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LEGO Ninjago: Prime Empire – New Teaser Trailer

by on February 11, 2020
in LEGO Ninjago

Back in mid-January, LEGO released a couple of teaser-trailers for LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu – Season 12, subtitled, Prime Empire (see: LEGO Ninjago: Prime Empire Preview Videos). Since then, a new teaser was released, which gives us a bit more info about the new season.

The story is that a legendary arcade game has resurfaced, and the whole of Ninjago City is hooked, but it soon becomes clear… this is no ordinary game! Once players reach Level 13, they disappear from the real world and get sucked into the game. Watch the new trailer below to see how this happens.

It’s interesting to note that this is the second time the ninja travel into a virtual world, the first time being the Digiverse in Season 3. This time around, the ninja enter the digital world through arcade pod portals to try to understand why players are disappearing. They discover that the digital world is ruled by the mysterious villain, Emperor Unagami, who is assisted by his hoverboard-riding army called the Rat Pack.

The original creator of the game is Milton Dyer, who also created other video games such as Lava Zombies that the ninja played after the defeat of the Oni. He has been reportedly missing from Ninjago City for 20 years. He lives on an isolated island that’s filled with booby traps.

Although we still have to wait for the release of Season 12, the LEGO Ninjago: Prime Empire sets are already available. There are eight regular sets: the #71706 LEGO Ninjago Cole’s Speeder Car, the #71707 LEGO Ninjago Kai’s Mech Jet ($19.99), the #71708 LEGO Ninjago Gamer’s Market ($29.99), the #71709 LEGO Ninjago Jay and Lloyd’s Velocity Racers ($29.99), the #71710 LEGO Ninjago Ninja Tuner Car ($39.99), the #71711 LEGO Ninjago Jay’s Cyber Dragon ($49.99), the #71712 LEGO Ninjago Empire Temple of Madness ($79.99), and #71713 LEGO Ninjago Empire Dragon ($29.99). In addition, there are also three special Arcade Pods for Jay, Kai, and Lloyd used as portals to the digital world. You can find all the sets at the LEGO Ninjago section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to the next season of the Ninjago saga? Do you have any of the new sets yet? And what do you think about the season’s story so far? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below!

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LEGO Star Wars UCS Set Fan Vote Results!

by on February 10, 2020
in LEGO Star Wars

You might remember from our previous discussion (see: Vote for the Next LEGO Star Wars UCS Set!), that LEGO recently gave Star Wars fans a chance to decide on one of the upcoming LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets. There were three models to choose from; the Star Wars Nebulon B Escort Frigate, the Star Wars Tie Bomber, and the Star Wars Republic Gunship. The community was very excited about participating in such a rare opportunity, so there was lots and buzz and votes. The results were revealed a few days ago, which you can read about below.

Over half of the voters selected the Star Wars Republic Gunship from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, so that’s the clear winner! Coming in second was the Star Wars Nebulon B Escort Frigate, and third place went to the TIE Bomber.

What will happen now is that the LEGO Star Wars designer team will get busy working on the LEGO Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship. Perhaps it will be released late this year, or more likely, Star Wars Day in May of next year (traditional day for releasing new LEGO Star Wars UCS sets).

There is also an extra surprise! Three lucky voters have been randomly drawn and will be receiving the LEGO Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship when it is released, as well as a #75255 LEGO Star Wars Yoda set. So, if you participated in the voting process, keep your eyes on your inbox, as you may have been one of the winners!

So, let’s talk about this news a bit. The Republic Gunship is a very popular vehicle, even with those who are not necessarily fans of Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It’s basically an awesome looking troop carrier. The colorful design is also appealing to LEGO Star Wars fans who are getting a bit tired of all the gray starships. LEGO already released three versions of the Republic Gunship; the #7163 LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship in 2002, the #7676 LEGO Star Wars Republic Attack Gunship in 2008, and the #75021 LEGO Star Wars Republic Gunship in 2013. All three sets were very popular with awesome designs, great play-features, and nice selection of minifigures.

Speaking of minifigs, this is probably the biggest question about the LEGO Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship. Many of LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series sets aren’t minifig-scale. Some of them don’t include minifigs at all, or they are included on a separate stand for display purposes. However, a troop carrier wouldn’t make much sense without the troop. If LEGO designers do make the gunship minifig-scale, then how will they make it significantly different from the regular sets to earn the Ultimate Collector Series title?

There is some debate about what is considered a LEGO Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series, as LEGO themselves changed the criteria several times. But just looking at the officially designated LEGO Star Wars UCS sets, we got the #75060 LEGO Star Wars Slave I and the #75095 LEGO Star Wars TIE Fighter in 2015, the #75098 LEGO Star Wars Assault on Hoth and the #75159 LEGO Star Wars Death Star in 2016, the #75144 LEGO Star Wars Snowspeeder and the #75192 LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon in 2017, the #75181 LEGO Star Wars Y-wing Starfighter in 2018, and the #75252 LEGO Star Wars Imperial Star Destroyer in 2019. As you can see, some are minifig-scale, others are not, and some are more display models while others are play-sets. If you want to check them out, three of the previously released LEGO Star Wars UCS sets are still available at the LEGO Star Wars section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the results of the votes? Which model did you vote for? And what would you like the LEGO Star Wars UCS Republic Gunship to look like? Would you like it to come with minifigs? Or would you prefer a larger display model that’s not minifig-scale? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!

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