Woohoo! The Simpsons LEGO is Coming Soon

The biggest news on the interwebs at the moment is that The Simpsons fans will soon be able to build their own Springfield, thanks to LEGO!

Announced last year the 742 Evergreen Terrace home of The Simpsons has finally come to life, containing a super 2,523 pieces, the 5 members of The Simpsons family and their neighborino Ned Flanders plus accessories.

The set is expected to be approx $300 USD and due in April. No doubt this will be successful and hopefully we'll see other sets like Moe's Tavern, Springfield Elementary and even the Nuclear Power Plant be added.  

More Masters of the Universe Custom Lego from Orionpax

A couple of months ago you would have most likely saw these custom Masters of the Universe mini figures created by Alex Jones aka Orionpax. Now Alex has gone one step further in replicating in Lego two iconic transports of a 'Wind Raider' and 'Spydor'. If you're a Masters fan you will appreciate the detail which has gone into them.

You can see more images of these transports as well as number of other cool Masters, Ghostbuster and 80's custom Lego pieces HERE.

Great Scott! Back to the Future LEGO is Coming!

Great Scott! Brick News and Brick Fantatics, have released a date and price for the upcoming Back to the Future LEGO series. 

"The set will vary from the original proposed design, featuring a different design on the hood and windshield. The set, though, will include both Marty McFly and Doc Brown! You will also be able to adjust your LEGO DeLorean to look like the vehicles seen from all three Back To the Future films." Toyark

The set is due out July 18 for £34.99 in the UK, but pricing for any other country has yet been revealed. Great news however is that the creators have donated their 1% cut to the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help fight Parkinson's disease.

Toy Girls 32 : LEGO Friends Series 2 Hedgehog's Hideaway and Poodle's Little Palace

Toy Break's Toy Girls Ayleen & Sarah Jo are back as they open and build LEGO Friends Series 2 Hedgehog's Hideaway set 41020 and Poodle's Little Palace set 41021!

Lego Announces Huge Ewok Village

Lego has announced another huge construction set as part of their long running Star Wars line. The Ewok Village will consists of the most vegetation in a Lego set with 4 trees that rotate, 17 mini-figs with 5 of them NEW and exclusive to the set and close to 2000 pieces!

Here's Lego's detailed description, which we're sure you'll see on the packaging: 

10236 Ewok™ VillageAges 12+. 1,990 pieces.Recreate classic scenes at the Ewok™ Village!Travel to Endor™ and visit the treetop home of the Ewoks. Just like in Star Wars™: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, this recreation of the Ewoks’ forest dwelling is packed with cool functions, including the tree-trunk hideout, secret Lightsaber stash, spider web, net traps, slide, catapults and an elevating throne. Use the rammer function to take out the Scout Trooper’s speeder − just like in the movie! Realistic details include rope walkways, vine and leaf elements, kitchen, food storage area, bedroom and a planning room. The Ewok Village set is the perfect addition to your LEGO® Star Wars collection. Includes R2-D2™and 17 minifigures with weapons: Luke Skywalker™, Princess Leia™, Han Solo™, Chewbacca™, C-3PO™, 2 Rebel soldiers, 5 Ewoks™ (including Wicket™, Teebo™, Chief Chirpa™ and Logray™), 2 Scout Troopers and 2 Stormtroopers™

The Ewok Village will retail for $249.99 USD and hits shelves this September. 

Largest LEGO Model Ever and it's Star Wars

The largest LEGO model ever was revealed in Times Square today. The huge X-Wing  model is made of 5,335,200 bricks and took 32 designers 17,000 hours to build!

The replica weighs nearly 46,000 pounds and took 32 master builders, five million LEGO bricks and over 17,000 hours to complete.

The model will remain in Times Square as an interactive exhibit through May 25 and after Times Square, the X-Wing will be landing in July at the Legoland California Resort for the remainder of the year.

Casino Royale Lego Style

The opening sequence of James Bond movie Casino Royale has been recreated using LEGO.

Reddit user Duncanmcconchie created the video in only two weekends which is amaing considering the quality. It has since picked up almost half a million views on YouTube in just two days.

WWE Wrestles With Building Bricks

WWE has signed an exclusive deal with The Bridge Direct for a new construction (lego type) toy range based on events and characters from the popular sports entertainment platform.

This will also mark the first time the WWE have been included in a construction toy category. The range will include figures, accessories and construction bricks to 'build your very own' play-sets (not actual picture above). Nothing else to go on yet other than the toy line is expected to begin rolling out from May 2014.

Brick Boutique and Robo Toy Fest are back May 5!

Brick Boutique and Robo Toy Fest are back for another year big better larger stronger (sounds like a Daft Punk song), Sunday May 5.

Brick Boutique is a one day convention for LEGO, Megablocs and other Building toy enthusiasts while Robo Toy Fest  is a gathering and convention for Robot enthusiasts. 

Brick Boutique will be sharing the space with Robo Toy Fest giving you two shows for the price of one with FREE ADMISSION at 10 am or Early Bird admission $5.00. Located at Pasadena Convention Center and have expanding to Ballrooms A, B, and C which makes 30% bigger space for even more fun.

