0 Set of 9 LEGO Team GB Minifigures now £27.99

Amazon.co.uk is now offering a complete set of 9 LEGO Team GB Minifigures for £27.99 (+ £1.99 postage)! Although the complete set of minifigures is more expensive than buying them individually, it allows LEGO fans to obtain one of each minifigure instead of obtaining duplicates. To purchase yours or for more details, click here.

What do you think of the price/offer?

0 10229 Winter Village Cottage revealed!

SKP4472 | 19:15 | |
An image for 10229 Winter Village Cottage has just been released! The set will be priced at $99.99 in the US. The set contains 1490 pieces and eight minifigures, three of which are children. For an image of the set, click here.

What do you think of the set?

1 LEGO iPod Touch case

SKP4472 | 18:10 |
Tinkerbrick has recently created a case for the world famous iPod Touch. The case is in the shape of LEGO plates. However the beauty of this case is that it's compatible with real life LEGO bricks!

0 LEGO Friends Brickmaster Book now available for pre-order

SKP4472 | 17:36 | |
LEGO Friends now have their own Brickmaster book which is now available on pre-order from Amazon.co.uk. The book is called "LEGO Friends Brickmaster: Treasure Hunt in Heartlake City" and will be published by DK on 1st October 2012 with an RRP of £18.99 in the UK. However the book can be bought for a reduced price of £13.29 if you pre-order it now saving you £5.70 (30%).

0 Reductions at Argos.co.uk

Several LEGO sets have been reduced at Argos.co.uk including the 2012 Star Wars Battlepacks, now £9.20. Argos is also offering two sets for £30 on a few select sets including Droid Escape. Check out the Argos site to learn more.

0 LEGO Official Annual 2013

SKP4472 | 21:12 | | |
The LEGO Official Annual for 2013 is now available from Amazon.co.uk and is priced at £6.02. The official RRP is £7.99, hence saving you £1.97 (25%). The book features 64 pages and is published by Ladybird.

0 LEGO Lord of the Rings artwork

SKP4472 | 16:26 |
Recently Warner Bros. hired several artists to create a piece of artwork for the upcoming LEGO The Lord of the Rings video game. The piece of artwork was created on a 11x13 canvas. The original design of the artwork was created by art director, Leon Keer of Planet Streetpainting.

1 The cake is no longer a lie.

The LEGO Group is turning 80 and to celebrate, spending $50 in the LEGO Store will get you cake. The offer runs between the 1st and 10th August.


(Thanks to Legodude101 for uploading the image, which can be found here.)

3 New Architecture set - 21014

CJC95 | 22:02 | |
The latest Architecture set, 21014 Villa Savoye has been revealed. Based on the modernist villa on the outskirts of Paris. It consists of 660 pieces and will be released later this year. Pictures can be found at Brickipedia
 

0 Reductions at Sainsburys in the UK

Whilst on holiday today I spotted several LEGO City sets reduced by 25% at Sainsburys in Banbury. There was also the two 2012 Star Wars battle packs reduced by 25%, now priced at £8.99.

For the next week news here at Click a Brick will be rather slow as I'm on holiday and can only access the Internet via my iPhone. I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

2 The Sun October newspaper promotion

A user named "Secretjedi" at Brickset has just reported that The Sun will be giving away eight LEGO promotions during October this year. The promotion will run for eight days as usual and will start on the 6th October and end on the 13th October.

0 Weighing Collectable Minifigures?

SKP4472 | 21:42 |
Christopher Bartneck recently published an article about weighing the minifigures from the Collectable Minifigures theme using very sensitive scales. Through this research he has learnt how much each minifigure ways and worked out their average weight as well as the standard deviation. To learn more about his experiment, click here.

Credit: Thanks to Brickset for the news.

0 LEGO The Lord of the Rings - Chapter 4: The Epic Conclusion

SKP4472 | 21:24 | |
LEGO has now released the fourth and final chapter entitled, "The Epic Conclusion". Unfortunately nobody has yet uploaded a video to YouTube, so if you wish to watch the video you may do so at LEGO.com by clicking here.

