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Press-Release: LEGO Haunted House Coming Soon!

by Thita (admin) on May 13, 2020

Prepare to be spooked with the brand-new LEGO Haunted House set! Today, the LEGO Group has announced the #10273 LEGO Haunted House, a hair-raising new fairground build for adult thrill-seekers – available from 20th May at the Online LEGO Shop. Full press-release with details below.

Gear up for a spooky ride and bring to life the ultimate ghostly fairground experience, with the brand-new #10273 LEGO Haunted House set. This latest addition to the LEGO Fairground collection is jam-packed with exciting features to surprise and entertain even the bravest of thrill-seekers.

Modeled on Manor Von Barron, the spooky home of one of the world’s greatest villains – Samuel Von Barron, the new #10273 LEGO Haunted House model is full to the brim with spine-tingling details. Its clever design features a fully functional free-fall ride with automatic doors at the top of the tower, giving brave riders a glimpse of the thrilling plummet to come, as well as intricate ghoulish details such as haunted doors and a cursed painting to warn off any trespassers.

To enhance the spooky experience even further and unlock special features, such as a moving elevator, fans can also add LEGO Powered Up components (available separately) and control and amplify the set as they build via LEGO’s Powered Up app.

The 3,231-piece #10273 LEGO Haunted House model not only makes an impressive and creepy display piece, standing at over 26.5” (68cm) high, 9” (25cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep, but also gives fans the chance to get hands-on and immerse themselves in the ghostly world. LEGO builders can open the model’s exterior and enter the ultimate haunted house to discover the features hidden inside – revealing Von Barron’s extensive collection of stolen artifacts which nod to LEGO brick sets of the past, including the Organ of Catarino and the Orb of OGEL.

This brand-new set has been designed specifically with adults in mind – providing an immersive, creative experience for them to re-focus, re-charge and get creative, whether they’re enjoying alone or as a challenging build with friends or younger builders.

The new #10273 LEGO Haunted House construction set is the latest example of how the LEGO Group aims to inspire builders of all ages to build, re-build and get excited by the process of creation. It’s also the first set from the LEGO Fairground Collection to feature the new stylish packaging designed to make it easier than ever for adult fans to find their new build challenge based on their individual passions. All new products in the LEGO Group’s ranges that appeal to adults will now feature the sleek, minimalistic new design across related packaging, building instructions, exclusive content and in-store and online store design.

Addressing the new packaging, Senior Marketing Manager Anders Hellegaard Iversen said: “So many of our older builders love the LEGO Creator Expert products, as they allow them to show off their passion for the bricks. Whether it’s their favorite film moments, sport icons, travel destinations, buildings, fairgrounds, or vehicles, LEGO sets help to bring these to life in brick form. That’s also why we have decided to stop using the Creator Expert branding and, instead, use the new adult-focused packaging design to make it clearer which hobbies or brand products they can relate to. We hope this will make it easier for fans to track down models they would be proud to display once completed. Of course, our product range will continue to include the same advanced-build, collectible products that guarantee hours of building enjoyment for fans.”

This creepy LEGO Haunted House model provides hours of enjoyment for anyone looking to unwind with a new project. Build the spooky horror house then explore its impressive features and delightful details.
Why should kids get all the fun when it comes to scary toys? This building kit is designed for adults but it includes lots of playful features, such as a free-fall ride, haunted doors and a cursed painting.
If you appreciate beautiful details, you’ll love displaying your haunted house model. Upgrade the Haunted House with the LEGO Powered Up components (available separately) to control the elevator via the app.
Ideal for ghost hunters, thrill seekers and adult LEGO fans alike, this Haunted House set makes a great birthday gift for your ghost-loving mum, dad, husband, wife, partner, or friend and also makes a fun Halloween gift.
This dark and spooky haunted manor measures over 26.5” (68cm) high, 9” (25cm) wide and 9” (25cm) deep, making it a challenging construction kit for adults and a great brick-built model to display.
A battery is included with the light brick in this set, so you can enjoy the illumination right away.
This set comes with coffee-table-style building instructions to guide and inspire you.
Part of a series of inspiring LEGO construction kits for adults, designed for LEGO building fans and hobbyists who love beautiful design and elegant LEGO models.
Recommended for age 18+.
3,231 pieces.

Dare to enter the ultimate haunted house? Check out the LEGO designer video below and get an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the new LEGO Haunted House. Leave reality behind as you explore the mysterious Manor Von Barron with LEGO designers Carl, Mike, Austin, and Niek – plus special guest consultant Oliver!

