In the last month of our campaign, we're at $107.43 to donate to Pencils of Promise. Thanks for those of you who have supported the campaign and bought some good LEGO items in the process.
We've added a few sets to Brick Classifieds.
70816: Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP! - The LEGO Movie - $105 - Free Shipping
(3 available)
70809: Lord Business' Evil Lair - The LEGO Movie - $69 and $12 shipping
(2 available)
Lots of discounts available in the US via Amazon. As of the evening of 31 May, there are over 200 sets priced at 20% off or more. Check out the Brickset Amazon List for details.
Finally, the summer 2016 LEGO Catalog arrived at my home today. While there are some amazing looking sets, I was initially shocked about how much of the catalog was filled with Licensed sets. The first few pages were Star Wars sets. Then there were Minecraft, Super Heroes, Ghost Busters, Speed Champions, Angry Birds, and Disney Princess. Yikes! That's a lot. The breakdown of what's available (in the US only):
-Star Wars has a number of Rebels sets and a few new Force Awakens sets. I'm not a huge fan of the Rebels sets. There's an X-Wing fighter and a set from Jakku. Both have BB-8 and a few other good minifigs though.
-I'm not a Minecraft fan and I don't follow or sell any of the sets. You tell me what you think.
-A few Super Heroes sets are listed. Nothing new that I wasn't already aware of.
-A page on the MINDSTORMS EV3 and a page on City Skylines from the Architecture line (nothing new)
-The current LEGO Ideas sets. The Big Bang Theory (#21302) was recently discounted at Amazon for 34% off so I get the feeling it's not selling really well.
-Ghostbusters
-Modular Buildings and some of the Creator Experts buildings, but not including the new Big Ben set (and YouTube video), some of the fairground sets, and some of the vehicles.
-Speed Champions
-The amazing looking Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The You Tube Designer video is here. It looks pretty awesome... although it's $299 so... yikes! A few other Technic sets are listed as well.
-LEGO Simpsons & Classic are next
-Some new LEGO Creator Sets are next. The buildings aren't as impressive as some of the older Creator houses that existed, but the Vacation Getaways brings a new style to some of the CITY Campers of the past. The details look pretty good too.
-NEXO Knights are next, followed by Ninjago, and Angry Birds
-As a Train fan (no new trains... come on LEGO!!!), I look at the city sets to see what might go good with future train displays. There are some new aircraft. Nothing drastically new, but they might be worth waiting for discounts on Amazon in a few months. The Fun in the park - City People Pack is a great edition to any LEGO City. It includes a LEGO baby minifigure, the first LEGO figure in a wheel chair, and a bunch of other great minifigs to add to a CITY scene.
-The rest of the catalog hits on Disney Princess, Friends, Elves, and then the Minecraft Village on the back.
A few notes:
-Yes, I'm biased and I only spent time mentioning the themes I enjoy.
-LEGO VIP members get free shipping on orders over $35 in June.
-Purchases over $75 get an exclusive Fountain (#40221) set which goes well with the Fun in the Park set.
Happy Building!