Although obviously not as popular as mechs or dragons, off-road vehicles have appeared quite frequently in the NINJAGO theme. This example looks good on the whole, although the price of £44.99, $49.99 or €49.99 seems extraordinarily expensive.
With that in mind, I hope there is more to 71811 Arin's Ninja Off-Road Buggy than it appears, similar to the surprisingly function-packed 70589 Rock Roader from a few years ago. Maybe the functions will prove equally interesting on this occasion.
Today's random set is 7739 Coast Guard Patrol Boat & Tower, released during 2008. It's one of 46 City sets produced that year. It contains 444 pieces and 4 minifigs, and its retail price was US$59.99/£48.95.
It's owned by 4,288 Brickset members. If you want to add it to your collection you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $126.60, or eBay.
Today's random minifigure is loc014Ewar - Pearl Gold Armor, a LEGENDS OF CHIMA figure that was first produced during 2013. It can be found in 3 sets.
Our members collectively own a total of 28,173 of them. If you'd like to buy one you should find it for sale at BrickLink, where new ones sell for around $3.00.
It seems that Friends in Space is quite popular, as there's a new space-themed Friends set coming out on April 1.
42602 Space Rover is clearly meant to be a companion for 42605 Mars Space Base and Rocket. It makes sense, as now the Friends astronauts (Friendstronauts?) have something to get around the planet in!
Though....am I the only one who thinks it looks like a monster truck?
Here's the press release for the latest issue of Blocks magazine:
Exclusive interviews with LEGO Snow White model designer and the real Nick Bluetooth in Blocks magazine Issue 114
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s off to build we go! Blocks magazine Issue 114 features a look inside 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Cottage with the model designer, an exclusive interview with Matthew Ewald (the actor behind Nick Bluetooth), instructions to build a goat pen and much more.
Issue 114 is available worldwide as part of a subscription or a single issue at blocksmag.com now and will be in UK stores from April 4.
We’re giving away 43242 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ Cottage! To be in with a chance of winning, take out a subscription before May 1, 2024. You’ll be entered into a new draw every month for the duration of your subscription!
LEGO continues to offer a wide variety of gifts with purchase, each designed to appeal to a different customer segment.
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Flower Trellis Display, which will be available at LEGO.com during the first half of April, is sure to be sought-after by the growing number of fans of the popular botanical collection.
Authorised LEGO retailer The Minifigure Store has provided us with the first official picture of the next collectable minifigure series. The theme of the series is space, perhaps unsurprisingly, given the prevalence of space-related sets this year.
Along with characters bearing logos from past space subthemes, there are astronauts and aliens in the selection. However, I think it'll be the pink space baby that will be most anticipated!
They will be available from the 1st of May.
View a large image after the break then let us know in the comments what you think of them.
Images of the second of four micro renditions of Ninjago City sets, 40704 Micro NINJAGO Docks, have been uploaded to LEGO.com.
It's not clear yet whether it'll be available in exchange for points in the Insiders reward centre like the first one is, or as a gift with purchase, as suggested on the LEGO.com product page.
The 275-piece mini rendition of 70657 NINJAGO City Docks will connect to the first one, 40703 Micro NINJAGO City, which, to my surprise, is still available, so now might be a good time to secure that one if you intend to get a full set.
LEGO City’s crack team of off-road firefighters has been scrambled to the scene of this misfortunate camper’s breakfast blunder. Once they’ve whisked him out of danger, everyone can settle by the dock for an egg-cellent snack. There’s nothing like the great outdoors to get your appetite up!
The 301-piece set brings two firefighters, a 4x4 off-road tanker vehicle, a trailer and a dinghy to the aid of a camper cooking in a small forested dockside area. The multi-vehicle response seems a little overkill for the scene in this set, but I’m sure the camper appreciated the help—and we appreciate the added playability and value.
The four space-related Technic sets that were released this month introduced much-needed variety and excitement to the theme.
The largest by piece-count and price is 42180 Mars Crew Exploration Rover which, rather than being entirely fictional like the other vehicles in the range, is inspired by NASA Mars rover concepts.
Many LEGO set designers use our BrickLists feature to maintain a list of the sets they've worked on and often provide interesting insights about their involvement.
Once a week we publish an entry from one of their lists on the home page to increase awareness of this information and to encourage more designers to create them.
Nathan Clark wrote this about their work on 30639 Dog Park and Scooter:
This set was a quick one to design. The brief wanted a minifigure on a scooter with a dog. There wasn’t much more that could be added.
Instead of a tree, we had wondered about adding a trash can with a little poop and a shovel because kids think that kind of play is hilarious, but we couldn’t think of a way of showing those included on the bag front with making it look like she was riding away from the mess her dog made. Nevertheless, I think the tree with a butterfly is a nice alternative.