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April 2018 – new LEGO sets & promotions

by on April 1, 2018
in LEGO Sales & Deals

This April is super fun because Easter and April Fools’ Day falls on the same day. I can’t wait to see and hear about all the pranks people (including LEGO fans) come up with! And, the fun doesn’t stop there! LEGO is offering some really sweet freebies this month, and there are also new sets available! Take a look below! 🙂

➡ FREE LEGO MINIFIGURE FACTORY: This little set has so much going for it! Packed in a cardboard display-box, it includes a LEGO employee working on some nano-figures on an assembly line. There is a tiny blue LEGO Classic Space man, a black classic police officer, Pixal from LEGO Ninjago (white & purple character), a white mini nurse figure, and a red pirate. And, there is also another new color paintbrush! The #5005358 LEGO Minifigure Factory set is available April 1-15 with purchases of $75 or more at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ FREE LEGO STAR WARS DARTH VADER POD: Between April 13th to May 3rd you will get a #5005376 LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader Pod with LEGO Star Wars purchases of $60 or more. This is a highly desirable set in the LEGO Collectible Pods series, so make sure you don’t miss out. The promotion will run at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO FRIENDS PODS COLLECTION: Speaking of collectible pods, if you like to collect them, don’t forget about the five new LEGO Friends pods that were released last month – one for each of the five LEGO Friends; the #853774 LEGO Friends Olivia’s Satellite Pod, the #853775 LEGO Friends Andrea’s DJ Pod, the #853776 LEGO Friends Emma’s Photo Studio Pod, the #853777 LEGO Friends Mia’s Exploration Pod, and the #853778 LEGO Friends Stephanie’s Pool Pod. Each of the pods include one of the girls, and a bunch of really sweet accessories. They are available under the LEGO Friends section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO IDEAS TRON: LEGACY AVAILABLE: The #21314 LEGO Ideas TRON: Legacy set is now available. We have discussed this set in detail a few days ago (see: LEGO Ideas TRON: Legacy Set Review). For your convenience, I’m repeating here the official description: Build, play and display with this futuristic #21314 LEGO Ideas TRON: Legacy set from Disney, featuring 2 Light Cycles, each with minifigure seats and translucent-colored light-style elements, plus a divisible TRON grid with attachment points for the vehicles. Use the grid as a display-base for the Light Cycles or split it in 2 to recreate the chase scene from Disney’s TRON: Legacy movie. Alternatively, stage an Identity Disc battle between the 3 included LEGO minifigures – Sam Flynn, Quorra and Rinzler – on the grid. This construction toy includes a booklet with information about its fan creator and LEGO designers, plus the lowdown on Disney’s TRON: Legacy movie and its main characters. Each Light Cycle measures over 1″ (5cm) high, 6” (17cm) long and 1” (4cm) wide. TRON grid/display-base measures over 8” (22cm) wide and 3” (9cm) deep. 230 pieces. Price: $34.99. Available at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ NEW LEGO BRICKHEADZ AVAILABLE: Four new characters have been added to the LEGO BrickHeadz collection: #41604 LEGO BrickHeadz Iron Man MK50, #41605 LEGO BrickHeadz Thanos, #41606 LEGO BrickHeadz Star-Lord, and #41507 LEGO BrickHeadz Gamora. In addition, there is also the new #41597 LEGO BrickHeadz Go Brick Me set for building your own LEGO BrickHeadz characters. See the LEGO BrickHeadz section of the Online LEGO Shop.

➡ LEGO COLLECTIBLE MINIFIGURES SERIES 18: The LEGO Collectible Minifigures: Party Series includes tons of new accessories and costumes, and features a host of brightly dressed characters. The collection includes the Dragon Suit Guy, Firework Guy, Elephant Costume Girl, LEGO Brick Suit Guy, LEGO Brick Suit Girl, Cactus Girl, Party Clown, Cake Guy, Unicorn Guy, Flowerpot Girl, Birthday Party Girl, Birthday Party Boy, Spider Suit Boy, Cowboy Costume Guy, Race Car Guy, Cat Costume Girl and, last but not least, a rare replica of one of the first minifigures ever produced—the 1978 Police Officer. Each minifigure comes in a sealed ‘mystery’ bag, together with one or more accessory elements, plus a collector’s leaflet and a unique display baseplate. Available for $3.99 each, at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop.