UPDATE (July 23, 2012): A video of chapter 4 has now been uploaded to YouTube by a user and can be watched below:

0 LEGO The Lord of the Rings – Chapter 3: The Siege of Helms Deep

SKP4472 | 21:54 | |
LEGO has just released the third chapter of LEGO Lord of the Rings. This chapter is called "The Siege of Helms Deep" and can be watched below.

0 21101 Hayabusa now available worldwide

SKP4472 | 08:09 | | |
21101 Hayabusa is now available worldwide and can be purchased from shop.lego.com for £44.99. The set is composed of 369 pieces and is the second model to be produced under the LEGO CUUSOO line. Unfortunately as all would expect, the set is limited to only 5 per customer. To buy yours, click here.

0 "Thinking with Portals" project receives message from LEGO

SKP4472 | 20:57 |
Three days ago LEGO left a message congratulating Brickthing and Team Jigsaw on their success on achieving 10,000 supporting votes.

0 LEGO Star Wars Rancor Pit set revealed!

SKP4472 | 21:32 | |
A few days ago, LEGO released official pictures of the Rancor Pit, the next LEGO Star Wars set, scheduled for release in 2013. The set features 4 minifigures, Luke Skywalker, a Gamorrean Guard, Malakili, a skeleton, and a Rancor. The set is said to be priced at $59.99 and will be able to sit beneath 9516 Jabba's Palace to allow for extra playability.

0 CUUSOO Project Thinking with Portals reaches 10,000 supports!

SKP4472 | 18:14 |
The LEGO CUUSOO Project known as "Thinking with Portals!" reached 10,000 supporting votes at 18:04 (UK time) today. The project is the eleventh project to reach 10,000 votes and will now be entered into review by LEGO officials.

The project was created by Brickthing on 28 June, 2012 reaching 10,000 supports in just 15 days, making it the second fastest project to reach 10,000 supports. LEGO is yet to congratulate Brickthing on achieving 10,000 supports.

0 LEGO The Hobbit sets revealed

SKP4472 | 14:24 | |
Yesterday LEGO revealed the names of the sets to be released at some point in December this year for The Hobbit theme.

0 8833 Minifigures Series 8 unveiled!

SKP4472 | 14:14 | |
LEGO has officially released an image of the next series of Collectible Minifigures for this year. Series 8 is expected to be released sometime in September this year.

0 Comic Con exclusive Mini Darth Maul Sith Infiltrator limited to 1000

The San Diego Comic Con exclusive, Mini Darth Maul Sith Infiltrator has just been released at a price of $40, and is limited to 1000 making them rare and highly collectible. The set comes in a small metal tin with a mini Sith Infiltrator and 6005188 Darth Maul inside. The set is also limited to two per transaction.

0 LEGO Bizarro and Phoneix released at Comic Con

The LEGO Bizarro and Phoneix minifigures have just been released at San Diego Comic Con. Both minifigures are stood on a 2x2 plate which are stuck to a card. The card informs the owner of a challenge that he/she can participate in.

1 Mini Sopwith Camel arrives before Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter

SKP4472 | 20:22 |
A friend of mine who had ordered 10215 Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter has informed me that despite the Jedi Starfighter being on backorder until July 31 (as mentioned in my previous post), he has received the free 40049 Mini Sopwith Camel already.

This would tend to suggest that anyone who has ordered 10215 Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter should expect to receive their 40049 Mini Sopwith Camel very soon.

0 LEGO Comic Con press release

SKP4472 | 17:22 |
LEGO has just revealed their plans for this year at San Diego Comic Con in a press release. The press release tells us what to look forward to every day until this Sunday.

