Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 at
2:01 pm
LEGO Batman
LEGO Batman has been around for quite awhile but has picked up a lot of fans since the Dark Knight film's success. There are not very many Batman LEGO Sets that have been created, at least not compared to other themes that LEGO has been working. I'm not sure of the reason for that as the Batman theme does seem to have quite a fan base.
I have enjoyed a few of the Batman LEGO Sets that are out there like Harley Quinn's Hammer Truck system in particular. The Batcycle included with that set is awesome and the included Harley Quinn mini figure is sweet, especially the exaggerated weapons.
Another great set to pick up is the Arkham Asylum LEGO Batman set. It's a pretty rare LEGO set and is in pretty high demand. I love all of the mini figures that are included with this one. It's got seven minifigs total and all of them are very collectible. The build is awesome to with three seperate buildings that are very playable. There is a small prison (dungeon?) in one building that has a spot for all of the major Batman villains and a place where the wall breaks away and the Riddler escapes. Much more playable than some LEGO themes.
Hopefully the LEGO Group will keep creating Batman LEGO Sets. There is definitely a demand and there is an opportunity for fan crossover of Batman fans to turn into LEGO fans.
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 at
5:12 pm
Millennium Falcon 7778
A sweet new version of the famous Millennium Falcon makes its way to LEGO in mid-scale. LEGO probably wants to make sure that every household in America has a LEGO Millennium Falcon. Why else would they release a third version of the Millennium Falcon for the New Hope line of Star Wars LEGO Sets? This set is much cheaper than its cousins coming in at around $45 USD.
The LEGO Millennium Falcon 7778 is much smaller than the other two versions and is much easier to build. To many fans of LEGO that actually like to play with their LEGO sets, this version of the Falcon will be much easier to handle and shouldn't hurt to bad when cousin Joey loses the satellite piece in the lawn.
I saw this LEGO set at the Mall of America a few days ago and had to get it. It's well worth the money and a great display set that does not take up near as much room as the other two Millennium Falcons.
Friday, August 7th, 2009 at
9:10 pm
Wookie Attack 7258
The Wookie Attack 7258 Star Wars LEGO Set is part of the Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith LEGO Sets and was released in 2005. This LEGO Set includes the following Star Wars mini figures: Wookie Warrior, Battle Droid Minifigure, Spider Droid. The Wookie Attack does not appear in a search at LEGO.com and may no longer be available for sale by the LEGO Group.
A very cool set and it includes a pair of Wookie mini figures! If you don't like Wookies you are not at the right site. The Battle Droids are fairly common but the Spider Droid is a must for Star Wars LEGO collectors. Get the Wookie Attack 7258 for the Wookie mini figures.
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 at
5:47 pm
Pirate Tank 7753
The LEGO Group has released the Pirate Tank 7753 LEGO set for the LEGO Clone Wars series. This is a unique set because it has mini figures that rare pretty much exclusive to this set. It does come with Obi-Wan Kenobi but the two aliens are destined to be rare LEGO collectibles.
The Pirate Tank is very different from other LEGO Clone Wars sets as the Pirates have nothing to do with either the Seperatists or the Republic. These Pirates answer to nobody and pilage and plunder with no regard. The tank itself rolls on hidden wheels and is a very good rendition of the Clone Wars movie.