There will be plenty of vendors on hand for both cons to buy sell and trade, 100 kids gift bags to give away as well as a large FREE play area where kids get to build and keep what ever they build. 

Special Guest Tsuyoshi Nonaka Mecha designer for Bandai as well as a cavalcade of other great guest which is just way to long to lost. It's a great day out so put it in your calendar now and to know more about either con check out Brick Boutique or Robo Toy Fest pages or stay up to date by keeping your eyes on their Facebook event page here.

US teacher pitches Muppets idea to LEGO

A 39-year-old teacher has created a selection of mini figs and play-sets based on the Muppets. Quinn Rollins has pitched his idea using the LEGO Cuusoo website, which allows users to vote for their favourite fan-made creations. Those with 10,000 votes will be officially reviewed by LEGO, and one will be chosen for production every three months, with Rollins Muppets sets currently 7,500 votes short of an official LEGO review.

LEGO Cuusoo has already seen a Back to the Future LEGO set enter production, and LEGO Legend of Zelda reviewed.

Rollins has created 40 Muppet LEGO mini figs including Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and even Gonzo. Although the mini figs aren't to a standard we would expect from LEGO, it is the idea that counts with LEGO Cuusoo voters. If his idea makes it into production, Rollins will receive one per cent of the royalties from all sales made and the admiration of a lot of Muppets fans.

If you would like to help Quinn Rollins get the Muppets into possible production vote here.

Is C3PO Worth His Weight In Gold?

When Han called C3PO "Golden Rod" little did when know someone would make that happen with this Custom 24K Gold Plated Star Wars C3PO Lego Mini Fig. 3PO is available on eBay and it's designer lisbranike75 explains that the gold is real and it was plated by a very sophisticated process:

"This minifigure was chrome plated using Real 24k Gold. This minifigure is made with genuine Lego Plastic parts that have been Chrome Plated using a Vacuum Metalization Process (which vaporizes Aluminum and 24k GOLD to create the chrome plating effect). The Torso is made with a High quality water slide decal seal. It is clear coated to provide great wear protection for play or display." - lisbranike75

You have to admit the shine on this mini fig droid is amazing and would really be a great addition to any collection. To see more pics or even make a bid for the Golden Rod then head over to eBay!

Amazing Abandoned Lego Victorian Mansions by Mike Doyle

Most likely the best LEGO master builder, Mike Doyle has done it again with these finely detailed Victorian Mansions which are built from approximately 130,000 LEGO blocks.

This piece took Mike over 600 hours to complete which is officially titled ‘Victorian on Mud Heep’. 

This series proves Mike Doyle remains one of the best and can't wait to see what he does next.

It's Mayhem for The Demon Fett

Josh Mayhem revealed his custom Lego Clock / Lego Hero Factory mashup called 'The Demon Fett' made from 100% Lego Toys today and it looks amazing. The detail is fantastic and the color sublime. 

The Demon Fett is for the Designing Outside The Lines group show opening April 26 at 1AM Gallery which mention in a previos post. To be part of the preview contact maya@1AMSF.com.

1AM Gallery Designs Outside the Lines with Lego

For those of us who played with Lego as a child we have never stopped and for the artists in “Designing Outside The Lines” a premier Lego-inspired show at 1AM Gallery haven't either. 

"Expect to see customizations of Lego pieces, the Lego Torch lamp and Lego Men, digital prints, original paintings and more. The exhibition will feature 1920s silent movie characters, lit Lego Men, mini mecha, maps, guns and wasps- to name a few! Whether they are using record breaking amounts of Lego pieces, introducing new materials to Lego customization, combining simple minifigs with complex machinery, or anonymously installing ginormous Lego men on public beaches- they are definitely some of the most imaginative artists out there." - Maya, 1AM Gallery

1AM Gallery, curator James Brown has invited the most prominent Lego and toy designers  of Ego Leonard, Legolize It Man, Bart de Dobbelaer, Brickthing, Bill Hewitt, Carson Catlin, Ian Ziobrowski, Josh Mayhem, Crestone, Dee Ten, One-Eyed-Girl, Michael Napolitan,MeSmithy, Citizen Brick and Mike Mendez who's styles and imaginations span from the US to the Netherlands. Designing Outside The Lines will run from April 26th until May 25th.

Gold Bonus for Lego Mini Fig Series 10

Like a scene from Willy Wonka, Lego is offer a rear golden tick, or should we say Golden Mini Fig. 

Series 10 has a Gold Bonus Figure and they are 1 of 5000 world wide and are event numbered in the bag. Here's what Lego said:

"Rumor has it that somewhere out there is a very special Minifigure known as Mr. Gold. Shining and golden from the top of his tall top hat to the tips of his toes, he may be discovered in all sorts of unexpected places, but he never seems to turn up exactly when and where you’re looking for him. According to legend, Mr. Gold will bring you luck if you happen to spot him…or is it that you’ll need to have a lot of luck to find him? Either way, everybody wants to find the mysterious Golden Minifigure – but only a fortunate few will succeed!"

Some sources say he is fully chromed, but since nobody had actually photographed one yet, doubts remain. Pictures of him appear more pearl gold or metallic gold.

So with no reports yet on Mr Gold being found, do you have what it takes to find one?