13, 2012
in Useful Resources

(Written by Sarah)

One thing the CUUSOO website doesn’t feature at the top of the front page is official news or bulletins. That doesn’t mean it’s not there, it’s just a little buried at the bottom of each page. If you scroll all the way down to the bottom, you’ll see a link to the official blog and a link to the CUUSOO FaceBook page. Both are very useful tools for finding out more of what’s going on with LEGO CUUSOO.

➡ THE LEGO CUUSOO BLOG

The CUUSOO Blog isn’t updated that often, but when it is, it’s important. CUUSOO uses their blog to announce everything from changes in the rules to the current state of upcoming products. If you’ve never visited the CUUSOO Blog before, I suggest checking out the last few entries to see what you’ve missed. It also serves as a history of CUUSOO as it changes and grows.

Their newest post, as of this writing is about the Hayabusa, and the fact that it will be available outside of Japan on shop.LEGO.com sometime this spring. It will be $49/€49,00 and there will be limited quantities. CUUSOO staff indicated that when they opened the beta website, they saw how much demand there was for the two Japanese projects. It was too late to increase production of the Shinkai 6500, but it was perfect timing for Hayabusa as it had just entered production. So keep an eye on the blog for the announcement of when it will be available for purchase. (See post here: Hayabusa Available in Japan) 

➡ THE LEGO CUUSOO FACEBOOK PAGE

The CUUSOO FaceBook Page is actually quite fun to check out every day and I suggest liking it to make it easier to follow. Every week, they pick a theme of projects to feature. Then every day, they choose a different project in the theme to post about. It’s been very helpful in finding projects to support that may be a little buried. They also post links to their blog-entries, which is a great reminder to check it out.

➡ FEATURED CUUSOO PROJECT BY MATTHEW COPEL

This time, I want to do something a little different then in my previous posts. I’m going to focus on Matthew Copel who has created quite a variety of high-quality LEGO creations. His LEGO projects range all over, from LEGO Heroica to mini models to space creations to more. What I really appreciate about Matthew’s LEGO projects is the quality. He exclusively builds in LDD (LEGO Digital Designer), which gives him the freedom to make his creations exactly the way he wants them. I’ve not always been a fan of LDD images, but he does a good job of showing all the angles. He’s made more projects than I can feature here, so I’ll focus on my favorites. 🙂

💡 LEGO Heroica Expansions by Matthew Copel

I first found Matthew by searching for Heroica. I love the board-game and would really like to see more expansions. Matthew has quite a few new playing-arenas, many of which are multi-level. While he hasn’t included many new rules for these maps, I think it’d be pretty easy to come up with something or just have them open to each person’s home rules.

Here are the different parts of Matthew’s Heroica-compatible projects:

💡 Mini LEGO Models by Matthew Copel

I hope I’m not the only one who’s been bitten by the mini bug.  Ever since building the LEGO Mini Modulars, I’ve been craving more mini buildings. The ones that Matthew has made really appeal to my castle-side. The medieval style of many of them has really captured my attention and I’d love to decorate a shelf with all of these.

Here are the different parts of Matthew’s Mini Medievals project:

💡 LEGO Dragons by Matthew Copel

I’m a huge fan of dragons and while LEGO has made a few, there is always room for more! My favorite is the Frost dragon, but the Oriental Dragon is quite impressive too!

Here are Matthew’s Dragon projects:

💡 Other LEGO Projects by Matthew Copel

Mathew has quite a few more LEGO  projects that I definitely think are worthy of note. Here’s a run-down of them with links, but you can also peruse Matthew’s Profile Page to find all of the projects with images. 

So what do you think about Mathew’s projects?  See something you like? If you do, please remember to vote! Just follow the links to the projects above. Also, what do you think about the use of LDD for making CUUSOO projects? Like it, hate it? Let me know in the comment section below. 😀

And if you would like to learn more about CUUSOO and other great fan-created LEGO projects check here:

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LEGO SUPER HEROES fresh images & videos

by on March 12, 2012
in LEGO Super Heroes

LEGO has posted some high resolution images of the upcoming LEGO SUPER HEROES Avengers sets so I thought to share them with you here. You can check out the previous post for details and prices for each set, but you might like these images better than the ones I had before. Also there are a couple of LEGO SUPER HEROES video-reviews I haven’t yet shown you, so I added those here as well. You can click on each of the images for a larger view. Enjoy! 😛

➡ #6865 LEGO SUPER HEROES Captain America’s Avenging Cycle – While riding his Avenging Cycle, Captain America spots the general on his craft. Help Captain America use his indestructible shield to defeat the general and his foot soldier! Win the battle and send them back to where they came from. The fate of the world lies in your hands.

➡ #6866 LEGO SUPER HEROES Wolverine’s Chopper Showdown – Oh no, Magneto and Deadpool are attacking Wolverine with their helicopter. Help him to escape! Dodge the missiles and make a quick getaway on Wolverine’s Chopper before Magneto traps Wolverine with his magnetic powers.

➡ #6867 LEGO SUPER HEROES Loki’s Cosmic Cube Escape – Loki is escaping from S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters with the powerful Cosmic Cube. If he succeeds, he could use it to wreak havoc on the world! Will Iron Man in his amazing armored suit alongside Hawkeye in his function-packed S.H.I.E.L.D. off-roader be fast enough to catch Loki, or will the Asgardian villain escape with the Cosmic Cube?

➡ #6868 LEGO SUPER HEROES Hulk’s Helicarrier Breakout – The Hulk and Thor have Loki captured on board the Avengers’ awesome Helicarrier. Using his powers of trickery and illusion, Loki makes Hawkeye lose control of his function-packed jet fighter. Help Hulk bring down the malfunctioning jet fighter and its flick-missiles by smashing the fuel canisters to hit the jet fighter! Then jump onto the jet fighter and rescue Hawkeye from the cockpit with the cockpit blast function!

➡#6869 LEGO SUPER HEROES Quinjet Aerial Battle – Loki is up to no good and is planning to destroy the earth! As he flies into battle on board his chariot, help the Avenger’s defeat their nemesis using the supersonic Quinjet! Fire the missiles, release the mini-jet and imprison Loki in the prison pod! With the high-tech Quinjet, the Avengers can’t fail!

And here is one more video about the new LEGO Ironman minifig. (All videos by FBTB.net.) Please note that this is a preliminary version without the final graphics. You can see the final version on the pictures above. I like that the helmet opens, but I still think the head is too big, although I have to say it does look better with the graphics. What do you think? 😉

I hope these images and videos helped you to get a better picture of what’s coming this summer. Are you excited about the Avengers? Do you like these better or the DC sets? Or both? Share your thoughts below! 😀

To learn more about the LEGO SUPER HEROES line check here:

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