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LEGO Wednesday Sets Available for Pre-Order!

by Thita (admin) on September 13, 2024

Today, the LEGO Group, in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios Consumer Products, proudly unveil the new LEGO Wednesday product range, bringing the world of the hit series, Wednesday, to life in brick form. The new collection includes the #76780 LEGO Wednesday: Wednesday Addams Figure, #76781 LEGO Wednesday: Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room, and #40750 LEGO BrickHeadz Wednesday & Enid sets.

Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams’ years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday’s attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago — all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.

Fans of the popular TV series aged 10 and up are invited to channel their wickedly smart heroine Wednesday Addams with this collectable range comprising of three new LEGO sets.

The #76780 LEGO Wednesday: Wednesday Addams Figure is a 702-piece playset inspired by the TV series, suitable for ages 10+. It features two faces and outfits, allowing fans to recreate Wednesday with her deadpan gaze in her Nevermore Academy uniform or her kooky side-eye look and black dress from the Rave’N Dance scene. The set includes hidden compartments, the eerie Nevermore Academy gate, her typewriter, a pet scorpion Nero’s grave, black dahlia flowers, and a crystal ball. Also included in the set is a brand new, adapted LEGO element for a hand, printed with all the iconic scars, to impersonate Thing. Price: 49.99 EUR / 44.99 GBP / 49.99 USD

The #76781 LEGO Wednesday: Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room is a 750-piece playset designed for fans aged 10+. This detailed set includes a buildable dorm room with the iconic spiderweb window, a balcony with gargoyles, and a base with buttons to open hidden drawers. It features 4 mini-doll figures (two versions each of Wednesday and Enid), Thing, a cello, typewriter, a mystery board, and more. The hidden drawers can store mini-doll figures and accessories like a cat-ear headpiece and Enid’s phone. This set encourages imaginative play and mystery-solving adventures, making it a perfect gift for fans of the TV series. Additionally, digital building instructions are available on the LEGO Builder app, allowing fans to zoom in and rotate models in 3D for an enhanced building experience. Price: 89.99 EUR / 74.99 GBP / 89.99 USD

The #40750 LEGO BrickHeadz Wednesday & Enid is a 239-piece building set designed for fans aged 10 and up. This set includes instantly recognizable figures of Wednesday Addams in her iconic black dress and Enid Sinclair with her blonde hair and colorful sweater. The figures come with a baseplate for display, allowing fans to recreate their favorite scenes from the MGM Television-produced Netflix series Wednesday and keep the magic alive long after the TV is switched off. This set is perfect for fans of the series, offering a fun and engaging building experience. The figures can also be combined with other LEGO BrickHeadz sets for an expanded display of iconic characters. Price: 19.99 EUR / 17.99 GBP / 19.99 USD

Discussing the new collection, Creative Lead at the LEGO Group, Raquel Ojeda Gregorio shares: “Wednesday has become a cultural icon with a dedicated fanbase and a captivating lead character. We felt the challenge to craft something that would genuinely delight fans of the series. Our goal was to capture the unique essence of Wednesday and offer LEGO enthusiasts a way to explore her universe through these collectibles, allowing them to immerse themselves even further into her world.”

“We’re thrilled to work with the LEGO Group to bring the dark and whimsical world of Wednesday to fans in an immersive new way. The new LEGO sets capture the show’s unique aesthetic and personality so perfectly,” said Jamie Kampel, Head of Amazon MGM Studios Consumer Products and Interactive Licensing.

“This collaboration gives Wednesday’s dedicated fanbase the opportunity to dive deeper into her mysterious universe through the power of LEGO building,” added Ricardo Cruz, senior licensing executive, Amazon MGM Studios Consumer Products and Interactive Licensing.

Commenting on the creation of the playful video, co-creator of Wednesday, Miles Millar said, “When I first heard that Wednesday’s world would be reimagined in LEGO bricks, I was so excited that all her fans could lose themselves in her mysterious world. We loved the idea of Wednesday’s loyal accomplice ‘Thing’ getting a starring role and being first in the world to build the new playsets, is there anybody who knows her spooky, quirky, monochrome world better? We had great fun making this video and hope it inspires fans new and old all over the world to build, play and let their imaginations take off.”

To celebrate the launch of the sets, select LEGO Stores across AMS and EMEA will be hosting a raven-themed scavenger hunt between the 26th of October and the 1st of November. To find out more, check out LEGO.com/Stores.