0 New deals at Amazon.co.uk

SKP4472 | 13:23 |
Product RRP Price Saving
3221 LEGO Truck £29.99 £13.99 £16.00 (53%)
3862 Harry Potter Hogwarts £24.99 £14.98 £10.01 (40%)
3368 Space Center £49.99 £29.99 £20.00 (40%)

1 Australia's greatest moments to be recreated in LEGO!

SKP4472 | 10:07 |
Australia's top 10 greatest moments from the past 50 years will be re-created in LEGO as part of LEGO's Creating History campaign. Australians have until August 1 to vote for their top 10 greatest moments.

0 LEGO animals on display at Bronx Zoo in New York

SKP4472 | 09:33 | |
LEGO animals composed of a total of 37,000 bricks made their first appearance this week at Bronx Zoo in New York. The LEGO animals took 370 hours to complete. Some animals that have been replicated in the form of LEGO include a tiger, a zebra, a rhino, and a gorilla. Some of the LEGO animals are even placed next to animal enclosures of their real-life counterparts. They will remain on display until September 3, 2012.

0 LEGOLAND Windsor reclaims world record for tallest LEGO tower

SKP4472 | 20:39 | |
LEGOLAND Windsor has now reclaimed the world record for the tallest LEGO tower by no more than 0.1m. The previous record holder for the tallest LEGO tower was in South Korea whos tower measured 31.9m tall. The LEGO tower at LEGOLAND Windsor breaks the world record by 0.1m, measuring a total of 32m (105ft)!

0 Lord of the Rings: The Hobbit minifigures unveiled at Comic Con

SKP4472 | 08:49 | |
Yesterday at San Diego Comic Con, the Hollywood Reporter reported that LEGO unveiled some of the new minifigures for the Lord of the Rings subtheme, The Hobbit. The minifigures unveiled are Gandalf, Dwalin, Bombur, Bofur, Bilbo, and Balin. For the image of the new minifigures, click here.

What do you think of the new minifigures?

0 10215 Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter now £46.49 at shop.lego.com

10215 Obi-Wan's Jedi Starfighter is now £46.49 at shop.lego.com in the UK! Such price reduction from £94.99 comes to no surprise to many LEGO fans as the set proved rather unpopular due to its price. The set consists of 676 pieces and is currently out of stock with an expect ship date of July 31.

0 German artist turns bridge into LEGO

SKP4472 | 11:22 | |
A German graffiti artist called Martin Heuwold (also known as MEGX), has painted a bridge spanning 250 square-meters in Germany with the help of City officials to make it look like the bridge is composed of giant LEGO bricks. The bridge redesign took Martin Heuwold a total of four weeks to complete.

Credit:BrickFanatics

0 UCS 10227 B-wing Starfighter revealed!

SKP4472 | 11:10 | |
The next LEGO Star Wars UCS exclusive has was unveiled last night at Brick Fiesta in Houston TX. The set is expected to be released at some point in October this year and will be priced at £169.99 in the UK.

0 LEGO The Lord of the Rings – Chapter 2: Through the Mines of Moria

SKP4472 | 11:21 | |
LEGO has recently released the second chapter of LEGO Lord of the Rings. This chapter is called "Through the Mines of Moria". In this chapter the fellowship of the ring is formed and they embark through the Mines of Moria only to loose Gandalf on the way. Gollum is also seen at the end bearing Gandalfs hat. You can watch the next chapter below:

0 LEGO survey report

SKP4472 | 16:11 | |
The LEGO community team has just published an analysis of the survey that was created in May this year.

0 3367 Space Shuttle now £14.98 at Amazon.co.uk

3367 Space Shuttle has now been reduced from £26.99 down to £14.98 at Amazon.co.uk, saving you £12.01. The set will also be delivered for free if you choose Super Saver Delivery. Click here to purchase yours.

0 Site Update - July 1st

SKP4472 | 20:11 |
It's a new month and some changes need to be made here at Click a Brick. During the entire of this week the site will undergo quite a lot of changes including the layout. I will do my best however to keep updating the site with all the latest news, but this cannot be guaranteed. Some new features to expect this month include the weekly sections and reviews! Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Kind regards,
SKP4472

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