The brand-new LEGO Haunted House is available to LEGO VIP members from the 20th May and for remaining LEGO fans from the 1st June. Prices are as follows: US $249.99 – CA $299.99 – DE €229.99 – UK £209.99 – FR €229.99 – DK 1799DKK – AUD $349.99 (Euro pricing varies by country). For more details, visit the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the new LEGO Haunted House? Is this a set you’re planning to get? And what do you think of the new adult-oriented packaging? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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How Small are the LEGO Disney Micro Mini-Dolls?

by Thita (admin) on May 12, 2020

in Reviews & Comparisons

We already talked about the four new LEGO Disney Storybook Adventures sets that were released earlier this year (see: LEGO Disney Storybook Collection Review). Since then, I have been asked repeatedly to provide some comparison pictures between the new, very tiny, and very cute Disney micro mini-dolls and regular minifigs and mini-dolls. It’s hard to comprehend how small they are without seeing them in person, or at least by seeing some comparison pictures. So here we go.

Just to recap, there are four sets in the LEGO Disney Storybook collection each with several of the new micro mini-dolls. The #43174 LEGO Disney Mulan’s Storybook Adventures comes with two versions of versions Mulan (girly in a dress and as a warrior) and Li Shang. The #43175 LEGO Disney Anna and Elsa’s Storybook Adventures comes with Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff. The #43176 LEGO Disney Ariel’s Storybook Adventures comes with two versions of Ariel (princess and mermaid) and Prince Eric. And the #43177 LEGO Disney Belle’s Storybook Adventures comes with Belle and the Beast, who can transform into Prince Adam by changing his headgear.

All of the micro mini-dolls have a solid body that can be attached to a single stud (so mini-dolls with pants have fused legs). The hands have a tiny hole to “hold” mini-doll accessories with a small peg, like bows, flowers, etc.) The outside circumference of the hands is just a tad smaller than a standard rod (lightsaber blade), so some of the tighter clips can grab onto them and they can also be held by minifig hands.

The heads and hairpieces for the micro mini-dolls are the same size as standard mini-doll heads/hairpieces from the LEGO Friends and Disney lines. And, of course, because minifig and mini-doll hairpieces and headgear are already compatible, you can use all standard minifig hair/headgear on all the micro mini-dolls.

And yes, the heads are disproportionately large compared to the bodies, but that’s what makes them so cute and childlike. Below you can see the regular versions and the micro mini-doll versions of Ariel. Note the enlarged, cartoonish eyes of the micro dolls, which makes them look even more cartoony. If you want, you can use the regular mini-doll heads with smaller eyes and that combo is very cute as well.

Because of their small size and child-like features, the micro mini-dolls work very well as small children next to standard mini-dolls. They can be the little brothers and sisters of LEGO Friends characters. Most of them have general enough clothing that you can put them in any era.

Or, you could also use the micro mini-dolls as dolls/puppets/mannequins with regular LEGO minifigures. Frankly, I think they work just fine as baby brothers and sisters even with minifigs. Yes, the body shape is different, but because the hairpieces/headgear are the same as regular minifigs, they blend in well enough in my opinion.

In the picture below, you can see how the micro mini-dolls compare to a LEGO trophy figure (far left), a LEGO minifig baby (second from the left), and an old LEGO Games figure (far right).

The following picture is a comparison between LEGO’s micro mini-dolls and the Mega Construx World of Yootz micro dolls, which were released a few years before LEGO made their own version. Note that the MCX dolls also have fused legs that stand on one stud, but their hands are standard minifig/mini-doll size, and their arms and hips are movable (so they can sit down).

This next picture is the happy meeting between a bunch of different mini-doll size figures from different companies; Mega Construx American Girl (tallest blonde girl with glasses), Mega Construx Wellie Wishers (yellow dress), Edith from the Mega Construx Despicable Me collection (pink beanie), a Mega Construx World of Yootz micro doll (green hat), a Playmobil child (purple dress), a Playmobil baby (pink shirt with flowers), LEGO minifigs, a LEGO baby, a couple of LEGO micro-figures, LEGO mini-dolls, and LEGO micro mini-dolls.

To conclude, I’m really happy that LEGO finally made micro- mini-dolls. Currently, they are only used in the above-mentioned LEGO Disney Storybook Adventures sets, but I’m hoping they will also be used in other mini-doll themes as children. In fact, I have been wanting a mini-doll child since Emily Jones little sister, Sophie Jones were introduced in the LEGO Elves story. In the animated series she was clearly a child, much younger and shorter than Emily, yet in the accompanying LEGO sets she was just a regular mini-doll, the same size as Emily. If you would like to check out the LEGO Disney Storybook Adventures sets to get your own micro mini-dolls, visit the LEGO Disney section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the new LEGO Disney micro mini-dolls? Do you have any of them already? Would you like LEGO to use them more frequently in LEGO mini-doll sets? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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