In summary, both the first and second half of the month have excellent freebies that are highly desirable by collectors. If you would like either of them or both, I recommend that you place your order as soon as the promotion starts to make sure they are still available. There are a number of new sets to try out as well, and there is plenty to choose from amongst all the sets that have been released since the beginning of the year. This includes the #76105 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes The Hulkbuster: Ultron Edition, the #10260 LEGO Creator Downtown Diner (the latest in the LEGO Modular Building series), the #21039 LEGO Architecture Shanghai set, and many new sets under the LEGO BrickHeadz, LEGO Classic, LEGO City, LEGO Creator, LEGO Disney, LEGO Elves, LEGO Friends, LEGO Juniors, LEGO Minecraft, LEGO Nexo Knights, LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Star Wars, LEGO DC Super Heroes, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, and LEGO Technic , and LEGO Speed Champions categories. Also, don’t forget some of recent big releases like the #21309 LEGO Ideas NASA Apollo Saturn V, the #21313 LEGO Ideas Ship In A Bottle, the #70922 LEGO Batman Movie The Joker Manor, and the #10256 LEGO Creator Taj Mahal. You can find them all under the What’s New section of the Online LEGO Shop.

What do you think? How do you like the new sets and promotions? Which sets are on your wanted list? And are you planning to get anything this month? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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LEGO Digital Designer 2018 update

by on March 31, 2018
in Community News

With all the LEGO news and new sets coming out at the beginning of the year, I neglected to mention one important piece of news for LEGO fans; LEGO Digital Designer has been updated at the beginning of February with over four hundred new parts! 🙂

As we discussed previously, LEGO is planning to retire LEGO Digital Designer, however due to major outcry from the LEGO fan community, they decided to keep the software running until they have something else to replace it with. The software no longer gets updates and bug fixes, however new parts are added from time to time. You can read more about these changes here: LEGO Digital Designer – The End is Near…

The last time we got an update to the software was at the end of 2016, with LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.10. During 2017, LEGO added a large selection of new parts, and it was frustrating for LEGO fans that they were not able to use them for virtual building. However, with LEGO Digital Designer 4.3.11, pretty much all of the new parts released in 2017 were added to the database. The image below by LEGO fan CM4Sci nicely lays out most of the new elements.

LEGO Digital Designer is available both for Mac and Windows operating systems, but please read the minimum system requirements before downloading the software. You can find the download page here, and the support pages and user manual here.

Please also note that LEGO Digital Designer has three versions; the Basic Version that includes currently available pieces and colors, the Mindstorms Version for building with Mindstorms elements, and the Extended Version which includes the largest selection of parts (both current and retired) and you can select any color you want (even if they are not available). In general, the Extended Version of LDD is most useful for LEGO fans, although you will have to double check the make sure the parts and colors are actually available.

Since the future of LEGO Digital Designer is uncertain, it is also a good idea to try out some of the alternatives. Some of them are quite similar to LEGO Digital Designers, while others are more powerful but require a steep learning curve. BrickSmith utilizes the LDraw library and is created for Mac users. LDraw is for Windows, Mac and Linux. MecaBricks is a browser-based software and is similar to how LDD works. MLCad is also based on LDraw and is a very powerful CAD system for Windows and Linux. And Stud.io by BrickLink is also very similar to LDD and works both on Windows and Mac, with the added benefit of being fully integrated with the BrickLink marketplace.

What do you think? Do you use LEGO Digital Designer? And have you tried out the new parts selection yet? Are there any interesting pieces that you have noticed in the database? Or are there any issues that you ran into? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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