0 The Yoda Chronicles Episode 1 Part 1 Umbaru

A few days ago, the first episode of the new LEGO Star Wars online web-series, The Yoda Chronicles was uploaded to the official LEGO YouTube channel. The first episode is entitled Umbaru.

The first part of the first episode features numerous sets from the January 2013 wave that has just been released.



What are your thoughts on the first episode of The Yoda Chronicles? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

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0 Deal of the Day - 5000135 Ninjago Kai Minifigure Clock

5000135 Ninjago Kai Minifigure Clock has been reduced by 20% down to £19.99 at shop.LEGO.com in the UK. RRP is £24.99.

There is no quantity limit per customer on this product.

0 New LEGO CUUSOO deadline date for Spring review

The deadline for the next LEGO CUUSOO review has been pushed by one month from February to the 4th of March after the LEGO CUUSOO Team made a mistake.

The change was made because the original deadline would of meant that projects would have two months to gain enough supporting votes for their projects to qualify.

More information about the date change can be found at the official LEGO CUUSOO blog.

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0 Deal of the Day - 7961 Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator

7961 Darth Maul's Sith Infiltrator has been reduced by 10% down to £53.99 at shop.LEGO.com in the UK. RRP is £59.99.

There is no quantity limit per customer on this product.

0 LEGO DK books for 2013 announced

A total of nine new LEGO books to be published by DK have been announced. Four of the books are sticker collections with the other five being Brickmaster books.

The LEGO Star Wars Brickmaster book includes "Clone Commander Gree and Commando Droid minifigures to bring the excitement to life."

The Brickmaster books are as follows

• LEGO Brickmaster Legends of Chima The Quest for Chi
  (scheduled for release in May) - £19.99
• LEGO Minifigures Character Encylopedia
  (scheduled for release in May) - £14.99
• The LEGO Play Book
  (scheduled for release in September) - £17.99
• LEGO Brickmaster Star Wars Battle For The Stolen Crystals
  (scheduled for release in September) - £19.99
• LEGO Minifigure: Year by Year
  (scheduled for release in October) - £25.00

The sticker collections are as follows:

• LEGO Amazing Minifigure Ultimate Sticker Collection
  (scheduled for release in January) - £7.99
• LEGO Friends Ultimate Sticker Collection
  (scheduled for release in March) - £7.99
• LEGO Legends Of Chima Ultimate Sticker Collection
  (scheduled for release in May) - £7.99
• LEGO HEGO Factory Ultimate Sticker Collection
  (scheduled for release in August) - £7.99

More details about each book can be found in the PDF at the DK website.

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0 Deal of the Day - 7962 Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba's Podracers

7962 Anakin Skywalker and Sebulba's Podracers has been reduced by 10% down to £73.79 at shop.LEGO.com in the UK. RRP is £81.99.

There is no quantity limit per customer on this product.

0 Exo Suit reaches 10,000 supporting votes

A few days ago, the LEGO CUUSOO project known as Exo Suit, created by Peter Reid, reached 10,000 supporting votes and has now entered the review stage. The project has qualified for the quarterly review beginning in March this year.

The LEGO CUUSOO Team left the following congratulatory message:

Congratulations on 10,000 Supporters, PeterReid!

2013.01.09

Again, beautiful model and well-deserved success! It's great to see a model that carries the essence of classic LEGO Space forward to the "present day" of building qualify for review.

Congratulations on achieving 10,000 supporters. We now officially advance this project to the Review phase.

What happens now?
This project moves from the Idea stage to the Review stage. A "LEGO Review Board" composed of designers, product managers, and other key team members will examine the idea. We'll build concept models and determine if the concept meets our high standards for what it takes to be a LEGO product. This includes factors such as playability, safety, and fit with the LEGO brand. Every potential LEGO product goes through a process like this and must meet the same standards.

The LEGO Review Begins in March
This project qualifies for the quarterly review beginning in March, which will also include all projects that reach 10,000 between now and March 4. For more information about the quarterly review process, see this blog post.

The review is a thorough process and from its start, and can take several months. When finished, we make a "go/no go" decision to develop and sell a product based on the Exo Suit concept.

When the review is complete, we will inform you of our decision. If green-lit, this project goes into the longest phase of the project; the Development phase. During this time, LEGO model designers refine the product and develop it for release, we create the product materials (box, instructions, marketing), and get everything ready for a production run. This also takes several months.

We will post follow-up information and our decision here.
The LEGO CUUSOO Team

Do you think this project will pass the review and be made into an official product? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

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0 Deal of the Day - 5000252 Ninjago Kendo Cole Kids’ Watch

5000252 Ninjago Kendo Cole Kids’ Watch has been reduced by 30% down to £14.69 at shop.LEGO.com in the UK. RRP is £20.99.

Please note that there is a limit of five per customer.

0 War Machine minifigure revealed

A recent eBay auction has published images of an upcoming Iron Man 3 minifigure known as War Machine. The eBay user currently has two available for sale.

The set(s) that the minifigure will appear in is yet to be determined.

The minifigure is based of the Mark II suit Tony creates for Rhodey.

The first image below depicts the War Machine minifigure with the helmet removed.

The second image below depicts the War Machine minifigures back printing and reverse head printing.

What are your thoughts on the new War Machine minifigure? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.

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0 Deal of the Day - 2856128 Anakin Skywalker Minifigure Watch

2856128 Anakin Skywalker Minifigure Watch has been reduced by 30% down to £14.69 at shop.LEGO.com in the UK. RRP is £20.99.

Please note that there is a limit of five per customer.