The #76780 LEGO Wednesday: Wednesday Addams Figure and the #76781 LEGO Wednesday: Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room sets will be available for pre-order from 13th September, and on sale – alongside the #40750 LEGO BrickHeadz Wednesday & Enid set – from the 1st of October at official LEGO stores and the LEGO Wednesday section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? Are you excited for this new LEGO collection? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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Life-Size LEGO Technic McLaren P1 & More!

by Thita (admin) on September 12, 2024

in LEGO Technic

The LEGO Group and McLaren Automotive have embarked on the toughest LEGO Technic challenge to date, recreating a one-of-a-kind, fully drivable McLaren P1 made from LEGO Technic elements. And if that wasn’t enough, McLaren F1 driver, Lando Norris has been enlisted for the ultimate challenge, to complete a lap of the iconic British racetrack, Silverstone, in the 1:1 scale LEGO Technic McLaren P1.

This life-size replica of the McLaren P1 is made from 342,817 LEGO Technic elements, weighing approximately 1220kg, with some truly remarkable displays of engineering. The car has fully functional steering, making it the first LEGO big build ever capable of steering and taking on tricky racetrack corners. The build features an electric motor consisting of LEGO Technic Function batteries and an electric car battery, allowing it to travel further than any other LEGO model before it.

The big build process came to life with 23 specialists from design, engineering, and building from the LEGO Group and McLaren Automotive, with 8,344 hours of development and construction and requiring 393 different types of LEGO Technic elements.

With the car assembled, all that was left to do was to embark on the ultimate challenge, and with it being a McLaren supercar replica, who better to get behind the wheel than McLaren F1 Driver, Lando Norris. The British driver was more than up to the task, taking on the twist and turns of the 5.891km (3.66 miles) track and completing the lap around the Silverstone Circuit. With the enormity of this challenge, Silverstone was the perfect setting given McLaren’s rich history with the home of British racing.

Fans can see the full video of Lando Norris completing the Ultimate Challenge in the life-size LEGO Technic McLaren P1 by visiting the LEGO Technic section of the Online LEGO Shop, and I also included it below for your viewing pleasure.

“Having worked on the original P1 program for McLaren, it’s amazing to see so many of the elements from the original McLaren P1 brought to life so realistically by the LEGO Technic team for the full-scale model. The car was an icon of its time. I hope that through this collaboration with the LEGO Group, we are able to inspire the next generation of designers and engineers to push the boundaries of automotive innovation.” Ben Gulliver, Test & Development Director, McLaren Automotive.

“This project marks the latest in a long list of collaborations between the LEGO Group and McLaren, bringing together McLaren engineers and the LEGO Model Production team from conception all the way to the final build. McLaren’s automotive and engineering expertise has been invaluable in helping us produce a model as authentic to the original McLaren P1 as possible, allowing us to turn a dream into a reality. It was incredibly cool to see McLaren F1 driver, Lando Norris driving the car we created.” Lukáš Horák, Senior Project Manager in Model Production, LEGO Group.

Following the unveiling of the newest addition to the LEGO Technic Ultimate Car Concept Series; the 1:8 scale LEGO Technic McLaren P1 at the McLaren Technology Center in July, this latest challenge looks to take the mantra ‘Build for Real’ to a whole new level, bringing to life fans’ dream supercar in a unique way.

The recently released #42172 LEGO Technic McLaren P1 1:8 set comes with a 7-speed gearbox with a dual-clutch transmission, suspension, V8 piston engine, adjustable rear wing, and opening dihedral doors with advanced mechanisms – offering detail that makes it a ‘must-have’ for all supercar enthusiasts and McLaren fans. Priced at £389.99 / €449.99 / $449.99, the set is available at the LEGO Technic section of the Online LEGO Shop.

The LEGO Technic Ultimate Car Concept Series launched in 2016 and every other year the concept brings a special vehicle to life, where both the set itself as well as packaging have been meticulously designed. Going on the design journey of creating the next Ultimate car challenges the team to design spectacular 1:8 scale sports car models and push the limits of what’s possible. The team aims to continuously prove that with LEGO Technic it’s possible to ‘Build for Real’ So far, five sets have been released in the series; the #42056 LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS (2016), the #42083 LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron (2018), the #42115 LEGO Technic Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 (2020), the #42143 LEGO Technic Ferrari Daytona SP3 (2022), and the #42172 LEGO Technic McLaren P1. You can find them at the LEGO Technic section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the life-size LEGO McLaren supercar? And what about the LEGO set version? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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